"The people who stay on Earth are relatively stable, because they only have to think about the sun," the captain said with some resignation, "but the part of the people who leave Earth and go to the 'future' is much more troublesome." ”

"Get up, what exactly is your 'going to the future'?" Eddie asked, "If there is already a mature technology to travel to the future, can't it be run directly on Earth?"

"Generally speaking, if you travel to the future, you have to go into the hibernation pod and go straight to sleep," the captain explained, "but this way is ...... for the Earth in the future There's simply no way to apply it on a large scale. ”

“...... Well, the earth has become like that, and energy is estimated to be much more limited. Eddie nodded.

"So we can't stay on Earth and wait. The captain looked at Add with interest, "So, if it were you, what would you choose to spend this long time?"

“...... How's the planet's development going?" Eddie asked;

"It is almost on the verge of stagnation, and it has been discovered that there is no other planet that can meet so many demands for survival in such a short period of time...... It's ridiculous to come, obviously he just controlled the speed of light, but he didn't even have time to develop this galaxy, so he encountered this kind of thing...... It can only be created to make people.

Other planets are likely to be affected by that star, so they are not safe...... You have to stay away. ”

"So, do you want to spend that time on the ship......" Add's brow furrowed, "you're trying to travel at the speed of light to 'skip' this time?"

"That's right...... But before the Earth's surface returns to normal temperature, we have to face the fact that ......," the captain said, spreading his hands, "you know, the entire solar system is moving, and the solar system is measured by the speed of light...... The range is not so exaggerated. ”

"So, the way you chose was ......," Eddie felt his guess was a bit outrageous, "to get to where the solar system might be thousands of years from now, and then slow down?"

"It's you, Add. The captain nodded with satisfaction, "Such an outrageous idea, ordinary people can't think of it......"

“...... And that's what it did?"

The captain nodded.

"Well, the time you should have been waiting should be ...... Won't it be boring?" Eddie's brow furrowed slightly, "After all, these ships look pretty high-tech...... Hibernation devices and the like, it should be more comprehensive, right?"

"Yes, thousands of years are not too long for the people on our spacecraft due to the changes in space-time when chasing the speed of light...... We soon waited for the solar system to 'fly' over and slowed down;"

"You have tried to communicate with the people of Earth, but have received no answer. Eddie guessed.

"Yes, that's to be expected, we've slowed down to a more normal speed and we're near the solar system, but ...... As you know, after so many years, it is not certain that the original communication device exists. The captain sighed, "After that, it was natural to approach the earth with a worried heart." ”

"You don't think there will be any humans on Earth anymore, do you?" asked Add.

"Over the course of thousands of years, it would be an exaggeration to try to evolve a new intelligent species. "If the remaining humans re-establish a civilization in the time when the surface temperature has recovered, then they should know about the existence of the fleet from various channels and then try to contact it......

But we received nothing. In this case, all you have to worry about is the condition of the earth. In order to cope with the ground conditions that can be quite harsh, we have prepared ...... Well, a lot of abundant mechanical ......"

At this point, the captain pointed to the colored stars outside:

"Well, in fact, the original purpose of those exterminators was to open up an environment where people could live on the surface of the terrain that could be quite harsh. ”

"But the way they look, it's obvious that they don't want to open up any ......," Eddie sighed, "Do you still have the idea of destroying all the original human beings?"

"How could we possibly think about such a mad thing. The captain shook his head helplessly, "Those destroyers...... It wasn't supposed to be the frenzied way you see. ”

"What happened to them?" Eddie frowned, feeling that the word could be changed:

"What happened to you?"

"Yes, the core problem is what happened to us. The captain's expression became serious again, "You remember the star that passed by the sun at close range when you introduced it earlier, right?" ”

“...... Well. Eddie nodded.

"I don't know if it was because of the limited means of observation at the time, or because it happened to catch a wandering planet during the journey...... In short, when it came, it brought a little 'gift' to the sun. ”

"This gift...... It had a very big impact on you?" Eddie guessed as he looked at the captain's almost distorted watch;

"It's not just a 'very big impact.'" The captain sighed, "After taking away the original planets of the solar system, it left an irregularly rocky planet with a diameter only half the diameter of Mercury in the solar system;

And then...... It did not find its own orbit, but slowly set into the sun during this time. ”

"Falling into the sun......" Eddie knew, throwing that kind of thing into the sun...... The sun can't be unresponsive;

"We came at a coincidental time and in a coincidental location. The captain sighed, "A little earlier, a little later, a little offset, it won't be so miserable...... It revolves around the Sun perpendicular to the ecliptic plane, in the same direction as we approach the Earth;

When the sun fell into a planet, some of its contents escaped through the breach—it was inside the sun. ”

“...... Extremely high temperature gases. Eddie nodded.

"It's okay, it's perpendicular to the ecliptic plane, otherwise...... If something spews out and engulfs Mercury, that's a big problem. "But for us, it doesn't make much difference.

It's all a mistake of fate...... I've just passed, and even if I just shifted the angle a little bit, the problem wouldn't be as serious as it is now. ”

At this moment, the captain of the ship, only sadness remained on his face.

"Don't you realize a strange problem? fleet...... Should it be so deserted?"

Add had realized something from the captain's pained eyes.

"Are you ......!?"