Chapter 6 The Fronts of War
"It's normal that you can't connect, because it's too far away from Earth for the signal to come directly. Moreover, because of xenomorph attacks, signal towers and signal relay stations are difficult to set up.
As I told you, the xenomorph that the Polar Star is fighting against is called 'noise'. This is a monster that is very sensitive to sound, whether it is infrasound or ultrasound, they can easily receive and use it. Even the stronger signals are detected by them.
On the contrary, we humans feel that the music is beautiful and beautiful, but it is as uncomfortable as poison for them. That's why we use music to fight them.
Because of their strong sense of signal, they can easily detect any towers or relay stations we have built on nearby planets. While it doesn't have the wisdom to interrupt our connection with the Federation, the 'noise' attracted by the signal will directly destroy those instruments.
Again and again, again and again, again and again. After losing so many resources, we have completely abandoned the construction of large signal relay stations. Therefore, the only thing that can be used in the Polar Star is the LAN covering the Polar Star. ”
Hearing Ning Shuangshuang's inquiry, Wang Shengli took her out of the registration office and walked in the direction of the soldier's dormitory, while explaining in detail the problem that the Polar Realm Star could not connect to the earth's interstellar network.
"That's not right, if the equipment like the signal transfer station can't be used, then how did the big brother at the registration office check the information just now? I guess all of my information is in a database on the other side of the world.
If he couldn't get in touch with it, he wouldn't have been able to find my information. It's impossible for the database of the Polar Star to directly back up the data of all the military and civilian data of the Federation. ”
Hearing Wang Shengli's explanation, Ning Shuangshuang followed him out, but at the same time raised new questions. If the registry office can use the earth database, isn't it completely contradictory to what Wang Shengli said.
"Yes, we have given up on 'large' signal transfer stations because if the signal is too strong, it will attract 'noise'. On the other hand, if the signal is not strong, it will not attract the attention of the noise.
So, on nearby planets, we only have a few small signal towers with weak signals. It's impossible for such a small cell tower to support an entire planet of individual telebrains.
However, if it is only the internal communication of the military department, the bank account connection needs to use individual departments of the interstellar network. The signal received by the small cell tower is also sufficient. ”
Shaking his head with a smile, Wang Shengli could see the implicit meaning in Ning Shuangshuang's words at a glance. Almost everyone from other planets will be amazed by the environment of the Polar Star after entering the Polar Star, and then despair at the fact that they cannot connect to the interstellar network.
How can new humans, who have long been accustomed to virtual networks, endure the days without networks? However, even if you can't bear it when you come here, you can only endure it, and at most use the LAN to satisfy your cravings.
Humans are creatures with great potential, and they are also creatures with great adaptability. In the days when there is no Internet, as long as it takes a long time, you will gradually get used to it. At most, when I went back, I couldn't keep up with the times because I had been out of society for too long.
"In other words, it is impossible for my personal brain to connect to the interstellar network, and the only thing I can use is the LAN limited to the Polar Star Planet, right?"
Sighing helplessly, Wang Shengli's answer finally extinguished the last hope in Ning Shuangshuang's heart. As an otaku, not having the Internet is simply fatal. After a month, maybe she was bored to death before it was time to return.
"Don't worry, a month will pass quickly. You can quickly get used to the daily life without the Internet, and the LAN is actually quite interesting. At least have a tea party and play cards or something. ”
Hearing Ning Shuangshuang's sigh, Wang Shengli glanced at her amusefully and comforted her casually. While comforting Ning Shuangshuang, Wang Shengli had already taken her to the soldier dormitory of the Extreme Realm Star.
Boom, boom, boom. A deafening explosion suddenly came, and when Wang Shengli looked at Ning Shuangshuang with amusement, and took her to the door of the soldiers' dormitory to prepare to enter, a sudden explosion sounded above their heads.
"That's ...... The spaceship exploded?! Hearing the roar overhead, Ning Shuangshuang and Wang Shengli both reflexively looked up, and what caught their eyes was a huge explosion of fireworks.
In this huge cloud of smoke, you can faintly see the fragments of the spaceship that were blown up everywhere by the violent explosion, and the spaceships that were mixed in the series of explosions and hit the staggered spaceships by the impact of the explosions.
"Quick, get out of the house." The solemnity on his face flashed, and then it was replaced by a hint of nervousness. Noticing the fragments scattered in the explosion, Wang Shengli directly pushed Ning Shuangshuang, shouting as he rushed towards the approaching soldier's dormitory.
Without saying much, at the same time as Wang Shengli's voice fell, Ning Shuangshuang had already started and rushed into the staff dormitory in front of him at full speed.
Boom, the roar of a falling heavy object sounded. Just where Wang Shengli and Ning Shuangshuang were standing before, a heavy cabin more than one person high fell from the sky and was directly inserted into the ground at the door of the soldier's dormitory.
Just now, if the two of them had stood where they were and didn't leave, I'm afraid they would have been cut into two pieces by this hatch that fell from the sky at this time.
The battle overhead, leaving all the wreckage of the shattered ship crashing down towards the area below the ship. It was like an iron rain from the sky, and all kinds of debris, large and small, fell scattered.
Bursts of dazzling lasers shot out from all corners of the area, shattering all the large debris that fell from the sky. The small fragments that could not smash the building did not have time to pay attention, and just fell to the roof, the ground, and the few pedestrians who had no time to dodge.
This is the first time that Ning Shuangshuang has experienced war, and it is also the first time that Ning Shuangshuang has witnessed the life-and-death battle between humans and xenos. It's a real battle, it's not a game or a movie.
I watched the spaceship in the sky be blown up by those strange-looking xenos, and witnessed the falling debris in the sky smashing the humans who had no time to dodge on the side of the road. Ning Shuangshuang fell into a deep shock and couldn't move.
Reality and Unreal are completely different concepts, unlike movies and games separated by a screen. Even the scene in virtual reality is completely different. After all, even in the virtual world, Ning Shuangshuang's heart clearly remembered that this was virtual.
At this time, looking at the war and casualties that really happened in reality, Ning Shuangshuang, who was hiding in the dormitory hall and watching outside, couldn't do anything. She just looked out with the shock of seeing it for the first time.
Until a long, long time later, until all the xenos were repulsed, until the rescue forces took all the injured pedestrians on the side of the road, until the wreckage on the road was swept away, until everything returned to its original calm.
When Ning Shuangshuang gradually came back to her senses, she deeply realized what it meant to be at the forefront of the war between humans and xenomorphs. It is a place where death and pain, perseverance and glory, protection and sacrifice converge.
Even though the music is full of relaxed atmosphere, it is still a brutal front line of war.