8 Crisis management

"How did they escape the wormhole encirclement?" Silka asked, her expression was not as serious as just now, after all, after listening to the fate of the N-star people, as a human born after the "era of great reconciliation", there is some capital to be glad about.

"Butler" - N Star Consciousness replied: "Our recorded observations show that the traitors sent this fleet when they discovered that we were also using voice-activated N-particles, and by that time they had the command of 'Invincible', and we deduced that their mission was to come to Earth to destroy the language resources here, which is one of their hidden dangers. By the time we used the wormhole encirclement, this fleet had already moved away from our star field and had completed part of its voyage, and our fleet would not be able to catch up with them even if it was fully accelerated. ”

"So you've been sent to assist us?"

"Yes. We've sent several messages written in English, hidden in the strong celestial energy signals, and we thought you'd find them in your own language—Meet me at the At the same time, we began to make wormhole N particles and consciousness stores that flew to the vicinity of the Earth, and since the former is hundreds of millions of times more difficult than the latter, we first launched the consciousness memory, and after the wormhole N particles were developed, we launched it at the speed of light into the orbit of the planet you call Jupiter, and created a wormhole when we arrived. After that, the consciousness reservoir will also arrive, and under the guidance of wormhole N particles, it will come into contact with the nearest intelligent civilization spacecraft. The speed of the wormhole N particles and consciousness reservoirs are faster than the fleet of the Nt people, and we are trying to buy time for the civilization of Earth, and I believe that with the information we sent, you already have the space technology to reach the wormhole. ”

"Why don't you just make a wormhole and come to the solar system, so that you can save more time and study N particles together." Silka asked with a hint of complaint.

"There is a risk of exposing the location of two civilizations in doing so." Everyone knows this answer - in fact, what the N-star people really don't want to reveal is their own position.

"So we have two choices," Ryan said, spreading his hands, "one is to escape from the wormhole to the 'cosmic prison', and the other is to find out the order to crack the 'invincible' fleet and defeat them, right?" ”

"You can do it at the same time," the N-star consciousness replied quickly, "but it's very difficult to figure out how to crack it, so escape is a priority." In order to ensure that you still have enough resources to survive after escaping to the wormhole, after the wormhole N particles completed the task of creating the wormhole, they transformed all the particles in the star field into N particles, and transformed the environment there into a very rich environment, just like the heaven you think it is. This passage really touched some people, and a look of wonder but admiration appeared on their faces.

"Since you're able to launch wormhole-making N-particles to Earth, why don't you launch them near the Nt fleet of planetarians to surround them?" A voice asked, and the people next to him nodded.

"We don't know the exact location of the fleet, except for another important reason—"

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In the star field of the N-star and the Nt star, almost all the particles have been transformed into voice-controlled particles by the N-particles, and both forces can mobilize these particles to serve the war, including meteorites in the universe and the wreckage of destroyed warships, and even the Nt starmen have launched a bottomless attack that diverts the gas from the entire planet and causes the death of life on the planet.

However, the abuse of N particles is also limited to the star fields where the two forces are located, and outside the star fields under their jurisdiction, especially in the unknown star fields, the use of N particles is abnormally restrained, and even the transformation particles are strictly restricted. Because both sides know that the use of N particles is voice-controlled, and they themselves are not creatures that can make sounds, there is a possibility that the technology of N particles will be detected and stolen by intelligent civilizations in the universe - especially the earth civilization, which can directly use voice-activated N particles without barriers. Therefore, the two sides tried not to spread the war and N particles out of their control during the war, and even the Nt people sent a fleet to Earth with the intention of completely destroying the potential threat. Although the N-particle itself is very advanced and complex, the sound is like the core technology, and neither side dares to act recklessly.

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That is to say...... You will N particles ...... Brought here? ”

"Yes." This answer was like dynamite detonating the cabin, and the researchers instantly exploded and became noisy, and all kinds of questions came one after another, and Gao Jie once again felt the translator in his ears overwhelmed.

Ryan and Syrka exchanged glances, and the latter motioned for the three of them to leave the chamber first—she and Ryan felt that what they were going to discuss later might not be what they were good at, or even incomprehensible. Gao Jie also has the same idea, after all, from the perspective of duties, the three of them are mainly responsible for negotiating with extraterrestrial civilizations, but at present, the basic premise of the negotiation has long been gone, and the other party has almost all questions except for the confidentiality of key information (maybe they don't know it at all). The three of them asked for instructions, and Miller, who was already anxious, showed a helpless expression, and shook his hand to signal that the three could leave. In this way, the three of them left the cabin, and when Gao Jie went out, he saw that Wang Chen and other technicians were still eager to ask various questions, and the scene was only one step away from chaos.

Gao Jie, Silka, and Ryan left the cabin, and after walking some distance, all three exhaled deeply, as if to relieve excessive pressure, like the prisoners when they saw the guards leave. But soon the three of them frowned and grimaced in unison - the Nt fleet, which would arrive in five years, would be a haunting nightmare in their hearts for a long time to come.

Ryan was the first to stir up the topic: "What do you two think of what the N-star people said, about the three spaceships?" It's fake, right? ”

"It's most likely true," Silka shook her head, "and if it's to deceive humanity, there's no need to make up a story about N-particles and civil war, it's too complicated and prone to flaws." ”

"Even if there is a flaw, there will be people who believe it, like in 1999 and 2012, and there are still people talking about the horror king and the end of the world to this day. Complex stories are prone to flaws, but they are good cover. Ryan retorted, "High, what do you think?" ”

Gao Jie pondered for a moment and replied: "I don't understand most of what the N star people said, but judging from the fact that they store their own consciousness and can control our robots, they have such advanced technology but they are not used to invade the earth, nor do they arrogantly show their strength, this attitude is still very sincere." ”

"How do you show their strength? Like Keanu Reeves, paralyzing the appliances here for an hour? Then we would have died of lack of oxygen. Ryan jokingly.

At that moment, two more people left the cabin, the two members of the communications team (from Sweden and Norway), who were probably leaving for the same reasons as the three here. The two groups nodded to each other, and just as they were about to exchange something, the cabin was opened again, and Commander Miller walked out. Miller whispered a few words to the two correspondents with a solemn expression, and then the three of them walked together to the other end of the hallway—that was the direction of the communications room.

"I'm curious to see how our friends on Earth will react to this." Silka said expressionlessly.

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The lively cabin is like a boiling soup pot, with questions rising like blisters, and questions and answers coming one after another. After a few hours, the boiling water finally cooled, and the precipitated uneasiness and worry weighed on everyone—five years later, with the arrival of the Nt fleet, where would human civilization go?

Most of them couldn't get tired and went to rest, but there were still a few researchers and technicians around the "butler" who kept asking new questions, their curiosity was endless, most of the questions were about N-star technology, and some were concerned about how to solve the crisis in five years - Wang Chen was one of them.

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Tired Gao Jie couldn't sleep, even though the various information brought by the N star people didn't make her feel numb, but it also tied a few knots in her internal organs. She simply used the PDA to write an email to her husband, children, and other relatives who were far away on Earth, briefly describing her feelings in the ten days since she landed on the space station, and asking how her family was doing. After the email was written, Gao Jie left the room with the PDA and went to the communication room, because the orbit of Jupiter, where the space station is located, is too far away from the Earth, even the laser and radio signals need at least 35 minutes to complete this distance, if the transmission text is good, it is better to say, the transmission time of large electronic information like video may even exceed 12 hours. Whether it is information in text or other content, a small computer like a PDA is not up to the task, so Gao Jie needs to transmit the e-mail to the communication room first, and then the communication room will send the information back to Earth.

Gao Jie glanced at the electronic clock in the hallway: at 0:42 on November 17, 2099, seven hours had passed since they came into contact with the consciousness of the N-star people, and there must have been people who were persistently asking each other questions and answers with the "butler". Sure enough, when passing by the once boiling cabin, Gao Jie could hear a faint voice from inside.

The communication room was always on duty, and at this time there was a correspondent from England, who rejected Gao Jie's request to send a message with the typical gentlemanly etiquette of the British: "The order of the commander is not to send any private messages for the time being. ”

"But we didn't receive any information about it." Gao Jie asked, puzzled, even though she already knew that the outcome could not be changed.

"Yes, the Commander gave this order four hours ago, and I regret that."

Four hours earlier, it had been the time Miller and the two correspondents had left the conference capsule. "It's okay...... Thank you. Gao Jie could only regretfully leave the communication room with the PDA and meet Miller in the corridor.

Miller had an anxious expression on his face, his steps were hurried, and he didn't even care that Gao Jie passed by her, ignoring the other party's greeting, and went straight to the communication room.

"Is there news from Earth?" Miller asked the British correspondent, and then pressed the button to close the hatch very hard, a rude gesture that frightened the British.

Four hours earlier, Miller and two correspondents had sent an e-mail to Earth succinctly explaining the Nt fleet invasion, the N-star and the N-particles, and then transmitted the N-star consciousness to Earth through the "butler" narration, but the recording capacity was large, and the correspondent expected it would take at least three hours to reach Earth. Miller also went to the communication room a few times before Gao Jie came to the communication room, but because he didn't receive a reply from the earth, Miller had to return to the commander's room to further sort out the information and intelligence told by the consciousness of the N stars.

The Briton activated the display screen on the side, looked at the control button of the hatch uneasily, and said cautiously: "I just received a reply, I wanted to contact you, but MissGao suddenly came here to send a letter......" Before the Briton finished speaking, Miller couldn't wait to pounce in front of the screen, his face was almost on it, and read the reply from the Earth side word by word:

"It is absolutely forbidden to bring N particles to Earth!! Use space station personnel to conduct voice-activated N particle experiments and collect data; verify the authenticity of the invasion of the Nt fleet; Gather more information about the N-stars, paying special attention to the technology information and the location of the N-stars. ”

Bloodshot eyes fixed on the screen, and Miller's gaze was about to penetrate the thin phosphor screen......

"There is new information! From the Earth. The British correspondent said suddenly.

"Show it up." Miller ordered, and a new message quickly appeared on the screen, surprisingly much shorter than the previous one:

"The space station will be subject to communication control from now on."