March 1, 2024 AD

The Origin 1 dome structure is officially completed, and although its internal facilities still need to be further improved, on the whole, the experimental base prepared for the "Forerunner 3" is already very complete.

And the scientific researchers were stationed in the main body of the Origin No. 1 experimental base as early as the day of completion, that is, a month ago.

Today is the day of the capping, and it is also the day when Pioneer 3 conducts outdoor "freedom" activities for the first time.

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"Come with me, I'll take you for a walk." It was Zhang Fengyu who spoke.

The one who was invited was the "Forerunner No. 3", who is 1.93 meters tall.

"Precursor 3" is a white humanoid creature with no facial features and no gender features.

However, some have hypothesized that the appearance of Forerunner 3 is related to the Chinese donor, which means that the real Forerunner 3 may be a non-indeterminate form of life with mimicry or parasitic properties.

The Precursor 3 we see now is just one of its forms.

This hypothesis was put forward by researchers in the United States, and it is possible, but it is not the focus of the current observation.

"Forerunner 3" has been very "well-behaved" since its birth.

Not only did it not create a bloody massacre like the one in the classic Hollywood movie "Alien", but it was even extremely friendly to everyone who came into contact with it.

As a result, some biologists have theorized that Forerunner 3's current mind should be only equivalent to that of a two-year-old human child, which is the stage of curiosity, observation and love.

Of course, this is only an inference, and there is no actual evidence to prove the true mental age of "Forerunner 3".

In the days leading up to the completion of the main body of Origin 1 Experimental Base, Forerunner 3 stayed in a completely isolated room, where humans prepared various "gadgets" for Forerunner 3 to introduce the concept of humanity to this unknown life form.

Forerunner 3 is not immune to isolation, and spends most of its time in a near-dormant state.

Occasionally, when he was awake, "Forerunner 3" would hold various props, graphics and words in the palm of his hand and stroke them repeatedly, which felt like a blind person using touch to understand the world.

From this, it can be roughly inferred that "Precursor 3" does not have the senses of eyes.

In this regard, Japanese researchers have put forward a conjecture that is relatively demoralizing.

That is, this "Forerunner 3" may be very inferior lifeforms, they are very old and primitive, and in comparison, the evolutionary integrity of human beings is far greater than it.

And if this conjecture is true, then it means that humanity has overreacted to Precursor 3 a bit, and the path we have spent a lot of energy exploring may not lead to treasure, but to disappointing abandoned corridors.

But the Brazilian researchers have the opposite view.

They don't think that the absence of eyes is inferior, because eyes are an adaptive sensory element.

Human beings mainly live in a light environment, so they will have the most basic visual system, but if human beings are in the dark underground for a long time, in a lightless environment, the possibility of human eyes deteriorating is far greater than the possibility of evolution, that is to say, "Forerunner 3" at this time The way of understanding the world is not necessarily primitive, but adaptive, if it is given enough time to survive in a long-term light environment, maybe we can witness the whole process of "Forerunner 3" evolving eyes.

The Chinese side has either supported or refuted the above two theories, and they have not even participated in the discussion.

So what did researchers from China do during this period?

First of all, it is to establish communication.

It's very Chinese.

Because in the eyes of the Chinese, there is nothing that cannot be sat down and discussed.

What's more, he is facing such a "gentle" big man as "Forerunner No. 3".

However, it was not the researchers who proposed the "exchange" plan at the beginning, but You Gege.

As an observer, You Gege did not plan to join the research at first, but Chu Yanran attached great importance to her views and hoped that this female writer with a very special personality would give a special plan.

You Gege did not disappoint Chu Yanran either.

The first plan she proposed was to establish "exchanges".

The basis of communication is "language", and the embodiment of language is "writing".

If Forerunner 3 were intelligent beings, they would have had their own writing. Although there are also objections to this, it is believed that higher beings do not necessarily have to have the characteristic of "writing", and that "writing" is not an essential element of higher life.

However, in You Gege's view, words are the watershed in the evolution of life, the dividing line between man and God.

In a world without words, civilization is a state of chaos and disorder, and the emergence of words is like Pangu opening the world, which is the most important symbol of human beings' formal evolution to gods!

And You Gege also gave a detailed explanation of his own views.

She said......

Before the birth of writing, human beings already possessed the most primitive and ancient "language" communication skills, but this was like the way of communication between two mutes who had not learned sign language, through idiomatic gestures or special pronunciations.

At this time, the "language" communication is not only chaotic, but also prone to misunderstanding.

It has also been recorded in ancient Chinese history that for a long time after the birth of "language" and the emergence of "writing", when primitive government agencies issued multiple orders to ministers, ministers would carry a rope with them in order to remember these things, and tie a knot every time they heard an important event to make it easier for them to remember.

A similar situation is reflected in all aspects of society.

But this method of "knotting the rope and curing" is still extremely primitive and backward after all, even if people choose different thicknesses, different lengths, and knots with different spacing, it is difficult to pass on a story completely, because this is only the oldest trigger, and the story is still preserved in people's minds.

And after the appearance of "words", it is very different.

Human civilization can finally be completed with the help of words, and even the continuation of the spirit.

So in the history of mankind, the significance of words to human beings is extraordinary.

In the relatively recent past, human beings' worship and respect for "characters" also became a cultural phenomenon.

For example, we often call the "paper basket".

In today's view, "paper basket" is just another name for a trash can.

But in fact, what is reflected behind the "paper basket" is a culture of "cherishing words", and the literati placed the "paper basket" in the study to prevent the words on the discarded paper from being tarnished, instead of throwing garbage and shredded paper in a bucket as is the case today.

This culture can be traced back to the Song Dynasty in China, and it would take a long time to explain it in detail, and it would be a bit far away.

In short, in You Gege's eyes, the significance of words to human beings, and even to all advanced civilizations, is extraordinary, and it can even be said unceremoniously that only the life with words is worthy of being called a high civilization!

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After listening to You Gege's words, the researchers couldn't help but be impressed, although they have made extraordinary achievements in their respective scientific research fields, they ignore that the inheritance basis of all these studies is words, and the importance of words is self-evident.

So after the "exchange" plan is decided, how to complete the communication with the "Forerunner 3"?

In this regard, the initial plan drawn up by You Gege was very simple.

That is, the church "Forerunner No. 3" reads Chinese.

This method is indeed simple, but it is difficult to implement.

First, given that the current research is still in the "observational" phase, no one will be able to make direct contact with Precursor 3 until Origin 1 is completed.

Second, once this plan is implemented, other countries will certainly follow suit, and will it be difficult for the learning of Pioneer 3 due to the different texts?

The answer is clearly yes.

And if the plan is published first and a script is determined, Chinese may no longer be the first priority.

In response to the above difficulties, Zhang Fengyu, the head of security of the research team in China, thought of a relatively safe way, that is, to use the original link in the current "observation" research to achieve short-term contact with the "Pioneer 3".

This original link refers to the data sharing once every hour, and after the data sharing has accumulated 12 times, the background server terminal will perform a data cleaning and restart, the whole process takes an average of 25 minutes, during this period, the research team leaders in each area will temporarily leave the observation room, other personnel will also go to the restaurant to eat, and the shift staff will not enter the observation room in advance.

As a result, as long as the researchers in China give up their rest time or leave one person to stay in the observation room, they can use the 25 minutes to have one-on-one communication with Pioneer 3.

And most importantly, these operations do not violate the relevant research regulations of the research team, and even if anyone notices the actions of the Chinese side, the Chinese side only needs to disclose the results.

To sum up, as long as we can win the opportunity to teach the "Pioneer No. 3" Chinese first, the research on China will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Chu Yanran still had some concerns about the method proposed by Zhang Fengyu, but after reporting, Li Shaoan's answer was very clear.

"Do it!"

With this reassurance, on the night of January 11th, You Gege officially began to try to contact with "Forerunner 3".

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"Do you see the picture on this device, this is the only way to the various observation rooms, now that the people in the other observation rooms have gone to eat, it is estimated that the first to come back should be the palace keeper in the Japanese area, he is a workaholic, but you also have at least fifteen minutes to contact it alone, take advantage of it." Zhang Fengyu said.

You Gege was a little nervous, but beyond the nervousness, there was more anticipation and inexplicable excitement.

"Xingcai, you are here with her, and I will be back in a while."

"Okay."