Chapter 22: Traces

"Jiqing, I'm glad to see you again."

"Zhao Qian? There you are? It's weird, I feel like the last time I saw you was centuries ago. ”

"We didn't know each other hundreds of years ago, but it's been a long time since we last got in touch." Zhao Qian obviously didn't understand the actual feeling of the human being when he said this, "I didn't want to bother you, but I sensed from your brain waves that you have been very tired, and now you have just recovered a little." ”

"Really? I didn't feel like I was recovering, I felt tired all the time. Maybe it's because the body is used to it, human beings have a strong ability to self-regulate, which is also the ability we have evolved, survival of the fittest, excellent individuals will be passed on, and good abilities will be deeply rooted in our genes. ”

"What a fantastic theory, is this what you have come up with by studying yourself?"

"Yes! The theory of evolution is one of the conclusions reached by human beings in studying the development and evolution process of life on earth, and we human beings are constantly mutating and evolving from life on earth, and survival of the fittest is the basis of this theory. ”

"It feels very reasonable, but unfortunately we don't have this kind of research, and I don't know how humans study biological evolution."

"I also know from the information that on the earth, most of the living things live near the surface, and generations of organisms and remains will be buried in different strata with the geological movement, forming fossils under geological action. Human beings have reached research conclusions through the classification and study of fossils in different strata on the surface of the earth, and the division of different historical periods, the arrangement of organisms in different regions according to time, and the understanding of biological changes, through scientific hypotheses and conjectures. ”

"Will the remains of living things become fossils? Unlike our planet, we live in a high-heat and high-pressure environment inside the planet, and all individuals who have lost their lives will be completely destroyed, integrated with the environment, and become part of the planet again. ”

"Then you can't learn from the methods of the earth."

"It's not okay to borrow."

"I understand your taboos, but in fact, human beings do not have the shackles of their own thoughts. I want to say most now, thank you, Zhao Qian, thank you for saving Kuafu! Seeing Zhao Qian this time, Jiqing's state of mind has changed a lot, he realized that the crew of the previous generation of Kuafu had a complicated mood when they met Renhe Wenming, and it was the mood of seeing the ethereal hope become a reality in despair, unbelievable, excited, and afraid of the rest of his life, and full of gratitude to the person who saved him, and was willing to give everything he had.

However, this feeling became weaker and weaker with the return of that generation of crews, and from Jiqing's generation, they could only see the situation at that time in the records, and in this way, they could not experience the state of mind at that time. People are like this, they are full of feelings, but they are good at forgetting, and the words that exist in the record are a little cold and weak.

The lonely and ruthless universe, without the slightest emotion, will only follow its own laws, mechanically complete simple movements again and again, no matter what consequences it will cause to life or even itself, it will not care, the law is everything to it.

Only life is the most beautiful part of the universe, they are diligent, brave, loving, reverent of everything, and look forward to coexistence with the universe. Although there are also many shortcomings, the light of life hidden in it can illuminate everything in the dark universe.

"You're welcome, life should support each other, in fact, we didn't do anything."

"Your help is too important to us, and if it is a little later, it is likely that there will be no possibility of repairing it. After all, all the water tanks have almost been exhausted in the transformation of the first generation of Kuafu, and now Kuafu's only hope is Heweixing. ”

"It's still too late, I feel that you guys are badly damaged, and it will take a long time to repair. There's also bad news that we've passed on to you. The Vanguard has been found, but unfortunately no signs of life have been found, the hull is so badly damaged that it is simply unable to move, and if it is affected by a slightly excessive force, it is likely to disintegrate. ”

Although he had already been prepared in his heart, when he heard the news, Ji Qing felt very sad in his heart, for all the sacrificed crew members on the pioneer ship, including his own instructor, the commander-in-chief of the Kuafu. At the cost of their own lives, they sent a ray of life to Kuafu, so that they could have time to prepare and use the gravitational sail to persevere until the arrival of Renhe.

"Kuafu's foundation is still there, and they didn't sacrifice in vain, as long as Kuafu is still there, and there are crew members, we can continue to move forward with their last wishes. We still have the opportunity of Heweixing, even if we work hard for several generations, dozens of generations of crews, we are not afraid, hope is the most important thing now. ”

"I really admire your spirit, we will assist you in reaching Hewei Star, and I believe that you can succeed. I have experienced it before, and the previous Kwafu crew once and now completed the rebirth of Kwafu with only 9 individuals as a starting point. ”

"Thank you, although the language of human gratitude is limited, there is another sentence called great grace is not to say thanks, but to remember in the heart."

"Actually, we can't accept your thanks calmly, and we need to say sorry, after analyzing this dark matter on the channel for a period of time, we have a great responsibility to find that this dark matter invasion is Kuafu."

"Why?" The reason for the invasion of dark matter on Kuafu has always been believed to be caused by the last gravitational wind anomaly, and it is an unexpected situation caused by a cosmic phenomenon.

"This piece of dark matter is very stable, and there is nothing in the cosmic space far from the stars to disturb its regular motion, and it continues to gather towards several inner cores until hundreds of millions of years later, several celestial bodies will form around each other. It wasn't until that day that our spacecraft spotted the nebula as it passed by a safe passage near them, and we temporarily changed course to analyze its composition up close. But as it leaves, our spacecraft's powerful energy accelerates and the gravitational field changes, causing some of its outer matter to drift away. We didn't realize, or expect, that this part of the dark matter had invaded the safe passage we had provided to you after a hundred years, causing this accident. ”

Hearing this, Jiqing finally understood the cause of the whole thing, it turned out that it was not a problem with the channel, but an unintentional move by Renhe. Stirring up dark matter and letting a small part of it get out of its original trajectory is a worthless move for Renhe, but it is a catastrophe for Kuafu, and the gap in the capabilities of the two civilizations has caused this tragedy.

Although Jiqing had some mustard in his heart, he was able to forgive Renhe's mistake, and it can also be said that he found an obviously irresponsible excuse for Renhe to convince himself. Renhe has no way to think about everything for humanity, and there is no need to pay any responsibility for Kuafu's loss. Humanity has its own pride, and in the universe, humanity can be helped by other civilizations and appreciate their efforts, but in the end they still have to rely on themselves. The most fundamental reason for this dark rain crisis is that human beings know too little about the universe and are not capable enough to carry out space travel, but because of this, it takes a lot of experience and sacrifice to complete the transformation.

"Renhe is not obligated to take responsibility for the safety of Kuafu, and we know that the process of exploring the unknown in the universe is full of hardships and sacrifices. It's the same with you, Renhe, in the process of exploring the universe, how many individual lives have been lost in the universe, and I don't even know why. ”

"Yes, although I don't know the previous records, there are many great legacies left in our culture. What you said is very reasonable, I didn't expect you to have such an awareness, although we don't have the same feelings as human beings, but your language expression still makes me feel different. ”

"I consider myself an honor to be a part of the history of human exploration, and I am glad to have met you on my journey."

"Huh? Thank you, I'm happy too. ”

"It's a pity that I didn't help you, and I haven't found out Zhao Kun's whereabouts."

"He's in there!"

"What? Who? Zhao Gan suddenly said something, which made Jiqing stunned, and after asking reflexively, he realized who the other party was talking about and where was it?

"It's around here, because it's so close, no matter how he hides, I can clearly feel his presence, and there is no trace of him in the nearby starry sky...... It's unbelievable that he actually entered the Kuafu. ”

"Inside the Kuafu, where is it? Can you determine his location? "Jiqing doesn't understand the way people sense each other with civilized individuals, which goes far beyond what humans know about communication between individuals.

"Although we can't be sure, one thing is certain, it must be in the highest energy place, only there can we survive normally, and we can hide our exact location."

"The energy is the highest, is it...... Boasting of the main engine reactor? Jiqing couldn't help but swallow, this breath was stuck in his throat, and it took a long time to go down, but the choking feeling made him take a long time to ease up.

Nuclear reactors are forbidden areas for human beings, and this technology that has brought scientific and technological leaps to mankind has also brought greater threats to human civilization, and for a long time, human civilization has been shrouded in the shadow of nuclear annihilation, and many people are pessimistic that human civilization will be destroyed.

Fortunately, the button of nuclear annihilation has not been pressed, and mankind has since gone to the universe, but nuclear energy has always been a forbidden area for human life.

"If Zhao Kun is there, I'll ...... There's no way to get there, can't you just contact him directly? Or contact the top management of Kuafu......" Jiqing was suddenly stunned when he said this, the unexpected sacrifice of the commander-in-chief, and now the supreme leader of Kuafu is...... Shao Hao, that person may be helping Zhao Kun's person. It makes sense that the location of the main engine is one of the most protected places, and although it is difficult for humans to enter by physical means, it is one of the cores of Kuafu, the foundation of space travel. Only Shao Hao has the ability to open this area privately and let Zhao Kun enter.

What's next?

"No, after Zhao Kun disappeared, I have been trying to communicate with him, as long as he is in this star field, he will definitely be able to know. But he didn't respond, which means that he doesn't want to communicate with me, unless it's the same family, and communication between different individuals must be voluntary. ”

Jiqing didn't respond, he couldn't help it, and now he was plagued by another problem.

"There's another way, but I need your cooperation."

"I need to make some preparations, this method is similar to the way Zhao Kun contacted me through you last time, but it needs to be reversed. I believe that this time I can say to convince him. The spaceship is here, I want to ...... Pick him up. ”

Jiqing felt that some information had been transmitted to his mind, and it turned out to be a detailed diagram of the composition of a device, with clear instructions and graphics for all the components, and even a detailed explanation of what kind of equipment it belonged to.

"These ...... Are they all the original equipment on the Kuafu? How do you know so well the various devices of Kuafu, is it ......?"

A name appeared in Jiqing's mind, the first person to establish contact with Renhe, Mengxian once said that he had transformed a device and broken the barriers between humans and Renhe civilization.

"It's Yao, my first human friend, a very special person."

Sure enough, it was him! Jiqing thought.

"This design is what he assembled using the spare parts of the original equipment on Kuafu, and then he has gone through many improvements and optimizations, and I don't know the final design drawing, and now I can only replace it with this. Although it is a bit rudimentary and the stability is very poor, I can easily control it, and it should be fine to use it within the range of Kuafu. ”

"Can I use this to contact Zhao Kun? Do you need me? ”

"Zhao Kun can be contacted, but you are needed as a medium, because this device is originally based on the brain of human life, after calculation, wave modulation, and amplification, so as to generate a special signal to emit out, within a certain distance, it can actively connect Ren and individuals. As long as I can pinpoint his specific location, I can establish a brief connection with him through you. However, I've heard Yao say that this primitive device can cause some damage to the human brain. ”

"It's okay, although there is a price, I am willing to help you." Jiqing did not hesitate and agreed directly to the other party. "Even if it is the grace of a drop of water, we must spring to repay it, which is a virtue inherited by our nation, not to mention that Renhe is too helpful to Kuafu."

"Thank you, I'll do my best to control the time and minimize the damage to you."

"As long as I can do what you want, I'm fine. Many of these components I have not seen before, and it will take a while to find them, and I can't guarantee how long it will take. As for assembly...... It's not complicated, I've been trained in this kind of profession, and I believe it won't take too long after the components are found. ”

"Okay, I'll wait for your message."

"Wait a minute, I don't know how long the memory of the dream can stay in my brain, what if I wake up and can't remember the design."

Jiqing's worries are justified, he used to communicate with Zhao Gan in just some simple events, although some memories are not clear after waking up, but the human brain can complete these simple information through simple logical reasoning. And this time is completely different, the information in the design drawing is very professional, and the content is more, especially in the details, which is more important, once there is a blur, it is likely to cause the failure of the entire equipment.

"Don't worry, we have a lot of experience in communicating with humans, and I know very well how the human brain remembers. You must know that for a long time, we have communicated a lot of technology and information with humans through dreams. I will repeat this memory over and over again until it remains in your memory for a long time. ”

The basic process of memory is to recognize, retain, recall and recognize, and according to the duration, it is divided into instantaneous memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Instantaneous memory within 2 seconds, through the attention and consciousness of the person, can be converted into short-term memory, short-term memory within one minute, and decline quickly, in the case of no repeated recognition, the accuracy rate will drop to about 50% after more than ten seconds, this short-term memory can only become long-term memory through the basic process of a number of memories in the later stage. After turning into long-term memory, people consciously repeat continuously, so that the brain continues to encode and classify information, and only by accurately classifying the information into a number of correct areas, can human beings recall and retell it through later stimulation.

"Is it possible to learn knowledge in dreams?" Jiqing was surprised that if such a thing could also be achieved, human beings would make use of a lot of wasted time, and the individual's ability would take a big leap.

"Yes, this process is more complicated, and now I need to guide it, Kuafu has not yet been able to complete the research on equipment in this area, but Shennong has already brought some results to the earth."