Chapter 176: Tetrahedron
The triangle is one of the most spiritual and mysterious patterns in the universe, why is it so mysterious?
As early as the middle of the 19th century, the famous German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss proposed that human beings should use the communicative function of triangles to get in touch with aliens.
First of all, triangles contain many mathematical theorems and philosophical principles in the theory of the universe.
We can imagine that when astronomers on other planets see the triangle symbol on Earth, they will soon understand that highly intelligent Earth civilization humans will not only engage in advanced farming, but also understand the Pythagorean theorem, and even hope to make contact and cooperate with extraterrestrials.
In fact, in our real life, any set shape has its own unique meaning and function, and they all carry the connotation information of the logo itself.
The figure of the triangle not only exists in the ancient civilization of mankind, but also in nature and the human body, which is also full of triangular symbolic information.
In nature, the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta have long been well-known to the Chinese people, and the Nile Tanta Triangle, the Atlantic Bermuda Triangle, the Martian pyramid objects and so on are also full of mysterious "triangle symbols".
The human body also has some special and wonderful triangles, such as the "Deadly Triangle", "Hysteresis Triangle", "Eventful Triangle" and so on.
The existence of triangles in the natural world seems to guide people's cognition and thoughts.
In addition, compared with the mysterious cosmic civilization and the darling of the natural world, the triangle appears most frequently in human cognition and understanding in the field of architecture, symbolizing the stability of the triangle is widely used by human beings in all kinds of architecture, so as to stimulate people's perception of triangles more intuitively and concretely.
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To sum up, when Hua Kejing, who was born in the background of the building, suddenly found a tetrahedron hidden in the depths of the wandering comet in the depths of the dark universe, it is conceivable that his heart was extremely shocked.
Hua Kejing asked the artificial intelligence solemnly: "Xiaole, do you still think that this is just a comet born in nature?" ”
The rational Xiao Le replied: "Although it is very harsh, in nature, it is also possible to produce a rock like this. Of course, we don't have the evidence to determine its origin. ”
"So it's possible that this rock is also the work of a civilization?"
"It's possible."
Hua Kejing continued to read the parameters of the rock.
First of all, judging from the changes in the material composition and density distribution inside the rock, this is indeed an ordinary rock.
In fact, in a strict logical system, even if the tetrahedron is a pure metallic substance, it cannot be completely judged to be artificial.
Subsequently, Hua Kejing compared the length of each side of the tetrahedron.
The average length of the six sides is 5.9998772 meters.
Due to Xiaole's existence, the relevant values have been measured to the micron level before the difference appears.
And the longest side is only 0.07 microns longer than the shortest side.
In addition, Xiaole added the possibility that the error of 0.07 microns could be caused by pinning over a long period of time.
It's incredible!
Hua Kejing thought that if this was the case, it would mean that this tetrahedral rock flying towards the silver center at 10% of the speed of light was extremely likely to come from some unknown cosmic civilization.
And the level of science and technology displayed by this cosmic civilization is basically the same as that of the peak of mankind.
Then a series of questions arise again.
What kind of civilized world is this unknown cosmic civilization?
Where were they born?
Do they still exist today?
Have they suffered the same changes as human civilization?
And when did they send this tetrahedral rock to the core of the Milky Way?
Why Tetrahedron?
Why rocks?
What are they doing this for?
What are they trying to express?
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At the same time, Hua Kejing suddenly remembered the question she often asked Xiaole - what if the Forsaken hit interstellar debris or dust during flight?
This time, his question was: how could the Forsaken spacecraft encounter this unusual comet in such a vast and empty universe.
"Little music."
"I'm here."
"So, why should we?"
"You already have the answer in mind, don't you?"
Hearing this, Hua Kejing was slightly stunned.
Regarding the issue of the Forsaken hitting the interstellar gravel, Xiaole once gave an analogy of how to step on an ant on a football field.
By the same token, there are only two possible encounters between the Forsaken and the comet.
First, there are enough ants on the football field, that is, there are many small objects like tetrahedron that carry some kind of signal (not necessarily a comet, not necessarily in the form of a tetrahedron) and fly at high speed towards the galactic center.
Even, the Forsaken spaceship and Hua Kejing themselves are one of them.
Second, someone deliberately put an ant at the foot of Hua Kejing.
Obviously, compared to the second possibility of the gods' chatter, Hua Kejing prefers the first one.
"Did this comet originate from the civilized world of another sample galaxy?"
"It's just possible."
"Do we have time to dig deeper?"
"No, it's time to start gathering ice, and you don't want to go back empty-handed after we've taken such a big risk to leave the Forsaken."
"Okay."
Hua Kejing took a long breath, and it was difficult to calm down after all.
But there is no other way but to put the problems on your head aside and start preparing for the ice collection first.
As for the way of collecting ice cubes, it is very simple and crude, and one word is fried.
HUAKE first selects a target ice area, and then uses a thruster to shoot a fixed rope into the ice.
Immediately afterwards, he drilled and planted explosives at several explosion points that Xiaole had accurately calculated.
Finally, it's fried.
Burst!!
Silently, a snow-white ice flower burst out in the dark cosmic picture.
Countless debris scattered in all directions, leaving a piece of ice peeled away and floating in the air under the pull of a fixed rope.
"How big is this ice?"
"3.5 cubic meters."
"It's not enough, the thruster can carry another 8 tons of cargo."
"Blow up another big one."
"Okay."
Then, another snow-white ice flower burst out in the dark cosmic picture.
"How old?"
"7.6 cubic meters."
"It's finished."
"Prepare to leave, within three hours, we must rush back to the Forsaken, or the risk will climb up another level."
"Okay."
After packing up and inspecting, Hua Kejing returned to the small thruster and fastened himself tightly.
"Prepare to return."
"Wait a minute."
"What's going on?"
"I want to see her again."
"Look, you can watch it for five minutes."
"Xiaole, will the process of taking the ice affect the orbit of this comet?"
"The impact is not big, 10% of the speed of light, how can we easily shake it. And the direction of our blast corrects the direction in which the comet has shifted over the course of a long period of time. ”
"In other words, the probability of the comet reaching the heart of the galaxy has increased."
"Yes."
"Alright, let's go."
"Sit tight."
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On the way back, Xiaole still controls the operation of the thrusters throughout the process.
After all, there are two big tails in the back, and the difficulty of driving has also been greatly improved.
In such a situation, it is more reliable to hand it over to a cold artificial intelligence than a human brain.
Successfully returning to the Forsaken, Varcoscope transported the ice into the ship's storage bay in two separate parts.
11.1 cubic meters of ice, melted is nearly 11 tons of water.
Even if you don't consider the story behind the comet, this harvest is already quite a small one.
Of course, this water cannot be used directly.
Because according to the plan, Hua Kejing will first analyze the composition of the ice cubes, in anticipation of other major discoveries.
After all, scientists have found sugar and alcohol in comets, and who knows for sure.
Unfortunately, after three days of spectroscopic analysis, except for some common salts and minerals, as well as mixed dust, there were no other special discoveries.
At this moment, Hua Kejing, who had completed the last analysis work, was looking at the direction of Yinxin silently and lonely, through the porthole.
How deep and vast the universe is!
The most beautiful scenery in the world is the magnificent galaxy in front of you.
Hua Kejing has been dormant all the way, which can be said to be a thousand sails and time flies.
After an unexpected encounter with a special comet, those doubts filled his mind all the time, and they never lingered again.
"Are you homesick again?" Xiaole's voice sounded leisurely.
"Do I still have a home?" Hua Kejing replied stupidly.
"You don't have a choice now."
"I know, then, do you think I'm going to make it?"
"You're halfway there."
"Xiaole, if the Galaxy Capital successfully arrives at Stellar Heavenly Yuan IV, will it be thriving now?"
"If it goes well, Stellar Celestial Yuan Four will be enough to support the nascent human civilization."
"Well, if it goes well......"
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The Forsaken spaceship continues to fly forward in the vastness of space.
Beyond the spaceship is a pitch-black cosmic deep space, and except for the occasional asteroid and distant stars that appear in the distance, the surrounding scenery is always the same.
Today, it's time for Hua Kejing to go to sleep again.
He checked the ship one more time before heading to the hibernation chamber.
Airplanes...... Airplanes...... Airplanes......
Press the palm of your hand on the unlocking area and the hatch cover slowly opens.
After some set-up, Hua Kejing lay down inside the sleeping pod.
"Xiaole, see you in 10,000 years."
"Boss Hua, see you in 10,000 years."
So, Hua Kejing closed his eyes in the misty sleep aid.
As a result, the lighting, temperature control, air convection and other systems of the Forsaken spacecraft were turned off again, and it became gray and cold, like a lonely meteorite.
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I salute every friend who has been with me all the way, thank you for your support!