Darkness filled the vast cosmic space-time, like an infinite pure black curtain, stretching into the distance.

On this day, it was time for the astronauts to go back to hibernation.

Huake has just completed the last task of this dormancy adjustment period - the maintenance of the out-of-cabin spacecraft.

It can't be helped, as the time it takes to wake up and regain basic health levels has been increasing, which has greatly reduced the time originally reserved for basic repairs of the ship.

Coupled with the relatively large number of maintenance tasks accumulated during this dormant cycle, it was delayed until the last day to complete all the tasks.

It's sad to think about it, after all, it's been a long time of 120,000 years, not only is his body declining, but even the Forsaken spaceship is inevitably showing signs of dilapidation.

Take this out-of-cabin maintenance task as an example, Hua Kejing has successively replaced two badly worn armor plates and 3 failed components.

The fundamental reason why so many parts need to be replaced at once is an accident 3671 Earth years ago.

During the Forsaken's flight, the monitoring system discovered a region with a high density of hydrogen atoms along its route.

Xiaole told Hua Kejing that because the diameter of the hydrogen atom cloud is too wide, if you want to adjust the course, the fuel consumption is extremely high, and the cost will be much higher than that of crossing the hydrogen atom cloud.

So, after several calculations and simulations, Xiaole took the Forsaken and forced his way through the hydrogen atom cloud area.

Of course, this is not too serious among all possible emergencies, so there is no need for Xiaole to wake up Hua Kejing in advance.

When they left the solar system, they had an agreement that they were not allowed to wake up in advance unless they encountered a major event related to life and death, or when they needed to make important decisions.

Because this will not only cause an additional burden on the health of Huakejing, but also aggravate the consumption of resource supply, which will definitely do more harm than good.

……

Looking at the damaged component that had been replaced, Hua Kejing felt quite emotional, so he glanced at his basic ability table.

Intelligence: 93.10 (-0.42);

Power: 79.23 (-3.43);

Constitution: 81.98 (-3.91);

Acute: 83.23 (-3.23);

Tenacity: 96.66 (-0.22);

……

Hua Kejing's heart tightened, it really fell too fast.

This score is simply beyond that of mortals.

You know, he used to be the strongest human in terms of overall strength!

Of course, there are reasons for the decline of aging function, but the most fundamental is the damage caused by long dormancy.

Moreover, such damage is irreversible, and even if basic training is carried out after awakening, it is simply impossible to drag the gradually collapsed body.

"Banana, you Barra!"

Hua Kejing suddenly came to a long-lost note.

That is, this body, this condition.

If you change to other people, whether it is physical or psychological, I am afraid that you will fly alone for tens of thousands of years, and you will have to collapse after a few dormant cycles.

……

Through the porthole, the starry sky can be seen in the field of vision of Huake Mirror.

He looked up at the starry sky, and the starry sky looked down at him.

This reminded him of the super cosmic civilization far away in the silver heart, and remembered the purpose of his trip.

Life like him, even if it is small, even short, even humble, but it must have the meaning of existence.

Otherwise, the super-cosmic civilization would not have gone to great lengths to carry out continuous research on the so many samples of star systems in the Milky Way.

Hua Kejing often thinks,

What is the purpose of the so-called research of super civilizations?

What is the ultimate purpose of the universe?

What is the meaning of human existence?

Once upon a time, the arrogant human civilization sat in the well and watched the sky, thinking that the universe was meaningful because of human existence.

Now it seems that those who dare to say this sentence probably take human beings themselves too seriously.

The occurrence and development of the universe is a natural process, and the energy metabolism within the universe is the driving force for the existence and development of the universe.

Life is only a form of cosmic energy metabolism, the accumulation of energy forms life, the disappearance of energy forms death, and the transformation of energy between life and death participates in the development of the universe itself.

Human beings are only a specific form of energy metabolism in the universe with life, and the formation of human civilization is not inevitable, so even without human beings, the universe will metabolize energy in other specific forms.

Perhaps, the rise or demise of human civilization will not have any substantial impact on the vast universe.

Perhaps, the life and death of the Hua Ke mirror, or the life and death of a star, are insignificant to the entire universe,

But Hua Kejing believes that all life is a part of the universe, and since the universe gives us life and wisdom, it must have its purpose.

Perhaps this purpose is to let the intelligent life know her true face, and the universe itself is intelligent.

Therefore, if we all deny the value of our own existence, then the existence of human civilization is really meaningless.

......

Leaving the spacecraft control center and returning to the artificial gravity area, Hua Kejing walked into the hibernation chamber.

Warm light was pouring evenly along the bands of light at the top of the cabin.

"It's time." Xiaole reminded him.

"Okay."

Hua Kejing stood in front of the sleeping pod, and after some preparations, he lay down.

The dormant hatch closes slowly.

"See you in 10,000 years."

"See you in 10,000 years."

Hua Kejing quickly closed his eyes in the misty sleep aid.

Subsequently, the AI gave the command to turn off the spacecraft's lighting, temperature control, air convection and other systems.

As a result, the Forsaken became gray and cold again, like a lonely meteorite.

……

On January 15, 2041 A.D., a spacecraft departing from the Martian base was the first to arrive in Earth's outer space and send back images.

Sure enough, all life on Earth was gone.

Lao Mei's astronauts accepted Hua Kejing's suggestion and did not land on the earth rashly, but just observed and searched in circles in extraterrestrial orbit.

On January 31, 2041, the spacecraft from the Galaxy Capital also arrived in Earth's outer space and carried out observations and searches together with the spacecraft of the Mars base.

……

At the same time, in the office of the overseas business center of Muyu Aerospace Science and Technology Group, the capital of the galaxy.

Hua Kejing, Li Chenjing, Mao Xianyu and others looked solemn.

"Is the Woody Guard base still being built?" Mao Xianyu asked not quite surely.

Because the earth is now barren, it is the right decision to invest limited engineering forces and resources in rebuilding the planet, both in terms of economic value and strategic significance.

Many experts and scholars even believe that the space city of the galaxy should be ordered to return to Earth immediately so that the plan to revitalize the Earth should be implemented as soon as possible.

To this end, after discussing with the alien artificial intelligence, Hua Kejing released and shared all the information he had to all the surviving humans to the greatest extent possible without violating the agreement reached between the public loser and the merciful person behind him.

Of course, misunderstanding and incomprehension are inevitable, but most people still accept Hua Kejing's advice - that is, stay away from the earth.

Because since the earth can undergo the first upheaval without warning, there is no guarantee that the earth's upheaval will happen a second or third......

The truth is very cruel, since what the super-cosmic civilization needs is a zeroed earth, what will the surviving humans count as in their eyes?

"The Callio base will definitely continue to be built, and the galaxy capital, and the more than 10,000 people who have survived are inseparable from the support of the Callisto base."

Li Chenjing patted Mao Xianyu on the shoulder, he could feel everyone's pressure.

In this sudden disaster, compared to these old guys, Li Chenjing was lucky, at least his wife and children survived.

"Okay." Mao Xianyu sighed and nodded, he straightened his back, sat upright for a few minutes, and said, "I will gather all the manpower and resources that can be mobilized tomorrow." ”

"Good work."

"We're going to take Europa first."

"Yes, to be fast, we have to solve the water supply problem first, the earth is too far away from here."

"And ......"

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After some discussion, Hua Kejing explained to Mao Xianyu again: "I will let Lao Chen fully support your work." ”

Lao Chen is Chen Liang, the chief engineer of Muyu Aerospace, because he has been in charge of the third phase of the construction of the Galaxy Capital in the Jupiter system, so in this accident, he was also lucky to escape.

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I salute every friend who has been with me all the way, thank you for your support!