"Could it be that you suspect that the cause of this incident has something to do with our research on chips?" After listening to Zhou Xin's words, Spred guessed his judgment at the first time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I can't think of any other reason than that." Zhou Xin replied as he pondered, and then he explained in detail, "Do you remember the conversation you just had with Fergulan? During the conversation, he pointed out in a very certain tone that we were still studying the Noshans, and even reminded us several times that we must stop studying them immediately. Obviously, this can't be a simple inference, but it proves that they can still get accurate information from us. This shows that there is a connection between us and the Norshans that we did not know before, and it is this unknown connection that reveals our internal situation to the other party. ”

After a pause, he continued, "However, we have clearly had the Voyager go through a double-check before, ruling out any possibility of any connection between the two parties. But the Norzans still reacted in this way, suggesting that either the Norzans had a problem with their access to information, or that there was still an unknown connection between us and the other party that could even be concealed from the Voyager's investigation. As for what the real situation is, I have no way of knowing for sure. ”

"It wasn't until just now that I suddenly remembered that Atlas was still working on chips in the brains of the Norsans. Although it was not deliberately concealed, sometimes the research conducted directly through Atlas did not need to inform the Voyager, and in addition, Atlas was the only one responsible for the research on the chip, so it is very likely that the Voyager investigation was missed. ”

Of course, this alone still does not accurately determine that the Norsan's anomaly must be related to Atlas's research. But there are two other things that confirm this judgment, first, that this is the only remaining connection between us and the Norzans that I can think of at the moment, and that I can no longer recall any other relationship between the two sides. More importantly, I don't know if you remember that before the Norzans suddenly pointed all their guns at us, Atlas reported an anomaly in the chip she was working on? I now have serious suspicions that it was this anomaly of the chip that pointed the Norzans to an accurate target. ”

"Brother Captain, do you mean that the repetitive signal sent out by the chip later is actually an alarm?" At this time, Atlas seemed to have some understanding.

"Or a notification signal similar to an alert or something." Zhou Xin nodded. "Actually, it's not unreasonable to think about it now, after all, we have only been in contact with armed satellites in the sky to trigger a global alarm, and there is no reason why we should not trigger any alarms when studying chips that may have a very high connection with armed satellites." Speaking of this, he only remembered something in hindsight, "Perhaps, the strange notification that suddenly appeared within the Noshan civilization not long ago is also related to the research of chips. I think this happened after Atlas started working on the last chip. Perhaps, during that time, the chip has been sending notifications to the Norsan, but for some reason, the Norzans only received a notification prompt, but no specific content. Realizing this, his tone became remorseful, "If only I had figured out the connection earlier, maybe this situation would have been avoided, and we wouldn't have become so passive now." ”

"It's not your fault at all, brother Captain." As soon as Zhou Xin's words fell, Atlas comforted, "It's strange that people didn't find the abnormality in time from the signal output by the chip." ”

"What do you blame? After all, you don't know exactly what those signals mean, and it's not surprising that you don't know which of them are notification signals. Zhou Xin continued.

"Okay, you two don't blame yourself or help each other get away with it." Seeing that the conversation between Zhou Xin and Atlas was unending, Dart interrupted, "The top priority is how we can solve the current dilemma. Then he asked Zhou Xin, "Just let Atlas destroy that chip, right?" ”

"Can you -- don't destroy the chips." Although Zhou Xin's analysis was clearly known, Atlas still tried to save the chip, and she proposed a compromise solution, "It would be okay for people to temporarily stop the research on the chip and block the signal it emitted." After all, this is the last chip we have left, and if it is destroyed, we will probably not be able to get another chip from the Norzans as it stands. In other words, all the research on chips that has been carried out so far has to be suspended. ”

After thinking for a while, Zhou Xin shook his head, "I don't need to say more about which is more important than your research or the safety of the whole ship." And, judging by the quirkiness and technology revealed in the chips so far, do you really think that the method you came up with to get the chips to cut off contact with the Norzans must be useful? Can you guarantee that after shielding, the chip will not have any way to communicate with the outside world that is not known to us? It's all uncertainties for us, and I can't take that risk. What's more, you've tried it many times, and now you can still get that chip back to the previous signal output mode, instead of just outputting a repeat signal? In my estimation, it's likely that the chip would have changed long after the output signal had changed, and it would have become a source that could only sound an alarm. So there's nothing to hesitate about, just destroy the chip. ”

"However, the alarms have already been sent, and I don't know if the destruction of the chip will have any effect. What if they continue to attack us after they have destroyed it? Aren't we just losing the last chip in vain? Atlas tried to make a final salvage on the chip, "And, whether people destroy the chip or not, aren't we all leaving?" It's good to just go. ”

"Do you think I didn't think about going straight away?" Zhou Xin replied helplessly, "But if we really do this, I'm afraid that as long as we show any intention to leave, we will be greeted by a fierce attack from the other party." If you look at the weapons and equipment around us, not to mention the Voyager that hasn't been repaired yet, I'm afraid even the ship in its intact state can't withstand it. Although it may not be useful to destroy the chip, in this case, even if there is only a small hope that the other side will be able to prevent the other side from attacking, then we have to do it. Leaving directly can only be used as a last resort after there is no way. ”

After Zhou Xin's words, Atlas was silent, and after a while, she spoke: "According to your orders, brother captain, the chip has been completely destroyed. In order to convince Zhou Xin, while speaking, she also showed a picture of the chip being destroyed on the screen......