In the vastness of space, a huge spaceship is slowly advancing. The constant flickering lights on its body indicate that it is in autopilot mode at the moment, and the slightly pitch-black hull armor indicates that it must have traveled a long distance to get here.

There is a bright star in front of it, and although it is still tens of billions of kilometers away, it still looks brilliant and magnificent.

Hundreds of millions of kilometers away from this spaceship, there is also a spaceship with a clear architectural style of human civilization. The difference is that the ship is in the shape of a ring, with a large ring and a large compartment in the center forming its hull. Its orbit is also orbital, which suggests that it has been orbiting the star in the distance, and not like the spacecraft, which came here from an unknown distance.

A staff member was in the central compartment of the ring, quietly staring at the star in the distance. Next to him, another staff member floated over, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "In a daze again?" ”

The staff member came back from his contemplation and responded, "yes, if we don't take advantage of the moment to watch it for a while, I'm afraid we won't have a chance in the future." ”

Another staff member had a little more disdain on his face: "What's so good about Phoenix Star?" No matter how beautiful it is, it can't compare to our sun. And if it goes well, it won't be long before we can return to the solar system after a hibernation. ”

The staff member laughed: "After all, we have survived here for more than 300 years. After a long time, there will always be a little emotion. ”

"I've had enough of this." "If you want me to say, the Führer shouldn't have done anything here at all, but should have set off to return to the solar system as soon as he received the gravitational wave broadcast." Without the threat of an army of robots, even if something happens on the road, it can be solved on the road, so why waste time here? ”

"It's still necessary to fix it here." "The millennia of escaping has depleted our resource reserves, and the ships in the fleet have been damaged, and if we don't repair them properly, I'm afraid there will be a lot more risks on the way back - we'll all go back sooner or later, anyway, so why rush?" ”

Another staff member said stupidly: "If we could have known that Mr. Xiao Yun could find a way to wipe out the robot group, why should we flee to this remote and desolate place?" ”

"Things in this world are always unexpected by many people. When we make the decision to flee, how can we possibly know that it is our human civilization that will win in the end? - It's good enough to have this result, and we shouldn't expect too much. At the very least, we have a chance to return home, and those who die in the disaster never have that chance again. ”

At this point, the atmosphere became a little heavy. After a brief pause, the staff member said, "Is it normal lately?" How many ships have passed by? ”

When it came to work, the staff member's tone became serious: "In the past month, a total of seventeen interstellar transport ships have passed through here, and we have assigned specific lanes and ports to enter the interior of the galaxy smoothly. The staff on the spacecraft are in normal condition, and the resource collection and reserve work is normal. ”

"It's okay to be normal." The staff member breathed a sigh of relief: "The fleet repair work has come to an end, and it is expected that in the next period of time, the number of ships returning from the outer galaxy will become smaller and smaller. But we must not slack off. We didn't receive a day of return, so we had to stick to our posts for a day. ”

"Don't worry......" the staff member said with a smile. But before he could finish speaking, a neutral voice synthesized by machinery reached the ears of the two of them: "Number 83654 incident." Our wide-area survey system has detected a heavy transport vessel approaching. Please contact the other party immediately and inform the other party of the route and speed of entering the system, as well as the assigned port. If needed, provide assistance to the other person as much as possible. ”

Hearing this information, the two glanced at each other and said with a smile: "Let's go, there is work to be done again." ”

The two staff members left the central cabin and made their way to the communications room. A moment later, a message left the place and entered the vast space: "Hello, this is the Seventy-first Extragalactic Liaison Inspection Base. Please let us know your specific mission number and ship number, we will assign you a channel and port, and a preliminary inspection of your ship will be required. Only after obtaining a "system entry permit" issued by us can your ship enter the interior of the galaxy. Please answer if you receive it, thank you. ”

At the moment, the ship was still about 90 million kilometers away from here. This also means a two-way communication delay of up to ten minutes. So the staff waited quietly for ten minutes. But after ten minutes, the ship didn't reply to any messages.

The staff called again, and as before, there was no reply.

The two glanced at each other, and both saw a touch of solemnity in each other's eyes.

This is very rare. Generally speaking, all ships entering the system will first be allowed to enter the galaxy by contacting the inspection base, which is already a necessary procedure for inter-system navigation, and no one will ignore this.

"The ship is currently traveling at 10,000 kilometers per second and is expected to reach the closest point to our base in two hours. At that time, the distance will be reduced to 10 million kilometers. The staff member next to him said in a deep voice.

The staff at the head pondered for a moment and said decisively: "Prepare for action." Let's go on board the ship and have a look. ”

He rang the alarm bell as he spoke. As the sirens sounded, many staff members quickly gathered from the rest of the cabins.

"There was a ship that didn't respond to our call." He said very quickly, "Now we're going to go to that ship and do a field inspection." Special Operations Group, you and I come in fast-track boats, taking care to bring weapons and personal life-support equipment. The rest of the people immediately reported the situation to their superiors, and called the ship non-stop. If there is any situation, report it to me immediately. ”

"Yes!" Everyone said yes and quickly dispersed. After only five minutes, a small ship left the base and quickly disappeared into the vastness of space.

About two hours later, the small ship was already in the vicinity of the heavy transport ship. After just one glance, the staff member at the head frowned: "It's actually in automatic driving mode?" Aren't any of the astronauts in this spacecraft trained? ”

"This is the Nimbus Heavy Transport Vessel. Ten years ago, they set out for the No. 823 system to collect rare minerals, and then disconnected from the main base. Their original return was three months ago. A staff member said quickly.

Human beings have long been able to carry out faster-than-light communication between galaxies, but now is a special period, and faster-than-light communication instruments are too large and precious. For cost savings, most of the ships that go on missions to the rest of the galaxy will not be equipped with faster-than-light communication instruments. This means that once these ships go out, they will be disconnected from the main base of the fleet.

"We've made a total of six hundred and ninety-one calls to the spacecraft, and we've not yet heard a response."

The staff at the head frowned deeply. After thinking for a moment, he decisively gave the order: "Approach the opponent's spaceship." Put on your personal life-support equipment. Let's take a look inside the ship. ”

The small fast-track ship slowly attached itself to the outer armor of the heavy transport ship. Several astronauts in spacesuits left it and, propelled by personal propulsion equipment, to the hatch of the heavy transport ship.

The ship's hatch was originally not open from the outside. However, these inspectors have the highest authority to operate the ship. These modules are embedded in the program at the time of the ship's construction, and the relevant communication interfaces are reserved. Therefore, after the staff in charge entered the relevant instructions, the hatch slowly opened.

Several crew members quickly entered, after which the outer hatch closed, and after being filled with gas, the inner hatch slowly opened.

Before the inner hatch began to open, several special operators were already in a state of combat readiness. The energy weapon has already been charged and is pointing forward. In the event of an anomaly, the energy firearm will fire immediately.

The heavy hatch slowly lifted, slowly revealing the world behind the door to the eyes of the special operators and the staff at the helm. At this moment, everyone's pupils constricted at the same time. Even a well-trained special operator was so shocked that he dropped the energy gun in his hand to the ground.

"This ...... What's going on? What did they encounter? Oh my God......"

"Is this hell? Why is this happening? Why? ……”

"We're in trouble, we're in trouble." The staff at the head of the team had already shed a cold sweat at this moment, and their faces became a little pale, "Call the main base immediately, immediately!" Let's not act rashly and wait for orders. ”

A signal was sent from the fast-track ship to the liaison inspection base, and from the contact inspection base to the main base. After seeing this information, the person in charge of the main base immediately reported it to his superiors. His superiors quickly sent him to the Führer's desk.

"Order the military to take over the ship. Ordered the scientific research department to cooperate with the military and immediately find out what was going on for me. The Führer's gaze was full of coldness: "No one is allowed to divulge any information about this matter without my permission." ”...