A black statue on the long bridge stood silently, still holding a defensive posture with its arms in front of it, while in front of the statue was another black statue with a hideous expression, and the two statues formed a vivid battle shape.

Christine watched the scene blankly, and she tried to walk forward in severe pain, but she did not dare to actually walk over, for fear that if her hand touched the statue, it would instantly disintegrate into dust.

She didn't even dare to make a sound.

That's when what she feared worst happened: a white dot appeared in the center of the black statue, which quickly expanded, but in a matter of seconds, it spread all over the statue, and then the statue fell.

Christine was on the verge of screaming, but she realized something wasn't right: it was still a human figure on the ground, still moaning.

"Hell, all the injuries have occurred since I returned to reality...... Zhao Yu grinned and barely supported himself to sit up, but he realized that there was a shadow in front of him, and looked closely, but it was "Pasteur" who gasped for a few breaths and rushed towards him again!

Zhao Yu immediately realized what this was, according to Lake, this was a backup left by the lurker, although the ability was greatly weakened, weakened to the point of being similar to that of ordinary people, but Zhao Yu was seriously injured now, if this guy played with himself, I am afraid that he would really not be able to get rid of its attack for a while!

"Bang", "Pasteur" shook, he looked down at a hole in his chest, looked up behind Zhao Yu, Zhao Yu couldn't help but follow, only to see Christine leaning on the bridgehead guardrail, blood-stained hands clenching the pistol.

"Pasteur" did not give up and continued to move forward aggressively, but as soon as he took another step, Christine did not hesitate to fire two more shots, one of which hit "Pasteur" in the head, opening a large hole directly in the head. "Pasteur" finally lost his balance and fell to the guardrail next to him, and then he climbed over the railing by inertia and fell into the endless abyss under the bridge, dissipating and crumbling into dust while still in the field of vision of the two of them.

Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief and gave a thumbs up to Christine behind him: "Good marksmanship." ”

Christine didn't speak, she just sat on the ground with her feet limp.

Zhao Yu was startled, and quickly struggled to get up and ran to her side, holding her in his arms: "Are you okay, Christine!" ”

"You...... Think it's okay for me to be like this? Christine said weakly, reaching for his clothes, "I...... I was really scared just now, and I was afraid that you would ...... Like Gabriel did back then......"

"No, really, I won't." Zhao Yu replied softly, "I have more than 100 years of life experience. ”

"You don't even have experience dating girls." Christine sighed, "Alright...... We can't afford to waste any more time......"

"That's right, it's time for us to hit the road."

“…… That's when you should say, 'It's time to go,'......"

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All the images of this assessment on the planet have been switched to a single room.

The room is not large, maybe not even a hundred square meters, and the facilities are very simple, except for a panel on one wall, which is densely covered with various clickable buttons. On the opposite side of the panel is a flickering ball of light, which is the teleportation point that has become familiar to Earth's audience.

A few minutes ago, the aliens announced the latest news: someone has approached the final teleportation point, and the first examiner to enter this room will end this test - all the buttons on the panel, each button represents a knowledge that the earthling has not unlocked, he needs to choose one of them, and all the resources and techniques that the earthlings want to reach the technology at this stage will be unlocked.

There is no doubt about how to make the best choice, this is the final assessment.

Subtitles scroll to the side of the screen, giving a brief introduction to these technologies, some of which are not technologies at all, but just brief introductions to the universe.

All the scrolling subtitles have long been cut off on the Internet and placed in categories, and at the same time, tens of billions of people have engaged in heated debates about which button to choose, and even experts, scholars and heads of government have joined the discussion, but at the same time, a deeper worry has begun to permeate everyone's hearts along with the discussion.

Who will be the first person to enter this room?

Can he make the right choice?

"Time is too short." Wiping the sweat from his head, the secretary said, "Even if you look at all of these options, it will take at least half an hour to ......."

Schmidt looked at the time in the upper right corner of the screen, where the final countdown was written: more than 8 minutes to go.

"The heroes have done their best." He spoke slowly, "They have the hope of the entire human race, but we should not have delayed it a long time ago...... Even if he chooses the worst, it is a choice that all of humanity has already made, and they are only trying to make amends for our mistakes. ”

The ball of light shook suddenly, and everyone unconsciously held their breath, and then they saw two people flash out of the ball of light.

Seeing these two people, many viewers gasped: "Oh my God...... What kind of hell did they break out of? ”

No one knew what was going on on the second floor, only what happened to those who could get to the third: a young Asian man covered in scars with an apparently bleeding wound on his chest, holding another young girl, also half of her body stained red with blood.

"Just being here is enough to be called a miracle......," muttered the web host, "I don't know what they've been through, but ...... Even if they don't pick the right answer, where can we blame them? ”

At the same time, the resumes of Zhao Yu and Christine were also quickly spread. Christine was slightly better, after all, her cover identity was just an ordinary technical soldier, but Zhao Yu's resume caused a burst of cheers: "The Borg car team...... Be the hero of the Borg crew! There are still people alive in their crew! ”

"Ah, in the end, it's actually my most hated multiple-choice question." Almost at the same time as entering the room, Zhao Yu and Christine knew their tasks in this room, and Zhao Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The ghost knows what these technical functions are for!" Christine, why don't you choose? ”

"I'm out of energy." Christine whispered, "Can you ...... Be considerate of your seriously injured comrades? ”

“…… Excuse me. Zhao Yu gently lowered her down and let her sit against the wall, looking back at the dazzling panel by himself, "Christine...... Really don't give a suggestion? ”

"You've got a lot of advice...... Gabriel, the alien...... They've all given you a lot of advice, right? Christine replied, "I don't need to talk any more." ”

Zhao Yu nodded, turned around and walked to the panel.

There are so many buttons that people almost have a dense phobia attack, and each button will expand a small panel when clicked, which is the introduction seen on the scrolling subtitles, and there are also two buttons, one OK, one cancel, and the purpose is naturally obvious.

"Polymer Polymerization Technology...... Analysis of the Principle of Quantum Entanglement (Elementary)...... Gravity Well ...... Neural replication remodeling...... Damn, I can't understand it at all! After Zhao Yu clicked on a few panels, he quickly determined his current situation, that is, he couldn't finish reading at all, and he couldn't understand how far these technologies could help the people of the earth.

"Calm down, there must be a way to solve it!" Zhao Yu wanted to take a deep breath, but the pain in his right chest stopped him.

What technology or knowledge do you want to unlock?

What is the logic by which aliens are judged? Is it the same as the earthlings?

What do earthlings need most right now?

The last thought suddenly lit up his train of thought, and Zhao Yu raised his head and began to look for the answer he had judged.

"There's only time left...... It's been two minutes. Christine couldn't help but whisper, "Have you decided?" ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "I've decided, now it's just a matter of finding it out." ”

As he spoke, everyone held their breath.

"What is the answer he decides?" Schmidt asked the people around him, but no one could give an answer.

"Faster-than-light travel technology!" Gable clenched his fists, "There's an option, right?!" ”

Someone immediately replied to him: "Didn't you look at the branch option, this technology has a fault line with the earth technology, it is a completely different development direction, and we can't develop there with the existing technology!" ”

Morrison scratched his head: "Isn't he going to choose gamma radiation resistance technology?" …… Oh well, damn it, this technique doesn't work for the Earth physique! ”

Wang Feng clasped his hands to his chest: "I'm really curious, what did he think of?" ”

"Can he pick the right one?" As soon as Fisher said this, his head was knocked out, and Enander looked at him angrily: "That's the man my sister trusts, do you want to doubt it?" ”

At this time, Zhao Yu's hand slid across the panel and finally stopped at a button. This is an option that seems a little inexplicable: [Route] Earth number Kepler 69C, 2702 light-years from Earth, 20500 kilometers in diameter, gravity 1.1G, atmospheric composition: nitrogen 74%, oxygen 23%......

It is a cosmic route to an uninhabitable planet 2,700 light-years away.

"I have confidence in the earthlings, no matter what kind of blow you encounter, there will always be some of you who will not give up." "Remember, why you've been killing each other for half a century, and what gave you the courage to summon the second test...... Remember, don't give up. ”

What did the earthlings give up?

"I think it's the courage to yearn for the endless starry sky."

Why do earthlings kill each other?

"I think it's to fight for the opportunity to go to the stars."

Zhao Yu's finger hovered in the air for a few seconds, then clicked on the OK button.

If we have to fight, our battlefield should not be our home planet, and our enemies should not be our own compatriots. In the universe, this blue planet is so small, yet so important to us. It is our home, the refuge that our civilization has never left.

However, it is already time to leave, it is time to go out.

If we must fight, we should also use the stars as a battlefield.

Forward, forward, in the depths of the universe, there must be something worth fighting for!

"Can you ...... Really fighting. Christine also saw Zhao Yu's choice clearly, "This kind of bold choice is not in line with your previous personality at all, in case...... What if I make a mistake? ”

"There are always choices that people have to make, and I — think I'm the right choice."

As if to echo this sentence, all the buttons on the panel suddenly disappeared, and only the button selected by Zhao Yu was still in place.

Then the subtitles keep scrolling out of the panel.

[Route-Kepler 69C] confirmed.

[Civilization Circle - Earth] Confirmation of the degree of civilization.

[Galactic Civilization Consortium] access qualification confirmation.

[Missing information] confirmed.

[Deep Space Hibernation] is unlocked.

[Genetic Enhancement] unlocks.

[Space Jump] unlocks.

[Deep Space Navigation] unlocks.

[Deep Space Voyage] unlocks.

……

A calm voice sounded: "The assessment is over, and the result is confirmed - the earth has obtained the qualification to join the Galactic Civilization Consortium, and the consortium is obliged to provide the corresponding technology until the Earth civilization reaches the point where it can go to the chosen planet alone." Subjects are asked to remain emotionally steady, and after 126 seconds of Earth time, everyone will be teleported back to the Stage 1 assessment location. ”

I don't know how many people screamed and jumped up the moment the sound ended, there were raised arms everywhere, people hugged wildly regardless of who was around them, some people ran in the street shouting and screaming, some people waved the national flag on the windowsill, and the Internet was brushed with various patterns over and over again, accompanied by the hoarse shouts of the commentator: "We succeeded!" We did it! We're going to aim to unlock technology 2,700 light-years away instead of remaining trapped on Earth! After a hundred years of hard work, the earthlings have finally seen the light today! Thank you, Borg Ansol, Zhao Yu, Christine Sanchez, Hunter Malik...... Thank you all, you are the heroes of the planet! ”

In the S150 base, Wang Feng and Chandler glanced at each other and stretched out their hands to high-five, but at this time, a communication was inserted, and Wang Feng picked it up with a little surprise: "Hey? It's me...... Understood, notify immediately! ”

"What's wrong?" Chandler asked, but he immediately knew the reason, because Wang Feng gave a direct order in front of him: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Wang Feng of the Ministry of Security, how far is your unit from the first assessment site?" …… Immediately send the fastest car in the best condition to pick it up, and the survivors who participated in the assessment will soon be teleported back! Right! …… Bring medics and first aid equipment! ”

"I hope they are safe." Chandler said.

Wang Feng glanced at him and nodded: "It will be safe." ”

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The light in the room had dimmed, and only the light from the teleportation point still flickered to illuminate the two men sitting on the floor.

"Didn't you ever doubt the alien tips?" Christine let out a long exhale, "You...... Thinking they were actually their companions in the first place? ”

"No, but we can only gamble at this time, and there is no point in still seeing them as enemies at this time. I had been thinking a lot about it while I was still in bed, and after meeting the Buttermins man, an idea popped into my head. Zhao Yu held Christine's hand and whispered, "The word companion has different definitions in different contexts. When our gaze is limited to a city, the companion may be limited to people you are familiar with; When we look at a planet, our companions may be all people of the same culture and language; If we enter the Galactic Civilization Commonwealth, we will all be companions on Earth regardless of color, nationality, gender, and creed; If the scale is placed in the universe, the Buttermins and the Ahmeds will become companions...... If we meet in another universe in the future, maybe even the triangular civilization will become companions, after all, in that universe, it is almost impossible to find an atom from this universe......"

When Zhao Yu said these words with a stinky face, the familiar light around him began to emerge, he knew that this was a sign that the teleportation was about to start, but he didn't know why it seemed a little slow this time, but it was just right, he turned his head to look at Christine, and changed his expression with a wicked smile: "Oh yes, there is one more thing I want to correct." ”

"What?" Christine wondered.

"You just said that I don't even have dating experience, that's not right," Zhao Yu looked at her seriously, "When the injury is healed, should we give it a try?" ”

Zhao Yu didn't know if Christine had answered him, because in the next moment, they were covered in light and disappeared from this room.

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This is the end of the main story.

But tomorrow I will write an epilogue of one more chapter and finish explaining the characters. While there's still some time, leave a message if you want to see anyone's follow-up.

…… But do you lazy people really leave a message?