The 26th century of human history looks set to be in a state of high development, with the population growing rapidly from 501,246,000,000 to 600 billion, 700 billion, 1 trillion, 1.1 trillion, 1.2 trillion, and the number of planets gradually increasing from 841 to 1,500, 2,000, transitioning to 3,000, 4,000.

Although there were several small twists and turns in the process, under the influence of the invisible hand of the honorary consultant of the East Galaxy Company, almost all of them were saved from danger.

Therefore, after half a century of accumulation, in the second half of the 26th century, the people at the bottom are generally rich, and the spare money accumulated in their hands is difficult to be consumed even if they use a large number of new technology products, and the CPI index will always lag behind the growth rate of GDP.

Due to the influence of social atmosphere and educational experience, the most optimistic direction for the people is the development of the planet, which will bring new benefits infinitely and make money.

Unlike in the past, the planets with pioneering value on the deep space road and the broken road have been gradually explored, and towards the more distant starry sky, human beings will have to come to a desolate world, but in this area more than 100 light years away from the human world, the surrounding dark energy is sparsely distributed, and the probability of finding a pioneering planet is suddenly reduced.

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In the distant starry sky 550 light-years away from the human world, a fleet of five spaceships is moving forward in the universe.

The Frontier Corporation's exploration fleet is undoubtedly the strongest of the many explorations into the inhospitable world, led by Prinsky, a regular employee of the Eastern Galaxy Corporation.

Prinsky, who was originally an obscure member of the original pioneers, was to pursue his resume, climbing the building with his bare hands many times and exploring deep trenches under the sea. Before the advent of deep geological exploration equipment, he went deep into the natural caves under the moon to find mineral deposits, and it is conceivable that he is definitely not simple.

The starry sky they are in at the moment is roughly near the Ghost Star Cluster, which belongs to the constellation Cancer and is located in the Ghost Cluster. There is a nickname called the Beehive Cluster, which is a special moving star cluster.

There are more than 500 member stars in the star cluster, less than 700 million years old, in fact, it is very similar to the Bi star cluster, if it were not for the ghost star cluster did not fall on the dark energy tide, I am afraid that an unmanned spacecraft would have visited here a long time ago.

It was also because there were no dark energy tides that the Frontier Corporation's exploration fleet had sailed for 100 years before coming here from the edge of the human world, intending to see if there was any pioneering value within the star cluster.

The stars inside the cluster are usually close to each other. Even if it is difficult to communicate with the outside world, if it is self-sufficient internally, it can still develop, and it is a place where there is a high probability of discovering a planet with pioneering value.

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Departure from the human world before the blockade was established, and the early Moon-class ships now look dilapidated and outdated.

The ship's crew occasionally listens to webcasts from the human world for the latest news. The world changes, and you send your own movements back.

"A massive gamma-ray burst has been detected ahead!" The ships in the flotilla that were in charge of fighting the front suddenly issued a warning.

"Gamma-ray bursts? What's going on? Could it be that there is a supernova explosion? Only the WASP-10 galaxy was a few decades ago. ”

The crew recalled. They remember that the supernova was entirely human-induced, causing quite a stir in the heart of the Deep Space Path.

But in fact, not all gamma-ray bursts come from supernova explosions, in nearly 10,000 star systems known to mankind and explored in depth. There are many super-large stars, and those in a special stage of evolution will frequently release gamma-ray bursts.

The gamma-ray burst quickly roared towards the spacecraft, and the ship's protective force field met with the gamma rays, causing the surface to be stained with a colorful film, like soap bubbles in the sun.

However, gamma-ray bursts are able to easily penetrate protective force fields. If it weren't for the dark matter armor blocking, I'm afraid that in the face of the gamma-ray burst just now, all the instruments inside the spacecraft would have to be destroyed.

After the first wave of impact, the storm did not end because of this, and at this moment, after the spacecraft fully activated its instruments to observe the surrounding world, it noticed that a powerful gamma-ray burst was occurring inside the entire ghost star cluster, second only to the supernova explosion.

Therefore, the star cluster in the storm, the space within a diameter of 25 light years was all dyed with a faint halo, as if it had come to life, exuding a strange feeling.

"What the hell is going on, how is the Ghost Star Cluster different from its brother Bi Star Cluster!" The crew shouted.

"The universe is so big that there are no surprises, since we are here, there is no reason to cringe, try to explore as much as possible." Prinsky gave the order to calm the crew and let them calm down to work.

After finding a larger star to use as a cover, the gamma-ray burst suddenly decreases in power, and after 10 days, it gradually weakens and ends naturally.

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"Captain, the results of the Ghost Cluster's exploration are out." In the flotilla, the crew reported to Prinsky.

"The basic information is not much different from the observations of astronomers in the early years..."

"The difference is the gamma-ray burst we encountered a few days ago, which is a cosmic disaster unique to the ghost star cluster, which occurs intermittently once every few months, and each time it spreads to the size of a star cluster."

"What is the cause of gamma-ray bursts?"

"Our initial suspicion is mainly due to the special structure of the ghost star cluster - the stars are too close to each other, and the gravitational pull affects each other, resulting in frequent star activity. But we don't know why there are no similar cosmic disasters in the Pyrotechnic Cluster. ”

"So the most important point is, does the ghost star cluster have pioneering value? It took us 100 years to get here, and it would be terrible if we found barren land. ”

Prinsky knew that the East Galaxy was currently expanding outward at a high speed, and they were far away from the human world and could not feel the changes, but in fact, more than 1,000 ships entered the outside world every year, so they faced competition, and if they didn't make some achievements, the halo above their heads would be quickly taken away.

"Captain..."The crew member of the report suddenly stammered, was it too nervous? Rest assured, even if it is not a good outcome, he Prinsky will not be afraid, it is a big deal to find a place to rest, or return to the human world in search of new opportunities.

"No... Captain..."The crew finally said, "We... We've made a big discovery... The discovery of 1 primordial planet is worth as much as the discovery of 1 star of life, according to Ms. Serra's speculation. ”

"What? You didn't lie to me? Prinsky stood up violently, but think about it, little Thera will not lie, so this time they have made meritorious contributions to the East Galaxy Company?

"How dare I deceive you, just... Ms. Serra said, although the primordial planets in the ghost star cluster are good, there may even be more than one, the problem is too far away from the human world, and there are disturbing gamma-ray bursts, we either stay and be patient and explore, and wait until the fourth generation of spaceships comes out, or the borders of the human world are connected, otherwise we don't think about how much help we can play for the East Galaxy Company. (To be continued.) )