Chapter 675: The Second Age
Although there are many questions, Yang Yi is very measured. The other party is the Holy Emperor of Light, and even if it is just a memory, he may not be able to answer a question asked by a human. Besides, if you accidentally say the wrong thing, don't even worry about retaliation.
Yang Yi took a deep breath, and Lin Feng didn't talk nonsense.
"You were able to come here and find me, showing that you are destined for me. If there's anything you want to know, just ask. ”
Lin Feng's lips moved a few times, she did have a lot of questions, but she didn't speak, because Yang Yi also had a lot of questions to ask the Bright Saint Emperor.
"Senior, do you think the Human Federation can dominate the Galactic Alliance?"
"Not to."
Yang Yi was slightly stunned, and looked at the Bright Holy Emperor with great confusion.
"Yes, for sure." The Bright Saint Emperor let out a long sigh and said, "Obviously, you want to ask me why. Quite simply, everything we have now, to be precise, the many civilizations of the Galactic Alliance that escaped from the 'catastrophe' and came to the Southern Alpha System are all thanks to humanity. Of course, if the cause is investigated, the 'apocalypse' that led to the destruction of the galaxy was also caused by humans. ”
Yang Yi was secretly surprised, because it was not the first time he had heard such a statement.
"You are very confused, but there is nothing strange about it, because all the history you know is actually written by us." The Bright Saint Emperor smiled faintly and said, "If nothing else, it's to prevent similar things from happening again, and the same is true for curbing the Human Federation." ”
"Senior ......"
"I'm just the memory of the Holy Emperor of Light, and the value of my existence is to tell the people who came here the truth that has long been buried. I'm not doing this to help the Human Federation, I'm helping the Hidden Spirits, because what happened to me has proven us wrong. ”
Lin Feng was very surprised, and just as she wanted to speak, Yang Yi shook his head at her.
"You should know that both humans, the Hidden Spirits, and other civilizations all came from the Milky Way, not from the Southern Alpha System. It's just that you don't know that more than 10,000 years ago, when we were still living and working in the galaxy, the Galactic Alliance already existed, but it was not us who ruled the Galactic Alliance at that time, but the human beings who first mastered the ability to cross galaxies, that is, the first to use the original energy to reach the speed of light, and solved the problem of transgalactic navigation by opening space channels. The Bright Saint Emperor paused for a moment before he said, "Of course, no one, including me, understands that era. It's just that there is a clear record in the historical records of our Hidden Spirit Clan. At that time, all civilizations, including the Hidden Spirits, were subservient to humans. ”
"Surrender?"
The Bright Saint Emperor nodded and said, "I don't know much about the history of the Second Age, but I definitely know more than you. ”
Yang Yi smiled reluctantly, although he didn't quite agree with the words of the Bright Saint Emperor, but he didn't say it.
"As early as 10,000 years ago, when many civilizations such as the Hidden Spirit Race were still in the period of ignorance, mankind made a leap forward and entered the era of space navigation. I don't know how humans did it, but there is no doubt that humans were the first to master the method of using the original energy and the first to make space jumps. As a result, it is clear that when the human expedition ship came to our home planet, we regarded humans as god-like beings, and even thought that humans created us. Of course, it wasn't long before we made a leap forward with the help of humans, acquired advanced technology, and entered the age of space voyages. The situation is similar in other civilizations, which have made leaps and bounds. ”
"And then?"
"Over the next few thousand years, all the galaxies in the Milky Way have left human footprints. Of course, humanity has also established a ruling order. Although it seems that this ruling order can be maintained forever, and humanity will dominate the galaxy forever, this is not the case. The point is that not all civilizations want to be ruled by humans, and not all civilizations treat humans as gods. More importantly, after completing the exploration of the Milky Way, humanity has slowed down its progress. It's not that humans don't want to move on, it's that they can't get over that invisible obstacle. That is, humanity cannot use the technology it already has to step out of the galaxy. ”
"What's wrong with that?" Lin Feng asked.
The Bright Saint Emperor smiled faintly and said, "This is a big problem. Although the Milky Way is vast, it is not much larger than the Southern Alpha Galaxy. Although a few thousand years is a short time, any kind of creature can reproduce for dozens or even hundreds of generations. Thanks to advanced medical technology, not only human beings, but also us, the average life expectancy of many civilizations has been extended. The result is obvious, if we continue to move forward and open up more star systems, then the population explosion is not a problem. But as soon as we stopped, the space in the galaxy would be too narrow, and the known resources would soon be depleted by the exploding population. ”
"This ......"
"In fact, this is also the problem we encountered after we came to the Southern Alpha system."
Lin Feng sighed secretly and didn't say anything more.
"Actually, it's not that there is no solution, it's just that we can't do it. In the vast universe, the Milky Way is not the only star system, nor is it the largest. Strictly speaking, the Milky Way is not really big compared to other star systems. Obviously, if we can fly out of the galaxy and reach other star systems, even the nearest ones, we can solve all the problems caused by the population explosion. The Bright Saint Emperor sighed with a wry smile and said, "It's just that the space jumping technique we mastered at that time couldn't do it at all. Humans have tried many times, but they have all failed. None of the spacecraft that left the galaxy for other star systems returned or even sent a signal back, and all of them were lost. After suffering numerous failures, human scientists have thought that the space jumping technology we have mastered can only be used within star systems, and between star systems, there must be some kind of obstacle to space jumping. However, without space jumping technology, it would take 10,000 years to reach a neighboring star system even if it traveled at the speed of light. It is clear that we simply don't have that much time. ”
"So what to do?"
"Human scientists thought of another way out, dangerous, but the only hope that seemed at the time."
"What hope?"
"Harnessing the central black hole of the Milky Way."
"What!?"
"The so-called space jump technology is actually to use the original energy to distort space, so as to break through the constraints of the three-dimensional universe on us, and reach distant places from the fourth dimension that does not exist in the universe. So theoretically, black holes have a similar role. To put it simply, the spatial distortion caused by a black hole is enough to form a spatial passage that spans tens of thousands of light-years, or even the entire universe. So theoretically, we could reach other star systems, or even the other side of the universe, through the spatial channels formed by black holes. There is only one premise, that is, we must enter the black hole safely, and then leave safely, we need to use some way to protect the spacecraft entering the black hole to avoid being torn apart under the huge gravitational pull of the black hole. At that time, all we could use was our original energy. ”
Yang Yi nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what the Bright Holy Emperor meant.
"After completing the theoretical research, mankind has built an extremely large, and most powerful expedition ship ever built. Among other things, there are 10,000 large primordial energy converters installed, and the energy barrier created by them is enough to counteract the huge gravitational pull generated by the black hole. In addition, the spacecraft can accelerate to the speed of light in a very short time, and could theoretically even open up a space passage inside a black hole to reach 10,000 light-years away. It can be said that human scientists have done their best to ignore just one crucial factor. It was this oversight that triggered the cataclysm that led to the destruction of the galaxy and deprived us of our most precious home. ”
"Primordial energy."
"That's right, it's the Primal Energy. Black holes are formed not only by mass, but also by energy. Before entering the black hole, the spacecraft's Origin Converter was fully activated and operated at maximum power for a long time, allowing all of the spacecraft's Origin Energy Reservoirs to reach full load. ”
"These sudden excess energy caused the central black hole to expand dramatically, eventually engulfing the entire Milky Way."
The Bright Saint Emperor nodded and said, "Actually, human scientists have been worried about this for a long time, so they have made extra preparations. ”
"What preparation?"
At the time, some scientists were adamantly opposed, and although they were not able to convince the human authorities, they were able to secure some of the resources and use them to build a large number of spaceships that could fly at the speed of light and have ecosystems that could continue to operate for tens of thousands of years. When those crazy scientists sent the expedition spacecraft to the black hole, these scientists sent the built spaceships to various civilizations, and asked each civilization to select a part of the backbone members, ready to leave the galaxy at any time. It is precisely in this way that when the central black hole expands dramatically, many civilizations in the galaxy, including the Hidden Spirits, can escape in time. ”
"This ......"
"Isn't it paradoxical that humans have destroyed our homes but saved us?"
Yang Yi smiled reluctantly and didn't say anything.
"With the destruction of the galaxy, the glorious Second Age has come to an end. Although we escaped, we faced 10,000 years of exile. Of course, this is just the beginning for the present, the Third Age, and no one believed that we could reach the neighboring star system. After all, for us, the glorious Second Age lasted only a few thousand years. It is unimaginable for anyone to sail alone in the vast universe for 10,000 years, reach another star system safely, and gain a foothold in this completely unfamiliar place and build a new home. At the time, almost all survivors had no hope for the future. (To be continued.) )