Chapter 1162 A Mysterious Civilization in the Mist?

The Empire-made research ship is a spaceship with a complete extreme environment adaptation mechanism and a full set of basic laboratories, and can be equipped with special laboratory modules at any time as needed, and its original purpose is to allow those Imperial scientists who are not much worse than the Imperial soldiers in terms of enthusiasm to go to any environment and complete any experiment they want to conduct, which of course includes the strange things collected by on-site analysis: many times, Imperial scientists do not have the patience to send these samples back to the rear for study, Instead, they chose to start their work on the front line. The research ship sent by Tavir is the latest model, and the most important laboratory on it is a sample analysis center that can perform structural and full qualitative analysis of any substance, and this center can carry out thousands of analysis items, from physical and internal structure to energy spectrum, and even when connected to the Imperial database, it can also query the "registry information" of the sample within the world, so it can be said that Tavir has frantically stuffed all the functions she wants into this ship.

Happily, less than a tenth of the fusiform unidentified objects we find come in handy.

The long axis is five and a half meters, the whole body is pitch black, and the two ends of the "space shuttle" emitting red light are now quietly suspended above the gravity-free platform in the analysis center, slowly rotating under the action of the traction field, several small probes are busily flying around it, using scanning beams or other things that sound very powerful to check each other's structures little by little, unlike the previous crystal ball with a diameter of one kilometer, most of the structure of this black sè shuttle can still be directly scanned - Although the scanned images are still confusing. And around the gravity-free platform, are the busy assistant technicians, these researchers in white robes seem to be in a serious disagreement, are divided into three or four camps to debate fiercely, each expressing their opinions, and as the debate progresses, their three or four camps are also reorganized at any time, the two scientists who are still standing on the same point of view one second are glaring at each other the next second, and the two technicians who were still refuting each other a moment ago may also be about to reach a consensus now, and there is more than one point of debate in which they have disagreements, Each point of disagreement yields several different points of view, and these different views are completely disorganized, and there are hardly any two assistant technicians who are on the same "camp" from beginning to end. I've been listening to it for half an hour, and the scientists are debating a lot of things, and my feeling goes from the beginning to "What are they debating?" It became, "What are they debating now?" ”……

"I feel like I'm going to be arguing for a while......" My sister, who was as confused as me, smiled in annoyance, and turned her head to look at Tavel's mass projection, as the highest-level researcher on the scene, Tavel did not participate in the discussion of these assistants, but frowned and thought about herself, but she still quickly responded to her sister's words: "Oh, it doesn't matter, those of us who are engaged in research, arguing about experimental projects are commonplace, Any workable solution is accompanied by a tenfold shot of the plan - it's just that today's situation is a bit peculiar, and we haven't really seen anything so strange. ”

"I found it, and it's theoretically related to me, but I can't tell what it is at all," I frowned and said as I looked at the slowly rotating black spin on the gravity-free platform, "Originally, it said two words when it was wrapped in that big ball, but now that the ball is gone, it also fell silent, do you think I broke something?" ”

"No, probably not," Tavel shook his head, "it's not based on data analysis, it's based on experience and intuition. The fusiform object was clearly a highly technical artifact, and the previous one-kilometer-diameter crystal spherical shell was supposed to resemble some kind of armor to protect the fusiform core. According to what you're talking about, the combination first authenticates you in some way, and after confirming your identity, it also gives you a notice that it will be unenclosure. Everything indicates that the whole process is within the predetermined procedure of this assembly, including the rupture of the heavy shell, which must also be the result of precise design. This high-tech stuff won't break in a simple shelling procedure. As for the reason why we can't read the information sent by the black shuttle, it may be that its kernel uses a different identity authentication method from the shell, and for the time being, we don't know what this authentication method is. Theoretically, yes"

"Black Shuttle? It's a good name, and it makes sense. Lin Xue said casually.

"Artistic conception? The subordinates didn't know what the artistic conception of Lu Dao was, and they gave it this name because it was very dark and looked like a shuttle. Tavel replied frankly, so the eldest lady almost choked: "You...... Forget it, it's like this for those who engage in scientific research. ”

"Authentication," I thought for a moment, "it seems like it's going to have to fall on me, and it seems like I'm the only one who can relate to it." ”

"Yes, theoretically, but my subordinates don't recommend that you try a second time right away. Before we know the origin and function of the black shuttle, there is a certain risk for you to rashly contact it, and this risk cannot be matched by the value. ”

"But the problem is, if you want to know what it does, I'm afraid the premise is to pass the certification," I pointed at the black shuttle with my chin, "You have already tried it just now, the black shuttle has a self-destruct function in it, forcibly destroying the shell or increasing the scanning strength will cause the core of that thing to produce a sharply enhanced energy response, and at present, the Empire's existing dismantling techniques can't get around this self-destruct lock that can't even explain the principle." ”

Tavel refuted my not-so-strict argument: "Whether or not that energy reaction is self-destructing is up for debate, after all, after we stopped disassembling the shell, that energy reaction fell back to normal readings, which is not a high-end technique, but as a self-destruct device, it is really useless design - it's like designing a bomb to recover all the fragments after the explosion." Theoretically, yes. ”

I waved my hand: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about that." You test it first, and if it's confirmed that it doesn't have any abyssal reactions, I'm going to try to talk to that thing again, as long as it's not an abyss, it shouldn't be fine, right? ”

Tavel bit her lip and seemed to have made up her mind, and she finally nodded after noticing that Sandora next to her had not been dissuaded, "Okay, but please don't touch this thing until the full scan is over." ”

It can be seen that Tavel's degree of attention to the "Black Shuttle" is not as high as the average two, and part of the reason for this jing may come from the "suspected origin" of the Black Shuttle: that thing appeared in the abyss reaction jing report area after the World Realm Management System issued a false jing report of the Abyss Gate, and according to the relevant regulations, such objects themselves should be classified as temporary Class A dangerous goods. And part of the reason is the technical content of the black shuttle itself: all indications show that the technical content of the black shuttle is enough to compete with the empire, and even with the gods, although it is not certain that this thing can exceed the existing technology of the empire, but just its operation method that makes Xiling technicians confused is enough to explain its possible technical level. And this made Tavel, as the chief scientist of the Empire, feel a heavy pressure.

Not only did I think of this, but even my sister could think of this, she looked at the black shuttle who was being scanned in all directions, and frowned: "Tavel, how high do you think this thing will be?" Could it be a techno-tech race as strong as the Empire? ”

Tavel didn't shy away from this question, she nodded frankly: "Judging from the strength of the Black Shuttle's materials and the way of internal energy flow, the race that made it is not necessarily stronger than the Empire, but it is very likely that the strength is comparable. The way it works and the energy it uses is inexplicable, and it's a very different product from any existing Skill Tree, but after initial simulations, the host has determined that the Empire can use spectral technology to create similar devices. This suggests that it comes from a maker who is as advanced as the Empire, but neither magic, nor technology, nor gods. ”

"In this way, it is impossible to be a fallen apostle." Sandora whispered.

At first, she had speculated that Black Shuttle came from the Fallen Apostle - because that thing might have come out of the abyss, and at present, we know that in addition to the Empire's "Deep Diving Plan", the only thing we know is the "great cause" of the Fallen Apostle, and Sandora suspects that Black Shuttle is some kind of new detection equipment made by the Fallen Apostle. And judging from the technical content of the latter, this guess is also reasonable. However, according to Tavel's research, the Technique Tree used by the Black Shuttle did not belong to any known filings in the Imperial database at all - it came from a third party.

"Could such a super civilization exist in the void, and neither the Protoss nor the Empire know anything about it?"

My sister asked with a frown.

Tavel was silent for a few seconds, then said uncertainly, "Theoretically, due to the infinite xing of the void, any speculation, as long as it is raised, is possible. But in reality, the chance of the existence of the Fourth Civilization other than the two major gods and empires is basically zero. According to the information projection theory in the void and the information disturbance model between the worlds of many ages, any civilization that is strong enough to a certain extent will have an information impact on the scope of the void that it can involve. The most striking example is that due to the existence of the Protoss, the vast majority of intelligent species in the multiverse have evolved into humanoids, and due to the existence of the Xiling Empire, almost all the civilized civilizations in the Void Quadrant that the empire has involved will produce the concepts of 'mystery' and 'technology' at the same time: even if they can only study natural science, they will develop a yearning for 'magic' through fantasy works, and even if their world only has magic, they will also fantasize about ' Technology's kind of thing, this is the impact of the heyday of the Xiling Empire on the multiverse. There is a very complex mathematical model to explain the extent of this effect, but you only need to describe it in a simplified version, that is, the limit range of the influence of information is equal to the maximum distance that the direct product of the corresponding super civilization can reach. This arrival can be physical contact or some non-contact means of observation. ”

Sandora seemed to be worried that I wouldn't understand, so she gave a simple example: "To use the Empire as an example, wherever the scanning range of the Garden of the Dead is affected, our information influence on the ordinary world can be affected, and within our line of sight, all the world realms will produce the phenomenon of two concepts of 'technology' and 'mystery' appearing at the same time, even if only one of the technology trees can be truly established in that world world until its demise." ”

"Then this black shuttle ......in front of you," I figured out what Tavir meant, "and since it can appear in front of us as a physical entity, it stands to reason that the information about its creator should have radiated into the territory of the Protoss. ”

Ilson immediately picked up the conversation: "The World Realm Management System can monitor similar information disturbances in real time, and I'm sure that this universe has not been modified by high-level information until now - oh, except for the influence from your empire. ”

That is, if Tavel's mathematical model is correct, at least within the bounds of common sense, the Fourth Civilization does not exist at all.

Since the creator of the black shuttle has sent this thing to our eyes, then it is equivalent to a connection with the territory of the gods, if this creator is a civilization as powerful as the empire, then the management system of the world will definitely detect the distortion within the world realm, if no distortion is detected, then the creator of the black shuttle must not be a super civilization. It's as simple as that.

But the structure of the black shuttle itself suggests that the techniques used to create it are at least on par with those of the Empire.

"Remember, it may have come through the Abyss," Bingtis pointed to the gravityless platform, "Although it doesn't have an Abyss reaction now, when it appeared, the 123 World Realm Management System reported it." Fake jing? The concubine doesn't think so. Maybe it was a real report, the door of the abyss did open, and then such a thing jumped out of it, and then the door of the abyss closed instantly. That door was there to get this thing out. ”

Will the Abyss Gate close like this? Bing Tisi put forward a very novel and challenging three views. Anyway, in my impression, the Abyss Gate has always done all kinds of evil, except when we blow it up, it never closes the door on its own initiative, but Bing Teis believes that there was indeed a brief opening of the Abyss Gate at that time, just to send Black Suo to the world of 123 - the purpose is unknown, and there is not even malicious intent.

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Bingtis reminded the second point appropriately: "Besides, you have heard voices from the depths of the abyss. More than once. Think about the deep diving plan, and then think about Chen's ...... when he was a child Chan's human childhood, the voices he had heard. ”

All the people at the scene who knew these things were woken up by Bing Tisi's words, and everything was connected in an instant, like a lightning bolt piercing the dark night sky, and I was blind...... Uh, no, I had an epiphany.

"There really is a world at the bottom of the abyss...... Tavel said dumbfoundedly, his voice as if he was sleepwalking, "There is even a super civilization, they ...... The probe is also being launched, and one of them has successfully arrived! ”

"Just guessing," Bingtis patted Tavel on the shoulder, "theoretically, right?" ”

"A whole new field!" Tavel suddenly woke up from a stunned state, with an excited look on her face: when we felt the pressure, the only thing she could think of was the research challenge that excited her, how to say it, she really deserved to be a scientist of the Empire, and she was a violent type in her bones.

I felt dizzy in my head, and I didn't even know what to do, and the topic gradually changed to whether there was a super civilization at the bottom of the abyss. But no matter how unreliable this speculation is, it's a possibility.

In the days of the Old Empire, the Deep Dive Plan had heard the "voice" coming from the bottom of the abyss.

Seventeen years ago, I even had the suspicious experience of having a direct conversation with the bottom of the abyss.

By all indications, there is a huge difference between the depths of the abyss and what we see on the surface, and the depths of the abyss are in a state of extreme calm.

The black shuttle in front of us triggered a report from the management system of the World Realm when it appeared, and it is believed that the door of the abyss was opened at that time.

And this black shuttle is inextricably linked to me – which reminds me of that conversation seventeen years ago.

I shook my head vigorously, put the mess aside for a moment, and looked at Tavel, "Do you think the makers of the Black Shuttle are a threat to the Empire?" ”

"The subordinate is only a scientist, not a strategist," Tavel replied frankly, "but the subordinate can judge from the information at hand that the other party is not a threat now." ”

"Oh?" My sister raised her eyebrows.

"It's not going to be easy for them to send this probe," Tavel pointed to the Black Shuttle, "and this probe is protected by a protective layer with a diameter of one kilometer, but that protective layer should only be part of a larger system: it is used to protect the core, so there will be more supporting devices outside of it, such as abyss-driven engines, navigation devices, perimeter shield generators, or whatever else allows it to go all the way from the bottom of the abyss to the surface, whatever the principle and function of those devices, They should all be there. However, we don't see any of these devices. ”

"So they should all have been destroyed in the process of 'floating', right?" Sandora nodded and said, "That's right, a complete probe can't just consist of a core and a core protective shell, there should have been something outside that big orb before, but it had been destroyed after spending too long in the abyss. Jun, you also mentioned what the sphere told you, its system is offline, which means that it can't connect with its starting point...... By all indications, the detector in front of us is also an imperfect test. Therefore, even if there is a super civilization in the depths of the abyss, they will not be stronger than the empire, and it is even more impossible to come out of the abyss. ”

Tavel looked approving, adding: "The old empire-era dive ship once dived into the 'depth' of the near calm zone, but the manned dive dive ship did not have a final core that could be ejected, so it ended up in front of the calm zone, and this probe seems to have absorbed the experience of the old empire dive ship, it is unmanned, and may have abandoned all its peripherals to allow this core to reach our world...... It feels ......"

"Like a two-way test?" My sister said casually.

Suddenly, two words flashed through my mind:

Bridge! To be continued.

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