"Bridging?"

When I said the two words that popped up in my head, I was greeted by an inexplicable gaze. Come on,.!

"Remember the dive plan we made last time?" I tried to remind them that "it was just the other few days, one night I had sleeplessness, and then I heard some mess of things, the sea, the other side, and the bridge—I mentioned it to you the next day, and the consensus was that I was hallucinating." ”

"I seem to be a little impressed when you say that," Sandora nodded against her chin, "Oh, come to think of it, that's what happened." Wait, you say bridging...... Do you think this black shuttle has something to do with what you hallucinated at the time? ”

"It's just a whim," I exhaled, slowly saying what I was thinking of Chapter 1163 "Now we suspect that the black shuttle came from the abyss, and we suspect that there really is a super civilization within the abyss that can make such a black shuttle: assume for the time being that these suspicions are valid. So when did they start making the first black shuttle? Although the detector we see now is still a test product, it can go all the way through the most chaotic areas of the abyss, and it will definitely not be as simple as the first generation of products. Otherwise, wouldn't the person who made the black shuttle be against the sky? So I'm guessing that the first attempt by the super civilization that created the Black Shuttle to drop a probe should be around the same time as the Old Empire began to dive deep. In other words, the two schemes are ...... It's all about working together. ”

"On the basis of? There must always be a basis for "The conjecture I put forward may be so shocking that most of the people on the scene were dumbfounded, only Sandora shook her head slightly and calmly raised her own question" It is a civilization that we know nothing about that makes the black shuttle, they may even be located at the bottom of the abyss, where it can be described as having no connection with the world of order, and the deep diving plan of the old empire is a part of the entire X plan, how can such a huge project suddenly synchronize with a strange civilization that is almost uncontactable? ”

I spread Chapter 1163 and opened my hands: "So I'm just a guess, and the specific process depends on how the experts make it up." Listen to me first: I think that the old empire and that mysterious civilization are working together on a certain project, not based on the situation of the old empire back then, but based on the information from the abyss that we have obtained several times in a row. In the old imperial era, I received a text message from the bottom of the abyss, and I was also exposed to something that seemed to be the abyss seventeen years ago, plus the 'auditory hallucinations' I had that night If these are all from the super civilization that made the black shuttle, then it is obvious that that super civilization exists in the Zhilu Dao Empire - at least they know that there is a group of intelligent beings opposite them whose technical strength is not weaker than their own. And then both sides are sending probes to each other. Isn't that enough that the journal of the old empire's dive ship mentions that they tried to signal the other side after reaching the deepest part of the abyss? ”

The two sides are constantly sending messages and detectors to each other when they are sure of each other's existence and have a rough idea of each other's "location", and that's what I'm talking about. And the purpose of their doing so...... It's a bridge.

The word "bridge" was only a few words that I had come up with based on my previous "auditory hallucinations" in a daze, but these two words are now lingering in my mind. If I could really hear the message from the super civilization that made the black shuttle, and the phrase "build the bridge" was really what they said, then it must have been a project that the other party and the old empire had worked on together - because in that auditory hallucination, I clearly remembered that the other party said "I hope we can discuss with the other side this time how to build the bridge". It can be said that I am not just conjecture, but based on a large number of known facts, but I have explained them in a more sensational way.

Sandora was silent for a long time this time, and she didn't seem to know whether she should agree with my speculation or not, and after a long time, she slowly spoke: "Then assuming that the things you heard at the time were not auditory hallucinations, and they were indeed related to the black shuttle in front of you, then there is only one explanation: the bridge building continues, and the super civilization at the bottom of the abyss has made near-breakthrough progress." ”

"They don't seem to know that the old empire has been destroyed" I suddenly felt a delicate mood, "When the empire was building bridges, it was still carrying out too many and too big projects, and as a result, they lost the entire empire, but those people at the bottom of the abyss probably don't know anything about it, they are still busy launching probes after so many years...... You say that the barrier between the two civilizations has reached such a level, what is the motivation that makes them so desperate to build bridges? ”

"Who knows, the people who knew all this back then are either dead now, or have defected to the side of the fallen apostles, and even if they are fallen apostles, I'm afraid they won't be able to fully remember the events of that year" Sandora sighed "The guys at the bottom of the abyss seem to be quite resilient, we can't establish contact with them, but I'm afraid the other party will keep working hard until they build the bridge themselves......"

I suddenly remembered the scene where a mountain separated two people, and they were both digging a tunnel towards each other, hoping to establish a pathway, but in fact, one of them died in a landslide accident just before the tunnel was excavated; The other person digging the tunnel didn't know anything about it, and he couldn't contact the person on the other side, so he could only wave his tools and continue digging with his head buried. Now, the people digging the tunnel are getting closer and closer, and we on this side of the mountain can even hear the thud of the earth clods falling...... It's that black shuttle.

"For what, the recipient of the black shuttle will be Ah Jun? Also, why did it come to the world of Yiersen? ”

A shallow voice suddenly interjected, which was a little bit of a break from the solemn atmosphere of the scene, I saw that there was almost no pressure on this girl's face, and the only expression was curiosity: maybe she was not interested in the history of the old empire and the super civilization at the bottom of the abyss at all, after listening for so long, she threw aside everything she didn't understand, and now she was only curious about one thing: what kind of strangers at the bottom of the abyss sent a detector, but the recipient wrote the name of someone in my Chen?

"Well, that's also a problem" My sister was stunned and looked at Sandora, "If the super civilization on the other side of the abyss is still building bridges, then the probe they launched should be for the old empire, but this probe has come to the territory of the Protoss. In addition, they don't know about the existence of Ah Jun at all, but this black shuttle obviously has an identity authentication, which clearly records Ah Jun's personal information, how can this be explained? ”

"First of all, the first point: for what black shuttle, the recipient can be a group outside the old empire," Sandora held up a finger, in fact, it is very likely that the super civilization that created the black shuttle did not even know what kind of civilization the Xiling Empire was. We need to consider the extent to which their abyssal diving skills developed when they and the Old Empire first perceived each other: the Old Empire's state-of-the-art deep-diving ships failed to communicate with each other instantaneously, and the other side failed to send a probe until the collapse of the Old Empire. Therefore, I think the two sides are more akin to a kind of 'communication' that looks at huā in the fog. Now we can't explain how the old empire and the mysterious civilization came to a consensus and started building bridges, but one thing is for sure, that mysterious civilization simply has no means to know about the empire. In this case, the 'Type III Law of Uncertain Contact' will apply, that is, the two groups are only aware of each other's existence, but have no knowledge of anything else, and an exchange between the two parties takes a long period of time, and the success rate of the exchange of information is less than 50%. In this case, the communication between the two civilizations is more like throwing paper balls at each other with their eyes closed, and the person who threw the paper ball does not know who Lu Dao's message is thrown to, nor does he know whether it is a person or a group of people on the other side of the road, or even whether the person who is about to read his paper ball is the same person who threw the paper ball over last time. This black shuttle is just that kind of paper ball, not so much for the old empire as for the 'group across the abyss'. ”

"For the mysterious civilization at the bottom of the abyss, all of us on this side of the abyss are the same" I followed Sandora's train of thought "The Xiling Empire, the Star Domain Protoss, and the Huron Protoss, when the other party has too wide information, we are a group, collectively known as the 'people on the other side'...... Eh, this is even more wrong, since the other party doesn't even know what the Xiling Empire is, then how did they know my name? Isn't this contradictory to what you said about 'seeing huā in the fog'? ”

"It's not contradictory, because I'm afraid you're the only 'clear individual' they have really come into contact with and understand." Sandora looked me in the eye and said, with a slight smile, "Remember what you did more than ten years ago, right?" ”

I suddenly understood: more than ten years ago, when I and Qianqian were both in the infinite light of the bear child, I first came into contact with something that seemed to be an abyss......

Sandora smiled: "That should be the first time 'they' successfully connected to the 'other side'" and you were the only one to answer at that time, although you haven't awakened yet, you are still a void creature, so your response must have been to successfully reach the other side, just like that, you became the only option for 'them' to fill in the recipient, and as soon as this black shuttle arrived in the world of order, it immediately sent a call signal to you. Actually, I should sigh that this probe designed by 'them' should have failed, because the black shuttle was so outrageous after arriving at the station that it even fell into the territory of the Protoss, and the strange nature of the probe made it impossible for us to find it easily on the 'side', in fact, it won't attract your attention at all. But it just so happened that the Fifth Fleet appeared at the right time, and you merged with the Void as you guided the Fifth Fleet, and you heard the call - before the power of this thing ran out. ”

Sandora is right, we do need to lament fate - to let this chain of events come to this point naturally, and if there is a slight mistake in any of these links, the black shuttle will not appear in front of our eyes. Although the whole process took at least 70,000 years, it seems that the "bridge" has been extended.

Now the question is, what do we do next?

"Now my mind is a little messy" My expression should be distressed, I feel as if I am standing at a crossroads, and one step forward seems to determine the future course of history, while more than twenty traffic lights are flashing in front of me, "Do you think the civilization that created the Black Shuttle is a good thing or a bad thing for the Empire?" If they really come out of the abyss...... What kind of impact will it have on the ordered world? From the only information available, there seems to be no hostility on the other side, but I always feel that it is good to be cautious. ”

Shandora exhaled, "We should indeed be cautious, it is as foolish as rashly shaking hands when two strange civilizations first come into contact with each other as rashly shooting, even if 'they' don't show hostility, we had better prepare for the worst." At present, the other party's skills are superior to those of the Empire, but I don't know if their skills in other aspects are equally advanced. In addition, we cannot unilaterally stop the other side from building bridges, and if their ultimate goal is to reach the 'other side', then according to the situation of Hesuo, it will only be a matter of time. So in this case, we can't passively wait...... Tavel, when will our next dive ship be ready to roll off the assembly line? ”

"The second deep-diving ship has undergone a very large-scale improvement and overall structural adjustment, and is still in the skeleton assembly stage, because of the many problems exposed in the first deep dive, the subordinates have almost completely rebuilt the energy network of the deep-diving ship, so it is ......"

"Okay, I know, it's good to be safe," Sandora nodded, "At least there is good news now, the black shuttle is obviously a relatively advanced detector, try to find a technique that will work for us in it." In addition, if possible, I should find out what the functions of the black shuttle are as soon as possible, at least I want to know if it has a data interface that can be read. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand!" Tavel nodded vigorously and gave a military salute.

I looked at the energetic chief female scientist: "Your task will be very heavy again, and you will work hard." ”

"This is the subordinate's honor," Tavel's quality projection smiled slightly, "and it is also the subordinate's greatest interest. ”

This is the end of the matter for the time being, and it will be up to Tavel to figure out the mechanism of this thing. Although it uses a technique that we have never seen before, Sandora believes that this technique barrier is more caused by the different forms of civilization at the bottom of the abyss, and the technique of the black shuttle itself is still at the level that the empire can deal with, so it is likely that Tavir's side will be able to make progress soon. At the same time, I was also prepared, and when the scientists confirmed that the black shuttle was not dangerous, and more importantly, Tavel was relieved to let me touch the thing, I would try to contact the latter again: I always thought that the mysterious civilization had gone to great lengths to launch a ball, it couldn't be as simple as just to let me sign for it and watch a smoke huā, there should be something specially given to me in the black shuttle, maybe a message? A greeting? Or is it their self-introduction? Everyone is curious about this.

It's time to say goodbye to this interesting world.

Although I came to the Blue Star as an alien, we also met a lot of interesting people here - especially the old man Gandalf who dreamed of the stars and the sea, and naturally had to say goodbye when he left. In the past few days, because we have been busy looking for the big round ball before, we have hardly had many opportunities to communicate with Joe, who regards alien research as the first priority in life, this is really a miserable situation, and now that we suddenly propose to leave, the old man is like a mourning concubine for a long time.

Before preparing to leave by the portal of the temple, all the people we knew were present, Old Man Qiao was receiving the enlightenment of Old Man Lei, and Mu was standing next to Elson, as if listening to the revelation of the gods to himself, although most of the people present did not think that Elson's thing could say anything revelatory. Eva stood in front of Monina with a somewhat nervous and reserved expression, and the two were talking in a low voice. The Blue Star has a tradition that every citizen born is protected by a god who is the guardian of the newborn's life. These Patronus include the five lazy slackers of the Clank Bell team and some of their high-ranking servants, adding up to fifteen, and Eva was born under the protection of the Shadow Star, so although she is the handmaiden of the God of War, she is protected by the Shadow Goddess - of course, this situation usually seems chaotic, but the people on the Blue Star have long been surprised, and there is nothing that is not chaotic when it comes to the Clank Five?

"Sister Monina loves Eva," Lynn whispered in my ear, "although they haven't met, Eva prays every day so that the two of them know each other." This is a very common situation, and most believers may not be able to meet us in their lifetime, but as long as they keep praying, they will always be with us. ”

"I can't understand this feeling," the corners of my mouth turned up slightly, "I guess the one over there can't understand either." ”

As I spoke, my eyes fell on Lilina, who was a few meters away, and the little man was pretending to be flipping through the Bible, and his mouth was full of words, as if he was religious: this look was absolutely for them to see, the so-called peers were enemies, and Lilina had never lost her share in front of them. But Lilina has always been a mystery about Tinkerbell's true level of devotion, and while she does have a good relationship with Tinkerbell, does a guy who dares to openly set up a tape recorder in front of a statue of the goddess to pray in place of himself really have the concept of "piety"?

"Lilina......" Lin, who has always been softer, will also show a crying and laughing expression in the face of Lilina, after all, in the profession of God, she is also a skilled worker, and she can naturally see how different Lilina, the Pope, is, "A person who is most unlikely to be compassionate to others, but he is better than my best Pope, probably only such an incredible thing will happen around you." ”

Me: "......"

I always feel that something is wrong with that sentence just now!!!

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