Chapter 749: Number Three [Cleanser]
The emperor's words made Ge Wei creepy!
Humanity is going to be destroyed!?
Why?
Why would the emperor say it so firmly?
"Your world is about to be destroyed, and I see your human past. foresee what will happen to you in the future. The emperor's figure remained motionless, and the voice came into Ge Wei's mind.
"Human ...... The future?" he sat back down slowly, feeling a strong sense of unease.
"Being in your world, by looking at the four-dimensional ontology of the atoms that make up your world, you see the changes in your history. Because of this, I learned why humanity appeared, why your world did not have Zornar, and how your world would perish. ”
"Can you predict the future?" exclaimed Ge Wei. How is this possible!
"It really can't be. The Emperor sensed Ge Wei's strong mental fluctuations, and the two entered into Zornar's way of communication: spiritual communication. The Emperor said, "No life can predict the future. The future does not exist and is uncertain. The future can only be determined by the event. Each of your different choices will lead to a different future and a different parallel universe. ”
"That'...... How do you know that my world will perish?"
"Because I see the past. Emperor Zornar said, "I see the origin point that caused our two different universes, and it is this point in time that makes our two universes go on relatively different paths and happen different things. At this point in time, it is the evolution of Zornal. The Zonar of this universe has made you, and your appearance has caused something that should not have happened. It happened. And these things will lead to more results. ”
"What is the result?"
"Provoke a terrible group of enemies. The emperor said. "A group of enemies that even we Zornar don't want to face. ”
“......”
Ge Wei couldn't imagine it at all. What kind of powerful enemy would make a super civilization like Zornar fearful? He couldn't wait to know the answer, to know what humanity would face: "What is it? Is it a creature that has evolved to a higher dimension?"
"No, these enemies, on the same footing as us, are all civilizations trapped in the three-dimensional projection of the four-dimensional universe. Its scientific and technological level is only higher than that of human beings. ”
"How is this possible! How can this kind of technology pose a threat to you?" Ge Wei felt that the emperor must be joking!
"They are the Cleaners, the oldest group in the universe. Emperor Zornar said with great seriousness: "They are ancient. Even far beyond our Zornar, their existence can be traced back to the beginning of the formation of the universe, the early days of the birth of the fire of civilization. They are the true overlords of this universe. And they are coming to your human world with only one purpose, and that is to destroy you. ”
Ge Wei was stunned for a long time before asking, "What is a cleaner?" He couldn't believe that a group of races based on three-dimensional technology could be stronger than Zornar who had touched the fifth dimension. No kidding, it sounds as funny as a kid being a world champion!
Emperor Zornar's mental fluctuations came: "The Cleanser is just the name given to it by other races in the universe. No one knows their real names, and no one knows who they are...... Or rather, what is it that makes them. Even we can't see where they came from. They are the most mysterious group in the universe. ”
"They're silicon-based life too?"
"Of course not. ”
"Is that carbon-based, sulfur-based?" asked Ge Wei hurriedly. He also doesn't know if there are sulfur-based life forms in the universe.
The emperor replied: "They are neither silicon-based nor carbon-based. They are lifeless. ”
"What do you mean?"
"They're not living beings, they're a bunch of machines. They have beaten us before. ”
Emperor Zornar's words shocked Ge Wei again.
"It's a bunch of machines!? can beat Zornar!"
"Not Zornal. It's the ancient Zornar. The Emperor corrected, "In the matrix, there is a database. It is a record of all the historical and civilizational achievements of my race since its birth. In the records of the database, tens of millions of years ago, the ancient Zornar. It was not silicon-based life like the current one, but ordinary carbon-based life with a soft form. Resemble the snakes of your earth. At that time, the ancient Zornar tribe still had a very low level of technology, and it had only been a few hundred years since they came into contact with annihilation energy. Many of today's technological achievements were not available at that time. Therefore, it is not surprising that the ancient Zornar was defeated by the purges. ”
"What are these cleaners, and where did they come from?"
"The origin of the cleaners is unknown. We can only speculate that they came from a very, very old civilization whose history can be traced back to the chaotic period at the dawn of the universe. They should no longer be in this four-dimensional universe. ”
"Isn't Zornar able to see through time?"
"Our perception of the universe is based on this four-dimensional universe. Not omniscient. Zornar is not a god, don't think too highly of us. We can trace the past of an object and see it, not see everything. The cleaners are self-replicating, and their process is all we see. When we look at the cleaners, we can only see the beginnings of their self-replication, and we cannot go further back to their founders. ”
The Emperor paused: "Perhaps, we can see the ancient founding race from the first created Cleanser Mother. It's a pity that we are only aware of the existence of the Mother and do not know its whereabouts. The only purge we've come into contact with is their cruising fleet. ”
"I wonder why they attack the ancient Zornar, and why do you think they're coming to trouble us humans?"
This is what Ge Wei is now desperate to figure out.
The Emperor was patient and explained to him, "The Cleaners, as their name suggests, exist to cleanse the universe. The energy of the universe is infinite, and the energy of annihilation can reciprocate and provide an inexhaustible source of energy, but the space of the universe is limited. With unlimited energy and limited living space, the result is crowding. Every civilization that has mastered the technology of annihilation energy will enter a never-ending expansion. The war for living space. It can be found everywhere in some crowded places in the universe.
"The cleaners believe that a civilization. When it comes into contact with the energy of annihilation, it means that the civilization is becoming more technologically mature. Left unchecked, it will inevitably become a threat to the cleansers and creators. The founders of the Cleaners, in order to have enough room for their race to survive and reproduce in the future, created the Cleaners, allowing fleets of Cleaners to roam the universe, searching for and destroying any race that has mastered, or will soon master, the energy of annihilation. Our galaxy is also littered with fleets of cleaners. It just so happened that tens of millions of years ago, the ancient Zornar mastered the energy of annihilation. Found by the Purge. ”
relative to the universe as a whole. The Milky Way is nothing more than an insignificant little place. Ge Wei asked, "How many cleaners are there in the galaxy?"
"A lot, a lot. They are distributed in various regions of the Milky Way and cruise in a fixed cruising orbit. The Orion spiral arm we are in is home to two fleets of Washers. As far as we can see, there are trillions of Scavenger drones in this fleet, and none of them are capable of dealing with the weapons you humans have. ”
Trillions!?
Ge Wei was a little crazy: "Didn't you just say that the purge has a technological level." Is it just one line higher than us humans?"
"The line can decide whether to survive or to perish. The simple shield technology equipped by the Cleaners alone is not something that a human weapon can crack. ”
Ge Wei broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this: "That...... What will the cleaners come?"
"The Cleaners don't go straight into the solar system for cruises. It will only cruise from a position of two light-years away from the solar system at most. This is the data we observed. ”
"And what is the reason, on what basis do you judge that the cleansers are dealing with us humans? Only civilizations that have access to the Annihilation Energy Technology will be targeted by the Cleaners. As far as I know. Humans simply don't know what annihilation energy is. Mankind is still working on nuclear energy. How could the cleaners notice us?"
Ge Wei had a fluke in his heart, he preferred to believe that his idea was correct. Because this new news is so terrible!
But he also understood that Emperor Zornar would not talk nonsense, and humanity was really going to face a terrible catastrophe.
The difference in the level of science and technology between the two sides is too great. The kind of energy shield full of science fiction alone is not something that humans can match. Once the war breaks out...... No, it would not be a war, it would be a one-sided massacre, a genocide!
Humanity will be erased without any suspense!
The Emperor replied, "By observing the four-dimensional ontology of the earth, I have seen the development process of mankind. So I know that humans have actually been exposed to annihilation energy. ”
"What!?" said Ge Wei.
There is no doubt that nuclear energy is the most sophisticated form of energy available to mankind. If it weren't for the fact that human beings have not yet matured in the technology for the safe use of nuclear energy, then nuclear energy would have been able to replace bioenergy and become a universal energy source for mankind.
In Ge Wei's impression, the annihilation energy technology, the most cutting-edge technology in the universe, should be far beyond the reach of human technology. However, the Emperor claimed that humanity had come into contact with the energy of annihilation, but he was just a lonely person. This didn't make him frightened.
"Are you saying that there are already some developed countries that are already so advanced in technology?" said Ge Wei, who first thought of the United States. It is undeniable that Uncle Sam's scientific and technological achievements in various fields have always led human society.
"You're wrong. Emperor Zornar said, "I didn't say that human beings have mastered or are about to master the energy of annihilation, I mean that human beings have just come into contact with the energy of annihilation, and they are unconscious. ”
"Unconscious?"
"Yes. Humanity has been exposed to the energy of annihilation, but you are unaware of it. ”
"This ...... What's going on?"
"When it comes to annihilation energy, you first have to know what annihilation energy is. Emperor Zornar threw a lot of knowledge directly into Ge Wei's mind: "In the universe, there are two forms of matter, namely matter and antimatter. Like the two sides of a mirror, matter and antimatter are relative and mutually beneficial, they exist because of the existence of the other, and they are extinguished by the annihilation of the other. There is a word in your civilization that describes them well: yin and yang. Matter and antimatter do not appear separately, and a matter of any quantity must correspond to an antimatter of the same magnitude. And when the two are in the same three-dimensional space. The two will cancel each other out, creating an annihilation reaction. Unleashes a huge amount of energy. This energy is more efficient than any other form of energy in the universe, and this is the energy of annihilation. ”
"You mean. Human beings have not actively contacted the annihilation energy because of the annihilation of matter and antimatter, but have just accidentally and passively encountered it?" Ge Wei hurriedly asked, if this is the case, human beings are too weak, right?
"No, humans are actively exposed, but humans don't know the meaning of their actions, in other words, they don't know what they're exposed to. Emperor Zornar explained: "Mankind is exploring the realm of antimatter. Far beyond the height of human technology itself. Humanity has been exposed to something they shouldn't be exposed to in advance – antimatter. You tend to think that matter and antimatter are separate, but they are not. In multidimensional space, natural annihilation reactions occur all the time, and annihilation reactions produce powerful background radiation, which is projectile into three-dimensional space, forming what you call cosmic microwave background radiation. This annihilation reaction in the natural state is a phenomenon beyond three-dimensional space, which is difficult for humans to understand. All you need to know is that the scavengers can observe this radiation. ”
Ge Wei asked, "What do you mean is that in the process of studying antimatter, human beings inadvertently induce annihilation reactions. Radiation was released, and it was detected by the Cleanser Cruiser fleet?"
"Quite the opposite. The Emperor replied, "In the process of studying antimatter, human beings did not cause annihilation. And because of this, humanity has been observed by the cleaners. ”
Ge Wei was completely confused.
He thought the emperor meant. Humans inadvertently cause annihilation reactions, letting cleaners know that humans have been exposed to annihilation energy. Human civilization was discovered. But the emperor told him the opposite. This made his originally clear thinking suddenly confused. He could no longer understand what the emperor was saying.
At this time, the emperor slowly stood up, and at the same time, a white light descended, and a painting board was made in front of Ge Wei, on which was a white blank canvas, and there were complete painting utensils on the shelves next to it. What's even more bizarre is that Ge Wei also saw a one-yuan coin next to the painting tool, which was actually RMB.
"It's ......"
Ge Wei is very strange, could it be that the emperor suddenly came to Yaxing and wanted to learn how to paint oil paintings by humans? What the hell is that dollar coin......
Emperor Zornar's words came: "Since you don't understand what I said just now, I will show you through this, and I believe you will understand it soon." ”
Ge Wei immediately saw that as soon as the emperor's words fell, an oil painting brush suddenly flew up on the shelf, and this oil painting brush seemed to give birth to self-consciousness.
Ge Wei looked back at the Emperor, and he knew that this must be the Emperor using Zornar's powerful spiritual power to manipulate the paintbrush in the air. Such a fantasy scene is a superpower that many people dream of...... After all, I'm half a little bit younger than Zornar, right?
However, I saw that the oil brush, which was stained with gray paint, flew lightly and began to spread evenly on the white canvas, and the movement was fast.
In the blink of an eye, the originally white oil canvas was fully painted with a thin layer of gray. The white canvas turned into a gray canvas.
"What does that mean?"
Ge Wei fully understood what the emperor wanted to say. What kind of mystery does this kind of foolish graffiti contain without any skills?
I heard the emperor explain: "As I said just now, at the level of multidimensional space, annihilation reactions occur all the time. The cosmic microwave background radiation observed on the three-dimensional cosmic scale is a projection that occurs on a multi-dimensional cosmic scale. The state will change uniformly due to the radiation released by the annihilation reaction. ”
The emperor pointed to the canvas: "Just like this canvas, it represents the universe in its original state, which will slowly change the color of the background under the influence of continuous annihilation. ”
Ge Wei nodded in understanding. The canvas changes from white to gray, not that the cosmic background also changes from white to black. It just means that the cosmic background will be like a canvas, unified and the whole will be affected, changing colors. It's all the effect of annihilation.
At this moment, the oil brush flew to the paint box again, stained with a darker black gray. Then the brush flew back to the canvas and spread it evenly again, making the color on the canvas darker than before.
"After the birth of the universe. Over time, the cosmic background radiation also changes its state in a comprehensive and uniform manner. When certain special celestial bodies. When a large number of rays are concentrated in the explosion, the background temperature in that area is a little darker than in other places. ”
The brush was stained with some black paint. Several corners of the canvas were painted in black.
Just as Ge Wei became more and more puzzled, the one-yuan coin flew up by itself, as if it had been pressed on the oil canvas by someone exerted pressure, clinging to the canvas and being placed in the center of the canvas.
"The study of antimatter inevitably requires observation and experimentation on its properties. Humans have completed the grasping of antimatter and imposed magnetic field restraint on trace amounts of antimatter. Capture it. In this way, the annihilation between these antimatter and positive matter is prevented. ”
After Emperor Zornar finished speaking, the oil brush was once again stained with jet-black paint, and the entire canvas was quickly and completely blackened.
What was originally a snow-white canvas has now become a completely black canvas.
At this point, the one-dollar coin left the canvas and flew back into the paint box.
Thus, when the overall canvas appears black, its center. However, there is a dot that is obscured by the coin and is not blackened.
"This circle is where you humans are. Emperor Zornar woke up the dreamer with a word: "Because of the experiment of human beings to grasp antimatter, a part of the antimatter that should have been annihilated as soon as it appeared." It is not normally extinguished, and the cosmic microwave background radiation here is relative to the rest of the universe. It was reduced. ”
The whole canvas slowly floated, and at this moment, Ge Wei's heart was already in turmoil. I already know everything in my heart!
This small circle allows for the existence of a civilization that can grasp antimatter. Clearly passed on to the distant cleaners!
It turned out that what the emperor said was exactly the opposite, this meaning!
It turns out that it is not because it can cause annihilation that human beings are discovered, it is precisely because of the annihilation that human beings are exposed!
The rest of the universe is darkening, but where humans are, they are as bright as beacons in the night!
"Normally, this small amplitude of cosmic microwave background radiation anomalies are masked by the chaotic interference of various other radiation waves in space. However, this anomaly can be observed at certain angles. I believe that Zornar, who created you humans, should leave you humans with some information, such as a calendar that records the cycle of the Orionite Spiral Arm Cleaner. As long as before that, humans have grabbed antimatter, and humans will be exposed. If humans only grasp the antimatter after this, human beings will not be exposed in this year, but will be able to buy tens of thousands of years of development time. If there were tens of thousands of years of development, humanity might be able to fight the cleaners on their own. But now, you have been exposed. Your world has entered the countdown ......"
Mankind did have a calendar that predicted the end of the world.
It's just that who would think that this is not a prediction of the end of the world, but a warning of the "safe period" for mankind to develop certain technologies.
The Cleaners must have observed a cosmic background anomaly near Earth. The cleaners are coming.
Without the intervention of a strong external force, with the current level of human technology, it is impossible for mankind to survive under the sweep of the cleaners.
Even if the final moment comes, the countries of mankind can abandon the concept of national and unite as human beings to fight against extinction together, but the difference in strength is still too great, and there will be no other outcome for mankind.
"You must help us!" said Gowee to Emperor Zornar.
He believed that as long as the emperor nodded and decided to help the human race resist the purges, with the scientific and technological power of Zornar, it would be no problem to win this battle.
"We refuse. "The Emperor is categorical.
Ge Wei smiled bitterly.
At the beginning, the emperor asked him to help them fight the civil war, and he refused without hesitation. I really didn't expect that Feng Shui would take turns so soon.
"Zornar's only pursuit is to transcend the three-dimensional projection of the four-dimensional universe and evolve to a higher dimension. We only do what is good for that. We don't care about the affairs of other races, and we don't interfere. Therefore, we will not grant your request. ”
"You just watched the entire human race be destroyed?" said Ge Wei with some confidence, but still had a hint of luck and asked, "As a high-level civilization, shouldn't Zornar's moral code be more noble?"
"Except for me, and the rebels, all of Zornar has no emotion. There is no such thing as 'noble'. Zornar's moral code only restricts us from randomly attacking the lower races. In turn, help them develop. We're not going to do it. We don't care about them. There is no need to focus on the lower races. Emperor Zornar said, "As for me, as emperor. I am responsible for my race, and I will only make decisions that benefit the evolution of my race. ”
Ge Wei nodded, he understood what the other party meant, and he also knew that a high-level creature like Zornal would not care about the life or death of the crab. Neither do humans. The only thing that could make the emperor change his mind was if the crab could provide what they needed.
"Well, what if. Shall I help you fight?" Ge Wei had already made up his mind at this moment: "If I help you deal with the rebels and join your civil war, can you help us fight against the cleaners in the future?"
Emperor Zornar was silent.
In an instant, countless spiritual fluctuations rippled from everywhere. It seems that all the Zornar in the universe were alarmed by Ge Wei's words, and a meeting of all Zornar immediately unfolded in the spiritual world.
Ge Wei could not perceive the specific content of the meeting, and he had a high level of spiritual power relative to humans. He could only feel as if there were countless eyes hovering around him. Emperor Zornar is like a giant transceiver antenna, and all Zornar, including the rebels, are using the emperor as a hub. Have a spiritual conversation.
The meeting ended quickly.
In less than five minutes, Ge Wei felt that countless spiritual tides began to recede.
"The rebels express regret and understanding for your decision. The Emperor's words entered Ge Wei's mind: "Zornar thinks that the Zornar of your universe, their successful evolution is not enough to replicate. We should continue our path. Pursue further evolution. And the rebels believe that the Zornar of this universe provides a good proof. Thinking that regaining emotion may be the ultimate path. Philosophical differences remain. The war will continue. So, we accept your assistance. The rebels also said. They are willing to see you as a formidable enemy and will go all out against you. ”
"Then you agreed?" Ge Wei breathed a sigh of relief. He was also afraid that the two factions of Zornar would stop fighting because of the emperor's discovery. Then humanity has no chance at all.
"We promise you a deal. Of course, if you also think it's a trade. ”
"Yes, it's a deal. Ge Wei nodded with relief: "I will fight for you, in exchange for you to drive out the cleaners for us." ”
"No, humans, we won't fight for you. But the emperor said.
"What do you mean by that? Didn't you say yes, you have already agreed to this deal?" Ge Wei was a little annoyed.
The Emperor explained: "Zornar does not care about the development of other races, and we will not interfere personally. However, we can allow you to learn our science and technology on your own, including the technology of annihilation energy and the technology of matter conversion. At the same time, we allow you to develop any resources within the empire's borders without harming Zornar's interests. Also, I allow you to use the matrix. The function of the matrix is very powerful, through the control of the matrix by mental power, you can create anything you imagine, as long as you know the internal structure and operation principle of an object, you can directly create it. ”
Ge Wei was stunned for a moment, thinking of the white light that fell from the sky, those strange objects, teacups, popcorn, apples, canvases...... That's how it all came about.
"That'...... What about weapons, can weapons also be made through the matrix?" Ge Wei's eyes gradually lit up, if he could get Zornar's advanced technology and create some super weapons to bring back, then it would not be impossible for humans to fight against the cleaners!
As soon as Ge Wei's question fell, with a white light falling from the sky, a black firearm with a very sci-fi color and a set of blue-black armored combat suits appeared in mid-air, slowly floating up and down.
"This is an antimatter weapon that uses Zornar's most cutting-edge technology. Emperor Zornar said, "Zornar does not use guns, because the energy released by our body is more lethal than any weapon." This weapon was created for you by me according to human habits, and it is a gift. And this set of combat armor. ”
As he spoke, this black, beautifully shaped individual firearm, and the combat armor of the same size as Ge Wei, slowly floated in front of Ge Wei.
Ge Wei reached out and took the firearm. He had never touched a gun, let alone such a high-tech weapon. But playing with guns doesn't mean that you haven't seen others play, and you don't often see them on TV. He quickly got up and running, and it felt very comfortable to the touch, and it was as smooth to use as an extension of a limb.
"This gun has no name, and in this universe, there is only one. Zornal technology, let it be controlled only by you. It records your genetic information, and no one can use it unless it's another you from a parallel universe. ”
Ge Wei briefly looked at the set of combat armor again, it was fully covered, and he couldn't see his eyes, and the joints were blue-black metal armor that matched the characteristics of the human body, and there were many glittering details on the arms, and he didn't know what to use it for.
"Can you open this technique to me?" asked Ge Wei, turning his head.
"Yes, any technology you can think of, you will get. Including annihilation energy technology, including starship building technology. Emperor Zornar replied in the affirmative.
"What about the materials?" Gowey looked at the antimatter gun and the combat armor, and found that they all appeared to be made of an unknown alloy. The material of this alloy has a very unique touch, it is very hard to the first touch, but when you touch it carefully, you feel very flexible. This is by no means a metal known to man.
"The main material used in this weapon is fullerian ironcene and a variety of organic alloys. You are not yet able to make any of them. The Emperor said, "We will open up the resource belt within the empire's territory for you, and you can collect fullerenes and all kinds of rare metals at will." Aside from the Empire's inherent assets, we will not interfere with any of your efforts to collect materials, and of course, will not provide you with any assistance. It's all up to you to do it all on your own. ”
"Looks like I need to build an excavator first. Ge Wei chuckled, which excavator is stronger?
"Fullerenes are produced in outer deep space, and what you need is a mining barge. ”
Ge Wei nodded: "So, we have reached an agreement?"
Emperor: "Yes, we agreed. ”
At this moment, there are only 189 days left before the Cleanser fleet arrives at the Orion Spiral Arm observation point. (To be continued......)