Chapter 643: The Beginning of the World
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The Doctor had been sitting in the left-center seat of the aviation command module for several hours. The cold armrests of the seat reminded him that the environmental maintenance system had been completely shut down, and every puff he took in now was the air of this unknown planet.
According to the records of the ship's main control clock, 162 years have passed since leaving the Earth and flying into space, but for the doctor, the long cruising years spent in the hibernation chamber are just a glance.
He still looks like a middle-aged man, at most because of perennial overwork, and his hair is a little gray.
In the doctor's time perception, he has only been away from Earth for only five years. But in reality, how many years have passed on Earth, and how long is the time debt caused by a cruising speed of one-seventh of the speed of light? He has never dared to calculate it, and he has never asked the ship's master controller - it seems that the answer to this question can be kept in an uncertain state like Schrödinger's cat.
Outside the wide alloy sandwich lookout window, there is an endless broad-leaved forest, and a four-legged creature with a glowing green glow emerges from the dense foliage, looking like a herbivore.
A soft beep of F-Class warning immediately sounded in his ears, and the Doctor raised his hand slightly, indicating that he had noticed.
The alarm was lifted, and then a calm woman's voice sounded, "Doctor, it is not recommended that you estimate the attack power of these animals based on their physical appearance. ”
"I know, but our energy reserves are only enough to support the active shield for one hundred and thirty-four days, and we try not to turn on the defense system until we encounter an attack......" The doctor asked with a blank face, "Peter has been out for a week, can you detect his location?"
"Doctor, the radar system doesn't work here. The female voice asked, "Do you want to find a way to connect the cruise satellite?"
The doctor hesitated for a moment, but finally waved his hand.
Ever since that astonishing discovery, the Doctor has been wary of the ship's main control system. He even suspected that Professor Le Jun, an academician of the Academy of Sciences and the creator of the Star Project, was suggesting something by naming the spacecraft "Jingwei".
Perhaps, as the alarmist new media say, the polar relics are not a gift from a higher civilization, but quite the opposite. Just like his arrival at this moment, it is the beginning of doom for the intelligent beings on this planet who still drink blood and hair.
The green hoof creature outside the window lingered for a moment before walking away. Maybe the nearby river was their source of water, the doctor reasoned.
The "Toot Toot Beet ......" three long and three short sirens sounded again, and this time without waiting for the Doctor to remind him, the ship's main control automatically aborted it.
"Doctor, the active sonar system has detected a mechanical sound, it should be Peter. The main controller of the spacecraft, named Jingwei, reminded.
"How far is it?" the doctor stood up.
"11 minutes and 42 seconds...... Probably a little shorter......" Jingwei speculated.
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"Oh my God, you're not going to believe what I'm seeing...... Peter came out of the quarantine pod barefoot before the disinfectant was wiped clean, "each of those mountains is higher than Mount Everest, and there is no snow on the top...... But the most important thing is that there are really people living on it! It's exactly what Jingwei said!"
"Are you sure it's really humans, and not other humanoids?" the doctor asked anxiously.
"It's true!" Peter smiled and waved, "They have hands and feet, and their eyes and nose are exactly like ours, except for a few freaks...... But seriously, compared to Earth, the radiation here is too strong, and the genetic mutations are very significant. Doctor, do you say we're too lucky...... Or is Homo sapiens the inevitable end of the evolution of carbon-based organisms?"
"I don......'t know," Dr. mused, "However, there is a less appreciated view of the origin of life that terrestrial organisms and double helix DNA were carried by comets. ”
"If only Professor Jiangnan were here. Peter shrugged his shoulders, Professor Jiang Nan was a biology advisor for the Star Project and the president of the university where Peter went to study in China.
"You haven't said how the plan is going, but what the hell is going on?" The doctor was obviously more aware of the information provided by Jingwei than Peter in advance, so he was not as excited about the discovery of extraterrestrial Homo sapiens as Peter—or rather, the excitement had already been consumed by the time it was discovered that this was a planet with life at the moment.
"It's a bit of trouble, they're very timid...... It felt like the Indians that Columbus met when he first arrived in America. Peter pouted, "No, more cautious than the Indians." My luck is much worse than Columbus!"
"The environment is too harsh, and the genes of those who are so aggressive like you have been eliminated. The doctor teased, and then asked, "What about the prospecting, and is the environment of the gold-7 isotope mine on the map conducive to mining?"
"Don't worry! Open-pit mine, I've brought some back this time, so that the automaton can start shielding the core components of the ship. Peter said and asked uneasily, "Doctor...... Is that radiation really harmless? The numbers on the Geiger counters are frighteningly high. ”
"Who told you to take the instrument out?"
"You're really going to be like a god! It didn't take long for you to break. Peter sneered, "However, I always feel uncomfortable, you say, Jingwei is mistaken?"
Before the doctor could answer, the ship's main controller had already sounded: "My calculations can't be wrong, this radiation source only has a destructive effect on biological genetics. In addition, Peter you have violated the instructions of the acting captain by carrying electronic equipment into the radiation environment without permission, and as punishment, the system will block your entertainment system for thirty days. ”
"Hey!" Peter yelled at the ceiling, "The doctor didn't say anything!
"I agree with Jingwei's decision. The doctor smiled, and then said, "You clean up, come out of the cabin with me, and build the shield." ”
"Okay!" Peter saw that the doctor was about to leave the cabin, and his fear of unknown radiation eased considerably.
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Day 41.
"Magic!" Peter accidentally said in his native language because of his excitement, and then corrected it, "Magic! This is magic! Doctor, did you say that we passed through the wormhole and came to the wizarding world!?"
The Doctor didn't say a word, staring at the healing wound on Peter's thigh, and his stunned expression said it all.
"Would you like to try it?" Peter asked, "It's very simple, just follow Jingwei's method!" Suffer a little hardship, install a small chip, pay a limited amount, and get a huge reward! It's really interesting! To be honest with you, I don't even want to go back to that boring earth!"
"That's good. The doctor smiled and nodded, then stood up, "The mechanical cart won't last long, and you're going to have to walk with those Homo sapiens except for mining." ”
"I knew that Jingwei guy wasn't a thing!" Peter rolled his eyes, "All good things come at a price!"
"Next time you try to bring a local back, I've already written the mission plan for you. The Doctor opened the hatch and looked back, "Come in as soon as you're healed, in case you run into any more beasts." ”
"That's right!" Peter scrambled to his feet, "it's better to be careful!
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Day 112.
The sky is overcast and it can rain at any moment.
Most of the lookout window was already covered with gold-7 isotopes, leaving only a small opening for the Doctor to observe the scene outside the cabin.
According to Jingwei's calculations, the radiation hazard to electronic components has been reduced to a very small extent with this size opening, and the active radiation shielding system only needs a little energy to make up for it.
Outside, a large area of broad-leaved forest has been cut down, and the thick logs have been used to build dozens of simple wooden houses, and from here, the settlement, although primitive, is beginning to take shape.
Within a few decades, it would become a city - which the Doctor thought was a bit absurd, even though the plan was his own.
Peter, by contrast, seemed confident and full of energy.
It's easy to understand, and anyone would enjoy the feeling of being worshipped. Just like now: he was standing in front of the row of cabins, chanting aloud (the ship was isolated so the Doctor couldn't hear it), and a group of boys and girls were prostrate in front of him, occasionally raising their heads, their faces full of innocence and devotion.
In recent times, Peter would rather stay outside than return to the cabin if there were no special circumstances.
Before the settlement was built, Peter used his embedded chip to crack part of the structure of the local bioenergetic remains (magic crystals) and build a defensive network using what the Doctor considered to be a rudimentary compensation circuit (what Peter called the magic circle).
So, even if Jingwei said that several times he saw him take the native girl into his big cabin, the doctor just smiled and didn't bother to care—as long as it was safe and secure, Peter could toss this kind of thing however Peter wanted. In fact, he felt that the reason why Peter was still obedient was probably only because the two of them had different control over Jingwei.
That night, Peter went into the cabin to discuss with the doctor if he could name the city "St. Petersburg". This is another "ghost idea" after he named the nearby river St. Francis, and it is clear that it is a step further.
In order to figure out who had the final say here, the doctor deliberately thought for a while before agreeing to him.
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Day 185.
Today is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere of the planet, and the cabin is a little stuffy.
From the afternoon onwards, Peter had been in the evening party.
This time it wasn't his own idea, but part of the doctor's careful planning. Therefore, the name and content of the carnival and the prayer to be read must follow the rules laid down by the Wise Men. Peter had no doubts about this, and he himself was looking forward to the Midsummer Eve Carnival.
Half a year has passed since the ship landed, and in the past six months, Peter's work has been remarkable, and a large number of naturalized natives have roughly mastered the language - probably out of vigilance, the doctor subconsciously did not popularize the earth script on the planet, but let Jingwei design several sets of easy-to-learn alphabet scripts on his own.
The gold-7 isotope layer covered by the ship, in addition to the observation window left for the Doctor, was laid with dirt and vegetation as planned, and a simple church was built from the remaining raw ore to make the mission easier.
In recent months, with the deepening of religious activities, the attitude of naturalized indigenous people towards mutated offspring is gradually changing, and concepts such as "demonic possession", "curse" and "ominous" are beginning to take shape. According to Peter, someone has already secretly drowned the babies with their mutated characteristics.
The Doctor couldn't help but try not to imagine it, for a purpose he had to do, even if he couldn't bear it.
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Day 274.
The Doctor had stood in front of the observation hole for a long time, already convinced that it was going to be a glorious city, and he could really feel that he was creating a new world, a new civilization, which made him vaguely and honestly afraid.
Peter obviously didn't feel that way, and his motivation did not fade at all, but was driven by a sense of accomplishment and became more and more energetic.
Yes, the blueprint of this world was drawn by the Doctor, but it was Peter who implemented it.
Creating a whole new world from scratch has an intoxicating appeal for most men. Peter was apparently one of them.
In this unknown land, the seeds have been sown and will eventually grow into towering trees or thorns everywhere?
For the sake of some unspeakable secrets, in order to bury hidden clues, there will be countless dooms and disasters that will befall this world, and they will only grow the fruit of hatred in the end? Or will they have the wisdom to free themselves from the cage in advance?
The doctor's eyes were solemn and deep, and finally, he turned around.
"Tell Peter to seal this observation window. He took care of Jingwei, "I'm in hibernation, nothing matters, don't wake me up." ”
"Yes, Doctor. Jingwei took orders as usual.
Ten minutes later, the doctor watched the glass cover of the hibernation chamber slowly fall, took a deep breath, and suddenly remembered that he had not said goodbye to Peter yet.
Perhaps, subconsciously, he didn't know how to say goodbye to Peter.
Darkness descended, and before he fell into the deepest slumber, the Doctor had a dream in which the indigenous settlement above his head grew into a city, blown into yellow sand by the howling wind of ten thousand years, and then another city grew on the sand, rising and falling several times, and finally covering the earth and climbing over the starry sky.