Chapter 1024: The Exchange of Two Civilizations
A device capable of producing nuclear fuel out of thin air!
The mood in Chu Guang's heart at this moment could no longer be described by the word shock.
"Incredible...... It's incredible! Yin Fang touched his nose, his eyes staring at the device called the perforator, and it seemed that only this word was left in his mouth.
The expression on Lu Bei's face was similar to him, and he was also shocked by the picture in front of him.
He didn't know much about the complex physics, but he knew very well that helium-three was the strategic resource that the alliance needed the most and that was difficult to regenerate in a short period of time!
Thinking of this, Lu Bei couldn't help but whisper.
ββ¦β¦ Doesn't that mean that we have ...... Infinite energy?! β
As long as the energy from the fuel tank is continuously extracted and then stuffed back into the perforator to be recharged, they can continue to "borrow" the light of another world and make it the shape they need!
Yin Fang, who heard this, suddenly woke up, but he did not hesitate to interrupt Lu Bei's imagination.
"No!"
Lu Bei, who was stunned, cast a puzzled gaze at Yin Fang, and at this moment, Chu Guang's hand was on his shoulder.
"It sounds like a cheap idea. But in my experience, cheap often means that there is a price hidden in it that we don't know about, and most likely we can't afford it. β
Bypassing Lu Bei and walking to the side of the perforator, Chu Guang stared at it for a long time.
The mottled rust was hard to believe the machine was still working, but the reality he saw with his own eyes could never be fakeβthey did borrow the light of another universe.
And it is the light from the Creator universe.
"You're right, there's so much we don't know about it, and ignorance itself is the biggest threat," Yin Fang picked up his words and hurriedly continued, "Remember His advice?" β
Chu Guang nodded.
"Don't try to break the fourth wall."
This sentence was heard by Night Ten in the second of the South Gate, and was updated in the post on the official website forum.
Yin Fang snapped his fingers and continued excitedly.
"That's it! I don't know if you've noticed, that wall...... Most likely, there was something that even He would be afraid of. β
Even civilizations that shatter the void and leave this universe will feel fearful......
It's hard to imagine what that thing looks like.
But on the flip side, this perforator can be an effective deterrent.
If one day in the future, they really meet other interstellar civilizations in this universe......
At this time, Heya, who had been holding her arms and did not speak, suddenly burst out of her mouth with a sentence.
"I'm sorry, but I'm more concerned about something else. So...... We are all created...... Uh, the characters? β
She wasn't sure if she should use that word, but she always felt it was the most accurate.
Yin Fang nodded, then shook his head again.
"You can say that, but there's no point in dwelling on this. According to the clues left by the pioneers, not only were we created, but our Creator was also created by another Creator...... This is true of all universes, iterating layer by layer, with no end. β
Perhaps there is an end.
But that comes to the category of agnosticism.
Hea fell into deep thought, pursed her lips, and did not continue to speak for a long time.
Too much exploration of the spiritual world is actually not a good thing, and there are some things that do not make any sense even if they are known.
For example, Chu Guang didn't care very much about what was behind the fourth wall.
There is no doubt that every decision he makes comes from his own heart.
Whether or not the Creator exists does not affect His judgment.
He was even more inclined to think that this kind of thing was the same as "psionic energy".
His existence itself is not subject to someone's subjective will, but just a stroke drawn on the wall by someone in another world, which just draws the trajectory of his life.
If the stroke is crooked, it means that the painting is just someone else in another universe, even if this person has the same name and surname as him.
Based on this theory, he and his Creator are one in a billion possibilities for each other.
Whether or not the Creator exists, his fate is not decided by anyone and has always belonged to him alone.
At this time, Heya, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke again.
ββ¦β¦ What we just tested was supposed to be the reverse operation of the perforator, what if the forward operation was carried out while inserting a fuel tank filled with helium triple fuel? β
Yin Fang immediately spoke.
"That's going to another world...... Just like Dr. Qiu Shiye, through the gap in the fourth wall, he traveled to the Creator's universe in the form of electromagnetic waves. β
Everyone at the scene fell silent, and the huge warehouse was silent for a while.
It doesn't sound like suicide.
At least from a materialistic point of view, this is undoubtedly the case......
Chu Guang coughed lightly, interrupting everyone's thoughts.
"Alright, that's the end of today's experiment...... We did get something amazing from South Gate II. β
"Using it to produce helium-3 is purely overkill, and that bit of energy is a drop in the bucket for us, so it's better to use this guy to do something meaningful."
Hea tilted her head.
"For example?"
"Study the Void!" Yin Fang's eyes flashed with a blazing light, and his sharp eyes were like a lion that had seen his prey, "Compared to a little bit of helium that is not lacking at all in the solar system...... I'm looking forward to what we can learn from it! β
The fanatical eyes made people shudder, and even the few Yin Fang researchers present couldn't help but shrink their necks.
It's hard to say if this is a good idea or not.
However, Chu Guang felt that ignorance was more terrifying than the fear of the unknown.
Bold vision.
Maybe someone had been working on it long before they.
They are unlikely to be the first or last of the new generation to touch the remnants of a pioneer civilization.
Looking at Yin Fang, who looked expectant, Chu Guang nodded and approved his proposal.
"At least we have to figure out what we have in our hands."
β¦β¦
Just when the scientific community of the alliance was shouting for the amazing discovery of South Gate II, above the vast southern sea, a towering steel submarine was breaking the waves towards the Baiyue Strait.
In charge of receiving the "Doma Emissary" from the planet Gaia is the Alliance Academy of Social Sciences.
According to the route designed by Ms. Han Mingyue, they will take the "Dolphin" cargo submarine, depart from the base of the space elevator, all the way through the Baiyue Strait, arrive at the Golden Gallen Harbor, and then go to Silver Moon Bay to change trains to Dawning City.
Without a doubt, this is the farthest way to Dawn.
However, according to Ms. Han Mingyue, this route will be more representative of the real wasteland, and can better help Dora understand the world in which the "ancestors" live.
After all, if you go ashore on the Death Coast, the scenery you see along the way is almost the same......
The massive alloy hull was buried beneath the waves, revealing only the U-shaped bridge.
Looking at the waves lapping on the curved floor-to-ceiling windows, Dora, who was standing on the bridge, opened her eyes wide with excitement.
"That's what it is...... The sea?! β
"Haha! That's right! It's all over here! The inhabitants of the South Sea Alliance have lived here, and for more than two centuries! β
Captain Chen Jianhong, who was standing in front of the control terminal, let out a hearty laugh and waved his hand to the crew on the side.
Seeing the captain's gesture, the latter immediately adjusted the rudder in understanding, allowing the huge hull to rise out from under the rolling waves and lift the bridge higher.
The vision ahead is instantly wider!
I saw that the vast blue connected to the sky, as if connected with the blue sky and white clouds!
The faintly visible horizon glows with a touch of emerald green and gold, like a necklace from the sky to the sea.
Ships of all sizes float on the sea.
Among them are container ships, as well as salvage ships cruising around.
Since the gravity well was activated, a large amount of space junk has fallen into the vast southern seas, and the scavengers in the wasteland have poured up like sharks smelling fishy.
Thanks to this, this sea area, which was originally isolated on the edge of the wasteland, has also become completely lively!
Dora clenched her fists excitedly and stood on tiptoe, eager to jump up so that she could see farther away.
Looking at her excited appearance, Captain Chen Jianhong couldn't help but smile proudly on his face.
Although he joined the Alliance a long time ago, he has always regarded this sea as his home.
That hasn't changed.
"That's amazing...... Dora sighed, finally calming down the excitement.
Looking at her uninformed look, Ye Shi couldn't help but complain.
"It's not that great, hydroxides are quite common in the universe."
Dora looked at him curiously and asked excitedly.
"Hydroxides?"
Yashi coughed and explained.
"It's the meaning of water."
"It's amazing......"
"It's all said that it's nothing serious."
Ye Shi cried and explained with a smile, but found that the little stars that flickered in the girl's eyes were shining more and more.
The little koala on the side looked up at the ceiling, and a tinkling sound came out from under the round metal belly.
"I don't really like it here, the humid air makes me feel bad."
Especially when that moist air condensed into droplets on its steel plates.
Professor Sun Wenze, who was standing next to him, stared at it for a long time, muttering to himself.
"It's unbelievable that a machine can have a soul...... So what is your soul called? Machine soul? β
The little koala replied helplessly.
"I don't know, don't ask me about this kind of thing."
The submarine slowly entered the Baiyue Strait and docked at the port of the French Fries Harbor.
The group stood on the pier.
Due to the strict secrecy of the itinerary, the survivors of the port did not know that the guest from South Gate 2 would disembark here.
It is precisely because of this that the moment Dora stood on the dock, a pair of curious eyes suddenly drifted over.
Emerald green skin.
Only mutants in the wasteland are this skin color.
But that kind of emerald green is different from the emerald green that exudes the breath of life on her body.
And even if the difference in color itself is removed, the people standing in the harbor can still tell the difference between her and the mutants.
One is hair.
The other is gender characteristics.
Mutants are hairless, and females do not exist.
Just as everyone in the harbor cast surprised and curious glances at the dock, Dora standing on the dock also looked at the people on the shore with wide eyes in surprise.
Umbrellas stood on the sunny beach, and in the distance was a tree-lined street.
The streets are faintly crowded with people, coming and going in the shade of colorful signboards and swaying trees.
It was a sight Dora had never seen before.
In her tribe, people live in trees and eat in tree hollows.
And even the Qiu people who live in the Forbidden Forest Valley will not be able to build such a beautiful house with stones, let alone pave the road with smooth stones...... In her mind, there was no such thing as a road.
The view was so overwhelming that Dora didn't know where to put her eyes.
The legends about the ancestors are still too conservative.
It's not like heaven, it's like heaven above heaven.
"There are a lot of people ......," she couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the crowds of people coming and going on the shore path.
There were already more people walking on the shore than the entire tribe in her homeland!
Even more people than the entire forest!
Seeing her fuss, Yashi smiled and said.
"That's not the most, you'll know what it means to be crowded when you pass by Golden Gallon Harbor."
It's probably the most populous survivor gathering place in the entire wasteland, with the exception of Ideal City.
As for the port of fries, it is really not ranked in terms of population alone, and can only be regarded as a resort port with pleasant scenery.
Dora looked at Night Ten in surprise.
She could sense that he wasn't joking, but she couldn't imagine what it was like to have more people than here.
Is man on top of man?
Looking at the fussy Dora with a smile, Han Mingyue put on the sunglasses inserted in the neckline and asked casually in a joking voice.
"Anyway, do you feel anything unusual from here in the air...... Or somewhere else. β
Dora was slightly stunned, recovered from the initial shock, closed her bright eyes, and the expression on her face returned to its quiet and pious appearance.
Han Mingyue stared at her face with interest, as if she was looking at some work of art.
And didn't wait long.
Dora reopened her eyes, and those eyes bloomed with surprise at the same time.
"I felt a very familiar smell...... And our forest, very similar! β
Everyone standing next to him had surprised expressions on their faces, including Night Ten, who was a player.
It was only then that he suddenly remembered that this forest seemed to be alive!
And that's not all.
It's also Gaia's child!
Just like the brood before Kiyosen City!
Speaking of which, it seems that the mission to find the brood that was released by the Alliance Biological Research Institute several versions ago has not been completed so far......
Looking at Dora, who had made a discovery, the interest that flickered in Han Mingyue's eyes became even stronger.
She continued to chase.
"Can you communicate with it? Or rather...... Does it have a sense of self? β
Dora nodded excitedly.
"Yes! It was greeting me, and its voice was similar to the 'Tree of Insov', but it wasn't exactly the same, it felt like ...... It is His child. β
It is truly His child.
Just like the Gaians on the planet Gaia, they all have the same parents.
The only difference is that it is a strategic weapon designed by the radicals of the People's Federation based on the concept of "destruction".
Dora, on the other hand, is the "Insov Tree" β or the ecological maintenance system left behind by the pioneer civilizations, which gave birth to new life for the purpose of "saving endangered species".
Han Mingyue looked at Dora excitedly.
"Did it say anything?"
Dora nodded quickly again.
Only this time, her expression was tinged with a hint of embarrassment, and it wasn't as natural as it was just now.
"It's complaining, saying you're noisy."
"And it said, if only you could be quiet......"
(End of chapter)