What is the significance of exploring the Star Field? 】

[The long journey is really boring]

[With the empire's current resource reserves, it will be enough for another two thousand years]

[I really don't want to come out with the fleet, how good it is to accompany my wife and children at home, but the money given by the research institute is too much]

[After completing this exploration project and getting the money, I quit my job......]

【……】

In Su Xia's hand, he was holding an autobiography of the crew, which was mostly bits and pieces of daily chatter.

In this cabin, which serves as a browsing room, there are a large number of similar autobiographies scattered around.

Deep space exploration is much more dangerous than other professions, sometimes a trip is a few years or even more than ten years, and if you are lucky, you can earn enough money for a lifetime with just one trip.

[On this planet, we have encountered a very strange plant that emits a poisonous gas that can make people stun, and its branches secrete corrosive liquids......]

[It is written on the interstellar encyclopedia, and there are similar plants on other planets, and the fleet that first encountered this plant named it "Man-eating Tree", which is really an ordinary name that cannot be complained about......]

[If I had to name it, I would name it "Cruel Coma Slayer", which sounds domineering......]

【……】

This kind of autobiography will most likely only be used as a library.

Su Xia casually threw it aside, his eyes simply swept around, thinking that the protagonists of these autobiographies had all died in a foreign land, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"By the way, didn't you say there are still two crew members alive?"

"Yes." Hal replied, "Captain, are you going to meet them?" ”

"Take me to see it."

"Please follow me."

Hal led the way in front, opened the dusty hatches one by one, and led Su Xia through the various cabins in the special living area, explaining as he walked, and providing thoughtful service.

This exploration ship once belonged to the deep space mechanical family, and a large number of areas were dormant for the mechanical family members, and later the research institute obtained these areas and transformed these areas into crew living areas.

According to Hal, the power of the mechs in deep space is also huge.

It's just that something went wrong with its internal philosophy, and it split a long time ago.

Hal said, "There are many members of the Automaton who have broken away from their original forces and added the forces of destruction, becoming one of the most important forces of the forces of destruction, trying to destroy the entire world. ”

Su Xia asked, "Why is this happening?" ”

Hal replied, "Because of a circle." ”

"Circle?"

"Yes."

Hal explains, "In deep space, the greatest pleasure of many mechanical members is to compete to see who can draw the circle more completely. ”

"Robots are so boring?"

"That's true." Hal agreed, "But then a problem also arises. ”

"What's the problem?"

"The members of the mechanical family are actually supercomputers, and you should know about it, Captain." Hal explained: "One day a long time ago, a member of the mechanical family suddenly proposed that our world was only simulated by a much larger supercomputer, that perfect circles did not exist in this world, that pi could be exhausted, and that the universe could be restarted. ”

Not long after this statement appeared, it was supported by countless cybani.

Because these robots have been thinking about this question in endless circle drawing competitions.

These supporters gradually formed a sect called "Deep Space Polygon", and eventually split off from the mechanical creatures who believed in the reality of the world.

Most of the members of the Polygon Sect later joined the forces of destruction, trying to restart the world by violent means.

"Hal, have you ever had any of these doubts?" Susha asked.

"Of course there is." "But there are many unresolved questions in deep space, the most common being whether the "jump points" that help us explore and expand are naturally formed, or are they deliberately placed by higher civilizations? Besides...... There are still too many questions, if you keep struggling with them, you will be able to do it for the rest of your life (this chapter is not over!) )

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Not enough. ”

"You're looking at it pretty well."

"Captain, that's what I'm set up to do."

Hal said that even if it really proved that higher-dimensional civilizations existed, what was the use?

At this stage, I can't resist, so it's better to enjoy every day.

There are so many resources in this starry sky that it won't be used up even if it takes another 10,000 years.

"The power of deep space is not as complex as many low-level civilizations imagine."

Although there are countless large and small forces, in the final analysis, they are "normal forces" and "destructive forces". ”

"Some people have built empires, some people have formed alliances, some people like to live alone on remote planets because they like to be lonely and quiet, and some people like to be lively, so they build taverns at the jump point transit station to host all kinds of creatures."

When resources are abundant enough and the distance is made away by the universe, many wars become meaningless.

"It's a little farther away, and it's going to take years for a trip, so what's the use of calling around?" "After a long journey, the crew came to the jump point transit station, and after meeting some other civilized creatures, their first reaction was indeed to protect themselves, but the second reaction was to make friends......

Hal paints Susha with a boring and interesting starry sky.

Not every civilization's dominant creature is humanoid.

In order to adapt to the planetary environment in which the civilization lives, some dominant organisms have evolved powerful digestive systems, some have evolved thick epidermis, and some can even survive in terrifying high and low temperatures.

It's actually a lot of fun to communicate with these creatures, chat, and exchange souvenirs.

"There is a civilized race that is similar in appearance to humans, but with powdery skin, and is born with a pheromone that causes emotional desire, which you will definitely love, Captain."

"I'm a serious person."

Su Xia had a serious face and immediately corrected the topic.

It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at their destination, which was the spaceship's dormant area.

The chamber was long, flanked by silvery-white individual hibernation pods, and in the middle was a long hallway with gentle white lights on either side of the corridor and the surrounding walls.

All dormancy chambers are controlled by multiple movable metal robotic arms, connected to them by several lines that deliver nutrients, and next to each chamber are devices displaying vital data.

Today, only two dormant pods are still lit, and the rest of the pods are dark, and in several of them even lie the skeletons that have been completely white.

This kind of dormancy is not as magical as in science fiction movies, and lying in it still ages and most of the time is only used to relieve the psychological problems of the crew.

Staying in a confined environment for a few years, and the outside is still an unknown and oppressive deep space, many people can't carry it, so there is such a thing as a hibernation pod to ensure that some crew members can reach their destination after a good night's sleep.

"These two are not very important on the ship, they are just one of the team members in charge of the survey." Howl's red-dotted body appeared in front of the two illuminated hibernation pods, as if watching them.

Su Xia also walked over, looked closely, and found that the two people inside were already very old.

After so many years of not waking up, their physical functions have been maintained at a low level for a long time, and after waking up, it is estimated that they will have to recover and exercise for several months before they can barely return to normal life.

The instrument next to them showed that the two of them were still normal in all aspects of their bodies, and as long as the nutrients were sufficient, they could be dormant until death.

"Why don't you let them out?"

"My underlying design doesn't allow me to do that." Hal replied, "They went into hibernation on their own initiative when the exploration ship was in trouble, and I have no right to forcibly wake them up, only you, the captain, and the rescuers who may arrive can do so." ”

"The two of them, will it help repair the ship?"

"No, they're just the lowest level of surveyors."

"Then let them fall asleep first."

Su Xia was not interested in facing two dying aliens, especially the useless ones.

This part of the shipwreckage, for him, the biggest help, is its (this chapter is not finished!) )

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Bring a lot of knowledge, and that hellish battlefield.

Halfway through the chamber, he passed by a dilapidated simulated fighting chamber, where he experienced a virtual battlefield.

"Let's go, let's try out that combat system."

Su Xia turned to leave and walked back.

Hal followed closely beside him and said, "That combat system, which was directly developed by the Imperial Empire, is independent of this spaceship system, so I have no right to interfere, Captain, you can only experience it yourself." ”

"Is there anything else besides simulated combat?"

"Yes, there is a rating system, as long as your rating is high enough, you can get a corresponding reward."

"What reward?"

"There's skills, there's weapons, there's psionic potions, there's something else." Hal said about the reward, but then said regretfully: "These ratings need to be fed back to the empire, and they can only be rewarded after being officially certified by the empire. ”

"No rewards?"

"Not really, Captain, did you see the damaged area behind the simulation pod when you passed by?"

"See."

"That area was supposed to be a separate prize display pod, and there were some Imperial rewards inside."

Hal simulated a model of the chamber in the air and showed it to Susha, saying, "But after the ship crashed, the chamber where the prize was displayed also detached from the main part of the body during the disintegration......"

As he spoke, Su Xia came to the simulated battle area.

This area is exquisitely designed, with separate transparent rooms in the cabins, a bit like a VR game hive, except that the equipment is more high-end.

The Trialist needs to wear a set of full-body sensing equipment, and in the virtual combat system, all the data will be infinitely close to reality.

After Su Xia walked into one of the rooms, he actually triggered a random mission.

[Mission: Deep Space Reward]

[Description: For many reasons, the Seventh Empire has spent a lot of money to develop this virtual system, and it has been extended to the entire empire's ruling field, and if you perform well in the system, you will get unexpected rewards]

[Although the ship is no longer able to contact the Empire, the prize chamber carried by the ship itself has crashed somewhere on this planet]

[Mission requirements: Obtain three "S" rank ratings in the Hell Battlefield, and you will get clues about the location of the fall of the prize cabin]

【……】

[Reward for the first stage of the mission: Open the prize cabin No. 1 prize, and you will get a set of sixth-order battle mechs]

【……】

[Requirement 2: Obtain seven "S" ratings in the Hell Battlefield]

[Reward for the second stage of the mission: Open Prize Cabin No. 2 Prize ......]

【……】

Don't worry about anything else for the time being, that set of sixth-order mecha is enough to make Su Xia's heart move.

He took a slow breath and adjusted his mind, activating the simulated room he was in, and the set of full-body sensing equipment in the center of the room slowly descended.

As long as you wear the equipment, you can enter the hellish battlefield.

Although the task was described simply, Su Xia knew in his heart that the difficulty of it must be unimaginable.

Wang Teng's guy has been boasting about his experience in hell, and with his strength, if this hell battlefield was not difficult enough, he would have forgotten it long ago.

"Captain, do you want to try it now?"

"Let's try it, let's see what this hellish battlefield looks like."

Su Xia's gaze was calm, and he slowly walked to the simulation equipment.

The equipment looked complicated, with the skull, torso, arms, legs, and other locations controlled by small black metal arms hanging from the top of the room, and more than a dozen lines of unknown meaning connecting each part to the top.

Su Xia only had to walk to the round platform in the center of the room, and those mechanical arms would manipulate various parts of the equipment, slowly covering the surface of his body.

When he walked over, Hal stepped forward and said, "Captain, this system hasn't been used in years, if you encounter a problem, you can immediately shout and I will forcibly stop it (this chapter is not over!). )

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。 ”

Su Xia asked, "Isn't this system independent of you?" ”

"Yes, but as long as I have the permission of the user, I have the authority to save people."

"That's not bad." Su Xia nodded, "If there is a problem, I will call you." ”

"Okay, the battle on the battlefield of Hell is fierce, good luck."

Hal slowly stepped back and stepped back to the door.

"The original spirit can be with you."

……

Meanwhile, in the distant United Camp, a dinner party is underway.

The construction of the joint camp during this period was quite fruitful.

In order to celebrate, Shi Sishi called his twelve disciples to his side, and the master and apprentice drank and talked happily.

The central hall of the camp was spacious, with a long wooden table in the middle of the hall covered with a white tablecloth.

"The new station of the Oasis camp has found a flying boat suspected of being a starry sky civilization."

As soon as the dinner began, Shi Sishi opened the topic.

He said calmly, "Hearing about this, the dean of the academy plans to come in person. ”

"That's a good thing, teacher."

The disciples all raised their glasses in congratulations.

The eldest apprentice said, "If we can obtain the technology of the starry sky civilization, the future of our human race will be bright. ”

Another apprentice also agreed: "That's right, it's a blessing for my human race." ”

"It's just that why is the teacher sad?"

"But what's the matter?"

Many disciples put down their wine glasses one after another, all with respect and concern on their faces.

Shi Sishi sighed, stroked his beard, and said, "It's just that Zhang Fang refuses to reveal the location of the new location of the Oasis Camp, and his words are full of distrust of Dragon City. ”

"How could he be?"

Hearing this, the apprentices immediately began to criticize Zhang Fang.

"Last time, Zhang Yi was standing on the side of the north wind, and he was already not with us."

"Isn't there any gratitude in his heart for the teacher who has preached and trained for him for many years......

"This traitor ......"

“……”

If Zhang Fang was here, he would definitely be sprayed by these fellow disciples and couldn't raise his head, and there might even be a scene of all the brothers and sisters convincing people with their fists.

Chang Rui, the player with the nickname of "Director of the Mental Hospital", was also at the dinner party, after all, he was also Shi Sishi's disciple, and he was sitting in the third position on Shi Sishi's left hand side.

Lately, he's been in contact with Four Seasons Rice, and he's almost figured out the route between Camp United and Coral City.

It was late at night, and it was dark outside the window behind everyone, but the light above the table was still bright.

Shi Sishi sat in the center of the long table, his face was illuminated by the light, he put his hands on the table, listening to the words of his apprentices, and felt a little relieved in his heart.

Twelve apprentices sat on his left and right sides, six on each side.

Everyone's expressions, movements, and eyes were different, either passionate or angry, loudly denouncing, labeling Zhang Fang a traitor.

Hearing the word "traitor", Chang Rui's heart trembled, he was a little flustered, and his elbow accidentally knocked down the salt shaker on the table.

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