"Fifteen years ago?!"

Roger's words immediately attracted Meng Lei's attention.

When the Ceres was shipwrecked, it was 138 years in the alien calendar.

Push forward another 20 years, which is the approximate time when the alien pioneer lost contact with the parent planet, that is, about 118 years of the alien ephemeris.

The current background time is the year 212 of the Ephemeris, 15 years ago, which was the year 197 of the Ephemeris.

In other words, these alien colonists have indeed lost contact with their home planet for nearly eighty years!

Eighty years without contact, fifteen years ago suddenly another communication came.

And, it's still related to their Blue Star people.

This kind of thing is really incomprehensible.

Meng Lei didn't speak, held the teacup in his hand, sat up straight with an extremely serious expression, and waited for Roger's next words.

It seems like a long story.

After Roger finished saying that, he took a sip of pop-bomb pomegranate flower tea, sorted out his thoughts, and finally said slowly:

"If you don't understand what you said 15 years ago, I'll start with you."

"Listen up."

"About two hundred years ago, we Tia people had just developed a mature interstellar navigation ability and came to this long-observed ocean planet in our own galaxy.

The initial field survey and colonization process need not be repeated.

You just need to know.

The first alien pioneers, after 20 years, finally broke through the outer ice and established the first outposts in the ocean.

The entire colonization process in the early stage was very smooth, with the continuous support of materials and manpower from the home planet.

Our exploration and mining of aliens has yielded amazing results in just 50 years!

A large number of outposts have been established in the sea area at depths of more than 3,000 meters.

Based on this, we began to explore deeper areas.

However, it is precisely because of this that calamity is inaugurated ......"

With that, Roger picked up the teacup again and took a sip.

"At a depth of more than 3,000 meters, everything is normal.

But with the continuous diving of those pioneers, we found that there are a large number of ancient civilization relics in the depths of the abyss of this planet!

The civilization represented by these ruins is so old that it is impossible to trace back!

And so far, we have not found a single body of the founder of this unknown civilization.

All they left behind was a large number of ruined buildings and technological crystallization that we could not comprehend.

By studying these relics, the technological level of the home planet has skyrocketed in a short period of time!

Meantime.

We have also discovered another secret hidden beneath this dark abyss......"

Meng Lei listened a little intrigued.

When Roger broke the sentence and drank water, he couldn't help but ask:

"What's the secret?"

Roger smiled slightly.

did not directly answer Meng Lei's question, but asked rhetorically:

"Do you know about hyperspace?"

Meng Lei was stunned.

This question obviously touched on his knowledge blind spot.

He didn't even study in college, so how could he understand what hyperspace was going to do with him?

Shaking his head very frankly, Meng Lei said confidently:

"I don't know."

Roger smiled, not surprised, and spoke:

"I don't know if you players are in the same universe as us, and if the basic physics framework is the same.

But since the home planet has chosen you.

I think we won't have much deviation in cognition. ”

After a pause, Roger continued:

You can understand it this way.

The so-called hyperspace is a multidimensional space. ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei nodded thoughtfully.

If Roger explained this, he could still understand it.

In the era of the Big Bang of Blue Star Information.

Among the many literary and film works, a lot of things about multi-dimensional space and the metaverse have been derived.

Under the influence of hearing and seeing, Meng Lei will more or less dabble.

"You go on."

Meng Lei asked, "What does this planet have to do with hyperspace?" ”

"It's a big deal!"

Roger's tone suddenly became serious.

"Through the home planet, the research into the artifacts of those ruins is getting more and more in-depth.

Our civilization has gradually mastered shallow space technology.

The most practical applications for alien development are more transportable space storage bins and subspace teleportation technology.

However, due to the lack of awareness of space technology.

Researchers fear that there could be some unknown and far-reaching impact on organisms, as is the case with genetic technology.

Therefore, there are no experiments on the human side of such techniques.

But that's all.

These technologies have also played a great role in the development of aliens and entire civilizations!

Take advantage of these technologies.

In a very short period of time, the second group of pioneers spread all kinds of strongholds and outposts all over the alien ocean!

According to the source.

The advance team with the fastest progress in exploration has established an advance base in the deep sea of nearly 30,000 meters.

And as the depth increases, so does the number of relics of ancient civilizations.

This further stimulates our desire to explore deeper seas. Hope!

However......"

Roger's tone paused suddenly.

Meng Lei realized that the key point was coming.

A major change in the fate of these Tias may be about to happen.

So he sat up and looked at Roger seriously.

Roger said in a deep voice:

"However, suddenly on a certain day.

Space technology below 20,000 meters below the sea floor has all failed!

Things like space storage boxes and subspace teleportation have become extremely unstable, and have led to a series of disasters.

The contents of the space storage box are often lost.

And after a while, randomly appear anywhere.

If you're lucky, you can just lose it, or it will appear in some unimportant place.

For example, nautical miles, in rock formations......

But if you're unlucky, you might just be able to see it inside the outpost's airlock walls.

As a result, the structure was damaged and seawater poured in.

More severely, it can be found in submarines or nuclear reactors at outposts.

Cause reactor meltdown, leakage, explosion and other catastrophes!

Such a phenomenon radiates from the deep zone to the shallow zone in a short period of time.

Inflicted unimaginable damage on the entire alien colony!

Later, after research, it was discovered.

This may be due to the spatial tides.

In the deepest part of this alien ocean, there is some kind of hyperspace that we cannot comprehend.

When space tides erupt.

Everything that is based on our shallow theory of space will become extremely unstable.

That's why disaster happens. ”

When Roger said this, Meng Lei suddenly realized something.

Nodding thoughtfully, he spoke:

"So, just to be on the safe side.

You're forbidden to use space storage boxes and subspace teleportation technology.

Continue to choose ordinary storage boxes based on the physics of three-dimensional space, and conventional logistics and transportation methods to maintain the development of the colony? ”

Roger looked up at Meng Lei, smiled slightly, and nodded:

"Clever, that's true."

Meng Lei was stunned.

At this time, he finally solved the doubts he had been having.

Why is there such a big technological gap between the storage boxes used by players and the storage boxes of the alien natives found elsewhere?

This is where the emotional problem lies!

Roger took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and continued:

"With the discovery of hyperspace that exists in the depths of the ocean.

The home planet has invested more resources and intensified its scientific research in this area.

The results have been encouraging.

But the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

When the parent planet finally made a breakthrough in the research of hyperspace science.

Someday.

Our communication with our home planet was abruptly cut off.

Since then, for seventy-eight years.

We alien colonists seem to have been abandoned in this dark and silent deep sea, orphans wandering in the stars, and we can no longer find the direction of our home......"

When Roger said this, the expression on his face was obviously a little down.

It seems that there is a special kind of love for the mother planet that has never met.

This made Meng Lei feel a little abnormal.

Three generations of youth have passed, and at Roger's age, it is clear that he was born in this gloomy metal fortress, and he is out in the deep and boundless sea.

For these people, the world should be like this, not to mention the sense of belonging to the home planet.

But Roger's expression betrayed him.

Obviously, there is a burning yearning for the home planet, and deep regret.

In this regard, Meng Lei did not ask too much, and quietly kept this detail in mind.

Then when I didn't see anything, I asked directly the key to everything.

"And then, what was the content of the communication from the home planet fifteen years ago? What does it have to do with us players? What caused them to lose contact? ”

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

Meng Lei asked several questions in a row.

Roger adjusted his mood and spoke:

"The reason for the loss of contact with the home planet is actually very simple.

In the process of studying hyperspace science, an accident occurred that caused the entire race to fall into crisis.

We don't know exactly what the accident was.

And we don't know where their research has got.

In a newsletter fifteen years ago, the home planet was only mentioned.

One day in the future, there will be Blue Star people as players who will descend into this deep sea.

At that time.

It is up to all of us to join forces and uncover the deepest secrets of the abyss to save our people!

Other information, without any mention.

Moreover, after this communication, the home planet continued to be silent to this day, and no more contact was made. ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei frowned slightly:

"In this case, we Blue Star people were forcibly abducted by your home planet using some kind of hyperspace technology?!"

Roger's expression stiffened a little, but he still kept a polite smile.

nodded, and said helplessly:

"There's nothing wrong with that understanding."

"Damn!"

Meng Lei suddenly burst into flames, and there was an evil fire in his heart.

The explosive pomegranate flower tea in his hand was not fragrant in an instant.

"I said, you Tiya people are too unsophisticated, aren't you?!

We Blue Star people live well in our hometown, you didn't even say hello in advance, and you just got people here?! Did you ask us if we would like to?!

Save you? Who's going to save us?!

Running over more than 1,000 kilometers, who are those Blue Star people who died on the road to reason?!

If you have the ability to bring us here, why don't you just send us to the gathering place?

Why do you take so many detours?!

And also.

What is the difference between you doing this and pushing our race to extinction?

You can't find your way home, so where are we going to find it?

We don't even know if we're in the original universe right now, so what are we talking about saving your race?! ”

I understand the cause and effect of things.

As an innocent Blue Star person, Meng Lei felt quite angry!

Is this the consequence of the difference in the hierarchy of civilizations?

In the face of this kind of technology, the Blue Star people have no ability to resist at all!

Roger shook his head and smiled:

"The actions, abilities, and purposes of the home planet are beyond the reach of us, the colonists who have long been abandoned, to interfere with.

I'm also deeply sorry for what happened to you.

But at this point, we had no other choice.

We want to save ourselves, and the only way out now is to continue to explore deeper into the abyss.

Until all the mysteries are revealed! ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei also lost his temper.

Now that this is the case, what else can happen?

With the technological level of these alien colonists, it is absolutely impossible to send them back to Blue Star.

Now there are only two choices in front of the Blue Star people.

Or just put it on this alien planet, try to fit in, and spend the rest of your life in thoughts and memories.

Otherwise, continue to explore deeper waters.

Like Roger said.

Uncover the deepest secrets of the abyss and find out what all this is all about.

Other than that, impotent rage won't solve anything.

"Another ......"

At this time, Roger saw that Meng Lei's expression was slightly softened, and continued:

"The so-called salvation of the home planet does not simply refer to us Tias.

Among them, you Blue Star people are also included.

This final communication log mentions that there may be a way to return to the Blue Star in the hyperspace realm deep in the abyss.

Therefore.

Exploring the abyss is the common self-salvation of our two civilized races! ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei suddenly sneered:

"Heh, get us here together, just to work for you?!

If you do a good job, you will pay for the passage home, and if you don't do well, you will die?! ”

Meng Lei said it very bluntly and vividly.

Roger smiled noncommittally and said:

"Again, this is not the intention of us abandoned colonists, everything is dominated by the home planet.

In fact, so many years have passed.

Our generation and the next generation have come to regard alien as our home planet.

From nearly 100 years ago, when we lost contact with our home planet, we have been paving the way for our future.

If you can't go back to the birthplace of the Tias, not too many people care about whether to save the tribe of the home planet.

At present, the dominant concept of the alliance is also to hold on to our only remaining homeland.

Maintain the status quo and develop steadily.

There is no need to investigate the deep zone anymore. ”

Roger's voice fell.

Meng Lei suddenly realized a problem, and said suspiciously:

"By the way, didn't you say before that there was an advance team that dived into the sea at a depth of nearly 30,000 meters and established an advance base?

At that depth, none of you have discovered the secrets of the depths of the abyss? ”

Roger took a sip of tea, shook his head helplessly, and said:

"A lot of what happened back then is now a forever secret.

Since the space tidal phenomenon, most of the outposts in the deep and flat sectors have been destroyed.

And over the years, the geological structure of the deep sea has changed several times.

As a result, there is a fault in the former shipping channel, and it is no longer possible to follow the original route to find the bases of the past.

Even.

We still don't know if our compatriots have survived in the deep zone.

Coupled with the alliance's current development philosophy of seeking stability in the midst of danger, it is even more impossible to open up new shipping lanes and dive into the deep areas. ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei took a deep breath.

Frowning, he took a sip of the popping pomegranate flower tea, which had become a little cold.

Maybe it's the mood.

The scarlet tea was no longer sweet and tasty, but became bitter.

Now, the reason for everything is clear.

To explain it in an easy-to-understand way, it is a once relatively developed alien civilization that has played with multidimensional space and wasted itself.

Then, he used some kind of high-tech means to forcibly kidnap the Blue Star people and give them a job to wipe their butts.

The point is, there is no salary for this work, and it is not certain whether you can go home after the work in the end.

This is even worse than the capitalists!

Thinking of the pit, Meng Lei raised a series of questions.

For example, the system, such as the various big holes encountered along the way, what is the situation of these?

In this regard, Roger said with a smile.

Everything is a means of the home planet, and they don't know it.

Hearing this, Meng Lei was completely out of temper, and finally couldn't help but slap the table and ask:

"What about the collapse of the ice?

Don't talk about that pit mother planet, just make up a reason, it's just to urge us to work, right?! ”

Roger shook his head and said with a smile:

"Not really, ice collapse is a very common phenomenon on this planet.

Because in the oceans of this planet, there is a special substance dissolved, which causes the density of water to be less than normal.

And the huge layer of ice that covers the surface of the planet expels special substances from the water as it condenses.

Therefore, ice is even denser than water!

As a result, when the ice reaches a certain thickness, it will collapse in a large area and fall like rock into the deep sea.

But generally speaking, at a depth of about 3,500 meters, the damage of the ice is minimized.

And the temperature of this sea area will also melt the ice.

Repeatedly, periodic collapses will be formed. ”

After all, Meng Lei is not engaged in scientific research, and he is a little foggy about these theories.

Still, he was aware of it.

This phenomenon seemed to be fundamentally different from the sharp ice rock he had guessed.

In the spirit of being eager to learn, Meng Lei raised questions.

Roger still patiently gave an explanation.

"The sharp ice rock is a strange substance, which is different from the ice on the surface of the planet.

We still don't know why this substance came into being.

But at least for now, there isn't much research value. ”

After speaking, Roger looked at Meng Lei with a smile:

"Captain Meng, do you have any questions?"

Receiving such a huge amount of information at once, Meng Lei also needed a certain amount of time to digest.

Originally, I wanted to ask about the Painted Skin Sect and the clown, but I forgot about it completely.

"For the time being...... Nope. ”

Roger smiled slightly, raised his hand and gently touched the silver frame on the bridge of his nose.

"If that's all right, could you please describe the situation at the D12 outpost.

Includes information about the original Typhon.

Once confirmed, I will arrange for someone to register you, including your personal ID card. ”

Next, Meng Lei briefly explained the situation.

Roger listened intently as he recorded the comparison on his electronic device.

After a few moments, everything was explained.

Roger got up with an electronic device in one hand and said to Meng Lei:

"Okay, then you can wait here for a moment."

After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the reception room.

About five minutes later, Roger, who looked like a gentleman, pushed open the door and said:

"It's okay, Captain Meng.

The original Typhon-class submarine has been registered for you.

After that, you'll be able to drive it through this alien ocean.

Of course, only outposts and gathering places under the jurisdiction of the Alliance.

We have no right to interfere with the very few independent colonies and the outposts of certain private companies. ”

As he spoke, Roger handed a blue card to Meng Lei:

"This is your personal ID card, please keep it.

From now on, you are an alien citizen.

I hope that in the future, you will often see your legend in magazines! ”

Meng Lei reached out and took the blue card, which was printed with his head and number.

It does look like it's about the same as an ID card.

"To be honest, I admire your luck and ability."

At this point, Roger was back in his place.

With a hint of envy in his eyes, he said:

"Survive an abandoned outpost infested by creepers, and even pick up an intact original Typhon ship!

Such an experience is enough to occupy a page in the Sil Weekly! ”

"Sil Weekly?"

Meng Lei raised his eyebrows, listening to this name, it seems to be a magazine?

"That's right!"

Roger nodded and said with a smile:

"Sil Weekly, founded by us in Sil City, is the best-selling magazine in the entire 66671 Fairway!

Published once a week, it features current events of the alliance from around the world, as well as interesting stories about celebrities happening in each shipping lane.

You are fully qualified to be shortlisted for this experience.

Maybe before you're done with the chores at hand, the editor of the magazine will come to visit! ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei couldn't help but be shocked.

"I just picked up a submarine, so big of an impact?"

"Of course!"

Roger looked as he should have and said:

"Compared to other players, you can't say it's an exaggeration to say that you're soaring!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something.

Holding the frame of the glasses, Roger said with some embarrassment:

"You see, I forgot, you just got off the boat, and you were invited to our security office, and you haven't had time to read the manual, so naturally you don't know a lot of precautions.

In this way, I will briefly introduce it to you. ”

Clearing his throat, Roger motioned for Meng Lei to sit down, and then spoke:

"Due to the influence of the space tidal phenomenon, the submarines equipped by your Blue Star players are forbidden to pass to deeper seas below three thousand meters.

If you want to continue to explore deeply, you must replace it with an ordinary type submarine uniformly prescribed by the alliance.

For example, the lowest priced G-class exploration submarine currently produced by the Sil City shipyard.

It also takes 50,000 marks to take it!

For most ordinary people in the city, even if they save money for a year, they may not be able to save enough. ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei suddenly frowned again.

"In other words, all of us Blue Star players have to work for you first.

When you make enough money, you can buy a new submarine before you can move on?! ”

Roger shook his head and smiled helplessly:

"The same cannot be said.

Our alliance doesn't force you to explore the deep zone.

If Blue Star players want to live a stable life.

Nada could find a job in the city and settle in the city of Syr.

As the population is on a downward trend every year.

Therefore, there are a lot of vacancies in many positions these days, and it is very easy to find a job.

But if anyone wants to dive into the abyss for the future of the race, explore the root of everything.

So.

You can also pilot the initial submarine equipped for you by your home planet, receive bounties from the town hall, and operate in shallow waters above 3,000 meters to quickly complete the primitive accumulation. ”

After a pause, Roger exclaimed:

"The bounty quest makes a lot more money than the average salary.

It's quite easy to earn five or six thousand marks in one task!

If you work harder, you will be able to buy a G-class exploration submarine in less than half a month!

This is why, to this day, there are many bounty hunters who give up their stable lives in the gathering place and do not hesitate to take huge risks to dive into the abyss again and again.

So, if you want to continue to the deep zone.

The threshold of 50,000 yuan is definitely not too high. ”

Having said that, Meng Lei immediately realized another problem.

"If my Guixu submarine can't continue to advance to the deep zone, what should I do if I stay here?"

For the answer to this question, Roger was obviously prepared.

In other words, the Alien Alliance has already had a corresponding solution.

"It's easy!"

With a standard professional smile on his face, Roger said:

"If you change to another submarine, after diving into the deep zone.

Then the initial submarine that the home planet equips you with can stay in the city of Sil.

We'll be renting it out to local Tia who can't afford submarines, for underwater tours, or as part-time bounty hunters.

The proceeds from this period will be automatically transferred to your citizenship account. ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei suddenly felt that he had lost a lot!

If he had known this, then he would not have had to upgrade all the facilities of the Guiru to the full level.

A lot of resources are wasted for no apparent reason.

In the end, it was cheaper for these alien natives.

Thinking of this, Meng Lei couldn't help but sigh, eager to beat his chest.

Seeing this, Roger couldn't help but laugh and said:

"Captain Meng, you don't have to feel sorry.

Although these primary submarines produced by the home planet are, to a certain extent, indeed very advanced and convenient.

But if you have seen the large submarines produced by our Union, you will never have any interest in such small submarines! ”

Meng Lei rolled his eyes at Roger, and said angrily:

"Large submarines?! I'm afraid I'm not interested in its price either. ”

Roger was slightly stunned, and then burst out laughing:

"Hahaha, Captain Meng, you are really humorous!"

After a pause, Roger took a sip of the already cold populate pomegranate flower tea and said:

"The person who can take down the first kill of the waterway must have extraordinary ability, and will he still worry about money?!

Besides, you now own an original Typhon.

Skipping the hardest primitive accumulation stage, you're already far ahead of all players!

I believe that money is just a number for you. ”

In the face of this kind of commercial touting that was almost killing, Meng Leipi looked at Roger with a smile.

"I believe you!"

After speaking, he suddenly asked curiously:

"By the way, I've been listening to you talk about the original Typhon boat, what do you mean?"

This question has been bothering Meng Lei for a long time.

From the first time the bearded security officer said the name, he was puzzled and couldn't figure out what it meant.

At this time, I listened to Roger explain:

"The concept of Typhon has been around for a long time.

According to some sources, the name is based on a myth and legend of the home planet, which means giant!

Later, the alliance defined it as a synonym for the Giant-class submarine.

The submarine you picked up at the D12 outpost is the first generation of Typhon-class submarines.

In the current view, it may be a bit outdated.

But in those years, it was definitely the best among submarines of the same tonnage class!

Whether it is performance, structure, firepower configuration, or shell hardness, it is the top existence!

Even now, it can be ranked in the middle and upper reaches of the F-class submarines.

If you want to buy a submarine of the same class, you need at least 150,000 marks! ”

Speaking of this, Roger looked at Meng Lei with a hint of envy in his eyes.

"In other words, you walked around the D12 outpost, and although you experienced some dangers, you finally picked up 150,000 marks!

Such good luck is that looking at so many blue star players around the world, I'm afraid you are also the only one!

That's why I said that the editor of Sil Weekly will most likely ask you for an interview. ”

"Also."

Taking a breath, Roger continued:

"Your original Typhon has been meticulously renovated by pirates.

Although it may not be very beautiful, those bone ornaments are all high-quality goods!

Add to that the stock in your warehouse, and if you sell it all, you can sell it for at least 100,000 marks!

Therefore, the total value of the ship is even more than two hundred and fifty thousand marks!

You can now understand how huge the gap between the other Blue Star players and you is, right? ”

After listening to Roger's words, for a long time to come.

Meng Lei has always been in a state of confusion.

He didn't even have much of an impression of how he got out of the door of the Security Office in the end.

What is the concept of 250,000 marks, and how much purchasing power is there.

He doesn't have a clear understanding yet.

However, Meng Lei has a clear idea of his current identity.

To put it in one word, that is:

Upstart!