"Welcome again, Pioneers of Humanity."

The content translated by the mysterious signal made Li Wenyuan's heart slightly startled.

Judging by the source, this signal is from that inconspicuous little tree.

But such content undoubtedly aroused a considerable degree of curiosity in Li Wenyuan.

He hadn't seen any other civilization mention the existence of "humans" since he had crossed over.

This made him think for a while whether the history of mankind had died out in the galaxy, leaving only various ancient ruins.

But the unknown life in front of him directly called him a "human pioneer", and in addition to curiosity, he was also full of doubts and vigilance.

He has never exposed his "consciousness", so why is he considered "human"?

So Li Wenyuan thought about it for a while and decided to play the role of "mechanical intelligence".

He replied with the same signal:

“…… Keyword detected: 'Human', the Guardianship Matrix has taken over the system. ”

"The diplomatic agreement has been initiated, and the session window will last 360 seconds."

"Please explain your intentions."

Hearing this strange answer, the other party obviously had a considerable degree of confusion, so much so that he did not reply for a long time.

To this end, Li Wenyuan sent a second message after 60 seconds:

"Session window closing time remaining: 300 seconds."

"In accordance with the Lost Guardianship Agreement, the Guardianship Matrix will determine the 'affinity' after the session window closes, and the 'hostile' will be alerted."

"Please explain your intentions."

The urgency of the countdown and the mechanical sense of the words also made the other person fall into thought.

Finally, when Li Wenyuan was about to send a message for the third time, he received a question:

“…… Can we first know what your relationship is with 'humans'? ”

Li Wenyuan, who heard this answer, quietly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that his "mechanical intelligence" role has indeed succeeded in separating him from the "human", so he should be able to use this advantage to get more information in the next conversation.

And judging from the tone, the other party is not a hostile existence to human beings, and even retains a certain degree of reverence, otherwise he would not be a little reluctant to speak when Li Wenyuan does not act like a "human", as if he does not want to reveal human information.

So he continued to reply mechanically, "The Guardianship Matrix is responsible for keeping humanity's lost planet running. ”

Since he has successfully deceived the other party, then he has to show that he has a very close relationship with humans, so that it is convenient for the other party to open up.

Sure enough, the mysterious being was noticeably more relaxed after this, and even the frequency of the signal transmission was much faster in order not to waste the remaining time in the "session window".

"I'm 'Ba'o', or 'we' are Ba'o. The word means 'the secret of life' in human language. ”

"We are similar to a hive-thinking civilization. All individuals on this planet are part of this vast mind, including all kinds of animals, plants, fungi, and even ...... Inorganic. ”

"Death does not exist here, because our consciousness is already intertwined, and the death of the organism is only to allow life to live in another way, and the inorganic matter will likewise carry our consciousness."

The information transmitted by the existence named Bao made Li Wenyuan a little foggy, but on the surface, he still maintained the silence that mechanical intelligence was accustomed to.

"Because of this, we have recorded a story from the past."

"That was before we had at least 10 million cycles around the stars here."

"At that time, we had not yet given birth to consciousness, and the planet was still in a hazy chaos, where all life was fighting each other for survival."

"But a pioneer came here and put an end to it all."

"He 'dissolved' himself into the earth here, and his nerve veins evolved into the rhizomes that now pervade the land."

"This complex structure gives birth to consciousness in 'we' and makes us understand that fighting is pointless."

"So we got rid of all the old things and made it what we wanted it to be."

"Now we are trying to make the ocean into our consciousness as well, and I believe that this day will not be too far away."

"And by going back to our history, we learn a part of the knowledge of that 'pioneer.'"

"We don't know his specific name, but we do know that he refers to himself as a 'human.'"

"We've always remembered the kindness of this pioneer, and that's why we wanted to try to revive his consciousness."

"The 'statue' you have seen before is the body we have made for him, waiting for his return."

After listening to this long list of stories, Li Wenyuan understood their origin and learned clues about the "human pioneers".

But there is no evidence to prove this, so Li Wenyuan put a question mark on the story in his archives dedicated to recording information about humans.

And now he has two questions left, one of which is that he wants to know how Bao judged him to be "human"?

You must know that he is now a digital consciousness, and he didn't bring a synth with him on this trip.

Without even confirming his appearance, the being named Bao was called "the pioneer of humanity" from the beginning.

It can't be a coincidence, right?

The second is what has humanity left for him here?

He came here according to the ancient star map dug up in the ruins, and he thought that there would be a dangerous ruin for him to explore, but now in front of him was probably a planet with "consciousness".

So what is he doing here? Listen to a story from Bao?

Li Wenyuan thinks that this is also possible, after all, Bao 's story is really bizarre, and he can even feel that the sample of sociological research in the scientific research area is rising wildly.

So after thinking about it, Li Wenyuan issued a "question" in a tone unique to mechanical intelligence:

“…… According to the Lost Guardianship Protocol, the Guardianship Matrix is required to cease all exploration of human civilization and 'contain' the Humanity Forsaken Technology. ”

"How does the Bao civilization conduct human exploration?"

"Does the Bao civilization have the technology?"

"Please give your answers."

This cold tone sounds very unkind, but it is perfectly normal for "lost mechanical intelligence".

And Bao seems to be accustomed to this kind of questioning, explaining for himself:

"In our long lives, we are very sensitive to the breath of 'time passing'."

"At a cosmic distance, we can't directly judge who is human and where there are human beings."

"But with the passage of time, the 'ancient' aura of humanity should be quite obvious, and even a few other ancients are too young compared to them."

"Because you and humans are of the same era, it is this aura that makes us misjudge that 'you are also a human being'."

"But in reality, we don't have a way to explore human civilization. Can you get the idea? ”

Who understands that?

Li Wenyuan wanted to say this, but he still needed to maintain the indifference of "mechanical intelligence", and he couldn't be so disregarded for his image.

And he has a faint feeling in his heart, which may be another kind of "idealistic" power.

Immediately afterwards, Bao also lived up to his expectations and contributed the "technology" that may have been left behind by mankind.

"The pioneer didn't leave anything behind, but we believe he came here to inspire us to accomplish something."

"In the long thinking of the past, we have not been able to understand the thinking of the pioneers. But seeing you this time, we think we've found our mission. ”

As he spoke, a large number of more complex signals instantly came from all over the planet to the scientific research spacecraft.

At this moment, it seems that every individual on the planet has preserved fragments of knowledge, and through this centralized way, Li Wenyuan can finally get some kind of "results".

[New technologies have been added to the Tech Tree]

This magical method made Li Wenyuan sigh greatly, and at the same time made him open the technology tree interface in the database.

In the gray row of "Level 8 Technology", in addition to the "Sky Veil Battleship" and "Jump Engine", there is a new technology.

【Bao - Gaia Seeder】

[Technology Level: 8]

[Introduction: Through the theories and technologies shared by this hive thinking civilization, we may be able to transform a planet into a special planet that can perfectly accept any species, and all life can live here peacefully.] We named this kind of planet "Gaia Planet"]

[Possible Technology: Creation Theory (0%)]

Li Wenyuan carefully observed this technology and found that the resources required to use this technology to transform the planet are not high, but the transformation time is relatively long, depending on the size and environment of the planet, the shortest is 10 years, and the longest is 100 years.

"It's not very useful to me right now, but it's a level 8 technology, maybe it's useful in the future?"

He believed Bao for the time being, after all, he was too friendly and never showed any hostility throughout.

But he still reclassified this galaxy as a priority galaxy, and there are still many secrets on this planet, and he plans to explore it when he has stronger strength and better detection methods in the future.

So he took control of the research spacecraft, left this message, and left:

“…… The conversation window is closed. ”

"According to the Lost Guardianship Agreement, the affinity of the Bao civilization is: the Friendly."

"Thank you for your cooperation."

After he left, Ba'o's planet fell silent once again.

The downed pirate ship was no longer smoking, but its original owner was in a desperate situation.

The two pirates were embedded in a tree and appeared to be one with the tree.

The branches here shook slowly, emitting a faint signal.

“…… Analyzing the nervous systems of these extraterrestrial visitors may help us understand our secrets, and should also help to revive the consciousness of the 'pioneers'. ”

“…… So, will there still be outsiders? ”