Chapter 279: Variable Terminal

"Chronicler......"

Looking at the relevant records in the ruins of the Utes, Li Wenyuan finally knew what the civilization that once stood at the top of this spiral galaxy was.

The Utes also have their own alien expeditions, and thanks to their long lifespan and well-developed cryonics, they have the opportunity to spend enough time in the ruins of a civilization to investigate deeply.

For the archaeology of the "chroniclers", the Ute people spent a full 700,000 years, most of which were on the road.

The "Chronicler" ruins, which span three galaxies, are spread across three different star fields, and the Utes initially thought they belonged to three different civilizations.

Since they have not been able to find a "living" alien civilization, the Utes have chosen to focus on investigating these alien sites to prove that this galaxy is not alone.

Even if it is just a relic of civilization, it can alleviate their loneliness in the vast starry sky.

And with the deepening of the investigation, the Ute people gradually have a certain understanding of the "chronicler".

They found that the three ruins seemed to correspond to three different periods of the "chroniclers", and they did a long job of researching to determine that they were actually from the same civilization.

In the course of their investigation, the Utes believed that the "chronicler" civilization should be a "smart machine civilization" that existed only in their theories.

The ruins of the early "Chronicler" civilization are full of imaginary "cold and intelligent machines", and although it is not possible to find organic turbidity slurry pressed by organic organisms, the purely rational thinking of machinery is reflected everywhere in their ruins.

The Utes had found a kind of large space facility similar to a "rescue station" in the site of the "chronicler" at this stage, and all intellectual beings passing by could seek help from the "rescue station".

However, such facilities will only help organisms that are healthy, have no defects, and have the ability to reproduce normally, and those that do not meet these conditions will be "cleaned up".

The "chronicler" civilization at this stage seems to adhere to an "absolutely rational" benchmark for the reproduction of life, and any object that hinders the reproduction of life will be purged from it.

However, after the next stage, the "chronicler" underwent a series of changes.

They began to close themselves, the previous star fields and buildings were abandoned, the "aid station" was no longer used, and they no longer continued to communicate with the outside world.

During this period, the Utes found that the "chroniclers" seemed to enter a state of contradiction, as can be seen in the tendency of the ruins to be styled.

On the same planet, two different groups of buildings have emerged at the same time, one still maintaining its former apathetic state, and the other has become a little more "gentle", building a large number of similar "shelters", seemingly to house some primitive creatures that are about to become extinct.

The Ute "Extreme Freezing Core" was inspired by the site of the "Chronicler" at this stage, and the "Chronicler" seems to be planning to keep a group of creatures in the ultra-low temperature freezer to hibernate and reawaken them one day in the future.

The "chroniclers" of this stage did not leave much record, and the group of ruins to which they belonged was the smallest of the three.

As for the "chronicler" of the last stage, it is a completely different state from the imagination of the Ute people.

At this stage, the "chroniclers" changed their previous style and began to expand in the galaxy on a large scale, extending their influence to more distant places.

Not only that, but they are also helping other civilizations in large numbers, whether interstellar or indigenous.

And in the process, the Utes discovered that this galaxy seemed to be able to exceed the speed of light, but it was lost in their time.

From the few remaining records, it can be known that the "Chronicler" and other interstellar civilizations have created a brilliant galaxy at this stage, which is completely different from the "dark ages" in which Ute lived in 450,000 years without finding a single civilization.

After this, the "chroniclers" entered the era of "records".

The most discovered remains of the "chroniclers" of the Utes are the "Archives", and the buildings that record the rise and fall of civilizations are especially numerous in this period.

– because only these archives are the most intact.

The "chronicler" civilization does not care about its own preservation, but attaches great importance to these "historical records", which seem to be the "ultimate goal" they have set for themselves after many changes.

This is also the origin of their name "chronicler".

The last stage of the "chronicler" civilization has existed for at least six million years according to the estimation of the Utes, and all galactic events during this time, no matter how small, are recorded in the "Archive".

From the process of civilization as a whole to the daily life of an ordinary person, as long as the information that the "chronicler" can collect, it is a member of the content recorded by the "archive".

That's what the "chroniclers" have been doing, preserving these perhaps less important histories.

However, those who revise history write history, but there are no people who revise history for those who revise history.

The Chronicler's history revision process was eventually interrupted by a civilization called the "Celestial Empire", and the last recorded civilization in the archives found by the Utes was the "Celestial Empire".

All records ended there, and the "chronicler" seemed to die suddenly, without any warning or reason, leaving only a "history of another country".

The "chroniclers" did not end up compiling a history book for themselves, but became the "history" of other civilizations.

After this, the Ute people also made up their minds to cross the "moat".

This cosmic chasm does not exist in the history of the "chroniclers", and the Ute people believe that there must be a reason for the mysterious demise of the "chroniclers" on the other side of the "moat".

The rest of the story is that the Utes continue to delve into hibernation techniques, trying to cross that distance with pure bodily functions.

And the materials they compiled became the history of the "chroniclers", which is known to Li Wenyuan today.

But this matter did not end there, after searching the records, Li Wenyuan did not find a civilization named "Tianxing Empire" in the database.

The current "Lower Three Spiral Arms" have basically been explored by him, but there is still no shadow of the "Celestial Empire", which either means that the "Celestial Empire" has perished, and none of the existing "Lower Three Spiral Arms" civilization has found their relics.

Either...... It is that civilization that is at the other end of the "moat".

Li Wenyuan felt that he might have roughly guessed the reason for the demise of the "Chronicler", and most of the evidence was on the other side of the "moat", so he needed to cross this distance.

But before that, he had to keep a file for the "chronicler", and he saw a certain spirit in the "chronicler", and he also saw the shadow of a certain group of people.

That was when the "chronicler" was not yet called by that name.

How did the Ute people identify the "chroniclers" as a "smart civilization"? The relics of very different styles are certainly one aspect, but the most important aspect is the name of the "chronicler".

In the records summarized by the Utes, the original "identification code" of the "chronicler" itself is called the variable terminal.

(End of chapter)