The Starr system is very different from other galaxies, it looks like a projection of another world, it looks very vague, and it seems to dissipate at any time.

The Third Expeditionary Fleet did not dare to enter rashly, so it could only anchor outside the Starr system. All the ships scattered around the Judgment Blade, forming a vigilant formation in the void, waiting for the next order of action.

On the bridge of the Judgment Blade, the projection of Qiqi was running around, and the cute voice sounded in the dull bridge as she ran, and occasionally she would be amused by the crew to laugh.

Even though she has been created for more than 10,000 years, her mental and emotional modules are still in child mode, so she will also have naughty attributes.

Before, she was still a little restrained, and after seeing that Zhang Han was a hard-mouthed and soft-hearted person, she became unscrupulous, and as long as she had spare time, she would have fun with the crew.

Compared with the joyful atmosphere of the bridge, in the strategic room next to it, everyone was solemn. Although there were no strong enemies in the Starr system, there was a thorny problem that they had never faced before.

Projections and data pulse, faint glow in the dimly lit strategy room, reflecting everyone's face.

"Time loop? The outermost ring of the galaxy recycles every other month, and the deeper you go, the faster the time loop, every twenty-four hours on planet ST03? Zhang Han looked at the detection report in his hand, his brows furrowed tightly, the problems of the Starr system were far more troublesome than the visible enemy.

"Yes, the time streams within the Starr system have changed, and they have detached from the main time stream, forming an independent closed loop. The deeper you go into the loop, the faster it gets, and once you get stuck in the time loop, you won't be able to escape with your own strength, and you can only rely on external forces to rescue. ”

Using nerve cables, the metal head connected to the spine of Technical Director Ding Yi made a sound one by one, and it was mechanically dull.

Ding Yi's flesh and blood body has been slowly replaced with prosthetic limbs over time, and his face has been replaced with metal implants and insect-like metal sight glasses.

In order to get more computing power, and to reduce the time wasted in eating, sleeping, relieving mood, etc., most of his body has been replaced with metal organs that do not need to eat. Now, his body was so heavy that he had to use tracks or levitating platforms to move.

"Can this happen? Can this universe be a little more ridiculous? ”

Even after all the things he had experienced, Zhang Han was still shocked by the curse suffered by the Starr system.

Ghoul stars are really some kind of demons and monsters, and there are all kinds of weird curses.

William, Madva, and Elfa and other high-ranking members of the expeditionary force on the side also had the same expressions, and the deeper they understood the universe, the more they could feel its own absurdity.

Science and reason are in the minority, madness and absurdity are the mainstream of this universe.

"The universe has a lot of secrets that we don't know, my lord." Unlike Zhang Han, Ding Yi's tone remained mechanical and calm, such a ridiculous phenomenon could no longer cause his mood swings, "This kind of thing is not something to surprise us, maybe this is not a curse, but a measure used by the Human Alliance to protect its people and lighthouses." ”

"This kind of protection is too terrifying." Zhang Han said, "If you stay in the circular world for a long time, will it have any impact on the people inside?" ”

"There isn't enough data to judge, and if you're lucky, there should be a few people alive." Ding Yi said.

"How many?" William looked puzzled, "If it's a time loop, the people in there must still be alive, because no matter what happens to them, time will reset to the point in time when it was anchored." All damage you have received before will disappear, and even if you die, you will be resurrected again. ”

Ding Yi's mechanical head fell silent, it was suspended in the air like that, and it didn't give an explanation for the first time, as if it was organizing its own language, and after a while, he spoke cautiously, "A time loop for a period of time will not hurt humans, but if it is a cycle of 10,000 years, the situation will be completely different." Human beings are not pure real creatures, some of us are in subspace. ”

"Soul?" Zhang Han frowned and asked.

"Yes, soul."

With Ding Yi's nod, Zhang Han heard the slight sound of mechanical gears turning from the other party's metal neck, his senses were too amazing, even if others couldn't hear it, he could hear it clearly.

Ding Yi continued, "There is no time in the subspace, so no matter whether the real time is a cycle or something else, the subspace maintains its original appearance, which connects the past and the future at the same time. The human soul has its own limitations, which is why many life-extension technologies are not ideal, because these technologies are purely based on the realm of reality, transforming the flesh and blood of human beings, without considering the nature of subspace. The time loop will constantly restore the flesh and blood of human beings to its original state, but there is no way to restore the soul to its original state, so the soul will decay little by little over a long period of time. ”

"Decay?" A senior officer of the expeditionary force asked, "Will the soul still decay?" ”

Navigation Director Elfa nodded and answered the question for Ding Yi, "Of course the human soul is corrupted, otherwise why would the God Emperor create the subspace realm to contain the souls of the loyalists, just to reverse the decay. Those who are trapped in the time loop will slowly lose their soul power, decaying like a house in disrepair. Eventually, the decaying soul will deteriorate and eventually become the source of corruption, and those people will become monsters as a result. ”

"Do you mean that the entire Starr system has now turned into monsters?"

Elfa shook his head, "I'm not sure, maybe someone is strong enough to survive the long years and live until now. But don't get your hopes up, it's not something anyone can do for 10,000 years, but it's still possible with the population density at the time of the Human Alliance. ”

Zhang Han stretched out his hand, slid the projection screen in front of him, and looked at Ding Yi, "Then how are we going to solve the problem of the Starr system?" Its time loop envelops the entire galaxy, and if we go in, will this also be the problem? ”

"Yes, as long as we enter the confines of the time loop, we will also be part of the time loop, but it is not impossible to crack it." Ding Yi turned on another data projection. "The Empire has a special study of time, and in general, it belongs to one of the dimensions of time and space, as well as the length, width and height that we can't see, and as long as it is used properly, even if we can't see it, we can use it."

The length, width, and height of space-time exist, but cannot be seen by people.

The length, width and height of everyday objects are only proof of the existence of the space-time dimension, just as gravity is invisible, but the existence of gravity can be felt through spring scales and balance scales.

Time is also invisible, and the clock developed by human beings is a testament to this special dimension.

Human seconds, minutes, and minutes are just units of measurement of time, just like centimeters, decimeters, and meters, which are all units and means used by human beings to measure time and space.

"How can I break this time loop?"

"Create a time shield that is synchronized with the background of the universe to isolate the flow of time circulating in the Starr system, so that the influence can be blocked. Once inside, find a way to find the key to the time loop, solve it, close it, and you can get it back to normal. On the Judgment Blade, there are several sets of Time Shield devices, which were sent by the God Emperor before, and these time devices can allow vehicles such as gunboats to build a Time Shield. In this way, you can move normally within the scope of the cyclic time flow, without worrying about being caught in the time loop. ”

The empire has the Time Court, and the research on the time field is not very strong, but it is enough to deal with the situation in front of it.

Before the Third Expeditionary Force entered the Ghoul Stars, Qin Zheng had already anticipated this situation, and had people send a time shield device in advance to help the Third Expeditionary Force complete the task of activating the lighthouse.

After learning that there was such equipment, Zhang Han immediately asked people to take action. However, there were not many time devices, and they could only be fitted to three gunboats.

Zhang Han originally wanted to go, but it was too dangerous to use a gunboat to go deep into the inner ring of the galaxy, and if he was not careful, he would fall, and let a commander take risks, and no officer would do such a stupid thing.

After arguing, Qian Lai led the team into the Starr system to close the time anchor, end the time loop curse of the Starr system, and let everything return to normal.

"After analyzing the preliminary scan results, it is almost certain that the time anchor is on the planet ST03, because its time loop is the fastest, every 24 hours. You travel to this planet and scan for anomalous time targets. Contacts cannot be established by normal means of communication, but subspace communications can be utilized. Zhang Han instructed Qian Lai, and then he took out a crystal prism, "This is the key to open the lighthouse, which contains the seal of authority belonging to the Human Alliance and the identity of the empire, as long as you are close to the lighthouse, you can activate it, and finally I wish you a good journey." ”

Qian Lai nodded, took the crystal prism and turned to board the gunboat.

Gunboats can make interstellar travel, but the distance is limited. Now, the gunboats need to go from the outer ring of the galaxy, through the outer ring, and then into the inner ring, which is too far away.

To be on the safe side, Ding Yi proposed to use the gravitational catapult device of the Judgment Blade to catapult the three gunboats, so that Qian Lai and the others only need to adjust the direction and slow down when they reach the target galaxy, which greatly saves energy output and can be more secure.

Under the watchful eyes of the Expeditionary Force's top brass, the three gunboats were fueled, and after completing the inspection, they were pushed into the void by the mechanical arm, using the gravitational slingshot device of the Judgment Blade, and catapulted them towards the inner ring of the Starr system, aiming at the planet ST03.

A year? Two hundred years? Three thousand years? Or 40,000 years?

No one knows exactly how many years have passed.

Because all human means of timekeeping have been scrapped, everything will return to its original state after twenty-four hours.

At first, there were people who tried to use their brains to keep track of time, but in the end, everyone gave up because time was meaningless.

They have been cursed forever, trapped in a time loop from which they cannot be freed, there is no future anymore, and many people have gone mad.

When the bell rang, Sima opened his eyes, and a carp jumped up from the bed, and after releasing his muscles, he went to the kitchen to take out the steak from the refrigerator, put it in the automatic baking machine, and then went to the bathroom to wash.

It doesn't matter if you don't wash it, it will be recycled again anyway, and everything will be the same as it was.

Sima Cuo maintained this good habit, brushing his teeth and washing his face every day, telling himself that he was still alive and living a normal life.

He expertly rinsed his body, then brushed his teeth and washed his face, and as soon as he had done it all, there was a dinging sound from the kitchen. He wiped off the water, put away the toiletries, then went to the kitchen to take out the golden and oily meat steak and put it on the plate, then went to fetch a glass of nutritious water, brought it to the table in the living room, and sat down to eat breakfast.

After eating, he didn't put away the dishes, but got up and opened the door, and moved his muscles at the door again, ready for today's game.

His living conditions are not bad, he lives on the 132nd floor, has his own hovercar, and can be regarded as a poor ghost with a house and a car.

In the era of the Human Alliance, he was a poor ghost, gambling his life to buy an RV, and taking a loan that would take 80 years to repay, because people of his class can generally live to be 150 years old, and 80 years of loans can be borrowed, as long as there is a stable job.

There was a strange roar from inside the room across the door, and with a bang, a huge pit appeared in the alloy door.

Bang! Again, cracks appeared in the walls.

"What a grumpy chick, nothing has changed."

Sima Coo shook his head, moved again, and walked to the tarmac.

Living on the 132nd floor, the parking space naturally cannot be underground, and there are parking spaces belonging to the owner on each floor, so you can drive without going downstairs.

Bang!!

There was another loud bang, and the door was slammed out by the brute force.

A monster with a disheveled head, a bloated and powerful physique, and hands like steel claws, burst out of it and let out a strange roar.

It sniffed in the air and rushed to the tarmac, and when it arrived, it happened to meet Sima Coo starting the hovercar.

The monster roared, and then rushed over, Sima Wrong kicked the accelerator and rushed out, and the monster also rushed out of the tarmac.

The hovercar sprinted down the street in the distance, and the monster crashed to the ground with a scream, only to hear a thud after a while.

A disgusting puddle of minced flesh appeared on the concrete floor below, and a pit was smashed out, centered on the pit, and the crack spread out like a spider's web.

Sima Cuo didn't care about this, and he wasn't even interested in taking a second look.

He has experienced such scenes countless times.

Once those people become monsters, their brains are not good, and it is easy to get rid of and deal with them.

Sima Coo opened the navigation and shuttled through the magnificent Chaodu City, planning to go to the library today and read books.

In the high-rise buildings along the way, the sound of one after another continued to sound, and monsters kept breaking free from the skin of humans and entering the world in blood.

Due to the time loop, such a thing has to happen once a day, Sima Cuo is used to it, and he will be resurrected even more if he dies.

Listening to the song, Sima Cao shook his head, just like himself from countless years ago.

Bang!!

A monster rushed out of the building and slammed into the car, causing its tail to burst into flames, billowing black smoke and a rapid siren sounding incessantly.

He pulled out his gun and shot the monster, and after getting rid of the other man, he brought the car to a stop on the nearby high-rise tarmac.

After checking it, Sima found that the car had been completely scrapped, the anti-gravity engine had been destroyed, and he wanted to steal another one, but the winged monster that he had driven away pounced again, and he could only run into the building.

He didn't run far before he saw a few living people twisted like centipedes in the corridor, looking at him with excitement and fanatical eyes.

"It's over," Sima Cuo said, "and it looks like this is the end of today's journey." ”

Just as Sima mistakenly thought that today's adventure was over, there was a piercing sound of high-energy beams tearing through the air, and beams of light swept in from outside the building, piercing the concrete of the floor, hitting the monsters, making them wail incessantly, and in just a moment, they turned into a pile of broken flesh and blood.

Sima Coo, who had survived, smiled excitedly, thrilled to meet his fellow humans, and he had forgotten how long it had been since he had spoken to a living person.

When time is stuck in a loop, everyone thinks that such a day is not bad, although it will not be tomorrow, but it can live forever.

But as time goes by, human nature begins to degenerate, and in twenty-four hours, everything will return to its original state, and no one will die, even if it is a corpse, it will come back to life again.

Without any scruples, without any constraints, the desires of human nature are released to the fullest.

Sima Cuo has seen 30 million people in the large square, like naked white maggots wriggling, reveling, intersecting like wild beasts, and these are only the corners of that time, human nature is like a stone hanging on a cliff, once the rope is cut, it will fall endlessly.

Later, those people pursue even crazier things, and extreme individuals continue to appear, seeking thrills and pleasures in the bloodiest ways.

When the first wicked man appeared, people angrily condemned it, then the second, the third, the fourth, and in the end, everyone participated in the killing and indulgence of that desire.

Torture, mutilation, rape, all the atrocities imaginable by human beings happened at that time, the whole world went crazy, everyone went crazy.

In the back, there is a frenzied fight, and every day is a war. Someone is releasing a biophagophage virus in the city, someone is unleashing a high-radiation dirty bomb.

Later, those people lost their souls due to their own madness and were twisted into monsters, and even if time reset, it would be impossible to reverse the fact that they became monsters.

The number of normal people slowly decreased, and in the end, only Sima Cuo was left.

Although I don't know who the other party is, whether it's one of those crazy people, it's always good to meet a living person.

Sima Coo walked out, ready to thank the other party, when he saw a gunboat shrouded in transparent bubbles levitating outside the building.

Instead of flying the flag of the Human Alliance, the gunboat was not spray-painted with a symbol, but instead spray-painted with a pattern of flames.

Sima Cuo didn't do anything irrational, he knew very well that it was easier for the other party to kill him than to kill those monsters, he raised his hand and shouted, "Brother, where did you come from?" ”

The gunboat opened the hatch, and a burly, heavily armored giant stood at the hatch, "We are the Galactic Empire, the advance team of the Third Expeditionary Force, I am the person in charge - Qian Lai, the commander of a company of the Third Legion, are there any other survivors?" ”

Sima was stunned for a moment, "Galactic Empire??" ”

"Yes, Galactic Empire." Money came and nodded.

Sima Cuo was a little overwhelmed, and he asked, "Are you from outside?" What about the Human Alliance? Where did the Human Alliance go?? ”

"It's been 10,000 years since the Human Alliance collapsed, and now it's the age of empires."

"It's been 10,000 years." Sima was stunned for a moment, and then showed sadness, "Have ten thousand years passed?" I've been stuck here for 10,000 years. ”

"What's your name, Survivor?" Qian came and asked, "Are there any other survivors?" ”

"My name is Sima Cuo, and the people around here have all turned into monsters, and I haven't met a normal person for a long time."

"Come on." Qian Lai beckoned to Sima Wrong, "Our transports have an independent time shield that allows you to get out of the time loop. ”

Sima Cuo hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to believe the other party, no matter what happened, the situation could not be worse than now.

Five thousand seven, another chapter, begging for votes, brothers.

It's hard to write about time, so let's just look at a lively number, don't take it seriously.

The time loop of the Starr system is centered on the planet ST03, and the further out, the longer the time loop, and the closer to the ST03 planet, the shorter the cycle.

(End of chapter)