In early June, as the sun gradually approaches the Tropic of Cancer, the northern hemisphere of the earth ushered in the long-lost spring, and countless lives began to sprout and restlessness. Heihe City on the Sino-Russian border faces Prague Veschensk in the Russian Far East across the river. The Heilongjiang River flows continuously day and night, and layers of dragon scale-like waves surge on the vast river surface.
In the Zhengyang Mountain Stone Forest in the north of Heihe City, rows of steel frames tens of meters high stand on the abrupt peaks, like the pillars of Mount Leolympus in Greek mythology. Giant parabolic disks are rotating on the towering steel frame, making a buzzing sound, which is accompanied by the howling mountain wind in the forest, forming a strange sound. These huge discs are composed of an extremely large number of hexagonal alloy lenses. These lenses are specially forged and are tens of thousands of times smoother than ordinary mirrors. Under the sunlight, the huge mirrors emit dazzling power. Light. The giant disk, which is tens of meters away from the ground, can receive various radio waves from the universe to the maximum extent, and can also reflect sunlight to the maximum extent. It is a veritable mirror of the sky. In the southern hemisphere of the earth, there is also a sky mirror in the small town of Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia, South America. However, this sky mirror is not man-made, but a miraculous creation of nature 40,000 years ago. This is the world's largest Salar de Uyuni, a white salt stone world 150 kilometers long and 130 kilometers wide. Every winter, the continuous rain gradually fills the salt marsh, forming a beautiful lake; every summer, the lake dries up, and a layer of white salt is clearly visible at the bottom of the lake, which is extremely solid and people can easily drive across the lake. Especially after the rain has passed and the sky has cleared, standing on the Salar de Uyuni and looking around feels like being in a large, smooth and bright mirror, as if you have come to a strange alien world, and truly experienced a "man in the mirror" "The fantasy feeling. One day, this sky mirror located in the southern hemisphere will play a huge role in the exploration of space, just like the sky mirror at the Heihe Space Base.
Wang Yuanhao and a Russian girl stood under the huge steel frame, and he lit a cigarette casually. Following the rising smoke, he looked up at the steel-blue mountain peaks in the distance and fell into deep thought.
They had just returned from the Space Explorer Alliance base in a hurry, and he had important information to report to General Yu Kai. A few days ago, he and Natasha from the base drove the Qilin spacecraft to the Beijing Alliance of Space Explorers and received a top-secret document, and this top-secret document will be related to the future of the earth.
After accepting the top-secret mission, Wang Yuanhao and Natasha immediately returned to Heihe, where the National Interstellar Peace Corps headquarters is located. When they walked to the gate of the Interstellar Peace Command base, the identification system automatically appeared on the gate. The identity information of Wang Yuanhao and Natasha was quickly calculated and identified on the high-speed computer, and with a burst of dazzling light, the door slowly opened to both sides. The two walked quickly to the base, and the door quickly closed.
With the gate closed, the usually closed base was almost isolated from the outside world. Not only does it have an isolation layer of tens of meters of underground reinforced concrete, but it also has a high-level heavy element isolation system. All light waves and electromagnetic waves have difficulty penetrating the headquarters' firewall. In other words, it is difficult for all the news here to be leaked to the outside. However, for unknown civilizations in distant nebulae, they still don't know if there is a better detection method to obtain the news here. At the very least, it is impossible for other organizations on Earth to obtain any information in this base.
"Wang Yuanhao, wait for me, I have something to ask you. I never had the chance to ask you on the spaceship. Now that we have entered the base, the news will not spread outside. I want to know that we are leaving the Alliance of Space Explorers. Previously, Marshal Yun Fei said that we should enter space as soon as possible and go to the distant Morning Star, so as to resolve the crisis on the earth. What does it mean? With our current technology, it takes 12.9 billion light-years to reach the Morning Star. At present, It is simply impossible to reach it with our aerospace technology." Natasha blinked her beautiful big eyes and looked at Wang Yuanhao with doubt.
Wang Yuanhao stopped, turned around, and said to Natasha with a smile: "My understanding is that the marshal's words have two meanings. One is that he hopes that we can find a breakthrough in the continuously improving aerospace technology, and quickly To improve our aerospace level. The other is the issue of consciousness, which is to form our thoughts and consciousness into an energy group, and then use some kind of medium to travel through the universe to distant nebulae, and implant some kind of high-level living beings In the body, it completes the preliminary preparation for human exploration of the universe. Then through some special methods, the thoughts and consciousness of high-level creatures in the universe, especially the views and measures for the survival and development of the earth, are transmitted to the earth. Throughout history, the Maya Civilization has given us more to think about. The Mayans in the Stone Age actually possessed the most advanced astronomical knowledge. Is this a high-level alien creature that once came to the earth and taught humans some advanced scientific knowledge? Later it was not For some reason, the Mayan civilization suddenly disappeared."
"Wang Yuanhao, I seem to understand what Marshal means. It is to allow us to understand the attitude of high-level creatures in distant nebulae towards the development and survival of our earth? In other words, we must go to the distant universe now. , establish a space base that can protect the earth and maintain the survival and development of the earth." Natasha's big blue eyes shone with determination.
"Your idea is right. In 2013, an asteroid roared over Russia. Just when it was about to hit the earth, a mysterious object suddenly appeared in the sky and hit the asteroid at an extremely fast speed. The planet disintegrated and exploded in the sky at an altitude of 27 kilometers. The earth escaped. The speed of this mysterious object has surpassed any aircraft on the earth. It can be concluded that it is an alien object in the sky. Is there any alien in the world? Are higher organisms silently protecting the earth? Does it also imply that there may be another mysterious civilization in the universe that monitors the earth all the time and can even destroy the earth? I generally understand the marshal's thinking. What he means is Let us understand the actions and scientific and technological levels of high-level alien creatures, so as to better protect our earth." Wang Yuanhao fell into deep thought after saying these words.
"But it takes 12.9 billion light-years to reach the distant morning star. When the energy group travels faster than the speed of light, how to solve this thrust? How to solve the huge heat caused by friction during the process of traveling through the universe? I It is estimated that our thoughts and consciousness energy clusters have disappeared before they reach the distant nebula." The question raised by Natashati is actually the problem that the scientists of the Interstellar Exploration Alliance are working hard to solve. "
"Natasha, I think folding and compressing space can help us accomplish this task. In other words, we can compress the entire space of our earth into a quantum, or a smaller quarry, or even compress it into a string. In the end, in order to achieve the goal, it may also be directly compressed in the spirit son. This substance is the smallest substance in the world today, and it can pass through any object in the universe. In the compressed and folded universe, perhaps 12.9 billion Light years are just a blink of an eye for us." As they spoke, the two quickened their pace and walked towards the operations office.
In front of the space electronic combat map of the Interstellar Peace Corps headquarters, General Yu Kai and Dr. Davis from the United States are studying the combat plan. General Yu Kai is in his 60s, and his angular face and temples have begun to turn gray. He devoted his life to the aerospace industry and was a rare aerospace scientist in the military. Dr. Davis is an authority in physics from the University of California, USA. His face with typical European features is always filled with a proud and bright smile.
Behind them is a beautiful girl with two dimples when she smiles. Her name is Liu Xin. She is a doctor of medicine from Moscow First Medical University. Liu Xin is not tall, but her physical fitness is particularly good due to years of bodybuilding exercises. This may be an important condition for selecting her when the Alliance of Space Explorers selects astronauts. The remaining professors are busy with their own affairs. They are all top scientists in the world.
In the corner of the operations office, a pair of eyes is always staring at the electronic map of space operations. These eyes were trying hard to find something. At this time, Proxima b continued to flash red on the electronic map, which immediately caught her attention. Her name is Emily, a mechanics expert from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
General Yu Kai looked around and said: "In the past 2000 years, we have gradually realized that there are four basic forces in the universe, gravity, electromagnetic force, and two types of nuclear forces, the weak force and the strong force. The concept of force is It is an old and familiar concept that can be traced back at least to the time of Isaac Newton. Because of the existence of force, the universe in which we live will maintain a dynamic balance for a long time. Of course, there are many things that we almost see. Dark matter plays a huge role.
Proxima Centauri b is an Earth-like planet with a mass of about 1.3 times that of the Earth and a distance of about 0.05 astronomical units from Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri b is located in the habitable zone, and various signs indicate that there is liquid water and an atmosphere on its surface, making it suitable for human survival. Since the discovery of Proxima Centauri b, scientists have been conducting in-depth research on Proxima Centauri b. After understanding its atmospheric composition, geological structure and potential for life, it was initially determined that Proxima Centauri b is a tidally locked planet. Tidal locking is also called synchronous rotation. Proxima Centauri b is tidally locked to Proxima Centauri, which means that its rotation period is the same as its orbital period around Proxima Centauri. In other words, one side of Proxima Centauri b always faces Proxima Centauri, which is eternal daytime, while the other side always faces away from Proxima Centauri, which is eternal night. Therefore, if we live on the side of Proxima b (the day hemisphere) facing Proxima Centauri, the "sun" (Proxima Centauri) there will never set. Of course, the "sun" on the opposite side (the night hemisphere) never rises. On the side of the day hemisphere facing the star, the sunlight is oblique in the area near the twilight zone, which is the coldest side of the day hemisphere. This is the twilight zone. The temperature in the twilight zone on the entire Proxima Centauri b is the most suitable. "Having said this, General Yu Kai signaled to Wang Yuanhao, "Yuanhao, come and tell us about the construction of the space base of Proxima b."
"Proxima Centauri b is 4.2 light-years away from the earth. It is a transfer station for human beings to connect with the universe. After the efforts of several generations of scientists, we have established a space base in the twilight zone of Proxima Centauri and it is operating well. Recently, scientific and technological personnel have been working on Proxima Centauri b. A "Smart Eye" telescope is installed on it to observe more distant space and further explore extraterrestrial civilizations." After Wang Yuanhao finished speaking, he turned his attention to the electronic map in the corner of the office.
At this time, Emily, who had been monitoring the electronic map, exclaimed: "General, our alarm system at the Proxima b space base has been activated. What may have happened there?" A look of panic appeared on Emily's fair face. look. She looked at the scientists around her. Those scientists didn't say anything, but all their attention was focused on the space electronic combat map.
General Yu Kai continuously zoomed in on the electronic combat map and switched directly to the video of the base monitoring system. People sitting in the office were surprised to find that a UFO similar to a small spacecraft was moving around the Proxima b space base. The UFO has been circling, seemingly looking for some path into the base.
Proxima Centauri b has an ecosystem similar to that of Earth, with mountains, rivers, oceans, plains, hills, and swamps. There are also plants here, and there are quite a few types of plants. It's just that unlike Earth, no high-level, highly intelligent humans have evolved here.
There was silence in the operations office for a moment, and everyone's attention was focused on the small spacecraft. The small spacecraft slowly landed on the ground, and then many legs stretched out from under the spacecraft, and two long mechanical arms stretched out from both sides of the spacecraft. Everyone's eyes widened at this time. As far as they know, there is no such spacecraft on the earth. Could it be that this is a spacecraft made by high-level beings in space? Or is it some kind of weapon quietly developed by a certain country on earth? Everyone continued to pay close attention to the movement of the spacecraft.
The long robotic arm is far larger than the diameter of the spacecraft. There are two protrusions on the top of the robotic arm, which look similar to a laser cannon device. Many long legs allow the spacecraft to walk on uneven ground and steep cliffs. It seems that this mysterious spacecraft should have a high-level detection system, and it is looking for the entrance to the space base. The flexible positioning of this small spacecraft outside the space base not only reminds us of some kind of ancient bug that has lived on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. This small spaceship refreshed everyone's understanding in an instant.
"Dr. Davis, immediately activate the defense system of the Proxima Centauri b space base. This spacecraft looks extraordinary. If this spacecraft breaks through the firewall of the space base and enters the base, it will cause us heavy losses. Maybe our Proxima Centauri The space base of Star B will be destroyed by him." General Yu Kai said anxiously.
Dr. Davis sat in front of the computer, skillfully operating the combat command system. At this time, Dr. Gut's avatar appeared on the computer video. Dr. Gut is a physics expert and a super battleship builder. He made a huge contribution when building the Proxima b space base. Three years ago, many scientists put forward many suggestions in order to establish a space base for Proxima Centauri b. But how to allow astronauts to safely reach Proxima b has become a problem. Proxima Centauri b is 4.22 light-years away from us. Even if an ordinary spacecraft accelerates to 10% of the speed of light, it will take more than 40 years. Even if the spacecraft does not deviate from the orbit, the astronauts will be unbearable for this long period of time. In the end, it was decided to use space folding technology to fold the distant 4.22 light-years into almost an instant, but the requirements for astronauts became even more stringent. The human body cannot withstand the tremendous pressure brought by the route, and in the end humans can only travel through it in the form of energy and matter masses. That is, the human beings in the spacecraft compress the thinking consciousness of the brain into a mass of energy and material, implant it into the chip, and then implant it in the robot's brain. Therefore, the astronauts in the Proxima b space base can only be said to be armored warriors with human minds and robot bodies. Their bodies will remain in the Earth's cryogenic chamber forever, and will be resurrected when they return to Earth in the future. Dr. Gut led his assistants Long Xiang, Long Yu, and Liu Sen to successfully reach Proxima b three years ago and established a base here. Its purpose is to prepare in advance for future human exploration and migration into space. It is also the forefront of the Alliance of Space Explorers' defense against high-level biological attacks in the universe.
On the electronic screen, Dr. Davis was transmitting his information in code. "Hello Dr. Gut, this is the Interstellar Peace Corps combat headquarters. On our combat monitoring map, we found an unidentified spacecraft around the space base where you are. This unidentified spacecraft is detecting the data and information of your space base. , trying to enter your space base. General Yu Kai orders you to immediately raise the combat level of the space base to a combat readiness state. When the space base is attacked and threatened, you can carry out defensive attacks." Dr. Gut's face was twitching like an iron man. Suddenly twitching, he then said: "The base understands, the base understands, immediately increase the combat readiness level and open the heavy element defense system." "Dr. Gut, the general said that currently, a spacecraft made by high-level life forms has arrived. Proxima Centauri b, if the space base has the ability, it is best to capture this spacecraft. If it cannot be captured, we must try our best to observe and study it." Dr. Davis continued to give orders to Dr. Gut on the computer. "It's General. We are determined to fulfill the order. However, we dare not attack rashly at the moment. We can only observe and study this battleship." Dr. Gut replied.
After Dr. Gut ended his conversation with the Earth's Interstellar Peace Corps Command, he turned his Iron Man-like robot body and said to Long Xiang, Long Yu, and Liu Sen: "According to the instructions of the Interstellar Peace Corps Command, we are now It is possible to be attacked by an unknown spacecraft. This spacecraft should come from other nebulae and should be controlled by high-level beings. Now activate all defense systems of the base and adjust the laser magnetic cannon to attack status. Activate the gravity blessing system, Distort the space outside the base and shield the magnetic signals outside the base." Long Xiang looked at Dr. Gut and said: "Doctor, we have just established a base here. Have high-level beings discovered us in other nebulae? How did they do it? How can they detect us? We are here for scientific research and have no intention of invading or occupying a certain place. Could it be that they would be so hostile to us?" "I think higher-level beings also have combat legions and parliaments. system, they will also defend and attack high-level life in the universe. I don’t think this spacecraft will necessarily attack us, but most likely it is to collect some important data about our base. So I can’t imagine that when necessary, we Don't attack them easily. Our purpose is to maintain the peace of the universe rather than start a war in the universe." What Long Yu said seems to make sense. Liu Sen nervously activated the defense system of the space base and said: "We have been here for a long time. We should really take the time to contact our families. Our families still don't know what we are doing and whether we are still alive in this world. Even if we think about it in the best direction, when our family members on earth miss us, they can only see the bodies we left on earth in the vacuum freezing body protection system, without knowing that they are the bodies we left behind. A body on the earth, our thinking and consciousness have been far away from the earth. Doctors, look, a very small spacecraft appears on the display screen of the base monitoring system, and the spacecraft is hovering in front of the base gate. Defense of the base gate Marshal Yunfei's information actually appeared on the system. This spaceship is tricking us into opening the base's hatch." Dr. Gut coughed dryly. Of course, his dry coughing sound was not like when he was on Earth. His dry coughing sound was always With some emotion, it sounded like nothing more than a robot sigh. Dr. Gut said: "This is an IE technology that we have mastered hundreds of years ago. It is not surprising that this spacecraft has this technology. But the fact that this spacecraft has General Yunfei's information shows that He has stolen our important information. Liu Sen, can you communicate with this spacecraft through the magnetic voice system to see what he is going to do?" Dr. Gut wants to understand the intentions of this spacecraft as soon as possible so that he can report the current situation in a timely manner. To the Interstellar Peace Corps Command on Earth.
In front of the hatch of the space base, a spacecraft that looks like a trilobite is also nervously trying to get in touch with the base through electromagnetic waves. Dr. Gut and several assistants finally made contact with the spacecraft after a while of intense work. A long voice bar appeared on the screen of the Magnetic Voice System Converter. "Friends in the base, don't be nervous. I don't mean any harm. I come from the nebula outside the solar system. We and you humans belong to the same high-level life. The planet Proxima Centauri c we live in now is facing the threat of an extremely unstable red dwarf star. Threat, in order to survive and develop, under the study of the National Congress, we decided to send a warship to Barnard Star b to find an environment suitable for our survival. Our warship was hit by a UFO while passing through the nebula. After being damaged, It deviated from the original planned orbit and landed on this planet. The battleship has been repaired, but it lacks the nuclear magnetic fuel to start the battleship. We found through the detector that on this planet, only your base has this kind of fuel , I hope you can help us start the battleship." Dr. Gut thought for a while and said: "Liu Sen, you tell him that we have energy, but we cannot make the decision to provide them with energy. We have to report to the Interstellar Peace Corps headquarters, Please tell me, General Yu Kai. Tell him to go back and wait for news. If there is any news, we will notify him directly."
Liu Sen relayed Dr. Gut's words to the other party through the magnetic language system, and a few minutes later the other party sent a message. "I am the captain of Proxima Centauri C Kono in the South Gate II star system. I hope General Yu Kai can help us. We are in the Milky Way together. We must unite with each other and explore the cosmic system together. My spaceship will return to the battleship first. Thank you. Dr. Gut and several of your assistants. If you need help from our aerospace team in the future, I, Kono, will lead all the staff to fly the battleship Vallon to support you. I will take my leave now and see you tomorrow." Monitoring outside the aerospace base The system showed that the trilobite-like spacecraft had slowly taken off and quickly disappeared.
A few days later, the cosmic wave display in the Interstellar Peace Corps combat command room received information from the Proxima Centauri b space base. The base asked General Yu Kai if he could provide nuclear magnetic fuel to the battleship Vallon commanded by Kono. Dr. Gut and several of his assistants also wanted to see their families.
Can they achieve their wish? Can the Vallon battleship return to Barnard's system? At this time, a major meeting was being held in the conference room of the Alliance of Interstellar Explorers, discussing whether humans should cooperate with higher-level life forms currently in the South Gate II star system. From primitive tribes to Yao, Shun, Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou, human beings on the earth are constantly creating their own civilization and at the same time, they are also engaged in constant battles. With the rapid development of science and technology, human beings' ability to explore aliens is increasing day by day, and interstellar civilization is about to begin.
