"Lord Lin Xu, look at this report. Some people actually speculate that humans have ascended to another dimension." Nan Zhu was lying on the sofa and flipping through the network information of the capital galaxy. He found an interesting report and pushed it to Lin Xu.
"Which media is making such stupid guesses again!" Lin Xu has already seen all kinds of reports in the past few days. It can only be said that the media of any era are like this, making up stories and making up random things. .
"I think they also made it up, but the process of making it up actually led to the correct conclusion. It's really amazing." Nan Zhu's snow-white feet swayed, causing the huge fox tail to sway from side to side.
"This is like a multiple-choice question. There is always one answer that is correct. It's just that you got it right." Lin Xu shook his head and didn't care at all.
"Master, there is news from the capital star. The warships returning to defend the capital area have arrived at the outer reaches of the galaxy. Dopul asked for our opinions." Miss Qiu sat in front of the quantum communication console and read the message she had just received. , reporting to Lin Xuhui.
"Asking for advice? Is there anything else to ask? Let's get the fleet stationed as soon as possible. It's time for us to leave." Lin Xu understood what Dopul meant.
It is nothing more than a sign of surrender. If Lin Xu does not allow the fleet to enter the capital area, then the fleet will naturally not dare to enter.
But Lin Xu has no intention of occupying this place for a long time.
The matter is over now. The reason why Lin Xu stayed here for a while is simply because he was worried that after he left, the capital galaxy did not even have basic defense forces. If someone took advantage of it, the entire galaxy alliance would be in trouble. It's going to be complete chaos.
Therefore, Lin Xu must continue to stay here until the returning garrison arrives.
Until now, when the defense fleet returned, Lin Xu could finally leave with peace of mind.
As for staying here and not leaving, that doesn't exist at all.
"Send a message to Duple, no, send a message to the Council, saying that we are leaving and we will never see each other again." Lin Xu thought for a while and said.
"Understood." Miss Qiu nodded, and then sent the message.
"Are we leaving now? I haven't had enough shopping yet." Nan Zhu felt a little regretful.
On the contrary, Mu Xiyue felt relieved.
Because these days, Nan Zhu takes her shopping with him almost every day.
She had long been unbearable, but now she is fine and finally gone.
"Don't you go shopping every day these days? You haven't gone shopping enough yet. I like it so much, but I haven't seen you shopping every day on earth." Lin Xu said in confusion.
"Well, it's different! Although the cities on Earth are well maintained and very prosperous, they are not popular after all. It's not like here. There are all kinds of intelligent creatures of all races on the streets. It's really lively." Nanzhu thought about it. Wanted to answer.
"It's lively, indeed." Lin Xu nodded. He admitted that the deserted earth was really lacking in popularity.
After thinking about it, Lin Xu suddenly had an idea, but he would have to wait until later.
Miss Qiu has already reported the news that the Skylark is about to leave. Not only will it leave the capital area, but it will also leave this river system directly and go to another river system a million light years away.
After receiving the news, the council was in a hurry, but they only felt pleasantly surprised.
If humans really leave, it will be equivalent to the departure of the dark clouds hanging over them.
Although the things that have been done to restore the status of mankind in history, and restore the seat of the God-gifted One, etc., are irreversible, it is also a great good thing that there will be one less Supreme Emperor in the future.
Of course, they now know that humans may come back at any time, so they will definitely think twice before doing anything in the future, and they will definitely not do things so badly again.
And Dople immediately sent a request for video dialogue to the Skylark.
Lin Xu thought for a while, and finally connected the communication. In the blink of an eye, Dopul's holographic projection was projected on the floor of the cab.
"Sir Lin Xu, are you really going to leave? In fact, you can stay for a while longer." Dople persuaded.
Compared to the rest of the commentators who all wanted Lin Xu to leave quickly, Dopul was probably the only one who sincerely hoped that Lin Xu would not leave so early.
After all, when he sat in the position of chairman of the review committee, he originally relied on humans as his backers, so naturally he didn't want humans to leave.
"Everything that needs to be done is done, and it's time to leave. In addition, I actually have to thank you for this matter. Without you, it wouldn't have been as smooth as it was." Lin Xu said sincerely.
After all, many times, a good leading party can save a lot of things.
"You're too polite. This is what I should do." Dopul had a flattered expression on his face. He didn't expect Lin Xu to thank him.
For a moment, there was even a feeling that a man would die for his confidant.
"That's it, goodbye." Lin Xu nodded, and then the communication was closed.
Dopul over there wanted to say something else, but it was too late.
Immediately, a report was received, and the footage of the Skylark being monitored was transmitted.
At this time, a space jump channel has been opened in front of the Skylark.
The Skylark sailed into it and disappeared.
When it reappeared, the Skylark had arrived a hundred light years away.
The Skylark had prepared for this jump many days ago, but had been waiting for news of the fleet's return.
Now that the Galaxy Alliance fleet has returned, the Skylark naturally started the jump immediately.
Immediately, the jump ended and he successfully arrived a hundred light years away.
At the same time, the jump channel in front of the Skylark began to form again. The Skylark continued to extract vacuum zero-point energy and rapidly folded the space in the jump channel.
It was not until three days later that preparations for this jump were completed.
The Skylark sailed into it and once again completed a hundred light-year space jump.
At this time, Lin Xu had already returned to the earth, and only the Skylark was still in the universe, constantly jumping.
This voyage is a million light years long.
According to the information Wang Jian gave to Lin Xu among the human ruins, the next destination of mankind is in a river system millions of light years away.
During this period, several river systems would be crossed. If it weren't for Wang Jian's information, it would be impossible for Lin Xu to find the right direction when looking for a needle in a haystack.
According to the current situation, the Skylark can jump to a hundred light years every three days, and can jump to a sailing speed of 12,000 light years every year.
This million light-year distance theoretically requires a continuous jump of 83 years. If something unexpected happens in the meantime, it may take even longer.
However, consider that when we first left the solar system, it took us a thousand years to reach Proxima Centauri while driving the Earth. Each subsequent voyage was also calculated in hundreds of years.
Thinking about the distance traveled at that time, it can be said that the current eighty-three years have been very fast.
It's just that recently, with the speed getting faster and faster, it is rare to experience such a long voyage.
Lin Xu felt a little emotional when he thought about it.
In this way, Lin Xu once again embarked on a voyage in the year 11,410 of the sailing calendar.
The target is another river system millions of light years away.
I don’t know what I will encounter there again.
But Lin Xu is full of expectations.
Time flies so fast, eighty years go by in a blink of an eye.
Set sailing calendar 11,490 years, Lin Xu has never slept in these years.
With more and more people around him, Lin Xu gradually no longer needs to sleep to fight against the boundless loneliness.
For example, right now, Lin Xu, Miss Qiu, Nan Zhu and Mu Xiyue are sitting in a hot pot restaurant on the top floor of a high-rise building in Chongqing, eating hot pot.
The store was bustling with people coming and going, countless customers were toasting and drinking, and the waiters walking back and forth were so fast that they were almost flying.
In such a lively atmosphere, Lin Xu looked down from the top floor and could see that the entire CQ City was brightly lit.
There is a constant flow of various vehicles on the street, and from time to time the entire road is blocked.
Pedestrians and tourists on the roadside are densely packed, and they sometimes compete with cars for the right of way.
In short, this is an extremely busy metropolis, full of human fireworks.
Lin Xu put one hand on the window sill and looked down. Next to him was Nan Zhu's voice teasing Mu Xiyue from time to time.
Mu Xiyue was too lazy to talk to her and only glared at her from time to time as a threat, so Nan Zhu quickly restrained herself a little.
Everything is as if a few people really just live on the earth in the 21st or 22nd century, and then go out to have hot pot together on the weekend.
But in fact, except for Miss Qiu, Mu Xiyue, and Nan Zhu around Lin Xu, everything in this entire city was just a huge performance.
Millions of robots without intelligence, put on the appearance of humans, and then perform a grand drama according to the program.
But although none of this is true, Lin Xu is still very satisfied.
At least this allowed him to find the feeling he once had.
This was what Lin Xu suddenly thought of after hearing Nan Zhu say that there was no popularity on earth.
The company of Miss Qiu, Nan Zhu, and Mu Xiyue, coupled with this bustling city, are all played by robots that execute orders according to the program.
But recalling the past, for people living in big cities, people other than themselves, relatives and friends, don't they look like NPCs? There is no difference at all.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late." Lu Yao, who had just stepped out of the elevator not far away, came to sit next to a few people.
Just like a friend who was late for a party.
Lu Yao still likes reading books, doing questions, and studying science, so she keeps running to the library every day.
But I would also find time to get together with Lin Xu and others, but I was often late.
"I'm late and I have to drink. These are all yours." Nan Zhu said, calling the waiter and dragging several boxes of beer over.
"That's all? Who do you look down on!" Lu Yao curled her lips with disdain on her face.
"Don't worry, I've added some ingredients to these beers, so you'll be happy." Nan Zhu smiled mysteriously.
In short, in the end, Lu Yao and Nan Zhu drank together, and both of them got drunk.
When they finally left, it was Miss Qiu and Mu Xiyue who took them away, each carrying one on their shoulders.
Walking on the street, Lin Xu was in front, Miss Qiu and Mu Xiyue behind, each carrying a beautiful girl on his shoulders.
If we were really on Earth in the 21st century, someone would have called the police a long time ago.
But at this moment, the cheerful crowd on the street seemed not to notice. They bypassed Lin Xu and others and continued to do what they were doing.
This can be considered a trivial flaw.
At this moment, a pedestrian passing by Lin Xu suddenly stopped and came to Lin Xu's side and spoke.
But it was Ying Huo's voice that came.
"Master, the hyperspace radar has detected that a fleet of suspected intelligent life forms is conducting a curvature voyage a hundred light years ahead, near the planned next jump point. Do you need to change the jump direction?"
"The fleet of intelligent life? In the extragalactic space? What is their speed? Where are they going?" Lin Xu became a little strange.
"According to calculations, the speed is fifty times the speed of light. It is suspected to come from the river system targeted this time. The destination should be the nearest river system 60,000 light-years away." Yinghuo replied.
"You dare to break into extragalactic space at only fifty times the speed of light? Are you seeking death?" Lin Xu was surprised.
After eighty years of sailing, the Skylark is only 40,000 light-years away from its target river system.
If this fleet really comes from the target river system, it means that they have sailed a distance of 40,000 light-years at fifty times the speed of light.
In other words, it took a full eight hundred years to sail in this extra-river space.
This was not an arrival in a resource-rich river system, but an empty space outside the river. How on earth did they persist for eight hundred years, relying only on the supplies stored in the fleet?
Moreover, they are still 60,000 light years away from their destination, which means they will have to continue sailing for 1,200 years.
This suddenly reminded Lin Xu of the situation when humans first set sail thousands of years ago.
However, it only took humans at that time five hundred years to reach Proxima Centauri, and they would occasionally encounter meteorites and other supplies along the way.
But in this extragalactic space, there is really nothing.
Moreover, their total voyage would take two thousand years.
What do you think? Or what was the reason that prompted them to embark on a long voyage?
Lin Xu was full of doubts.
"Don't change the direction of the jump, let's go take a look." Lin Xu ordered.
"Your will."
So three days later, the folding of the jump channel was completed, and the Skylark started the jump again.
A hundred light-years away, a huge fleet of ships was traveling in the dark extra-river space at fifty times the speed of light.
Maybe it's because everything here is too empty and there is no danger.
In other words, the greatest danger is the emptiness itself.
Therefore, the fleet only has a few small and faster reconnaissance spacecraft, which are constantly patrolling around the fleet, serving as a warning.
The fleet itself is composed of huge spaceships with a size of tens of thousands of meters.
But these spaceships are obviously not warships, but more like civilian spaceships.
And there are very few weapons on the spacecraft, and more of them are life-support devices, which are used to survive after sleeping.
Therefore, this is not actually an armed fleet, but an immigrant fleet, even an immigrant fleet with very little armed force.
On one of the reconnaissance spacecrafts, the captain, a strange intelligent being with four arms, was commanding his crew to conduct routine inspections of the surrounding airspace to guard against possible dangers.
"Boss, let me tell you that we don't need to do any detection at all. What can be found here? There is nothing. The detector is completely meaningless except for consuming resources."
"Shut up. This is the operating procedure. If you don't want to do it, get out of here. I believe there are many dormant people who want to replace you."
The guy who was complaining just now stopped talking.
This voyage was regarded by everyone in civilization as an almost impossible voyage.
Even if the voyage is successful, according to intelligent computer calculations, the population of the entire civilization will be reduced by more than 90%.
It can be said that for 90% of people, the moment they enter the dormant cabin of the voyage fleet and start sleeping, it means that they are dead.
In the end, less than 10% of the people managed to wake up after the voyage.
That's why the captain said that if a sleeping person has the opportunity to wake up, no matter what kind of work it is, he will definitely be willing to do it.
However, even though the mortality rate of this voyage was so high, everyone still resolutely embarked on the voyage.
Because this is the only way to escape the Great Purge.
Even if they die nine times out of ten, it is better than being completely cleansed of the entire race until they return to the Stone Age.
"Damn purgers, damn humans." Someone cursed in a low voice.
The people next to him continued their work step by step, turning a deaf ear to this emotional venting of curses.
If the purgers could really be scolded to death after being scolded a few times, then they would be willing to scold them every day.
It's a pity that if the Cleaners were scolded to death so easily, they wouldn't have to take such a long voyage to seek refuge.
"Boss, why do you think the Cleaners want to clean the universe? And why do the Cleaners call themselves the second sons of mankind! What are humans really like?" Someone sighed and asked this question that no one knew the answer to.
"Do your job well. The cleaners are lunatics. Don't speculate on the lunatic's thoughts." The captain glared again, because he didn't know either.
At this moment, the monitor on the other side of the camera suddenly jumped up like crazy.
"What are you doing? Have you forgotten the operating procedures? Do you want to be forced to sleep?" The captain was furious and came over and planned to slap this guy.
But then, when he looked at the screen in front of the man, he was stunned.
"Is this a suspected aircraft signal? It's an aircraft. Why is there an aircraft here?"
"Boss, according to the operating procedures, we need to report it quickly." Someone next to him whispered.
In an instant, the captain reacted.
"Quickly, report it, report it directly to the group leader."
In this way, after reporting layer by layer, the top management of this long-distance immigrant fleet soon learned about the discovery of a spaceship ahead.
"The spacecraft is approaching us rapidly, at about a thousand times the speed of light. It will meet us soon if nothing else happens."
"A thousand times the speed of light? This is impossible. Theoretically, the speed of the curvature engine can only reach a hundred times the speed of light."
"You also said that it's just theoretical. We can't do it. It doesn't mean that higher-level civilizations can't do it."
"So, have we encountered a higher-level civilization?"
"Sailing a spaceship alone in the extra-galactic space is not a higher-level civilization, what else can it be."
"Then what should we do?"
"I think this may be an opportunity. He only has one spaceship. So what if the civilization level is higher? If we can capture this spaceship, we may have the opportunity to increase the sailing speed of our existing curvature engine after research. "
"If we can increase the speed of the warp engine, we can reach the target river system faster."
"Absurd, the hierarchical suppression between civilizations is so terrifying. A civilization that can increase the speed of its curvature engine to a thousand times the speed of light, even if it only has one spaceship, are you sure we can fight against it? Even if it is true, won't the opponent run away? Really? A thousand times the speed of light, can you catch up?"
"But, I missed it like this."
"Is there a way to trade for a way to increase the speed of the warp engine?"
"It's hard, it's hard!"
"Tell me, has that spaceship discovered us now?"
"It must have been discovered. Didn't you see that he was flying towards us? I even suspect that the other party deliberately leaked his whereabouts and was discovered by us. Otherwise, given the other party's civilization level, our radar may not be able to detect the other party."
"So, what is the purpose of the other party deliberately leaking their whereabouts and even looking for us? In other words, what do we have that the other party needs? If we can detect this, we may not be able to exchange anything."
"What does the other party need? I don't think we have anything that a civilization of this level needs."
"We don't have any, but where are the Cleaners?" Someone suddenly said with a flash of inspiration.
"Purges? You mean those things that we have never understood, the Purifier armor? However, in order to get this armor, we sacrificed an entire fleet. And the technical content of the Purifier armor surpasses ours countless Dai, just hand it over."
"But these armors are meaningless to us now. We have been studying them for hundreds of years and still have no clue. If we can exchange them for something useful, especially warp engine technology."
"If we can really switch to warp engine technology, maybe our entire civilization will survive."
For a moment, the eyes of the senior executives in the conference room lit up.
Everyone was discussing each other word by word.
Finally, the commander-in-chief, who was sitting at the top, made the decision.
"Since everyone is in agreement, let's try to see if we can use the Purifier armor to exchange for something from this higher-level civilization! It would be best if there is technical data on the warp engine. Even if there is not, it is best to be able to exchange it. Some technologies that can help us. At the same time, try not to conflict with the other party. Our civilization can no longer withstand any losses."
When the president spoke, his expression showed a feeling of physical and mental exhaustion.
Just like that, consensus was reached at the highest levels.
The reconnaissance spacecraft that first discovered the Skylark also took action.
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