If there are no other civilizations here that can allow human civilization to develop peacefully, then it doesn't matter whether it is inside the galaxy or on the edge, no one cares.
But now, the only decision Zhao Changxing and the civilization leaders can make is to stay away from here, hoping that all their speculations are false - although they look true no matter where they look from.
But there is no way. A 5% hope is better than a 0% hope.
At the same time, people also figured out another problem.
If human civilization can figure out this series of logic, then the rest of the civilizations still staying in this open star cluster can't figure it out?
The wisdom of human civilization is not superior to other civilizations. In fact, a true third-level civilization must have more advanced genetic modification technology than human civilization. Their wisdom should be more advanced than human civilization.
Whatever humans can think of, they can certainly think of.
But why do they still choose to stay here instead of betting on that glimmer of hope?
In this issue, there is no need to consider secondary civilization. Because the second-level civilization does not have the ability to truly travel between stars on a large scale. But why don’t the third-level civilizations that have this ability do the same?
The reason is simple, human civilization is different from other civilizations.
Level three civilization is already the ceiling of combat power in this open star cluster. Although war will inevitably mean countless large-scale casualties, but...
The casualties were only minor casualties. No matter how many people die, it doesn't matter, just continue to cultivate them. Those at the top will not have to bear any price whatsoever.
For them, staying in this open star cluster has a 100% chance of survival. If you venture out of here, the probability of survival is only 5%, so the choice is very obvious.
On the contrary, human civilization, because it implements the policy of equality for all, and the leadership of the entire civilization represents the interests of all the people, is unable to make that choice anyway, and in the end can only take risks to win this only 5% hope. .
Different routes lead to different choices. This is something determined by the genes of civilization and no one can change it.
After reaching a consensus, the order began to be executed immediately.
In the vast space, many spaceships of different levels returned to their berths on the space carrier and were fixed. The transport spacecraft constantly shuttled back and forth between the Yuanhang spacecraft and the space carrier, pouring many materials and energy into the space carrier. With sufficient energy support, the attitude control engine started immediately, pushing a total of 71 spacecraft to slowly change their orientation.
As a result, the fleet's spacecraft turned from heading towards this open star cluster to heading towards the star numbered h1 that was designated as the destination.
Because at this moment the fleet already has a considerable degree of speed pointing to this open star cluster, and now it is turning to star H1, the final route will show an arc.
Because the human fleet at this moment has, in a sense, entered this open star cluster. The orbit prediction model shows that it will take about 37 years before our fleet will truly escape the gravitational control of this open star cluster and that huge group of stars. The coverage area of the molecular cloud actually leaves this open star cluster in a sense.
I am afraid that the fate of human civilization will not be truly pronounced until we actually leave this open star cluster.
The long voyage begins again. At this moment, people were extremely grateful that they had carried so much extra energy and resources, so that they were able to change the course and embark on this unprecedented long journey of more than 20 light years.
Otherwise, even if you know that there is a pit in front of you, you can only jump in with your eyes closed.
Time passed quietly, and several years passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, a considerable number of scientific researchers began to hibernate again, and the number of standing military personnel was also reduced to a very low level.
No matter what, it’s always a good idea to do everything you can to save energy and resources. The more reserves you have in hand, the greater your ability to withstand risks.
At this moment, the speed of the fleet relative to the H1 star has increased to more than two thousand kilometers per second, and is still increasing. The speed approaching the brown dwarf numbered G1 in this open cluster is greatly weakened.
At this moment, in the G1 galaxy, the 6th satellite of the 3rd planet, on a vast ice sheet, the capital of the permanent neutral country "Solat", the Peace City, stands majestically.
The g1 galaxy is just the most common and inconspicuous galaxy among this open star cluster, which is commonly called "iron-blooded" by intelligent life. Even because the resources are poor and far away from the core of the Iron Blood Star Cluster, those major civilizations have no interest in coming here.
But this galaxy has an ecology that is different from all other galaxies.
The rest of the galaxies are basically occupied by a certain civilization, and have become the residence and base of the civilization, and are strictly managed. Only a few galaxies such as g1 have no fixed occupiers, so they have become runaways, rebels, criminals, adventurers, desperate gamblers, and gamblers who dream of getting rich overnight. , a gathering place for marginalized people such as defeated armies in interstellar wars and survivors whose main body of civilization has been destroyed.
These people have each established forces of different sizes in the G1 galaxy. For convenience, people call the larger of these forces "country", which means a collection of intelligent life that is one level lower than "civilization". body.
Depending on their strength, larger countries may occupy an entire dwarf planet, satellite, or a large area on a large planet, while smaller countries can only occupy dozens of countries on a certain planet. Areas ranging from tens of thousands to tens of millions of square kilometers.
——In the space age, the so-called territory is of course no longer important. Some countries even have no living settlements on their nominal territory. However, territory also means the resources and wealth contained on this piece of land. This is the most important thing. of.
According to incomplete statistics, at the current moment, in the G1 galaxy, there are at least 200 forces that can be called "countries", regardless of whether they are advanced or not, and have at least one space fleet. As for the fact that they are not even considered "countries" If not, it can only be regarded as a "city", even smaller than a "city". There are only hundreds and thousands of gang-like forces composed of hundreds and thousands of people. The number is even greater, perhaps as high as tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. It's impossible to count at all.
Because of the complex personnel, the G1 galaxy is extremely chaotic. There are constant wars between different countries, between countries and city-states, city-states and city-states, city-states and gangs, and gangs and gangs. Big wars can even involve hundreds of space battleships, burning in the interstellar space. , a small war without even a spaceship, only wearing spacesuits, and relying on old-fashioned gunpowder weapons to fight on the surface of the planet.
And there are many pirate forces that have the ability to set foot in space. These pirate fleets relied on the chaos of the galaxy's order to deal with different forces, plundering, selling stolen goods, killing people, and even destroying city-states and planets. In addition, they sometimes fought with each other, which made g1 The situation in the galaxy is extremely chaotic.
Thorat Country is a country in the G1 galaxy, among more than 200 countries, ranking in the upper middle in terms of strength. But this country has never participated in wars, nor has it intervened in galaxy situations other than its own. It only relies on relatively powerful force to ensure its status as the economic center of the G1 galaxy.
This is the largest resource and wealth flow center in the entire G1 galaxy. Here, there are copper mines and iron ores that gangsters have plundered with great pains, basic agricultural products produced by small countries, engines, high-performance materials and even an entire spacecraft plundered by interstellar pirates. The customized products produced by the group are all-encompassing.
However, Thorat Country never cares where these goods come from. It only ensures the fairness and justice of the transaction process, ensures that no force here can do whatever it wants based on its strength, and takes a certain share in the transaction process in return. In this way, it creates a huge country with a middle-to-upper strength ranking.
At this moment, within the G1 galaxy, the leaders of countries that ranked among the top 50 in terms of strength, had at least a relatively complete space fleet system, and were not low in technology, all gathered in Peace City and were influenced by Thorat. A warm welcome from the leader of the country, Luo Lan.
The magnificent large conference room is divided into a total of 43 small transparent areas. Each area has a unique life-support environment for a team of national leaders with completely different body structures and grotesque appearances to occupy. After the enthusiastic opening remarks, Roland, the leader of Thorat Country, officially presided over the meeting.
The big shots occupying the top of the entire galaxy can all gather here. It is obvious that there is something important to discuss.
He is two meters tall, but his body diameter is extremely small. He is as thin as a bamboo pole. He is a former member of the third-level civilization "Salter". It is rumored that he was once a rich man in the civilization, but he had to organize the organization because he offended the top political leaders. The fleet fled to the G1 galaxy, and the voice of Lorraine, who single-handedly established the Kingdom of Sorat, after being translated, either turned into sound waves, or into changes in light, or into some special smells, and entered various countries. among the leader’s information receptors.
"There is now enough evidence to prove that the fleet of the weak third-level civilization has changed its direction, and its route is no longer pointing towards the galaxy where we are.
It seems that they want to leave the Iron Blood Star Cluster and go to the vast starry sky to embrace freedom..."
