this moment.
Li Liang remembered what Zero One and Two said, the last message his brother gave to the zero sequence android before he fell asleep:
"Humanity will spend a long time in despair and loneliness, until the door to the new world opens, the Twin Gods come again, the dark side of the moon will be sprinkled with the blood of betrayers, and the upper city will crash before dawn."
Lonely.
He remembered that a thousand years ago, aerospace technology was just beginning, and people at that time had no doubts about the existence of other civilizations. Technology was advancing rapidly in those years, and everyone was looking forward to a new round of technological explosion. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before other civilizations were found.
The universe mocks its only son mercilessly with probability.
Andre smiled weakly, accompanied by a few feeble coughs, and his half-earth-like voice was incompatible with his virtual appearance of age and decay at the moment.
After a long while, the president of the Marginal Business Department took a breath and said slowly: "No one can accept this result, especially the Marginal Business Department.
Deep space exploration has continued for three generations. Every time signs of the possible existence of civilization are detected, the final result is disappointment, time and time again.
The first line of defense to stop was the deep space defense line. The third line of defense was cancelled. Only a few observation bases were left in the second line of defense. The construction of the first line of defense was suspended. Then, the Interstellar Expeditionary Corps began to disarm, from 340 fleets. The number dropped sharply to twelve, and those pioneers who had spent their entire lives looking at the vast stars completely lost confidence."
Andre looked at Li Liang, "Some people have converted to the Twin Gods. They finally believe that the universe is your kingdom of God and humans are your only children. Some people have fallen into the paradox of the 'brain in a vat' and are searching tirelessly. There are clues about the virtual universe, and some people return to the uptown area to enjoy their short lives.
But Zhuosi Yingling, the boss of generations, every president and vice president of the marginal business department, has never been able to care. The reason is very simple. The Zhuosi family belongs to space, and the stars are our creed.
Exploring the starry sky can, on the one hand, drive technological development in dozens of disciplines and hundreds of subdivisions. On the other hand, finding extraterrestrial life can share knowledge with each other, understand the origin of life, and completely subvert humankind. Ideology, more importantly, allows everyone to see the direction of the future.
However, the process and failure of deep space exploration means a cruel reality. Humanity is already at the end of the future.
Xi'an possesses unimaginable leading technologies in various fields, and at the same time, there is no other civilization in the universe. So, what is the significance of the existence of the Deep Space Defense Front and the Interstellar Expeditionary Force? What is the significance of the existence of the Marginal Business Department?
In fact, Xi'an accepted reality earlier than anyone else.
The lower city only needs some robots and a puppet organization to control, while the upper city, DNA screening and heretic elimination plans ensure that people live a free and safe life.
That's enough.
The resources of the solar system alone are enough for the current human society to continue until the end of the universe. Even if the population expands ten million times or a hundred million times, it will only require one more trip to Proxima Centauri.
Technology does not need to evolve anymore.
Compared with when it was first established hundreds of years ago, today's Dros fleet does not have any new technology added, and even the power systems and weapon systems equipped are completely degraded.
There is only one mothership equipped with the 'Needle of Asia', and weapons such as 'Gravitational Collapse Array', 'Antimatter Phase Cannon' and 'Hyperspace Traction Cable' are only distributed to a limited number of positional attack ships.
Gradually, only Zhuos Yingling and the Marginal Business Department care about the universe. Others, including Xi'an, seem to have forgotten the stars.
Until one day, the spiritual door appeared. "
Li Liang's expression became focused, and he had a vague premonition of the key point of the entire narrative.
"Zhuos, Softbank and Xi'an simultaneously noticed the strange gravitational fluctuations when the spiritual door opened. The first team to explore the deep sea came from the interstellar expeditionary force and observed the gravitational tide generated by the blending of space rules at close range.
This unstable state lasted for several years. After that, the passage stabilized, and in 2905, Xi'an announced the construction plan of the Zhenjie Fort. "
Li Liang nodded.
In the year 2905, the group and the intelligence provided by the zero-sequence androids had all been mentioned, and he had even learned from the group about what happened next.
It took thirty-five years to build the Zhenjie Fort. A total of 75 exploration teams were sent out, most of which were lost. Later, as the Zhenjie Fort was put into use, the success rate of exploration was much higher, and a large amount of data and information was brought back until 2950. In the same year, Xian ordered Dros to establish a base on the other side of the Deep Gate, and in the same year, the first advisor appeared, a necromancer.
Next, with the help of his advisor, the Heroic Spirit of Dros secretly met with the goblin and started a dirty plan. In 2953, he set up a trap with the goblin and massacred everyone stationed at the base, including his most beloved son.
Thinking of this, Li Liang said in a low voice: "What happened in 2953?"
The surprise on Andre's face flashed away, and his breathing became rapid: "The universe is an empty and silent cage, but the spiritual world is vast and boundless, with countless civilizations. Zhuos finally found the meaning of existence. When The moment the Zhenjie Fort was built, Ying Ling and I were ambitious and ready for a new journey, but we never expected that Xi'an would veto the legion's request to enter the spiritual world."
In an instant, Li Liang understood the fundamental reason why Zhuosi Yingling betrayed Xi'an. The immortal was even willing to risk his own son's life.
Just listen to Andre suddenly raise his voice: "Over the past hundred years, one expedition after another has entered the gate of the deep sea. How much news have they brought back? So much evidence has long proved that humans can also gain power in the spiritual world. It is absolutely possible. Support us in forming an army!"
Li Liang seemed to have heard this sentence somewhere. Looking at Andre's expression of excitement and pain, he suddenly remembered the first time he saw Yuan Zhen in the southern death row.
At that time, Yuan Zhen suddenly became excited and said the same thing.
It turns out that whether it is the little guy Yuan Zhen who is manipulated by others or the superior president of the marginal business department, they are all the same kind of people. Rather than saying that they have great dreams of conquering other civilizations, it is better to say that it is just a greedy desire, a kind of greed. The obsession to achieve it by any means necessary.
Li Liang felt bitter in his heart.
Perhaps, I was once such a person.
Andre slowly calmed down and said in a lonely voice: "At that time, the heroic spirit and I were on the same side. Our original plan was to start an all-out war between Xi'an and the goblins, forcing Xi'an to allow the Legion to enter the spiritual world. We knew Xi'an's strength. We believe in your power more. However, Xi'an has once again disappointed us. It has shown unprecedented conservatism. It only sent out a guard robot army and a part of the temple guard army to rush to the battle. It even preferred to believe that the heroic spirits are full of loopholes. Psychic Action'"
Hearing this, Li Liang suddenly remembered that according to the information provided by the Zero Sequence Androids, starting from 2845, the Twin Gods no longer sent out oracles, and Zero One actually controlled Xi'an.
So, to prevent the Legion from entering the spiritual world, to hide in defense, to agree to the "psychic action", and to have three consecutive fainting attacks all come from Zero One, Zhuos Yingling and Andre did not seem to know this.
"Even if I later parted ways with the Heroic Spirit and was accused of being a traitor, I never regretted every decision I made until I witnessed the Madness of the Heroic Spirit and until you appeared in front of me," Andre shook his head, "I finally realized, It’s all a struggle in vain, just in vain.”
Andre slowly bent down and said tiredly: "Twin gods, I wish to hallow your name, may your kingdom come, and may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
