When Tomoko approached, Liang Bing's eyes instantly became full of vigilance.
After all, although the girl in front of her looks completely harmless, she is not really what she seems.
Rather, it is the sophon who originally locked down the technology of human civilization on Earth.
Moreover, for her, things like Tomoko, whether in the known universe or in the money universe, have brought a lot of psychological shadow to her.
Therefore, when she saw Tomoko approaching, she could no longer remain calm.
Cheng Xin was actually the same, and she remained solemn and silent after seeing Tomoko coming over.
In the end, it was Guan Yifan who took the lead and asked, "What should we call you? Tomoko?"
"Um."
Tomoko nodded,
"Then can you tell me how much time has passed on Blue Star since we left and arrived?"
Guan Yifan continued to ask.
After all, for a few of them, it was only a few hours before they left Blue Star.
When I came back a few hours later, Blue Star had changed so much.
Even if he knew that it was the influence of the black domain that caused the time difference between the inside and outside the black domain, he really couldn't figure out what kind of error it would be and how big the error would be.
"There are 1,339,563.6 Little Trisolaris hours."
Tomoko replied.
One Trisolaran hour is equal to approximately 53 human minutes, and 1,339,563.6 Trisolaran hours is approximately equal to approximately 103 human years.
In other words, 103 years have passed since the three of them left and Yun Tianming brought Sophon to Blue Star.
More than a hundred years have passed, and it is no wonder that this living area has been so perfected by sophons and robots.
But when he heard that the past hundred years or so were different from what he imagined, Guan Yifan didn't know how to figure it out for a while.
He could only continue to wonder: "Why is it that more than a hundred years have passed and you, who are in the black realm, shouldn't time be very slow compared to us who were not in the black realm before?"
Guan Yifan was very confused. After all, it was Blue Star that fell into the black realm before the three of them. No matter how you calculated the time passing on Blue Star, it would not be faster than what the three of them experienced.
"That's not the case."
Tomoko shook his head, and then explained to Guan Yifan: "In fact, the three of you should have fallen into the black domain before Blue Star. The black domain spreads from other places in the universe. If it ends with Blue Star, then Blue Star will Stars will be the last to be enveloped by the spreading black field..."
Although the explanation given by Tomoko sounds a bit confusing at first, it is no longer difficult to understand.
It can be said that the black domain takes Blue Star as the center point and spreads from all directions.
At that time, Guan Yifan and others were returning to Blue Star, so naturally they would be enveloped by the black domain first.
In other words, during the short period of time when Guan Yifan and others were enveloped in advance, more than a hundred years had passed on Blue Star.
After more than a hundred years of discrepancy between the two, the subsequent times are completely consistent.
After all, the black domain also spreads at the speed of light. After a while, the blue star was enveloped by the black domain.
And why couldn't that expedition team get in touch with Guan Yifan in advance and tell Guan Yifan that the black domain was approaching the Blue Star?
The reason is also very simple, because there is a black domain between the two, and no matter can directly pass through the black domain.
If you fall into the black realm, you can only passively be enveloped by the black realm. If you take the initiative, you cannot enter or come out.
"You said that the black domain spreads from all directions, does that mean that we just left our world with our front foot, and our world is also covered by the black domain at the back?"
After understanding what Tomoko meant, Guan Yifan thought of this fatal question again.
"possible."
Tomoko replied: "If your world is very close to here, and you don't have to go around a certain area that has been covered by the black domain to get here from your world."
"Then, your world is very likely to be within the center of this spread of black territory."
After all, Tomoko doesn't know where Guan Yifan calls our world, so he can only judge like this.
After hearing what Tomoko said, Guan Yifan suddenly fell silent.
In other words, no matter what, even if he doesn't return to Blue Star with Cheng Xin and Liang Bing, he still can't avoid falling into the black realm?
The only difference is that it will be more lively in your own world.
"Is the spread of the Black Realm related to you?"
Only then did Liang Bing start to interject.
After all, several people had suspected before that the sudden spread of the Black Domain might be related to the arrival of Yun Tianming.
"It has nothing to do with it."
Tomoko replied very firmly, and she was not lying. If Yun Tianming knew that the black domain would spread here, or she knew that the black domain would spread here, she must have sent the news back to the expedition team before. , and also informed Guan Yifan of the news.
"Then the spread of the black domain this time is related to the current loss of mass on the Blue Star?"
Guan Yifan then asked: "Now the mass on the Blue Star is passing away. You must have noticed it too, right?"
"Mr. Robot just asked you, so what do you know?"
Hearing this, Sophon continued to explain without any haste: "Actually, as of the completion of the construction of our Trisolaran Civilization 647 small universe, according to the state of the universe observed in the Trisolaran world, no impact of mass loss has been found..."
The Trisolaran civilization has built hundreds of small universes so far, which means that when they build small universe No. 647, there will be no loss of mass in the large universe.
Of course, when the small universe is being built, it is certain that the mass of the large universe will disappear, but it will not be as obvious as the current blue star, and it can even be observed.
"The universe is closed. The mass flowing from the big universe to the small universes of various civilizations is essentially still in the big universe, and it will eventually collapse with the arrival of heat death."
"What about after No. 647 is completed?"
At this time, Cheng Xin also asked.
However, Tomoko's answer this time was beyond everyone's expectations: "I don't know anymore."
She continued: "There is a group of intelligent civilizations in the cosmic civilization, which is very similar to the Return to Zero, called the Return Movement. They try to stop the construction of the small universe, and call for the mass of the already built small universe to be returned to the large universe..."
She also mentioned about the Zeroes, but she really didn't know much about this aspect.
But if the intelligent civilization groups calling for the return movement really exist, then the spread of the black domain and the loss of mass that occur together are likely to be related to them.
"Maybe we should stop thinking about this, we are not God."
After Tomoko finished explaining, he couldn't explain the reason. Guan Yifan suddenly felt helpless and said: "Now we can't live without Blue Star. We are destined to spend the rest of our lives on Blue Star. There is really no need to think so much." How meaningful it is.”
"But we have long had to think what God wants to think, haven't we?"
However, Liang Bing started to get excited.
Anyway, she just doesn't want to be stuck here.
Not only did she have to leave Blue Star, she also had to leave this universe and return to the known universe.
The three of them sat by the stream until the moon turned into the sun.
Tomoko went to do her own business. She seemed to like farming very much, day and night...
"By the way, where is Yun Tianming? Why haven't I seen Tomoko mention him?"
At this moment, the three finally thought of Yun Tianming again.
Moreover, according to what the previous robot said; some of the people who came to Blue Star before died of old age, and some left...
So those people who left, how did they leave?
Can they escape the dark realm?
Among those who left, would Yun Tianming be among them?
Thinking of this, the three of them stood up almost at the same time and started calling Tomoko.
"You guys come with me."
After understanding what the three people meant, Tomoko stopped talking nonsense and motioned for the three people to follow her.
Yun Tianming did leave an explanation on Blue Star, but no one asked before, and Tomoko certainly wouldn't take the initiative to tell him.
Until several people followed Zhongzi to a stone monument, where there was the last tenderness that Yun Tianming left for Cheng Xin.
At this moment, things seem to be back on track, just like the three-body far universe in the last zeroing cycle.
Cheng Xin did not see Yun Tianming when she returned to Blue Star. She only received a gift from Yun Tianming, a gift bigger than the planet, Microuniverse No. 647.
Small universe No. 647 is also the small universe that Tomoko mentioned during the day.
It seems that although this small universe was built by the Trisolaran civilization, it is now owned by Yun Tianming.
The clear carvings on the stone were also presented to Cheng Xin in the same way: "We have lived a happy life, and we can avoid collapse in the small universe..."
Next is some relevant knowledge on how to apply the small universe.
Seeing the carvings on the stone, Cheng Xin couldn't help but start crying.
Although she doesn't know now who Yun Tianming refers to by us.
However, it can indirectly prove that Yun Tianming will no longer wait for her.
Instead, I chose to spend my life with someone...
"Didn't you say that someone left? Isn't Yun Tianming among them?"
Liang Bing looked at Tomoko and said still confused.
But Tomoko just shook his head gently, and did not directly say whether Yun Tianming really left, or whether he really spent his life with someone as he said in the inscription.
"Then what does it mean to be able to avoid collapse in a small universe?"
Liang Bing continued to ask: "Can I understand that as long as you enter the so-called small universe, you can avoid all disasters in the universe?"
"That's understandable."
Sophon then replied: "If you don't want to continue to live a stable life on the Blue Star for a while, through the small universe, you can escape from the Blue Star shrouded in black territory."
Hearing this, several people had a brief exchange of glances and made the final decision, but Liang Bing still said: "I want to leave, but if you want to stay here, I will stay with you for a while. time."
She said to Guan Yifan and Cheng Xin.
Guan Yifan was nothing, after all, they had only known each other for a short time.
But Cheng Xin spent as much time with her as she and Kesha had spent as sisters, who knows how many times longer.
Although she thinks Cheng Xin is a cheat most of the time, she has always been like this. As long as she spends a long time with someone, she will have feelings for them, and there is no way she can do things like fly away when disaster strikes.
In the original known universe where there was no Zhang Heng super god, she also ended up hanging in a black hole, which indirectly proved this point.
After Liang Bing finished speaking, Guan Yifan also nodded slowly: "I study the universe with a diameter of 16 billion light years. I don't want to spend my life on this planet that is only more than 10,000 kilometers away. Let's leave. .”
His thoughts at the moment were consistent with Liang Bing's, and he didn't want to spend his life on Blue Star.
"Actually, I don't recommend that you do this so soon." But Sophon said: "Now none of us can accurately measure the speed of time in the universe, but we can be sure that from the time you entered the Blue Star to the present, and then again By the time you successfully exit the small universe, at least tens of billions of years have passed in the large universe."
"For tens of billions of years, we have no idea what kind of environment the big universe is like, or even whether that universe is three-dimensional."
"When the time comes, if you still want to return to Blue Star, it won't be as simple as leaving. At least it won't be possible with Small Universe 647."
Tomoko suggested.
After all, if you stay on the blue star, you can spend your life without worrying about food and drink, but if you go out through the small universe, you may not survive for a second in the big universe.
"Perhaps, you are thinking that even if the big universe can no longer go out, the small universe can still support your production."
Tomoko continued to add: "But think clearly, compared to Blue Star, which is only more than 10,000 kilometers away, Trumpet 647 is only one thousand meters wide at most. Are you sure you are leaving so early?"
"Isn't the door of the small universe able to move at the speed of light? Is it possible to find a survivable environment?"
Guan Yifan continued to ask.
What he calls a door is a spatial anchor.
"If you insist, look for it."
After the suggestion, Tomoko stopped persuading him.
In fact, the best way to follow her advice is to live the life you want on Blue Star first, and then go to the 647 small universe.
Don't think about returning to the big universe anymore. Staying in the small universe is the final choice.
Because there are two possible futures for staying in the small universe.
If the return movement is successful, the universe collapses into a singularity and a new creation Big Bang occurs, then we can go to the new universe.
And if the return movement fails and the big universe dies, the small universe will definitely not die as quickly as the big universe, and you can still spend your life in the small universe. By then, the small universe will be good.
"If everyone in the small universe thinks this way, then the big universe must be dead."
At this time, Cheng Xin said.
Hearing this, Tomoko immediately looked at Cheng Xin speechlessly. According to the speed of her thinking, the conversation could last as long as centuries.
It’s hard to imagine that software algorithms can produce such complex gazes and expressions, but now she has indeed done it, and she is truly indistinguishable from humans.
Apparently, Tomoko's A software has retrieved all the data since she met humans. This data spans countless years. All the memories are condensed in her eyes, with sadness, admiration, surprise, blame, regret... ...all kinds of complicated feelings mixed together.
"You are still living for responsibility."
Sophon said to Cheng Xin: "In a civilization, survival is an individual's first need, followed by responsibility."
"Similarly, in a universe, survival is the first need of a civilization, followed by responsibility."
"With the technological strength of today's human civilization and Trisolaran civilization, they can barely survive even today. Is it really necessary for us to shoulder the responsibility of saving the universe?"
(End of chapter)
