Chapter 1,138 The Current Situation of the Exiles

After activating the Garden of the Dead, we did not return to the Shadow City immediately, but temporarily stayed in Kerudak to learn about the current development of the Exile Fleet from the "Parliament". It has to be said that due to all kinds of busy affairs one after another, we don't pay enough attention to this new world. We don't even know when they built these colonial stars. This is somewhat inappropriate.

"Nearly half of the population still lives in spaceships and planetary fortresses." In the middle of the parliament building, there is a semicircular platform that protrudes from the outer wall of the building. From this platform, we overlook the alien city below, and listen " "Parliament" told about their recent development, "On the one hand, the ecological environment is not yet stable, and the fleet's ecosystem cannot be shut down rashly. On the other hand, many people are really accustomed to life on the spacecraft. But despite this, these colonists The progress of star construction is still very fast. This universe is indeed rich in resources, and the distribution, shape, and number of various types of planets are a bit incredible... There is also a complete star map of the universe prepared in advance. and world parameter list, these conditions are simply too favorable. On most colonial planets, we only need to carry out a little ecological transformation, and then move the industrial facilities on the spacecraft and modify them to be able to live in people. Those who are willing to come to the surface of the planet The residents are very satisfied with this environment - this is the first time since they were born that they have the experience of breathing under the open sky, and everyone feels very fresh."

"As long as you are satisfied," Sandora smiled, "It's the first time I've seen a universe with instructions. Isn't it incredible?"

"...Yes, we were shocked at the time." The expression on the "Parliament"'s face became strange. "We thought we just received a settlement, but we didn't expect that we would accidentally find out a set of instructions for the use of the universe, and even besides……"

"There are also quality inspection reports issued by three authoritative temples and product nameplates that consumers can trust." I couldn't help but twitch the corner of my mouth when I mentioned the "Cosmic Instruction Manual." "It is said that you also found the factory time stamp in the cosmic background radiation... …”

"Hmm...ah." The thought aggregate next to him responded with a subtle expression. His eyes stared into the distance in a daze.

Following the direction of her sight was the city center of Kerudak. In this city, which is almost entirely composed of Toberu-style "tower ball" buildings, there is one tallest and tallest building that is completely different. Located on a high ground in the center of the city is an octahedral monument. The monument is thousands of meters high, and many things are engraved on every face with brilliant divine characters. From top to bottom are the trademark, factory name, factory address, factory number, inspector number, consumer trustworthy product honor mark and steel seal indicating circulation permission. Inside this monument, the above-mentioned sad contents are engraved. There is a small crystal tower (which cannot be seen from the outside). There is an instruction manual with several petabytes of information stored in the crystal tower. This instruction manual, labeled "abbreviated version", lists in detail all the fixed parameters of the entire universe, as well as the data of all galaxies in a frozen state, and at the end Express my sincere gratitude to the six sponsors...

We didn't know that this thing existed at the beginning, or after delivering this universe to the Exile Fleet, the latter discovered that the world was operating very abnormally: all celestial bodies were in a frozen state, and after the fleet entered the universe It was found that the basic parameters of the surrounding environment could not be determined. The universe was filled with a kind of light of unknown origin (actually it was holy light, and they later learned that the holy light was similar to preservatives). They did not report this situation to the empire at the time, but went to check it themselves. As a result, this huge monument was discovered in the central region of the universe.

The monument was very huge when it was first discovered, with the longest axis even reaching millions of kilometers. The commanders of the exile fleet were extremely shocked by this huge thing that did not look like a normal celestial body at first sight, and finally informed us, Since this world was created by the Protoss, I decided to ask the five protoss gang to take a look at the situation. Later, according to the judgment of the authoritative person Bingtis, she believed that in order to use this universe normally, we first need to remove the small green button on the top of the monument. Press down.

An ordinary soldier of the exile fleet who has been recorded in history was responsible for pressing the button, and all the celestial bodies in the universe began to operate normally - just like the paused video picture suddenly resumed playback, the action and action that permeated the universe The holy light of the preservative also began to dissipate and merge into the background radiation. The millions-kilometer-long monument turned into a several-kilometer-long abbreviated version. Then Bingtis found the instruction manual for this universe from the monument and delivered it to " Parliament".

This is a little "interlude" that happens before the exile fleet builds their new home.

To be honest, I really didn’t expect that some of the worlds created by the Gods would come with instructions and start buttons!

Later, after asking Bingtis, I figured out what was going on: Wasn't this universe a gift from Monina when she bought her furniture? Therefore, although it is a disappointing second-hand product, it is also a circulating product produced by the regular temple of the God Realm. Naturally, it is different from those in the world where there is no certificate and no license, and the lifespan is uncertain and the quality is not guaranteed. It has a product manual and a full set of quality certification documents. . And since the world itself is something that evolves over time, after being used as commodities or gifts, they must be "stagnated". The method of processing is to pause the entire world and wait for the buyer to open it after receiving the goods. This can effectively prevent the world from devaluing goods that have been unsalable for tens of billions of years because they have exceeded their shelf life (is it really possible to be so miserable?). As for the opening method, there is a small green button in the center of the universe - of course, there are also some models that require entering a set of activation codes. Another world managed by Dingdang is activated with activation codes, but it is said that things using activation codes are very It's easy to be pirated, so it's safer to use the little green button: this is called physical encryption.

The above is Bingtis’ explanation to us.

That day Monina was busy planning how to display the newly purchased furniture. She forgot to tell us these things...

Looking at the majestic white monument in the city center, a few of us showed neat and heartfelt giggles: "Hehe, hehehe..." Faced with these meaningless things that the gods have studied in their infinite lives Damn it, we've become accustomed to it now. Of course, it may take a long time for the "Parliament" to adapt to the universe in which it lives, where even trademarks and barcodes are hidden in the background radiation.

"We have never come into contact with the Star Realm Protoss you are talking about before," after a moment of silence, the "Parliament" suddenly spoke. "Belief in gods is something that has been in our memory for a long time. Many races, after jumping out of their own universe and discovering that there are countless worlds in the void, will abandon the religions and gods that appeared in the process of their civilization, but I didn’t expect that there really is a race called ‘gods’. They create and manage countless worlds.”

"We checked the information and found that the exile fleets all come from the most remote areas in the void. That is a place that the Star Territory Protoss has never set foot in. So it is normal for you not to know them." Sandora said casually, and then looked at the city In the distance, there was a sudden surprise, "What's going on? Buildings are moving away from their bases?"

I immediately looked in the direction of Sandora's finger and found a spectacular scene in the distance: hundreds of Toberu tower ball buildings were trembling slightly, and the enlarged spheres at their tops and the slender connecting towers below were being disconnected one by one. Then those huge spheres (that is, the main body of the building) began to slowly rise into the sky. The lower half of their shells had disappeared at some point, revealing a complex structure glowing with green light. As the spheres gradually rose higher into the sky, new, smaller connecting towers slowly emerged from the exposed green cores. It is as if a living seed is gradually growing roots. A low and regular roar came from the distance, like a giant ship of countless tons setting sail. Then, those giant expanding spheres began to fly towards the east.

"There...and there, everywhere!" My sister's tone was full of surprise, pointing back and forth in every direction. There were countless "tower buildings" outside the city that were undergoing the same change: separated from the base, Then the giant ball at the top slowly floated in all directions. They were so huge, so numerous, that it was as if the entire city had turned into dandelions and were drifting away in the wind. I couldn't help but associate this scene with the appearance of these buildings: like spores blowing in the wind.

"Today is the day of spread. The city has grown big enough to spread."

"Parliament" sounded with joy behind us, and I heard the word again: diffusion. Jin had mentioned this word in front of everyone before, but I didn't have time to ask him what it meant. But now, everyone saw the spectacular scene when "diffusion" happened, and they instantly understood what it meant.

"The Toberu Zerg use this method to increase their city." When no more new tower-ball buildings rose up in sight, the "Parliament" withdrew its gaze and explained to us, "All these buildings can self-sustain. Replicate and continue to grow. Although they are made of metal, they are as if they are alive. This is why we finally chose to use the technology of the Toberu Zerg to build the first colonial star - in fact, in terms of surface construction technology alone In terms of ecological and livable technology, the Osa people are more advanced than the Toberu Zerg, but the construction efficiency of the Osa technology is far inferior to these living towers. What we need most now is construction efficiency. Can we do it in a short time? So many colonial stars have been transformed in just a few months (the exile fleet certainly has more than one colonial star, Kerudak. In fact, they have already migrated extensively to several nearby star systems). Toberu's Technology plays a big role.”

"Parliament" also told us some of her future plans: when ecological problems are solved and citizens no longer need to be crowded in old and aging spaceships, she will begin to gradually restore the civilization of every member of the Fourth Fleet, according to Using the preserved information, she wants to rebuild those cities, restore the culture of the past, and tell the newborns the history of their ancestors. The recovery she hopes to see is not just as simple as moving back to live under the vast sky. She also wants to see the cities in her memory reappear on the horizon.

Even if this project may take hundreds of years.

"But I think your work may encounter many problems, and there may even be resistance from the citizens of the Fourth Fleet." Standing on the second-highest observation platform in the city. Sandora looked at the bare connection towers on the horizon and made her own evaluation of the "Parliament" idea, "I'm afraid many people will not understand your idea. As far as I know, the Fourth Fleet is now 90% More than ten citizens are all new generations, and some are even newly created mixed races during the exile of the Fourth Fleet. After tens of thousands of years, how many of the first batch of people who set sail have survived until now? Do you think today Will these new citizens who have almost nothing to do with the original one still know what the home planet is? What’s more, for those races that have been exterminated in exile. How do you restore them? "

Shandora made the most crucial point clear in one sentence: the member races of the Fourth Fleet have already changed during their tens of thousands of years of exile. From the time it set sail to the present, many races have been hunted to extinction, and some Members merged with other races, and some races were reborn during the middle period of exile. The race resulting from this situation can even be called a spaceship civilization. They have lived in closed and old metal cabins since the first generation. middle. Stories about planets and blue skies meant nothing to them. Even now, this portion of the spaceship race remains in their antiquated cabins. Part of the reason is that the living conditions on colonial stars are not up to standard. Part of the reason is that they simply can't imagine leaving the ship. What it would be like to live on a stone ball floating in space: They find it very unreliable.

With the current situation of the members of the Fourth Fleet, the idea of ​​​​"parliament" is really a bit wishful thinking.

"You are one of the only crew members who has survived since the fleet set sail until now. I understand your feelings, but to be honest, it is better to let everything take its course and let the survivors of the Fourth Fleet choose their own path. Re-develop their own new civilization. As for history... just remember it. There is always no value in being too persistent." Shandora looked into the eyes of the "Parliament" and her voice was a little low.

The "Parliament" was in a daze. For a moment, she couldn't think of why a Xiling Emperor would show such a sad expression, but she thought of what happened in the Xiling Empire. His expression changed instantly.

"I...understand this truth. What you said is right, but I just can't let go," "Parliament" said in a low voice with a gloomy expression. "Almost all the old friends who set sail together are no longer here. I always feel that I We should do something for them... When being hunted by the fallen apostles, those races that unfortunately fell behind would always send back their civilization database as soon as possible. Later, we even counted the civilization history of all races in the entire fleet. , established a giant treasury, no matter who dies, I hope this giant treasury can stay forever..."

"There is something like this in the capital of the new empire, but the more important building is the Totem Square commemorating the new history. Rather than insisting on reshaping the ruins of the past, we feel that it is more meaningful to commemorate the warriors who sacrificed to open up a new history. ," Sandora said, "The Xiling Apostles are a race that will not look back. If you want to continue moving forward in the cruel void, you'd better learn not to look back. Of course, it is still important to remember history, and... If you don't mind, I would like to integrate your 'giant library' with our various memorial databases - of course, I am talking about replicas."

"Merge the Fourth Fleet's giant database with the Empire's database?" The "Parliament" suddenly opened its eyes in shock.

"The empire has a famous saying: Black history is also history," Sandora said, while looking at me, "Chen Jun, in May of the third year of the new empire, in the capital star. Therefore, we are willing to look directly at any history, even if It was the most disgraceful moment.”

Me: "..." Was I finally caught up in Sandora's weird hobby?

"Okay, I will discuss this matter with other senior officials," the "Parliament" regained his composure and nodded. "This may take some time to decide. You know, this matter is not good for the current Fourth Fleet." There would be too much practical impact, but the symbolism would be huge.”

Since we needed to check the network components located on this side at all times, we left Bubbles behind when we left the Exile World and promised to come see her as soon as possible. However, the latter doesn't seem to have any objections. For her, as long as she can play games online at any time, the world is beautiful enough. The "parliament" promised to take good care of the "important minister" of the empire, but I could only reluctantly promise that this "important minister" would not cause trouble in a short time, and suggested that the "parliament" feed Bubbles three times every morning, noon and evening - —Otherwise, that nerdy girl will definitely not be able to take care of herself.

And after we returned to Shadow City, we were not idle. We immediately found a large group of experts and began to study non-stop a small piece of information we copied from the "Parliament" - it was received by the Fourth Fleet at that time, from the Fifth Fleet. The fleet's request for help.

Although the scientists in Toberu failed to analyze too many valuable things from these severely distorted signals, I think that with the skills of the Xiling scientists, they should be able to repair it more clearly, at least...

We need to know who is after the Fifth Fleet.

This distress message, which only lasted for a few dozen seconds, contained a word that made people extremely concerned: Empire. Among those exile fleets, the word "Empire" only referred to the Xiling Empire. But judging from the context of the entire message, it gives the impression that the Fifth Fleet was not attacked by the Imperial Army. This is the biggest mystery.

And another mystery is - how did the Fifth Fleet transmit such a weak message in the deepest part of the void that even the empire cannot touch? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)