Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Both memories previously seen clearly belong to General Reinhardt.

If his guess is correct, Em is probably the smart navigation AI on the escape ship.

With the death of the host of this memory, everything around him began to become illusory as his consciousness disappeared, eventually vanishing into light blue particles like scattered butterflies.

When the Ark returned to God, he was already standing in that white space. And the man who called himself an observer was smiling at him.

The throat knot moved slightly, and the ark felt a little dry in the throat, speaking in an uncertain tone.

“… so the Coke Empire is destroyed? ”

“With regard to the destruction of empires, it was a long process," the observer nodded, "and the divine message led to disagreements, which led to civil homes, and civil wars exacerbated contradictions within empires, but nothing changed. After the death of this memory owner, the conflict shifted from the visible battlefield to the invisible battlefield, and the virus spread along the nervous network is far more terrible than the fleet they are proud of. They spent centuries thinking about how to eliminate surplus weapons, but it took less than five years to repossess them. Fatally, however, they are simply not ready to own them. ”

“The great battle is over and the small battle continues. In order to maintain contact with marginal galaxies and to meet the ever-expanding demand for goods in the ring world, they had to use warships to escort freighters. Over the next 150 years, the world of the ring gradually lost control of remote galaxies, while internal struggles also destabilized the world of the ring. ”

“If you are interested in this history, you can continue to calculate along this memory trail. From the 5.67 trillion digits of n to the 157.5 trillion digits of data, the next 150 years of the empire are recorded. ”

“To be honest, collecting these precious data is not easy, and bringing them into the new universe has given us a headache for a while. When our conversation is over, I suggest you don't rush to delete it, try to continue to interpret it, maybe give some inspiration to your civilization. ”

The ark nodded and took a deep breath to continue.

“Straight away, what do you need me to do? ”

The observer smiled and said.

“In short, complete a topic. ”

“… the subject? ”

“Yes.” Nodded slightly, the man claiming to be an observer, continuing, "The universe is like a giant web that only a few lucky people can miss. Before walking into the void, we had observed a number of civilizations in the old universe that, without having mastered the mystery of hypervelocity, had similarly stepped out of their home planets with sub-velocity engines. Yet these civilizations are without exception, most of them not permanently present in this universe. ”

“Therefore, we believe that mastering the mystery of transcending the speed of light is the first element in the transformation from a planetary civilization to a star civilization. ”

Ark: “… so you want me to find a way to go beyond the speed of light? ”

Unexpectedly, the observer shook his head with a smile.

“Way beyond the speed of light? That thing is too hard for you right now. But any great technology needs to start with the foundations of theory, doesn't it? Believe that with your acumen, you should have found something in the memory of the Coke Empire… for example, about how they moved spacecraft between star systems. ”

The ark did not speak, just nodded.

In fact, not only did the theory of hypervelocity navigation inspire him, but after discovering the existence of Z particles, he actually had some ideas about it.

If not surprisingly, the key to exceeding the speed of light should be hidden in hyperspace.

But so far, everything about hyperspace theory is just a guess, and it's one of the least reliable of all the speculations Einstein has ever made.

Looking at the nodded ark, the observer laughed with appreciation and continued.

“I can give you a message that you may not be the first awakened civilization in this young galaxy, but you can still be the first ladder. There's not much time left for you, but according to our calculations, it should be enough. ”

First Echelon Civilization?

The so-called first echelon is not quite clear by what the yardstick is, but intuition tells the ark that if in that so-called void there is such a group of fanatical expatriates who are keen to spy and like to be "pro-poor” everywhere, the universe will probably be more crowded than he thought.

Perhaps in two centuries at most, Earth's civilization will be able to make its first intimate contact with other civilizations.

But the ark reacted quickly. Even so, what does this distant thing have to do with me?

Two centuries later, all he feared was ash.

If it doesn't turn grey, it's definitely hanging on the wall.

Looking at the canoe stuck to death, the observer continued.

“Of course, in addition to the subject of hypervelocity theory, as an additional expectation, we would prefer you to recycle something for us… or for yourselves. ”

Ark: “… what is it? ”

Observer: "It's a gift that was supposed to be in your hands, but it was taken by a group of indigenous people who lived on Mars billions of years ago. We were surprised to see such a big ripple from the beginning, but unfortunately, fortunately, that civilization did the only right thing in its brief life of hundreds of thousands of years, which was to keep that gift. ”

Native Mars?

The moment I heard this, the eyes of the ark were almost open.

But it doesn't seem “absolutely impossible" to think about the Mars bacteria that were discovered some time ago, and a paper that he once read about the possible presence of magnetic fields and standard atmospheric environments on Mars 3.9 billion years ago.

But for so long, I'm afraid that if that civilization ever existed, there would be nothing left.

“Don't you wonder what the gift is? ”

“… I'm actually more curious about the civilization that once lived on Mars. ”

“I am very willing to deceive you, but unfortunately this information is not included in this memory. ”

What a golden oil-like layout.

The ark sighed and said.

“Okay, so... what's the gift? ”

The observer smiled.

“It's up to you to find out. ”

Ark: “???? ”

Looking at the look on the face of the ark, the man made a helpless expression.

“Forgive me, after all, for just preserving it in the new universe and sending it into this designed galaxy has put a lot of effort into it. Nor can we predict exactly where it will appear, let alone help you locate its existence across a void. But I thought we gave you a Mars car. Nothing you haven't noticed in years can only indicate that your face is too dark. ”

Ark: “… it's a planet, you let me use my car to find it?! ”

So far, Mars cars have scanned valuable information about the landscape of Mars and the distribution of deposits, but no trace of civilization has ever been found.

That was 3.9 billion years ago!

Even the oldest dinosaur fossils are only 228 million years old!

The Ark very doubts whether this so-called "gift” still exists.

The observer, however, did not seem to take the complaints of the ark as one thing, but merely looked at him smiling gently.

“Time seems to be running out, and maybe at the end of the day, I should just go home and say goodbye. ”

Ark: “Wait, I want to ask one last question… how many other Earthlings have you seen besides me? ”

The observer smiled.

“I have seen everyone, although most of them have never seen me. ”

“There have been about a dozen indirect communications, directly… the last time was about a century ago. And the next time, maybe a century from now, maybe centuries from now... maybe never will, depends on whether you can get out of your home planet, and that's what we expect of you. ”

“Well, I've answered your last question, and basically you've got all the information contained in this memory. Also, I have to admit, it was the most pleasant conversation I had with you. ”

“I'm getting fond of you, maybe we'll really have a chance to talk face-to-face. ”

“Although we have lost this sentiment of curiosity, this is the first time the future has been so exciting. ”

“Goodbye, friends of civilization A-01722, hope to see you again...”

After leaving this sentence, the illusory figure blended into a white space, completely disappearing from the sight of the ark...