Chapter 133: The Desolate Interstellar Civilization
Green Light Civilization, a very young interstellar civilization, officially entered the starry sky 10,000 years ago and became a rare and powerful interstellar civilization. Three thousand years ago, they invented the means of curvature flight.
"10,000 years" is a relatively long time in the 100,000-year development history of Green Light Civilization. But this time is just a drop in the ocean compared to the ancient universe...
Compared with ancient civilizations that are millions of years old, they are like a newborn baby, young, curious, and have great fantasies and expectations about this universe.
Youth is always a good thing. Because of this, this civilization is still in a booming and rising stage, both in terms of technology and culture. Green Light Civilization may have come into contact with some truths of the universe, but it is still in a state of half-understanding...
This large spaceship heading to the solar system is a large fleet of Green Light Civilization...
At this time, the "Green Light People" inside looked heavy and were in a very anxious state. Emergency reports from the spacecraft sounded one after another:
"Emergency report, the baffle in area D was completely destroyed, and the extent of damage is unknown!"
"Report, the main engine failure degree exceeds 40%, and urgent repair is required! The auxiliary engine was completely destroyed, and energy is leaking on a large scale..."
"Alarm! Alarm! There is a short circuit in area D!"
There was only a loud "bang", and something suddenly exploded, and the entire spacecraft trembled violently. However, due to its extremely large size, such an explosion will not cause fatal damage.
But if the explosions continue to occur, no spacecraft can withstand it!
"...We must find a planetary system to replenish supplies and energy...We need to find a foothold and repair the spacecraft!"
A green light man about 5 meters tall made a strange sound. He is the leader of this spacecraft and looks very anxious. Next to him, there is a slightly shorter green light man.
According to human aesthetics, they are a bit like the "tree spirits" in fantasy novels, with green skin, "hair" like willow branches, and arms made of vine-like things...Perhaps in their civilization, there is no such name as "hair" and "arms".
They also have leaves all over their bodies, like clothes, covering their whole bodies. Their bodies are also like pieces of wood, but they can't be called wood. Generally speaking, they are slightly softer than wood, so they don't hinder their movements.
This... may be a species evolved from plants!
From a human perspective, you will find that their skin is green, and the surface contains chloroplasts, which can photosynthesize under the sun. Therefore, even if the green light people do not eat for a long time, they will not lack energy.
Although their technology is more advanced than that of humans, they are still at the level of communicating with sound. They have not yet developed to the stage of communicating directly with "brain waves". From this perspective, the perception of "waves" may be a skill possessed by all intelligent creatures, and sound waves are the most commonly used way of perception.
"We have come to the third arm of the Milky Way. This is a very remote corner with sparse distribution of stars. I hope our spacecraft can hold on until then!"
Like humans, they have different emotions, but there are no sweat glands on the surface of their bodies. The skin does not sweat, but expel excess heat through the transpiration of the leaves. If you see a green light man with white mist all over his body, then he is likely in a state of high body temperature, that is, nervous, anxious or really hot...
And now the captain's room is full of clouds and mist, and everyone is emitting white mist... This is definitely because of nervousness, not high temperature or anything else, because their spacecraft is too powerful.
Their goal is the solar system, which is already the closest star to their spacecraft!
Although curvature flight is more energy-efficient and faster than conventional aerospace means, and can even exceed the speed of light... but there is an unavoidable disadvantage: it is difficult to observe the outside world.
When the speed of curvature flight exceeds the speed of light, the outside world cannot accurately observe the position of the superluminal spacecraft. Conversely, the inside cannot accurately observe the outside, or in other words, the observed data is completely a mess.
Moreover, curvature flight below the speed of light will also have similar phenomena.
Because the spacecraft is wrapped in a "curvature bubble". This "bubble" is essentially an artificial distorted space. When external light, radio waves and other signals pass through this space, a strange deflection phenomenon will occur. So much so that when observing the outside from the curvature bubble, what is received is just a mess, and it must be processed by a large computer to restore the original information.
For sailing below the speed of light, the lower the speed, the thinner the "curvature bubble" will be. The better the computer's analysis ability, the more accurate the information that can be analyzed.
For sailing above the speed of light, no matter what, there is no way to know what is happening in the outside world!
Therefore, superluminal sailing is only suitable for long-distance sailing. Short-distance sailing must be below the speed of light, otherwise their spacecraft may rush into the sun!
0.4 times the speed of light is the limit of the Green Light People. If the speed is higher, their computers will not be able to process the messy information from the outside world, which is very dangerous.
"May Gaia protect us!" the green light man at the head prayed devoutly. They are the social system of primitive clans, a social group united by blood relations. The reproductive capacity is low, the population is not large, but the life span is very long, often... thousands of years!
Moreover, they can survive by relying on photosynthesis and do not need much competition, so there is almost no internal friction in this civilization. Green light people are all very smart and have a docile personality, without being too aggressive.
If there is a concept of "race value", their scores must be much higher than humans.
"Sir Falio, why did that civilization... attack us?" The shorter green-light man nearby asked with some fear, "Are they the destroyer civilization?"
If they hadn't reacted quickly and activated the curvature engine in time, all the Green Lanterns would have perished in the flames of war...
People have to admire... Dr. Rimbaud's crazy guess turned out to be correct. The Green Light Man's spaceship is indeed broken!
Falio, the tall spaceship leader, also shook his huge head and whispered: "Mal, maybe it's because we are too rich...that attracted prying eyes?"
"We shouldn't trade that share of Gaia's treasures... Those ancient civilizations have very weird personalities. We still know too little about the universe."
The shorter young green-light man stopped talking and just meditated quietly.
He was a little sad that so many people died inexplicably because of the war, but he couldn't do anything for them. They died in the great starry sky and could never return to the arms of Mother Gaia.
"Report, urgent report!" A panicked voice came from the door.
"What happened again?" Falio turned his head and asked, a little unhappy. The Green Light Man was very particular about etiquette, and this soldier rushed in without knocking on the door. However, his always gentle temper still allowed him to hold back his displeasure.
"Message, civilized message... a string of radio waves, radio waves! It should be a piece of audio, very clear." The soldier said intermittently, with a very excited tone. As he spoke, he played the sound.
This is the radio wave of the new human civilization, and it is also Yu Yifeng's angry accusation: "Unknown alien spacecraft, you have exceeded the safety limits set by us, leave quickly! If you do not leave, the consequences will be yours." bear!"
Silence... A large white cloud rose, and everyone became nervous after hearing these words.
"Oh my god, there are other civilizations in this area!"
The young Mal screamed immediately. He didn't understand what the words were saying, but he could hear the strong warning in them. Since being attacked, he has maintained a strong fear and wariness of other civilizations in the universe.
What does a civilization mean?
"Mal! Don't panic!"
Falio was stunned, and suddenly said with a sneer: "We... are a real interstellar civilization after all, and interstellar civilization is definitely rare in the Milky Way!
"If an inferior civilization doesn't overestimate its own capabilities, just crush it!"
Speaking of this, there was even a look of solemnity in his eyes. As a captain, he truly knew the earth-shaking gap between interstellar civilization and lower civilizations.