Chapter 468 Nebula that Breeds Stars

The time of space travel is always boring, but because everyone lives together, it is not much different from the past.

This is also the biggest advantage of nomadic people. The mothership is their home, and everyone is together. It is impossible for them to not see their relatives for hundreds or thousands of years just because they go out to roam the stars for a while.

A year of sailing passed quickly, and now people are 0.08 light years away from their destination, "Green 3".

The spacecraft has left the superluminal state, and Yu Yifeng is observing this...super-large nebula through an astronomical telescope.

This nebula, called "Green KKY1187", has a maximum scale of 167 light years. From the perspective of the astronomical telescope, it is like a...huge, halo-emitting crab!

This is the cradle of stars.

Astronomical pictures reveal that there are three completely different star formation groups in this nebula, plus other scattered ones, a total of more than 4,000 stars that are still in the main sequence stage.

A large amount of light makes the nebula like morning mist, as colorful and rich as a dream.

Their destination is located at the edge of the nebula, on a "crab leg", just a plain red dwarf star.

On the "Home", a large radio interferometer is aimed at this red dwarf star, and astronomers are constantly improving the resolution while reducing the luminosity.

Slowly, when the resolution limit is about to be reached, a mosquito-sized shadow appears.

At a distance of 0.08 light years, the other party's spacecraft can be photographed very vaguely.

It is orbiting this small star, moving at high speed!

The mass of "Grimm 3" is only 0.12 times that of the sun, and its volume is slightly larger than Jupiter. The small mass means that the luminous intensity and surface temperature of this guy are very low. It is a very wonderful small star.

"If possible, we can use Green 3 to get a closer look at the internal structure of the star. Do you know... what is the temperature of its top atmosphere?"

"500 degrees... yes, 500 degrees Celsius, and it can't melt steel!"

"At this temperature, our detector can even enter the shallow atmosphere. This little guy really loses face for the star!"

In the observatory, several astronomers were talking and laughing, and they were obviously in a good mood. Other experts were using various instruments to obtain the parameters of the alien spacecraft.

The lifespan of a star is very strange. Fat people die quickly, but thin people live longer.

That is to say, because of the huge pressure of a large star, the internal thermonuclear reaction presents a geometric series of rapid explosions, and the fuel is quickly consumed; a star with ten times the mass of the sun often has a lifespan of only tens of millions of years.

And small stars have a small mass, and the pressure on hydrogen and helium nuclei is much smaller, so the thermonuclear reaction rate is much slower.

Scientists estimate that this "Green 3", with 0.12 times the mass of the sun, has a lifespan of... more than 100 billion years. It can definitely last until the end of the universe!

Yu Yifeng just stared at the mosquito-like spaceship on the screen, and at the same time received a report from the observatory: "The current distance is too far, and only very vague parameters can be observed..."

"We are very confused. Although this star is small, it occasionally erupts flares. This distance is actually a bit dangerous."

"Is it showing off its strength?"

He read the report with interest, secretly muttering to himself: "The diameter of the spaceship is about 120 kilometers?! It's a big ship. But if you think about it carefully, it's normal. Just like an ocean-going freighter, the larger the size, the more cargo it can carry, and the farther it can travel at one time."

"Huh, there are no other small spaceships?" Yu Yifeng found something strange, but he didn't think much about it. Maybe all the small spaceships are hidden in the main ship, just like the new humans are now.

Now the four main spaceships of the new humans have just left the superluminal state and have a great information advantage.

In other words, the other party is very likely to not know the arrival of the new human civilization...

Of course, what people are currently seeing is also the image of the other party 0.08 years ago.

"Hold a brief meeting." Yu Yifeng issued a notice.

A few minutes later, everyone was already sitting in the conference room.

This group of experts was slightly excited. This was the first time they had serious contact with interstellar civilization after they had the strength... although it was just a businessman.

Yu Yifeng coughed twice and said directly: "Everyone has seen it, this is the photo of the other party's spacecraft, which is much larger than ours and is flying around 'Green 3'. Because of the distance, it is not very clear."

It is difficult to judge the specific combat strength of a spacecraft based on its appearance...

Except for the mothership "Deep Space" at the beginning, which looks like a large rocket and has four round nuclear explosion furnaces, it is indeed very low-end.

But now the spacecraft are already quite beautiful, and they use nanomaterials, and their shapes also conform to various mechanical designs.

In other words, you can't know by observation whether these gun barrels are ordinary electromagnetic guns or terrifying antimatter guns. It is difficult for each other to estimate the other party's technological level and combat effectiveness through observation.

Security Minister Xu Yunjin spoke first: "Although the reputation of the Amoeba Merchant Alliance is very good, we only rely on hearsay based on the information provided by Hei. No one knows whether they have become bandits after millions of years."

"Time is the most cruel thing. Although the probability of this happening is low, we must guard against it. Therefore, I propose to send only a small spaceship for the talks. The main force will stay here. I am personally willing to enter the small spaceship and negotiate with the other party on behalf of civilization."

In the large conference room, all the think tank members discussed for a while.

Dr. Rambo stood up and shook his head: "Putting aside the reputation of the Amoeba Merchant Alliance, for the sake of safety, let's think with the most malicious thoughts for the time being."

"Let's assume that this unknown commercial civilization is half good and half evil. When they encounter the weak, they will rob, and when they encounter equal opponents, they will trade legitimately."

"Then, as long as we show considerable strength, the probability of starting a war is very low. So a small spaceship may arouse the opponent's greed like fishing, which is dangerous. I suggest that all spaceships be pressed on to deter the opponent, while maintaining a certain safe distance."

"Once the war starts, it's either you die or I die. Generally speaking, it won't happen easily."

Yu Yifeng nodded and said, "I've noted it down. In theory, it's true. As long as we don't show that we have the Noah and a lot of perfect elements, the opponent will generally not be jealous of us. The shielding means of neutrino detection must be turned on at all times..."

After this sentence was spoken, the meeting was silent for a while

One of the members stood up again and spoke from another angle "I wonder if the universe is more peaceful than we thought. If such a spaceship dares to broadcast on a large scale, won't it trigger robbery by the Destroyer civilization? Or... the Destroyer civilization is only a minority?"

"No, of course they are risky."

It was Hei who spoke, and the fat on his face trembled: "But robbery must have enough benefits!"

"In order to maintain its existence, the Commercial Alliance has its own rules and power. If there is no particularly big benefit, the robbers are unwilling to mess with the backers above L5 for nothing."

"Moreover, the commercial spaceships that dare to come out with a spaceship are generally very capable. From"

"And with few spaceships, the military strength will not seem too strong. In this way, the safety of the interstellar civilizations participating in the transaction will be further improved. Isn't it because of this mentality that we dare to come here?"

"But because of this, the other party generally does not carry anything particularly expensive."

So that's the case, Yu Yifeng seemed to understand something in his heart.

Even if the other party brought something good, the new humans would not know, and it is even more impossible to take a big risk to rob the other party. At present, the new humans have the information advantage and were the first to observe the other party's spacecraft, but for the newly arrived new human civilization, it is not a wise thing to rashly establish an enemy.

He finally decided: "Okay, then, the specific plan is this: we sail to a place 8-10 astronomical units away from the other party's spacecraft, maintain a certain safe distance, and all the troops will be pressed at once. The four flagships will maintain 0.6 astronomical units from each other."

"Wang Yufan, you will select a group of experts to draft a contingency document to avoid mistakes during the contact process. The other three main ships will rely on the documents and act according to circumstances."

"Next, let's bring friendly greetings." Yu Yifeng said excitedly.