The time of space navigation is always boring, but because everyone lives together, it is not much different from the past days.
This is also the biggest advantage of the nomads. The mothership is their home, and everyone is together. It is impossible for them to not see their relatives for hundreds of thousands of years just because they go out to roam the stars for a while.
One year of sailing has passed quickly, and we are now 0.08 light years away from the destination, "Green 3".
The spacecraft has left the super-light speed state, and Yu Yifeng is observing this... super large nebula through an astronomical telescope.
This nebula named "Green KKY 1187" has a maximum scale of 167 light-years. From the perspective of an astronomical telescope, it looks like... a huge crab with a halo!
This is the cradle of stars.
Astronomical pictures reveal that there are three distinct star formation groups in this nebula, plus other scattered ones, totaling more than 4,000 stars that are still in the main sequence stage.
A large amount of light makes the nebula look like morning mist, dreamlike and colorful.
And their destination is located on the edge of the nebula, on a "crab leg", which is just an unremarkable red dwarf star.
On the "Homeland", a large radio interferometer is aimed at the red dwarf star. Astronomers are constantly improving the resolution and reducing the luminosity.
Slowly, when the resolution limit was almost reached, a shadow the size of a mosquito appeared.
At a distance of 0.08 light-years, it is possible to photograph the opponent's spacecraft very vaguely.
It is orbiting this small star and moving at high speed!
The mass of "Glynn 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 quite 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, five hundred degrees Celsius can't melt steel!"
"At this temperature, our detector can even enter the shallow atmosphere. This little guy really disgraces the star!"
In the observatory, several astronomers were talking and laughing, obviously in a good mood. Some other experts were using various instruments to obtain the parameters of the alien spacecraft.
The lifespan of stars is very strange. Fat people die quickly, but thin people live longer.
In other words, large stars, due to their huge self-pressure, cause internal thermonuclear reactions to explode rapidly in a geometric series, and their fuel is quickly consumed. Stars with ten times the mass of the sun often have a life span of only tens of millions of years.
However, small stars themselves have a small mass, so the pressure on the hydrogen and helium nuclei is much smaller, and the thermonuclear reaction speed is much slower.
Scientists estimate that this "Green 3" has a mass of 0.12 times that of the sun and a lifespan of more than... 1 trillion years. It can definitely last until the end of the universe!
Yu Yifeng just stared at the mosquito-like spacecraft on the screen, and at the same time received a report from the observatory: "The current distance is still too far, and only very fuzzy parameters can be observed..."
"We are very puzzled. Although this star is small, it occasionally erupts with flares. This distance is actually a bit dangerous."
"Is it showing off its strength?"
He read the report with great interest and said to himself secretly: "The diameter of the spacecraft is about 120 kilometers?! It's quite a big ship. But if you think about it carefully, it's normal. Just like an ocean-going cargo ship, the larger the spacecraft, the more cargo it can carry.
The more cargo you can carry, the farther you can sail in one go.”
"Hey, there are no other small spacecrafts?" Yu Yifeng discovered something strange, but he didn't think much about it. Maybe all the small spacecrafts were hidden inside the main ship, just like the new humans currently.
Now the four main spaceships of the New Humanity have just left the super-light speed state and have a great information advantage.
In other words, there is a high probability that the other party does not know about the arrival of new human civilization...
Of course, what people see now is also the image of the other party 0.08 years ago.
"Let's 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 serious contact with interstellar civilization after gaining strength... even though it was just a businessman.
Yu Yifeng coughed twice and said directly: "Everyone has seen it, right? This is a photo of the opponent's spacecraft. It is much larger than ours and is flying around the Green 3. Because of the distance, it is not
very clearly."
It is difficult to judge the specific combat strength of a spaceship just based on its appearance...
In addition to the mothership "Deep Space" at the beginning, which looks like a large rocket, there are also four round nuclear blast furnaces, which are indeed very low-end.
But today's spaceships are quite beautiful, and they use nanomaterials and their shapes conform to various mechanical designs.
In other words, it is impossible for you to know through observation whether the barrels are ordinary electromagnetic guns or terrifying anti-matter cannons. It is difficult for each other to estimate the technological level and combat effectiveness of the other through observation.
Security Minister Xu Yunjin was the first to speak: "Although the credibility of the Amoeba Merchant Alliance is very good, we only use information provided by black people and hearsay. No one knows whether they will become bandits millions of years later?"
"In the vicissitudes of life, the erosion of time is the most cruel. Although the probability of this is small, we have to guard against it. Therefore, I propose to send only a small spaceship to have a conversation. The large force can stay here. I am personally willing to enter
The small spaceship represents civilization and negotiates with the other party.”
In the large conference room, all the think tank members were buzzing with discussions for a while.
Dr. Rimbaud stood up and shook his head: "Apart from the reputation of the Amoeba Business Alliance, for the sake of safety, let's think with the most malicious thoughts for the time being."
"We assume that this unknown commercial civilization is both good and evil. When they encounter weak people, they will rob, and when they encounter equal opponents, they will trade legitimately."
"Then, as long as we show considerable strength, the probability of war is very low. Therefore, a small spaceship may arouse the opponent's greed like fishing, but it is dangerous. I suggest that all spaceships be pressed in, so as to
Shock the other party while maintaining a certain safe distance."
"Once the war starts, you will die or I will die. Generally speaking, it will not happen easily."
Yu Yifeng nodded and said: "I made a note of it. It is theoretically true. As long as we don't show that we have Noah and a lot of perfect elements, the other party will generally not be jealous of us. The shielding means for neutrino detection must be maintained at all times.
Turn on..."
After these words were spoken, the meeting was silent for a while
One of the members stood up again and spoke from another angle: "I'm wondering if the level of peace in the universe is higher than we imagined. Such a spacecraft dares to broadcast to the outside world on a large scale,
Wouldn’t it trigger the robbery of the Destroyer civilization? Or... the Destroyer civilization is only a minority?”
"No, of course they are at risk."
It was Hei who spoke, and the fat on his face trembled: "But there must be enough profit for the robbery!"
"In order to maintain its own existence, the business alliance has its own rules and strength. If there is no particularly big benefit, the bandits are not willing to offend the backstage of L5 or above for nothing."
"Furthermore, commercial spaceships that dare to fly out of a spaceship usually have two brushes."
"And there are few spaceships, so the military strength will not be too strong. In this way, the security 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 usually doesn't carry anything particularly expensive."
It turns out that this is the case, Yu Yifeng seems to have realized something in his heart.
Even if the other party brings something good, the new humans will not know about it, let alone take big risks to rob the other party. Currently, the new humans have an information advantage and have been the first to observe the other party's spaceship, but for the new humans who have just arrived,
As far as civilization is concerned, it is not a wise thing to rashly establish an enemy.
He finally made a decision: "Okay, then, the specific plan is this: we sail to a place 8-10 astronomical units away from the opponent's spacecraft, maintain a certain safe distance, and the entire army will attack all at once, four ships
Flagships, within 0.6 AU of each other."
"Wang Yufan, you have assigned a group of experts to draft a document that can be adapted accordingly to avoid mistakes during the contact process. The other three main ships will rely on the document and act according to the situation."
"Next, let's bring friendly greetings." Yu Yifeng said excitedly.