"From ancient times to the present, we have never had any concrete contact with intelligent life in other galaxies. Although there are doubtful records in the historical records of various countries and even in some modern events, there is no substantial evidence.
Sexual basis can prove that we have communicated with them. Boss, just imagine, what if, just what if, contact with this kind of intelligent life cannot be as simple as interpersonal communication in our world."
"Is this the source of destruction?"
"It should be, at least some relevant experts have already made inferences." Ma Bao poured another glass of water and said: "If you encounter a strange person in a strange place, you probably can't know his character, nor his personality.
It is impossible to judge whether he is hostile to you. In our human society, human behavior is bound by invisible moral bottom lines. Even if you find that this stranger is hostile to you, he will threaten you, but you cannot directly kill him.
He was killed, and all most people can do at this time is to hide."
"You mean that in the Pioneer Project, the signals sent by Germany and Japan were received by intelligent life, which made intelligent life feel hostile and threatened?"
"Because this tentative contact came so suddenly, if I were an aborigine on that planet, I would also have some subjective guesses. Following on from the sentence just now, when you meet a stranger in a strange place, you feel that you are
When it is unsafe, you can avoid it, but can you avoid it on a planet with life? Some of my colleagues think that in such a situation, it is very important to avoid it.
The other party may only have one reaction, which is to strike first. Of course, this reaction can only be based on the premise that the other party's technological level is super advanced and can destroy planets at a distance of light years. In other words, the other party is very capable.
It may be a large group of unreasonable and arrogant people. No matter what your purpose and attitude are in sending signals, they may directly destroy you."
"Can the whole world be destroyed at once? Are there such powerful weapons?" My brain was a little short-circuited, because I had never been exposed to such a topic before, and I had no idea how advanced the so-called technological level could be.
situation.
"Absolutely. Just because we don't have it doesn't mean that other intelligent life doesn't have it. Facts have proven that the signal emitted by the huge transmitting antenna in the Pioneer Project has been received, and the other party has responded. It's just that these responses,
The people who originally formulated and carried out the pioneer plan were unable to receive it. Boss, the warning you received was their response."
"That alarm? The content of the alarm seems a bit serious, but I feel that the other party is not hostile. If there is hostility, there may not be a reminder to stop all subsequent actions."
"Intelligent life is also a group, or even a society. Among tens of millions or hundreds of millions of living individuals, their thoughts and opinions cannot all be carved out of the same mold. Just like in our society
, there are good people and bad people, conservative people and radical people. The person who issued this warning is likely to be an individual or institution, and their principles of dealing with things are relatively moderate."
Although the meaning of the warning that Mr. Zhao and I received in the building complex was very simple, it contained several meanings. First, the other party may have analyzed a lot of information from the received signal and had a general understanding.
Secondly, the other party possesses technology beyond the reach of human beings.
Level, third, apart from the individuals or institutions that receive the signal, there must be extreme radicals in the society of intelligent life. If these radicals receive tentative contact information from the distant stars, they will probably pursue
The principle of striking first is to be stronger and to respond directly with force.
Although the two sides are far apart, this kind of blow will come sooner or later, and it will be devastating.
I already understood what Ma Bao wanted to express. If the recipient of the message was a radical in the other party's society, then what Lao Zhao Xiaohu and I received inside Baozi Mountain at that time would not have been a warning, it would have been me.
The devastating blow of unimaginable super weapons.
"So, very lucky, boss, we are very lucky."
Ma Bao said that it is still unknown how far the other party's technology has reached, but we can get a clue just from the information they responded to. In the Pioneer Project, the receiving equipment produced by Germany is very backward from today's perspective.
, and after so many years of shelving, it’s good to be able to start up normally. However, the other party’s response is to simplify complex things as much as possible. Whether it is old equipment or current equipment, the response data can be digested and processed smoothly.
"Boss, there's no need to sweat anymore. It's over. It's all in the past."
"I have another question, Ma Bao. When we found the second piece of metal, who talked to us through the walkie-talkie? I think that method is unimaginable."
"This issue is still under study."
During the investigation of Baozi Mountain, Ma Bao's agency accidentally discovered a strange force field. Its coverage area is unknown, and the place where the metal object is located is probably the edge of the force field. With their current abilities, they cannot understand it.
What is the nature of this force field and how is it formed? In short, it is very strange.
"Boss, don't find me annoying." After Ma Bao finished telling what he could say, he showed a helpless smile and said: "I don't like to talk about the same topic again and again, but..."
"Mabao, don't find me annoying. I know that I still underestimate your energy. I am very careful to get rid of you and live in such a remote and inconspicuous place. But maybe in your eyes, I
All my actions are transparent. You can’t understand or understand, I’m really tired.”
I started to tell Ma Bao some experiences. I talked about how my biological father died, how my adoptive father died, and Cao Shi and Ma Dad.
When I talk about this, the dormant scar in my heart feels like it has been torn open with blood.
"Mabao, you may still not understand what I'm talking about. Only by personal experience can you understand that that kind of loss is unbearable. I have experienced so much that I slowly calmed down. I don't want to mess with it anymore.
Go into anything that has nothing to do with life and let me live well."
I don't know if my story moved Ma Bao, especially when I talked about the death of Cao Shi and Ma Dad, I saw a slight change in his always calm expression.
"Boss, I understand." Ma Bao was silent for a long time and said, "I and my colleagues have all watched our companions die in front of us, no matter what kind of people they were, but at that moment...
"
The two of us sat facing each other in silence for a long time. Ma Bao slowly stood up, smiled at me and said, "I'm leaving."
I sent him outside, watched him go down the stairs, and then disappeared from sight. He could not control the organization he was in, but I believe he must have said a lot for me, because after he left, I
I didn't receive any similar interruptions.
This was also the last time I saw Ma Bao.
A few days later, Mustache came in person. I felt a little surprised, because I knew his temper very well. He rarely came to see me in person, and sometimes he wouldn’t even call me. I knew this was not a case of death.
It's a kind of alienation, but he doesn't want to disturb my current life.
He once again asked me in great detail about the two metal objects. The metal objects were taken away by Ma Bao. I can only describe them based on my own memory. When he asked these questions, I had a vague feeling.
"what are you up to?"
"I want to know about the family." Mustache said, "I want to know what is behind the family inheritance and why the family is different."
"Do you think this makes sense? It happened hundreds of thousands of years ago, and it is too far away from us. What should we look for now? Even if we find the truth, what will happen?"
Naturally, I also want to know the truth about why the Liuzhi family is different from ordinary people, but after experiencing so much, I understand that nothing is really more important than living a good life now. I can't know the past, and the future.
, I can't control it, only now, the most real thing, it belongs to myself.
"Idleness is idle, isn't it?" Mustache smiled faintly. Maybe he would only say this in front of me: "I am a person who can't sit still."
I couldn't dissuade him, and there were some things I couldn't say. In fact, in a sense, although he carries the blood of the family and has the surname of the master, he no longer belongs to the direct line of the family. Perhaps his branch will continue to inherit the family.
In a few generations, he will completely separate from the family and have no relationship with the Shi family or the Liuzhi family.
"How long are you going?"
"I have no idea."
These were the last two sentences of conversation between the two of us. After that, Mustache left.
Although he is gone, I believe that nothing can trouble him. Although he sometimes appears as fragile as a normal person, I stubbornly believe that that kind of vulnerability is only for a moment, very short.
In an instant, with the blink of an eye, he would be able to survive and be as strong as before.
Three months after he left, I would often wonder where he was and what he was doing when I couldn't sleep at night.
After he left for half a year, in addition to speculation, I also felt some inner uneasiness. Although this uneasiness was not strong, it still caused me to lose sleep.
On the Tomb Sweeping Day of the next year, he did not come back. Sometimes, I would take out my mobile phone and dial his number. When I heard the response of turning off the phone again and again, I would hold the phone in a daze.
After that, when I called the mobile phone again, it was out of service, and then the number became empty.
Where is he? What is he doing?
After he left for a long time, I regarded this speculation as a habit. Sometimes, I would suddenly have a dream. In the dream, I saw Mustache. His body was covered with blood, in a seemingly empty space.
Walking alone on the earth for thousands of years.
I was frightened awake by this dream. The dream made me feel ominous, and then I told myself over and over again that this was a dream and could not be counted.