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Chapter 256 disappearance

The current h1 galaxy is too crowded.

Assuming that a roller base can accommodate 2 million people - this is a new large-scale roller base built after technological upgrades. Its internal usable total area is up to 1,000 square kilometers, and the total human population is 200 billion, plus the people of the Storm Country.

About 70 billion, a total population of 270 billion, leaving some margin, about 150,000 are needed.

The size of the human civilization's space force at the moment is about hundreds of army fleets and a total of about one million battleships.

The rest include space factories, bases, civilian spacecraft, commercial spacecraft, industrial spacecraft, transport spacecraft, scientific research spacecraft, etc., and their total number is also in the millions.

A total of several million spacecraft and a population of 270 billion are gathered in this small star system, gathered around four large planets.

Every waterway is full of ships, every port is hard to find berths, and the planet's near-Earth space has even become so tight that you need to queue up.

It is precisely because so many people and artifacts are gathered in one galaxy that the resources of an entire galaxy can be depleted in just a few hundred years.

Perhaps this is not the normal development of civilization - according to experts from the Academy of Social Sciences, a civilization of this scale should have hundreds of galaxies within its territory. Different galaxies bear different responsibilities, such as resource galaxies and tourist galaxies.

, cultural galaxies, political centers, industrial centers, commercial centers, etc. Different galaxies can exchange their needs and resources, and can jointly bear such a large population, which is a normal third-level peak civilization.

If possible, of course Zhao Changxing would like it to be like this. But at least now, based on human civilization's understanding of the universe, this model is absolutely unfeasible.

If scattered, the power is too weak. Only when gathered, the power is strong. Therefore, we can only maintain the current situation for the time being, stationed in a galaxy together, waiting for certain key resources of this galaxy to be exhausted-many other types of

There are even many resources, but if some key resources are exhausted, they will have to go through a lot of collective migration to another galaxy.

Fortunately, at least human civilization can still migrate, unlike those civilizations in the Iron Blood Nebula, which are still reduced to a state of sustainable development.

After this meeting, the overall development strategy of human civilization began to quietly adjust. Many large-scale construction tasks were temporarily suspended, and more efforts were invested in resource reserves and other preparations required for voyages.

During this migration, people plan to make some adjustments that are different from the past. This adjustment is that they will no longer directly blow up large space vehicles such as drum bases, space factories, ports, etc., but will find ways to take them away with them.

Go to a new galaxy.

This large population still needs to hibernate to temporarily freeze their lives. After all, wasting their lives on the voyage is a waste. The drum bases and space factories that need to be taken away will be temporarily sealed during the voyage.

In this case, after arriving in a new galaxy, there is no need to go through a lot of trouble to rebuild it, and it can be activated directly. This saves a lot of time.

The shift in the civilization development strategy was quickly reflected in all aspects of life. The most obvious manifestation is that due to the cessation of many new construction projects and the closure of many original projects, a large number of people lost their jobs.

They lost their jobs. As a result, the entertainment, catering, tourism and other industries were also affected.

This is an unavoidable pain in the process of civilization migration. In this regard, the human civilization government has also formulated relevant policies to make up for it, such as paying compensation to people who have lost their jobs due to this, or opening hibernation in advance so that they can sleep better than others.

Enter hibernation early to avoid wasting life, etc.

The number of spaceships that used to be busy shuttling on the route began to slowly decrease. A port that was once hard to find gradually became vacant. Some bases on the edge of the galaxy gradually began to be abandoned. Many factories that roared day and night fell into

In silence.

Many people started to rest early, but many people are still busy, even busier than before.

In Research Room 10621 of the Institute of Astrophysics under the Academy of Human Sciences, researcher Sun Xiaoguang is much busier than before.

In fact, he is not considered a formal researcher at this moment. He is still in the internship stage. He has to wait until the research project at hand is completed, enough information is collected, the crucial doctoral thesis is completed, and the degree is obtained before he can be considered a researcher.

Officially entered the scientific world.

"Migration? Hundreds of years have passed since the migration was completed. This thing has exploded long ago. What else am I studying?"

Looking at the bright X-ray source in the telescope, Sun Xiaoguang gritted his teeth at first, but the next moment he clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and prayed devoutly: "No matter where the gods are, please bless me and let this star have another flare as soon as possible."

Break out, you need a bigger one, not a small one... Please, hurry up..."

His target is a giant star that is at the end of its life and is about to explode as a supernova.

With the scientific level of human civilization today, it is possible to predict the time when a star will explode as a supernova with considerable accuracy. Previous model predictions showed that this star has a probability of up to 99.95% to explode in no more than 30 years.

In the middle, it will throw out most of its own matter in a heroic explosion, and its core will turn into a neutron star.

It is a remarkable achievement to be able to improve the prediction period to an accuracy of 30 years. You must know that only a few hundred years ago, people predicted when a star would explode, and the time span was measured in tens of thousands of years.

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The thesis that Sun Xiaoguang wants to complete is about some of the changes in the internal structure of giant stars at the end of their lives, just before a supernova explosion. Flare explosions can better display some of the subtle structures inside them, allowing him to collect

to get more data.

Obviously, he cannot complete such a large project independently as a trainee researcher. In fact, he is only one of a dozen people on the project team. But even so, once the research is completed, the data will be enough to support him.

Completed a high-quality doctoral thesis.

The days passed quietly amidst Sun Xiaoguang's day and night expectations. Today, I don't know which immortal was moved by his prayers. The telescope finally observed a violent flare burst from the star, with endless charged energy.

Particle streams and stellar matter were thrown into the universe along with this explosion.

"pretty!"

Sun Xiaoguang couldn't help but cheered and immediately began to collect and organize data.

This increased the completion rate of his thesis from less than 50% to as high as 80%.

"Just one more time, one more time is enough... According to the rules, the probability of another outbreak within two months is as high as 99.993%. It is basically a certainty. Well, first make an appointment with the professor for the defense. Then.

, it’s time to submit your resume to other research institutes. Oh, yes, there is still some time in between. I should tell my parents that I can go on a trip while there are few people now..."

In a moment of leisure between the busy work, Sun Xiaoguang couldn't help but start to look forward to it and plan the arrangements after the completion of this project.

"Hey, Xiaoguang, I made an appointment with your mother to get a tour pass for the 'Time and Space Paradise' in two months. I'm going to play for a month. Are you free? Can you go?"

Time and Space Paradise is the most prestigious amusement park in human civilization. In the past, the queue could last for several years. But now there are fewer people, so it only takes two months to queue.

Sun Xiaoguang perked up: "That's just right. My research can be completed within two months. Make an appointment with me as well."

"Really? If you can't go then, it will be a waste of money."

"Don't worry, it will definitely be completed. As long as there is another flare... the probability is as high as 99.993%... it will definitely..."

Sun Xiaoguang tried his best to assure his parents of his itinerary. But when his parents listened, they began to hesitate.

"Who can say the best about things like star explosions? Should I not date you now? I'll date you later when you have time."

"Don't worry, it's absolutely possible!"

"It's still not safe..."

"Unless someone steals this star!" Sun Xiaoguang said anxiously with a pale face: "Don't worry, it will definitely work!"

"That...okay then."

The parents were finally convinced by Sun Xiaoguang. And Sun Xiaoguang began to wait again.

After five years of internship and exhaustive research day and night, it will finally bear fruit soon. Looking back on the hard work he has spent on this research project during this period, he even feels as if he is in another world.

"It's finally over... After getting the title of doctor, a beautiful life will begin..."

On this day, he came to the research institute still full of longing and excitement. But for some reason, shortly after he started working, the data on the display screen suddenly became blank.

"The target has been lost. What's going on? Is there a disturbance?"

Occasionally, the observation target may be lost due to shaking of the spacecraft, etc. This is normal.

But this time, it seems different.

Because the coordinate data is completely correct.

An ominous premonition arose in his heart. He hurriedly began to search for the target through other observation methods, but he never found the target.

A good star was there originally, but now it is gone.

It just disappeared out of thin air, as if it had been stolen.

At this moment, the sounds of hurried footsteps, loud inquiries, and the angry roar of filial piety from the instructor were everywhere around me.

"Target not found!"

"How could a star disappear?"

"It's really gone!"

"Oh my god..."

Sun Xiaoguang sat numbly in his seat, feeling that his head was blank and all thoughts were lost. (To be continued)

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