Xiao Yu has already completed about five-sixths of the voyage. There is still about a thousand years of voyage ahead and a distance of about 1.5 million light-years.
This distance is one million light-years less than the distance from the Milky Way to the Andromeda Galaxy. At this distance, Xiao Yu's observation equipment can clearly distinguish individual stars in the Maffei Galaxy, and can even see the surroundings of the stars
The planets orbiting it. It was at this position that Xiao Yu launched a detailed observation of the Mafei galaxy group.
Judging by naked eye vision alone, the Maffei Galaxy is still just a dim spot, and no details can be seen. However, because the surrounding area is too empty, the Maffei Galaxy is still the brightest one in the sky.
This is an empty cosmic vacuum, but the "temperature" here is very high, almost unbelievably high. Xiao Yu's measurements show that the temperature here is as high as more than 100 million K. This scene seems very contradictory, but in fact it is
Very reasonable. Temperature is just a physical quantity that measures the activity of microscopic particles. The microscopic particles here are very active, so the temperature is very high, but their density is too low, and the total energy is also very low, so it is very cold here.
The extreme cosmic environment perfectly combines the two conditions of very high temperature and feeling very cold.
In such an extreme environment, Xiao Yu made some new discoveries. With the help of the weak light reflecting the Mafei galaxy, Xiao Yu discovered something like cold stones in front. In such an open place,
Any material discovered is unusual. Finding an asteroid in a galaxy is just ordinary. Discovering something like this here may mean something special.
Xiao Yu sent out his own detection spacecraft and slowly approached these things. Under the light of the artificial sun, hundreds of thousands of kilometers in radius were illuminated. Xiao Yu could finally use the visible light band, which is the most convenient for observation.
Come check out these weird things.
What appeared in front of Xiao Yu were some things with very obvious geometric structures. Among these things, the largest one was about thirty kilometers long, and it was generally cylindrical. On its surface, there were
There are some convex or concave instrument-like things. It is also surrounded by some smaller things with obvious geometric structures. The total number is about three hundred.
These things are obviously the creations of intelligent creatures. Only the power of intelligent creatures can transport these things to this empty place. Only the creations of intelligent creatures can have such obvious geometric structures.
"These are some spaceships. They have been destroyed and have lost all energy supply. Preliminary observations show that these spaceships are at least two billion years old." Xiao Yu thought silently in his heart.
Two billion years ago, the earth was still in the ancient wilderness era. No, it was an era older than the ancient wilderness era. At that time, there was almost no life on the earth, let alone human beings. However, at that time,
, there was an unknown civilization that drove its creation into this empty space, where it lost all energy supply and turned into cold stone.
Xiao Yu couldn't explain what it was like. Under Xiao Yu's control, several robots broke through the shells of these spacecrafts and entered the interior of these spacecrafts. What appeared in front of Xiao Yu was still pitch black.
In the darkness, the light source in the robot's hand reflected the appearance of a long corridor. The corridor was still filled with some kind of gas. After the outer shell of the spacecraft was broken, the gas flowed out turbulently, carrying away
The dust filled the sky, making the already messy corridor even more messy.
After Xiao Yu controlled the other robots to repair the gaps in the outer shell of the spacecraft, the place became quiet. In this darkness, Xiao Yu's robots began to slowly explore these spacecrafts.
Xiao Yu found something similar to the bones of intelligent creatures, but these things had long lost all their organic structures and were now completely the same as stones. Xiao Yu could not guess what these intelligent creatures looked like when they were alive.
, what kind of body structure does it have? The doors of some rooms are still open. In these rooms, Xiao Yu also found something similar to a computer.
So Xiao Yu began to repair and analyze these things, trying to read the information recorded on them. Now Xiao Yu can already know that these spacecraft are at the technological level of a fifth-level civilization. Under normal circumstances
Next, it is a very simple matter for Xiao Yu to obtain information from their computer system, but it is too long ago now, so even with Xiao Yu's seventh-level civilization's technological level, it still takes some effort.
Restore that information.
Xiao Yu's efforts were not in vain. After Xiao Yu sent millions of robots to collect information storage devices and performed information restoration work for at least a week, Xiao Yu finally restored the information roughly and combined it into a
A piece of information with a basic logical structure.
From this information, Xiao Yu learned about this civilization and the ins and outs of these spaceships.
"The protracted debate has finally come to an end, and the United Civilization Council has made a decision through a vote. After millions of years of delay in this tiny river system, we have finally decided to leave here."
"This place is too small and there is too little material, which seriously limits our development. We believe that there must be other intelligent creatures in the universe, and we are extremely eager to communicate with other intelligent creatures. However, here
There is only ourselves and we are the only civilization."
"It has taken us millions of years to develop to the current level of technology. Now, the road ahead can no longer be found. This place is too small and too remote. It is impossible for us to achieve further development here.
Opportunity. In fact, the progress of our civilization's science and technology has stagnated for nearly a million years. For millions of years, we have known every star in this system so well that we are even bored to the point of thinking about every asteroid.
Detailed numbering and exploration were carried out. We really have had enough of this river system."
"Without opportunities for further development, the only thing that will greet our civilization is destruction. In fact, our civilization has already shown signs of destruction. Without anything to explore, our civilization can only focus its energy elsewhere.
Focus on enjoyment, war, and seeking excitement. We are constantly divided and unified. Scientists have developed a large number of entertainment methods that stimulate the spirit. People are drunk and dreaming, living in chaos."
"We clearly realize that we cannot continue like this. However, the surrounding river systems are too far away from us. The nearest one is more than eight million light-years away. That is not a distance that we can cross. We must
We know that the highest speed we can reach now is only thirty times the speed of light. We need to sail continuously in the void of space for more than 200,000 years without any supplies before we can reach our destination.
This means death to us. We will die on the road, and die quietly. But we still decide to set off, dedicating our civilization to a journey in pursuit of rebirth, even if it must
It is better to fail than to be destroyed in such depression."
"The latest separatist war has caused heavy damage to our civilization. The number of intelligent creatures in the civilization has decreased by 90%. At this moment, there are only less than one billion people left in our civilization. We have already dealt with this river
The system despaired, already despairing of our future, so we set out on a road that was certain to lead to death."
"We reserve as much supplies as possible, and we have been preparing for tens of thousands of years. Many people have exhausted their lifespan and died before we have finally finished preparing. But they are happy, because they
He had a goal to fight for and dedicated his life to that goal.”
"Finally, we are ready and set off. Good luck to our civilization..."
"I hope that after we die, other civilizations will discover us and confirm our conjecture that there are other intelligent creatures in the universe. By the way, if you discover our relics, please take us with you if you can.
The ruins will go to the river system closest to us. This is the lifelong long-cherished wish of our civilization, please, please."
The information record stopped abruptly here. This information was preserved in the most special way. All the rest of the information was too old and too damaged to be restored. In fact, Xiao Yu suspected that,
This information was deliberately preserved by this civilization. The purpose is to hope that even if they perish, this information can be preserved and be noticed by other civilizations that accidentally discover them.
Their goal was achieved. Xiao Yu, who was passing by, happened to discover their ruins and noticed the information.
"You are right." Xiao Yu thought silently, "There are many, many intelligent creatures in the universe. Your level of civilization is only level five. There are many more above you, and even you can't imagine their existence.
Form of civilization.”
"I will fulfill your wish and bring your relics to the Mafei Galaxy." Xiao Yu thought silently and collected all these broken spacecraft into the folded space inside his spacecraft.