The starry sky is vast, and the lonely traveler is still sleeping.
The unknown star field has begun to take shape. It is like an elegant lady, wearing a colorful dress, lying lazily on the edge of the universe.
"By the way, I almost forgot, I have a child! It's a boy. He's growing very well. I'm going to name him Xinyu. What do you think?"
Communication is interrupted.
The light flashed on the traveler's sleeping cabin, the frequency was very slow, as even as breathing.
…
The person who sent this message is also waiting next to the sleep cabin at the moment. She is holding a cup of tea and sitting by the window. From there, she can clearly see the planet that is about to arrive.
It is twice as big as the Earth, is completely pink, and looks like a fluffy ball of thread.
"Dear, we have arrived at planet AC1441. It looks very beautiful. I hope this can be our new home!"
This was said to the man in the hibernation cabin next to him. He had been hibernating for seven months. The injury on his neck had healed, but his heart rate was still very low.
…
"Everyone should have realized this a long time ago. This is no longer a political issue or an environmental issue, but a fate issue related to the survival of mankind! So, can you answer me now? Tell me what you dare not say.
What are the words?"
"Forehead……"
"Don't be afraid! Speak out bravely! It's useless for you to be afraid. It's better to speak out loud and win once!"
The man and woman cuddling together smiled knowingly. This was a show from many years ago.
They were still children at the time and thought these things would never have anything to do with them.
But more than twenty years later, they became the first batch of "interstellar explorers", leaving the earth and traveling to the unknown starry sky, embarking on a journey to find a new home for mankind.
"I hate it all! It's all lies! Those rich people have already figured out how to face the end! But we can only wait to die! That's what I want to say! Come on! Kill me!
I'm not afraid of you! The worst case scenario is death!"
…
This is not a political issue, this is a multiple-choice question of destiny...
…
"The baby is born. He is very healthy. I really want you to see what he looks like. He is so cute!"
The traveler's sleeping cabin has been opened, but it is empty, and the traveler who has been sleeping for a long time is not in the cabin.
He put on a special exoskeleton for space explorers, and headed into the depths of the jungle with a gun like a tall black god of death.
Planet bj9951.
Located in the center of the Uranus galaxy, it has a structure very similar to that of the solar system.
A near-solar galaxy composed of a young star and twelve planets of different sizes.
And 9951 is in the fifth position.
The current temperature difference between day and night is about 40 degrees. The highest temperature during the day can reach 50 degrees, but at night it may drop to below zero. It is not too stable, but it is basically acceptable.
The gravity of 9951 is equivalent to 1.15 times that of the Earth, which is within the tolerance range.
But the plants on this planet are very strange. They are dormant during the day and wake up at night, producing a large amount of toxic gases.
Explorers searched the jungle for a week without finding any other creatures, including insects.
In other words... plants are the only overlords on this planet, and they work together to create this green desert.
…
"I'll just say it! Now
Individuals have been constrained by collective thinking for too long. Everyone is a caged bird, or a golden bird cage! When you are in a cage, you let it sing, it sings, you let it dance, it dances, but if you give it
It's free, sorry! It has long forgotten how to fly!"
"Hey, I don't quite agree with what you said!"
"Then why don't you refute it? We are just debating!"
"You are like me. You were born in a traditional family. My elders have set rules for me since I was a child. There are rules for everything I say and do, including eating and sleeping. But why don't I feel that you are talking about being out of the cage?
How does it feel to fly?"
"Oh? Well then, we are destined to meet here today. As a local, I plan to treat you to dinner. I will treat you to whatever you want to eat. What do you think?"
"Um?! Isn't this not good? Actually, I don't have anything to do, so I can just eat whatever I want."
"Hey! That won't work. You have to be more specific. There's no such thing as casual selling in this world!"
"Uh... Okay, let me think about it, but before I think about it, I need you to make sure that it is really what I want to eat, so you can treat me to whatever you want?!"
"Tsk, of course, as long as it's available in this world, it's fine!"
"Oh! That's done! Let me think about it!"
Then I thought about it for more than ten minutes.
The audience was anxious, but the old man who wanted to treat asked with a smile on his face: "What do you want to eat?"
The other party was happy: "Uh-huh, you're so sudden, I really didn't think about what to eat!"
The old man smiled again: "Well, look at this, I have an app here that has various Internet celebrity restaurants recommended by everyone. Do you want to choose?"
The other party didn't think much about it. He took the phone and looked at it. As he looked at it, the smile on his face disappeared.
Because he felt that he was indeed the caged bird. Even if he was given freedom, he still didn't know what he wanted!
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"The child is one year old, and we have settled here. This planet is so beautiful, but unfortunately, we cannot send a good news to the earth. We have failed. This will be the place where we live for the rest of our lives, but it is not the new home of mankind.
"
The sound of the communicator was intermittent, and half of the spacecraft, which had been completely eroded by vegetation, was hanging in the air, as if it was being hung up and tortured.
The original explorer has long since disappeared. Maybe he is still alive, but has lost his way. Maybe he is dead, killed by plants, or unable to face the loneliness and ends his life early.
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"These are all serving politics, serving the country, and serving a small number of people! What does the individual mean? The individual is nothing! Just stop being pretentious all day long, okay! Did those poisonous chicken soups in the past few years harm few people?
What bullshit is losing to your peers! You don’t have the problem of winning or losing, okay? You are not on the same track at all, so how can you win or lose? Are you saying you slander struggle? Am I slandering struggle! I am asking you to stop and take a look.
This world! Look at yourself! You are poisoned! Just like cancer cells! Diseased!"
Debates like this happen every day.
Sometimes it is the host who drives the guests crazy, and sometimes it is the guests who make the host speechless or even completely injured.
"Did you know that we have been at war since mankind entered the 21st century?"
"War? No... aren't they all small-scale regional wars?"
"Can a small-scale war be considered a war? That's not what I'm talking about."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm talking about a war against death! Don't you realize
?”
"Um...no...I don't quite understand what you mean? Shouldn't we fight against death?"
"No, no, no, obviously I'm not talking about ordinary people, but the genetic modifications made a while ago. Do you know the meaning of the word new human beings? Do you realize what impact the birth of new human beings has on society?"
The host was confused and smiled awkwardly.
"As far as I know, New Humanity is the most cutting-edge scientific achievement, and I think this is a good thing."
The professor smiled: "Yes, it is indeed a good thing to revise it for 1.5 million US dollars!"
The host was stunned for a moment and seemed to understand.
"Have you seen "The Wandering Earth"?"
The host nodded.
“Have you seen Ex Machina?”
The host nodded again.
“Ever played Detroit Become Human?”
The host shook his head this time, but he said: "I haven't played it, but I know it. But apart from the novel you mentioned, aren't the other two about omnic life? Aren't these already banned by the National Security Council?
Have the items been listed as absolutely prohibited?”
The professor said: "Indeed, the National Security Department is very prescient. Today, when ideological progress is slow, the problems caused by technological development will gradually exceed the problems it can solve. Anti-intellectualism is also becoming increasingly rampant. AOA is full of fire all over the world. Intellectual
Machines must not appear in this chaotic time, but... what is the difference between new humans and omnic life forms?"
The host seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand at all.
"Can you...can you put it in a way that's easier to understand?"
The professor was very calm: "Of course, as I said at the beginning, one revision is US$1.5 million. I would like to ask, how much is your annual income?"
The host was a little embarrassed because this involved business secrets, but he answered in a different way.
"It's not convenient to disclose this, but this 1.5 million is really a bit difficult for me."
The professor laughed: "You are a popular host, so your annual income must be over one million yuan, right? But you say it's hard?"
The host suddenly realized.
"Do you understand? The birth of new humanity means the elimination of old humanity. This conflict is irreconcilable! The contradiction will become more intensified! In this war against death, if science wins, society will be in chaos. If science loses, the opposite will happen.
It could be better!”
…
On the pink planet, explorer numbered 0000031 watched the spacecraft leave, although her expression was full of yearning at first.
But when she saw her child being sent to the starry sky, as a mother, she still couldn't control her emotions.
She cried uncontrollably and fell to her knees. In the sleeping cabin next to her, her husband was still sleeping, and he might never wake up again.
She had actually been exposed to these disasters during the training stage, but it was only when she became the protagonist that she truly felt how heartbreaking it all was.
…
The lovers clinging to each other were frozen in the explorer spacecraft, and the window beside them was broken. The dangers of interstellar navigation were so ruthless and cold.
…
But...more spaceships are still moving forward.
One of them successfully arrived at the Throne Galaxy, and the moment she saw Gaia, her heart surged.
"Changkong 1, my name is 00013991. I have arrived at the target galaxy and started preparing for landing! I have a hunch! This is our new home!"