Chapter 1448 All Efforts Are Meaningful

The communication with Nuoyi is still going on, the printing device connected to the magic net on the table is constantly creaking and creaking, and the voice from several light-years away is presented in words in front of Gao Wen and Amber—— This small machine seems to be a tentacles extending from the superluminal communication array. Between its simple gears, connecting rods and rune substrates, Gawain seems to be able to glimpse the transmission from the cold and distant depths of the starry sky. A little light and shadow.

When the paper reel of the printing device started to rotate again, he suddenly had some strange feelings and associations——

Between Loren and Nuoyi, in the long darkness separated by the distant star sea and thousands of light-years away, an intermittent super-light communication link is the only connection between the two civilizations. It can still be said that they are strange ethnic groups, two ethnic groups who can't even imagine what each other looks like, in this fragile and pitiful "connection", they tried their best to reach out to each other, trying to get out of this place before the end comes. Just this unreliable connection is enough to make people feel that "Xinghai is not alone".

But whether this feeling is a false fire, no one can yet be sure.

A message from the Noi people appeared on the paper: "In a sense, we are all hope for each other to survive."

Gao Wen tapped the armrest of the seat lightly with his fingertips: "But can you confirm that the path you are taking is correct? Your magic tide observation and mind unification field... have you ever really succeeded in making a certain civilization Survive in the demon tide?"

His words were quickly translated by the starbreakers far away in the Sorin command center, and then automatically encoded and converted by the computing nodes connected to the Sorin giant tree. The light-speed signal crossed the vast sea of ​​stars in an instant.

After a long time, the creaking sound of gears and axles finally came from the printing device in front of Gawain, and a piece of white paper was slowly pushed out from the printing port——

"Our pioneer group once almost completely resisted the magic tide, but because of insufficient observation data, they did not fully understand the weak shift of the magic tide caused by the influence of surrounding celestial bodies, which eventually led to failure——but despite their failure, this The experience has been handed down and turned into the most precious legacy.

"However we must admit - no one can prove that this path is correct, not the pioneer race, nor ourselves. We have spent fourteen hundred years transforming our own planet into a sanctuary, but this technology is in the Indeed, there has never been any successful precedent in history. Even if the pioneer race left us a 'legacy', we cannot be sure that the lessons they learned were the only reason for the failure that year...

"But we have no choice, and we have run out of time to look for new options. In order to survive, we can only give it a go."

"I have no choice..." Gawain murmured to himself softly, looking at the sharp and sharp characters on the printing paper, and almost at the same time as his words fell, another magic computer beside the desk The net terminal starts,

Tyr, who was serving as the communication core in the amplification device, appeared in the holographic projection above the terminal: "A message from Antaveen..."

Amber next to her took it without waiting for her to finish: "The main antenna can't hold up again, can it?"

"It can last one or two more transmissions—this time we have also stuffed General Vanessa into the cooling circuit," Till said with a serious face, "Speak quickly if you have anything to say, this communication After the end, we are going to take out the core of the main antenna—in order to shorten the construction period as much as possible, we plan to start preparations before the 'energy crystal' is sent to Antavien."

Amber: "...Oh my god, it's still your hardcore..."

Gao Wen didn't care what Amber was muttering next to him. Although he felt regretful, the fact that the FTL communication array is in poor condition cannot be changed. He could only take a light breath and explain the situation to Noi Civilization: "Thank you! To be frank, our best scholars are already analyzing those technical materials you have sent, and related projects will start soon.

"Next, we will upgrade the FTL communication array. It is temporarily uncertain how long this transformation project will last. During this period, we will stop sending out signals-but our receiving antenna will remain open, as always."

The printing device was quiet for a moment, and finally spit out a paragraph creakingly: "We understand that we look forward to the moment when your communication system transformation is completed, and hope that by then, the two planets can communicate more smoothly."

After a while, the printing device suddenly spit out another paragraph: "Before the communication is closed, I have one last question—do you think the starry sky above your heads...beautiful?"

Gawain was a little surprised to see the last inquiry from the Nuoyi people. He felt that the "painting style" of this message seemed a little different from before, but soon he shook his head with a relieved smile: "Of course , it is very beautiful."

In the next second, Tyre's voice came from the side: "The main antenna is burned out, and the FTL communication array is shut down."

The signal transmission process of Antaveen was interrupted, and the interstellar communication spanning several light years fell into silence in an instant. A strange and empty feeling emerged in his heart for some reason, but quickly dissipated. Gawain shook his head and let the My mind calmed down again, and then I took a deep breath and stood up——outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the golden-red afterglow of the setting sun was rushing towards the city along the banks of the Baishui River, and the fine golden light was permeating from the roofs of the buildings in the block.

After an unknown period of time, Beltira's voice suddenly came from the magic net terminal, interrupting Gawain's thoughts: "Sorin's main antenna has received a signal, and 'Noi' is transmitting data to us—it should be The original observation record they mentioned, sent back at the last moment before the 'observer' lost contact."

"Save it properly, and then forward it to the 'Galaxy Project' teams and the Magic Tide Countermeasure Committee of various countries," Gao Wen nodded. "Have you finished translating the technical documents of the 'Mind Unification Field' sent by the Nuoyi people?"

"Not yet, the starbreakers are working overtime to translate - but these documents involve a lot of highly professional content, even if we update the 'dictionary table' used to communicate with the Noi people, the translation work is still in progress Difficult—but don’t worry, the computing center and main brain array directly connected to Sorin’s headquarters are fully online. With the continuous accumulation of valid data, these computing nodes can already assist the work of the star solvers, and the progress of translation in the future should be Much faster."

"Very well, then I will leave this matter to you."

After hanging up the communication with Sorin's command center, Gawain came to the large floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery outside the window with some ecstasy - from this angle, he could see the bank of the Baishui River approaching dusk. In the blocked direction, he can imagine the dark mountains that are gradually being dyed red by the setting sun. They are the most famous scenery in the entire imperial capital area, and he has seen such scenery for many years.

Under his watchful eyes, this land gradually became what it is today. Today, this once desolate and dangerous barren land has become the most prosperous "Magic and Miracle Capital" on this planet.

But in the face of the vast starry sky and the endless laws of the universe, a cluster of soil on a small planet is really insignificant and inconspicuous.

The sound of Amber's footsteps came from behind. Gawain didn't look back, but he already felt that the half-elf was standing next to him. She was stretching her neck and looking in the direction of the White Water River. After looking for a long time, she muttered: "If Noy What people say is true, will we not be able to see this kind of scenery after one and a half years?"

"Yes," Gawain said calmly, "If no effective response is taken, and if the information of the Noi people is true, then our history will really come to an end."

"...You can't be more tactful," Hu Po's long pointed ears trembled twice, she raised her head and glanced at Gao Wen, "I'm already in a panic here..."

While muttering this, she shook her head. In this season of rising chills, she recalled the news from the Nuoyi people just now, but she still had a sense of unreality—the tide of magic will come sooner or later. Gao Wen had issued a warning to the world many years ago, but who would have thought that the end of the world was so close... After more than a year, this heavy countdown was suddenly pressed down like a boulder, which even made her feel anxious. A feeling of being out of breath.

One year later, the demonic tide will sweep across the planet of the Noi people, and after one and a half years, the Loren civilization will cease to exist—from here, she can see the row upon row of houses by the White Water River, and see The lights are being lit for the second time in the setting sun. There are prosperous and bustling commercial centers, industrial blocks with roaring machines, and peaceful and peaceful daily streets. An extinct civilization in general.

However, at this moment, the world is still so peaceful, except for a very small number of people, no one in this world knows what is about to happen.

A rough and powerful big hand suddenly pressed on the top of her head, stopping Amber's increasingly chaotic thoughts, and she heard Gawain's voice from above her: "Do you suddenly feel that we have been working hard to build Things seem to lose their meaning?"

"It's not... so serious," Amber shrunk her neck, she wanted to shake her head and shake Gao Wen's hand off, but she gave up after shaking her head twice, "I just can't help but think about what happens if I fail. In the end... you said, why is this world so malicious?"

"Did you know that there are many insects in this world that can't survive the cold winter - some of them are good at digging holes in the soil, some are good at drilling holes in wood, and some can even weave themselves 'shelter' out of plant fibers ', but no matter how hard they try, when the cold winter comes, the gnat population dies in pieces, and the nests they built and the rolled leaves turned into tombs in the first cold wind of winter , the traces they left in the world are difficult to keep until the season when the spring snow melts...

"For these worms, the cold winter wind is the 'magic tide' in their world, an unstoppable doomsday torrent that will make the worm's 'country' disappear in an instant.

"However, the cold winter itself has no will, just like the magic tide itself has no will. Although we often say that this world is full of malice, as far as the world...it has never paid attention to those of us who live in small The 'bugs' on the planet - it's just running according to the laws of nature, sweeping away the stars and destroying the magic tide of civilization... It's just the monsoon that keeps blowing through the universe.

"There is nothing wrong with the operation of the world itself, the only problem... is just the fragility of civilization, just like a primitive human tribe will fall in a mountain fire. For primitive tribes, the flames and looting in the forest What is the difference between the magic tide of the planet?

"But it doesn't mean that we will go to the end peacefully and docilely - how many cold winters have ushered in this world, but have you ever seen those weak insects really become extinct after a cold winter?

"Creatures as weak as insects and ants have also found a way to make their own group survive in the cycle of four seasons. What we have to do is similar to that."

Amber listened quietly, then raised her head suddenly: "But do you think it's still too late? If the information from the Nuoyi people is true, then we may not have time to build any defenses, after all, there is only one year left now Half the time..."

"First of all, we will do our best to do everything to the best, at least we will not leave any regrets," Gao Wen looked into Amber's eyes, "Secondly, before the real doomsday comes, life still has to live, we know it in advance The countdown to the end is indeed an unlucky thing, but we are already in this position, so we can't panic, and finally..."

Having said that, he stopped, frowning with a contemplative look, and slowly said in his thoughts: "About the means of resisting the magic tide... Actually, after reading those technical documents, I have a feeling that what the Nuoyi people mentioned The 'Mind Unified Field' technology I have learned... I always feel a sense of déjà vu. I can't explain the source of this feeling, but we are certainly familiar with it...

"So during this period of time, I have been waiting for the results of the experts and scholars, I am waiting for the astronomers to complete the translation of those materials, waiting for Jenny and Rebecca to figure out the secret behind the technology of the Noi people, At that time, I will know what is going on with the 'déjà vu' in my heart."

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At the same time, in the distant space, the astonishingly large-scale orbital space station "Kangqiong" is still running quietly as it has been in the past more than 1.8 million years.

The icy steel giant surrounds the vibrant planet below, keeping a long silence in the dark and magnificent background of the starry sky, and the brilliant and breathtaking crown of the giant planet is slowly passing over the ring-shaped giant structure. , the vast sea of ​​luminous clouds with faint wood grains illuminated a series of viewing windows on the outside of the sky station, illuminating the dusty cabins and corridors in the space station that had been silent for a long time.

In the past many years, nothing has changed here—the huge sun is shining, the sky is silent, and the space facilities left by the voyagers operate automatically according to the most basic procedures. An eternal cycle that repeats day after day.

Today, however, there are changes in this space station.

Through several transparent viewing windows near the rail transit section of Cangqiong Station, one can see many figures busying around inside, and as these figures are busy, some lights outside Cangqiong Station suddenly flicker slightly... …

This ancient space station has finally reacted a little to the uninvited guests who entered its interior - although the uninvited guests seem to have not figured out how to deal with this silent behemoth at all, even though the changes caused by their arrival here have great impact on the entire environment. Orbital space station is even negligible, but there is no denying that... change is happening.