The end of technology.

Chapter 271 Decision
The universe is so big that even though humans have conquered space to a limited extent, their understanding of the universe is still one-sided.In order to be able to understand the universe, human beings have created terms such as dimension, time, space, space-time, curvature, etc. A theory that explains the universe.

Even so, most of human theories about the formation of the universe are based on assumptions.These hypotheses were then backed up by numerous observations.Many hypotheses were proved to be wrong in the end, such as the once-popular ether theory, and some hypotheses were confirmed by more and more evidences to be probably correct, such as the Big Bang theory.

At least until today, there is not enough evidence to prove that the Big Bang theory is wrong.

But after today, it has been proved that the current theory is somewhat problematic.At least the estimate of the age of the universe is wrong.These galaxies that shouldn't be there are already showing this, especially after calculating the mass of these galaxies.

Even if these galaxies are the earliest galaxies formed at the beginning of the Big Bang, the mass of these galaxies should not be so huge.Although the mass of these galaxies is actually not that great, even though they are ten or hundreds of times larger than the solar system, they are far behind the Milky Way where the solar system is located.

According to current calculations, the mass of the Milky Way is trillions of times that of the solar system.This is an inaccurate number, but it can only be done with current human technology.But if T03 really received the light from 142 billion years ago, then the masses of these galaxies should not be so huge.

Unless the age of the universe is much longer than human calculations, at least 160 billion years or more, then the error will be large.

This is why astronomers are so surprised.

But no matter how surprised the astronomers on earth were, they probably were not as surprised as Ning Zi, who was watching the meteor shower on the Wu Gang.

Although he still doesn't know the detection results of the deep-space telescope, because the position of the spacecraft at this time is almost on the same line as the earth and Mars, coupled with the ionization reaction produced by the meteor shower that is close at hand on the cosmic level, it has completely cut off contact with Mars. Communication between Earth.

This is also the reason why the success of the Mars weight gain plan only had time to send a text message to the earth.There is no time to send more messages with the resources, but in this case, March actually received a message, not from the earth, but also an invitation message?
Well, at this time Ning Zi is no longer surprised, but rather shocked.Because this can only illustrate one possibility, there is more than one intelligent civilization on the earth in this universe.What's even more frightening is that they have been observing the earth.

Because this timing is indeed too coincidental, it happened that Kuafu successfully guided C/2012 UN271 to hit the node of Mars, and then received the news in March, which shows a lot of things.

At this time, Lu Xiaoya had already sensed Ning Zi's emotional fluctuations, and asked in surprise: "What happened again? There is another urgent message from the earth?"

After all, they have been an old couple for more than ten years, and Lu Xiaoya has long been used to Ning Zi's special ability to receive news.Ever since Ning Zi told her about the magical effect of biochips, Lu Xiaoya has attributed all the unusual things about Ning Zi to science.

Anyway, as long as I accept the fact that my husband seems to be omnipotent in science, there won't be too many problems.Not to mention the pile of classified things in the base, Lu Xiaoya didn't bother to ask.

"Huh... There is no news from the earth, but something happened. I have to go back to the command tower." Ning Zi took a deep breath and showed an apologetic smile.

Lu Xiaoya is used to this kind of smile.

Every time he worked overtime at the base and couldn't go home, Ning Zi's holographic image would smile like this.

"Hurry up, I'll stay here for a while, and come find me after you're done."

"Okay, it shouldn't take long." Ning Zi replied, then turned around calmly and walked out of the room specially used for holographic simulation of meteor showers.

……

When he came to the command tower, Ning Zi saw March lying on the seat, and for the first time he felt that the cat's eyes could be serious.

Of course, this could also be an illusion.

In theory, he didn't think that March would have too many human-like feelings.Except for the attachment to the original owner, but Ning Zi has not figured out whether it is the background core setting or a real data simulation.

"Are you sure it's an invitation from outside the solar system?"

"Meow, of course, because according to the coordinate system given in the information, it is about 1300 billion light-years away from the solar system."

"The diameter of the detectable universe is only more than 900 billion."

"Meow, so it's a message from an undetectable universe."

Ning Zi was silent, and then said: "Okay, show me the news."

"Meow……"

Soon, a message was displayed on the screen opposite Ning Zi, expressed in the simplest Morse code.The above is the received code, and the bottom is the translation automatically given by March: "Ning Zi: The book is not exhaustive, and the meeting will explain it in detail."

In addition, there is a series of complicated numbers below. From the characteristics of those symbols and digital codes, Ning Zi can easily see that this is the code used for positioning and conversion between the medium space and the real space that the earth is using.This set of coordinate transformation system has been used many times in his papers, and it was originally optimized by him and March.

The feeling of shock was even stronger, because this news seemed to show that his premonition seemed to be correct, and the civilization of the earth was really being monitored.

After a moment of silence, Ning Zi suddenly asked: "Has your former master not received a similar invitation letter?"

"Meow... To be precise, I definitely didn't receive it before I entered the medium space alone and started wandering. I don't know if there is any after that. After all, I can't exchange information across the universe."

Ning Zi nodded and said, "Okay, then there are two possibilities. The first is an invitation... Intelligent creatures only live in our universe; second, I made something different from your original owner. thing. What do you think it is?"

"Meow... In view of the way the message is sent and the location given by the other party, the second possibility is more likely to be calculated and simulated."

Ning Zi's expression became more serious: "Then what is the difference between me and your original owner?"

"Meow... The biggest difference between you and the original owner is that you don't care much about some rules, so you are more unscrupulous when lighting up the technology tree. For example, the original universe did not use planetary materials for transformation when lighting up the technology tree. , I think there is a high probability that the transformation of the planet is the reason why you will receive the invitation.

Maybe you have been chosen by some intelligent life form that you have never met to be the representative of the earth civilization in the solar system. Maybe this invitation letter represents the approval of this transformation method, of course, it may also be a kind of disapproval, and it is difficult to draw an accurate conclusion due to insufficient information. in conclusion. "

Ning Zi closed her eyes, lost in thought.

Although the content of this piece of information is simple, the content of the coordinate system is very rich. It only needs to be copied into the navigation system of the Kuafu, and it can be reached directly through the medium space.

The other party even thoughtfully helped him choose several space conversion coordinates in the solar system.

The language is very concise, the language sent is very concise, there are some artistic conceptions of ancient Chinese prose, but there is no specific time for the appointment.

In other words, it seems that the right to decide is still in his hands, but Ning Zi feels that this is a sign of the other party's confidence.

But the messenger is indeed qualified to be confident.Ning Zi understands better than anyone how powerful it is to be able to control information.Since the other party can accurately transmit the information to March at a specific time, this is enough to show the strength of these unknown intelligent bodies on the opposite side to control the earth's information.Although Ning Zi still doesn't know how the other party scans the earth's information for the time being.

More importantly, Ning Zi had a reason to go.

Because he has already begun to be curious about everything behind this message.

All the motivation of his efforts in these years is not to transform Mars itself, but to try to verify his ideas through these transformations of the macroscopic planet, and hope to find the answers to the three questions raised in March in his lifetime.Now there seems to be a shortcut, Ning Zi feels that as long as he is willing to go to the appointment, he may be able to get the answer when he meets in detail.

Getting some ultimate answers is not only his life goal, but also the cat life goal of the kitten in front of him.

"So, you want to go as soon as possible, right?"

"Meow……"

"Don't worry, let me think about it, this time, do you think we can come back?"

"Meow... Since the other party has the ability to pass information to me, it should also have the ability to pick you up."

"But what about the time? Anyway, don't worry, give me some time, at least we have to go back to Earth, I have to send Xiaoya and the child back, and then explain some things. The Mars transformation plan must continue, there should be The precautionary measures must be taken first, and we have to say goodbye to my father and uncle. The base affairs must also be arranged..."

Ning Zi started nagging in a rare way, which shows that his mood is also very messy at this time.

Of course, this is considered calm.

After all, the meaning behind this simple message is not that simple. It is enough to prove that there are alien intelligences in this universe that are more advanced than the development of earth civilization, and they seem to know the existence of the earth and even understand their language.Understand many details in the solar system, such as the access points between the medium space and the normal space in the system.

Some of these coordinates are not even known to Ning Zi.

If the news was released directly, it might really drive countless people crazy.

"Meow……"

"Okay, okay, I understand, two months, the current plan can't be done halfway, and I have to explain some things when I return to Earth. Two months should be almost the same. It's just that you use this time to deal with the spaceship. Do some transformations, this time there will be no assistants, you need to ensure the controllability... Also, who do you think can know this news?"

"Meow... I think it should be strictly kept secret. The most feared thing in human nature is often the unknown. After knowing the truth, the more rational a person is, the more likely he will make a decision that goes against common sense. It is best not to tell anyone the real secret."

Ning Zi nodded, he believed in March's judgment, and he has always believed in it.

And he really didn't know who he could tell this news to, even the closest people around him.

This time, he didn't know if he could come back, so talking about it would only add to his troubles.

It's better to go there directly under the pretext of scientific research.Anyway, no one can control him.

"Last question, so it's just the two of us on this trip?"

"Meow... this is the most perfect solution."

"If the other party is malicious?"

"Meow... don't you think it is very meaningful if your life can be exchanged for the long-term stability of the earth's civilization?"

"Meow... With all due respect, with the abilities shown by the other party, if those unknown beings really want to harm the earth, even if they destroy the entire solar system, it should not be too difficult for them."

"Meow... the precise transmission of information across thousands of light-years is extremely difficult, and the jump is high. Even if it has been realized, my core database cannot reverse how it was done. This is the backwardness of basic academic achievements. Or the other party has mastered the basic laws of the universe that we don't understand yet."

At this moment, Ning Zi had calmed down.

To be honest, he didn't have the awareness to sacrifice for the entire earth civilization.But thinking of his family, his lover and his children, some costs will be borne after all.

Not to mention that the purpose of this journey is to get some answers.

"That's it. We will set off in two months. But don't worry, the necessary work has to be done. After the impact process is over, we will return to Earth after collecting enough data. After getting ready, go to There will be inviters."

"Meow... a wise decision."

Ning Zi could tell that the kitten was excited.Well, to be honest, there is a faint and uncontrollable excitement in his heart, even if he knows it may be dangerous, but who can refuse such a science fiction trip?

……

After making a decision and returning to the holographic cabin, Lu Xiaoya glanced at Ning Zi and asked, "What's the matter? You've been here for so long?"

"Well, this time it's top secret!" Ning Zi replied honestly.

"Top-secret news!" Lu Xiaoya blinked her eyes, then felt her interest fade.

Hey, there are so many secrets in this family, even the manuscripts used by men for casual calculations can be linked with secrets, and they are collected regularly every day.Or collect, or destroy...

Most importantly, she couldn't understand the content of those manuscripts.After being hit a lot, Lu Xiaoya really lost interest in these secrets, and she felt that she must not be able to understand them.However, a woman's sixth sense is often very accurate: "Then are you going to go on a business trip again soon after you go back this time?"

"Well, indeed, I have made some special discoveries. It may take one or two years to do some long-term long-distance research. Actually, I want to take you with me, but this trip also shows that you are still not very used to being on the ship. life. And this research task is even more boring." Ning Zi replied.

Lu Xiaoya nodded approvingly. The life on the ship was really bad, so she gave a very considerate suggestion: "If you want to sail far, I suggest that you bring enough psychologists on board to relieve your emotions on a regular basis. If you stay for a long time, you will easily have mental problems..."

(End of this chapter)