The End of Technology

"Ning Zi, do you want to bring Chen Luo and Yu Lin together?"

"Huh? My little sister told you?"

"Do you still need her to say it? Who can't see your little thoughts at the dinner table?"

"Dad is worried. He asked me to pay attention to Yulin's affairs before this mission. He said that Yulin is already 25 and has not been in love yet."

"Yeah, Dad was asking us that day if we were planning to have another daughter. He said that since you are running around outside all day long and don't have much time to spend with me, having more daughters would be more considerate."

"Um……"

"That's what my parents told me."

"sorry……"

"I don't blame you? In fact, before I married you, my mother told me that although my life with you would be very comfortable in material terms, it would also be very miserable. Speaking of which, I have to thank you. She was worried None of that shit ever happened. But this time I decided to listen to them."

"Forehead……"

"Today my mother took me to the school hospital for a check-up. It was just the right time."

"that……"

"Don't talk nonsense. Do you know why my mother was so worried and I dared to marry you? Because although you are very smart and smart, your muscles are simple! You can't beat me anyway, so what should I be afraid of? Don't force me to use force. Yes, I have been practicing since I was a child, hum."

"Ahem... Xiaoya..."

"Still talking nonsense? Do you really want to turn into a pig's head and go on missions?"

"In no mood!"

"Then be obedient, Xiaojie is already asleep..."

"oh……"

"And you are not allowed to work overtime during this period. You have to go home every night, do you hear me?"

"Yeah! Definitely!"

…

"Ning Jie, let me give you a chance to choose. Do you want to get on the ship and travel in space with your father, or do you want to go to school with your mother on earth?"

"I want to be with my mother."

"Okay, then you have to listen to your mother during this time. When dad comes back, if he knows that you are disobedient, you will be beaten."

"Oh... then Dad, while grandpa is here, you can beat me twice before you leave. This will be enough to offset your disobedience to mother twice, and you won't have to beat me when you come back."

"Haha, he is indeed the grandson of my old Ning family. He is so smart."

"Dad, please stop spoiling Ning Jie, you don't understand..."

"Who says I don't understand education? How can I educate you if I don't understand education? Okay, you can complete your task with peace of mind, don't leave your mother-in-law alone."

"Ning Zi, don't worry. We are at home. Just finish your mission and come back early. The car has already come to pick you up."

"Don't worry, I'll try to come back as soon as possible."

"Take care of March on the road."

"Meow……"

"Also, try to come back within ten months."

"Well, I'll work hard. Then I'll set off first. There are still many things to arrange before boarding the ship."

"Go, go, come back early."

"OK!"

…

After finally saying goodbye to his family, Ning Zi got on the special car heading to the base.

It's not that the whole family doesn't want to send Ning Zi to the base, but it's the legendary top-secret mission that's inconvenient. The main reason is that Ning Zi didn't want to be so sad when parting. Although he did have many uncertainties about this journey, Ning Zi still held a relatively optimistic attitude.

In the words of March, the more advanced a civilization becomes, the less intelligent creatures that control it will be able to derive happiness from the simple act of stripping life. To put it bluntly, it is unnecessary. Ning Zi thinks this inference makes sense. So the only thing I worry about is how much time this trip will take.

A top-secret mission must have a top-secret mission card.

Zhuo Mingqian and Chen Yonggang were the only people from the base who came to see Ning off. In fact, not many people in the entire base knew that Ning Zi was going out again.

…

"Principal Chen, after I leave, you can think of some way to annex Huaqing. By the way, there is some gossip. Because of that little thing more than ten years ago, I chose to do some small things after I became famous. "

"As for?"

"As for strengthening my character of retribution in the eyes of many people."

"Ahem, to be honest, Ning Zi, are you in any danger when you go out this time?"

"The danger is really not great, but I really don't know how long it will take."

"No, I feel very nervous. If something happens to you, we will be under great pressure."

"Don't worry, Principal Chen. I care about my life. If it is a very dangerous mission, there is no way I would go on it. Zhinao has analyzed it and the risk assessment is low."

"As you say, floating in the deep space, how can it be as safe as you say? Otherwise, why don't you bring more people with you?"

"If it was really as dangerous as you said, I wouldn't have brought Xiaoya and Xiaojie on the boat last time. Don't worry, it'll be fine. The key is to take care of your family."

"Haha, don't worry about this. I haven't retired yet! Don't worry, I will definitely finish what you told me when you come back!"

"But you still have to let Xiao Zhuo watch over you at the base. I can still control the school, but there are so many arrogant soldiers at the base that I really can't control them."

"Principal Chen, look at what you said. I am only helping Academician Ning share the management functions at the base. I can't talk about being a messenger! However, while Academician Ning is away during this period, I will definitely cooperate with you to manage the base well. .If you have any questions, please contact me directly."

"Actually, I'm very relieved about things on Earth. Well, it's time for me to get on the ship. The Kuafu is still waiting for me in orbit. Goodbye."

"Goodbye, hope you return!"

"Do not worry!"

…

Boarded the floating boat and docked with the Kuafu.

Ning Zi didn't let the crew of the floating boat in charge of the ferry get off the boat, so he just let them leave. We can't let them know about this voyage. No one is on board the Kuafu.

No one knows this yet.

Zhinao is responsible for the transfer of personnel. As long as some fake transfer information is provided, no one will be able to find out the clues for at least half a year or a year. Of course, correspondingly, you have sent many of the latest robots and a large number of communication buoys to the spacecraft during this time.

Now that I have decided to take a trip, I naturally want to maximize the benefits. In addition to linking information channels, communication buoys are also indispensable equipment for drawing and recording star maps. That's right, after this trip, Ning Zi planned to record some characteristics of the galaxy.

More robots are prepared for possible accidents on the road.

The Kuafu has not yet attempted to cross such a distance of hundreds of light years in medium space, so it is necessary to prepare more robots that can be used for internal repairs. In fact, when the spacecraft enters the medium space, robots are far more useful than people. But Ning Zi is not worried about safety on the road.

Kuafu Hao has a three-layer structure. When necessary, March will directly throw away the outer structure to ensure the safety of the inner most important independent structure.

This is also the reason why there are three independent layers of gravity system and life support system on the Kuafu. Anyway, even if the outside is destroyed, it can still ensure that life support and gravity equipment can operate normally after the safety protection on the innermost layer is activated.

After getting off the boat, Ning Zi came to the tower with March in his arms, put March down and said, "Let's go."

"Meow, don't you send a message to Earth?"

Ning Zi thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No need, I've already said goodbye. Don't be too deliberate. We can always come back."

"Meow, but not sure when."

"You seem to be talking a lot today?"

"Meow, because I have wandered in the universe without too many emotions. I have already suggested that you should choose to have a simple surgery at that time, and then you will no longer be affected by those emotions. Troubled…”

"Stop it, save some time, and let's go."

"Meow... let's go."

This time March finally stopped expressing his opinion. The Wu Gang had begun to slowly leave the earth's orbit and fly towards the first coordinate point given in the information.

It is indeed necessary to save some time. It will take at least three days for one person and one cat to reach the first medium space crossing point and officially start this science fiction journey.

…

"Meow, if I were you I would eat a little more this meal, because you will need to fast for the next ten hours."

"I really envy you. You don't need to eat but you are still so energetic every day."

"Meow, you want to design a consciousness uploading machine?"

"No! I'm just feeling a little emotional. Do you think the civilization that was sent to us is the same kind as you?"

"Meow, there is insufficient information to make an accurate judgment."

"I know, I just had a sudden thought last night, and I was a little excited to think that as long as I fall asleep next time and wake up, I will be able to uncover the answer to the mystery."

"Meow, you can actually identify many things. Accurate information transmission in ultra-long spaces involves a series of the most basic physical knowledge, how to ensure directional transmission of information, how to prevent signal attenuation, etc.

And one thing is certain, if the existing theories in the database are correct, then no matter what form of intelligent life is transmitted, their location determines that they are likely to have existed since the birth of the universe.

There is also a possibility that the galaxy dimension they exist in or open up does not belong to a separate universe. Rather, it lies in the dimensions of any single universe. The former is still within the range of life forms we can understand, while the latter has exceeded the life forms we can understand at this stage. "

A thoughtful look appeared on Ning Zi's face again.

In fact, he had considered the second possibility mentioned in March, and it was just when he saw the unsigned invitation message.

So at that time, he asked March to compare the differences between him and March's previous owner.

It's just that this idea is too incredible. As March said, intelligent life forms that transcend the existence of the universe have indeed reached the limit of his imagination. This is no longer even a life form that can be summarized by simple gods or demons.

For a civilization that can trace back at most tens of thousands of years, when thinking and speculating about a civilization that has existed for tens of billions of years, it is easy to fall into the trap of whether the emperor hoeed the ground with a gold hoe or a silver hoe. .

Their life forms, ideologies, class divisions, social activities, economic models...

If you think about it carefully, it is difficult to figure out how a civilization that can exist for such a long time can operate such a complex intelligent system for a long time. Just like the human civilization that is still trapped on the earth, it is difficult to predict what will happen when human civilization develops for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Not to mention tens of billions of years, hundreds of billions of years...

After all, the sun on which the earth's civilization depends is just an ordinary yellow dwarf star in the universe. It has a lifespan of only 10 billion years and has existed for at least 4 billion years.

Of course, it's also possible that time doesn't mean anything to this civilization. After all, time is simply a tool extracted by humans when constructing theories, and its existence depends on movement. Just like one day represents one rotation of the earth, one year represents one revolution of the earth.

Before quantum mechanics was proposed, the second hand was calibrated through the motion cycles of related celestial bodies such as the earth, moon, and sun. After quantum mechanics, more cesium atomic frequency standards are used to achieve this, and motion is still used to describe it.

However, the motion period of celestial bodies is not constant.

In other galaxies, it is impossible for planets similar to the Earth to completely rotate or orbit in exactly the same time as the Earth. There may even be more than one satellite. According to the earth's timekeeping method, maybe a certain planet has only a few hours a day or hundreds of hours...

And if it is separated from the universe, civilization does not rely on the movement of celestial bodies to record time, and even its way of sustaining life and ingesting energy has transcended the inefficient use of energy such as eating, so there is no need for farming, no animal husbandry, and even less need. Use time to benchmark behavioral patterns.

Well, just by simply thinking about it, Ning Zi felt like her head was going to explode.

Fortunately, the mystery will soon be revealed.

"Forget it, don't think about it, there's no point in thinking about it. In fact, I prefer it to be the second life form, which means that we can uncover more mysteries during this trip. After all, if a civilized race can exist beyond the universe itself, They can probably observe the universe from a third perspective, which must be a very novel perspective."

"Meow... So I want to remind you that if the other party's civilization level is really high, high enough to be looked up to as a civilized person, then your moral standards need to be lowered."

"Um?"

"Meow, based on the development of human civilization, the lower the moral level, the more benefits you can get. Of course, this is based on the other party's moral level being high enough. In addition, I just suggest that who would doubt a cute kitten? What about its moral level? If you really doubt it, then this intelligent civilization must be very bad, so you should be careful."

"I understand, I plan to take a nap. When I wake up, I will go directly to the hibernation chamber."

"Meow, okay, I have adjusted the bedroom to the most suitable sleeping mode. By the way, what kind of scenery do you want to sleep in today?"

"It's still a tropical rainforest."

"Meow... I wish you a good dream! From the perspective of the development of earth civilization, please consider my suggestions carefully."

"knew!"