Homo sapiens.

Ut Gong thought for a few seconds, then ordered: "Continue to monitor, use the highest precision detection system."

"Received." Lin Mingyu turned on a high-precision detection system for scientific research, and immediately the outline and internal conditions of the target on the holographic projection became clearer.

It's just that as the two sides got closer, Wu Tegong became more and more cautious in his heart.

Another analyst, Diat, also saw very strange data: "Captain, the metal composition of this asteroid is very high, especially on the surface, it is rich in high-density lead, which is a bit like..."

200 seconds later.

The distance between the two sides is 13 kilometers.

At this time, the data returned by the detector is more accurate.

Utgong, Diat, Lin Mingyu and others all noticed the problem.

Because of the data fed back from the magnetic field detector, it can be analyzed that the inside of this asteroid is very "regular", even a little abnormal.

Ut Gong quickly picked up the panel and entered the instructions for data synchronization at the headquarters.

Suddenly, on Earth in the inner solar system.

In the command center of the Interstellar Exploration Office, the data of the Cicada-class 004 spacecraft are all synchronized to the command center.

Hill, as the person in charge of the command center, immediately contacted Utgong, and the two parties communicated in less than 20 seconds.

At this time, Hill immediately ordered everyone to cooperate with the work of the Cicada-class spacecraft 004. She was also watching the situation of the asteroid, and the more she watched, the more she felt that something was wrong.

Especially as the distance between the two sides approached to 3 kilometers, the situation became more obvious.

Hill made a decisive decision: "Captain Utgong, slow down immediately, and then fly with this asteroid."

"receive."

The Cicada-class 004 spacecraft quickly detonated a relatively large hydrogen bomb in front of the spacecraft, and the huge reaction force instantly reduced the speed of the spacecraft to 353 kilometers per second.

Then another decelerating hydrogen bomb was detonated.

After five consecutive hydrogen bombs were detonated, the speed of the spacecraft dropped to 18 kilometers per second, which was slightly higher than the speed of the asteroid at 15.2 kilometers per second.

When designing the Cicada-class spaceship, two reverse-reversing pot covers were specially designed. The mass of these two pot covers alone reached about 4200 tons.

Without these two pot covers to block the radiation and high-energy particles of the hydrogen bomb, the instruments and cockpit in the middle would have been riddled with holes.

This kind of super deceleration, if the astronauts are allowed to drive the spacecraft, it is estimated that the astronauts will be squeezed into meatloaf in an instant.

Only the use of synchronous robots can resist this instantaneous deceleration.

Wu Tegong and co-pilot Zheng Lin quickly activated the nuclear propulsion and began to adjust the flight direction. After all, the asteroid was not flying towards the inner circle of the solar system, but towards an oblique angle, toward the outer layer of the Kuiper belt. Fly over obliquely.

If the flight direction of the asteroid does not change, it will pass by the solar system in a few hundred years and enter the vast and empty interstellar space again.

And the cicada-class 004, which gave up and continued to fly outward, is also rapidly approaching the asteroid at this time.

As the distance between the two sides approached to 1000 kilometers.

At this time, the outline and interior of the asteroid became clearer.

Diat looked at the stratigraphic section model of this asteroid in great surprise: "This thing is a bit like a man-made object!"

But Wu Tegong did not take it lightly, but turned his head and said: "Mingyu, closely detect, especially the heat source reaction."

"Understood." Lin Mingyu nodded.

After half an hour.

The spacecraft successfully accompanied the asteroid at a distance of 37 kilometers. After some adjustments, a relative balance was maintained between the spacecraft and the asteroid.

At this time, in the cockpit of the spacecraft, Utgong and others saw a very clear internal structure of the asteroid.

"This thing is completely man-made!" Diat pointed to the dense pipe-like hollows and a large number of well-defined metal structures.

The asteroid with a radius of 23 to 86 kilometers in front of him is clearly a spaceship.

Lin Mingyu reported to Wute Gonghui: "Captain, there is no high heat source reaction inside the target, and its internal temperature is between minus 86 and 89 degrees Celsius."

"Is there no hot spot? Continue to monitor again."

"Yes."

Utgong did not send the probe over immediately, but continued to observe the spacecraft.

The length of this spacecraft is 86 kilometers, the width is 23 kilometers, and the height is 19 kilometers. The surface is covered with three layers of lead plates, which are most likely to be anti-radiation protective layers.

The surface of the spaceship is pitted, and there are several relatively large holes. In addition, there are many ice layers on the surface.

It looks like a long time has passed.

"Generation spacecraft?" Utgong was thinking, and suddenly he called up another data to check the flight direction of the spacecraft.

Through supercomputer analysis, the flight route of the spacecraft was quickly analyzed. Although the direction may be changed midway, there is a high probability that the deviation will not be too large.

Ut Gong brought himself into the perspective of the commander of the spaceship. Obviously the other party's destination is the solar system, but obviously the spaceship deviated a lot.

It's just that Utgong felt a little strange. Logically speaking, the planetary system closest to the solar system on the route of this spacecraft is about 18.4 light-years away.

If the spacecraft really flew over from the direction of 18.4 light-years, it is obviously illogical, because there are two other planetary systems around the planetary system at 18.4 light-years, the distance is several times closer than the solar system, and the other party has no reason Seek far away.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, there are two civilizations in the three planetary systems, and a war broke out between the two sides, and the defeated side can only run in the direction of the solar system.

The problem is that this one may not be big.

The reason why it is not big is that the distance between the three planetary systems is at least about 5.3 light-years. There is no super-light-speed transportation technology at this distance, so it is difficult to expand. If there is super-light-speed transportation technology, then this generation ship It is almost impossible for the spaceship to escape.

Utgong discussed his opinion with the team members.

Others are also very puzzled.

After all, according to the speed of this spacecraft, if it is really necessary to cross 18.4 light-years and come to the solar system, it is simply difficult to reach the sky.

"Captain, it's useless for us to guess here, how about sending a probe to land?" Diat suggested.

But Utgong shook his head: "No, don't forget the interstellar management regulations. Without instructions from the headquarters, it is strictly forbidden to contact unknown alien civilizations, and we don't know if there is any danger on it."

In fact, on the other side of the earth at this time, the space business department has quickly held an internal meeting and notified the chairman Li Qingye.

They are also considering what to do with the spacecraft.

Exploration must continue to explore.

But how to explore is a very important topic.

After all, Homo sapiens is not the protagonist of SB in European and American movies, and it will certainly not land on a spaceship of an unknown civilization unprepared.

This is also the reason why Cicada-level 004 chose to accompany the flight instead of landing directly at the beginning.

Because there are unpredictable risks in directly contacting the spacecraft of unknown civilizations without preparation, this is strictly prohibited by Homo sapiens.

After launching the exploration plan for the outer space of the solar system, Homo sapiens ordered the Space Division to formulate a strict management plan, just to prevent this kind of thing.

Chapter 6 and Chapter [-] Preparations

Li Qingye appeared in the joint conference room of the Science Business Department and the Space Business Department through the synchronous robot.

"Chairman." Everyone quickly stood up and greeted.

Li Qingye waved his hand: "Sit down, let's talk about that alien spaceship."

Dr. Mikoyan, the person in charge of the Space Division, stood up: "Judging from the findings so far, this spacecraft is very likely to be an escaped spacecraft of an alien civilization, and the escape time may have passed for a very long time."

Dr. Mikoyan paused, and continued: "The specific time can only be determined after we land on this spaceship."

Wu Hu, the person in charge of the Space Security Office, added: "We have activated the preparation mechanism and are currently in the second-level preparation state. In addition, there are 004 miniature hydrogen bombs and 473 medium-sized brake hydrogen bombs on the Cicada-class 34 spacecraft. About 4.6 million tons, if there is..."

What he meant was very clear to everyone present.

If there is something on that alien spacecraft that threatens human civilization, they will launch these hydrogen bombs without hesitation and blow the alien spacecraft into interstellar garbage.

As for kindness and softness, Homo sapiens is not a charity.

Li Qingye nodded: "You are ready to go to war, there is no doubt about it, after all, the heart of defense is indispensable."

Jiang Mingxuan, the person in charge of the Science Division, asked, "Dr. Mikoyan, when are you going to land on that spaceship?"

"About half a year, the specific landing time needs to be adjusted according to the reconnaissance situation." Although Dr. Mikoyan's plan is very conservative, it is the safest.

In the process of Homo sapiens company's external exploration, boldness and carefulness are the kingly way.

It is necessary to explore outward boldly, but also to be cautious in the process of exploration. This is the correct way to be responsible for the entire human civilization.

The meeting lasted more than five hours.

After Li Qingye went offline, he came to Pan Gu Realm again.

As time went by, the creatures in the Pangea world evolved more and more differently from the creatures in the natural environment of the earth.

He is now thinking about whether to start the construction of the second Pangu Realm.

The creatures in the entire Pangu Realm benefited a lot from Homo sapiens' biotechnology, but the area here is still too small for the development of the creatures inside.

After all, only if the living space is large enough, the biodiversity in the ecosystem will become more and more abundant, and the genetic resources formed will become larger and larger.

What are genes for?

Li Qingye didn't think too much at first, until recently, he discovered a new perspective.

What exactly are genes?

This is a question worthy of study and consideration.

In the traditional concept of many people, genes are not the result of biological evolution, but the basis of life.

But this conclusion fails to understand the nature of genes.

In Li Qingye's view, genes are a description and application of biological rules to the universe.

The process of biological evolution is actually an understanding, adaptation, and application of the physical basis of the mother star.

Genes are the runes of living things.

The genetic runes of human beings are derived from the physical basis of the earth, so human beings have no way to survive without the earth's environment.

Li Qingye called this genetic rune "Planet Genetic Rune", and on top of the Planetary Genetic Rune is the Universe Genetic Rune.

Human beings must have a gene sequence composed of cosmic gene runes before they can become real cosmic beings and completely get rid of their dependence on the mother star for survival.

In a sense, the synthetic technology of outer space biomaterials, which was hit by mistake before, is human beings looking for cosmic gene runes.

Li Qingye has recently set up a genetic rune research institute. The initial work is to first analyze all the known biological genes, and then find out the corresponding genetic basic runes.

Then try to deduce the genetic runes of the planet and a part of the genetic runes of the universe through the basic genetic runes.

Only by thoroughly understanding the nature of genes, can human beings break free from the constraints of the earth and become real cosmic beings.

Now a group of biologists at Homo sapiens have learned about the genetic rune theory proposed by Li Qingye.

This theory is to study why genes can produce specific effects, and what kind of principles are used to operate.

In the past, biological genetics was all about finding out which gene fragments were useful in the gene sequence, and what kind of impact it would have on organisms. As for why this gene fragment would produce such an effect, no one could explain it clearly at all. There is no set of corresponding theoretical support.

This is like reading and literacy. You know the meaning of these words, you can use these words to make sentences, and you can even write articles.

But do you know where these words come from?Why are these words written like this?Do you know the evolution process of these words?

Many people must be confused at this time.

Aren't you embarrassing me, Fat Tiger?

After I read and know how to read, I can write articles and speak, isn't that all right?Why get to the bottom of it?

This seems to be a bit full, and there is nothing to do.

However, this question is very critical. Only when you understand the context of the birth of a set of characters and the underlying logic of character creation, can you create new characters, or even directly start from scratch to create a whole new set of characters.

The same is true for genes.

Without understanding the underlying logic of genes, there is no way to efficiently create new gene sequences and new gene runes. The only way is to find new genes bit by bit among the vast natural gene mutations through natural mutations.

The two are completely different levels.

Just like looking for new mutations in crops in the natural environment and transforming crops in genetic recombination laboratories, these are two concepts.

Natural mutations are too cost-effective, and benign mutations are one in a million, and the time is extremely long.

Gene recombination technology can instantly kill natural mutations, and it is several orders of magnitude ahead.

Now the gene rune theory proposed by Li Qingye is the further future direction of gene recombination technology, which is also the hope of human evolution.