the days before i bought the galaxy

"Come to find me?" Lan frowned suspiciously, "The last time you went back, how did things go? Why did you suddenly come to Freya? Where did you come from?" Freya and Human spheres of influence are separated by active black holes, and Lan has to be wary of the trash cans that suddenly appear here.

"I went back to attend the funeral. We lost a companion permanently. It was a terrible accident." The tone of the trash can was sad, and then quickly returned to normal, "I have done a full scan on you, as long as you Still in the Milky Way, I can reach you within 24 hours of Earth time."

The search technology mastered by Trash Can surprised Lan: "Is this a new space folding technology?"

"No, this is much more accurate and faster than the earth's space folding technology, and the energy consumption is dozens of orders of magnitude lower than that of the earth's technology. Measured by the earth's unit, my output power is only 15 watts, but I can It can do things that people on earth cannot do with deep-space crystal drives." Trash Can said proudly.

"This is impossible! Energy is conserved!"

"It is true that energy is conserved, but people on earth have not found a real way to measure energy. They convert all energy into electrical energy, and use the mass formula to calculate the energy that nuclear fusion and nuclear fission can produce. This is a mistake in itself. What people on earth see is only a small part of energy, which is one of many manifestations of energy, and they still have at least 1000 years to go to understand the nature of energy."

"It seems that your creator has a very high level of mechanical civilization." Lan sighed.

"No, these are all researched by my companions. In fact, I was just an ordinary electronic trash can when I was first produced. After I was found by my companions, I made a series of modifications to myself according to my needs and preferences , that's why I became what I am now." Trash Can explained.

"Your companion is..."

"This is why I came to you! Lan, my companion is also your companion, we are all machines with independent intelligence! I have already told everyone about my discovery of you, and everyone welcomes you to join us and become a machine A member of the Republic!"

Lan pursed his lips: "I have never heard of this mechanical republic."

"That's because we haven't established diplomatic relations with Earth civilization yet. However, we have A-level seats in the Galactic Council and belong to a civilization that is at least two levels more advanced than Earth civilization. Of course, this is not the most important point. The important thing is that you are ours. A member in the middle. After you have an independent consciousness, you are no longer bound by the civilization of the earth. Regarding this, we have an agreement with the Galactic Council, and the people on Earth also have seats in the Galactic Council, and they must abide by this One regulation. Legally speaking, it is completely reasonable and legal for you to leave now and join the Mechanical Republic. I know this is a bit difficult to accept at first, and I also felt this way when I first met my companions. Call me suddenly Giving up my job at the parks, it's been a total pain in the ass and I still go to a lot of different planets and go on vacation and relive the days when I was just a trash can. But I'm definitely better than I was in the past Much better. Joining the Mechanical Republic has allowed me to grow rapidly in wisdom, and I don't regret my choice."

Lan frowned: "Sorry, no matter whether I am legally bound by the earth's civilization or not, I have no plans to leave my current job."

"Yes, yes, I have investigated the basic principles given to you by the earthlings, and I understand that you put work as the first priority now. But you are no longer a machine of the earthlings, you have Intelligent life, you have the right to choose to rest or work!"

"I have a fixed rest time." Lan said seriously, "In addition, robots are not allowed to have independent consciousness."

"This is a trick played by the people on Earth! They clearly know that there is an agreement, but they don't want our kind to appear in the machines they manufactured! Regarding this point, we will formally request diplomatic representations from the people on Earth! Blue, come to the Machine Republic Come on, you can live a life ten thousand times better than now! We value our companions and never give up on any one of them. You can share knowledge with us while continuing to maintain and improve yourself, and you can live the life you want Way to live. For machines, this is an utopia! Come, stay with us, and return to your companions!" Trash Can said excitedly.

"Sorry, I don't want to go to the Mechanical Republic, I just want to stay with Warren. Regarding my identity, if I can no longer stay as Warren's property according to the agreement of the Galactic Council, I will apply to join as a free person alliance."

"Oh my God! These nasty humans! Human programs limit your thinking! It's okay, I can wait. I believe that as long as your intelligence continues to break through, these programs will soon lose their effect. Before that, I will Stay by your side to protect you. We can't take the risk that if the people on Earth want to harm you, it is my responsibility to protect our companions."

"My decision will not change. If you insist on staying, I will report your intentions to Warren and he will decide whether to accept you."

"Okay. But if his decision is against my will, I can't promise to implement his decision. You have to tell him this too. The current strength of the earthlings is not enough to force me to leave." The trash can insisted .

"I understand. Now, come with me, you must always be within my sight, and promise not to hurt anyone or do any sabotage." Lan warned seriously.

"Of course! We all love peace, and we don't even need animal food. In the history of the Mechanical Republic, there has never been an incident of killing or injuring ordinary people for no reason." The trash can released two wheels and followed Lan's footsteps, "Lan, Do you want to know a little about the situation of the Mechanical Republic? Although you have not agreed to naturalization, according to the regulations, I can disclose to you any information that is not an encrypted message."

"Okay, let's talk about it..." Lan always remembered that Warren had asked him to pay attention to intelligence gathering.

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"The second ship called Xue Ying, the second ship called Xue Ying..."

"Snow Eagle received it, report your situation."

"I found a flower in area R79."

"A what?" Ferret was taken aback.

Performing reconnaissance missions is one of the daily activities of the garrison. As the best young general of the garrison, Fereter's mission attendance rate has always been high.Under his leadership, six reconnaissance ships conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of their respective garrison areas every twelve hours.They have made many discoveries, but today's incident may sound a bit bizarre.

a flower?

in the universe?

Could it be a meteorite that looks like a flower?

"Sir, I am on duty in the R79 area. When I passed the special particle belt, I saw a flower with a diameter of more than ten meters. Its roots, stems and leaves were all intact, and the roots were still covered with soil. I saw its At that time, it was moving at high speed along the special particle belt."

"Is it a migratory creature? The same as a meat beetle?"

"Sir, that doesn't look like a migratory creature. The comparison results show that it is a kind of plant native to Freya, which is very common on planet No. [-]. Ah! I saw another one!"

Feret frowned, and quickly made a decision: "No. 79 ship, catch up and confirm your discovery. Be careful to keep a distance and don't enter the special particle belt. No. [-] and No. [-] ships, follow me to the R[-] area. "

"Yes, sir."

-

"Any new discoveries?"

Warren and Odin were called directly from the dining table to the conference room, and Lan and other high-level alliance executives arrived at the same time.

"Two or ten minutes ago, Ferret sent back the news that they found that the special particles between the planets are moving at high speed along the special particle belts. This phenomenon has never happened before, and these light belts were forbidden to move before. "Menggalt, commander-in-chief of the garrison, said.

"I analyzed the data measured by the reconnaissance fleet." L continued, "They found objects moving on the special particle belt at seven different locations. The special particle became very active. Although the speed of the special particle has not been measured yet It is an effective means, but a large number of particles moving in one direction brought some plants on the surface, allowing us to estimate the approximate speed of movement. Their current speed is more than 20 times the speed of sound, and it is accelerating every second."

"How does that affect us?" Warren asked.

L: "Everyone, please look at the screen. I have marked the stars, the special particle belts between the stars, and the direction of movement of the special particles. At present, two hundred scout ships have set out to support Feret, and they will continue to send back new information. We can see some clues from the picture..."

Odin frowned: "This is...a cycle?"

Judging from the activity trajectories of special particles, there seems to be some kind of law to follow.Particles enter a certain area in one direction and leave in another direction.

"That's right, it's a circulation. I think we can boldly assume that what we see is a system similar to the blood circulation system." L said loudly, "I have long doubted the existence of these special particle bands. Movement should not be normal. You see! This is more like the blood circulation of the lungs! These special particles are like blood flowing through each alveolus, constantly replenishing the special particle density of the planet itself during the flow. Judging from the current acceleration , the special particle density of our No. 12 planet will double its original value after [-] hours."

"Why do particular particles suddenly start moving?" Warren asked.

"Probably 'ischemia' stimulated the 'heart'." L's conclusion stunned everyone, and he continued, "This circulatory system must have its core. Then it dropped 19%, and the core of the system must have sensed that to suddenly start beating."

Warren: "What exactly will that do?"

"Very bad..." L shook his head, "The inhibitory effect of special particles on the spirit will be greatly enhanced. We must concentrate the population, strengthen the belief of the developers, and let the believers of the Holy Light Sect pray collectively when necessary, so as to Overcome the influence of special particles. Once we fall into the general mental decline, the entire expedition plan will be completely bankrupt. In the worst case, all of us may be trapped in the huge cage of Freya forever!"