People's Federation will live forever

"The leaders came to Sira because of the sinking (Olan thought) and helped us Sira people win the war. They kneaded the Wei'an Alliance and UIR into the People's Federation, and then you came to sink, and the process was repeated. Once. Same sinking but now we're one, same sinking and we're fighting the United Earth."

Ratolova faintly felt something, but before she dared to speak, Major General Oran suddenly laughed.

"Actually, the Scyllas had conflicts with their leaders, and so did you, but in the end we merged into one. Now the United Earth seems to be inseparable from us, but Colonel, I am a Scylla and you are from Earth. Judging from our experience Is it possible to make a bold guess that after the end of this war, the People's Federation will have an additional earth?"

Right now we are fighting each other, and the blood of the soldiers is splashing on the starry sky, but when the situation is really reversed, how should we view the hatred in front of us?

For the heroes commemorated on this monument, how should future generations understand their sacrifices and why they fought?

"I think, it can be understood." Colonel Ratolova thought for a moment, and then gave her answer, "War is always inevitable, just like trouble will follow, but because our current battle can be divided into The problems of our era are solved in this era, and our descendants will not have to repeat the troubles left by their incompetent ancestors.”

"Oh?" Major General Oran became interested, "Is this your view on this war?"

"No, I just have a feeling. As a product of the sinking space, the People's Federation is more like a collection of civilizations than the regime of the old era. On the contrary, the People’s Federation is an independent existence and we are under the shelter of this existence. One day, there may be more and more civilizations under the shelter of this existence, and maybe one day it will become a huge sinking union. Like the name, it is the union of all mankind."

Then there will always be collisions between civilizations, and the battle between humans will not stop. There will be sacrifices in this process, but these sacrifices will never be meaningless——"So, Colonel Ratolova, what do you think will happen in this future? What new meaning will be given to the name on this monument? Including our current battle?"

Rear Admiral Oran began to look at Colonel Ratolova seriously, as if he was looking for an answer: "Colonel, you also know that the fleet now regards the United Earth as an enemy, and the talk of revenge is quite high in the army. These emotions can be so simple. Eliminate it?"

"Emotions are not important. As long as we win this war, we can vent our emotions. When the situation changes, people's views will naturally change with the shift of contradictions. Of course, this premise is that we must fully win the victory." Latolova almost Without hesitation, she blurted out, and then she didn't notice the unnaturalness on Major General Oran's face. After a little pondering, she turned her eyes to the monument next to her, "People in future generations will still commemorate these sacrifices, because at that time the People's Federation will have a strong consensus , that is, in this world that may bring greater danger due to subsidence at any time, only by realizing the unity of human beings can we, a species from different dimensions, survive to the greatest extent. The sacrifices sacrificed in the middle are for a more important overall situation, and they are as much heroes of the People's Federation as those who fought against the alien race."

This is the supreme idea of ​​the People's Federation, which will make this alliance of civilizations extremely inclusive and effectively unified.Now, besides the People's Federation, which human civilization is more deeply aware of the risk of subsidence and the necessity of uniting with mankind? What about such a strong adaptability and resistance?

Therefore, the People's Federation has the natural legitimacy to integrate different human civilizations. The sinking universe has given us a mission that we must perform. If there is anything absolutely right in this world, then this is it. After all, "peace comes from strength", the People's Federation good at it.

"I'm really old, Major General Ratolova. I often think highly of myself because of past experiences, but these experiences make me live in the past and can't see a clearer future than this."

Ratolova was taken aback, but saw Major General Oran on the opposite side laughing: "The Sira Guard Fleet is expanding, and I was ordered to stay at the moon base, so the fleet needs more excellent commanders, so I nominated you to the General Administration .”

"Wait, general, this is not in compliance with the rules?" Ratolova was more flustered than happy, "I have been promoted to two ranks in a row before I have received the instruction of the military academy, this..."

"There are wartime rules in wartime, and in today's era, the People's Federation needs military leaders with a more holistic view to prepare for future actions."

General Oran put on his military cap again, and put on a pair of general star epaulets for Ratolova, saying seriously.

"Rear Admiral Ratolova, Commander of the Cruising Strike Fleet, the Supreme Military Commander has arrived in Thira, an order from the General Staff Headquarters, we will launch an active offensive to the United Earth Territory, coordinate the work of the Pioneer Fleet, and allow each other to return to their normal responsibilities go!"

PS: Not surprisingly, there is another update tonight.

Chapter [95] The Opening of the Great Exploration Era

[Time: People's Federation 15 years

It has been a month since Ratolova was promoted to major general in charge of the cruising guerrilla fleet]

In the dark sky, a blue flash burst out from the invisible—this light is fleeting, and its wavelength is not easily accepted by the ordinary naked eye, but it is still the first one from the galaxy in this closed world for tens of millions of years. outside visitors.

This is one of the galaxies closest to the Sira galaxy that can be easily seen visually. It has a Proxima Centauri similar to the earth five light-years away from the Sira galaxy. In the spherical coordinate system based on the Sira ecliptic division, The People's Federation calculated the straight-line distance from the United Earth's solar system based on intelligence, and found that it was actually less than 50 light-years away.

From an astronomical point of view, this distance is almost close together, but the vastness and emptiness in the middle of these fifty light-years is chaotic and difficult to distinguish because of the sinking light-speed black curtain, before the light runs through the interstellar marathon and reaches our eyes passively. I can't see anything, it seems that the world has been isolated by darkness.

Over the years, almost every day, the brilliance of new galaxies breaks through the barrier of light speed and reaches Sira or Earth, which is recorded by the observatory of the People's Federation and compiled into a star map.By comparing with the astronomical observations of Sira and MUV Earth in the past, we traced back the farthest starlight we could find and confirmed that the Sira galaxy settled about 30 years ago-at that time, the Sira galaxy just broke out and lost the orc war. Attention to the sky, and MUV Earth Astronomy seemed to sink at a special node when beta swept across the Eurasian continent.The records of the earth are more complete. First, some distant starlight disappears, and then gradually increases, but then a completely strange starry sky will appear in front of you. Universe", and the sunken "sub-universe" probably has its own domain.

These fields are less than one light-year like Sira, or have a radius of 20 light-years in the territory of the United Earth Civilization.After we are descended, the light of the main world will replace the light received by the original domain, so in one to several decades, the starry sky above our heads will become a strange sky——the territory of the United Earth is too large, and the light has not yet run through 20 Years, that's why they were forced to send fleets to search everywhere.

But the important thing right now is not the speed of light barrier for popular science. What is important is that the People's Federation has discovered from the law that this main universe is not a complete river system as imagined. A bit lonely.Although the volume of this river system may be beyond imagination, I am afraid that the reality will not be as simple as observation. A large number of nebulae obscure the observations of the People's Federation. Not to mention, the 17 light-year area between Sira and MUV Earth is still dark and chaotic. , which shows that there are likely to be other sinking areas blocking the light!

There are two ways to break the light speed barrier, the first is to wait, and the second is to use the FTL aircraft to actively detect - the latter is the United Earth, so they found the People's Federation and found a brand new starry sky.The People's Federation, which acquiesces to the former, has caused an existential crisis. If the leaders of the People's Federation have not lost their minds, they should come to the door in the next wave of existential crisis and take the initiative to open up their surroundings.

That is now.

"We have entered the black area and turned on the detection system."

"How about the optics, can it pick up any information?"

"A call from the flagship. The commander hopes to talk to the technical director. The holographic communication network is being established and the signal is being tested."

Flying out of Mass Effect and into real space is a United fleet, led by three Twilight-class capital ships, which form an arrow, and Thunder-class frigates that are more rectangular than the cone-shaped Twilight accompany the wings, Form a herringbone formation to cover the non-combat ships in the rear of the fleet from the front-it is just a scientific research ship and a transport and supply ship. unanimous.

But other than that, it's completely different. The cruise strike first squadron that just returned to the real space immediately launched a detection system on the spot, and all units were busy. When the optical system was deployed, the scientists on the scientific research ship We were delighted that they received the light!

"Thank goodness."

The technical director on the scientific research ship was very excited. He looked at the constantly jumping curves and numbers on the screen with excitement. What others thought was a bible was a rich image in his eyes: "We have broken through the shady scene and are calculating the course. The distance... This place is 8 light years away from the Sira galaxy, and the range of the light speed barrier is 6 light years! Good news, everyone, this place is indeed a subsidence field, and they have been here for about two years, right, all The data match up!"

There was a burst of cheers in the command room of the scientific research ship. The scientists celebrated with each other, and many people were shaking with excitement. They couldn't wait to start recording and video recording—for nothing else, this is the first time that the People's Federation has taken the initiative to find a new subsidence The significance of the galaxy is no less than that of Columbus's discovery of America. This is something that can be recorded in the annals of history, and it will definitely have its own name in the future!How can you not record your own testimonials and feelings?

"Quiet, all quiet! Have you completed the optical team, contrast spectrum, and gravitational calculations? Give me the results... This is the scientific research ship Plato, call the flagship Ring of Vigilance."

"Received, this is the Ring of Alert. I am the commander, Colonel Weddell. The military team is waiting for news from the scientific research department. Before that, we will continue to adopt a defensive posture-so, do you have any news for me, the technical director? "

The pioneer exploration fleet does not explore, and the cruise strike fleet does not attack. On the contrary, the two perform each other's duties in a funny way, paralyzing everyone including the People's Federation Army - this fleet shoulders three sacred missions , its importance is not lower than the two tasks of protecting the homeland and attacking the United Earth.

First: The fleet will be divided into multiple groups, and it will investigate all black areas within 20 light-years of Sira and the Earth's galaxies in different directions, and draw detailed star maps.

Second: The fleet will establish an early warning network composed of super-light communication monitors in No Man's Sky, allowing people to grasp the progress of hostile threats outside the galaxy.

Third: Find and determine any new falling galaxies within the surrounding range, detect any possible signs of civilization, and classify them according to the level of danger.

Its hazard level is divided into five categories:

A. If there is no life or there are non-intelligent life forms, it is non-threatening, and the processing method is to report and mark it as the property of the People's Federation.

B. There are intelligent civilizations, the level of civilization is industrialization and before, and those who have failed to break through the atmosphere, for the sake of safety, no contact will be made after the report, and it will be reserved for future plans.

C. The degree of civilization is from the post-industrialization to the initial mastery of space navigation, but the space civilizations that cannot leave the galaxy without high-speed navigation methods are in a state of alert.This type of civilization may already be highly sensitive to the movements of civilizations outside the system, capable of mastering active detection methods, prohibiting any active contact and keeping a low profile, and will not deal with it for the time being.Unfortunately, it should be found that the conflict should be avoided, and the High Council should be reported to obey the command.

D. It is a special situation to encounter an interstellar civilization that has controlled single-digit and above galaxies and has mastered the high-speed navigation (FTL) method. Immediately report to the Supreme Council to avoid conflicts on the premise of preserving itself, send non-hostile announcements, and when necessary Retreat immediately.

E. Encountering abnormal and harmful existence similar to beta, covering the existence of special civilizations or special life forms, is also a special situation, allowing lethal firepower and giving priority to retreat.

Every sane person knows that the People's Federation is most concerned about the latter three, so the news that the general manager wants to answer is self-evident.

"Commander, our optical reconnaissance has not found any artificial light other than the local stars, and there is no residual radiation reaction left by artificial aircraft navigation, so we can rule out the possibility of a higher-level civilization here."

As soon as this remark came out, Colonel Wedell frowned and relieved the greatest pressure in his heart, but it was not over yet, the danger had not yet passed, and it was undoubtedly too early to be optimistic at this time, so the colonel continued to hold his breath and wait for the report.

Sure enough, the supervisor immediately frowned, as if he saw something from the data that made him frown, which made the colonel's heart tense again.

"We have compared the spectra of stars and planets here, and the data are very consistent. Commander, this is the solar system, and the third planet here is the earth. Remote sensing has found the outline of the continent above, which is completely consistent with the data! Colonel, did you hear that? ?"

"Solar system, Earth? My God, another Earth!" Colonel Weddell blurted out, feeling a little dazed. He wanted to sit up from his chair excitedly, but immediately realized that something was wrong because the supervisor hadn't reported yet The most crucial thing.

The supervisor in front of him also hesitated in confusion: "Our current position is at the edge of Saturn's orbit, and we have not received electromagnetic waves that can reach this place. This seems to prove that the civilization here has not even reached the level of mastering spaceflight."

"However, we have discovered a large number of artificial celestial bodies in planetary orbits...I mean satellites, the total number is no less than three digits, covering the entire orbit, and the technical structure is clearly a post-industrial space assembly cabin type space station? Commander, the data is being uploaded, and it is obvious that the level of civilization on this earth should be at the level of the late 20th century to early 21st century."

Colonel Weddell glanced at the satellite track marked on the image, tilted his head, and expressed his incomprehension: "So, is there anything strange? According to the requirements, it should be classified as a high-security area in the third category, right?" ?”

"That's the crux of the matter."

The technical supervisor zoomed in on the map screen on the surveillance video, and the outline of the earth's continents was clearly visible on the image, but the side of the planet that had never been illuminated by sunlight...Wedel should know that the main reason for human beings to demonstrate the strength of civilization in the 21st century is By night light.

But the planet was pitch black.

"Sir, there are some signs that the civilization on this planet has been completely destroyed, so it is difficult for me to judge whether it should be classified as the second or first category?"

PS: 1. As an important plan of the People's Federation, the map-opening operation of the People's Federation, the part of hosting the frontal combat, and the part of the United Earth behind enemy lines happened together on the same timeline, and did not open a new chapter.

2. Referring to what the stars said, this is the chain of events,

3. The total number of exploratory squadrons dispatched is double digits, and the spherical range between Sira and the earth is within 20 light years, which is a very large range.

4. The branch line of the event chain will be included in the main text as the case may be, and it will happen as a gap between the People's Federation and the United Earth confrontation—considering that the Ministry of Industry and Research has completed a series of constructions, preparing for the Yaoxing Star and Wormhole Stargate in the There is still more than half a year of preparation time to launch a counterattack that can bring strategic advantages within the country, enough for many things to happen.

5. Everyone is welcome to vote and make suggestions.

Code Name: Black Field Event Chain A·⑴Hello, Moscow

Data uploading...

The quantum matrix is ​​activated, and the descending program is started.

After the body activity verification is completed, it will start to be merged into the darknet.

The secondary personality is synchronized and transferred to background processing, and the control of the "avatar" has been transferred.

"Are you the captain of this action team? What's your name? Why don't you carry your identification tag with you... Oh, Liszt!"

The prosthetic body opened its eyelids, and the slack pupils became focused the moment they came into contact with the light, reflecting the young man in the white coat in front of him—the other party seemed to be quite dissatisfied with him, calling him angrily.

"Yes, I'm Lister, Sergeant of the Ship's Marine Corps, what can I do for you, sir?"

Liszt sat up from the reclining chair in the medical room. He was a man of medium build. His appearance was carved out of the same mold as everyone present. He was handsome and handsome. Sunshine exuded an air of confidence all over his body.When he compares him with the obviously thinner scientist in front of him, we can see why the latter has no good temper.

The sergeant moved his neck and made a metallic "click" sound—"Ah, I'm sorry, this spine strengthening part probably needs to be upgraded, but don't worry, as long as it's not stealth, I don't think it will affect our work. "

"Okay, don't dawdling Sergeant, I can help you overhaul when the work is finished - now can I ask you to put on your clothes and go to the assembly room with me, and call your team members by the way? I can't believe you It was really sent by the military to cooperate with us, I mean, which decent soldier would never see his shadow? I found out that you are here for 'convalescence'..."

Liszt laughed aloud: "I have an old spinal injury, so I often come to adjust it."

But in exchange for the latter's disdainful gaze: "I guess you are here for the female interns in the medical department..."

People's Federation's scientific research ship is quite big.

For non-military warships, the action inside the ship feels no different from that of an ordinary building.For the health of the personnel stationed on the starship for a long time, the People's Federation, who has mastered artificial gravity technology, quickly popularized it. The gravity on the scientific research ship is 0.9. The earth standard can hardly distinguish the difference between here and the surface, so this scientist—according to He said Ye Tan was the initiator of the operation, a senior researcher of the Ministry of Industry and Research, and served as the independent project leader for the first time in this mission.If you want to be promoted in the Industrial Research Department of the People's Federation, it depends on the research results, so Dr. Ye Tan, who cherishes this opportunity, is so active in soliciting, and even came to find the "Military Special Commissioner" in person, because this operation may have some serious consequences. No small security threat requires armed protection.

The interior of the scientific research ship is not a dark corridor as imagined, the soft light from the wall makes there no shadows here.The impatient Dr. Yetan almost kept emphasizing the importance of this mission to Liszt along the way, almost explaining the cause and effect to the "sergeant" through his chatter.

This is neither Sira nor the Earth... No, this is the third Earth discovered by the People's Federation last week. It is an earth that has collapsed civilization due to nuclear war and reduced it to a piece of wasteland. The first sunken world of .

In the first week of discovery, the People's Federation inspected the site carefully, but found no evidence that the local civilization was destroyed by alien forces.This galaxy is ancient and primitive, and it has not been disturbed by outsiders until the sinking. It is a place that is praised by some opinion people as "the original ecological civilization that relies on human beings to develop without interference." These people Trying to point out that human beings themselves are good enough, and civilizations developed independently will be hopeful.

Well, so good that they nuclear bombed each other and died together, the human species has always been full of hope.

"The People's Federation is still at war, and won't have much energy to manage this low-security sunken galaxy. In the eyes of big shots, this galaxy is like real estate picked out of thin air. Everyone is like this. We are full of war. But few people think that sinking galaxies are not equal to mineral deposits—is Renlian short of resources? No shortage! Then can you take a long-term view, even if sinking galaxies are all earth, there must be differences and special products, to analyze Understanding these can have an immeasurable impact on science, and I think this is of value to the People's Federation!"

Dr. Yetan spoke so quickly that he almost bit his tongue. Liszt beckoned a small drone to deliver a glass of vitamin juice to the doctor. The soldier seemed very patient. Besides listening carefully, he also comforted the anxious doctor: "Yes yes, Doctor, I understand exactly what you mean... knowledge is power, and it's more important to the Union than guns and land, isn't it?"

Then Liszt showed a trusting expression, and almost promised: "Please rest assured, doctor, I do not deny that some of my colleagues are a bit too much, but I understand the value of science, and I am here for it Yes, you can trust me."

"You seem reasonable, unlike many soldiers I've met - of course I respect the soldiers who protect us, but sometimes they are too obsessed with solving problems by force, don't care about the reasons behind it, just look at how big the bomb is. Destruction, is that okay? That's not good."

The doctor slowed down, and his expression towards Liszt finally improved a bit: "Please forgive my impatience, I hope that you, Sergeant, will pay more attention to your actions. We are conducting a scientific investigation and not just a military operation, so here we go. In this operation... please cooperate more."

The young Dr. Ye Tan stretched out his hand, and Li Wei?Holding tightly has established the initial trust between the two parties in cooperation.And now it is finally possible to reveal what kind of environment and what kind of mission it is.

Here is the high orbit of the planet temporarily called "Wasteland Earth". Moored here is a space outpost transformed from a humpback whale transportation and supply ship, just like the former storm port.After the fleet is transferred away, it is the only civilization creation in this galaxy at present, and it is responsible for managing and investigating this galaxy, and at the same time declares the sovereignty of the People's Federation of this place-after all, no one on this planet is qualified to say no.

The huge, clumsy cylindrical humpback class carries enough supplies to keep the remaining people living for several years, and has enough space to accommodate hydroponic factories and basic industrial processing modules and house thousands of people-a miniature version of the biosphere .The personnel of the Industrial and Research Department here are doing scientific research on the surface, but everyone knows that they are doing some preparatory work for the occupation of this place.The People's Federation will never waste resources. There are currently 100 researchers and [-] engineers stationed in the scientific outpost, and the total number of logistics support and security personnel left by the military has just reached [-], so everyone has to bear a lot of burdens. Work, for example, the engineering team is going to start recovering satellite facilities in orbit to detect the technical level of the local civilization. At the same time, the recovered clues will be used by the information team to trace the cause and effect of this planet. For example, we know that the outbreak here nuclear war, but...

"Why did they erupt, what was their social structure before the eruption, what was the main contradiction, and what is the difference between the historical trend and the MUV Earth? Especially if we can find the same person on the two planets? The study of this planet can have a significant impact on our society. How much content has been added to the model generation...the people in the social group have found a treasure trove, and they are now so happy that they can write a paper every day."

"Alright, alright, doctor." Sergeant Lister, who had already put on a Griffin combat uniform, stopped the doctor's nagging, and waved to the two marines next to him, "Send the doctor up , he is the VIP, the core of the mission, so you have to follow him at all times, understand?"

"No problem, Sergeant."

Two heavy infantry soldiers saluted to him, and after Liszt walked away, one of them blurted out: "It's strange, I haven't seen him in the regiment before."

"Because he is not from our regiment. Everyone is transferred from the Ministry of Industry and Research to be security guards. Why do you care so much?"

This is the hangar of the science station, the red warning light is on, and the wide steel lifting platform slowly rotates a black Raven shuttle up.The decompression chamber was closed, and the hangar was isolated separately. The electronically synthesized prompt sound told the personnel present that a new launch was ready—"We are about to transfer to the No. [-] launch pad, please get the crew in place."

The slanted opening in Raven's abdomen was opened, and the Dibi robots lifted the heavy supply box and stepped onto the plane, followed by the two temporarily assigned heavy infantry escorting Dr. Ye Tan onto the plane.In the cabin, four heavy infantry soldiers and 12 Debi robots are fixed on the cabin seats, and Sergeant Lister will give an action briefing.

"Listen, colleagues in the Science Defense Force—I know you don't know me yet, but it doesn't matter, you just need to believe that I will add glory to your qualifications, after all, that's what we're here for. "

There was a chuckle among the four heavy infantry soldiers. At this time, the shuttle machine also started to start. With the vibration of the fuselage, Liszt also sat back and pulled down the fixing rod. The simulation screen around the cabin showed the scene around the fuselage. The aircraft spewed flames and plunged into the earth's atmosphere, and the people in the cabin felt increasingly accelerated acceleration. Even with the anti-stress equipment of the combat suit, they couldn't help but feel their hearts being clenched by something.

But Sergeant Liszt continued to say loudly indifferently: "Our mission is to assist Dr. Yetan in his research. Everyone has been here for a week, and you should know how the situation on this planet is. This is a disaster caused by nuclear radiation. The wasteland, the surface, the atmosphere and the water are covered with radioactive dust, which is basically not suitable for the life of normal creatures. We don't know much about the surface, but the ground seems to have a different kind of vitality, and there are also a small number of signs of human activities-note that the ground still has Human settlements, but remember that we have our own tasks, so I have to set a rule now, not to contact the locals without authorization!"

It is not allowed to unseal the combat uniform, it is not allowed to leave the intended mission range, and all actions must be reported-one rule after another was established by the sergeant, and finally some team members couldn't help it.

"Then, sir, you can tell us the mission!"

"Well..." Liszt paused suddenly, then smiled awkwardly, "I haven't asked yet, Dr. Yetan, why don't you tell me?"

The cabin was quiet for a few seconds, and the doctor's voice rang through the communication in an awkward atmosphere.

"I have to ask the sergeant to modify the regulations a little bit, because our operation this time is an investigation of human civilization settlements on the ground, so we don't rule out contact with the locals. I think the operation is semi-covert, meaning... Selective? Our target is Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, the second largest armed force in the pre-war world."

The shuttle fell into the atmosphere and burned like a meteor, so obvious and dazzling, but I am afraid that it will not be more eye-catching than another meteor to this dying world, because in this world, no one has long thought about astrological omens .

In 2013, a sudden nuclear war broke out.

Nuclear flames burned the entire world like the fire that burned the city of Sodom. For more than half a century after humans mastered atomic energy, all major countries in the world let their nuclear warheads in their hands in an extreme sense of insecurity. The number is increasing day by day.What is the point of such a huge nuclear arsenal if it is not used?