Voyage of the Stars

Comparing the distance ratio to the corresponding star fields in the real universe requires humans to have very accurate star maps, and at the same time, they must have powerful supercomputers. Without either of them, it cannot be done.

Human computers are definitely powerful enough, but accurate star maps are not necessarily accurate.

Because the Milky Way is so large, the range within which humans can guarantee the accuracy of their star maps is only a few thousand light-years away. The farther the distance, the greater the observation error. This is for sure.

Therefore, the most accurate star map that humans have is the area near the Orion spiral arm of the solar system. Of course, with the expansion of the scope of human activities, we also have accurate maps of other star fields in the Orion spiral arm.

It's just that this is the Hercules Arm, and humans have only arrived here not long ago. Although they have been observing the starry sky all the time, the actual observation time is only the time for the large fleet to stop for resupply, and the warp speed navigation process cannot be carried out. Large-scale astronomical observations.

In other words, if the actual star field in the digital star map is too far away from humans, humans may not be able to find it.

Although we don't know the purpose of the civilization behind disseminating this digital star map to the universe, humans did not hesitate at all. From the moment the digital star map was analyzed, the 'Light of the Galaxy' began to search the database. Star map to find the target star field.

For the current situation of mankind, it is not important what the purpose of the civilization behind the digital star map is. What is important is to first find where the target star field is. Only by knowing where the star field pointed to by the digital star map is, can humans confirm their own route. Have you been exposed? Are you still safe?

But before that, it is necessary to determine whether there are other transit detectors behind the detector that sent the digital star map. If there are, then humans will definitely let their own detection spacecraft team destroy it before the large fleet is exposed. , if it is really just a detector, it means that it is just a signal sending device and has no connection with the civilization behind it.

While confirming this matter, the Grand Fleet must also make an evasive turn, at least not allowing the opponent's detector to enter the Grand Fleet's detection range head-on to avoid exposure risks.

After such actions, the Tianqin once again received news from the Third Fleet, saying that they had eliminated more detection teams from crossing the target to confirm that there were no other transit detectors behind the detector.

After receiving this news, the senior officials on the Tianqin can basically confirm that the target is not a detector in the actual sense, but just a signaling device, and it is most likely to be some kind of propaganda or some kind of distress signal.

This is the first reaction of humans after knowing that there is no relay detector to transmit the tachyon signal. After all, although tachyon is faster than light and communicates almost in real time, it has an effective range. If it exceeds the range, it disappears directly. Therefore, if you want to achieve For low-latency communication over long distances, relay equipment is essential.

Since there is no relay equipment behind the target detector, it means that even if the human detection team is detected, it is only detected by the target detector and is not exposed to the vision of the civilization behind it.

"Commander Yue, do you want to destroy the detector?" At this time, Bu Guiyu of the Third Fleet sent a communication.

Yue Yuan thought for a moment and replied: "No, our fleet has already avoided its route, so there is no need to add any extraneous details. Moreover, we have not yet found the star field where the digital star map is located. It would be fine if it is a distant star field. If it is In the star field nearby, it is inevitable that the opponent's detector has some high-power electromagnetic wave pulse device or something like that.

This signal generating device is obviously a mobile loudspeaker. Attacking it hastily will trigger some emergency function of it. Therefore, destroying it may become a warning. Our purpose this time is very clear. Before arriving at the destination It's better not to cause unnecessary problems. "

"clear!"

After receiving Yue Yuan's instructions, the main body of the third fleet also turned together with the main human fleet, and then instructed the detection spacecraft team not to act rashly.

Just like that, the signal source spacecraft just passed by the human fleet. It was like a car with an advertising loudspeaker that you usually encounter on the street. It came from afar and approached humans, and then it interacted with the human fleet. Passed by, and finally disappeared into the vast sea of ​​stars.

It did not change its course during the entire process. It seemed that there was no highly intelligent program in it, but just a broadcast that continuously repeated the digital star map to the star field around it according to the set program.

The level of intelligence is not high!

Seeing such results, humans made a conclusion about the intelligent system of the signal source spacecraft.

It is a ship used to promote the star field in the digital star map, or it is a distress signal. Because the tachyon signal is obviously aimed at the fourth-level civilization level and above, such a spacecraft is actually not very technological. Even if it is captured by other civilizations, it will not be able to produce anything useful. The simpler it is, the higher its production cost will be. The lower it is, the basis for mass production.

On this basis, there is no problem at all in sending massive amounts of equipment to all directions in the universe. Precisely for this reason, it also meets the characteristics of a distress signal spacecraft.

But if it is a distress signal, a level four civilization sends a distress signal to the universe, and the destination is a star system, this may be open to question.

The reason is simple. A Level 4 civilization is a civilization that has the ability to navigate faster than light. How could it be trapped in a star system? And if it is a distress signal, even if other Level 4 civilizations receive the signal, they will probably go to rescue you out of their wits. We are both Level 4 civilizations. If you are in trouble, wouldn’t it be the same if I go?

If it is really a distress signal, judging by the human experience of the explosion of the solar system, it would be better to avoid it and definitely not go to it.

Excluding this possibility, the only thing left is some kind of advertisement.

Humans have encountered interstellar broadcasts several times. The first one was a broadcast from the Galactic Axis Alliance, which was a really deadly broadcast. The second one was a broadcast from the Red Flame Civilization pretending to be an interstellar trading market. It was really nonsense and was finally wiped out by humans.

So is this kind of broadcast with superluminal information source as the carrier also done by some interstellar organization? What is the standard star system in the digital star map?

While everyone was thinking, the "Light of the Sky River" retrieved two star fields with high matching degrees, both in the Perseus spiral arm. One is a star field about 1,700 light years away from where humans are now, in the direction of the Perseus spiral arm, with a matching degree of 3%. The other is 327 light years ahead of humans, and it happens to overlap with a part of the star field that humans are targeting this time, with a matching degree of up to 86%.