40,000 Years of Cultivation

Except for stars, planets, comets and other celestial bodies in the vast expanse of the universe, there is not an absolute vacuum, and there are large patches of interstellar dust floating in many places.

Their composition is not essentially different from the composition of the planets. They are all rock and metal particles, condensed into cloud-like celestial bodies under the constraints of appropriate gravitational and spiritual magnetic fields, so they are also called "nebulae." ".

The "Kunlun", a relic of Pangu civilization, is hidden in a Crab Nebula, and now there is another "Black Spot Nebula".

Perhaps the Pangu civilization has mastered a certain secret method that can manipulate the nebula, but it is still unknown.

Li Yao knew that according to the different composition of the metal particles in the nebula and the changes in the psychic magnetic field condensing them, the nebula can exhibit various incredible characteristics, such as sending and shielding special radiation, absorbing and releasing psychic energy, etc. .

"So far we know so much information."

Professor Mo Xuan said, "Although the other party's location was discovered, it was enveloped by a large'black spot nebula'. With our current level of technology, it is impossible to directly observe each other in the three realms of Tianyuan, Feixing, and Blood Demon. Reality!"

"However, standing on the scale of the big universe, the distance between the other party and us is not very far away. Such a mysterious and unknown world suddenly emerged from the side, and they took the initiative to greet us. It is really not clear whether it is a blessing or a curse. ."

"On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore, especially such a person who we know nothing about!"

"The most terrible thing is, come, come and see, this is the simulated trajectory map that we formed by fusing the star map in Panguwen and the'Tian Xingzhai Observation Map' in the Cixingzhai. Have you found the problem?"

Professor Mo Xuan pointed at the top of the screen and said, "Yes, this mysterious world is not very far from the advancement of the true human empire expeditionary army. A hundred years later, when the empire expeditionary army passes by them, it is certain that this world will be discovered. Yes, just like Su Changfa and other immortals who discovered Kunlun five years ago."

Li Yao let out a long sigh of relief, as long as he wants Su Changfa and other cultivators to monopolize Kunlun, he can imagine the seriousness of this matter.

"Kunlun" is just an "arms factory" built by the Pangu civilization using the pulsar's psychic energy. Since this mysterious world is regarded as an escape destination by countless Pangu tribes, it is obviously their important stronghold. Regional military centers and the like.

If such a world is inextricably linked to the Imperial Expeditionary Army, it is by no means a good thing for the Confederacy that is waiting for it.

After all, after hundreds of thousands of vicissitudes of life, does this extremely mysterious world still exist?

And what kind of race and civilization are those living in this world now?

This area is far away from the prosperous area in the center of Xinghai, so it is unlikely that it is the empire and the holy ally. Then who is it, is it the demon clan or the demonic cultivator, or even the descendant of the Pangu clan or the Nuwa clan? Or is it even more weird?

Also, why did they "greet" Tianyuan and Feixing, was it kind or malicious, did they really want to communicate, or did they hide their evil intentions and set up a trap?

"I understand!"

Li Yao narrowed his eyes and said, "Since we have discovered the other party, we must not sit idly by. We can only use the dumbest method to send an expedition team as soon as possible to jump into this mysterious world, spy on the local fiction and figure out the other party. His position, level of civilization, whether it is a threat to us, whether it will be used or even conquered by the Imperial Expeditionary Army, etc., etc.!"

"Otherwise, if we have worked so hard to build for a hundred years and think we are invincible and have a good chance of winning, and in the end, besides the Imperial Expeditionary Army, there is another powerful enemy in the mysterious world, that would be funny!"

"The teacher's so-called'special task' refers to this, right? What's the matter, I'll go, this is just the professional counterpart!"

Professor Mo Xuan and Si Koulie looked at each other. The professor coughed and said: "Li Yao, don't worry, just listen to me."

"This mysterious world hidden in the depths of the Black Spot Nebula is very different from the rest of the star regions that the'Sky Road Project' will explore."

"First of all, it's very far away. You can see it. It's almost on the edge of this Panguwen star picture. It's not easy to jump straight over it!"

"Secondly, there are dozens of star systems in the vicinity of this mysterious world, all of which are shrouded in mist. We don't even know what's inside!"

"To search for a huge world hidden hundreds of thousands of years ago in such a dark nebula that obscures the sky and sun is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, and the difficulty is dozens of times or even higher than finding other huge worlds. hundred times!"

"Therefore, the starship performing this expedition must be able to withstand hundreds or even thousands of star-sea jumps, and must also have a very strong conventional sailing speed, and it is best to have the ability to receive signals released by the Pangu civilization, and A well-equipped hibernation system."

"Looking at the Three Realms, our starship refining level is not enough to directly refine such expedition ships, including the multi-functional expedition ship "Spark" of the Xinghai Empire era, and it does not have this ability."

"Only this "Mars", which is transformed from the single-person escape capsule of the Pangu civilization and is one level smaller than Spark, has this ability!"

"Fellow Si Kou also said that Mars was transformed with a single-person escape capsule from the Pangu civilization. It directly adopted a large number of magic weapons units from the Pangu civilization. This means that it is unique. We have been in it for decades. Within, it is unlikely that a second one will be refined!"

Li Yao finally understood, and took a deep breath: "The teacher said, with our current level of technology, we can only launch the Mars, and carry an explorer into the dark nebula. The search was weird long ago. The disappearing mysterious world?"

"Yes it is."

Professor Mo Xuan nodded and said, "This is purely a hammer business. If this explorer is lost in the depths of the dark nebula, we will not even have the ability to organize a rescue team. We can only give up this task completely and wait for someone to Take the initiative to find the door!"

"And this is not the most special part of this task."

"Uh?"

Li Yao was dumbfounded, "It's all so exaggerated, and it's not the most special. What's the problem?"

"The problem is that the speed of Mars is too fast. It is not only the first in the Three Realms, but also several times ahead of the second place, reaching a true sublight speed!"

Si Kou Lie took the words and said: "It can immediately accelerate to the'sub-light speed' state after just completing the star sea jump. This is the biggest reason why we chose it to explore the dark nebula."

"It is not good?"

Li Yao didn't understand, "Since Mars can repeat multiple star-sea jumps, and has the ability to sail at sub-light speeds, and it has been modified from the Pangu clan escape capsule, it has a high probability of receiving signals from the other party. It’s tailor-made for this exploratory mission. It’s fast, so what’s wrong?”

"Have you ever heard of the'clock reduction effect"?"

Si Kou Lie smiled bitterly, "Simply put, when an object gradually approaches the speed of light, the time around it will rapidly slow down, and the space will shrink quickly. The closer it is to the speed of light, the less the meaning of time and space. Once it reaches the speed of light, the meaning of time and space becomes thinner. , Time will stop, and space will collapse to a point, entering a state of'zero time and space'!"

"Achieving or even surpassing the speed of light, this is our technological level, something completely unimaginable, so the state of'zero time and space' is just our guess."

"However, at a state close to the speed of light, time is relatively slow, but it is a fact that can be observed and confirmed."

"In our previous interstellar voyages, most of the time we relied on star-sea jumps and bypassed the barrier of the'speed of light'. During regular voyages, our starships seldom can maintain a sub-light speed state, and rush up for a few seconds at most. It's just a bell!"

"So, even if the phenomenon of'clock shrinkage' really exists, the impact on us is minimal and can be ignored."

"This mission is different."

"First of all, the "Mars" performing this mission is the fastest starship in the Three Realms, breaking through the sub-light speed at every turn and maintaining it for a long time; secondly, it is destined to fly at the sub-light speed for a long time before it is possible to find hidden. A mysterious world deep in the dark nebula!"

"The combination of these two factors means that for the explorer who controls the Mars, his perception of the passage of time is different from the people who stay in the three realms of Tianyuan, Feixing, and Blood Demon!"

"Perhaps in his opinion, it was only a year and a half of exploration, but in the Three Realms, decades have passed in a hurry."

"Do you understand, Li Yao?"

Professor Mo Xuan sighed, "If we really want to explore this mysterious world, we can only send an explorer. Even for him, the exploration, mapping, and positioning have been completed smoothly and cleanly. When arriving at the Heavenly Origin Realm, it is very likely that decades or even hundreds of years have passed!"

"This is the most special and most tangled exploratory task in the'Sky Road Project'."

"In other large worlds, the navigation path is relatively clear, the location is relatively clear, and there is not much interference. If you can find the best, you will immediately jump to the new star field to find the next one. There is really no gain. You can return to the Commonwealth, reunite with your family, and promote other projects within 1 year or up to ten years.

"On this task alone, the uncertainty is too great, and the time is too long and too long!"

Li Yao and Ding Lingdang were silent at the same time.

The slow-down effect of the clock?

The closer to the speed of light, the slower the passage of relative time?

Will it take at least decades to perform such an exploratory mission?

This was something that the two of them had never thought of before they came together.

"No matter how difficult this task is, how long it takes, or how expensive it is, we must perform it, right?"

Li Yao paused and said seriously, "Because, we can never watch a mysterious world emerge from our side, and greet us with a grin, but ignore it. There is no reaction, right?"