Earth Era

This is the vast void between the zodiacal divergence disk and the presumed Oort cloud. Such an asteroid with an extremely flat orbit was discovered here, and through material composition analysis, we came to the conclusion that it was most likely formed in the solar system. Then further speculation is obvious: it came from Oort. cloud. For unknown reasons, perhaps due to the gravitational disturbance of the inner planets or the collision of objects, it changed its orbit and came from the Oort cloud to the inner solar system, and was eventually captured by the Xinghai spacecraft. Discover.

This is also an inference without many problems, but when combined with the previous inference, it will bring about an incredible problem: "Since it was formed within the solar system, since it did not come from other parts of the universe, corner, so where did this fragment on it, which was obviously made by technological civilization, come from?”

The discovery of this irregular asteroid may directly prove the existence of the Oort cloud. This is undoubtedly a major milestone in the history of astronomy. However, at this moment, the existence of this fragment has made the moon a major astronomical figure. The shock of joy of discovery dissipated completely.

Facing Wei Feng's question, Ye Luo said in a helpless tone: "Who knows? Maybe it's just that the fragment came from the outer solar system. It flew alone across hundreds of millions of years and an unknown number of light years, and then It just happened to come to the solar system and be embedded in this asteroid, and then it was discovered by us.”

There is an element of "humor" in Ye Luo's character setting. Wei Feng knew that this sentence was actually Ye Luo's ridicule. To make Wei Feng believe this conclusion, it is better to make Wei Feng believe that a stone he throws out of the spacecraft will hit a certain planet in the Andromeda galaxy that happens to have an intelligent civilization, and then hit that planet exactly. The brains of intelligent creatures in intelligent civilizations are average.

The probability of this happening is not impossible. According to the principles of quantum mechanics, the probability of a person passing through a wall directly exists. However, after calculation, the probability of a molecule in the human body passing through the wall when the person hits the wall is equal to A person's odds of winning the lottery jackpot every day for six million years. There are approximately ten to the twenty-seventh power of molecules in the human body. You can imagine how small the probability of these molecules passing through the wall at the same time is.

The probability that a piece of debris that has been flying for hundreds of millions of years happens to hit an asteroid in the open space of the solar system is actually about the same as the probability of a person walking through a wall - they are both so small anyway. So small that it makes no sense at all.

But the fact does exist. Because Wei Feng indeed discovered a fragment from an irregular asteroid that was made between 500 million and 600 million years ago. Since this asteroid was formed in the solar system, there is another such fragment inside it. Then further analysis can only lead to this conclusion: that is, the location where the debris appeared is also within the solar system.

Five to six hundred million years ago, a piece of extremely high-tech debris appeared in the solar system.

It doesn’t take much complicated language to explain this, but what it means is extremely complicated. Obviously, there must be a reason for a piece of debris to appear in the solar system. It cannot appear here for no reason. Its appearance means the emergence of a civilization - at least an alien spacecraft. Or the appearance of an alien probe. It is really difficult for Wei Feng to accept that a creature from an alien civilization came to the solar system 500 to 600 million years ago. Such a thing is too incredible.

"What is your conclusion about this? Mr. Captain?" Ye Luo continued to ask.

Wei Feng shook his head, which was slightly dizzy, and then said: "Let me summarize the prerequisites we have already grasped. First, this fragment comes from the solar system. Second, it was torn from the inside. The reason for the tear is probably Explosion. Three, the trace oxidation reaction detected shows that the organisms in this spacecraft also need oxygen to survive. Four. Its age is 500 to 600 million years, so. Is there anything else to say? "

Wei Feng made a "why" gesture, and then continued: "Five to sixty million years ago, an alien civilization that needed oxygen to survive just like our human civilization drove a spaceship to our solar system, and then There was a war in the solar system. The war caused a spacecraft to explode, and then the fragments were embedded in an irregular asteroid, which was then discovered by us... Apart from this inference, what else can we say?"

Although this inference is incredible, it is the most likely conclusion under the current conditions. Except for this conclusion. Wei Feng really had nothing to say.

"I agree with your speculation." Ye Luo said, "Then what should we do next? Just report it to the earth like this?"

"Report it." Wei Feng said. "You just need to tell the Earth side about this matter exactly as it is. There is no need to explain our inferences, so as not to mislead the Earth side."

"Okay, I'm going to send the message now. By the way, Captain, do you need to rest now?"

"No, Ye Luo, I thought of another question." Wei Feng said quietly, "I want to ask you... Do you think we found this fragment by chance or necessity?"

Ye Luo paused for a few moments, seeming to be thinking about something: "Captain, I don't think your question about accident or necessity has any meaning. So what about chance? So what about necessity? In fact, we discovered it after all, no? ?"

Wei Feng shook his head: "No, I don't think so. I think... I encountered an asteroid in the huge void between the ecliptic disc and the Oort cloud, and by chance, I found a piece of five to five pieces from it. High-tech fragments from 600 million years ago...don't you think this is too coincidental?"

"Are you implying that this matter is being manipulated?" Ye Luo said.

"Are you scared?" Wei Feng said.

"I have to admit that the inference that there is an unknown super civilization secretly manipulating our destiny is really creepy. But captain, I am just an intelligent program, and there is no such thing as fear in my database." Ye Luo said Then he asked, "Are you scared?"

Wei Feng continued to shake his head: "I didn't feel scared. I was thinking carefully about this coincidence. I think we have three ways to explain this coincidence. What you said is due to the manipulation of super civilization. That we encountered such a coincidence is certainly one of the possibilities. The second possibility... is that this incident was originally a coincidence. There is no conspiracy, no manipulation, no super alien civilization, only coincidence. "

Ye Luo said: "I don't think your two statements have any meaning."

Wei Feng asked back: "Have you ever thought that this incident may not be a coincidence at all? It is not an accident, but an inevitable event?"

"I don't understand what you are talking about." Ye Luo replied.

"For example," Wei Feng said, "Suppose we can observe a hundred asteroids in total while sailing inside the Oort cloud - do you have any doubt about this?"

"I have no doubt." Ye Luo said, "Even in such a dark environment, my four telescopes can detect similar asteroid reflections 500 million kilometers away, and now the existence of the Oort cloud has Basically confirmed, then it is not difficult for me to observe a hundred asteroids during this voyage."

"Assume that... on average, evidence for the existence of this super alien civilization can be found once every two hundred asteroids, then... we have encountered a total of one hundred asteroids, and from these one hundred asteroids What is the probability of finding a fragment made by a super technological civilization on any one?"

Ye Luo quickly answered: "This is a very simple probability question, and the final probability is 50%."

Wei Feng said slowly: "Fifty percent probability...can this still be considered a coincidence?"

"The fifty percent probability cannot be regarded as a coincidence. This probability is already quite high. Oh, I understand what you mean. Captain, you are saying that the existence of alien civilization creations on the asteroid here is a kind of It is a common phenomenon, and it is very likely that there is such evidence on many asteroids, so the presence of such a fragment on the asteroid we encountered this time cannot be regarded as an extreme coincidence?"

"I can't be sure about this." Wei Feng shook his head and said, "This is also a guess on my part. After all, what we are encountering now is too coincidental, so coincidental that it is unbelievable. And if this is not a coincidence, , if it is a high-probability event, then this matter has a reasonable explanation."

"So what are you going to do?"

"What I want to do... is very simple." Wei Feng said, "We estimate that it will take eighty to one hundred years to sail out of the Oort cloud, and if during this time, you can If some evidence of the existence of super alien civilizations is found on asteroids, or similar debris is found directly in space... this will basically prove that this is a high probability event."

"But do you know what this means?" Ye Luo said quietly, "Although I have no emotions, I still think this is a very terrible thing."

"Of course I know." Wei Feng sighed: "If it is a high-probability event...it means that the war that occurred in the solar system 500 to 600 million years ago must have had a large impact. Then It must be a huge war." (To be continued~^~)