Earth Era

The buzzing sound became louder and louder. While feeling a little dizzy, Zhao Huasheng also felt that his exposed skin seemed to have become a little numb, as if a layer of plastic film was covering it, It seems to be the feeling full of static electricity. Zhao Huasheng raised his head, and saw countless birds flying out of the forest, circling around in the sky like headless flies, and some even hit the ground directly.

Zhao Huasheng knew that it was because the birds' navigation organs were disturbed.

"I am witnessing this may be the first communication between human civilization and extraterrestrial civilization in history, and it has developed alone on this small blue planet for millions of years, starting from the ancient ape-man until now , the technological level of our human civilization has finally reached this point. This endless starry sky is like a black curtain that wraps us all up, and endless mysteries are hidden behind this curtain... At this moment, there is a possibility that Mysterious civilizations from this mysterious world have come to the solar system, and at this moment we are trying to establish contact with them."

Some blood was surging in Zhao Huasheng's heart.

"If they really exist, if they really receive this message... what kind of thoughts will they have in their hearts? Will they laugh at the self-control of this backward civilization, or just ignore it and regard it as the chirping of ants?"

"But we humans have come to the present after all. Our current technology is backward, just because we don't have enough time to develop, it doesn't mean that our civilization is inferior. If we can survive this catastrophe, we will not be far away. In the future, our footprints will spread all over the starry sky, and we will also enter this mysterious world..."

Zhao Huasheng's mood at this moment was like a rolling wave, and he refused to stop for a moment. Amidst the slight dizziness and skin discomfort, the roar of the person in charge of the observatory continued to reach Zhao Huasheng's ears. Zhao Huasheng knew that what the person in charge of the observatory said was the content of the signal sent by the radio telescope to the sun this time.

"It's very lucky that our two civilizations are able to meet you here across a distance that may reach tens of millions of light years. As the master of this small galaxy, we welcome you. Please allow us to extend our sincere greetings to you .”

"Although our technology is backward, we still observe that you seem to be doing some things in our galaxy. Excuse me, do you want to get something from our galaxy? Or are you doing some scientific research to try to Got some scientific information? Can you tell us about these things? We hope to get your answer."

"We believe that the moral level of a civilization and the technological level of this civilization complement each other. You who have advanced technology that we can't even imagine must have a moral level that matches your technology. And you who have such lofty morality, you must not You will come to embarrass a backward civilization whose footprint is still limited to the parent star. I am sorry to tell you that some of your actions towards the sun in our galaxy have seriously affected our lives, causing tens of millions of people in our civilization to suffer from this Died, and probably billions more in the aftermath. We are very sad and saddened by this."

"We believe that you are well-intentioned, and this may be due to some of your mistakes that we cannot understand. We eagerly hope that you can correct these mistakes and undo the suffering inflicted on our civilization. We very much hope to live in peace with your civilization, and we also believe that this will be your wish too."

"Earth, human civilization. We are waiting for your answer."

The roar of the person in charge of the observatory stopped, and the dizziness and skin discomfort that Zhao Huasheng felt disappeared at the same time. The humming ceased, and the birds in the forest became silent. So Zhao Huasheng knew that the signal transmission was over.

The whole message was presented to the K2 level civilization that may or may not exist with such sincerity that it was a little humble. The death of tens of millions of human beings, and the suffering of more human beings hidden behind it, were overshadowed by the understatement of "some of your mistakes that we cannot understand".

At this moment, Zhao Huasheng thought of the Freya family who died in the cold wind, ice and snow in the small town of Cowes, the old people who were stubborn and refused to evacuate even if they died, and the time when they were in the North Pole. , the mother bear who was shot and killed by Mundo in order to protect her cub.

There was a surge of enthusiasm in Zhao Huasheng's heart. But Zhao Huasheng still maintained a calm expression and did not speak. Beside, Li Wei grabbed Zhao Huasheng's arm. Zhao Huasheng heard Li Wei's low sobs and felt the warmth of his sleeves wet with tears.

"Damn, damn!" The person in charge of the observatory did not know when his eyes were red. He walked up to the railing and grabbed the railing with both hands, so hard that the blue veins on his arms burst out, and his whole body began to panic. trembling.

"That's tens of millions of people! If you say you die, you will die. The robbers came to our house and took away the sunshine that originally belonged to us, but we still humbly beg them to let them go on the grounds of "high morality". Pass us, damn it! Damn it!"

Mundo said indifferently: "This is politics. Politics will not be affected by emotions, and politics is only based on the pursuit of the highest interests. If humility can save the sun and prevent more people from dying, then I don't mind kneeling before these sons of bitches." Kowtow seventeen or eight times to them in front of the alien dregs."

Zhao Huasheng walked over and patted the shoulder of the person in charge of the observatory, and said in a low voice: "Don't forget, we are not sure whether this K2-level civilization exists. The changes on the sun may only be the result of natural physical mechanisms."

The person in charge of the observatory took a few deep breaths, turned his head to Zhao Huasheng and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper."

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Huasheng sighed, turned to the staff of the scientific research department and asked, "How long is the scheduled time?"

"Three days." The staff of the scientific research department replied, "If we do not hear back from an extraterrestrial civilization within three days, then we will acquiesce that this extraterrestrial civilization does not exist, and we will launch a large-scale solar exploration plan."

"Okay, then wait for three days." Zhao Huasheng nodded, "If I remember correctly, the Vulcan Solar Telescope is not far from here, right? Director Li Qi once Have led the construction of this telescope, and have kept the data sharing between the Institute of Stellar Physics and the Vulcan Solar Telescope?"

"Yes." The staff of the scientific research department nodded, "The Vulcan solar telescope is less than 500 kilometers away from here. If you take a helicopter, you can get there in just over an hour. The Vulcan is the solar telescope. The telescope is dedicated to observing the sun, and Director Li Qi is the director of the Institute of Stellar Physics, so it is very normal for him to preside over the manufacture of this telescope and maintain subsequent data sharing."

"Okay." Zhao Huasheng nodded, "I'm going to take a look there in three days."

Monjo said, "Yes."

The signal transmission has ended, and the Xinghe radio telescope has regained its silence, switching from the signal transmission mode to the signal reception mode. Zhao Huasheng knew that not only the Xinghe radio telescope, but also all the radio telescopes, optical telescopes, observatories operating in earth orbit, satellites, and many devices in space will be aimed at the sun after the signal is sent out.

"There is a distance of eight light minutes between the earth and the sun. It takes eight minutes for the signal we send to reach the sun. It also takes eight minutes for the signal to return to the earth from the sun. So, if that K2 civilization really exists, and it really responds to us immediately If so, we will receive the signal in sixteen minutes at the earliest."

It took Zhao Huasheng and his group 15 minutes to return to the small building of the Xinghe Observatory and arrive at the control hall. There were many unfamiliar faces in the control hall. Zhao Huasheng knew that they were probably also members of the scientific research department.

The Xinghe radio telescope has been adjusted to the highest sensitivity, and presumably other radio telescopes on the earth have also been adjusted to the highest sensitivity. At this moment, at least six hundred eyes are watching the sun, paying attention to every move coming from the direction of the sun, at least thousands of insiders have their hearts held in their throats, ready to receive some news that can shock the whole world at any time Signal.

The atmosphere in the control hall was as heavy as lead. In the control hall with more than a hundred people, there was no sound except for the faint sound of the instruments. People even lowered their breathing, as if they were afraid of disturbing something hidden in the dark.

The sun is also a huge source of radiation, and powerful radiation is emitted from it every moment. At this moment, these radiations are perfectly displayed on the instruments in the control hall. But these signals are meaningless, and the instrument's signal filtering equipment can completely filter out these interferences, leaving only those signals with unusual logical characteristics. And if the signal has logical features, it is likely sent by intelligent life.

The hour hand is turning little by little. Sixteen minutes is up. In theory, this time is enough time for radio signals to travel back and forth between the sun and the earth. But on the instrument display, the signal from the direction of the sun is still stable, and there is nothing other than the radiation of the sun itself.

"Maybe that K2-level civilization also needs time to discuss what words to use to respond to us." People thought this way, and then continued to wait.

Eighteen minutes, twenty-five minutes, one hour, three hours...

The direction of the sun is always quiet as usual.

"Okay." The person in charge of the observatory said, "It seems that either the K2-level civilization does not exist, or they ignore us."