Earth Era

The message left by Head of State Keller told Wei Feng a lot, but at the same time it also left Wei Feng with some doubts. The most obvious one is, who is the so-called wise old man? Why did he have the ability to sail to the South Gate II system hundreds of years before the implementation of the Solitary Island Project? Did he also adopt the same method of hibernating sailing as himself? If not, how to explain his longevity? Or, the simplest question - all the doubts that exist on him can actually be summarized by this doubt, that is, is he a human from Earth?

It seems that if he is regarded as an alien with super technology, all the doubts existing on him will be easily solved, but if so, there will also be some new doubts spreading, that is, why is an alien with superb technology Will technological aliens have contact with human civilization? What is his attitude towards human civilization? What is the purpose?

From what Chief Keller told, Wei Feng was probably sure of one thing, that is, this so-called wise old man was quite kind to human civilization on Earth. This could be seen from the fact that he reminded the human government in advance about the knot. At the same time, , Wei Feng has reason to believe that the mysterious flash he observed from the Nanmen II galaxy was made by this so-called wise old man in order to transmit some information to the earth, and this undoubtedly proves that he of goodwill.

With "goodwill" as the premise, many things become much clearer. The words "You can come here" seem to indicate that he had some agreement with the human civilization government on Earth before setting off. However, one thing that needs attention is that Head of State Keller did not mention it in the message he had left. to this point. In this regard, Wei Feng has reason to believe that during the passage of hundreds of years and the constant changes of heads of state, the relevant information about this agreement may have been lost.

President Keller believed that the wise old man also left because of a deadlock, because the Martian civilization may have left key scientific data in the Nanmen II system. Wei Feng also believed the same. So. Under this premise, these seven words "You can come over". What does it represent?

The first possibility is that there may be some kind of danger in the Nanmen II system. The wise old man has predicted it in advance, so he arrived at the Nanmen II system and solved this danger. Then the human civilization government can send forces to Nanmen. Two galaxies, to retrieve the key scientific data that may exist.

The second possibility. Retrieving key scientific data requires certain preparations, and these preparations can only be solved by the wise old man. Therefore, after making preparations to make "retrieving key scientific data" possible, he sent a message back to tell humans Civilized government, you can send people over.

In addition, there are some other possibilities, but the possibilities are much lower. For example, the wise old man needs to do something in the Nanmen II system. And he doesn't want these things to be noticed by human civilized governments. But Wei Feng was keenly aware of one thing, that is, no matter what the possibility was. This seems to imply one thing, that is. The wise old man has no plans to return to the solar system or the earth.

This inference casts a mysterious aura on this so-called wise old man, and also adds a little more credibility to the fact that "the wise old man is not a life on earth, but a member of an alien super technological civilization." Because it is obvious that if the wise old man is not from Earth, he will naturally not return to Earth.

It is precisely because of this that the wise old man asked the earth to send people to retrieve those things instead of sending those things back himself.

But this inference is also contradictory. Because this inference is somewhat inconsistent with the technological strength possessed by the wise old man. There are two arguments for this contradiction, the first is. Although the people on earth do not have the ability to communicate directly from the Nanmen II galaxy to the earth, for example, according to the original plan. After Wei Feng reaches the Nanmen II system, Wei Feng will completely lose the ability to send information to the solar system because the distance is too far. However, is there nothing the wise old man who has mastered super technology can do? If he had the means, why not send a signal directly to Earth to transmit those scientific data back? Why does even a simple message like "You can come over" have to be conveyed through a gamma ray flash that is extremely backward and complex in comparison?

The second argument is that President Keller said that the wise old man had set out hundreds of years ago, and that Wei Feng received the abnormal flash of light in the Nanmen II galaxy about three hundred years after he left the earth. These two The total time adds up to five or six hundred years, and Wei Feng has reason to believe that the wise old man spent at least three or four hundred years on sailing among these five or six hundred years. So calculated like this If so, the speed of the spacecraft that the wise old man is traveling on should be about the same as that of the Xinghai spacecraft. But in this case... doesn't this also mean that the wise old man has not mastered super technology that far exceeds human civilization?

Wei Feng thought about it and found that there was no way to resolve these conflicts. As a last resort, Wei Feng could only put these things behind his mind for the time being. Wei Feng thought that as long as this so-called wise old man was kind, he would not pose any threat to him. After all, his main mission is to bring back the super technology left behind by the Martian civilization, not to investigate the life and origins of the wise old man.

But if this happens, another serious problem will be placed in front of Wei Feng. That is...the remaining fuel on the Xinghai spacecraft is only enough to decelerate once and sustain life for a period of time. After the satellite wind reaches the Centaur system and slows down to stop, it no longer has the fuel to leave the system and return to the solar system.

And the satellite wind does not have a radio communication instrument with enough power, and it cannot send messages directly to the earth from the Nanmen II system. So...even if Wei Feng finally succeeds in obtaining key scientific data, how will Wei Feng bring them back to Earth? What's the use of getting those things if you can't bring them back to Earth?

This question plunged Wei Feng into deep worry.

The method of transmitting information through gamma ray flashes is not suitable in this case. Because it can only transmit some extremely simple information, and the key scientific data that the Martian civilization may have left behind must be extremely large. How can it be possible to transmit so much data back only in this way? Besides, the solar system is now in a state of war. Even if Wei Feng has the ability to adopt this method, how could there be someone on Earth specifically watching the South Gate to receive information?

This seems to be another knot, a knot that cannot be broken.

Wei Feng fell into long thought. Wei Feng knew that his life and death was actually irrelevant. The most important thing was that these scientific data must be sent back to Earth. Because without these things, human civilization will fall into extinction. These scientific data are the only panacea to save human civilization.

There was silence in the control room. After the message left by Head of State Keller was played, no one in the control room spoke anymore. Although it was already time to hibernate, Ye Luo did not say anything to remind Wei Feng, perhaps because he saw that Wei Feng had been thinking.

Wei Feng remained silent like this for several hours. After a few hours, Wei Feng's frown suddenly relaxed. Wei Feng stood up from his seat and stretched lazily: "Ye Luo, can I drink some water before hibernating?"

Ye Luo replied: "It's not allowed to eat before hibernation, but it's OK to drink water. As long as you don't drink too much, it doesn't matter."

"Okay, bring me a glass of water." Wei Feng said.

The cart-shaped robot brought a glass of water to Wei Feng. Wei Feng picked up the water glass, took a sip, and said, "Ye Luo, I have an idea."

Ye Luo immediately said: "Is it about a way to send the possible scientific data back to Earth?"

Wei Feng nodded: "Yes, I thought of a way to send the data back."

Ye Luo said immediately again: "This is impossible, unless you can think of a way to obtain enough fusion fuel from the Nanmen II galaxy. And based on the data we have obtained so far, this is basically impossible. Nanmen There are no gaseous planets in the two galaxies, and even if there are gaseous planets, we do not have the tools to collect fusion fuel."

Wei Feng smiled lightly and shook his head: "No, we don't need any help from the outside world. The method I thought of does not require any additional supplies."

"This is impossible." This is the third time Ye Luo has said the word "impossible." "We have very little fuel left, and it is impossible for these fuels to support us back to the solar system."

"But the fact is that I really thought of a way, and I am 100% sure that my method is feasible." Wei Feng said with a smile, then picked up the water glass and drank the water in one gulp, then turned and walked towards Hibernation Room: "Yes, a way to return to the solar system without obtaining external supplies... I thought of it... Ye Luo, you don't need to wonder what my method is now. When needed, I will naturally I’ll tell you this way. Now…I’m going to hibernate.”

Ye Luo was silent for a moment, and did not continue to ask Wei Feng what this method was, but said: "Okay, captain, the hibernation equipment has been prepared for you."

Wei Feng lay quietly in the hibernation cabin, and then closed his eyes again. (To be continued ~^~)