Galaxy Technology Empire

Explorer 2 slowly docked outside the Proxima Centauri galaxy.

Although Explorer 2 has been in service for nearly ninety years, the years have not left it with mottled vicissitudes, and the hull is still a cool space silver gray.

The crew members were packing their respective gifts. Although cleaning robots were cleaning frequently, there were still traces of the crew members' lives in the dormitory.

Graffiti on the walls, objects from unknown planets, reflections from random notes on paper books, all kinds of strange handmade models, etc.

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[Sadness is like the maple leaves in late autumn

Can't stand the withering of the west wind

Travelers returning to their hometown

Maybe we should say goodbye to the wandering ship forever

No matter how gorgeous the maple leaves are

Eventually the leaves will fall and return to their roots

Today's drifting rot

Will give birth to new spring buds

——Galaxy 101, January 20, revisited Nagoya. ]

Masayoshi Kobayashi closed his diary, stood up and walked through the dry landscape of the temple. A maple leaf fell in an unpredictable trajectory like Schrödinger's cat.

"Maybe it's time for me to return to my roots." Masayoshi Kobayashi gently caught the maple leaf. The maple leaf was so bright red that it burned like a flame.

He put down the maple leaf and let it return to the cycle of life. In his more than ninety years of space exploration, Masayoshi Kobayashi has experienced too much.

He has seen:

The brilliant moment of death of a star

Black hole swallows everything greedy

Magnetar's irrational electromagnetism

Also seen:

The initial chaos of the birth of life

Natural Selection in the Savage Era

The legacy of Homo sapiens drilling wood is passed down from generation to generation

More seen:

Virus-ravaged biological crisis

The despairing hell of natural power

The burning of traces of civilization

All of this made Masayoshi Kobayashi feel in awe. Only after seeing all of this can he realize the insignificance of human beings.

He has decided to write his more than ninety years of space exploration into a book. He has even thought of a name, and it will be called "The Story of a Wandering Galaxy".

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Fang Haibo did not return to Blue Star because none of his close relatives were there.

Orion's cantilever region - the eighth star cluster, the Xinmo North Cluster, is a full 3,760 light-years away from the solar system.

Fang Haibo walked out of the quantum teleportation transfer station and shook his head to drive away any discomfort from his body. There was a line of large holographic projection characters suspended above the quantum teleportation transfer station.

[Black Goat Galaxy Quantum Transmission Relay Station]

An ordinary and slightly earthy name, probably named by an explorer who was not good at naming. He looked at the star chart navigation, then summoned an anti-gravity flying saucer and headed for the spaceport.

The port looked deserted, which was a common phenomenon in remote star regions. The total population of this Black Goat galaxy was less than half a million people.

An old-fashioned Union-class spacecraft was docked in the port parking area, with the number 002 public passenger spacecraft written on it. He looked at the passenger spacecraft's voyage chart.

Fangjiabao Star appeared in his eyes. It was a private planet he bought for his family. It was a natural satellite with a radius of about 1,400 kilometers.

In fact, there are many private planets in the alliance, but there are preconditions for this. Non-first-level citizens are not allowed to sell them, and they are not allowed to develop destructively after purchase. The corresponding land tax is paid every Blue Star year, and there are a lot of rules and regulations.

Fang Haibo bought the ticket, boarded the spaceship, and chose a window seat. Before the spacecraft entered flight mode, he picked up the can of juice he just bought at the port and looked at the galaxy quietly.

In a typical red dwarf galaxy, the stars appear bright red and are not as dazzling as the sun. The advantage of a red dwarf is that it is mild-tempered and long-lived; it is not as violent and short-lived as the sun.

"Sir, do you need anything?" an alien girl asked softly while pushing a dining cart.

Fang Haibo took one look and recognized the alien girl's race - the Ponti people, carbon-based creatures that are very similar to humans. Their characteristics are flame-like red pupils and only three fingers.

"Have a glass of sugar cane juice and a grilled lamb chop, plus a side of black rice."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The alien girl's voice was soft and waxy, but her hands and feet were very agile.

"Are you from the Hilt tribe of Ponti people?"

"Yes, sir, you are really well-informed." The girl smiled with her eyes like crescent moons.

"I often explore the universe and know something about various races."

The girl placed grilled lamb chops, black rice, and sugar cane juice on the table one by one, and then said with some envy: "It turns out that your husband is an explorer."

"The adventure life is very boring. Sometimes you may not see other people for several years."

The girl looked around and saw that there were no customers around, so she continued to stand aside and asked like a curious baby: "Is that gentleman coming to the Black Goat Galaxy for travel? By the way, my name is Pang Xiaoye."

Fang Haibo took a mouthful of black rice, then shook his head and said, "I'm not here for a trip, but to go home. Fangjiabao Star is my home."

"Oh~" Stars suddenly appeared in Pang Xiaoye's eyes: "Is it the Fangjiabao Star in Dayang Star? I have been there, and there is a very delicious restaurant there. Mapo Tofu is my favorite."

"Really? Come over and play when you have time. I'll stay here for about half a month."

"That's so embarrassing." Pang Xiaoye's ears felt a little hot, but she quickly came to her senses. The two of them were of different races, so it was destined to be impossible.

Although the Alliance has technology that can solve reproductive isolation, the Council is not a fool. If this technology is open to use, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Soon the passenger spacecraft set sail for each planet. Since it was flying inside the galaxy, the spacecraft could only sail at 60% of the speed of light.

Fang Haibo ate very slowly. Judging from the passengers on the public passenger ship, there were many Ponti people here, and there were also some Hein people.

After half a day.

[Dear passengers, we have arrived at Fangjiabao Star. Please bring your belongings with you...]

"Brother Fang has arrived at your home." Pang Xiaoye reminded in a low voice.

"Um...thank you for reminding me, goodbye Xiaoye."

"Goodbye, Brother Fang." Pang Xiaoye waved to him.

Perhaps due to the shyness of being close to home, Fang Haibo felt at a loss as he stepped off the spacecraft.

There is no atmosphere on the Fangjiabao planet, but there is a crater formed by the impact of meteorites on it, and his home is inside the crater.

The passenger terminal is very simple, with just a stop sign and a flat platform, not even a shed.

He took out a universal capsule and threw it towards the sand not far away.

In an instant, an anti-gravity flying car was formed. He jumped on it and headed towards the crater not far away, just like driving a motorcycle on Blue Star.

Along the way, the nuclear fusion reactor of the anti-gravity car spewed out plasma, kicking up bursts of dust on the sand.

As soon as I got close to the crater, I saw the entrance to the sky. The terrain of this crater was very similar to the scene of a comic from the AD era, that is, the Sand Ninja Village in Naruto.

There is an alloy plaque hanging above the entrance of Yixiantian, which says "Fangjiabao".

After the artificial intelligence at the door confirmed his identity, he entered the crater. Although it was a private planet, his parents still opened up part of the area for use as a farmhouse or the like.

Unlike the gravel outside the crater, inside the crater there are birds singing and flowers fragrant, forests with towering trees, crystal clear streams, and small towns that look like Jiangnan gardens.

Everything is like the peaceful paradise described by Tao Yuanming.

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