I Am the Swarm

Two hours later, in the conference room at the front of the spaceship, Captain Reggie, who was wearing a tight uniform, looked at more than 20 people in the room, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, except for the members of the first and second pilot groups and the escort team , the rest of the personnel have gathered here, and this is the first time we have awakened so many people since we set out on the voyage. I believe everyone already knows the reason for urging everyone to wake up this time.”

After a pause, Captain Reggie went on to say: "More than 60 years ago, with our most cutting-edge observation equipment, we observed the planet T853 in the T85 galaxy, and there was an abnormal energy explosion. This made us Riken While joyful, it also makes us restless. The joyful thing is that we are not lonely in the vast sea of ​​stars, but the troublesome thing is that we don’t know the nature of our neighbors.”

"But judge others by yourself. Look at the history of our Riken people, not to mention a completely different unknown race. Although there are a small number of ignorant people who call for peaceful coexistence, fortunately, most of us are sober, so With the operation code-named cat ears, with this cat ear spacecraft."

"More than fifty years ago, you, the elite of the Riken elite, boarded this ship for various reasons and carried out this mission that was expected to take about 130 years. Although everyone was dormant, most of them Time is sleeping, but among our relatives and friends on the home planet, their time is still flowing normally."

He glanced at the meeting room, recalled the memories, and said with a heavy heart, "Even if we Riken people, because of the development of genetic technology, the life span has been increased to more than 300 years. And in the years we have been away , the mother star’s technology may still develop, but, no matter what, when we go back, we must see things are different.”

"But as long as we complete this epic mission, wealth, rights, etc., what we have lost will be doubled back."

Captain Reggie first drew a big cake for everyone to mobilize their enthusiasm. Those who just woke up and their brains were not so clear, the adrenaline was stimulated to accelerate the secretion of adrenaline, and they began to imagine the future and gradually became excited.

After mobilizing his emotions, Captain Reggie continued: "After we observed the energy burst for the first time, the Federation attached great importance to it and convened a team of nearly 10,000 people from all walks of life. After discussion and analysis, the energy burst on planet T853 is likely to be Man-made small nuclear explosion test."

"Although some people have suggested that maybe the other party has already mastered the corresponding fusion technology, it's just that we haven't observed it because our previous observation equipment is relatively backward. But most people in the think tank are still relatively optimistic. According to its intensity and frequency , guessing that the other party should still be in the initial stage of researching fusion reactions."

"Then, based on this comparison with our technological development history, it is inferred that the other party is about 300 years away from us in terms of technology. And our task this time is to confirm this information."

"However, after our voyage, planet T853 has never experienced an energy explosion. This is extremely abnormal. Referring to ourselves, if a civilization wants to continue to develop, various experiments are indispensable. At that time, it is inevitable that there will be an explosion Out of some abnormal energy index."

"Every time I wake up, I will exchange information with the parent star behind me. As time goes by, many scholars even advocate that the energy explosion of planet T853 is just a rare natural phenomenon. Our parent star does not have it, which does not mean that the alien planet does not There will be this phenomenon. For decades, as the heat has dropped, we have received less and less attention. Maybe, in a short time, we will be completely forgotten."

Everyone's emotions just warmed up, like being poured with a bucket of cold water, these are news that only the captain and the ship's main artificial intelligence know. Without permission, you will never know.

"However, there is no limit to the sky. Not long ago, the planet T853 had another energy explosion. This time we are closer to it, and we have obtained more data. Now, we can confirm that this is not a natural phenomenon. It is man-made. Therefore, if we can seize this opportunity and find out more information, our Rikens will probably have an alien colony planet, and we will open a new chapter for the Rikens. By then, Everyone here will be recorded in the annals of history."

Everyone stood up and applauded enthusiastically.

Captain Reggie pressed his hands, and continued: "But before that, we must complete the task well, victory is in sight, everyone, don't be careless."

Everyone nodded and said yes, there were many examples before the victory, everyone took it as a warning, as long as they complete this mission, they will be the heroes of the entire civilization, and no matter what they do at that time, it will be like having a gold medal to avoid death.

"Captain Reggie, do we need to send the obtained data back to the home planet?" Someone asked. The transmission of information across light years consumes a lot of energy, and only the captain has the relevant authority.

"During the period of recovery before you all, I have ordered Celia to transmit the observed data back to the mother star. However, after a while, the mother star should also observe this abnormal energy burst, and it is estimated that It will send us a message. It is only limited by our information transmission speed, and it is estimated that in a few years, we will be able to receive information from the parent star." Captain Reggie said.

The communication of the Riken still relies on electric wave transmission, so the transmission speed is the speed of light. The delay in this kind of communication is not obvious between the own star parent galaxy, but the delay in the communication with the outer galaxy is very large.

The cat-ear spaceship was the crystallization of the highest technology of the Riken people fifty years ago. The spacecraft is equipped with observation room, communication room, conference room, captain's room, command room, duty room, weapon room and other cabins, as well as functional areas such as rest area, fitness area, restaurant, bathhouse, theater, and hospital.

In terms of weapon system, because the ship is not a main battleship, it is only equipped with space torpedoes, close-in anti-aircraft guns, two laser main guns, and multiple secondary guns.

The propulsion system is made of a chemically synthesized, repairable imide resin with a thickness of only 0.0005mm, driven by a large solar sail, and through a long acceleration process, the spacecraft can be accelerated to one-eighth at the fastest speed of light.

Their position at this time is already 4.3 light-years away from their parent galaxy, so the one-way communication takes more than 4 years, and the round-trip communication takes about 9 years, plus the distance they travel during this time.

It can be said that for the simple communication, the black technology of the swarm has been able to shake off their mothers. Although, their spaceships are a little faster.

"Captain, what do we need to do now?" Someone asked in the meeting room.

"We are still 1.1 light-years away from planet T853. After five years, our spacecraft will start to slow down. It is estimated that it will take eleven years to arrive. During this time, I ask everyone to cheer up and lead the three groups 1, 4 groups merged, 1st group, 2nd group merged, each group rotates for three years, the scientific research group also requires a group of personnel to stay awake. As for the guards, I ask you to wake up all members after 8 years and perform restorative exercises .And I will sleep every six months, every six months, do you have any questions?" Captain Reggie arranged the task.

"Report Captain, there is no problem."