My science and technology museum

According to the information available to humans, Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star.

The surface temperature is less than three thousand degrees.

It orbits a massive planet that is likely to contain life because it is in the habitable zone.

And this planet is Xu Lei's goal.

After the Golden Crow entered the light speed state, it quickly left the scope of the solar system.

Because under the action of the curvature space engine, the space in front of the spacecraft rapidly curves and shrinks, and the space behind the spacecraft rapidly curves and expands.

It's like blowing up a balloon from behind to push the spacecraft forward.

The spacecraft propels forward at the speed of light in this created curvature bubble.

However, Xu Lei regrets that the Golden Crow's curvature space engine can only reach the second level warp speed, which is equivalent to twice the speed of light. In this case, it will take about two years to reach Proxima Centauri.

Although the performance cannot be compared with the exhibits collected in the Science and Technology Museum.

But can create a warp drive.

Xu Lei was already satisfied.

So there's nothing to complain about.

Although it seemed that there was no movement from the perspective of the spacecraft, Xu Lei knew that the Golden Crow had already entered a strange galaxy.

Fortunately, after becoming a mechanical body, the biological dormancy chamber cannot be used.

However, it is still possible to actively enter standby mode.

In order to improve the speed and manufacturing efficiency of the Golden Crow, the size of the spacecraft was like a children's toy compared to the Heavy Cruiser. It was not even as spacious as a landing ship. Although it was larger than a shuttle, it was not enough to provide Xu Lei with a suitable space for activities.

Therefore, when facing a two-year flight, it is better to enter standby mode.

By the time you wake up, you will have reached your destination.

So after Xu Lei set the time, he automatically entered the standby state.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2051.

Valentine's Day.

It has been two years since Xu Lei left the solar system.

The Golden Crow finally approached Proxima Centauri.

Since the navigation route has been set in advance, the spacecraft will break away from the light speed state after reaching the corresponding position.

Warp drive stalled.

Prevent accidental skimming of Proxima Centauri.

So when the figure of the Golden Crow appeared in the Proxima Galaxy 4.22 light-years away, at the same time that Xu Lei was actively awakened, a systematic flight report also sounded in the spacecraft control room.

"The spacecraft has exited secondary warp speed."

"Antimatter engine activated."

"The time of this voyage is January 21, 2020, 2 hours, 3 minutes and 45 seconds."

Almost at the moment when the notification sounded, Xu Lei, who looked like a dead body, slowly opened his eyes.

The whole person still looked in high spirits.

It doesn't look like someone who has been sleeping for more than two years.

It can only be said that the mechanical body fused with living metal is indeed very powerful.

If an ordinary human were to perform this task, even if there was a circulatory system on the spacecraft, it would be difficult to adapt in a short period of time.

"This is Proxima Centauri. It's really not as dazzling as the sun!" Xu Lei saw the well-known Proxima Centauri for the first time through the spacecraft, and couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

Comments on it came out of the mouth.

The surface temperature of Proxima Centauri is much lower than that of the sun, and since it is a red dwarf star, its brightness is weaker.

It doesn't look as bright as the sun.

But Xu Lei soon made a new discovery.

The whole person's attention was focused on the spacecraft screen, and for a while he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my gosh, there are actually so many orbiting planets."

According to human observations of Proxima Centauri, only three planets have been found.

But when we actually came to Proxima Centauri, we saw that the number of planets was more than that.

At least there are five or six.

It's just that most of the companion stars are fainter.

That's why it wasn't discovered.

Originally, the number of planets surrounding Proxima Centauri had nothing to do with Xu Lei.

But now that we are looking for the Star Gate, the situation is completely different.

The greater the number of planets, it means that his workload will increase several times.

After all, the space gateway mentioned by Misty can only be on a planet, but the specific planet and location are not sure.

In this case, we can only search one by one.

The workload can be imagined.

What's more, the area of ​​some planets is not less than that of the Earth.

But it was not easy to build the Golden Crow and come to Proxima Centauri. It was not Xu Lei's character to give up because of the difficulties he faced.

You have to do it even if it takes a long time to search.

And soon Xu Lei had a goal in mind.

This is a planet with a mass about 1.3 times that of the Earth and a revolution period of about 11 days.

It is 7 million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri.

It should be the most likely planet to harbor life.

Under normal circumstances, star gates will only be built on planets where civilization is located.

As long as it can be determined that there were traces of civilization on the planet, there will be a chance to find the star gate.

It can be said that Xu Lei has a clear goal.

You will never bump around like a headless fly, it will only be a waste of time.

"The decision is yours, but don't let me down." After deciding on the first target, Xu Lei no longer hesitated and immediately controlled the spacecraft to fly towards the planet.

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Maybe this planet is in the habitable zone.

When the spacecraft enters the atmosphere, the temperature detected is quite similar to that of the Earth.

Just looking out through the porthole of the spacecraft, there was no sign of life at all.

Even microorganisms could not be detected.

I have to say that although Xu Lei had already guessed that this would be the case, he still felt a little regretful when he saw it with his own eyes.

This means there is no life present.

So I don’t know when I can find the specific location of the Star Gate.

Xu Lei believes that since the star gate is a special space channel that can span tens of thousands of light-years, its essence is similar to a wormhole and should have some special energy fluctuations.

So as soon as Xu Lei entered the planet, he quickly flew the spacecraft over it.

Look for unfamiliar energy wave signals.

Anyway, the antimatter engine of the spacecraft does not need to consider the issue of fuel.

Able to fly without interruption.

In this matter, we have to mention the benefits of mechanical life forms again. At least we don't have to worry about food.

Otherwise, on a strange planet like Proxima Centauri, I am afraid that I will starve to death before I can find the location of the star gate.

time flies.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

On the planet seven million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri, a figure was seen standing in the middle-eastern part of the planet's surface, looking at the land under his feet very seriously, as if he had discovered something special.

There is naturally no suspense about the owner of this figure.

It was Xu Lei who was looking for the location of the Star Gate.

For two months, he almost constantly drove the Golden Crow to search the surface of the planet.

Don't dare to take any pause.

They can almost be called model workers.

Although no special energy fluctuations have been found as of today, I have found a place that is slightly special compared to the surroundings.

For him, after wasting two months, he would be very excited if there were any clues, which represented the hope of finding the Star Gate.

There will be absolutely no sloppiness.

Therefore, in this case, Xu Lei decisively landed the spacecraft.

After putting the Golden Crow into stealth mode to prevent outsiders from discovering it, I personally came to this special place this time to conduct a very detailed and thorough on-the-spot investigation.

Completely rule out the possibility of a star gate.

"It's really strange. Could it be an underground cavity caused by normal geological movements?"

Xu Lei used instruments to measure the underground, and the results showed that there was a huge hole under his feet.

This situation has not been found elsewhere.

Feeling strange in his heart, he muttered to himself and subconsciously moved back to get his body out of the empty space.

Mainly staying on this kind of strange planet where no life can be found, every step must be taken with caution.

Otherwise, no one knows what will happen next second.

In any case, Xu Lei came with a mission this time. He needed to go to the Galaxy Civilization Administration branch on the third-level civilization Setan to complete the formal registration of the solar system before the Pioneer Empire fleet arrived in the solar system.

Therefore, there must be no problems before completing this task.

You must know that there are still billions of compatriots in the solar system waiting for him.

But it's not easy to encounter a special situation. If you don't figure it out, you will inevitably feel a little regretful.

What's more, he really has no other goals at the moment.

There was a feeling of not knowing what to do next, which gave him a headache.

Maybe spending more time on this matter can spread your thoughts and even bring good luck.

With his brain running rapidly, when his thoughts stopped here, he immediately made a decision and secretly encouraged himself: "Then let me see what is down here."

Yes.

He wanted to open this underground cave.

This planet is very similar to Earth in many places.

It was once possible that life existed.

If, as he judged, this underground space was formed due to geological movements, then similar structures should exist in other places.

But it doesn't.

It was precisely because of this doubt that Xu Lei was so interested.

Maybe the underground space he discovered was created by past civilizations.

But now he faces another trouble.

That is how to clear the rock formations underfoot and expose the space deep underground.

At least there needs to be a passage.

The reason why civilization is called civilization is that in addition to its own language system, more importantly, it can use various tools.

After thinking for a while, Xu Lei decided on the energy weapon in his hand.

This time traveling from the solar system to the Proxima Galaxy, Xu Lei's spaceship had only a few energy weapons left in addition to a few Qiankun-3 nuclear fusion reactors. The one he had in his hand now was one taken from the spacecraft.

Its attack power is almost equal to that of the Pioneer Empire's individual weapons.

Has strong destructive power.

A simple attack may not be able to open up the underground space, but as long as there are more machine guns, there must be no problem.

"I haven't tried it since it was produced. This time I just want to test its power." Xu Lei held the meter-long silver energy weapon in both hands. After pouring enough energy into it, he decisively pulled the trigger and shot out an energy beam. Hit the ground and go away.

This individual weapon was designed to infuse energy just for the convenience of Xu Lei.

Simply put, it was tailor-made for him.

After all, Xu Lei's body is equipped with a nuclear fusion reaction device, which can continuously provide powerful energy, which can be directly poured into the weapon and fired. There is no need to consider the issue of ammunition, and it is very convenient to carry and use.

It's just that the imaginary explosion didn't happen.

When the hard rocky land encountered this energy beam, it was like rapidly melting spring ice.

In just a few seconds, a deep pit with a diameter of about fifty centimeters appeared.

The power is indeed amazing.

It can be said that with this kind of weapon, even if you encounter a pioneer wearing light armor, you can kill him directly.

And the death will be very cruel.

"This weapon is really powerful, but you need to hit it a few more times." Xu Lei, satisfied with the power of the weapon, commented on it without hesitation, and then continued to pull the trigger to shoot.

Xu Lei didn't give up until he completely penetrated the rock formation and exposed the dark hole inside.

Then Xu Lei put the weapon behind him, stepped to the edge of the cave, and looked inside with two rays of light from his eyes.

Use this to explore the conditions and heights below.

"It should be about a few hundred meters high, so there shouldn't be any problem." After getting the rough data, he started to get excited and prepared to go down and find out for himself.

The mechanical body fused with living metal can withstand a fall from this distance without any problem.

Even if there is nothing below, you can still climb up with bare hands.

Besides, there is a spaceship outside that can respond at any time.

Xu Lei was very cautious when he was on Earth, and now he is even less likely to act rashly on a strange planet.

Only act when you are ready.

But just when Xu Lei was about to go down, he suddenly received an alarm from the Golden Crow.

"alarm!"

"An unidentified aircraft was found, flying in this direction!"

UFO?

Or are you here just for this?

Hearing the voice in his head, Xu Lei was suddenly startled.

Several question marks emerged in my mind.

Isn’t there no other life in the Proxima Centauri galaxy?

An aircraft appeared out of nowhere.

Could it be...

It's from other civilizations!

Xu Lei entered the overclocking state almost instantly, his brain running rapidly thinking about the possibilities.

Logically speaking, Proxima Centauri is not too far from the Pioneer Star of the Pioneer Empire, and it is possible to encounter the other party's Imperial fleet.

But according to the information given by the Golden Crow, the other party should be a spaceship.

This is obviously inconsistent with the way the Pioneer Empire travels.

After all, the Pioneers are also carbon-based life forms and usually sail in the galaxy with the fleet.

Only in this way can you bring yourself enough security.

Xu Lei might not have been able to judge in the past, but since he learned about the existence of the Galactic Civilization Administration, he clearly knows how many unimaginable civilizations there are in the galaxy.

Therefore, the identity of this spacecraft cannot be determined at this moment.

There is a high probability that it is a completely new civilization.

At present, mankind has faced the Pioneer Empire, and the two sides can be said to be mortal enemies.

If you encounter a new civilization, it will be difficult to determine whether it is an enemy or a friend. Xu Lei does not want to provoke a new enemy in the solar system.

"It's really unlucky to encounter alien civilizations here."

"It can't be that the other party is also here for the Star Gate, right?"

"It shouldn't be possible."

At this time, a bold guess was born in Xu Lei's mind, but he then forcibly denied it, and then issued an order to the Golden Crow: "Try to hide yourself to avoid being discovered by the other party, and wait for my order."

"It's the master."

After the Golden Crow finally answered Xu Lei, it immediately disconnected.

After solving the problem of the spaceship, he was the only one left.

Without being sure whether the other party would land on this planet, Xu Lei certainly would not continue to stay here.

After a slight hesitation, he decided to go down first.

However, it is worth mentioning that before entering this underground cave, he did one thing.

Upon closer inspection, you can see that Xu Lei's body is changing rapidly. His face, which was not inferior to Bai Gu, gradually becomes ugly, and a spindle-shaped crown appears on his head.

And two more arms grew.

There is a pair of translucent wings on the back.

That's right.

This is exactly what a pioneer looks like.

After Xu Lei fused with living metal, he gained the ability to change his body freely.

Originally he thought this function was useless and not helpful at all, but now it seems that it is simply a weapon to hide himself.

He transformed himself into the image of a pioneer. Even if he encountered other alien civilizations, he would not involve the solar system.

As a secondary civilization, the Key Pioneer Empire has files in the Galactic Civilization Administration. I believe that other alien civilizations will be more or less afraid of it, or at least they will not dare to do anything to it.

It can even make it easier for him to kill and steal goods when necessary.

Thinking like this is simply a necessary skill for walking in the galaxy.

"Ugly, it's a bit ugly, but that's all it can do now." After completing the transformation of the pioneer image, Xu Lei looked up and down, and after making sure there was no problem, he jumped directly into the passage.

After the body fell for a while, the body squatted down and stepped on the hard ground with both feet.

Although it brought a large impact, it did not cause any damage to the body, which was basically as expected.

"What the hell is this place? Are you really here at the right place?" As soon as he turned around, with the help of the light emitted from his body, Xu Lei suddenly discovered that what appeared in his field of vision was a black stone door made of an unknown material.

There are mysterious lines carved on it.

What made him even more excited was that upon closer inspection, the patterns were similar to those in the Science and Technology Museum.

You must know that since he became the cheap curator of the Science and Technology Museum, he has never found anything similar in the real world.

Start very early.

Xu Lei wanted to find out the origin of the Science and Technology Museum.

I want to know who has so much energy to build a museum on a battleship to collect the technology of the entire universe's civilization. How can I not be excited now that I have finally made a new discovery?

Also, this stone door is obviously a product of civilization and cannot be naturally generated.

This proves that there was once a civilization on this planet, and it can be compared with what Misti said at the beginning.

If you are lucky enough, you might be able to find the Star Gate directly.

Thinking of this, Xu Lei naturally no longer hesitated, and immediately stretched out his four arms and pushed towards the stone door.

He originally thought that the stone door might be very bulky or completely blocked, but he never expected that he could easily push it open with almost no effort.

And almost as soon as the stone door opened, its interior suddenly became bright.

Presenting a space full of technology.

Very wide and tall.

Especially the complex device located in the center makes people unable to help but guess its purpose.

For the top scientists in the solar system, suddenly coming to such a special space will inevitably arouse the desire for knowledge. Xu Lei started to study these things without any hesitation.

It is no exaggeration to say that this thing alone is enough to confirm that a civilization with a relatively high level of technology once existed on this planet.

I'm afraid not under the Pioneer Empire.

It's just that history has long been sealed in the dust, and future generations cannot know why they left.

In the end, Xu Lei studied for a long time and basically determined that the device in this space was the star gate used to create the space channel between galaxies.

But I don’t know how to start it yet.

Speaking of which, Xu Lei's luck was really good this time.

It only took two months to accurately find the location of the star gate on a huge planet with a mass 1.3 times that of the Earth.

This was something he had never dared to imagine before.

"I found it but didn't find it. Now the situation becomes a bit tricky." At this time, Xu Lei carefully looked at the so-called star gate, stroking his chin with two hands as if thinking, and couldn't find the place to put the other two hands at all.

Stargate involves space channels and wormholes, and its technological scope has long exceeded his knowledge.

It would be like throwing a smartphone to an ancient person.

Don't know how to operate it at all.

If you were to use the star gate in the Pioneer Star, you wouldn't need to consider this issue, but now it is a top priority.

If you can't open the star gate, you can't go to Setan.

The end result is still the same.

He originally thought that he was very lucky this time to be able to find the Star Gate in such a short period of time, but now it seems that it was too early to be happy.

But as the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.

Just when Xu Lei was worried about how long he would stay here, suddenly a virtual image quickly condensed in front of him. Although the shape looked almost exactly the same as a human being, the facial features were not visible and full of mystery.

Before he could react to the sudden change, a neutral voice came to his ears.

And I don’t know if it’s because his current image is that of a pioneer, but the language used by this virtual image to communicate is also the language of the pioneer.

"Belongs to the pioneer civilization."

"Identification confirmed."

"Welcome to use the secondary star gate."

"I am Guidance Assistant No. 10086 of the Galactic Civilization Administration."

"Please pay Galaxy Coins..."

After listening to everything that the avatar said, if Xu Lei wasn't the pioneer image now, I'm afraid his mouth would have been opened as wide as possible.

I'm surprised how complicated the Stargate can be to use.

Apparently Misty was hiding something from him.

At the same time, I am even more grateful that I have become a pioneer in advance. Otherwise, if I appear here as a human being, I am afraid that I will be deprived of the right to lose the star gate.

After all, who would have known that only civilizations registered with the Galactic Civilization Administration can use star gates.

He was almost tricked by Misty.

Fortunately he was cautious enough.

In this case, I would also like to thank the unidentified aircraft.

Otherwise, he really might not be able to pretend.

But now a new problem appeared in front of him, that is, he only had one Galaxy Coin left in his body.

Not enough to pay for it at all.

According to the numbers on the light screen projected by the avatar, just for his personal use of the secondary star gate, he would have to pay one thousand galactic coins. If the Golden Crow is included, it is estimated to directly exceed ten thousand.

If we had known that Galaxy Coins could be used in so many ways, we should have left some behind when building the Golden Crow.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

But just as Xu Lei was thinking about this problem, he saw that the black stone door behind him, which he had closed long ago, was pushed open from the outside again.