Star Empire

"More research is needed to establish a basic proof chain..." After many experiments, the woman summarized the information revealed by the scattered structures in the order field with some surprise, "The jump seems to be too big... ”.

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Sufficient time and vast space meant that the empire's industry was hardly subject to any restrictions from the objective environment. The empire's high-end infrastructure system is being improved amid the seamless work of many information-matter conversion equipment spread across the stars.

In accordance with the gradually improving new generation standards and regulatory requirements, the empire's decision-makers issued a basic order: It is clear that the universe under the empire will be equipped with four main large-scale equipment groups: the universe reference anchor, the world gate, and the North Celestial Pole. The void information scanning terminal control tower and the South Celestial Pole void information analysis array terminal control tower.

The latter two large-scale equipment inherited the names and overall meanings of the ancient previous facilities. They are mainly used to receive and analyze various information fluctuations in the void. After the concept of void routes gradually emerged, the matching coordination system also appeared.

Generally speaking, most of the information that can be transmitted across the void either has a very close source or a high enough intensity. Currently, the South Celestial Pole equipment group is used less, while the North Celestial Pole takes over most of the communication requirements. and scanning requirements.

And now, reports from the South Celestial Pole are increasing day by day - in order to find ways to artificially create a world, teams of large and small, composed of a massive population, are conducting various experiments near the empire's territorial universe, such as building a temporary Order field, and then use various means to create various strange order environments in the order field.

Among this group of people, members of the arcane-illusion department are the most active, and then there are those who pursue technical research in crystal energy.

After it was confirmed that the project of finding a way to create a world would help the empire crack the missing high-level order, the previous single science officer order was further increased in effectiveness. The current active phenomenon in the void is also under this situation. The next one was mobilized.

But obviously this is not a problem that can be solved in a short time. I am afraid that the entire empire will not be able to find a clue to the problem of independent creation of the world for a long time - to create a space that can be independent in the void, to create a space that can exist independently. A universe that creates a world that can evolve autonomously in the void. These concepts are not at the same level at all.

But now, all the empire can do is create a bubble of order field that does not even have a soul.

The problem that arises from this is also obvious - the range of the order field created in the void can be large or small, and the internal space of this kind of order field temporarily built for small experiments generally does not More than one light-year, this seems no problem, but if you scan it from the void, any order field has a unique order frequency. These temporary experimental spaces have equal rights with the normal universe in the void.

For a spaceship taking a void route, this is equivalent to having thousands of buzzing bells that can lead people astray on the originally quiet route; but for the Gate of the World, these extra The space is not much better. Because the number of these temporary order fields is too huge and the frequencies between them are extremely similar, transmission errors occur from time to time.

After these phenomena became more and more serious, Ikarim and others had to deal with these problems. However, judging from the report he submitted to Vidoville, this was also a helpless thing: Unless the world can be controlled on a small scale, It is compatible with an independent third-party jump frequency and its supporting transfer buffer space, otherwise there is nothing he can do except enhance stability and eliminate interference as much as possible.

"The rules and systems need to be further improved. We are now in a period of change, and the magnitude is beyond any stage of previous civilization. Now, our practices are not enough to ensure the security that should exist, and our memory and worldview..."

"We cannot exclude all and deny all, but the safety is questionable."

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The evolutionary trends in these temporary order fields are forcibly accelerated, and once the research is completed, these remaining test sites must be dealt with immediately.

This is not only a time to explore goals, but also a time to collect experiences and sum up lessons. For the first time, the empire began to consider constraints related to the safety and stability of void routes; for the first time, it mobilized so many people to jointly participate in the study of one thing, the direct role of high-level orders, the multiple application methods of different powers... these memories All are precious.

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Restoration year March 26, 1579.

In a huge network composed of countless people and equipment, a lively academic seminar is going on.

"Currently, we have determined more relevant information. The most critical part of the creation process is how to create the source of a world, which is the singularity before creation in theory. The experiments in this period of hundreds of years Among them, we can basically be sure of one thing: the world itself does conform to the high-level concept described in the unified information, and it can evolve and grow spontaneously after its birth. By creating everything in the world in the order field and then giving it a boost It is impossible to simulate a world that conforms to the concept by using laws."

Isendel paused for a moment, and then continued to broadcast his thoughts to the network: "Unfortunately, during the hundreds of years we have spent with us as the reference frame, the void "near us" is still very peaceful. Only one valuable Genesis event was observed, and the two flashes of order were still learned through the decay information waves transmitted through the void. When a few detectors survived the aftermath of Genesis and entered the new world, the interior of the world itself was still It just contains a universe that is cooling rapidly, and the heart of the world is already fully formed. It can be said that apart from the fact that it can be included in our territory after the universe is a little colder, the value of this event is not very great. .”

"At the same time, I have also read all the reports submitted by voluntary research groups that were judged to be of high novelty and combination. Among these reports, the report submitted by Xihe Wuyi's group was the most It is realistically feasible.”

Eisendel praised the girl and the group she later established in his heart - "But it is a pity that after detailed demonstration of the relevant parts, there are still many unfounded aspects in this speculation. The ability to predict and control probability is at a certain level." It can indeed be used for backtracking after changing the direction of use to a certain extent, but the power of Erwin and Tyrant cannot reach such strength even if it is connected to an external arcane reactor."

"Moreover, the most important problem is that although their abilities take effect in most order bodies, they cannot directly take effect in the void... Moreover, even if they can take effect, we are not sure what these powers are needed to activate them. Which trends in the void should be explored to achieve the goals we need.”

"Therefore, the relevant content still requires everyone to continue to work hard and find possible solutions as much as possible. Thank you for your contribution to the empire. The development of superorganisms requires the joint efforts of all its constituent individuals..."

"Cavenriel, among our most powerful team of scientists currently, you and Ikarim should be said to have the strongest modeling and mapping abilities in the entire empire. I know that maybe This is a bit strange, but I still want to ask, how much time do you think it will take to solve such a problem?"

"Your Majesty, since you asked like this... you also know that our current problem is that we can't find a way to observe what properties the point before the birth of the world will have, and whether it has its own structure. , if not, then how does it work? If so, then those structures must be in an extremely compressed state - how do we try to study and restore the properties related to them?"

"At the same time, in this regard, I really don't recommend that you order a pure mathematical environment simulation through the mathematical rate core... Void is void, and pure mathematical environments can only help us conveniently construct information mapping and help assign high-level information , but the difference between it and the void is too huge. If we simulate it in the wrong environment, the results we get will most likely be wrong... To answer your previous question, if the void still remains At the current "rate" of creation...perhaps we may need 70,000 years, or even more."

"...This feels a bit familiar."

"Technological explosion cannot last forever. Over the course of tens of billions of years of history, the technological system must develop in an all-round way to provide a sufficient preparatory foundation for the birth of new technologies. In some cases, history will even show a spiral development. During this period, civilization as a whole may even retreat."

"Well... I understand that in those days, we didn't even know which direction we should develop, but at least now, the empire itself has a clear goal of progress. As long as the goal is still there, we will definitely achieve it, The rest, I hope, is just a matter of time..."

"I hope those arrays don't play their role prematurely."

In the distant void, compared to the fleets and colonies of the empire, what spreads the fastest is the array of early warning facilities.

Hopefully they'll work - and hopefully, they won't.

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"The probe has lost contact and has exceeded the maximum expected concentration area."

In the empty test area, a series of huge buildings that seemed to be made of crystal were floating quietly in the dark space. Extending from the upper end of the building, the prism arrays with mysterious details and complex light and shadow lines are disappearing out of thin air in groups, as if they had never existed.

Surrounding these huge architectural arrays, the blurred lines of light are slowly reshaping the details of the entire testing ground.

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The news has completed its initial spread. Everything that happened after the encounter between the gods, the consensus and partial agreements reached by the two sides in the preliminary negotiations, and many stories that have been confirmed by each other to be conducive to mutual understanding have spread among the two major protoss. All the data this time will form a basic data system together with the previous data from different levels and sources, providing a reference for deepening exchanges and comprehensive opening up between the gods.

Large and small conferences of divine consciousness were formed. Under the strong promotion of the will of the void, the reaction speed of the divine world surprised the gods themselves - the scale of the divine civilization is too huge. If you want to fully integrate this in a short time System scheduling may even require a "price" to be paid. But now, as the God Realm seems to be waking up from its slumber and preparing to face changes, everything has not become undisciplined.

It is certain that it may take tens of thousands of years just for the two sides to fully launch talks and deepen the level of communication.

However, perhaps after a true consensus is reached, the decisions made by these holy and powerful beings may have a profound impact on the order of the void as before...

"Well...technical integration has already made initial progress. At this point, if we can fully coordinate and complement each other's deep-diving technologies, then we may be able to advance further. But considering our current deep-diving technologies The level is roughly similar. If there is no more decisive breakthrough, we will still need a lot of time to reach the application level of Σ."

Facing the results finally displayed after layers of filtering and resetting, the supreme gods and the research groups and think tanks composed of more wisdom behind them are analyzing the essential content and publishing on different phenomena. Their own opinions:

"That's true. If you want to operate safely in the chaotic sea area, the technical conditions required to achieve this goal are extremely stringent. To achieve this goal, you need not only superb technology, but also sophisticated usage and combination methods... ..." As one report after another flashed by, the situation inside the chaotic sea domain was being read by the gods, provided by the crystallization of the experience and knowledge accumulated by countless living beings.

"...At present, the technical limit that our own research and the data we have collected from the void in the past can achieve is to bring the detector close to the deep surface area of ​​the chaotic sea. If we do not consider technical means, we just use the gate. If the information that can be carried is reinforced, we can also try to achieve mid-level partitioning close to the deep structure...Currently, now, we can do this."

"For a long time, for the sake of order and security, we have not carried out many practical operations, let alone destructive experiments that may cause huge casualties... We are entangled with too many causes and effects. We cannot go too far. In these On the other hand, based on the discussions we have had, we have a lot of consensus. But now, we must also find ways to move faster in this field."

"We cannot rule out the possibility that after some of the foundations and pillars of the past were taken away, our previous achievements collapsed without our knowledge."

"Yes, but now is not the time to deal with them."

"At the same time, it should also be noted that we are still lacking in details, and these details may be the key to restricting our further progress. Considering that we are currently facing major reform opportunities, I think it is necessary for us to integrate some into the current technical system The part we once ignored.”

"In this field, the problems we have to face can be said to be clear. We should try our best to master the technology of opening the exit of the chaotic sea in a controlled way. If we always rely on decaying pollutants to stimulate the door, then our experiments The conditions will be greatly restricted, and this is also part of the prerequisite technology required for us to stably grasp the stable mapping relationship between the Chaos Sea Domain and the Order World. If we have been unable to directly open the corresponding Chaos Sea exit in the world, then we It is always necessary to exclude perturbation parameters in the mapping relationship. Although this will not lead to a complete interruption of the plan, it may reduce efficiency."

"The unstable sea area and chaotic sea exports can be said to be the most important part of the difficulties we need to face at present, but it is far from all. The chaotic sea exports themselves have load-carrying restrictions, and we cannot unlimited Using conventional chaotic sea exits, the giant gates of the ancient chaotic sea have generally lost their activity, and there is not much use significance... The difficulty of stable transmission of information in the chaotic sea is much greater than in the void environment... Currently, some of the activities are still The method of donating nodes to the depths of the Troubled Sea domain among the giant gates of the Eternal Troubled Sea that have not been completely lost is already relatively mature, but the efficiency of doing so is very low..."

"If we want to capture information of sufficient strength in the chaotic sea realm, then we must have a large enough net - at present, it seems that if we can further grasp the channel mapping relationship between the order world and the chaotic sea realm , then our progress may be accelerated. The technology required to sail efficiently in troubled seas, or even conduct semi-sustainable navigation in polluted areas without relying on the outlet of troubled seas, may require longer research..."

"Large-scale deep-diving facilities are currently in short supply...the zeroing capability within the chaotic sea area is too strong, and the strength and integration level of the defense systems used by conventional large-scale information bodies cannot meet the requirements...the super defense system that is too powerful is difficult to be defeated by any The test site carries heavy loads in rough seas, and their structure and existing model structures are not suitable for navigation in rough seas.”

"At present... considering our requirements, it seems that we should first continue to focus most of our attention on the direction of extreme deep diving - we need deep-diving structures that can cross the critical layer in theory and survive We send our ideas to the other shore based on the possible huge existential incompatibility between the two sides of the void. Large deep-diving ships must also be owned, but considering the weight difference, the priority should be slightly lowered to a certain extent..."

"The relevant missing technologies should be made up for by each of us using our strengths..."

After the discussion, a preliminary summary began to emerge.

During the conversation, the high-ranking gods who met each other by chance were getting closer and closer to each other. The actual manifestation of the vastness and power of the divine world is profound thoughts, broad vision, and profound experience. They are truly "living" existences. And these gods are one of the manifestations of these living beings. Therefore, the meetings and discussions between these supreme gods and high-ranking gods are enough to indicate to a certain extent that their pantheon may be seizing the opportunity to get to know each other again after being apart.

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"The goal has been basically determined. At present, it seems that we have the opportunity to conduct another deep-diving collaborative test - after this test is over, the stability of this chaotic sea exit should be said to not support further tests." In the building In the activated information hall, the consciousness meeting decided the next step closest to the present. After the decision is made, many more specific actions will basically begin after this test.

The gods in the test site began to get busy - stabilizing the environment, resetting parameters, confirming the stability of the exit from the chaotic sea, and setting up probes... To complete these things, the gods must take practical action.

"...Actually, what we are doing now is not just to fully explore, try and develop something. We are also doing this to restore some parts of ourselves that may have been forgotten as soon as possible, including us One’s own strength, mobility, and domain.”

"Σ has long suppressed the performance of its own information transmission and existence attributes. In doing so, they may have caused us to forget a considerable amount of information that may be related to them. At the same time, the reports and technical processes they handed over to us were also taken away simultaneously... …It’s possible that they are already finally experimenting with what a civilization-wide “borderline” system can accomplish…”

These ideas exist in the meetings of the consciousness and in the thinking of the gods. They dance and float inside the unpretentious building. And these giant space facilities built using God's materials constrain the corresponding flow of information at all levels. Together with the gods, they monitor everything that needs attention.

In the cold space, the light emitted by the divinely-made buildings seemed to become a little colder.

In the center of the fuzzy matrix of buildings, a ring of electric light brings a touch of life to the entire space. The faint blue thunder was modulated and restrained by the Tianshu glazed obelisk made by the gods, forming a blazing halo that was enough to suppress the exit of the chaotic sea. Under the suppression of the powerful artifact, the passage through the order structure of the chaotic sea realm was nailed to the constrainable development plane composed of two spatial orders. Those weird helpless qualities can no longer be reflected.

A little further away, a tiny point of light is orbiting this unstable structure. The essence of this photoelectric spot is a new fusion probe. At this moment, it is undergoing final stability confirmation.

"The test is about to begin. Finally, all stable facilities will be checked and correlation fuse nodes will be set up. This chaotic sea exit has carried many internal and external information exchanges, and the stability of the gate itself has begun to decline. The goal of this test is extreme deep diving. This test After this test, this world will be abandoned and disposed of harmlessly, so all relevant responsible parties should be prepared."

In order to make the probe sail as deep as possible, the probe itself was made very strong. At the same time, the high gods also blessed the probe according to their own understanding-these supreme divine blessings that can already be measured by information. It may be a bit vague, but it may also be quantified by magic in the future.

"Here... it may be worth noting."

"What's wrong?" Amidst the bustle, the words between the supreme gods attracted some new attention.

"Our actions, our thoughts, and our will actually integrate a lot of complex information structures. Our single magic... Calculated according to the initial stage of extraordinary, even a very simple magic has various corresponding rules behind it. It may take computational matrices and databases larger than the world to analyze the records, but we have integrated them into our behavior and perception.”

"This is indeed a very realistic situation, and it is also normal, but why do you bring it up, why do you do it again...ah, here?!"

"Perhaps this is why we are not sensitive enough to technology... We have delayed it for too long, or it may be that we have indeed forgotten something that once belonged to us."

"In the past, we must have gotten something wrong, but now, this trial is the focus now. We will definitely investigate, but that will not happen until later when we start to put more energy and attention there. Yes." Shengyang Xihe reminded.

"Well, that's natural."

"Talk about it"

“Are super civilizations and rulers of super civilizations like this?”

"What?" Shengyang Xihe asked, and in the meeting of spiritual consciousness, the consciousness that raised this question, Iremila slowly replied: "Melancholy, although it is very dim, but they seem to be accompanying him all the time. Deep into the soul.”

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As all the tests were completed step by step, the probe directly passed through the gate in a movement form that was simply unacceptable to mortals. The trajectory fluctuations caused by the sharp rank line transformation were still very clear even after the detector disappeared.

"The interior of the Chaos Sea Territory is so against order... However, the shallow areas of the Chaos Sea Territory still seem to have weak remnants of order. Although our sight does not necessarily guarantee that we can see the truth here, in comparison , this part of the area is still relatively safe..."

"...If self-explanatory maintenance of sufficient strength cannot be maintained, the probe cannot even exist in the chaotic sea. In the chaotic sea, even for us, the order and laws that can be found almost no longer exist, and the deeper the So..."

"At present, the most basic essential content is still missing. We cannot determine what reference system these probes move relative to in the chaotic sea area, let alone the real details of their interaction with the surrounding environment. This may prevent us from understanding Go deeper."

Amid sporadic discussions, the probe penetrated the shallow area like a meteor and continued to move towards the deep area under the calculation of a powerful engine. The rolling black and red smoke clouds and the endless waves of malice rolled over the probe one after another. When the environment begins to collapse, all reality begins to fall into the fog, and all stories and narratives are collapsing like paper soaked in ink, bringing with it a sudden increase in stability pressure.

In the vast space, inside and outside God's building, all that is left is endless coldness.

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"The probe's voyage time is three weeks on the main axis of time, and it is approaching the surface of the deep area of ​​​​the chaotic sea area..." The prism held by Arimira is emitting a faint light, "According to the current speed, it corresponds to approximately two weeks of main axis time. After that, it will reach the maximum concentration area that our technology can generally reach... If compared with other data records, perhaps we need more development to reach the critical layer..."

"Hopefully... some of the content hasn't been lost yet - wait, what's going on?!"

Among all the consciousness and sensor arrays, the signal from the probe was suddenly interrupted.

The probe self-destructed.