Star Empire

"The future...should be interesting, right?"

With the addition of a new way to obtain information such as a network terminal, Kriz's strong curiosity can be satisfied faster. He "played" with all the items in the room, changing the original layout of the room beyond recognition. Time passed quietly amidst attempts and surprises after attempts. Even he himself did not know how long he had been "playing" until the heavy feeling of exhaustion coming from the depths of his soul completely overwhelmed his strong curiosity. The body was finally "pressed" on the bed.

A rolling feeling of fatigue came over me, and my senses seemed to be swallowed up by this invisible wave.

In a daze, Kriz felt that everything around him seemed to be gradually getting darker.

"Uh-huh"

There seemed to be some uneasiness, but it was too late for them to express it.

"Explanation, facing darkness, most living beings will feel a certain degree of fear. This kind of fear can be extended to a collection of fears about uncontrollability, the unknown, loss of feeling, etc. And feeling fear before going to sleep , is a normal phenomenon for new life. Peaceful and deep sleep is a social behavior and needs to be supported by objective conditions..."

"Don't worry, it's safe here."

The sleeping consciousness did not feel these flashing words, but they had already flashed through xs4028's mind. And after such a "flash", the memory related to it has already remained in his mind.

"Top user hibernation detected."

"Coordinate the room environment parameters to improve the level of background "security"."

"Tidy up the internal environment of the room...and eliminate related factors that may cause accidents."

"Activate the suppression force field to exert minimal restraint control on the target individual. This project must continue until the target individual (the highest user) can fully control his body and mind before it can be terminated."

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"It is detected that thinking activities are exposed, and the thinking space appears involuntary and open to the outside world... assists in closing and strengthening related operational feelings..."

"There is an abnormality in the silent coordinate stabilization calculation. The restricted stance suppresses the abnormal movement and helps the target individual strengthen his silent control ability..."

"The silent disturbance of the target individual increases abnormally, adopt the corresponding mode to deal with it...the effect is low, enhance the output of the current mode and start to select the next stage of processing plan..."

"The intensity of the silent disturbance exceeded the threshold, no abnormality was recorded, and re-detection showed that the individual was not affected."

"This situation is inconsistent with the current data. Record and upload it... Judgment, maintain the current status of the thinking suppression intensity, and continue to observe. If there are abnormal changes in the reality intensity, the target individual will be forcibly awakened..."

"Make logical judgment... until the relevant individual is fully aware of his own abnormality or before the system determines that this is a dangerous abnormality, the specific situation will not be directly disclosed to him, but he should provide indirect assistance in some aspects."

The room had darkened, and the remaining light was weak but warm.

The words formed by some golden streams of light were like drifting fireflies, and they flashed across xs4028's mind.

In the external part, this huge building located in the center of the city has completed the integration of all new situations in this cycle.

Routine records will be kept within the building and multiple backups will be made periodically.

Unusual records will be passed layer by layer and continue to respond to higher levels until the level they reach can properly solve the problem.

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"I am..."

Kriz, who was still in a daze, tried to gather his consciousness again. He struggled to get up, but the strength of his limbs seemed to have been taken away. The smooth clothes and the cushion on the bed made it difficult to find a point of strength. It becomes a little difficult. And he didn't know if it was an illusion - Kriz found that when he tried to move his limbs, the movements of his limbs seemed to be hindered and weakened by some kind of viscous medium, but when he went to explore carefully, there was nothing in the surrounding space. abnormal.

"Strange...huh? What are these?" The new life suddenly discovered that during the time when he was "asleep", there seemed to be a large amount of information flowing through his body and through various objects around him - records The log records everything that happened in the past in detail.

"Explanation: New life needs to rely on a variety of rest methods, including hibernation, to coordinate the soul and body. The body and soul of new life are not yet fully mature, and their control of themselves is not perfect and precise enough, so they need to access additional Assisted coordination with equipment, these are standard processes and practices stipulated in regulatory documents such as the "Regulations on the Initial Grant of New Life" and the "Specifications for the Initial Guidance of New Life"."

"Well... what is the thinking space?" Kriz soon discovered that there were many records related to "thinking space leakage" in the recording log.

"Explanation, the thinking space is established based on the soul and consciousness of every life. The power to maintain the thinking space comes from the "silent depth" of the living body's own soul, body and consciousness, that is, "the degree of thinking that can be completed unconsciously." "

"Because the power to maintain the thinking space comes from the living body itself, it does not require excessive permissions or support from the empire system, so they have a high level of autonomy and controllability. It is precisely because of this that they are often used In emergencies—all kinds of unexpected events and emergencies may occur in the reality of order and in the void, external support is not always reliable enough.”

"Oh, I still don't understand." Kriz shook his head. He continued to flip through the records that dazzled him. Soon, he discovered other questions: "What is silent disturbance? Why do I have such an "abnormality" ?”

"Explanation, after the birth of new life formed by chaotic emergence, all aspects of the life body's activities are not completely stable, so this kind of new life may have various abnormal phenomena. It is precisely for this reason that new life is born After leaving the incubation chamber, they will first go to such a facility to observe and wait for life to grow to the next stage."

"During the observation process, the abnormal phenomena of the target life will be recorded and analyzed. After the analysis is completed, the target life will be informed at the appropriate time point." The tone of the voice coming from the void did not change at all, but Kriz felt that, The amount of information contained in these words seems to be much more than the previous words, and there is something deeper.

"Such life?"

"Explain, the Empire has many ways to create new life."

"If this is the next stage, how long do I need to be "observed"?" Kriz raised his head and looked at the ceiling: "How long does it take for me to grow to the "next stage"?"

"Explanation, this is not completely certain. There are obvious differences between living individuals, and these differences may cause huge differences in growth rates. According to macro statistics, it is confirmed that on 16-4-1-xs4028, the individuals of your branch are down to the next level. The time required for stage growth is mostly 20 to 40 cycles, that is, the dormancy-awakening process is repeated 20 to 40 times. However, statistics show that normal life individuals of this branch also have an upper limit of growth speed within 3 cycles. And the lower limit of the speed to complete growth in 45312 cycles."

"That's right... there are a lot of contents that are really difficult for me to understand at the moment." As he said that, Kriz tried to move his body. He could feel that the power he needed to control his body had returned, and the vague feeling of stickiness before had completely disappeared.

"Before... what was that feeling that vaguely hindered physical movement? Was it... a suppressive force field?"

"Yes, because the perception system of new life cannot fully adapt to the order of time and space in the world, so when they initially enter the order of reality, their time and space coordination ability cannot be accurate and comprehensive. This causes some new life to sometimes They may be injured or even die as a result. Therefore, the suppression force field should always be prepared within the range of activities of new life in order to deal with possible unexpected situations."

". Then, if we want to understand it further from this perspective, then..." As the conversation continued, Kriz's language skills and logical abilities were rapidly improving. "So. Regarding the emergency escape system binding, the granting of emergency action authority inside the building, and the granting of directional collapse authority for the internal structure of the building, are they all set up for safety considerations?"

"Explanation, it is indeed true. There have been many incidents where newborns accidentally got themselves stuck in building structural components. Such accidents may lead to serious injuries, so measures must be taken to prevent them."

"So, why can't direct prevention be carried out?" Kriz asked, "If it is for safety reasons, there should be effective enough measures to prevent such situations from happening, right?"

"Explanation, if considered entirely from a security perspective, such measures do exist. However, past records show that such measures will slow down the growth of almost all individuals affected by such measures and have long-term effects, both on the empire as a whole and on the For a new life, such an approach seems to be more costly than gain.”

"Why is this happening?"

"Explanation, according to the currently most recognized theory, this situation can be roughly summarized as "order tests life, and life is also choosing and testing order." As for the more detailed and deeper parts, this system does not have the right to explain it now."

".I see." Kriz looked at the various furnishings that he had "played" with yesterday. At this moment, some of them had been sorted out while he was "sleeping", but some were still messy. and they still maintain the various settings they left not long ago - the arranged parts are close to the edge of the bed, and they seem to be arranged to prevent themselves from being injured.

Now it seems that everything around me reveals more kindness.

For now, the world seems humane enough.

In the chaos, the countless scenes I have seen are still vivid in my mind - it may be that the long period of continuous training has gradually filled up the holes and pain in civilization, and everything is developing for the better. Of course, it may be that I am still in the harbor, still in my home, the only place that is warm is warm, and after leaving here, the wind blowing from the outside world may still reveal a faint smell of blood. Or maybe both.

Kriz is more willing to believe in the former. At the same time, there is a sense of foreknowledge that comes from the soul that can be understood but cannot be expressed in words. He tells himself that he will participate in it, and he will not only participate in the story, but also affect the story. Guide the story, and you will also write the story, and the story may even be spontaneously improved by your own existence.

But for now, the vague premonition doesn't matter. He planned to continue confronting the messy furnishings in his room and continue to complete various attempts that he had not completed "yesterday".

"Also, isn't it also a good choice to face yourself?"

After all, my body and even I haven’t figured out the details and possibilities of “him?”

"Explanation, the bodies used by most of the life in the empire are built according to the characteristics of the soul. The body is the encapsulated entity and action reality of the soul. However, it should be noted that the body is a consumable product compared to the soul. A body that contains will As the "Core of Theseus' Ship" of life, including all attributes such as consciousness, wisdom, etc., the soul may replace or reshape its body many times."

"Explain that clothing and accessories, including clothing, have inheritance significance, that is, they do not appear because of absolute rational needs. They originated from trillions of years ago and exist due to the will and choice of ancestors and inheritors. . The culture associated with it has remained active for a long time and continues to this day.”

"When can I leave here?"

The entire empire is like a magnificent pyramid.

This huge pyramid composed and controlled by all living beings has different levels from bottom to top, and each level is a closed-loop and relatively independent huge interval. Most of the time, the interval itself is enough to digest the problems within the interval. The process of seeing the problem - discovering the contradiction - solving the problem - alleviating the contradiction - resolving the contradiction can be completed within the interval. These processes are constantly born and terminated, like ouroboros, or like huge closed-loop circulations, constantly blowing in every interval, driving all operations.

However, this is not absolute. Although there are different levels in the pyramid, there are never barriers that cannot exist between the levels. In fact, the collection of requirements for distinguishing levels is not so much a barrier as it is actually more like a "hidden door". As long as you want to push through , it can be pushed away.

It is precisely because of this that communication and interaction between most levels are quite active. And in addition to these spontaneous exchanges, orders from the empire have also constructed a considerable number of information channels. The existence of these channels can ensure that the problem can be solved appropriately enough to the greatest extent possible.

The Void Sun is the supreme being of the empire, and she is also the unquestionable core of civilization. This has remained the same for hundreds of millions of years.

On the vast boiling ocean, countless jets pointing at the void and tearing the sky rise every moment. Some of them will fall back to form spectacular prominences, and some of them will break and decompose. It will leave the sun, pass by the Emperor's garrison fleet in the order space, and then change form, leave the order field and turn into an invisible stellar wind that can travel in the void.

For hundreds of millions of years, the exploration team has been moving away from the world of order and moving into the depths of the void, and the top of the blazing solar wind has been expanding all the time.

The boundaries of the wind field remain unexplored until now.

The sunny side of Void Fierce Sun is a boiling ocean, but this is not absolute. The boiling torrent of information is interspersed with many large and small "quiet zones" - such as monument towers, the original site of the conference, and test sites that have appeared over hundreds of millions of years and carry sufficient significance. Around them, Even the turbulent waves on the surface of the blazing sun will silently surrender and completely dissipate here.

Vidoville was familiar with the scene - he could clearly see everything around him through the panoramic wall at the back of his office. And I have seen the same scene for more than six hundred years.

"It looks like today will also be a day for seal engraving and signatures."

Sitting in the chair, Vidoville stretched out hard, and the chair itself moved forward partially to ensure that Vidoville could comfortably use the large and seemingly unnecessary desk.

"Contact activation...confirm that the information quarantine process is complete and the results are accurate...stabilize the corresponding channel..." As the process that has been executed countless times over hundreds of millions of years is once again completed, the entire empire is the most important and worthy of attention. The integrated information body also began to unfold in front of Victorville one by one.

In front of you, layers of holographic display windows began to appear on the huge, white, crescent-like desk. Some of these windows were filled with dense text, and some were filled with countless groups, operators, and symbols. There are various curves, and some present extremely distorted and broken scenes - they cannot be displayed directly in this way.

In fact, what is displayed through holography can only be said to be a shallow and fragmented surface layer of a complete report. The deep part is directly transmitted to the main thread of Vidoville's consciousness through a special large-capacity channel.

And if you want to take a closer look at the holographic projections on the table... they are flashy and very impractical.

"But it's very real. Tsk...who am I talking to?" Vidoville laughed at himself, "It's been so long, or...forget it, what will be included in this report and proposal...? "

The sliding of the finger and the command from the heart appear simultaneously, without the slightest time difference between the two.

The command activates the first-ranked report.

"Star Empire Expedition Chronicle 1 168 000 000 000 to 1 168 540 000 000 Annual Void Accident Red Seal"

Preface

The object referred to by virtual information corresponds to a huge interval in the unified field of information. This interval is lower than all actual things, and higher than void in terms of existential attributes. This interval corresponds to the transition of order reality to void, and its existence is of great significance to the development of order reality.

The weakening and instability of the field of virtual information has led to a rapid increase in the rate of void navigation accidents and the number of random cross-world crossing events throughout the empire.

According to observation records, the empire has confirmed that the background disintegration rate of false information related to Σ civilization has slowed down again. Comprehensive research shows that the degree of background damage of false information is close to the limit.

The destruction of the false information background has a huge impact on the reality of the current order.

The existence of virtual information background affects the generation and arrangement rules of the multidimensional world to a great extent. The weakening and collapse of the Σvirtual information background means that the risks involved in entering the void are higher than ever before.

1. Reasons for high risk

The void is all-encompassing, but it itself supports no set of rules of order. At present, it is found that most of the constraints when conducting void navigation come from the virtual information background. The destruction of the background has led to a decrease in the strength of once feasible rules, and risks have begun to seep in from multiple details...

2. Current preventive measures and effects

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"The red seal document... Indeed, this is not a development report, a development outlook, nor a guidance book. The gold seal, blue seal and white seal are not appropriate. It's just that the red seal document... is more serious than it Yes, there are only black-sealed documents that appear in the face of major wars and major disasters."

Vidoville sighed softly.

"If the void is compared to a piece of paper where nothing exists, then the actual world and actual existences are like real stories, and false information is mixed between the actual stories and paper... They are defaults and conventions "Creative rules". And what is happening now can be seen as these conventional "creative rules" being broken, which in turn makes the relationship between story and paper no longer stable..."

"Review completed." Vidoville put a review seal on this dangerous document.

The next document appeared in front of him.

"Emergency Order Field Coordinate Calculation System Project Establishment Report"

The report aims to solve a type of high-incidence accidents at present - missing-in-the-void accidents.

Such accidents often occur due to abnormality or fragmentation of the order field.

The premise of the problem should be made clear - the order field, as a collection of representations, determines the "void coordinates" where the order creation is located from the overall level. When the order field is broken or a major abnormality occurs, the entities wrapped in the order field will also be affected by the synchronization.

Current actual observation records show that after the order field is broken, the proportion of cases in which the original entity disappears completely gradually increases. Among them, the majority of missing units are small and medium-sized entities and relatively low-tech entities.

Trace observation and void survey radar tracking show that these entities experienced an infinite degree of information deviation at the moment when the order field was broken, and became part of the "scratches" in the void before the end of this process. The confirmation of this result shows that all entities that are finally determined to be "missing in the void" after all judgment processes should be deemed to have been damaged, and everything they carry should be deemed dead or destroyed.

It is currently believed that this process is related to the uncertainty caused when the order field is broken. Due to the decrease in the intensity of the virtual information background, the past "silent retention" rule means that after the creation of order loses the order field in the void, its body still stays at the coordinates of the void where it was before the order field was broken, or it is sucked into a nearby order world. The inherent rules are no longer stable.

Currently, large entities are less affected by this, but the Empire has also collected reports of void disappearances of various super flagships and core flagships. There are a total of six successful recycling records, among which... there is only one case in which the recycled materials are relatively complete. The remaining entities have not been successfully recovered and no corresponding wreckage has been found within the empire's detection range. The relevant entities should be considered destroyed.

Actual records show that the systems and security systems used in the past are no longer suitable for this era. The emergency order field coordinate calculation system is the next generation system responsible for resisting such dangers.

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"Are there two supplementary modes of positive trigger operation and shield counter-trigger activation at the same time?"

Vidoville browsed the contents of the file while thinking about the details. "But the biggest problem is... the fragmentation of the order field is often uncertain, and there is a time difference in the triggering of the emergency order field. This time difference may be difficult to completely avoid, and predictive detection radar cannot be spread to every creation. Technical confidentiality The content can be moved back first, but the main problem is that such a radar requires a very powerful power supply system and calculation processing array to function. "

"Small-sized creations cannot be used as a platform to carry this system, and even if it is a super flagship or a core flagship, carrying such a system will cause its original performance to be squeezed to a considerable extent..."

Vidoville thought of himself and the remains of Σ creations that once formed the "Great Ruin Ring" in the void.

Self-consistent law armor.

Order correction wide area fusion field.

And...the remnants of what the empire once was.

The possibility of correspondence in the third category is still under intensive research.

As for the first two types of existence... what do they rely on to enable themselves to maintain the "position" corresponding to the relatively constant void coordinates even when the order field is lost?

Can they use the information carried by the armor to express an instantaneous self-consistent system, and then construct an instantaneous order field, and use this to consolidate the void coordinate representation signal that pops up instantly?

This aspect seems to have never been clear enough, and research related to it has never stopped.

But until now, neither I nor the research team have come up with clear enough results.

As for forcibly calculating an accurate representation of the order field?

That seems more difficult. It is not difficult to directly use the existing foundation of order reality to construct it. It can even be said that constructing an order field is the basis for civilization to move towards the void. But... that was done on the basis of relying on the world and the existing order structure.

And the computation ability required to forcibly construct an order field from micro-elements...

Vidoville shook his head.

"The new system is a meaningful attempt." He gave this report a review badge.

"Next...huh?"

The holographic projection in front of Vidoville was suddenly occupied by a new emergency report.

"Is this... passed directly from the fourth level of authority?!" Vidoville frowned, sending information directly to him across so many levels of authority. This kind of thing can be divided into three situations - either Someone used some means to make a cross-level report. Either there was a problem with the empire's system, or there was something really important enough that it could be uploaded directly from the fourth-level authority area to him.

No matter what the situation is,...

A dim white film of light appeared around Vidoville's body. At the same time, the "concern" of everything around him seemed to have dropped significantly. Even the various holographic displays on the big desk were not interested in him. Becoming tired, Vidoville needs to enter commands several times before they start to update their displayed content like waking up from a dream.

"This is..." With just one glance, Victorville was stunned.

Those are two newsletters.

[An application for access to the empire's intranet was detected in the fourth-level authority area. The application met the access conditions, but it was confirmed to be abnormal after logical judgment. The application has been denied. 】

[New Life 16-4-1-xs4028 (Davox Kryze) tried to log into the empire's intranet, and detection found that he had the corresponding permission before, which has been blocked. 】