Star Empire

"Such an answer... I seem to have heard it at the beginning. Senior, what about what we read before..."

"Of course, the height they have reached cannot be denied. However, compared with the more magnificent and comprehensive existence, they as the crystallization of technology can only be regarded as embellishments."

"What do you mean-" Before the words could be finished, the sudden change at the edge of the order field brought silence to the vast majority of people present.

In the order field, the garrison warships as "stars" concealed their figures. However, the light within the field of order has not dissipated. They no longer come from within the field of order, but from outside the field of order. Bright spots began to appear on the edge of the order field, from one or two, to one cluster of two, and then to one or two clusters.

"Can you count the number of lights in it?"

"The absolute value is very large and changes quickly. Even if you want to count it, you need to wait for them to fully emerge. Do you think those lights and shadows look like the river of light we saw before?"

"What you said is indeed very similar. Wait, these light spots - they are very similar to the arrangement of the beacons surrounding the Zenith constellation of the branches of the world!"

"They exploded!"

An exclamation came, and the huge flow of information transferred through the void survey radar suddenly collided with the boundary of the order field. With those light spots as the center, countless golden rivers of light spread out. At one end, they stretch themselves to their heart's content, and at the other end, they touch and connect with each other, forming a huge, thick and brilliant trunk.

"So beautiful, like feathers."

"Wow"

There are far more than one feather like this.

There are many such feathers in the night sky. Their feathers trembled slightly, as if a breeze was blowing them gently. Although the feathers are not closely connected together, the connection between them cannot be blocked by the ubiquitous dark abyss.

“This is the ‘grandeur of order’.”

"What about the "infinity of space"?"

"Behind them, between every dark abyss that separates these "feathers", outside the order field, within you and me, in our entities, consciousness, souls, and memories. It is everywhere .”

".It sounds strange, but it seems that I am not willing to refute or deny anything."

"It is difficult to modulate and maintain this effect - "this effect" refers to the fact that the empire will not deny the void excessively or worship the void excessively without giving up its curiosity, exploration and resistance to the void. If it is excessively denied Void, then sooner or later we will stop making progress and lose to more and more unknowns while clinging to deficiencies. If we over-worship and deify the void, we will also be in danger. Excessive worship is very likely to bring backlash. And maintaining this Intermediate state. As far as I know, the empire spent a lot of effort."

".It took a lot of effort?"

"It seems to be mentioned in some courses and videos, but it doesn't seem to be very long, just one or two sentences."

"Didn't you learn the relevant content in the movie viewing class? Yes, the time span of the expedition is too big, and it is impossible to introduce everything in detail in the limited time. And you don't need to know these contents now. If you can remember and understand it, let me explain it briefly."

"Everything we see every day is a great achievement for the predecessors of the empire. This naturally includes the atmosphere-the atmosphere of the entire empire."

"Just now, I have talked about the existence of two "thinking extremes", the Radical Parliament and the Conservative Parliament, which represent the life of the empire. By understanding them, you should be able to understand this: As an independent body of information, the Empire Although the existences are connected by a huge existential network, they still have their own independence, their own unique insights and independent thinking."

"These unique insights and unique thinking expressions vary widely, and they may point in various directions. But as a macro whole, the empire still needs a relatively clear development direction. And under the constraints of this relatively clear development direction, those There must be some “original insights” in life that go along these lines, and some that go against them—that’s where the differences lie.”

"It is impossible for the empire to reject and deny differences. If the empire completely eliminates differences, then the empire has only two possibilities - either all members are omniscient and omnipotent, or the empire will die. However, if the differences are too huge and the contradictions they cause are too great If it is sharp, it may hinder the development of the empire, or even completely trap the empire and be unable to move forward - the extreme example of this is the cause of the "special period" that you have seen in the movie viewing class."

"The empire needs coordination, the relationship between every life, the relationship between the individual and the whole, the relationship between hope and reality, the relationship between fantasy and ideals. But coordination alone is not enough. "

"The empire needs to ensure that these fruits will not deteriorate or become corrupted due to the passage of time. The practical means to solve these problems is a large number of emergence rituals - every once in a while, new emergence rituals will cover the entire empire. The emergence ritual contains the direction of the empire, the likes, hopes and dislikes of all beings in the empire, thoughts, mentality and actions worthy of recording, etc. They are brought together, fixed and ascended through specific rituals.”

"They will exist in every part of the empire and in the basic structure of the empire. Their existence will allow the empire to continue to progress and ascend while ensuring that the results achieved previously will not be damaged. Every time The effect of the emergence ritual will not be that great, but the accumulation of hundreds of millions of years is enough for these iterations to explode with sufficient power."

"And this "sufficient power" exists around us, in our daily life and study. The citizens of the empire can do their jobs well and contribute their own strength to safeguard the empire in times of crisis. Safety, and the managers of the empire will lead the empire to develop in the direction expected by all sentient beings. They can fulfill their duties and live up to their trust. Everyone."

"It took hundreds of billions of years of hard work to make such words, which are utopian in most places, infinitely closer to the truth in the empire. Everything we can enjoy today is based on the construction and sacrifice of countless predecessors. ."

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"ah"

"It doesn't matter, everyone will take this step. Everyone needs time and space to grow, just like these feathers in this void - they cannot be built in a day or two."

"Speaking of which, we were probably talking about the infinity of the void. Did we go off topic?"

"No, it's okay, senior. I'm willing to listen to such digressions."

"It doesn't matter. It's quite interesting to listen to it. Although it's still learning, it feels more interesting than attending class."

"Yes, senior, it's okay. After all, it's just a chat."

"Okay, then let's continue..."

In the endless ocean, there is a small fleet, which carries new life and the seeds of the future. The fleet sailed out of the port. They wanted to carry these seeds that represented the future and hope to see something. They used the most essential and practical things to awaken their curiosity and awaken their unawakened and innovative spirit. Courage and will. The seeds are trembling slightly, although they are still too weak now, too weak to be worth mentioning. But who can guarantee that these seeds will not grow upright in the future?

The stars and the sea silently watch everything that happens here. No matter what happens, they are the most direct witnesses.

"What will you watch specifically next? I remember I heard it said before that you will watch some natural scenery and cultural content next?"

"Absolutely. We will go a little further and take a look at the environment of other civilizations. The empire has transformed the world to such a high degree that it no longer has reference significance in some aspects."

"The degree of transformation is too high. Look, look outside! The escort fleet is much bigger!"

"Really, when did they come in?"

"Did something happen?"

"Relax - after all, we are going to the border area next. There are more dangers in the border area than within the empire's territory. This is normal."

"Speaking of which, I suddenly wonder if we are really worthy of the empire deploying so much power to protect us? We only hold level 3-1 authority. An individual empire like ours should have as many as we need, right? If every batch If an existence like us needs such a large fleet to escort, how many ships does the entire empire need to mobilize to complete this task?"

"The empire will dispatch many ships. This is indeed a huge task - but the empire's fleet and the empire's armed forces will be even larger." At this point, the voice from uqhc9841321 became louder, "Yours The authority may not be high. However, as new lives and as the seeds of the future of the empire, as a group, your level is quite high. In order to protect the safety of this group, in order to have a sufficient basis for launching the Emergence Ceremony It's worth sending out these warships with "fuel". I was surprised, but that's the truth."

"There is a new reaction on the edge of the order field, but the color seems to be a little different?"

"Roai Litras - Ofikaya Void Port. This name is a bit difficult to pronounce. Because it is a word that comes from outside our civilization system, we can coordinate their pronunciation, but our writing system cannot match it. The original meaning. This is the trade port between the Star Empire and the Muir-Azerion Federation, and it is also one of the largest trade ports registered in the Star Empire’s Pentacelestial Constellation and the Observer Council.”

"At the same time, this is the sixth largest "trade market" in the void recorded by the empire. For the civilizations that have accepted the Five Heavens Agreement, this is a very important void hub."

"Senior, there are not many "trade airports" or "void hubs" like this, right?" Kriz turned around and asked.

"As far as I know, there are not many." uqhc9841321 confirmed this statement, "The empire can. Put it this way, there are almost no aspects of the empire that cannot be self-sufficient, so there is no need for the empire to buy any resources from other civilizations. This is the most important thing. Important premise.”

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of small-probability events. Sometimes, other civilizations may obtain something special, which may have unique properties or be of rare significance because it was born in a special environment. In In these cases, the empire will negotiate with those civilizations to purchase part of those materials in the name of research. But the empire will not directly put such things into the production line. As far as I know... this is a strong principle requirement. "

"I don't know if you can understand it now - something that requires one or a few non-replicable materials to make it will not be approved for large-scale use. Because such things will be limited in production, and they will probably not be able to be manufactured. Renew and maintain yourself through regular means.”

"Finally... the amount of consumable materials used by the empire is absolutely beyond the reach of other civilizations - except for the empire itself, no other civilization can meet the needs of the empire. Therefore, most of the time, the empire does not need to cooperate with other civilizations. Civilizations trade. More often than not, the empire is just providing a platform and supervising. Of course, this is also a personal understanding."

"The starry sky here is very different. It's mainly blue, gray, silver and some gray. What are those things between the stars? Are they-"

"Relax, everyone, relax. Those are not corpses, they are naturally formed things. Don't let the movie viewing class make you generalize!"

"Nebula." Kriz knew that the "nebula" here was a natural landscape, something brought here by the Genesis explosion. His own senses also gave the result that "they are beautiful", but perhaps the previous subjective impression was too strong. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a feeling of discomfort that might be called nausea.

"Well, there's nothing you can do about it. Learn to relax and learn not to love the past. You have to face some things."

"Speaking of which, senior, can we go down and take a look? Take a look at the scene on the ground?"

"No, this matter is non-negotiable. But you can watch the real-time surveillance video. The simulation system in the ship is enough to make you immersed in the situation."

"Then we can-"

"Can't leave the Union shields, can't leave the ship, and preferably don't leave your seat - what's the problem?"

".there is none left."

"The empire has formulated strict rules in this regard. Unless you will engage in a special profession in the future, no one can make exceptions at this time and in this aspect. There will be no exceptions here. I was taught this way before. Next, turn on the simulation system and feel the difference here."

"Turn on the simulation system?" Kriz was about to say something, but the sudden change in the surrounding scene made him swallow his words temporarily. The familiar light golden smooth material disappeared, replaced by a corridor made of silver-gray material that didn't look too long.

".Really?" Kriz wanted to say something, but he found that everything he could think of was useless.

He looked around and his surroundings came into view. Compared with the various environments I have seen before, there are indeed many differences here.

"The lighting is a bit poor, with "dim shadows." The materials used to build this place are not smooth enough, the texture is not good, and the construction method looks a bit rough. There are many protrusions on the walls, and the redundancy of the control equipment is low. And why are there so many extra things?" Kriz walked along the corridor. Along the way, he saw many lights of different colors that flickered like breathing. The narrative ability tells me that those lights are used for specific communications and alarms, but... I don't seem to be able to understand them well yet.

As we walked along, people walked out of the rooms on both sides of the corridor from time to time. They would disappear soon after walking out. This should be some kind of teleportation device at work. However, some creatures did not start teleportation immediately after leaving those rooms. They would gather together in twos and threes and walk along the corridor for a while. It seemed that they were "chatting."

"It's hard to communicate with lower civilizations, but what can you do? They never provide us with the accurate cargo declarations we need - every time!"

"Then what can we do? That kind of scanner must not be sold, and the higher-ups have issued an order strictly prohibiting it. What can we do, not to mention that you haven't seen their attitude before? A group of lazy people will definitely not be very active. "

"It's just a pain for us. Refilling is really time-consuming and laborious. Why did such a good resource end up in that world?"

". The system needs to be updated in a timely manner. The system needs to be updated in a timely manner! If there are errors, fix them in time. If there are any problems, report them immediately. Don't hide them! You have all seen the cargo ship collision that occurred in the 72nd limit. , our company must bear full responsibility! Can’t you improve your sense of responsibility? Where has your training gone?!”

"...It is said that the mining void channel leading to Valaga AU5483 is about to be opened - if that channel is opened, our mining cargo ship can return directly to the interior of civilization from there, and there is no need to take a detour to use the starman's The door to the world."

"Okay, okay - the tuberculosis extract in the world of Waraga au5483 can take our information research level a step further - we can finally have more knowledge in our own hands!"

"...Why are there undeclared goods here? 3K-level dangerous goods, activate the corresponding emergency plan, this matter cannot be ignored!"

Along the way, many figures floated around Kriz. They looked so real, but when they actually came into contact, they would still turn into illusory lights and shadows. These figures are all different, and they have the marks of different ethnic groups.

Kriz made some statistics and found that among them, there were the most humanoid figures of all kinds, and some of them were very similar to himself, but they seemed to be taller and stronger, and the overall look seemed to be deliberately avoiding the life of the empire. The traits it will have are average.

In addition to the human form, a variety of "insects" account for a high proportion. When he looked at those offices, he also found a small amount of "energy body" life and "frequency" life. Their appearance and the place where they worked and lived presented a completely different style of painting.

Kriz was able to read the functions of those strange devices, but it was difficult to connect their appearance with their functions in the first place.

"The story here is very different, so what if we look at it from a larger place?" Kriz blinked, and all the surrounding scenes were shattered and reorganized in an instant. Now, he stood on the "outside" of a group of connecting facilities. Just like sitting in a small boat on the sea and looking at the port, he could clearly see the panoramic view of the connecting facilities.

The feeder facility consists of many hollow hexagonal tubes. These hexagonal tubes are neatly arranged together, like a nest of some kind of creature. The size of the tube is very huge, and most spacecraft appear very small in front of them. Kriz also noticed that most of the ships that are about to berth in the port can berth independently, but there are also a small number of ships that require assistance from the port. The movements of these vessels that require assisted mooring are much more clumsy.

"It seems that their builders are not skilled enough to allow them to move freely. And the goods they transport do not know who purchased them and what they are going to do with them. Huh?" Riz suddenly frowned. He discovered that far away from the port, in a void space lacking celestial bodies, a series of fluctuations began to come out. These fluctuations were very weak and could only be detected at a very narrow specific frequency.

"Something appeared... a ship?" Kriz focused most of his attention near the space that produced weak fluctuations. He saw that there was a ship that was gradually "appearing" there - " The statement "manifestation" seems to be inaccurate, because the ship's powerful stealth system is still working.

"What...is that doing?" Kriz continued to look carefully, his eyes passing through the cabin and deep into the cargo.

"...disharmonious signs, these are contraband? Senior, there is a ship here -"

"It doesn't matter, just let it go."