Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

Everything is completed in just tens of seconds.

It only took less than a minute. Under Zero's control, the People's Alliance Fleet completed the transition from semi-dormant state to first-level alert state!

Even most academicians in the laboratory have not yet shaken off the joy of successful curvature experiments.

What is this called?

We are in the laboratory, and you tell me that an alien civilization has invaded?

"Zero, what's going on?!"

Lu Yongchang's expression changed drastically, and he asked loudly: "Why did you order the fleet to enter the first-level alert state without authorization?!"

"Professor, the observation starship No. 30 has been confirmed to have lost contact."

A slightly stiff electronic synthesized voice responded: "Based on the information currently returned by various detectors, it is basically certain that the Observation Starship No. 30 has been attacked by an unknown attack."

Lu Yongchang asked hurriedly: "Where is the source of the attack?!"

"unknown."

"Attack method?"

"unknown."

Lu Yongchang clenched his fists hard.

This series of "unknowns" made him feel powerless from the bottom of his heart again.

Is it another move by higher civilization?

Humanity's experience over the past few hundred years reminded him of this direction for the first time.

Not only him, but almost all the academicians present looked ugly.

"Zero, show the scene of the No. 30 detection starship being attacked." Lu Yongchang gave the order in a heavy tone.

As the words fell, the picture in the holographic projection changed instantly.

When the countdown ended, [Warp No. 1] successfully escaped from the curvature state and appeared in the center of the camera.

In the far corner of the screen, half of the No. 30 exploration starship is shown.

One second, two seconds...

When the time came to the third second, the surface of the No. 30 exploration starship suddenly emitted a burst of extremely dazzling white light, as if it had been attacked by something!

The white light quickly dimmed.

But the No. 30 exploration starship disappeared from the screen.

The playback screen ends here.

This strange scene shocked everyone in the laboratory.

He Bilin, who was standing next to Lu Yongchang, looked extremely solemn. He turned his head and whispered: "Professor, do you think he is a sweeper... or a pastoralist?"

Lu Yongchang didn't speak. He had a straight face and stared at the holographic projection in front of him.

Judging from the information currently available to the Academy of Sciences, a civilization that can quietly wipe out a small starship under the surveillance of countless detectors is probably not much different from [Paint] in strength.

Such a powerful advanced civilization, at least in human perception, should belong to one of the two factions, the Sweepers or the Pastoralists.

Time passes bit by bit.

In the holographic projection, [Curvature One] stayed quietly in the empty and silent interstellar space.

Inside [Warp No. 1], mice, gorillas, and other experimental animals are all living peacefully in their own spaces as usual.

They don't know that they are currently the only creatures in the entire human history that can exceed the speed of light!

Of course, even if they knew, they wouldn't have much feelings about this historic moment.

"drop!"

With a crisp sound, Zero began feeding food to the experimental creatures according to the preset program.

[Warp No. 1] gradually became lively inside.

"It looks like, at least, our curvature experiment was successful."

"[Warp One] successfully entered and safely exited the warp voyage. During this period, the living organisms were not significantly damaged or affected. The quantum communication compensation plan has also been verified..."

Lu Yongchang looked at the lively experimental animals and murmured in a low voice: "The price paid for all this is just a detection starship..."

"Wait!" His eyes moved slightly, as if he realized something, "It's just a detection starship? Why didn't the advanced civilization that launched the attack directly destroy our [Warp Speed ​​One]?"

"Or, maybe it's because..." Fang Xu hesitated, and he said unconfidently, "Maybe it's to give us a warning?"

"No, no, it doesn't look like that."

Lu Yongchang's originally heavy eyes suddenly became lively.

He rubbed his hands vigorously and quickly organized his thoughts: "Think about it, since leaving the earth until now, when has human civilization encountered such a kind civilization?"

"Even the Nus civilization showed a lot of malice at the beginning."

"You mean..." Fang Xu's eyes revealed a hint of expectation, "Is it a problem with the experiment?"

"Yes!" Lu Yongchang said decisively, "It must be!"

"During the curvature navigation, there should be some phenomenon that we haven't discovered yet!"

"Zero, continue to play back the scene of the detection starship being attacked!"

…

"..."

Laboratory One.

In the holographic projection, the scene of the disappearance of the detection starship was replayed over and over again.

"Hiss..." Fang Xu gasped, raised his hand and rubbed his sore temples vigorously, "Professor, do you see what's wrong?"

"This is already..."

Fang Xu turned his head and glanced at the holographic projection on the side, confirmed it and said again: "This is the 798th replay."

"Wait, wait!" Lu Yongchang raised his index finger and made a silent gesture, with a faint light shining in his eyes, "I can probably understand the reason behind it!"

Fang Xu: “???”

“What the hell?”

“What the hell…” Lv Yongchang glanced at Fang Xu with some dissatisfaction, “Why are you so noisy? Can you calm down?”

“No.” Fang Xu swallowed his saliva and looked at Lv Yongchang in shock, “You can understand the reason behind it just by looking at this thing?”

“Are you sure you are not just guessing?”

Lv Yongchang pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a slightly sarcastic smile.

“That’s you.”

“Sometimes you have to admit that there is a gap between the two of us.”

Fang Xu: “……???”