Beneath Deep Space

Space travel is always boring, but because everyone lives together, it is not much different from the past.

This is also the biggest advantage of nomadic people. The mothership is their home, and everyone is together. It is impossible for them to not see their relatives for hundreds or thousands of years just because they go out to roam the stars for a while.

A year of sailing passed quickly, and now people are 0.08 light years away from their destination, "Green 3".

The spacecraft has left the superluminal state, and Yu Yifeng is observing this...super-large nebula through an astronomical telescope.

This nebula, called "Green KKY1187", has a maximum scale of 167 light years. From the perspective of the astronomical telescope, it is like a...huge, halo-emitting crab!

This is the cradle of stars.

Astronomical pictures reveal that there are three completely different star formation groups in this nebula, plus other scattered ones, a total of more than 4,000 stars that are still in the main sequence stage.

A large amount of light makes the nebula like morning mist, as colorful and rich as a dream.

Their destination is located at the edge of the nebula, on a "crab leg", just a plain red dwarf star.

On the "Home", a large radio interferometer is aimed at this red dwarf star, and astronomers are constantly improving the resolution while reducing the luminosity.

Slowly, when the resolution limit is about to be reached, a mosquito-sized shadow appears.

At a distance of 0.08 light years, the other party's spacecraft can be photographed very vaguely.

It is orbiting this small star, moving at high speed!

The mass of "Grimm 3" is only 0.12 times that of the sun, and its volume is slightly larger than Jupiter. The small mass means that the luminous intensity and surface temperature of this guy are very low. It is a very wonderful small star.

"If possible, we can use Green 3 to get a closer look at the internal structure of the star. Do you know... what is the temperature of its top atmosphere?"

"500 degrees... yes, 500 degrees Celsius, and it can't melt steel!"

"At this temperature, our detector can even enter the shallow atmosphere. This little guy really loses face for the star!"

In the observatory, several astronomers were talking and laughing, and they were obviously in a good mood. Other experts were using various instruments to obtain the parameters of the alien spacecraft.

The lifespan of a star is very strange. Fat people die quickly, but thin people live longer.

That is to say, because of the huge pressure of a large star, the internal thermonuclear reaction presents a geometric series of rapid explosions, and the fuel is quickly consumed; a star with ten times the mass of the sun often has a lifespan of only tens of millions of years.

And small stars have a small mass, and the pressure on hydrogen and helium nuclei is much smaller, so the thermonuclear reaction rate is much slower.

Scientists estimate that this "Green 3", with 0.12 times the mass of the sun, has a lifespan of... more than 100 billion years. It can definitely last until the end of the universe!

Yu Yifeng just stared at the mosquito-like spaceship on the screen, and at the same time received a report from the observatory: "The current distance is too far, and only very vague parameters can be observed..."

"We are very confused. Although this star is small, it occasionally erupts flares. This distance is actually a bit dangerous."

"Is it showing off its strength?"

He read the report with interest, secretly muttering to himself: "The diameter of the spaceship is about 120 kilometers?! It's a big ship. But if you think about it carefully, it's normal. Just like an ocean-going freighter, the larger the size, the more cargo it can carry, and the farther it can travel at one time."

"Huh, there are no other small spaceships?" Yu Yifeng found something strange, but he didn't think much about it. Maybe all the small spaceships are hidden in the main ship, just like the new humans are now.

Now the four main spaceships of the new humans have just left the superluminal state and have a great information advantage.

In other words, the other party is very likely to not know the arrival of the new human civilization...

Of course, what people are currently seeing is also the image of the other party 0.08 years ago.

"Hold a brief meeting." Yu Yifeng issued a notice.

A few minutes later, everyone was already sitting in the conference room.

This group of experts was slightly excited. This was the first time they had serious contact with interstellar civilization after they had the strength... although it was just a businessman.

Yu Yifeng coughed twice and said directly: "Everyone has seen it, this is the photo of the other party's spacecraft, which is much larger than ours and is flying around 'Green 3'. Because of the distance, it is not very clear."

It is difficult to judge the specific combat strength of a spacecraft based on its appearance...

Except for the mothership "Deep Space" at the beginning, which looks like a large rocket and has four round nuclear explosion furnaces, it is indeed very low-end.

But now the spacecraft are already quite beautiful, and they use nanomaterials, and their shapes also conform to various mechanical designs.

In other words, you can't know by observation whether these gun barrels are ordinary electromagnetic guns or terrifying antimatter guns. It is difficult for each other to estimate the technological level and combat effectiveness of the other party through observation.

Security Minister Xu Yunjin spoke first: "Although the reputation of the Amoeba Merchant Alliance is very good, we only rely on hearsay based on the information provided by Hei. No one knows whether they have become bandits after millions of years."

"In the vicissitudes of life, the erosion of time is the most cruel. Although the probability of this is small, we have to guard against it. Therefore, I propose to send only a small spaceship to have a conversation. The large force can stay here. I am personally willing to enter The small spaceship represents civilization and negotiates with the other party.”

In the large conference room, all the think tank members were buzzing with discussion for a while.

Dr. Rimbaud stood up and shook his head: "Apart from the reputation of the Amoeba Business Alliance, for the sake of safety, let's think with the most malicious thoughts for the time being."

"We assume that this unknown commercial civilization is both good and evil. When they encounter weak people, they will rob, and when they encounter equal opponents, they will trade legitimately."

"Then, as long as we show considerable strength, the probability of war is very low. Therefore, a small spaceship may arouse the opponent's greed like fishing, but it is dangerous. I suggest that all spaceships be pressed in, so as to Shock the other party while maintaining a certain safe distance.”

"Once the war starts, either you will die or I will die. Generally speaking, it will not happen easily."

Yu Yifeng nodded and said: "I made a note of it. It is theoretically true. As long as we don't show that we have Noah and a lot of perfect elements, the other party will generally not be jealous of us. The shielding means for neutrino detection must be maintained at all times. Turn on..."

After these words were spoken, the meeting was silent for a while.

One of the members stood up again and spoke from another angle: "I'm wondering if the level of peace in the universe is higher than we imagined. Such a spacecraft dares to broadcast to the outside world on a large scale, Wouldn’t it lead to the robbery of the Destroyer Civilization? Or... the Destroyer Civilization is only a minority?”

"No, of course they are at risk."

The one who spoke was Hei, and the fat on his face shook: "But there must be enough profit for the robbery!"

"In order to maintain their existence, the business alliance has its own rules and strength. If there is no particularly big benefit, the bandits are not willing to offend the backstage of L5 or above."

"Furthermore, commercial spaceships that dare to go out and make a living in a spaceship usually have two brushes. From then on"

"And there are few spaceships, so the military strength will not be too strong. In this way, the security of the interstellar civilizations participating in the transaction will be further improved. Isn't it because of this mentality that we dare to come here?"

"But because of this, the other party usually doesn't carry anything particularly expensive."

It turns out that this is the case, Yu Yifeng suddenly realized.

Even if the other party brings something good, the new humans will not know about it, let alone take big risks to rob the other party. At present, the new human beings have an information advantage and have been the first to observe the opponent's spacecraft. However, for the new human civilization that has just arrived, it is not a wise thing to hastily establish an enemy.

He finally made a decision: "Okay, then, the specific plan is this: we sail to a place 8-10 astronomical units away from the opponent's spacecraft, maintain a certain safe distance, and the entire army will attack all at once, four ships flagships, within 0.6 AU of each other.”

"Wang Yufan, you have assigned a group of experts to draft a document that can be adapted accordingly to avoid mistakes during the contact process. The other three main ships will rely on the document and act according to the situation."

"Next, let's bring friendly greetings." Yu Yifeng said excitedly.