Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

Arriving in the Proxima Centauri system, the Inquisition voyage spacecraft stayed in the orbit of Proxima Centauri b for its second month.

Under the auspices of Mo Dao,

On the voyage spaceship Qiu, all the researchers were called together for a plenary meeting.

Since the end of hibernation and recuperation, all the researchers have also been resting for a while.

During this period of time, after Suigu assisted and some smart devices were launched at various targets in the Proxima Centauri galaxy, the Quest also gained some more specific understanding of the Proxima Centauri galaxy environment where it was currently located.

At this moment, it is time for everyone on board the quest ship to decide something.

For example, ask for the next arrangement of the number.

"... From Proxima Centauri to Proxima Centauri b, the conditions of stars and planets in Proxima Centauri are basically the same as our previous understanding of Proxima Centauri. Some subtle details and data are slightly biased, but they do not affect our understanding of Proxima Centauri. Overall judgment of the galaxy.”

As a representative, a core researcher in related fields on the long-distance spacecraft introduced the current understanding of the Proxima Centauri galaxy after the meeting began.

More detailed data are also sent as reports directly to each researcher.

Mo Dao listened to the core researcher's words and also read the report.

This report is quite detailed, including some information about Proxima Centauri, as well as data obtained after analyzing some samples taken from Proxima Centauri b, which is the closest star to the Quest at this moment.

Overall,

The Proxima Centauri galaxy is a relatively ordinary planetary system.

No other life has been found, but the mineral resources on each planet are abundant. In other words, for this era,

Most substances can actually be considered one of the available resources.

but,

The ordinaryness of Proxima Centauri did not disappoint the researchers.

The greatness of their voyage lies in the departure, not the destination.

After the core researcher finished speaking,

After the researchers looked through the reports in their hands again,

The conference hall was quiet for a while, and finally, eyes focused on Mo Dao.

None of the researchers in the Modao conference room spoke immediately.

At this moment, based on the situation on the Discovery and the situation in the Proxima Centauri galaxy, everyone on the Discovery has a very important matter to decide.

When we first set sail, the voyage plan we made was to end when the Quest arrived in the Proxima Galaxy.

From the very beginning, it was left to Mo Dao and everyone on board the quest's voyage spacecraft to decide where to go next.

If you decide to return immediately,

A group of researchers, with the assistance of Suigu Intelligence, will immediately begin to collect energy materials in the Proxima Galaxy.

After an acceleration, a deceleration, and course corrections on the way, the remaining energy supplies on board the Qiuzou spacecraft are no longer enough to make another return journey that has lasted more than fifty years.

It needs to be mined from within the Proxima Centauri system.

Of course, this matter is just a small matter for the people on board the quest.

Before departure, many such intelligent resource mining equipment had been stored in advance in the relevant areas of the voyage spacecraft.

The biggest problem is actually,

"...If we decide to return, based on the current situation, it will take about two years to collect enough resources and energy materials. The time required for the return trip will be basically the same as when we came."

Mo Dao looked at the researchers and said this again.

"... Chief Master Mo, we already had enough psychological expectations before coming here. We should give up immediately to replenish the materials needed for the spacecraft's voyage and focus on leaving some infrastructure within the Proxima Galaxy."

A core researcher said to Mo Dao.

"Let's vote on it."

The people who set foot on the voyage ship Quest were already quite old.

Being able to reach the Proxima Galaxy in the end is basically considered lucky.

At this moment, no researcher can complete a voyage that lasts more than fifty years, even through human hibernation.

And just as this core researcher said, when he boarded the voyage spacecraft Quest, when he applied to join this light-year voyage,

The researchers had enough psychological expectations and knew that this would be a long journey with no return.

final,

In a secret ballot,

All researchers on the QQ jointly decided their own destiny.

No research has chosen to prioritize replenishing the energy supplies needed for the spacecraft’s voyage.

In the end, all the researchers of Qiuzou decided,

First use the smart device carried by the search engine itself,

Do some infrastructure construction around Proxima Centauri b, which is the closest star at the moment, to lay some foundation for the future expansion of human civilization territory here.

Although the stability of the triple star system is worrying,

But the Proxima Centauri galaxy cannot be without value.

The greatest value is its distance from the solar system and the human home planet.

On a cosmic scale, a relatively short distance may, in the future, serve as a springboard for human civilization to develop deeper into the stars.

Just like the moon did to the earth in the beginning.

As for the Quest, this ship opened a new era for human civilization and gathered the productivity of an industrial center of human civilization to create a pinnacle masterpiece of the era.

In the last contact with the solar system, the information obtained can probably be judged that the quest voyage spacecraft is still of great value to human civilization at this moment.

As for the Quest, a group of researchers are still preparing to send it back to Earth.

Only, not now.

After using the productivity of the Discovery to complete some infrastructure construction in the Proxima Centauri star system,

After all the researchers on this voyage spent the last moments of their lives,

Suigu Intelligence will fulfill the last order of the researchers from Mo Dao and Yuanhang,

Collect some energy supplies.

Carry the remains of all the voyage researchers after their death and return to the home planet of the solar system, Earth.

"Then let's decide."

Mo Dao looked at the voting results and nodded to confirm the matter.

At a later meeting,

A group of researchers discussed some specific procedures to be implemented.

For example, which construction should be completed first, and whether some long-term observation equipment should be built.

…

In the next period of time,

A group of elderly researchers, with the help of Sui Guzhi,

A strong enthusiasm broke out.

All researchers know that this is probably the last thing they can leave to the world in this life.

It’s also time to finally use the remaining heat.

Inside the Quest, a group of researchers began to devote most of their energy to building an intelligent industrial cluster in the orbit of Proxima Centauri b.

There are also many smart devices carried on board the Qiuzong spacecraft.

A large number of smart devices have been placed on Proxima Centauri b and even other stars, and some resource mining and development have begun.

And in this process,

A group of researchers also came to the end of their lives one after another.

Mo Dao is not the first, but he will not be the last.

…

“…20,612”

This is only half a year after Mo Dao woke up from hibernation.

Counting down the remaining time in front of me.

Mo Dao, who woke up from a half-day drowsiness, looked at the countdown numbers in front of him, his thoughts still calm.

During the last extremely long human hibernation process, the time that elapsed was obviously more than the time that would elapse during human hibernation under normal circumstances, but it was still considered normal.

In this life, at this moment, Mo Dao doesn't have many regrets.