My science and technology museum

"Right now, we are far away from the Milky Way. It is very likely that we will encounter warships from the civilization in the Andromeda Galaxy. We must be careful enough."

Xu Lei, who had just experienced his seventh space jump and came out of the safety cabin, listened to the reminder from the model next to him. His whole expression suddenly became serious, and he did not dare to be careless in any way.

Depending on the model's previous arrangements, the surrounding environment will be surveyed every time a jump is made.

Make sure the Intrepid is within safe range.

Therefore, the seven space jumps in contact were all very smooth, and the Dreadnought hull and space jump engine were not damaged.

Although it took a little more time, it was well worth it.

But the closer he gets to the most critical moment, the less Xu Lei dares to let down his guard. Even though he has now arrived at the coordinates of the fire source of the Source Star civilization calculated by the simulation, he still suppresses the excitement and excitement in his heart. After all, before he actually gets the fire, he Any accident can happen.

Also, what Mo said is very right.

They are now in a strange star field 1.4 million light-years away from the Milky Way.

The probability of encountering other civilization fleets is very high.

Especially in the front is the range of the Andromeda Galaxy, the old neighbor of the Milky Way.

He really didn't want any accidents to happen before he reached his goal.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Xu Lei nodded in response, and then verbally gave instructions to the brain of the Dreadnought: "Send a frigate immediately to detect the situation in the surrounding star field. The area will be three times larger than before."

"Instruction received."

"The frigate took off successfully."

"Detecting..."

Since they were all familiar instructions, Zhi Nao quickly completed the assignment properly.

More than a dozen small frigates could be seen flying out of the left and right string compartments of the Dauntless, and disappeared into the unfamiliar star field around them in the blink of an eye.

It is true that they arrived at that coordinate position, but there is no way to discover the source star civilization fire in the three-dimensional space. They must also accurately open the passage into the Galvia space. To do this, they can only use the space of the Dreadnought. Jump engine.

Of course, the risk is much greater than a normal space jump.

No one knows if there is any back-up plan left by Yuan Xing?

For this reason, you must first ensure the absolute safety of the surrounding environment, and then give it a try without any scruples.

Just after experiencing the seventh space jump, the cooling time of the space jump engine will become longer, but frigates can be sent to investigate the situation while waiting.

Xu Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the frigate's perspective picture fed back on the main screen.

Know that you are close to what you want.

"I have to wait patiently for a few days!" After feeling comfortable, Xu Lei sat directly on the chair and said to the model as if he was chatting at home.

The words just fell.

But he suddenly straightened up his upper body, as if he had thought of something, and tilted his head to look at the virtual energy figure of Mo: "By the way, while you have time now, why not talk about the civilization in the Andromeda Galaxy?"

There was a look on his face that was hungry for information.

It is no exaggeration to say that from the birth of the Milky Way to the present, Xu Lei is the first human being to be so close to the Andromeda Galaxy.

Life entities from other galaxies simply cannot set foot here.

Just like when humans were still a zero-level civilization, they fantasized about the mysteries that might exist in the solar system. Now that they have a clear understanding of the Milky Way, they will inevitably become interested in the Andromeda Galaxy as a neighbor, especially everyone knows that sooner or later the two galaxies will collide and merge together.

Eventually a very large galaxy is formed.

It cannot be reversed at all.

It is true that the model is a special super intelligent brain, and its possible control range is limited to the Milky Way.

It was not possible for him to count the civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy.

To a certain extent, he may not have much more information about the civilization of the Andromeda Galaxy than Xu Lei.

The only advantage is surviving long enough.

Faced with Xu Lei's sudden question, he hesitated for a moment before choosing to answer, and immediately said slowly: "Although the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are neighbors, they are also more than two million light years apart. From the information, we only know that there is a powerful civilization called the Clay Empire."

"They control the resources of almost the entire Andromeda Galaxy and are very powerful."

"If our galaxy encounters them, I'm afraid we won't be able to match them, so I hope you can lead the solar system to become a level four civilization as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Mo's tone was obviously lost and gloomy.

Originally, the galaxy that had the best chance of breaking through to level four civilization was undoubtedly the Red Rock Galaxy, which was part of the reason why he appointed Lou Hong as the inspector.

But with the birth of the solar system.

Rise strongly.

It has grown from a zero-level civilization to a three-level civilization in just a few decades.

This shocked him but also gave him hope.

Perhaps the solar system can take the lead in becoming a Level 4 civilization, raising the height of the Milky Way to a higher level.

In this way, we will have a guarantee when facing the Andromeda Galaxy in the future.

When he agreed to calculate the specific location of the source of civilization fire for Xu Lei, he also hoped to help the development of civilization in the solar system.

When Xu Lei heard the name Clay Empire, he felt sad.

It is difficult to imagine what it would be like for a civilization to control the entire Andromeda Galaxy. This kind of power is something that even the solar system itself cannot achieve.

Fortunately, there is a Civilization Administration in the Milky Way, otherwise it would be a drama of the strong conquering the weak. If this were the case, I'm afraid the solar system would not survive at all.

It has long been destroyed or enslaved by other civilizations.

Taking the previous Pioneer Empire as an example, if it had not been concerned about the Civilization Administration, it would have simply sent its fleet to launch a fierce attack on the solar system.

How can we use the method of asteroid impact to force the solar system to grow in the wind and rain?

In addition, Xu Lei also discovered another thing. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly asked Mo: "You mean, our galaxy is likely to go to war with the Clay Empire?"

"It is possible."

Mo did not deny Xu Lei's guess.

He nodded seriously and then explained: "From what I understand, the Clay Empire is a civilization that is very keen on war and invasion. They will not be satisfied with the scope of the Andromeda Galaxy. Sooner or later, the two galaxies will merge together. They It will definitely launch a war to conquer all civilizations in the galaxy."

"They are very close to the fourth-level civilization, and they also have the resources of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. I'm afraid we don't have much time left."

"This war is inevitable."

When he said the last sentence, Mo's mood became visible to the naked eye.

Even the decibels are much smaller.

Apparently he didn't have enough confidence to defeat the Clay Empire.

In a way, he can be said to be the patron saint of the galaxy, and he certainly does not want the galaxy to be ruled by outsiders.

At that time, the Civilization Management Bureau he created will inevitably be abolished.

After hearing these words, Xu Lei suddenly fell into deep thought.

Unexpectedly, there is such a huge crisis hidden under the seemingly prosperous surface.

He didn't think Mo was exaggerating the facts and being alarmist. Although it would still be a long time before the two galaxies collided, who would let his opponents grow.

If he knew that he was far superior to the opponent, he would choose to start the war first.

Nip the danger in the bud before your opponent has developed, so that you can slowly wait for the fusion of the two galaxies.

Otherwise, we really have to wait until the two galaxies officially collide and merge before taking action. Maybe the galactic civilization has grown to the point where the Clay Empire cannot shake it, and the situation will be reversed by then.

He didn't believe that the Clay Empire could be so stupid.

So in his opinion, this cruel war between galaxies may come early.

"The storm is about to come. When we return, we must prepare the solar system in advance and stock up on strategic materials and resources."

"There is no way the solar system could be enslaved anyway."

With his mind running at high speed, Xu Lei's mind was clearer than ever before, and he immediately secretly planned the follow-up response plan in his mind.

Prepare to shrink strategic supplies and go all out to produce Kamikaze and Kamui battleships.

After all, if he does nothing when he knows that danger may occur, it would be very inconsistent with his character. Only by being prepared can he not be too passive in desperate situations.

"Of course you don't have to worry too much, it's still early for us." Perhaps seeing that Xu Lei was a little distracted, Mo Mo couldn't help but comfort him.

He was afraid that Xu Lei would get caught up in this matter and affect his concentration.

Xu Lei disagreed with Mo's optimism and thought it was contempt for his opponent, so he did not respond.

However, he also knew that the most important thing at the moment was to find the source of the Source Star Civilization and figure out the origin of the Science and Technology Museum. He would definitely not waste too much time on such future matters, so he would not say more about the rest of the time.

As the entire control hall returned to calm, the virtual energy figure of the model soon disappeared.

Mainly based on the fact that the frigate's detection range of the surrounding star field is three times higher than before, it is destined to take a long time. In addition, the Dreadnought has just experienced its seventh space jump, and it will also take a certain amount of time to re-gather energy and continue. You have to wait patiently when you get down, there is really nothing wrong with it.

As for Xu Lei, he would not rest at this time.

Not to mention that his eternal body no longer needs to rely on sleep to ensure energy like ordinary humans. At the most critical moment, he really cannot relax completely.

We must always keep an eye on the situation of the Dauntless and the pictures transmitted by the more than ten small frigates.

In this way, if an emergency occurs, he can formulate a response strategy in time to avoid irreparable losses.

In order to find the spark of the Origin Star civilization, we have put in so much effort and finally arrived at a hidden location 1.4 million light-years away. If we are forced to end it at this time, we will really have no idea.

It is precisely because of these circumstances that Xu Lei's requirement for himself this time is to succeed.

Mainly as the Dreadnaught gradually approached its target location, he had a growing feeling that the spark of civilization left behind by the Source Star must have some kind of close connection with the Science and Technology Museum.

This may be the only way to crack the secrets of the Science and Technology Museum.

Make sure it goes smoothly no matter what.

…

Perhaps Xu Lei was favored by the goddess of luck again. After waiting for more than half a month, the Intrepid was finally able to start the space jump engine again.

In addition, good news came from the dozen or so small frigates dispatched.

No signs of civilization were found in the star field within three times the range.

In other words, the location where the Fearless is now is very safe.

Under this situation, Xu Lei could no longer hold back his eagerness. In order to prevent long nights and long dreams, he finally decided not to wait for those small frigates to return, and first initiated a space jump to find the subspace where the source of the source civilization's fire was.

Anyway, during this trip, the Dauntless stored a large number of small frigates, as well as the latest space combat robots produced by Future Technology.

Therefore, even if there is a problem with these small frigates sent out, it will not cause much loss.

At least there is no way to compare with the source star civilization fire.

Also, if we wait for these small frigates to return, it will take at least ten more days, and something may happen.

If something happens by then, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to regret it.

In addition, his decision was also approved by Mo, so he quickly made the decision to let the Dauntless brain give instructions to those small frigates and temporarily patrol and wait in the nearby star field.

"The entire ship is undergoing final inspection."

"checking……"

"All functions of the Dauntless are normal and the space jump is ready."

"Start the jump."

At this moment, in the control hall of the Fearless, Xu Lei stared closely at the main screen in front of him, issuing instructions one after another to Zhi Nao.

After all, there is no room for sloppiness at the last moment.

Fortunately, after more than half a month of maintenance on the Intrepid, the performance of each component has basically returned to its optimal state, and no sudden problems have occurred.

And when the front section of the Dauntless fired space rays as before, preparing to open the wormhole space channel, the virtual energy figure on the side model once again reminded: "You have to think carefully, there are no specific coordinates for space jumps, but it is very... It’s dangerous, you might be trapped in the Gauvia space.”

Because the fire of the Source Star civilization they are looking for is stored in the Gauvia space, where the timeline is in a stopped state, and time will not pass at all.

For this reason, if you want to find the specific spark of civilization, you cannot enter specific coordinates during a space jump.

Otherwise, the Dauntless will directly pass through the Gauvia space to reach the coordinate position and become a passing guest.

In this way, Xu Lei has no way to stay in the high-dimensional space.

The whereabouts of the source of the source star civilization fire could not be found.

But just as Mo said, if you enter the Gauvia space in this way, you are likely to be trapped inside.

It would be a terrible thing if you couldn't get out.

For example, after Xu Lei's consciousness entered the Science and Technology Museum, he could never exit. From then on, he could only stay in the museum forever without feeling the negative effects and the passage of time. What a torture this must be.

Xu Lei is very aware of the dangers involved, but since it is his decision, he will never change it easily.

If you want to crack the secrets of the Science and Technology Museum, how can it be possible without taking a little risk?

The previous seven space jumps alone were a huge risk.

Of course, Xu Lei is quite confident in the Fearless and the space jump engine he built. Since he can successfully pass the previous space jumps, there will be no problem this time.

What's more, there is help from the Civilization Administration Headquarters.

Even if things get to their worst, with his eternal body, he may be able to gather energy to forcefully open the wormhole and leave.

So his thoughts stayed here, and Xu Lei immediately said to the model: "There is no danger in doing anything, but I believe that as long as the director is here, there will be no problem."

"Well, I'll go crazy with you today."

After hearing Xu Lei's answer, Mo Ye immediately showed a smile and said loudly and forcefully.

At this time, with the injection of energy from the Civilization Administration Headquarters, the diameter of the space ray was gradually growing.

At the same time, Zhinao's prompt sounded in the control hall.

"Leaping in progress..."

"The arrival coordinates are not set this time and the safety cabin is not enabled."

They have to enter the Galvia space to search for the source of the source star civilization fire. How can Xu Lei enter the safety cabin again? If there is a problem during the jump, it will be too late to react.

Anyway, nothing will happen to him if he relies on his eternal body.

As for the model being a virtual figure composed of energy, there is no problem.

Originally, Xu Lei wanted to experience what the space jump felt like, but he didn't expect that the ship's body would tremble and then become stable again.

If the environment in which the Dreadnaught was located was not displayed on the main screen at this moment, he would have doubted whether the jump had failed.

"Is this Gauvia space?"

If you look closely, you can see that the Dauntless is in darkness and nothingness, and not even the light of a star can be seen.

Even if you stay in the battleship, you can feel the boundless silence.

It was as if even time had stopped flowing.

Just as he was immersed in this very strange environment, Mo's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "This place is like a dark universe composed of dark matter and dark energy. At least we will be safe for a short time."

"But how do we find the spark of civilization left behind by the Source Star?"

Xu Lei had no objection to Mo's words, but he was a little tired now.

Although it is true that the Dauntless is relatively safe at the moment, in this completely dark space, it is difficult to even identify the direction. How to find the spark of civilization left behind by the Source Star.

Even if you can't feel the passage of time in high-dimensional space, you can't search endlessly.

Wouldn't that be like a headless fly?

Fortunately, Mo is worthy of being a super intelligent brain of the same generation as Yuan Xing, and he quickly put forward key suggestions: "We just need to search carefully. Since it is the preserved fire of civilization, there must be energy fluctuations that are different from the surrounding space." .”

"That's true. Then it all depends on the Fearless."

Xu Lei thought about Mo's words carefully and felt that it was indeed a very good idea.

Anyway, they don’t know where the source of the source civilization’s fire is hidden in this space, so they might as well use the Dauntless’s detection function.

After all, the entire space is the same. As long as the Dauntless finds different energy fluctuations, it must be related to the fire of civilization left behind by the Source Star.

After making up his mind, Xu Lei no longer hesitated, and immediately asked Zhinao to control the flight of the Dauntless while detecting energy reactions within a certain distance around it, and at the same time firmly remember the coordinates of the entrance.

The main reason is that the place where they came in has been opened by the Dreadnought's space jump engine. Even if it is closed now, the space will be relatively weak.

No matter what situation you encounter, it is the most suitable place to leave this space.

Next, Xu Lei and the model drove the Dauntless to start the search mode. At first, Xu Lei focused all his energy on the data fed back by the Dauntless, for fear of missing some clues. However, as the boring time continued to repeat, Xu Lei also It gradually became ruined and was simply left to Zhinao to take charge of.

However, as time gradually passed, the Fearless sailed a long distance, but still found nothing.

In the end, according to the records of the Intrepid, as long as two years had passed since they jumped from space into this space.

Perhaps it was only a moment to the outside world, but the suffering Xu Lei endured was extremely real.

That is to say, he has condensed the eternal body, and has already separated from the ordinary carbon-based life and become a special kind of active metal life. Otherwise, in this case, there is no gain in watching the body age.

It's really a huge torture.

Fortunately, Xu Lei often lets his consciousness stay in the science and technology museum to find suitable exhibits, so he can withstand this stagnant state of time.

Anyway, he will never give up until he gets the result.

…

"You still don't have any clues, where is this spark of civilization hidden?"

Xu Lei came out of the safety cabin that day. After first checking the detection data during this period, the expression on his face was immediately filled with disappointment.

Since he couldn't get any clues for a long time, Xu Lei simply lay down in the safety cabin and went into hibernation.

Leave everything to Zhinao.

If a clue is found, Zhinao will take the initiative to wake him up, otherwise he will wake up at regular intervals.

Although he knew the result when he woke up, he still couldn't accept it after checking it in person. He didn't expect that it would be so troublesome to get to this point.

However, if you think about it carefully, this Source Star is a civilization that existed before the Big Bang. It is quite difficult to retain part of the fire of civilization. It is normal that it is difficult to be discovered.

Otherwise, I'm afraid it would have been found by other civilizations in the universe.

Faced with this situation, we can only accept it and spend more time looking for clues.

"It's such a boring and boring life. Why don't we go to the Science and Technology Museum to change our mood."

Sitting alone on the chair in the control hall, Xu Lei suddenly had the idea to enter the science and technology museum to change his mind. After all, he couldn't do most things on the Fearless.

Even the super intelligent brain model of the director of the Civilization Administration rarely appears in the control hall these days.

I don’t know if I blame myself for not being able to find the spark of the Source Star civilization.

With this idea, Xu Lei no longer hesitated, and immediately lay down on the chair, slowly closing his eyes and letting his consciousness connect to the science and technology museum that was also in a high-dimensional space.

When his vision returned to normal, Xu Lei found that he had arrived outside the gate of the Science and Technology Museum.

He raised his gaze and looked at the mysterious black building in front of him. He was just about to push the door open and go in, but suddenly he turned around and looked behind him. It was clear that there was nothingness, but he felt a sense of familiarity, something he had never felt before. Familiarity.