Starfolk - Humans call these mystical beings from the depths of the stars, and in Halletta, the ancient magical emperors referred to them as "allies of the stars".The real names of these mysterious beings have other names, but because the language and vocabulary structure they use are extremely strange, it is difficult for ordinary races to accurately restore their racial names whether they are transliterated or paraphrased, so the races that have come into contact with these mysterious beings have finally chosen their own accustomed way of name.The image of the Starfolk is an amorphous bright glow with stars and lightning floating inside, and some believe that these creatures are formed by the most primitive and pure light in the universe, representing the pure light side of this world.They possess strange technology that humans cannot comprehend – possibly magic, and are capable of inducing all sorts of miracles, and some even believe that they possess some kind of power beyond the physical realm, and thus can influence fate, cause and effect, and other ethereal things.The Starfolk initially communicated with the planet's humans through a psychic connection, and then they came to the planet through a strange optical phenomenon that defied physical common sense, and soon displayed their incredible power and great qualities.The people of the starry sky warn the natives of the awakening of their eldest son, and informs them of a catastrophe beyond the imagination of mortals that threatens to turn the entire universe upside down.At first, the humans on the planet did not believe these warnings, but the people of the stars soon confirmed everything through a series of precise prophecies and the tentacles of the firstborn dug up from deep underground.They have helped prepare the natives for the apocalypse of the world, including a plan against the firstborn and a special shield to protect the planet after the eruption of the sun, all of which are the work of these strange and glorious creatures."
In other words, they came to this planet from the depths of the universe to warn you, guide you to transform the planet into an ark, help you push your eldest son into the sun and detonate it, and also help you build a planetary shield that is seriously beyond your tech tree," Hao Ren frowned as he finished listening to the records of the people of the stars from the main body of the ark, "......
But in the end, it failed, and the people of the starry sky did not know that the soul of the firstborn could be in the flesh.
After the body dies, it continues to survive, and even has the strength to destroy the entire biosphere.So what happened to those Starry Sky People?
”"They're back in the light."
The Ark host replied in a straight, emotionless voice, and showed a record of the last moments of the planet on a machine next to him, Hao Ren saw that the earth was shrouded in a thin layer of dark red light, the distant sun was expanding and gradually splitting apart at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the people on the surface seemed to be holding some kind of celebratory ceremony, but when the sun expanded to a third of the sky, the celebratory crowd began to fall one after another.At this moment, several strange clouds of light rushed up from the crowd, they seemed to be tangled and twisted together lightning and jelly, and there were dots of light inside, the scale of a house.These rays of light twitched violently against the sky, and finally turned into huge pillars of light and disappeared suddenly.Those clusters of light were supposed to be the people of the starry sky, and Hao Ren believed that the last pillar of light was the scene when they died.The Ancients of Halletta, the allies of the stars, believed that these mystical creatures from the depths of the universe could help them against the firstborn, and the latter did seem to have power beyond the mortal race, at least they had the means to successfully destroy the flesh of the firstborn.
Body.But this level of power proved to be insufficient, and the people of the starry sky died on the planet's ark.The picture was frozen in the moment when those pillars of light disappeared, and Vivien looked at the screen thoughtfully: "These light-like races should be rushing everywhere in the universe, and their astronautical skills are very good, so they probably have the ability to protect themselves under the pursuit of the eldest son, but they have to help other races......
It was not very successful. ”Hao Ren sighed, asked a few more questions to the Ark host, and the matter of the year finally came to light.The original plan of the Starry Sky People and the natives of the planet was to leave the Ark after destroying the firstborn with the sun and find a suitable place for a star again, but on the day of the Ark's sailing ceremony, the civilization on the planet was instantly extinct.For more than 10,000 years, the planet slept as if it were dead in its home galaxy.But there is still something "alive" on this planet - the machines left behind by humanity are still waiting in the dark, never forgetting the purpose for which they were made, and never giving up on the ancient plans laid out 10,000 years ago.During the 10,000 years of the planet's slumber, the Ark host maintained a minimum of operation, and scanned the entire planet's life reactions over and over again - it was constantly searching for survivors on the planet under the guidance of established procedures, and even if only one person survived, the meaning of the Ark's existence would continue.If it were humans, they would have given up, but these machines, they didn't know what giving up was from the day they were made.Vivian figured it all out: "The Nangong couple restarted the Ark's sailing agreement?"
”The Ark host confirmed her conjecture.So the television, the newspapers, the advertisements, the names of people and places in the city......
All human societies are actually simulated by you?
”The Ark's host replied with only one sentence: "The civilization of the creator cannot be broken." ”Hao Ren felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the host's understanding of "civilization", but he opened his mouth several times and didn't know if he had a position to correct this "problem".The machine in front of it is just using its own mechanized logic to complete its mission, it may not really understand what civilization is, and it doesn't know what the creators want to preserve, it is an abstract thing that carries the will of human beings, and it is difficult for AI to understand, and the host of the Ark does not understand this.But it still stubbornly fulfills the instructions of 10,000 years ago - in the machine's own way."
So you don't let the people in the city leave," Hao Ren sighed, "but you also know that we are not your creators - it doesn't make much sense for you to take us away. ”The Ark host was silent for a long time, and finally repeated in an emotionless voice: "The civilization of the creator cannot be broken. ”"And what's next for you?"
Vivien asked, "The fact that you have brought us here proves that you are hesitating, that you understand that you cannot continue to maintain this stalemate, that this is an illusion, a meaningless play." ”Hao Ren also looked fixedly at the giant computer in the center of the hall.Although there was no emotion in the other person's steel body, he had a vague sense that the AI was also confused like a human, and that there was something in its body that was not programmed, which was prompting it to seek change.After a long silence again, the Ark host asked a question, "Where are you from?"
”"You have antennas on the surface, right, point them into space, there's a silver-white spaceship there," Hao Ren said, connecting with the data terminal in his mind, "The terminal, broadcast to this planet and tell it about the Temporal Authority." ”The lights on the surface of the Ark's main engine flickered, silently listening to the broadcast from space, while Hao Ren and Vivien waited patiently beside them.A few minutes later, a human-like sigh came from the host: "I see. ”Half an hour later, Hao Ren led everyone back to the Giant Turtle Rock Platform in space.He only brought back two things from the planetary ark.One of them was a boxy black metal box, more than half a man tall, and it was a library that housed most of the materials of the Ark civilization.The Ark host did everything it could to understand what "civilization" meant, and eventually it made this database in the hope that someone would take it to a distant land.Like most civilizations, the Ark chose to leave its message when faced with the end of the road, which was the only way to honor its creator.The other thing was a transparent jar more than a foot high, which contained some gray-green substance, which was the second thing that the Ark host wanted Hao Ren to take away: it was moss scraped from the condensation pipes.Samples of life on this planet.The Ark host explains: "Some of the scholars in the creators have deduced that the whole project has failed, so they have conceived some alternatives: if you can't save humans, you can save some animals, if you can't save animals, you can save some plants, and if everything can't be saved, you can save some cells."
Please take these away, let them survive and spread, and my mission is complete. ”The Giant Tortoise Rock Terrace slowly detached itself from the orbit of the planetary ark in a blue light package, and the gray-white wandering planet faded away from view.In the shelter of the planetary ark, the lights are dimming one by one, the day is over, and after dusk, another civilization falls into darkness.The unmanned car slowly stopped on the side of the road, the robots also stopped their work and began to turn off the power one after another, while on the advertising screen of the roadside building, a middle-aged man in a straight uniform and gray hair looked at the empty city and said goodnight to the world for the last time: "Citizens, the shelter is about to close, thank you all, goodbye." ”When the last rays of light in space were obscured by the warped space, the crowd withdrew their gaze from the hologram."
Roll" curiously looked at the black metal box that Hao Ren brought back, went up and arched his head: "It's so heavy." ”Hao Ren sighed: "Yes, it's quite heavy." ”(To be continued.) )