Faced with the captain's insistence, the crew fell silent.
But scarlet light flashed rapidly around them, showing that their silence was by no means an endorsement of the captain.
"So what?"
Finally, First Mate Quick spoke softly on behalf of most members of the bridge team.
The captain was slightly startled.
"So what?"
The captain looked at the first mate in disbelief, "Quick, what on earth do you mean?
Please explain the problem clearly!"
"Yes, Captain, then I will make it clear what everyone is thinking."
First Officer Quick was desperate.
He faced Captain Gao Zunlong and said expressionlessly, "Even if we really squeeze out this rich little world in front of us, repair or even upgrade the Jade, and continue on our journey or...
A desperate journey like a lost dog, and with incredible luck, he found dozens or even hundreds of similar rich worlds, collected all the resources, and reorganized a mighty fleet.
So what, then When the time comes, will we be able to resist the flood?
"Don't forget, before the flood, our original civilization controlled the entire sea of stars!
We built billions of starships, we conquered countless fertile planets, and we slaughtered tens of millions of people.
A powerful civilization of intelligent life, we are the kings of kings, the masters of all universes!
"Then, is it useful?
"Facing the strong attack of the flood tide, billions of starships were wiped out in an instant, and even more miserable, they became the puppets of the flood tide.
Planets were transformed one after another, and groups of Yuanshi tribes were deceived.
Those who willingly threw themselves into the flood tide.
In our arms, even if we ignite the "solar defense line" formed by billions of stars, it will be easily broken through.
Until the end, even a small wave of the flood can force us to flee!
"Captain, please think about it carefully.
With the power of the last starship we have left, even if it is increased a hundred times, can it be compared with the original civilization in its heyday?
I'm afraid it's not even a drop in the bucket, right?
"The Yuan Dynasty civilization in its heyday was knocked to pieces by the flood tide.
Even if we are a hundred times stronger, how can we contend with the flood tide?"
First Mate Quick finished speaking in rapid succession and breathed a sigh of relief.
These words have been stored in the hearts of him and most of the bridge team members for too long.
When he said them now, the atmosphere on the bridge suddenly became different.
Captain Gao Zunlong was stunned.
The mysterious light all over the body alternates, as if angry flames are burning wildly.
It seems that he did not expect that after the torture of the long voyage, his crew would become so weak.
"so what?"
The captain narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "What are your plans?
Just stop here.
Don't you want to move on?"
"Move forward?"
First Mate Quick smiled bitterly, "Towards a certain goal, striding forward under the guidance of hope, this is called 'moving forward'; without a goal at all, with no hope in sight, wandering in the vast dark night, this is just headless."
Flies, just lingering.
"Since we are all just hanging on, why not choose a way that is better for ourselves?
“Captain, let’s be honest, brothers are tired and can’t go any further.
"We have been lost in this cruel sea of stars for too long.
We have been wandering since our ancestors.
We have never experienced the so-called 'glory of the original civilization', and we do not know what it is like to rule the world.
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Ever since our fathers and mothers can remember, they have been living a life of precarity and constant panic.
"We endure filthy air, rancid circulating water, and synthetic food that tastes like chewing wax every day.
We die because of hibernation chamber malfunctions, we die because of power furnace explosions, and we die because meteorites penetrate the shell of starships and are sucked into the universe.
Death in a vacuum - I heard that when the primitive civilization was at its strongest, our ancestors had already Those who have cultivated to the point where they can freely transform between matter and energy have no fear of the coldness and ruthlessness of the universe.
Unfortunately, after being hunted by the flood for so many years, our civilization has degraded to this sad level.
Most of the outstanding Technology and cultivation methods have been completely lost, and we can no longer even survive in the vacuum of the universe!
“Can we shamelessly brag about this kind of suffering as a ‘journey’?
Are we really alive, or are we just miserable walking corpses?
"Tired, Captain, we are so tired.
“If we hadn’t discovered this fertile world in front of us, maybe everyone could have continued on indifferently.
"But the world in front of us is so peaceful, so beautiful, so dreamy.
It is so beautiful that it can shatter all our beliefs and leave only one thought in our minds, which is to stay here forever and live a worry-free life.
A carefree, contented life!
” "A carefree, contented life?"
Captain Gao Zunlong whispered twice, then suddenly raised his eyebrows, like raising a guillotine, and roared in a thunderous voice, "Are you all crazy?
Are your brains blocked by interstellar dust, or are you burned by stars?
Too roasted to think?
The flood is still following us and will find us at any time!"
"No, Captain, the flood tide has not appeared for two or three thousand years.
We are temporarily free of it."
First Mate Quaker said expressionlessly, "A centipede is dead but not stiff.
After all, the Yuanshi civilization once flourished.
Even if it falls apart, there are still tens of millions of fleeing fleets scattered all over the star sea.
The floods will come one by one, slowly."
Harvest slowly.
“In other words, we don’t need to escape the flood, we just need to be more hidden than our brother fleets.
"In this sense, what you said about collecting resources, repairing and upgrading starships is asking for a dead end, because doing so will definitely release various special energy ripples and signals, which can be easily searched by the flood tide. .
"On the other hand, if we hide in this fertile world, try to seal all high-tech and secret cultivation methods, and do not leak even a little bit of signals to the outside world, it will not be so easy to find Hong Chao before harvesting all the brother fleets.
Ours.”
"Brother Fleet, Quick, do you still have the nerve to mention the word 'brother'?"
Captain Gao Zunlong laughed angrily, "Your method is to be a coward and use your own brother as a shield in exchange for the illusion of a sense of security that lingers?"
"It sounds mean, but they're not really 'brothers.'"
First Officer Quik said calmly, "Long before the flood, the Yuanshi civilization had already split.
The Yuanshi clan that conquered different universes had already alienated into the local appearance, beggaring their neighbors and killing each other - didn't we fight many times?
A civil war?
I don’t feel any guilt at all watching these people die.”
"Okay, even if these so-called 'brother fleets' have nothing to do with us, how long can we hide here?
Ten thousand years, one hundred thousand years, or one million years?"
Captain Gao Zunlong said angrily, "In the end, we will still be found by the flood tide!"
"A million years, isn't it enough?
My Lord Captain, don't be too greedy."
A helpless smile appeared on the face of Chief Quaker, "Birth, old age, illness and death are natural laws.
Every civilization rises and falls.
If our civilization can continue comfortably in this fertile world for another million years, , No, as long as it lasts a hundred thousand years, even ten thousand years, I will be satisfied.
"After all, our lives cannot sustain us for ten thousand years.
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Even if we include our children and grandchildren, it will be enough for them to live a carefree and wonderful life.
When we all die, who cares?
Will there be a flood?"
"..."
Captain Gao Zunlong stared at First Officer Quick, as if he had never recognized his "loyal" deputy.
"There are not enough resources."
Captain Gao Zunlong spoke carefully and gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you just hide here and be a tortoise, the resources of this rich world are still not enough for all the crew members on the Emerald to be comfortable and carefree.
Live your whole life."
"Yes, it's not enough, but who said we want all the crew members to enjoy it?"
First Mate Quaker's smile suddenly became extremely strange, "99% of the crew are still in hibernation, so let them hibernate forever.
The resources of this rich world only need to supply us - 1% of the people awake.
"That's enough, right?"