A Perilous Crossing of the Sea of Stars
"Great Awakeners, are we currently Warp Speed Travel?" Seeing that the Awakeners didn't want to say more, Yue Yuan didn't dwell on it and instead asked another question that the scientists were very concerned about.
"Hehe, you little guys are really something. Your technical skills aren't that great, but you're ahead of many civilizations of the same level in terms of theory," the Awakeners replied.
There was no direct answer, but the higher-ups in humanity could tell that it was Warp Speed Travel.
The Warp Speed Travel sparked a discussion aboard the Lyra. Then, a scientist who had received Yue Yuan's approval asked into the loudspeaker, "Is this how you came to the Milky Way Galaxy from the Triangulum Galaxy?"
Scientists raised many questions raised by scholars and experts because they genuinely wanted to know what kind of travel technology Level Six Civilization represented. They also wanted to know if Level 4 Civilization was as described by the Moke Star Civilization.
Yes and no.
The Awakeners first gave an ambiguous answer, then went on to explain, "Level Six Civilization do have the ability to cross galaxies, but actually setting foot on the vast sea of stars is a matter of life and death. Although we, the Awakeners, are Level Six Civilization, it would be very difficult for us to travel from the Triangulum Galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy using Warp Speed Travel."
The Awakeners, through some unknown means, seemed to have mastered the way humans expressed themselves in a short period of time, to the point that his words could even convey a sense of emotion to humans.
If it weren't for that Golden Ratio Rectangular Prism lying there, people would believe it was some human bragging on the other end of the loudspeaker.
"Your great civilization also says it's difficult?" the scientist exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course it's difficult. The universe is vast and boundless, with galaxies that are often millions of light-years apart, like isolated islands in a boundless sea of stars. We have only just acquired the qualifications to sail far away. The navigation technology of Level Six Civilization is like a ship that has just learned to set sail in the vast sea of stars, which may be destroyed at any time."
The Awakeners continued, "Level Six Civilization can travel across the stars because they have mastered the ability to extract energy from the Void. However, what is needed for long -Level Six Civilization distance travel is not only energy, but also the substances necessary for life, and they must also face the unknown dangers in the Void."
Unless that civilization is a pure energy entity or some other special life form, the difficulty might be slightly lower, but it would still be extremely difficult.
"Then you."
The scientist thought for a moment and decided to explain more clearly, but the person speaking through the loudspeaker seemed not to hear him and continued talking.
"We found what may be the ruins of a Level Seven Civilization within our Triangulum Galaxy. That unknown Level Seven Civilization left a Wormhole in the ruins—no, in your words, a Star Gate."
We traveled a distance to the Star Gate, and then traveled more than a million light-years at Warp Speed Travel before finally arriving in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Even with the Star Gate helping us for a part of the journey, it still took us nearly 7,500 years for the second half.
Star Gate!
The scientists' spirits lifted instantly; they seemed to have heard of a technology that only existed in science fiction. They understood Star Gate; in human physics, Star Gate was likely a teleportation device built based on Einstein-Rosen Bridge principle.
Although it's unknown whether the Star Gate mentioned by the Awakeners operates on this principle.
Some astute scientists, however, noticed that the Awakeners used "Star Gate" instead of "Wormhole." This puzzled them, because in their understanding, Star Gate and Wormhole actually referred to the same thing.
The Awakeners now distinguishes between the two, but it's unclear what that means.
Every sentence spoken by the Awakeners sparked a discussion on the Lyra.
Of course, other scientists focused on Warp Speed Travel, mentally calculating the Warp Speed Travel level of Level Six Civilization based on the words of the Awakeners.
Most of these people were physics professors. Before this, they had been using the detection equipment on the Lyra to conduct various surveys of the environment in which the human fleet was currently located, with a focus on the Warp Bubble surrounding the fleet.
Of course, such observations yielded no results, not even revealing how fast the Awakeners is currently traveling.
"Great Awakeners, are you familiar with the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance? And also the Harvesters, the Perseus Commonwealth, and the Silicon-Based Collective!"
Yue Yuan asked this question. He felt that instead of being overly ambitious and focusing on things like the Star Gate, which even the Awakeners didn't have a grasp on, it would be better to pay more attention to information about the Milky Way Galaxy itself.
After all, as the Awakeners said, the current loss is merely a temporary relief for humanity; the road ahead must be paved by humanity itself. And in the dangerous universe, the more information we have, the greater our chances of avoiding danger.
Of course, if the Awakeners doesn't know, Yue Yuan will just consider it a reminder to the Awakeners. Although humans have only heard the names of these civilizations from the radio, they have come up with some relatively reliable guesses.
"Oh? Are these civilizations you're talking about Level Six Civilization in your Milky Way Galaxy?" the Awakeners replied in a questioning tone.
He had just arrived in the Milky Way Galaxy, before the Civilization Main Body had even arrived, and had no idea about the situation of these civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy.
"Probably. We don't know either. This is the broadcast content from the Silver Heart Alliance and our human analysis." Yue Yuan said, and then had the staff send the broadcast content and human analysis to the Awakeners.
"Hmm, Intelligent Broadcast, a technology that even we haven't mastered. It seems your Milky Way Galaxy is full of hidden talents!" the Awakeners exclaimed, then continued, "This information is extremely valuable. Consider it my reward for helping you escape the dangerous battlefield area! Alright, I need to contact our Main Civilization."
After saying this, the Awakeners fell silent, and no matter how Yue Yuan asked, there was no response from the loudspeaker.
Yue Yuan still has many questions, and so do scientists.
The scientists even considered sending a few more messages, but Yue Yuan refused. The fact that the Awakeners could so easily control the loudspeaker system on the Lyra meant that it would definitely respond if it wanted to.
It seems that, just as they said, they made contact with the main civilization that hasn't yet reached the Milky Way Galaxy.
Seeing that his calls went unanswered, Yue Yuan turned his attention back to the human body.
The first thing he had to do was to inform the captains of all ships about the existence of the Awakeners through the fleet's internal channel, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.
Secondly, we need to examine people's current situation.
The focus is on the Warp Bubble, which marks humanity's first foray into Warp Speed Travel. Although it is passive, scientists do not want to miss any opportunity to observe and study it.
If you don't understand, just write down all the phenomena first.
Whatever it may be, scientists believe it will definitely be useful for future research into Warp Engine. And let's not forget, there's still a Warp Engine in human storage that we don't know how to use.