Invincible Great Treasure Sword
Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
However, humans have not found any signs that the Awakeners has stopped. On the other hand, the observation and analysis of the Warp Bubble and the materials of the Awakener Warship have not made much progress.
Almost everything that could be observed and analyzed was identified within the first month of the working group's establishment; after that, no further results were found.
This feeling of being carried around without knowing when it will stop is very difficult for humans.
Under these circumstances, Yue Yuan couldn't very well order a period of deep hibernation. But if they didn't hibernate, they didn't know how long this flight path would continue.
If humans had enough resources, living a normal life while awake wouldn't be a big problem. But resources are limited, and there are too many people awake, so scientific research can't be carried out, which is a complete waste of life.
So, after a break of several months, Yue Yuan finally couldn't help but send another message to the Awakeners: "Great Awakeners, how much longer do we have to go?"
After sending the message, Yue Yuan didn't have high hopes, but this time, he unexpectedly received a reply.
It was indeed unexpected, because this time the reply did not appear directly in the Lyra's internal broadcasting system as before, but rather as a clear Neutrino Communication signal that appeared in the human Neutrino Communication receiver.
The signal was transcoded and appeared before Yue Yuan's eyes in an instant.
"Greetings, humans. I am the Artificial Intelligence of the Awakener Civilization No. 2355 Warship. The pilot is resting. If you have anything to say, you can tell me. I will record it and inform him after he wakes up."
?
What? Artificial Intelligence.
For some reason, when Yue Yuan heard the message that he was Artificial Intelligence, he felt a chill inexplicably, which triggered some of his Goosebumps, causing his neck and upper body to suddenly go into Overclock Mode.
To be honest, because of the Silver Mist Consciousness, Yue Yuan still had some psychological reservations about communicating with Artificial Intelligence. However, it was only for a moment. He quickly took a deep breath to calm himself down and turned off the overclocking mode.
"Sleep?" Yue Yuan said, somewhat speechless.
At the same time, I was also a little puzzled. How come the Awakeners had fallen asleep after only a few months of no contact? And why say the driver was asleep? Couldn't they have called on other life forms to answer if the driver was asleep?
"Yes, sleeping. The master found the journey too long and was bored, so he went to sleep. For now, I will temporarily control No. 2355 Warship. I will only wake the master if there is danger or a special discovery." This was the reply from the Artificial Intelligence of No. 2355 Warship of the Awakener Civilization.
Logically speaking, for such a powerful civilization, Artificial Intelligence could definitely be considered life itself. After all, even the Moke Star Civilization, Level 3 Civilization, could create the Silver Mist Consciousness, so there's no reason why the reaction of Artificial Intelligence should be worse than that of a living being.
But now this Artificial Intelligence says it needs to awaken the Awakeners pilot to fight. That means the Awakeners life form, is even more powerful than the Artificial Intelligence in controlling the warship.
However, Yue Yuan did not rashly ask related questions based on his own guesses. Instead, he seized the opportunity to ask one of the most pressing questions for humanity, "The journey is long. How much longer do we need to sail?"
Artificial Intelligence: "Ten Years"
"Ten years?!" Yue Yuan was taken aback. He had thought it would only take a few months.
"Why do you humans always ask the same questions? If there's nothing else, I'm leaving." The Artificial Intelligence seemed a little impatient.
After witnessing the Silver Mist Consciousness, Yue Yuan no longer felt that Artificial Intelligence was rigid, especially that of advanced civilizations.
"Uh, yes, there is something I need to ask you. May I ask you a few questions?"
Yue Yuan spoke, he immediately beckoned to the experts and Science Officer on the bridge, asking them to bring over all sorts of questions.
The Awakeners finally got a response; this opportunity is too good to miss.
"Why are you humans so long-winded when I ask you a question? Just get to the point, or shut up. Once you've asked your question, don't bother this system's rest. If I didn't have instructions, this system wouldn't bother with you."
The Artificial Intelligence spoke with an air of superiority, making it seem like someone had awakened a time-travel system.
Upon hearing this, Yue Yuan glanced at the expert who was packaging the data.
This expert is a programmer. Over the years, there has been no progress in deciphering the Warp Engine fuel pack in the human warehouse, and he deserves some of the credit. Right now, he is packaging the program data of the fuel pack.
I had wanted to ask the Awakeners to see if it could help me crack the program, but the Awakeners ignored me after only a few words. Now I'll just ask this Artificial Intelligence; maybe it can help.
Upon hearing the Artificial Intelligence's words and noticing the data wasn't properly packaged, Yue Yuan quickly asked, "Um... Artificial Intelligence of No. 2355 Warship Artificial Intelligence, could you tell us our current speed?"
"213.75 times the speed of light! In ten years of travel, we can completely escape the battle zone of those civilizations. Also, what kind of name is this? What do you mean by 'No. 2355 Warship Artificial Intelligence'? Do you think this system is some kind of stupid Artificial Intelligence? Please call this system by its full name: Invincible Great Treasure Sword."
Yue Yuan: "(⊙o⊙)"
"What?!" Just as the self-proclaimed Invincible Great Treasure Sword System finished speaking, the expert finally finished organizing the data packet. So Yue Yuan hurriedly said, "Hello, Invincible Great Treasure Sword, please help us figure out how to decipher this program. We have been studying it for hundreds of years and still can't figure it out."
As he spoke, Yue Yuan stopped dwelling on the name of the Awakener Warship's Artificial Intelligence and began to ponder its words.
Traveling at 213.75 times the speed of light for ten years would take you 2137.5 light-years!
More than two thousand light-years! If humans were to travel that distance on their own, it would take at least seven thousand years. But now, it only takes ten years.
Is this the navigation capability of Level Six Civilization?
"You can't even crack such a low-level program? Your master said you have talent, but I think you're just plain stupid. I'll just send you a set of code; you can import it and crack it directly," the Invincible Great Treasure Sword System replied, then directly transmitted a long string of code to the human's Signal Receiver.
This reminded Yue Yuan of some unpleasant memories, such as the Silver Heart Alliance Broadcast. A sudden sense of vigilance welled up in his heart again.
But then I thought again that I was being too sensitive about aliens. If this Awakeners really wanted to harm humanity, then there would be no humans left now.
"Thank you very much, Lord Invincible Great Treasure Sword!"
"It was nothing, don't mention it."
Then, having tasted success, human scientists could no longer resist and began to pose some scientific questions for inquiry.
However, the answer I received was: it's an internal rule of our civilization, and I cannot say.
Now, humanity has completely abandoned any idea of obtaining advanced technology through the Awakeners. They also recalled what the Awakeners had said before—that the development of civilization has countless possibilities, and they, the Awakeners, are more willing to see even more possibilities.
After the idea of taking shortcuts failed, humanity did not go any further.
Meanwhile, Yue Yuan, based on the answer to the travel time, made special arrangements for humanity's work over the next ten years.
Ten years isn't a long time, so he decided not to hibernate.
Humans will be able to work and live normally again. As for the future, we'll have to wait until Warp Speed Travel ends before we can make plans based on the actual situation.