Chatting Along the Way
As the population gradually increased, humanity slowly awoke from the constant fear and anxiety of teetering on the brink of extinction.
In this context, more and more people from various fields of science have devoted themselves to it, resulting in a flourishing scene in each Credits.
The brilliance of science has finally awakened philosophy, which had been dormant for many years. Human scientists have once again turned their attention to the distant past, wanting to explore the history of the universe buried in the long river of time, so as to improve their understanding of the universe and thus drive and guide the direction of scientific progress.
A new cosmology gradually took shape amidst heated discussions among scientists, both established and emerging.
The universe is not only a whole, but also a dynamic whole with certain properties and characteristics. From the beginning of the Big Bang, it has been a continuous development process in which time, space, and matter are interconnected.
Scientists have long recognized that trying to understand any single thing in isolation leads to a one-sided and unrealistic quagmire. The universe should be understood as a spacetime continuum. Everything that happens in the universe, every event, every observable or unobservable phenomenon, is an indivisible part of this spacetime continuum at a certain time and in a certain space.
The exploration of issues such as our understanding of the universe and the Window Period Hypothesis has led to other related discussions.
Although these discussions and the hypotheses that have emerged do not have a direct impact on human technology at present, they do fill gaps in human Cosmic View and supplement the framework.
Even though humanity is unsure whether this Cosmic View is correct, it can still provide a reference for future human exploration of the universe, and often it is this reference that may inspire scientists.
Science is essentially the conclusion of the laws of nature, and the laws of nature exist within this Great Universe. It can be said that the addition of a new Cosmic View can absolutely solidify the foundation of the human scientific system.
Meanwhile, while the scientists were busy with their work, Yue Yuan, along with other members of the New Government's management, was on the bridge of the Lyra watching the Nair Civilization's reply.
"Human Civilization from afar, we have received your message and understand your decision to travel to the Pot Lid Vastness Star. You and we are well aware of the immensity of space, and judging by the timeline, you must have already begun your turn after receiving the notification from our Second Star Region patrol ship."
Alas, the extremely long communication delay meant that by the time you received this message, you were already on your way to the Pot Lid Vastness Star. As a civilization with a territory encompassing 27 stars, we understand this all too well.
However, we still suggest you change course and return to Great Blaze Star. It's not that we don't want you to go to Pot Lid Vastness Star first, but it's not our main population center, so it's not as rich in resources as Great Blaze Star. Also, the Regional Governor of Pot Lid Vastness Star doesn't have all the authority of our Nair Civilization, so there will be considerable trouble in terms of both technology and trade of various materials.
Yes, we are very interested in your proposals for mutual exchange of ideas and trade, and therefore hope that you can come to our political center star system so that we can communicate more smoothly and even learn from each other.
Human Civilization, we hope you know that our Nair Civilization is a benevolent civilization, and we are happy to welcome every friendly civilization that sets foot in our sphere of influence.
As an exploration fleet that has traveled a long way from the depths of space, you must have experienced many interesting things that a civilization like ours, stationed in this star system, has never seen. If you don't mind, we'd like to hear your stories. You know, for a civilization that has always been based in this star system, your stories must be very novel to us. Perhaps after hearing about your experiences exploring the universe, we can persuade those stubborn Hometown to agree to send Cosmic Exploration Fleet as well.
This time, the Nair Civilization's reply was much longer than before, and its words were full of hope that humanity would change course and head towards Great Blaze Star.
After reading this reply, humanity can first confirm one piece of information: the Nair Civilization is also a group of Sentient Life, and like humans, it relies on collective wisdom to develop technology.
As for its form and type, whether it is carbon-based, silicon-based, or sulfur-based, it is unknown. In any case, both sides tacitly refrained from revealing this information to each other.
However, humanity also understands that if it wants to continue friendly contact, it must be honest with each other. It's just that since humanity is currently adrift in interstellar space and communication delays are too severe, many things are not being discussed yet.
As for the suggestion from the Nair Civilization, the human side only discussed it briefly before reaching a consensus: to continue heading towards the Pot Lid Vastness Star.
Indeed, apart from the slightly heated rhetoric of the first three ships, the Nair Civilization displayed a very friendly attitude in subsequent communications. However, this was not enough to make humanity lower their guard and do as they said.
After all, the Silver Mist Consciousness left a very deep impression on humanity back then, so no matter how well the Nair Civilization spoke, humanity would always remain wary.
Therefore, it is impossible to do as the Nair Civilization says.
As for how to respond to the Nair Civilization, humanity had already devised a plan seven years ago. The reason given was that the energy shortage during the long journey would lead to excessive acceleration and deceleration, and the Nair Civilization would likely find no loopholes in that.
As for whether the Pot Lid Vastness Star was the administrative center of the Nair Civilization, humans didn't care much. Trade was just mentioned casually, and humans' main purpose was still resupply.
In truth, humanity has absolutely no idea how trade is conducted between interstellar civilizations. And it's better if it's not an administrative center; that way, there wouldn't be so many fleets protecting it, making humanity's journey to the Pot Lid Vastness Star perfect.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the Nair Civilization tells the truth. In short, after replying to the Nair Civilization under the pretext of insufficient energy, humanity quietly continued its journey through the silent space.
As a precaution, the human fleet reduced the standby engine power to a minimum, just enough to ensure that the fleet would not be slowed down by interstellar dust during the long voyage. The probes at the forefront even turned off their thrusters after adjusting their direction to improve stealth.
In this situation, the Nair Civilization might only be able to truly observe the human fleet when it arrives at the Pot Lid Vastness Star.
By then, the most advanced probes would likely have already reached the galaxy. This would allow them to get a glimpse of the Pot Lid Vastness Star.