Star River Road is Far
This was all preordained by 'Illusion', and the civilization that this Small Universe was waiting for was, in fact, Low-level Civilization, as humanity already knew.
The Intelligent System didn't hide anything from humanity; it told them everything before they left. As for what was inside the Small Universe that served as a relic, humanity knew all too well, because it was the Astronomical-Level Particle Collider humans had dismantled a third of.
Yes, humanity couldn't take its Astronomical-Level Particle Collider was one-third dismantled, with it. According to the Intelligent System, this was a way of leaving hope to a destined civilization. The Awakeners gave humanity a Consciousness Linking Device, so humanity should also leave something behind for this empty Small Universe, so that later, Low-level Civilization might have the opportunity to advance to Level 4 Civilization.
If a Low-level Civilization were to pass through this place and enter this Small Universe, they would learn from the Intelligent System that a civilization called Human Civilization once left behind an Astronomical-Level Particle Collider that was only two-thirds the length of the Milky Way Galaxy one. They would also learn that a civilization called the Awakener Civilization had come to the Milky Way Galaxy and embarked on the Great Voyage Road.
Humanity had no objections to the arrangement regarding 'Illusion'. After all, while they were somewhat reluctant to Astronomical-Level Particle Collider, it was nothing compared to three thousand sets of Consciousness Linking Device. Moreover, if a Low-level Civilization could truly admire their creation and find a way to advance to Level 4 Civilization from it, that would be a case of "the predecessors illuminating me, and I illuminating those who come after."
The Star River Road is Far.
As a Wandering Civilization that made warships its home, humanity returned to the Great Universe and once again set sail for the boundless sea of stars.
Seeing the familiar starry sky through the ship's portholes, everyone felt a sense of relief and used it as an excuse to have a big meal with their friends.
On board the Lyra, however, the scientists, especially the astronomy experts, had no time for eating and drinking, as they were carefully observing whether any unknown changes were occurring in the vast and boundless starry sky.
The universe remained as quiet as ever. Although humanity knew that countless civilizations existed behind this silence, as before, no anomalies were found. Even when using Sky Survey Telescope Array to observe, no clues were discovered.
Upon returning to the Great Universe, humanity immediately began observing the starry sky, not to find traces of the battle between the Awakeners and the Harvesters, but to investigate the surrounding area of this star system and search for any signs of other civilizations.
After all, humans have only been in this space for a little over two thousand years. Back then, humans learned from the Awakener 'Illusion'' that the battlefield he was going to was about eight thousand light-years away. Even if the battlefield's radius radiates out to one or two thousand light-years, the aftershocks of the war have not yet reached this place.
However, the eight stars that mysteriously disappeared after this space was cut into Small Universe by the 'Illusion' are a concern for humanity. They worry that during this time, other nearby civilizations might discover the disappearance of these eight stars and come to investigate.
The fact that nothing was discovered brought some reassurance to humanity.
Humans do have Tachyon Detection Technology, which can detect events that are Beyond the Light Cone relative to ourselves. However, Tachyon Detection is not omnipotent; the power of human Tachyon Detection equipment is not strong enough to detect things thousands of light-years away.
Similarly, Tachyon Communication is not the same. Having Tachyon Communication does not mean that real-time communication can be achieved between the two ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Tachyon Communication, like Tachyon Detection, depends on power intensity. For example, current human Tachyon Detection Technology can only scan events Beyond the Light Cone within a range of about one light-year.
Of course, it is still very difficult to scan a warship within a light-year range, unless the warship does not take any concealment measures. After all, compared to the cosmic time of Supernova Explosion, the impact of a single warship is too small.
Tachyon Communication has a range that extends further than Tachyon Detection, reaching approximately two light-years. Beyond that distance, communication distortion occurs. Scientists speculate that this might be due to Quantum Foam in space, but this is merely a conjecture and currently lacks actual observational data.
To achieve real-time communication over longer distances, it is necessary to establish Tachyon Relay Station to strengthen and replace the transmission of Tachyon information. However, the range of Tachyon Communication and Tachyon Detection is not fixed; it will increase with advancements in Tachyon technology.
This is extremely important in the field of Tachyon Detection, since Tachyon Communication can be used to build communication Relay Station, but detection is limited to the radius of ships.
After waving goodbye to the Intelligent System left behind by 'Illusion', the Human Civilization returned to the Great Universe and observed its surroundings for a while before heading towards the nearest star under the guidance of the Lyra.
Currently, only the Lyra and a few experimental ships in the entire Human Civilization fleet are equipped with Warp Engine; after all, only the Lyra is a creation of Level 4 Civilization. Therefore, the entire fleet's journey this time is not fast, still at the Level 3 Civilization level. Thus, reaching the nearest star will take at least twenty years.
This is unavoidable. Even though the theory and technology have reached the level of Level 4 Civilization, the inability to upgrade creations due to resource constraints is simply a matter of this.
Therefore, the next step for humanity is to comprehensively upgrade all of its creations, including all warships, Residential Spaceship, Industrial Spaceship, Biosphere Spaceship, and Research Ship.
During the journey to the Target Star System, the Lyra, as the only warship capable of Warp Speed Travel, naturally wouldn't sluggishly follow the Great Fleet. In humanity's next plan, the Lyra would arrive at the Target Star Region ahead of time to conduct an on-site investigation of its resource conditions.
If the target star system does not have enough Rocky Planet, the human fleet may change course midway to another Star System after receiving the information from the Lyra.
Humanity was fortunate; after circling the Target Star System, the Lyra spacecraft discovered that the number of Rocky Planet in the target system met human development needs, eliminating the need to change course midway. However, the expert team also made some estimates based on the resources of the Target Star System, believing that if humanity wanted to complete its creation upgrade, it would most likely have to excavate all the Rocky Planet in the Target Star System.
The New Government said it didn't matter; if they dug it all out, so be it, Positive Universe has no shortage of planets anyway.
However, this conclusion did trigger some memories deep within Yue Yuan's mind.
Yue Yuan remembered that back then, the Star System where the Dog-Headed People lived had no Rocky Planet except for the Dog-Headed People' home planet.
"Could it be that that Flying Saucer Civilization, like humanity now, completely destroyed the Star System where the Dog-Headed People Planet is located in order to upgrade its civilization?" Yue Yuan muttered to himself.
He felt it wasn't impossible, because UFOs are round, and they were probably designed to generate inertial force to simulate gravity through rotation. So, the Flying Saucer Civilization that appeared there might actually have been a Level 3 Civilization.
After all, as a Level 3 Civilization, it would take a very long time to travel from one Star System to another in such a sparsely populated region. If they could complete their creation and upgrade in one place, they certainly wouldn't want to travel any further. From this perspective, the emergence of the Flying Saucer Civilization must be closely related to the pristine star system of the Dog-Headed People's home planet.