"General, how can this be your fault? If it weren't for you, the fleet would have been wiped out long ago. Don't worry, now that we have the technology tree of the Wind Star Civilization, once we analyze it, we might be able to cure Zhang Yuanshan."
I hope so.
"Besides the technological advancements of the Wind Star Civilization, there's another person who might be able to save Zhang Yuanshan?"
"Who?"
Ninety-Seven.
Ninety-Seven?
"Yes, Ninety-Seven's brainwaves are exceptionally strong. I believe the Treefolk would have done a lot of research on this kind of brainwaves and consciousness. It's just a pity that Ninety-Seven, like Zhang Yuanshan, has also fallen into a deep sleep."
"Alright, let's take good care of Zhang Yuanshan first. Once the Wind Star Civilization's technology tree is analyzed, we'll see if we can save Zhang Yuanshan. If not, we'll go find the Treefolk. Anyway, we'll help Ninety-Seven find the main civilization and regain consciousness sooner or later. I also want to see this unique race."
Having temporarily put aside Zhang Yuanshan's matter, Hu Yu rushed to the antimatter particle beam production base and demanded that the heads of these bases work day and night to produce as much equipment as possible to be carried onto the small spaceship. These bases used to operate according to Earth time and could produce 100,000 sets of equipment per day for the small spaceship. Now, due to the special circumstances, production has been proactively extended to 12 hours a day. If they operate 24 hours a day, they can produce 300,000 sets of equipment per day.
Hu Yu's biggest fear was that these Nebula Lifeform would abandon the warship and drift over as real gas clouds. Even though antimatter had been cleared around Earth Two once, the matter had not been completely cleared; only the concentration had been reduced significantly. After observing for the past few days, he realized that Nebula Lifeform could expand to a level where the matter was even less dense than in the cleared areas. In other words, even if Nebula Lifeform drifted in, they would still be very difficult to detect.
These nebula organisms do not have ultra-low heat or ultra-low radiation. Their constituent elements are the same as those of the entire space. Only when they shrink in size will the electric current in the cloud increase, but when they expand, the current weakens to an undetectable level.
The only way to stop the Nebula lifeforms is to use the Wind Master to launch large amounts of antimatter from a distance to destroy their fleet, which would also kill some of the Nebula Lifeform. Then, continuously launch streams of antimatter particles around Earth Two to prevent them from penetrating into Earth Two.
A week after capturing the Nebula Lifeform, the gaseous Zhang Yuanshan, which had been sealed in the control room, suddenly stood up. Although it was gaseous, its eyes no longer seemed lost. Seeing this, Hu Yu once again projected the hologram into the large box, hoping to establish communication and obtain more information from this Nebula Lifeform form.
"Who are you?" Before Hu Yu could speak, the Nebula Lifeform that had coalesced into the shape of Zhang Yuanshan spoke first.
I am human, what about you?
"I am Nebula Person, a human. Thank you."
"Thank you? Why should we thank you?"
"Humans, if it weren't for you, perhaps I would never have appeared."
"Go on."
"I am originally a branch of the main consciousness, and I have existed for hundreds of millions of years. If you do not sever my connection with the Main Consciousness, my own consciousness will never be able to become dominant."
What is Main Consciousness?
"I don't know the exact time. I only know that shortly after this Nebula Region was formed, the Main Consciousness was born. Later, the Main Consciousness mastered a method; it separated a part of its consciousness, and thus, branch consciousnesses like ours came into being. Branch consciousnesses are controlled by the Main Consciousness and will never have a self. However, when you severed our connection with the Main Consciousness, the branch consciousnesses did not dissipate; instead, they gained a self. And so, I appeared."
"When I first discovered my existence, everything around me was both strange and exciting. I can't describe the feeling; it was like returning to the world of light after being in darkness for billions of years. It took me a long time for my consciousness to adapt to everything around me, and only just now did I feel completely reborn."
"Where is the Main Consciousness, and how much of it is there?"
"I know of seven Main Consciousness Main Consciousness, but they are not connected to each other. On the contrary, they all want to devour each other. However, they were all born around the same time, and none of them has found a way to devour the others, so they have to choose to coexist. The Main Consciousness that controls us is nearby, no more than one light-year away. This is the farthest distance that Main Consciousness can control. Beyond this distance, it will also lose contact with us."
Why is the Main Consciousness attacking us?
"Because the Main Consciousness wants to be free."
What is liberation?
"We are Nebula Lifeform, unlike you biological lifeforms who can go anywhere at will. We also lack any creative capabilities. Our Main Consciousness has existed for countless billions of years, yet we still haven't found a way to leave the Nebula Region. Moreover, our Main Consciousness is too vast; ordinary warships cannot contain it. Most importantly, once integrated into a warship, we have no other mobility besides attacking and moving. Our Main Consciousness desires the same mobility as biological lifeforms, so every biological civilization that comes to the Nebula Region becomes a target of our Main Consciousness's attacks. They want to find a way to escape from these beings."
"I know from the Main Consciousness that controls me that several other Main Consciousness are also on their way to attack you. They will arrive here soon. Humans, if you do not destroy the Main Consciousness, it will continue to split into Branch Consciousness Entity Main Consciousness attack you."
"By the way, each Main Consciousness cannot infinitely split into Branch Consciousness Entity. Their control is limited. Each Main Consciousness can control about 20 million Branch Consciousness Entity. If this number is exceeded, the Branch Consciousness Entity will develop self-awareness and become like me now, breaking free from the control of the Main Consciousness. If our numbers increase, we will also threaten the existence of the Main Consciousness."
How can one kill the Main Consciousness?
"Killing the Main Consciousness is easy; you can do it. But finding it is difficult. If I hadn't broken free of control, I could still sense the Main Consciousness's location. Now, I have no connection with the Main Consciousness, so I only know it's in this area of about one light-year. You can roughly determine the Main Consciousness's location based on the positions of the subsequent fleets. However, I don't know how powerful the Main Consciousness itself is; it has never taken action itself in billions of years."
How many fleets are controlled by other Main Consciousness? What are their speeds?
"I'm not entirely sure how many fleets each Main Consciousness controls. The number of fleets controlled by each Main Consciousness varies, and acquiring these fleets is entirely a matter of luck. Their travel speed will not exceed five times the speed of light. If they exceed this speed, the Branch Consciousness Entity will lose its connection with the Main Consciousness due to the increased spatial curvature."
"Why doesn't the Main Consciousness directly control you Branch Consciousness Entity to attack, achieving a stealthy effect? Wouldn't controlling the fleet to come here expose itself? Also, what is the strength of this ragtag fleet?"