Chapter 9 chapter Five

First there is a dark void, boundless, without beginning or end.Then, very slowly, some tiny dots of light began to emerge from the darkness.These points of light are very faint, and most of them are fleeting.As the temperature in the void increases slowly, the light spots gradually strengthen until they can exist stably.Then, there were more and more stable light spots, and the adjacent light spots began to touch each other, forming countless tiny branches.The branches rapidly expanded and overlapped each other, and the overlapping speed became faster and faster, until a large-scale avalanche appeared-swipe the ground, and all the shining branches were connected together to form a transparent and unified tree structure .At this time, Atona's consciousness began to emerge from nothingness, and slowly became clear.Her first full consciousness is:

It was yet another routine awakening from hibernation during more than a thousand years of space travel. But as usual, deep-seated fears surfaced.She has known for a long time that the process of rebuilding the consciousness of a hibernator will definitely be accompanied by "memory playback"-the memories deeply engraved in the hibernator's entire life stage, especially childhood memories, will be automatically played in the mind again.But the hibernators are unable to control the range of brainwaves sent at this time, so these memories are actually being played out without reservation.What Atona is most worried about is: His Highness Tubulon on the same boat will learn that she has some illegal memories!

The battlefield of chilling.Dead bodies littered the field.Bloody flames were everywhere.The sun of En Ge star seemed to be soaked in blood, dark red in color, hanging low on the horizon.The victor's army came in wave after wave, and surrounded the remaining defeated soldiers.At this time, both sides had put down their firearms and drawn out their daggers and sabers.This is the custom of En Gexing. For the losers who have the courage to use cold weapons in the final duel, the women in their family under the age of fifteen will be pardoned—on the premise that they swear allegiance to the new master, close their memories, and forget the original surname, and bear children for the men of the new family.

The victor was Gnaji's army. At that time, he was not the emperor of the entire En Ge star, but the commander of the coalition forces of various countries who resisted the aliens (Harpers).After eighty years of bloody war, the Harpers were finally defeated, but the flames of war immediately ignited within the En Ge star alliance.Atona's father was the first king to rise up against Emperor Ganagji, and he was also the last one to persist. The battlefield at this moment is as quiet as a cemetery.The troops on the periphery stood still and waited patiently for the losers in the circle to arrange their funeral.The latter has been divided into three groups: one group is men who are preparing to participate in a duel, including all teenagers who can hold a sword; Females under the age of fifteen who have changed their surnames.Five-year-old Atona was in the third group.At that time, she already knew to be afraid, she watched silently in fear, and imprinted everything in front of her eyes into the memory of the child... The mother, aunt and sister bid farewell to the men sadly, drew out their swords and killed the male children first, and then committed suicide If you lack courage, let your husband or father do it for you.Holding a bloody saber, the king carefully inspected the corpses of the adult women, and after confirming that they were all dead, he came over and hugged Atona and other girls to bid farewell, and shouted: "Forget about us as soon as possible!" , use your new surnames to live!"

With a long cry, Father led the last fifteen men into battle.They wanted to kill as many people as possible to win enough respect for the underage women who changed their surnames. This was also the custom of En Gexing.This wave of fighting ended quickly, and the last dozen or so male relatives were lying in a pool of blood, surrounded by twice as many enemy soldiers.The father persisted to the end, and he was also honored to receive the highest courtesy—Emperor Gnaji personally confronted him.These two old friends are very familiar with each other's sword skills.The father used all his strength in the last fight, but Gunaji's swordsmanship was still superior.The last scene in Atona's memory was: King Gnaji pulled out the sword from his father's body, raised the sword obliquely to salute the dead, and the tip of the sword was dripping with blood.He ordered the burial of the dead, presided over the conversion oath ceremony of Atona and other women, and brought them back to the country.

According to the content of the oath, Atona should completely close the relevant memories, forget the surname, forget the family hatred, and completely integrate into the new family.She is also sincerely willing to do this, but her childhood memory is too strong... Atona woke up completely, and immediately closed this childhood memory, carefully burying the fear that surfaced.She slowly moved her five arms and legs, climbed out of the hibernation machine, and came to the cockpit.During the 1200-year journey, she has hibernated and awakened many times, and has long been familiar with these procedures.But this time she felt that there was something abnormal, a silent abnormality that permeated all around.Then it dawned on her: there was already gravity on the flying ball.Of course, the flyball has always had gravity during its travels, but that's artificial gravity, pointing toward the radial center of the flyball; this time it's even natural gravity, pointing toward the bottom of the flyball.Obviously the flying ball has reached its destination, and the long journey is finally coming to an end.

The captain, His Royal Highness Prince Tubulun, was in full uniform, and on his waist was the Army Soul Sword bestowed by Emperor Ganaghi himself.There were only him and Atona in this advance ship, and most of the time, one of them entered hibernation, and only one was on duty, so most of the time they didn't need to put on their clothes.The naked His Royal Highness Tubulun is very sexy, but at the moment, his military uniform makes him even more heroic - before he joined the army, he was famous in En Ge for being handsome and suave, how many women fell for him!Atona quietly stared at his back, her mind wavering for a while.

At this moment, Tubulun is manually driving the "Pioneer" flying ball, but during the voyage of more than a thousand years, the flying ball has been driving automatically, which shows that they have indeed reached the earth.She was about to ask, but the captain turned around and ordered sternly: "Turn off the brain waves, and only use voice communication from now on." Well, it must be Earth.Captain Tubulun had already issued an order: not to contact the ancestors of Dariyan along the way, and to turn off the brainwave function after arriving on Earth, so as not to be noticed by the ancestors.He intends to secretly approach and enter the flying ball of the ancestor Dariyan, and control the earlier "Earth Envoy".

Tubulun once explained to Atona: "Dariyan is the ancestor respected by all Enge people, and he is also the direct ancestor of the Ganaji royal family, so the emperor specially appointed a prince as the special envoy to express his respect for the ancestors. respect.” Another reason why he didn’t mention it was that only sending a prince would have sufficient discretion to deal with the distinguished ancestors of Dariyan. "I believe that he will never violate the interests of the En Ge people, and will not oppose the conquest of the earth by the expeditionary force. But it is best to be cautious in everything. After all, these people who lived in the era of Emperor Erkoyo, especially the members of the missionary mission We have all been poisoned by the spirit of fraternity and pacifism, and have been deeply poisoned."

Atona also put on her military uniform and wore the Military Soul Sword—of course, given her humble status, this sword was not bestowed by His Majesty herself.The military uniform she wears is specially designed for women in the army, which can make women look more charming and sexy.It's a pity that the captain is busy with preparations before landing, so he doesn't have time to pay attention to her feminine charm.He ordered Atona to set up the main computer of the flying ball, to convert the five base system of the En Ge star into the earth decimal system, convert the En Ge star year into the Earth year, and convert other measurement units so that they can integrate into the earth environment more quickly .Atona quickly set it up.It is known that 1 En Ge year is equivalent to 1.12 earth years, and the main data after conversion are:

The distance from the earth to En Ge star: 102 light years (referring to the earth year, the same below); Time spent on this voyage: 1190 years; Dariyan's ancestors stayed on the earth: 99,897 years, or about 100,000 years. The "Pioneer" flying ball is very close to the earth, and it is heading towards the twilight line.Below the flying ball, the beautiful planet is waking up from sleep, and the bright sun is bursting on the horizon, melting the night here.Through the eyes of the clouds, you can see the blue ocean, white snow-capped mountains and green land. These scenes are very similar to En Gexing.It was refreshing for both of them to witness this enchanting sight again after twelve hundred years of tedious voyages.This is indeed a beautiful planet, and it will soon become the new home of the Ngo! The "Pioneer" activated its stealth function and landed quietly to the earth.While using anti-cloaking devices to find the ancestor's flying ball, they made a preliminary survey of the earth.After the ancestors arrived on the earth 100,000 years ago, they have been sending detailed information about the earth to the parent star. At the beginning, it was a two-way communication, and later it became a one-way communication, and finally it was completely interrupted.Because the En Ge star entered the "Dark Age" that lasted 30,000 years during its occupation by the Harpers, all space communication stations were abandoned.It wasn't until 1,340 years ago——after deducting the time spent on this journey, about 150 years ago—under the leadership of Emperor Ganaji, the En Ge star civilization was able to recover with difficulty. These are all sins committed by the "great man" Er Keyo the Great one hundred thousand years ago. Earth technology is already quite developed. Thousands of satellites are cruising in the sky. The most are in synchronous orbits, and there are many in low altitudes. They have to be careful to avoid them during the search.There is a space station suspended in the near-Earth space. When the "Pioneer" passed by, the space station just carried out a space walk.The two of them watched quietly in the invisible state.This is their first close contact with Earth humans - the enemy they are about to face.Although the other party was wearing a spacesuit, the two of them had also initially witnessed the ugly appearance of the earthlings-they had huge torsos, split legs, and a thin neck with a big head.This kind of body structure will definitely affect the agility of movements; but with a large brain, its intelligence should not be low. The terrestrial spaceman was unaware of the invisible observer.Against the background of the blue water polo, he squirmed slowly, unloaded something from the shell of the space station, and flew back into the cabin slowly, closing the hatch.Tubulun did not waste time here, and continued to lower the altitude with the flying ball.Looking down, the ground is full of magnificent artificial buildings, high-speed road network, cross-sea bridge, mega-ton giant ship, maglev railway, etc., whose prosperity can almost catch up with En Gexing; there are also nuclear submarines, aircraft carrier formations, intercontinental missiles , stealth aircraft and stealth warship (still belongs to backward incomplete stealth mode), etc.These large numbers of weapons show that the earthlings and the Enge are also very martial species.The population of the earth is close to 9 billion, which is not much different from the population of the Enge planet. However, the human beings on the earth are huge and weigh more than ten times that of the Enge people, so in terms of total biomass, they far exceed the Enge people. In the past few hundred years, the ancestors have not sent information about the earth to the parent star, so the expeditionary force is eager to know the current technological level of the earth people. The "Pioneer" has circled the earth several times, and has been able to make a more accurate estimate.From the perspective of the overall level of science and technology, the difference between the earth and En Gexing is about a thousand years, and the difference in military technology is slightly smaller, about seven or eight hundred years.Think about when the ancestors of Dariyan came to the earth in a sub-light-speed spacecraft, human beings had just learned to grind stone tools and had not yet developed language!Their progress in the past 100,000 years can be described as rapid, especially the development of military technology is faster.Fortunately, there is still a gap of seven hundred years.Although from an interstellar point of view, the gap of seven hundred years is almost negligible, but it is still enough for the En Ge people to play with the earthlings. According to the materials of the ancestors, the environmental compatibility between the earth and En Ge star, including gravity, temperature, humidity and atmospheric composition, etc., is 85%, and the biocompatibility exceeds 90%. The life support system has not been used on the earth, but the food on the earth is eaten directly-such compatibility is too rare.Tubulun first verified the compatibility of the environment. He landed the flying ball in a no-man's land and took Atona out of the flying ball.According to the information sent back by the ancestors, this place belongs to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in central and western Asia.The oxygen content of the air is indeed similar to that of the atmosphere of Engo, and it can be breathed directly.Gravity is slightly stronger, but it doesn't affect the action.Looking around, the sky is covered with snow-capped mountains, and the dark green grassland stretches into the distance. Dozens of graceful animals (the data say Tibetan antelopes) pass by lightly in the distance.Two marmots nearby stood up and looked curiously at the two alien visitors.Such a view is like being on the planet En Ge. Tubulun was very pleased, and said to Atona: "Emperor Erkeyo sent goodwill missions to various planets back then, exhausted the national power, and made En Ge star slump for 100,000 years. He can be regarded as the number one sinner in history. But , Discovering this spare planet with excellent conditions during the goodwill activities is also considered a great merit." Atona snuggled up beside Her Highness, and said with a smile: "The ancestors said in the materials that there are still our twin species on the earth. They are similar to us in appearance, but they are aquatic animals." "Yes, its name is octopus, but they have eight arms, three more than us." "Why didn't the ancestors choose an octopus when they promoted the intelligent race? At least it is more beautiful. Look how ugly those earthlings with forked legs are." "People in Erkoyo's era were very well-behaved. The ancestors strictly followed the relevant regulations and selected the most evolved species in the planet they guarded. But it doesn't matter. After we settle down, if you want to upgrade the octopuses, you can also let them Be the playmate of the children." Tubulun said with a smile. Atona couldn't help but took a deep look at His Highness.His Highness's unintentional words aroused a strong desire in her. She had long wanted to have a child for His Highness, but she did not dare to conceive without His Highness's permission.They slept on the ground that night, making love in natural gravity for the first time.Tubulun practiced a new test for a long time, violently shaking his sexual feet, and inserted them deeply into Atona's sexual acupoints, while Atona tightly bound her opponent's body with her five arms and legs.According to the laws of the En Ge star army during the recovery period of civilization, women are strictly prohibited from joining the army, so as to avoid "the femininity of women destroying the strength of men."But in the Interstellar Expeditionary Force, this prohibition had to be revised, because the journey of more than a thousand years was too lonely, and it was difficult for the "powerful male" to survive the long journey in a state of abstinence.Therefore, the spaceship is equipped with a certain proportion of women, and they are "obliged to provide sexual services to the fighters to maintain the latter's abundant physical strength and good mentality." Although there are only two people on the "Pioneer", it is also equipped with a woman.Captain Toubron was married before departure, and his wife, Princess Jigme, was also in the expeditionary force, but she was not able to accompany her husband.This is another commandment of the army: "During military operations, the officers and soldiers of the advance troops are not allowed to bring their family members with them." The family members must stay behind or move with the large army, effectively serving as hostages, even princes and princesses.These military laws formulated by Emperor Ganagji himself are very strict, but it is this kind of strictness that led to the victory over the Harper Stars. Therefore, every En Ge, including the noble royal family, can consciously abide by it. Atona is not the captain's wife, not even a lover, but a lowly military prostitute, which is the common fate of all captured women.But her luck is really good. Unlike the mother ship of the expeditionary force, the "Pioneer" has only the two of them, so they can enjoy each other exclusively.During the 1,190-year voyage, except for the time when they entered hibernation, the two met each other day and night, and they were already getting along as husband and wife; at least in the heart of the young Atona, this handsome His Royal Highness has become her husband and her lifelong support. And according to her feeling, Prince Toubron never regarded her as a military prostitute.For comparison, even Princess Jigme, who is of high status, has to provide sexual services to all the soldiers on the same ship during the voyage.Thinking about this, Atona felt very lucky. After making love, both of them were tired, and fell asleep with their ten arms and legs entwined with each other.However, the fear deep in Atona's consciousness was still throbbing faintly.This happens every time I wake up.Those childhood memories should absolutely not be kept, because in the eyes of outsiders, it can easily be transformed into hatred for the royal family of Gunaji, and transformed into an act of revenge by a vicious woman... She tried hard to close her brain while half asleep and half awake. Bo, lest His Highness notice what is on her mind.But Tubulun didn’t actually fall asleep. At this moment, he suddenly sent a clear gestalt to Atona: "Atona, let me tell you, every time you wake up, I can receive your memory playback." Some of her memory pictures were sent out in the gestalt.Atona was stunned, not knowing why His Highness brought up this matter, nor how she should respond.Tubulun continued calmly: "Don't take this matter to heart. I know you didn't intend to keep it, you tried to forget it yourself, right?" Atona was grateful, nodded vigorously, and hugged His Highness even tighter. "I didn't want to tell you, but I thought it would be better to talk through it, lest you always be haunted by fear." Atona choked up, "Your Highness, I don't know how to repay you." Tubulun smiled, "You have already repaid with your sex." He paused for a moment, then said indifferently, "I'm afraid I also had a similar brain wave leak when I woke up, right?" Atona said in horror: "Your Highness, I shouldn't say anything about the royal family in my capacity. I should let it rot in my stomach." "It's just you and me on the spaceship, but it's okay." Atona hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind, "Then let me tell you. Your Highness, you often recalled your mother during the process of waking up—I mean your biological mother." Tubulun was silent, and sighed after a long time, "Yes, that is also an illegal memory, something I should never know." Tubulun's biological mother was a low-level court lady, and the royal family's rule was to "kill the mother and keep the child" except the queen, and then hand over the baby to the queen to raise.This cruel palace rule is actually the protection of the prince, lest the biological mother will be too big in the future and conflict with the imperial power, thus affecting the prince.Although Emperor Ganaji killed Tubulun's biological mother, his love for this youngest son was by no means inferior to that of his eldest son Tiyide. This is obvious to all, and it has also aroused the jealousy of many princes.No one expected that this much-loved and glorious prince would quietly reserve a place in his memory for his unfortunate biological mother. Atona was ruthless in revealing this secret, and she was well aware of the danger involved.This illegal memory of His Highness is fundamentally different from hers because - children may have inexhaustible childhood memories, but fetuses will not remember their biological mother.Someone must have revealed the secret to him when he was grown up.So who revealed it?For what purpose?If the investigation continues, there will be a bloody storm in the palace.In order to keep this secret, His Royal Highness Tubulun may be determined to silence himself... Atona said sadly: "Your Highness, I am very grateful for your affection for me. With your love, I will have no regrets in my life. I would rather die to keep this secret for you." Tubulun was silent for a moment - what Atona said should be the safest way - hugged Atona tightly again, "Whatever you say, there is no need for you to die, just don't tell others." He warned, "But you must remember that after we return to the home planet, you must not enter hibernation again without my protection. I don't want someone who shouldn't be there to receive that paragraph when you wake up from hibernation. memory." Atona was grateful, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely obey your orders." After a pause, Tubulun said calmly: "Do you want to know, who told me about this?" Atona shook her head vigorously. She really didn't want to know more inside information, but Tubulun continued on. , "It's my eldest brother, Your Highness Tiede. He accidentally revealed it after being drunk. He also said that he sympathized with my mother." Atona stared at him in shock.What did His Highness Tiede say?Was it a gaffe while drunk?Even with Atona's "female insight", she didn't believe that things would be so simple, and Her Highness Tubulun wouldn't believe it either.But His Highness stopped there, and did not continue this topic, and of course Atona would not pursue it.Today, she had a plan: the journey is over, and the arrival of the expeditionary army is not far away. The fate between the two may end someday. She wants to seize the time to conceive His Highness's child. This is the strongest way to tie a man rope.She originally planned to bring it up to Tubulun today when she was in deep love, but after such a conversation that implied danger, she didn't dare to bring up that topic. Three days later, they basically figured out the current situation of the people on Earth, but they still didn't find the flying ball of the ancestor of Dariyan. Atona reminded the captain: "Could it be at the North and South Poles? If the ancestors are in the hibernation period right now, it is very likely that the flying ball will stay in an uninhabited area, so as not to be disturbed by the earthlings." "You're right. The South Pole of the Earth is quieter. Let's go there first." They flew a flying ball to the South Pole. It is polar night and winter in Antarctica.In the dark night, the Antarctic cyclone stirred up the wind and snow, and groups of penguins huddled together to resist the severe cold.This is not an absolutely no-man's land. There are traces of some people on Earth. An ice highway leads from the edge of the continent to the two scientific research stations near the pole, which are Amont-Scott Station and Kunlun Station.In the snowstorm, occasionally a snowmobile, a few figures or a flag can be seen.Of course, the opponent cannot see the flying ball in the invisible state. Near the pole, they successfully discovered the ancestor's flying ball. It was in an invisible state and did not stay on the ground. Instead, it was suspended in the air with "automatic hovering and self-stabilization functions", and it remained motionless in the wind and snow. The background forms a strong contrast between "movement" and "quietness". Toubron approached cautiously with a flying ball.During the approaching process, he has been carefully detecting, but he has not detected the ancestor's brain waves, which can confirm that he is in a state of hibernation at the moment.Now it's time to engage, and the two flying balls will automatically engage after a light bump.Tubulun opened the swing-open hatch of his flying ball, and then opened the hatch of the ancestor flying ball from the outside according to the opening code of the other party obtained from the archives of the missionary mission.The two flying balls are now connected, and they quietly enter another flying ball along the corridor. First, they see that the working indicator light of the hibernation machine is indeed on. The door of the room, staring at this ancestor who stayed away from the mother star and guarded the earth alone one hundred thousand years ago. The ancestor maintained a hanging posture in the hibernation machine, with five arms and legs sucked on the top plate, his head drooping, and his eyes closed.The wrinkles on the head are deep and dense, and the color of the body surface has changed from normal light black to silver gray, and it is deeply keratinized. These forms show his longevity.According to calculations from the data sent by the ancestors, after deducting the time of hibernation, his biological age is about 180 years old, and he should be listed as the first person of the En Ge people along with Emperor Gnaji. Tubulun stared at his ancestor, unable to stop his emotions from stirring.He, like all modern Ngo, viewed the missionaries of that era with contempt.Those missionaries held a very pious belief, "to spread the light of reason and love to every corner of the universe."But history has shown this belief to be too dry and pedantic.As a result of that act of kindness, the resources of the home planet were exhausted, and it was easily conquered by the Harpers, falling into a dark period that lasted tens of thousands of years.What's even more sad is that the ferocious Harpers are the race promoted by the missionary mission of this planet!Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to think that these missionaries are sinners of the mother planet through the ages. However, at this moment, after experiencing a journey of 1,190 years, Tubulun still couldn't restrain his excitement when he saw his ancestors on an alien planet.Although the beliefs of the ancestors were wrong, in order to practice his beliefs, he stayed here alone for 100,000 years, which made him deeply respectful. Also accompanied by deep compassion. Atona felt the captain's complicated mood, approached silently, wrapped her arms around the captain's waist.Tubulun didn't want to accept the comfort of a female subordinate, so he pushed her away gently, and ordered in a low voice: "You stay here and guard him, if he wakes up, tell me immediately. I'll go to the ball cabin to check." Atona nodded. Before setting off, Tubulun carefully studied the design drawings of the flying ball that the missionary group was riding on, and was very familiar with its internal structure.The layout of the ball cabin has not changed at all, but it looks old and vicissitudes.The life support system has been useless and a thick layer of dust has accumulated. "Hellfire" is a self-defense weapon equipped for missionaries. It is powerful, but it is also full of dust, so it is estimated that it has not been used much. The "Be with me" intelligent system must be used the most, and the handwriting on the keyboard has been severely worn and blurred.Tubulun had already mastered how to use this old-fashioned computer before he set off. He turned on the computer, entered the key of the missionary group, and successfully entered the database.The first level of the tree directory shows the following categories: my king's oracle Flyball System User Guide Enga Star Encyclopedia personal database guard log He first clicked on his personal database, which contained mostly photos and videos of his ancestors' family members, including his parents, his young wife, but no children.According to historical records: "Dariye, the youngest member of the Mission of Light, followed the king's order, and only had time to leave seeds in the body of his newlywed wife." It was born after the departure of the mission. The benevolent Emperor Erkeyo brought the child into the palace and included it in the royal family's education system.At that time, no one would have expected that the genealogy of this posthumous son who was born as a commoner would last for 100,000 years and eventually become a prominent royal family. This file also contains the brain wave records of each person when he and his family parted.As the captain of the advance ship, Tubulun had more important work to do at this time, and he shouldn't waste time on it, but he couldn't help being curious about his direct ancestors, so he opened it anyway.In order not to alarm the ancestors in hibernation, he reduced the output intensity of the brain wave recording to the minimum in advance.But even at the lowest gear, he was overwhelmed by the sudden surge of emotion: there was the intense pain of parting, the nostalgia for the homeland, and the passion of the young missionary to benefit the universe.The wave was so strong that even Atona on the opposite side of the ball cabin felt it.Atona quickly stretched out a wrist and finger to point to the hibernation machine, and then shook it slightly.She is signaling that the ancestors in hibernation are responding now.Tubulun quickly shut down this brain wave. Then read it slowly later. Then he opened the "Guardian Log", which was the focus of his inspection.He wants to determine with the content of the log—whether the ancestors of Dariyan, who are a member of the En Ge people, will agree with Emperor Ganaji's decision: to wipe out the people on Earth and use the earth as the companion star of the En Ge star.After all, this species was promoted by Dariyan, and it has been protected for 100,000 years, so it is inevitable that there will be some feelings. The so-called guardian log is to use a recording device to simultaneously record the guardian's brainwaves during the event, and it is not an afterthought.So it is completely real, even more faithful to history than the memory of the parties involved, because it can even record the protagonist's subconscious love and hatred.In order not to disturb the ancestors in the hibernating machine, Tubulun made a conversion in advance, converting brainwaves into text form for reading.After such conversion, the original content will be rough and somewhat distorted, but the authenticity of its backbone will not be affected. The records of 100,000 years are extremely numerous, and he read them all at a glance. Soon he was relieved.The ancestor's disgust and helplessness for his "people" can be seen everywhere in the diary, and he even regretted it after he had just promoted human beings.Not surprising at all when you think about it.The ancestor was just sixteen years old when he joined the missionary group, and he grew up in the rose-colored Erkoyo era, so he is a passionate young man soaked in idealism, seeing the world through a rose-colored filter.Because of his violation of the selfish and evil nature of creatures, of course he will soon have a bloody head in reality. As recorded in the diary, the young missionary came to the earth alone and conscientiously selected the best species, namely biped humans, to improve their language ability.But the latter has just learned to speak, and uses this ability to organize wars against the same race... The attack ended victoriously, and every male soldier was given fresh meat, and he munched on the meat of his own kind!In a rage, Dariyan activated the "Hellfire", turning those men who were evil by nature into pillars of charcoal.A number of women and young children arrived later, also eager to get a piece of the action.The furious Dariyan pointed the "Hellfire" at them again... He let out a long sigh and put down his weapon.After all, this is the race he personally selected. If they are exterminated and then re-selected to improve—where can we find a species that is not evil in nature? He had no choice but to succumb to the evil reality.In the following 100,000 years, the nature of his "people" was too evil, and the "male war" unique to human beings intensified and continued throughout the entire evolutionary history of human beings. The full-fledged African late Homo sapiens walked out of Africa with bows, arrows and spears, and expanded to Eurasia.They encountered hominids everywhere, their uncles and brothers, who had migrated from near the same place - the African Rift Valley - a million years ago.But the newcomers did not have the slightest affection for them. With their unique language ability and better weapons, they launched a protracted massacre against the aborigines.For example, in Europe, it was manifested as the massacre of Neanderthals until the latter were extinct. The victors gradually multiplied, spread across the globe, divided into different races (black, yellow, white, and brown) and established tribes, and then nations.When the tribes on the earth gradually multiplied and their territories were connected, more fierce wars began again. About 10,000 years ago, everything on the earth was like pressing the fast-forward button-the wars continued one after another, and the guardians in the flying ball were dizzying-the battle of upper and lower Egypt, the Hyksos destroyed Egypt, and the Hittites destroyed Babylon , Moses slaughtered Midian and destroyed Flax, Assyria destroyed Egypt and Babylon, Darius swept across Asia, Africa and Europe, Aryans conquered India, Yellow Emperor surrendered Yandi and killed Chiyou, Athens and Sparta fought for supremacy, Alexander expedition, Rome and Battle of Carthage, Holy War of the Crusaders, Jihad of Muhammad, Genghis Khan swept across Asia and Europe... A generation of hero Genghis Khan swept across the Eurasian continent, including the Song Dynasty of China, which was at the peak of human civilization at that time.However, the Emperor Zuo of the Mongol Empire was not long, and fell apart within a hundred years, leaving little cultural and religious heritage, but greatly expanded the number of this ethnic group. According to calculations based on DNA data, there are 6,000 direct descendants of Genghis Khan alone. Ten thousand.So, from a genetic point of view, they are the ultimate winners. After the rise of the Indo-European language family, they committed "the bloodiest and ugliest crimes in history", such as the bloody Inquisition in Europe, the Crusades, the genocide of the natives of the New World, the plunder of more than 10 million black slaves, the Opium War... …Different from the short-lived Mongols, the expansion of the Indo-European language family is all-round, including the expansion of living space, genetic expansion, religious expansion and cultural expansion.So far they still seem to be the mainstream of human society, and their prosperity is simply the sharpest mockery of the so-called "good and evil are rewarded". In the past two or three hundred years, the wisdom of the people on earth has shined in the field of killing each other, especially in weapons: aircraft, tanks, submarines, nuclear bombs and intercontinental delivery vehicles, chemical weapons, biological weapons, genetic weapons, meteorological weapons, Environmental weapons, space weapons... As a sociologist and animal behaviorist, Dariyan extracted an original concept-civilizational suicide coefficient from 100,000 years of observation. The "civilized suicide coefficient" refers to the ability of intelligent races to destroy themselves.When the force possessed by each opposing group in a certain intelligent race is sufficient to exterminate all members of the race, the coefficient is set to 1.Of course, having such force does not necessarily mean using it, because the use of force will be restricted by many factors.But despite many limitations, if the civilization suicide coefficient exceeds 1.5, this intelligent race is very dangerous.Because, it is very likely that an accidental event will trigger the Doomsday War, leading to the complete extinction of the entire race, and there is no hope of recovery. According to the calculations of the ancestors of Dariyan, in the cruel World War II on the earth, the suicide coefficient of human beings reached 0.65; and in the peaceful years after World War II, the suicide coefficient of human beings reached an astonishing 1.55.They have not become extinct so far, only because of a rare fluke.As a sober guardian, Dariyan has been worried and restless all these years! The ancestor's concern for the fate of his people is also mixed with a little selfishness, which is ridiculous but also lamentable-now, human force has even threatened the existence of the Guardian.The power of human space weapons alone has surpassed the "Hellfire" on the flying ball.If the ancestors and the evil sons fell out and had to fight each other, the one who was burned as a pillar of coal this time would probably be God himself.Daliyan is old, and he doesn't care about life and death.但如果真的发生这种事，那他作为提升者和十万年的守护者，未免太失败太没有面子了…… 阿托娜看见冬眠机中的先祖又有反应，忙向土不伦示警。殿下对她的示警没有回应，她赶忙荡过去，用一只腕足拍拍他的后背，又用另一只腕足指指冬眠机。沉湎于阅读的土不伦忽然醒悟，虽然事先已经把守护日志转换成文字显示方式，但他在阅读中感情激荡，无意中向外发送了自己的脑波，惊动了冬眠机中的先祖。于是，他赶紧关闭了“与吾同在”智能系统。 系统里的资料他只匆匆浏览了不到百分之一，不过应该已经够了。在读过的资料中，他对先祖提出的“文明自杀系数”印象很深。他十分佩服先祖清晰的思路，也佩服父王葛纳吉大帝过人的直觉——恩戈星统一后，大帝立即开始部署对地球的远征。那时，恩戈星上刚刚经历了八十年的反抗哈珀人之战和四十年的内战，在一次御前会议上，不少人劝大帝先喘喘气。 大帝大笑道：“恩戈星经历了一百二十年的战争，已经变成了一个大军营，一个大武器库。我了解我那些剽悍的儿郎，他们已经玩惯了火，耐不住寂寞的。那你们说说，等他们忍不住再要玩火时，是让大火在家里烧，还是让它烧到外星球上去？” 父王的这番话说服了御前大臣们，从此开始了宏伟的远征计划。父王是个粗人，没有能力总结提炼出那个“文明自杀系数”，但他的直觉却与先祖殊途同归。 这会儿，土不伦对阿托娜说：“不用再读下去了，我已经放心了。咱们把先祖唤醒吧。” “我太高兴了，太高兴了！”历尽沧桑的先祖喜极而涕，颤动着腕足，脑波的紊乱透露出他内心的激荡，“我年迈力衰，余日无多，没想到在辞世前能见到母族同胞，还见到了我两千代后的直系子孙——并且竟然是尊贵的皇族！我太高兴了！” 先祖苏醒时，土不伦和阿托娜接收了他的记忆回放，短短的回放凝聚了十万年的沧桑，所以他们能理解先祖此刻的悲喜交加，“先祖，我谨代表恩戈星及天空之王葛纳吉大帝，向你致以最深切的祝福。父王不久后将随远征大军同来。” “谢谢，谢谢。我盼着他的到来。” “我的叔王罗比让次帝也托我向你转达问候。叔王会留在恩戈星监国，他说他肯定见不到你了，但希望你的灵魂能回到故土。” “谢谢，我一定会回去的。” 土不伦笑道：“我刚刚发现了一点巧合，先祖你发现没有？如果把您脸上的皱纹去掉，我们俩的外貌非常相像！这说明你的基因特别强大，能把容貌特征保持到两千代之后。” 阿托娜认真比较两人，惊喜地说：“真的！你俩真的非常像！” 达里耶安仔细端详土不伦后也认可了这一点。“这真是难得的缘分，这让我更欣慰了。”先祖看看阿托娜，“土不伦，我的孩子，你还没介绍这位漂亮女人呢，她是你的妻子？” 土不伦看看阿托娜，不想把事情复杂化，便简短地回答：“是的，她叫阿托娜。” “阿托娜，我的孩子，那你就是我两千零四代孙媳了。很高兴见到你。” 土不伦的承认，还有先祖的这个称呼，让阿托娜十分舒心。她嫣然一笑，“我也很高兴见到敬爱的先祖。你在恩戈星是传说中的人物。在我们心目中，你差不多是神祇了。” “我太高兴了，太高兴了。但你们为什么不提前通知我？也好让我有个准备。那样的话，即使死神提前来临，我也会硬撑着活到你们抵达。” 先祖的拳拳情意让土不伦很感动，不过他当然不会据实回答。他用脑波屏蔽术隐藏了真实想法，随便扯了一原因，“在黑暗时代，恩戈星的太空通讯站全部荒废了，所以只能单向接收你的信息，其间甚至有很长时间完全中断了联系。后来倒是有能力恢复的，但我们也想给你一个惊喜。” “噢，难怪这三万年来一直没收到母星的回音。坦率说吧，在三万年的等待中，我对母星的命运已经绝望了，真没想到还能见到我的同胞。我的恩戈星……它还好吧？你刚才提到了'黑暗时代'？” “不好。”土不伦直率地说，“先祖垂询，我不敢隐瞒。希望先祖不要怪罪我的直言。” “我怎么会怪罪呢，孩子你尽管说吧。” “先祖，我知道你们当年参加传教团，向全宇宙撒播文明之光和爱之光，是怀着非常美好的意愿，但为了那次壮举，恩戈星资源耗尽，又被和平主义磨蚀了强悍和野性，丧失了生存的本能。此后是一个十分漫长的黑暗时代，文明停滞，科技倒退，有三万多年甚至沦为哈珀人的殖民地。” “哈珀人？我似乎听过这个名字，早期从母星传来的传教团资料中提到过。它是……” “对，它和地球人一样，是传教团当年提升的智慧种族之一。当年，第一期传教团派出了四百名团员——实际也只派了这一期——大部分音讯全无，少部分确知是失败了。真正成功的只有地球和哈珀星这两处，但派往哈珀星的守护人在六万年前就去世了。” 达里耶安的目光黯淡下来。之后的情况不用说他也能猜到，被提升的哈珀人飞速进步，在科技昌盛后向宇宙大举扩张，首先征服了文明衰败的恩戈星。不知道哈珀人是否知道那是他们的恩主？想来即使知道，也不会影响他们的征服。 土不伦看着先祖眉头紧锁，颇为不忍，于是跳过这一段“黑暗时期”，接着往下介绍：“只有在一千三百四十年前——除去我们的行程，应该是在一百五十年前——在你二千零三代玄孙葛纳吉大帝的铁腕领导下，恩戈星文明才艰难复苏。但也只是恢复到了十万年前的水平。十万年哪，全被那位伟大的尔可约大帝给浪费了。”他歉然道，“对不起，先祖，我知道这不是你希望听到的消息，我也不想让你殷殷期盼了十万年之后最终却收获失望，但我只能尊重事实。” 达里耶安久久沉默着。土不伦能理解他。他为一个美好的理想坚持了十万年，但这个理想却在片刻之间崩塌了，他此刻肯定心如刀绞。 土不伦抱歉地说：“先祖，我丝毫没有责怪你的意思。是时代误导了你们。可惜的是，尔可约大帝的博爱理想违背了生物最原始的本性，当然只能以失败告终。我想，在对地球十万年的守护生涯中，你肯定想通了这个道理。” 达里耶安长叹一声，“我已经想通了。地球上也有同样的例子，比如印度阿育王和中国宋王朝。他们都是失败者，是善良和孱弱的代名词。” “对，在你发送的资料中，我们已经了解了这些历史。” “你说恩戈星彻底复苏了？” “对，彻底复苏了。哈珀殖民者已经被赶尽杀绝。我的父王葛纳吉大帝统一了整颗星球，国力强大，到了向外拓展的时候。父王雄才大略，抓住了这难得的时机。” 达里耶安点点头，“那么，地球肯定是最好的目标，距离比较近，环境相容度和生物相容度都很高。可以说，这是恩戈星的最佳备用星球。”他叹息一声，“能为母星找到这么一个地方，我庶几可以减轻一些罪孽。” “先祖言重了，我说过，在那次愚蠢的亲善行动中，作为个人来说你没有任何责任。我们还要感谢你找到了这么一个好地方，恩戈人会永远铭记你的恩德。” “恩德什么的就不用说了。能让我稍尽绵薄之力，其实是对我的恩惠。这十万年来，我一直盼着能叶落归根，把我的躯壳葬到母星上。但这一直只是梦想，根本无法实现，特别是我同母星断了联系之后。现在你们帮我实现了，因为——地球很快就会成为恩戈人的第二故乡。” 阿托娜笑着说：“先祖你先不忙安排后事，我打赌你还能再活一百年。” “孩子，谢谢你的吉言，我当然愿意多活几年啦。远征军什么时候到？” 土不伦稍稍犹豫了一下，随即决定不妨实言相告：“大军此刻距这儿两光年，速度为十分之一光速。加上减速过程，大约四十七年之后就可到达地球。我这几天已经考察了地球人的科技，他们与恩戈人相差七百年到一千年。说起来实在令人扼腕，十万年前，我们的科技就比地球人高出十万年；十万年后，两者却只相差不到一千年！不过，虽然只有这点差距，以远征军的武力对付地球人绰绰有余了。实际上，只使用脑波发射器就足够了，这要感谢你，多年来提供了有关地球人大脑固频的详细资料。”他笑着说，“感谢天父，我们来得非常及时。如果再晚来一千年，结局真的难以预料。” 这番话中隐含着对先祖的警告：你甭打算帮地球人反抗远征军，完全没用的。虽然土不伦已经相信先祖不会偏袒地球人，但把确凿无疑的事实摆出来，对这位老人只会有好处。 不知道先祖是否听明白了他话中的警告，他只是说：“人类怎么办？我估计远征军不会留下他们吧，因为地球人和恩戈人处于同一个生态位，都是食物链的第三级收割者。用句人类的话说，一山不存二虎。” “按远征军的计划确实打算彻底灭绝他们，但这几天我考察过地球后，忽然有了一个全新的主意，正想向先祖请教。其实完全用不着对人类灭族的，虽然这样做无可非议，但毕竟过于血腥。” 达里耶安很感兴趣，“什么好主意？讲给我听听。” “很简单，把地球食物链延长一级就行了。” "Well?" “地球人口已经达九十亿，是地球上生物总量最多的物种，其身体组成又与恩戈人有百分之九十的生物相容性——因此我相信其口感也不会差——对其灭族岂不可惜？我们可以用脑波干扰器把地球人的智力降低，低到刚好够他们维持自身种群的再生产。在这个过程中，他们完全可以保持过去的生活方式，吃面包喝牛奶，饮酒吃肉，唱歌跳舞，使用简单机械，我们都不必干涉。甚至让他们保留一点儿文学艺术、科学、哲学和宗教，也未尝不可。恩戈人只用收取什一税就行了。” “什一税？” 土不伦笑着解释：“每年在九十亿地球人中屠宰百分之十的个体，作为殖民者的动物蛋白来源；再从他们的农业收成中提取百分之十，作为碳水化合物来源。两者加起来足够恩戈人食用了。”他笑着问，“我想，先祖不会有道德上的不安吧？毕竟地球人就一直在吃猪牛羊肉，那些家畜和地球人同属哺乳动物，其亲缘关系非常近，而我们与人类却没有任何亲缘关系。” 达里耶安沉默很久，土不伦一直含笑耐心等着。阿托娜忍不住向殿下悄悄发了一个疑问的脑波，土不伦立即严厉地制止了她。 很久之后，先祖点点头，“你说得对。我们和人类之间的生物相容性只是巧合，并不代表我们之间有亲缘关系。所以，食用地球人完全不牵涉道德上的问题。” 土不伦放心了，继续说下去：“如果我的构想得以实行，既不会减少他们的总数量，也避免了他们的反抗，而且，恩戈人从此再不用付出任何劳动，这是三全其美的事情。”他笑着补充，“应该是四全其美吧——也少了一些血腥。” 这是个相当奇特和大胆的想法，阿托娜也是第一次听土不伦讲说，不知道殿下是在什么时候忽然萌生这个想法的。她看看先祖，达里耶安久久沉默着，思考着。 阿托娜有点怀疑，“这样算来，地球食物链就有四级了，但恩戈人的食物链只有三级，没有一个例外。” 土不伦说：“先祖发送的资料中说，在地球海洋中就有少数四级食物链。” “但毕竟很少啊。这说明四级食物链属于不稳定状态，很容易因某种天灾而断裂。” 这时，达里耶安说话了：“阿托娜你说得对，四级食物链一般不大稳定。但你没有考虑到，处于食物链第三级的物种，如果还拥有一定的智慧和科技手段，就能大大提高前两级食物的生产量。这样算来，四级食物链的稳定维持完全没问题。” “先祖认可我的想法，我就更放心了。”土不伦很欣喜。 达里耶安赞叹道：“土不伦，我的孩子，你是个伟大的天才。你的这个设想已经勾勒出一种全新的社会结构。在这种新结构中，低智力的智慧种族，即高智力种族的家畜，既能向更高一级的智慧种族提供肉食和粮食，还能自我保持种群数量的平衡。这是非常合理、非常先进的设计，我敢说，这种社会结构肯定能够稳定存续，直到千秋万代。”他再次赞叹，“孩子，听我一句预言吧：你有过人的睿智，前途无可限量，很可能成为这颗殖民星球的土不伦大帝，甚至成为一新时代的鼻祖。” 土不伦笑着摇摇头，“我可没有这样的野心。我想父王已经定下了继承人，就是远征军的司令，我的长兄，才干过人的提义得殿下。” “这不是野心的问题。当一个千载难逢的机遇来到面前时，你敏锐地抓住了它。现在它已经驯服地趴在你的腕足下了。我不想预测葛纳吉大帝最终会选中哪个儿子，咱们拭目以待吧。”他看看阿托娜，笑着说，“至于你，我的两千零四代孙媳，也许会成为尊贵的阿托娜天后。” 阿托娜非常震惊。由于自己的卑微身份，她从未做过这样奢侈的梦。现在先祖突然把梦境摊在她面前，把她的眼睛都耀花了。仔细想想，这样的梦并非完全没有可能，如果她的出身不是这样卑微……但出于某种隐秘的心理，她不想在此时向先祖说出自己的真实身份，她只是摇摇头说：“先祖，我就更没有这样的野心了。” 达里耶安笑着重复那句话：“咱们拭目以待吧。”他转换了话题，“那么，我该为我的玄孙做点什么？” “你已经做得够多了，以后就全部交给我们吧。” “不，我一定要做点什么。我说过，这样可以多少减轻一点我的罪孽。这样吧——你们也知道，地球人类是一种本性邪恶的物种，直到科技昌盛的今天，人类社会本质上还是兽类的丛林，每个国家都竖着耳朵，磨利爪牙，防范着黑暗中突然出现的敌人。既然这样，我可以在这堆火上稍稍加点油，让他们陷入混乱。”他平静地说，“很容易的，只需我驾着飞球在几个军事大国那儿现一现身就足够了。” 土不伦想了一下，“用不着吧。即使人类不陷于混乱，以远征军的武力也能轻易摆平他们。再说，如果要实行我那个设想，最好能留下一个完好无损的地球。” “好的，这事以后再商量吧。”达里耶安说，“现在该吃饭了，我来做东道主，为远道而来的贵客们准备饭菜。” “先祖你刚从冬眠中苏醒，饭食还是由我来操办吧。”阿托娜说。 先祖笑着摇摇头，“阿托娜我的孩子，你不要抢走我的荣幸。我一定要亲手为母星贵客准备第一顿饭。”他起身准备去厨房，“这几天，你们是否食用过地球的动植物？我自打来地球后，一直是直接食用这儿的天然食品。” “还没有。我们知道这儿和母星的生物相容度极高，但毕竟不敢贸然食用。” “那么，今天就让你们第一次尝尝地球的美味吧。两位远客想吃什么？”他看看土不伦，又看看阿托娜，“如果你们想提前验证那个四级食物链的设想，不妨先抓一个地球人尝尝，看看口感如何？也不用到远处去捉，南极冰面上就能找到一两个人类科考队员。”但他随即又摇头，“不过，地球人体内携带有病菌，虽然恩戈人的免疫系统不比地球人差，但你俩最好还是谨慎行事。” 土不伦想想，“验证口味是肯定要进行的，以后再说吧。” “那就先吃一些地球人的熟食，我能确保它们的安全性。这些年我偏爱地球上的中国食品，我这儿存有很多。”达里耶安解释说，“这个中国，几千年来一直是地球上人口最多的国家，也是我最稳定的食物来源，我对它关注较多。” 他拿出一袋袋的熟食，有烤鸭、烧鸡、肘子、火腿、竹笋、香菇等，还有几瓶白酒、黄酒和葡萄酒。他说，地球人差不多都爱喝酒，而中国人特别爱喝烈性酒。烈性酒属于轻度毒品，能使饮者松弛神经，产生强烈的愉悦感。饮酒只要不过量，就对健康有益无害。“从化学结构说，酒饮料的主要成分是乙醇，其实就是恩戈星十万年前流行的图瓦汀。你们现在还饮用图瓦汀吗？” “还饮用，不久前才恢复这个习俗。” “才恢复？” “哈珀人统治恩戈星期间也喜欢上了这种饮料，但后来发现，相当一部分哈珀人的体质对图瓦汀过敏，即便少量饮用也会造成深度麻醉甚至变成植物人。所以哈珀殖民者后来颁布严令，把图瓦汀列为最凶恶的毒品，严禁生产与饮用，违者格杀勿论。葛纳吉大帝中兴之后才重新挖掘出图瓦汀的配方和制造工艺，饮图瓦汀也重新成了时尚，这是出发前四十年的事。我和阿托娜都嗜爱它。” “那么，你们饮用地球烈性酒就没问题了。这几千年来我已经好上这一口了，一日不可无此物。所以嘛，我事先要提醒你，在你设计的四级食物链中务必注意一点：让智力降低的地球人保有制造酒饮料的能力。”他笑着说。 土不伦这会儿很愉快，想和先祖开一个小玩笑，“先祖，如果你能原谅我的不敬，我想问一个小问题。” "Speaking." “我想问，你一直是用什么方式获取食品的，包括你最嗜爱的酒类？” “哈哈，你想问我是否'偷窃'吧？用不着这样，因为地球上各个民族，不管是中国人还是印度人，都有一种可爱的习俗，常常用各种供品敬神。甭管他们敬的是西天佛祖、耶和华还是土地爷，我认为实际都是给我的，所以我取用供品名正言顺。”达里耶安笑着说，“当然，除了皇家祭礼比较丰盛外，百姓们常常无力献供好酒，每当这时，我只好到某个仓库私自取用一点了。” 食物准备好了。土不伦和阿托娜在吃了一千二百年的人造太空食品后，今天第一次吃到了天然食品。它们与恩戈星的天然食品很相似，营养成分符合身体需要，味道也不错，他们的每个味蕾都证明了这一点。口感最好的是那种烈性酒，与图瓦汀同样美味，但烈度要高得多。两人饮了三杯，都觉得浑身燃着火焰，愉悦和亢奋一波波冲击着他们的神经。达里耶安笑着收走了酒瓶，说再喝下去你们要醉了，今天到此为止吧。 饭后两个客人累了，通过两球之间的通道回到他们的飞球内睡觉。 达里耶安则一个人独坐着冥思。他有意不关闭脑波屏蔽功能，所以他的激荡心绪也清晰地传到另一个飞球，传到微醉浅睡的那两人脑中。 达里耶安不忍心让地球人落到土不伦所设计的陷阱中，毕竟这是他提升的种族，又为之守护了十万年，他更愿意让两个种族和谐共处。但以他十万年生命所获得的睿智，他知道这只是空想。 关键是，他以为宇宙中的所有生命——当然包括地球人和恩戈人——最原始的本性都是利己的，是邪恶的。因为只有具备这种本性的生命才可能尽力攫取资源，在与同类和异类的竞争中活下去。当然也存在另一个相反的趋势，即生物在进化过程中会建立某种共生关系，因为合适的共生能够形成双赢。共生则必然意味着利他主义。到智慧种族产生后，这种趋势将表现为共生圈的逐渐扩大。虽然与强大的邪恶本性相比，共生利他因素先天孱弱，但它一直与前者顽强抗争；而且，随着共生圈的稳步扩大，利他性也越来越强。 以地球人与恩戈人的进化程度，也许两三千年后，两者就能被纳入同一个星际共生圈——那个前景是何等诱人啊。但目前肯定不行。以现在双方的心智程度，只要相遇，就只能是一场血淋淋的拼死相搏，最后只会留下一个胜利者。 达里耶安不忍心让地球人沦为“高智力肉用家畜”，但也同样不忍心让母族的远征军被地球人的核弹夷灭。那么，他必须做出二选一的决断了。 达里耶安的心绪激荡，脑波十分强劲。土不伦和阿托娜在梦中能清晰地接收到他的思维。土不伦醒了，心中颇为感慨。他原本认为先祖是因为厌恶地球人才同意了他的计划，现在看来，先祖是因为更高层次的思考才做出了两难的选择。因为有先祖脑波的干扰，阿托娜也睡得不深。土不伦唤醒她，说：“你过去一下吧，替我安慰安慰先祖。他做出这个抉择确实不容易。” “我们俩一块儿去吧。” “你先去吧，你是他的玄孙媳嘛，”土不伦笑着说，“女人说话更方便一些。” 阿托娜正想同先祖单独谈谈，“那好，我知道这些天你累了，你安心睡觉，我去劝劝他。” 阿托娜通过甬道来到先祖这边，乖巧地偎在沉思的先祖身边。先祖展开腕足环绕着她，感受着后代的温情。 阿托娜关闭了脑波，