Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Leaving Earth

Judging from the shape and material of the sword, this sword is not ordinary, but it lacks the power that a divine sword should have, which makes people puzzled. However, when Feng Rou and I went back in the spaceship and handed the sword to Liu Rushi, at that moment, the power of "Frostmourne" was astonishing.Only then did we know that the icy dark energy that invaded Liu Rushi's body that day was the essence of the Excalibur. When using the Excalibur, it is as natural as an arm and a finger, blending with milk and water. I lingered here for a few more days, until Liu Rushi fully recovered and nothing unexpected happened in "Frostmourne", so I returned to Taohuayuan with Fengrou.

One day, Uncle Bei sent someone to inform me that the spaceship had been completed and passed the inspection, and I knew that my happy days were over.Escorted by a group of Taohuayuan experts, I came to the place where the single-person spaceship is stored. On the surface, it is a large spaceship repair factory, so the improvement of the single-person spaceship here will not arouse anyone's suspicion. The person in charge here is still Yan Chengyu. After seeing him, he first arranged for me to undergo various strict physical examinations, and finally confirmed that my current physical condition is sufficient for me to survive a year of space travel and reach Duguqi. The target planet of the "Houyi" flight, this planet is tentatively named Houyi Star.

We must know that the current level of human science and technology has not yet reached the point where space travel is possible, so the single-person spaceship manufactured by the wisdom of most spaceship experts in the world still has many harsh conditions for the crew. Due to the limitation of the scientific level, this one-person spaceship can only be carried by those who are extremely vigorous and in good physical condition like a baby just born from the mother's womb. If after examination it is found that my physical condition does not meet the requirements, I will be asked to suspend the plan, and I will only be able to ride when my body is fully nursed back to the standard.Even so, according to numerous data speculations, when I end my one-year space travel, my physical condition will be very bad, reduced to a very dangerous warning line, in other words, when I arrive at Houyi Star , my body will be weaker than a patient, the dark energy in my body will be completely consumed, and the fat in my body will be completely burned.At that time, the fire of my life will be very weak, and if there is a little accident, I will definitely not survive.

However, in the face of such bad speculation, do I have a choice?What's more, if Duguqi can do it, will I not be able to do it?I said to Yan Chengyu: "In such a bad situation, I hope you can help me keep the secret and not let others know." A smile overflowed from the corner of Yan Chengyu's mouth and said: "Do you want your girlfriend to know? Don't worry, my mouth must be tight." I thanked him first, then pondered for a moment and said: "If I haven't come back after three years, I'm afraid I...you will tell them then." Yan Chengyu smiled and said: "Why do you need three years? During the year you travel in space, the spacecraft will send back a beam of electronic signals to the earth every once in a while. As long as we can always receive your signals, it means that you It must be fine."

I said: "It turns out that there is still this function, which is very good." Yan Chengyu proudly said: "Speaking of strong capital, who can compare to our Taohuayuan? I'm not boasting, the spaceship you're riding on is named 'Dream', and its performance in all aspects far exceeds that of Dugu Qi. "Houyi". Since we obtained the semi-finished "Dream", I have hired more experts from all over the world to modify and improve it, so that the performance of "Dream" is stronger and more resistant to attack It has also been greatly enhanced, and the comfort has also been greatly improved."

"The most important thing is that the 'Dream' will have a strong ability to adapt to emergencies. When riding the 'Houyi', people must enter a deep sleep as soon as they enter the spacecraft. The bad consequence is that in case In case of an emergency, the people in the spaceship will be killed in their sleep if they don't wake up in time. Our "Dream" has a warning function to help you wake up quickly when danger comes, so that you can take care of accidents. Making a judgment greatly increases your chances of survival." I nodded frequently and praised: "This is very humane. You can wake up and look at the magnificent starry sky when you are bored in sleep. I don't know what it is like to look at the starry sky in the universe."

Yan Chengyu said: "It should be noted that due to the limitation of technical conditions, the size of the 'Dream' and the 'Houyi' are not different, so they cannot store food. Except for the place where you lie down, the rest of the space in the spaceship is almost used. It’s time to store energy fluid. These energy fluids are divided into two types, one provides power to the spaceship; the other is precisely controlled by the master brain on the spaceship, and when your life signal begins to decrease, it will be injected into your body to help you maintain normal function of body organs."

I said: "Well, it seems that everything has been prepared, and there is nothing that has not been thought of. Am I leaving the earth today?" Yan Chengyu said: "There will be bad weather in the next two days, we decided to avoid it, and wait until the third day before launching the spacecraft." I said, "Is there anything else I need to prepare?" Yan Chengyu said: "If you knew that in two days you would have to sleep for a year, what would you do?" "Hmm..." I said, "So, I won't be able to eat for a year. It seems that these two days I have to hurry up and eat something to fatten myself up like a pig."

Yan Chengyu and I laughed out loud.In fact, all of us know that if we go to Houyi star, we may die in the cosmic starry sky before reaching Houyi star. Yan Chengyu suddenly said: "One more thing to note is that we can't be sure of Duguqi's exact target planet, even the scientists we brought back from Anaconda City can't be sure." Yan Chengyu pointed to the starry sky map and said: "These two planets are the twin stars that Duguqi said that day. In fact, they are far away from each other, but they are very close from the scale of the universe. And when Duguqi escaped, the specific The destination planet is determined by himself, and no one knows it except him. We name these two planets one as Houyi Star and the other as Dream Star. We assume that Duguqi went to Houyi Star, so The target planet we preset for you is also Houyi Planet. If Duguqi is not on Houyi Planet, you may have to find a way to go to Dream Star by yourself."

I frowned and said, "After a year of spaceflight, the 'Dream' may have run out of energy when it reaches its destination, so how can we go to the Dream Star?" Yan Chengyu said: "According to our speculation, the technology of the people on the planet with Xuangui as the god far exceeds that of our earth. They should have high-tech spaceships. If it doesn't work, you can only grab one." "But I don't know how to drive either." I rolled my eyes, what kind of bad idea is this? Yan Chengyu laughed and said, "Did you forget the super intelligent robot Xiaohu?"

Another two days passed, and on the morning of the third day, the sky was clear and clear, which was the perfect weather to leave the earth on the "Dream". There are very few people seeing off, because there are too many people, I will feel as if I am parting from life and death.When I stepped into the cabin of the spacecraft with one foot, two top space scientists repeated to me the precautions and the corresponding measures to be taken in case of various accidents during the trip. Everything was ready, I sat in the spaceship, released the little tiger, and pressed the start button.Xiaohu took over the mastermind controlling the entire "Dream", and took me to a high altitude.Vaguely through the window, I can still see the crowd, which is gradually becoming the size of ants, waving to me. Different from the "Houyi" on which Duguqi was riding, the power facilities and the central control system of the "Dream" have been greatly improved. They no longer need the assistance of detachable propellers, but directly rely on the spacecraft itself. The purpose of spaceflight can be achieved. Soon the hull shook violently, and I knew that the spacecraft broke through the earth's atmosphere and entered the universe.Melodious and sentimental music echoed in the cabin. "Hey!" I shook my head and said, "Why do you play such a sad song?" Standing on the console, Xiaohu turned his head and smiled humanely, and said, "Many movies are shot like this. When the hero and heroine are separated, there will always be a sad tune. Am I getting it wrong?" I guess Feng Rou might be hiding somewhere and crying at this moment, when she saw me off before, she just glanced at me and ran away in a hurry.I sighed and said, "Can you play some happy songs?" "No problem." Xiaohu said.Immediately, the sad tune was replaced by a dynamic and fast-paced music, and Xiaohu twisted his body to the beat, as if he was dancing. "Hey, where did you learn the movements?" I couldn't help asking. Xiaohu said: "This is the most popular robot dance step, and the best-selling robot on the market now is the robot that knows this dance step." I couldn't help but smile, this guy knows how to keep up with fashion, which makes it look more like an intelligent life. While controlling the "Fantasy", Xiaohu called up a game, played the game while humming to the music, typical self-entertainment. Now I see Xiaohu more and more as a living body, rather than a cold robot that relies on programs to respond accordingly.What is the difference between humans and robots? The only difference is that human beings can think independently. The human body is like the machine shell of a robot. It needs to be replenished with energy and will be destroyed. There is no essential difference, it is just the carrier of thought.When a robot learns to think independently and no longer uses the programs designed by humans to solve the problems it faces, it will already be an intelligent living body. Of course, it will take a very long time for robots to learn to think for themselves. Through the window, I stared at the unimaginably vast cosmic space outside, marveling at the dense array of various spheres in the cosmic space, and I was completely fascinated by the fascinating galaxy.Facing the galaxy directly is definitely different from seeing the galaxy in the expansion packs in the past. The shock of being on the scene is incomparable to watching directly from the expansion packs. "It's too easy." Xiaohu suddenly jumped off the console and jumped on me, imitating me lying down halfway to watch the fascinating light spots in the universe. "What?" I said. "Why are games so simple?" Xiaohu asked. "In your eyes, is the game a stream of data, or a picture?" I said. Xiaohu said: "Data flow, and it is a data flow without aesthetic feeling. I can destroy these data flows as long as I move my mind." "Is the data stream both beautiful and ugly?" I looked back at it and asked with interest. "Clothes have beauty and ugliness, people have beauty and ugliness, and of course data flow also has beauty and ugliness." Xiaohu said. "Is there a definition of beauty and ugliness in data flow?" I said, subconsciously I was helping Xiaohu think. Xiaohu pondered for a while, and the red and green lights in the eye mask alternated. This is how it looks in the database. After a while, Xiaohu said: "There is no definition in the database, but I think it is ugly." My heart moved, and I sighed leisurely: "Yeah, how can there be a definition of beauty and ugliness? You think beauty is beauty, and you think ugly is ugly. It's boring to get to the bottom of it." I said: "The next time you play a game, you can look at it as a story pieced together with pictures. You are the protagonist in the story. Play as the game progresses, instead of using your special ability to break the game." Rules, maybe you'll find it much more interesting that way." No matter how beautiful the galaxy is, it will get tired of watching it for a long time. For several days in a row, just drink a little water every day. The "Dream" is sealed and completely isolated from the outside world, so I didn't meditate, because there is no way to absorb dark energy from the outside world, and meditating is just a waste of time.I look at the stars twenty-four hours a day, and I almost use up the star-gazing time that other people spend their entire lives.There is still a small amount of time spent thinking and dazed, of course sometimes it is difficult for me to distinguish whether I am thinking or dazed. One day, I finally felt that the galaxy is actually a very monotonous thing, unchanging.Thinking that I still have nearly a year to stay in the cosmic space, I'd better sleep, which is a better way to pass the time.I decided to activate the dormancy device, and I said: "Xiaohu, I'm asleep, wake me up if something unexpected happens." Xiaohu changed from the shape of the game controller back to the human shape, turned around and looked at me and said, "Master, you can safely hand over the spaceship to me, and I guarantee that I can safely send you to Houyi Star." I nodded, so Xiaohu changed back into the shape of the game controller and continued to play the game.It seems to find joy in the game, playing the game 24 hours a day, and most of the time it will become a game controller, play the game in the most ancient way, and definitely will not change the settings of the game , breaking the rules of the game. Three minutes after I lay down, the nutrient tank was filled with nutrient solution, which can ensure that my body remains intact in deep sleep, and the windows around the cabin are also covered by a layer of shell, becoming a completely invisible outside world. sealed body.I drifted into a deep sleep, and this sleep will last a year. The main body of Xiaohu is connected to the hull, so there is no shortage of energy, and its energy consumption itself is very small. The "Dream" is now like another body of Xiaohu, and Xiaohu can also use the special settings of the hull to absorb available energy from the surrounding starlight to supplement it during the journey. Finally, one day, I woke up suddenly, but felt dizzy, and I groaned subconsciously.When I pressed the button to open the nutrition tank with my finger, I felt that the nutrition tank was vibrating violently. I suddenly woke up a little bit. When I opened my eyes, I found that the whole hull was vibrating, an unstoppable vibration. Xiaohu's body appeared in front of his eyes, Xiaohu said: "Master, are you awake? Master, wake up quickly!" I said, "What happened?" I startled myself as soon as the voice came out. Is this my voice?The hoarse voice was so hoarse that I couldn't believe it was me. "Master, we were robbed by pirates." Xiaohu said. "What!" I said in surprise, "space pirate?" Xiaohu nodded. I said angrily: "How could such an unfortunate thing happen? I have to go out first." Suddenly a powerful force hit our spaceship, and the spaceship flew far away like a flat boat thrown up by the waves.The spaceship rolled in space, and I was involuntarily thrown out of the nutrition tank and hit the bulkhead of the spaceship. The pain seemed to be breaking all my bones. I moaned in pain, "What's going on?" Xiaohu jumped to my side and said, "We were hit by pirates." I said weakly: "I mean, why do I have no strength at all?" "Master, have you forgotten? That old man once said that a year of spaceflight will make you very weak, so..." Another powerful force hit the spaceship, and I was thrown up again, hitting a corner of the spaceship's inner wall. Unfortunately, I passed out this time.One last thought before passing out, I don't want to become cosmic trash. When I feel that I am about to wake up, the colors in front of my eyes are constantly changing. I seem to be in a dream that is about to wake up. I suppress the thought of opening my eyes and wait for the colors in front of me to fade until they disappear. , I finally opened my eyes. To my surprise, there was darkness in front of me. I didn't know where I was, whether there was any danger here, and I didn't know if I was the only one here. I wanted to open my mouth to say something, but found that I was getting weaker and weaker, and it seemed that I didn't even have the strength to speak, so I shut my mouth and bought time to recover some strength as soon as possible before making plans.The only thing to be thankful for is that I am still alive, and I still remember what Uncle Bei once said to me, no matter how dangerous the environment is, as long as you are alive, you will have a chance. "Master, are you awake?" Xiaohu's cautious voice sounded in my heart. I started to communicate with Xiaohu with my own thoughts: "Well, where is this place?" Xiaohu let out a breath and said, "Master, we have become slaves now." "Slaves? Whose slaves? Pirates' slaves? Who are they?" I said. Xiaohu said: "I don't know. We were caught in the battle and thrown here. Master, you are too weak now. If you recover a bit, I can show you the images recorded at that time." "Oh," I sighed, "Xiaohu, how is my current physical condition? How long will it take to recover?" Xiaohu paused for a moment and said: "Master, your situation is very bad. If you have enough supplies, you can recover within three months, but judging from the current situation, your recovery will be a long and unknown process. .” I sighed, but I couldn't even hear myself sigh, I don't know if I made it too softly, or I was too weak to affect my hearing. I silently sensed the conditions of the dog wolf and falcon in my body, and the little tiger said: "Master, fortunately, you have these two constantly supplying you with dark energy during this year's deep sleep, otherwise your cultivation base will be greatly reduced , and now they are just weak. But because they have provided you with dark energy, they are now weaker than you, and they will wake up only when you replenish the dark energy." It turned out that the situation of the two of them was worse than mine, but luckily everyone is still alive.There is a chance in life, and I cheer for myself. "Wait, you said I've been asleep for a year?" I said. "Yeah, you've been sleeping for a whole year." Xiaohu said. I was pleasantly surprised: "Doesn't that mean that I have arrived at the destination? Then these pirates are likely to come from the fantasy star or the Houyi star, not the life of other planets." After such a speculation, my mood immediately improved a lot. At any rate, I still reached my destination, at least very close to my destination.As long as I can recover, I can find a way to escape.Since the time is one year, the "Dream" has sent the last signal to the earth, so that my friends will think that I have arrived at Houyi Star safely and will not worry about me anymore. Xiaohu said: "Master, you haven't eaten or drank water for a year. Your body is very weak. If your emotions fluctuate too violently, it will cause immeasurable harm to your body." Hearing Xiaohu say that I hadn't eaten for a year, my stomach, which I didn't feel much at first, suddenly felt very hungry, so hungry that I was about to pass out. "Xiaohu, the pirates captured us, but they didn't bring us any food or drink?" I asked expectantly. "Master, will we die?" Xiaohu didn't answer my question, but asked a question instead. Weakly, I told it with my thoughts: "Even if you give me some of the most unpalatable rice, or some water, I don't think we will die." Suddenly, a drop of water fell on my lips, it was like a raindrop falling on dry land, and I greedily absorbed it.Another drop of water... Ten drops of water cleared my mind.There was a voice in the dark, but I couldn't understand what he was saying, but it was wonderful that there were other people here. Suddenly another voice sounded, this voice was full of anger. There was no fluctuation in the first voice, and he dropped a few drops of water into my mouth, then stopped and said something to me.I tried to open my mouth to tell them that I couldn't understand their language, but my strength had obviously not recovered. The voice repeated several times, and finally left disappointed. It seems that in order to integrate into them, I have to learn their language in the shortest possible time.Language, the languages ​​of alien planets, is of course a very difficult subject. Xiaohu suddenly said: "Master, I know what they are talking about." "You? You can understand what they are saying?" I was surprised. Xiaohu said: "In my eyes, everything is just a piece of code or a stream of data. Language is just an insignificant kind of sound. As long as I have a lot of data for my reference, I can completely decipher its encoding method, but now I I can only understand a little." I couldn't wait to ask, "What were they talking about?" Xiaohu said: "Just now that person asked who you were and how you got caught, and the other person didn't let him give you water, that's probably how it is."