Earth Era

The buzzing sound became louder and louder. While feeling a little dizzy in his head, Zhao Huasheng also felt that his exposed skin seemed to become a little woody, like a layer of plastic film covering it, and then again It seems to be the kind of feeling full of static electricity. Zhao Huasheng raised his head and saw countless birds flying out of the mountains and forests, spinning around in the sky like headless flies, and some even hit the ground directly.

Zhao Huasheng knew that it was because the navigational organs of birds were disturbed.

"I am witnessing what may be the first communication between human civilization and extraterrestrial civilization in history. It has developed alone on this little blue planet for millions of years, starting from the ancient ape-man and now , the technological level of our human civilization has finally reached this point. This endless starry sky is like a black curtain that wraps us all, and behind this curtain hides endless mysteries... At this moment, there may be a The mysterious civilization in this mysterious world has come to the solar system, and at this moment, we are trying to establish contact with them."

There is some blood surging in Zhao Huasheng's heart.

"If they really exist, if they really receive this message... What would they think? Are they laughing at the self-control of this backward civilization, or just ignore it and regard it as the chirping of ants?"

"But we humans have finally come to the present. Our current technology is backward, just because we have not developed enough time, it does not mean that our civilization is inferior. If we can survive this catastrophe, it will not be far away. In the future, our footprints will also spread across the entire starry sky, and we will also enter this mysterious world..."

Zhao Huasheng's mood at the moment is like a tumbling wave, and he will not stop for a moment. Amid the slight dizziness and discomfort on the skin, the roar of the person in charge of the observatory continued to reach Zhao Huasheng's ears. Zhao Huasheng knew that what the person in charge of the observatory said was the content of the signal sent by the radio telescope to the sun this time.

"It is very fortunate that our two civilizations can cross a distance that may be as high as tens of millions of light-years to meet you here. As the owner of this small galaxy, we welcome you, and please allow us to extend our sincere greetings to you. ."

"Although our technology is backward, we still observe that you seem to be doing something in our galaxy. Excuse me, do you want to get something from our galaxy? Or are you doing some scientific research to see Got some scientific information? Can you tell us these things? We hope to hear from you."

"We believe that the moral level of a civilization and the scientific and technological level of this civilization complement each other. You who have advanced technology that we can't imagine must have a moral level that matches your technology. And you who have such a lofty morality, presumably not It will come to embarrass a backward civilization whose footprint is still limited to its parent star. I am sorry to tell you that some of your actions towards the sun of our galaxy have seriously affected our lives, resulting in tens of millions of people in our civilization. Die, and possibly billions of others of your kind in the aftermath. We are deeply saddened and saddened by this.”

"We believe that you are well-intentioned, and this may be the result of some of your blunders that we do not understand. It is our fervent hope that you will correct these blunders in order to remove the suffering inflicted on our civilization. We very much hope to coexist peacefully with your civilization, and we also believe that this will be your wish too."

"Earth, sincere human civilization. We are waiting for your answer."

The roar of the person in charge of the observatory stopped, and the dizziness and discomfort on the skin that Zhao Huasheng felt disappeared at the same time. The hum is gone, and the birds in the forest are also silent. So Zhao Huasheng knew that the signal transmission was over.

The whole message was presented with sincerity and a slightly humble attitude to the K2-level civilization that may or may not exist. The death of tens of millions of human beings, and the human suffering that lies behind it, is overshadowed by the understatement of "some of your blunders that we do not understand."

At this moment, Zhao Huasheng thought of the Freya family who died in the cold wind and snow in the small town of Keweis, the old people who were stubborn and refused to evacuate even if they died, and the time when they were in the Arctic. , the mother bear who was shot by Monjo to protect her cubs.

There was a rush of blood in Zhao Huasheng's heart. But Zhao Huasheng still maintained a calm expression and did not speak. Beside him, Li Wei grabbed Zhao Huasheng's arm, Zhao Huasheng heard the low sobbing sound from Li Wei, and felt the warmth of his sleeves wet with tears.

"Damn, ****!" The person in charge of the observatory did not know when his eyes were red. He walked to the railing and grabbed the railing with both hands, so hard that even the blue veins on his arms burst out, and the whole person started to start. trembling.

"That's tens of millions of people! If you want to die, you will die. The robbers came to our house and took away the sunshine that originally belonged to us, but we still have to humbly pray for them to release it on the grounds of "noble morality". Over us, it's fucking! Damn it!"

Mengzhuo said indifferently: "This is politics. Politics is not influenced by emotions. Politics is only based on the pursuit of the highest interests. If being humble can save the sun and prevent more people from dying, then I don't mind kneeling in these bastards. In front of the alien scum, give them seventeen or eight hits."

Zhao Huasheng walked over and patted the person in charge of the observatory on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Don't forget, we can't be sure whether this K2-level civilization actually exists. The accident on the sun may just be the result of natural physical mechanisms."

The person in charge of the observatory took a few deep breaths, turned his head and said to Zhao Huasheng, "I'm sorry, I lost my way."

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Huasheng sighed, turned to the staff of the scientific research department and asked, "How long is the scheduled time?"

"Three days." The staff of the scientific research department replied, "If we do not receive an echo from an extraterrestrial civilization within three days, then we will acquiesce that this extraterrestrial civilization does not exist, and we will launch a large-scale solar exploration program."

"Okay, let's wait for three days." Zhao Huasheng nodded, "If I remember correctly, the Vulcan solar telescope is not far from here, right? Director Li Qi once died before he died. Have led the construction of this telescope and have kept the data sharing between the Institute of Stellar Physics and the Vulcan Solar Telescope?"

"Yes." The staff of the scientific research department nodded, "The Vulcan solar telescope is less than 500 kilometers away from here. If you take a helicopter, you can get there in just over an hour. The Vulcan is the sun. The telescope is dedicated to observing the sun, and Director Li Qi is the director of the Institute of Stellar Physics, and it is very normal for him to preside over the manufacture of this telescope and maintain the follow-up data sharing."

"Okay." Zhao Huasheng nodded, "In three days, I'll go there and take a look."

Meng Zhuo said, "Yes."

The signal transmission has ended, and the Galaxy Radio Telescope has returned to silence again, switching from the signal transmission mode to the signal reception mode. Zhao Huasheng knows that it is not just the Galaxy radio telescope. After the signal is sent out, all the radio telescopes, optical telescopes, observatories in Earth orbit, satellites, and many devices in space will be aimed at the sun.

"Earth and the sun are eight light minutes away, and it takes eight minutes for our signal to reach the sun. It also takes eight minutes for the signal to return from the sun to the earth. So, if that K2-class civilization really exists, and it really responds to us immediately If so, we will receive a signal in sixteen minutes at the earliest."

Zhao Huasheng and his group took fifteen minutes to return to the small building of the Galaxy Observatory and came to the control hall. There were many unfamiliar faces in the control hall. Zhao Huasheng knew that they were probably also members of the scientific research department.

The Galaxy radio telescope has been adjusted to the highest sensitivity, and probably other radio telescopes on Earth have also been adjusted to the highest sensitivity. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com At this moment, at least six hundred eyes are watching the sun, watching every move from the direction of the sun, and at least a few thousand insiders have their hearts lifted in their throats, ready to receive A signal that can shake the whole world.

The atmosphere in the control hall was as dignified as a lead block. In the control hall of more than 100 people, there was no sound except the faint sound of instruments. People were even breathing less, as if they were afraid of disturbing something hidden in the dark.

The sun is also a huge source of radiation, and powerful radiation is emitted from it every moment. At this moment, these radiations are perfectly displayed on the instruments in the control hall. But these signals are meaningless, and the instrument's signal-filtering equipment can completely filter out these disturbances, leaving only those signals with unusual logical characteristics. And if the signal has logical characteristics, it is likely to be sent by intelligent life.

The hour hand is turning little by little. Sixteen minutes have come. In theory, that's enough time for radio signals to travel back and forth between the sun and Earth. But on the meter display, the signal from the direction of the sun is still stable, and there is nothing other than the radiation of the sun itself.

"Perhaps that K2 civilization also needs time to discuss what words to respond to us." People thought so, and then continued to wait.

Eighteen minutes, twenty-five minutes, one hour, three hours...

The direction of the sun is always quiet as usual.

"Okay." The person in charge of the observatory said, "It seems that either the K2 civilization does not exist, or they ignore us."