The scene changed.
It was still the same tidally locked planet, but the landscape had undergone earth-shattering changes.
A red line circled around the twilight line, separating the sunward and sunward sides of the planet.
One side was green while the other was red.
As to the colonization ship, it was nowhere to be seen.
Jiang Chen didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt the planet was moving.
It was as if the planet was a living thing and not an inanimate object.
"What about the War Era?" Overlooking everything, Jiang Chen couldn't help but ask.
At this moment, a figure appeared beside him.
She was dressed in a dragon robe and had a dignified appearance. She stood with her hands behind her back and looked ahead solemnly.
"The War Era is over. Now it's the Harmony Era."
"It's over? Did humans lose? "
"No."
"Then did mutants lose?"
To Jiang Chen's surprise, she shook her head again.
"No."
"Then what happened in the end?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Mutual prosperity."
She only said one word before she floated to the planet.
At the same time, due to the irresistible force, Jiang Chen also flew over.
"Humans used hundreds of years to eliminate mosquitoes and cockroaches. We are not greater than our ancestors. Even after thousands of years, we still couldn't eliminate our enemies. Therefore, the war didn't end with a winner. Both sides made concessions. In other words, both sides gave up on themselves. "
"I don't understand what you mean." Jiang Chen frowned.
"We chose to merge."
Thinking about what Academician Qin said to him, Jiang Chen seemed to understand something, but he didn't understand why they chose this path.
"Steel is the cornerstone of industry, but the metal mineral deposits on this planet are extremely scarce. The cost of space mining is too high. It is difficult to develop industry on this planet. On the other hand, due to the frequent solar wind blowing from the red dwarf, our electronic equipment has a high rate of damage. "
"Our industry entered a dead end and even began to decline. Without the support of production, we couldn't equip more troops. The balance of victory began to tilt towards mutants. But at this time, a great biologist stood up and proposed a new way of thinking for civilization evolution – Harmony. Thus, the Era of Harmony began. "
"We have replaced electronic chips with computing cells, and we have replaced quantum computers with high-powered biological computers. Then, we modified our own genes and expanded the 23 pairs of chromosomes to 139 pairs. Through selective expression, we differentiated ourselves into researchers, producers, combatants, and commanders.
"All the problems have been solved. We no longer rely on metals. This planet has an abundance of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen for us to use. Every 'person' was both an individual and a 'cell' of this civilization. At the same time, we stopped wiping out the mutants. We will talk to them, marry them, and finally become one with them. "
Grass worms? Holy shit!
"This is insane." Jiang Chen interrupted.
But for some reason, a bunch of messy comic books appeared in his mind, such as octopuses and tentacles and so on.
"Is it crazy for black people to marry white people?" she asked.
Jiang Chen was stunned and couldn't say a word.
"It was true in the 17th century, but not in the 20th century. It can't be destroyed, so it can only be understood."
As she spoke, she skipped this unimportant topic and pointed to the emerald green planet.
"It's like a tree. The side facing the sun is the leaves, and the side facing away from the sun is the trunk. We spent a century to complete this project. The 'leaves' provide energy and nutrients for our civilization and create an atmospheric environment for the planet. Water circulates in the veins and sends excess heat to the side facing away from the sun. The 'trunk' is the living area, and everyone lives there. "
Jiang Chen looked in the direction she was pointing, at the half-green, half-red planet, and murmured.
"Then this tree is too big."
"It's not big. Compared to the entire galaxy, it's more like a seed, "she said calmly.
"What about humans?" Jiang Chen asked.
"All new humans live under the leaves. Everyone is an individual, but also a whole."
"Then who are you?"
As soon as the question came out, Jiang Chen saw the shadow change its form. A dignified and elegant princess dress replaced the dragon robe, and the yellow face turned pale with a hooked nose.
"I'm the main consciousness of the nest. All individuals are born from me, so I'm the queen. As for the shape, I can be Wu Zetian, Elizabeth, or Catherine. We no longer have the concept of 'art', so I can only search for these images that have appeared in history and show them to you. "
"… What do you want to say by showing me this?" Jiang Chen asked.
The queen looked at Jiang Chen.
"To spread the seeds of civilization to further places."
Jiang Chen's breath froze, although he didn't need to breathe as a consciousness.
The queen continued.
"We confirmed the status of the mother planet through the construction of a high magnification biological telescope. Although the observed images are from 20.5 years ago, through the comparison of the planet's various parameters, we confirmed your civilization level. In terms of time, you're at the beginning of the 21st century. "
"Your age is behind us."
"So we decided to return."
"Until 94 years ago, we finally built the Survival of the Fittest colonization ship. To avoid another dimensional jump, we chose to travel in the three-dimensional universe. "
"We will bring civilization to you and help you integrate with nature."
Like a declaration of war, the queen announced the cruel truth.
"But we don't need your help," Jiang Chen said with difficulty.
Although he knew that even if he said this, they wouldn't care.
Just like …
"Just like the Homo erectus and Neanderthal tribes eventually lost to the Homo sapiens tribes. Humans used Homo sapiens as their ancestors and evolved into 'modern humans'. The evolution of civilization is accompanied by bloodshed, and we agree with this bloodshed, "the queen said the cruel words softly.
"Wait, didn't you say you traveled to a parallel world?" Jiang Chen hurriedly asked.
"Yes." The queen blinked and looked at Jiang Chen expressionlessly.
The sight made him feel a strong sense of uneasiness.
Unfortunately, the queen's next words turned his uneasiness into reality.
"We're in your hometown right now."
That's impossible!
Jiang Chen's heart suddenly tightened.
How could she know I could travel! How could she confirm the coordinates of my world!
Wait, Lin Lin …
Jiang Chen's eyes suddenly widened as he seemed to understand something. If Tingting was residing in Lin Lin's body, then there was no way she wouldn't know what Lin Lin saw. And the current situation clearly showed that Tingting could communicate with the so-called Queen of the Harmony Camp.
"Klein particle." The queen raised her hand as a dark red light gradually gathered on her hand. "Where time exists, it exists."
"You obtained my communication channel with Lin Lin?" Jiang Chen said in an undertone.
Fourth dimension messenger. If Lin Lin could know the fourth dimension coordinates of his world, then there was no reason Tingting wouldn't know.
"Yes," the queen said emotionlessly. "We're very surprised that you can freely travel between two worlds. And the world you were born and grew up in is the world we arrived at after passing through the wormhole. "
[Really …]
Jiang Chen's eyes moved back and forth between the planet and the queen's face. Although he had a lot to say, he couldn't say a word.
After a while, Jiang Chen opened his mouth and asked softly.
"Then what's the point of telling me this?"
"We plan to convince you."
[Convince?]
Jiang Chen frowned as he couldn't understand the meaning of her words.
The queen moved her eyes away from Jiang Chen's face and looked at the dual-colored planet.
"We thought that our connection with the original world would be severed and the information we obtained during evolution would not be able to be shared with the survivors."
"But the situation took a turn."
"The Klein particle we sent to the original world finally responded. Not only did it successfully guide some of the believers who could hear our call. He used himself as a material and used biotechnology to transform himself and set up an 'antenna' to communicate with us. Under our guidance, he successfully evolved into what we wanted him to be, and he successfully communicated with all the creatures in this area. Most importantly, he even successfully split into an egg. "
"We selected 12 citizens, transformed their minds into Klein particle waves, and sent them back to the egg through the transmitter. The distance that cannot be crossed physically, then we will cross it with information. Fortunately, we found a way to return to the original world. "
"But what I don't believe is that this egg was destroyed by your foolish actions, but we were still lucky enough to retain an individual."
"She was imprisoned by the fallout shelter's intelligent program and locked into the virtual world, then she met you."
The egg was destroyed? Could it be the military operation against an extreme mutated creature in Liuding town? He heard Chu Nan talk about the military operation. The biological cannon that could fire red beams destroyed the electronic equipment in the entire airspace.
It was not an extreme mutated creature, but the "paratroopers" that the Harmony camp sent to the world.
Jiang Chen gulped as he said with difficulty.
"Then you found me through Lin Lin?"
"That's right." The queen nodded.
"It was a complete surprise to find you. If you are willing to join our camp, I promise you that even if Natural Selection arrives at the new world, we will keep you. "
"Keep me? What about the others … "
The queen didn't avoid the topic.
"They will contribute their organic matter."
Become food? Just like the natural selection faced by humans in ancient times, after the homo sapiens destroyed the Homo erectus and Neanderthal tribes, they chose to use them as food.
When he thought of this, a drop of cold sweat rolled down Jiang Chen's forehead. Although he was only a pure thinking entity, the concept of sweat didn't exist.
"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. Since you know I can travel between the two worlds, then you should know that it's impossible to catch me."
"That's fine." The queen used an emotionless tone.
Conquering the new world was the main mission. As to the "dead" Earth in the original world, it could only be regarded as a nostalgia. If Jiang Chen didn't want to surrender, they would at most express regret, or maybe not even pity …
Jiang Chen fell into silence.
"What's your choice?" The queen asked calmly.
"… I refuse," Jiang Chen said calmly.
The queen was silent for two seconds.
"This is a wrong choice. You don't have the ability to stop us."
"Is that so?" Jiang Chen said softly.
"If I didn't guess wrong, the world you are in now, which is what we call the 'original world', is already ruled by the highest. They are a powerful opponent, although they are powerless in front of us. "
Klein particle ray could destroy most electronic equipment.
"Rule? It's too early to say rule. It's only you who lost, I haven't lost yet, "Jiang Chen said without changing his expression.
"From what we see, you don't have the ability to stop them," the queen said emotionlessly.
In front of space-based weapons, all land-based weapons were useless. While the incendiary bombs had significant damage against soft targets such as mutants, the damage was pitiful to the highest who abandoned their bodies.
The only thing they could use was the EMP, although there were plenty of ways to counter the EMP with the 22nd century's technology.
The invaders from the Harmony were on their way to the modern world, and the Supreme Threat erupted in the apocalypse.
Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.
"I'm curious, without machines, how do you conduct interstellar travel?"
"Why must we need machines?" The queen asked.
Jiang Chen was stunned.
Without machines?
Perhaps it was due to the arrogance of an advanced civilization, the queen didn't avoid the question and continued.
"Have you heard of water bears?"
"What's that?" Jiang Chen wasn't well versed in biology, so he was unfamiliar with the name.
"A common name for creatures of the Tardigrade phylum. Although the smallest is only 50 microns, it is the most resilient creature known on Earth and can survive in outer space without any protective measures. Facts have proven that without the help of external objects, creatures can also conduct interstellar travel. If a 50 micron creature can do it, then a 50 kilometer creature can do it too. "
"The ark of evolution is moving towards you. Since you've already rejected it, then at the very end, I'll show you the power of my army."
As soon as she finished speaking, the queen waved her hand and the image changed again.
It was a giant squid, slowly wriggling the tentacles behind it as it quietly sailed in the infinite universe.
Sailboat Bug.
Abruptly, this strange name appeared in Jiang Chen's mind.
Sailboat Bug was 50 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide. It was shaped like a spindle with multiple holes on the side and cilia on the back. An umbrella shaped membrane grew in the middle that could be contracted and expanded to a radius of 40 kilometers.
Blinding light particles flickered behind the membrane. Although he couldn't understand its principle, Jiang Chen could faintly feel it. The membrane was like a giant solar sail, propelled by the light particles.
Just from the structure alone, it should be a non-working propulsion engine. Jiang Chen couldn't guess its speed with the naked eye, but it shouldn't be low.
Is this the Natural Selection?
Jiang Chen watched the sailboat sail past him and into the distance.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something more and try to get more information out of her.
"Wait!"
However, at this moment, his field of vision fell into darkness once more …
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