Just when the entire Tiangong City was turbulent about the whereabouts of Lu Zhou, the person walking in the old site of The Gates of Hell had forgotten the time.
What Europa project.
What conference.
In Lu Zhou's eyes, it was not worth mentioning at all compared to the technology from a higher civilization.
He vaguely remembered that General Reinhardt once told him that those "Martians" borrowed the spacecraft's warp engine from him and tried to use it to reignite the cooled core.
This plan sounded quite crazy, so crazy that no normal person would think that this plan had even a 1% chance of success.
In fact, this was the case. The last glory of the Martian civilization also disappeared with the withering of the mother planet.
Lu Zhou originally thought that without the protection of the high-dimensional space debris, even if the warp engine removed from the spacecraft was not sent to the core to be detonated, it would probably be weathered and disintegrated over time.
However, General Reinhardt told him quite confidently that he could sense that the engine still existed.
And it was right under their feet!
"… Ever since my consciousness merged with this spaceship, my senses have become much sharper than before. It is like a cell or organ in my body. If something happens to it, I will definitely be the first to know. "
Listening to the voice coming from the communication channel, Lu Zhou thought for a while and suddenly spoke.
"So, are you a program stored in the spaceship's server, or are you a consciousness attached to the spaceship?"
"This is a very interesting question. In fact, I have been thinking about it for a long time. At least in the last 200 million years, I have been wondering if I am a product of materialism … Although most of my functions and permissions are given by the program, the interesting thing is that my perception of the outside world is beyond the scope of my ability."
As if thinking about something seriously, General Reinhardt pondered for a while and did not speak for a long time.
Seeing that his friend from the old universe was lost in thought, Lu Zhou did not disturb him and left him some time.
Just like that, after following Ling for a while, a voice suddenly came from the communication channel again.
"What kind of existence is man?"
Hearing this abrupt sentence, Lu Zhou was taken aback for a moment. He moved his gaze to the ID printed with garbled code on the communication channel with a strange look on his face.
"What kind of existence is man? I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean, or what aspect are you referring to? Can you be more specific? "
Speaking of which, weren't the Calanites also mammalian primates? Why would this guy ask such a strange question?
"Maybe my question is ambiguous. What I want to say is that we are made up of countless cells, and every cell is undoubtedly an independent individual. They work together under the control of a huge system, and our consciousness is the product of the sincere cooperation of thousands of cells … So what is our consciousness? A program that had been compiled in the brain? Or is it something more abstract? "
"This question is too profound. I'm afraid only philosophers can answer you."
"A philosopher?" General Reinhardt smiled faintly. "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. In our civilization, studying philosophy is a fashion, but after searching through my memory, I still can't find an accurate answer."
"Really? That was indeed a world that people yearned for. It's probably like a program. "Lu Zhou said casually," Analogize neurons to diodes. In fact, the working mechanism of the brain is no different from that of a computer. It just uses different parts to process information. "
"This explanation is too superficial." General Reinhardt said in a slightly disappointed tone, "Maybe when you are more mature, I can hear a different answer from you. Thank you for spending so much time with me … By the way, it's in front of us. "
As soon as he said this, Lu Zhou, who was looking forward along the light, had already seen the silhouette standing in the shadow.
It was a pitch-black cube. Under the illumination of the light, the metal luster shell was covered with dust, and there was no trace of rust.
When he took two steps closer, he saw that the surface of the cube was covered with rows of irregular lines. What was surprising was not the pattern itself, but the fact that even after billions of years, not a single trace of time had been left on it.
Looking at this strangely shaped artificial object, Lu Zhou whispered softly.
"… Is this the place?"
General Reinhardt did not speak, but he had answered his question with silence.
After stopping in front of this black cube for a moment, Lu Zhou suddenly turned his head and looked at Ling, who was standing behind him.
"Ling."
"What's wrong, Commander?"
"How long has it been since we left Tiangong City?"
"17 hours and 8 minutes."
I've been gone for so long?
I should have asked Wu Qinglai to take a few more days off for me.
Unfortunately, he was currently countless meters underground. It was obviously impossible for him to send a short message.
"This thing … Can I take it apart?"
"You can, but why go through so much trouble?"
"What do you mean?"
General Reinhardt did not speak.
Just when Lu Zhou was asking, a blue light quickly passed through the rock wall above his head and slowly landed on the pitch-black cube in front of him.
In the face of the light that could penetrate everything, Ling's reaction was the same as before, and he took a step back in fear.
Looking at this familiar light, Lu Zhou frowned slightly. A surprised expression appeared on his face instantly.
"This is!"
"Scanning beam, generally equipped with scientific research ships or escape ships of the Calan Empire. It is mainly used to scan minerals, meteorites, or asteroids and reveal their internal structure. Of course, if necessary, it can also be used to scan some artificial objects. On the border of the Calan Empire, we can often find some civilized settlements formed by primitive creatures. In order to avoid affecting their civilization as much as possible, we usually copy their handicrafts and buildings through this non-direct interference. "
"This is incredible … Wait." Lu Zhou suddenly realized something. He asked immediately, "Since your scanning beam can shine directly here, why did you ask me to come here myself?"
"I didn't ask you to come here in person. Didn't you come here yourself? In fact, you can sit in the spacecraft and drink a beverage that has a shelf life of billions of years while studying what you want to study through the professional equipment in the command cabin. "General Reinhardt said in a helpless voice," I thought you wanted to see what this thing looks like with your own eyes. "
Lu Zhou's eyebrows twitched fiercely.
"In other words, I have to go back now?"
"There's no need for that. I can directly transmit the image to your personal terminal … But if you want to see it more clearly, I suggest you go back to the spacecraft."
Lu Zhou: "…"
Other than cursing, he didn't want to say anything else.
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