In the darkness of outer space, a human Curvature Drive spacecraft was slowly making its way towards Earth's spaceport.
Inside a residential cabin, a group of strange humanoid creatures were gathered in groups of twos and threes, chatting in low voices. The atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
Their skin was grayish-yellow, hairless, and looked rather rough. They had four arms on their upper bodies, with three fingers on each palm. On top of their heads were two lumps that looked like camels. Their average height was about 2.5 meters, making them look like little giants.
They came from an extraterrestrial civilization that was more than 200 light years away from Earth. They were named the Dicerebral Man by humans.
During the process of evolution, their brains had split into two relatively independent yet interconnected brains. Each pair of hands was controlled by a different brain. This unique physiological structure gave them the innate ability to multitask.
Among this group of Dicerebral Man, there were high-ranking officials of their government, giants in various fields of science, experts in gathering intelligence, and even the government's think tank. It could be said that they were a gathering of elites. However, since arriving here, other than a few limited areas where they could move freely, it was difficult to move an inch in the other areas.
This residential cabin did not have any extra packaging, and everything was basically the same. For example, the floor was made of a non-slip layer of frosted metal, and the walls were also made of metal. Other than the wall of light above their heads, which did not seem to contain any technology, and the group of intelligent robots that specialized in serving or monitoring them, there were basically no traces of the advanced civilization's technology.
However, even these sporadic discoveries made them feel powerless.
"The gap is too big. Perhaps we won't be able to build such a spaceship even after thousands of years!" An expert in the field of materials used his palm to gently stroke the exterior of the cabin's armor that was as smooth as a mirror. His other three hands were waving about as he sighed.
Before coming here, he had secretly brought along a small knife. This knife was not even as long as a finger, and it was currently made from the hardest material of their civilization. It could not even be industrialized, and could only be produced on a small scale in the laboratory.
But in the past two years, not to mention the extremely smooth walls, even if the ground was made of matte metal, until the edge of a knife was ground flat, he didn't leave a single scratch.
"After all, this is the Curvature Drive spacecraft of an advanced civilization. It is beyond our imagination. Without powerful materials and technology, it would be impossible to withstand the impact of the light pressure." A physicist shook his head, and then said longingly, "I'm more curious about the technical principles of their Curvature Drive engine. If only I could take a look."
"That's impossible. They will never let go of military technology." An upper echelon of the government said in despair, "And it's useless even if we get it. After this negotiation, we'll be strictly prohibited from developing military technology, and the human fleet will be permanently stationed in our star system."
The atmosphere suddenly became oppressive.
Rather than saying that they were here to negotiate, it was more like signing an unconditional surrender treaty and completely surrendering to this advanced civilization. There was no room for bargaining at all. In fact, they no longer had any power to resist. The civilization had reached a choice of life and death. Those who complied would prosper, and those who disobeyed would perish!
Five years ago, two human battleships appeared in their galaxy.
The humans deciphered the Dicerebral Brain's language and sent out a full-channel appeal to them to surrender, causing a huge panic.
One day later, the previous leader forcefully rejected his proposal to surrender.
Thus, the war began. The Dicerebral Brain's technology had already developed to the level of a civilization within the star system, and they were only one step away from becoming an interstellar civilization. After hundreds of years of accumulation, the number of space battleships was not small. When the Dicerebral Brain organized hundreds of battleships, they majestically rushed towards the human battleships.
In an instant, hundreds of battleships lit up at the same time. The dazzling light even made hundreds of suns appear in the dark space. Following that, countless defensive forces in space were also destroyed one after another, as if they were nonexistent.
In just ten days, the human battleships neared the vicinity of the habitable planet. Under the enormous pressure of the extinction of the nation, the leader of the hardline faction was ousted, and the new leader immediately announced his surrender to the humans. The war was completely over.
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The spaceship gradually flew into the spaceport. Under the accompaniment of a human officer, all the Dicerebral Brain entered the spaceport, and then transferred to the Spaceport to rush to Earth.
Compared to the rough and rigid living cabins of the military spaceships, the interior of the spaceport was undoubtedly many times more luxurious. All kinds of advanced technology made people feel an inexplicable sense of awe. A few Dicerebral Brain sat on the air seats, feeling somewhat unnatural.
"Your Excellency from a powerful civilization, is there a place where we can see the scenery outside?" One of the Dicerebral Brain carefully asked the accompanying officer. Before coming here, they had all received training in the human language. Aside from the slightly different accents and language structure, it did not affect their communication.
The officer nodded expressionlessly, and then said, "AI, open up the panoramic virtual reality!"
"Understood!"
After a gentle female voice, all the walls of the spaceport suddenly became transparent, and the surroundings immediately darkened. Everyone felt as if they were sitting in space. The sudden change in the environment caused everyone to subconsciously cry out in surprise.
"This... this is unbelievable." A Dicerebral Brain scientist carefully stood up. If not for the solid texture under his feet, he would have thought that he had really arrived in space.
They also had the technology of virtual reality, but it was so real that it was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. It was truly shocking.
"Everyone, look!" At this moment, a Dicerebral Brain cried out in surprise.
Everyone immediately turned their heads to look, and with just a glance, they subconsciously held their breaths.
"Heavens!"
"This is truly unbelievable!"
This was an unimaginably huge military port shaped like a beehive. Tens of thousands of warships were fixed in place by huge metal clamps, like rows of soldiers on standby, neatly arranged.
When they thought about how any one of these spaceships could easily destroy their civilization, their bodies felt as if they had been electrocuted. Their bodies went limp and numb, and they almost wanted to crawl on the ground. The mighty power of this advanced civilization's technology made people feel sincere awe.
Before they could sigh for too long, another behemoth came into view. At first, everyone thought that this was the satellite of the planet that they were about to reach, but as they got closer and closer, they saw its smooth silver surface and that perfect circle that could not have been formed naturally. Everyone could not remain calm anymore.
"Your Excellency, can you tell us lowly people what this thing is?" A high-ranking government official of the Dicerebral Brain Civilization asked with a trembling voice.
The young officer revealed an undetectable smile, and with a hint of pride, he said, "This is a planetary fortress. It has a diameter of 500 kilometers, and its mass is one-twentieth of your Mother Planet. As long as it is filled with antimatter fuel, it can travel at 50 times the speed of light for 6,000 years."
Fifty times the speed of light multiplied by 6,000 years would be 300,000 light years.
After all the Dicerebral Brains heard this, they subconsciously sucked in a breath of cold air, and their bodies could not help but tremble slightly. It should be known that the entire Milky Way Galaxy was only about 100,000 light years, and this huge planetary fortress that was like a satellite could actually fly out of the Milky Way Galaxy.
After the young officer said that, he did not say anything else. What he said just now was not considered a lie, but to a certain extent, it was an exaggeration. The interior of the planetary fortress was extremely vast, and even if the necessary equipment was removed, at least a third of the area could be used to store antimatter fuel. However, even for the humans of today, it would take all the antimatter produced by the Dyson Sphere for a hundred years to just fill it up.
As for the antimatter reserves in this planetary fortress, it could only fly for 5,000 light years.
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