Philip looked like a computer, but in essence … he was still a computer. Although he now had self-awareness or human-like emotional responses, in terms of fundamental thinking, he still walked the path of a machine.
Xu Le understood this very well, so when he heard Philip sorrowfully tell him not to ask, he really did not continue to ask after a moment of silence. This was because he knew that even if he asked, there would not be any answers, at least at this moment.
"If the Hua family ancestor took a spaceship from that whatever planet to the Left Sky Galaxy, this proves that there are still humans alive on Earth after the catastrophe."
He changed the topic, successfully causing Philip to think for a long time. The slender metal mechanical arm gently swayed in the space, like the long silver beard of an old wise man shaking off in the wind. After a long time, Philip said in a low voice, "This inference is really inconceivable. If there are still humans alive on Earth, what are they like now? The more important question is, has Earth's civilization returned to its most advanced state? "
Philip said in a low voice, "Whether it is the Left Sky Galaxy or the Federation's galaxy, in fact, they are all in the same big galaxy. The Milky Way above our heads is the same, but according to the data in my memory, Earth is far away in the outer galaxy, separated from the universe we are in by a vast space that is difficult to pass through."
"After the five-man team successfully arrived at S1, the spaceship was already close to disintegration. Most of the data was destroyed in the long years, including the precious star map. If Earth's civilization has not returned to its peak state, how could the Hua family ancestor be able to pass through the big galaxy?"
This was very basic knowledge of the universe and astronomy, and Xu Le was not unfamiliar with it. The dark space between the big galaxies was still a forbidden zone for the Federation to this day. Thinking of this, he could not help but think of the past when he lay on the beach with Tai Zhiyuan and looked up at the starry sky above them.
The Crown Prince's dream in life was to pass through the black curtain above them and open up a wider space. At the time, Xu Le always thought that this dream was high and empty. Although it was worthy of respect, there was no chance of it being realized.
But if the Hua family ancestor really came from the black curtain of the distant ancestral planet, then would this dream still be far away? Xu Le's brows furrowed slightly and then slowly relaxed. Deep in his heart, he faintly felt that he had touched the key to solving the biggest problem, but this feeling was not clear.
"The Hua Family's ancestor came to the Left Sky Starfield. There should be a star map on the ship," he said.
"Where is the Star Atlas?" Philip showed an extremely rare expression of urgency and longing.
"Well, if the star map I know is the one you want to know …" Xu Le scratched his head. "Maybe I really do know where it is."
He looked at the probe, which was shaking excitedly as if it had eaten a blue bottle of drugs, and said, "I'm not an explorer. Although I'm very interested in these things, there are too many problems in front of us. If we want to sort them out, we still have to make a trip to Tianjing Planet and catch that exposed crazy master Fan Xian."
"I agree."
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Empire's Tianjing Planet.
This was the most powerful and austere place in the Left Sky Starfield. The capital city covered an area of about 30,000 square kilometers, as well as the majestic green building complex in the center of the Imperial Palace. Even if one looked at it from outside the atmosphere, they would still feel cold all over and have the urge to worship it.
Countless poets had used exaggerated strokes to praise this building complex that had been built for almost 10,000 years and squeezed the blood and sweat of countless generations of the Empire's people. But there were not many people from the Federation — to be precise, other than the Li Pifu brothers and Xu Le, if Xu Le could still be considered a person from the Federation — who had personally witnessed this miraculous existence.
Otherwise, the fanatical people of the Federation, who clamored to attack Tianjing Planet and capture Huai Fuchai alive, would definitely have a clearer understanding of the Empire's power and suddenly calmed down, just like the fleet commander Regor, who had rebelled in the early years of the Empire.
Outside the green palace walls, dozens of ragged and skinny people at the bottom of the Empire's hierarchy were kneeling piously by the moat. Their withered hands cupped the cool river water and shakily sprinkled it on their faces, trying to wash away the dust on their bodies and souls and drive away the illness in their bodies.
Twenty meters away, the fully armed Imperial Palace guards coldly watched this scene. They watched this scene that had been repeated for many years. Even when they saw a seriously ill old man die in the arms of his companion, their expressions did not change at all.
Later, the health officials from the Jingdou Public Security Bureau would come to take care of the body, so the Imperial Palace guards did not need to worry about it. In reality, in their eyes, the Emperor had already shown great kindness by allowing these lowly people to share the good fortune of the Imperial Palace. And these seriously ill lowly people who deserved to die and were about to die one after another actually just wanted to use their deaths to exchange for a coffin from the Public Security Bureau. It was truly abominable.
In the distance, under the branches of the green willows, a noble young master was talking and laughing with a young lady on the embankment. Further away, in the lakeside pavilion, there seemed to be a 17-line poetry session being held. No one was paying attention to the other side of the shade of the willows, where someone was begging for something lowly and someone was dying helplessly.
"This is the most beautiful place in the Empire's Jingdou. Otherwise, the past generations of Emperors would not have chosen to live here. This is also the ugliest place in the Jingdou because the way the nobles are beautiful is very ugly."
Xu Le stretched out his hand and pulled away the tightly woven willow branches in front of him. Holding the small watermelon's hand, they strolled along the embankment. "Although the Federation is essentially a cannibalistic society, in the end, it will not be as naked and extreme as the Empire's."
Perhaps it was because the simulated gravity system on the dilapidated tri-winged ship was, after all, just a simulation, or perhaps it was because they had not spent much time on the ground in the past three years. Like a willow branch in spring, Zhong Huoyan grew quickly. Now, walking shoulder to shoulder with Xu Le, she was only a head shorter than him.
For example, in the capital's airport in the rain, or in the amusement park, Xu Le and Zhong Huoyan were used to walking hand in hand like this. It was very natural. Perhaps it was because the girl's eyes were still young and immature, they did not look like a couple, but they were very harmonious.
"Schiller said that the joys and sorrows of human beings are never connected."
In the end, Zhong Huoyan still had the temperament of a little girl. She was not willing to discuss such heavy topics with Xu Le. She looked at the towering building behind the green palace wall and asked curiously, "The Emperor of the Empire lives in that Zhaixing Tower? Doesn't he have any fear of heights? "
"People like him and Pabre only worry that they can't climb high enough, see far enough, and control enough. How can they have fear of heights?" Xu Le said with slight ridicule.
"Brother Xu Le, you brought me here to travel."
Zhong Huoyan stopped and stared seriously into his eyes. She said, "Can you not give me politics lessons everywhere we go?"
Xu Le sighed. "I don't know when I got this bad habit. I'll change it in the future."
As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and saw a shallow tomb at the end of the willow embankment. There was no tombstone on the tomb, no words, and no obvious signs. He did not know who was buried inside.
Xu Le walked slowly to the tomb and put the bouquet of flowers on the ground. He silently looked at the weeds on the tomb and murmured, "I heard that you are my mother. I came to see you today."
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