After a long and arduous communication, we finally understood what happened after we lost contact with the Deep Submergence Ship.
The Ancestors had indeed grasped the one percent chance of survival: they had successfully crossed the critical layer!
What happened after that also confirmed the Abyss Schilling's Void Model. After the Deep Submergence Ship crossed the critical layer, the infection on the Deep Submergence Ship suddenly decreased. As we continued to move forward, the Abyss' infection on the Order objects began to become ineffective. The Deep Submergence Ship showed a very high "immunity" effect. This was consistent with the situation of the spaceship wreckage and parts of the Black Shuttle.
Therefore, even though the Deep Submergence Ship was on the verge of disintegration when it crossed the critical layer, and only the last layer of defense and the core area were still functioning normally, it still managed to complete the dangerous journey. When the last layer of defense collapsed, the Deep Submergence Ship only relied on the core cabin to rush out of the Abyss Gate. That was the Gate of the Abyss on the other side.
The basic structure of the Deep Submergence Ship was inherited from most of the starships of the Empire. Even if the various parts of the Deep Submergence Ship were disintegrated, they would still retain a relatively complete navigational ability and living environment. Therefore, only the core cabin of the Deep Submergence Ship was left with the Deep Submergence Ship in this strange universe. Although most of the laboratory and detection equipment had been destroyed, the Ancestors had successfully found signs of life in this strange universe with the help of the small workstation that came with the core cabin.
The text on the communicator showed the process of contact between the locals and the Ancestors. "This is quite fortunate. That universe is one of the remote colonies of the Federation of Rings. Our purification team received a report of the appearance of the Disordered Sea Exit in the colony and went to deal with the crisis. They found a strange spaceship hovering above the colony. We are not sure what your time system is, but the people on the spaceship said that they have been cruising in space for 'two days.'"
In other words, the Ancestors had officially crossed this void structure that no one had ever crossed before two days ago. This was very important data. Based on it, Tawil could roughly estimate how "wide" the space under the Gate of the Abyss was.
As for the "Disordered Sea Exit" that the people on the other side mentioned, it was undoubtedly the name of the Gate of the Abyss on the other side. They called the Abyss the "Disordered Sea", so of course, the Gate of the Abyss was the "Disordered Sea Exit".
"Can you let our crew talk to us?" Sandora personally sent a message, and a few minutes later, a line of words appeared on the communicator. "This is Anthus. Everyone is here. Anna and Tanade suffered some minor injuries, but the rest are fine. We are currently learning about this new world. The Federation of Rings is a place completely different from the Empire, and so is their technology."
"Too bad I can only see text." Sandora complained to me, "Communication is too difficult. Complex messages will be jammed to the point where it's almost impossible to decode … The relay station won't be able to handle it."
"It's much better than before." Abyssal Schilling was very open-minded. "By the way, ask about the relay station. That thing can't run forever. The critical layer of the Abyss is also polluted. It determines how long we can communicate with the other side."
Tawil nodded and immediately sent the questions as concisely as possible.
After another few minutes of delay, a relatively long message appeared on the holographic projection. "According to Sandora's suggestion, we dropped the relay station the moment the spaceship crossed the critical layer, which was the moment the pollution flipped. It was in good condition at the time, but because the spaceship was severely damaged, the garage where the relay station was located was damaged, so the relay station itself had a minor malfunction. After crossing the critical layer, we maintained communication with the relay station for a period of time. We confirmed that the malfunction was in the thirty-third to thirty-fifth retransmission module. It won't affect the overall function, but it will reduce the communication bandwidth … The following message was not sent. "
Obviously, the old man wasn't finished yet. This was to reduce the pressure on the relay station. After a few minutes, the next message appeared in front of everyone. "Continue … The power of the antenna in the spaceship's core cabin is very limited. After confirming the condition of the relay station, we tried to send a safe signal to the Empire through it, but it didn't work and we lost contact with the relay station. According to the last data we got before we lost contact, the relay station is in good working condition and is on the 'safe side'. It can last for sixty to ninety days (Empire Standard Time) … The following message was not sent. "
A few minutes later, there was another message. "In addition, the Federation of Rings is analyzing the material samples of the Empire's deep-submergence ships to find ways to improve the materials and technology of their deep-submergence equipment. However, they have encountered the same problem as us. The materials on both sides are incompatible, the technology is not compatible, and the rules are not universal. The Federation of Rings also has similar 'information-matter' conversion technology, but they can't replicate any of the components on our deep-submergence ships. However, they have some inspiration based on the structure of the deep-submergence ships, which may be helpful in their development. They plan to also set up a relay station in the critical layer to replace or supplement the temporary relay station we set up in a hurry. By then, the communication situation will be greatly improved. "
The three messages finally explained the situation clearly. The current situation didn't seem too good, but it wasn't too bad either.
The bad news was that there was indeed something wrong with the relay station, causing it to be unable to work at its peak. Its working life was also at most a few dozen days. If the relay station couldn't be set up in these few dozen days, the Empire's communication with the other side would still be cut off. The good news was that the other side had already gotten some inspiration from the Empire's deep-submergence ships. Combined with their own more advanced (at least more advanced than the Empire's) deep submergence technology, the other side should be able to set up an official relay station in the critical layer. If everything went well, they might be able to do it before the current relay station collapsed.
"The development of the other side's deep submergence technology seems to be different from ours." After a few more exchanges, Tawil made a judgment with the bold spirit of a scientist. "They have launched black shuttles and other unmanned spaceships and all of them have successfully reached the 'main shore'. This means that their deep submergence technology can reach the 'extreme dive'. However, their black shuttles and unmanned spaceships have either been completely destroyed or only the core detectors were left after they arrived at the main shore. This means that they have placed too much emphasis on the 'extreme dive' but have no way to improve the practicality and stability of the deep-submergence equipment. In this way, even if their deep submergence technology is more advanced than the Empire's, the first to complete the 'manned crossing' is still the Empire's side."
"Unfortunately, it's because of an accident." The big sister sighed. "There's a huge element of luck, so it can't be replicated."
"An irreproducible result is not a result. This is a basic scientific concept." Tawil also sighed but soon became excited. "No matter what, everything has made great progress now. As long as we establish contact with the other side, we will have each other's deep submergence equipment in our hands as research samples. Then, this side and the other side will have a foundation for 'joint research.' It's just like digging tunnels on both sides of a mountain at the same time. The project will be twice the result with half the effort. The idea of setting up a relay station in the critical layer has been proven to be feasible. Even though we successfully set up a relay station due to accident and luck, the technology on the other side should make it easier for them to set up a high-power station … In the next period of time, the research focus on the Empire's side will be to enhance the transmission and reception equipment of the deep submergence port and set up more reinforcement transfer stations between the Gates of the Abyss and the discontinuity zone to expand the communication bandwidth. At least to the extent that we can exchange information with the other side. "
Bridging required the startup terminals on both sides to achieve 'synchronization'. This synchronization was not as simple as the two sides discussing a time and pressing the switch at the same time. It required a series of adjustments to the parameters of the startup terminal to ensure 'complete information mapping' so that the two startup terminals could be instantly connected after activation. It was still that classic analogy: digging a tunnel on both sides of a mountain at the same time required precise positioning of both sides to ensure the smooth progress of the project. Otherwise … don't even think about getting two tunnels at the same time. Both sides would collapse.
Tawil and Sandora continued to talk to Anthus at a frequency of once every few minutes. Occasionally, there would be the staff of the 'Federation of Rings' on duty at the deep submergence port answering our questions. From their conversation, we could be sure that the people on the other side were also in a state of excitement. I even began to imagine that there was a hall like this on the other side of the Void, and there would also be a set of communication equipment like this. My ancestor would sit in front of the equipment, surrounded by excited scientists …
At this time, another message came from the communicator. "Also, the Federation of Rings also has Void Creatures, and there are two of them. We can roughly confirm that these two rulers are the same species as the Void Creatures that we know of. The Federation of Rings was originally two independent super civilizations. After these two Void Creatures came into contact and communicated for a long time, they decided to merge into one. Within the knowledge of the Federation of Rings, there is no third Void Creature. This is what we have learned in the past two days. "
Hilla and Xing Chen appeared at this time. They understood what had happened earlier and saw the message on the holographic projection. Xing Chen didn't have any reaction, but Hilla let out a weird cry and pounced forward. "Xing Chen, look!! Two! Two of them appeared at the same time! Population explosion! Our race is about to welcome a population explosion! "
Everyone present was speechless.
I knew it would be like this!
Xing Chen and I went forward and pulled the crazy God King Huron down together. The latter was still waving his hands. "Let go of me! Let go of me! I want to talk to them! I want to talk to our people on the other side! Our race's population is exploding! We have five people now, five! We are about to reach a number that we can't even count with one hand! Aren't the two of you excited? Oh yeah, Xing Chen, let's hurry up and have a child. Then, we really can't even count with one hand … "
Xing Chen and I let go of King Huron and tossed him on the ground. Then, we leaned in front of the communication device and looked at Sandora. We quickly sent a message. "Void Creatures on the other side? What kind of people are they? Did you see them with your own eyes? "
Although we knew that the lazy Void Creatures would have the same temper no matter where we went, we were still curious about the Void Creatures on the other side. Of course, it would be even better if we could communicate directly. At this moment, I couldn't help but complain about the current method of communication that could only be through text messages. If only the bandwidth could be increased.
"It's a pity that I couldn't see them with my own eyes." The ancestor replied. "The ruler of the Federation of Rings doesn't often manage the country's affairs. According to the locals, they seem to be very interested in … hide-and-seek. Yes, hide-and-seek. One of them hid in the depths of the void two hundred years ago while the other went to look for him. However, he hasn't been found yet. As for the Federation of Rings, they have already started looking for their leader … Of course, they haven't been able to find him either. The current situation is that the Second Senator is looking for the First Senator and the entire Federation is looking for the Second Senator. "
Everyone at the scene: "…"
"They really are our people." Hilla smirked. "Their style of doing things is rather free and unrestrained."
I replied, "… Speaking of which, if the Chief Senator on the other side isn't around, wouldn't it affect the 'bridging'?"
"Of course it wouldn't affect the communication between the two sides." The reply came after a few minutes of delay. This time, the tone of the reply seemed to be from the Federation of Rings. "The two Senators rarely manage the country's affairs directly. The Supreme Council is our governing body. The Senators created the Supreme Council and the latter can fully reflect the will of the Senators and the entire Federation. "
"Ah Jun, do you think this is reliable?" Sandora couldn't hold it in any longer and muttered beside my ear.
"You can refer to the expert meeting that I was having." I smirked. "I have reason to believe that the Void Creatures on the other side aren't able to play with all kinds of high-end gadgets. This is the glorious tradition of our race …"
Just as I finished my sentence, I felt a spatial fluctuation beside me. Missy's voice sounded. "Yes, in the field of high-end gadgets, Void Creatures are basically equivalent to mascots."
I lifted my head to look at Missy. It had been a few hours since we received the signal. It should be morning in the Surface World now. That was when Lin Xue finally had the chance to sneak out of her house. But speaking of which, is there a need for a rebellious lady like her to be so honest? Even I had the experience of climbing over the wall to surf the internet at midnight back then …
"What kind of crooked thoughts are you having again? You look as though you are up to no good, "Lin Xue pouted and sat beside me." I have already found out about the situation on the way here. How is it? My prophecy was right — — The ancestor is fine. "
I couldn't help but admit that Lin Xue's prophecy had once again proven to be 100% accurate. Then, I pointed at the communication device. "Do you want to speak to the old man? We can only send text messages now and the delay is a few minutes. There is no way to exchange information. I just understood the situation of the Federation of Rings on the other side. There is nothing else for the time being. You can chat with the old man. "
"Let's not. We can never have too many official matters. Even if we can only send text messages, there are still many things that we can do," Lin Xue shook her head. "At this moment, it is better to verify the matter of building the bridge. After all, the information that we knew about building the bridge was obtained from the probes and 'floating bottles' on the other side. It is better to finalize the details."
The young lady's suggestion was very reasonable. Of course, the others didn't say anything. Thus, the communication channel was handed over to Tawil and the scientists on the other side. These experts began to exchange information about the "building of the bridge."
Abyss Schilling looked at the scene before her and suddenly chuckled. "This time, my 'conjecture model' is finally confirmed."
All this while, Abyss Schilling's Void Model had been established based on half data and half conjecture. Even with the cooperation of the four parties and the many studies carried out on the basis of her Void Model, her "Void Membrane Theory" had always lacked the necessary practical support. But this time, with the fact that the ancestor had successfully reached the other side and the accurate data of the nature of the Abyss on both sides, her conjecture was finally no longer a castle in the sky. Even a collective consciousness like Abyss Schilling couldn't help but feel a little happy. She also had feelings.
In the next half a month or so, everything seemed to be developing in the right direction.
Communication with the other side had reached a normal state. The relay station was inefficient but at least stable. Through this slow but stable communication channel, the super civilizations on both sides of the Void had completely finalized all the details of the "building of the bridge". The previous misunderstanding of the "building of the bridge" due to the lack of effective communication had also been corrected (although the mistake was not fatal, it would affect the entire process of the project).
"The new generation of deep submersible ships built by Tawil had completed the dismantling and testing. All the parts were in good condition. Now, it has entered the final assembly stage. Although the previous" accident "had caused the ancestor to be thrown to the other side and unable to return, it had also brought us a huge amount of unexpected data related to the discontinuity zone. With the help of this data, Tawil had redesigned the protection rules of the deep submersible ships. We have reason to believe that the United II will have even better performance. It can even cross the discontinuity zone with less damage. If we don't consider returning, perhaps it can also try to hit the critical layer and reach the other side like the ancestor.
"We have also confirmed that the" Federation of Rings "on the other side had already completed all the preparations for the" building of the bridge ". They had built the starter and created a large area of Void tranquility. All we have to do is wait for the Abyss Schilling to complete the final debugging of the starter and the two sides to conduct the final" proofreading ". Then, we can start building the bridge.
And the best news was still related to the other side: their deep submersible technology was indeed a level higher than the Empire's. In the most recent communication, the experts from the Federation of Rings had said that their new generation of deep submersible ships would be launched soon. When the time comes, the ship would carry a powerful, well-protected relay station loaded with the latest decoding rules to the critical layer, completely replacing the current "emergency product".
As long as this relay station was in place, the two sides of the Void would be able to exchange large volumes of data. Although the problem of delay would still exist, exchanging large volumes of data would no longer be a problem!
This was the most important step to accurately calibrate the starter stations on both sides. Unexpectedly, it was solved so quickly.
This series of good news made everyone's mood better day by day. Although the Void Cataclysm was still hanging over everyone's head, it no longer seemed to be a threat.
Even the ancestors who were stuck on the other side of the Void and unable to return seemed not so far away.
Until one day, when Tawil presented a special report to me and Sandora, the smooth, relaxed and peaceful days were suddenly interrupted.
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