When the meteorite samples gradually glowed green, a group of scientists were sweating profusely as they tried to separate them. They used all possible methods, including a small tractor used in the laboratory, lifting equipment, traction ropes, and crowbars. Some people even used their hands to touch the potentially deadly space material, but the result was futile. The meteorite did not move at all, and some unknown force enveloped the samples, making them feel as if they weighed more than a thousand pounds, and even seemed to be frozen with the surrounding space.
Everyone was sweating profusely, and what made them even more anxious was the heavy protective suits that could almost be used in the Stalingrad assault in 1942. These things were too demanding for the wearer. Trained astronauts wearing similar protective suits in space were of course fine, but the average age of this group of national treasures at the scene was at least 50 years old, and most of them had scapulohumeral periarthritis and various orthopedic inflammation. The oldest one helped to send Armstrong to the sky. It was ridiculous to ask such a group of old men and women with 100 IQ and 100 HP to do this kind of physical work. It was already an overload for them to complete a three-hour observation experiment in this protective suit.
Of course, no one would have thought that the first step of a good research project would be physical work.
These top experts and scholars on Earth had lifetime achievements in the fields of space geology, biology, physics, and other disciplines. If they formed a team, they could win at least four or five Nobel Prizes for more than a decade. But now, they failed in the first step of the experiment. They could not even move the meteorite samples placed on the operating table.
"Its energy reading is rising steadily. I don't think this is a good sign," one of the protective suits said, panting.
A man in protective gear said while panting heavily. The loudspeaker behind him was emitting heavy breaths that sounded like old leaf bellows produced in '66. "I thought of an explosion."
"Maybe we should evacuate from here," another man in protective gear said, holding his knees and bending down. "There are some spare samples stored in … other places. Maybe we just mistakenly stimulated the energy in these meteorites and reactivated it. Next time … "
"Wait!"
Just as the people on the scene were hesitating and preparing to move away from the meteorites whose energy readings were getting higher and higher, someone suddenly noticed something and shouted to stop the commotion of his colleagues.
"Look at the green light — it's combining!"
The green light leaking from the meteorite was just as the person said. After leaving the meteorite, it immediately changed from a halo to a smoke-like liquid state and continued to gather in the air. The staff found that the readings of the Geiger counter and other forms of energy detectors were quickly stabilizing, and the green halo in the air was becoming more and more solid as the energy radiation of the meteorite decreased.
In the end, the green balls of light floating in the air condensed and quickly transformed into the image of a little girl with a faint smile.
The little girl had a typical Asian face. Her long hair draped over her shoulders, and her face was sweet and serene. She was more than a meter tall, wearing a light green one-piece dress. Her feet were white and cute. She floated in the air, and her body was translucent. Like a ghost, she looked down at the stunned scientists below with a faint, harmless smile on her face.
When this scene appeared on a small island in the Pacific Ocean and in our living room at the same time, the reactions of the two sides were very different. At least twenty scientists on the small island in the Pacific Ocean called for their respective God and mother, and two scientists had a small disagreement on whether they should call for Allah or Jesus. We all agreed that Liliana was born to be a liar.
After a short debate, the scientists agreed that it was time to shout for God. One of the researchers, who was probably the project leader but looked no different from the others because he was wearing a protective suit, pointed at the little girl in midair and shouted, "Oh my God! This is not scientific! "
The little girl in the air had a smile on her face. She opened her arms like Jesus. "Science my ass!"
"Ah?"
"Ahem, I mean, after such a long journey, I've finally seen a thriving life again. This world is so moving …"
"She's pretending." We were eating melon seeds in a house in a northern city on the other side of the world, watching Liliana pretend to be a ghost at the same time. Lin Xue hit the nail on the head.
"She is indeed pretending." I nodded in agreement. "But ordinary people can't do this. Have you seen how many times Liliana talks to people with a real expression in a year?"
Lin Xue immediately added, "Yes, every time she gets hit, the expression on her face is really painful."
Mercury Lamp was in a good mood when she heard that. She happily drank the yogurt bottle and then went to find Rhododendron Spp. who was sunbathing in the yard with a fried chicken leg. She firmly believed that as long as she kept feeding it, one day she would be able to tame that huge fox. At the very least, she would be able to persuade it to donate its tail to her as a pillow.
At this time, Liliana had successfully created enough light effects for her descent. (Because my sister and I had already banned her from messing around with human civilization, she put a lot of effort into her precious "descent ceremony"). Based on the petrified posture of the protective suit, you could tell how cool and mysterious she was. Obviously, she had successfully challenged at least 20 common scientific knowledge in the past minute, and she did it in front of the most scientific people in the world. I reckon that if she didn't explain how she came to be here, half of those scientists would end up with cerebral thrombosis at best.
The person in charge of the laboratory, the expert who had just said that it was "unscientific," was now looking at the phantom floating in the air excitedly. The way that the thing in front of him appeared could not be explained by science at all, including the meteorite samples that suddenly stopped moving, the energy readings suddenly increased, and the changes in the physical properties of the light that leaked out from the meteorite. For a real scientist, only such things could inspire all his enthusiasm: scientists loved puzzles.
In fact, everyone at the scene had the same thought: no matter what, humans finally began to encounter a new world, and in the first minute this world appeared in front of them, it gave them at least a two-digit number of strange and dazzling puzzles.
"Moon Girl!" Finally, a person in protective suit broke the silence and pointed at Liliana floating in the air and exclaimed. Based on the name he subconsciously shouted, I deduced that he must be a frequent user of Facebook, because on Baidu, people used to call this image of Liliana "Chang 'e's sister-in-law".
…
The person in charge of the laboratory was a steady old scientist. He immediately nudged his excited colleague, as if to remind him of his identity as a scientist, but he could not calm down now. After all, facing a humanoid creature that jumped out of a crack in the rock, any normal person would not be able to calm down. The last creature that jumped out of a crack in the rock almost smashed the heavens, right? What was the topic off to?
"This is just what you call me, but I don't have a name."
Liliana looked at the panicked faces of the people below with a pleasant and enjoyable expression, and then slowly opened her mouth. The expression on her face was sweet and innocent. Those who did not know her would think that the only difference between her and an angel was the lack of a circle on her head, but those who knew would know very well that the only difference between her and a demon was the lack of a tail. Liliana with an innocent smile was the scariest, because it meant that she was about to start fooling people.
"Before I decided to contact you, I already understood the culture of this planet, so I think you can call me Artemis …"
"Pfft —"
I, who was eavesdropping, suddenly spurted out. Miss Lin was sitting in front of me, and the latter had already taken a pillow to cover her face. Then, she leisurely sighed and said, "Mount Olympus has an Artemis that is 2.5 meters tall, Avalon has an Artemis that is 1.7 meters tall, and now, congratulations, you have an Artemis that is 109 meters tall. Did they come down in a staircase?"
I shook my head and smiled bitterly. "Alright, at least she didn't say that she was called Chang 'e."
At this time, the group of scientists in front of Liliana were also stunned. They were a group of the smartest people on this planet, but this intelligence had absolutely nothing to do with emotional intelligence. They worshipped accurate data and knowledge, so when faced with Liliana, a weirdo who was born to deceive people with mysterious and uncertain knowledge, the scientists seemed powerless and were easily fooled by Liliana. Of course, the decisive effect was still the advantage caused by the disparity in information. Otherwise, it would not have been easy for Liliana to fool a group of determined scientists with the Arabian Nights.
"A … Artemis?" The person in charge of the laboratory repeated in surprise. "Is that the name of the Moon Goddess?"
"No, it is just a code name to make it easier for you to understand my existence. I have no name, and as you can see, what appears in front of you is only a memory recorded in these meteorites. I have been floating in space for many years, and this planet is my first stop, and perhaps it will also be my last stop. "
"Then I think I understand." The person in charge of the laboratory nodded thoughtfully as he gestured to his assistant to check and make sure that the various recording equipment on the scene was in good condition. He realized that this conversation would surpass any previous human imagination of 'contact of the third kind'. This was the first real communication between humans and extraterrestrial intelligence. From the obvious trembling of his body in the heavy protective suit, it was not difficult to imagine how excited he was now. But he still tried to calm down and sort out the most important questions that appeared. "Miss … Artemis, I want to confirm that you can understand the human language system well, and there are no barriers or misunderstandings between us, is that right?"
I know more than 120 dialects of various worlds and can speak directly in your head. Anyone who knew Liliana knew that this girl must be thinking this now, but the words that came out of her mouth became very formal, very serious, and very harmless. "Of course, I have a detailed understanding of human culture and am familiar with any language on this planet. You can believe that what I want to say is what you understand in your heart, and we will not have cognitive misunderstandings."
"Very well, then friend from the depths of the universe, where do you come from?"
The person in charge asked with a very cautious and respectful attitude. This was the attitude that should be used when facing an alien that had lived for who knows how long and clearly had abilities far beyond human beings, and this attitude also made Liliana very satisfied. She replied unhurriedly. "I come from the far end of the universe, but it is a place that you cannot understand, and your most advanced technology cannot discover it. If you must pinpoint it, it is between the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor constellations in your eyes, a very young galaxy."
"There?" The scientists were stunned. "That is the Draco Constellation. We never thought that there would be a planet suitable for life there."
"Now it is dead, and the Draco Constellation no longer has any life," Liliana showed a sad expression and shook her head gently. "The Draco Constellation has been destroyed, destroyed in a war, but you will need many years to see that terrifying scene."
The experts were shocked. This was probably the first time that they clearly understood the shallowness of human technology, especially in the face of the impenetrable wall of light speed. The cognitive ability of humans would be greatly limited. The starry sky that they saw was forever a long history. Even today, the Draco Constellation was still shining brightly in the starry sky, but the life that came from the universe in front of them was telling them that the Draco Constellation had been destroyed in the flames of war.
In fact, I was also shocked. Our whole family was shocked. We were shocked that the little bastard Liliana would speak without thinking. The Draco Constellation was still there, how could it be destroyed with just one sentence?
Sandora frowned and touched my arm. "Ah Jun, the Draco Constellation is a lifeless constellation."
I looked at her in shock. "Huh?"
"In two days, the Pan-Galactic Civilization Community, New Eden Federation and the newly formed Vengeance Fleet will be conducting a combat test to test the Vengeance Fleet's battle prowess and coordination with the regular fleet." Sandora looked at me with a meaningful expression. Then, she contacted the City of Shadows. "Xi Wei, military order. The location of the Vengeance Fleet's combat test will be changed to the capital universe, in the Draco Constellation. You can do whatever you want, just don't affect the nearby star systems with life …"
"It can't be!" Everyone in the room was shocked. Only Shallow Shallow immediately jumped up from the sofa excitedly. "I'll go buy some melon seeds!"
I didn't know how many steps this girl had skipped to come up with this idea, but I knew that once Sandora made her decision, there was no way to change it.
"You have to be responsible for your actions," Sandora looked at me solemnly. "Especially when it has an impact on a civilization, even the Emperor of the Empire has to be responsible. What Liliana told the humans could change the course of their history. Based on my estimation, in at most 600 years, they might have discovered a technology that could compensate for the speed of light. By then, Draco Constellation would be unexplainable, so I took the opportunity to destroy it before life was born. Of course, more importantly, Draco Constellation's environment is indeed suitable for the Vengeance Fleet's training. It was originally one of the few locations to test out our plans."
Liliana didn't know that because of her words, Sandora had already decided to destroy Draco. At this time, she had already begun to answer the scientists' questions. It seemed like she was making up nonsense, but in fact, every answer was calculated by her. Step by step, she led this group of experts, who represented the pinnacle of humanity's understanding of the universe, into the gutter. Now, she had finished narrating the tragic history of XX galaxy's destruction in the flames of war. She was lamenting the crimes of racial separatism and the invaders. The originally spacious laboratory was now filled with flickering holographic projections. On the projections were scenes of soul-stirring war. Huge starships, flashes that dimmed the sun, swarms of insects that blotted out the sky, disintegrating planets. Every scene was beyond the description of interstellar war in any science fiction film. With the help of these scrolls, the little girl fully displayed the rich ability to incite people that she had accumulated over three lifetimes. It was originally an absurd story, but when she narrated it, it produced a shocking effect like an epic. Those scientists on Earth who had never heard of such a surreal story were deeply attracted by the mournful tone of the 'Moon Girl's' story. They even momentarily forgot that they should be analyzing problems as a researcher and not sitting here listening to a story. In fact, through the surveillance video, I even saw some sensitive people secretly wiping away the tears on their faces while listening to Liliana's narration of the tragic war. Their composite gloves clanked against the high-strength plexiglass masks.
This was normal. Anyone who really heard the stories told by Liliana would be moved, because — because the girl had embellished several of the most thrilling battles of the Great Nebula and Kepru into her story!
"This is my story." After a full hour, Liliana ended her "memories" and then concluded with a detached face, "Our civilization has been destroyed in a series of internal frictions and wars. What fell on your satellite was one of the many Arks of Life we launched before the end of the world. In fact, they were just a kind of ore that could effectively preserve DNA components. My compatriots launched these huge stones into the depths of the universe through hyperdrive channels and let them drift freely among the stars. And the Ark I took, I chose your planet."
After listening to this story, everyone present sighed. Only the head of the laboratory, the most respected old scientist, still remembered the most important question, "So, Miss Artemis, you look like … well, I may not be able to find the right words to describe it, but you have exceeded the understanding of human beings. I think you know what I'm talking about. Are you a holographic projection? "
"No, I'm a soul," Liliana shook her head emphatically, "Don't be surprised. Souls exist, but they can still be explained scientifically. It's just that this explanation is still incomprehensible to you now. I am the collective consciousness of the civilization before it was destroyed. As the only conscious passenger of the ark, I decide the course of the ark. I use the energy within the meteorite to survive, and I borrow its special properties to transform into an infinite form to communicate with you. But perhaps the time for our communication is running out. As you can see, the energy in these meteorites has been exhausted. I am now using the last remaining energy to appear in front of you. "
"This is amazing, incredible!" A younger voice rang out, "Soul! Collective consciousness! This will be a topic that will cause a big stir! "
"Hansen, be quiet." The head of the laboratory reprimanded in a hurried tone. When he heard Liliana say that she was about to disappear, he realized that he had to hurry. "Miss Artemis, then I'll be blunt: may I ask what your mission is? Bringing so many life samples to another planet that is suitable for life is a very sensitive matter. If this truth is made public, I don't think our government will sit idly by and ignore this potential threat. Most of the time, Earthlings are not friendly. "
"The blunt words of a scientist." Liliana shook her head indifferently, "Then you can rest assured that the life samples in the Ark are all inactive. We are already dead, and there is no need to sacrifice another world to resurrect ourselves. This is the way of the universe. The purpose of the Ark is to tell the universe that we once existed, and the purpose of my last appearance in front of you is to tell you how a civilization made the mistake of extinction, that's all … "
As the last few words dissipated into the air, the projection of the little girl in the air finally dimmed and completely disappeared in a flash of insufficient energy.
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