From the Three-Body Escape to Super God

Chapter 364 The Universe Begins to Lose Mass

"Do you still think 100,000 years is a long time now?"

After hearing Guan Yifan's conclusion, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years may have passed outside the Black Domain.

Not only was Liang Bing not panicking at all at this moment, she even had the mood to make fun of it.

As Guan Yifan said, as long as you limit your life to 100,000 years and the scope of your life to 1,000 light years, those accidents will no longer be related to you.

However, in a universe full of surprises where no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or tomorrow, will those surprises really no longer be relevant to oneself?
Are the worlds created by Guan Yifan and his team really absolutely safe enough to support them until the end of the universe?
Obviously, no.

Everything depends on luck.

Human civilization doesn’t cause trouble itself, but that doesn’t mean trouble won’t find it.

For example, suddenly two advanced civilizations appear within this thousand light years, and then they start fighting within this thousand light years.

Another example is now, the deadline that was previously very far away has suddenly spread to this...

In short, if a civilization does not have sufficient self-protection capabilities, the so-called desire for stability can only be a luxury.

This principle has always been true no matter which universe it is in.

"Well, I was shortsighted!"

Seeing this, Guan Yifan spread his hands and didn't argue any further with Liang Bing.

After all, the facts are right in front of us, and Liang Bing's previous concerns about preparing for a rainy day were correct.

If civilization wants to live the rest of its life in peace, happiness and joy, it must have strong scientific and technological capabilities.

"I see that you don't feel that scared of the Black Domain. How much do you know about the Black Domain?"

Then, Guan Yifan asked again.

By now, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Liang Bing and Cheng Xin were not afraid of the Black Domain, and he could naturally see that as well.

Therefore, they had to place their hopes of leaving the Black Domain on these two people.

"I can't say I know much about it. What I know is about the same as you, but we do have a way to leave the Black Territory."

Liang Bing replied: "Before I came to Blue Star and met you, Cheng Xin and I had encountered the Black Domain twice, but I escaped both times using a special method."

"what way?"

Hearing this, Guan Yifan's eyes lit up.

"I call it space-time technology, but other civilizations in this universe might call it space technology..."

Liang Bing explained.

In fact, the reason why she was able to master the space anchor technology so early after entering the virtual world was also closely related to her understanding of space-time technology when she was in the known universe.

Time and space can sometimes be said to be the same thing.

She was already familiar with space-time technology. Even though it was space-time technology that once relied on god-making technology, as long as she understood the basic theory, it would not be difficult to apply it again in basic technology.

It’s like the space technology that Carl knows can compete with Zhang Heng several times. Although it is still done with the help of god-making technology, it would be impossible for Carl to achieve that level if he did not have the basic theoretical support.

"With this technology, as long as you leave a point somewhere in the universe in advance, no matter where you go in the universe, you can still return to your original place through that point left in advance."

"Before, I called this behavior wormhole crossing or worm bridge crossing. Now I call it space anchor technology."

"Of course, the space anchor technology that I can master at present is still limited in distance. The distance that can be crossed cannot exceed one hundred light years."

"Perhaps the more powerful space anchor technology mastered by advanced civilizations can ignore distance and directly reach the other end from one end of the universe in an instant, spanning hundreds of billions of light years..."

Liang Bing continued to explain.

She doesn't know about the existence of microcosm technology yet, so the further development of space anchor technology, or how to achieve distance-ignoring tricks, are beyond her imagination.

"The diameter of the DX3906 galaxy where the Blue Star is located is no more than one light year. Does that mean that the range covered by the black domain is still within the distance range you can achieve?"

Guan Yifan asked again.

Although he didn't quite understand what Liang Bing was talking about, the so-called space-time technology or space anchor technology.

However, it did not affect his understanding of the meaning of Liang Bing's words.

"That's right. As long as the diameter of the black domain does not exceed a hundred light years, my space anchor technology can get us out."

Liang Bing also nodded.

"But we still have to hurry and leave."

Liang Bing continued: "After all, the Black Domain has completely enveloped the DX3906 Galaxy. We didn't know how much time had passed when we came in before."

"Every second we waste on Blue Planet now may increase the risk of not being able to leave..."

What she said was indeed correct, because in the black domain with low light speed, although time passed slowly, the speed at which time in the outside world and the black domain itself spread was not slow.

Once the coverage diameter of the black domain exceeds one hundred years, she will no longer be able to leave even if she has the space anchor technology.

So, we must seize the time.

At this time, Cheng Xin also thought of Yun Tianming, who should also be on the ground of Blue Star.

However, Blue Star is so big that the two sides can no longer establish contact. It will probably take a lot of time to find him.

"What to do?"

For a moment, Cheng Xin herself couldn't make up her mind and asked Liang Bing softly.

If she didn't leave immediately, she might really stay here forever, so she naturally didn't dare to make the decision.

"go!"

Liang Bing gritted her teeth and made a decision immediately.

No matter how important Yun Tianming is, and no matter what important information she can obtain by finding him, it is all secondary at this time. She must first ensure her own safety.

However, when she began to try to communicate with the anchor point that had been established dozens of light years away, she found that she could not communicate at all!

"It's over!"

Liang Bing's expression suddenly turned dull and she collapsed on the ground of Blue Star: "The spread of the black domain has exceeded a hundred light years in diameter. We can't leave..."

Maybe they wasted the best time to leave by talking nonsense on Blue Star, or maybe they missed the best time to leave from the beginning.

After all, as Guan Yifan said before, by the time they realized they were trapped in the black domain, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years might have passed in the outside world.

And how far can the black domain spread in tens or hundreds of thousands of years?
Liang Bing simply didn't dare to think about it...

The previous two times she and Cheng Xin were able to escape from the Black Domain, they were the first to discover it and leave it immediately, and it didn't take as long as this time.

Hearing this, Guan Yifan and Cheng Xin's faces also turned unhappy.

But they were all people who had experienced many ups and downs, so none of them would collapse into hysterics.

They were silent for a long time, and finally Guan Yifan was the first to speak: "Now that things have come to this, let's think about our future on Blue Star."

"In fact, if you think about it from another perspective, although we are trapped on Blue Planet, it also means that we are absolutely safe, right?" "No civilization in the universe will continue to pay attention to Blue Planet, and no outsiders will come to disturb us. We can all spend the rest of our lives in peace."

After saying that, Guan Yifan actually started to move things out of the spacecraft, preparing for how he would live on the Blue Planet in the future.

"Oh, you are so optimistic."

Seeing Guan Yifan busying around, Liang Bing gave a bitter smile.

Then, she looked at Cheng Xin again: "What about you?"

"Would you like me to go for a walk around Blue Star with you to look for your Yun Tianming?"

However, before Cheng Xin could reply, Guan Yifan, who had just entered the spaceship cabin, ran out again in a hurry.

“Quality is being lost!”

Guan Yifan swallowed and said.

When he just returned to the spacecraft control room, he discovered through the instruments on the spacecraft that the materials on the blue planet suddenly became a little abnormal.

It seems that the matter of the entire planet is beginning to slowly disappear.

Hearing this, neither of them said anything, but just looked at Guan Yifan quietly, knowing that he would explain.

Guan Yifan went on to say, “I’ve been reading about the cosmology of the Three-Body Civilization recently, and I just saw a proof of the beauty of cosmic mathematics.”

"The design of the universe in terms of mass is extremely ingenious. The Trisolarans have proven that the total mass of the universe is just enough to cause the universe to collapse, not more or less. If the total mass is reduced a little, the universe will change from closed to open and will expand forever."

"Then why do you say quality is being lost?"

Cheng Xin asked.

“Yeah, why is the quality lost?”

"I was also very confused at first, but later I learned about the existence of the microcosm."

"There are hundreds of small universes created by the Three-Body World alone. How many more have other civilized worlds created? These small universes are taking away the mass of the larger universe."

Guan Yifan continued: "But, if other civilizations are absorbing mass to build small universes, why is the mass on the Blue Planet also being lost?"

"In theory, everything in the Black Domain is unaffected by the outside world. Even if a certain civilization absorbs a large amount of the universe's mass, the mass loss will only occur in that area that is absorbed."

"It won't have a wide range, and it can also affect other distant areas, even the black zone where we are now."

As he spoke, Guan Yifan also began to scratch his head.

The mass of the Blue Planet was being lost, but the reason for the loss was not known to him, which made him feel a little panicked!
"Maybe you should ask Tomoko."

At this moment, a man suddenly appeared not far away from them and said.

Looking in the direction of the voice, this person cannot be considered a human.

Strictly speaking, it is a humanoid robot.

Guan Yifan was of course familiar with this kind of robot. There were quite a few of them in his previous expedition team, which were specially used to perform various tasks on Blue Planet that humans could not do personally.

Obviously, the robot that now appeared not far away was left behind by the expedition team that replaced him.

The news that Yun Tianming had arrived here was also sent back by that expedition team.

"Where are they?"

Guan Yifan asked, without asking what happened to Chieko.

He was very curious. The robots of the expedition team had arrived here, but where were their people?
And what about Yun Tianming who is said to have come here?
"Some of them left, and some have died of old age on this planet."

The robot replied.

The mechanical and dull voice was like the time that had passed, without any emotion.

"What about Tomoko?"

"It was brought by Yun Tianming. In the long time that has passed, only robots like us and Zhizi have stayed."

After a series of questions and answers, several people almost instantly guessed what happened on the Blue Planet after the black domain spread to the DX3906 galaxy.

The basketball star was shrouded in the black area. Both the members of the observation team and Yun Tianming who came here later were trapped here like the few people now.

Even though they already knew that the black zone had spread here, it would be impossible for them to send messages back at that time.

So, they can only wait for death on Blue Star. To put it in a positive way, it can be said that they will spend the rest of their lives on Blue Star.

Before the spaceship driven by Guan Yifan and others fell into the black zone and arrived at the Blue Star, an unknown amount of time had passed on the Blue Star.

They died of old age one after another, and the only ones left who could still speak were these high-quality robots and the sophon brought by Yun Tianming.

"Do they have anything else to say to me?"

Guan Yifan asked again.

"sorry!"

The robot said, "Come with me. There is a living area over there. It is a completely built living area."

This was the expedition team's way of expressing their apologies. After all, just as they sent the message back, the black area spread here.

If Guan Yifan returned at this time, he would undoubtedly be trapped in the black zone as well.

This living area was left to Guan Yifan by the expedition team.

This living area has been managed by the expedition team throughout their lives, and later by robots, and now has stored an inexhaustible supply of food and daily necessities.

Therefore, after Guan Yifan arrived, even if he did nothing on Blue Star for his whole life, he would not have to worry about food and drink.

Afterwards, several people followed the robot to the living area.

Right now, it seems to be the wheat harvest season. Busy robots in the fields are threshing the harvested wheat into warehouses.

Liang Bing, Cheng Xin and Guan Yifan stood at the edge of the field, watching the robots plowing the land and preparing for the next season's sowing.

The warehouses are now full of grain and there is no room for more wheat.

At this time, they also saw Tomoko walking quickly along the ridge of the field.

That’s right, Tomoko is now in human form, and in the form of a graceful and elegant young girl with a very human aesthetic.

However, with her rolled-up sleeves and trouser legs, plus the mud she had gotten from working in the fields, she looked a bit like a farm girl.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like a sophistry created by the Trisolarans.

"What a beautiful little girl!"

Seeing the girl in such a cute posture, Liang Bing couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Thank you."

Although they were still far away, Zhizi could certainly hear Liang Bing's words. When she got closer, she greeted them again, "Hello?"

(End of this chapter)