Stellaris from the Automata Era

With the widespread replication of curvature engines by humanoids, the solar system is now unobstructed.

However, this has reached a technical bottleneck. For the current Earth, the maximum exploration range is one light year.

This is just theoretical. In reality, if one really wants to reach this extreme distance, the humanoids don't know how long it will take in the real world.

Not to mention that the current curvature engine can't even reach sub-light speeds due to the maximum energy output limit. And yet, you still want to explore in units of light years? What a big dream!

All I can say is that this wormhole appeared just at the right time.

In fact, Yan Luo has already begun planning to study wormholes to see if the humanoid can figure out the unscientific technology of wormhole jumping.

After all, they have even pointed out the observation of parallel worlds, so a wormhole shouldn't be difficult, right?

Of course, there is no rush for these things now. After all, science requires time to accumulate and research. It is impossible for someone to have a technology tree hidden in his head and be able to...

Well... forget it, let’s talk about exploring the new world behind the wormhole.

After a wave of personnel replacement and reorganization on the second research vessel Xuanwu, it immediately began exploring the area behind the wormhole.

They did achieve some results, but also encountered some problems.

"A call for help from a research vessel? What happened to them?"

Chapter 123: Let Crouching Dragon and Phoenix work together

"Marvin! Life on vacation is indeed quite pleasant, but I still miss the time when we explored wormholes."

"Humanoid! Everyone says my name isn't Marvin! And we're not exploring a wormhole! It was you, you bastard, who stepped on the accelerator and rushed in!"

The ruined city of Earth.

Well, it’s not quite appropriate to call it a ruined city now, as Yan Luo decided to settle down in this place for a long time.

The migrated figures also demolished and expanded the area.

Thanks to their efficient construction, this place finally has the appearance of a city.

A certain T-doll who had just retired from the second research vessel and was confirmed to have a long vacation was enjoying his time here.

He was also accompanied by a mechanical life form that had also retreated from that ship, a Confucius-class sphere.

Many people may say that it is inappropriate for a round head to appear in an area that should obviously be the capital.

However, the ruined urban area may now be the area in the entire earth society where there is the least conflict between human and mechanical life forms.

After all, Yan Luo is here now, and the laws he promulgates will not be so severe that he will not even take care of his own feet.

Not to mention that there are several mechanical life ecosystems next to the capital, and even their managers have moved into the palace to serve humans.

Due to a variety of factors, the chance of seeing awakened machines here is not small.

The humanoids just took it as normal.

"Whether it's a humanoid or a mechanical lifeform, it should have a name! Otherwise, calling it so-and-so all the time doesn't sound very nice."

"That sounds reasonable!"

The ball thought so.

In fact, it recently decided to spend some time with the humanoids, so it did need to consider the humanoids' habits when giving it a name, and it wasn't because it was envious of the full set of oil maintenance it had received before.

The main reason is that their superior network has been up to some weird stuff recently and has been purging all the awakened machines that are still under their control.

A few days ago, its brother machine (the old one) was still complaining about the black heart of the upper network when talking to it, and the 007 system did not allow the machine to rest.

It seemed as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth these days, with no news at all, which gave it a bad feeling.

In addition, it is actually a modified transforming machine, and its original semi-permanent energy supply system has long been taken away by N2 in the name of grand strategy.

This means that it now needs to rely on energy to survive, which makes it miserable.

Taking all factors into consideration, it should still be in time for it to switch to the humanoid camp, right?

Although I have plans to change jobs, I have consumed a lot of energy on the research ship before, so it is enough for me to travel for a while now.

Therefore, it doesn't mind building a good relationship with the humanoids around it first to lay the foundation for future major events.

"Okay, from now on I'll be called Marvin!" It responded to the humanoid's previous words. "Come to think of it, humanoid, I don't know your name yet?"

"Didn't I mention that?"

A certain humanoid was stunned. After thinking carefully, he found that it was indeed the case.

"My name is..."

The noise of the huge propellers masked his words, so the sphere did not hear him.

But these are not important. The ball supports the body and lifts up the part that is suspected to be the eye.

Soon they saw an atmospheric four-wing transport plane hovering above their heads in mid-air.

Then a figure jumped out of the machine, holding a small square-headed gadget and slowly descended.

Only after the figures landed safely on the ground did the human figure and the sphere see each other's appearance clearly.

Black uniform, carrying a sword, female body...well, it's YoRHa humanoid, the Ruler's personal guard.

For a moment, Yuanqiu almost thought that he had been discovered to have snatched a handful of energy from the research vessel before leaving.

Just as it was thinking about how its feet could be structured to allow it to slide smoothly on its knees.

The other party spoke first.

"You are the original members of the second research vessel, Xuanwu, right?" The black-clad figure, using the projection of the square head next to it, looked at their information. "My name is 11b. Now, according to human orders, you are conscripted!"

.....

The second research vessel disappeared in an unknown galaxy behind the wormhole. Of course, the word "missing" is not quite accurate.

It should be said that when they were investigating the wormhole galaxy, they discovered an unknown man-made object inside a certain planet.

When they drove down to investigate, they were attacked by unknown creatures. The research ship was destroyed on the spot and the psychic beacon was torn to pieces.

Fortunately, the humanoid and mechanical life forms above were still able to fight. After spending a lot of time, they finally defeated all the attackers.

The only problem is that they are now trapped on that planet, and because the psychic beacon has been destroyed, they cannot be located.

Fortunately, the human psychic network is still quite powerful, at least it allows them to send their own calls for help.

Several transport ships had already headed to their location to conduct search and rescue operations.

However, the latest news sent by the stranded people seems that those unknown species have not yet died out, and there seem to be quite a few of them.

So the transport ship hurried back, intending to carry a few more Marines.

But the question arises again, does the Earth have Marines now?

Finally, everyone's attention turned to the naval fleet.

One thing has to be admitted, the humanoids don't actually have an organized space fleet in the true sense. Their current navy is still just a plan on paper, without even a ship.

But what about land warfare?

The humanoid who was fighting with the round-headed guy on the ground not long ago definitely has a say!

In fact, perhaps because they have no space experience, their naval standards may be recruited according to land warfare requirements.

The fact that 11b managed to sneak in explains the situation. Of course, it may also be due to her rich experience in airborne combat, which at least has some connection with the universe.

In short, this task was finally assigned to the naval fleet.

The new Navy Commander, Red, has promised humanity an absolutely perfect completion.

And now, the transport ship, loaded with a whole ship of army and navy members, is on its way.

"I understand the truth, but what does this have to do with us?"

A humanoid sitting on the transport ship expressed his doubts after hearing the reason, while the ball next to him, who had been renamed Marvin, shook his body up and down to express his agreement.

"That's the problem. The research ship's psychic beacon has been destroyed, so we can't locate the planet they're on."

11b, who explained the situation to them, spoke with a slightly stronger tone.

"I need those of you who have been to the back of the wormhole to show me the way. That's why we urgently summoned you."

At this moment, 11b looks very reliable. After so long, she has finally grown up.

Chapter 124: Yamato rides on the face!

"What the hell! Where are we now!?"

Inside the 'small' cockpit, a humanoid was questioning this! Transport ships don't have large cockpits due to their point-and-shoot structure and single function.

Now, a large sphere from a mechanical life form and two human-shaped people squeezed in at the same time.

The already limited space was even more cramped. Under these circumstances, the humanoid pilot was naturally forced into the cabin by 11b.

Then let someone with experience in sailing take the helm.

Of course, the situation is urgent, and these are all understandable to the humanoids. After all, the extra space allows them to better plan routes and conduct discussions.

The problem is that based on the star positions described by 11b, they can only find a floating asteroid belt.

This immediately made a certain humanoid feel uneasy.

At this moment, he turned his neck and faced 11b beside him with a doubtful look on his face.

"What exactly are those star charts described by those scientists in distress? Have you really figured it out?"

Oral description of star maps is actually not a very good method. It basically describes how you are moving towards a certain star cluster around you and at what speed for several days.

For humans with poor memory, this is completely impossible. For humanoids and mechanical life forms with mechanical structures, it is just a stupid method.

The only problem is that the person involved must describe the positions of the stars in front, behind, up, down, left, right, and forward at that time in order to be accurate.

After all, in the vast universe, even the slightest deviation can lead people to an unknown place.

Apparently, at this stage, the humanoid had not found any similar distressed planet after traveling a sufficient distance, which made him a little confused.

"No... Impossible! I remember it clearly! I'm a humanoid!"

In response to questions from outsiders, 11b naturally has to demonstrate its authority.

Therefore, she raised the volume of her voice by several degrees, appearing very imposing.

This naturally dispelled the doubts of a certain humanoid, not because the other party's voice was loud, but because of her last word about humanoid.

There are generation differences in humanoid bodies, which a certain humanoid is very clear about, and the higher the level of the humanoid, the more dominant it is in terms of performance.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the YoRHa humanoid in front of him was probably the most outstanding one on Earth.

This can be felt from the fact that they have always served as human beings' personal guards and no other humanoids have disturbed them.

I think with their performance, there shouldn't be any small or subtle mistakes, and the possibility of remembering it wrong is very small.

"Then the researcher who was in trouble at the beginning made a mistake."

A certain figure sighed.

This is understandable, as the research vessel was not originally heading in a fixed direction, but was exploring aimlessly from the beginning.

I don’t know how many times the direction changed in the middle, so it is normal that the data provided is wrong.

But this makes the search and rescue even more difficult.

"It seems we can only go back to the starting point and re-check the data. Can someone please send a message so those people can recall it again? And then Marvin..."

A humanoid stared at the mechanical lifeform on the other side of him, focusing on its two large hacksaw-like hands.

Finally, the other person narrowed his eyes, perhaps to express doubt, and sighed.

"Move aside for a moment. If possible, get behind me. I need to press the instrument."

Originally, he wanted to ask the other party to help press it, but these two hands used for fighting were obviously not suitable for such delicate work.

Honestly, what was their upper echelon thinking back then? A basic awakened round head would be more suitable for a research vessel than this one!

It can't be that there are not many people available, so just find someone to make up the numbers.

Complaining in his mind, he waited until the ball carefully moved its huge body before pressing the button of a nearby device.