Him and their stars.

Chapter 1829 The Whale Dance of Life

The source wave from the Great Freedom City actually serves to locate the pirates and smuggling ships. The managers of the Pirate Port are not worried that this will lead the way for the henchmen. One of the main reasons why the Abyss Nebula is the Abyss is that it is impossible for large fleets to pass through, which is why the black (cat) bosses entrenched in the ancient mysterious fortress have a carefree life.

Now that the Patrol has identified the signal of the source wave, it can begin exploration based on the direction.

The communications officer thought for a moment and continued to report: "The gravitational constant in the galaxy is still stable. We will try to see if we can receive gravitational wave communications from other ships."

"Go ahead and do it." Yu Lian ordered, "But don't respond casually after you receive it. Do you understand? We are uninvited guests."

"Understood!" The communications officer immediately stood at attention and saluted, then went to work with high morale as if he had received some top-level instructions.

Although he is full of fighting spirit now, Yu Lian just hopes that the other party will not fool him by trying too hard. To be honest, Yu Lian himself does not have much confidence in this.

He knew very well that although the current gravitational constant was stable, it was too stable and thus seemed unnatural.

If the dashboard on the ship had not been constantly reminding us that the cosmic radiation was exceeding the limit and the temperature inside the ship was at least seven or eight degrees higher than usual, everyone would have thought that it was just a simple transportation operation.

There was no other way. After all, they were playing hide-and-seek in the Abyss Nebula, so they had to use energy sparingly. After all, it was impossible to run the life support device and temperature control system at full capacity. Moreover, Yu Lian had always doubted whether he could really lower the temperature inside the ship if he really turned the air conditioner to the maximum.

In this case, the crew changed into the lightest high temperature environment training uniforms. Captain Nemo thought that such military appearance and discipline were problematic and would definitely be detrimental to the morale of the entire army, but Yu Lian rejected it.

After all, everyone had persisted in the most extreme combat environment for more than two months, and had fought for nearly ten thousand light years, and still no one complained. Their current mental state no longer needed to be reflected through neat uniforms.

But even so, the world is ultimately materialistic. Working in a high temperature environment is indeed a huge test of the crew's physical strength.

In comparison, the pilots and marines are indeed the group of people with the best physical reserves on the Xunli. Although they also need to help various shipping departments from time to time, at least they do not need to bear too much pressure, and can even squeeze out time and energy to carry out normal training work.

If a battle really breaks out, they may be the only fortress that can be relied upon on this cruiser.

The following three days of sailing almost perfectly fit the stereotype of the Abyss Nebula as a "life-forbidden zone", and of course there was almost no stable planetary system. Anyway, the last time we encountered a planet was last week, and it was also a lava planet of moderate mass and volume, which had been captured by its expanding parent star and was slowly sliding into the gravitational trap of the late-life star.

"We have encountered more strange astronomical phenomena in the past two weeks than I have encountered in the past twenty years of service!" Captain Nemo's expression was quite helpless.

In fact, during this period, the ship's scientific officers and surveyors were even busier than the captain and Yu Lian. Even the navigator, who was only Yu Lian's assistant, finally found his sense of existence. Even if they were busy recording and analyzing various aerospace data every day, their schedules were completely full. The overall atmosphere was really like a group of scientific research teams working on a major project.

Regarding this issue, Yu Lian can still feel some sense of accomplishment.

The march of the Xunli was certainly dangerous and arduous, and in essence it was indeed an ambush by the Empire and had to retreat to escape, but putting aside these military natures, at least the guest appearance of the scientific research ship was executed very well.

As the highest commander of this ship, Yu Lian even felt that his scientist level had risen a lot...

Well, scientific knowledge cannot be improved without systematic study and research, but mysticism is much friendlier. In the process of stargazing, I suddenly realized that the star ring in my head was expanding and moving towards the eighth ring. At this time, as a pure psychic, Yu Lian had reached a realm that he had never reached in his previous life.

Come to think of it, in my previous life, I also passed through this star region as a fugitive. Although it may not be the same route, it should not be too far away. But that time, I did not have the same experience as today.

Is this a difference in strength, perception, or state of mind? Or is there something more subtle?

Of course, last time I had been hiding in the cabin for two months, and only saw the light of day when I arrived at the Great Freedom City, so I really had no chance to observe the stars and comprehend the great way of heaven and man. This should be the main reason.

Right, that is it!

"If Professor Zinov were here, he would be so excited that he would drink an extra pound of vodka every day," said Annie.

"Yes, after drinking the vodka, he will ask Liuli for reimbursement, and then ask her to allocate 200 billion to build a high-energy physics laboratory here." Feifei said.

"Then she would definitely take out her naginata, chop the drunkard into pieces, and then commit suicide, right?"

"Isn't it? When they said they would move the main factories of Red Star Institute and Falcon to New Shenzhou ahead of schedule, which cost an extra 20 billion, she couldn't sleep for a whole week."

The two of them immediately burst into giggles.

Yu Lian thought that 200 billion Xinxing was the price in Tianshu, and it might be doubled or tripled here. However, in the long run, this money was actually well spent.

Not only the physics laboratory, but even a space biological observatory should be built according to the highest standards.

During the following week-long careful voyage, although the Pilgrimage did not encounter any planets that could produce life, it still met many fellow travelers by chance.

Perhaps it is because deadly radiation (to humans) and stable gravity exist simultaneously in the same galaxy. This counterintuitive effect has created a very special starry sky environment, and some strange creatures that were completely unimaginable in the cosmic age are thriving in this star field.

They encountered space crystal clusters and space rock clouds twice, with the number of each being over a million - of course, there is still much controversy as to whether these things, which look more like drifting crystals and floating meteorites, can be considered living things - fortunately, unlike their "fellows" in the outer ring of the nebula, they were very friendly and simply ignored the Pilgrimage.

"They feed on energy. These deadly high-temperature radiations are their food, right?" Yu Lian said.

Since they are full, they will certainly not cause trouble. This is the nature of wild animals.

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening, and the tense atmosphere on the ship was immediately relieved. Given the current state of the Xunli, no one could keep their nerves tense for too long.

Then, everyone encountered a group of ten thousand Tiyangkai space squids and a group of twenty dome whales.

It was already August 834, 8 in the Common Calendar. It had been a week since President Nishita's death. According to the source wave communication band they had received earlier, they were only two or three jumps away from the mysterious Great Freedom City. At this time, everyone's spirits were high.

But then, in this unnamed galaxy in the Abyss Nebula, whose coordinates could not even be confirmed on the star map, everyone on the Pilgrimage did see such a brilliant and magnificent spectacle of life. This was a deep red star, whose halo still contained abnormally high temperatures and immeasurable radiation, and whose volume was more than a thousand times that of the sun.

This is also a star that has entered its old age. Needless to say, there are no planets in the galaxy.

However, in this galaxy, there is a vast ocean of life.

Tens of thousands of Ti Yangkai were swimming in the outer ring of the galaxy. They emitted silent optical waves to their companions, which acted on the communicator of the Patrol and formed thrilling sound waves, like a huge bell from the universe.

Even in Yu Lian's two lifetimes, he had never seen a group of space monsters of this scale.

Of course he had seen these giant Tiyangkai beasts that looked like mushrooms with armored tentacles, but the largest group he had ever known was only about a thousand.

"This is why the vast universe is always so fascinating!" Yu Lian sighed sincerely: "I originally wanted to be a lawless ranger, driving a fast and agile boat, making three or five friends, moving forward, moving forward, constantly moving forward, constantly exploring the other side of the starry sky. Eating big chunks of meat, drinking big bowls of wine, and seeing scenery that no one has ever seen before, this is the life I want most! Woo..."

Then he saw Feifei's sidelong glance.

Well, even though Commander Yu, who is a high-ranking official, has been annihilated and captured by the Empire, he is still one of the most prestigious and powerful people in the galaxy. If you think about it, he can at least be ranked in the top 500. For such a person to say that his dream is to become a ranger does mean that "I am not interested in money", which is still easy to be despised.

"I'm just sighing at how glorious life is." Yu Lian spread his hands.

Feifei did not press on the victory: "I can see now that this galaxy, no, all the galaxies we have passed through during this period of time, are emitting wonderful energy that is beneficial to the star beasts. The dragon on the ship should be excited because of this."

Yu Lian naturally agreed with Feifei's opinion.

However, he still felt that something was amiss. At least when he came to this pirate city in his previous life, he did not feel any mysterious power, nor did he encounter crystal clusters and Tiyangkai of this scale, let alone those more solemn and sacred creatures in further places.

Yes, just farther away from the Pilgrimage, less than one astronomical unit away from the huge dark red star, a halo emitting spiritual energy wrapped around an elegant figure dancing in the dark sky, as if a rainbow covered the abyss.

This scene was, of course, captured by Yu Lian with his spiritual vision. He simply felt that the holy and gorgeous rainbow light seemed to pass through his soul world, sublimating his spirit in an instant.

"It's so beautiful!" Feifei murmured.

Very good, Feifei also sensed it.

Except for the two of them, the rest of the people on the ship were just shocked by the vastness of the Ti Yangkai group, but they really did not expect that there were even more sacred and majestic creatures in the distance of this galaxy.

That was the Sky Whale, an extremely rare sacred star beast, a space Leviathan whose lifespan, size, intelligence, power level and even life dimension far exceeded that of any star dragon species, and was also a fellow species of the Edelweiss.

Yu Lian certainly knew that dome whales moved in large family units, but he had never seen such a large group of more than a hundred whales. Of course, there were babies like Edelweiss that weighed less than 10 million tons, but most of them were adults with huge and majestic bodies, and there were even space species that were larger than the moon.

It is said that an adult dome whale can bathe in the sea of ​​fire of the sun. However, the only dome whale that Yu Lian knows is still a baby weighing millions of tons, and it is estimated that it will take at least millions of years for it to reach adulthood.

Now, he finally saw this cosmic wonder that had been lingering in his dreams.

The vast, deep and boundless starry sky is like an infinite stage. Or, is it only the stage of the starry sky that is worthy of these sacred giants that are thousands of miles across to dance here?

For an adult dome whale, the saying "Kun is so big that no one knows how many thousands of miles it may be" is a literal description.

The crimson star was shining not far from the whales. The strange and colorful light that was sometimes bright and sometimes dim should have made people feel obviously depressed.

However, when the light passed over the space whales, outlining their elegant and rounded outlines, it suddenly became changeable. Sometimes it was dazzling, like a burning flame; sometimes it was soft and quiet, just like the shimmering light of the waves.

The tiny starlight from farther away, along with the cruel crimson light, sprinkled on the bodies of these giant beasts, just like fragments of gems sprinkled on their bodies, but the mysterious rhythm in it was full of some mysterious logic.

The dome whales are indeed bathing in the light of the stars. They are like dolphins enjoying the warmth of the ocean currents, responding to the rhythm of the starlight and the interstellar magnetic field around them.

As for the ancient dome whale, whose length was almost as long as the moon, it showed a more sacred and magnificent posture.

As the sunlight and starlight passed through His body, that body made entirely of light instantly dissipated and decomposed, as if it had turned into endless energy particles.

Amid the interweaving of particles, spectacular energy and matter are being reorganized. New stars and planets, and endless life are being born and dissipated in this baptism of energy.

Yu Lian couldn't help but take a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He was surprised to realize that he had seen the birth and destruction of the universe just from the dance of a giant beast.

Is this due to excessive comprehension or excessive imagination? This is indeed a question!

But this is not a problem!

Yu Lian's mind was already immersed in the rhythm of the dancing Whale of Light. The energy light on its body kept changing colors and frequencies, as if it was transmitting an ancient yet eternal signal to the entire universe.

The universe and life are always one.

It was a dreamlike scene.

Yu Lian realized this truth and regained some consciousness from the spiritual vision.

He glanced at the monitor on the lower terminal. Needless to say, it was flashing gorgeous but meaningless data. The scientific officers and surveyors were in a panic, but they were completely unable to record it.

Not only them, even if Yu Lian used all his mental power, he could not record all the mysterious rhythms and rhymes.

Even half of it would be pretty good.

"Yu'er, you are the chosen one." He felt Feifei's hand tightly holding him: "Let's remember the illusion of the whale dance together, as much as we can remember!"