With the support of a ninth-level civilization, do you want me to believe in electronic gods?

Chapter 218 The disappearing small universe
I really like Chen Fan’s words:

"……what?!"

At this moment, there was silence in the starship cockpit, and Chen Fan looked at the smart terminal on his right hand in confusion.

It was a trivial matter that the small universe could not be opened temporarily. In the worst case, he asked Mochi to do a favor and use the star gate to open a larger wormhole to pull Varela out.

I guess Mochi wouldn't refuse this request that could be completed with just a few clicks of his fingers.

but……

"I understand the truth. How could a small universe as big as mine suddenly disappear?"

Chen Fan gestured with his hands and sent a soul torture to Yi: "Then what is in the core cavity of the Luoka Planet Fortress now?"

Yi didn't speak, but silently switched the holographic image above the main console.

A layer of dark gray material formed a smooth dome within sight. Above the dome, a large number of energy pathways and equipment with unknown functions were densely distributed.

"Nothing happened to Little Universe."

"Canopy device?"

"To put it simply, it can create a virtual starry sky in a small universe." Yi answered, "The canopy device is divided into two sets, one of which is located on the inner core of the Loka Planet Fortress. Its main function is to collect Another set of all the images and signals around the Loka Planet Fortress is installed on the small universe membrane."

These neatly arranged equipment and energy pathways give this unattractive dark gray dome a mysterious and mysterious temperament.

"Until the battle just now, a dark matter cannon caused the small universe control system to completely shut down."

Looking at the Loka Planet Fortress log information presented in the holographic projection, Chen Fan took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down the dark thoughts surging in his heart.

Chen Fan later noticed the frequent fault codes in the log information: "It was the one that failed first, right?"

Chen Fan's eyes twitched slightly, and he asked through gritted teeth: "Didn't you say earlier that the Luoka Planet Fortress would not be so fragile, and that even if it was hit, nothing would happen to the small universe?!"

"This creates the starry sky you see on Varela."

Chen Fan: "..."

"Most of the equipment on this dome belongs to the canopy device, a small part is a small universe stabilization and traction device, and a very small part is a micro wormhole and space rift generation device. They all belong to the small universe control system."

OK OK.

The voice of Yi continued: "The log information shows that the canopy device suffered an irreversible failure more than two hundred years ago."

"What on earth is this thing for?"

"Since the canopy device occupies most of the structure of the small universe control system, the failure of the canopy device will have a considerable impact on the entire small universe control system."

"As Academician Song Ziliang said before, the cosmic membrane of EL13697101 is quite special. Its toughness and stability far exceed that of ordinary cosmic membranes. Therefore, some advanced civilizations with a deep foundation in space technology can directly use the cosmic membrane to Build controls."

"..." After a moment of silence, "I did say such a thing."

"Even if the control system goes down, the small universe itself will not suffer any damage."

"Because the canopy device can simultaneously transmit various complex star radiation and radio signals, the virtual starry sky is very realistic. Unless you go to the edge of the small universe, it is difficult to tell the difference between this simulated starry sky and the real starry sky."

Labor and management are connected heart to heart, and you are playing tricks with labor and management, right?
Return to factory for overhaul, must return to factory for overhaul! !

"The canopy device installed on the Loka Planet Fortress can transmit all images and various complex signals to another set of canopy devices installed on the small universe membrane."

"As for the directional space strike at an altitude of 40,000 kilometers... it is actually a disguised air ban measure. The purpose is naturally to protect the stability of the small universe."

Looking at the time nodes mentioned in the log information, Chen Fan's heart moved: "The so-called heavenly change..."

The electronic synthesized voice came again: "To put it bluntly, there is a malfunction in the canopy device."

"The main control program of the planetary fortress tried to repair it, and the maintenance screen was mistakenly projected into the small universe by the canopy device."

"The disaster clouds that appeared before the natural disaster also have corresponding explanations."

"The energy of the small universe mainly relies on external input. Once the control system of the small universe fails, its energy output will gradually decrease, and the cold air in the upper layers of Varela will rapidly settle, thus forming fish scale-shaped disaster clouds."

Chen Fan frowned slightly and nodded thoughtfully: "So that's it..."

"Not only the changes in the sky, the unstable time of the Varela calendar is also related to this small universe control system."

Yi continued: "The log shows that starting from the first failure of the canopy device, the frequency of failures of the entire small universe control system began to increase."

"At first it was once every few decades or ten years, and until recently, it happened several times in just a few years."

"This information should be able to be queried in the surface ruins of Varela. [Source] used them to create that seemingly omnipotent miracle."

After figuring out the various functions of this small universe control system, Chen Fan also turned his attention to the core cavity under the dome.

It was an extremely huge hole.

There is almost endless darkness in the cavity. Even the high-power searchlight on the dome cannot penetrate the two thousand kilometers of deep darkness.

There was nothing in the darkness, and the small universe that was supposed to be hovering in it had long since disappeared.

……

"So..." Chen Fan looked at the huge empty hole and asked the question that lingered in his mind: "Why did the small universe disappear after the small universe control system failed?"

"This problem is quite complicated, and we have to start with the nature of the microuniverse."

Yi quickly responded: "From a five-dimensional perspective, the essence of the small universe and the large universe is actually the same."

"They are actually all 'bubbles' wrapped by a hyperspace membrane. The difference is that the bubbles in the macrocosm are larger in scale and are usually attached to the hyperspace membrane in the five-dimensional space."

The moment he finished speaking, a twisted mesh structure with dense bubbles on its surface appeared in the holographic projection in front of Chen Fan.

"The network structure is a simple hyperspace membrane, and the bubbles on it are large cosmic bubbles."

The voice of Yi continued: "As for the small universe..."

"They are like meteorites. Some of them are captured by large cosmic bubbles, and the other part is floating in the huge five-dimensional space. Therefore, some lucky civilizations can pick up some unowned cosmic bubbles."

"The reasons for the formation of small cosmic bubbles are quite complicated, including human factors and natural factors."

"Needless to say, human factors are the conventional means of advanced civilizations; natural factors are relatively complex, the macroscopic structure of the large cosmic bubble is broken, the universe collides, or various interferences are encountered during the formation of the cosmic bubble..."

"In short, the number of small cosmic bubbles in five-dimensional space is quite large."

"In order to prevent small universes from drifting away at will, advanced civilizations usually use one or several 'kite strings' made of gravity to hold their own small universes."

"Under the traction of these 'kite strings', these small universes will stick tightly to the surface of the large universe, looking like layers of tiny bubbles on the surface of large bubbles."

Two bubbles, one large and one small, also appeared in the holographic projection.

"The most important function of the small universe control system is to maintain this invisible 'kite string', which requires a considerable amount of energy."

"On the one hand, the energy of the Loka Planet Fortress is exhausted. On the other hand, the small universe control system itself is experiencing more and more frequent failures."

Zero Voice paused: "In short, when the control system of the small universe went down, the 'kite string' made of gravity was broken."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's heart tightened and he asked urgently: "What will happen if it's broken?"

"...Have you ever seen a kite with a broken string?"

"The current Varela universe is like a kite with its string broken."

"It will be affected by the complex environment around it. If it is not careful, it will break away from the constraints of the large cosmic bubble, and eventually float uncontrollably into the infinite five-dimensional space."

Looking at the two bubbles, one large and one small, that were quickly moving away in the holographic projection, Chen Fan's expression became increasingly ugly.

"Then...can I still get it back?"

"The difficulty is relatively high." Yi replied calmly, "There are five mutually perpendicular directions in the five-dimensional space, and its complexity is relatively high."

"Not to mention the area where the EL13697101 cosmic bubble is located. Until now, the People's Academy of Sciences has not completely understood the complex space-time structure here."

"The most important thing."

"Currently Varela civilization has not joined the People's Alliance."

"Whether it is the Dangerous Technology Administration or the People's Federation, the rescue work only targets the investigators themselves, or the civilizations affiliated with the People's Federation."

"In this case, the rescue work for Varela civilization can only be done by yourself."

"The investigator starship is not equipped with a five-dimensional cruise function, and its output power cannot tow and drag a small universe that breaks free."

Yi told the last bad news: "Judging from the current situation, the probability of recovering Varela's small universe is basically zero."

Chen Fan stared blankly at the holographic projection in front of him.

Beside him, Isa's eyes were slightly red, and Gao Yuan's expression became extremely gloomy.

In the entire cockpit, only one electronic synthesized voice slowly echoed: "Based on rational considerations, this aircraft recommends that you refrain from condolences..."

"Go and ride your horse's rationality!"

Chen Fan interrupted Yi's words.

At this moment, he suddenly deeply realized the difference between one and zero.

Although with the help of the emotion simulation module, Yi's electronic synthesized voice is not stiff, at this moment, Yi's performance is completely like a cold machine without any emotion!

Not to mention that his mission already included the aftermath of Varela civilization.

Just for those familiar companions in Varela, for those resistance fighters who have risked their lives and persisted in fighting for hundreds of years...

There is absolutely no way he would choose to give up on rescuing Varela civilization! !

"There must be a way!!"

Chen Fan gritted his teeth and murmured in a low voice: "There must be..."

ps: I went to visit the grave today and I haven’t gone home yet. I guess there is only one chapter left.

(End of this chapter)