Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The atmosphere within the fleet became exceptionally oppressive in the time that followed.

Lu Yongchang didn't have any good solutions to this situation.

Let alone ordinary researchers and starship pilots, even he himself found it hard to accept this reality.

The entire solar system was so easily destroyed by an advanced civilization that had never even met them.

a few days later.

A group of scientists began to discuss the attitude of this unknown advanced civilization towards humanity.

The discussion process is best left unsaid; it was chaotic.

Some scientists believe that this advanced civilization's only goal was energy, and that human civilization was simply unlucky.

Many people also hold opposing views.

The reason is quite simple.

There are countless stars in the Milky Way; there's no need for it to come to this remote corner and target a tiny yellow dwarf.

The two groups argued fiercely until Lü Yongchang shared his previous conjecture.

Speculations about Voyager.

"You mean... the Voyager spacecraft exposed human information, leading to a targeted attack by an advanced civilization?"

Fang Xu frowned, shook his head, and said, "But why did they choose this method to attack us?"

"Isn't this giving us a chance to escape?"

Lu Yongchang looked at Fang Xu with a strange expression: "Are you sure?"

"At our original rate of development, is it possible for us to escape?"

The moment the words were spoken, the meeting room fell silent.

"Or rather, if only a few thousand or tens of thousands of people escaped, could human civilization continue to exist?"

Lu Yongchang stood up from his seat and scanned the various expressions on the faces of the crowd.

"I believe that unknown advanced civilizations must harbor malice towards us."

The moment the words were spoken, a commotion erupted in the meeting room.

Lu Yongchang coughed forcefully and spoke again: "However, perhaps in order to save resources, or in order to recoup costs, advanced civilizations have chosen this inconspicuous means of attack."

"Of course, even so, it's not something we can afford."

"Will we still be hit?" a voice rang out from the corner of the conference room.

Lü Yongchang turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

He was a researcher who didn't have much of a presence.

Lu Yongchang was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I don't know, but I think it's unlikely."

"The energy harvesting device has left, proving that in its logic, humanity cannot escape this disaster."

At this point, Lü Yongchang shook his head with a wry smile: "I believe these advanced civilizations aren't so idle as to keep their eyes glued to us little ants."

"So, everyone, cheer up."

"There's no need to worry about that advanced civilization we've never met. Our primary goal right now is the Proxima Centauri civilization next door."

……

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The human fleet has officially entered the Kuiper Belt.

[Signal of a phoenix detected]

On the holographic screen in front of the command center, a line of inspiring Chinese characters appeared.

"Zero, proceed to the signal source!"

"Let's go pick them up and take them home!"

Standing on the command platform, Lü Yongchang's eyes were full of excitement as he shouted loudly!

……

somewhere in the Kuiper Belt.

The 1251 starships slowly slowed down.

Directly in front of these starships, 380 Luan Bird starships remained silently in the depths of space!

"Zero, how is the Luan Bird Starship in condition?" As the distance to the Luan Bird Starship fleet grew closer, Lü Yongchang's emotions gradually became more and more excited.

He asked repeatedly, "What is the physical condition of the 38 billion people? Are any of the hibernation pods damaged?"

As for Ling, she answered Lü Yongchang's questions patiently and thoroughly.

"Professor, the Luan Bird Starship is in good overall condition. It has 58% of its total fuel remaining, and the number of removable and recyclable parts is..."

Lü Yongchang: "...Never mind, why don't you talk about the hibernation pods and the situation of 38 billion people?"

Zero's report came to an abrupt halt.

"Okay, Professor."

"The hibernation pods are in good overall condition. Over the past ten years, the failure rate of the hibernation pods has been 0.78%. However, thanks to the maintenance work of Yihe Robotics, there have been only 16936 deaths among 38 billion humans to date..."

As the announcement of zero came on, all the statistical data from the past few years appeared before us.

Looking at the cases of death caused by various reasons in front of him, Lü Yongchang shook his head helplessly.

For a weak AI like Yi, controlling the mortality rate to this level is already quite good.

"Let's begin the transfer process." Lü Yongchang waved his hand, intending to close the holographic image in front of him. "Once everyone has transferred to the [Homeland] ship, we can prepare to depart."

The holographic projection did not disappear as usual.

"zero?"

"Professor," Zero's virtual avatar appeared before Lü Yongchang, "the helium flash has occurred."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang fell silent.

He instinctively turned his head to look out the porthole.

"Professor, you can't see the helium flash happening yet," Zero whispered a reminder.

"I know."

Lü Yongchang sighed softly.

At this moment, his feelings were incredibly complex.

There was a touch of sadness, a touch of relief, and a sense of ease that came with a heavy burden.

"Get to work. Besides transferring the hibernation pods, remember to take all the useful resources from inside the 380 Luan Bird ships."

"We don't have much time to waste."

The holographic projection quietly dissipated.

Outside the porthole, a very brief yet extremely bright ray of light came from the direction of the sun.

……

Earth Calendar 2046.1.1

The human fleet slowly sailed towards the outer edge of the Kuiper Belt.

The 380 Luan Bird Starships have been reduced to space debris, scattered across the vast expanse of space.

Inside the Earth.

Lu Yongchang stood in front of his hibernation pod and glanced at the porthole next to him one last time.

Goodbye, solar system.

After mentally saying hello, he turned around and resolutely entered the hibernation pod.

"Zero, full speed ahead, heading towards Proxima Centauri!"

Using an EEG reading device, Lü Yongchang issued his final command.

A slight stinging sensation came from my arm.

My eyelids gradually felt heavy.

He slowly closed his eyes, and a final thought flashed through his mind.

Who knows what challenges humanity will face when we awaken again...

Hibernation successful

A line of Chinese characters flashed on the holographic projection outside the hibernation pod.

[Human fleet, advance four!]

An immense thrust emanated from the Hall thrusters, propelling the fleet toward the outer reaches of the solar system!

With continuous acceleration, the fleet's top speed will reach 10% of the speed of light.

Including acceleration and deceleration time...

Expected arrival time at Proxima Centauri: 2146 Earth calendar

Solar System Chapter, END