Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The line of text directly in front of them made the atmosphere inside the Earth even heavier.

"Professor, this core..."

Fang Xu's voice came from the side.

A gloomy look appeared on Lü Yongchang's face.

He turned his head and looked at the porthole to the side.

Outside the porthole, a starship only 300 meters long sat quietly beside the Earth.

Compared to the Earth and other comet-class starships, this starship was extremely inconspicuous.

The starship was not equipped with any weapons, and there was not even a cockpit—the entire ship was controlled from scratch.

It does not belong to any of the human fleet's formations.

[Quarantine Ship]

This is its unique name.

As its name suggests, its function is simple: to isolate the two-dimensional core from the human fleet.

Inside, apart from the fuel depot, fusion reactor, and Hall thruster, there is only one massive machine.

Two-dimensional fragment stabilization device.

However, unlike the [Dimensional Attack Ship], this two-dimensional debris stabilization device does not contain ordinary two-dimensional debris.

Rather, it is a core part of the painting.

Although, according to the painting, the core would not perish as quickly as ordinary two-dimensional fragments, Lü Yongchang still built a separate stabilizing device for it.

For safety reasons, the two-dimensional core and stabilization device were even placed in a separate isolation room.

The walls of the isolation room are made of high-strength transparent aluminum.

Inside the isolation room, apart from a light that is always on with a small nuclear battery, there are no circuits or interfaces.

From a physical perspective, the possibility of it infiltrating the computer system through various lines or interfaces is ruled out.

Outside the isolation room was an even larger, more spacious cabin.

Dozens of high-precision cameras were placed a dozen meters away from the walls of the isolation room.

These cameras surround the entire isolation chamber, ensuring real-time observation of the two-dimensional debris stabilization device and the two-dimensional core from all angles.

In addition to these safeguards, Lü Yongchang even planted several plasma bombs inside the quarantine ship.

An energy weapon that causes massive damage through high-temperature plasma.

If any abnormal situation is detected, these plasma bombs installed near the fusion reactor will detonate immediately!

The violent, high-temperature plasma flow will instantly tear the entire quarantine ship apart!

As for whether the two-dimensional core will be affected by this weak attack...

I doubt it.

But this is already the best protective measure that human civilization can take.

According to the painting, this core will become a beacon, guiding the pastoral civilization that comes to the Milky Way.

Lü Yongchang neither confirmed nor denied this statement.

Who knows whether this core will ultimately attract pastoral civilization or cleaner civilization?

However, there is only one thing that can be confirmed.

Attracting any civilization is like a ticking time bomb for human civilization.

It's not just a time bomb.

It could even be a surveillance camera.

He didn't believe that a dignified level seven civilization would be so naive!

They actually pinned all their hopes on a verbal promise from a Level 2 civilization!

This is something that is impossible both logically and emotionally.

Even knowing that this so-called two-dimensional core contains a hidden "painting" technique.

Lü Yongchang was also helpless in this regard.

He sighed deeply: "Let's leave this star system first. The issue of the two-dimensional core... we'll deal with it later."

As he spoke, Lü Yongchang reached out and ran his hand across the holographic projection in front of him.

A magnificent star map unfolded before him.

As Lü Yongchang's finger traced across the surface, countless bright and dim starlight flashed by.

Finally, the cross fell on a dim spot of light.

Gliese 555.

Distance: 17.49 light-years.

According to the information provided by the painting, that place is a star system where human civilization can recuperate and thrive.

It's not as good as Earth, not as good as Proxima Centauri b, not even as good as Ross 154...

But precisely because of this, few civilized people have set foot in that area.

"Destination successfully set!"

As Lü Yongchang lightly clicked the cursor, Zero's voice rang out in the command center.

"Target: Gliese 555; Distance: 17.49 light-years; Estimated travel time: 90 years."

"Starship is about to accelerate. All personnel, please enter the deep-sea compartment immediately. Repeat, starship is about to accelerate..."

Lu Yongchang turned to look at Zhao Zijie beside him, shook his head with a wry smile: "Looks like we'll have to wait another 90 years to see each other again."

Zhao Zijie shrugged: "Hopefully we don't wake up early."

Lu Yongchang's face stiffened, and he subconsciously turned his head to glance at the quarantine ship outside the porthole of the Earth.

"I hope so."

He murmured from the bottom of his heart.

Then, we stepped into the deep-sea cabin.

A few minutes later, the deep-sea cabin door closed, and pale yellow deep-sea liquid slowly rose from the soles of his feet, gradually submerging Lü Yongchang's head.

A powerful recoil slammed him against the bulkhead of the deep-sea compartment.

However, due to the presence of the deep-sea liquid, Lü Yongchang did not experience any unusual sensations.

On the contrary, this familiar feeling even brought him a strange sense of security.

Since its rebirth, every star system has harbored a faint killing intent.

Perhaps only an endless journey can allow human civilization to enjoy a brief period of peace.

Lu Yongchang sighed silently to himself and adjusted the holographic image in front of him with the help of the brainwave reading device.

The probes left on Ross 2 slowly changed direction and cast their "gaze" toward Ross 154.

He wanted to witness the death of two-dimensional beings with his own eyes!

From any perspective, this extremely rare scene will become a valuable asset to human civilization!

……

Ross 154.

A gray "scroll" slowly emerged.

The "scroll" quickly turned around and came to face the human fleet.

Like Lü Yongchang.

[The artist] also wants to witness the departure of the human fleet with his own eyes!

As the fleet sped up and moved further away from the Ross 154 system, a slight ripple appeared on the surface of the "scroll".

A subtle, murky fluctuation emanated from it.

"They're finally gone..."

"These little guys are really hard to fool."

"However... although the process was difficult, the result was ultimately good."

The gray "scroll" turned to another angle.

This time, it's facing the center of the Milky Way.

"The cleaners..."

We'll see.

The next moment, [the drawing] seemed to discover the probes left by human civilization on Ross 2.

It chuckled softly, "Little guy, you're quite cautious."

"Since you're so eager to see it, I'll put on a show for you..."