Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Five years later.

Earth year 15908.

Earth Command Center.

"Calling the [Jiaolong] shuttle ship. This is the [Earth] command center. Please respond."

An encrypted tachyon broadcast was sent from the Earth to an unremarkable shuttle a hundred light-years away.

……

[Jiaolong] shuttles inside the ship.

Jiang Qun gazed at the dense nebula outside the porthole, his face filled with a complex expression of excitement and trepidation.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his pounding heart.

but……

The results don't seem to be very good.

After his lucky return from the battlefield, his rank and contribution value received a huge boost.

Thanks to this, he successfully stood out from countless others and won this opportunity that was destined to be recorded in history—the opportunity to test drive the [Jiaolong] five-dimensional shuttle!

Prior to the test flight, the Academy of Sciences had conducted dozens of five-dimensional navigation experiments.

Although each experiment was successful, this does not mean that the test drive was without danger.

According to the voyage plan, the shuttle will ascend to the fifth dimension and, driven by the fifth-dimensional engine, leave the current universe bubble to test some of the latest fifth-dimensional weapons developed by the Academy of Sciences.

Let's put aside other things for now.

The very fact that it involved leaving the bubble in this universe made this test drive extremely dangerous!

What will happen after leaving the cosmic bubble? No one can give a definite answer at present.

"Calling the [Jiaolong] shuttle ship. This is the [Earth] command center. Please respond."

A clear sound came from the speaker and reached Jiang Qun's ears.

"[Jiaolong] Received. I am ready and can depart at any time!"

After a short wait, a familiar voice came through.

"【Jiaolong】, set off!"

……

Enveloped in countless nebulous substances, the [Jiaolong] shuttle began its dimensional ascension.

As the power of the Zero Point Furnace gradually increased, the originally clearly visible outline gradually turned into a shadow.

"The dragon has successfully ascended to the fourth dimension! Everything is normal!"

Jiang Qun's report was transmitted to the distant Earth via tachyon signals.

The next moment, the power of the Zero Point Furnace increased again.

"...The dragon has successfully ascended to the fifth dimension."

After a brief wait, Jiang Qun sent another report: "Activating the five-dimensional engine..."

hum...

With a subtle fluctuation, the [Jiaolong] disappeared into the visible universe.

……

The moment the [Jiaolong] disappeared, a piercing alarm sounded inside the [Earth].

"Warning! [Jiaolong] tachyon signal lost!"

Zero's electronically synthesized voice resounded dutifully within the command center.

"Switch to the hyperspace membrane communication band," Lü Yongchang calmly issued the order. "Re-call [Jiaolong]!"

……

The moment the five-dimensional engine was activated, the five-dimensional [dragon] left the original universe bubble directly under the engine's propulsion!

Tachyon communication cannot propagate across cosmic bubbles.

Therefore, this can lead to a short period of signal loss.

This was also the most dangerous moment of the entire voyage.

Seeing the flashing signal loss warning light, Jiang Qun took a deep breath and skillfully switched communication methods.

Hyperspace membrane communication – This is a communication method that can be used near the cosmic bubble and hyperspace membrane.

Information exchange across the universe is achieved by relying on the subtle fluctuations of the hyperspace membrane.

"...Calling [Jiaolong]."

Perhaps because the technology is not yet fully mature, or perhaps because of interference from the cosmic bubble, the sound from the speaker sounds somewhat distorted.

Even so, the moment Jiang Qun heard the voice, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was suddenly put down!

"[Jiaolong] Received! I have successfully departed this cosmic bubble!"

"...Tch...How does it feel? Tch...What did you see?"

Jiang Qun hurriedly reported to his superior: "Feeling good, [Jiaolong] is perfectly normal!"

He then turned his gaze to the porthole.

That one glance left him completely stunned inside the cabin of the [Jiaolong]!

"...[A dragon]? What did you see?"

"I...I saw our universe." Jiang Qun was slightly dazed, subconsciously describing the spectacular scene before him, "Those were bubbles attached to a membrane."

"In the distance, there are endless cosmic bubbles of varying sizes."

"We...are not alone."

"Hmph... Besides the hyperspace membrane and the cosmic bubble?"

Jiang Qun's lips moved slightly as he murmured, "I... I can't describe it. This is an incomparably vast space; our universe is but a drop in the ocean within it..."

……

The bottom of the cosmic bubble.

An unusual fluctuation traveled along the hyperspace membrane, disturbing the membrane located at the bottom of the cosmic bubble.

He turned his gaze toward the direction from which the fluctuations were coming.

It was a pitifully small aircraft.

Even so, He was deeply shocked.

the reason is simple.

That spacecraft was actually flying in the fifth dimension outside the cosmic bubble!

He suddenly widened his eyes and carefully observed the flying machine.

An emblem on the aircraft caught His eye and brought Him an even greater shock!

Human civilization!

That is a symbol of human civilization!

Damn it!

He pounded on the hyperspace membrane in front of him to vent his anger: "Human civilization is still alive!!"

The aircraft stayed for a short time before disappearing.

Judging from the fluctuations emanating from the cosmic bubble, the other party seems to have tested some kind of five-dimensional space weapon similar to a spatial rift.

Gazing at the last known location of the spacecraft, [Membrane] felt an increasing sense of crisis.

After a moment of contemplation, He issued a command to the Pastoralists through the hyperspace membrane.

[Pastoral faction members, proceed immediately to the former Boötes hollow area!]

Human civilization is not extinct! Destroy them!

……

"Beep! Beep! Beep!!"

The Jiaolong shuttle had just returned to the three-dimensional universe when the cosmic monitoring program sent out an early warning message.

Looking at the scene on the holographic star map that was exactly the same as it had been hundreds of years ago, Lü Yongchang couldn't help but sneer.

Another pastoral theme!

It's those troublesome dimensional creatures again!

But... they came at just the right time!

Do you really think that human civilization is still the same as it was before?

It's time to collect interest on the blood debt owed to billions of people!

"Attention all units"

Lü Yongchang reached out and turned on the ship's public address system: "Latest observation data shows that the Pastoral Dimensional Beings are on their way to the Boötes Nebula region."

"Human fleet, declare war!"

"Take the initiative!"

"To avenge our compatriots who died in the war!"

"Let those damned dimensional creatures pay for their crimes in blood!"

P.S.: Thank you for the "I Don't Believe You" post today! 666!

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