Chapter 316 Ember
The method of "melting cocoons" has finally been confirmed.
The original gene from the "Fire Chaser" has been eliminated, isolated and inhaled by the mechanical cocoon, sealed into a storage facility, and destroyed only when the time is right.
The "reborn" people did not show any abnormalities, their memories were very clear, and they also passed the "self-awareness" test designed by psychologists.
Even if they are hypnotized, they can firmly believe that they are themselves, almost the same as before entering the mechanical cocoon.
Only the body has some changes, because the aging cells have disappeared, and all the "components" of the body are "new". People who have completed the "cocooning" seem to have returned to the youngest and healthiest time.
Even an old man who was about to die before became a strong and handsome young man after "melting into a cocoon", which surprised his wife who was about the same age as him.
Since then, the collective "evolution" called "cocoon transformation" has officially begun.
The entire "Chasing Light" civilization is divided into several groups, and will gradually complete the transformation of the entire civilization species through multiple "cocoon transformations".
This is a long process. In order to maintain the normal operation of civilization during the "cocooning" period, the population of each "cocooning" will not be too large.
According to scientists' estimates, it may take nearly fifty years.
To do this, they need to migrate some distance further into the galaxy to avoid the steadily shrinking darkness.
Finally, the "Light Chasing" civilization selected a black hole galaxy named "Burning Ember" as the core galaxy of the current civilization.
Although it is a black hole galaxy, the celestial environment here is quite stable. Apart from the black hole, there is only one icy planet surrounding the outermost edge of the galaxy.
This is a black hole formed before the start of the battle royale, and its age is quite old. According to the detection of scientists, the black hole here swallowed up all the matter in the galaxy tens of millions of years ago, leaving only the last one Solitary planets also orbit black holes.
Therefore, the black hole that "swallows nothing" has no accretion disk, and has completely become a non-luminous celestial body. This is also the origin of its name "burning ember", which means that this is a "burned out" galaxy .
And the "Chasing Light" civilization will also experience the transformation of the entire civilization here.
As batch after batch of people entered the "gestation nest" built on various home ships, more and more people were reborn.
It stands to reason that the "gap" of species should lead to a certain degree of estrangement at this stage, but it does not in "Chasing Light".
Every batch of people who enter the mechanical cocoon will be screened for social relations, and the group that enters the mechanical cocoon will be determined based on the distance of the social relationship.
Although people have been updated, their relationship has not been updated. The moment they entered the mechanical cocoon, their relationship was frozen, and it was not activated again until the "cocooning" was over.
This also makes the people who have "cocooned" feel no social discomfort. If they don't take the initiative to ask, they won't even know that their neighbors are also "cocooned" in the same batch as them.
And the benefits they can get from "cocooning", apart from "living again", the biggest is the relaxation of the mind.
The original genes of the "Fire Chaser" certainly brought them many benefits, but it also brought countless scars and pressure.
Although this is actually an illusion brought about by the innovation of body parts, they all subconsciously attributed it to some kind of "idealistic" feeling.
There is still "invisible darkness" shrinking outside the galaxy, but many people already feel that the "mark" on themselves has been removed, and the universe itself seems to no longer pay attention to them.
And the "shrinking universe observation ship" that has never stopped observing in the marginal galaxies has also sent gratifying news, that is, they confirmed that the speed of "shrinking" has slowed down, which is about the same as the "primitive gene" in their bodies. exclusion related.
This incident made the "Light Chasing" civilization even more excited, and they felt that a bright future was so close to them like never before.
It was also at the final stage of their "cocooning" that the fleet of "Fire Chasers" also came here.
They have already known the news about the approach of the "Fire Chaser" fleet to the "Burning Ember" galaxy. , they also gradually realized.
—"Fire Chaser" is from Suicide.
Different from their suicide in the philosophical sense of "cocooning", it is a complete self-destruction that truly wants to erase all traces of their own civilization.
This is a kind of causality theory. The "fire chasers" were born and developed in the last era of civilization. They were destroyed with the big bang of the universe. They were originally "dead souls". To meet their "belated destruction."
And this demise is also the prerequisite for the survival of "Chasing Light". Only when they completely die, will the law of "cosmic contraction" surrounding the entire "Cradle" galaxy cease.
"Has this day finally come..." The leader of "Chasing Light" slowly got up in the office, and looked out the window at the sky of the home ship.
At this time, more and more plant spaceships came to the "burning embers" galaxy. These spaceships had defeated countless opponents, and the flames of war left countless traces on their organic shells.
But now, those plants that were once full of vitality have been dead for a long time, and are about to meet their last "burning".
Along with the plant spaceship, there is also a planet covered with a large number of translucent plants and building ruins.
That is the home star of "Fire Chaser", a "living planet" that moves with unknown power, but the plants on it are no longer active, and even the fluorescence that would have been emitted has all been extinguished.
They came from the other end of the galaxy, far away from the "Light Chaser" home ship, and they all headed for their destination—the central black hole without exception.
And the last of this "go to death" fleet is the "Dawn Star" home ship full of vegetation.
It seems that it is the "fire chaser" on this home ship that gathers all the "fire chasers" so that his compatriots will not die in silence.
The first plant spacecraft entered the gravitational range of the black hole, and was quickly torn apart by tidal forces. The debris revolved around the black hole, and became more and more shattered as the distance approached, until a tiny accretion disk was formed.
More and more spaceships have also joined the ranks. Without exception, they approached the black hole, and then were smashed and torn apart.
The accretion disk also grew bigger and bigger with the accumulation of matter, until the parent star of the "fire chaser" was also torn apart and reached its peak.
The high-speed friction between substances heats up, and soon begins to release a large amount of energy outward.
Although the black hole itself does not emit light, its accretion disk will. At this moment, the black hole is like a star, spreading light and heat to the universe.
The glacier on the most distant frozen planet in the "burning ember" galaxy gradually showed signs of melting as more and more energy arrived.
The water began to flow, exposing the plant seeds frozen under the glacier for thousands of years. They seemed to represent new life and the future.
There are fewer and fewer plant spaceships, and the accretion disk is getting brighter and brighter, and soon only the homeship "Dawn Star" remains.
In the home ship, the "Sun Engineer" disguised as "Fire Chaser" is still sitting on the flower bud, as if maintaining the same posture as last time.
The spacecraft is about to engage in the act of "fighting the fire", but at this time, the "solar engineer", as if talking to himself, said to the empty tower observation deck:
"...I'm sorry, but you... don't have to be with us..."
The voice is full of apology, as if another life is speaking.
However, Engineer Sun suddenly laughed, as if he was a different person at this time.
"But isn't there a way to do this? Who knows that I am just missing... But it doesn't matter, I was originally an unknown person, and now I have such an opportunity to leave my name in history, I feel very honored."
After finishing speaking, he stood up and looked into the distance.
The accretion disk is getting closer and closer to the spacecraft, and the light entering the spacecraft is getting brighter and brighter.
The moment is already like the sunrise at dawn.
The figure of the solar engineer gradually faded with the light.
Before being completely enveloped, he remembered something, and then said with a smile:
"Almost forgot, I was originally here to repair the sun."
The brilliance erupted, and the last "fire chaser" was also burning in the accretion disk, and the darkness covering the "cradle" also slowly dissipated at this moment.
(end of this chapter)