Star Empire

"This is related to our agreement...forget it, if it is really to be implemented, is this feasible?" Vidoville looked at Zhai Cahir beside him.

"Well... it's theoretically possible." After thinking for a while, Zhai Cahir nodded with slight hesitation, but soon he added:

"But there are still several issues that need to be considered. First, our total amount of information is too small compared to the world, and it is still uncertain how strong the "attraction" the entire fleet can produce; second, if we want Enhancing the information expression intensity of the order field will inevitably increase the consumption of crystal energy; thirdly, it is difficult for us to determine the frequency of the order field of the Sixteenth Ark. When the characteristic information of the order field is inconsistent, this "information attraction" Severe functional loss can occur.”

"Compared to the entire world, our amount of information is too small... We can indeed serve as a source of some kind, but the intensity will be very low, so we do not..."

"At least our estimated consumption has not been exhausted. It seems that the redundancy is still there... we can try."

"Then, the next step of the evaluation... I will perform it..." Wei Ruifan walked to a position close to the core of the mathematical rate. With a wave of his hand, a golden "cable" was generated out of thin air. The girl gently parted her hair at the back, Let the light enter the back of her head, and at the same time, several light screens surrounded her body. Under the girl's sensitive operation, the parameters of the models required for the two plans began to become clear one by one. .

If enough resources can still be allocated, then try to save it. If that doesn't work, then start the final separation method... These methods are only the most basic ideas for trying. With ideas, those operators can finally transform the ideas into a series of inherent mature operations - Weisruifan's brows suddenly tightened, "Is this...a defect in the core database?"

"what happened?"

"——Those people, those who have been sharing the most important operating basis of the Federation for a long time, the citizens of the Federation... They themselves seem to have become the bearers of central data inexplicably, and the Chaos Network... seems to have performed some kind of information redistribution. "

The surroundings fell into silence. Seeing that he had finally attracted everyone's attention, Weisrifan calmed down again and continued:

"This is a problem I just discovered. It may be due to certain changes after the independent network segments were split, which affected the constraints of the underlying protocol. We originally thought that all data would be stored in the device It is inconsistent with the status quo. Now, all devices with computing capabilities, including some plug-in groups in people’s bodies, have become part of the storage array!”

"What?" Not only Victorville, but everyone was shocked, "The network itself does not have the authority to call citizen nodes to use as a functional array, and after the arbiter goes offline, the remaining network segment itself should not have much wisdom left. How could the network itself do this? Also, when did this happen?"

"A... relatively slow process." Weisruifan continued to check the retrieved log, "During the period of sailing in the void, everyone's review of the data will cause certain changes in the initial storage. In other words, part of it is dispersed. Now, there is already quite a lot of information, which can be said to be stored in our heads."

"This is troublesome." Zhai Cahir also felt the seriousness of the situation, "Leave aside the environmental impact... Let's put it this way... Let alone an Ark falling behind, even if someone dies, we may suffer data loss. And it’s very likely that we won’t be aware of it for a long time. The Federation’s chronology is already very serious... If there is another large-scale data loss, then we will most likely be unable to recover.”

"Why haven't these problems been discovered before?" Vidoville glanced around sternly, "During this period of time, we have conducted more than one or two network checks. Such a strange situation, even you, Zhai Cahir, didn't. Discover?"

"This... Consul, I have indeed neglected my duty." Zhai Cahill was a little embarrassed, "But please let me explain that during this period, our self-examination is mainly aimed at mechanical failures. For the network, , we are just screening for infectious and invasive dangerous information."

"For the data database, we generally only randomly check whether the corresponding entries in each field exist and are complete. After all, it is normal for the system to reallocate in order to speed up the response. In addition, it is usually the arbiter to check the underlying protocol. Most of us No one has the corresponding authority requirements. Finally, my ability... is currently very limited. Now that the ship is covered with crystal energy, it is possible that some relatively low-level information flows can bypass my monitoring."

"Sigh." Vidoville waved his hand, "It sounds a bit like Cavernelle's recklessness in doing experiments before. The mechanical automatic elimination of too many variables for too long has reduced the number of precautions that scholars need to pay attention to in actual operations, and has also lowered the efficiency of the experiment. The thinking direction of these scholars when doing research. And most of the direct managers have become machines that follow the rules, just like the high and low isolation decisions we made. Although the results are good, now Everything is a mess that cannot be untangled."

"...Forget it, thank you Lil. If that's the case, then prepare to tear up the regulations and prepare for rescue. No matter what, the future must first give in to the survival of the present - in such an unexpected situation, the population must not be lost. ——It should be said..." Vidoville's eyes scanned all the individuals who had the authority to listen to this meeting, "At least, a hopeful existence is better than lingering - what do you think?"

"clear."

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"Inform all ships in the Ark fleet that the power of the crystal energy reactor has been increased, the intensity of the order field information representation has been increased by 15%, and the flagship coordinates the order field frequency!" At the position of the first bridge, the relevant situation is being relayed one by one.

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"The reverse analysis of the information on the route of the Sixteenth Ark has been completed... Strangely, there does not seem to be any change in the sailing track of the Sixteenth Ark?"

"Don't worry about unknown situations, cherish resources as much as possible! Execute orders with your highest efficiency!"

"Pay attention to preserving a certain safety margin! Don't let any further problems occur in the communication between yourself and the flagship!" In the Ark's navigation station, although the current strange situation is still unclear, the situation quickly became clear after sorting it out one by one. The instructions issued continuously by Cavinriel and Isendel have positioned the void coordinates needed by the fleet.

"Your Excellency, the high load test of the mathematical rate core has been completed. There is currently no mechanical failure and the output is stable!" Under the curved dome of the general control hall, Zhai Cahill looked at the mathematical rate core, which was looking at the golden light. of the military consul, "Is the broadcast procedure to be carried out?"

"The power part is in place, the navigation system is in place, start recording!" Two voices sounded in the minds of Vidoville and Weisrifan almost at the same time, "Execute broadcast!"

With the strengthening of the golden light flow in the crystalline guide rail, the fleet began to move and soon "drifted" to the rescue predetermined position. After finally determining the safety of this distance, the output power of the crystal energy reactor increased again. Correspondingly, The intensity of the order field outside the Ark also began to increase, which even produced some substantial landscape changes:

A faintly visible golden light film even appeared on the edge of the originally invisible Order Zone and the void. Under the coordination of the flagship, the output power of all Arks increased one after another. At this time, the order field information representation ability and intensity are several times higher than the previous cruising state.

Compared with the past, the current Ark cluster "shines brightly" like a "lighthouse" in the void.

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In the general control hall, Vidoville and Weiss Ruifan were staring nervously at the screen in front of them. The screen displayed the scanning results from the navigation station. In the vast chaos, a dim circular light spot was moving in the direction of Very slowly it became clear.

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"It's working!" Cavernrel reported excitedly, while ordering the operator next to him to continue capturing the data revealed by the circular spot, and to enhance the order field as much as possible without causing major changes in position. Strength, to guide the wandering Ark No. 16 to try to receive and return on its own as much as possible-this plan currently seems to have merit.

Near the flashing crystal energy reactor, pieces of crystal energy storage crystals made up of regular hexagonal prisms and regular hexagonal pyramids began to be filled into the core of the reactor along the guide rail transmission system. After a certain period of time, strong information fluctuations After compilation and decay, it is output outward, supporting a barrier of order for this lonely island in the void. Looking at the declining storage numbers in the warehouse, Caloust couldn't help but feel a little nervous. However, under the sudden huge changes and the environment where redundancy was still safe, he could only carry out the report as ordered.

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"Could it be that... we can only do this at the moment..." Not long after he was excited, Cavinriel's report came into Vidoville's mind, "The efficiency... is too low. When maintaining the current intensity, Under the circumstances of the order field, the "traction" work is progressing too slowly."

Vidoville also noticed this. Intelligence from Calost showed that in the few hours after the order field began to strengthen, the crystal energy crystal consumed by the entire fleet may exceed the total consumption in the original several months, and If you continue to increase the intensity, the consumption curve will be even higher.

The situation gradually fell into a state of anxiety. The fleet's strong order field was indeed effective, but the Sixteenth Ark seemed to be isolated or held back by an invisible barrier. If we look at the current rate of progress, the Ark may need to burn dozens of It would take hundreds of years of crystal energy crystal quota to complete the rescue, which would have a serious impact on the fleet.

However, the population of the Sixteenth Ark is also an indispensable resource. It has been determined that a considerable part of the data in the database is scattered in all nodes of the entire network. If the Sixteenth Ark is abandoned, it will most likely cause huge loopholes in the federal data system. If it is modern and contemporary cutting-edge technology If there is a lack of theory, it will also have unpredictable consequences, and even directly turn the remaining star people into high-tech primitive people.

The problem before the fleet seems to have two forks, each of which represents ultimate destruction.

The flagship fell silent.

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"Bah." A very slight sound produced an unshielded curve that was different from the background noise in everyone's capture sensors. Everyone looked at the source of the sound and found Zhai Cahir's right eye. I don't know when faint purple sparks started to appear, and there was a thin river in the corner of my eyes. The bright red blood was slowly flowing down the river, splashing blood on the golden floor.

"Archon, please contact Kalost. I need to broadcast a message to the void." Zhai Cahir covered his eyes with his left hand, his voice trembling.

"Cavenriel, Kalost, assist Zhai Cahir in his actions, the flagship will conduct an information broadcast!" Vidoville sent the message and hurried to Zhai Cahir's side, "How are you? Are you ok?"

"It's okay." Zhai Cahir waved his hand, "I'm fine, and I just noticed something very unusual when I was approaching the "mutation zone." This message contains information that may help Ark No. 16 get out of trouble. method, if the Sixteenth Ark succeeds in getting out of trouble, then we will make another major discovery."

Zhai Cahir said while trying to cheer up. Complex curves and parameters soon began to flutter in the light screen next to Zhai Cahir. After the light flow gradually stabilized, a golden button was generated in front of Zhai Cahir. The chief control technician with injured eyes tried his best to control it. With his body shaking, he pressed the button.

In the several gaps in the central axis of the upper shell of the spacecraft, a golden light mist began to gradually disperse. The light mist was quickly condensed and compressed, and finally gathered into a bright light stream and flew outward, in order There was a ripple on the layer.

"Archon, the void seems to be "uneven" to some extent. This is most likely a boundary layer in the void! You must remember it!" After hurriedly explaining his findings, Zhai Cahir His body tilted and he fainted on the ground.

"..."

Vidoville stepped forward and wiped away the blood on Zhai Cahir's face. A circular light beam enveloped the fainted chief control technician and took him out of the hall.

"The existing medical equipment cannot handle this level of damage." Weisruifan looked at the splatters of blood on the ground and couldn't help but worry, "By the way, what did he say just now?"

"There is a boundary phenomenon in the void." Vidoville scratched his head, "He said that the void may be discontinuous, and what we have in front of us is a boundary between the void. As for what this means, I-"

"Information source detected! The target is merging with the fleet order field!" The report from the spacecraft system interrupted the conversation between the two. In the light screen used to track the 16th Ark, a clear and bright round spot appeared. The ripples gradually blurred and merged into the entire fleet.

"This is Agnas, Captain of Ark No. 16! Flagship, please answer if you hear me!" A clear and urgent female voice appeared on the bridge of Ark No. 1, like the sound of nature. The sentence was very brief, But it made everyone feel relieved from the bottom of their hearts - there was no loss of population, and now it seems that all the worried things have not happened.

"This is the flagship, the Sixteenth Ark, welcome back to the team!" Weisrifan responded immediately, but before she could make the next move, a feeling of exhaustion came from deep inside the girl's body. With all his strength, but fortunately with quick eyesight and quick hands, Vidoville returned to hold her up and took over the communication, "Agnace, this is Vidoville, please immediately send all the circumstances and navigation data records of your ship's voyage just now. For flagships, no matter the details, they are of great value!”

"...Yes, I understand. However, the data transmission volume this time may be very large. Please prepare your flagship to receive it."

"Cavenriel, please temporarily take over the operation of the mathematical rate core and its derivative systems, and prepare to receive the navigation data from the Sixteenth Ark!" Victorville yelled at the communicator and quickly pulled back. Attention: "Lil, are you okay?"

"fine……"

"Go and take a rest, we can't afford any more problems." Vidoville frowned as he looked at the things that were just coming to him but were being solved now.

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"No, what we need to discuss next is very important. I'd better follow it as much as possible... With one more person and one more way of thinking, we might be able to see more loopholes." Wei Ruifan let out a long breath and struggled for a while. Still managed to stand up straight. "This operation itself exposed many problems - although we need to expose problems and solve them now, it is obvious that we still lack too many things. The most intuitive manifestation is in this time and this In these actions for a period of time, we can only do what we can think of. We have almost no preparation for rules and accidents..."

"I understand... This is just like the difficulties and problems we encountered when crystal energy first appeared - we lost all the guidance processes, and our thoughts no longer apply to these areas. The ideas can still be used, but It will always put us into various dilemmas, and we will always encounter many problems that seem to be beyond our capabilities..."

"A long, long time ago, when various types of transportation first appeared, would our predecessors have solved problems in these ways..."

"Maybe it's possible, maybe it's not... The area where our ancestors live is always nearly uniform, and their ideas can continue to be inherited - our environment, our current situation, how much influence can those inherited ideas have? It’s hard to say how effective they will be, or even how effective they will be, not to mention, our thoughts and ideas... are full of contradictions and problems..."

"...Then let's solve the problem, contradictions... Who knows how many will appear and how long they will last? At least we can keep the contradictions here." A teleportation halo was activated instantly, sending them to the circular table used for the meeting. beside.

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After the fleet situation was completely stabilized, a large group of people gathered here. In the middle of the circular table, countless densely packed suspended light screens are rotating around the central axis, forming a pillar of light that leads directly to the perpetual clock. In the middle of the light pillar, a bright purple beam of light was swinging wildly, accompanied by a voice like a child's bleating voice that Cavernrel had never heard in millions of years:

"Pay attention, I'm going to focus on it next!"