Chapter 295 Johannes Kepler, Immortality vs. Technology
"Captain? Any questions?"
In the left spaceship, the young Protoss felt his heart tighten when he heard what the captain had just said in the cabin.
"...Captain?" At this time, another female team member's worried voice also sounded.
The middle-aged Protoss captain in the middle spaceship heard the voices of his two disciples and frowned deeply into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
"Alas..." Looking outside the spaceship, it was lonely and cold, with only a few flickering points of light in the distance, the captain sighed and said, "All of you come to my side."
"Yes!" Soon, two voices were heard from the console.
After a while, in the deep space of the universe, the Protoss spaceships on the left and right sides began to move slowly, but the magical thing was that when the two spaceships approached the middle spaceship, a magical scene happened.
I saw that the three spaceships actually merged together.
If someone could observe closely, they would find that the spaceship in the middle is like liquid and can be absorbed when the spaceships on the left and right sides approach.
Inside the spaceship, after the two spaceships merged, they were perfectly digested by the spaceship in the middle.
"Swish!" Inside the spaceship's cockpit, the hatch opened from the middle and slid to both sides. Two people wearing European-style clothing from the Ming Dynasty hurriedly walked in.
"Captain!" The hot, beautiful, and 20-year-old female scout immediately spoke to the middle-aged Star Spirit captain who had also stood up, saying:
"Did something happen?"
Although the male team member did not say anything, he gave the captain a look of worry and guilt.
"Since the answer has been given, let's wait and see what 'Force' will say." The middle-aged captain patted the young team member on the shoulder and said:
"I am just being cautious. I am worried that Force may have been captured by some other advanced civilization in the universe. That is why I want you to answer carefully. I have just read the news about Force."
"Just a simple spatial coordinate doesn't explain anything."
"After all, he has been missing for so long, we still need to verify it. If Li's condition is not good, we will go to rescue him even if it means taking risks."
"But in order to prevent our homeland from being exposed to other dangerous species in the universe and causing unnecessary trouble, we must also make all preparations for retreat before we go."
Hearing this, the two team members nodded heavily, especially the young team member, who bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry, Captain, I was impulsive just now. I saw the coordinate information of 'Force' and couldn't help it, so..."
"It's okay. You are all still young, and this is your first time to carry out an intergalactic mission. It is inevitable that some mistakes will occur." The middle-aged captain patted the young man's shoulder with a comforting look on his face and said with a smile:
"Besides, when I was your age, I also caused trouble for Master. The warriors of my Star Spirit Clan can only become stronger and stronger because of the inheritance from generation to generation."
After that, the middle-aged captain took a deep breath and said domineeringly, "Besides, our Star Spirit Realm is not a weak race in this universe. We are not afraid of any challenge!"
"Our race can absorb the power of stars and regard it as a strategic energy source. I can't say that other civilizations in the entire universe dare to go against us!"
"Let's take a step back. If Force really had an accident and was captured by another advanced civilization, there would be no need for them to use this trap to lure us in."
"The coordinates of the new territory are clearly recorded on Force's spaceship."
"If Force really encountered an advanced civilization, then they could have come directly to us."
"Nothing has happened yet, which means that even if Force really encounters an accident, the situation is not that bad."
"So, just relax!"
"Yes!" After the captain's words, the two young men were suddenly refreshed and their mood was obviously much better.
"Now, listen to my orders," the middle-aged captain said solemnly, looking at the female scout, "Feng, you have the best relationship with Li, you will conduct the encrypted Q&A with him."
"Yes!" The female Protoss scout named 'Maple' responded with a serious expression.
"As for Yi, you must contact the clan immediately and explain to them the progress of the mission over the past year. At the same time, report to the clan and ask for permission to go and rescue Li!"
"Yes!"
After arranging the two team members, the middle-aged captain came behind the female team member called 'Feng'.
"Li, you must be safe..." Feng looked at the encrypted call edited on the screen, prayed silently in his heart, turned back to look at the captain, and pressed the send button after getting the confirmation.
"Buzz!" A special energy burst out from the front of the spacecraft and disappeared into the void, after a space fluctuation appeared.
In the solar system, above the ancient planet Mars.
King Ning was waiting quietly, and in front of him was a huge stone wall with photos taken.
"Your Highness, according to the memories of the extraterritorial life form of the Protoss obtained by the Soul Search Team, we know that when the spatial coordinates are sent back this time, the other party will definitely send an encrypted question and answer."
A well-mannered young man with medium-length hair, wearing a white robe and gold-rimmed glasses, spoke.
As a cultivator, he naturally has no vision problems. This is just a disguise.
Hearing this, Prince Ning just nodded without saying anything. He continued to lie on the soft chair, playing with the ring on his hand.
"Beep, beep, beep." At this moment, a special prompt sound rang out in the shuttle cabin. The young man standing next to King Ning narrowed his eyes, looked at the stone wall where the photo was left, and said, "The other party responded."
Suddenly, a simple question popped up on the stone wall where the photo was taken: "When the star track deflected three degrees, did you see the quadrant where the anchor point flickered?"
Seeing this scene, King Ning turned his head and looked at the young man beside him with a questioning look.
"Your Highness, this is the meaning of the sentence structure after being converted into Chinese characters based on the language of the Star Spirit Domain." The young man pushed his glasses and explained, "We have the memory of that Star Spirit man, so we can naturally decipher their writing and language in an instant."
After saying that, the young man began to explain to King Ning the secret code implied in the whole sentence.
"The whole sentence translates to: Have you been controlled? Are the spatial coordinates credible? Or how credible are they?"
"Continue." King Ning also became interested in deciphering the foreign secret language. He nodded and signaled the young man to continue.
"Yes!" The young man smiled and responded, and continued to explain sentence by sentence, saying: "Among them, 'star track deflection' means being controlled."
"The symbolic coordinate transmission path is disturbed by external forces."
“The phrase ‘anchor point flickers’ is asking whether the coordinates are real. Anchor points refer to spatial coordinates. Flickering coordinates imply instability or falsity.”
"The first one is called 'astronomical image replacement' in the other party's words, and the next one is 'digital key'."
"Your Highness, please look," the young man pointed to the words on the huge stone wall and said, "Among them, 'three degrees' corresponds to the third level of memory encryption protocol."
"Well, according to the biological memory of the Protoss, there are three levels in total, and the highest authority for warriors carrying out missions is the third level."
"The last one is 'reverse question verification', which involves asking whether it is under complete control, such as "have you seen it before", and the authenticity of the coordinates, such as "quadrant", to double-confirm security."
"The whole sentence is: Have you been controlled? Are the spatial coordinates credible, or how credible are they?"
Upon hearing this, King Ning nodded in approval, and at the same time sighed: "If this is a technological civilization of the same level, it would probably take countless years just to decipher the language."
"It will probably take many years to fully decipher it and verify its authenticity."
"Fortunately, the technological civilization is facing the immortal civilization, haha..." King Ning chuckled and looked at the young man, saying, "It seems that the technological civilization is nothing special?"
"Your Highness, scientific and technological civilization has its merits. Isn't powerful external force what our Ming Dynasty has always valued?" The young man did not follow King Ning's words.
"Hmm?" King Ning was very surprised by this answer. He didn't expect that this young man would actually deny what he said. While being surprised, he couldn't help but ask him:
"What's your name and where are you from?"
When the young man heard the question from Prince Ning, he was stunned. He immediately realized that he had gotten carried away. Although he was very nervous, he immediately replied, "Your Highness, my name is Johannes Kepler. I was born in the Holy Roman Governorate, Furtem Prefecture, Wildstadt Town."
"Johannes Kepler?" After listening to this, King Ning nodded and said, "Yes, I will remember you. After this time, you can come to the capital. I will give you enough spirit stones."
Hearing this, Johannes Kepler's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement, and he said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
King Ning could naturally see that Johannes Kepler was not as young as he looks now.
His real age is probably in his eighties or nineties.
No wonder a smart man like him would choose to use spirit stones for cultivation.
With his old body, if he used normal gift resources to practice, he might not be able to break through to the late stage of Qi training until his lifespan was exhausted. Naturally, there is no upper limit to the lifespan in the Qi training stage.
Now his cultivation is definitely at the initial stage of foundation building.
Three hundred years of extra lifespan suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and the ability to change one's physical appearance freely, but for a mortal engaged in scientific career, the only regret is that time is too short and lifespan is too short.
They don't care about the disadvantages of spirit stones.
Moreover, as the imperial court vigorously developed science, those who engaged in science could be said to be very popular.
Whether it is the capital, or even the whole world, all the major immortal academies are recruiting talents to engage in scientific careers. Unfortunately, it is already the 148th year of Jiajing, and there are very few scientific talents. Even in the Ming world, there was no such concept in the 140th year of Jiajing.
(Note: The 1661th year of the Jiajing reign was .)
It was only when my father brought many relics of scientific and technological civilization from overseas that the Ming world began to define basic science.
Things like "mathematics", "physics", "astronomy", "chemistry", "biology", "medicine", etc., began to appear in a systematic way.
Afterwards, some scientific talents in the Ming Dynasty found their home and began to appear one after another.
For example, King Ning had heard that there was a scientific genius named Isaac Newton in the British Governorate.
Of course, it’s also because the Ming Dynasty is an immortal-cultivating civilization and follows the path of immortality, and King Ning has never cared much about science.
Otherwise, he would know that Johannes Kepler in front of him actually made no less scientific achievements than Isaac Newton today, and was even Isaac Newton's predecessor.
It was just that when Isaac Newton came to prominence, good times came along, and coupled with the Ming Dynasty's vigorous development of science, his fame spread throughout Britain.
Even Prince Ning, who was far away in the Ming Dynasty, heard about it.
"Go on." King Ning said, leaning back in the soft chair, pointing at the stone wall where the photo was taken, and said, "Then how should I answer?"
"That's easy," Johannes Kepler said, and continued, "Just answer: 'Anchor the corona void, the gravitational lens has been calibrated to the ecliptic plane.'"
"Among them, the 'Northern Coronal Void' means that consciousness has been emptied. Void symbolizes the lack of resistance."
"Then there's 'gravitational lensing', which refers to the coordinate transmission technology. Lensing refers to signal amplification and camouflage."
"The last "ecliptic plane" refers to the plane of the solar system where the coordinate position is located."
"All the stars in the solar system are on the ecliptic plane." Johannes Kepler paused and said, "According to the encrypted language of the Star Spirit Realm, this is a reverse response."
"Then there are the hidden action instructions, among which "calibrate" implies that the trapping system is ready, and "come quickly" reduces the vigilance by omitting the verb and incorporating astronomical terms."
"We need to send "Anchoring the Northern Corona Void, the gravitational lens has been calibrated to the ecliptic plane." The whole sentence means: No resistance, the coordinates are true, come quickly."
"The overall meaning is, it's safe here, come quickly. The whole process is completely consistent with the other party's encrypted questions and answers. In this way, the other party will believe it and come to rescue."
“Pa pa pa.” Prince Ning clapped his hands and praised: “Interesting, rigorous, and amazing!”
"There's nothing wrong with being cautious in the survival of civilizations. It's a pity that we are not at the same level of power as them."
"Go on." Hearing King Ning's words, Johannes Kepler nodded and said, "Yes!"
After saying that, he immediately picked up the photo stone in his hand and said to the experimental group guarding the model transmitter on the ancient star Yinghuo: "Confirm the order, send it, and reply to the other party!"
"Yes!" Soon, with the experimental group's operations, a wave of energy disappeared into the void, and the shuttle became quiet.
Standing beside King Ning, Chris, who was shrouded in a black robe and had reached the early stage of the Golden Core, glanced at the small emerald green sword floating in his palm, put it away, and turned to leave.
"The first battle between the technological civilization and the immortal civilization," King Ning looked at the enlarged starry sky above the shuttle and said:
"Johnnes, who do you think will win?"
"It's hard to judge which is stronger, the immortal civilization or the technological civilization, but at least from the memory of the Star Spirit creature named 'Li', we know that we are stronger than them!"
"We will win this invasion!"
Hearing this, King Ning nodded, said nothing, and waited quietly.
In the distant, lonely and dark universe.
Inside the spaceship, Feng, Yi, the captain, and three Protoss members were waiting. After the display screen on the console jumped a few times, a reply in Protoss language appeared.
It only says: "Anchored to the Northern Corona Void, the gravitational lens has been calibrated to the ecliptic plane."
"Here it comes!" Feng saw the news, and a hint of excitement appeared on her beautiful face. She looked at the captain and said, "The time interval is very short, which means that 'Li' responded very quickly."
"Besides, there is no problem with the encrypted question and answer," Feng and Yi said, both of them looked at the captain expectantly and said:
"Captain, let's go rescue Li."
Seeing this correct answer which only they knew, the captain couldn't help but feel relieved.
The fact that Force answered them in secret language in such a short time meant that it was impossible to be controlled.
Since he was able to learn the secret language from "Force"'s brain in such a short time, and decipher the riddles of two different civilizations so quickly, the opponent's level must be very high, and at least space jumping and galaxy navigation are not a problem.
In addition, if "Li" was really captured, the other party knew that the Star Spirit Realm had the ability to navigate in space, but still deceived himself and others to go there, which means that the other party was not afraid of them.
Then the other party must also have the ability to travel in space, otherwise it would be meaningless to trick himself and others into going there.
On the contrary, the other party is very weak and wants to trap me and others and then counterattack the Star Spirit Realm? Haha, it's even more impossible!
No civilization would actively seek death.
Therefore, the only explanation is that "Li" really did not encounter any danger and he is still alive and well.
Maybe it was just delayed due to some possibility, or maybe there was some major discovery.
"Has the superior approved it?" The captain looked at "Yi" and asked.
"Yes, our superiors have approved it. As long as it complies with the rules, we can provide inter-galactic rescue to our soldiers." The young man, who had been holding back for a long time, said loudly.
"Okay," the captain said, sitting in the driver's seat, "Let's go to the target location and pick up our soldiers!"
"Yes!"
The huge warship burst into brilliant colorful light, and then the space began to distort, and after the brilliant light, the spaceship disappeared.
On the ancient planet Mars, the shuttle has been hidden.
All the experimental group and others have returned to the shuttle.
And in the sky above the ancient star Mars, a figure covered in a black robe stood in the air with his hands behind his back.
This figure was none other than Chris!
"Here it comes!" King Ning sat up straight from the soft sofa as his spiritual sense sensed the distorted fluctuations of space above the ancient star Mars.
"Boom!" A huge spaceship appeared, completely black and covered with densely packed white windows that were larger than a hill. It looked like a giant mountain.
The three Protoss members in the spacecraft also saw the figure standing in the air the moment they landed on the ancient planet Mars.
"That's... an extraterritorial life form?!" The female Eldar scout named Feng asked in confusion the moment she saw Chris, "Where's Li?"
"Not good!" At this moment, the captain's heart skipped a beat and he shouted, "Quick, activate the battleship defense, we've been tricked!"
"Yes!" The young scout nearby also noticed something was wrong and immediately activated the battleship's defense.
"Buzz!" An elliptical energy interaction composed of countless polygonal blocks appeared instantly.
An entire huge battleship was wrapped inside.
"This level of defense is too weak..." As soon as the battleship appeared, Chris had already locked onto it with his spiritual sense, and naturally he could discover the strength of the defense shield through perception.
With his cultivation level at the Jindan stage and a top-grade spiritual weapon, he is able to destroy it!
"Since you are here, why not stay..." As soon as the words fell, the emerald green spiritual flying sword suddenly turned into a dazzling green stream of light, and attacked the warship at a strange and slow speed, but like a space jump.
"Attack!" The captain looked at this strange flying sword and did not take it lightly at all. Instead, he decisively gave the order to attack.
"Boom!" Brilliant energy burst out from the huge warship and blasted towards the flying sword.
However, what surprised the captain was that after mysterious runes appeared all over the flying sword, it passed directly through the energy beam.
Their attacks seemed to be hitting the air!
"Boom!" The energy beam hit the red mountain, making a dull noise and scattering dust.
However, the flying sword did not change at all.
Finally, the flying sword broke through the defense shield at a slow, strange and slow speed and attacked the captain in the battleship's cockpit.
"How is this possible?!" The captain was stunned for a moment.
"Puff!" The flying sword penetrated into the captain's heart without any warning, and then penetrated into the hearts of the other two people under the watchful eyes of the other two. All three of them died instantly!
The clash between cultivation and technology ended in such a quick way, with cultivation winning!
"..."
(End of this chapter)
