Volume 3 Chapter 118: Space Jump and Extragalactic Advanced Civilization

A black hole itself is just a celestial body with extremely large mass and extremely large gravity, so strong that even light cannot escape.

And it is because of this huge mass that time and space will be distorted.

A normal black hole is formed when a star dies and begins to collapse toward the center.

When the core is completely transformed into neutrons, it becomes a neutron star.

But if it turns into a neutron and does not stop collapsing, a black hole will be formed.

When a star of normal sun size collapses into a black hole, the solid part is only a few kilometers in size, which shows that the mass is compressed to the extreme.

This is why there is a gravitational force so strong that not even light can escape.

The black hole in the center of the Milky Way is equivalent to the mass of two million stars and was formed after collapse.

As the saying goes, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. The collapse of the mass of two million stars into a black hole will naturally cause the distortion of space to reach a certain extreme.

Plus the role of some high-dimensional characteristics.

It even triggered a natural space jump.

"Come to think of it, was what we just passed through a white hole? Are we still in the original universe now?" Lu Yao observed the white light getting farther and farther away behind him, and then looked at the front which had returned to pitch black again.

The opposite of a black hole is a white hole, except that black holes absorb matter while white holes eject matter.

Theoretically, a white hole is a black hole that has been reversed. Matter that enters a black hole will eventually be ejected from the white hole to maintain a cosmic balance.

There is a theory that black holes and white holes should exist in different universes, and the matter absorbed by the black hole from this universe will be ejected by the white hole from another universe.

But in fact, as far as the black hole at the center of the Milky Way is concerned, they did not travel through the universe, but only through the Milky Way.

"We are still in the original universe, but our position has changed. This should be another galaxy, but we don't know how far it is from the Milky Way." Lin Xu answered Lu Yao's doubts.

At the same time, the Skylark had already rushed out of the black hole in the center of this galaxy at a thousand times the speed of light.

Theoretically, black holes swallow everything, but as long as the speed is fast enough, it is not impossible to escape.

"Another river system? Was this where humans came back then?" Mu Xiyue looked out the porthole with longing.

"I think so." There was some uncertainty in Lin Xu's tone.

"Look, look, there is no disorder or filth outside. We have really arrived in another river system." Nanzhu suddenly pointed out of the porthole and shouted in surprise.

Everyone looked carefully and discovered that as they rushed out of the black hole at the center of the galaxy, the scene outside also came into view.

It is no longer shrouded in dense darkness, enveloping the disordered and filthy center of the entire Milky Way, but has become a normal galaxy center with a large number of stars gathered.

The center of a normal galaxy should be composed of the central black hole and densely packed stars gradually spreading outward.

"The star density here is so high." Lu Yao sighed.

"Near the center of a normal galaxy, the density of stars can reach hundreds of thousands per light year." Mu Xiyue replied.

"With so many massive stars, it's no wonder that the disorder and filth in the center of the Milky Way can devour order and grow to that extent." Lu Yao sighed.

"It looks like this river system is pretty good. So far, no disorder or filth has been found." Lin Xu, who always has a high-dimensional perspective, sees more than a few others.

"Could it be a relatively primitive galaxy that has not yet developed an advanced civilization? I don't believe that if there is an advanced civilization, they will not utilize chaotic energy, unless the center of the galaxy here does not produce chaotic energy." Nanzhu said doubtfully.

"There are also high-dimensional weak points here, so theoretically it is possible to mine chaos energy, and I have already seen the facilities that are mining chaos energy." Lin Xu's face changed, and he said in a complicated tone.

"See it? Where is it? Can I take a look too?" Nanzhu asked.

"It's not far ahead." Lin Xu replied.

At the same time, the portable space was opened directly.

Suddenly, the space around the Skylark fluctuated, and a large number of autonomous mechanical aggregates poured out from the portable space and then flew in all directions.

Lin Xu’s high-dimensional perspective actually doesn’t allow him to see too far, but he can see the mining of chaos energy because it is close enough.

So he needs a self-regulating mechanical aggregate to conduct reconnaissance further away.

Since we saw facilities for mining chaos energy as soon as we left the center of the galaxy, there should be such facilities in other places as well.

Soon, the Skylark arrived near a facility that was mining chaos energy.

Nanzhu lay on the porthole, his eyes wide open, looking at everything outside the window.

I saw a star floating alone in the universe.

Given the density of stars here, it is normal that there are no planets orbiting around them.

Surrounding this star are a large number of various industrial facilities.

Several star rings surround the star, and a large number of various instruments are aimed at the star, constantly impacting the star with various energies.

More importantly, part of this energy seems to be collected from stars.

It's like a star punching itself in the air.

"Is this the collection of chaotic energy?" Mu Xiyue murmured to herself.

Everyone present saw the scene of collecting chaotic energy at the same time.

I saw a large number of various spaceships sailing back and forth around. This place was like a large-scale interstellar factory, with various transport ships coming in and out.

Law enforcement ships can also be seen around maintaining order.

So the appearance of the Skylark here didn't even attract anyone's attention.

Because there are so many large and small spaceships, even though the construction style of the Skylark seems to be different from the civilization that is mining chaotic energy, the styles of the various types of spaceships here are not uniform.

It looks like it came from all kinds of strange civilizations.

So Lin Xu simply stopped the Skylark here and watched it openly.

It was not until a moment later that a law enforcement ship discovered the spaceship parked on the side of the road and flew over to inquire about the situation.

Looking at the inquiry voice message from the other side and listening to the Chinese with a slight accent, Lin Xu was a little confused.

Well, Chinese really is the universal language of the universe, right?

However, Lin Xu also confirmed that humans had indeed come to this river system in the past.

Although it is not clear what is left in this river system.

But at least it shows that he followed in the footsteps of mankind and did not go astray. That's good, that's good.

"Is there any malfunction with the spaceship ahead? Let me repeat, is there any malfunction with the spaceship ahead? We can help repair it." The law enforcement ship's inquiring voice sounded in the cockpit.

"The fault has been eliminated, thank you for your help." Lin Xu replied immediately.

"Enter the waterway immediately, prepare to enter the port, do not stay on the side of the waterway. Repeat, prepare to enter the port, do not stay on the side of the waterway." The law enforcement ship sent the message again.

"I understand." Lin Xu replied.

"Are we really going in?" Nanzhu on the side asked in a questioning tone, but he couldn't hide the eagerness in his tone.

"Let's go in and take a look. We know nothing about this river system, and maybe we can get some information this way." Lin Xu decided.

Then, under the guidance of the law enforcement ship, the Skylark joined the flood of spaceships entering the port.

Among these spaceships of different sizes, some are as big as the Skylark, which is about a hundred meters long, while others are transport ships that are a kilometer long, and some are even ten thousand meters long.

For a moment, it looked like a convoy of ships waiting to pass through the lock.

At the same time, Lin Xu quietly opened his personal space, and a large number of nanorobots began to be released, sneaking into various spacecraft around to collect information.

Some of them even sneaked into the port ahead.

Soon, we figured out what these spaceships were here for.

In fact, they are just ordinary cargo ships. Some of them are loaded with various industrial equipment, and some are loaded with just ordinary daily necessities.

Some are passenger ships, and some are here to do business.

It turns out that this huge factory that mines chaos energy is also a huge settlement.

Come to think of it, such a large factory would definitely need a lot of people to maintain its daily operations.

Then it is normal to need various daily necessities.

Soon, it was the Skylark's turn to pass.

With so many spaceships, it is naturally impossible to have people on board to inspect each one. Instead, robots are responsible for checking whether there are any contraband items on the spaceships.

The first is the large external sensors, and the second is the robotic detection that goes into the interior of the spacecraft.

These are naturally easy to deal with for the Skylark. Lin Xu doesn't know whether there are any contraband items in the Skylark that are prohibited to this civilization.

So we were conservative and let the nanorobots sneak directly into the machine during the inspection, blocking the signal alarm device, and then it passed easily.

As for electronic passes and the like, they were also copied from nearby spacecraft by nanorobots.

At the same time, the nanorobots will enter the information of the fake pass into the computer system of the checkpoint, so that the pass can be safely passed.

The Skylark managed to sneak into this factory that mines chaos energy.

Of course, we just entered the port’s living area.

Following the guidance signal, it arrived at a certain part of the stellar ring surrounding the star and slowly docked.

The huge city located on the star ring immediately appeared in the eyes of several people.

"It looks prosperous, Lord Lin Xu, shall we go for a walk?" Nanzhu immediately became eager to try.

"Sure, let's go. We've been nervous for so long, let's just relax for a while." Lin Xu stretched and stood up.

"Yeah, let's go shopping." Nanzhu cheered, hugged Lin Xu's arm, and walked out.

Lu Yao, who was still working on the questions, was a little hesitant. She was reluctant to give up the big questions in front of her, but also wanted to take a look at this city of unknown civilization.

"Let's go together. Don't keep holding it in here. Maybe relaxing will help you with your homework." Mu Xiyue pulled Lu Yao up.

Miss Qiu also followed Lin Xu automatically.

In this way, the five people left the Skylark and came to the port.

In the bustling port, there are all kinds of strange races, but overall, upright mammals are the most numerous.

Because only this form of organism has the greatest possibility of evolving into intelligent life.

Lin Xu and his companions did not stand out among these strange creatures. Even Nanzhu, who had fox ears and a fox tail, could shake his big tail openly without attracting anyone's attention.

Well, it’s not that they didn’t attract attention, but the reason for the attention was not because of their racial characteristics, but because of their personal characteristics.

For example, the appearance of these people is very good-looking even in the eyes of aliens.

After all, they are all upright mammals and do not look much different from humans, so naturally they have similar aesthetics.

It’s like when we watch Avatar and ET, it’s obvious which one is better.

Of course, after all, they are not of the same race, so the most we think is that it looks more pleasing to the eye, just like we think Avatar is better looking, but we will definitely not have any reaction to it.

Well, except for some special groups, they are no longer considered.

Walking on the streets of the airport, there are towering buildings on all sides. The sky is wrapped in a membrane, which filters out some of the starlight and shines into the huge airport.

Nanzhu pulled Lin Xu, his eyes full of interest.

Miss Qiu, who was following behind him, was as quiet as ever.

Mu Xiyue and Lu Yao were also looking around curiously.

While shopping, Lin Xu did not forget to receive information sent back by the autonomous mechanical aggregates exploring in all directions through the nanorobots spreading around him.

At the same time, the space around him opened up, and nanorobots were spread wherever he went.

This has become a habit of Lin Xu.

No, it is not just Lin Xu's habit. Mu Xiyue, Nanzhu and even Lu Yao also have it. They are also spreading nanorobots in all directions through their respective personal spaces.

For some people, being in an environment without nanorobots always makes them feel uncomfortable, unaccustomed, and insecure.

So wherever you go, if you see a place without nanorobots, you always spread some.

Anyway, nanorobots can replicate themselves, so they are inexhaustible for them. No matter how many they spread out, they can just replicate and replenish themselves in the space they carry with them. So even if they are spread out and cannot be used in the end, they don’t care at all.

However, just as a few people were happily strolling around the airport of an unknown civilization, they were also collecting information about this unknown civilization.

Suddenly, an alarm sounded in the airport.

A large number of small machines took off from the airport and patrolled back and forth.

At the same time, the announcement was made.

"Warning, warning, traces of devouring particles have been found. It is suspected that a devourer has sneaked into the port. Please remain calm and cooperate with the guards' search."

"Please remain calm and cooperate with the guards' search."

The announcement was accompanied by commotion throughout the port.

The crowd around Lin Xu, who were originally very calm and just watching the show, suddenly became uneasy when they heard about devouring particles and devourers.

"Devourer? Has the Devourer sneaked in here?"

"Damn port administration, are they all a bunch of shit? They can even be infiltrated."

"No, I have to leave quickly. My goods are still on the ship. What if they are eaten by the Devourer?"

"Go home, I want to go home, my daughter is still waiting for me, I can't die here."

"I should have known that I would not have come here to transport this cargo."

Some people even started running towards the port, obviously preparing to escape back to the ship.

But before he could take a few steps, a laser from a small machine patrolling in the sky shot over and hit the floor directly in front of the man, melting a large hole in the ground.

"Warning, warning, everyone in the port please remain calm, otherwise you will be treated as an accomplice of the Devourer."

Suddenly, those who had originally planned to run back to the port did not dare to move and could only stay where they were.

But the loud cursing never ceased.

The small patrolling robots don’t care what you curse at them, as long as you don’t run away, they will ignore you.

"Lord Lin Xu, what are devouring particles? What are devourers? Have we encountered a wanted criminal?" Nanzhu held Lin Xu's arm and looked at the small patrol machine in the sky with a curious and eager look.

It seems like he wants to catch one to study at any time.

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Lin Xu shrugged, but still looked around, his eyes fell on someone who looked like a tour guide.

"Let's ask someone." As he said that, Lin Xu walked towards that person.

Miss Qiu, Mu Xiyue and Lu Yao, seeing Lin Xu move, naturally followed Lin Xu over there.

The small robots patrolling in the sky do not care about this kind of small-scale movement. They do not require everyone to stand still, but they must not make movements that may easily cause unrest, such as running.

"Brother, I want to ask you something." Lin Xu waved.

The man's race was about 80% similar to humans in appearance, except that some of the joints on his body were slightly different from humans, and his hair was naturally thinner than humans.

It can be considered a naturally Mediterranean race.

But when he saw Lin Xu greeting him, the naturally Mediterranean frowned.

"Are you from our tour group?"

"No." Lin Xu shook his head.

The man looked at the several beautiful women following Lin Xu, and his mood suddenly became even worse.

They look 80% to 90% similar to humans , and their aesthetic tastes are even more similar.

"Oh, then I have no obligation to answer you." Tiansheng Haitai turned his head away and didn't intend to pay attention to Lin Xu.

So when faced with this situation, Lin Xu had no choice but to use his ability to pay.

He just reached out and took out a banknote from his pocket and handed it directly to Tiansheng Mediterranean.

Of course, he copied the banknotes using nanorobots, and he could have as many as he wanted, so he directly copied the one with the largest denomination.

The tour guide who had just been reluctant to answer Lin Xu's question suddenly brightened up.

He took the money and put it directly into his pocket.

"If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, boss."

In the interstellar age, especially among groups that need to travel long distances, physical currency has replaced electronic payment and has revived.

The main reason is that the universe is so huge that even digital currency that does not require the Internet is not as popular among voyagers as cash.

Because some of the places they are going to are so backward that they don't have electronic devices capable of storing digital currencies.

This has led to a trend in which physical currency and electronic currency coexist.

"I want to ask, what's going on?" Lin Xu asked, pointing to the small machine that was still patrolling back and forth above his head.

"What's going on? We're just catching the Devourers." Tiansheng Mediterranean looked confused, as if he was saying something that was a matter of course.

"What is a Devourer?" Lin Xu asked.

"What is a Devourer? Boss, you don't even know what a Devourer is?" Tiansheng Mediterranean's eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Lin Xu, as if he was looking at a primitive man.

"Should I know?" Lin Xu said, and threw out another large-denomination banknote.

"It's normal that the boss doesn't know! After all, who would pay attention to the Devourer, right? Haha." Tiansheng Mediterranean looked around carefully, kicked the banknotes into his arms, and laughed.

You are the boss because you have money. As long as you pay, whatever you say goes.

"Okay, tell me quickly, what is a Devourer?" Lin Xu asked.

"The place where the boss came from, may have just joined the alliance not long ago, so he doesn't know much about the Devourer wanted by the alliance?" Mediterranean Gang Lin Xu thought.

"Yes." Lin Xu nodded.

"That's it. Let me tell you, this so-called Devourer was once a member of the Alliance, but at that time they hid their true identity and lurked in the Alliance."

"It was not until their true identities were exposed that everyone realized their purpose. It was terrible, really terrible."

Lin Xu did not interrupt him, but waited for him to continue.

"It turns out that this Devourer can control a special particle in the universe called Devouring Particle. This Devouring Particle will continuously devour all the matter in the universe and copy the matter into the Devouring Particle itself."

"Just think how terrible this is."

"Swallow matter and replicate itself?" Lin Xu felt that this sounded so familiar.

When he first heard about the devouring particles, he thought it might be related to disorder and filth.

But now the more I listen, the less it seems like it.

Although disordered filth can also assimilate order into disorder, I have never heard of any intelligent life that can manipulate disordered filth.

Then the only ones that still fit this statement are nanorobots, right?

"Is this scary?" Lin Xu was a little confused.

“Just think about it, if we allow them to continue devouring and replicating like this, sooner or later, all the matter in the universe will become these devouring particles, right? Isn’t that scary?” When the natural Mediterranean tour guide said this, a look of fear inexplicably emerged on his face.

It can be seen how much mental trauma this so-called devourer and devouring particles have caused him.

Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean that he has encountered it personally, but in this era, even if he hasn’t encountered it, it is still very simple to watch a few videos or even experience it in virtual reality.

I just don't know what kind of scenes he has experienced.

Lin Xu and several girls looked at each other and finally understood.

It turns out that the Devourers that sneaked into the port were them.

In particular, the personal spaces of several people are still releasing nanorobots.

Being so unscrupulous, you must not be discovered!

At this time, the crowd that had gathered on the street was slowly dispersing.

No one caused chaos, so everyone left slowly, and the small patrolling robots naturally ignored them.

The Mediterranean tour guide was also preparing to take his tour group members back to the hotel.

After something like this has happened, who would still want to continue sightseeing? It would be safer to just go back to the hotel.

Lin Xu thought about it, then took out a whole stack of banknotes and handed it to the Mediterranean tour guide.

The tour guide's eyes suddenly lit up.

He looked like he was willing to go through fire and water for Lin Xu.