As Ms. Ye stood up from the throne, Gawain clearly felt that the surrounding "atmosphere" had changed. This change was centered on the throne and spread rapidly throughout the gray-white desert. The originally chaotic but still bright sky suddenly became dark. After that, it was as if night was falling, the invisible wind in the desert had also stopped, all the fine sand and dust were crawling on the ground, and the "city of night" in the distance gradually disappeared in the darkness, short In just a few seconds, only the purest and most monotonous scenery remained in this vast Kingdom of Shadow¡ª¡ª
The desert, the throne, and the ancient gods and visitors in front of the throne.
Ms. Ye stood next to the throne, and Gawain's eyes were involuntarily attracted to the throne. A flash of light quickly caught his attention. He saw the towering backrest of the throne suddenly rippled slightly, and then the throne was originally carved from a huge stone. The surface of the palace suddenly became as dark as night, turning into a darkness that seemed to be able to swallow and contain everything - and considering the majestic scale of the throne, the darkness was simply rushing towards the face!
Immediately afterwards, Gawain saw bits and pieces of brilliance emerging from the darkness Not only on the throne, but also in the sky of the Kingdom of Shadows, the same stars as those on the throne began to appear!
The star map, a star map of shockingly large scale, began to spread to the entire Kingdom of Shadow with Lady Ye's throne as the center. The desert that was originally shrouded in gray-white sky suddenly seemed to be floating in the endless space, and the night fell. Covering the surrounding area, stars filled the sight. Between the stars in the sky and the dazzling light on the throne, one could see routes jumping between the stars. Countless signs appeared around the celestial body. Among these signs Occasionally, you can see subtle flashes of light moving slowly, the light flickers on and off, and everything changes.
Under this magnificent star screen, even Amber, who was usually the most energetic, couldn't help but hold her breath. She looked up at the sky with her eyes wide open. It took several seconds before she took a sharp breath as if she had just reacted, and the man standing next to her Although Gawain was not so shocked, he was stunned for a moment before he realized - this is the star map that the sailor gave to Ms. Ye for safekeeping, and it is the complete form of the star map!
And this star map changes in real time. It is not only a piece of historical data, but also a monitoring image returned in real time by countless data stations set up by the Voyager in the universe!
"This is the star map left by the sailor," Gawain finally said softly to himself after a long time, "Are you the custodian of the star map I originally imagined what the star map you kept looked like, but I didn't. To think it would be so amazing"
"When the star map was first handed over to me, the scale was not that big," Ms. Ye's calm and indifferent voice came from the night, "But in the past one million years or so, new data has continued to come, It has also gradually expanded from its initial size to its current size - the sailors continue to sail in the universe, leaving outposts of varying sizes wherever they go. These automatic outposts transmit data to the 'star map keeper' , outlines the picture of the known universe in real time, and at the same time, there will be some self-exploring wandering machines trekking among the stars, expanding outward with the star map keeper as the center, and finally forming the star map you see. '.
"Today, the Voyager fleet has left this space. The signals from the mother fleet stopped updating hundreds of thousands of years ago, and the automatic exploration fleet also ended its mission about one hundred thousand years ago. Now The scale of the star map is no longer expanding, but more than 90% of the nodes on it are still transmitting local data back in real time, so what you seeis the true state of the starry sky every minute and every second."
Gao Wen quietly stared at the starry sky above his head. He remained silent for an unknown amount of time before suddenly speaking: "For a civilization that has just entered the universe or is about to enter the universe, the value of this star map is simply inestimable"
"Yes, it is an immeasurable legacy. Civilizations crawling in the gravity field cannot understand the value of the stars, but as long as they start to look up at the stars, they will naturally understand the meaning of this thing," Ms. Ye said in a deep voice, "And this is not just A star map is also a navigation authorization The sailors cannot help the primitive civilization too much, but just this little help is enough for a toddler civilization to leave the cradle relatively smoothly."
"So the civilization that accepts this inheritance must be carefully selected," Gawain seemed to understand something, "That's why it requires many tests, and there can be no external help before reaching adulthood"
"External assistance will lead to the abnormal development of civilization, and in this world, the abnormal development of a civilization is the most terrifying thing," Ms. Ye's eyes fell on Gawain, "A civilization with abnormal development gave birth to gods with abnormal development. , and at the same time, this god has come into contact with the knowledge stored in the star map. You can imagine what a terrible disaster this will lead to - you know, gods who are born in the process of civilization coming of age are not subject to the "closed loop of mother star information" Restricted.???The long peaceful nightthe night will eventually be broken
¡°¡Don¡¯t indulge in your warm cradle¡the cradle will overturn one day¡
¡°¡Don¡¯t sleep in the shelter of the soul¡Sooner or later, the shelter of the soul will become an unbreakable shackles¡
¡°Let¡¯s set off, before the stars twinkle, let¡¯s set off, before the long night ends¡
"If we don't set off soon, day will fall"
Gawain suddenly raised his head: "I heard this poem in the debris left by the sailor"
"This is also what the sailors left to the world - but it is not a 'formal' legacy like a star map," Ms. Ye said slowly. "This is the last time a poet among the sailors left before evacuating from the Sky Station. I did it when I looked back at this planet. This poem was recorded by the Sky Station and passed into my database. You can think of this as a poet's sentiments, or you can think of it as a response to this. The world¡¯s expectations and reminders.¡±
Amber opened her eyes in surprise: "Poet? Are there poets among the sailors?"
"Why not?" Ms. Ye laughed, "Poets, singers, paintersculture and art can be enjoyed by every civilization, and those who set sail are just a civilization traveling in the sea of ??stars - they We are human, please always remember that.¡±
Gawain was thoughtful on the side. In the past many years, he had recalled this short poem more than once. He had understood this poem from various angles, but as he understood the world more As his understanding continued to deepen, his understanding of demonic tides and divine disasters gradually became clearer, and his understanding of this poem was completely different from his original understanding.
"At first I thought that the various things mentioned in this poem were just metaphors for the divisions and unions in the world or the wrong paths of some dark sects, but now it seems every sentence in this poem points to civilization as a whole. , and among the stars," he suddenly said while thinking, "the illusory long night of tranquility actually refers to the intermittent calm period of the demonic tide, right?"
Behind the mist, Ms. Ye nodded slightly.
"The warm cradle actually refers to the mother star with a suitable environment," Gawain continued, "Although the mother star is comfortable and livable, a mere planet is so fragile in the universe. A civilization that is always trapped on the mother star , it will overturn in the blink of an eye in the face of natural disasters from the depths of the universe, right?
"As for the sanctuary of the soul I once thought it referred to some kind of mental anesthesia to avoid reality, but after learning about the secrets of the gods, I realized that this sentence actually refers to the 'trends of thought' Itself! Mortals rely on their belief in the gods to seek refuge, and the gods are born in the thoughts of mortals to protect the world. This is the real 'sanctuary born from the soul', and sooner or later this refuge will become a spiritual seal, which is What?"
Ms. Ye praised softly: "Everything is just as you said."
"The calm period of the demonic tide, the necessity of adulthood, the hidden dangers of ideological trendsthe ultimate answer has actually been placed in front of us from the very beginning," Gawain finally breathed out softly, even though he had received these answers at this moment It no longer had any "guidance significance" for him, but an inexplicable sense of relief welled up deep in his heart. At the same time, he also expressed a lot of emotion, "It's just that until today, we can't learn from these Read the sentences to find out their true meaning"
"The sailor left this poem, not to warn the world of the truth - in the final analysis, it is just a poet's emotion when looking back on the long journey."
Gawain nodded slightly, and then asked: "Then what does the last part of this poem mean? This is the only thing I can't be sure about at the moment I guess the twinkling stars refer to the moment when the magic tide comes, But why describe it that way?¡±
Ms. Ye was silent for a moment and answered softly: "The demonic tide itself is invisible and insubstantial, but when the demonic tide passes around a star or a gas giant planet, the change in visible light produced will be the last scene a mortal sees before death - The 'virtual celestial body' formed by the condensed high-energy air mass and magic surge will 'map' the shadow of the magic tide in this process. The shadow usually appears bright red or orange. This process is also accompanied by a violent release of magic power. .
"These light and shadow changes on the surface of stars or gas giant planets can only be observed at a relatively close distance, while the violent release of magic power can be clearly observed from several light years, or even hundreds or thousands of light years away. Therefore, if the magic tide is heading towards If an observer comes straight towards him, he will first observe with the naked eye that the surface of the 'sun' closest to him is covered in blood. At this moment, if he uses magic vision to observe the sky, he will see every star in the sky. They are all flashing violently. When the magic tide reaches its peak, these drastic changes will even make the entire night sky 'brighten up' - of course, this is a view that can only be seen in the magic vision.
"Considering that the speed of the demonic tide in the universe is actually slightly slower than the speed of light, and that it also has structures such as 'pre-tremor', 'aftermath', and 'boundary interference', the above scene will actually occur at some point before the end. moment.
"This is the true meaning of 'stars twinkling' and 'daylight falling' - this is the last scene that mortals who are unable to withstand the demonic tide can see before extinction."
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"This is the true meaning of 'stars twinkling' and 'daylight falling' - this is the last scene that mortals who are unable to withstand the demonic tide can see before extinction."
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