Above the deep space, the massive photovoltaic wings of South Heavenly Gate rotated, paused for one second, then returned to position. As this control command was reactivated, thousands of photovoltaic surfaces flipped again.
Four standard decoded characters appeared clearly on the monitoring screen at the deep space monitoring station, projected into the command hall of the Heavenly Calming Ship.
At that mont, it seed as if the air was completely silent; countless people looked at the monitoring big screen, slowly rising one after another, and everyone’s face was filled with shock.
"Is this a threat for us not to resist?" Liu Shijie said in horror.
"What does this sentence an?" Information engineer Wu Junping also looked serious: "Is this the response of the Dark Civilization to the Dawn City incident?"
"But this ssage was received on Apocalypse Day..."
"This sentence has no aning; facing a life-threat, how could we possibly not resist?"
For a mont, countless whispers erged from the Moonwatch Project team, and anxious, tense emotions began to spread.
Chu Yan frowned and looked towards Ye Lan beside her, noticing Professor Ye focused on those four large characters, then opened her mouth to speak after a while.
"I think the key point is, who is the subject in the context of this ssage?"
Chu Yan concentrated upon hearing: "Do you an that the ssage may not necessarily be from the Dark Civilization?"
Many people’s gazes turned simultaneously.
Ye Lan shook her head: "It’s highly possible, but not certain. Firstly, if this ssage originated on Apocalypse Day, only our recent observation was completed, so it might not be related to Dawn City’s resistance; secondly, the subject in context, who is this ssage speaking to, is it a warning or admonition, all are unknown; thirdly, it’s impossible for human thinking to accept such a notification to succumb, so the aning remains unclear..."
After Ye Lan spoke, the people around also showed puzzled expressions.
"But now, we can only assu this is a warning from the Dark Civilization to humanity." Iron Guard Brigade Leader Huo Jiang said solemnly: "This is the most reasonable assumption; as for context or wording consent, we previously discussed that the thinking and behavior logic of the Dark Civilization are completely different from humans."
Ye Lan nodded, then turned to the silent Yang Xu: "Chief Yang, what’s your opinion?"
"I agree with General Huo’s viewpoint." Yang Xu took a deep breath, thought for a mont, and then said.
"However, Professor Ye is right; we can’t exclusively use the Apocalypse Day’s received ssage as strong reference. If this Dark Matter ssage is characterized by quantum superposition and unaffected by the ti dinsion, then it might suggest the ssage cos from higher-dinsional beings."
Huo Jiang looked baffled, turned to him: "Higher dinsions? Chief Yang, would you elaborate a bit?"
Yang Xu adjusted his glasses and explained: "Simply put, ti for us humans, that is, three-dinsional beings, is a linear relationship; we live on the tiline axis, can’t change ti, can’t alter the past or see the future. But if dinsions rise to the fourth, then all ’present’ monts in ti can be observed, in other words, four-dinsional beings can simultaneously see the beginning and end of developnts, ’they’ watching us is like watching a TV drama, and the tiline is like a progress bar, able to observe our past and future at will."
Ye Lan nodded: "Yes, assuming this ssage is unaffected by the ti dinsion, it suggests the ’sender’ of the ssage already knows the ’recipient’s’ outco. From this perspective, the aning of ’no resistance allowed’ becos significantly different."
"So, you ntioned warning and admonition are two different anings?" Chu Yan asked.
Ye Lan nodded, Chief Yang explained at this mont.
"Indeed, from a theoretical standpoint, we captured this ssage, we are the ’recipient’. But the issue is, if the Dark Civilization possesses higher-dinsional powers, logically they wouldn’t need to send us this ssage because our outco is predetermined."
"But if our outco is predetermined, then Dawn City wouldn’t have successfully resisted, and Star Abyss wouldn’t have conveyed ’confused’ emotions, right?" Chu Yan realized at this mont.
Ye Lan took a deep breath, calmly said: "That’s true, but these are our speculations."
She said while looking at the monitoring big screen: "Regardless if it’s a warning or admonition, whether the ssage originates from the Dark Civilization or other higher-dinsional beings, for us, it’s an important reminder."
"Reminding us that humans are ants."
With those words, the air in the command hall seed to freeze; Ye Lan’s gaze swept past the crowd, then settled on Yang Xu.
"Chief Yang, from now on we need to constantly monitor the changes of South Heavenly Gate’s photovoltaic wings; theoretically speaking, as we do this, the future has already unfolded..."
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Yongcheng Port docking terminal, Infinity.
Viola projected the observation images of South Heavenly Gate, leaving everyone on Infinity perplexed.
"I feel a bit scared..." Sha Sha’s small face looked bewildered, while the other girls also appeared frightened, Shi Zhi hiding behind Ryuji directly.
"Feels like talking to an unknown civilization." KIKI crossed her arms: "Are there only these four words?"
"Looks like a provocation." Qian Deli said.
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