Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 1059 - 404: Stars and the Sea

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 moment, it seemed 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 mean?" Information engineer Wu Junping also looked serious: "Is this the response of the Dark Civilization to the Dawn City incident?"

"But this message was received on Apocalypse Day..."

"This sentence has no meaning; facing a life-threat, how could we possibly not resist?"

For a moment, countless whispers emerged 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 message?"

Chu Yan concentrated upon hearing: "Do you mean that the message 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 message 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 message 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 meaning remains unclear..."

After Ye Lan spoke, the people around also showed puzzled expressions.

"But now, we can only assume 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 moment, and then said.

"However, Professor Ye is right; we can’t exclusively use the Apocalypse Day’s received message as strong reference. If this Dark Matter message is characterized by quantum superposition and unaffected by the time dimension, then it might suggest the message comes from higher-dimensional beings." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Huo Jiang looked baffled, turned to him: "Higher dimensions? Chief Yang, would you elaborate a bit?"

Yang Xu adjusted his glasses and explained: "Simply put, time for us humans, that is, three-dimensional beings, is a linear relationship; we live on the timeline axis, can’t change time, can’t alter the past or see the future. But if dimensions rise to the fourth, then all ’present’ moments in time can be observed, in other words, four-dimensional beings can simultaneously see the beginning and end of developments, ’they’ watching us is like watching a TV drama, and the timeline is like a progress bar, able to observe our past and future at will."

Ye Lan nodded: "Yes, assuming this message is unaffected by the time dimension, it suggests the ’sender’ of the message already knows the ’recipient’s’ outcome. From this perspective, the meaning of ’no resistance allowed’ becomes significantly different."

"So, you mentioned warning and admonition are two different meanings?" Chu Yan asked.

Ye Lan nodded, Chief Yang explained at this moment.

"Indeed, from a theoretical standpoint, we captured this message, we are the ’recipient’. But the issue is, if the Dark Civilization possesses higher-dimensional powers, logically they wouldn’t need to send us this message because our outcome is predetermined."

"But if our outcome 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 moment.

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 message originates from the Dark Civilization or other higher-dimensional beings, for us, it’s an important reminder."

"Reminding us that humans are ants."

With those words, the air in the command hall seemed 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..."

...

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.