In the face of the captain''s insistence, the crew were silent.
But their whole body is flashing scarlet light, which shows that their silence is not the recognition of the captain.
"So what?"
Finally, first mate quack, representing most of the bridge crew, whispered.
The captain was slightly stunned.
"So what?"
The captain looked at the first mate in disbelief. "What do you mean, quack? Make the problem clear!"
"Yes, Captain, I''ll tell you exactly what you''re thinking."
Chief mate quack let go. He faced captain gaozunlong and said with no expression, "even if we have drained this rich little world, repaired or even upgraded the jade, and continued to embark on our journey, or... The journey of death like a lost dog, and found dozens or even hundreds of similar rich worlds with bad luck, Collect all the resources and rebuild a mighty fleet. So what? At that time, will we be able to fight against floods?
"Don''t forget, before the flood, our original civilization controlled the whole sea of stars! We have built hundreds of millions of starships. We have conquered countless fertile planets. We have slaughtered thousands of powerful civilizations of intelligent life. We are the king of kings, the master of all the universe!
"And then, is it useful?
"In the face of the flood tide, hundreds of millions of star ships were wiped out in a flash, even more miserable. They became puppets of the flood tide. One planet after another was transformed, and many Yuanshi people were confused. They were willing to throw themselves into the arms of the flood tide. Even if we ignited hundreds of millions of stars, the" solar defense line "was easily broken through until the end, Even a small spray of the flood tide can force us to rush!
"Captain, please think about it carefully. If we only have the last starship left, even if we increase it a hundred times, can we compare it with the original civilization in its heyday? I''m afraid it''s not even a drop in the bucket?
"The original civilization in its heyday was shattered by the flood tide. Even if we are 100 times stronger, how can we compete with the flood tide?"
Chief mate quack finished with a barrage of relief.
These words have been piling up in the bottom of his heart and most members of the bridge team for a long time. At this moment, the atmosphere on the bridge becomes different.
Captain Gao Zunlong was stunned.
The dark light of the whole body alternated, like a raging flame.
It seems that I didn''t expect that after a long voyage, my crew would become so weak.
"So?"
The captain narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "what''s your plan? Stop here. Don''t you want to move on?"
"Go ahead?"
With a wry smile, chief mate quack said, "to move forward towards a definite goal and under the guidance of hope is called" forward. "; There is no goal at all, there is no hope, roaming in the vast night, it''s just a dead end, just linger.
"Why not choose a better way to treat yourself?
"Captain, to be frank, my brothers are tired and can''t walk any more.
"We have been lost in this cruel sea of stars for a long time. We have been wandering since our ancestors. We have never experienced the so-called" glory of Yuanshi civilization ", nor do we know what it''s like to rule the world. Since our parents'' memory, we have been living a precarious life.
"Every day, we suffer from dirty air, rotten circulating water, and tasted synthetic food. We die because of the failure of the hibernation chamber, because of the explosion of the power furnace, because meteorites pierced the shell of the Starship and were sucked into the vacuum of the universe. It is said that in the heyday of Yuanshi civilization, Our ancestors have long been able to transform freely between matter and energy. They are not afraid of the coldness and ruthlessness of the universe. Unfortunately, after being chased and killed by the flood tide for so many years, our civilization has degenerated to such a sad degree that most of the excellent technologies and cultivation methods have been lost, and we can''t even survive in the vacuum of the universe!
"Can you still boast that this kind of suffering is a journey? Are we really alive, or are we pathetic walking dead?
"Tired, Captain, we''re really tired.
"If we don''t find this rich world in front of us, maybe we can continue to walk numbly.
"But the world in front of us is too peaceful, too beautiful, too dreamy. It is beautiful enough to shatter all our beliefs, leaving us with only one thought in our mind, that is, to stay here forever and live a carefree and contented life!"
"A carefree, contented life?"
Captain gaozunlong whispered twice, and suddenly raised his eyebrows, like a chopper. He roared in a thunderous voice, "are you all crazy? Are you blocked by interstellar dust, or are you burned by stars? Hong Chao is still following us and will find us at any time! "
"No, Captain, the flood tide hasn''t appeared for two or three thousand years. We''ve got rid of it for the time being."
Chief mate quack said with no expression, "a hundred legged insects are dead but not stiff. After all, the original civilization once flourished. Even if it fell apart, there were tens of thousands of fleeing fleets scattered all over the sea of stars, and the flood tides had to be harvested one by one.
"In other words, we don''t need to escape the flood, we just need to be more hidden than our brother fleets.
"In this sense, what you said is to collect resources, repair and upgrade the starship, but it''s a suicide attempt, because doing so will certainly release all kinds of special energy waves and signals, which can be easily searched by the flood tide.
"On the other hand, if we hide in this rich world, try our best to seal all the high-tech and cultivation secrets, and don''t leak even a little signal to the outside world, Hongchao won''t find us so easily before we harvest our brother fleets."
"Brother fleet, quack, you still have the face to say" brother "
Captain gaozunlong laughed angrily, "your way is to be a shrinking turtle and use your brother as a shield in exchange for the illusory sense of security?"
"It sounds mean, but they''re not really brothers."
Chief officer quack said lightly, "long before the flood tide, the Yuanshi civilization had split up, and the Yuanshi people who conquered different universes had already alienated into the local appearance. They begged for their neighbors and were fraternal. Didn''t we fight many civil wars? I don''t feel guilty to watch these people die. "
"Well, even if these so-called" brother fleets "have nothing to do with us, how long can we hide here? Ten thousand years, one hundred thousand years, or one million years? "
Captain gaozunlong said angrily, "in the end, we will still be found by Hongchao!"
"A million years is not enough? My captain, don''t be greedy. "
On his face, chief officer quack showed a helpless smile, "life, old age, sickness and death, the laws of nature, every civilization has its rise and fall. If our civilization can continue for another million years in this rich world, no, as long as 100000 years, even 10000 years, I will be satisfied.
"After all, our lives can''t support ten thousand years at all. Even if we count our children and grandchildren, they are enough to have a carefree life. When we all die, who cares if the flood will be terrible?"
“……”
Captain gaozunlong stares at the first mate, like he never knows his "loyal" deputy.
"Not enough resources."
The captain of gaozunlong gritted his teeth and said, "even if you hide here as a turtle, as you said, the resources of this rich world are still not enough for all the crew of the jade to live a comfortable and carefree life."
"Yes, it''s not enough, but who says all the crew should enjoy it?"
Chief mate quack''s smile suddenly became extremely strange, "99% of the crew are still in hibernation, so let them hibernate forever. As long as the resources of this rich world supply us - 1% of the sober people, is that enough?"