Two Earth standard hours later, Captain Nipomocheno of the Yongle stood in the spacious and bright bridge. There was nothing on the bridge at this moment. Only the skylight shed filtered starlight, regularly covering the ship.

For a long time, it lit up again and again like a spotlight. Controller Murphy, commander Zenan Gotti, explorers Chen Lu, Joseph, biologist Wu Shuangxue, and the team doctor ordered the captain to stand in a row in front of the captain.

Zenan Geti, who has brown skin and black curly hair, first gave a brief sailing report to the captain, "...the hull is normal. The fuel is normal. The target is correct. It has hibernated for 131 years, 6 have awakened, and 2 have not awakened... Every 5 years

The base sent a positioning signal. The last message received from the base was 4 years ago. The message stated that the second echelon had been dispatched to the target. Behind us was the "Dome" with 120 members. Received 4 months later

Hibernation notification from 'Dome', no communication thereafter..." Interstellar cruises still use atomic clocks to calculate Earth standard time.

Ling Shanggong then reported on the health status of each member. Everyone basically had some minor problems, but nothing serious. "...After the meeting, I went to check on Nishino and Scarlett. The smart program has reached awakening.

Standard, but why they didn't wake up I have to make a detailed examination to confirm..." Chen Lu felt that things were a bit troublesome at this time. It had been a long time since he had heard of the situation of hibernating people unable to wake up. His concern came from the side of Joseph Gray Brown

This can be easily proven on the hair.

Finally, Murphy gave a briefing on the status of the target planet. Captain Nipomocheno nodded after listening and said seriously: "Comrades, after a long journey, we have arrived in the target airspace. According to the existing data, this

There are green plants on this planet, which is very likely to be suitable for human habitation, and animals may have evolved. We may be the first people to discover habitable extraterrestrial planets, and your names may be recorded in history. We have

There is reason to be proud. But everyone knows my style. Before everything is finalized, I assume it will not happen. Therefore, all colleagues please stay alert, keep your eyes open, ears open, do your part, and gear up for your glory.

.When we land on land and smell the fragrance of flowers, we will celebrate again. In 24 hours, we will enter the synchronous orbit and release the detector. During this time, everyone will recover well and prepare for various tasks. Let Shanggong go to Nishino Yumi immediately

Check with Scarlett and be sure to revive them. My team is not allowed to be short of members. By the way, the planet is very beautiful, so I gave her a name of my own accord - Little Purple Star. I hope everyone will like it."

After the brief meeting, everyone went to the hibernation room together without taking a break. This unexpected incident added a touch of uneasiness to the relaxed awakening atmosphere. The hibernation cabinet doors of Nishino Yumi and Scarlett stood high, and the white water

The steam slowly flows to the ground. The two female astronauts are lying quietly in the hibernation cabin. The exquisite faces of the East and the West contrast with the sleeping beauties showing different charms. The heart rate, blood pressure, nerve response and other data displayed on the instrument are all

Normal value, but the brain wave is a straight line.

The captain asked Ling Shanggong: "What circumstances would lead to not waking up?"

Ling Shanggong held up the frame: "The technical problems can basically be ruled out. Judging from the physical indicators, there should be no major problems. I think it is possible that the self-consciousness has disappeared."

"What do you mean by basically ruling it out? There is no big problem? Isn't this different from farting!" Joseph was a little out of control. Chen Lu pressed his shoulder beside him. The captain glanced at Joseph and said nothing.

Ling Shanggong responded to Joseph's question: "I can't figure out the technical reasons. You can ask Murphy to check, and if necessary, call Xiaolu to check the deep information. Based on my experience, I can conclude that there is no physical problem. I can't make any decisions for other reasons.

Conclusion, and besides, now is not the time to look for reasons. If their self-existing consciousness is not revived in time, the brain state can only allow the machine-existing consciousness to be copied as soon as possible."

Chen Lu was surprised and regretful when he heard about consciousness copying. Consciousness copying is to convert the original biological consciousness in the human brain into computer data for storage. When necessary, the saved consciousness data is reversed and transformed into the brain to become biological consciousness.

, thereby "reshaping" the brain. Consciousness copying and human cloning technologies have reached maturity. Relying on these two technologies, technology can replicate two people who are truly identical. However, precisely because of the maturity of such technologies,

It arouses the conflict between human ethics and technology. In the base, the use of these two technologies is prohibited by law. However, there are always exceptions. An underground black market transaction and a secret operation of internal control are always outside the law.

For this deep space voyage, the base's space bureau has authorized the Yongle to use two technologies in a very confidential manner. The ship is equipped with complete equipment and technology. Only a few astronauts and base personnel know this secret.

Several other people whispered after hearing the news, also showing regret. Nipomocheno thought for a while and said to Murphy: "You are responsible for checking the cause of the accident." He then gave orders to the commander, "If 1

If you haven't allowed them to regain their self-consciousness after an hour, I will apply to Xiaolu to copy their consciousness. Within this hour, I will order them to work. Please think of another way."

Ling Shanggong nodded solemnly.

In the circular hibernation cabin, Ling Shanggong finally artificially awakened Nishino Miu and Scarlett. After some intense work, the brain wave index on the display screen still did not respond. Ling Shanggong wiped his sweat and asked the smart phone.

The service system requested a video call, connected the captain, reported the situation to him, and asked the captain to decide whether to carry out consciousness replication.

Everyone else was busy with their work, and Chen Lu simply ate something and came back. As an explorer, he thought that he didn't have any tasks for the time being, and felt that he should accompany Joseph, who was also an explorer, to hibernate.

cabin.

Joseph's original bright golden hair turned taupe after hearing the bad news. He was half-kneeling beside his lover, holding Scarlett's hand tightly with his right hand. He stared at his sleeping lover for a while, and then turned his head.

Staring at the changes in data on the monitor, his face looked very ugly. Chen Lu patted him on the shoulder, not knowing what to say, but just waited with a solemn expression.

After Ling Shanggong finished reporting to the captain, he turned around and said to the two men present: "If the captain agrees to consciousness replication, you can help me send them to the medical cabin."

Joseph withdrew his anxious and pitiful eyes: "Is there no other way?"

"I have tried my best. If I want to revive them now, in addition to copying their preserved consciousness, I can only hope for a miracle." Ling Shanggong said in a sincere tone.

"How could this happen?" Joseph put his hands in his hair.

"How about waking up after hibernating again?" Chen Lu didn't know why he suddenly asked this question.

Ling Shanggong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It won't be better than now. Unknown reasons may aggravate the symptoms. By then, the chance of their brains being able to wake up will probably be less than one-tenth of what it is now."

Joseph seemed to be talking to himself: "But if she copies her consciousness, she can no longer be counted as her, and the success rate is only 80%. Once she fails, she will have no chance again."

Ling Shanggong comforted him and said: "81% is already a very high chance. Scarlett's physical fitness has always been good, and her mental quality is also one of the best among us. I believe she can withstand the rejection reaction. Besides..."

Chen Lu and Joseph asked at the same time.

Ling Shanggong was silent for a moment: "Be prepared for the worst. If the replication fails, we can still... clone the brain!"

Chen Lu opened his eyes wide, "That person is not even the same person anymore!" while Joseph closed his eyes tightly and let out a long sigh. Could that still be his beloved and charming Scarlett?

The video signal came in, and the captain gave the order to Ling Shanggong with a serious look on his face: "I agree to the consciousness copying and execute it immediately. Murphy and I summoned Xiaolu, Ling Shanggong made all preparations and must bring the two women back.

, Joseph went back to the cabin to rest, and Chen Lu assisted Ling to start work."

"Can you please wait a little longer?" Joseph said feebly toward the screen, "I...I'll think of a way."

"What solution can you think of?" The captain showed his majestic look, "With your unwavering love? Or is there some panacea hidden in you? Captain Joseph, you will be in trouble if you care! Please look at the time and delay it any longer.

She and Nishino missed the best stage of consciousness copying. Don't think about where her own consciousness will go. The archived consciousness was originally hers. After copying, she will still be her. Nothing has changed in her personality, emotions, subconsciousness, and memory. We

The mission is about to begin. As the captain, I will not allow anyone to fall behind, nor will I allow anyone to miss the mission for personal reasons!"

"But……"

The captain on the screen raised his hand to interrupt Joseph and signaled to Ling Shanggong to execute the order. Joseph was extremely confused and had no idea. Seeing that Ling Shanggong and Chen Lu had already begun to install the buoyancy device, he had no way to return to the cabin to rest.

, he wants to stay with Scarlett all the time. Although he can't help much, he feels that Scarlett will feel at ease when he is by his side.

Chen Lu caught the four buoyancy devices that fell from the cabin roof and installed them on the four corners of Nishino Hanami's hibernation cabinet. Nishino Hanami looked comfortable in the hibernation cabinet, as if she had not had enough dreams. Under the action of the buoyancy devices, the two aircraft

The hibernation cabinet floated, and Ling Shanggong and Chen Lu each pushed one toward the medical cabin, and Joseph followed behind blankly. The design concept of the Yongle was simple and practical, and all application items were hidden inside the cabin.

Command to mobilize needed items or services. The neat cabins and aisles are decorated with pure white and sky blue, giving people a very refreshing feeling.

Chen Lu turned his head to comfort Joseph. "Zhou, don't worry too much. With Ling Shanggong's ability and the powerful Xiaolu, I believe Scarlett will wake up eventually. Although the process is a backup of consciousness, the result will not be as good to you as she is."

It's still her, it's her originally, you have to adjust yourself and don't be too persistent."

Joseph shook his head, his gray-brown hair blowing like the grass in the autumn wind. "To me, she is still her, but to herself, she has disappeared. You don't have to persuade me, I will slowly accept it, but

I want to find out why they didn't wake up. This problem has been solved a long time ago. Alas! Let's wait for them to wake up first, and we will talk about the investigation later."

Entering the medical cabin, the supervisor ordered two bases to be placed on the hibernation cabinets, while wires of various colors hung from the ceiling.

In the main cabin, the captain and Murphy inserted the key into the terminal and turned the switch at the same time. A little girl's voice came: "Access requirement?"

The captain said: "Apply to extract the consciousness backup of Scarlett and Nishino Yumi."

Xiaolu’s style is simple and clear, “Permissions?”

"Nipomocheno." A fan-shaped light hit the captain's face.

"The verification is correct. The backup starts copying and will be completed in 6 minutes." Xiaolu is the internal data source intelligence of Yongle. All basic calculations and data are calculated and kept by Xiaolu. Compared with Xiaohong who provides various external services

, the two of them, one inside and the other outside, cannot interfere with each other but complement each other, and together they build a powerful intelligent system of the starship. The basic setting of the two is also very interesting. The talkative Xiao Hong is set as a little boy, who joins the team members every now and then.

She has a chatty ear, but Xiaolu is a quiet girl. Unless she applies for access on the host computer, she will not appear in the senses of the team members.

Xiaohong in the medical cabin received Xiaolu's signal and began to temporarily store the consciousness backup data of Scarlett and Nishino Yumi. Ling Shanggong immediately pasted various circuits on the heads and limbs of the two, and carefully checked them twice.

. Xiaohong was quiet on the side, but Ling Shanggong was afraid that he would talk indiscriminately, so he muted his voice and adjusted him to text mode. Despite this, Joseph saw "Brand New Page" and "Text Copy" on the screen.

", "Phoenix Nirvana" and other words, the hair color turns gray and then red.

Ling Shanggong turned to look at Joseph: "Everything is ready." Joseph hesitated to speak, and finally nodded slowly.

The lights in the medical cabin dimmed, and the line connecting the cabin roof emitted a faint green light, and the color like running water slowly flowed towards the heads of Scarlett and Nishino Yumei. Chen Lu couldn't help but feel that the picture was so beautiful, it was the pure colors that made

Is it pleasing to the eye? Or is it the superb technology that is pleasing to the eye? He can't tell. It really feels like nirvana at this moment. A new consciousness of the old self will be returned to the original skin. After waking up, the original person has actually passed away.

, the exact same me stood up on the same spot. They would not know that they were consciousness copies, because each team member and the artificial intelligence would keep this strictly confidential. They only thought that they were hibernators who were artificially awakened.

As for those who know the truth, the secrets in their hearts will never be erased, especially when facing Scarlett and Nishino Yumi. And what is even more unforgettable is Joseph, who is grieved by it.

The consciousness copying process will last for 30 hours. It requires the complex human brain calculation methods, stored memories, emotional patterns, etc. to be restored to the brain in detail, so it is very time-consuming. Ling Shanggong will stay here throughout the process, Chen Lu thought

Joseph was sent back to the rest cabin, but he was unwilling to leave, so the exhausted Chen Lu returned to the rest cabin alone. He thought that the excitement of discovering Little Purple Star and the unexpected duplication of consciousness would disturb his thoughts, but lying on the bed

Chen Lu's mind went blank and he slowly fell asleep.

A burst of noise suddenly struck Chen Lu, waking him up from a deep dreamless sleep. He sat up suddenly as if on a conditioned reflex, his heart beating violently in his chest.

A dazzling red light flashed in the rest cabin, and a rapid alarm sounded in his ears. Chen Lu quickly asked Xiaohong about the situation, but there was only electronic noise from the intercom. Chen Lu switched to the captain's dedicated channel.

There was also no response. Chen Lu was sure that an emergency had occurred. He leaned over and took out the old-fashioned gun he had hidden under the bed. After opening the magazine and checking it, he rushed out of the rest cabin and headed towards the heart of the starship - the ship.

Run across the bridge.

The red light in the passage kept flashing and the alarm screamed wantonly, making Chen Lu nervous and irritable. After turning a corner, Zenan Geti fell to the ground covered in blood, with a large black hole in his chest gurgling with blood. Chen Lu

He was startled, but as an explorer, he was well-trained after all. He first observed the surrounding environment to make sure that he was not in danger, then squatted down and felt Zenangoti's pulse. His heart had stopped beating, and the skin of his tentacles

It had become cold. Chen Lu didn't stay long, got up and ran quickly to the bridge.

When he was about to enter the bridge, Chen Lu heard a scream, and then Nipomocheno's upper body flew out of the bridge and landed at Chen Lu's feet. Blood sprayed on Chen Lu's face, fishy and hot, and Chen Lu immediately

He leaned over, raised the pistol with his right hand, and lifted the captain's upper body in front of him with his left hand as a cover.

The originally bright blue and white bridge was now replaced by dark red and black. In a pool of blood on the floor lay team members with mutilated limbs. A slim figure stood in the dark, holding the captain's bleeding lower body with his left hand, unable to see.

He cleared his face, but a pair of green eyes pierced Chen Lu like a ferocious beast. Chen Lu's internal organs seemed to be squeezed severely by someone's hands, and the hands holding the things began to tremble uncontrollably. He backed away slowly,

He was about to escape to the safety cabin. When he saw Chen Lu retreating, a sinister voice came.

"You are the last one, please keep me waiting!" The only person standing dropped the stump in his hand and walked slowly to the light.

Chen Lu recognized the assailant whose face was covered with blood, and inexplicable confusion arose amid the trembling fear. However, the cruel Satan did not give Chen Lu any time to buffer, and suddenly rushed towards Chen Lu, opening his jagged blood basin.

With a big mouth, he bit Chen Lu's neck hard.
Chapter completed!