Doom: Start with a tech panel

Chapter 203

Many great cycles have passed, but not one iota of connection in the great void.

Many members of the Unified Science Committee came to believe that perhaps some sort of remnant energy left over from the Precursor War created the illusion of mass, or perhaps it was just an isolated event that didn't make sense.

17 megacycles, and not a single clue supports the existence of Solarians, clones, sentient AI, or any of the other weirdnesses discovered in that megacycle.

Even the Uniform Council of Executors was forced to agree that the Solarians had simply disappeared.The Unified High Council had no choice but to allow the exploration of the space, and so passed legislation to abolish the ban on exploring the space in the area. .
That's why Monat of HiKruth finds himself managing over a dozen members of the Society of Deep Space Explorers, and owns one of the most advanced ships ever allowed to be built by the Joint Technical Committee. Jump space engine, state-of-the-art computer with the most powerful computing and analysis capabilities, laboratory and testing capabilities than any
The other ships are advanced, with sensors more sensitive than any other ship and communications capable of picking up the slightest whisper.In addition, the all-round translator on board is already loaded with the dictionaries learned so far.That was a whole big cycle ago.

That is why Monat rejected the title of captain, preferring the most learned, and despite his race's reputation for patience, he was almost weary.Even the impending arrival of a new solar system, deeper into a vast void than anyone had hitherto, did not ease his weariness.

How? The last thirty systems they scanned were the same: deeper than anyone had explored.

It's empty except for [-] million years of isolated evolution, largely causing some plants or even some non-intelligent life to evolve better than-swarm cells.

Monat is willing to bet his next three research grants that the next one will be the same.

"Prepare to land," Astruk said.As - Name Navigator and Navigator, during his many years as part of the Combined Military Fleet, he used his skills to lead the entire ship
Astrak was able to perform such remarkable jump transitions that even the most sensitive scientist suffered only a slight vertigo.

At the end of the countdown, a little nausea, that's all, made Monat close his remaining claws and stare at Billik, a highly skilled sensor technician.

After almost the full cycle, Monat began to wonder if Billik had decided not to do his job purely out of boredom.

"Scan Master Bilik?" Monat asked.

"Wait a minute, most learned man," Billik said.The scanning technician looked at ZMak, the maintenance supervisor. "O careful man, lord of machines, can you not treat my humble instrument

Make a diagnosis?
Monat sighed inwardly.Sometimes he wondered if all this insistence on titles and honorifics was making things take unnecessary time.He knew it was heresy, but in his

In his long life, he has asked himself many times.

ZMak, a man of formality, nodded, the creases around his neck and down his spine flushed with pleasure.He checked his monitors, entered some commands, and leaned back

depend on.

"Your instruments and monitors are all running at over 90 percent efficiency for the most dedicated and curious scanning technicians," ZMak said.

Shao Billik was not offended by the apparent omission of honorifics, as he did during the first long cycle of the voyage, because ZMak believed that those who joined the U-M committee or the fleet
fewer than those who devote themselves to other causes.

"It appears that we have finally discovered a system with unknown extraterrestrial intelligence," Billik said. "Several settlements on the surface, four orbital stations, solar collectors, to

There are power readings everywhere.”

"Launch the detector," Monat said. "I'll wait in my room. Let me know when the probe starts transmitting data.

"Most learned man," Wes's voice interrupted Monat to watch a lecture on how to establish a stable response in a jump drive translation room - there is only one

formula, despite wild claims of other possibilities.

"Yes, Second Leader?" Monat sighed.He doubted it could really be anything.In the first few cycles of his mission, there were a dozen false alarms.It's proven every time

Ming is just a lost colony.

"You should get on the bridge right away," Weiss said. "as soon as possible.

Monat frowned.Wes is a cold-blooded quasi-mammal whose race physiology has little capacity for excitement.The rush was unusual for him.

And it's worth noting.

As he entered the bridge, Monat noticed Security Officer Luca Met busy at his terminal, all three of his lab assistants working with him.

"What emergency? Something happened to the probe?" Monat sighed, settling on his couch.

"We lost touch with it, the most learned one," Billik said. "It was intercepted by a pulse of energy and shut down. Much later, we .
"I'll notify the most learned man," Zach snapped.He looked at Monat. "That's when we got a comm signal. It tried to open a comm channel, but at the same time
Attempts to infiltrate our computer network.No matter where the signal comes from, what they insist on most is to allow them to enter our computer system.

Kamet cut him off, ignoring ZMak waving his badge. "We were lucky that they only used binary logic and binary signals. This allowed me to use wave

Flap, to achieve this they better effect.However, they did have access to the francium translated dictionary and attempted to transfer it into their system. '

Monath thought for a moment. "Allow it.

"But the standard is to exchange words," Zucker protested.

"Thesaurus was moved. Wait, they've stopped trying to get into our system," Kamet said. "They cleared their code and quit completely.

"We've got a signal," Zhuketai said, listening carefully. "Audible and visual, though only across a limited base tristimulus scale. They do not permit any reply. Only pass

lose.Quite rude. "

Monat sighed, expecting this to be another lost colony.Probably back to aggression and superstition.

Instead, the man who appeared on the screen was unlike anyone he had ever met.Large, elegant biped, mammal, adorned with jewels, comfortable and gauzy clothing, cesium long hair and pointed ears.Female, it has to be a female because it has mammalian milk ducts that are prominent and surrounded by scantily clad bipeds that are shorter but have
With the same soft body and pointed ears.

For some reason, she comes across as a superior person.As if something beyond nature, for nature could not have created such a perfect specimen, made her the embodiment of perfection.

For Monat, it was a strange feeling.

(End of this chapter)