Two years later.

Beyond Proxima b, 3,000 starships are ready to go.

And the detection satellites surrounding it have already taken the lead in flying towards the distance.

In the dim universe, densely packed small blue light spots suddenly flashed.

【Earth】Command Center.

In the giant holographic projection directly in front, an ever-expanding detection network is taking shape.

Lu Yongchang stood on a high platform behind the command center with a serious expression, carefully checking the data in the holographic projection.

[The home ship is all ready, all personnel have entered hibernation]

[The engineering ship is ready]

[The Taotie material reserve ship is ready]

【……】

[Ring Fleet Detection Network Deployment Completed]

[No abnormal conditions within 1au, you can set sail at any time]

Green lights light up in the holographic projection.

Lu Yongchang took a deep breath, turned his head and glanced at the "dirty" ice ball outside the porthole, and gave the last order.

"The human fleet, set sail!"

"Target: Ross 154 star system!"

As soon as the words fell, Zero's voice immediately sounded.

"Command confirmed."

"The route has been planned."

"The fleet will enter the [Forward Four] state in 15 minutes. All stranded personnel are requested to enter the deep-sea cabin immediately."

Lu Yongchang pressed the switch of the electromagnetic adsorption device on the side and stood up from the chair.

"Professor, see you in sixty years."

Next to him, Zhao Zijie's voice came.

Lu Yongchang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"See you in sixty years."

With that said, he walked towards the deep-sea cabin at the rear of the command center.

After a familiar sequence of procedures, Lu Yongchang slowly closed his eyes.

Before closing his eyes, his eyes stayed at the end of the star map.

Ross 154, hoping that it can provide a sheltered harbor for humans.

A faint thought flashed through my mind.

The next moment, his consciousness completely fell into darkness.

…

A few minutes later.

When it was detected that everyone had entered hibernation, the lights in the starship were turned off one after another.

At the same time, the Hall thrusters at the tail of each starship gradually became brighter.

Proxima Centauri b.

A remote corner of City No. 4.

Ren Feng stared blankly at the holographic projection in front of him.

On the projection, it is the real-time picture returned by the satellite.

It seems like 3,000 little suns have risen in the deep dark universe!

At this moment, even the brightness of Proxima Centauri seemed extremely dim!

"Xiao Feng..." an old voice came from the side, "Has the human fleet already set off?"

Ren Feng turned to look at his grandfather.

I saw the old man squinting his eyes and reaching out to fumble on the coffee table nearby.

Ren Feng chuckled lightly, stood up and helped the old man get reading glasses, and said softly: "Yes, the fleet has already set off."

"Same for you. I told you a long time ago that presbyopia can be cured with a small operation in the medical cabin, but you just don't believe it!"

The old man smiled and reached out to take the glasses, put them on the bridge of his nose, and then waved his hand.

"Hey! How do you talk?"

"I feel uncomfortable thinking about having some kind of robot enter my body!"

"Anyway, I think my eyes are pretty good." The old man muttered softly.

Ren Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head, no longer explaining the difference between nanorobots and ordinary robots.

"Xiao Feng."

The old man was silent for a while and then said: "Stay in this dying star system just to accompany me, a rotten old man who is half buried in the ground."

"Life in the future will not be as comfortable as before."

"Do you regret it?"

Ren Feng's breath was slightly choked.

Then, he smiled with relief: "I may have regretted it at first, but now... I have looked away."

"It's quite good to spend your life in peace like this."

"What's more, aren't there 80 million new generations who also choose to stay in the Proxima Galaxy?"

"Say no more."

"Before leaving, Professor Lu left a weak artificial intelligence here. In addition, we can seek help from Zero or other people at any time through long-distance communication, as well as various types of robots. The quality of life will not be too bad.

of."

Seeing Ren Feng's confident look, the old man stopped talking, but a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Really, is there such a comfortable thing?

From the Earth to Proxima b, he has experienced too many things in his life.

From the rise of the Xia Kingdom, the establishment of the People's Federation, to the escape from the earth...

He has experienced almost everything personally.

It is precisely because of this that the old man knows very well that the development of human civilization will never go smoothly.

In the event of a crisis, will the human fleet still have the energy to take care of this sub-civilization that has no development potential?

Thinking of this, the old man sighed again and glanced at his grandson beside him with extremely complicated eyes.

He had already told his grandson about all this, but... the persuasion was useless.

The old man shook his head imperceptibly and threw the thoughts in his mind to the back of his mind.

Whatever.

Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. It is not the turn of an old man who is half-broken to speak about this kind of thing.

Ren Feng, who was on the side, obviously didn't notice the subtle expression on the old man's face.

At this time, his eyes were still focused on the holographic projection directly in front of him.

Looking at the 3,000 bright blue light spots in the endless deep sky.

…

Sixty years later.

It is 0.01 light-years away from the Ross 154 star system.

A fleet with a bumpy surface slowly passed by.

Although there were no attacks during the voyage, under the influence of cosmic rays and tiny meteoroids, the originally glamorous shell of the fleet looked particularly dilapidated.

In the center of the fleet, inside the flagship [Earth].

In the central computer room, various indicator lights flashed rapidly.

Then, starting from the engine room, the lights inside the ship gradually turned on.

In the command center, the holographic projection automatically unfolds.

A star map slowly emerged.
To be continued...