Chapter 215: Chapter 215 Gleize Civilization Chapter 215: Chapter 215 Gleize Civilization While people were celebrating their New Year and endlessly debating over population policies, subtle changes had already occurred on the neighboring Life Planet.
Floating above this planet were three human-made satellites, constantly monitoring the surface conditions. There were only three because humans didn’t bring more when they left Earth. For such a long ti, these satellites hadn’t detected any abnormalities on the surface, and people had gradually let their guard down.
Gliese 581g was an ordinary terrestrial planet. Due to its larger mass, it possessed a denser atmosphere, mainly composed of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and small amounts of sulfur hydrogen, thane, and other greenhouse gases.
Even though the light from the Central Constant Star wasn’t intense, the greenhouse effect still enabled the average surface temperature to reach around minus 20 degrees Celsius.
Minus 20 degrees Celsius was quite comfortable for life. Even the South and North Pole of Earth held resilient life, let alone the alien biological entities that had fully adapted to their environnt.
Of course, the average temperature didn’t reveal much, as the temperature differences across various parts of the planet were incredibly vast…
Unbelievably vast!
Due to being tidally locked by the Constant Star, one side of Gliese 581g constantly faced the star, enduring scorching temperatures, with its central seawater almost reaching a boiling state.
The other side was in eternal night and extrely cold, with temperatures plunging below minus a hundred degrees Celsius, causing all water to freeze into thick ice, forming permanent ice caps several kiloters thick.
This contrast between fire and ice created a celebrated astronomical phenonon.
But the planet’s landscape offered more than just that. According to the laws of thermodynamics, heat naturally flows from high-temperature regions to low-temperature regions. The massive temperature difference between the two extres led to severe air convection throughout the planet.
Hot air and evaporated water spontaneously moved from the warm side to the cold side, forming huge gales.
The water vapor condensed upon cooling, resulting in rainfall. Due to the shadowed side having a lot of ice and higher terrain, most of the rainwater flowed back into the ocean, establishing a global water cycle.
Such large-scale air circulation made class 15 or 16 typhoons a common spectacle, and sotis, these furious hurricanes could reach levels 18 or even 20!
To adapt to these windy conditions, nearly all animals on the planet were excellent at burrowing. If they didn’t hide in burrows during strong winds, they wouldn’t stand a chance of surviving.
Additionally, the low oxygen content on the planet ant anaerobic respiration produced little energy, forcing most animals to be quite small, crawling close to the ground, sowhat similar to Earth’s reptiles.
These life forms only erged from the ground to forage when necessary.
Ultimately, the twilight zone remained the best habitat on the planet, where the temperature was suitable, rainfall was plentiful, and there was so sunlight—life could thrive well here if they avoided the massive typhoons…
Of course, the chaotic hurricanes also posed significant obstacles to human scientific exploration missions. Given humanity’s current productivity, sending an exploration team directly would likely result in them not returning…
Deploying drones or survey vehicles to conduct on-site investigations would only result in their being blown away by hurricanes within a few days, and then crashing heavily to the ground, rendering them inoperable.
For the impoverished humans, each scientific instrunt was precious, and with no way to mass produce them at present, each loss decreased their inventory. So far, humans still couldn’t figure out the specific surface conditions and could only use satellites to remotely watch from above…
After all, life signified both opportunity and… danger!
That day, the weather was clear and sunny, a rarity. The eternal sun hung in the west, never setting.
A creature resembling a guinea pig erged from the ground, cautiously observing its surroundings, sniffing here and there, keenly making foraging movents.
Those yellow and purple low-growing plants with short leaves and highly developed root systems were called “Aruba” by the Glizerians. In ancient tis, it had been a tasteless food source and even a raw material for clothing…
The guinea pig approached an “Aruba,” then looked up toward the sky.
It wasn’t an ordinary creature but a chanical mouse!
Its powerful electronic eye began observing a satellite 330,000 kiloters away.
There, parked was the Earth Era spaceship, a massive vessel with nurous machines moving back and forth on the planet’s surface…
The chanical mouse recorded all the data.
Yes, there was indeed intelligent life in this star system!
And furthermore, their technological prowess far exceeded human expectations.
But fortunately, as predicted by New Civilization History, the majority of civilizations in the universe are diocre. The Glize Civilization was also in the midst of an unprecedented, irreversible decline…
“Commander, here are the astronomical data we’ve captured. Please take a look!”
A Glizerian, just over one ter tall, was respectfully lying prone on the ground—a unique cultural expression of deference in their society.
Due to their bodily structure, these intelligent beings had no need for stools or beds. They typically rested squatting on the ground and curled up to sleep.
To human eyes, they resembled pangolins with their yellow skin and scaly armor. Their front claws were strong and clearly adapted for burrowing.
Of course, with the current level of technology, they no longer needed to dig with their claws and usually trimd their nails for better handling of complex tasks.
The commander anxiously flipped through the astronomical report, photo after photo, showing the massive spaceship and various surface vehicles. They weren’t particularly clear, but they were sufficient.
Everything pointed to the fact that this alien civilization wasn’t just engaging in scientific exploration but intended to settle here!
Several other Glizerians were gathered in a small underground room discussing: “According to our analysis, the signals sent over 3,000 years ago by a civilization originated from the Solar System, about 20 light-years away.”
“They’ve been continually sending signals… but we never responded.”
“It seems they are called… humans!”
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