After hesitating for a while, Yang Yi talked about encountering the memory of the God Emperor, the creator of the Silicon Charm Alliance in the Northern Alpha Galaxy, focusing on the discovery of the God Emperor, that is, the God Emperor was able to surpass that era. The reason for uniting the intelligent civilization of the Northern Alpha Galaxy and defeating the powerful wild silicon beasts. To put it simply, the discovery of the God Emperor is similar to that of human beings at the end of the First Era.
"That said, our guess is indeed correct. A long time ago, a powerful civilization was born in the Northern Alpha galaxy, and it is almost exactly the same as the great leap achieved by humans. Maybe, the major discovery that allowed us to fly out of the solar system has been Outside the solar system, we have been waiting to be discovered by us. Although we are several million years late, it is clear that after the great discovery made by the emperor, the Silicon Magic Alliance soon ascended to the pinnacle of civilization. In the next few million years, no substantial progress has been made. According to what you said at the beginning, the Emperor left a will to prohibit the Silicon Magic Alliance from invading the Southern Alpha Galaxy. It is likely that there are similar concerns."
"What are you worried about?"
The memory took a look at Yang Yi and said, "If we were created, what about other civilizations? If it is known that all civilizations in the universe were created, then all civilizations have value. Anyway. , That powerful existence cannot create so many civilizations for no reason, and leave behind the advanced technology that can make us leap forward. If this conjecture is true, then who knows which civilization is more important? It may be us humans, also It may be some other civilization. It is precisely because of this speculation that during the second era, we not only did not destroy other civilizations, but also tried our best to help and support other civilizations. Maybe someday in the future, a certain civilization can Found the answer, and it may not be us humans."
"The question is, what can I do if I find the answer?"
"There is a fundamental problem involved, and no civilization can avoid it." The memory paused for a while before saying, "Do you think we can live forever? Of course, it's not you or me, nor someone else. It’s us humans. Or, do you think any civilization can exist forever? Remember, the key is absolute eternity, even if the universe is destroyed and time disappears."
"Of course it's impossible."
"Yes, it is really impossible. The problem is that any civilization wants to gain eternal life, not an individual, but civilization itself. In fact, this is also the ultimate goal pursued by all civilizations, and to achieve this goal, first We have to transcend the universe we are in."
Yang Yi frowned and looked at the memory without understanding.
"Of course, this goal is too idealistic. Let alone other civilizations, even we can't imagine the possibility of transcending the universe itself. In other words, we have to retreat to the next best thing. We can't pursue eternity, we can pursue it. , Just to allow human civilization to continue as much as possible. Of course, this is also the pursuit of other civilizations, even if it is not true forever, it must coexist and die with the universe."
"Obviously, this is almost impossible."
The memory faintly smiled and said: "In the beginning, especially at the beginning of the second era, almost all human scientists believed that since we can rule the galaxy with advanced technology, we will be able to move towards others someday in the future. The stellar system. As long as we are always moving forward, constantly expanding our living space and acquiring more living resources, we can live forever, at least in a narrow sense."
Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, then sighed with a wry smile.
"It's a pity that the ideals are full and the reality is very skinny. After only a few thousand years, we have to admit that the technology we have is not advanced enough. After successive failures in the exploration of other star systems, we realized that, Crossing the star system requires more advanced technology, and it is an advanced technology that we have not mastered, and even the basic theory does not exist. We are limited in the Milky Way, and what we can use is only the resources in the Milky Way. Obviously, we just rely on it. The resources in the galaxy are simply impossible for us to survive forever. In fact, when other civilizations have developed, the resources in the galaxy are already beyond their means."
"So, human scientists divided into two factions and began to explore aerospace technology across the star system."
"This is just appearance, and no matter what point of view we hold, our purpose is the same. We must fly out of the galaxy and go to other star systems, otherwise the resources in the galaxy will be exhausted before long. Although relying on the mastery of technology, especially The original technology, mankind can certainly survive, and human civilization can continue, but we all know that it is impossible for all civilizations in the galaxy to survive just by relying on the technology that has been mastered. More importantly, mankind must restrain itself To put it simply, it is to give up all exploration for survival. This means that even if we do not die at this time, we will always lose the ability to explore other star systems. According to our estimation, rely on With original energy technology and strict self-discipline, mankind can continue to multiply for billions of years, but it will eventually perish, completely perishing when the Milky Way collapses."
"Billions of years?"
"Of course, this is only our estimate. At that time, some scientists suggested that the galaxy could be extended by transforming the galaxy, so that the galaxy can exist longer. In theory, we can even establish a closed primary energy cycle. , Let the Milky Way be the same age as the universe. In other words, the Milky Way will not be destroyed until the day the universe is destroyed, but it will still be destroyed in the end."
"It's just that you don't think this method will work."
The memory nodded and said: "At the time, this was just a theory, and it was not confirmed. In fact, there is no way to prove it. Besides, even if it can be confirmed, we may not have enough time to transform the Milky Way. Relatively speaking, development The navigation technology across the star system is more realistic. More importantly, we cannot stand still. If we stop, we will die. The Milky Way is definitely not ours, let alone other civilizations. We must go forward and go. Other star systems. You know, in the vast universe, there are countless star systems, but only a few have been discovered by us, and there are many star systems that are too far away from us and have not been discovered by us for the time being. As long as you master the inter-star system space Technology, we can conquer the entire universe. In other words, our efforts are not just to travel to the Southern Alpha galaxy, but for the entire universe."
"It's a pity that you failed."
The memory faintly smiled, and said, "It's not that we failed, but that we were in the wrong direction."
"Yes?"
"Actually, this is the conclusion I just reached."
Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, and looked at the memory without understanding.
"We have long discovered the anomaly in the Northern Alpha Galaxy, and we have concluded that there is an advanced civilization there, but we don't know that civilization has existed for millions of years. Judging from the findings at the time, we can only infer, That civilization has mastered the original energy technology more than 10,000 years ago, has the ability to navigate across the star system through space channels, and it is likely to have controlled the entire Northern Alpha galaxy. The problem is that 10,000 years is not a long time. . You know, after we mastered the technology of interstellar aerospace, it took us this thousand years to explore the entire Milky Way, and then it took us several thousand years to complete the development of the Milky Way. The volume of the Northern Alpha Galaxy is larger than the Milky Way. Many. If that civilization is comparable to humans, then it is reasonable to control the entire Northern Alpha galaxy for tens of thousands of years. Simply put, we have not accurately judged the existence of that civilization through this discovery."
Yang Yi nodded, waiting for the memory to continue.
"If we know that the Silicon Magic Alliance has existed for millions of years, but has not made major breakthroughs, and has not mastered the aerospace technology of trans-stellar systems, then we will not only regard the Southern Alpha Galaxy as a destination, nor will we spend a lot of money. Resources to explore the aerospace technology across star systems.” The memory sighed and said, “It’s very simple. A civilization comparable to ours has not made a key breakthrough in millions of years, even if human beings are smarter, it’s not. It may take a leap in just a few hundred years. In addition, if the talent of this civilization is not very bad, this is equivalent to proving that we are most worried about and least willing to admit.
"what?"
The memory sighed and said: "That is, trans-star system aerospace technology does not exist. Although this does not mean that we cannot travel to other star systems, it certainly cannot overcome the barriers built by the speed of light, time and distance. We are able to travel to other star systems, and we have mastered extremely advanced technologies, such as being able to travel at the speed of light. It also takes much longer than the lifespan of living beings and even civilization itself. Obviously, after a long cosmic voyage, we are reaching After the neighboring star system, even if we still have vigorous vitality and master advanced technology, it may not be comparable to the local indigenous civilization. You must know that after humans have mastered trans-stellar aerospace technology, they only used less than one thousand The exploration and development of the Milky Way was completed in 1 year. In other star systems, as long as there is a civilization similar to humans, it can take the same short time to achieve a leap, and the human expedition from the Milky Way can take tens of thousands of years. , And even longer time to complete the voyage, and during this period, it is almost impossible to make a technological breakthrough. Then, when our expeditionary force reaches the adjacent star system, we will face a more powerful indigenous civilization than us."
"In other words, even if we reach other star systems, we cannot stand here, and we cannot expect to expand our living space by entering other star systems."
The memory nodded slightly, indicating that it meant it.