Chu Tianjiang's return was completely expected by Ivey, so she was not surprised at all.

It's just that she was disappointed, because Chu Tianjiang did what she said, but she didn't find what she wanted, that is, the genetic information that determined the future of the entire civilization.

Chu Tianjiang didn't convince Ivey, he knew the importance of that information to Ivey.

In a sense, that information is Ivey's compatriots, all of her, and all of her motivation to continue to exist.

"You've done your best, and I don't blame you." Ivey broke the silence. "I also believe that my people have not perished, that they are still there, somewhere I cannot go, and that the whole world has been re-established. They will not die, they will not perish at this time. ”

"Have you seen all of this?"

Ivy glanced at Chu Tianjiang, then nodded, and said, "You can come here to show that you have obtained all the information from Ai Jia. ”

"Aijia?" Chu Tianjiang was a little puzzled.

"I, Aijia, and Aika are one, three separate individuals, and we exist together and accomplish our tasks together. Like other individuals, we have our own destiny and value before we are born, and we begin to fulfill our responsibilities after we are born. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded, indicating that he understood what Ivey meant.

In the invaders, each individual is created according to the needs of society, without exception, so each individual has its existential value.

"Actually, we're very similar to you."

"Similar?"

"In the early days of civilization, we experienced a civil war, and it was a terrible civil war, which led to almost the entire genocide. It's just that the environment in which we live is much harsher than yours. Ivey paused slightly, "On our home planet, it's not just our species that has produced intelligent life. ”

"Another intelligent civilization?"

Ivey nodded and said, "This is a terrestrial intelligent civilization, and it has been with us for a long time. By your standards, it's probably tens of thousands of years. Because we are a maritime civilization, and they are a land civilization, in the initial stage of civilization, we did not have too many entanglements of interests, and we were even able to complement each other, and we were able to coexist peacefully. However, the progress of science and technology has made it impossible to maintain this situation forever. As we enter a new phase, roughly equivalent to your industrial age, the demand for resources and space has fundamentally shattered the foundation for the peaceful coexistence of two different populations, and war will inevitably break out. ”

"You won?"

"If we fail, it's definitely not me who will face you now."

Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment, the question at the beginning was indeed a bit idiotic.

"This war has been going on for hundreds of years, and in the initial stages, we were at a disadvantage and even almost lost. At that time, we lost almost all of the shallow waters, and even the surface of the ocean, so we had to dive into the deep sea, where the enemy could not reach. The painful defeat, and the pressure to survive, have changed us and made all of us realize an extremely important issue. ”

"What's the problem?"

"If we can't change in the face of adversity, we can only fail, and it will be a complete failure."

"This ......"

"Of course, the initial defeat taught us a lesson, and it also made the enemy very arrogant. When we disappear from the surface of the ocean, the enemy thinks that victory has been won and that there is no longer a need to be vigilant. Of course, the next hundreds of years of peace also made the enemy think that we were completely dead. In the meantime, we are studying the enemy and absorbing something of value from him. More importantly, the difficult situation allowed us to make the first scientific and technological leap, and the essence changed. ”

"What's changed?"

"Merge and exploit the enemy's genes."

"What?"

"There is an extremely important factor in our failure, which is that we are marine creatures. Although the ocean occupies the vast majority of the area on the home planet, we have many shortcomings relative to terrestrial life. For example, we have very high requirements for the living environment. In the absence of protective equipment, we need clean, oxygen-rich water. We were defeated in the first place precisely because the enemy discovered this shortcoming of ours, destroyed the environment of the ocean, and made the hydrological environment of the surface of the ocean unsuitable for our survival. Although we fought back and did the same, it was much more difficult to destroy the terrestrial environment. ”

"So you learn from the enemy?"

"It's not just learning, it's more precisely a kind of integration." Ivy paused for a moment and said, "We have our own advantages over terrestrial life. For example, we have a stronger sense of space and a clearer sense of orientation, and we have a stronger ability to adapt to complex environments, and a strong sense of three-dimensional orientation gives us a clear advantage in the art of war, that is, the way of warfare. ”

"This ......"

"What we have to do is to use the enemy's strengths to compensate for our shortcomings, of course, this is only an abstract statement."

"Specifically, you're using genetic technology?"

"Exactly." Ivy smiled and said, "Actually, that's our advantage, because the marine environment is more suitable for genetic techniques. ”

"And then?"

"After centuries of dormancy and development, we have launched a decisive counterattack and wiped out the once formidable terrestrial civilization in one fell swoop."

"Annihilation?"

"Completely destroyed, not a single enemy was left, all were killed, even the civilization created by the enemy was completely destroyed, we did not give the enemy any chance."

"This ......"

"It's just that we've changed because of it."

"Change?"

"The winners for us are the genetic warriors, who are more precise, who have the genes of life on land, so they are able to adapt to life on land, or even better to survive on land. The problem is that most of us are still typical marine creatures. ”

"There was a civil war?"

"Not so soon, at least after that terrible civilization war is over, we need to rebuild civilization and have no spare resources to fight a civil war. Whether it is a mutated genetic warrior or a civilian population that occupies the majority of the population, at least in the short term, they can live in peace. ”

"And then?"

Of course, differences remain, and this essential difference makes civil war inevitable. For us, war seems to be the only solution to the contradictions. ”

"It's very similar to humans."

"I've said a long time ago that we're very similar." Ivey smiled reluctantly and said, "This civil war has almost led to our complete destruction. Although the number of genetic warriors is small, they have strong combat effectiveness, while the common people only have a numerical advantage. If this civil war had continued without what happened in the middle, our civilization would have been destroyed thousands of years ago. ”

"What happened?"

"A comprehensive understanding of the galaxy in which we live."

"This ......"

"War has promoted the progress of science and technology, and more advanced science and technology have made the warring parties, who are not willing to be completely wiped out because of losing the war, begin to look for a broader living space. At that time, we set our sights on our home planet, which was to make use of the ocean as much as possible. Gene warriors, on the other hand, turned their gaze to the outside of the atmosphere, to explore the secrets of the starry sky and find a planet to live in. ”

"And then, you discovered another planet, and the intelligent life on that planet?"

"A satellite, or a planet of substar, to be exact. Before that, we didn't know much about the microcosm in which we lived, and it wasn't until the era of cosmic development came that we learned that there are two stars in our star system, and our home star is only the planet of the main star. Not far away, there is also a star. Although the star is smaller, there are many minor planets in its vicinity, one of which is located in the life belt and has a similar environment to the parent star, where intelligent life has emerged and created its own civilization. Although it is only a relatively backward civilization, it is still a civilization. ”

"The Civil War is over?"

"In any case, even though there are huge differences in morphology, we have the same ancestors and are very similar in various ways. Compared to other astral intelligent civilizations, we are like cousins. In other words, even if there are still contradictions, there is a high degree of recognition. For us, instead of consuming resources in the midst of a civil war, we should turn our attention to that new world. ”

"A civil war turned into a foreign war?"

"You can imagine what happened next. Because the Gene Warriors are more effective and adapt to the environment than the common people, the external expansion is done by the Gene Warriors, and the other members of the population are responsible for providing support. What's more, an agreement was reached between the two populations that the home planet would be owned by the civilian population, while the areas conquered through foreign wars would be owned by the genetic warriors. ”

"This ......"

"It wasn't a perfect solution, but in the circumstances, it was the only way to resolve our internal conflicts. Of course, this solution also set us on a new path of development, and it has had a profound impact on the entire civilization. ”

"What impact?"

Ivey smiled and said, "The world we know has undergone earth-shaking changes, and only by changing ourselves can we adapt to the new environment and fight for the right to live for ourselves, so it is definitely not a good thing for those individuals who hold traditional concepts." ”