Zhang Xiaogang is such a smart person, of course, he knows that the key now is not to persuade Ali and Beya, but to let Chu Tianjiang accept his proposal.

In fact, there is no need to convince Ali and Bea at all.

Although Ali and Bea have given up their identity as creators, and even identify with the identity of human beings, they are still creators from the four-dimensional universe in the final analysis, and they have no sense of belonging in the three-dimensional universe, and they do not have much identification with the intelligent beings born in the three-dimensional universe.

Obviously, as long as they recognize the value of this great integration, they will not object.

The problem is that Chu Tianjiang is not a creator.

Although in terms of strength, Chu Tianjiang has surpassed many creators, and with the help of Ali and Beya, he also has some understanding of creators, and even has some understanding of the creator's original world, that is, the four-dimensional universe through the fragments of the four-dimensional universe, but fundamentally speaking, Chu Tianjiang is a human being, has extremely special feelings for human beings, and even sacrifices everything to save human civilization.

Now, it is obviously not easy for him to surpass human civilization.

You must know that even if the fundamental purpose of achieving the Great Fusion is to save human civilization and allow human civilization to fight against a super existence like Beka, because it is difficult for Chu Tianjiang to immediately accept that he wants to give up the original face of human civilization for this reason, or even abandon the culture and ideas of human civilization.

Perhaps, in his opinion, this is no different from the destruction of human civilization.

"Old Chu ......"

Chu Tianjiang sighed and said, "Lao Zhang, I understand what you mean, but I hope you can understand what everything we are doing is for. ”

Zhang Xiaogang smiled reluctantly and didn't say anything.

"When you approached me and made me a super soldier, our goal was to defeat the invaders and allow human civilization to continue to thrive. Even the underground human civilization you started later, Clara's shadow empire, and everything I did after I returned was actually to protect human civilization. But now, you have to let go of all this and merge with other intelligent civilizations just to survive. Chu Tianjiang paused slightly, and then said, "To be honest, I really can't agree with your point of view. ”

"yes, at first, I couldn't agree with that."

Chu Tianjiang looked at Zhang Xiaogang, knowing that Zhang Xiaogang's words were not finished.

"Everything we do is to preserve human civilization and allow human civilization to thrive and thrive, and in our culture and understanding, it is definitely not to survive for the sake of survival. Even the smallest of people have a purpose to live, to live for a purpose. For example, after the arrival of the invaders, we persevered, even in the face of many difficulties. Since you returned, you've been fighting, even when you've encountered a formidable enemy that is almost invincible. We disappeared and didn't give up, not just to survive, but to make it more meaningful. Obviously, survival is not an end in itself, but a necessary means to an end. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded slightly, he had always thought that this was the meaning of human life.

"But you have to admit that the current human civilization is no longer the human civilization we were familiar with." Zhang Xiaogang paused slightly, and then said, "Now, not only do we have tens of trillions of people, but the number of people has increased nearly 10,000 times before the arrival of the invaders. In addition, we have entered the stage of self-evolution, through which we have gained eternal life, and in the process of self-evolution, we have continuously improved ourselves, and thus acquired a variety of abilities that we could not have imagined before, and even only God possessed. ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled reluctantly, he really couldn't deny it.

"So, is this still the human civilization we are familiar with?" Zhang Xiaogang looked at Chu Tianjiang and said, "If we measure it by our standards at that time, this is no longer the human civilization we are familiar with, and it can even be said that it has no resemblance to the previous human civilization at all. Not to mention anything else, even in terms of appearance, the current human beings are very different from the human beings we were familiar with at the beginning. What's more, after entering the stage of self-evolution, the gap between intelligent life has become very small. Even the so-called body shape and physiognomy are determined by aesthetics, which obviously change with the environment and culture. ”

Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly, this is also an undeniable fact.

"Of course, we still maintain some traditions, especially the most basic cultures and customs, but the integration of wisdom and civilization is inevitable. Within the Alliance of Intelligent Civilizations, after being influenced by other intelligent civilizations, human civilization is changing every moment. Many of our Super Soldiers, for example, have learned something useful from the Elamates and Akula, many of whom will change their body form during battle in order to maximize their individual combat effectiveness. In fact, in certain circumstances, we are even learning from the enemy in order to gain a way to defeat and defeat the enemy. ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled bitterly, of course he knew this.

"There are many things that we can't stop and change, and what we insist on is nothing more than that we can continue to maintain some characteristics, just as before the invasion we had many peoples, and each nation has its own characteristics, and we try to maintain them. Even if we don't talk about the great integration of wisdom and civilization now, such a thing will happen in the near future. Provided, of course, that we can survive this family war. It's a pity that if we don't even know this, I'm afraid we won't even have such an opportunity. Even if we propose the great integration of smart civilizations now, in fact, we are only letting this matter come in advance, and through our efforts, we will accelerate the speed of the great integration, so that we and all smart civilizations can benefit from the great integration. ”

"So, there's no other way?"

Zhang Xiaogang sighed and said: "There must be a way, but it is more dangerous and has a greater impact on human civilization." ”

"What?"

"Let all individuals of human civilization become half-breed offspring."

Chu Tianjiang was slightly stunned and looked at Zhang Xiaogang in disbelief.

"Objectively speaking, this is the most ideal way for us to defeat Beka's super being. Even if we don't expand the scale of human civilization and still maintain a population size of 20 trillion, as long as we can make everyone a half-breed offspring, that is, Professor Fire's method, then we will definitely be able to defeat Beka, and even more super beings, and become the master of the galaxy and even the entire three-dimensional universe. Zhang Xiaogang smiled reluctantly and said, "The professor mentioned it to me before, but I thought it was too risky, and the resources we had were not enough for us to achieve this goal in the short term, so I didn't take his advice." It's just that I think that one day in the future, this may be the only option. Of course, we have more options before that. ”

Ali nodded slightly, and said, "First of all, we can gain more time by realizing the great integration of wisdom and civilization and improving our war strength." If the strength of Becca's super presence is indeed far beyond our expectations, then we may really have to take this step. ”

"Compared with it, the great integration of wisdom and civilization is nothing." Bea said.

Zhang Xiaogang let out a long breath and said: "It is precisely because of this that we have to first carry out the great integration of wisdom and civilization, give full play to the advantages of wisdom and civilization, and become a force that cannot be underestimated, and no longer be at the mercy of Becca and Abaca." Wait until we have more strength before we take the next step. ”

"If you look at it from the point of view of intelligent civilization, this is no different from the evolution of the creator."

Zhang Xiaogang nodded and said, "Obviously, for us, this is also an opportunity. In the three-dimensional universe, evolution is the path of development for all living organisms. Creators can evolve to increase their strength, so we have to evolve as well, and more thoroughly. ”

Ali nodded, agreeing with Zhang Xiaogang's view.

Beya did not object, and naturally agreed with Zhang Xiaogang's point of view.

Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly and said, "So, we really have no other way?" ”

"If there is another way, I will not propose the great integration of wisdom and civilization at this time, let alone the issue of achieving comprehensive hybridization." Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said to Chu Tianjiang, "Old Chu, I know that it is difficult for you to accept it, after all, this is a change made for survival. But I believe that you should know that no matter what the meaning of survival is, the prerequisite is to survive. For any intelligent civilization, if it perishes, then the meaning of survival does not exist. You have to understand that intelligent civilization is a whole, not an individual like intelligent life. Intelligent life can choose to perish in pursuit of the value of survival, but intelligent civilization cannot. For any intelligent civilization, survival is the most fundamental value. Of course, for every intelligent life, its value can only be reflected if the intelligent civilization in which it is located exists. ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled reluctantly and did not object to Zhang Xiaogang's statement.

He is not stupid, of course he understands the difference between intelligent civilization and intelligent life, and understands that the premise of pursuing individual value is to preserve the group.

Of course, Chu Tianjiang knew better that his opposition was meaningless.

As Zhang Xiaogang said, the great integration of wisdom and civilization has begun a long time ago, and it is not transferred by individual consciousness, but the speed of integration is relatively slow.