Chu Tianjiang stared at the girl, did not evade, let alone flinch.

Because consciousness exists in the void space created by the girl, there is no need for Chu Tianjiang to say it, the girl knows what he wants.

"Human beings are a near-perfect three-dimensional intelligent life. It is produced by natural evolution, has a strong ability to adapt, does not have serious self-destructive tendencies, is very social, and evolves rapidly. It is a pity that human beings have never recognized the nature of the evolution of life. Whether it is naturally generated or intervened, evolution is all about gaining a broader living space, so that the race can survive and overcome all external challenges. Influenced by short-sightedness and all kinds of strange ideas, after entering the industrial age, the evolution of human beings has not only not accelerated, but slowed down, and has missed the last opportunity and the opportunity to survive. ”

"No!"

"Humanity has not crossed the threshold, and it is only a matter of time before it is eliminated." The girl looked at Chu Tianjiang, what she said was the truth, and it was impossible to deny it.

Chu Tianjiang gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, answer my question, why do you want to preserve my consciousness and wake me up from my dream?" ”

"As I mentioned at the beginning, in the beginning, creating a 3D microuniverse was just a trial project, a bit like you were sketching engineering drawings. It's just that with the start of the dimensionality reduction project, which has become our only means of survival, this is no longer a test project, but a real project. As you said, we cannot exist directly in three-dimensional space, so we need a vehicle that allows our ideas and civilizations to continue. ”

"Humans?"

The girl nodded, indicating that this was what she meant.

"I can make a deal with you."

"Deal?"

Chu Tianjiang let out a long breath and said, "You said that my body is still alive. If you are willing to help humanity out of this difficult situation, I can be your carrier. ”

"You?" The girl laughed, then shook her head. "Can you paint a three-dimensional picture of your whole person on a single drawing?"

"This ......"

"I need carriers, but not just one person, but everyone." The girl pointed at Chu Tianjiang and said, "Theoretically speaking, it takes countless intelligent individuals in three-dimensional space to fully carry my thoughts. Unfortunately, this is something that cannot be done in any way. So I need enough individuals to preserve my thoughts and knowledge as much as possible after the dimensionality reduction. ”

Chu Tianjiang was silent, Luo Jinyong guessed correctly, but there was a deviation.

"I used to trust you and believe that you can do it, but unfortunately ......"

"This is the only microverse you've ever created?" Chu Tianjiang suddenly asked.

The girl paused for a moment and said, "Like you, we are made up of countless individuals, and they are more complex than you think. Due to resource limitations, only a very small number of individuals have obtained the qualifications for dimensionality reduction, and each individual can only create a three-dimensional micro-universe to carry his thoughts and knowledge. You're right, I have only created one micro-universe, and the survival of this micro-universe determines my fate. ”

"Well, you don't have any other choice."

"That's why I saved your consciousness and woke you up from your dreams."

"Really?" Chu Tianjiang had already guessed this.

"I'll give you one more chance, and the last chance."

"You still believe me?"

"I don't have any other choice." The girl smiled faintly and said, "I'll send you back, back to your body, and it's up to you next." ”

"I'm not going to help you."

"For what?" For the first time, the girl looked surprised.

"What is the value of being alive if you are enslaved?"

The girl suddenly laughed, and Chu Tianjiang looked at her intently.

"Obviously, you completely misunderstood what I meant." The girl suppressed her laughter and said, "That's right, I need humans, and I need humans to be my thought carriers. It's just that it's completely different from what you understand. I don't interfere with personal consciousness, and I don't control anyone. ”

"Really?"

"The human brain is less than five percent developed and utilized. As long as there are enough individuals, I only need a small fraction of each one. For example, if you add 100 billion people, then the human beings who carry my thoughts will only occupy five percent of the nerve cells in the brain at best. If it's 500 billion, that's one percent. All in all, the thoughts that carry me don't affect anyone. ”

Chu Tianjiang looked at the girl and felt that she was lying.

"Of course, you don't have any other choice. If you refuse to cooperate with me, I will surely perish at the time of dimensional reduction, and humanity will still be enslaved. ”

"You ......"

"The real slavery is more miserable than you think."

Chu Tianjiang thought of the dolphins in the aquarium, and the wild animals in the cages in the zoo.

"I don't have a choice, and neither do you." The girl paused slightly. "By the way, they're still alive."

"You've saved their consciousness?" Chu Tianjiang immediately asked. Chu Tianjiang knew that the girl was talking about Nicole and them.

The girl nodded. "Like you, their consciousness is kept in an isolated space. Their bodies are gone, but I can bring them back to life and bring them back to you. Of course, I can give you complete freedom if you wish. ”

"That's what you offered?"

"What, do you want to follow more?"

Chu Tianjiang gritted his teeth and said, "For you, since human beings are so important, why do you pin your hopes on me instead of shooting directly?" ”

"The intervention of the Martian civilization has proven that the direct intervention of the great civilization will only make the results worse."

"That's all?"

"The last time we met, I already mentioned that if I intervened directly, it would inevitably trigger a full-scale war between the great civilizations, and until the dimensionality reduction is over and the three-dimensional universe stabilizes, the war of the great civilizations will only lead to more serious disasters, and even lead to the collapse of the three-dimensional universe that is being generated."

"Nothing else?"

"What has invaded the earth is a micro-civilization that has mastered advanced technology, and it is a micro-civilization created by the intelligent individuals of another great civilization."

"So the war between the great civilizations has broken out."

"The war never ended." The girl sighed and said, "The root cause of the war is resources, but the war consumes a lot of resources, thus forcing the great civilization to collectively reduce its dimensionality and avoid collective destruction when the four-dimensional universe collapses." Although the armistice agreement explicitly prohibits the intervention of large civilizations in the wars of the micro-universe, it does not limit the wars between micro-civilizations. Maybe you won't believe it, but the reason for doing this restriction is simple. ”

"What?"

"There is a fundamental difference between the three-dimensional universe and the four-dimensional universe, in which the means of warfare in the four-dimensional universe are limited. That is to say, no major civilization understands the way of warfare in the micro-universe, and the war between micro-civilizations just solves this problem. We can observe, we can learn, we can imitate, but we can't intervene, at least not until the dimensionality reduction is complete. ”

"So you can only sit on the sidelines?"

The girl nodded and said, "There is only so much I can do, you must rely on yourself, rely on what you have learned from me to defeat the enemies who have invaded the earth." Don't underestimate the enemy and don't overcomplicate it. When civilization develops to a certain extent, the way of warfare will also change. The conquest and enslavement of a civilization is complicated to say, but it is not difficult for some civilizations that have mastered advanced technology. ”

"For example?"

"There's only one thing you have to remember."

"What?"

"No matter what the lower civilizations do, they will not be able to change the basic properties of the micro-universe, that is, the level of energy and quality, and they will not have a negative impact on the use of the micro-universe by the higher civilizations."

"This ......"

"Humanity is still an inferior civilization, so what humanity has done to survive is not at all insignificant to the invaders who have already occupied the earth and are preparing to exploit it in the future, and even the entire micro-universe. It is precisely in this way that humanity has not been completely extinct. The girl smiled faintly and said, "You should be glad." If humanity were a higher civilization, then I am afraid it would be extinct by now. ”

"How much time do I have left?"

"Very briefly."

"Dimensionality reduction has begun in full swing?"

The girl sighed and said, "You're right, the dimensionality reduction process has been fully accelerated. You are my only hope and the only hope of humanity. I don't have the time or resources to create a second microverse, and if you fail, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"So important, all you can do is send me back?"

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't take it. If you had mastered the mysteries of energy sources earlier and defeated Williams, humanity would not be what it is now. ”

"Williams for what is going to get the source of quality!?"

The girl hesitated a little and said, "I can't put all my eggs in one basket, but alas, you all failed." ”

Chu Tianjiang suddenly understood, Williams' acquisition of the quality source was also the masterpiece of the intelligent individuals of the Great Civilization.

"He's still alive?"

The girl shook her head and said, "He is not as lucky as you, his consciousness did not enter the distortion space before the passage closed. ”

"Nichol, they're still alive?"

"Their consciousness is always with you."

Chu Tianjiang gritted his teeth and said, "Remember your promise, I hope you don't regret it." ”

"The premise is that you have to seize this opportunity."

"Send me back."

A white light flashed, only for a moment, but that clear feeling made Chu Tianjiang feel that this moment had become eternal.

When the white light receded, Chu Tianjiang knew that he had returned to reality.