268 Representatives of Earth's civilizations
(Yesterday there was a leak of 266, which has been made up.) οΌ
For civilization B, the envy and yearning for the universe have been realized from the beginning of civilization - from the time they began to look up at the starry sky, they have realized the mystery and mystery of the world above their heads.
Unlike the earth, the fear and fear of the universe also began at this time.
There is a word in civilization B, which has a meaning corresponding to the Chinese and English heaven, SKY, but at the same time, this word has the meaning of brother, enemy.
Civilization B also has the concept of "earth", but they have seven words corresponding to "earth".
Through a more detailed interpretation of the vocabulary, many experts from different countries have independently come to a similar conclusion - the emergence of civilization B is likely to have seven birthplaces, and they are seven planets in the same galaxy. Before they were given the ability to navigate the universe, the seven civilizations on these seven planets were already in fierce competition with each other.
From the moment the telescope was invented, these seven civilizations have been staring at each other with wide eyes.
For quite some time, they were each other's imaginary enemies - probably for this reason, in the language of Civilization B, there are quite a few words that seem to be chaotic, but in fact unified - such as words with the same meaning of earth, some contexts refer to homeland, others to hell......
The specific details in the middle, several bigwigs of Qinglan Consulting have no way to understand it now. But linguistically alone, these seven civilizations eventually formed a confederation of galaxies through non-stop warfare, also known as the Confederation after more than 2,000 years of confederation.
In other words, the galaxy in which the entire B civilization is located has finally been truly unified. It is hard for earthlings to imagine that when the entire star system was one, their technological level was actually inferior to that of the earth - the so-called war they fought before was nothing more than throwing dozens of nuclear warheads at each other every few years or decades......
For civilization B, nuclear war is a historical fact that has actually occurred, and after a limited nuclear war, it is also because of nuclear deterrence that a fragile peace has arisen between civilizations. The seven enemy civilizations of the past gradually merged in peace.
After 2630 years of unification, civilization has discovered a new enemyβbut this time, it's not from outside the planet, but from within them β robots.
That is, C civilization.
This explains why the two civilizations use different scripts and have such identical languages.
In fact, there is no language at all in civilization C - a civilization that does not need to use vocal organs to communicate, naturally does not need to use such backward communication tools as language - civilization C has optimized the writing of civilization B in its own way, but the language has not changed at all.
In civilization C, the meaning of enemy is the same word as God, master, friend, and God. It is worth noting that the term likewise refers to all "living beings".
Judging from this point of view, when they appear in civilization C, they are likely to be treated as enemies.
In the reading of civilizations B and C, the whole month of March has also passed quietly.
For Wu Xiaoqing, the biggest benefit of living without tasks for more than two months is that he has gradually developed a set of fixed living habits.
Wu Xiaoqing didn't have a life before, let alone get used to it. Before encountering the search and rescue team, Wu Xiaoqing's most common state was to find a way to make money when he ran out of money, and he spent money when he got it...... After encountering the search and rescue team, Wu Xiaoqing's life is a task, a task, and constantly performing tasks.
He had hardly experienced such a long period of leisure, as well as life.
Wu Xiaoqing rented a house around the university town of Ningzhou, where he would live when the company was fine. When he is not free, he goes to several universities around him to attend lectures. There is no special attention to the course, and many times, when he encounters what the teacher says, he goes in and listens to what he says. Because of his long and tender face, no one suspected that he was not a student of the school - Shen Changwen had prepared many lecture cards for him, but until now, he had not had the opportunity to use them.
It's not surprising that, in reality, what is more precious in college is actually just a diploma, and what you learn in real college is actually very cheap, and no one cares.
Wu Xiaoqing goes to college, not necessarily to study certain courses, more often, he is like other college students, just reading novels in class, in a daze, or thinking about some issues that he is concerned about. I came to the university only because there was an atmosphere of thinking.
At the end of early March, the weather suddenly warmed up with the sun shining for several days. The time was 11 o'clock in the morning, and with the bell of the end of class, Wu Xiaoqing walked out of the teaching building with the flow of people, and then walked towards the school gate by himself.
There is a snack street at the entrance of the school, and most of the college students in the neighborhood do not go to the cafeteria to eat, but choose to come out and solve it by themselves - compared to the food in the cafeteria, the food outside is still better after all, and there are a lot more tricks.
Wu Xiaoqing often came to this snack street to eat during this time, and like other students, Wu Xiaoqing soon had several fixed small shops because of his personal taste. Today, just like a few days ago, Wu Xiaoqing walked into a shop that sold barbecue rice, asked the boss for a barbecue rice with ingredients, and after paying the money, he came to a table in the restaurant with the food and ate it by himself.
It was the end of class, and it was also the busiest time of the day, and soon after Wu Xiaoqing sat down, a large number of students soon poured in. The seats around Wu Xiaoqing quickly filled up. Probably because there was no place, more students later stopped eating in the store, but chose to pack.
Wu Xiaoqing's eating speed was not fast, and when he was eating, he was still thinking about the linguistics of B and C. Recently, he has read a lot of papers on linguistics, and he has gradually begun to have his own ideas in this area.
At this time, a male classmate who was eating opposite Wu Xiaoqing stood up and left, and then sat down in that position. Wu Xiaoqing glanced at him, and then was stunned - because the person in front of him was clearly exactly the same as him.
The other party spoke at this time: "Don't be nervous, Wu Xiaoqing." You're representing the search and rescue team. β
Wu Xiaoqing's first reaction in his mind was that it was A civilization. The other party nodded almost at the same time as he thought - it seemed that Wu Xiaoqing's thinking was completely transparent to the other party: "Then, let's talk." β
Then the "Wu Xiaoqing" in front of Wu Xiaoqing stood up - with his action, Wu Xiaoqing found that the entire surrounding environment suddenly seemed to be pressed the pause button and completely stopped.
The pedestrians on the street, the vehicles on the road, even the scraps of paper flying in the air, and the boss's action of grilling meat at the door - all came to a complete stop, as if time had stopped at this moment.
"Don't think about it," the other said, "this is your consciousness space...... I'm just as a guest here. In order to facilitate the conversation, you need to speed up your thinking appropriately β you should be able to understand it. β
Wu Xiaoqing nodded, this concept is not difficult to imagine. For a high-level civilization, the operation of the world in their eyes is definitely different from that in the eyes of the earthlings - higher speed, wider space and time, this is inevitable. The concept of speed does not simply refer to the speed of running - the speed of thinking is also an indicator. As far as thinking tools are concerned, the human brain is simply too slow to react.
"So, then, in order to facilitate communication, let's first determine some premises. First, we will need to extract and simulate your memories and thought patterns during the communication - we promise not to reuse this information in any way outside of this exchange. Is it acceptable that these data are just for the sake of improving the efficiency of communication between us? β
Wu Xiaoqing nodded: "Even if you use it, we don't have the ability to pursue it." β
"We are a civilization that respects morality and order," the other replied, "and it is far more important to us than it is to you." β
"I don't understand...... But I agree. β
"Second, after the exchange is complete, we will review the exchange to make sure that you did not get any technical hints or hints in the exchange. If there is, we will delete the corresponding memory part, can you accept it? β
Wu Xiaoqing hesitated, this clause was familiar to him - almost the same as the search and rescue team's requirements for them. It's just that the search and rescue team can't administer amnestics to them, and they can only be limited by secrecy. He couldn't help but ask, "Is it for the earth?" β
"Yes, you already have the answer β the search and rescue team told you the answer. He is right, any high technology that appears out of thin air will lead to a catastrophe for the planet. β
"Then I agree."
"Third, in this exchange, your identity is a representative from the earth, and you are also a representative of the search and rescue team, do you have any questions about this identity?"
"Representatives of the Earth?" Wu Xiaoqing shook his head, "I can't represent the earth. β
"Oh, why? We've scanned your memories to make sure you have that right β as long as you give your consent. β
"There are more than 6 billion individuals in the entire civilization of the earth...... I have no authority to speak for everyone else. β
"Oh, you believe in individuality...... More ...... than I thought Primitive, aren't you already a state? β
"I'm not the actual leader of any country either."
ββ¦β¦ Oh my bad, individual consciousness...... Well, I've just scanned your brain for political information about the planet, and I understand what you mean. But I still want to say that according to the rules of inter-civilization communication that we have formulated, you have the right to represent the earth, and this representation will bring considerable benefits to you personally and to your civilization. β
"Can you elaborate on the logic that I can represent the entire planet? In some kind of ...... that I can understand Morality? β
"Yes," the other party sat down, Wu Xiaoqing raised his head to look at him, but found that the other party's face changed a little, turning into Shen Changwen's image, and then the words he said also became Shen Changwen's voice, "This logic is clear and simple." First of all, the basis of your entire human civilization is the brain, and the structure and principle of thinking in your brain have been fully verified and calculated during the period of our contact, and we can come to the conclusion that the results of our civilization and any of you after full communication are the same. In other words, no matter what I communicate with you or what conclusions I draw from, I and the other 5.9 billion people on the planet, after sufficient communication, get exactly the same result - your mental model is ultimately convergent. β
Wu Xiaoqing opened his mouth and asked in disbelief, "Are you sure?" All on the same page? Regardless of their age, nationality, educational background, and level of intelligence? β
"I'm sure, remember what I said, full communicationβthis maximum of sufficiency, according to our current communication efficiency, is converted into 2 seconds of objective time on your earth, and 120 years of subjective time. Adequate communication is not only about the time of communication, but also about the efficiency with which the information is received β that is, communication itself involves making sure that the person being communicated can fully and accurately understand the information β so all cultural, intellectual worries are unnecessary. β