The second more obvious faction is the Enlightener faction, who believe that intelligent life in the universe can be taught, and that the universe should not be so banal and lonely as it is now.

They excel at using a range of soft means to secretly bring out the potential of the lower civilizations themselves.

Since this route is not easy to follow, only the Enlightener civilization has been discovered.

Zhang Yuan couldn't tell for the time being, what kind of ending this lonely civilization would eventually usher in, whether there were followers, or if they were disheartened and left the galaxy......

In general, a kind person is easily replaced by an unkind person. In the same way, a fraternal civilization is likely to be trampled under the feet of a more selfish civilization in the midst of fierce competition, which is also a naked reality.

Game theory is common in small human societies, and it is also common in the large society of the universe, and it is even more difficult to get out of the prisoner's dilemma.

The third faction is the most dangerous Noah's faction, that is, the religious civilization in the traditional sense.

Assimilation is a coercive force that necessarily implies a certain degree of exclusivity. Two different religious cultures, once they meet, they will split a victory or defeat, and it is impossible to live in peace.

"Yes, this kind of civilization has something in common with certain religions, and if there is no exclusivity, it is easy for cultures to degenerate and divide into other cultures. They must hold on to the one truth. For example, the vassals of the Alev civilization insisted on the only suzerain, and they firmly believed that only by following the suzerainty could they bring them richness, power, and ...... Eternal life! ”

Even the civilizations that have been assimilated so far are low-level civilizations that have not stepped out of the starry sky.

But who knows what's next?

Perhaps, some interstellar civilizations have also been assimilated? It's just that this matter has not been the turn of human beings, and human beings do not know about it yet.

Zhao Qingfeng analyzed: "For an interstellar civilization like ours, a low-level civilization that has not yet stepped out of the planet is as weak as ants, and it doesn't take much effort to forcibly assimilate them. Some simple science is nothing short of magic for indigenous civilizations. ”

"But for the higher-level civilizations, we humans, the third-level civilizations, are also as weak as ants, and they can assimilate us at will...... This is the most worrying point. ”

"Even if we don't want to, oh, if we really face that dilemma, we must be unwilling...... The other side can also use coercive force at the military level to wipe out all adults and keep only children. And then educate and publicize the children. ”

"If assimilated, in a generation, our minds will not be what they are now. Our next generation will become a fanatical admirer of the Alev civilization, and the former earth civilization will be nothing more than a group of heretics in the eyes of the next generation, and will not have any sense of identity! ”

"I even think it's more meaningful to assimilate a civilization like ours! It is more valuable than assimilating a hundred low-level natives. ”

This speculation is creepy. It was as if there was a piercing chill that passed from the tail vertebrae all the way to every cell in the body!

In the vast starry sky, how many gluttonous beasts are hidden, and what they want is not your body, but your mind, and ...... Soul!

The universe is 13.8 billion years old, and there are too many possibilities brewing, and there may be far more than one such giant beast, and the game in the dark is more intense than imagined. Just a little splash on the surface is enough to make people feel frightened.

Zhang Yuan frowned, "It's really a good time." If you don't know this, you can feel at ease. Knowing this, you will feel that time is very short. It is no wonder that these materials are kept secret, and ordinary people have no way to access them if they do not deliberately look for them. ”

Zhao Qingfeng nodded in agreement: "Yes, intelligent life can be regarded as a precious resource in the universe, at least more valuable than helium-3 and even antimatter!" ”

Zhang Yuan pondered for a while, and then said: "However, for a while, there is no need for us to worry about the sky and mess up our own forward position. ”

It would not be wise to blindly expand military strength because of this incident. The development of civilization has its own laws, and artificially reversing these laws will only result in the loss of development potential.

The Alev civilization is at least a fourth-level civilization, and in the face of the fourth-level civilization, the third-level civilization that does not even have curvature technology is completely insufficient.

But if it is not the Alev civilization, but the third-level civilization or the second-level civilization, the current military strength is just right and will not interfere with its own development.

“…… To participate in this kind of thing, the current power of human beings is far from sufficient. ”

"The time of existence of the Milky Way is almost the same as that of the universe, and since the years have been quiet for such a long time, it is theoretically not a problem to continue for hundreds of thousands, or even tens of thousands of years."

What humanity needs to do is to take advantage of this time to develop itself quickly, including obtaining more information in this area. It is the right solution to have curvature navigation technology as soon as possible and climb to the level of a fourth-level civilization. As long as there is curvature to sail, the galaxy is so vast, there is no problem in escaping.

Zhang Yuan felt that the current choice of leaders was quite wise, and everything could not mess up his position.

He whispered: "There should be an internal reason why humans have survived until now...... I have a few ideas, this kind of civilization, let's call it a religious civilization, must not be liked by other interstellar civilizations...... There is even a possibility that a war may break out due to differences in philosophy! Of course, such an interstellar war is not yet something we can participate in. ”

"For example, if I were an enlightener, I would have worked hard to educate a civilization and give these indigenous civilizations in a primitive state an environment in which they can develop, so that they will not be stuck. As a result, a religious civilization came later, and they were assimilated, so wouldn't my hard work be in vain? ”

"I educate all the way, and you follow the assimilation all the way? What would I think, how old are you, follow me against me?! Zhang Yuan made a gesture of cutting meat with a knife.

Zhao Qingfeng couldn't help laughing: "It makes sense, but the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious." If the Enlightener civilization is far stronger than the Aleph civilization, of course, a slap in the face will be the other party. But what if the two sides are reciprocal, or even the other way around? ”

"Perhaps the Alev civilization is not the core of the entire Noah's faction? Just like the MLM network, the Alev civilization may also be one of the starters? ”

Zhang Yuan said quietly: "So...... It's a really important thing. Even the third-level civilization, the Badit people don't know, hey. ”

"According to the information of the Badit civilization, millions of years ago, there was a super war in the galaxy with at least six civilizations or more! It's hard for us to imagine the true anger of these high-level civilizations. ”

Of course, all of this is just speculation.

But Zhang Yuan did not doubt that high-level civilization would act for reasons such as "ideology".

There is no doubt that the more advanced the civilization, the more pure it will be in terms of ideology and self-confidence. A civilization like the Enlightener is likely to turn the lower civilization into a good culture of its own.

They think that this culture represents their own justice, and now that someone has destroyed this culture, that is the real big contradiction.

On the other hand, the significant expansion of the Alev civilization will inevitably trigger a backlash from other interstellar civilizations. With a little brain, you can know that if no other civilization stops the balance, this kind of civilization will sooner or later spread to the entire galaxy.

All in all, the situation in the galaxy may be more complicated than imagined, or it may not be so bad, all in all, it is still necessary to reach the interstellar trading market and probe the rumors.