These two interstellar civilizations are undoubtedly very powerful civilizations, and it is difficult to say whether they have mastered the means of faster-than-light navigation, but in terms of their behavior, they are far more powerful than humans.

Because they can do interstellar voyages, interstellar trade!

Deep space navigation is not a simple matter, and human beings cannot do it to the extent that they can sail at will.

Spaceships like Earth Age and Golden Sun require massive social resources to build, and they usually have a trip with no return, and they are scrapped after one flight.

"First of all, analyze the first interstellar civilization encountered by the Gliese civilization, the motives of this civilization...... Most likely in good faith. ”

Zhang Yuan sent an imaginary picture on the screen: "A scientific research spaceship passed by this planet and found this group of lazy and lazy indigenous creatures, you can leave them alone or destroy them, anyway, there are many options...... So on a whim, I kindly enlightened it. They even expected that the Gliese civilization would be stuck by the key point of 'electricity', so they dialed it in advance. ”

I think the motive is very simple, that is, it comes from the pleasure or pity of the heart. Just like when a human encounters an ant and gives a little biscuit when he is in a good mood, he will feel very happy to see the ant's hard work and relocation of the biscuit. ”

Captain Zhao asked: "However, ants and Gliese civilizations are fundamentally different, no matter how powerful ants are, they are also 0, and it is impossible to pose any threat to themselves; But the Gliese civilization has wisdom, a qualitative change from 0 to 1, and more 0s can be added later, with thousands of possibilities, is there really such a kind civilization? ”

Zhang Yuan replied seriously: "Captain Zhao, the universe, the Milky Way, such a huge territory, is not a little bit of the earth, there are too many empty territories, it is inconvenient to communicate with each other, there is no need to compete for resources like the earth." ”

"If humans found a species of intelligent monkey in the earth, humans would indeed panic and would capture and study them, and even exterminate them......"

"But in the universe, intelligent life is just commonplace, maybe it can reach a 1 in 1,000 or even 1 percent probability! If, and I mean, if there are 10 million intelligent beings in the galaxy alone, you can't panic enough to arrest and kill all intelligent life, right? ”

"And from the primitive age to the interstellar age, and then to a more powerful civilization, there are still many hurdles to cross. The vast majority of civilizations are mediocre and there is nothing to worry about at all...... Maybe there are some civilizations that like to sow sparks of wisdom everywhere? ”

This view was quickly agreed upon.

No matter what kind of ideology the first interstellar civilization is, it is indeed the probability of good intentions.

I really can't imagine what bad intentions they have.

This is followed by the behavioral analysis of the second interstellar civilization.

This civilization is more sophisticated, and there is more historical record about it.

Zhang Yuanfa asked, "If the second interstellar civilization clearly knows that giving away 13 universal factories will cause the Gliese civilization to enter its current state of degeneration. So, the most important point...... Why do they do this? What are the motivations? ”

Captain Zhao shook his head: "Most likely, they don't know. No one can predict that after tens of thousands of years, the Gliese civilization will suddenly take drugs from all civilizations, which is impossible to predict...... Even if the historiography of our new civilization develops for 10,000 years, it is impossible to accurately predict the point. ”

Li Zhendong thought about it and didn't speak, and only then did he say: "Captain, even if you don't take drugs, the oligarchy brought by the universal factory is not a very good form of government, and the oligarchy is ......."

"Or, the traps laid by this civilization are far more than just happy elements, there are other hidden traps, but the Gliese civilization happened to be knocked down by happy elements. In fact, it's bad intentions! ”

"I don't think so, why should they do that?"

"Perhaps, the first civilization likes to sow the spark of wisdom, and the second civilization likes to kill the spark everywhere."

"Then why bother? Wouldn't it be enough to destroy it directly? ”

Seeing that everyone was arguing noisily, Zhang Yuan waved his hand, "Everyone, don't think about it so much, let's go back to that original transaction." ”

"The interstellar merchant used 13 universal factories and some power generation equipment to buy the mathematical system of the Gliese civilization, as well as a whole lot of art."

"Mathematical knowledge, the value of which is not easy to say, the mathematics of the Gliese civilization is indeed more advanced than us human beings, maybe it is very valuable, or maybe the cosmic level is just commonplace...... But the artwork is a little weird, even weird. ”

Zhang Yuan followed and said: "If you have the most malicious thoughts and try to figure out the thoughts of this interstellar businessman, you will get a very strange and even a little evil conclusion......

"Oh? What conclusions, let's hear them. Captain Zhao said with interest.

Zhang Yuan asked: "What do businessmen value most?" ”

"Yes, of course...... Benefit! ”

"Do you think that in the face of a weak civilization that can be slaughtered at will, the interstellar merchants will lose money? In the most ordinary of thoughts, not to sympathize is not to be pitiful. ”

"No, absolutely not!"

"So, this interstellar merchant is likely to make a lot of money in this deal!"

At this moment, another deputy captain stood up and spoke: "Big money? So they were given 13 universal factories? In fact, if you don't give these things, just build some basic equipment, the Gliese people can also develop. ”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, for the Gliese people, some of the most basic power generation equipment is enough, and it will naturally develop slowly, and the most important thing in the universe is time." What is the difference between directly giving a universal factory and pulling out seedlings? ”

"But think about it, what is it that makes them so profitable? There are only two things that the Gliese people offer, mathematics, and art. ”

Math? The knowledge accumulated over 100,000 years is indeed very great and full of whimsical ideas.

But no matter how intelligent the Gliese is, they can't be the smartest species in the galaxy, let alone the oldest. Probably, there are civilizations that are older and smarter than them.

"In other words, the knowledge of mathematics is probably just some licking the head."

“…… The only thing that can make special money is the artwork accumulated over time. ”

Zhang Yuan broadcast a photograph on the screen showing artistic carvings of the Gliese people.

This inference is so bizarre that many people have no way to understand it.

The price of art is mostly hyped, and it is enough to hype it up within civilizations, but can trade between interstellar civilizations also be used?

Could it be that interstellar civilizations are still engaged in hype and playing finance?

This is to heaven!

Zhang Yuan sighed, stretched out a finger, and another image appeared on the screen.

"Guys, it's not what you think. In the galaxy, as long as there is an exceptionally powerful civilization that likes these things, it is enough. Yes, as long as there is a strong civilization, it only needs one ......"

"That's not a low probability!"

"And we can't always look at things from our point of view. We are just a bunch of poor ghosts, the kind of poor who can't be poorer, and of course it is impossible to pursue excessive spiritual enjoyment...... Even on earth, art is a plaything among the wealthy. Can the rich and the poor pursue the same? ”

Everyone laughed, well, what Zhang Yuan said did make sense. Maybe an interstellar civilization is really idle in space, and has developed to its own limit, so it collects spiritual and cultural art throughout the universe...... This kind of thing is not impossible!