Chapter 45 Religious Civilization

In this way, the interrogation of the natives of Diggstar quickly began......

There was nothing big about it during the period, but these natives were all fat, and the life in captivity was different after all......

As time passed, under the intense busyness of various biologists and linguists, people quickly mastered their language and obtained a lot of detailed information......

The first thing that shocked people is that this civilization has a history that is too long, too long!

Their written history is actually "called"...... 120,000 years!

120,000 years, it's really too long, such a long history has exploded human beings or Knicks!

But in such a long time, their technology has only developed so little, and even the Knicks who have been around for thousands of years are inferior.

That's a bit of a weirdness!

The meandering social process seems to spin in place for a long time......

Something must be holding back the progress of science!

On this day, many people were discussing enthusiastically in the large conference room of "Titan Z", including military figures, biologists, sociologists, and Yu Yifeng and other high-level government officials.

They hope to find out its nature and characteristics in the shortest possible time, and catch the ethereal "Gaia creatures"! Because the sense of crisis in Yu Yifeng's heart has become stronger day by day, they can't drag it out any longer, they must act as soon as possible!

Of course, this conference also discussed the history and culture of the Digger civilization......

And also...... How did this indigenous civilization become extinct! How did you turn your planet into a wasteland?

Judging from the available evidence, "Gaia creatures" played an indispensable role in the development of the Dige civilization......

Seeing that all the participants were sitting in their seats, a young female presenter came to the stage and played various pictures and related text on the screen.

She took a deep breath and said with a solemn face: "Ladies and gentlemen, as we all know, this Dige civilization is a real religious civilization. The object of their worship is likely to be...... Gaia creatures in our eyes. ”

"But for various reasons, they have not been in the habit of recording history, so the so-called 120,000-year history is just an inaccurate number."

"No historical documents?" Yu Yifeng was stunned in his heart, "This is a bit troublesome." ”

Not every civilization has a complete record of history. Some countries on the earth are also like this, such as India, as well as ancient Loulan and other countries, they have no historians, civilization is backward, and all history cannot be verified.

And the Dige people are even more so, I don't know how many generations have changed the dynasty, but there is no historical data, and all the history is not clear.

I only heard the hostess continue: "...... The specific history is difficult to verify, but we can still find clues about the 'Gaia creatures' through some religious texts, epics, and stories. ”

"The stories in religious texts have been passed down by word of mouth for tens of thousands of years, and perhaps many of them are apocryphal...... But there are also some stories that may have existed in real life, and you can refer to them dialectically. ”

In the mouth of this host, the religious culture of the Digger civilization has been pieced together bit by bit.

First of all, there is the background of the development of the civilization and the biological data.

The Dig man, born in the ocean, is an intelligent life that evolved from amphibians.

Their most important characteristic is ...... The original tail has not yet degenerated.

With this ping-pong-like tail, it can better make a splash and swim quickly. On this watery planet, the tail that can help swim is quite useful.

Therefore, every Digg person is a natural swimmer, and picking out any one is more awesome than the human swimming champion, which is due to the evolution of living beings......

"Even now, their swimming skills have not deteriorated, and they can swim as soon as they are born."

"But because of the long-term life on land, they have evolved sweat glands, and while the ability to survive on land has been improved, the function of skin breathing has been lost."

"So, like us, they can't breathe underwater, and when they swim in the ocean, they are still at risk of drowning...... It's like some amphibians on Earth drown......"

These are the most basic biological information, distributed to everyone one by one by a functional robot.

Yu Yifeng also received a copy of the information and looked through it carefully.

He nodded unconsciously, thinking to himself, "In this way, there is a considerable difference between the body structure and genetic material of Dig and humans. As for the similarity of facial features, is it just a coincidence? ”

"Biologists are looking at why this coincidence is happening, and the results are not very good in the short term."

To get back to the point, this amphibian intelligent creature can get food on land and things in the ocean, and its survivability is still quite good. If you want to better adapt to the land, sweat glands are obviously more important, after all, this planet is so hot, it is easy to die of heat without sweating.

As for the question of drowning...... Huge as a blue whale can drown, and there is no such thing as a perfect creature.

"In this way, the environment of Dig 114 is similar to that of Earth, but there is more water and the moon is closer, oh...... There's also one more "Gaia Creature" with a history that may be quite long! ”

There are only these differences, but they have caused a huge difference in the history of social development......

"It's because of this extremely old Gaian creature that they have become a fanatical religious civilization...... In the midst of this, we also get the first message......"

"120,000 years aside, at least in ancient times, Gaia has already appeared...... Is that so? ”

"Yes, this group of creatures should have a very long history. But from the available information, in ancient times, it was not as intelligent as it is in modern times, and it did not have a real sense of self. ”

Yu Yifeng heard a few familiar voices discussing in whispers behind him, and when he looked back, he found that it was Professor Haiger and the others, and hurriedly greeted them: "Professor, this host is your student, right?" What's her name? ”

"Her name is Karina, and she is just 40 years old this year...... "Professor Heiger said with a smile, "and the vigorous development of cosmic sociology is also inseparable from the addition of these new blood." ”

The host, named "Karina", is a relatively young cosmic sociologist and one of Professor Heigel's distinguished students.

She didn't have stage fright in the face of so many important people, and was obviously quite well prepared.

"In the most primitive period, most of these Digg natives lived by the sea, and they relied on their excellent swimming skills to hunt all kinds of creatures in the shallow sea area......"

The Dig are strong swimmers, but they are not the strongest creatures in the ocean. For them, the ocean still holds all sorts of elusive dangers...... And because of the proximity of the satellites and the huge gravitational pull of the tides, the waves here are so violent that all kinds of tsunamis have become commonplace.

"So...... Hunting in the sea, even if it's just a simple gathering, can cost you a life if you're not careful. When the sea blows, it can even completely submerge the villages along the coast......"

"The quality of their survival depends on the sea, they worship the sea, but they fear the sea......"

"The fear of death is common to all intelligent life. So...... The most primitive religion was born before the advent of writing, and that was the sea god 'Umoru'! ”

Yu Yifeng nodded, such a social development was expected.

Fear of the unknown is the common nature of intelligent life. Fear is of great significance to the origin of religion. Many Dige people believe that after death, they will return to the arms of the sea god, which also reduces the great panic in their hearts to a certain extent.

The legend of the sea god "Umoru" is the core of the religious culture of the Dige civilization. They believe that everything originates from the sea and ends up with the sea.

The sun rises from the sea and sets again from the sea; The moon also rises from the ocean; No one has ever walked to the end of the ocean, and no one knows how big it is.

All kinds of magical and incredible phenomena have all been attributed to the "sea god", which is a natural thing for primitive civilization.

But in general, as science develops, religions are overthrown by science. However, the Dige people are completely different, and this culture has been passed down to the ...... 120,000 years! With the development of society, not only has it not disappeared, but it has become more and more intense......

That's very strange......