PS: PS: Note 1: The Law of the Dark Forest is based on Liu Cixin's science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" Trilogy, the second part of the trilogy, "The Law of the Dark Forest". The most awesome hard sci-fi, there is no one.

Another: Congratulations to Da Liu's "Three-Body Problem" for winning the Hugo Award. A milestone in Chinese science fiction!

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“sorry。” Jack frowned and said, "It's beyond the scope of our conversation. ”

"Let's put it this way. AOE's direction of investigation is the super-civilizations that have appeared and will emerge on Earth. ”

I am not very resistant to the term super civilization, although I still can't understand how a more advanced civilization can appear on Earth, but I have seen that piece of iron and know the mystery of that piece of iron

and the higher level of civilization it represents. Frankly, I'm terrified of it.

This 'it' refers not only to the piece of iron, but also to the civilization it represents. I believe that humans and sheep can live in peace, but I don't believe that humans can live in peace with wolves, even if they are kept in cages. I also don't believe that it's a flock of sheep that builds a high-level civilization.

Just like Hawking warned mankind, don't take the initiative to contact extraterrestrial civilizations!

Just like Liu Cixin's warning to mankind, the law of the dark forest of the universe (Note 1). In the face of higher-level civilizations, humans are a flock of sheep!

That's why I'm determined to bring antimatter bombs underneath Lop Nur. If I go down against a pack of wolves from a higher civilization, I'll activate the button of the antimatter bomb, even myself

It is also necessary to give them a burial.

"So, you've found evidence of the existence of a higher-level civilization?"

"To be precise, we have found evidence of the existence of non-earth civilizations! Includes specimens of non-terrestrial organisms. ”

I was very depressed, and my original plan was to just ask and not tell. It's better to just listen and not speak. But the Yankees had a hard time talking, like squeezing toothpaste, and I didn't ask him to speak half-talking.

I thought about it. "Is there a difference? The fact that non-Earth civilizations were able to come to Earth is enough to prove that their civilization level is several orders of magnitude higher than ours. At present, the civilization of the earth cannot do interstellar

Voyage, taking with you specimens of the earth's civilization. Let's not talk about living things, they can't do without the solar system. Non-Earth civilizations can come to Earth, and it's a voyage across galaxies! It should be sailing at the speed of light, or live

Things can't reach the earth. ”

"It doesn't have to be the speed of light. Theoretically, one-tenth of the speed of light can carry out interstellar voyages, no matter how slow. This is for the longevity of human beings, after all, the closest star to the solar system

Neighbors, also 400 million light-years away from Earth, if they are too slow, unless a stronger ecosystem and social system are built on the starship. Because it takes generations, or even dozens of generations, to complete one

Substellar voyages. And it's most likely a one-way voyage, and I think it's almost impossible to replenish the fuel needed to slow down and return from one to another interstellar level. ”

I couldn't help but be confused. Jack's current words are clearly a negation of his previous statement. I don't have a lot of knowledge of modern physics, but I can hear that he doesn't think that extraterrestrial civilizations can interstellar at the speed of light

navigation, and the human cost of interstellar voyages at low speeds of light (if aliens are also human) is too high, and I don't think anyone wants to complete an interstellar voyage in decades or even centuries. Even though aliens may live longer than earthlings, this time. It's at least a lifetime for them.

"So what do you mean? If interstellar travel is not realistic, how did you get the specimens of non-terrestrial life you found? ”

"How did we get out of the Hakka underground cave?" Instead of answering my question, Jack threw me a question.

"The Gate of Eternal Life?!" I let out a sudden realization, but I was once again confused. "It was built by the Hakka people, and its role is clear. According to Cao Mingzhe, the power of the Gate of Eternal Life built by the Hakka people has escaped. It is no longer the original power. The most powerful of the gates of eternal life, it has the power to awaken the awakened and make it perpetuate. ”

"Permanently? Zhang, you're talking about eternal life. ”

I got this information from Cao Mingzhe and thought about it carefully. I didn't hear the word eternal life come out of Cao Mingzhe's mouth. However, Cao Mingzhe's words did reveal this

Emotions, it seems, can be de-energized, and the ability to awaken can be preserved forever, which is no different from eternal life.

Eternal life, which is the goal that human beings have been pursuing since their birth, can be compared to flying into the blue sky. But for now, it's illusory. Humans flew into the blue sky and even out of the atmosphere, but

It is eternal life, and so far it is a distant dream of mankind.

Jack's casual words reminded me that Cao Mingzhe and Xiao Guolin insisted on returning to the underground of Lop Nur, and the information revealed from Cao Mingzhe's mouth was to go to the gate of eternal life in Lop Nur to de-energize. That's going to be okay

What is the ultimate goal of quantification? In addition to having the indelible ability of awakening, is there also the additional effect of immortality? If so, having the ability to awaken is a trivial matter, and eternal life should be pursued by them

Something to ask for.

I don't believe in pie-in-the-sky good things, my view is that you lose as much as you have! Losing something doesn't necessarily get you the same amount of possession, but owning something you definitely lose no less than the amount you have. So what are Cao Mingzhe and Xiao Guolin ready to lose for this? I don't believe they are mentally prepared for this.

I shook my head. "There is no eternal life, never has been. You can analyze it from the same information you know. The ancestors of the Hakka people are the aborigines of Lop Nur, and there have been many awakenings among them

The Awakened, if he could live forever, Lop Nur would not be what it is now. The immortal do not evaporate, they should die.

The Gate of Eternal Life is a misunderstanding and more likely a trap. Someone or intelligent creature is using this gimmick to make the Hakka ancestors serve him. ”

"It seems that we are on agreement on this point." Jack nodded. "The main function of the Gate of Eternal Life is to teleport. Stimulating potential, which is what the Hakka people call awakening, is an addition to it

Function. We believe that it is from there that the specimens of non-terrestrial organisms entered the Earth. ”

"Do you really believe in portals?" I asked Jack incredulously. I couldn't believe that the portal that chubby cartoon cat had taken out of his belly pocket would become a reality.

"Well, no, it's not what you think. Our analysis is that it is something that resembles a cosmic wormhole, or two points in the universe that are connected in some way, the universe

Fold. ”

Jack looked at me with a blank look on his face and frowned.

No way, what he said is too abstract, although my spatial imagination has improved by leaps and bounds, but it lacks the basic knowledge of astrophysics. It's not that I'm not interested in the subject, but

It's that I really don't have time to pay attention to this subject, it's too far away from my major.

"Let's think of the universe as a piece of paper, and draw two points on this paper, A and B, and there are two ways to get from point A to point B, one is to walk in a straight line, and the other is difficult, but

More time-saving, fold the paper so that the two dots coincide. ”

"Is it okay that the universe is three-dimensional. Are you stupid for me? ”

"Zhang, your imagination is too bad!"

Me: "(To be continued......)