Because of Vladimir's words, the boundless association mode was opened, and the more he thought about it at the dinner table, the more outrageous it became, Long Yun's thoughts galloped like a wild horse that had escaped from the leashes, and he had already digressed in a trance, and began to think about other wild thoughts.

While he was thinking nonsense, the researcher who had swallowed the grilled fish began another narrative:

"Okay, Victor.

Hmm, I look at your expression, do you hope that 'prehistoric civilization' really exists? Of course, I can't say for sure, and the theory I'm talking about may not necessarily be correct.

As I said earlier, the reason for thinking that 'prehistoric civilizations' should logically not exist is actually quite simple. If there was a certain highly developed civilization on the earth, then it is natural that the question arises, will this civilization suddenly suffer a catastrophe, completely disappear from the earth, and then make room for the development of our human civilization today?

In my opinion, it's almost impossible. ”

After saying this, Vladimir Putin, who was ready to make a long speech, took a look at everyone present, after all, this is not an academic discussion, it is not a lecture, and there is no need for a rigorous atmosphere between casual conversations.

Sure enough, as soon as the eyes exchanged, in addition to Long Yun, who was meditating in a daze on the chair, Valentina Kurtonova, who was sitting next to him, raised her hand slightly, and the woman has been quite quiet since the start of the small talk, but this does not mean that she is free from such a discussion:

"Ah, then, Vladimir, before I say what I think. All right?

-- Actually, my point of view is very straightforward. Or rather, it's an intuitive understanding. I think that, just like the current human civilization, the development of human society has actually become a little fragile today, and if we encounter a natural and man-made disaster, will it be easy to encounter some accidents? ”

"Well...... Why, Valentina? ”

Hearing the questioning of the woman sitting next to him, Long Yun, who had come back from his reverie, only heard the second half of the sentence, and he asked without thinking about it. "'Human society has become fragile', where does this begin, after all, we are now in a protracted world war, but everyone's life is basically normal: in my opinion, although human society will lose a lot in a war, it will not really reach the point of life and death."

Hearing Comrade Lieutenant General's questioning, Valentina, who had bright eyes, smiled at him, in fact, regardless of whether Victor agreed with her point of view or not, in short, he was able to raise objections, which showed that this person had listened carefully to his own speech; So the young detective leaned slightly and unconsciously raised his hand to brush the edge of the folded napkin:

"So. This probably shows that 'war' is not a serious threat to human civilization.

After all, think about it. Since the beginning of human civilization, there have been tens of thousands of large and small wars on the earth, but they have not caused the extinction of human beings and the extinction of civilization. What I think of here is another form, that is, with the continuous development and evolution of human civilization, the social division of labor is becoming more and more detailed, and more and more emphasis is placed on cooperation, which is equivalent to connecting the whole world into one.

Isn't this kind of interdependence, coexistence and co-prosperity a whole difficult to face the blow of a devastating catastrophe, such as a plague, or simply a cataclysm like a 'meteor hitting the earth'? ”

"'Streams, meteors hit the earth'?"

Hearing Valentina's words, Long Yun unconsciously picked out a little inappropriate wording, he almost opened his mouth to say, "Meteors can't hit the earth, and the kind that falls to the ground is called a meteorite", but he felt that this kind of correction was meaningless to the current topic, so he returned to the topic, "Well, maybe, but even if there is such a small probability event, or an explosive epidemic, I still think that human society is not so fragile." For example, the 'Black Death', the deadly bubonic plague, which was prevalent in Europe, or the large-scale invasion of Eastern Europe by the Turkic armies and the Ottoman Empire, all caused devastating damage to Europe at that time; But human civilization has continued to develop to this day, and Europe has also occupied a place in the history of world civilization, isn't it? ”

"Ah, having said that," Valentina's words picked up quickly as she stared at Long Yun with a slight blink, "but history is not the same as the present after all, let alone speculating on 'prehistoric civilizations'." In any case, my point of view is that 'the more developed the civilization, the more fragile it is in a certain way', since the object of our discussion is a highly developed prehistoric civilization, then-well, in short, let's listen to the opinions of professionals, hehe~"

After a brief conversation, apparently with their own opinions, Valentina gracefully ended the debate with Viktor and handed the voice back to Vladimir Putin. While Long Yun and Valentina were talking, they had been listening quietly, and the archaeological researcher glanced at Victor, who supported his views, a few more times, as if he felt that he had found more similarities in this "old friend":

"Speaking of professionals, well, I'm not very qualified myself.

However, on the question of the so-called 'prehistoric civilization', basically speaking, I am more inclined to Victor's view: if we assume that 'prehistoric civilization' is a civilization that has developed to a considerable height and is widely distributed on the earth, then it cannot be so easily destroyed by natural and man-made disasters.

Speaking of which, Ms. Valentina's point is not unreasonable; However, I think we need to distinguish one concept, and that is that 'heavy blow' is not the same as 'ruined miè'. Or, to put it another way, the probability of a major blow to any civilization that has developed to a certain level is always the same, but the probability of total destruction is decreasing until it is very close to zero.

The so-called civilization has suffered a heavy blow, and this kind of thing can only be done by looking at us human beings ourselves.

After mankind entered the era of civilization, the greatest saboteur - war has intensified, and it can be said that the act of crushing the most achievements of civilization is none other than this; In this regard, the nomads of Eurasia are a model of extreme evil, from the Tatar cavalry to the new Ottoman army, these invaders on horseback went about fighting and exterminating other peoples, so that many civilizations on the entire continent, from the Hungarian principality in Central Europe to the Song dynasty in the Far East, were destroyed by countless civilizations.

But even so, from a more macroscopic and objective perspective, these madmen with butcher knives have not been able to extinguish the fire of human civilization, and I personally believe that this is due to some influence on the scale of the earth, and the vast continent makes it impossible for the culturally backward nomadic empire to coordinate, and will soon fall into internal strife and collapse. Of course, this is just an instance, and many other human wars may not end like this, in which there are bound to be winners and losers; However, in any case, after all, the two belligerents cannot really die together, so regardless of the justice of the war itself, we must always admit that it is impossible for human civilization to die out in the act of war. ”

"So...... What if it's a nuclear war? ”

Hearing Putin's analysis of the war, Andrei Ushakov, who was across the table, came to his senses, he himself has always believed that nuclear war is an irrational act that will end in the same fate, and now it is time to ask the researcher in front of him:

"With the development of mankind to this day, the destructive power of war has obviously been increasing, just like the world war we are currently experiencing, if, only if, the enemy and the enemy really completely use strategic nuclear weapons to throw each other, will it be the end of human civilization, as the 'nuclear winter' theory says?"

"Oh, that theory doesn't seem very practical now."

Hearing Ushakov's speech, Long Yun couldn't help but raise his hand and wave, he came from the real world and knew a lot about the theory of "nuclear winter", and he had read a lot of relevant analysis, so he simply said it, anyway, they are just chatting now, and they are not worried about revealing their identity as a traverser:

"Regarding the consequences of the massive use of nuclear weapons, the 'nuclear winter' is already an outdated theory, and I don't think it can be said that humanity will be completely wiped out with weapons. - And take a step back, even if this situation really happens," Speaking of this, Long Yun remembered the "METRO_2033" series of games he had played, "It is certain that it will deal a heavy blow to human civilization, but to say that it will collapse and disappear on the earth, I think, Andre, this is also underestimating the courage and resilience of human beings in the face of disasters." ”

"Uh...... It seems that it is also, after all, according to Vladimir, 'heavy blow' and 'ruined miè' are two different meanings. ”

As an old friend who had nothing to say, Andrei Ushakov did not care at all about Viktor's rebuttal, he nodded in response quite approvingly, and by the way, did not forget to tease the KGB agent next to Comrade Lieutenant General:

"Well, in fact, it's not difficult to understand when you think about it, even if the Americans go crazy and throw nuclear bombs on our heads, then of course they themselves will inevitably eat nuclear bombs and be solved by radiation; And on our side, Valentina, the committee will definitely have a whole set of countermeasures, I guess that there will be a huge area of concrete underground structures on the outskirts of Moscow, enough to survive the terrible days when nuclear bombs are everywhere, and then everyone will have to lie dormant underground for three or five years, and the new 'Paul Kochakin' will come out of the bunker with the survivors and build a new Soviet Union from scratch, right? ”

"Oh my God, look at what you said, - I didn't know the committee had this arrangement~"

Seeing that the technical major general with a flushed face sighed and said some inconsequential conjectures, Valentina shook her head with tears and laughter, but what she said was indeed the truth. (To be continued......)