After a little hesitation, Yang Yi told the story of encountering the memory of the Divine Emperor, the founder of the Silicon Charm Alliance, in the Northern Alpha Galaxy, focusing on the discovery of the Divine Emperor, that is, the reason why the Divine Emperor was able to transcend that era, unify the intelligent civilization of the Northern Alpha Galaxy, and defeat the powerful wild silicon beasts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info To put it simply, there are many similarities between the discovery of the God-Emperor and the discovery of humanity at the end of the First Age.

"Well, our guess is correct. A long time ago, a powerful civilization was born in the North Alpha Galaxy, and it is almost exactly the same as the great leap of humanity. Perhaps, the great discovery that took us out of the solar system has been outside the solar system and has been waiting to be discovered. Although we are millions of years late, it is clear that after the God Emperor made that great discovery, the Silicon Phantom Alliance quickly reached the pinnacle of civilization, and did not make substantial progress for the next few million years. As you said at the beginning, the God-Emperor left a will forbidding the Silicon Charm Alliance to invade the Southern Alpha System, and it is likely that he had similar concerns. ”

"What are you worried about?"

The memory body glanced at Yang Yi and said, "If we were created, what about other civilizations?" If all civilizations in the known universe were created, then all civilizations have existential value. In any case, it is impossible for that powerful being to create so many civilizations for no reason and leave behind advanced technology that can make us leap forward. If this assumption is true, then who knows which civilization is more important? It could be us humans, or it could be some other civilization. It is precisely because of this speculation that during the Second Age, not only did we not destroy other civilizations, but we also did everything we could to help and support other civilizations. Maybe one day in the future, a civilization will be able to find the answer, and it may not be us humans. ”

"The question is, what if you find the answer?"

"There is a fundamental question at stake here, and one that no civilization can avoid." The memory paused for a moment before saying, "Do you think we'll be able to live forever?" Of course, it's not you or me, it's anyone else, it's us humans. Or do you think any civilization will last forever? Remember, the key is absolute eternity, even if the universe is destroyed and time disappears. ”

"Of course not."

"Yes, it really can't be. The problem is that any civilization wants to have eternal life, not individually, but the civilization itself to exist forever. In fact, this is the ultimate goal pursued by all civilizations, and to achieve this goal, we must first transcend the universe in which we live. ”

Yang Yi frowned, and looked at the memory body incomprehensibly.

Of course, this purpose is too idealistic, let alone other civilizations, and even we cannot imagine the possibility of transcending the universe itself. In other words, we have to settle for the next best thing. We cannot pursue eternity, what we can pursue is to continue human civilization as much as possible. Of course, this is also the pursuit of other civilizations, even if it is not truly eternal, to live and die with the universe. ”

"Obviously, it's almost impossible."

The memory smiled faintly and said, "In the beginning, especially at the beginning of the Second Age, almost all human scientists believed that since we could dominate the galaxy with advanced technology, we would also be able to move towards other star systems one day in the future. As long as we keep moving forward, constantly expanding our living space and obtaining more survival resources, we will be able to survive forever, at least in a narrow sense. ”

Yang Yi was slightly stunned, then sighed with a wry smile.

"It's a pity that the ideal is very plump and the reality is very skinny. Only a few thousand years later, we have to admit that the technology we have at our disposal is not advanced enough. After successive failures in the exploration of other star systems, we realized that crossing star systems would require more advanced technologies, and advanced technologies that we had not yet mastered, or even had underlying theories, did. We are confined to the Milky Way, and all we can use is the resources of the Milky Way. Obviously, relying on the resources of the galaxy alone, we will not be able to survive forever. In fact, while other civilizations are growing, the resources in the galaxy are already beyond their means. ”

"So, human scientists split into two factions and began to explore space technology across star systems."

"It's just appearances, and regardless of our point of view, our purpose is the same. We have to fly out of the galaxy to other star systems, or it won't be long before the resources in the galaxy are depleted. Although relying on the mastered technology, especially the original energy technology, human beings will definitely survive, and human civilization will be able to continue, but we all know that it is impossible for all civilizations in the galaxy to survive just by relying on the technology that has been mastered. More importantly, human beings have to restrain their behavior, even to the point of giving up many things. To put it simply, it is to give up all exploration in order to survive. This means that even if we don't die at this time, we will forever lose the ability to explore other star systems. According to our estimates, with Primal Energy Technology and strict self-restraint, humanity will continue to thrive for billions of years, but eventually it will still perish, completely extinct when the galaxy collapses. ”

"Billions of years?"

"Of course, that's just our estimate. At that time, some scientists proposed that the life of the galaxy could be extended by modifying it, so that the galaxy could exist longer. Theoretically, we could even make the Milky Way the same age as the universe by creating a closed primordial energy loop. In other words, the galaxy will not be destroyed until the day the universe is destroyed, but it will still be destroyed eventually. ”

"It's just that you don't think it's going to work."

The memory nodded, and said, "At that time, this was just a set of theories, which had not been proven, and there was no way to prove it. Besides, even if we can prove it, we may not have enough time to reshape the galaxy. Comparatively speaking, it is more realistic to develop navigation techniques for transstellar systems. What's more, we can't stand still, if we stop, we will perish. The Milky Way is definitely not where we belong, let alone to other civilizations. We have to move forward, to other star systems. You must know that in the vast universe, there are countless star systems, and only a few of them have been discovered by us, and there are many star systems that are too far away from us to be discovered by us for the time being. As long as we master the technology of transstellar system astronautics, we can conquer the entire universe. In other words, we are not just trying to get to the Southern Alpha System, but to the entire universe. ”

"It's a pity that you failed."

The memory smiled faintly and said, "It's not that we've failed, it's that we're going in the wrong direction. ”

"Really?"

"Actually, that's what I just came to the conclusion I just came to."

Yang Yi was slightly stunned, and looked at the memory body incomprehensibly.

"We've long since discovered the anomaly in the North Alpha System, and we believe that there is an advanced civilization there, but we don't know that civilization has been around for millions of years. Based on the discoveries made at the time, we can only infer that that civilization had mastered primordial technology more than 10,000 years ago, had the ability to travel across star systems through space channels, and most likely controlled the entire North Alpha system. The problem is, 10,000 years isn't too long. You know, after mastering the technology of transstellar spaceflight, it took us thousands of years to explore the entire galaxy, and then it took thousands of years to complete the development of the galaxy. The size of the North Alpha Galaxy is much larger than that of the Milky Way, and if that civilization is comparable to humans, then it makes sense to control the entire North Alpha System for tens of thousands of years. To put it simply, we did not accurately determine the time of the existence of that civilization through this discovery. ”

Yang Yi nodded, waiting for the memory to continue.

"If we knew that the Silicon Alliance had existed for millions of years, but had never made a major breakthrough and never mastered the technology of spaceflight across star systems, then not only would we not have made the Southern Alpha System a destination, but we would not have spent a lot of resources exploring spacecraft across star systems." The memory sighed and added, "It's very simple, a civilization comparable to ours has not made a key breakthrough in millions of years, and even if humans are smarter, it is impossible to make a leap in just a few hundred years. Moreover, if the talent of this civilization is not very bad, it is tantamount to proving the problem that we are most worried about, and the least willing to admit. ”

"What?"

The memory sighed and said, "That's it, transstar system astronautics doesn't exist. While this doesn't mean that we can't travel to other star systems, we certainly can't overcome the barriers of light, time, and distance. Even if we were to be able to travel to other star systems, and to master extremely advanced technology, such as being able to travel at the speed of light, it would take far longer than the lifespan of living beings, or even civilizations themselves. Obviously, after a long voyage to the neighboring star system, even if we still have vigorous vitality and advanced technology, we may not be able to compete with the local indigenous civilization. You must know that after mastering the technology of transgalactic spaceflight, it took less than a thousand years for mankind to complete the exploration and development of the Milky Way. In other star systems, a civilization similar to humans can make a leap in the same short time, while a human expeditionary force from the galaxy would have to travel for tens of thousands of years, or even longer, and during this time, it would be almost impossible to make a technological breakthrough. Then, when our expeditionary force reaches the neighboring star system, we will be faced with an indigenous civilization that is more powerful than us. ”

"In other words, even if we reach other star systems, we will not be able to gain a foothold here, and we cannot expect to expand our living space by entering other star systems."

The memory nodded slightly, indicating that this was what it meant. (To be continued.) )