Chapter 202: First Contact
Next to Xiao Yu's fleet, there are many various spaceships that are busy shuttling. From the engine mode of these spaceships, whether they are recoil propulsion or curvature drive, as well as the size, shape, mass and other information of the spacecraft, Xiao Yu can roughly guess the level of civilization to which these spaceships belong. The conclusion is that most of the civilizations in the Azure Market belong to the fourth-level civilization, and only a few belong to the third-level civilization. Fifth-level civilization, except for the main body of the Azure Market, the Molian civilization, Xiao Yu didn't see any of them.
"Perhaps, the galaxy after the three-way war has really become a place where a fifth-level civilization is considered a hegemon." Xiao Yu thought secretly.
Xiao Yu was working hard to collect all the information about this market, including the strength of the civilizations involved in the transaction, the number of troops garrisoned by the fifth-level civilizations, the performance parameters of the fortifications and attack fortifications, etc.
These data will determine Xiao Yu's attitude in the upcoming deal - whether it is a peaceful deal or a violent robbery.
Under the leadership of that small spaceship, Xiao Yu's fleet gradually approached the inner galaxy. The first thing that came into Xiao Yu's sight was a huge gaseous planet.
Xiao Yu saw that this gaseous planet was twice the size of Jupiter, and it had dozens of natural satellites, and on these moons, it was full of dense fortifications, which undoubtedly contained a huge liliang, deterring all foreign liliang who dared to disobey the rules.
In addition to natural satellites, there are numerous space bases in orbit around the gaseous planet. Each of these bases has a diameter of tens of kilometers, which is larger than Xiao Yu's provincial spaceship. Around these bases, there are constantly various spaceships taking off and landing back and forth, busy shuttling. The entire planetary system presents a busy, bustling atmosphere.
"This is the liliang of the fifth-level civilization?" Xiao Yu was secretly vigilant in his heart. "But how many intelligent beings do you need to completely manipulate so many fortifications?"
Judging from Xiao Yu's scientific and technological experience from the development to the present, it is impossible for artificial intelligence to completely replace intelligent creatures, mainly because of two reasons, one is that artificial intelligence cannot really reach the intelligence level of intelligent creatures, and second, there are too many unpredictable factors in artificial intelligence. The so-called three laws of robots, which were proposed in the age of the earth, have long been proven to be flawed. In other words, artificial intelligence, which can completely replace intelligent creatures, is impossible to achieve within the development expectation of Keyujian. The fifth-level civilization is naturally within this range.
This means fortifications. Or the larger the ship, the more intelligent beings it needs. Judging from Xiao Yu's experience. A provincial ship. It would take at least tens of thousands of experienced, specially trained humans to be able to manipulate perfectly. Then the contradiction arises, within this market, there are such a large number of fortifications, bases. So, who is manipulating them?
"Could it be that this Molian civilization is really so strong that it is not afraid of other high-level civilizations coming to attack? Otherwise, how could they possibly afford to lose such a huge population? Or. These bases are simply for show, just run by inefficient artificial intelligence? Xiao Yu thought secretly and wrote down this doubt.
"Welcome to Azure Market, please moor your fleet in the A3 area, the specific coordinates are ......, where your fleet can move freely, including mining supplies, obtaining supplies, and carrying out exploration. But please do not act across regions to avoid misunderstandings. β
At this time, a message came from the small ship leading the way ahead. Xiao Yu responded: "Haode." Excuse me, where is the specific trading location? What do you have here? In what currency? β
The location of the A3 region is an area centered on a small satellite with a diameter of several tens of kilometers. Xiao Yu drove the fleet over as he said and asked a question.
The small spaceship replied, "Because the requirements of each civilization for the living environment are different, this market implements face-to-face trading, that is, the civilization does not come forward, but uses robots as agents for trading. All deliveries, transshipments, inspections, etc., are completed by robots. Below, please submit the goods you use to exchange, Sky Blue Market will estimate the value of your goods, convert them into the common currency in the market - the trading point, and a list of goods will be sent to you later, if you need information products, please ask us directly, we will inform you of the price of the information, and you can decide whether to buy it or not. β
The technological creature in this small spaceship seems to have taken on too many shopping guide tasks, and after receiving Xiao Yu's inquiry, it immediately sent a piece of information.
"Is that so...... haodeγ Xiao Yu thought for a moment, submitted the information of the Zerg's limbs, and asked, "I don't know what the rest of the civilizations that come here to trade generally use as payment currency?" Also, can you give us a rough list of the exchange ratios between the various types of goods and the common currency? β
"Well...... Level 3 alien beast civilization, the limbs of the zerg, good things. These things are very popular with Level 4 civilizations, and there are many Level 4 civilizations that are being acquired in large quantities. The price is a ton of Zerg limbs for one trading point. If you have any questions, please provide us with your data interface, and you will be connected to our database later, and your questions can be obtained through queries. Before that, please provide your access computing mode and main communication protocol, which will be used to generate data interfaces for you. β
Xiao Yu thought for a moment and transmitted the data over.
"It seems that you have been stepping into the fourth-level civilization stage for quite a long time, and generally only the intermediate fourth-level civilization will master the quantum computer." After receiving Xiao Yu's data, there seemed to be an exclamation from the small spaceship, "Moreover, your civilization seems to have a high level of attainment in quantum computers, I wonder if you are interested in selling these technologies?" I'm sure there will be a lot of fourth-level civilizations who are interested in this and are willing to pay a lot of money to buy it. β
"Huh?" Xiao Yu asked with some doubts: "You are a fifth-level civilization, hasn't your civilization mastered quantum computer technology?" β
"It seems that your civilization does not often come into contact with other civilizations, so it would be good to give you a piece of information for free." The small spaceship sent a message: "There are countless paths for the development of science and technology, and each one has infinite possibilities. Even the most basic electronic computer, if it develops for a long time, it is possible to develop to a level that is not inferior to a quantum computer, and everything depends on which path you choose. Our civilization has chosen the photonic computer path, and it has developed very well on this path - so it is not a mistake to say that we have not mastered quantum computer technology. β
This answer was greatly beyond Xiao Yu's expectations. In fact, this answer almost turned Xiao Yu's cognition upside down. In Xiao Yu's mind, there is a certain law in the development of civilization, such as the development of computers, which follows the process from electronic computers to photonic computers to quantum computers. In this process, with each level of advancement, the computing power of the computer will be greatly improved. But at this moment, listening to the words of this civilized creature, even photonic computers can be developed to the point where their performance is not inferior to that of quantum computers in all aspects?
This caused Xiao Yu to think deeply. Xiao Yu had a hunch that some of his cognition of the universe seemed to be wrong from the beginning.
"Well, the data interface is connected, and you can freely browse the information within your permission. As a friendly reminder, don't do something beyond your authority, our civilization takes privacy very seriously, and if you do that, it may cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. Well, Zaijian, happy trading. β
After sending this message, the small ship flew away quickly, leaving only a group of Lukka led by Lukka II to look at each other.
"I didn't expect that this sky blue market would be such a trading model, and we didn't have the opportunity to show up at all." Luca II smiled wryly. It realized that Jihua, who had once again attracted Xiao Yu's attention by seeking the greatest benefit for Xiao Yu in the transaction, went bankrupt.
"I think this trading model makes sense." Xiao Yu said, "Our concepts are still bound by the past perception. Okay, let's start analyzing, let's see what they can offer us, and how we can maximize our benefits in this transaction......"
Through the data interface, Xiao Yu can freely travel within the scope of permission, and obtain a large amount of data in an instant. Due to the particularity of its own existence, the computer's shijie has no secrets about Xiao Yu. But now, Xiao Yu doesn't plan to risk trying to break through the limit. Because the current Xiao Yu really has a limited understanding of this Molian civilization, if they discover his small actions, it will cause trouble.
"The computer technology of the Molian civilization seems to be completely different from my computer technology. their computer ...... The base system is not fixed? Two, three, four, five, and four base systems coexist at the same time? Kindness? And octal and septal? How is this possible? β
As soon as he came into contact with the other party's computer technology, Xiao Yu was greatly shocked. These things are really beyond Xiao Yu's imagination.
Perhaps, they use some kind of special algorithm to ensure the accuracy of the data in the case of base confusion. Sometimes chaos means security, and this is their civilization's unique way of keeping secrets. Xiao Yu thought about it, temporarily gave up his plan to explore the mysteries of the other party's computer technology, and put his spirit on the specific trading goods. (To be continued......)