There was no need to wait for the hourglass to run out, and in the last ten minutes, the Mercury Man handed over all his skills.

"It didn't work. Bai Ge said.

"It's really all of our technology, including the unproven conjecture of the universe. "Mercury is humane.

With the bell there, Bai Ge would soon be able to sift through which techniques were useful to him.

There is no doubt that, apart from individual chemical formulations and alloy ratios, only some biological samples are of some value.

In fact, for a civilization that crushes the other party with technology, a low-level civilization has nothing valuable at all, and the most valuable thing is the creatures in different living environments.

Despite this, the value of life itself is not very high, because each creature has its own harsh living conditions, and it is not very useful except for opening up the perspective of scientific development.

The mercury people had no choice but to take out everything they could take.

Cultural and historical materials, artistic treasures, etc., are also distributed to the Virgo.

However, Bai Ge still said: "It's useless. ”

I don't even like technology, let alone literature and art.

The mercury man was helpless, and finally said: "Except for ourselves, the only thing we can hand over in the end is May." ”

Each of the five moons has its own space station and collection site, and as the planet's scarce resources that are easier to collect are depleted, their main source of rare earths is the five moons.

This is the most fortunate aspect of their galaxy structure, with five moons very close to their parent star.

Therefore, the cession of satellites is actually the cession of a large amount of resources.

Bai Ge still didn't care much about this, because now the five moons followed Pluto, and they ran away, and the mercury man couldn't stop it.

But after he saw that the mercury man really couldn't come up with anything, he didn't forget it, he was just to scare this civilization, and there was really no profit to be gained.

"Yes, you've got the qualifications to live. Bai Ge said.

......Despite getting a promise, Mercury was desperate in his heart.

Drops of organic mercury are secreted from the eyes and continue to drip.

Originally, there was only one planet in the entire galaxy, and if Bai Ge took away their only five satellites, the tension of the entire civilization's aerospace technology development would be minimized.

It's not like the Earth, but the solar system is very suitable for the development of space technology, it has so many planets, and the Earth also has satellites.

Step by step, this bottomless pit of technology can be used to give back benefits layer by layer.

You must know that the reason why this civilization is not very motivated by space technology is that they understand that even if it develops for a thousand years, the space industry will not have great benefits.

At least the earthlings still have a hope, thinking that in their lifetime, maybe ordinary people can go to the moon to see, and children may be able to immigrate to Mars. It may not be possible, but it is possible.

When you send out a long voyage to other galaxies, you can develop other planets along the way, and your civilization can continue to progress.

But the Mercury People were so desperate that science told them unmistakably that there were no other planets in the entire galaxy.

Technology unmistakably tells them that their nearest star is 8.5 light-years away, and even if they managed to travel at one hundredth of the speed of light, it would take 850 years to make a trip in the past.

During this period, they can only continue to develop their home satellite and develop five small satellites.

Now, they even have to give these five small satellites to Bai Ge, which is equivalent to castrating the already ethereal future again.

In this way, they finally got the qualification to survive.

This time, don't talk about a thousand years, if you give them five thousand years, it's good not to self-destruct. It's almost impossible to get to the next planet.

"Is this the reality of cosmic civilization?" said the mercury man, who was extremely pessimistic.

They once had all kinds of romantic reverie about the universe, and in the era of great literary and artistic prosperity, countless works fantasized about extraterrestrial civilizations from various angles.

Although there are also dark and evil kinds, I really encountered it at this moment, and I was immediately devastated, and all the beautiful illusions were shattered.

"......" Bai Ge was silent about this, because he didn't know what civilization was like with each other.

I saw him silently merge Pluto with the moons.

The five moons pulled by Pluto immediately crashed towards Pluto.

A violent explosion occurred in space, and the light of the fire was as bright as a star for a short time.

Soon, however, the bell incorporated the moon's material into Pluto, sorted and absorbed, or sent it to the center of the earth.

Although the impact changed the landscape, Pluto's crust was constantly moving and changing.

The material of the five satellites was quickly lost and turned into mountains, rivers and rocks.

Slowly, there are no signs of impact on the surface, and Pluto is still Pluto, but the mass is greater.

"The satellite is gone,......" the mercury man watched in shock.

They have to work hard to mine on satellites, but a powerful civilization swallows up five satellites in one go with just a seemingly simple fusion.

The celestial bodies are so fused with such ease that the technology behind them is incredible.

At this moment, the mercury people once again felt the importance of science and technology, and realized that without strength, everything is nothing.

It has to be physically equally powerful so that it doesn't get stuck culturally. Otherwise, no matter how long the history, profound culture, and great art are, they will not be able to guarantee the basic condition of survival.

Listen to the words of the mercury people who have all kinds of enlightenment.

Bai Ge said: "It seems that they are going to wake up, and after this blow, maybe they can still grasp a glimmer of life in the future." ”

However, the bell said, "No, it's not enough. The awakening of the mind of the race as a whole is not a single psychological blow, it requires a long period of suffering and bloodshed and sacrifice. Unless you're willing to play a war game with this civilization and baptize it with real bloodshed, they won't really stand up, and at most there will be a few progressives. ”

Bai Ge said: "A war without interests is meaningless, I have done so much to the fullest, and it is their business that they cannot awaken." ”

Bell said: "Then they will be abolished, because there is no real bloodshed and sacrifice, as expected, after this blow, what they get is not a more enthusiastic atmosphere of scientific research, but a great tide of sorrow." ”

In other words, the impetus for this blow is likely not to be on the science and technology tree, but on the literary tree, inspiring more wonderful works. Most of them should be pessimistic......"

This collective pessimism, combined with the physical urgency of resources, makes demise inevitable. They should die in an extreme indulgence in the future......"

Bai Ge was silent, and then said with a smile: "Civilization is really fragile, I thought they would have a big explosion of technology...... Obviously, it has such a strong cultural heritage,"

He didn't attack this civilization for no reason, and when he had neither profit nor interest in destroying them, Bai Ge wanted to see if he could trigger a technological explosion.

If it explodes, with the cultural heritage of this civilization, there is no need for any physical objects, as long as some useful scientific theories and conjectures are tossed, it will be worth it.

"The cultural explosion is also very powerful, and in fact they are now starting to have amazing pessimistic works, and I've read some ......," Bell said.

"I suggest that everyone don't look at it, including you, dominate ......"

Bai Ge was stunned and said, "What's wrong?"

"Aside from the fact that I am not affected, I think that once you and all the Beyoners see this kind of work, your heart will be greatly shocked, and then you will feel pity and sympathy for that civilization. If you read more, you have a ninety percent chance of being impressed and help them improve, a fifty percent chance of being culturally integrated, and various choices in the future will be affected to a certain extent, and even a thirty percent chance that you will directly switch to embracing their culture. The bell said.

Bai Ge exclaimed, "Is it so powerful?"

Bell said: "Of course, your personality is basically shaped by Chinese culture, but this culture is not invincible. In fact, when I communicated with the mercury people before, I kept using our language to condense and delete their words, which was actually to protect our values. ”

"In the past, we were only affected a little bit, at most we were tolerant of each other, after all, our culture is still very strong. But now it's different, the explosion of culture is much faster than the explosion of technology, even if you don't do these things, just discover us, see our spaceship, communicate with us...... This series of contacts in itself will help to fuel the flames. ”

"Now their cultural depth extends far beyond the earth, and if you interpret it yourself, you will be deeply affected by it. ”

Bai Ge suddenly remembered that culture is also a weapon, although it does not directly help the survival of civilization, but if he understands the history and culture of the other party, even if he physically destroys the civilization, its cultural influence will live forever in Bai Ge's heart.

This is a very dangerous thing, but fortunately, the bell has always been a firewall during the communication between the mercury people.

All the translations are done by the bells, which is why she doesn't directly translate what the other party says in the first place. In fact, the mercury man said a lot every time, but the bell often used a few words, or a sentence, to make Bai Ge understand what he meant.

As for the bell itself, it will not be directly affected, she is immune to all sensuality.

This is why after the two civilizations have been in contact for so long, Bai Ge's side has not been affected by cultural invasion.

"If it weren't for you, wouldn't we have been assimilated now......" Bai Ge said.

"Yes, if it weren't for me, in fact, from the moment of communication, the influence of culture would have begun......" Bell said.

Learn the language and writing, interpret the words quoted from the classics, and understand the scientific and technological development and history of the other party...... and other behaviors, all of which are stepping into the mouth of an invisible monster called culture that the other party brings.

"Immediately notify the other ships, and if you encounter an extraterrestrial civilization, do not touch it yet...... Don't try to parse their language...... Bell, you take over all the ship's external communication as soon as possible. Bai Ge said.

There are still many ships in the Blue and White Country that are not controlled by the bell, and it would not be good if the four thousand ships that went to explore the map in other directions were accidentally assimilated.

Although the other party's culture is not necessarily stronger than the earth, just merging with each other can greatly change one's own culture.

Moreover, the cultural explosion is too fast, and there are still conditions for scientific and technological progress, and there is no need for conditions for ideological progress.

Two completely different civilizations, with a low level of science and technology, are more susceptible to psychic shock, and then have a cultural explosion in a short period of time, and this cultural influence is transmitted through communication.

This thing is subtle and unpredictable, and you will feel that it is your own culture, which will affect the judgment and choice of civilization. Understanding equals impact, so it's better not to know.

It is prudent to ignore all communication and refuse all contact until the bell takes over all external communication.

"Low-tech civilization is simply toxic. ”

...... r