Not long after he came to this world, Li Wenyuan heard the title of "second-level civilization".

At first, he thought it was a standard for dividing the strength of civilization in this galaxy.

He also asked the archaeologists at home, but the answer he received surprised him:

"This is not used to judge the strength of civilization, in fact, we still judge the strength of an interstellar civilization by common production capacity, military, science and technology, etc."

"What we mean by 'several levels of civilization' refers to the development elasticity and development ceiling of this civilization, and this elasticity and upper limit are manifested in its natural interstellar survival time."

"A first-level civilization, once it develops to the top, it can only last for less than 10,000 years, and most first-level civilizations will not even exist for so long before they will regress to the indigenous era, or even die out."

"Because of their resource allocation, social form, ethical concepts, and rate of scientific and technological progress...... and so on, the affairs necessary to maintain the stability of civilization will inevitably become rigid and inflexible in a long period of time. ”

"After reaching a certain limit, a small accident is enough to cause a violent upheaval of the entire civilization, and the sudden outbreak of war and civil strife is a trivial matter."

"The most common result is that the entire civilization degenerates back to the indigenous era, derails from the stars, a lot of technology and history are lost, and the remaining survivors struggle to survive and gradually forget the glory of the past."

"Those who are lucky can stand on the interstellar stage again as 'another civilization' after a long period of development, and those who are unlucky will die out completely and become a forgotten piece of history in the interstellar world."

"Therefore, the 'upgrading' of civilization is something that every interstellar civilization has to consider sooner or later. Even second- and third-level civilizations must find a way to continue upward after reaching their limits. ”

"And each civilization will establish a new and rich ceiling foundation for civilization through an 'evolution' that affects the entire civilization after reaching a certain shackle."

"This kind of 'ascension' and 'evolution' is called 'ascension' in the interstellar world. And this 'ascension' has been carried out a few times, then this civilization is a civilization of several levels. ”

"Theoretically, all interstellar civilizations are at least first-class civilizations; And all intelligent civilizations are at least second-level civilization starts. ”

"But as for what exactly 'Ascension' will do, what to study, and what to prepare, no one knows. Civilizations that have completed higher ascension are not willing to share this secret. ”

Li Wenyuan was greatly surprised by the criteria for judging "several levels of civilization" in the interstellar world, he couldn't imagine that such a theory still existed in the universe, and it seemed to have been confirmed.

At that time, he asked the archaeologists with great interest, wanting to know what level of civilization he belonged to now.

However, the answer is: "You are a 'Lost Empire', and this interstellar evaluation does not apply." At this point where you get to the point, there are no shackles or ceilings. The only thing that can destroy you is the outside world. ”

He immediately felt bored, and understood that whatever he came up with would be considered: "You are the 'Lost Empire', as you should." ”

Those archaeologists may even think of themselves as one of the people here, and seem unfamiliar with many technologies, and it is unrealistic to rely on them to judge their true level of civilization.

So Li Wenyuan decided to choose a technology to show to Keruibo, and through Keruibo's reaction, he could judge what level of technology in his level 10 technology tree was equivalent to this galaxy.

So as to roughly judge his development ceiling and potential.

After thinking about it, he chose a technology that was most likely to be related.

【Ascension Theory】

[Technology Level: 3]

[Introduction: Our history goes round and round in dramatic leaps in technology, politics, and culture.] These leaps often lead to times of radical change, and they are accompanied by times of stability. So far, we have witnessed too many back-and-forths, and in order to break the cycle, a certain theory has also emerged.

[Possible technology: flesh and blood (99.9%); Design Evolution (99.9%)】

Ascension theory, this is a very special technology.

It was a technology that was suddenly added to the technology tree during Li Wenyuan's communication with those archaeologists, and as a basic technology, its level reached level three.

The "possible technologies" it extends are also very short-lived, and appear extremely inconspicuous in the entire tech tree.

But judging from the name, Li Wenyuan understands that this technology may be the chosen route for "civilization upgrading" in this galaxy.

The maximum possible technology it can extend is level 6, so Li Wenyuan chose its follow-up technology "Flesh and Blood" and showed part of its content to Keruibo.

Bryning looked at the brief technical content in front of him in disbelief, not noticing that his breathing had gradually become rapid.

"This technology is ......"

Although he is not a scientist, he also has a certain amount of scientific literacy, and after sitting in this position, he also spontaneously worries about the future of the company.

Of course, he knows the "civilization ascension theory" circulating in the universe, and he also knows that his company is preparing for this theory.

But in fact, most people don't know exactly how to upgrade civilization, and only vaguely perceive through the large amount of living metal on the market that this resource should be quite important.

Because of this, living metals have no price in the galaxy market.

And this time, Bryning saw the technology displayed by the "guardian", even if he was only the size of his thumb in scientific literacy, he instantly realized that this technology was definitely related to "Ascension"!

His eyes instantly became feverish, and then quickly suppressed, but in his eyes, which were trying to pretend to be calm, the enthusiasm that almost overflowed had betrayed him.

…… If he can get his hands on this kind of technology, then there will be a qualitative change in his status, and it is likely that there will be a seat for him on the board of directors!

"W-that, Lord Guardian, you're showing this technology to ......," there was an uncontrollable shudder in his voice. At this moment, the prosthetic organs in his body could no longer suppress his excited emotions.

Seeing his extremely excited appearance, Li Wenyuan also understood that this technology may have a very high gold content.

"I see, when it comes to 'soaring' technology, even a global company like Crebo is crazy about it?"

"But the 'flesh and blood bag' is only a level 4 technology level, which means that I have almost completed almost all the level 5 technology research, which is much stronger than Keruibo."

"And if I'm not mistaken, Keruibo has just entered the second-level civilization, so my current technology level should be close to or beyond the third-level civilization."

"Coupled with the fact that the technology on my technology tree is generally stronger than that of ordinary interstellar civilizations, it is not impossible that I have fought with a fourth-level civilization."

“…… Hey, how terrifying the humans used to be, how powerful even a little heritage is......"

He has made his own judgment, and at the same time laments the glory of the past.

So he hacked into the system directly in front of Blening, and then transferred the technology of "flesh and blood" into their database.

Since you want to pretend to be a "lost civilization", let's pretend to be a little more like it! He was confident that Bryning would be able to guess his intentions.

Sure enough, even though the alarm of "electronic invasion" had been sounding here, Braining was only slightly stunned before showing an ecstatic expression.

"You ......"

"It's a gift."

After saying this, Li Wenyuan controlled the synthesizer and turned away directly, as if he didn't care about anything.

And Bryning also stayed in place for a while under the impact of a huge surprise, and did not come to his senses until the "guardians" left, and hurriedly pulled the woolly bear and said:

"Quick! Come with me to give them a ride! ”

……

The fleet of the "guardians" left here, and everyone got what they wanted.

Li Wenyuan, who was staying in the guardianship core, looked at Keruibo's star map and showed a satisfied expression.

“…… Sure enough, the interstellar situation around the solar system is very stable, and a large part of the galaxy is borderland, which I can explore to my heart's content. ”

"Even the closest other interstellar civilizations are quite a distance away, so you don't have to worry about being harassed for the time being."

"Kruibo also sent the coordinates of a 'forsaken planet', and there are also many ruins on it, so you can go and see it if you have time. This interstellar voyage was a complete success! ”

His act of giving away the technology of "flesh and blood" was not a moment of vanity.

On the contrary, he decided to send it after careful consideration.

First of all, judging from the cherishing of this kind of "Feisheng Technology", it is impossible for a global enterprise like Crebo to reveal a little news to other civilizations, which eliminates the possibility of involving him because of leaks.

The second is that "ascension" is a long and slow process, which requires the accumulation and efforts of all aspects, not that as long as you learn a technology, you can immediately upgrade to civilization.

Judging from the background of Crebo, they are unlikely to make a breakthrough for a considerable period of time.

And the most important thing is that he can further deepen his image of a "lost civilization" by gifting this technology, creating a solid camouflage.

At the same time, they use the backhand left in their system network to observe the development progress of CreBo, so as to judge the approximate rate of civilization progress in this galaxy.

In this way, you can determine how much time you need to develop to be at the top.

"Only the truly powerful are powerful, and I don't know why the human race in this universe died out...... I can't repeat their mistakes. ”

Thinking so, Li Wenyuan began his own expansion plan.