Upon hearing Crystal's words, Todd's first reaction was that the other party was lying: "Leaving aside the other world I am in now, how could my past life—Earth—have been created by you?! From the most primitive single-celled organisms, to the transformation of marine and terrestrial life, and finally to the emergence of Homo sapiens, we are the product of nature over millions of years!"
The crystal in the air shimmered faintly with a red light beneath its smooth surface. A voice echoed directly in Todd's mind: "For 'Crystal Constellation,' time has no meaning, and space has lost all value. To us, altering the laws of nature and physics is like knocking down a child's blocks—simple and uninteresting."
“We created low-dimensional spaces, and in each low-dimensional space, we selected a planet as the host for life.” Crystal’s body slowly brightened, and the gray mist transformed into a vast galaxy: “Take your favorite experiment as an example. On our ‘experiment table,’ a ‘petition dish’ is a universe; each ‘sample’ in the dish is a planet where life exists; and you beings are insignificant individuals within those ‘samples.’”
Todd rubbed his forehead. "You mean to say that our planet is just a sample for your observation? Our universe is an experimental space you created? And we, as life forms, are the objects of your observation?"
"Crystal Nest" shifted its direction in the air, and a light blue planet appeared in the background: "I know you have doubts. Take your past life—Earth—as an example. In order to ensure the uniqueness and non-interference of the samples in the petri dish, we will not place two life forms in the same universe. This is also why Earth has not been able to find intelligent life in the universe after so many years of observation. Of course, when the experiment reaches a certain stage, we will also bend and refract the two spaces to bridge the dimensions."
"Look at your present world, a world similar to your previous one. We have arranged the emergence and succession of species, and used Earth's dimensional space as a blueprint to adjust history, people, and events. Its existence is like a comparative reference experiment conducted in two 'petries' under similar conditions, in order to find different discrete parameters of the same kind of evolutionary chain."
At this point, "Crystal" moved the inverted triangle closer to Todd, as if observing him, and said, "But your appearance was unplanned. Due to gravitational circulation in two lower-dimensional spaces, your consciousness and memories entered this world in the form of gravitational waves. Some of our members, after learning of this event, considered the similar incidents that had occurred before and worried about the 'sample' being contaminated, and suggested resetting the 'culture dish.' But your subsequent performance and achievements made us determined to continue the experiment."
Todd's mind was a complete mess: "Performance and grades? I have no idea what you're talking about?! Why are you doing this? Treating life forms of different races like experimental subjects, keeping them confined in different dimensional spaces for entertainment?"
“Your language and expression system are too rudimentary. I cannot answer this question in a way that you can fully understand. To describe it in the closest possible terms, the reason why ‘Crystal Nest’ independently cultivates different life forms in different dimensional spaces is to maintain the evolutionary chain of species and the diversity of life.”
The crystal's explanation left Todd still puzzled, and he asked again, "I don't understand your explanation. Why do you cultivate intelligent life forms in this way? Aren't you afraid that these life forms will grow up in the future and threaten or even break free from your control?"
The Crystal Star tilted slightly, its surface shimmering with a rhythmic light. It seemed quite interested in the question: "I've heard of Earthlings' philosophy about racial wars. You believe all threats should be nipped in the bud, and from your logic, that might be correct. But in our view, your thinking is based on three misconceptions. First, you believe all resources are finite: habitable planets are finite, mineable minerals are finite, and the life forms that can be sustained are finite. Races will wage war for these limited resources..."
The scene shifted again, with countless universes rotating and expanding, extending infinitely in all directions.
"Crystal Constellation" continued, "But the reality is that once life forms master the ability to modify the laws of the universe, you will find that fighting is the foolish act of idiots. Infinite time and space render all struggles meaningless. Territory, resources, and population are all meaningless numbers; the evolution and completeness of life are the ultimate goals of a race. To use an analogy to describe the difference between you and us, when everyone is racing, those of us in the lead have an endless track in front of us, thinking about how to become stronger and faster; while you focus on what's behind you, only seeing the starting line you just left, always trying to trip up those who are lagging behind."
"Secondly, the cost of waging war is far too great. Take Earth as an example. Before World War II, the scale and frequency of your wars far exceeded those after the war. You should all know the reason: the birth of nuclear weapons. Between nuclear-armed nations, any strategic move involving fundamental interests could lead to the extinction of all life forms. The same applies to us. If the dimensional war between 'Crystal Star' and other races escalates, some weapons could trigger the collapse of multidimensional space, the antinomy of the main laws, or even more severe catastrophic consequences."
The light of "Star Constellation" brightened a little more: "At the same time, due to diplomacy and checks and balances between intelligent life forms, those high-level intelligent beings who use destructive weapons to attack or even eliminate low-level life forms will be considered as a warlike and brutal race. They will also be targeted for exclusion when cooperating and sharing among races."
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