"only……"
"Even now, we are still unable to analyze the purpose of their actions from their words, nor can we analyze the veracity of their statements."
Lu Yongchang sighed softly: "As it stands, there are no loopholes in what the other party has said."
Then he shrugged.
"However, it's not a big problem."
"After all, even a severely damaged level seven civilization is not something we can afford to mess with."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xu and the others all gave wry smiles.
The words were hurtful, but they were absolutely true.
Human civilization at present can only live cautiously in the shadow of the other side, praying that the other side will show leniency.
...
Time slips away, bit by bit.
An hour, a day, a week...
The 1420 MHz signal seemed to have vanished, never to reappear in the world of human civilization.
It was as if... that level-seven civilization within Ross 154 had quietly departed.
It wasn't until a month later.
Lu Yongchang sat in the office of the "Earth" ship, frowning as he looked at the holographic projection in front of him.
The projection shows images of Ross 154 transmitted from the interplanetary probe.
Looking at the dark red light emitted by the red dwarf star, Lü Yongchang sighed softly.
"I wonder what this Level 7 civilization means..."
He muttered to himself, "Our development has been stagnant for a whole month."
Indeed, since the two-dimensional creature [Painting] stopped speaking, human civilization has lived in the shadows for a whole month.
Leaving is not an option, staying is not an option either.
"yes."
Fang Xu's voice came from across the desk: "Who knows what kind of time these two-dimensional creatures have?"
"If what it said about five billion years is true, then the other party might be stunned for tens of thousands of years."
"If that's the case... human civilization will eventually be exhausted and die here."
Lu Yongchang pursed his lips, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"Let's wait another month."
He made up his mind.
“We will send the inquiry message to them again a month later.”
"If there is still no response, then we will prepare to leave this star system."
"The supplies we've stockpiled over the past two years should be enough to support us for another voyage."
Fang Xu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's the only way."
"Hopefully, this level seven civilization won't take our actions to heart."
Silence fell once again in the office.
"Drip—drip—drip—"
A month later, the piercing alarm once again filled Lü Yongchang's ears.
"Professor, an abnormal signal has been detected at 1420 MHz, originating from Ross 154!"
"Here it comes!" Lu Yongchang's expression hardened. He reached out and unfastened the electromagnetic adsorption device on the chair, then stood up and said.
"Zero, gather all personnel, assemble at command center!"
...
[Let's chat some more, you interesting little guys.]
[If I calculate the time, it's been over 4 billion years since I last spoke to little creatures like you.]
Looking at the two lines of text in front of him, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath.
"Talk to it!"
"This is our only choice! And our only role to play with him!"
As he spoke, he pondered for a moment, then reached out and pressed the holographic image in front of him.
Dear Level 7 Civilization, we are very willing to be listeners.
A signal quickly came from the direction of Ross 154.
[A listener?]
[Heh... I never imagined that I, a dignified two-dimensional being, would be reduced to telling stories to a level two civilization!]
If those rural types find out about this... it'll be so embarrassing!
The resentment in the two-dimensional creature's heart can be clearly felt from the text messages it sent.
A glint of light flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes.
He quickly grasped the key words in the painting's words.
[Dear artist, what is the "Pastoral School" you mentioned? Is it a school of thought within the universe?]
The two-dimensional creature [drawing] remained silent for a while, seemingly considering something.
A few minutes later, lines of text reappeared before everyone.
"Well, it's not really a secret, so there's no harm in telling you."
In this universe, advanced civilizations are mainly divided into three factions.
[Firstly, the cleaner.]
Secondly, the pastoral school.
Thirdly, the neutral faction.
Lu Yongchang opened his eyes wide and subconsciously slowed his breathing.
This kind of knowledge cannot be obtained by humans through "reinventing the wheel"!
By understanding the factions in the universe, humanity can gain a basic understanding of how different civilizations interact.
The Dark Forest system derived on Earth is clearly not very applicable to the current Level 7 civilization.
While Lü Yongchang was pondering, new text continued to appear in the holographic projection.
Let's talk about the cleaners first.
[Composed of a group of crazed level eight civilizations.]
They prepared for billions of years to break through to the so-called level nine civilization.
Over these billions of years, they built a ring-shaped particle collider.
Lu Yongchang gasped sharply.
The Ring Cosmic Particle Collider!
What a massive particle collider this is!
Not only Lü Yongchang, but the entire crew of the Earth was in an uproar!
The clamor of discussion lingered in the command center for a long time!
Particle colliders have one distinctive feature.
The larger the size, the more energy is consumed for acceleration, and the closer the accelerated particles get to the speed of light.
99% the speed of light, 99.9% the speed of light, 99.99% the speed of light...
Although they may seem to differ by only one decimal place, the energy levels they contain are worlds apart!
Each additional nine means that the energy contained in the particle increases by an order of magnitude.
According to special relativity.
When the number of 9s after the decimal point reaches 142, the energy contained in the particle is equivalent to the total energy of the Milky Way annihilation!
When the number of 9s after the decimal point reaches 182, the energy contained in the particle is equivalent to the total energy of the observable universe annihilation!
When the number of 9s after the decimal point reaches...
Lu Yongchang shivered slightly.
He could hardly imagine how many nines the so-called Ring Cosmic Particle Collider could add after the decimal point!
These lunatics are actually planning to use the entire universe as fuel to power that Ring Collider!
They believe that doing so will recreate the scene of the Big Bang and recreate a new universe!
Then, seize this opportunity to master the technology needed to advance to Level 9 civilization!
[Madmen! A bunch of madmen!]
At this point, the two-dimensional creature [Painting]'s tone became noticeably more agitated.
Even the distant Ross 154 appeared to be flickering between light and shadow.
Lu Yongchang stared blankly at the holographic projection in front of him.
He swallowed hard and cautiously uttered a sentence.
What about the pastoral type?
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