Just as a collision was about to occur, the speed of the carrier-based aircraft suddenly decreased!
In just a few seconds, it completed the transformation from extreme motion to extreme stillness!
The drone hovered silently above the canopy of the giant tree, seemingly waiting for something.
The leaves on the tree canopy slowly rotated until they were all facing the three shipborne drones.
It was like a pilgrimage.
Upon seeing this, the drone gradually lowered its altitude and landed on the not-so-spacious "helipad" on the ground.
When they landed successfully, thick tree roots sprawled around the tarmac.
Further away, the once quiet forest has come alive.
Tree roots rise from the ground, constantly driving away those unsuspecting, abandoned giant insects.
The hatch slowly opened.
One after another, scientific research robots carrying a large number of instruments slowly emerged from it.
At the same time, a root thicker than ordinary tree roots lay prostrate on the ground, slowly extending towards the shipborne drone.
This quickly attracted the attention of scientific research robots.
The small laser cannon on the drone quickly adjusted its direction and aimed at the approaching tree root.
Under the aim of the laser cannon, the tree root slowly stopped in front of the scientific research robot.
...
Earth
Looking at the real-time images in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang raised his hand and touched his chin with great interest.
He recalled Nus's earlier remarks: "Could this be the Italian Web interface provided for us?"
"It should be."
Everything was going smoothly, and Mao Zhengzhi's voice carried a faint smile: "Judging from the diameter, this root does not belong to the shallow root system; it should be located in the deeper underground."
Lu Yongchang nodded, and after a moment's thought, he gave the order: "Zero, insert the electrodes and probes into this section of tree root."
"receive."
Under Zero's control, more than ten scientific research robots had clear division of labor and quickly built a complete signal conversion system in this forest.
"Professor, the probe has detected extremely strong signal fluctuations!"
"The translation process has started working normally!"
Mo Zeyang and Meng Lu's voices rang out almost at the same time.
Meanwhile, lines of text were presented to everyone through Zero's translation.
【Dear human civilization, hello, I am Nus.】
Thank you for visiting Kurion once again.
Lu Yongchang's lips curled up slightly, and with a few swipes of his finger, he quickly typed in a message.
Hello, Nus, I am Lü Yongchang, the chief scientist of human civilization.
Do you understand this term?
Before he could begin communicating with the giant tree, he needed to conduct a simple test on its intelligence.
To avoid a repeat of the unexpected situation from the previous experiment.
Nus responded swiftly: "Dear Chief Scientist, I understand."
That child has already told us basic information about human civilization.
Human civilization is a great civilization!
The curve of Lü Yongchang's lips became increasingly pronounced.
On the one hand, it's because [Nus]'s intelligence level met his expectations, which means that the subsequent communication will be much easier.
On the other hand, it is naturally because of the other party's praise for human civilization.
After nearly a thousand years of struggle, human civilization has finally gained the recognition of other civilizations.
And this process is the result of the blood and tears shed by all of humanity!
The sense of pride this message brings is unimaginable to others!
In a cheerful mood, Lü Yongchang quickly typed in a line of information.
[Nus, who are you?]
Upon seeing this message, Mao Zhengzhi glanced at Lü Yongchang in surprise.
As originally planned, the answer to this question will be summarized and analyzed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
After all, such philosophical questions are a difficult problem for most intelligent beings.
"Don't worry, I believe it can give me a satisfactory answer."
Noticing Mao Zhengzhi's gaze, Lü Yongchang smiled and said, "Don't underestimate it; its intelligence may far exceed our imagination."
After a few seconds, a response appeared again in the holographic projection.
Based on our analysis, I believe you are asking about the difference between me and individual consciousness.
【Is it right? 】
Upon seeing the two different titles in the sentence, Lü Yongchang immediately smiled with satisfaction.
Sure enough, his guess was proven correct!
According to human civilization, each of the lost giant trees possesses its own independent consciousness.
Individual lost giant trees do not possess high intelligence, and communication between them is also quite difficult.
To better develop, we began evolving ten million years ago.
The successful establishment of the YiNet and YiNet terminals has enabled our consciousness to connect with each other.
The consciousnesses of all the lost giant trees merged together, giving birth to a vast consciousness.
This vast consciousness is me, Nus.
You can think of me simply as the combined consciousness of all the lost giant trees.
"Holy crap..."
Mao Zhengzhi stared wide-eyed at the text projected on the holographic screen, and said excitedly, "Professor, swarm consciousness! This is swarm consciousness technology!"
"If humanity could master this technology..."
"The speed of civilization development has increased by at least an order of magnitude!"
"Academician Mao, calm down." Lü Yongchang shook his head with a smile. "This technology is still too early for humanity at present."
As he spoke, he entered new information into the translation program.
I understand now; you are also a great civilization.
This statement was an exclamation from the bottom of Lü Yongchang's heart!
Compared to animals, the possibility of plants giving rise to civilization is much smaller.
Plant-based civilizations, whose activities are severely restricted, are unlikely to develop into civilizations with sufficient intelligence.
The plant civilization on the Lost Star has been able to evolve for millions of years to achieve so-called collective consciousness. This alone is enough to earn his respect!
Thank you for your recognition.
Nus responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Looking at the line of text flashing with a faint white light on the projection, Lü Yongchang sighed slightly. While typing the information, he muttered to himself, "Unfortunately, I am ultimately limited by my own racial characteristics."
"Even the greatest civilization, when faced with this situation, what can it do..."
As they spoke, a line of brand-new, white-glowing text appeared in the translation program.
[Nus, are you aware of the current situation facing your home planet?]
This time, Nuss remained silent for a long time.
P.S.: I'm back... I'll resume two updates a day starting tomorrow!
I'll start adding extra chapters after I've accumulated a few days' worth of drafts!!
It's so hard not having any drafts saved up!!!
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