Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes flickered, realizing that Li Muyue's words made some sense.
Rather than letting her worry unnecessarily, it's better to tell her this information.
Moreover, this information was too heavy, and Ye Chen needed someone to offer advice or, more precisely, to confide in.
So he lifted his head from Li Muyue's embrace, pulled her onto his lap, and said, "I got this information from the stone statues of the mythical civilization, you know? Human civilization is just crops cultivated by others!"
Li Muyue opened her clear, large eyes and asked in surprise, "What information did you discover?"
Ye Chen continued, "As you know, Earth has experienced several mass extinctions. The prevailing view now is that environmental changes caused these mass extinctions."
Li Muyue nodded and asked, "What does what you discovered have to do with mass extinctions?"
Ye Chen smiled bitterly, "What if I told you that this wasn't caused by changes in the natural environment, but by human intervention?"
"How is this possible?"
Li Muyue's expression changed, and she immediately said, "Human civilization hadn't even appeared yet, how could they possibly have such capabilities?"
Ye Chen paused for a moment before saying, "The 'human' I'm referring to doesn't mean humans, but rather a higher-level civilization."
Li Muyue blurted out, "You mean, these mass extinctions were all caused by aliens?"
Ye Chen nodded and then recounted all the information he had obtained from the stone statue.
After hearing this, Li Muyue was still stunned and couldn't shake off the shock. Ye Chen simply hugged her tighter and waited for her to process the information.
After a long while, Li Muyue finally came to her senses and hurriedly asked, "Is this just a guess, or has the mythological civilization already confirmed it?"
“It has been confirmed that at the end of the last mass extinction, the last powerful beings of the mythical civilization left this stone statue when they fled Earth,” Ye Chen said, looking at her.
After calming herself down, Li Muyue said in a seemingly relaxed tone, "Mythological civilizations have lasted for millions of years, while we humans have only developed for a few thousand years. We have plenty of time left, so don't worry, husband. By the time advanced civilizations start reaping the benefits, you and I will already be dead."
"Why worry about things thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years from now? We won't live that long!"
Ye Chen smiled wryly and said, "What you said makes sense, but what if the harvest has already started?"
"How is this possible? We haven't sensed any signs of being harvested! Human civilization is still advancing at a high speed!" Li Muyue blurted out.
"Humans are not the only creatures on Earth; there are other animals as well. In the eyes of advanced civilizations, we humans are not fundamentally different from other creatures."
"The rate of species extinction on Earth is now hundreds or even thousands of times faster than it was hundreds of years ago. More than 70 species go extinct every day. At this rate, how many species will still exist on Earth?"
"But, but the extinction of other species on Earth, isn't the culprit human activity?"
Li Muyue felt a chill run down her spine as she thought about it, and she even started to stammer.
Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Although I can't understand the harvesting methods of advanced civilizations, the phenomenon of species becoming extinct at an accelerated pace is similar to the signs of several mass extinctions on Earth. According to the records of mythological civilizations, this is the harvesting by advanced civilizations!"
Li Muyue took a deep breath and said, "If what you say is true, and advanced civilizations have already begun their harvest, how much longer can human civilization last?"
Ye Chen said, "I don't know. Maybe a hundred years, maybe a thousand years or even ten thousand years. In the eyes of advanced civilizations, this time may only be a very short time."
As Ye Chen said this, he recalled the process of receiving the information about the Mus civilization in his dream.
The few seconds it took him to press his finger down were nearly 3,000 years for the Mus civilization.
Li Muyue pressed further, "How long was the period of time before the last mythological civilization was harvested?"
“In mythological civilizations, wise men have calculated that from the time they first discovered the mass extinction of species to the time they decided to flee Earth, the time was less than a thousand years,” Ye Chen replied.
Li Muyue patted her chest and said, "Husband, let's not worry too much. We humans are not without a chance. In a thousand years, we may be able to develop into a level three or four civilization. At that time, we will not be without the power to fight back."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Mythological civilization, what level of civilization are they? Also, how do they deal with crises? Perhaps we can learn from them."
Ye Chen's eyes deepened with bitterness as he said in a deep voice, "Mythological civilizations are quite special. They are a civilization of cultivators, and their developmental form is different from that of technological civilizations."
"In a technological civilization like ours, once we develop to the level of interstellar civilization, then every individual in the entire civilization will be able to achieve interstellar travel."
"But the cultivator civilization is different. They vary greatly. The strongest individuals can easily traverse interstellar space, comparable to a level three civilization. But ordinary people are not even as good as us, not even reaching the level one civilization."
"Moreover, there is even worse news: human civilization cannot develop to a Type IV civilization."
"Why? Is it because there isn't enough time?" Li Muyue asked in surprise.
"No, it's because advanced civilizations have imposed restrictions directly on the fundamental laws of physics, preventing any object from exceeding the speed of light, and making even observation impossible!"
"If you can't exceed the speed of light, then the entire Milky Way is a cage from which you can't escape."
Ye Chen turned his gaze to the garden outside the window and said, "We are like ants in this yard, surrounded by a wall, and can never see the outside world."
"And the speed of light is a wall built for us by advanced civilizations. If we can't break through the speed of light, we can only stay in this courtyard."
Li Muyue suddenly thought of a question and asked, "If that's the case, what's the point of those powerful figures from the mythical civilization fleeing?"
"This is another secret. There is a wormhole on the moon that leads to the outer realms. It was discovered by the powerful beings of the mythical civilization by chance. In despair, the powerful beings of the mythical civilization eventually went to the unknown through this wormhole," Ye Chen said.
"The conditions for traversing that wormhole are extremely demanding, and only a small number of powerful individuals can achieve it. In the end, most of the people from the mythical civilization remained on Earth and gradually degenerated into primitive humans due to the change in environment."
Ye Chen paused thoughtfully, then said, "Perhaps it's not a change in environment; I suspect it's very likely that we've been harvested by an advanced civilization."
"The more you talk, the more confused I get. This advanced civilization didn't kill them, so what exactly did they harvest?"
"The reason why advanced civilizations are advanced is because of what they harvest. I can't imagine it now, but it's certainly not limited to physical matter. It might be fortune, wisdom, soul, or other things we don't know."
Li Muyue also shuddered. The methods of these advanced civilizations were difficult to even understand, let alone how to defend against them!
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