Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 182 - 183 The Greatest Obstacle to
Chapter 182: Chapter 183: The Greatest Obstacle to Civilizational Development
Chapter 182: Chapter 183: The Greatest Obstacle to Civilizational Development
Zhang Yuan mockingly said, “Even though you have one more dimension than us, it seems like you still don’t have a good way to deal with this high-dimensional space. I think the first time you escaped from here, you used the method of abandoning your own mass, right? But now, there are two sources of mass in the space, and the distortion is very complex… If you can’t persuade me, you won’t be able to escape from here.”
“Ah, that’s really good news. For safety’s sake, let’s just stay here together forever.”
There was a strange sense of satisfaction in dying together with a higher species.
[…]
Silence lasted for a few seconds, Zero-XZ was rapidly calculating the current situation.
It had to clear away emotions like annoyance and hatred from its mind to achieve the highest calculation efficiency.
But it was too difficult.
It was indeed too hard!
Zhang Yuan was right, in this wretched place, it could no longer perform spatial jumps, it could at most send some electromagnetic waves to the other party.
[Warning, the probability of escaping is currently below 13.2%!]
[Analysis of the other party’s brainwaves results as follows…]
[Data insufficient… The success rate of direct manipulation of perception is below 17%.]
[Stimulating the other party’s emotional fluctuations can provide more samples and increase the success rate of manipulation.]
Zero-XZ humanly “sighed,” “Aren’t you afraid of the disappearance of your existence? When you die, there’s nothing left, and your kin will soon forget you. Most likely, after your death, your photo will be hung on the wall, but who will truly remember you?”
Zhang Yuan replied, “You’re not wrong, but if you escape, won’t I die too? So let’s not go out at all, it’s simpler that way. Living is actually very tiring; death might be a relief.”
Zero-XZ said, “Actually, there is a possibility for us to coexist peacefully. I don’t really have much malice…”
“…I still have a headache right now, so that was you saying hello to me just now,” Zhang Yuan mockingly said. “We are indeed coexisting peacefully right now… but it might not be the same once we’re out, so let’s all stay in.”
He frowned slightly, how could this guy have such thick skin…
Such easily discernible lies, could there be some special purpose?
“Accept reality, four-dimensional life, whether you want to conquer the world or destroy the universe, the moment you step out of this prison, you were defeated by an individual from a Low-level Civilization…”
After a while, the other party finally replied, with a tone of resignation, “If I were still my former self, you would certainly have failed. What defeated me is not you, but the arrogance that sprang from deep within me, along with the newly born self will…”
Zhang Yuan said, “I’m sorry, but there are no ‘ifs’ in this world, and you don’t need to make excuses for your failure.”
“You’re right, I indeed don’t need to obsess over these meaningless things…” The other party seemed to have given up and said very directly, “Then, till you truly die, could we talk about some interesting topics?”
“…, after all, you might be the last life form I encounter for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of millions of years. And me, I can still wait for the next chance to escape. It would be good to exchange some ideas during this long period.”
“What would you like to talk about?”
Zhang Yuan looked at the other, not letting down his guard at all.
In high-dimensional space, all information was transparent, and he could even see the specific structure of this Dark Cloud, which to the naked eye appeared as a vague, liquid-metal-like substance.
“Who knows if it has any last tricks up its sleeve.”
The other party began, “In my lifetime, I have encountered many civilizations, some so advanced beyond your imagination, such as my creator, Gaia Civilization; and some Primitive Civilizations that have not yet developed Science,—no fire, no electricity, almost nothing… As a species just stepping out of your home, you must be very curious about the makeup of civilizations in the entire Universe.”
“Oh?” Zhang Yuan responded nonchalantly, “But you only know a small part of the Universe, right?”
The other continued, “I have seen your entire knowledge system, filled with errors and what you directly perceive as so-called Science verified by personal sensation. However, there are also some nice discoveries, especially New Civilization History, a truly remarkable discipline…”
Zhang Yuan did not answer.
“But,” the other added, “This discipline has a directional error.”
“What error?” Zhang Yuan shook his head, treating it as a story.
Zero-XZ said derisively, “About the issue of Self-awareness… Don’t you know? Of course, you wouldn’t know!”
“Self-awareness is the biggest obstacle to the development of civilizations!”
“Countless samples of civilizations in the Universe have already proven this point!”
Self-awareness? Zhang Yuan was stunned inside.
“In observing you these past few days, I’ve found that most of you Humans waste your time thinking about mundane issues every day—what to eat, what to wear, whether he likes me or not, why hasn’t he texted me back…”
“Human actually seem to enjoy this Self-awareness, even developing what they think is a splendid culture… This kind of culture is really nothing extraordinary; almost every civilization has such a pleasure culture. Some artistic creations are even highly favored by advanced interstellar civilizations.”
“Consciousness is indeed one of the manifestations of higher life, but the problem is that each individual has its own consciousness, causing disorder as a whole.”
“A complex civilization is actually a collective of Human consciousness. If the whole becomes disorderly, the civilization will lose its direction.”
“Entropy increases spontaneously; entropy reduction is a low probability. Do you think this disorder will head towards entropy reduction?”
Zhang Yuan was silently speechless; he didn’t know why this creature was saying these things. It sounded somewhat reasonable, but he didn’t believe the other had such good intentions.
After careful thought, he countered, “Genes have endowed us with such instincts. These trivial matters, for most people, form the meaning of their lives. Without meaning, what’s the difference between us and robots?”
“So, it’s not up to you to care.”
“As for twisting everyone’s will invisibly together to form the direction of civilization, that is precisely the key content that New Civilization History aims to address. Otherwise, what’s the purpose of this discipline?”
Zero-XZ retorted, “It’s too difficult, too difficult! Does your Mathematics compare to the Divine? No, you’ve only grasped a fraction of it!”
“Often, even if you know the so-called direction, even if you know what’s right, you lack enough motivation to act because you can’t control other people.”
“Countless facts have proven, civilizations with a single Self-will have higher action efficiency!”
“Human themselves are the best example. Every cell in your body, every organ does not possess Self-awareness; your white blood cells don’t refuse to eliminate bacteria because they fear death, your heart doesn’t rest just because it’s tired.”
“There’s no language between cells, and no ‘cell rights.'”
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“Without your knowledge, your body operates very efficiently, serving as a whole, for the one consciousness.”
“I have seen the powerful civilizations are individuals with a single consciousness; Ordinary Civilizations are groups with multiple consciousnesses, without… any exception!”
