During such a discussion, the entire meeting room fell silent again.
People deliberated and asked again: "Dear Toss civilization, I would like to ask you one last question. Apart from modifying your own genetic driving force, is there no way to advance to the fifth-level civilization?"
The other party replied: "No, it's not, it's just a better way. There are some races that are born with extraordinary intelligence, and can directly climb to the fifth-level civilization, or even the sixth-level civilization."
"But the vast majority of civilizations can only reach the level of the third-level civilization or the fourth-level civilization with all their efforts. Then the speed of progress will slow down, and it will take time to accumulate slowly."
"You have to know that once a scientist spends his entire life without making any progress, it is undoubtedly a frustrating thing for him. If such a population increases, the entire civilization is likely to It will lose the motivation to move forward... Civilization is not an individual, and it does not mean that if you want to make progress, you can make progress. But the progress of civilization requires the accumulation of the efforts of countless individuals."
"So, modifying one's own genetic philosophy is a better way in the long night."
Everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay and smiled wryly. Human beings should not be regarded as a species with a particularly high race value. Among the intelligent species that have been investigated so far, they are only ranked in the upper middle. The Badit people, who can survive for thousands of years, have a strong memory and are much superior to humans.
If the upper limit of the development of the Badit people is a fourth-level civilization, then the upper limit of human intelligence is likely to be only at the level of a third-level civilization.
There is a limit to human intelligence. Even if the brain is constantly remodeled, memory is enhanced, calculation speed is improved, logical thinking ability, etc., there are still some things that are inherently lacking.
For example, it is difficult for human beings to imagine what it is like to have "magnetic field perception", it is also difficult to imagine what it is like to have "three eyes", and it is even more impossible to understand "four-dimensional perception".
This type of limit must spend a lot of time and learn from more and more different intelligent life before it can slowly break through.
However, a civilization is dynamically changing. If it does not advance, it will retreat. Civilization is made up of individuals. It does not mean that shouting a slogan, the individuals below can fight for a goal for a long time. They also have their own ideas. Since their hard work has no results, they just don't bother to work hard.
As time goes by, the social atmosphere inside the civilization will become more and more lazy, becoming a civilization of perishers.
Therefore, there is a way to modify one's own driving force and urge oneself to keep moving forward. If a certain goal becomes the meaning of life, just like eating and drinking, it must be done, then even if it takes a hundred thousand years, a million years will not completely sink.
After a while, after discussing related issues, the human diplomatic team replied with a little regret: "Thank you for your answer, thank you very much."
"You're welcome, there are still many opportunities for us to deal with each other in the future. I hope your civilization can continue to improve."
"I also hope that your civilization can continue to improve."
The last sentence is also a common etiquette in the trading market, and continuous improvement is always a good thing.
The interior of the spacecraft was quiet, and people could even hear their own breathing and heartbeat. People still have many unsolved mysteries that have not been answered, but for a while, I am embarrassed to catch this civilization and ask more questions.
The new humans will also make deals with more interstellar civilizations. Anyway, it would be good to get some information when the time comes.
It is certainly unwise to blindly believe in a civilization.
...
In this way, two months passed quickly. The people on this spaceship have already traded with five different civilizations. While exchanging various technologies, they have also gained a lot of interstellar common sense...
First of all, it is about the "Crimson Industrial Union", which is the latest fifth-level civilization in the Milky Way, dedicated to exporting revolution.
Some interstellar civilizations are afraid of this powerful alliance, but there are also some interstellar civilizations who worship this civilization. The opinions of low-level interstellar civilizations are also different, and there is an additional layer of confusing awakening.
"...We believe that such an alliance is powerful and full of good intentions. It has defeated many interstellar civilizations of habitual slaves and high-potential races. How great and how desirable! Most of our population is even willing to join In this alliance!"
"..."
"The Milky Way is so vast, there are always some races that are born with extremely high potential for intelligence, far beyond normal species. But because they started late, they were just discovered by other interstellar civilizations, so they are in a state of enslavement. If there is no one to rescue They, they will be enslaved forever and ever, without any freedom!"
"There are endless mediocre civilizations in the world! Milky Ways, galaxy clusters, and even the entire universe, endless, countless races! Either enslaved by other races, or enslaved by their own class... An alliance full of monstrous rage will export The matter of revolution is used as the driving force for my own progress... ah!"
Such a goal seems very empty, as if it is just an illusory slogan, but there is actually a civilization that does this.
Moreover, the other party is far more powerful than humans, which is daunting.
Regarding the brilliant record of the fifth-level civilization "Crimson Industrial Union", they eliminated the first equivalent fifth-level civilization, which was the notorious Green Star civilization.
"The green star civilization is a super life form born from the ocean. Since the ocean planet has no land, it is difficult to have flames, and there is no way to smelt metal by conventional means. It is even more difficult to develop into the interstellar era."
However, through evolution and mutation, the Green Star civilization has developed a unique ability. They can extract metals in the ocean and bio-smelt various chemical substances through the organism itself. Moreover, their brains are exceptionally developed. This fifth-level civilization had a complete set of bio-smelting systems very early on, and the technology tree was completely different from normal civilizations.
"During the development of the Green Star civilization, due to the unique technology tree, it did not cause too much environmental damage to the native planet. They think this is a normal state."
"In their ideology, they believe that if the development of science and technology destroys the environment of the local planet, it will undoubtedly be a pest-like existence for the planet. In the process of wandering among the stars, they will take action to destroy some planets that destroy their own planet. The intelligent race of the environment, and flaunts this as its own fairness, which is fair to the development of other life forms in the planet."
A short, big-headed alien is shaking his head in front of the screen, telling what he has seen and heard.
There is no doubt that this alien is a cult member of the Crimson Industrial Federation.
As an interstellar civilization that is new to the trading market, human beings can always bring more trade, and such trade is a win-win situation. So these aliens don't mind sharing some free information after completing the transaction.
"Green Star civilization has destroyed hundreds of civilizations that have already erupted in the industrial revolution for tens of thousands of years. They are extremely disgusted with thick black smoke and polluted water resources..."
"...eventually met the Crimson Confederation, and a real, ideological war broke out."