Deep Space Fleet

After 44 years of interstellar voyage, human beings finally arrived at the destination of this station, Riley Star.

On this planet, theocracy and kingship have been firmly bound together for millions of years. Due to religious conflicts and historical hatred, wars between kingdoms will break out almost every few years, and soldiers will fight fiercely and blood will flow like rivers!

For the Riley civilization, which has no science and technology, naturally there is no individual who can see the arrival of the Kunlun Mountain fleet with the naked eye. At most, he can barely see the dim ion engine, and then mistake it for a small star. .

In this planetary system, the central main star is a yellow dwarf star with an age of about 5.4 billion years, with a luminous intensity of 92% of the sun, which is very suitable for the birth of life.

The geographical location and climate environment of Riley Star are quite similar to that of the Earth. It is located in the habitable zone of the planetary system and has a lot of water resources, light green land, yellow desert, snow-capped plateau, and north and south regions with thick ice layers. pole

The only difference is that the atmosphere is slightly thicker, about 123% that of the earth, while the oxygen content is only 7.2%...

The 7.2% oxygen content can barely support the aerobic respiration of living organisms, but it cannot be used for combustion on a large scale. Wood fibers are difficult to ignite, except for a few highly reducing materials, such as white phosphorus, that can burn in this low-oxygen environment.

That is to say, for this civilization, flame is a very rare thing, but it is not completely absent. Naturally, no real technology has been developed, and even reaching the Bronze Age can only be said to be so-so.

In order to be conservative, humans have launched some probes to this planet in advance. Even if the other party is only a low-level civilization, it is necessary to be cautious...

These probes quickly transmitted back the general information of the planet.

A geographer explained on stage: "...the plants here are able to use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, and why the oxygen content of this planet is so low is, as far as we are concerned, an unsolved mystery, which may have something to do with Environmental changes, as well as the composition of the entire planet."

"However, we can carry out a certain degree of deduction according to the 4.6 billion-year evolution of the earth."

"According to the evolution law of the earth, the period with the highest oxygen content in the earth's atmosphere was from the end of the Carboniferous period to the beginning of the Permian period, when the oxygen concentration reached 35%. At this time, dinosaurs had not yet appeared... On the contrary, the ancestor of dinosaurs, Archosaurus species arose from the Permian mass extinction period when oxygen levels fell to 12 percent."

"As a result, in the Triassic, the oxygen content increased significantly, so dinosaurs evolved to become bigger and bigger."

"So, according to the evolution law of the earth, if it is a little more extreme, there is no problem in reducing the oxygen content to 7.2%. We are very interested in the evolution of these intelligent life... It is speculated that their volume will not be very large."

"Your Excellency, Captain, if possible, I would like to apply for the collection of biological samples from this planet."

"Mr. Captain, I am applying to investigate the geographical environment and human culture of this planet to provide real samples for creating a virtual world."

During this landing meeting, many scientists submitted their long-prepared proposals in a hurry.

The planet that people currently choose to mine directly is a bare planet without an atmosphere located at the outskirts of the planetary system. After all, the other party is an intelligent civilization, so necessary (respect) and caution are still required. But the main thing is that this kind of atmosphere-free planet is the easiest to develop and can avoid microbial contamination, that's all.

However, since this civilization does not pose much of a threat, issues such as scientific research are just trivial matters.

The biggest disagreement among Zhang Yuan and others is how to treat this kind of low-level civilization that has fallen into the trap of mediocrity?

Zhang Yuan said solemnly on the stage: "Everyone, don't take it for granted that civilizations that are lower than ours can be manipulated at will with a sense of superiority, and randomly catch people for experiments. We must maintain the morality of civilization itself. Order, and semblance of justice..."

"...Attention, these justices are not for other civilizations, but for our own citizens."

"Everything we do will become history and have an impact on future ideology."

Standing on the stage, Zhang Yuan said what seemed a bit "hypocritical" without changing his expression.

What does that mean?

Human beings are a very contradictory creature. To give a specific example, cats and dogs are treated as subjects of living experiments by humans, and a series of experiments are carried out in biological laboratories. But it doesn't affect some people's love for cats and dogs, and the Animal Protection Association was formed.

However, will the Humane Society protest against serious scientific experiments? Maybe, but when it does happen, few people support it.

With a population of 8 million in Kunlun Mountains, the wisdom of the people has been developed, and the vast majority of the people are relatively benevolent under the influence of the environment.

They allow a certain degree of biological science research, but are averse to indiscriminate slaughter.

This is the so-called "superficial justice".

This kind of superficial justice is necessary for a civilization. Because everyone feels that they are righteous, not evil, to gain inner stability.

Human beings are hypocritical creatures. If everyone’s behavior reveals the evil that belongs to human nature, the entire civilization will soon collapse, and even if it does not collapse, the cohesion of the entire civilization will be affected. On the contrary, standing on the commanding heights of morality can make oneself feel at ease.

"So, with regard to diplomacy at a lower level, we must have our own code of conduct, not one thing and another. What the people should be instilled is not justice itself, but a treatment that belongs to the entire civilization Way……"

This kind of diplomatic code of conduct, of course, is not fixed, but can be very flexible, adapting measures to local conditions and seeking truth from facts. But generally speaking, it is necessary to give the people a sense of solidity, and let them naturally think, "Oh, we must be on the side of justice! We are a human civilization that loves peace and friendship!"

"We don't bully the weak, and we don't engage in massacres!"

That's enough.

But this kind of "civilized justice" cannot be developed in a day or two. It is necessary to have contact with more civilizations and have enough historical precipitation, so that all people can develop this kind of mentality and produce a spirit from the heart powerful.

Li Zhendong clapped his hands secretly, "So that's how it is. In fact, it is using the hands of low-level civilizations to cultivate a reasonable worldview and values ​​among interstellar citizens..."

"Only when most of the population agrees with the values ​​of our own civilization can we go further on the interstellar stage. This in itself is a very reasonable thing."

Most of the people understood what Zhang Yuan meant, and many scientists who submitted proposals nodded their heads cautiously, agreeing to this point of view.

Zhang Yuan continued: "There are many routes for the diplomacy of low-level civilizations. I will list three main routes here. Once we have made a choice, our own code of conduct should follow these routes, even if the other party is weak. Like ants, they must be treated equally\u0026amp;amp;”