Earth Era

"Is it a demon?" Wei Feng murmured, "Then... what is a demon?"

Ye Luo said: "Most of the information it gave me are the operation logs left by this base over a long period of time. Apart from these things, the rest of the valuable information is very limited. Among these information, there are There are also few descriptions of this so-called ‘demon’.”

Wei Feng was startled for a moment: "According to the description, it was this "demon" that finally destroyed the Martian civilization, causing the Martian civilization to decline from its revival to its demise. Logically speaking, the Martian civilization should have left many records about this demon. That’s right, but why isn’t there much description?”

"I think this is because the person who left these information intentionally deleted and concealed it." Ye Luo replied, "They don't want us to know what the devil is, nor do they want us to know the way to eliminate this devil. What. Maybe... the sleeping Martian knows all this. The reason why it didn't leave a record is because it wants to use it as a bargaining chip for us to resurrect him. Obviously, only by resurrecting him can he answer our questions. question."

Wei Feng said: "Based on our existing data, we can make some speculations about this "demon": First, this demon was born within the Martian civilization, and their original intention to create this "demon" was Want to use it to serve themselves, and this demon did bring benefits to the Martian civilization in the early days. Second, this "demon" has very powerful strength. It is strong enough to start a war with the Martian civilization, and directly led to The final destruction of Martian civilization. Third, this "demon" left a large number of battleship fragments. Then the direction of this demon is obvious, maybe... it is an artificial intelligence? "

The only option that meets the above three speculations is artificial intelligence. Of course it was created by the Martian civilization. The early days of artificial intelligence would obviously bring a lot of benefits to the civilization itself. Moreover, this is also consistent with what the data said, that the demons escaped their control in the later period. Moreover, it is reasonable for artificial intelligence to build a large number of warships and start a war with Martian civilization due to its own capabilities. As long as we assume the existence of artificial intelligence, many of the questions Wei Feng encounters in this journey will be perfectly answered. There's just one thing...this kind of artificial intelligence with complete self-awareness. Is it really possible? Even if it really exists in this universe, does the Martian civilization really have the strength to create it?

Wei Feng expressed doubts about this. However, the descriptions in the information all pointed to the option of artificial intelligence, which made Wei Feng feel a little confused.

"I think... we can't think clearly about this." Ye Luo said, "The problem that has troubled the wise old man for nearly a hundred years is exactly this. The wise old man has been studying how the Martian civilization perished. Studying what the devil is."

Wei Feng nodded: "Indeed, this issue is of great significance. There are similarities in the development paths of different civilizations. At the beginning, the Martian civilization encountered a dead end, and our human civilization also encountered a dead end. Now, the Martian civilization has collapsed because of demons. Eventually dies, then... our human civilization is very likely to encounter this demon in the future. If we are not prepared in advance, our human civilization is also likely to die because of this. This issue is indeed worth spending a hundred years to explore. .”

"I think we should leave this problem to others to solve." Ye Luo said, "It is impossible to get the truth of the matter without resurrecting the Martian. Instead, we can only send those key scientific data back to the solar system to wait for human civilization. After this disaster has been overcome, it will be possible to resurrect the Martian only after the great development of science and technology. Future human civilization will solve this problem."

Wei Feng nodded: "That's true. Let's leave this problem to future human civilization to solve. Now we...sending those scientific data back to Earth is the most important thing."

Until now. Except for the "demon", all the doubts in Wei Feng's heart about Martian civilization have been answered. Wei Feng basically fully speculated on the history of Martian civilization. They first broke out in a civil war because they encountered a deadlock. During the civil war, a certain force attacked the sun. After the war, the survivors had to flee the solar system and go to the South Gate II system. After arriving in the Nanmen II galaxy, they rested and recuperated for hundreds of years, but because of that "demon", the entire civilization eventually became extinct and disappeared from the universe.

This must be a magnificent epic chapter. During this whole process. I don’t know how many shocking stories happened, but they are all buried in the dust of time. It can never happen again. So far, only the still majestic but dilapidated pyramid behind Wei Feng still tells the story of the past glory of Martian civilization.

"Let's go back to the base." Ye Luo said, "That mysterious old man must have a lot to say to us."

"Wait a moment." Wei Feng said, turned around, and set his sights on the pyramid behind him. His expression was calm, as if he was thinking about something.

Ye Luo did not disturb Wei Feng at this time. After Wei Feng asked to wait a moment, Ye Luo also became silent.

But Wei Feng slowly opened his mouth. Wei Feng slowly said: "Individuals rely on civilization to survive, but... what if civilization is gone? You will never find your own kind in this universe, and your feelings will never be understood by other living beings. Arrive. No matter how prosperous the city is, the city is not your own. No matter how many living things there are, you will always be alone. This... how lonely it is."

The deepest loneliness is not being alone, but...you know very clearly in your heart that you will never meet your own kind again. No matter how big the universe is, it has nothing to do with you.

This is the tragedy caused by the decline of civilization. This scene has already happened to Martian civilization, and Wei Feng does not want this scene to happen again to human civilization.

Because...if human civilization perishes, he will fall into the same situation as this Martian.

In a distant alien star system, a desolate and lonely blue night star, there are only two people on it. One person belongs to the Martian civilization and the other belongs to the human civilization.

"Let's go back." Wei Feng finally sighed, turned around and left. (To be continued ~^~)