Earth Era

Ever since the evolutionary trap plan was determined to be effective and all robots around the solar system were "swept away" by the harvest signal, human civilization has begun a grand celebration. And this celebration has not ended until now. Whether it's on Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury Heavy Industry Base, or space islands, there are people celebrating everywhere. The sword of "robot crisis" has been hanging over human civilization for more than a hundred years. Now that the crisis is suddenly lifted, everyone will feel relieved from the bottom of their hearts.

But this festive atmosphere did not affect those who were participating in the meeting in the city government building of the earth's capital. The outside world is a sea of ​​joy, but here is a cold abyss.

Every attendee who had just received the news felt this way, without exception. The sunshine outside was balmy and warm as spring, but the cold wind was howling in the conference room, heavy and oppressive.

"This is the situation." Xiao Yun said with a heavy face, "To sum up, I think that the robot group is probably not completely destroyed by us. There may be a few in a corner around the solar system. The surviving robots are moving quietly, and by the time we discover them, their number may have grown to tens or even hundreds of millions..."

After Xiao Yun finished his report, the head of state next to him took over Xiao Yun's words: "So, what should we do now?"

There was still silence in the conference room, no one spoke.

In the silence, the head of state's words continued to echo: "What should we do? What should we do?"

In the end... what to do?

Everyone in this conference room is a very important figure in human civilization. They have achieved world-renowned achievements in their respective fields. They are either high-ranking government officials, and any strategy they formulate is They may affect the fate of tens of millions of people, and their scientific research achievements may change the lives of countless people... They are absolute elites. The fate of human civilization is also in the hands of such a group of people.

If this group of people cannot come up with a solution to the problem, then no one in the entire human civilization can do it. Because they hold the highest power, the most resources, and... the most outstanding wisdom.

The problem is thorny, and solving it is difficult or even hopeless, but this group of people has no reason to avoid it.

After silence, Xiao Muhong said: "We actually have no way to confirm whether the Robot Group has adopted this strategy - inferences are always just inferences. No matter how reasonable or persuasive the inference is, as long as there is no realistic evidence, then it It can only be an inference. In this way, our situation and the risks we face can actually be classified into the following two types."

"One, hasty escape, but in fact the robot group did not adopt this strategy. The robots around the solar system have been completely destroyed by evolutionary traps. We abandoned our hometown in vain and risked doing useless work."

"Second, we chose not to escape, but in fact the robot group adopted this strategy and came back again to surround us, leaving us with no way to escape and the risk of being eventually destroyed in the solar system."

"To flee or not to flee, this is a big question." Xiao Muhong continued, "Every choice has its advantages and its fatal weaknesses. It can be said that... every choice has great risks. But , the so-called lesser of two evils, I personally think... we should choose to flee."

"Because, even if the robot does not adopt that strategy and we choose to escape, the problem we face is just a waste of resources and a delay in the development of science and technology. The foundation of our human civilization will not be shaken, at least we will not We face the risk of annihilation of our race. Not fleeing is different. If we choose not to flee, our future destiny will have to be between destruction or non-destruction. This... this risk is too great."

"I don't agree with the escape."

After Xiao Muhong finished speaking, a white-haired old man stood up in the front row of the conference room and expressed a completely different opinion than Xiao Muhong. Xiao Yun took one look and recognized the old man.

He is the president of the Academy of Human Civilization. Although he has long ceased to participate in specific scientific research affairs due to his age, he is still the most famous among the scientific circles of human civilization.

Speaking of which, both Xiao Yun and Xiao Muhong are considered his juniors.

Although his views were contrary to his own, Xiao Muhong still showed enough respect for him. Xiao Muhong bent towards the old man and then closed his mouth. The old man nodded to Xiao Muhong, and then continued: "I don't want to explain the importance of the earth and the solar system to our human civilization through some humanistic, spiritual sustenance and the like. This is meaningless. What I want to say But, have we really thought about the impact of leaving our hometown and becoming a wandering civilization on our civilization?"

The conference room was quiet, and everyone was listening to the old man's words carefully.

"I can confirm...if we choose to escape, we will be different from before as our human civilization took the first step out of the solar system. The difference does not lie in the degree of development of science and technology, or the level of civilization. The nature has only been changed a few times, but I think that becoming a wandering civilization will have a comprehensive and far-reaching impact on our civilization, and this will most likely lead to the ultimate demise of our civilization."

"The ever-expanding nature of robots determines that we cannot stay in one place for too long. In other words, we will become a true wandering civilization. Every time we go to a galaxy, what we think about will not be how to build this galaxy into a better place. , all we can think about is how to extract as many resources as we need from this galaxy in the shortest possible time. Everything else, such as the recycling of resources, the ecological protection of the native galaxy, etc. will not In our thinking, that means we're going to become a predatory civilization."

“The constant demand for resources, the harsh cosmic environment we face, and the constant sense of urgency to escape, all these things combined will comprehensively and completely change our civilization, our value system, and what we respect. Our moral concepts, everything we consider very important, such as loyalty, trust, friendship, family affection, etc., will disappear. Because we have lost our hometown, our sense of identity as "human civilization" will continue to decrease. Under such circumstances, the scarcity of resources will inevitably lead to constant conflicts, and in the universe, the price of division is extremely low - it is just an escape anyway, as long as you pull up a fleet and choose a different one from the main fleet The escape direction can complete a split, so... what does this mean, do you understand?"

There was a low buzz in the conference room. The president of the Academy of Sciences continued: "I think we don't have to question whether such a thing will happen. It is bound to happen, because this is human nature, and this is determined by what is engraved on our genes. "

Xiao Yun was silent about this. Xiao Yun could understand the old man's words and quite agreed with them. Obviously, when resources are scarce, the government will always only consider how to rationally use these resources to seek benefits for the majority of people. Individuals will always be ignored, and as individuals, they will always only Will consider the amount of resources they are allocated - no one can require members of a civilization to have enough overall concepts. When the cost of splitting is extremely low, and the situation is precarious and people are worried about fleeing all day long, there will definitely be people in the civilization who choose to split - after all, as long as you gather a team to split from human civilization, you can The obtained resources can be distributed by themselves, and the careerists who initiated the split will also give priority to satisfying their own material needs in this distribution process.

No matter how far science and technology develop, as long as human civilization still exists, careerists will never disappear. Similarly, in the entire universe, no matter what the form of existence of life is, as long as there is a demand, there will definitely be a fight. This has nothing to do with the level of morality or science and technology of civilization.

There can be no civilization as pure as the white lotus in the universe. The so-called power struggles and conspiracies do not mean the "inferiority" of human civilization. They are just a natural social phenomenon. Even if there is no "powerful struggle, conspiracy, and intrigue" in a certain civilization, it cannot prove the nobility of that civilization. It can only prove that in their civilization, the struggle between individuals is expressed in other ways. That’s all.

The emergence of competition, battles, intrigues and other things is just a normal social phenomenon. At certain times, they have positive significance and can promote the better development of human civilization, but that is only under normal circumstances. If human civilization chooses to become a wandering civilization...then these things will become the noose that destroys human civilization.

Every division will weaken human civilization, and every weakening will lead to a worse environment, which in turn will lead to more divisions, forming a vicious circle. And human civilization will be wiped out of all flesh and blood in such a vicious cycle. Perhaps human civilization will have perished without waiting for the robot group to launch an attack on human civilization.

"Never have too high hopes for the humanity of a group." The old man said slowly. (To be continued ~^~)