I kidnapped an alien civilization

"If there are oil-like substances on Pajero, maybe we have broken through level 5 civilization by now." The tone of the big-headed Pajero reveals endless regret.

"According to the data obtained by the Pajero Academy of Sciences through the exploration of galaxies, there are countless planets with life in the universe, but there is only a one in 100,000 chance of oil on these planets."

"All the Pajero people were shocked when the exploration team brought a sample of oil from a planet where life was just emerging."

"Because the energy source of oil is tailor-made for level 1 civilization, it can be directly used as energy after simple refining, and can also be made into various chemicals. What's more, it only needs the technology of level 1 civilization. Use it directly, which is important for civilizations with low technological levels."

"For example, in order to use nuclear energy and gravitational energy on a large scale, the level of technology must reach the level of a level 2 civilization."

Li Mo nodded, for this point of view, he agrees. The rapid advancement of human science and technology also occurred after the invention of the modern internal combustion engine, which can effectively use oil. From the perspective of energy, the current human civilization is indeed based on the use of petroleum. Although with the development of science and technology, human beings already have the ability to control nuclear energy, but if they want to use nuclear energy as the main energy source, with the current human The level of technology is still far from being achieved.

"When the Pajero people stepped into the first-level civilization, our energy choices can only be limited to stellar energy and bioenergy. Due to the high cost and instability of these two energy sources, the Pajero people's first-level civilization has also become a long-term development. stage." The big-headed Pajero continued.

"This miraculous energy substance has attracted the attention of the Pajero Academy of Sciences. In order to decipher the source of oil, we have deliberately selected several planets as experimental sites. As a result, we have used various methods to successfully generate oil."

"At this time, a large meteorite wandering around the edge of the galaxy caught the attention of the Pajero people, because according to the force analysis of the meteorite, it is impossible for it to appear in the area where it was found."

"Everything in the universe has its own orbit, but sometimes in the vast universe, there will be some objects with abnormal orbits."

"These objects with unusual orbits often hide some secrets."

"So Pajero people pay special attention to this kind of objects, and set up an analysis and tracking department. Because the secrets of these objects usually bring some unexpected surprises."

"You may ask, why didn't the Pajero people directly probe the inside of this meteorite?" Having said so much, the big-headed Pajero people may feel that talking alone is boring, and began to ask themselves.

"When a civilization starts to step into space and embarks on a journey to explore the universe, it should understand a truth, that is, there is a supreme law in this universe, and this law pervades the entire universe, and all life and matter in the universe will be affected. its constraints."

The highest law in the universe? Li Mo was shocked.

The big-headed Pajero slowed down and said, "This law is the law of cause and effect!"

"The law of cause and effect overrides all laws."

"There must be a cause and an effect. Everything is connected by an invisible thin thread. When you havetily detected an unidentified meteorite, there is a high probability that you have been targeted by some terrible existence."

"We Pajero people have a saying that when you find a tiny energy crystal in space, the best thing to do is to turn the nose and run as far away as possible. Because when you try to get close to it, you are not far from death. Far."

Energy crystallization? The big-headed Pajero mentioned energy crystals. Li Mo's heart moved when he thought of the two large energy crystals in his backpack. It sounds like energy crystals are also a precious existence in level 4 civilizations, otherwise they would not be written into proverbs .

The big-headed Pajero didn't know what Li Mo was thinking, so he continued to speak slowly:

"So, the safest way is to hide yourself, observe from a distance, and wait for a suitable opportunity. In the universe, if you want to live for a long time, you must have enough patience."

"It's the same this time. The Pajero's exploration spacecraft followed the meteorite far away. Fortunately, it only took a few hundred years this time. Hundreds of years later, the orbit of this large meteorite and the orbit of a young planet The orbits intersected, and the meteorite slammed into the galaxy. At the moment of the impact, with the help of the upcoming shock wave, we Pajero successfully detected the inside of the large meteorite."

"Do you know what's inside a meteorite?"

Li Mo was a little puzzled by his sudden question, and replied casually: "Oil?"

"." The big-headed Pajero on the high platform.

"It is oil, maybe it should be called the raw material of oil. After the impact, the meteorite fell apart and sank into the planet's crust. Hundreds of thousands of years later, the new intelligent creatures on this planet were pleasantly surprised to find a kind of A magical substance." The tone of the big-headed Pajero was full of envy.

"So the oil was brought by meteorites?" Li Mo was not satisfied with this answer, "But why is there oil in meteorites?"

"It doesn't exist, it's full of oil. Please pay attention to the difference between the two." The big-headed Pajero corrected him.

"It is impossible for meteorites to produce oil naturally, so why is this large meteorite with abnormal trajectory filled with oil?"

"The exploration of the unknown in the universe is the driving force for all civilizations to advance."

"After using hundreds of quantum computers and decades of simulation analysis, we Pajero people finally discovered the trajectory of the oil meteorite."

"According to the calculation of the trajectory, it originated from the Oort Nebula, which is 100,000 light-years away from the Pajero Galaxy. Because the distance is too far, conventional detection methods are no longer effective."

"In this case, after the vote of the elders of the science, the Pajero people used their big eyes."

big eyes? It seems that this is a relatively expensive detection instrument, otherwise there would be no need for voting, Li Mo thought to himself.

"The big eyes traced back the entire trajectory of the oil planet, and a straight line appeared in the big eyes. This oil planet was actually created out of thin air in the Oort Nebula, and then took the straight line as its orbit, and directly hit the newborn planet."

"While the Academy of Sciences tried to go back to the moment when the oil planet came out of thin air, the big eyes blinked."

"Although we couldn't see the process of producing the meteorite in the end, the power that can stop the big eyes is not comparable to Pajero, a level 4 civilization. Due to the law of cause and effect, we know that there is a super civilization behind the meteorite, and that The supercivilization is also aware of its work, which has been noticed by other beings in the universe."

"The Academy of Sciences can only give up tracking."

"Do you still remember that we Pajero people exchanged from a super civilization to this learning assistance system?"

Li Mo was about to answer, but the big-headed Pajero went on.

Well, it’s a question and answer again!

"That super civilization is a strange existence in the universe. They have reached the peak of level 8 civilization tens of millions of years ago, but for some unknown reason, they transformed their carbon-based bodies into a strange form."

"In a special form, they lost their pursuit of reproduction, space, energy, and even technology, and became a civilization that would not pose a threat."

"Of course there won't be civilizations that don't have good eyesight to harass them, because they still have the strength of the peak level 8 civilization."

"This super civilization lost all normal civilization needs, and instead collected the essence of the universe."

"Do you remember what the essence of the universe is?" the big-headed Pajero asked suddenly.

Li Mo thought for a moment and replied, "Is it information?"

"Congratulations, your answer is correct. The essence of the universe is information." The Pajero with a big head looked like a qualified teacher at this time.

"Everything in the universe can be expressed by information. The earth is a kind of information, human beings are a kind of information, and even your thoughts are a kind of information."

"Of course, this super civilization does not collect this kind of information from humans. The stories they collect are real stories."

"Any race can use its own story to exchange what it needs from them."

There is such a "wonderful" race? Wouldn't it be possible to exchange human stories for an interstellar spaceship? Li Mo's eyes sparkled. He felt that he had thought of a good way to "get rich" quickly.

"This kind of real story is not the story written in the storybook on your earth. They must be composed of the real experience encountered by civilization in the development. The richer the civilization's experience, the more material it can exchange for." Maybe it is Realizing that Li Mo was thinking wildly, the Pajero with a big head reminded him.

"In this way, this super civilization has become a neutral story civilization, and it has also become one of the few lighthouses in the dark forest."

"In their libraries are collected many secrets of the universe."

"Pajero people paid enough to get answers to a bunch of questions."

"The origin of petroleum meteorites is among these questions."