The Eternals Who Travel the Worlds

Chapter 1205 Modification

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Wang Miao was stunned at first, and then quickly realized: "Is it because of the Dark Forest Law?"

Lu Yan nodded.

After receiving the answer, Wang Miao had new doubts.

"But in such a cruel situation, isn't there any high-level civilization willing to stand up and bring order to the chaos? Just like you did to human civilization and Trisolaran civilization."

When I first learned about the laws of the dark forest, I was really shocked by such a cruel order.

But once you calm down, it's easy to realize how many variables there are.

It can’t be that all civilizations have been so ruthless since the birth of the universe?

"It's normal for you to have such doubts."

Lu Yan put down his chopsticks: "This situation in the dark universe is caused by various reasons."

Shi Qiang and Luo Ji also became quiet after overhearing their conversation.

"I have said before that when one civilization discovers another civilization, after adding the variable of technological explosion, sooner or later the exposure of oneself will become a two-way street for both parties.

Generally speaking, once there is contact, there are only two options left, one is peace and the other is war."

"Yes, you also said there are two options."

Shi Qiang couldn't help but interjected: "Why don't you just let us develop peacefully with the Trisolarans?"

"First of all, peace is only temporary. Do you believe that as soon as I leave, the Trisolaran civilization will immediately attack humans?

But this is actually not the point. The main reason is because in this universe, space is extremely stable and the maximum speed cannot exceed the speed of light."

When Lu Yan said this, his eyes swept over Shi Qiang and the others.

Luo Ji hesitated and said, "This also means that between civilizations, even if we set off after receiving the news, it will take at least five or six years."

Because the distance between stars in the universe is basically in the range of four to six light years.

But such a far distance can be said to be insignificant in the entire universe.

The Earth and Trisolaran planets are just over four light-years apart, which is already a very rare situation.

In the words of marginalized people, the two worlds are so close that they seem to be touching each other.

Looking at the entire universe, generally speaking, the distance between two civilizations is more than a hundred light years.

This also leads to the fact that even if there is a connection between two civilizations, it is impossible to fully understand them.

And the unknown often means that it cannot be trusted.

Even if an advanced civilization approaches a weak civilization with good intentions, there is no guarantee that the weak civilization will always be grateful.

If you choose to rule, that would be even more nonsense.

Just like the Cold War Age, no matter how powerful a country is, it cannot break through the limits of the empire.

This so-called extreme wall of the empire is the limit of the scope of rule. Direct rule can be implemented within the range that the army can reach within a hundred days or so of departure.

When this range is exceeded, this so-called rule exists in name only.

To use a simple principle, it is called the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.

If there is no maximum speed limit, with the development of technology, the actual control range can indeed become larger and larger.

It's a pity that the rules of this universe limit the upper limit of speed. In addition, due to historical problems, the superimposition of space is too stable, completely blocking methods such as space wormholes.

This makes contact and understanding between civilizations extremely difficult.

"There should be some kind of top-level civilization that is capable of exploring the entire universe, right? At that level of civilization, does it still need to be afraid of the emergence of challengers?"

Shi Qiang was very surprised.

He really doesn't know much about the situation in the universe. He mostly uses the things he knows to make matches.

Wang Miao glanced at Shi Qiang as if he were illiterate, but still kindly reminded him: "There is no end to the development of science and technology."

"This is true, but not entirely true."

Lu Yan still had a kind smile on his face, and he chuckled.

"There does exist a civilization of that level. They can easily throw out a piece of paper and reduce the entire universe from three dimensions to two dimensions. For them, whether it is the space dimension or the time dimension, they are all small things that they can toss around.

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Even mathematical laws can be used as weapons by them. A civilization at that level can be said to be omnipotent in technology. In fact, that method cannot be called technology, but a philosophical one.

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But unfortunately, for this level of civilization, they do not have the existence of lower-level civilizations in their eyes. To be precise, their focus is the entire universe.

For them, compared to allowing civilizations in the universe, or low-entropy groups to grow exponentially, darkness like this, they are more happy to see it, at least it will not consume too much resources in the universe."

As Lu Yan finished speaking, the dinner table fell into deathly silence.

The surrounding diners were still talking loudly, some were sweating profusely, and simply took off their upper clothes, toasting frequently and enthusiastically.

Under such an environment, both Luo Ji and Wang Miao felt a kind of coldness coming from their hearts, making them want to shiver.

Shi Qiang couldn't understand it, so he didn't have many feelings.

I don't know that someone as sharp as him could easily detect the atmosphere on the table, but he also fell silent inexplicably.

After a long time, Wang Miao finally said in a dry voice: "Changing the laws of the universe...is this really possible?"

The tone was full of incredible emotions.

This was not to doubt Lu Yan, it was simply that the impact of such information was too great.

Wang Miao and Luo Ji are both highly knowledgeable people, and they can easily associate what follows from Lu Yan's words.

Since even the laws of the universe can be modified, who can guarantee that their current understanding of the world is really what the world originally looked like?

Luo Ji was fine, but as Wang Miao was an expert in applied physics, if what he had been studying was essentially modified, then what was the point of his research?

"What exactly have been modified..."

When Wang Miao said this, he spoke intermittently, with a kind of despair in his voice: "Even if you die, you have to die clearly, right?"

"as far as I know."

Lu Yan raised his head and looked at the ceiling of the restaurant. The long incandescent lamps were already covered with a thick layer of dust: "Everything... including the world you know now, is not what it was originally."

Not to mention the various laws that have been modified, just from the pastoral era to the third dimension, there are countless things that have changed.

Upon hearing this, Wang Miao's face turned pale, and his already shaky worldview completely collapsed.

(End of chapter)