Beneath Deep Space

According to the analysis of internal meetings, there are two reasons why the Antek civilization does not build a curvature engine.

The first possibility is that the technical level is insufficient. The development difficulty of a planetary-level curvature engine is not comparable to that of an ordinary spacecraft, and requires long-term technology accumulation.

The new humanity has been preparing for this day for a long time. Scientists have already made various plans, so they feel vaguely confident. It is possible that the scientific level of the Antec civilization is even worse and there is no way to complete it.

Of course, there is a second possibility: the abandonment of a large number of projects is due to certain constraints that restrict the further transformation of the mantises.

"Is this restriction their main civilization?"

"We can even boldly believe that the final ownership of this spaceship is probably not the Antek civilization. Like the Lizards, they are probably just part-time workers. The final project needs to be done by the main civilization, that is, the Quintons behind it. Do it yourself so you don’t lose core control.”

"The LLP Silicon Alliance does not allow them to make engines, in fact, it is to prevent these praying mantises from escaping!"

This wild guess is really shocking.

But while Yu Yifeng felt ridiculous, he also vaguely felt that it was correct. This explains why the Antek civilization gave up on this planetary spacecraft relatively easily. The loss was not its own anyway.

Not only that, there is... additional evidence!

In this ring-shaped central residential area, people found a large number of leftover entertainment equipment, including but not limited to video games, novels, soap operas, and some addictive drugs.

A lot!

This is simply an incredible thing for new humans!

A L3 interstellar civilization has developed for such a long time and is actually addicted to these things. Isn't this no different from low-level civilization?

A noun also gradually appeared in Yi Feng's mind.

The civilization of the fallen!

Still a relatively low-level one.

People once saw some similar "sinker civilizations" in Hicks Market, but those civilizations that sank were all high-end things, such as the world they created.

But these mantises are actually "addicted" to low-level material enjoyment and addictive drugs. What does this mean?

Coupled with the lizards' usual oral descriptions of the mantis, this is further confirmed.

The mantises are not very concerned about the construction of the spacecraft and spend most of their time having fun. Basically, most of the population works two or three hours a day, which is considered an elite level.

In other words, the soldiers are barely qualified.

A large number of people spend all their time and energy on entertainment.

As a result, the labor efficiency of the population is not high, which is another reason why they capture a large number of lizard natives. Without lizards, life would be impossible.

Precisely because most of the population is addicted to enjoyment, after thousands of years of development, technology has long been stuck and in a state of stagnation. Then it was naturally crushed by the new human civilization.

"To sum up, the Antek civilization is an interstellar civilization that is obsessed with enjoyment. Their ideology is no better than that of lower-level civilizations."

"Their loyalty to the LLP silicon-based alliance is not high. Once they find out something is wrong, they will run away directly."

After digging into deeper things, the whole thing becomes more interesting. This is the first time that new humans have encountered an interstellar civilization that is so addicted to material comfort.

"With a higher level of science and technology, productivity can easily meet the needs of survival, but the will of civilization is very weak..." Yu Yifeng thought silently in his heart, "Obviously, this is not a product of natural birth, but an artificial catalysis. It is the so-called...subordinate civilization."

If a civilization develops too smoothly, or if it relies on the power of other civilizations to bypass the Great Filter, then it is highly likely that it will become a sinking civilization. This is also the biggest problem in the affiliated civilization training plan.

This is also about the weaknesses of the LLP silicon-based alliance and the management loopholes therein. All participants could not help but discuss further.

LLP Silicon Alliance, the main member is a series of artificial intelligence models named "Quinton". This kind of artificial intelligence has several characteristics: their emotions can be personified and they can also split into a series of sub-bodies, but their creative ability is not strong and they are fixed within certain rules and regulations.

When it is difficult to break through the law that "the speed of information propagation is still the speed of light", even artificial intelligence cannot expand military power infinitely.

Therefore, if you want to fight a war, it is still necessary to capture some subsidiary civilizations.

Yu Yifeng added in the meeting: "I estimate that the Antek civilization was originally a low-level civilization. After being absorbed by Quinton, it was forcibly instilled with a series of technologies. As a result, it suddenly gained a huge amount of production capacity, so that the entire The ideology of civilization is rapidly degenerating.”

This situation is very normal. With the great abundance of energy and the large-scale improvement of productivity, if the quality of citizens is not high, who will still be willing to work conscientiously? All the people's wishes can be fulfilled, and they can live a good life even if they don't work.

What motivates them to work?

Not a person, but a civilization!

"...So, when the Antek civilization became an interstellar civilization, it had already fallen. They couldn't wait to enjoy a better life. But there was no way, there was a master above them."

"They work because they are under tremendous pressure to survive. Quinton gave them to them."

"We can further reasonably speculate that Quinton is also helpless towards these sinking civilizations. This kind of civilization is just like some African countries on the earth, with poor mobility and procrastination in doing things. And once this kind of ideology Once formed, it is difficult to reverse.”

"But they have no better way. They can only apply high pressure... No matter what, it is an interstellar civilization, and it is more valuable than a low-level civilization."

This also serves as a reminder to all new human leaders that ideology is still very important in cultivating a subordinate civilization. The inconsistency between scientific and technological strength and production capacity and ideology will only lead to the decline of ideology.

The higher your ideology, the greater your wealth. This statement cannot be reversed.

This is also the main reason why the new humans did not directly give affiliated civilizations and a large amount of technology.

But cultivating an ideology is quite difficult. Genes spontaneously degenerate. How easy is it to overcome instinct?

On the other hand, loyalty can only be guaranteed for a while, but not for a lifetime.

"There are no permanent friends in the world, only permanent interests. The Antek civilization wants to pursue its own freedom. If the facts are really in line with our conjecture, the number of 20 to 30 years is likely to be accurate."

"...It is a piece of information deliberately revealed to us out of some kind of resentment."

"I think maybe I want to fly solo... After all, we are already an interstellar civilization. If the loyalty is not high, who would be willing to rely on others? Help others build planetary spaceships. How can you build for yourself? There is no motivation to do so. ?" Another scientist said.

After getting these conclusions, Yu Yifeng was also sighing: "Although Quinton's personal abilities are very strong, they may not be proficient in the sociology of the universe, so the civilization they cultivate also looks like a sinker."

"Robots are not truly intelligent beings after all. Maybe only ones like 005 are truly intelligent beings."

The hardest thing to control is the human heart. Even God cannot guess what an intelligent being will think at the next moment. Maybe you didn't have this idea originally, but suddenly came up with it after being tempted by certain factors.

Maybe a heinous villain suddenly becomes kind-hearted; or maybe a decent man suddenly bursts out of his bestiality under depression. All kinds of things are possible.