From black technology to super engineering

Time passed slowly minute by minute.

Although Prophet Klin seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed, his constantly blinking eyelids had exposed his inner nervousness and anxiety - even according to Lianna's description, the chief prophet of mankind did not have a strong aura and power, and his temperament I tend to be a true scholar, the kind of scholar who knows everything but is still very patient.

After all, this meeting represents the first face-to-face meeting between two of civilization's wisest minds.

In a sense, it can affect the future scientific direction of all civilizations in the entire universe.

Finally, when a burst of vague footsteps slowly approached and became increasingly clear, Prophet Klin opened his eyes.

The doorbell rang, and the robot waiter waiting at the door quickly opened the door, and then, a young human male appeared at the door.

"Sorry for keeping you two waiting."

Ye Ming looked at Prophet Klin, who was slowly getting up, with a polite smile on his face. Then he looked at Lianna, who had already gotten up, and his tone became a little softer: "Teacher Anna, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Professor Ye." Lianna took a breath and stepped forward to stand behind the teacher: "Let me introduce you to my mentor, Prophet Klin of the Seer Academy."

"Mr. Klin." Ye Ming stood at the door, smiling and extending his hand, waiting for the other party to come forward.

"Professor Ye Ming." Prophet Klin slowly and steadily walked up to Ye Ming and shook hands with Ye Ming with human etiquette.

…

There is no doubt that the room where Prophet Klin stayed was carefully arranged, from the furnishing of a small object to the selection of furniture and the pattern of decoration in the entire room. Even the paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall represent the highest level of human art. copies of those works.

In this room, there is no so-called main seat, and all sofa positions are placed in a standard symmetrical manner.

Ye Ming and Prophet Klin sat opposite each other, while Lianna and He Mo, who came back specially, sat on both sides as "secretaries".

"Mr. Klin, how do you feel about this trip?" Picking up the tea handed over by He Mo, Ye Ming blew it gently, but did not drink it. Instead, he put it directly on the coffee table, smiling and chatting in a relaxed manner. The tone of voice initiates the topic.

"If Academician Ye asks me what I have gained this time, I think mankind's arrangements should not allow me to touch the most advanced technologies of mankind." Prophet Klin put his hands together and also used a plain expression. The tone responded to Ye Ming: "But if you ask me, as the same advanced civilization, what is the difference between humans and the Holy Empire, I think there may be some answers."

Ye Ming smiled and motioned for the other party to continue.

But Prophet Klin smiled and shook his head: "But these are not important, are they?"

"No, the difference between the two civilizations is actually the most important."

"oh?"

"Decades ago, before humans left their home planet, they began to imagine that if there were other civilizations in the universe, what would they be like?" Ye Ming changed his posture and leaned on the sofa easily. , a faint smile appeared on his face: "We know that a general rule in the universe is that a creature cannot imagine things it has not seen before, so humans only have idioms such as sitting in a well and looking at the sky. As far as I know , there are similarly refined descriptions in Empire.”

"Sit in the well and look at the sky?" Prophet Klin hesitated for a moment.

Lianna thought for a moment and then explained softly: "It is an amphibian creature that lives at the bottom of a vertical tunnel. The sky it can see is limited, and it cannot imagine other things."

Prophet Klin suddenly realized it, and at the same time took a deep look at Ye Ming: "Yes, we have one too, but we call it Stars in the Water."

"Therefore, before coming into contact with other civilizations, human beings can only rely on what they see about the living ecology and images of different species from the earth to imagine what extraterrestrial civilizations will look like."

"Although these imaginations seem to be very different from human civilization, in fact, they do not escape the way of life of species within human sight. Therefore, a close look at the differences between the two civilizations and Identicality is an important method and topic in cosmic species, sociology, and civilization. It is also related to the form and method of communication between two civilizations, as well as the judgment of values."

Listening to Ye Ming's explanation as if he were in class together, Prophet Klin frowned slightly, but did not express any other meaning, and then nodded slightly: "That makes sense."

He Mo, who was sitting next to him taking notes, had a smile on his face.

"Because of this." Ye Ming seemed to be very interested in this topic, and actually continued: "We never thought that a civilization that has completed its rule over the universe would take the form of an empire."

"Frankly speaking, this is very inconsistent with human values ​​​​and the fantasy of advanced civilization."

After Ye Ming finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Prophet Klin's brows furrowed again. He subconsciously glanced at Liana beside him. Although Liana also lowered her head, judging from her expression, there was no doubt that...she recognized what Ye Ming said. Talkative.

There was a brief silence in the living room. After a while, Prophet Klin looked at Ye Ming: "Professor Ye Ming, sociology is not what I am good at."

"Actually, I'm not good at it either, but it's really important." Ye Ming looked back at Prophet Klin and said seriously: "This is related to your civilization and even the future of the entire universe."

Although Ye Ming said this in a statement of fact, Prophet Klin still heard the faint "threat" in it. He raised his eyebrows instantly and looked at Ye Ming intently.

Ye Ming's expression remained unchanged: "Humanity already knows your requirements. And you must also know our bottom line."

"Just like all natural numbers are unique, this universe can only have one ruler. Now, on behalf of mankind, I am trying to convince you that if you look at the entire universe, then humans will dominate the future of this universe. It is more appropriate and more advanced than being led by you."

"Perhaps you have maintained a sufficiently stable political system in the past ten thousand years, or perhaps you have been imprisoned for ten thousand years by your gifted ancestors. In short, it may be difficult for you to understand how human beings have evolved over the past thousands of years. Countless attempts and changes have been made in the middle of the year, and you can even think that the current Super Galaxy Alliance established by humans is also an attempt."

"All these attempts are for one word."

"Great unity."

"Scientifically, we want to pursue the great unity of heaven and earth. Sociologically, we want to pursue the great unification of the entire universe."

"We need to understand the beginning of the universe and predict the end of the universe. We need to travel to every corner of the universe and establish connections with all civilizations. Let the brilliance of science shine in every inch of the sun, and let all races... Enjoying peace, joy and happiness - these beautiful visions shared by every civilization, should not be a luxury unique to a certain ethnic group."

"So, we hope you can accept our terms and give up those unrealistic fantasies."

After finishing speaking, Ye Ming looked at each other quietly.

As those who know him feel, most of the time, Ye Ming does not have the consciousness of being a "superior", nor does he have the so-called domineering spirit.

But anyone who is really familiar with him knows that when Ye Ming gets serious, especially when he explains his firm beliefs and ideals, he will have an irresistible temperament - or in other words, this It's not a temperament, but a kind of confidence that is so strong that no one can question it!

Obviously, Prophet Klin felt Ye Ming's confidence.

For a moment, he had no doubt that what Ye Ming said was what Ye Ming was pursuing, and... it would definitely be such a future!

But soon, Prophet Klin came back to his senses. He quickly took a deep breath, quickly clenched his hands into fists, and his pupils narrowed slightly, hiding a hint of inner vigilance and shrinkage in his eyes.

"Do humans have that power?"

"If you ask me if I have it now, I will tell you frankly, not yet. But if you ask me if I will have it in the future, then I will also tell you with certainty that it will definitely happen."

Ye Ming also exhaled softly.

At this time, there was an almost inaudible buzz in the room. Ye Ming raised his wrist and took a look, then smiled lightly.

"Okay, let me revise my answer - we have completed engineering experiments for efficient two-dimensionalization of high-dimensional matter."

Upon hearing this human engineering term, Prophet Klin immediately realized that this was an advanced technology. He stared at Ye Ming for a moment: "What does this mean?"

"It means that we have mastered a technology that can quickly reduce energy to the size of a proton - in fact, in defeating your ghost missile, we have already broken through many of the limits of mass in this universe."

"Controllable energy is the basis for all engineering leaps. Therefore, it also means that we can realize conventional curvature drive engines."

As he spoke, Ye Ming stretched out his ten fingers and waved casually.

The holographic projection device on the ceiling above the coffee table lowered a light curtain.

On the light screen is an oval-shaped flat spacecraft.

"This is the prototype of the curvature spacecraft we designed. In the design, its relative displacement speed can reach a hundred times the speed of light."

"Of course, this is far from the end." Seeing the other party's pupils narrowing rapidly, Ye Ming shook his finger again, and another original design of a spaceship with a similar appearance appeared on the screen.

"This is the cross-dimensional aircraft we designed - when it is realized, we can shuttle in any dimensional space and reach any space coordinate we want to go." Staring at Prophet Klin, Ye Ming said slowly : "Of course, this also includes reaching your home star in an instant."

Prophet Klin held his breath and stared at the projected image. From his sharply narrowed pupils, an urgent bright light suddenly burst out.

"Have you...completed multi-dimensional unification?"

Unconsciously, his voice became hoarse.

"We must complete it, and... it seems that it is about to be completed." Ye Ming put his hands on his knees and said slowly: "Your Majesty the Prophet, if you accept our conditions, then these technologies will be used to explore the mysteries of the universe. , the mystery of multi-dimensional space. If...you don't accept it, and still hope to rely on the power of your fleet and the vastness of the universe to resist us...then these technologies will be used in war."

"As a scientist, what I pursue has never been the meaningless annihilation of matter and energy - in this world, any energy should be used on intelligent creatures like us who control power."

There was a long silence in the room again.

Prophet Krillin also clasped his hands so hard that he could see the veins on the backs of his hands.

When he spoke again, his voice was even more hoarse.

"I want to ensure the well-being of our people."

"There may be downgrades, but I believe that a civilization that has flourished for thousands of years can face any challenge." Ye Ming's expression remained unchanged, and his words also reflected his usual caution. After a pause, he added: " The challenge here refers to changes in lifestyle, rather than increasing the difficulty of survival.”

"I want a specific promise." Prophet Klin looked at Ye Ming.

Ye Ming exhaled slowly, nodded slightly, but shook his head slowly: "That is not my responsibility, but I can guarantee that as long as you accept the conditions, your tribe will definitely have a place in the future universe - in Here, I would like to mention one more thing: the value of negotiation will disappear over time.”

Prophet Klin understood what Ye Ming meant, and he nodded slightly, continued to stare at Ye Ming and took a deep breath: "Finally..."

"what else?"

"Promised Land." Prophet Klin stared at Ye Ming and said word by word: "You need to convince Promised Land."

Ye Ming was stunned and raised his eyebrows.

Convince the promised land?

He knew each of these four words, but why couldn't he understand what they meant?

A collection of chaotic consciousness that has ascended from collective consciousness. For Ye Ming, the Paradise cannot even be considered an "intelligent body". What does he need to convince?

"Promised Land is in charge of the mother planet and countless intelligent mechanical structures that rely on it, including the ultimate destiny of all battleships." Prophet Klin stared at Ye Ming: "If you don't convince Promised Land... then..."

At this moment, He Mo, who had been recording carefully, suddenly touched her earphones, as if she thought there was a mistake in the translation. She looked at Prophet Klin in disbelief: "Your Excellency, Prophet, wait a moment."

Lianna, who was sitting opposite her, quickly looked up.

"If I understand correctly, according to Your Excellency, is your paradise still a time bomb, trying to destroy your home planet?"

"You can understand that."

Prophet Klin closed his eyes and nodded slowly.

"If the Promised Land thinks that we have deviated from it, then...no one can guarantee what will happen."

Ye Ming sucked it from his heels to the back of his head in one breath.

Grass!

Damn it, is it still a dead-end program?