Deep Space Fleet

These two interstellar civilizations are undoubtedly very powerful civilizations. It is hard to say whether they have mastered the means of superluminal navigation, but in terms of their behavior, they are far stronger than humans.

Because they can achieve interstellar voyages and interstellar trade!

Deep space navigation is not a simple matter, and human beings are not yet able to sail at will.

Spaceships such as the Earth Age and the Golden Sun require a huge amount of social resources to build, and usually they travel without return, and they are scrapped after flying once.

"First analyze the first interstellar civilization encountered by the Gliese civilization. The motivation of this civilization...is probably benign."

Zhang Yuan sent an imaginary picture on the screen: "A scientific research spacecraft passed by this planet and found this group of lazy indigenous creatures. You can leave them alone or destroy them. Anyway, there are many options... …So on a whim, they kindly enlightened them. They even expected that the Gliese civilization would be stuck by the key point of 'electricity', so they dialed in advance."

"I think this motivation is very simple, that is, it comes from the joy or pity deep in the heart. Just like when a human being meets an ant, he will give some biscuits when he is in a good mood. pleasure."

Captain Zhao asked: "However, ants and Gliese civilization are fundamentally different. No matter how powerful an ant is, it is 0, and it is impossible to pose any threat to itself; but Gliese civilization has wisdom, from 0 to The qualitative change of 1, more 0 can be added behind, there are thousands of possibilities, is there really such a kind civilization?"

Zhang Yuan replied earnestly: "Captain Zhao, the universe, the Milky Way, such a huge territory, is not as small and remote as the earth. There are too many empty territories, and it is inconvenient to communicate with each other. There is no need to interact with each other like the earth." competition for resources."

"If humans discover a kind of intelligent monkey on Earth, humans will indeed panic, and will capture, study, or even exterminate them..."

"However, in the universe, intelligent life is only common, and it may reach a one-thousandth or even one-percent probability! If, I mean if, there are 10 million kinds of intelligent life in the Milky Way alone, You can't panic enough to arrest and kill all intelligent life, can you?"

"And from the primitive era to the interstellar era, and then to a more powerful civilization, there are still many thresholds to be crossed. Most civilizations are mediocre, so there is no need to worry about it...Maybe there are some civilizations that just like How about spreading sparks of wisdom everywhere?"

This point of view was quickly accepted.

No matter what kind of ideology the first interstellar civilization was, the probability of good intentions is indeed the majority.

I really can't think of what evil intentions they have.

Next is the behavioral analysis of the second interstellar civilization.

This civilization is much more complex and has more historical records about it.

Zhang Yuanfa asked: "If the second interstellar civilization clearly knows that the gift of 13 universal factories will cause the Gliese civilization to enter the current degenerate state. Then, the most important point...why do they do this? Why? What kind of motive?"

Captain Zhao shook his head: "Very likely, they don't know. No one can predict. Tens of thousands of years later, the Gliese civilization will suddenly take drugs. This is impossible to predict... Even if our new civilization historiography It has been developed for 10,000 years, and it is impossible to accurately predict the point."

Li Zhendong was thinking about it and didn't speak until then, he said: "Captain, even if you don't take drugs, the oligarchy brought by Universal Factory is not a very good political system, oligarchy..."

"Alternatively, the traps laid by this civilization are far more than Joysu, and there are other hidden traps, but the Gliese civilization just happened to be knocked down by Joysu. In fact, it is bad intentions!"

"I don't think so, why should they?"

"Or maybe the first civilization likes to spread sparks of wisdom, and the second civilization likes to kill sparks everywhere."

"Then why take so much trouble? Isn't it enough to just destroy it?"

Seeing that everyone was arguing, Zhang Yuan waved his hands, "Everyone, don't think about it so much, let's go back to the original transaction."

"The interstellar merchant used 13 universal factories and some power generation equipment to purchase the mathematical system of the Gliese civilization and a lot of artwork."

"Mathematical knowledge, the value of which is hard to say. The mathematics of the Gliese civilization is indeed more advanced than ours. Maybe it is very valuable, or maybe the level of the universe is just common... But art is a bit strange, even weird. "

Zhang Yuan then said: "If you try to figure out the mind of this interstellar businessman with the most malicious thoughts, you will come to a very strange, even somewhat evil conclusion..."

"Oh? What conclusion? Let's hear it." Captain Zhao said with great interest.

Zhang Yuan asked, "What do businessmen value most?"

"Of course it's...benefits!"

"Do you think that interstellar merchants will lose money in the face of a weak civilization that can be slaughtered at will? In the most common way of thinking, it is not pity not to sympathize."

"No, absolutely not!"

"So, this interstellar businessman is likely to make a lot of money in this transaction!"

At this time, another deputy captain stood up and said: "It's a big profit? So you gave them 13 universal factories? In fact, if you don't give these things, just build some basic equipment, the Gliese people can also develop."

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, for the Gliese people, some of the most basic power generation equipment is enough, and it will naturally develop slowly. The most indispensable thing in the universe is time. Directly give the universal What's the difference between a factory and pulling a seedling?"

"But think about it, what makes them so profitable? The Gliese provide only two things, mathematics, and art."

Mathematics knowledge? The knowledge accumulated over 100,000 years is indeed very great and full of whimsical ideas.

But no matter how smart the Gliese are, they cannot be the smartest species in the galaxy, let alone the oldest. Probabilistically, there are civilizations older and smarter than they are.

"That is to say, knowledge of mathematics is probably just some head licking."

"...The only ones that can make a lot of money are the works of art accumulated over time."

Zhang Yuan broadcast a photo on the screen showing the artistic carvings of the Gliese people.

This inference is so weird that many people have no way to understand it.

Most of the prices of works of art are hyped up, and a little hype within the civilization will get it, but can it be used for trade between interstellar civilizations?

Are interstellar civilizations still engaging in hype and playing with finance?

This is for God!

Zhang Yuan sighed, stretched out a finger, and another image appeared on the screen.

"Everyone, the facts are not what you imagined. In the Milky Way, as long as there is an extremely powerful civilization that likes these things, that's enough. Yes, as long as there is a powerful civilization, only one..."

"The probability of this is not low!"

"And we can't always look at the problem from our point of view. We are just a bunch of poor ghosts. The poor can't be poorer. Of course, it is impossible to pursue excessive spiritual enjoyment...Even on earth, art is rich. It’s a plaything between people. Can the pursuit of the rich and the poor be the same?”

Everyone laughed, well, what Zhang Yuan said was indeed reasonable. Maybe an interstellar civilization is too idle and has reached its upper limit, so it collects spiritual and cultural arts in the entire universe... This kind of thing is not impossible!