Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

As members of the Human Rights Federation, everyone present had better brains, and they quickly understood what Lu Yongchang said.

"It means that in order to let us understand the meaning of their message, Proxima Centauri also sent detailed annotations?"

Member Li leaned on the conference table with his elbows, frowning and asked, "What is their purpose?"

After all, this is the first time in human civilization that we have come into contact with an alien civilization.

No one, including Lu Yongchang, knows how to deal with such a situation.

"Wait a little longer." Lu Yongchang frowned and said, "Wait until Zero analyzes all the information."

The old man sitting in the main seat nodded silently, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes.

"The extremely dark way of getting along between cosmic civilizations that you mentioned last time doesn't seem to be suitable for this situation."

While waiting, the old man said softly.

Hearing this, Lv Yongchang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Chairman, this is also the result I inferred based on the situation at that time."

"This time... I don't know what happened."

Suddenly, his eyes moved slightly: "Perhaps, they are also like us, a primary interstellar civilization that has just stepped out of the planet?"

"No, that's not right."

Thinking of the traces of Hall thrusters on the moon, Lv Yongchang quickly overturned his argument: "Primary interstellar civilizations do not have such advanced interstellar navigation technology."

In the conference room, every member's face was full of worry and doubt.

"Professor, the analysis results are out."

Zero's voice broke the slightly anxious atmosphere in the conference room.

"For ease of understanding, I translated it according to the human writing method."

As he said, a "translation" appeared in front of everyone present.

[To the unknown advanced civilization: We are the Proxima civilization 4.22 light years away from you.

In the vast universe, it is extremely lucky to meet an advanced civilization with a similar level of development.

Unknown advanced civilization, I wonder if you have encountered a "technological bottleneck"?

Whether we have met or not, we hope to establish a cooperative relationship with you and jointly analyze the endless mysteries in the universe to achieve the rapid development of civilization. 】

At the end of the translation, the relative coordinates of Proxima Centauri and the solar system are also attached.

The moment he saw the relative coordinates, Lv Yongchang's eyes lit up slightly.

"Like us, are you using multiple pulsars for positioning..." Lv Yongchang muttered to himself, "And the technological bottleneck, what does this mean?"

"Professor, this is a brand new term." Zero quickly explained, "I chose the most appropriate translation based on the context and dictionary."

"The general meaning is very simple. When a civilization develops to a certain extent, it will encounter the so-called development bottleneck, and the technological development will stagnate."

"And the time to encounter the technological bottleneck depends on the development potential of the civilization."

"In their concept, there are many factors that affect the development potential of civilization. Population size, proportion of scientists, degree of attention to technological development, and even faith and willpower all have different degrees of influence on it."

Lv Yongchang's face changed slightly.

Stagnation of technological development is tantamount to chronic death for a civilization!

Especially for the primary interstellar civilization that has just stepped out of the planet!

Watching the surrounding resources being exhausted, but unable to go further to find new resources...

Thinking of this scene, Lv Yongchang shuddered slightly.

Fortunately, humans have not yet encountered the so-called technological bottleneck.

Of course, this is also largely due to the technology tree system in his mind.

"Yongchang?" Perhaps seeing Lv Yongchang's uncertain expression, Councillor Li asked softly, "Is there any important content hidden in this information?"

Lv Yongchang came back to his senses and stared at the four Chinese characters "Technology Bottleneck".

Suddenly, his eyes lit up!

One clue after another formed a complete closed loop in his mind!

"Chairman, I know what's going on!"

Lv Yongchang was excited and said without hesitation: "If their technological development has stagnated, then their behavior makes sense!"

Looking at the puzzled expression on the old man's face, Lv Yongchang hurriedly explained.

"Speaker, you should still remember the basic conditions of the Dark Forest Law I mentioned last time, right?"

The old man was slightly stunned, and then he suddenly said: "Dark Forest Law... This name is quite good."

"I remember the basic conditions you mentioned."

"It seems that there is a chain of suspicion and technological explosion, right?"

Lv Yongchang nodded, with a strange light in his eyes: "Now, they no longer have the prerequisite of technological explosion!"

"So, this is why they choose to communicate with us?" The old man frowned, "How can they ensure that we are kind?"

Hearing this question, Lu Yongchang's smile became more and more intense.

"That's the point."

"I can be sure that the civilization over there on Proxima, like us, is the first time to contact alien civilization."

"On the scale of the universe, everyone is a newcomer who has just left the Novice Village!"

"So now, what should we do?" Albert's voice sounded from the side, "Respond to them?"

The moment Albert's voice fell, the conference room suddenly fell into silence.

Do you need a response?

What are the consequences of responding?

How to ensure that the Proxima civilization did not deceive them?

If the Proxima civilization is malicious, what will be the consequences if they respond rashly?

Councillor Li's expression changed slightly.

For the first time, he personally felt the endless chain of suspicion.

Unlike on Earth, the infinite extension of the distance between the two makes the chain of suspicion infinitely strong!

The conference room was extremely quiet, and the sound of the swinging wall clock reached everyone's ears, exacerbating the irritability in people's hearts.

Lv Yongchang silently felt the atmosphere in the conference room.

After a long time, he took a long breath and said softly: "I choose not to respond to them."

The muscles on Albert's face trembled slightly, and he understood the meaning of Lv Yongchang's words.

"You mean... prepare for war?"

Lv Yongchang nodded silently, confirming Albert's question.

"Why choose war?" A low-ranking congressman interrupted the two people's communication with dissatisfaction, "The Proxima civilization is now more technologically advanced than ours, right?"

"Even they have encountered a technological bottleneck. What if we..."

"No one will!" Lv Yongchang's voice suddenly became louder. "Even if we encounter a technological bottleneck, it is the human civilization's own business!"

"The current priority is that we need to find a planet in the habitable zone to accommodate the billions of humans!"

"Do you think the Proxima people will obediently give us their home planet?!"

The congressman did not answer, but lowered his head silently.

"Don't forget."

Lv Yongchang's expression was a little indifferent: "Dealing with matters outside the civilization is the responsibility of the Academy of Sciences!"