Beneath Deep Space

"I see!"

Just when everyone was confused, Dr. Rimbaud, who was sitting on the side, suddenly shouted: "I have a guess, everyone can listen to it!"

"I wonder if this low-level civilization accidentally caused a large-scale leak when it was mining combustible ice from the seabed!"

"...or it may be due to earthquakes, submarine volcanic eruptions and other reasons, which led to large-scale eruptions of combustible ice on the seabed..."

"That's pretty much it anyway, bringing a lot of methane into the air! The methane we detected in the atmosphere, as well as the planet's strong greenhouse effect, also confirm this!"

Yu Yifeng couldn't help but nodded, which was somewhat similar to his guess.

"Everyone should know that in terms of the number of molecules per unit, the greenhouse effect of methane is 25 times greater than that of carbon dioxide! Both carbon dioxide and methane on this planet are much richer than those on the earth."

Dr. Rimbaud felt that he had found the truth, his thinking became more and more active, and he spoke faster and faster, "So, these greenhouse gases caused the two-level glaciers to melt and the sea level rose! Of course, the original sea water of this planet is A lot, its deepest trench reaches almost 20,000 meters... It originally contained much more water than the Earth."

"But what does rising sea levels have to do with war?" someone questioned.

Dr. Rimbaud paused: "Of course it does! The greenhouse effect is not formed in a day or two, but in years!"

"At the beginning, the rise in sea level was not obvious. It only flooded the surrounding cities, which was the city we first discovered... Therefore, these intelligent creatures can evacuate in an orderly manner, and there are enough countries and enough people. territory to accommodate these refugees.”

"But as the greenhouse effect becomes more and more serious, the ocean gradually submerges large tracts of land! At this time, a series of problems will arise."

"What if half of the world's land is submerged? Or even 60% or 70%? The remaining land cannot support a large population, and no country is willing to take in refugees, so... uh... the war breaks out like this "

He ended up making an "explode" gesture.

After saying this, many people nodded.

Rimbaud's words still make some sense. Many people here are of the older generation and have experienced the earth period.

If the sea level rises significantly and many countries are submerged, it is possible that if it is not handled properly, it will trigger a world-level war.

But a few of the new generation were confused and a little confused.

To them, there seems to be something wrong with this statement.

If you want to immigrate...the planet is so big, you can always squeeze in. A group of people live on the same planet. When a problem arises, they don't concentrate on finding a solution, and an internal war breaks out?

In their view, killing similar people is simply incomprehensible.

They were stuck for several seconds before they came to their senses and nodded thoughtfully.

Yu Yifeng looked at this group of confused young people and smiled bitterly in his heart, hadn't he studied human history and the history of civilization?

Why is it still...

In fact, I don’t blame them. The environment affects thinking. The culture inside Noah is quite simple, and the interactions between people are also quite friendly. Many positions have clear division of labor...conflicts of interest are almost non-existent.

Therefore, the new generation of young people naturally have simpler thinking, just like children who have not grown up...

"Yes, if we really want to describe it, it's like scholars in an ivory tower. They are generally polite scholars..."

Just thinking about it, Yu Yifeng felt a sudden realization.

He finally understood why he always felt like there was something wrong with the soldiers under his command...

It turns out that this is the reason!

It's okay for scientific and technological workers to say that they are very suitable for the current atmosphere, but the current group of soldiers has also inexplicably hid in the "ivory tower", which is a bit problematic.

These soldiers are too simple and lack murderous intent!

He finally understood why, as an interstellar civilization, the Green Light People were so stupid that they were easier to deceive. How many times did you get fooled by human disguise plans?

Why?

Because the civilization is too harmonious, there is no training in this area at all... Members of society are straightforward in thinking and do not have so much to play with.

With the advent of the interstellar age, society has entered a state of great affluence. At this time, people do not need to consider "survival", and there are no opposing interests, no contradictions, and no intrigues...

At this time, the competition between people is only in academic aspects, and there is no need for intrigue at all...

When society has developed to the current level, the previous struggle theory has lost its effect, and people will always become more and more naive.

The internal struggle within civilization has decreased, and there has been no internal struggle for a long time, which has led to the natural decline of certain abilities of civilized individuals.

That is...the collective becomes simple.

This has almost become an inevitable result!

Therefore, the following generations are like college students who have not entered society... They always have expectations for the world. In the eyes of past earthlings, these new generations are very straightforward in their dealings with others, and even have a bit of fairy tale innocence.

If it were placed in the previous earth society, it might not be a good place to live, and it might even starve to death...

But in this new society, this kind of naivety is a common phenomenon, and it is not a big problem. People tend to work in teams and help each other more and more.

Indeed... the new generation of humans have not seen too much evil, nor too much chaos, and always think of other lives in a similar way to themselves.

They believe that the world is beautiful, and when problems arise, they should always find ways to solve them, rather than relying on methods such as massacres to solve them.

How should I put it... this kind of thinking...

Yu Yifeng shook his head.

"Is this the difference between K-class civilization and L-class civilization? K-class civilization is chaotic and evil; L-class civilization is orderly and friendly. In fact, it is easier to manage an L-class civilization. But if individuals are placed in a complex environment, the people of K-class civilization may be more cunning and easier to survive..."

"But from a collective perspective, K-class civilization will be crushed into ashes by L-class civilization."

"This is... the prisoner's dilemma..." [1]

This naive trend has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the civilization is united and there is no infighting, and it is very fast to climb the technological ladder! When encountering any major projects, they will be completed quickly, without any internal disputes or other bloody incidents. Even if everyone cuts back on food and clothing, it is not a big deal.

The disadvantage is... facing the complex interstellar environment, this naive civilization may not be able to adapt.

Yu Yifeng doesn't believe that the entire universe is so naive...

Those ancient, long-standing interstellar civilizations must be more cunning and sly than the civilizations that have just entered the interstellar...

If the first generation of elders like them die, the new human civilization may become like the Green Light civilization, a powerful and naive stupid civilization...

Well, it is very likely to be so.

Unless... this civilization is baptized by war and death again, so that it can mature quickly!

"So, the Green Light people may grow up and become more powerful? They seem to be fighting, right?"

"...Is the reason for the emergence of the Destroyer civilization more complicated than imagined? In some ways, it is a good thing?"

Yu Yifeng smiled self-deprecatingly, and then became deeply worried. He felt that this problem was quite tricky.

"Is this the entropy increase of civilization? There will always be troubles that come naturally... No social system is perfect."

As he thought about it, someone else stood up and questioned: "But even if a nuclear war occurs, it will not kill everyone! Moreover, there is no nuclear winter here, so the nuclear war is not serious..."

"No, no, no, I think there is something wrong with the nuclear winter."

Another expert who is proficient in computational analysis shook his head and said: "This warm and humid planet is hotter than the Earth, there is not much land, the air is humid, and the precipitation is extremely abundant. Even if a large-scale nuclear war occurs, it should return to normal within a year."

"And the previous nuclear winter theory itself is a hypothesis, and there is no decisive argument... There are many models that believe that nuclear war will not lead to nuclear winter. Even if a large-scale nuclear war occurs on Earth, the temperature will recover within a few years."

"So a large-scale nuclear war cannot be ruled out... But I also think that the war will definitely not kill everyone. As long as we keep looking, we can always find survivors. We don't have to worry. If Dr. Rimbaud's idea is correct, we will definitely find survivors!"

Seeing so many people supporting him, Dr. Rimbaud continued to stand up.

He said: "It now seems that nuclear war is inevitable, and it will be on a large scale... I can think of another possibility..."

"First: After the crisis of this civilization, they suddenly woke up halfway through the war and stopped fighting. They developed together and became a rare interstellar civilization, and flew away on a large ship..." When he said this conjecture, he laughed himself, because the probability was really slim.

"Second, they were exterminated by another powerful interstellar civilization! Nuclear bombs are just a desperate resistance."

"And third, these natives built some shelters on the seabed, underground, or inland areas... They hid in them!"

Note [1]:

Prisoner's Dilemma:

Two people who conspired to commit a crime were imprisoned and could not communicate with each other. At this time, the police interrogated the suspects one by one.

If both of them remain silent and do not expose each other, then because the evidence is uncertain, each of them will be imprisoned for one year;

If one person exposes and the other is silent, the informer will be released immediately because of his meritorious service! The silent person will be imprisoned for ten years for not cooperating;

If they expose each other, then because the evidence is solid, both will be sentenced to eight years.

From the perspective of game theory, since the two prisoners are very cunning and cannot trust each other, they tend to expose each other rather than keep silent. This also reveals that a group of cunning guys with their own ulterior motives often cannot achieve the best results.