Star Empire

After hearing what Σ-48 said, Victorville was stunned. However, I know that this is indeed the case.

For many hundreds of billions of years, let alone the entire void, just look at the environment around the empire - the empire has declined and then risen several times. During these ups and downs, how many civilizations and wisdom have been submerged by the waves driven by the empire. Already?

The names that can be engraved in that monument and can be illuminated by the eternal light from the Zenith of the World's Branches are only a relatively limited part. More names, as well as the owners who once held these names, have disappeared into history. In the long river.

This is true around the empire, and even if the situation is magnified to the entire Ring Federation, it is probably the same.

There is no doubt that the gods are powerful. The territory of the Star Ring Federation is vast. There is no doubt that within the power of the gods, the gods will try their best to prevent disasters that can destroy the world of order, such as chaotic seas, from outside the order. This is also beyond doubt.

But what about what is beyond the reach of the gods? What will happen outside the realm of order, in the vast "blank area" of void? Ordinary detection equipment has difficulty working effectively in those areas, so those areas appear "darker" than the void areas that have been explored. But that doesn't mean those places are blank. Those places will naturally generate worlds, and there will also be intelligence existing in the worlds there. Who will care about their life and death? Who will remember their names?

"We are used to keeping our gaze on places we already know. This is normal, and it cannot be said to be wrong. However, for super civilizations like you and me, the consequences of limiting our gaze to the surroundings will eventually lead to arrogance. appear." After waiting for Victorville to think for a while, Σ-48 said quietly.

"We are accustomed to the brilliance around us, we are intoxicated by the prosperous age we lead, and we laugh at the toddling and arduous journey of other wisdom. We use our demands on ourselves to demand other existences around us." At this point, Σ-48 let out a long sigh.

"If arrogance continues to expand, then one day we will lose our awe and regret for death. We will be arrogant, and we will brazenly believe that all other lives cannot reach our height because they have made mistakes. path because they are not tough and strong enough, because they are not smart enough, and because they have not passed the "necessary" "small test" and therefore do not deserve to continue living."

"We will forget that we once struggled to survive in such difficulties, and we will forget that death and destruction only need to defeat us once in the end. Arrogance can push civilization forward crazily. In the rapid leap stage, countless difficulties and dangers will Come to the door. We can defeat death and difficulty, use all our resources and strength to knock them down and defeat them - countless times."

"We will not stop until difficulties and destruction come to defeat us. We will remember that for the entire void, we will also take the wrong path. Many times, we are also not tough and strong enough. , we will not be smart enough, and we will also face many overwhelming disasters, but they may also be "natural phenomena" for the void, just like those "necessary" and "small tests" we once thought."

"As a ruler, you have to remember, always remember - don't be arrogant. Arrogance is actually easy to recognize. When you feel that all beings who are inferior to you should obey your suggestions and orders, when you start to use what should be used When you impose your own requirements on others, you should be wary, as you are falling into arrogance."

"And, thank you, thank you for the civilization you live in." After a long, long silence, Σ-48 suddenly said.

"Thank you? Why is this?"

"Because you have developed, the star civilization developed and grew after receiving the Void Fierce Sun, and preserved the achievements of our civilization in another form, but still in a civilized way. When completing these achievements, the former Not all the hard work everyone has put in has been swallowed up by the void.”

".I don't know what you all experienced when conducting this research and what problems you encountered, but I still remember the process when we transformed it from theory into practical results." Σ-48 was silent for a long time. Then he continued.

"During that time, we noticed that the existence of imaginary numbers can be used to make very large void jumps. It can span long distances in the void without being affected. Since then, we have accelerated the identification of the existence of the curtain structure. , and since then, we have become more clear about the correctness of the third-order theory. In the process of developing and utilizing it1, we experienced many things that I remember deeply."

"We once threw materials into the imaginary end and tried to determine where the imaginary end was. We observed fluctuations in the world boundary. We used to think that it was just being excluded from the ordered world, but in fact, it was being excluded further away. . We once thought about whether we could use virtual point jumping to directly integrate movement inside and outside the void, but this effort did not seem to be successful in the end."

"What is commendable is that you understand and master the existential imaginary numbers, and even broaden the scope of its application on a certain basis. The emergence of existential imaginary numbers means that our civilization has reached the other shore, and we have already reached the other shore. Part of its properties are transformed into results and utilized. The inheritance of this technology means that the achievements of our civilization will always be remembered in a physical way. This is a living monument."

"In addition, I apologize and regret that we once set up the λ micro-memory level existential imaginary number collapse as a restriction on development in the world where your civilization is located. It was not lifted at the right time. I hope you can accept this apology. —Although it does not come from my civilization, it does not come from the time when it should appear."

"Living monument." Vidoville always felt that this word seemed a bit inappropriate to use here, but just before he was about to complain about the wording of Σ-48, a communication request from the Ring Federation suddenly passed through the previously established The relay station came to him, and when the communication request was allowed, Vidoville immediately recognized the identity of the being who was talking to him——

High Elf Queen, Supreme Divinity, Ifreya Elendis.

"Excuse me, what's the matter?" Victorville instinctively felt a trace of worry deep in his heart. A supreme god suddenly contacted him about an emergency? Or did something else happen?

"Ah, it's nothing. The current situation is like this. Because you are still a "foreign country" for the time being, and the federation's own system cannot be fully connected with you, so the Federal Supreme Council appointed me as a temporary liaison and diplomatic envoy to maintain The connection between your empire and the Federation and the synchronization of actions - don’t worry, I’m very familiar with the business.”

"Also, if you plan to formally join the Federation in the future, you will also have seats in the Supreme Council and the Council of Kings on Earth. By the way, let me tell you in advance that under normal circumstances, the governor of the Federation and the Speaker of the Supreme Council will They are all absent, just pretend those two don’t exist.”

"We're honored. Wait a minute, "Those two? "Are you talking about the two Void Wills?"

"Yes, they generally don't care much about the internal affairs of the world of order, and most of the time, they are not in the federation. Unless there is an urgent and major incident, they will not appear in the parliament."

".Huh? Why?"

"Because of laziness." When Vidoville subconsciously asked this "why", the communication from Σ-48 suddenly pushed to the front. At the same time, Vidoville seemed to hear "rumbling" thunder coming from the Σ-48 side.

"Well - in short, that's the situation. I'm going to say this first because basically every civilization that can be regarded as a mortal king has to ask this question, so I will make things clear in advance. If there is no situation on your side If we need to discuss it, let’s do this first.”

"Okay." Vidoville hung up the communication with Elendis.

"What happened just now? Why was there the sound of thunder?"

"Hey, it's just God's Thunder of Punishment. It was one of the ways the gods used to tease us when we teased each other. It's not a big problem." Σ-48 replied. Listening to his tone, he didn't seem to care at all. .

"That, I mean. The Will of the Void is really——"

"It is indeed laziness, as lazy as the void. The inertia of the void is as extreme as the inertia of the will of the void." Σ-48 answered Vidoville's question.

"Oh, of course, I'm not talking about the kind of laziness where every movement looks like it's being slowed down millions of times. It's because they rarely, very rarely actually use the power of the void. Normally, you would even forget it. They possess the most powerful power in the void."

"Oh." Victorville was about to say something, but he suddenly remembered his joy at the extreme inertia of the void, and the possibilities he had told many people.

If you think about it this way, if the will of the void, or the life of the void, is indeed the "will of the void", then of course there will be no problem with them being "lazy".

Maybe it's because they have changed from an indescribable background like the void to a tangible existence that may have a body and an independent self, that makes them want to say something so much, well, it must be like this.

"Okay, anyway, I don't have any other problems here for the time being, so I'll leave first." Victorville swallowed hard what he wanted to say before, and then left the outer ring of the monitoring station as if running away.

Perceptual knowledge has always been the enemy of precise quantification. Before and after experiencing these things, Vidoville still failed to use the existing emotional dimensions and sensory orientation to figure out why he had this series of emotional changes. But no matter what, after listening and saying this, I am in a good mood now.

"Huh? The emperor of the Star Empire? I'm here, what's wrong?"

"We have analyzed in detail the federation's plan to try to get in touch with the civilization on the other side. The indicators assigned to us are acceptable. But we have some doubts."

Vidoville hesitated for a while, and finally decided to clarify the problem to Elendis: "The current specific actions are only calling the super civilization on the other side and launching detectors to the other side. At the same time, the federal deep dive The plan does not include further measures such as manned deep diving. Why is this? Also, if we still fail to contact the other side before the "cataclysm" completely breaks out, does the Star Ring have any plans?"

"About the issues you mentioned. I can give an explanation." Elendis did not object to the need to explain himself.

"First, why doesn't the Federation carry out a more effective manned deep-diving plan? At this point, the Federation's current deep-diving technology is not as good as the level that the old Σ civilization once reached. Our current technology is more capable of ensuring that the detectors The "extreme deep dive" to reach the other shore was successful. In terms of manned deep diving, we cannot fully guarantee that the deep diving ship can remain in the depths of the chaotic sea for a long time without any risk. However, the most important point is"

Elendis paused for a while: "We believe that the void will or disturbance force on the other side may be preventing our deep-diving ship from reaching the other side. The opportunity to develop manned deep diving has been missed. The current forced development is very likely. As a result, we lose more than we gain.”

"Obstruction?" Vidoville was stunned: "Why?"

"The intuition of the two governors of the Federation, as well as the results that our research can present." The Elf Queen shook her head slightly when she said this: "Our Void Will believes that if the civilization on the other side does not know the Chaotic Sea Territory" on the other side "If there is also an orderly civilization, their views on the chaotic sea, and their starting point when studying the chaotic sea and facing the chaotic sea, may be completely different from ours."

"The other shore may regard the chaotic sea as a gathering place of pure void negativity, and counterattack everything in the chaotic sea. If this is the case, then the stability shadow formed by the civilization on the other shore in the chaotic sea may isolate the development of this shore. signal to the other shore, and the deep-diving ships on this shore may also be destroyed or directly expelled by the civilization on the other shore as "evil creatures" in the polluted sea."

"Before and after the establishment of the Federation, we also conducted many manned tests, but all the test ships lost contact due to unprovoked crashes after crossing the critical layer. If the other side does face it with such an "attitude" and deal with the troubled sea, then we can no longer continue to make such sacrifices that achieve nothing.”

"Of course, there are more complex problems and historical factors. The development process of the Federation has prevented us from devoting all our energy to deep-diving research for a long time, which also led to the current results. But now, these problems have There is no value in going too deep into it, because we have not had enough time to reflect on them. As for the forced bridge building plan you mentioned"

"Of course we do, and of course we do it."

Elendis replied firmly, "We are doing our best to try to enable the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to act together. According to current research, if both sides of the Strait build a bridge together, the safety of the operation is the highest. If we can find the void on the other side, The will would be even better. The knowledge and hope of the void will on the other side will serve as a guarantee for the success of the operation. However, if we still cannot contact the other side before the catastrophe is about to break out, the Federation will take force regardless of the consequences and costs. The act of building bridges.”

".okay, I get it."