More than 10 million years ago, the first Knick climbed out of an underground cave accidentally and looked at the starry sky in the distance...
It happened to be a good weather day, there had just been hail in the sky, there was no thick volcanic ash, and there were no all kinds of clouds and fog.
The shy Milky Way finally showed its true side, like a waterfall hanging upside down in the sky. The two main stars in the sky twinkled, charming and colorful.
This ignorant and ignorant primitive lizard in ancient times was deeply attracted by the brilliance of the starry sky for the first time... It was shivering in the cold wind of minus 60 to 70 degrees, but it seemed to be scared to death, just like that
Standing blankly.
It witnessed the vast starry sky and tried to decipher the endless universe.
Perhaps all intelligent civilizations have one thing in common: they always feel their own insignificance when facing the starry sky.
Even the reptiles in the gutter have the right to look at the stars. Even if the entire race is silent and degenerate, there will always be some unique reptiles who crawl out of the gutter and look into the distance...
Upon returning to the cave, the Knick man immediately painted a mural of the stars.
This mural was a supreme treasure for the later Nyx civilization and has been passed down to future generations! It has been widely included in children's educational books and has become a classic story.
It reveals: The Knicks should not be satisfied with small caves, but should move towards the vast surface of the earth. Even... towards the endless starry sky!
The written history of Nix civilization begins with this mural.
Since then, a special title has appeared in their culture: "Great Sage", which means the most wise person in the contemporary era.
The title of "Great Sage" is not hereditary. It must have the most outstanding scientific achievements and must be recognized by most people in the world. It must be the greatest title in an era.
In many dynasties, this title was almost epochal because no one was qualified to inherit it.
The Nix civilization has experienced primitive society, slave society, feudal society, and then to the final capitalist society...
This series of processes is very similar to human history.
But one thing is that even if the underground world is in turmoil and the dynasty changes, whenever the ruler faces the great sage, he will always be respectful and not dare to show the slightest impatience.
There are always rulers, but there is only one great sage in each era, and sometimes there is not even one...
"The reason is that the Knicks are really bad... They need constant technological breakthroughs, and they need stronger industrial capabilities all the time." At the dinner table, Yu Yifeng kept sighing.
"Since discovering that wisdom brings greater power, they have begun to pursue supreme wisdom..."
Different living environments bring about huge differences in thinking patterns.
Life on earth is so comfortable, and the environment is not bad. As long as agriculture or animal husbandry is developed, humans can at least ensure the survival of the species. Even if there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, mass extinction is unlikely to occur. It is impossible for all individuals to die.
Therefore, for people on earth, agriculture or animal husbandry is the most important thing. This is the most natural way of thinking.
For example, in ancient China, rulers usually implemented a policy of "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce." The ruling class regarded agriculture as extremely important, and regarded trade, science, and handicrafts as "exotic skills."
The theory promoted by the governments of various dynasties is that businessmen make a living by buying and selling without engaging in production, engaging in or participating in production activities. Businessmen make money by "speculating". Therefore, the ancient feudal governments ranked the status of businessmen at the lowest level.
According to the thinking at the time, this is understandable.
On this basis, the status of craftsmen is even lower than that of farmers. Mainly because people eat food, and people cannot live without food! People can still live without industry.
Although agriculture has a strong earthy flavor, it is revered because of its vital importance to the country and society.
Whether a high-ranking official in a prominent position or a small-scale landowner who has retired to his hometown, if a scholar considers agricultural issues, it shows that the scholar is morally flawless and has a high sense of responsibility for the country and society.
But the elites often shunned the work of craftsmen, so their status was lower than that of peasants.
But the Knicks are different from the people on Earth. Their environment is really terrible.
They have to fight nature all the time. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or cave collapses, any disaster will cause them to die in large numbers, and even annihilation may not be necessary!
Yuriko dug out a report on the history of civilization and a research report on the fossils of the Nyx man from her bag.
"And, the most important point: the Nyx people have very little demand for food, or eat very little! So they have no occupation as farmers at all, and almost no agriculture. They only need hunting and gathering to meet their food needs!"
“What they value is industry and technology!
"This is the biggest difference in thinking caused by the environment and living conditions. Therefore, they appeared in science very early, unlike humans."
"Through various analyzes of fossils and knowledge in certain books, we can find that their digestive organs are very small. Ingesting food is not the main source of energy..."
"Their bodies can use geothermal heat to directly synthesize organic matter!"
Yu Yifeng kept nodding. In fact, he had already left the level of a scumbag...and he had heard this knowledge at the report meeting just now. However, it still felt quite good to have an exclusive academic master explain it to him again.
Not bad.
Yuriko's voice is soft and pleasant, and her Chinese pronunciation is very standard. From all aspects, there is nothing faulty about this girl.
It's strange that when the two of them talked about work, they no longer felt awkward, as if everything happened naturally.
"From this aspect, the body structure of the Nyx is really different from that of humans. There is an organ in their bodies called the 'thermocore', which is located approximately in the chest and is their nutrient production organ..."
"...They can synthesize organic matter directly from the air through "thermal core" and geothermal heat."
Scientists believe that the Knicks' normal body temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius. When they are in an environment of 40 degrees Celsius or above 50 degrees Celsius, the "thermonuclear" organs in the body will start to work due to the temperature difference.
It will synthesize organic matter from raw materials such as carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen sulfide, and water in the body. At the same time, the temperature of the entire body will slowly increase until it is the same as the environment.
In this way, there is little need to consume food, which is equivalent to sleeping in a high-temperature area to replenish physical strength. Food consumption is just another way of replenishing energy.
From this angle...it seems to be more advanced than human beings!