According to the analysis of internal meetings, there are two reasons why the Antek civilization does not build a curvature engine.
The first possibility is that the technical level is insufficient. The development difficulty of a planetary-level curvature engine is not comparable to that of an ordinary spacecraft, and requires long-term technology accumulation.
The new humanity has been preparing for this day for a long time. Scientists have already made various plans, so they are vaguely confident. The scientific level of the Antek civilization is even worse, and it is possible that there is no way to complete it.
Of course, there is a second possibility: the abandonment of a large number of projects is due to certain constraints that restrict the further transformation of the mantises.
"Is this restriction their main civilization?"
"We can even boldly believe that the final ownership of this spaceship is probably not the Antek civilization. Like the Lizards, they are probably just part-time workers. The final project needs to be done by the main civilization, that is, the Quintons behind it.
Do it yourself so you don’t lose core control.”
"The LLP Silicon Alliance does not allow them to make engines, in fact, it is to prevent these praying mantises from escaping!"
This wild and unreasonable speculation is really shocking.
But while Yu Yifeng felt absurd, he also vaguely felt that it was correct. This explained why the Antek civilization gave up on this planetary spacecraft relatively easily, since the loss was not his own anyway.
Not only that, there is... additional evidence!
In this ring-shaped central residential area, people found a large number of leftover entertainment equipment, including but not limited to video games, novels, soap operas, and some addictive drugs.
A lot!
This is simply an incredible thing for new humans!
An L3 interstellar civilization has developed for such a long time and is actually addicted to these things. Isn't this no different from a low-level civilization?
A noun also gradually appeared in Yi Feng's mind.
The civilization of the fallen!
Still a relatively low-level one.
People once saw some similar "sinker civilizations" in Hicks Market, but those civilizations that sank were all high-end things, such as the world they created.
But these mantises are "addicted" to low-level material enjoyment and addictive drugs. What is this?
Coupled with the lizards' oral descriptions of the mantises, this is further confirmed.
The mantises are not very concerned about the construction of the spaceship and spend most of their time having fun. Basically, most of the population works two or three hours a day, which is considered elite level.
In other words, the military is barely qualified.
A large number of people spend all their time and energy on entertainment.
As a result, the labor efficiency of the population is not high, which is another reason why they capture a large number of lizard natives. Without lizards, work would be impossible.
Precisely because most of the population is addicted to enjoyment, after thousands of years of development, technology has long been stuck and in a state of stagnation. Then it was naturally crushed by the new human civilization.
"To sum up, the Antek civilization is an interstellar civilization that is more obsessed with enjoyment. Their ideology is no better than that of lower-level civilizations."
"Their loyalty to the LLP Silicon Alliance is not high. Once they find out something is wrong, they will run away."
After digging into deeper things, the whole thing becomes more interesting. This is the first time that new humans have encountered an interstellar civilization that is so addicted to material enjoyment.
"With a higher level of science and technology, productivity can easily meet the needs of survival, but the will of civilization is very weak..." Yu Yifeng thought silently in his heart, "Obviously, this is not a product of natural birth, but an artificial catalysis.
It is also the so-called...subordinate civilization."
If a civilization develops too smoothly, or if it uses the power of other civilizations to bypass the Great Filter, then it is highly likely that it will become a sinking civilization. This is also the biggest problem in the affiliated civilization cultivation plan.
This is also about the weaknesses of the LLP silicon-based alliance and the management loopholes in it. All participants could not help but have further discussions.
The main members of the LLP Silicon Alliance are a series of artificial intelligence models named "Quinton". This artificial intelligence has several characteristics: their emotions can be personified and they can split a series of sub-bodies, but their creative ability is not
Strong and fixed within certain rules and regulations.
When it is difficult to break through the law that "the speed of information propagation is still the speed of light", even artificial intelligence cannot expand military power infinitely.
Therefore, if you want to fight a war, it is still necessary to capture some subsidiary civilizations.
Yu Yifeng added in the meeting: "I estimate that the Antek civilization was originally a low-level civilization. After being absorbed by Quinton, it was forcibly instilled with a series of technologies. As a result, it suddenly gained a huge amount of production capacity, so that the entire
The ideology of civilization is rapidly degenerating.”
This situation is very normal. With the great abundance of energy and the large-scale increase in productivity, if the quality of citizens is not high, who will still be willing to work conscientiously? All the wishes of the people can be satisfied, even if they do not work.
Life is good.
What motivates them to work?
Not a person, but a civilization!
"...So, when the Antek civilization became an interstellar civilization, it had already fallen. They couldn't wait to enjoy a better life. But there was no way, there was a master above them."
"They work because of the huge pressure to survive. It was given by Quinton."
"We can further reasonably speculate that Quinton is also helpless towards these sinking civilizations. How can I say this civilization is just like some African countries on the earth, with poor mobility and procrastination in doing things. And once this kind of ideology
Once formed, it will be difficult to reverse.”
"But they have no better way. They can only apply high pressure... No matter what, it is an interstellar civilization, and it is more valuable than a low-level civilization."
This also serves as a reminder to all the top leaders of New Humanity that ideology is still very important in cultivating a subordinate civilization. If scientific and technological strength, production capacity and ideology are not consistent, it will only lead to the decline of ideology.
The higher your ideology, the greater your wealth. This statement cannot be reversed.
This is also the main reason why New Humanity did not directly give subordinate civilizations and a large amount of technology.
But cultivating an ideology is quite difficult. Genes naturally degenerate. How easy is it to overcome instinct?
On the other hand, loyalty can only be guaranteed for a while, but not for a lifetime.
"There are no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests. The Antek civilization wants to pursue its own freedom. If the facts really match our conjecture, the number of 20 to 30 years is likely to be accurate."
"...It is a piece of information deliberately revealed to us out of a certain kind of resentment."
"I think maybe I want to fly solo... After all, we are already an interstellar civilization. If the loyalty is not high, who would be willing to rely on others? Helping others build planetary spaceships, how can you build for yourself? There is no motivation.
?" Another scientist said.
After getting these conclusions, Yu Yifeng was also sighing: "Although Quinton's personal abilities are very strong, they may not be proficient in the sociology of the universe, so the civilization they cultivate also looks like a sinker."
"Robots are not truly intelligent beings after all. Maybe only ones like 005 are truly intelligent beings."
The most difficult thing to control is the human heart. Even God cannot guess what an intelligent being will think at the next moment. Perhaps such thoughts did not exist in the first place, but suddenly occurred after being tempted by certain factors.
Maybe a heinous villain suddenly becomes kind-hearted; or maybe a decent gentleman suddenly bursts out of his bestiality under depression. All kinds of things are possible.