Before she knew it, Manny had spent a whole month in the camp.
During this month, Manny did not show any anxiety due to the unknown whereabouts of Guan Dehou. On the contrary, she had completely integrated into the place and collected many useful things through her sensitivity to data and information.
For example, through her contact with Yuanye Mu, Manny learned about the more powerful doomsday scenarios that had been simulated in this camp in the past three years.
Manny also wrote a special booklet about the proposers and response plans of these doomsday scenarios.
Below are three doomsday ideas that Manny thinks are worth pondering.
The first one is the invasion of advanced civilization.
The concept of invasion by advanced civilizations is not unfamiliar to everyone, and almost all science fiction movies revolve around this concept.
Among them, the most classic ones include the more commercial "Superman", "Transformers", and "The Avengers", and there are also the relatively more literary and philosophical "Arrival", "Prometheus" and "Annihilation".
Whether it is a science fiction blockbuster with a superhero as the protagonist, or a relatively mild philosophical science fiction film, advanced alien civilizations as invaders have their own weaknesses.
Coupled with the constant concept that humans must win, advanced alien civilizations often give people a very weak feeling.
Therefore, an amateur film critic in the camp used a special concept to simulate a doomsday scene that once panicked the entire camp.
The specific content of this concept is as follows:
First, the earth was discovered, and the sounds made by humans attracted alien civilizations.
Then, alien civilizations already have the ability to navigate interstellar space, and this ability can also be nurtured under the current human scientific environment.
Then, after confirming their attack, the alien civilization used weapons to destroy the moon.
The earth without the moon will enter from the current stable state to an extremely harsh state that is no longer suitable for the reproduction of life. By then, not to mention human civilization will be destroyed in a short period of time, and the entire earth's ecosystem will suffer.
A devastating disaster.
Based on this concept, this amateur film critic came to the conclusion that if the earth was really exposed to the vision of other advanced civilizations, then there would be no need to invade the earth, they would just blow up the moon.
So what kind of weapons are needed to blow up the moon?
Various talents gathered in the camp, and someone soon gave a not too specific, but very clear answer.
"It is theoretically possible with the weapons currently available to mankind."
As soon as this answer appeared, the camp quickly fell into panic because everyone was "at a loss".
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this is just a matter of eating enough, so there is nothing to worry about? After all, the premise of all this is that the earth will be exposed.
However, scientists have long said that the earth exists in a relatively marginal dark zone of the universe, and since the earth is so small, there is no need for us to worry about the invasion of alien civilizations.
However, these people in the camp are different. They have already given up this concept of enjoying peace before coming here, and instead must think about problems based on the premise of the coming doomsday.
This may sound a little neurotic, but Manny finds it interesting when these people are "seriously crazy."
Especially during her contact with Harano Mu, Manny discovered that the Japanese girl who had lost her home did not show much anxiety. On the contrary, the longer she stayed in the camp, the better her mental state became and the more open her mind became.
As if she were a veteran who had experienced many apocalyptic disasters in the past three years, every move she made was full of confidence, and the girl's calmness and calmness could be felt in her words and deeds.
From Yuanye Mu, Manny could vaguely see what the camp really looked like.
"They are not simulating the doomsday, but in the cloud and the future!"
After coming to this conclusion, Manny became much calmer, and she began to actively participate in these simulations.
And try to solve the classic "doomsday simulations" that have appeared before without understanding the completed solutions.
Take "advanced civilization invasion" and then "moon destruction" as an example.
With the current human technology, it is too difficult to establish a defense line outside the earth. Therefore, it is very unrealistic to protect the moon according to the conventional defense concept.
But if nothing is done, can humans just watch when they are invaded by advanced civilizations?
When Manny thought of this, she confirmed that she had entered a dead end. At this time, she had to turn back and find a fork.
This bifurcation must have three main factors.
"Fight", "escape", "peace".
"War" can be understood as the previous dead end.
If humankind's current strength is insufficient, it has no chance of winning against enemies outside the earth. This is true even if we have super weapons.
But it can also be understood as active offense in addition to defense.
But when defense is not enough, what about taking the initiative in peace talks?
In fact, this is not the case. Whether it is a classic offensive and defensive battle in history or a possible interstellar war in the simulation concept, the tactical ideas are not much different.
Of course, one of the prerequisites is that there is not a big disparity in strength between the two sides.
You can't let a group of natives armed with cold weapons fight against the enemy's spears and cannons.
The "war" at this time returns to the fundamental question of the development of civilization: "Do we need to build an interstellar fleet?"
If the enemy has already appeared, and it is not very difficult to observe them with the current level of science and technology, then will humans have "Three-Body Time"? [The so-called "Three-Body Time" is a term coined by the camp.
Used to describe the time it takes for an advanced civilization to appear, the invasion to be confirmed, and the entire process from the start of the invasion to its arrival.]
The answer is "yes"!
The reason why the whole "certain" must be put in double quotes is because someone mentioned at the beginning that perhaps advanced civilizations already have space jump technology. As long as they find a planet with a budding civilization, they will directly locate the planet.
The coordinates of the star system will then jump over. It may happen that when humans are still building high walls against each other, the fleet of an advanced civilization has already arrived in the solar system.
Then "Three-Body Time" is dispensable at this time.
This is indeed a very hopeless possibility, but those who propose solutions are quick to refute it.
However, the way of rebuttal is not to elaborate on this possible possibility, but to reveal a more cruel fact.
"If there really is such a huge difference between civilizations, then what we should do is not fight back, but say goodbye to each other."
Since then, no one has mentioned this possibility that seems to be a fatal blow, but is actually meaningless.
"The premise of victory is hope." Manny felt deeply about these...
"Escape" is easy to understand from the literal meaning.
If you are unable to fight, the best way is to escape.
But there are many ways to "escape".
In the human history that Manny understands, the origin of fire is actually an "escape" strategy.
Moreover, it is a very far-sighted and brilliant feat whose consciousness far exceeds the level of scientific and technological civilization.
It’s just that the cost is very high... because what “escapes” is only the concept of human beings and human civilization, not a specific person on the earth.
So if the moon is destroyed, is "escape" the most feasible way?
Manny did not rush to a conclusion, but tentatively began to think about "harmony".
"和" is a relatively neutral word.
Just like the current Glorious Republic and Divine Inspiration, the "harmony" between them is based on reciprocity and mutual assistance.
Going forward, the "peace" between the Zansbol Empire and the Free Federation was based on the outcome of the war.
A big difference.
Is there the possibility of "peace" for human beings in the face of invasion?
Considering human beings' fear of the unknown, this possibility is extremely low.
Because the alien civilizations usually depicted have inherent "evil characteristics", although this "evil" only reflects the way humans view other species.
Thinking of this, Manny couldn't help but remember a very interesting saying.
"We want mosquitoes to become extinct, not caring if they disrupt the food chain because they are disgusting, and we want giant pandas to survive with the help of humans, not caring that they are no longer adapted to the wild environment because they are very disgusting.
cute."
But in fact, mosquitoes will not be exterminated so easily. On the contrary, they have a vigorous vitality that far exceeds that of pandas.
So can human "harmony" tilt towards "mosquito"?
Similar words appear more or less in many works.
Compared to mosquitoes that only buzz, is our evolution really beyond their reach?
Maybe this is just a formal difference.
People can easily crush mosquitoes to death, but have you ever thought that a mosquito carrying deadly germs can also kill people.
Manny stood at the fork in the road for a long time. As she continued to get deeper into it, she unexpectedly glimpsed another possibility.
The feeling seemed familiar, but it made Manny feel scared and uneasy.
In the end, in order to get rid of this trouble, Manny asked Yuan Yemu for help, hoping that she could give her a satisfactory answer and tell her where the future of mankind lies.
Harano Mu replied with a smile: "Actually, the true meaning of this simulation is not how we solve this invasion, but through it it allows us to see our true appearance and the true appearance of this world."
Manny didn't understand. It was too vague, as if she was mocking the hypocritical reality, and as if she had escaped from that exaggerated level and entered a higher realm.
"Then what are we really like? What is the real appearance of this world?"
Yuan Yemu didn't explain any more. She took out a book and handed it to Manny: "Everything you want is here."
Manny took the book. There was no name on the cover, and there was only a brief sentence on the title page.
"Our existence is actually a kind of accident, accidental appearance, accidental living, accidental disappearance..."