The content of this chapter is Hao Guangyi’s speech at the seminar.
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First of all, I feel that this is not a realistic problem limited to the third dimension where we are, but an accidental encounter that is different from any previous form of "invasion".
It’s just that from a time perspective, our earth ancestors and the “Factor” met earlier, and the feelings they developed after falling in love at first sight were also more profound.
On the contrary, we, the descendants of Gaia who claim to be the new human race, have become arrogant frogs in the well, so we were so at a loss when we learned that the "factor" was the culprit that caused the complete destruction of Kui's civilization.
This is a very unexpected, or in other words, fact that I am not willing to accept.
I’ll tentatively call this the “Atlantis plot for humanity.”
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You ask me what is "human Atlantis plot"?
Well……
I think it is not difficult for you to understand the meaning of this plot as long as you think carefully about human beings and the legendary "Atlantis civilization".
Just like humans once believed that the pyramids were star ports for aliens, because according to the productivity level of ancient Egypt at that time, it was impossible to build such a magnificent epic building in the desert, and there were more than one.
But later we all knew that the pyramid was indeed not left by aliens. It was a condensation of power and a miracle created by humans.
In other words, even if the ancients did not have mobile phones, it does not mean that they had no contact with each other.
The only difference is the time!
Just like the "post stations" that appeared in the history of Chinese civilization during the earth period, in order to speed up the transmission of some important information, the official post station would select high-quality horses that can run fast and have strong endurance for the messengers to use.
When major events such as enemy invasion occur, beacon towers can also play a very good role.
In short, when we question the past, or reverse the myth of the past, and use our imagination to describe an "Atlantis civilization" that has a level far beyond the existing civilization, but has been swallowed by the sea, we are actually not
Face the problem squarely, but try to satisfy your curiosity about unknown things through some almost "reasonable" explanation.
In other words, it is just to stop myself from racking my brains to think about it, as long as the nonsense can be established.
This is what I call, the so-called "Atlantis plot of mankind."
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So what does this have to do with factors? I talked about it a lot, but it seems to be completely off track.
So did I go astray?
Of course not, factors are a scientific problem before us today that need to be solved urgently.
Because we already know how scary it is!
It destroyed Kui, whose civilization level was much higher than ours, and there are still remnants of it on Gaia. If we don't take precautions, or if some unscrupulous people reveal its secrets first, then what we have tried our best to build will
This orderly society may be over.
This is just like during World War II, if Germany, Japan, or even Italy were the first to develop nuclear bombs, then the outcome of World War II might really be an unprecedented genocide!
Because those ambitious people who like to grow beards in the middle of the crowd are already eager to do it before they achieve real victory.
Therefore, the factor is the "nuclear weapon" of the star civilization era. At least before we fully understand it, it has such a deterrent effect!
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In order to continue human civilization, their "father" released the "factor bomb" and destroyed Kui's civilization.
As his descendant, I am not qualified to evaluate this destruction of civilization.
But I must realize that the destruction of civilization is far less difficult than imagined.
This is just like the World War II thousands of years ago. A war was fought back and forth. At the end, after statistics, it was discovered that it might take 100,000 rounds of bullets to kill one person.
So does this mean that our internal war is still within the controllable range? We should comfort ourselves that all the destruction is still within the tolerable range?
sure.
Even today, I think all of you here, except for the relatively young ones, should have experienced the defeat of the Empire, the destruction of the Golden Bird Cage, and the Center Veil incident.
It can be said that the above are super disasters that have never occurred in human history.
Even the war between the Empire and the Commonwealth, which had the lowest death toll, caused 2.3 billion deaths and countless injuries.
Catalyzed by these wars, the fastest development of mankind is not the spacecraft that explores outer space or more distant galaxies, but various exoskeletons and combat mechas.
But like I said before, so what?
Our civilization still exists, and Gaia will not be destroyed because of these struggles.
And it is foreseeable that even if one day in the future we can create a terrifying star-killing weapon that can destroy the planet with one strike, then we may just lose a dome like we do today, and humans will still exist.
Why?
Because this is a step-by-step, mutually reinforcing process, we have enough time to deal with it.
The bombs can be different.
It surpassed Kui's level of civilization so much that when it was thrown towards Gaia, Kui didn't even have time to resist and disappeared from this world forever.
Only a few remains remain to prove their existence.
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Having said so much, firstly, I am personally aware of the threat that "factor" poses to myself.
Because it is completely conceivable that if I speak freely to everyone here today, it may not exist tomorrow.
I will disappear forever without realizing it and without any pain.
This doesn't sound painful, but living with such anxiety is even more excruciating.
So before I came here, I had already imagined several possibilities, which might help our scientists explore the secret of "factors".
First, I asked myself a few questions.
Does the "factor" really exist? Where is it? What does it look like? What color is it?
Does it exist?
Of course, it seems so from the records, and "Father" used it to destroy Kui, which can be proved.
Isn't it?
I think……
No, at least it's not rigorous enough.
Because it's like that classic story.
Two people saw a goat, and one said that the goats here are all black.
But another person said, what you said is wrong. It should be said that at this moment, there is a goat in front of us, and from our perspective, this side of it is black.
Maybe these things are still limited to the human realm, but I feel that this rigorous attitude is eternal even if it spans dimensions and cognitive levels.
So, I told myself, maybe what we saw, or what we knew
The "Factor" does not exist, it is just a counterfeit. It is a destructive-level weapon with the characteristics of the "Factor" that our ancestors on Earth copied through their own research after accidentally coming into contact with the "Factor".
This is just like the "Singularity Grenade" that our soldiers always keep around them now.
Anyone who knows a little bit about scientific common sense should know that singularity is a terrible thing. It is the essence of black holes. If we really create a "singularity grenade", then when it is detonated for the first time, we will
Following Gaia and even the entire galaxy, it has been swallowed up by this singularity.
So, do you understand what I mean?
The "factor" may or may not exist.
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However, let’s not consider the possibility that factors “do not exist” for the time being, because that is meaningless. At least on Gaia, everything we are worried about now is unfounded and we are trying to scare ourselves.
Therefore, we focus on "existence."
If it exists, it must have its shape and color.
This is a common concept.
Just like me at this moment, I am 1.75 meters tall and weigh 85 kilograms. I am average-looking, slovenly, and my skin is a bit dark.
This is my shape and my color.
But factors must have shapes and colors?
To be honest, I'm not sure because it's a three-dimensional concept.
In the three-dimensional world, shape and color are almost inevitable elements of existence.
However, this also proves that if the factor exists and can be perceived by us, then it should have a three-dimensional structure, that is to say.
It has a certain shape, it may be rectangular or round, or it may even be sitting among you and me at this moment, existing in the form of an intelligent creature.
Because what we see today are its footprints, the traces it left behind.
As for the color...
I think that since there are so many color-changing masters in the biological world, if the factor is so powerful, it will be easy for it to get any color it wants.
So the factor in my imagination is a naughty child. It can turn into a beautiful woman, a vehicle, colorful colors, and even a cloud, a word, a note, a sentence, and a thought.
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Is such a conjecture useful for scientific research?
I don’t know, because I am a writer who likes to daydream, and divergent thinking is my strength. I don’t want to be bound by a framework.
Therefore, the factors in my cognition also have the characteristics of jumping out of the frame.
But the pursuit of absolute freedom is itself a framework.
Therefore, I think factors may have self-awareness.
In other words, the factor is not dead, it is alive.
At this moment, it may be drinking in a tavern and experiencing life like a mortal.
Or you may be in outer space, sitting on a satellite and observing the world.
Or, it already knows that we are looking for it and trying to contact it, and it is thinking about whether to contact us again, or...
Make connections with humans.
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This is my conjecture, which is a bit ridiculous, but I have a hunch that perhaps what we think is the most impossible and absurd is the one closest to the truth.
Those who think they are strong and complacent are truly stubborn.
The above is my understanding of factors, which makes everyone laugh.