"I'm willing to listen to God's story," Zhao Shirou said respectfully.
Xu Zhi walked in front and said, "A long time ago, there was a race that lived at the edge of the lava. They had unparalleled intelligence."
The moment Zhao Shirou heard this, she knew that the ancient god was talking about the past glory of the Ishudal people.
"They crazily advanced technology, and in the end, every one of them had great power, knowledge as vast as the sea, handsome and perfect looks, and could even download the corresponding knowledge they wanted on the internet, becoming an all-rounder.
"They called themselves the God Race, and every one of them was proficient in the C language of God. They could modify the genes and memories of other lifeforms, and they had great power comparable to the gods. One of them could destroy and rule an entire demonic race!
"In fact, they only needed to send a single citizen to the Outer Realm, and that was enough to unify the vast lava region!
"Conquering and ruling the world was meaningless to them. They already needed more than enough land.
"It's already unimaginable for a civilization to develop to this level. If there were no restrictions, they could also hack into their social network and paralyze their own civilization.
"When every citizen of a race has the power to easily destroy their own race and destroy order … if they don't restrict their own people, then they will definitely be destroyed."
At this point, Xu Zhi looked at Zhao Shirou. "Then, what should we use to restrict them? Written laws? Self-discipline? Morality? "
Zhao Shirou fell silent.
There was almost nothing that could restrict their actions.
For example, in the ancient technological society with television and computer networks, written laws, public security, patrols, and arrests could no longer restrict them … The destruction they could cause was too terrifying, and they could hide! Attacking shopping malls, networks, and shops was enough to paralyze a province!
This was the inevitable trend of a civilization that had developed to such a high level.
"This is a very interesting story."
Zhao Shirou was silent for a moment. "I guess the only way for them to stop themselves from destroying themselves is to write the 'law' deep in their genes and set up a 'death from shame' mechanism. This is the only way for them to be like the humans of the past and obey the law."
"Yes, you're very smart."
Xu Zhi smiled and continued to walk on the ruins of the street. Suddenly, he sat down on a wooden bench in the fountain square of a park. Looking from afar, it was as if he was recalling the ancient glory of this land.
"Establishing the 'death of shame mechanism' was the only choice for this civilization. They remained the same to the outside world, but there was no internal strife. They began to move toward happiness, harmony, kindness, obedience, and no distrust. The firewall was established, and the walls between the people's hearts were removed … They worked together, and the civilization developed even more terrifyingly as a result. The technological iteration reached an unimaginable level.
"But no civilization's system is perfect, and because of that, they have three inevitable weaknesses."
"First, it is written in the depths of one's genes. In the end, there will always be people with genetic defects. Even if one tries to avoid it, the probability is one in a hundred million. There is still a possibility … As long as there is a possibility, it will definitely appear as time passes! This is the terrifying nature of time. Any small probability event will become inevitable! "
Zhao Shirou remained silent.
This was indeed unsolvable.
The scary thing about a Man Killer Fiend isn't that he can break through the limit and kill people everywhere he goes. After all, no matter how big of an individual disaster it is, it can't destroy a civilization … just like before, even after paying a huge price, they still managed to take him down.
The truly terrifying thing about a Man Killer Fiend is that he can become a top-level 'hacker'. After breaking through the 'death of shame limit', there are no more restraints on him, he can directly research his own firewall and create viruses to invade it.
This is unavoidable.
The birth of a Man Killer Fiend can't be detected by Skynet. Because every 'Divinity' is too powerful, the moment they break free from 'law', they can directly send 'normal' commands to evade Skynet's detection.
All he needs to do is hide for a few dozen years and research the corresponding virus …
"This is the first fatal flaw," Xu Zhi said with a smile.
"The second weakness is that as a law, there must be a key holder. As the 'Sword Wielder', his good and evil will destroy the entire civilization. If a certain successor has evil intentions, then that is unavoidable"
Xu Zhi told Zhao Shirou a short story, the story of the 'Sword Wielder' Cheng Xin from the [The Three Body Problem]. When a civilization's button is pressed, the attitude of the person in charge will determine whether or not the civilization survives or is destroyed.
Hearing this, Zhao Shirou went silent.
Lady Carolyn and the next successor, Meriweena, have absolutely no problems with their characters, but what about in the future? Generations after generations of successors, there will always be a day when something goes wrong …
As long as it's possible, as time goes by, it will definitely happen!
Zhao Shirou was panicking and couldn't help but ask excitedly. "The person in charge of standing at the top of society, controlling and changing the law, this is the second weakness, then what is the third weakness …"
She has always known about these two weaknesses, as well as the entire Isudal people.
"The third weakness is that the Isudal people cannot become Gods" Xu Zhi casually answered.
"What!!"
Zhao Shirou opened her eyes wide.
She immediately understood. That's right! Before, when there were no 'Gods', the Isudal people didn't even consider this. Because at the time, there was no concept of a rank 8 God.
But as soon as the Isudal people were destroyed, the 'Gods' appeared so quickly, while the Isudal people didn't …
This doesn't make sense!
It's as if the Isudal people are deliberately suppressing the appearance of Gods.
Xu Zhi sighed. "The Isudal people's civilization has long reached a terrifying height … Is it because they can't become Gods? No, they have long reached the technical requirements.
"Because once a creature becomes a God, they can no longer be restricted by the 'Death of Shame Mechanism'. Carolyn's dream is to create a perfect and equal world, where everyone is a God and everyone has great power. But when a real God appears, there will definitely be inequality, and they may enslave the commoners! This is not in line with her ideal world, and they will become strong like the Extraordinary World, where the weak are prey to the strong, and the structure of the entire civilization will be destroyed.
"They have long developed spatial technology, but they don't dare to announce it, afraid that other lifeforms will use it to become Gods … Because if other lifeforms become Gods, the Isudal people's civilization may be destroyed by the 'Gods'."
Zhao Shirou's hair stood on end, and she got goosebumps all over her body.
This is the real reason why the Isudal people never had a God appear in the vast era of advanced civilization!
"No wonder! No wonder … "Zhao Shirou's mind went blank.
Is this the truth of history??
She closed her eyes. Her eyelids trembled, and her long eyelashes fluttered. "How pitiful … that ancient civilization called themselves the God Race, but they restricted their own people from becoming Gods … This is the third weakness. If a race and civilization is forever restricted to the seventh rank, they will definitely be eliminated in the future. This is also an inevitability of time."
Xu Zhi smiled faintly. "These three weaknesses, the birth of Man Killer Fiends, the disloyalty of the sword bearers, and the civilization forever remaining at the seventh rank … If any of these factors explode, it will almost certainly lead to destruction …"
Is our destruction inevitable?
From the very beginning, our perfect and blissful society was the wrong path??
Zhao Shirou took a deep breath. It was hard to imagine that the truth would be so cruel.
"These three problems are enough to be fatal, so Carolyn has been trying to think of a way to solve them. She even brought a group of scientists and advisors, but she couldn't find a solution. In her calculations, destruction is inevitable, as time goes on … at a certain point in time, as long as one of these three weaknesses explodes, it will lead to instant destruction"
Xu Zhi continued: "She's a very extreme person. If the Isudal people will inevitably die, then what method did she use to save the Isudal people from death?
And so, she came up with a terrifying plan, the [Civilization Eternal Plan], also known as the [God Race Eternal Plan].
When the Isudal people faced destruction, she activated this final plan … she originally thought that the time of the eruption would be the next Meriweena … but she didn't expect it to come so soon. "
Hearing this, Zhao Shirou felt waves after waves of terrifying shock wash over her.
Who would've thought there would be such a big secret hidden under the ice mountain.
And this ancient God is standing right in front of us, witnessing the rise and fall of our Isudal people's civilization, as if she's just standing there, watching the flow of history.
Is this what a God is?
Generations after generations pass by, and she stands at the top, watching calmly, immortalized.
Previously, she had been cultivating passively, but now she suddenly wanted to become stronger.
"Once the Isudal people walk towards destruction because of those three problems, they will activate the [God Race Eternal Plan] to ensure the continuation of the God race. What exactly is this plan?" The moment Zhao Shirou heard this name, she felt terrified, as if it was a crazy idea.
Xu Zhi smiled and asked, "Do you think a civilization, a race, can exist forever?"
Zhao Shirou was stunned. This was a question about the eternity of a civilization. She thought about it seriously and answered respectfully, "A civilization can't exist forever. Replacement, destruction, and rise are inevitable …"
"Yes …"
Xu Zhi sighed faintly, then said coldly, "This kind of wishful thinking can't be realized! From that moment on, Carolyn knew that there can't be a truly perfect and happy society in this world. It only exists in the land of dreams … Yes, unless you live in a dream. Why don't you have a sweet dream? Everything exists in a dream! Everything exists! "
Living in a dream …
Zhao Shirou's body trembled, and goosebumps appeared all over her body!
Xu Zhi continued to walk forward, walking through the ruins, and asked, "No civilization can exist forever, just like no life can exist forever … As for life, how do you think there is a way to achieve eternal life?"
Zhao Shirou fell silent again, and a trace of determination flashed in her eyes. "Eternal life? There shouldn't be any life that can exist forever, right? Those that don't die of old age will be killed. True eternal life might be another form, such as how to define a person's true death? Perhaps when people forget about him and no longer talk about him, he is really dead … Mr. Levis is still alive in a sense, because he will always live in our hearts, in a corner of our memories. "
Xu Zhi sighed in admiration. "That's right. When the dead are remembered by others, when the civilization is recorded in the annals of history, living in the memories of others, living in the dreams of others is also another form of immortality."
Living in people's memories?
Zhao Shirou fell silent for a moment, and then she suddenly thought of something extremely unbelievable!
Xu Zhi suddenly smiled. "The Protoss Eternal Life Project can't achieve eternal life. This is a paradox, because as long as they are alive, they will be killed and destroyed. Perhaps only the dead Protoss … can achieve eternal life."
Zhao Shirou's eyes widened. "The final plan to deal with the extinction of civilization, the Protoss Eternal Life Project, is … the eternal life of the Grim Reaper!?"
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