It turned out that it was a boring and meaningless thing to think about whether there was public morality between civilizations in the universe.
Because the cultural difference between civilizations was too big, especially when the distance was too far, it was hard to come into contact with each other. Even if there was contact, it could not prove that it was not a disguise.
Therefore, contact was only accidental, just like when the Amon people came to the solar system and suddenly found a life planet, it was a coincidence.
For civilizations with mature minds, how to treat other civilizations was not a matter of fixed answers.
Lan Mu asked Yun Suiyue, "If your research ship did not come to Earth eight thousand years ago but now, when we already have a certain level of civilization and are gradually entering space, what would your attitude be?"
Yun Suiyue said honestly, "We are a very kind civilization. Of course, we would quickly evaluate your technological strength and then leave after reading your culture and technology."
"Er …" Lan Mu was slightly stunned. It did not sound wrong, but thinking about it carefully, was this not taking away something useful to them without even saying goodbye?
"Why?" Lan Mu was confused.
Yun Suiyue said, "Because the technology of different civilizations can easily complement each other. Although the level is low, sometimes it can be enlightening and helpful to us. Perhaps due to cultural, environmental, and other factors, the use and choice of a certain law of nature is different, so the direction of the development of technology is different … "
Lan Mu asked, "No, no, no … I am not talking about that. I am asking why is the difference between before and after so big? In our primitive era, you were willing to rule and help us, but now you are so cold? "
Yun Suiyue said, "Is it that hard to understand? No matter how much your primitive era developed, it would not be a threat to us. We like to help small civilizations that are still climbing. But the situation you just said is different. We have already entered space. Although the threat is small, as a research ship, of course, we have to avoid communication to prevent exposure. "
"Isn't communication good? Why do we have to read the information with technology and then leave without saying a word? "Lan Mu was still confused.
Yun Suiyue said, "Since we are about to enter the space age, then the culture of the civilization must have matured, and because of the cultural difference, communication means misunderstanding. Although we can remove this misunderstanding by learning the culture, why do we have to do that? Would it do us any good to let you know too much? We have no interest in a civilization that has just stepped into space, unless you want to fight? "
Lan Mu quickly figured it out. There was no powerful civilization in the universe that could create a public morality or universal rules.
In that case, does the so-called diplomacy need to exist? There was no need to care about the so-called 'international image', nor was there any so-called 'humanitarianism'.
All the actions of the civilization to the outside world would be fine as long as they were in line with the concept of their own people. There was no need for them to worry about an alien civilization that was completely unrelated to them.
What could they gain from the exchange? A weak friend? Or natural resources that could be found everywhere? Or low-end technology?
Amon didn't need anything, so he took what he needed. Greeting them was unnecessary.
The reason why it was different before and after was due to the maturity of Earth's civilization.
Eight thousand years ago, Earth had not even fully developed its civilization and had just begun to build city-states.
He was like a child, while the other civilizations were like mature adults.
Lan Mu thought that if he saw a confused child while walking in the suburbs, he might go up and help him. But if he saw a mature adult, he would naturally be calm and even walk past him indifferently.
Earth that had already matured and Earth that was in the process of becoming a civilization were two different things.
We don't need you as a friend, so there's no need to communicate. We don't need your resources, so there's no need to occupy. We don't need your technology, so there's no need to trade.
In the vast universe, you and I are just two strangers passing by each other. We are all adults. You live your life, and I live mine. Inadvertently, as a senior, I take something I need. That's my ability, and you don't even know it.
Why can you do such a theft so casually? Because everyone was in a universe without laws. The Amons knew the coordinates of Earth, but Earth knew nothing about it. They completely copied the information that Earth knew and then left without any reluctance. Anyway, the other party knew nothing.
They didn't treat Earth as a potential enemy and directly destroy it, because there was no need for war. What they wanted could be obtained in a cheaper way.
Even Earth, who had been 'copied', might be ignorant due to the difference in strength and not even know that they had been touched.
Lan Mu imagined this scene:
Earth developed silently, constantly searching for traces of aliens in the universe.
However, the aliens they wanted to see might already be next to the sun. After discovering Earth, they silently copied some of the things they wanted and quietly left.
As for Earth, it was still trying its best to observe the sky and continue to look for aliens …
It was this strange. A civilization that had matured but did not have enough technology to set up a galactic defense was like a wildflower by the roadside. It might be prickly to pick it, but it was still okay to admire it and smell the fragrance of the flower. After taking a few more glances, they floated away.
The contact of two mature civilizations with different views meant that a very troublesome and unpredictable situation would be born. There was no benefit in doing something, and it might even cause trouble. Unless they planned to fight from the beginning, it would be best if they didn't know each other.
As for the primitive civilizations with immature minds, they were very good toys.
To a certain extent, this explained why the universe was so vast, but they were so lonely.
We said that we wanted to make contact with aliens, but in fact, we wanted to obtain high-tech. For them, there was no benefit at all.
Powerful civilizations could directly read information from space, while less powerful civilizations could also come and take some samples, kidnap a few people, and so on …
They wouldn't be discovered anyway, so why expose themselves?
…
Lan Mu explored the mountains and rivers inside the Book of Cloud Time. From his senses, he could tell that all the material energy here was real.
However, summoning didn't work, and the Void Cloud didn't respond.
All the abilities that could be used to communicate with the real world couldn't be used, and although he could use many abilities, they were all fake.
Lan Mu flew out of Earth and found the end of the world 50,000 kilometers away from the atmosphere …
"In the end, it's just a history book. Aliens giving technology is too much to think about."
However, Lan Mu felt satisfied. At least he knew a lot of things.
For example, anomalies were beyond the understanding of aliens to a certain extent. In other words, the unscientific nature of anomalies was Earth's biggest trump card.
Lan Mu lay down on the pale yellow paper and left the world of the Book of Cloud Time.
On the other side, inside the secret room on the 900th floor of the deep-sea prison, his body silently rose from the pale yellow paper.
As soon as he came out, before anyone could react, he picked up the paper and put it into his ring.
"Tsk! What are you doing! "
They were very cautious when dealing with anomalies, especially this kind of thing that they didn't know what it was. It would be terrible if something inside escaped.
For them, this kind of thinking was caused by pure ignorance.
Lan Mu casually explained, then announced that he would personally take care of this thing.
Although it was only a history book, it was still a database.
Perhaps he could find answers to some of the questions he might have in the future. After all, it was still an AI.
Lan Mu left this matter to Zhuo Yue to deal with, while he himself went to the deepest floor of the prison.
There was a completely sealed and filled base plate here that contained the Apocalypse Pyramid, which was also the foundation of the entire prison.
"It really is the same!" Lan Mu carefully observed it and found that there was no difference between it and the pyramid of a parallel world.
"I'm getting more and more curious. I wonder how a summoner can differentiate between a parallel world of Earth and a parallel world?"
Lan Mu had to confirm one thing, whether or not every Earth had a Apocalypse Pyramid, or even whether or not every Earth's Egypt was interfered with by a civilization called Amon.
"First of all, its energy level can't be too much higher than Earth's. Additionally, I can randomly summon something from there to test and determine its location."
"The thing used to determine its location can't be too big, too powerful, can't be a human, and can't have a particularly complicated attribute … and this thing must be unique to Earth, something that can't be found in any other world."
"Firearms? Anything that can be found in science and technology is definitely not possible. Cats and dogs? These are also very common creatures in other worlds. "
"Ah … What kind of simple, convenient, and representative of Earth?"
Suddenly, Lan Mu thought of something.
"Figurines?"
…
Apologies for the late update, this is all the fault of the two teddy bears.
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