Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 250 - Chapter 250 Chapter 250 Self-Castration of Technology

Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Self-Castration of Technology Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Self-Castration of Technology When discussing this segment of history, Ganyador spoke with a hint of sorrow, “…Plus so many government officials, not every one of them a born saint, there are bound to be selfish motives and personal desires. Under the temptation of vast resources, batches and batches of production materials were hastily divided up by a group of officials…”

“The more production materials they obtained, the greater the anger at the grassroots level became…”

“As a result, when this situation was exposed, it directly became the fuse of the riots. Under the instigation of some with ulterior motives, angry civilians destroyed the municipal government and attempted to seize the Universal Factory!”

With leading examples, the wave of unrest quickly spread from one city to the entire world, with 13 major cities experiencing riots in just two years, without exception!

“Such chaos and turbulence also hindered the progress of the entire society. The struggle over the 13 Universal Factories persisted for thousands of years… There was no so-called peace, no beauty in the world. After the interstellar civilization left, everything became chaotic…”

In the dimly lit conference room, Ganyador appeared slightly bewildered, his words imbued with a sense of helplessness and indignation, “It’s unfortunate that the Glizerians, who prided themselves on loving peace and art, since acquiring the Universal Factory, triggered the first war in their civilizational history that resulted in five-digit casualties…”

The wheel of history in the entire world always follows its unique trajectory. Any hindrance is insignificant.

Fortunately, this is a story from fifty thousand years ago. Time has washed away much of the sadness associated with this history.

Civilizations will ultimately calm down and then continue to move forward.

Zhang Yuan was silent for a while before speaking, “I’m sorry, every civilization has such chaotic histories. Human civilization is no exception… The struggle for survival is an instinct inherent in life. Selfishness is the norm for lifeforms; those that aren’t selfish were eliminated in the course of evolution.”

Only the two of them were present in the conference room, no aides accompanied them, nor was there any official record–essentially, it was just a private conversation.

Revealing such embarrassing truths still requires a certain amount of courage…

But it also made Zhang Yuan more convinced that this civilization needed humanity’s help, or rather… they indeed desperately wanted a Constant Star Level spaceship!

The subsequent history became even more bizarre and grotesque…

Various chaos and instability continued for nearly three thousand years until it gradually stabilized. According to the Glizerians’ routine of sleeping for 10-14 days and being awake for 2 days, and considering the various entertainment activities available, they worked less than 30 days a year, making their work efficiency far inferior to humans’ 996 work culture.

Thus, three thousand years of turbulence was equivalent to merely three to five hundred human years.

However, after such unrest, the original democratic policies gradually disappeared, replaced by 13 military groups centered around the “fully automated Universal Factories”!

The Universal Factory signified advanced productive forces, far surpassing the productivity of that era. Inside its data library were methods for making firearms, cannons, airplanes, rockets, and missiles!

Whoever controlled the Universal Factory essentially possessed everything, including supreme power!

Under these circumstances, authoritarian politics became the simplest choice.

Jokingly, controlling the Universal Factory allowed one to directly rule as Emperor–why would anyone want to share power and foster democracy and freedom?

Of course, due to the individual’s long dormancy and short waking periods, an Emperor could potentially be assassinated while asleep. Thus, a privileged class dictatorship, an oligarchy, evolved from a solo dictatorship.

Among the thirteen cities, twelve operated under an oligarchic system, only the original Holy City–Gor City, retained its democratic political traditions for various historical reasons.

However, Gor City’s Universal Factory was but one, unable to oppose the entire world, so at best it could only protect itself.

As for other cities without a Universal Factory, they couldn’t compete with the military oligarchies that controlled the factories, whether militarily or economically, and gradually became dependent.

“So, this stable oligarchic political system has continued to this day, difficult to change, and it’s unclear how it should be changed,” Ganyador subtly revealed the political landscape of the other twelve main cities.

Zhang Yuan was astonished, and he asked with some skepticism, “Are you saying… except for Gor City, all other cities operate under an oligarchic system? Even after fifty thousand years, it’s still an oligarchy?”

Oligarchic systems are arguably the most corrupt and unstable. Hasn’t a deeper change occurred over such a long time?

“Yes, even after fifty thousand years, the Universal Factory remains the most advanced productive force. The military-centered oligarchic system is difficult to overthrow, at most there is just a rotation of oligarchs…”,

“At first, there were small-scale wars, but later, everyone realized their productive capabilities and technological advancements were similar; no one could surpass the others. Additionally, the emergence of nuclear weapons achieved a terrifying nuclear balance. The thirteen cities gradually ceased hostilities and signed a treaty for the destruction of nuclear weapons, achieving permanent peace.”

“But this is still not the whole story… This is just the first step in our entire civilization’s history,” Ganyador fell silent for a long moment. If both parties were truly to collaborate comprehensively, it would be difficult to completely conceal this information.

After all, the time they would spend interacting might span decades or even centuries.

Biting back his reluctance, he revealed yet another astonishing piece of history!

Since acquiring the Universal Factory, Gliese Civilization’s technology indeed thrived, but one critical aspect was almost nonexistent… the creation of technology truly their own.

While Science is universal, technological development is sequential and progressive, requiring both economic support and a large talent pool, both of which are indispensable.

For instance, if a national enterprise within the Gliese Civilization wanted to manufacture a cellphone, even if they thoroughly understood the principles involved, with their own level of technology they could only produce old-fashioned models. Without extensive practice and experience, it’s impossible to achieve cutting-edge smart devices in one step.

Conversely, with the various production methods in the Universal Factory, they could directly produce era-transcending smart devices.

The two are incomparable!

As such, the entire civilization’s technological tree was invisibly suppressed by alien technology.