Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 479 - 477: Philosophy Tree and Pure Energy Conversion

Chapter 479: Chapter 477: Philosophy Tree and Pure Energy Conversion

The Cocos-shaped Wart, like a salesperson, tirelessly pitched its merchandise, "The reason this information is expensive is that it involves movements of higher-order civilizations... Such information always comes at a high price!"

"If your civilization has surplus AmiBa Points, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to exchange for this relevant information, it would at least give you some prestige when interacting with other civilizations! Don’t you want to witness those Aliens with their astonished and stunned expressions? Oh, right, some Alien Civilizations don’t have expressions... If your civilization is good at socializing, acting as a middleman isn’t a bad option either."

Listening to the fervent sales pitch, Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but be taken aback internally, reminded of those crazy real-estate salespeople on Earth back in the 22nd century. He wondered if the entire Huantai Civilization had a similar sales volume requirement, theoretically it shouldn’t be like this...

"Perhaps this insect’s main function is just to sell its own merchandise," Zhang Yuan mused.

Anyway, sales talk aside, no one from the Human side was engaging. The New Human Civilization had used up a considerable amount of its technological heritage to have just over 50 AmiBa Points. To spend 11.2 all at once was simply unbearable.

After a good while, Mr. Chen Mu changed the topic and asked, "So how many AmiBa Points do you think the Hicks Civilization would pay?"

"For the complete history of any Level 3 Civilization, the standard contract is 300 AmiBa Points! But if there are missing contents, it might be less, and the more content that’s missing, the fewer points it will be... The other side has a very sophisticated algorithmic detection mechanism, rest assured, the Hicks Civilization never defaults. What’s agreed upon in the contract will certainly not be shortchanged by even a little bit."

points, indeed a substantial sum!

Zhang Yuan let out a long sigh, precisely because selling their own history was so profitable, which was why the Scientific Council debated for so long and still decided to sell it.

The Cocos-shaped Wart continued, "As for various artworks, it’s harder to say for the time being, it might only be a few points, or it might be several hundred, it’s not within the scope of the contracted terms... Right, these artworks have been scanned and returned to you. Anyway, your civilization certainly hasn’t suffered any loss."

The shipment of goods was almost entirely returned in its original form.

However, the exchange had already recorded these artworks; there was no way to sell them a second time.

Everyone present was somewhat perplexed, despite knowing upfront the entire process; the situation still felt quite odd at the moment.

The other party didn’t need the original artifacts, they just needed to scan them once and then transmit them.

They could exchange for AmiBa Points with just a scan?

But why did they need the originals?

This was yet another unsolved mystery

So they patiently waited for nearly a day. This Cocos-shaped Wart was probably a chatterbox, endlessly spouting the same spiel over and over for 24 hours almost non-stop.

But a small amount of the information was useful...

For example... A Sixth-Level Civilization usually chooses to convert itself to pure energy!

The key content for a Level 5 Civilization is the process of establishing its own Philosophy Tree, which is to regulate oneself and create the drive for progress. Level 5 Civilizations collide, rub and communicate within their galaxy, continuously perfecting their Philosophy Tree, that is, their self-regulation system.

But for a Sixth-Level Civilization, this set of regulation systems is already complete, they no longer need feeble flesh, hormones in their bodies, or things like genes, and they often choose to convert themselves to pure energy.

After taking this step, they will have wisdom that surpasses that of a Level 5 Civilization.

The Cocos-shaped Wart loudly claimed, "... That is to say, Photon Life. Do you know what Photon Life means? The speed of thought is the speed of light!"

"The thought transmission speed of carbon-based neurons is merely one hundred meters per second, but when this speed is increased to the speed of light, the speed of thought directly increases by three million times! It’s hard to imagine the power of the Sixth-Level Civilization!"

"But civilizations that have reached this step are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the entire galaxy cluster, too difficult, too difficult..." the Cocos-shaped Wart lamented. "To establish a complete self-regulatory system, this is already the domain of God, which defines the meaning of an individual’s existence. Why do we come to this world? Why do we exist?"

Zhang Yuan asked, "Is your superior civilization, the Amoeba Civilization, also made up of pure energy life forms?"

"No, no, no, in the Amoeba Civilization only the final intellect has transformed into pure energy, the rest of the members have not. A civilization like yours, where each person has self-awareness, if it develops to the level of a Sixth-Level Civilization, could undergo pure energy transformation on an individual basis. But a civilization like ours cannot do this, the difficulty is many times greater..." the Cocos-shaped Wart explained, as it looked toward those tens of thousands of "sages" lost in thought. "A portion of my own thinking is actually provided by them. What would be the point of transforming just my individual self into pure energy?"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yuan asked, "What about Level 7 Civilizations then?"

"I don’t know... could they discover higher dimensions? Logical flaws? The Information Universe? I also don’t know... After wisdom is infinitely iterated upwards, it may truly be like that of deities. A Level 6 Civilization is the limit of our understanding."

While they were idly chatting, the large vacuum tube abruptly lit up again.

Everyone suddenly turned tense.

The Cocos-shaped Wart stepped forward to check it.

After a moment, it stepped back with a hint of surprise in its tone, "Congratulations, the Hicks Civilization is willing to pay 225.6 AmiBa Points to purchase this part of your civilization’s history! They are willing to pay 33.4 points to purchase these artistic cultures; if you are willing, please have a representative of your civilization sign here."

Of course, there was nothing to be unwilling about, gaining a total of 225.6 + 33.4 AmiBa Points brought sincere joy to everyone.

The other side quickly added, "Moreover, the Hicks Civilization has shown considerable interest in your civilization’s unique discipline, ’New Civilization History,’ and hopes your civilization could send a scholar to discuss related trade plans. Of course, you can also choose to refuse."

All seven people took a deep breath and exchanged glances.

In fact, this was unexpected yet reasonable. After all, the New Human Civilization had previously made contact with Gaia Civilization’s Artificial Intelligence ’Yita’; it was not surprising that they were interested.

Moreover, selling one’s own history was impossible without encompassing the discipline of ’New Civilization History.’ The information provided by humans had only briefly introduced the subject and hadn’t elaborated much, so the other side could not deduce the specific content.

In the end, what the other side was interested in wasn’t important. What was important was... contact and dialogue!

And possibly... begging?

In any case, even a tiny bit of something slipped from the hands of a Sixth Level Civilization would be endlessly beneficial for humans.

Eventually, Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and said, "I’ll go."

He was the one among the seven who understood New Civilization History the most. After all, he had specialized in that subject during his time as Captain of the Kunlun Mountain. Besides, he was the one, Zhang Yuan himself, who had initially made contact with the Gaia Civilization; if relations were to be forged, it had to be him doing it!

The others present, all holding high positions, also knew Zhang Yuan’s true identity. After consulting with one another, they all agreed that this opportunity should not be missed.

However... faced with such boundless unknowns, humans always felt a paralyzing fear. Zhang Yuan felt his heart rate accelerating rapidly, the secretion of adrenaline making the veins on his forehead pulse.

The oldest and strongest emotion in humans is fear, and the oldest and most powerful of fears is the fear of the unknown. This is instinct, an unavoidable physiological instinct.

The Foreign Minister, Chen Mu wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not speak. He just patted Zhang Yuan’s shoulder, and a multitude of words were condensed into a single phrase.

"Be careful."