Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 489 - 487: The Future Still Depends on Ourselves

Chapter 489: Chapter 487: The Future Still Depends on Ourselves

After listening to the scientists’ cacophony of guesses, the captain furrowed his brows and remained silent.

He found himself still in a mild state of confusion, not much different from Zhang Yuan’s original thoughts. If the future of humanity was predetermined and had been written into some universal function, then what was the point of striving?

This thought occurred not only to him but to most of the people seated there; it was an inescapable topic.

"You could think of it this way," Zhang Yuan replied, "the Gaia Faction hasn’t found the ultimate function of the Universe; they’ve only found some similar solutions. Theoretically, there should be some minor details different from our actual situation."

"They even believe that the true function solution is unfindable. Because the act of ’searching’ can itself cause variations in the universal function. Why not compare the image we just saw with actual surveillance footage to see if there are subtle differences?"

A staff member quickly brought up the records of the earlier meeting, and everyone began to intently compare the two different images.

Everyone just needed to focus on "their own" image.

Indeed, there were some minor discrepancies!

For instance, someone’s eyes blinked a few more times within a few seconds; another person’s reaction was slightly delayed, which one wouldn’t notice without careful comparison.

Upon noticing these differences, everyone inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, the future still depends on us."

"When a number has not been truly calculated, no one knows what it is; does it become a mix of certainty and uncertainty—Schrodinger’s number?"

"I was reminded of some so-called theories of parallel universes..." a physicist suddenly said, "Maybe what we glimpsed was another parallel universe? One similar to ours!"

After recovering from the intense shock, the meeting room immediately buzzed with excitement.

"Haha, that is a possibility! In another parallel universe, there is another human civilization, observing us just the same. Perhaps, the images they observe match our actions exactly."

This world is wondrous, full of mysteries yet to be solved. In fact, the driving force behind scientific research is not for the strength of the entire civilization, nor for personal glory, or job responsibilities, but originates from the profound curiosity within humans!

Curiosity is indeed the strongest driving force in science!

"Can high-level civilizations indefinitely probe our future?" The question sparked endless debates without a clear resolution.

Listening to the ongoing discussions, Zhang Yuan laboriously raised his hand, signaling for quiet, "Ladies and gentlemen, please listen to me, theoretically, high-level civilizations cannot completely probe our future. Because they have only found similar solutions, which become less accurate further down the line. Moreover, probing the future with traditional calculations cannot keep up with time."

"A special algorithm is required, akin to calculating π..."

Calculating π can be done in many different ways, the most common being to compute from the start: 3.1415926..., calculating digit by digit.

However, there are also other algorithms that can skip the initial sequence and precisely calculate a specific digit.

For instance, the 193,304th digit of π has a sequence of "999999." Using this special algorithm, one can bypass a large portion of the data and directly calculate a specific digit accurately, without needing to know the previous contents.

Of course, such calculations also incur additional costs, such as high complexity, where each digit needs to be individually calculated, and so on.

"Even many civilizations within the Gaia Faction believe that they can never truly find the characteristic function of the universe. Once it’s found, the universe is likely to reset itself, causing a new Big Bang!"

"How can we explain the logic behind this... I just said, first we have ’searching,’ an action provided by the universe itself. Even the powerful Gaia Faction can’t escape the limitations of the universe. Secondly, if the universe really consists of this series of functions, and you discover them, it’s akin to recalculating it. Then, the world will start over, and thus, it will lead to a Big Bang."

This statement was quite a mouthful, but everyone understood.

"So, once the Gaia Faction finds this function, or something extremely similar, they might just give up... That’s probably it."

"As long as we know this idea is correct, then that’s the end of it."

The others sat in stunned silence for a long time, filled with the desire to discuss, yet not knowing where to start.

In reality, this content was far too remote for humans, whether the universe is a point mass or follows a certain function in its trajectory. To humanity, this is like content of a magical caliber; even glimpsing a corner of it would be enough to leave one in awe.

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, some high-level civilizations within the universe do not accept the doctrines of the Gaia Faction."

"So, it’s also not certain that this cosmological concept is correct. It’s very likely that it’s just these extremely smart individuals daydreaming and confounding themselves."

After a while, an elderly man with graying hair suddenly sighed, "I really want to know how other high-level civilizations think about this universe!"

The most important thing is to keep one’s feet on the ground and develop oneself!

Like frogs at the bottom of a well, they have no way to know the vastness of deep space, the only way is to use all their strength to leap out of the well, then they have the possibility to observe and contemplate.

Talking about the light-speed thinking of a Level 6 Civilization stirred everyone up, and the atmosphere gradually warmed.

One could guess with their toes that the gap between a civilization with light-speed thinking and humanity is vast.

"Compared to the evolution of stars and the collision of meteorites, what in the world could be more complex than the evolution of civilizations?"

"Our New Civilization History, which predicts the evolution of civilizations... Haha, truly a remarkable discipline!"

"The ultimate that low-level interstellar civilizations can achieve is also commendable... We should praise our forefathers Professor Qi Yuanshan. Of course, our work is very important too. Haha!"

Several aging professors of New Civilization History audaciously started praising each other, congratulating one another, lifting each other up.

Even Zhang Yuan felt a bit embarrassed listening to them, as it sounded like they were doing something grand.

But everyone knew it was a jest.

Predictive Mathematics!

Compared to the disciplines of the Gaia Faction, humanity’s crystallization of intelligence had apparently become just a small branch of another’s discipline, a feeling that was certainly uncomfortable internally.

"Hey, there’s no need for everyone to feel down," said the captain, smiling and shaking his head, "At least this small branch wasn’t discovered by the Hicks Civilization, right? That’s why they are willing to exchange knowledge with us."

Yes, the interaction between humanity and the Hicks Civilization was about exchanging knowledge, and that in itself was not a loss. This part of knowledge, though not practically applicable, broadened humanity’s horizons.

The intangible benefits were hard to measure with numbers.