Chapter 790: Two Species

Foreign Minister Lao Yang sighed, and said: "The topic of sixth-level civilization is too complicated for us to discuss now. Let's change the topic. If I let you understand the ultimate question of the universe and its answer, but you will die immediately after knowing it." drop, would you like to?"

Zhang Yuan said without much hesitation: "There will be some people who are willing, and the proportion may be quite a few...Anyway, I am definitely willing!"

"I would too."

"willing!"

Everyone gave their files one after another.

Li Zhendong was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "The ultimate question...it must be willing."

The old friends at the party actually gave the same answer, and Lao Yang couldn't react for a while. He didn't expect that the group of people had such the same idea, and they all showed him strange smiles.

After a few seconds, seeing Lao Yang's unbelievable expression, Zhang Yuan explained: "Old Yang, the temptation of the ultimate question of the universe is too great, it includes the meaning of existence and everything. If you know Its answer, you know everything, even when you will die."

"Thinking about it this way, death doesn't seem to be a big deal...Anyway, I am definitely willing to do so."

"The value of the ultimate problem of the universe is too high. In my opinion, it is far higher than the cost of an individual life. You should narrow the scope a little bit, such as the solution to the black box problem, the real mystery of quantum consciousness, the breakthrough of predictive mathematics, and the These slightly smaller questions, if I die instantly after knowing the answer, this kind of price... I may hesitate for a while."

Many scientists present nodded and agreed with Zhang Yuan's point of view.

Before acquiring more knowledge and personal life, there is a balance.

The value of human life is limited, enough knowledge can indeed leverage life. This is the general thinking of the scientists here.

"This should be a difference in values. For some civilizations, enough money can leverage life; but for us, enough knowledge can leverage life."

"If you compare superiority and good or bad, I think the latter may be better, because advocating knowledge can promote the progress of civilization."

Even a guy like Li Zhendong, who is usually oily, is seriously thinking about this question: How much is his life worth?

In real life, does the so-called Tao, the ultimate truth of the universe, exist?

Nobody knows.

Zhang Yuan sighed and said, "How do you choose between happiness and ideals in life? Fish or bear's paw, which is more important? I am afraid there will never be a real answer to this question. The answer may vary from person to person. What I expect is that anyone who makes any choice can gain the respect and understanding of others."

"The greatest success in life is to live your own life in your own way. Now these Laenino people have made their own choices, and they have not joined the alliance for various reasons, so it is enough to respect their choices. The civilization of the fallen choice, we are not interested in interfering."

Lao Yang spread his hands: "Okay, okay, you have successfully persuaded me. I finally know the difference between the civilization of the fallen and us. This gap is an irreparable change brought about by history, although it is not A real qualitative change, but a big, big change..."

"It seems that we have been on this road for a long time."

He took a sip of coffee, and suddenly thought of something: "By the way, there is another very interesting thing to tell you. Our scientific expedition team discovered the Several suspected intelligent species... may even be hive intelligent species!"

"oh?!"

Zhang Yuan's expression changed immediately, and he became a little interested, "Smart bugs?"

There are too many types of insects on Red Kanxing, and it is conservatively estimated that there are 100 million species. Even if the Lainino people provided some of the biological specimens they collected to humans, it was only a drop in the bucket.

There are also a large number of species hidden in the forest and in the soil, waiting for people to discover.

The detection capabilities of the new humans are naturally not comparable to the Lainino civilization. Under the vigorous investigation of various detection robots, some very strange species that are suspected of intelligent life have been discovered.

"Hey, I know you are very interested. This is the first-hand information that was sent just now, and it's not something confidential anyway."

Lao Yang called up a few photos from his personal terminal and showed them to everyone.

"The first species, let's call it alien bees. They live in the forest, have wings, and can fly. The average mass of an individual is about one kilogram, which is slightly bigger than a fist!"

"Their survival mode is a bit similar to bees on the earth. They suck the juice of plants and process some food into shellac with a relatively long shelf life. They have a certain social division of labor."

The robot found the insect nests one by one. The shellac inside is a very luxurious health product for the Lainino people, and it is said that it can increase life expectancy. This bee-like species hides deep in the forest and is not easy to find, and the yield of shellac is also very low.

"Can it really increase life expectancy?"

"Of course it's fake...the so-called shellac is just some carbohydrates and some protein."

"The second species, called alien ants for the time being, they live in the soil and can dig holes. The average mass of the individual is 2.2 kilograms, which can be regarded as a relatively large insect... The whole nest is a bit like ants on the earth. According to the division of labor model, some individuals can ingest the humus in the soil, and then process substances such as nutrient cream to supply the entire population.”

Zhang Yuan stared at the photo for a long time. Naturally, these ferocious insects were not very cute in appearance. He couldn't see that these guys had wisdom.

He asked in a skeptical tone: "There are so many of these ants and bees-type hive-like group creatures, and they can be found on almost every living planet. What do you think, they have a certain degree of intelligence?"

Lao Yang smiled and said: "Listen to me first, those colonies similar to bees are very aggressive. As you know, the noble children of the Laenino civilization often go to this planet to hunt bugs in pursuit of excitement. There are also some program groups that will also hold bug-fighting games... The hatred between the two parties may have lasted for thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

He knew about it.

"This bee species, after being attacked by the Laeninos, is very vengeful and will retaliate immediately. They have very hard and poisonous tail needles, and they will either die or be injured when they are stung."

"But in the face of steel and bullets, the attack of bugs is always powerless, so this species used to be the main target of the Laenino people."

"After the massacre, this alien bee hid mysteriously... It can't be said that it disappeared, but deliberately avoided the Laeninos' pursuit. They ran away when they saw the Laeninos. It's strange, right? Usually Generally speaking, the formation of the concept of natural enemies requires a long period of cultivation, but this alien bee has changed very quickly, and it seems that they are very smart..."

"They are even the main force instigating the occurrence of insect swarms in the forest!"