Text Chapter 742: Two and a Half Rules

Bai Xinghe squinted his eyes, quietly perceiving the vast galaxy slowly flowing by.

Li Yao also saw that a particle of light representing "Heavenly Tribulation" flashed past his cheek.

Bai Xinghe slowly opened his eyes, and his voice was extremely old and clumsy: "Imagine, now the two of us are Liu Cixing, a celestial scientist who was 10,000 years ago, and finally built an underground observatory. After repeated deduction, the real sea of ​​stars was deduced, and for the first time, we saw so many catastrophes clearly flying around above our heads..."

"Then, what do we think?"

"What is the truth of the catastrophe? Where did they come from and where are they going?"

Li Yaodao: "The universe is vast, and of course we humans are not the only powerful civilization. Since we humans have thought about weaponizing the Heavenly Tribulation, it is very likely that the Heavenly Tribulation is a weapon launched by a powerful civilization to destroy or erode other civilizations. A civilization."

This is the hypothesis that Li Yao deduced together with Xiong Wuji on the iron source star.

Bai Xinghe was taken aback again, stared at Li Yao meaningfully, and sighed: "Little friend Li Yao, you amaze me more and more. I never thought that in today's cultivation world, there is such an outstanding person like you." young people."

"That's right, after seeing the horror of the catastrophe coming, it is a natural idea to regard the catastrophe as a weapon launched by another civilization."

"However, many Great Thousand Worlds that have suffered catastrophe have a low level of civilization, and there is not much threat to other Great Thousand Worlds, just like the Flying Star Realm five thousand years ago."

"Why are these non-threatening Great Thousand Worlds being attacked by Heavenly Tribulation?"

"Why are there so many catastrophes, cruising in the entire sea of ​​stars, is it a cosmic war involving hundreds of civilizations?"

"What kind of mentality is it for the civilization that launched these catastrophes?"

Li Yao thought for a moment, then honestly shook his head: "I don't know.

Bai Xinghe sighed and said: "Liu Cixing really deserves to be one of the most outstanding figures in the Star Sea Empire era ten thousand years ago. If human civilization still exists after hundreds of millions of years, he may forget about the 'Emperor', but Will definitely remember Liu Cixing!"

"Ten thousand years ago, Liu Cixing was sitting in Cixing Zhai, under this vast galaxy. After thinking hard for several years, he finally deduced two and a half, crucial laws!"

Li Yao raised his eyebrows: "Two and a half?"

Bai Xinghe ignored him, and stretched out a finger: "First, the resources in the universe are limited."

Li Yao was taken aback. I almost laughed out loud, what kind of law is this? It is obviously a fact that everyone knows!

The Guxiu world 40,000 years ago collapsed because the resources of the Three Thousand Great Thousand World were almost exhausted, and the major sects fought each other for resources, and even created monsters like the "monster race".

Although it is said that "the sea of ​​stars is boundless", no one can say whether the universe has a boundary, not to mention the resources that humans can control and use even if the universe is boundless. always limited.

So, this is a correct nonsense!

Bai Xinghe seemed to have expected his reaction, and quickly stretched out his second finger, saying: "Second, the chain of suspicion exists in the entire universe and in all civilizations."

Li Yao frowned: "What is the chain of suspicion?"

Bai Xinghe said: "Thinking back to our several encounters just now, that is the chain of suspicion."

"Li Yao, since you killed Feng Yuzhong's only son, and now you are facing the threat of immortal cultivators, theoretically speaking, you should join hands with me, but why are you so scheming and tricky all the way, you want to fight me at any time? "

"nonsense!"

Li Yao said. "Even if I want to join forces with you, who knows if you will stab me at any time!"

Bai Xinghe smiled, nodded and said: "That's right, the situation is the same for me."

"Of course I know that the best choice is for everyone to work together now. But who knows your real purpose, who knows if you will suddenly turn against me and stab me for some reason that I don't know?"

"Look, you don't want to kill me, but you are afraid that I want to kill you, so you have to make plans to kill me at any time."

"I don't necessarily want to kill you, but I'm also afraid that you want to kill me, and I'm even more afraid that you think I want to kill you, so you can only act first to kill me, so I can only do it first before you act first." Be the first to strike!"

"This is the chain of suspicion. It's a bit of a mouthful to explain, isn't it?"

"Now, let's break the chain of suspicion, trust each other completely, and work together to fight against the cultivators. I can make a heart demon blood oath and never kill you. Do you believe it?"

Li Yao shook his head, firmly: "I don't believe it!"

Before the words fell, he realized the horror of the "chain of suspicion".

Bai Xinghe nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, if you don't believe me, I don't believe you either, even if you swear ten heart demon blood oaths, I don't believe you! The relationship between us depends entirely on the 'balance of terror'." maintain."

"remember!"

"We belong to the same race, can communicate without barriers, have the same thinking mode and emotion, and we are also facing the threat of the same enemy. Here, we also have very rich resources, spar, magic weapon, There are plenty of medicines."

"In this case, there is still such an unbreakable chain of suspicion between us!"

"What if all these favorable conditions are removed?"

"If there is no great enemy of cultivators to divert the conflict between us; if the resources around us are about to be exhausted, only the last bottle of high-energy nutrition is left; if we belong to different races and cannot understand each other, just like"

Without any warning, Bai Xinghe changed suddenly and turned into a large lizard standing upright. The thick lumpy skin was covered with pustules, and rancid juice was continuously dripping from the folds, and a "hissing" scream came out of his mouth. Showing his teeth and claws at Li Yao!

Even though he knew it was a vision created by Bai Xinghe, Li Yao couldn't help jumping up, and the Dragon Chasing Feather Knife was unsheathed again!

As soon as the saber was unsheathed, his eyes blurred, Bai Xinghe still sat cross-legged, looking at him calmly.

Li Yao's heart beat like a drum and he was sweating profusely. It was the first time he knew that Bai Xinghe's mental attack method was so powerful. He gritted his teeth and said, "What are you doing?"

Bai Xinghe said indifferently: "Just now, I transformed into a very kind-hearted alien race in the starry sky. I express my highest respect to you with a very friendly gesture."

Li Yao couldn't help but want to yell at him, that look of being neither human nor ghost, how could he be kind!

After a while, he understood what Bai Xinghe meant.

different civilizations. Originating from different planets, they have evolved different appearances in different environments. Human concepts of beauty and ugliness cannot be used to distinguish the good and evil of another civilization.

"Bai Xinghe and I are both human beings. We have the same great enemy and almost unlimited resources. We still don't trust each other and are on guard against each other. If there is any change, we will kill each other!"

"If they are different civilizations, their living forms and communication methods are completely different, and if they meet in a sea of ​​stars with limited resources, there will be an unbreakable chain of suspicion between them. I don't know if the other party wants to kill me..."

Li Yao didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Bai Xinghe said calmly: "Now you understand that the resources in the universe are limited, and there will always be a chain of suspicion between different civilizations. Under the deduction of these two laws, the appearance of the entire universe will be There is only one outcome."

"Liu Cixing used a very vivid metaphor to describe his speculation."

"The universe is like a dark forest. Every civilization is a hunter lurking in the dark depths. They must be careful. Don't make a sound, because in the deeper darkness, there are countless hunters watching, waiting for them to reveal their tracks."

"No matter what kind of alien race is found, it should be dealt a fatal blow immediately, because of the existence of the chain of suspicion, no one can sincerely cooperate with another completely different civilization, even occasionally because of the 'terror balance' and the like Means, the two civilizations cooperate temporarily, but this fragile balance is always easy to break."

Li Yao was silent.

The first terrifying balance between him and Bai Xinghe was broken in just an instant.

No, from the very beginning, the first balance of terror was a trap set by Bai Xinghe.

Now, although the two sides have reached a second terror balance, who knows how long it will last?

"The dark forest theory, there is a loophole."

Li Yao thought for a long time, and then suddenly said, "Civilization and civilization may not necessarily be a fight to the death as soon as they are discovered!"

"Is there such a possibility that a certain high-level civilization has discovered a low-level civilization, which is so low that it will never pose any threat to them."

"So, is it possible for advanced civilizations to treat this low-level civilization as servants, pets, cannon fodder, etc.?"

Bai Xinghe said: "Maybe there is. This involves the last half of the law proposed by Liu Cixing, the 'Law of the Son of Destiny'."

Li Yao was surprised: "The law of the Son of Destiny? What is it? Why is it called 'half'?"

Bai Xinghe said: "The theory of the dark forest can basically explain the existence of the big catastrophe, but it is a bit reluctant to explain the small catastrophe."

When Li Yao thought about it, it seemed to be the same.

There are two kinds of catastrophes. The one that happened in the Flying Star Realm five thousand years ago, which can destroy a planet or even a world, is called a catastrophe.

In the entire history of human civilization, the probability of catastrophe occurring is extremely low. According to historical records, there are at most two or three times, most of which are confused with myths and legends, and may not all be true.

There are more minor catastrophes than big cataclysms, which are specifically aimed at individuals, so there are so many.

After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, many cultivators who hit the stage of transforming into gods have all encountered minor catastrophes.

In fact, in the ancient Xiu era 40,000 years ago, most of the cultivators did not realize the existence of the "Great Heavenly Tribulation" at all. They only knew about one kind of Heavenly Tribulation, which was the "Minor Heavenly Tribulation" aimed at individuals!

If the big catastrophe that destroyed the planet was an attack from another civilization, what is the minor catastrophe?

There may not be a civilization that is so boring, full of food, and across the vast galaxy, just blast out a catastrophe, just to kill a certain person? ——

The fourth chapter is delivered today!

There is one thing to be solemnly declared.

Although many book friends have already seen it, there must be many book friends who may not know that the "Dark Forest" theory and the "Chain of Suspicion" are not original creations of Lao Niu, but the science fiction writer Liu Cixin who Lao Niu admires very much. The concept presented in the Three-Body Problem trilogy.

It is used here to express Lao Niu's reverence for Teacher Liu Cixin, and please read it well.

The magnificent sea of ​​stars has finally unfolded, and the subsequent battles will be even more exciting. I hope everyone will continue to support! (To be continued.)