Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 168: On Zhang Wenming (2)

"Since we are all simulated civilizations, according to the formula for the natural survival time of simulated civilizations, in order to understand the evolution of simulated civilizations in this universe, the speed of light in this universe is constantly decreasing, so that the survival time of simulated civilizations is longer."

“I understand that, but now the dark forces, or rather the virtual civilization, are constantly destroying the Great Wall of the Universe. The disappearance of these Great Walls of the Universe must be manifested in the form of energy. Isn’t the dark forces indirectly increasing the speed of light in this universe? Doesn’t this contradict the premise of ‘intelligent beings’?”

“Zhou Yuan, you haven’t considered the ever-expanding space. The energy generated by those cosmic walls is being consumed in this ever-expanding space. In this vast space, both energy density and matter density are decreasing, which means density waves are decreasing. According to the law of the speed of light, as density waves decrease, the speed of light in the universe also decreases. The dark forces are destroying the cosmic walls and consuming matter, causing energy dissipation and diffusion. This is very detrimental to our project of returning the universe to zero, because photonic universe requires a huge amount of focused energy.”

Zhou Yuan nodded, realizing that he hadn't considered the fact that the dark forces were causing the accelerated expansion of space.

"What is cosmic potential energy? As far as we know, everything in the universe follows two principles: energy levels and ground state. All matter in the universe has an energy level; the higher the energy level, the more energy the system contains. Everything in the universe tends to evolve towards the ground state, which is a completely stable state with the lowest achievable energy. If a substance possesses a lot of energy, it is unstable and will tend to break free from its unstable state to become stable and reach its ground state."

"Yes, that's right. The 'singularity' before the Big Bang was a potential energy at the beginning of the universe, which we call cosmic potential energy. Its energy level is infinitely large. Because the energy level is infinitely large, the 'singularity' becomes unstable. This cosmic potential energy of the 'singularity' is transformed into the mass and energy of cosmic matter through the Big Bang, to reach the ground state or stable state, thus exhibiting the 'space' of mass and energy. The decay of cosmic potential energy gives matter kinetic energy and angular kinetic energy, etc. Each civilization in the universe acquires the cosmic potential energy that remains in its own universe after the Big Bang. Super-civilizations can acquire cosmic potential energy very quickly through evolutionary mechanisms, and of course, they can also share a portion of cosmic potential energy with other civilizations of lower order through some means. In fact, the ability to acquire cosmic potential energy is an important parameter for distinguishing the level of civilization's modulus entropy."

"Karina, Sluf, now I understand why intelligent civilizations in this universe are so eager to fight and wage war."

“Zhou Yuan, your comprehension is very high.” Karina’s milky white light flashed.

Zhou Yuan continued, "All intelligent civilizations in this universe are simulated civilizations created by 'intelligent entities.' According to the formula for the survival time of simulated civilizations under natural conditions, in order to survive longer, each intelligent civilization must increase its civilization entropy value CM or cosmic potential energy and increase its civilization order n. Since cosmic potential energy decays, each civilization has to fight and wage war to obtain more cosmic potential energy or civilization entropy value CM and increase its civilization order n."

Zhou Yuan suddenly stopped and felt a strange sense of fear.

“Zhou Yuan, you must have thought of something too.” The orange glowing orb of Shilu also flickered.

"Yes, I thought of my master."

"Hmm." Then Karina and Slov fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Yuan also fell silent.

"Zhou Yuan, neither of our two great civilizations cares about this matter concerning our master. I wonder what your Earth Empire thinks about it?"

"My personal thoughts are the same as yours. Perhaps I can decide the fate of the Earth Empire myself. Since we can understand our master's thoughts, how could our master not know that we know his thoughts?"

Zhou Yuan's point was that since the Matrix Civilization was of a much higher order than Pandora, Baloo, and the Earth Empire, they had no choice but to obey the Matrix Civilization.

Zhou Yuan suddenly exclaimed, "Karina, Sluf, those low-level ordinary civilizations and advanced civilizations that set off from the 64th star system, once they reach the faster-than-light region of the 28th star system, according to the simulated civilization survival time formula, won't the lifespan of these civilizations decrease?"

"Don't worry, that survival time formula refers to lifespan under undisturbed natural conditions. The low-level civilizations you mentioned will not experience the situation you described due to the intervention of the Earth Empire. Of course, under natural conditions in the high-light-speed region, the survival time of simulated civilizations is indeed not long."

"No wonder ancient civilizations and their branches and descendants have degenerated so much."

"Yes, so the emergence and evolution of super civilizations and advanced civilizations like ours are basically quite far from the 'singularity' of the Big Bang. For example, Master, your Earth Empire, and our Pandora civilization all originated in the 64th star system. Badu originated in the 66th star system. Of course, it's not that the farther the star system, the better. Because in very distant star systems, although the speed of light is low, the abundance of matter needed to nurture civilizations is not high. So, statistically speaking, in the universe, the intelligent civilizations in the 48th to 82nd star systems have a relatively better development and survival situation."

"Dark forces, or virtual civilizations, should tend to gravitate towards star systems with low light speeds, right?"

"Yes, this is how they can survive longer. The dark forces prefer to linger on the edge of the universe, existing in peripheral worlds. Therefore, we know very little about them, only that they are a manifestation of the universe's resource recycling mechanism. Because they were born shortly after the Big Bang, their inherent cosmic potential energy is enormous. However, in order to better and more comprehensively observe the evolution of civilizations in this universe, the 'intelligent entity' has suppressed the inherent cosmic potential energy of the dark forces. Once the evolution of civilizations in this universe meets the 'intelligent entity's' expectations, the dark forces will erupt. Currently, this terrible situation is unfolding. The dark forces are accelerating their devouring of the Great Wall of the Universe. They are erupting powerfully, so we speculate that the 'intelligent entity' has already achieved its expected observational results. Darkness will eventually come. The dark forces are merely a pawn of the 'intelligent entity.' Once the dark forces destroy everything, their final 'half-life' will be over."

Karina and Sluf, the bright lights flashed again.

"Karina, Sluf, then let us assist our master in fighting against the forces of darkness. Regardless of whether this universe is a simulation or not, and regardless of whether I am real or not, the truth is what we need most."

Zhou Yuan was also determined to follow the Matrix Civilization without hesitation.

Karina, Siluf, and Zhou Yuan share a tacit understanding about the Matrix Civilization: it's essentially the third law of super-civilizations—that powerful super-civilizations can accommodate and absorb weaker civilizations and evolve again. The Matrix Civilization is undoubtedly powerful. Its desire to relocate intelligent civilizations from numerous star systems is nominally to enhance photonic consciousness after the universe is reset to zero. However, it's also possible that the Matrix Civilization will absorb these intelligent civilizations, including lower-level super-civilizations like Pandora, Baloo, and the Earth Empire. Perhaps, after absorbing all these lower-level civilizations, it will gain the ability to evolve again, becoming even more powerful. This power might not be comparable to that of an "intelligent entity," but it might give the Matrix Civilization a glimpse of the bigger picture shortly after the universe is reset to zero.

What all parties tacitly agree on is that since this universe is a simulated virtual world, if the Matrix civilization can glimpse the truth of this virtual world, then for a super-civilization, uncovering the truth of the universe is its primary concern. If it were an advanced or ordinary civilization, its focus would be on developing technology and exploring its laws. Ultimately, their goals are different.

"Karina and Sluf, what are your thoughts on building three cosmic walls?"

"The master constructed three cosmic walls, but the most important one is the last one. The first two cosmic walls were only to buy time and will definitely be devoured by the dark forces. The last cosmic wall in the 28th star field, the 'Heart of the Universe' radioactive heavy element, is an important component in the fight against the dark forces and the project of 'Returning the Universe to Zero'."

"We do not know how the 'Heart of the Universe' is applied."

“Zhou Yuan, we don’t care. Master will make arrangements. We just need to obey and carry out Master’s orders.”

"um, yes."

Throughout the entire telepathic conversation between Karina, Shiluf, and Zhou Yuan, Panna and Badu remained completely still with their eyes tightly closed.

Suddenly, Panna and Badu opened their eyes and smiled.

"Zhou Yuan, Master is going back."

"Okay. We'll talk again later."

The milky white and orange light clusters flickered three times, then both vanished into thin air.

Zhou Yuan stood up, and Pan Na and Ba Du also stood up.

"Panna, Badu, thank you for your hard work. I'm just curious, do Karina and Sluf need to go through you two to communicate with me telepathically?"

"No, this is just the master taking care of you. If the master were to communicate with you telepathically, your body might get very tired and wouldn't be able to handle it."

"So, in some sense, are you two more... how should I put it?"

"It needs to be closer to most intelligent civilizations. As a super civilization, the master naturally doesn't pay attention to details. As a creature created by the master, I am naturally a composite of the master's wisdom."

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean. It seems our Earth Empire also needs to create a spokesperson."

"I'm very curious, what will your spokesperson be like?"

"Perhaps it's an intelligent, omnipotent, half-biological, half-robot? After all, our Earth Empire can't create a spokesperson capable of hyperspace travel!"

"I'm so envious and jealous, hahaha," Panna seemed quite pleased with herself.

Zhou Yuan was speechless, but Ba Du tried to ease the tension, saying, "Zhou Yuan, with the technological strength of your Earth Empire, you can actually create intelligent beings capable of hyperspace travel. If intelligent beings aren't an option, then start with intelligent robots."

Badu's words had a wake-up call for Zhou Yuan. Zhou Yuan immediately instructed his adjutant to contact the Milky Way base via hyperspace communication and notify the Earth Empire Academy of Sciences to immediately begin developing a "representative" for the Earth Empire capable of hyperspace travel. Ideally, this "representative" would be a combination of human, robot, and energy forms, so that it could switch forms as quickly as Panna.