Chapter 8 Ladder of Civilization
"Our boss's view is that the distance between celestial bodies is very huge, and speed is the only factor that affects the expansion of civilization. If the speed is not fast enough, it can only move in nearby stars, but if the speed is fast enough, the footprints can spread all over the entire universe.
“More scope of activities means that more natural phenomena can be observed, which means that more scientific principles can be discovered through inductive analysis of these natural phenomena, and with a higher level of science and technology, the level of civilization will be higher.
"According to this criterion, civilization is divided into six levels. It is difficult for a first-level civilization to leave its home star. A second-level civilization can leave its home star, but it can only move around its home star."
"According to this standard, the civilization we are in now belongs to Level 2." Qin Ling added while looking in the direction of home with mixed emotions.
"The technological symbol of the third-level civilization is the application of basic particles. The speed can reach up to about one-third of the speed of light. It can travel interstellar, but for individuals, it can only be one way. The symbol of the fourth-level civilization is the use of space capabilities, such as
Light speed engines, gravity manipulation, etc., all fall into this category."
"Gravity manipulation? Shouldn't this be at the level of elementary particles?" Qin Ling was confused. According to his superficial knowledge, gravity seems to be similar to the strong and weak force electromagnetic force, and the last three are typical quantum forces.
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"There are many civilizations who will have this view when they first understand the basic forces, but in fact, gravity is the appearance of distortion of space and time." No. 8 explained Qin Ling's doubts, and then continued the topic, "Level 5 civilization...
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"I know! Level 5 civilization is dimension manipulation!" Xiaoxiao shouted, "I have a very in-depth understanding of space. It seems that I come from a level 5 civilization."
"Yes, little one, you come from a fifth-level civilization." The number eight jumped up and down and nodded, "As for the sixth-level civilization, its symbol is the return field generator. Regarding this, Qinling, let me test you."
"The return field generator can briefly return the universe to its original state. The rules are very different from the current universe. The most obvious one is that the speed of light is infinite and the dimension is eleven. On this basis, the spacecraft can achieve infinite speed.
Theoretically, it is possible to span the entire universe in a very short time." Qin Ling honestly recited the contents of the employee handbook.
"Under this standard, the fifth-level civilization is considered an interstellar civilization, and its scope of rights and influence can extend to the entire galaxy, while the sixth-level civilization is a cosmic civilization, and its scope of rights and influence is enough to radiate to the entire universe. Oh, provided there is nothing else
The sixth-level civilization competes with it for territory." Eight Hao sighed, "Unfortunately, this is impossible."
"Then, what level of civilization does our rescue station belong to? Since the boss has divided it into level six, it should be at least level six, right?" Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
"We?" Bahao's tone sounded very proud, "Above level six!"
"Level 7?" Qin Ling also became curious. This content was not mentioned in the employee handbook. "What is the sign? Level 6 has infinite speed. Level 7 should be even more powerful, right?"
"I didn't say it was level seven, I just said it was above level six." Number Eight turned in a circle, probably shaking his head, "There is very little information in this area in the database. Maybe I don't have the authority to check it. I
All we know is that level six civilization is the limit of apparent horizons. Above level six, people will pursue a more inner essence."
"The inner essence?" Xiaoxiao looked at Bahao for a moment, and was about to open his mouth, but was interrupted by Bahao: "Don't ask me, I don't know."
Even No. 8 didn't know about it. It seemed that it was indeed extremely confidential information. Qinling stopped asking and continued to arrange the spacecraft construction plan.
After arranging the task sequence, Qinling drove to the third piece of debris.
This is the front section of the warehouse. It is the most miserable wreckage Qinling has ever seen. This piece seems to have suffered a strong explosion. The entire hull was severely deformed and was almost crushed into a piece of cake.
"My collection!" Xiaoxiao became sad again. There were many precious treasures she collected in her space adventures in the warehouse, but now they are all gone.
"This is only the front section of the warehouse. Maybe your collection is in the second half?" Qin Ling comforted.
"I basically put it all in the front section, which is closer to the rest area." Xiaoxiao said with a sad face.
Even so, Qin Ling's words still played a big role, and Xiao Xiao's mood improved a lot: "Although there are not many things in the later period, there are a few particularly good things that may still be preserved."
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With such hope, Qinling drove Xiaoxiao to the next piece of debris. This was the energy capsule. The condition was also very miserable. It was almost torn into four parts by the explosion. Only a small section of the special alloy line was still connected. There was no
Let them spread out in all directions.
The energy cabin is a high-end cabin section. Most of the top equipment of the small spacecraft are concentrated in this section, so the protection is also the best.
This means that the Qinling Mountains can recover a lot of usable resources from this wreckage.
Use a scanner to scan, mark and count advanced materials that can be directly used, and then send the information back to the Mars base.
Soon after, a mining team rushed over and assigned the tasks. After confirming that there were no problems, Qinling took Xiaoxiao and rushed towards the last large piece of debris.
The last piece of debris, as expected, is indeed the engine section.
The small spaceship is equipped with three types of engines, a jump engine for high-dimensional jumps between galaxies, a light speed engine for high-speed movement within galaxies, and a conventional radiation power engine for low-speed navigation.
This engine system is basically similar to the one Qinling is building now, except that it lacks a return field generator, and a large amount of materials in it can also be used directly.
Also use a scanner to scan the mark and assign the task to the machine. The main task that Qinling can do is completed.
"Where is the middle and rear section of my warehouse? Why is it missing?" Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask Qin Ling, "This section must be one-fifth of the entire spaceship!"
"Uh... maybe... it blew up?"
The energy cabin section with the strongest protection was blown to pieces. Will the warehouse section in front of the energy cabin have a good end?
Based on these pieces of large spaceship wreckage, Qinling has basically restored the original appearance of the small spaceship, except for the section where the warehouse in the middle is missing.
"From the available information, your ship should have exploded from the middle and rear section of the warehouse." Qin Ling sighed, "Xiaoxiao, did you pick up something you shouldn't have picked up?"
"I didn't know." Xiaoxiao felt aggrieved.
It is estimated that this mystery will be difficult to solve unless the object at the center of the explosion can be found.
Chapter completed!