The last human in the universe

Chapter 216 We Desire a Victory

A survey and forecast agency composed of departments of strategy, social science, science, and auditing was quickly established.Immediately afterwards, the most detailed investigation of the current state of civilization began, and on this basis, the most detailed predictions about the future were launched.

People are eager to know how far human civilization will grow in the fastest 150 years, and whether it has the ability to confront a complete third-level civilization head-on.

The time length of 150 years is given by the interstellar observation department, the shortest time for the third-level civilization that may have been destroyed or still exists to reach the H1 galaxy.

This is the most important determinant in choosing between the two options of "going and staying".

To complete this prediction and improve the accuracy of the prediction as much as possible, many parameters are required.Population growth rate, mortality rate, medical development speed, genetic modification technology development speed, basic science, materials science, dynamics, structure, spacecraft manufacturing technology, military science, and even changes in ideological trends, public opinion trends, fashion concepts and Popular opinion blah blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

This is an extremely complex job.But the time left for people is only one year, and it is impossible to be more.

Fortunately, after thousands of years of continuous upgrades, the current Xiaoxi has grown into a real super giant computer, which is strong enough to undertake such complex calculation tasks.

With Xiaoxi's cooperation, and countless staff working hard day and night, within a year, this task was indeed completed.However, the results presented to people in the end did not support people to make a clear judgment, but instead made people fall into hesitation again.

Because the prediction results happen to be in a fuzzy interval.

If the predicted result is in the area of ​​"totally invincible", then there is nothing to say, just pack up and prepare to run.If you are in the area of ​​"with a very high winning rate", then there is nothing to say, just get ready to play.

It is the fuzzy interval between the two that makes people most embarrassed.

This is tantamount to returning to the origin again.

After a short period of discussion and collision of opinions, another highest-level meeting was held in the main control room of the Yuanhang No. [-] spacecraft.

This meeting will make a final decision on this issue.

"I personally tend to stay and fight that third-level civilization head-on."

Zhao Changxing did not hold back, but directly expressed his attitude.

"There are many reasons why I hold this attitude, but most of them are not important. There is only one thing that matters. That is, our human civilization can no longer be like the past, always choosing to use the sword when we have to. , as long as there is a little room for maneuver, they always hope to solve the problem in an evasive way.”

Civilization has developed to the present, and when facing external threats, it has always shown a solution attitude of "fear of conflict" and "avoid if possible".

That's not to say it's bad.After all, when you are weak, if you are not careful, one wrong step may lead to eternal doom.However, times have changed. Is this attitude still applicable at this stage?

"We are no longer the weak and small civilization that is cautious and frightened every step of the way."

Zhao Changxing said slowly: "Facing the super civilization, of course we are still very weak. But this time the opponent is just a third-level civilization on the same level as us."

"Our civilization is now thriving and full of vitality. With the strength of civilization, I feel that self-confidence, openness, and tolerance are reappearing in our civilization. The last time I felt this kind of social atmosphere, hehe, it was still A long time ago."

Zhao Changxing smiled and shook his head.

The participants fell silent.

They knew that what Zhao Changxing said was a long, long time ago, which probably dates back to the Earth era, when the miniature black hole had not yet arrived, the entire civilization was flourishing, and it was time to enter the universe with full confidence.

Hiding in XZ, the precarious social environment cannot cultivate a self-confident, open, and tolerant social mentality.This kind of mentality can only appear when you become strong and no longer afraid of external threats.

However, this mentality will in turn promote a more rapid and healthy development of civilization.This is essential to a truly strong civilization.

"This is the backbone of a civilization, the spirit of a civilization. Now, this spirit has sprouted. If, if we escape, people will think that we are still weak, and we still need to hide to survive. And, I am afraid that our civilization will develop inertia, a kind of ideological inertia that chooses to escape as soon as a threat comes. This is not a good thing for our civilization."

"My reasons are over."

There was a moment of silence in the hall.Afterwards, another civilization leader spoke.

"Leader, I object to staying."

Zhao Changxing smiled and raised his hand, motioning for him to continue.

"War means a lot of sacrifices, and many people who don't have to die will die. If the situation is not ideal, the entire civilization may be overthrown. And all these risks, we don't have to face it. Back to what you said The spirit and backbone of civilization will also have the opportunity to be cultivated in the future, so it doesn’t have to be this time.”

"I am against it. I think we should stay and win our own victory. It has been said since ancient times that one effort will be followed by decline and exhaustion. If the spiritual outlook of our civilization has almost reached its apex, and the enemy we face is only one with us A third-level civilization without a technological gap cannot have enough courage to fight and defend the fruits of our victory. Can we still hope that we can muster courage in the future? When it comes to sacrifice, I think you may have forgotten a word .Only by not being afraid of sacrifice can one avoid sacrifice.”

"Sacrifice must also be divided into meaningful and meaningless. What is the use of meaningless sacrifice?"

"For our civilization, this is a nation-building battle! We need a real victory, otherwise, we will always fall into self-doubt and self-pity, and we will always be in a state of being weak! Besides, the H1 galaxy Countless of us have worked hard for many years to accumulate huge wealth. We dare not even give up fighting. We only dare to walk away in the face of foreign invaders. So many people throw away their hard work. What is the social cohesion? Keep it? To be more serious, this may even lead to the division of our civilization!"

This is not alarmist talk.If the general public is completely disappointed with the weakness of the rulers, and thinks that the rulers cannot protect civilization and the interests of the public, and only know how to back down and escape when things happen, then it is entirely possible for them to create a brand new one that is strong enough to protect civilization and the public. The interests of the ruling class come out.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the history of civilization.

However, what will happen in this process is hard to say.Civilization fragmentation is not impossible.

These two opinions have aroused extremely fierce debate among the decision-makers.Soon, the 3 hours of free discussion came to an end.

Zhao Changxing stopped the civilized leaders and war commissioners from speaking, and said, "Next, it's time to vote. There is one principle that I hope everyone can keep in mind as always. During the meeting, any argument is fine. Once the vote is reached If the decision is made, then, no matter what your personal attitude is, you must unreservedly support the final decision."

This is a principle of deliberation that has been maintained for thousands of years.Even Zhao Changxing himself had a time when his opinions were finally rejected. After the meeting, Zhao Changxing also firmly supported the collective resolution and never expressed his opposition to the collective resolution on any public or private occasion.

In Zhao Changxing's view, in a sense, this principle is sometimes more important than the specific issues to be discussed.

"Well, let's get started. Those who support staying, please vote."

After a moment of silence, some decision makers or war councilors raised their hands.

"Those who support leaving, please vote."

Some people also raised their hands.

Several other people did not raise their hands to express their attitudes under these two issues.This is abstention.

And...supporting staying, thinking that human civilization should continue to stay here, defending the huge wealth accumulated by countless people who have spent hundreds of years of hard work in civilization, and launching a full-scale, frontal war with the third-level civilization that may come, There are three more people than those who think they should leave.

Zhao Changxing let out a sigh of relief, neither joy nor sadness on his face.

"Then stay and prepare for war."

"Yes."

At this moment, no matter who chose to oppose or abstain, they said the word "yes" with a firm expression at the same time, expressing their support for this collective resolution.

After the general direction principle is determined, the only thing left to do in the future is execution.

From now on, under the huge pressure of the war, the speed of development of human civilization has once again been greatly improved compared to the past.

In the H1 galaxy, countless factories are roaring, countless newborns are born, and countless workers are selflessly struggling in front of the operating desk.And all of this eventually turned into satellites, spaceships, and forts...

At this moment, after making up their minds to stick to the H1 galaxy, everyone's hearts gathered at this moment.

"We are eager for a victory to prove that our human civilization is qualified to survive in this universe.

We long for a victory to prove we are capable of guarding our fortune.

We long for a victory to prove that all our efforts and struggles are not in vain.

We're hungry for a win,..."

(End of this chapter)