Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1420 So that’s it
The public dining area is a fully open-plan, integrated area.

On one side is a prominent performance stage, where various song and dance performances, music, and other magical visual shows are constantly being displayed.

On one side is a circular bar decorated with colorful lights. Inside, robots and multi-limbed waiters are dressed in exaggerated and eye-catching costumes, their bodies swaying to the rhythm, constantly mixing various drinks and serving them to the customers and service robots sitting outside.

Lin Fan and his two companions weren't particularly interested in drinks. They casually picked up a few snacks that looked fresh from the buffet on the other side, and then found a comfortable table with a good viewing angle in the middle seating area to sit down.

“From a distance, these layouts all look very close together, but once you get there, you realize the space is much larger than you initially thought,” Cen Fangyuan remarked, looking at the tables that were at least five meters apart. “I know about the perspective effect, but this distance seems far from sufficient…”

“They must have used spatial technology.” Lin Fan pushed aside the small dish in his hand, which looked cute but tasted like mushy rice porridge. “The interior space of the Flowing Light is much larger than the external structure we saw before we came in. Coupled with the virtual elements on the facade, and the fact that it’s in a dark, dreamlike environment… all of these amplify the visual illusions.”

“People come here to have fun,” Jin Sichen said with a smile, crossing her legs and leaning back in her chair. “They’re not like us, like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, finding everything new and interesting and examining everything.”

“There are people having fun too!” Lin Fan glanced at the gravity dance floor.

Antonio's red hair flashed by in the flickering lights.

Wait a minute, those little dots don't look like ambient lighting effects, they look like Lyrian people!

Lin Fan squinted and watched for a while. The luminous nerve particles, encased in a transparent membrane, sometimes tightly clustered together under the influence of gravity, and sometimes scattered like countless stars...

They claim to have low physical resistance and are prone to skin breakage, right?

They weren't afraid of bumping into some dancer's sharp point and getting stabbed.

And... even the mental particles can feel the joy of dancing?
Cen Fangyuan's gaze fell on something different from Lin Fan's; his attention was entirely focused on the gravity floors.

“There doesn’t seem to be anything here that we would consider low-tech,” he said with a helpless smile. “And the technological products used in Flowing Light all seem to be quite expensive. My question is, is the high-tech application here unique to high-end consumers, or is it because these technologies are already widely used in everyday life and are not surprising?”

Based on his observations over the past few days, apart from the people on their Noah, all other interstellar beings were completely accustomed to everything in the Nexus Ring.

Although they live in a high-latitude civilization, there should be differences in the development of civilizations, just as there are different speeds of development within the same country.

Theoretically speaking, different civilizations cannot progress at a highly similar pace due to their respective races, cultures, and the length of their development time.

"Isn't it good for civilizations to be highly developed?" Lin Fan didn't understand. "The technological convenience brought by high technology ultimately benefits the interstellar life forms themselves. Take, for example, the medical pod that Qi Mai just experienced. As long as a person lies in it, their injuries can be quickly repaired. If it were using traditional methods on Lanxing, they would probably only be able to prescribe some blood-activating and stasis-removing drugs, plus physical methods such as massage, and it would take several days to achieve the instantaneous effect of the medical pod."

The Noah also has a medical bay, but it is almost entirely unused.

Firstly, because the crew spends almost all their time on board. In daily life, and even during combat training, they rarely use lethal force to cause serious injury.

Aside from routine physical examinations and medical research, medical departments mostly handle minor incidents like cuts and bleeding caused by accident.

As a result, many top-notch medical professionals in the healthcare sector, who possess cutting-edge technology and are capable of performing neural bridges in the brain, and who are also incredibly bored, have been learning excellent massage techniques from professional physiotherapists in recent years.

Ultimately, the beneficiaries are those who suffer muscle and joint strains during the fight.

As for the small cuts that could be healed in three to five days with a band-aid, the general understanding among the Noah crew was that there was really no need to go into the medical ward to lie down.

After all, starting up requires energy. In the desolate expanse of interstellar space, the Noah's energy reserves are its most precious resource.

Furthermore, they don't really know how to use the medical pods.

Although the ugly woman provided the operating instructions for the Star Shuttle, due to the difference in civilization, the people on the Noah did not understand many things after reading them.

On the Noah, it's common to consult the manual when encountering something you don't understand. After years of sailing, the flight control system is the one I'm most proficient in. Although I've learned about the weapon systems, I've never used them before, so I'm actually quite unsure of myself.

Other equipment, those that are frequently used in daily life, have no problems.

However, medical pods are clearly technologically advanced, and if operated incorrectly, they can kill a living person, so they are even less likely to be used.

Because of this, the first thing the medical personnel on the Noah did after regaining their senses on the StarNet was to look for the operation video of the medical pod.

Although there are still many things I don't understand, watching the video explanations is much more helpful than just reading the text.

The medical bigwigs, who had been bored out of their minds, finally had a new opportunity to recharge. Their eagerness to learn medical knowledge was no less than that of the researchers.

Just like this competition, many people from the research department came down, while the top technical staff from the medical department were all studying on the Noah. Those who came down were mostly nurses, massage therapists, and other medical workers whose work wasn't closely related to high technology.

Therefore, as Lin Fan said, it's good when both technological civilization and human beings are highly advanced, so that people can enjoy the benefits brought by technology.

Moreover, distance creates disparities. Once a gap in civilization arises, the risk of conflict is inevitable.

You're armed with a spear, I'm armed with a gun. Your resources seem readily available to me; when the temptation outweighs the resistance, it's hard to say what will happen.

If everyone is the same, I use a cannon, and you use a cannon too.

Even if one momentarily covets the other's supplies, weighing the pros and cons will eventually dispel any ill intentions due to the gains and losses.

Of course, Lin Fan also knew that the convergence of civilizations and the ideal of a world in harmony are both extremely idealistic concepts that are difficult to achieve in the real world.

At least, it is impossible to achieve within a Level 4 civilization that is not yet at a high enough level of civilization.

“Well said, but there’s a big problem with your perspective.” Jin Sichen clapped his hands slowly. “A high level of civilization and a high degree of popularization are two different things. Take Lanxing for example, spacecraft have been in space for many years now, but people in some places still live a primitive life with little food and clothing, relying on the weather for survival. The ones who benefit are always the top-level people.”

"Moreover, I believe that the essence of civilization is the collision of differences; it is differences that generate new driving forces. Just like us, if we were to be completely assimilated in appearance and thought, if you knew me and I knew you, then we would inevitably have nothing to talk about, and development would stagnate. Therefore, the concept of 'Great Harmony' itself is a paradox; it can only theoretically converge infinitely. Thus, it is impossible to truly eliminate gaps and differences."

"I think what Vice President Cen wants to know is whether the probability of assimilation and popularization under a star-level civilization still leads to class differences. Because given the current equal trading environment forcibly created by the rules of the Star Nexus Ring, such differences are not apparent."

“That’s right.” Cen Fangyuan smiled. “That is indeed one aspect I’d like to know. Another point is that if the convergence of civilizations is a necessary condition for the development of civilizations, the development of one civilization can drive the development of other surrounding civilizations, and even lead to the simultaneous advancement of civilizations in the entire region. So, is Lanxing’s isolation and lack of support in the solar system also one of the reasons for its slow progress?”

"So, that's why the octopus people wanted us to come out and make contact with other civilizations, and why the ugly woman wasn't so fixated on the flying shuttle she cherished so much..." Lin Fan nodded slowly. "All of this was because we wanted to accelerate the development of civilization on Lan Star?"

"It's like being around a role model who gets good grades and is eager to learn; your motivation and efficiency in learning will unconsciously improve?" Jin Sichen raised an eyebrow.

"I see!" Cen Fangyuan nodded.

"I knew it was a bit too easy for the female clown to give the flying shuttle back then; it turns out it was all for her 'performance'..." Lin Fan laughed.

Back then, everyone was just focused on being happy, thinking they were lucky and things were going smoothly...

Years later, they finally realized this crucial, overlooked point.

Jin Sichen smiled bitterly. He really thought it was thanks to his silver tongue back then, but it turns out the female clown had her own plans.

Ah, I see!