Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 154 Ocean of Light
The communication with the risk remover went on until late at night. During the communication, the risk remover demonstrated a high level of morality, did not involve the content of the [knowledge sealing principle], and answered almost every question asked by humans.

This tolerant, gentle, and kind attitude has given humanity a deeper understanding of the vast universe.

People have a very positive impression of risk takers.

In people's eyes, the Risk Eliminator is the embodiment of fairness. Although he does not directly participate in the conflict between human civilization and the Trisolaran civilization, the existence of the Risk Eliminator still outlines a bright future for humanity.

The universe is a [sea of ​​light].

Based on the "Law of Knowledge Sealing," a universal law applicable to all advanced civilizations in the universe, humanity has boldly deduced that advanced civilizations are peaceful paradises, having reached many similar consensuses, jointly formulated, and mutually abided by the "Law of Knowledge Sealing."

Just as human civilization does not interfere with the food chain of nature, advanced civilizations do not intervene in the wars of less advanced civilizations. This is based on the consideration of a lion hunting an antelope. This seemingly indifferent indifference is actually proof that advanced civilizations have a higher sense of morality.

People became even more convinced of this after the survivors compensated humans with grass.

but.

Luo Qing had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

He had an instinctive urge to wake Luo Ji up, but he ultimately did not do so.

In fact, before the arrival of the risk removers, Luo Qing had already almost sketched out the universe under the [Dark Forest] law.

On one hand, it was Luo Ji's guidance in the dream; on the other hand, it was his own reflection over the past few decades; and on yet another hand, it came from the information from MOSS: the 187J3X1 star system had been destroyed.

The destruction of the 187J3X1 star system is the most direct evidence.

After being imprisoned in the quantum prison, MOSS revealed all his thoughts and ideas to Luo Qing.

罗清是有些将信将疑的，毕竟目前没有任何实质性的证据证明187J3X1是被人为摧毁，187J3X1恒星太远了，足足在49光年之外。

He did not disclose this conclusion to the public to avoid causing panic.

But now, the arrival of the risk-takers seems to be outlining a future for another universe.
A universe completely opposite to the Dark Forest.

If advanced civilizations all possessed such a lofty sense of morality and responsibility towards the universe as the Risk Removers, then this universe should be a [sea of ​​light].

That's contradictory.

Since there is a contradiction, one of them must be wrong.

He needs to communicate more with those who are risk-taking to obtain more information.

Luo Qing snapped his fingers, and a small, semi-transparent array expanded outwards from him and the risk-taker, pushing out the chattering scientists and politicians who had been discussing for a long time without reaching a consensus.

One of the sages tried to squeeze into the formation, but was forced back by the faint sword light emanating from Luo Qing's palm and body. That sword light was at the level of a quasi-immortal artifact.

The world fell completely silent in this small space.

The risk-taker's evaluation of Luo Qing's methods: "A very clever method of energy manipulation. He manipulates the macroscopic quantum state through 'spiritual power,' thereby affecting the state of microscopic particles and ultimately producing various magical effects. It's very interesting."

Luo Qing was not surprised at all that he could analyze the essence of 'spells' and 'arrays'. Civilizations of this level have most likely reached the end of their exploration of the microscopic world: string theory or the Planck scale.

Most methods in the cultivation world are essentially about manipulating microscopic particles using spiritual power. This applies not only to the Nascent Soul stage but also to the Tribulation Transcending stage. It is quite normal for one's own small formation to be analyzed.

He didn't intend to hide it from the other party; he only needed to ensure that neither the humans nor the Sophon could hear the following conversation.

Luo Qing: "Risk taker, I'd like to have a frank talk with you."

Risk taker: "I'm just a working sensor."

Luo Qing: "Aren't you interested in me?"

Risk taker: "I'm just a working sensor."

Luo Qing frowned. He had always regarded the other party as an independent life form, but now it seemed that although the other party had shown intelligence no weaker than MOSS, it did not seem to possess life.

Luo Qing asked, "But you have emotions; you feel curiosity, regret, and even cry."

Risk taker: "That's just caused by my brain's neural activity. I am human now, but I am just a sensor."

Luo Qing suddenly realized, and he stopped dwelling on the question.

Luo Qing then asked, "How many civilizations are there in the universe? Hundreds of billions? Trillions? I think this question shouldn't involve the [knowledge sealing principle]."

The risk-taker shook his head: "It's not as much as you imagine. You can tell from my employee number that I am the 299,980,000th sensor. In other words, the number of these approximately 290 million sensors is the total number of civilizations in the universe. Of course, civilization is not the same as life. The number of life is several orders of magnitude higher than the number of civilizations."

Luo Qing: "What is the standard of civilization? The use of fire?"

The risk-taker shook his head: "This involves the [knowledge sealing principle]."

Luo Qing changed the subject: "The universe is so vast, the Milky Way alone contains hundreds of billions of star systems, which is much lower than I thought."

Risk Eliminator: "Soon there will be even fewer. The number is decreasing sharply, and our work will become easier and easier." Okay, the first key piece of information has been obtained: the number of civilizations is decreasing, and the scales of truth are tilting slightly towards the [Dark Forest].

Luo Qing added, "For example, the Trisolaran civilization and the human civilization, only one of them can survive. Civilizations are rapidly decreasing as they attack each other, right?"

Risk taker: "This involves the [knowledge sealing principle]."

The risk-taker's reply gave Luo Qing the feeling of going online, typing in a URL, and getting a '404' error. Luo Qing wanted to raise his sword and chop it down, but he knew he probably couldn't win, so he held back.

Luo Qing said, "In the universe, is the Risk Eliminator civilization the only one dedicated to eliminating risks to the universe?"

Risk relievers: "We are not the only ones doing this; other civilizations are also saving our universe in their own ways."

OK, things are even more chaotic now, and the scales of truth are tipping a little closer to the [Ocean of Light].

Luo Qing said, "Since you haven't completely prevented the disaster from happening, and from different angles of this universe, a disaster like vacuum decay, which expands at the speed of light, has already occurred, then what you've done is futile. Why continue doing this?"

Risk taker: "This fish cares, and so does that fish."

What a good man.

Luo Qing recalled a text from a Chinese elementary school textbook before the crisis era, but he wasn't sure if the hazard-eliminating person's words came from that text.

Luo Qing posed his real question: "Since saving the universe is a consensus among civilizations, why don't you support the growth of lower-level civilizations, and then let the civilizations in the universe work together to save everything?"

Risk taker: "This violates another fundamental principle of the universe."

At least it's not that damned "knowledge sealing rule" anymore.

Luo Qing asked, "What principles?"

Risk taker: "This involves the [knowledge sealing principle]."

Luo Qing said calmly, "The expansion speed of the universe is greater than the speed of light. However, vacuum decay based on the speed of light can destroy the universe. You also mentioned that the universe cannot expand forever. This leads to the conclusion that the universe has boundaries. From this conclusion, we can deduce that the universe is finite. Since the universe is finite, there is no infinite energy and matter. And all of this leads to one answer."

Luo Qing said, "The total amount of resources in the universe is finite."

The risk-taker said, "This is a sad fact."

Luo Qing nodded, feeling somewhat disappointed. If the universe was finite, then the vacuum zero-point energy available for his cultivation must also be finite. If even the risk-mitigator acknowledged this, then the fate of this universe was already sealed.

Luo Qing continued, "The expansion of civilization is limitless, but resources are finite. This creates a contradiction: the competition for resources between civilizations is a contradiction. Under this contradiction, civilizations will attack each other, just like the Trisolaran civilization and the Earth's human civilization."

The risk remover looked at him with a smile.

Luo Qing: "But at present, the universe is still very rich in resources. Large galaxies have never been exploited by civilizations. The universe is still in an era of abundant resources. Logically speaking, apart from the Trisolaran civilization, which is an unfortunate creature tormented by three suns, civilizations should not be mortal enemies with each other."

Risk taker: "That's right."

For it, the [knowledge sealing principle] is a lock, but if it is something that humans figure out on their own, then it has nothing to do with it.

It's just a sensor that's been working tirelessly for hundreds of millions of years; it's good enough for it to just slack off a bit.

Luo Qing: "I have very poor comprehension and a poor grasp of human nature, but now, the known conditions and the answers are all laid out in front of me. Technological explosion, limited resources, a chain of suspicion, the destruction of the 187J3X1 star... even a fool should know the truth by now."

"The universe is a dark forest, not a bright ocean."

After Luo Qing finished speaking, he sighed.

The risk-taker comforted him, saying, "This is not your fault; it is an inevitable result of limited conditions."

Luo Qing shook his head. "I was already in despair, but today I realized that this perspective is incomplete. Because in the face of a civilization like yours that can monitor the entire universe, the universe is almost transparent. There is no chain of suspicion. Who can out-explode you with technological explosion?"

The person who evacuated the danger remained silent.

Luo Qing continued, "And civilizations at your level are not unique. Through the [Knowledge Sealing Rule], it can be deduced that advanced civilizations in this universe have reached many consensuses. These consensuses transcend the [Dark Forest] Law, but only apply to advanced civilizations. Among truly advanced civilizations, a [Light Ocean] has formed."

Risk taker: "Almost."

How much difference is there?
Luo Qing didn't know, nor did he ask: "But now, the vast majority of humanity has applied the conclusions about the [Ocean of Light] derived from you to the entire universe, and you haven't tried to enlighten them."

Risk taker: "I'm only responsible for risk takers, not anything else."

Just as it is not responsible for solving the Three-Body Problem of the Three-Body Civilization.

Luo Qing said in a self-deprecating tone, "Ultimately, it's because the lofty morality of the Risk Eliminator civilization is bound to a responsibility to the universe, not to life and civilization. You are only responsible for the safety of the universe."

The risk mitigater readily admitted: "Yes, we are only responsible to the universe."

"It's alright, I'm responsible for civilization."

(End of this chapter)