A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 165 The Cognitive Differences Are Too Great

No civilization is without the desire to progress, and the civilizations of the Star Alliance are no exception, not to mention the two separate invasions from beyond the universe.

Many civilizations in the Star River Alliance felt the crisis of annihilation very directly. Ten thousand years of development time was enough to drive all the civilizations in the Star River Alliance, except for the Swarm, crazy.

Even if we take a step back and fail to get first place, but gain 10,000 years of development time, the participating civilization will still receive 600,000 tons of antimatter.

What is antimatter?

Antimatter is energy, pure energy condensation. When it comes into contact with matter, all of its mass is converted into gamma rays.

Therefore, this 60 tons of antimatter can also be understood as 60 tons of energy.

The importance of energy to the development of civilization is self-evident, not to mention the industrial demand for antimatter.

Looking at the group of alien civilization representatives gathered in the virtual space, Nanali said, "I know you want payment for the virtual game design project, but I'm not the one in the swarm responsible for reviewing it."

"The evaluation of virtual games is done by a large swarm of individuals who select the most satisfactory one from these virtual games and then reward that civilization."

"So, you'll have to wait a little longer. Does anyone have any objections?"

The representatives of the various civilizations quickly denied it, saying, "No, no, we absolutely have no objection..."

"Your Excellency Speaker Nunnally, we are not in a hurry for such matters."

"Yes, yes, we're not in a hurry."

Given the autocratic Star Alliance, which civilization would dare to object to the Tower of Babel swarm?

Those who had objections no longer exist!

"Um... Your Excellency Speaker Nanali, may I ask you a question?" A representative of civilization asked cautiously, under the surprised, admiring, and astonished gazes of the other representatives.

Nanali said, "Please speak, representative of the Dioya Industrial Association."

The representative of the Dioya Industrial Association said, "It is like this: although it is still too early to say who will receive the final prize, since we will have to wait a while longer, it is certain that all civilizations that participated in the design of this virtual game will receive a participation reward."

"I'd like to know if this participation fee will also be postponed?"

In response to the question from the representative of the Dioya Industrial Association, Nanali replied, "Of course not. Every civilization that participates in this project will receive 60 tons of antimatter as a reward for participation."

For these civilizations, 60 tons of antimatter, which has a huge impact on development, is not even a drop in the ocean for the swarm. It is precisely because it is so insignificant that they offer it up as a reward for their participation.

With the current capabilities of the Babel swarm, creating an antimatter galaxy with the same mass as the Vorsotis galaxy would be a piece of cake.

The representatives of the Star Alliance civilization, unaware of this, almost unanimously expressed their gratitude to Nanali: "Thank you for the swarm's gift!"

Seeing these representatives of civilization who seemed to jump for joy at receiving even the smallest reward from the bee colony, as if they had somehow gained an advantage, Nanali was momentarily speechless.

……

The virtual game was sent from Nanali's side to the rabbi's side.

After some time, Lu Shang contacted Rabbi to inquire about the progress of the civilized breeding farm.

"How is it?"

Rabbi replied, "Virtual Game Number Eight is more suitable; it meets the requirements of the bee colony."

As he spoke, Rabbi explained to Lu Shang, "Theoretically, its game space is infinitely large, and it can continuously increase the game space as the computer's calculations are upgraded."

"At the same time, there are also optimizations in terms of computing power usage. For areas that players cannot observe, the program will automatically store them as data. The program will only reload the data when a player observes the area in any way. This loading process will be completed in an instant."

"Most importantly, this virtual game has excellent code compatibility. The swarm can interface with the projected world to build a virtual world that is completely in line with reality. On the other hand, the cage world can also use physical brain-connection to directly allow the consciousness of psionic beings to enter the virtual world."

Lu Shang listened, then asked curiously, "What about other virtual games? Can't they do this?"

The rabbi replied, "Other virtual games, while well-designed, have poor compatibility and are not the kind of virtual games the swarm wants."

Lu Shang nodded subconsciously and asked, "So you've decided on model number eight?"

"Yes," the rabbi replied.

After ending his contact with Rabbi, Lu Shang then contacted Nanali and asked directly, "Which civilization designed Virtual Game Number Eight?"

"The Diaz Empire," Nanali replied.

Lu Shang paused, then frowned, "Why does this name sound so familiar..."

Suddenly, Lu Shang clenched his fist and remembered the civilization he had fought against in his first space battle. Wasn't it the Dias Empire?

"I remember now, it's them! I never thought this civilization would still be alive. They're incredibly lucky," Lu Shang exclaimed in sudden realization.

It's worth noting that Lu Shang directly conquered the enemy's capital planet and used a strategy of forcing them to choose sides after infection, compelling many planets of the Dias Empire to remain neutral.

So many years have passed, and this enormous interstellar empire has not disintegrated due to its low cohesion.

This truly surprised Lu Shang.

In fact, Lu Shang was unaware that although the Dias Empire still retained this name, its core had changed. It was no longer an imperial system where power was centralized by the head of state, but rather the Imperial Parliament held power and made decisions.

Nanali asked Lu Shang, "When will the swarm pay the Diaz Empire its dues? Or will they just wipe it out?"

Lu Shang raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and asked, "Why would you want to eliminate them?"

Nanali replied, "Because they are likely to experience a technological explosion that poses a threat to bee colonies during a period of accelerated growth lasting up to 10,000 years."

"The swarms have fought wars with them before and destroyed many of their habitable planets. It's hard to guarantee they won't retaliate once they become powerful."

Lu Shang shook his head. "It's a minor problem. If the Dias Empire is really as you expect, then the swarm will beat them until they submit. It's just a repeat of what happened before."

"It can also serve as a warning to others."

Compared to the G universe civilization that came from across the universe to attack, and the cosmic life that attacked the newly formed main universe some time ago, what threat could a technologically advanced civilization pose?

Lu Shang wasn't worried at all. If it really happened, he would lead the swarm of bees to beat the other side up again until they were completely convinced.

Even if we take a step back and decide that we really can't win, then we should just annihilate them.

……

Beyond the universe, after battling a newly formed universe's civilization, the severely damaged cosmic life form attacked yet another universe. This universe, however, did not have as many troublesome civilizations as the previous one.

The cosmic life forms devoured the universe, which had become their food, and its damage gradually recovered as they fed.

Within the spacetime of cosmic life, a ball of plasma flame near a large vortex releases faint electromagnetic waves inquiring about the universe.

"Great immortality, are you feeling better?"

A message echoed from the vortex: "The body's damage has not yet fully recovered."

"The damage from the last battle was too severe."

Upon hearing the Great Vortex mention the previous battle with the newborn universe, the Plasma Flame showed remorse.

"It was our mistake. If we had investigated that nascent universe more thoroughly and discovered the powerful civilization within it, you wouldn't have suffered such harm..."

Before the plasma flame could finish conveying its self-reproach, it was interrupted by the vortex.

"This is none of your business."

"Microcosms, nothingness extraction, wormholes, cosmic weapons... those civilizations' technologies have clearly reached Type IV level."

"If Type IV civilization really wanted to hide its tracks, your technology wouldn't allow you to find it."

As he spoke, the vortex continued, "A newly formed universe that hasn't been around for very long couldn't possibly have given birth to this number and scale of Type IV civilizations. They either migrated there from other universes, or... it's a trap."

"trap?!"

Perhaps due to being too shocked, the plasma flame visibly flickered.

These words from the cosmic life form made the Plasma Flame ponder. After a moment, it tentatively asked, "Could it be... that you suspect all of this is a trap set by the Tucker Superintelligence?"

The vortex replied unequivocally, "It has the technology and the motivation to do so."

"I foresaw its destruction and actively broke away from it. The Tucker Superintelligence has every reason to harbor ill will towards me," said the cosmic being.

The plasma flame released electromagnetic waves in response: "Great Immortal, I have no intention of offending you, but the Tucker Superintelligence is not obsessed with destruction. Its existence is all-encompassing. If the Tucker Superintelligence truly harbored malice towards us, it would have destroyed us long ago at the moment of separation."

The vortex continued to release information: "That judgment is based on your past experience, Diane. You must know that life is always a chaotic entity that can act against the logic of thought. Today you can think one way, and tomorrow you can change your mind and think another way. Life has absolute freedom in the universe."

"Moreover, the purpose of Tucker's superintelligence is not to encompass everything as you think. Its actual purpose is to devour, to devour everything and merge with itself, so as to make itself infinitely close to perfection."

"This is Tucker's superintelligence."

Diane thought for a moment, then asked worriedly, "If everything is really as you suspect, what should we do? We are absolutely no match for the Tucker Superintelligence; it's too powerful."

"There's no need to worry too much. We just need to hide ourselves as much as possible and focus on survival. The Tucker Superintelligence will one day pay a heavy price for its actions. Its demise is only a matter of time," the cosmic life form replied.

"The vast and boundless ocean of the universe will eventually meet its own destruction; no one can escape despair and death."

(End of this chapter)