Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The pastoralists are "refugees" from another universe.

Undoubtedly, this secret information shocked all the academicians within the Dimension Research Center.

Lu Yongchang subconsciously took deep breaths, trying to calm his wildly fluctuating emotions.

Based on information obtained from human civilization, the pastoral civilization has a very long history in this universe, possibly even longer than the history of the Cleaners civilization.

As time passed, the truth of the pastoral faction was buried in the river of time. Not to mention the Cleaners' civilization, most of the pastoral dimensional beings probably forgot their origins, just like the [painting]!

This means...

Apart from the oldest and most established pastoral civilizations, human civilization is probably the only one in this universe that knows the true nature of the pastoral civilizations!

Since the dawn of human civilization, countless historical events have proven one thing: knowing more is not necessarily a good thing.

For example, right now.

"Professor..." Tao Yuda, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up, pointed to an inconspicuous corner on the holographic projection, and asked hesitantly, "Does the annihilation plan described in the log... have any detailed information?"

Lu Yongchang's expression changed slightly.

Previously, everyone's attention was focused on the core plans of the Trojan civilization and the collapse of the universe.

Even he subconsciously overlooked this insignificant piece of information!

This is normal—behind the relatively short diary entries lies a magnificent and epic tale, a story of countless advanced civilizations struggling to survive in dire straits!

The so-called Annihilation Plan is merely an insignificant ripple in this epic.

Moreover, it was a "failed" wave.

If the log writer hadn't mentioned it at the last minute, probably no one would have noticed this so-called annihilation plan.

Lü Yongchang quickly flipped through the information Zero had read in the hypercube, trying to find some clues.

but……

Apart from a few meager terms, there is no information related to the hypercube.

"Dual universe annihilation..."

Lu Yongchang murmured to himself, a sense of unease welling up inside him.

It is known that the universe inhabited by the pastoral civilization... or rather, the Trojan civilization, was destroyed by a massive collapse due to excessive extraction of vacuum zero-point energy.

Extracting zero-point energy from the vacuum is also a common phenomenon in advanced civilizations, including the universe in which human civilization resides.

Does this mean that our universe is about to follow in the footsteps of that universe?

If the Pastoral Faction's predecessor was indeed the Trojan civilization, then the so-called Annihilation Plan... may very well have already begun!

"Dual universe annihilation... dual universe..." Lu Yongchang seemed to have thought of something, and his whispered voice suddenly stopped.

Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding academicians, Lü Yongchang's expression suddenly changed: "CTMD!"

He couldn't help but blurt out a curse: "Madmen! These pastoralists are a bunch of lunatics!"

"They want to cause an annihilation reaction between the positive and negative universes!"

……

Lu Yongchang's words caused quite a stir within the Dimension Research Center.

After the chaos subsided and Lü Yongchang calmed himself down, he began to explain in detail.

He reached out and manipulated the holographic projection a few times, bringing up the mottled image from the tech tree space.

"You've probably all heard of this image of the cosmic microwave background radiation, which is different from what we know."

"It reveals the true nature of this cosmic bubble—on the other side of the hyperspace membrane, there is an anti-universe made of antimatter."

"Due to certain unknown factors, the scale of that anti-universe far exceeds that of our universe."

"A larger universe means a larger amount of energy, enough to make up for the deficit in this universe, enough to pay off this mess!"

At this point, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath and began to explain his conjectures.

"The complete annihilation reaction between 1g of matter and 1g of antimatter will release the energy contained in 2g of matter."

"The same applies to the universe."

"Through the annihilation of positive and negative universes, we can obtain energy equivalent to two positive universes."

"This immense energy is enough to recreate the Big Bang at the beginning of the universe, thus creating a completely new universe!"

"Just as the pastoralists say, a universe still in its idyllic era! A universe where all dimensional beings can coexist peacefully!"

The Dimension Research Center was completely silent.

Everyone was stunned by this insane plan!

Ten seconds later, He Bilin came to his senses, his face pale, and muttered in a low voice, "I understand..."

"No wonder the pastoralists and the scavenger civilization are mortal enemies! Now it all makes sense!"

"The Cleaner Civilization's cosmic acceleration plan, while extracting energy from the galaxy, will inevitably also extract terrifying vacuum zero-point energy."

"Without a doubt, this will greatly accelerate the collapse of the universe."

"For those who prefer a pastoral lifestyle, this is practically a death sentence!"

……

Twenty days later.

The four-dimensional cavitation bubble is about to disappear. The energy released when such a huge four-dimensional structure falls into three dimensions is not a small amount. Zero's simulation calculation results show that at the moment the four-dimensional cavitation bubble disappears, the energy released is even far greater than that of the central quasar of the M87 galaxy!

Although modern human civilization is capable of surviving in such an environment, but...

Anyone with a sound mind would know to run far away if they knew the bomb was about to explode.

After leaving the four-dimensional void, the human fleet quickly descended from four dimensions to three dimensions, opened a wormhole, and headed towards a safe zone ten thousand light-years away.

The brief dimensional ascension process, lasting only a little over ten days, has caused numerous aftereffects in human civilization—most people are unable to adapt to life in a four-dimensional space.

As described in "The Trojan Civilization," permanent dimensional ascension or dimensional reduction is almost impossible for living organisms.

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