"Hello, new Galaxy Governance." Out of courtesy, Zhang Yuan still replied politely.

He couldn't help but feel wistful. As humans bravely took that step, both sides seemed to be on the same level, now able to have a dialogue as equals.

Zhang Yuan already knew that not many civilizations are willing to manage the Milky Way; most Level 5 Civilizations, or even higher civilizations, have their own ideals and plans and are unwilling to spend a lot of time on the endless Sinking Civilizations...

"We came here to invite you to join us."

The Aleph Civilization introduced a very grand plan: they actually want to make the entire Milky Way, every planet possessing intelligent life, into a standard intelligent unit.

"...And then these standard units, linked together through a Superluminal network system, would form a Galaxy Level Gaia Creature!"

"Yes, Gaia Creature, have you heard? It's a type of group intelligence. The intelligence level of this group organism will grow as the number of species increases."

"Every different intelligent organism will provide its intelligence for Gaia, thereby transforming into a whole."

But the Galaxy Level Gaia Creature is not the end. Noah Faction's ultimate goal is to link the entire Universe, creating a Cosmic Level group organism—Noah!

"How high will this creature's intelligence be! Currently, Noah's intelligence level is already at Level 9 Civilization! Her potential is constantly growing."

"If your civilization is willing to participate in this great endeavor, we would be grateful. As a single civilization, we are indeed too weak; even a small Milky Way would take us tens of thousands of years."

Facing such a colossal entity, Zhang Yuan suppressed the shock in his heart and asked, "But if we do this, if all the low-level civilizations are assimilated, wouldn't it be difficult for new Level 5 Civilizations to emerge?"

"Yes, it indeed would be difficult. But you should know, most civilizations in the Universe are Sinners; they no longer have room for progress, they lack their own ideals, and do not explore the meaning of life. Assimilating them to become part of Noah is more meaningful, isn't it? And if we encounter very promising Level 4 Civilizations, we don't mind excluding them from the plan... For Noah, as a Level 9 Civilization, one more or less intelligent unit doesn't make much difference."

Zhang Yuan asked again, "With so much territory occupied, won't other civilizations, whose existence space is compressed, intervene?"

The Aleph Civilization boldly stated, "According to currently known information, high-level civilizations with conflicting ideologies are not stronger than us. As for other Level 9 Civilizations... or even greater civilizations, each has its own goal and can understand our approach."

"Are there even more powerful civilizations?"

"Of course, they exist. Moreover, under normal circumstances, we won't occupy the entire Universe; for instance, we won't occupy the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud, we just assimilate some Sinners."

After the Aleph Civilization explained its ideology, it left, leaving Zhang Yuan alone, standing there in a daze...

Would humanity intervene to stop this crazy civilization? They would not.

Moreover, humanity has already jumped out of the chessboard, transforming from a piece to a chess player. The Aleph Civilization seemingly won't actively attack humans.

In fact, if Superhumans truly advanced to Level 5 Civilization, wanting to shelter the Earth people who have already sunk, it would be entirely feasible.

For the Noah Faction, having one more or one less standard intelligent unit makes little difference, like a cell within the human body, whether it lives or dies is inconsequential, even imperceptible.

The Aleph Civilization would not engage in a head-on collision with a Level 5 Civilization over such trivial matters, as it would only waste their time for no reason.

However, Zhang Yuan's mindset underwent a peculiar change upon encountering such a considerable amount of information all at once...

The sky humanity had previously witnessed was indeed too small and always entangled in trivial matters. Now, after receiving this series of invitations, it's as if a frog leaped out of a well and suddenly saw an infinitely expanded sky!

Next, the light sphere remarkably brightened again, as a faction called Engineer extended an invitation to him.

The Engineer ambitiously declared, "We want to know the shape of the Universe! That's our goal! This shape refers to an abstract mathematical description! We have devised numerous experiments, and you'll certainly find them intriguing!"

"The Universe is high-dimensional; even extremely powerful civilizations find it difficult to glimpse the whole Universe, so what shape is the Universe ultimately in? Is it saddle-shaped, doughnut-shaped, or spherical?"

"That's why we've designed some special methods..."

Zhang Yuan roughly understood the meaning of this "Engineer."

Measurement.

They are measuring the entire Universe through super technology!

To give a simple example: The great navigator Galileo, through the act of sailing around the globe, proved that Earth is a sphere.

In reality, this proof is not rigorous.

Being able to circumnavigate implies that Earth might be a sphere but could also be doughnut-shaped. After all, a doughnut-shaped object can also be circumnavigated.

So how to exclude this option? The famous Poincaré Conjecture (Theorem) can exclude this.

Simply put, if you loop a rubber band around a sphere and slowly shrink it upward, the band will shrink to a point at the pole of the sphere;

But if you loop a rubber band around a doughnut, no matter how you move and shrink it, it can never shrink to a point.

In mathematical terms: Any simply connected, closed three-dimensional manifold is homeomorphic to a three-dimensional sphere. This theorem holds true for high-dimensional spaces as well.

The tools used by the "Engineer" are similar mathematics, along with exceptionally strong technological capabilities.

According to the Engineer's recent description, the Giant Attraction Source is something they created.

"...If you have observed the Giant Attraction Source, you should know that it was caused by our special experiment designed to measure the shape of the Universe, employing the natural cosmic strings of the Universe. However, there hasn't been a definitive conclusion yet; there are still several differing viewpoints."

"If you're interested in this area, you might consider joining us."

After saying these, the light sphere representing the Engineer left, leaving Zhang Yuan alone, reminiscing about the description of the super civilization.

Absolutely incredible.

Zhang Yuan's heart surged, overcome with excitement.

"Giant Attraction Source" refers to a gravitational anomaly located nearby the center of This supercluster, which affects galaxies billions of light years away!

All galaxies exhibit redshift, and according to Hubble's law, they are all moving away from each other and Earth, but the redshift revealed this unreasonable phenomenon. Originally, humanity completely did not understand why this happened, but now there is a conclusion: it was an immense experiment created by the "Engineer" faction.

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