Zhang Yuan saw the busy machinery on the planet's surface and the coming and going of spaceships.

Through the electronic eye, it was apparent that some weapons seemed to be activated, vaguely aiming at him.

This kind of thing is quite normal. If it were the New Human Civilization facing an unfamiliar alien, they would make similar choices.

However, to ensure his safety, Zhang Yuan quietly used a digital virus to infect a large number of electronic devices. If the other side really initiated an attack, paralyzing most of the War Star would not be a problem. His current body is just a robot of a Fourth-level Civilization, far less capable than a silver-white robot, but the digital virus counts as a dimensional-reducing attack, a form of assault difficult for low-level civilizations to defend against.

Of course, if the other side is just being cautious without malicious intent, then both parties can naturally live in peace. Zhang Yuan wasn't interested in flaunting his power to intimidate the other side, as his main task was diplomatic investigation, keeping peace wherever possible.

The size of this War Star is slightly larger than the Mountain and Sea, with many construction projects still in a bustling state of grand development.

The workers' morale is quite good.

An alliance in a state of development, even with some internal conflicts, can conceal them. Contradictions also provide motivation for progress, provided that the society has enough courage to correct these conflicts.

During the walk, the Human Alliance Chairman Pei Ming briefed Zhang Yuan on the current situation: "We currently have a population of 3.6 billion people, forming an alliance composed of three human branches. If we include your human branch, along with the mother civilization of Earth, humans actually have five different political factions."

"3.6 billion, a large population indeed!"

"What about your situation there?" Pei Ming subtly probed.

Zhang Yuan sighed and said, "In fact, our Kunlun Mountain branch later split into two, one fleet named Radiant Galaxy has already been wiped out. That disaster approximately resulted in a loss of sixty million people. Currently, our alliance possesses three War Stars, with a population of about one billion."

"Wiped out?" The people nearby gasped in amazement, curious about what story lay in between.

Moreover, hearing about three War Stars made everyone's ears perk up.

Zhang Yuan continued, "The reason for their extinction was due to Virtual World Technology, which they did not utilize well, hence the extinction."

"Yes, Virtual World Technology is indeed very dangerous." Pei Ming nodded seriously, "So what are the future plans for the Kunlun Mountain branch…"

Zhang Yuan responded, "We do not intend to join the Human Alliance because the distance between us is quite vast, and the most important thing is that we already formed our own alliance, composed of multiple different alien civilizations, with a direction to move forward… If in the future there is a chance for a real meeting, then true communication can occur."

In fact, three thousand light years is not too far for the current new humans, if they really need to come over, they will. The primary reason is that the new humans have already found their direction, having seen so many great factions' invitations, Zhang Yuan has expanded his vision to even more distant starlit skies.

"An alien alliance, huh?"

Everyone present was very curious about Zhang Yuan's current state, yet they did not know how to broach the subject… They had too many questions they wanted to ask. Having their own alliance, multiple different alien civilizations, what could that be like?

Moreover, they suspected that the other side had already entered the status of a Level 5 Civilization.

Any topic about Level 5 Civilizations is mysterious; they could only rely on random guessing. They haven't even reached the status of a Fourth-level Civilization, let alone a Level 5 Civilization, this matter indeed felt too distant…

Following behind were several scientist representatives, also hesitant to speak, pondering for a long time, remaining silent. After all, the other party just arrived, they couldn't directly inquire about their biggest secrets, that would seem a bit ill-intentioned.

Some were harboring ulterior motives, having to suppress their thoughts, Level 5 Civilization sounded truly terrifying; a portion of them remained skeptical, not fully convinced.

Eventually, Zhang Yuan observed their hesitant expressions, he said with slight amusement: "You might be very curious about my current state, first let me explain, this is a robot model after consciousness upload through superluminal communication… It is the body automatically assigned to me by the trade market of the Amoeba Civilization at an Information Outpost near the Cosmic String, not my choice."

"…Really already a Level 5 Civilization?"

"Indeed, we have completed the initial thought modification, taking the first step toward a Level 5 Civilization."

"Gasp…" Zhang Yuan heard the sound of gasps unconsciously being drawn.

Level 5 Civilization, such a distant goal…

When faced with this reality, all the humans present stood dumbfounded.

Even the real leadership behind the scenes was dazed, slightly skeptical yet somewhat believing. No matter how they analyzed, Zhang Yuan seemed unlikely to have motives for deceit… coming alone here to scam, seemed implausible!

Then, a small portion of people felt sheer joy inside, if a Level 5 Civilization could be the entire alliance's backing, all interstellar pirates, interstellar opportunists were nonsense, a mere touch could crush these ill-intentioned fellows!

Even against the Alef Civilization, it would not be impossible.

Yet, how did the Kunlun Mountain branch suddenly become a Level 5 Civilization?

Pei Ming suppressed his curiosity, cautiously probing: "This certainly must be a lengthy story…"

Zhang Yuan continued: "It is rather unfortunate, the cost of transmitting through superluminal communication is extremely high. When I transmitted my self-awareness here, I discarded most of the knowledge database, hence I cannot help you much. My purpose here is mainly to investigate homo sapiens of the same origin, and understand your history."

"We still have some transmission space redundancy, your alliance can choose a few key technologies afterwards, such as curvature technology, life extension technology, subatomic materials, or artificial intelligence related, this should be within our ability to offer some minor assistance."

"Really?! Curvature technology?" An elderly professor unintentionally blurted out amidst excitement, his surprise turning to delight.

His complexion quickly turned rosy.

Curvature technology, they could actually receive it for free?!

Yes, a genuine Level 5 Civilization, even a tiny bit of knowledge leaked from between their fingers would be enough for them!

Though they quickly masked their expressions, the gleam in their eyes was hard to hide.

They truly understood the immense value here.

Zhang Yuan did not keep them in suspense, directly answered: "Certainly it is true, once this investigation is complete, we need to head to the Information Outpost, to then remotely transmit this data."

"In the past, there might have been the Curvature Non-Proliferation Treaty, but now that the Amoeba Faction is about to exit the Milky Way, there won't be any risk of violations."

Soon after, the group arrived at a conference room, considered the highest-level meeting room on the entire planet.

The atmosphere had already warmed up, seeing Zhang Yuan rather amiable, everyone started being less cautious than before.

"Regarding your alliance… what is its status?"

Zhang Yuan replied: "The Galactic Progress Alliance, where the main civilization is human, holding dominant power in politics, economy, and technology; another major component is a species named Half-sphere Civilization, which should also be considered a Level 5 Civilization. Both sides competitively point out each other's cognitive modification shortcomings. We also have an affiliated civilization, Gliese Pangolin, and there's also two hive minds with lesser intelligence capacity, along with some intelligent plants…"

"The basic components are like this."

Zhang Yuan briefly introduced the current composition of the Alliance, especially the miraculous story of the Half-sphere Civilization, which left everyone astonished that such a crazy civilization exists in the Milky Way!

Humans... cannot achieve that.

"What exactly is your current state? Could you explain in detail?" A few minutes later, several scientists who came upon hearing the news asked excitedly, yet cautiously.

Zhang Yuan responded without hesitation: "I am currently in a state of two hundred times thought acceleration. Actually, I am only using a normal person's thought speed to communicate with you, and the remaining one hundred and ninety-nine times thought speed is devoted to writing... I have written a novel about the past journey of the Kunlun Mountain Fleet, which will be completed in a few minutes."

"Along with the artistic works created in the past few years, I'll give them to you as small gifts."

This miraculous state amazed everyone in the conference room once again.

Everyone's personal terminals received the data sent by Zhang Yuan, with the first novel named "Great Fleet of Deep Space," casually flipping through a few pages, adorned with exquisite illustrations.

Soon, staff began analyzing these literary works. Culture is something difficult to fake, and these novels can somewhat prove Zhang Yuan's human identity, reducing people's suspicion.

"You... you finished this two-million-word novel in a few hours?"

"To be specific, five hours."

Five hours, they barely managed to read one-fifth, while he completed a whole novel.

"Finishing a regular research project also only takes a few hours?!"

"Given the current situation, more or less, yes. Although if it's a real-world experiment, it still requires time."

"No need to rest? No need to eat?"

"Normally no, most pleasures can be self-regulated. The core goal remains discovering and exploring new things…"

"I see, I see…" Several older experts murmured, uncertain of their thoughts.

Today has brought too many stimulations, so much that everyone is somewhat numb.

They have similar research projects into thought acceleration, but still in a nebulous stage… Such matters are exceedingly distant.

The conference room momentarily fell silent, even though there were many questions to ask, finding difficulty in voicing them. These experts have their pride, and the situation felt akin to asking a university professor how to calculate 100+100, somewhat embarrassing.

Seeing the dazed expressions, Zhang Yuan involuntarily sighed: "Humans ultimately must rely on themselves; we have gradually abandoned human identity, beginning the process of modifying our thoughts."

"We do not know what we might change ourselves into in the future; it might make current humans feel deeply disgusted. Therefore, while we can still barely be considered human, we offer you some help within our capability."

"In the future, we might not be able to do this."

During this conversation, several behind-the-scenes leaders arrived and greeted Zhang Yuan warmly.

They had quickly browsed through the electronic information sent by Zhang Yuan, which included the journey of the Kunlun Mountain Fleet, along with various novels and music. Seeing these scenes put their minds at ease that this robotic entity indeed possesses human-like intelligence, unlike a deceitful disguise by an alien civilization.

Under such circumstances, these leaders could not remain calm, and due to their greater authority, the conversation deepened, beginning to inquire about matters concerning civilization direction and potential traps. Even fragments of speech are extremely valuable.

Afterward, Zhang Yuan visited the museums of this Alliance and various industrial sites to understand its specific history.

In truth, compared to the experiences of the Kunlun Mountain Fleet, the history of this Human Alliance is fairly simple, simply different branches developing to almost exhausting their own potential.

To avoid technological stagnation, they painstakingly united together. Furthermore, the Kunlun Mountain Fleet had previously supplemented technology several times, under these premises, these human branches maintained relatively good vitality.

In this museum, Zhang Yuan also saw the state of Earth Civilization: Earth Civilization has not undergone significant change. Indeed, there are too many people in the Solar System, making change quite challenging.

The hibernating population alone reached hundreds of billions, using hibernation to escape reality, falling into a vicious cycle long ago.

The Earth Civilization government had attempted to prohibit hibernation through the law and even considered utilizing technical means to abandon this portion of the hibernating population, as maintaining hundreds of billions of hibernation devices had become a massive historical burden. Enormous production capabilities were necessary to maintain the normal operation of hibernation chambers, without which, those hibernating would die.

As a result of these laws, a severe humanitarian crisis erupted in the Solar System, tantamount to interstellar war!

This civil war destroyed billions of hibernation chambers, signifying the deaths of tens of billions of people, a dire humanitarian disaster!

After the internal conflict ended, this segment of history became known as the "Black History" by later generations, and there are clear records in the museum.

Still, despite the "Black History," the massive hibernating population issue remains unsolved, and Earth Civilization is stuck in a quagmire, inescapably entrapped...

"So it is... after so long, still like this?" Witnessing these histories, Zhang Yuan sighed.

"This is a history of one hundred years ago..."

Alliance Chairman Pei Ming said, "Regarding the current situation of Earth Civilization, we are not very clear. As you know, there are no cosmic strings near the Solar System, and even the highest-speed spaceship of our Alliance takes hundreds of years for a round trip."

"Earth Civilization, still in a capitalist era, doesn't have much funding to send messages using super large pulse devices. Instead, we occasionally send information there, merely costing some production power, nothing significant... But our replies are sparse."

"Overall, in just a hundred years, there shouldn't be significant changes."

Within the Human Alliance, some experts privately believe if the interstellar war were more severe and eliminated all hundred-billion hibernating people, it might have thrown off historical burdens, and Earth people might live better now.

But this idea is against humanitarianism, hence merely an unspoken thought, impossible to voice, as no one can bear the condemnation for massacring billions. Whoever proposes such a scheme will face endless criticism online, completely ruining their political career forever.

Another senior leader sighed: "Thus, this issue, to Earth Civilization, perhaps may never be solved... This hibernation loophole should never have been opened initially."

"One mistake leads to another, difficult to rectify."

Zhang Yuan nodded, both this Human Alliance and Galactic Progress Alliance strictly prohibit using hibernation to escape reality.

What about using Virtual World Technology?

If the hibernating population were massively uploaded into the virtual world, perhaps it could solve this issue. Back then, the Radiant Galaxy branch installed themselves in computers. As long as Virtual World Technology is sufficiently strong, accommodating any number of people isn't a problem.

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