Facts proved that Characteristic Technology could not be developed just by making bold claims, and the Cydus Civilization was one example.
In truth, most civilizations had already foreseen the outcome when they made their grand declarations. They simply did not say it, because they wanted to watch the Cydus Civilization make a fool of itself.
As voyage after voyage passed, The Great Voyage Organization had been away from the M87 Nebula for 330,000 years. The result was obvious: the Cydus Civilization had failed. They had not produced a Characteristic Technology within the agreed fifty thousand years. They had not even achieved their second objective, which was to produce technological accomplishments like the Feather Civilization and the Daya Civilization, with deep research in certain fields.
And precisely because of this, the Cydus Civilization finally recognized itself completely. At first, they had only fixed their eyes on the five great Characteristic Technology civilizations, fantasizing that one day they too could stand among their ranks. In the end, their goal became simply to possess the level of the Feather Civilization, the Daya Civilization, the Tachayong Civilization, or the Aran Civilization.
Among The Great Voyage Organization, aside from the Aran Civilization, which had benefited from the dividends of Quantum Entanglement Hyperdistance Communication, these civilizations were all publicly acknowledged as civilizations with the potential to develop Characteristic Technology.
After thoroughly recognizing reality, the Cydus Civilization finally invested all its scientific research strength into studying the aftereffects of Meme Modification, because they were now probationary members of The Great Voyage Organization and were qualified to continue advancing with The Great Voyage Organization.
The greatest difference between probationary members and full members was rights and obligations. The former had to undertake greater obligations for the voyage organization, but their rights were not proportional to what they contributed.