Explosive Information

That's outrageous! No wonder Zhao Youqin said that at the beginning.

Yue Yuan nodded and looked at the others. "You guys should also say something."

"Chief, should we import the broadcast information into the Central Computer?" As soon as Yue Yuan finished speaking, a voice suddenly emerged from the crowd.

"What are you thinking about?" Yue Yuan's eyelids twitched, and he looked at the guy who had just spoken in disbelief. Damn it, how could there still be someone with such thoughts?

Haven't we learned enough lessons from Silver Mist?

A broadcast message of dubious authenticity—only a madman would follow it. Even if a Hyperdistance Communicator were real, Yue Yuan wouldn't dare use it.

Seeing Yue Yuan's intense reaction, another expert present hesitated for a moment before speaking. He was a sociologist.

"From my perspective, assuming this information is true, we can notice that it mentions five keywords: 1. Perseus Commonwealth, 2. Silicon-Based Collective, 3. Harvester Civilization, 4. Sanctuary, 5. Silver Heart Alliance."

The Silver Heart Alliance is short for the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance.

"No, there are two more keywords: 'defection' and 'Artificial Intelligence Civilization'!" a sociology researcher added.

"Yes, that's right."

The sociologist nodded to the researcher who had provided the supplementary information, and then continued, "In general, the broadcast mentioned four entities, groups, or civilizations. First is the Perseus Commonwealth. If we look at the name literally, this entity should be a 'multi-civilization community,' and 'Perseus' is the name of this civilization community."

It sounded like a pointless statement, but it caught the attention of an astrophysicist. "Perseus? Hmm. One of the four spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy is called the Perseus Arm. I wonder if it's a coincidence."

These words immediately sparked a flurry of whispers and discussions.

This is an automatically translated broadcast message. It seems that the use of the word 'Persian' was not arbitrary; there is indeed such a possibility.

If it's related to the Perseus Arm, could there be other civilizations on other arms? At this point, the sociologist continued his analysis, "Since there are civilizations, it means that the universe is not entirely Dark Forest. In a dark universe, things like alliances, federations, and communities are largely impossible to exist."

"Since it is an alliance, it must be composed of two or more civilizations. The terms 'union' and 'community' also apply to this. Of course, it is also possible that these civilizations began to make contact when they were unaware of the dark reality of the universe. After living together for countless years, they have merged together and formed a relationship of interdependence, thus forming an alliance."

"However, compared to this possibility, I think another possibility is more likely, that is, an extremely Strong Force civilization took the lead and contacted many weaker civilizations to form an alliance, or formed a community with obvious regional characteristics, such as the Perseus Commonwealth mentioned in the broadcast."

Under the suppression of a Strong Force civilization, the Dark Forest theory becomes meaningless. But this raises another question: why would they harbor a weaker civilization? The Dark Forest might be a conclusion we humans have drawn from our own experiences and understanding of the universe, but how do we explain harboring a weaker civilization? Is there some benefit to it?

The sociologist's voice gradually faded, clearly indicating that he hadn't fully grasped the key point either, because he didn't believe in the existence of pure goodwill or morality between civilizations.

"Perhaps there are, we just don't know it." At this moment, the sociology researcher who had spoken earlier chimed in, "Maybe these so-called 'alliances,' 'communities,' or 'coalitions' are just what they sound like; they might actually be composed of multiple civilizations of comparable strength."

"It's not impossible." Another scholar seemed unable to bear it any longer and shook his head, saying, "However, I don't think these are the important points."

"Then what do you think is the key point?" the researchers protested.

The scholar immediately asked, "Shouldn't the focus be on the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance, the Harvester Civilization, the Silicon-Based Collective, and the Perseus Commonwealth itself?"

When everyone heard this, they all nodded secretly.

Indeed, the conversation veered towards the idea that Cosmic Civilizations might be in Dark Forest scenario. The main point of this broadcast was indeed the existence of these few entities that appeared.

After posing the question, the scholar continued, "We don't know what the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance's purpose was in sending this broadcast, and why they sent it so many times. But if the broadcast content is true, then it means that what they said about existence is also true."

According to the broadcast, the Perseus Commonwealth's potential subsequent actions stemmed from the defection of a certain civilization from the Perseus Commonwealth. If the Perseus Commonwealth is indeed a civilization on the Perseus Arm, then it's conceivable that the defecting civilization also came from the Perseus Arm to the Orion Arm. This suggests that this defecting civilization was also an advanced civilization, at least Level 4.

"According to the broadcast, that Silicon-Based Collective is clearly aiming for an Artificial Intelligence Civilization. And doesn't this so-called Artificial Intelligence Civilization sound familiar to you?"

"You mean Silver Mist?"

"Right."

"Hiss!"

The thought that the so-called Artificial Intelligence Civilization was the Silver Mist sent a chill down everyone's spine on the bridge of the Hope.

If it's true, what does that mean? It means this broadcast is truly relevant to humanity. How long has it been since humanity left the Ross 154 Star system? If the traces of the Silver Mist have indeed been discovered by those advanced civilizations, doesn't that mean those advanced civilizations have already used some means to secretly observe this star system during this period? In the past, humanity might have thought it would be difficult to find a civilization in the vast sea of stars.

But if something as outrageous as 'possessing built-in intelligent information' has already appeared, who can guarantee that a civilization that sounds impressive just from its name doesn't have observational methods unimaginable to other humans? Could it be true, as the broadcast claims, that the Orion Arm region is in extreme danger and has become a focus of attention for all parties? That's terrifying.

Humanity's own experiences have led to a strong aversion to so-called Alien Civilization and a deep fear of encountering advanced civilizations again.

However, since the Silver Heart Alliance, which broadcast the message, did not directly contact them, it means that humanity has not yet been discovered, otherwise there would be no need to broadcast. This is perhaps the best news that humanity has read from the broadcast.

Of course, it's also possible that humans overestimate themselves, assuming that the broadcast is directed at them, and even speculating about the authenticity of the broadcast due to persecution complex.