Shackles of Advancing to Cosmic Civilization?!

People had considered that the Fermi Paradox was man-made, but they did not expect it to be man-made in this way. Before the Window Period Hypothesis was confirmed by the Rhomboid Crystal, the two man-made hypotheses that could explain the Fermi Paradox were the Zoo Hypothesis and the Dark Forest hypothesis.

Unexpectedly, it was the Precursor's the Great Voyage that led to the Civilization Window Period in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Those who received the answer were deeply moved.

"If I may ask again, do you really not remember where the Great Voyage was headed? Was it perhaps to search for the Universe's First Ray of Light or something?" At this moment, Gan De couldn't help but ask again.

Even though the Rhomboid Crystal said that some information about the destination of the Great Voyage had been lost, some scientists were still unwilling to accept it. They were eager to know why, Gan De was one of them.

In Gan De's view, the Precursor were much more powerful than the Awakeners he had encountered before, and were very likely Level Seven Civilization. The fact that the Awakeners had mentioned coming to the Milky Way Galaxy with the power of the Level Seven Civilization's ruins might have been left behind by the Precursor.

After all, it's the Great Voyage. Although the Rhomboid Crystal didn't go into much detail, everyone could tell that the Great Voyage wasn't as simple as leaving the Milky Way Galaxy and heading to a nearby galaxy.

Such the Great Voyage would inevitably require technologies such as space jump and Star Gate technology. Everyone still remembered what the Awakeners had said: they found a Star Gate left by a Level Seven Civilization, which allowed them to successfully travel from the Triangulum Galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy.

However, the Rhomboid Crystal's answer surprised everyone.

All that was heard from the Lyra Command Center was a distinctly surprised voice, followed by a wry laugh.

"Chasing the First Ray of Light in the universe? You guys really dare to dream. It seems that your ability to activate me is no accident, although I still don't know the reason."

The Rhomboid Crystal, mimicking a human's tone of exclamation, spoke first, then, amidst everyone's astonishment and surprise, continued, "Thank you for having such faith in us. That sounds so romantic. Thirty Billion Years Ago, we did indeed have such romantic fantasies, and such a spirit of pursuing the truth of the universe. In this respect, your human Human Civilization very similar to ours!"

"But reality is always vastly different from dreams. Although I really don't want to discourage you, I also want to say that our civilization 'The Great Voyage Thirty Billion Years Ago was because of such an exciting feat, but the truth is often disappointing."

"Reality!"

The Rhomboid Crystal seemed like an old man reflecting on life, saying in a gentle voice, "We are still very, very far from such a feat. Although some of the information I preserved about the Great Voyage has been lost, one thing is certain: our the Great Voyage back then was by no means a feat like 'chasing the Universe's First Ray of Light '."

Why is that? Everyone present wanted to urge the Rhomboid Crystal to speak quickly, but at this moment, they were all still immersed in the astonishment of the difference between their impression of the Precursor and reality.

Of course, some people were about to speak, but they sensed the sentiment in the Rhomboid Crystal's words and chose to listen quietly.

As expected, the Rhomboid Crystal paused only briefly before continuing, "We only saw despair, so we went to seek hope. We were born in the Milky Way Galaxy, but we discovered that the Milky Way Galaxy is nothing more than a giant cage. We left because we wanted to break free from that invisible shackle. We saw that shackle; we were unwilling to accept our fate, unwilling to succumb; we wanted to know more truths about the universe."

"However, we can't do it in the Milky Way Galaxy no matter what. Our scientists saw hope in breaking the shackles, but we spent a whole billion years in the Milky Way Galaxy and still couldn't break through it."

Later, our scientists speculated that there might be two reasons. One is our own limitations, that is, our race has reached the limit of intelligence, making it impossible to break free from its constraints. The second is environmental factors, which we believe are related to the Milky Way Galaxy; within the Milky Way Galaxy, we could never break free from its constraints.

You should understand the pain of seeing hope but being unable to reach it. This pain tormented our civilization for a billion years before we finally decided to leave the Milky Way Galaxy and embark on the Great Voyage to find hope.

The upper limit of wisdom, yet it is the upper limit of wisdom again.

This idea is not unfamiliar to humans, because that's what the Awakeners told them. They left the Triangulum Galaxy and came to the Milky Way Galaxy in search of a way to break through the limits of intelligence.

But now, a potentially more advanced Precursor Civilization tells humanity that they also left the Milky Way Galaxy because of their 'limit of intelligence'.

If that's the case, then the Milky Way Galaxy is definitely not the final destination of the Awakeners. Where are they going? "Can you tell us what the shackles you mentioned are?" At this moment, physicist Liu Miyan couldn't help but ask. The Rhomboid Crystal was described in a vague and confusing way, and he was really eager to know what it was.

"Cosmic Civilization!" the Rhomboid Crystal replied.

Cosmic Civilization?!

What does this mean? Could it be a shackle created by Level Seven Civilization?

Everyone was completely dumbfounded.

Fortunately, the Rhomboid Crystal then said, "Oh, perhaps I didn't express myself clearly enough. I should say it's the Shackles of Advancing to Cosmic Civilization."

Huh? What?!

What?!

These words stunned the scientists, Research Personnel, and scholars present, including Yue Yuan. In their minds, the Precursor were a civilization even more powerful than the Awakeners, and possibly even higher than a Level Six Civilization.

But now the Rhomboid Crystal tells them that the Precursor did not face the Shackles of Advancing to Cosmic Civilization. It also says that they spent a billion years without breaking through to this Cosmic Civilization, which means they must be at least a level six civilization.

Even more astonishing is the second possibility of the Rhomboid Crystal theory, which is that it is impossible to break through the shackles in the Milky Way Galaxy. This statement is not made casually, but is based on the Precursor's research over a billion years.

"May I ask if I may inquire? What level of civilization was yours when you embarked on your the Great Voyage?" Perhaps due to excitement, the scientist's voice trembled slightly.

What level of civilization?

Upon hearing the question, the Rhomboid Crystal was clearly taken aback for a moment. Then, its crystal-clear body underwent a change in color, as if it were doing something through some means.

Humans soon learned what it did.

"Oh, you New Generation Civilization actually have such a classification system for civilizations. By your method, we were considered a peak Level Six Civilization back then. But in our time, there was no such classification system; we were more used to calling Interstellar Civilization."

So, the Interstellar Civilization was used Thirty Billion Years Ago. No wonder there are two ways to classify civilizations.

Just as everyone was still processing this astonishing information and adjusting to the difference in perception of the Precursor, the voice of the Rhomboid Crystal rang out again, and its next words shocked humanity beyond measure.