Characteristic Technology
Quantum Macro Tunneling: Characteristic Technology!
This is truly Characteristic Technology! I was just curious to know how the Rhomboid Crystal entered the Lyra, but I never expected the Rhomboid Crystal to say something like this.
To be honest, everyone, including Yue Yuan, didn't have a deep understanding of Characteristic Technology before this. They all thought that if humans were much more advanced in mechanical technology than the other civilizations at the same level they had encountered, then that would be considered Characteristic Technology.
Unexpectedly, the Rhomboid Crystal perfectly encapsulates the true essence of this Characteristic Technology.
According to the Rhomboid Crystal, the so-called Characteristic Technology is something that other civilizations and races simply cannot replicate, because they cannot understand it at all. Even if they are taught step by step, they still cannot comprehend the many technologies involved.
After hearing what the Rhomboid Crystal said, everyone felt it was somewhat similar to what the Awakeners had described about the upper limit of intelligence. A certain race's talent in a particular technological path surpassed the upper limit of intelligence of other intelligent races!
Yes, that must be it.
Having figured this out, Yue Yuan thought to himself, "No wonder the Awakeners warned me not to sell off my race's scientists even if I encountered a real Interstellar Transaction Market."
Even if the Awakeners hadn't reminded him, Yue Yuan wouldn't have done such a thing. But with this reminder, combined with the Characteristic Technology mentioned by the Rhomboid Crystal, people finally understood what Characteristic Technology was.
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Suddenly, Yue Yuan's pupils constricted as if he had just realized something, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind, "Could it be... could it be that when the Awakeners said that humans have talent, he was referring to humans' talent in Characteristic Technology?"
Thinking of this, Yue Yuan's breathing became heavier.
"If that's the case, then what kind of talent do humans possess? In which technological direction do humans have a talent that far surpasses that of other Sentient Life?" Yue Yuan asked.
Thinking it over, he raised his head, his gaze burning as he looked at the Rhomboid Crystal, then took a deep breath. "Do you think we humans are a race with talent?"
Yue Yuan felt that if a being like the Rhomboid Crystal harbored malice, they wouldn't still be standing here. From its appearance until now, it had not only shown no malice but had also displayed a kindness that put even humanity to shame.
Humans had previously brought up the matter of firing at it, stating that it was a reaction under duress, but the Rhomboid Crystal didn't care at all.
To put it in the words of Rhomboid Crystal, "Anyway, you can't hit me."
Yue Yuan felt that such a being should be able to tell whether a human had "talent".
After asking the question about the Rhomboid Crystal, Yue Yuan couldn't help but recall the Awakeners's words about how talented humans were.
The Awakeners did say that, that the person was very talented, but Awakeners didn't specify what that talent meant.
At the time, Yue Yuan and all the scientists believed that the so-called talent referred to the various advanced basic scientific theories that humanity had developed during the Earth Era.
It seems that this is not the case now.
As Yue Yuan waited expectantly, the voice of the Rhomboid Crystal echoed within the Lyra's Command Center: "Huh?!"
That single "Uh" chilled Yue Yuan's burning heart. Sure enough, the Rhomboid Crystal continued, "I'm sorry, I don't know. You must understand, I'm just a consciousness within the 'Drift Bottle' project. I do know a little bit, um. You might think I know a lot, but it's actually just information that's required for the 'Message in Drift Bottle' project. So, I'm sorry, I can't help you with your question."
"That's a real shame. A Level Six Civilization once told us that we are very talented. After hearing your concept of Characteristic Technology, I guessed that this so-called talent might refer to our talent in a certain technological path, hence this question." Yue Yuan exhaled the breath he had been holding for a long time, and his whole body relaxed.
At that moment, he wondered if he had misunderstood. The talent the Awakeners mentioned wasn't the same thing as the Characteristic Technology the Rhomboid Crystal was currently discussing. Just then, he heard the Rhomboid Crystal's voice echo in the Command Center again, "However, as far as I know, Sentient Life possessing a certain talent—that is, having a stronger understanding of a particular technological path than other races—generally manifest themselves in the technological development of their own civilization, but..."
The Rhomboid Crystal paused, seemingly to search through the human database again. "I have not found any technology that surpasses the understanding of other Sentient Life at the same level."
"Hey! Did I really misunderstand?" Yue Yuan pouted, feeling a little embarrassed. According to the Rhomboid Crystal, the Mechanical Mastery that humans thought they had mastered was indeed not Characteristic Technology, because if this thing were given to the scientists of the Crimson Flame Civilization, they would understand.
At this moment, the Rhomboid Crystal spoke again, "Moreover, in my experience, Characteristic Technology rarely appear at the level of Low-level Civilization. Even the most gifted Sentient Life can only develop the prototype of their civilization in a certain aspect of technology at the Low-level Civilization stage, and cannot be called Characteristic Technology."
The reason is that Low-level Civilization civilizations have too little depth in technological development. Only at the advanced stage of Interstellar Civilization can so-called Characteristic Technology be formed. Because at that stage, apart from the Great Voyage, no Level Six Civilization has any possibility of mastering the technology of Cosmic Civilization.
"Um, maybe I'm being too sensitive. Maybe the talent that the Level Six Civilization was talking about back then wasn't what it was." Hearing the words of the Rhomboid Crystal, Yue Yuan felt even more that he had made a mistake in his judgment.
Then, a thought struck him, and he asked the Rhomboid Crystal, "You said that civilizations with Characteristic Technology are all great and powerful civilizations. Does that mean that ordinary Level Six Civilization are simply unable to defeat Level Six Civilization with Characteristic Technology?"
"That's a good question. Generally speaking, it's correct. For example, our civilization, with its Characteristic Technology Quantum Macro Tunneling technology, is no match for most Level Six Civilization. Of course, there are exceptions. Some Characteristic Technology don't significantly enhance combat power, and in such cases, our war capabilities aren't necessarily stronger than those of ordinary civilizations at the same level," the Rhomboid Crystal said.
Yue Yuan nodded. He was now 100% certain that the Level Six Civilization mentioned in the Silver Heart Alliance Broadcast all had their own Characteristic Technology, especially the one called the Harvesters. Otherwise, there was no reason why the others were alliances, communities, or federations, while it was a separate civilization.
When discussing Dark Matter, the Rhomboid Crystal evoked a profound sense of the universe's mysteries. Indeed, if the universe only contained the elements on the Periodic Table, how could it have captivated countless intelligent races for so long? And when discussing Characteristic Technology, it filled everyone with awe at the wonders of the universe. Living in the same space and born under the same physical laws, some races find it easier to understand certain aspects of science.
Now, everyone finally understands why the Silver Heart Alliance targeted Low-level Civilization in the Milky Way Galaxy, and they also understand why every Life Planet is considered a great treasure of the universe.
Of course, the so-called great treasures of Life Planet may not be limited to this, but humanity does not yet understand how advanced civilizations utilize them.