Mastering the Grand Unified Theory
At this point, humanity had mastered the manufacturing process of Warp Engine and understood the driving principles of Warp Speed Travel, but they still didn't understand the interactions of the various forces within the Warp Engine. It was like knowing how to manufacture various things but not understanding the force analysis of those things.
So it is obvious that the next step for humanity is to understand the mechanism, to figure out exactly what happens inside the core drive components of the Warp Engine during the process of achieving Warp Speed Travel, and how the various forces inside drive the distortion of spacetime.
Human scientists believe that the principles of the Grand Unified Theory are hidden here.
There's definitely nothing wrong with pushing in this direction. Of course, there's also the various experimental data provided by Astronomical-Level Particle Collider. Humanity believes that at this point, as long as we continue to move forward, we will discover the timeline for the Grand Unified Theory.
It can be said that it's just around the corner.
After the successful experiment of the Warp Engine was announced, anticipation arose throughout humanity. Humanity was just one step away from becoming Level 4 Civilization, and ordinary people naturally felt happy.
Because this concerns all of humanity, they all know that every time civilization advances to a new level, it brings about earth-shattering changes to all of humanity, and these earth-shattering changes will certainly encompass all human individuals.
Even the entire social structure, social relations, human living standards, and lifestyles may undergo tremendous changes, just like the transition from Level 2 Civilization to Level 3 Civilization. The full-scale application of True Nano Technology has made everyone a superhuman being, and everyone has thus gained a super-powerful transformation called 'Overclock Mode'.
This is the tangible enhancement that technology brings to individuals.
This is true for Level 3 Civilization. When a Level 4 Civilization is reached, even if there is no improvement in individual physical strength, it will be reflected in various tools, and many foreseeable technologies will appear in people's lives.
For example, Superluminal Communication and Warp Speed Travel alone will change the way humans have always lived. This will mean that humans will no longer have to worry about communication delays, and it is conceivable that the scope of human activities will inevitably expand, and interstellar travel will truly become commonplace.
At that time, ordinary human individuals will even be able to pilot their own spaceships away from the Great Fleet of civilizations to travel or explore nearby planets without worrying about communication delays causing loss of contact. This will greatly enrich people's lifestyles.
Enriching one's life is also a way to improve the spiritual and cultural development of individuals. For those who spend most of their time on Residential Spaceship, there's a strong desire for change. Some have already begun to imagine what new lifestyles will emerge once humanity reaches Level 4 Civilization.
Thus, amidst fervent anticipation, and after half a century of accumulation, humanity finally developed a Self-Consistent Theory based on experimental data and various data derived from research on the working principle of Warp Engine. This Self-Consistent Theory allowed humanity to observe the background environment of Astronomical-Level Particle Collider during collisions and to analyze the interactions of the Three Fundamental Forces within this environment.
After the efforts of countless mathematicians and physicists, these analyses have finally converged into a formula expressed in human mathematical language.
This formula includes the Strong Interaction Force, the Weak Interaction Force, the Electromagnetic Force, and symbols describing changes in spacetime and the superluminal factor. These are linked together through a series of mathematical symbols to form an equation.
After obtaining this formula, scientists input various input data from the previous Warp Engine into it and found that everything was consistent. Even the size and shape of the generated Warp Bubble could be reflected in the formula.
It's worth noting that this formula has many variations, which are derivations for certain aspects, mainly used to describe the Three Fundamental Forces with different emphases. This formula perfectly unifies the Three Fundamental Forces, perfectly explaining the fact that the Electromagnetic Force, the strong force, and the weak Three Fundamental Forces are one force under certain specific conditions.
Humanity has finally found the formula for the Grand Unified Theory and has finally mastered the landmark theory of Level 4 Civilization.
This formula looks so simple; when it was published, every human being could easily write it down. But behind every single symbol and letter in this simple equation composed of mathematical symbols lies the unwavering belief and struggle of countless human scientists.
The emergence of the mathematical expression of the Grand Unified Theory is not the result of the brilliance of a single mathematician, but rather the collaborative effort of numerous scientific teams. Without the hard work of engineers who dedicated themselves to designing the Astronomical-Level Particle Collider, without the New Government's unwavering commitment, without countless scientific teams repeatedly rising from setbacks, and without generations of scientists constantly experimenting and learning from mistakes, this formula would never have existed.
Therefore, it belongs to all of humanity; it represents humanity's progress at the pinnacle of science and the advancement of Human Civilization as a whole.
At this moment, all of humanity can shout, "Level 4 Civilization, here we come!"
There was originally no classification of civilization levels in the universe. The logic behind the classification of civilization levels is not a rigid rule, but is determined by a certain theory or technology that is extremely difficult to achieve. Once a civilization obtains such a theory or technology, it can absolutely crush civilizations that do not have such a theory or technology.
The essence behind it is the depth of understanding of the laws of the universe.
Later, some well-intentioned civilizations clearly delineated these barriers, which were then recognized by later civilizations, thus forming a hierarchy of civilizations that has been passed down among Cosmic Civilizations.
Just as ancient Precursor had different classifications of civilizations, if we follow that classification method, humanity now possesses the necessary theory to step into the threshold of Interstellar Civilization.
The current Type I, II, and III civilizations are all Aerospace Civilization, while Type IV, V, and Level Six Civilization are Interstellar Civilization. As for those above Type VI, the Precursor Era referred to them as Cosmic Civilization, but even the Precursor themselves did not reach that level.
That said, after the mathematical expression of the Grand Unified Theory was published, the news that humanity had mastered the Grand Unified Theory spread throughout Human Civilization and even to several other Affiliated Races.
At this moment, all humans and the Sentient Life forms dependent on Human Civilization were in an uproar. Countless humans spontaneously celebrated in various ways, and every Residential Spaceship became exceptionally lively.
Happy people gather together to open champagne, drink beer, or cook some strange and wonderful dishes, wear their favorite clothes, and gather in small groups to pay tribute to every scientist who has silently contributed behind that formula in their own way.
At that moment, humanity seemed truly united, with each person proud to be human. Especially after seeing videos of humans being shared among the Crimson Flame Civilization, the Nair People, the Dog-Headed People, and the Kuntai People, and then seeing the praise and comments from these extraterrestrials, these ordinary humans felt an even greater sense of pride.