[But this came at a price, too.]
Before Lü Yongchang could reach a conclusion, Silicon Ray sent another tachyon message.
[I've heard that millions of years ago, before the Saikol Civilization had even left its homeworld, it sank into a period of decline.]
[As for the reason...]
[Its individuals became immersed in virtual worlds of their own making, unwilling to have any contact with the outside world.]
"The metaverse?" Lü Yongchang suddenly recalled a concept Human Civilization had proposed during the Earth Era and murmured under his breath.
Indeed.
Given the Saikol Civilization's innate capabilities, it could easily use its self-built supercomputers to create a metaverse in the truest sense.
Suddenly, Lü Yongchang thought of the orange markers that had once appeared in the technology tree space.
For the Saikol Civilization back then, this metaverse-like virtual world technology must have been one of those so-called dangerous technologies, right?
[Of course, they barely managed to escape that state and imposed all sorts of restrictions on virtual world technology.]
[Only after that did the Saikol Civilization's development gradually get back on track.]
Lü Yongchang felt a faint tremor of awe.
Escaping a civilization's death spiral caused by dangerous technology through its own efforts...
This Saikol Civilization was no pushover!
But...
"The shapes of the Saikol Civilization's starships..."
Lü Yongchang pondered for a moment before asking again, "Doesn't that affect their combat strength?"
[Of course it does.]
"Then why..."
[As an instinctive behavior of its individuals, virtual world technology cannot be banned outright. It can only be restricted.]
[As a result, the Saikol Civilization hasn't developed particularly quickly.]
[On the other hand, under the influence of virtual reality technology, the Saikol Civilization is unwilling to interact with other civilizations. They only want to live in their own worlds.]
[And with the relatively abundant