The lizardmen, the administrators of this planet, who do they manage? Humanity.
They live underground, and their technology is one level higher than that of humans, but only one level higher.
These lizardmen are merely administrators, not owners of this planet.
Those advanced life forms that truly own this planet do not allow the administrators to have too high a level of civilization.
"We've simply capped the limits of human technology, confining the technology humans possess within a certain threshold."
"We won't concern ourselves with other aspects."
"This is a prison specifically set up for humanity by a highly advanced civilization. With the Solar System as its boundary, the entire Solar System is humanity's prison."
"What does 'threshold' mean?" Ling Yi asked.
Ling Yi wasn't too surprised by the Blue Star Prison theory, as such claims had been circulating among humans for a long time.
Previously, Ling Yi had simply listened to these stories as plausible hypotheses or urban tales; now, he had simply obtained some truths, which were now concrete evidence.
"Set upper limits for certain disciplines!"
For example?
"Misconceptions about light."
"You mean 300,000 kilometers per second?" Seeing the lizardman nod, Ling Yi continued, "Then what is the correct understanding of light?"
"There is no upper limit. To be precise, all the light that humans perceive is light that has been balanced by inert particles by advanced civilizations."
Ling Yi didn't understand. After thinking for a moment, the lizardman said, "Master, you can understand it as the speed of light within the Milky Way and light arriving within the Milky Way being limited."
"Why do this?" Ling Yi asked, puzzled. What was the point of limiting the speed like this?
Even if humanity knows there's no upper limit to the speed of light, what then? It seems pointless!
"Master, light is one of the most commonly used energy sources by advanced civilizations in the universe. Advanced civilizations can not only effectively utilize light energy, but also use it for information transmission, matter Teleport, and so on."
"However, the technology to utilize light energy is only in the hands of advanced civilizations, and we are not allowed to use it. For humanity at present, light is the only limitation."
"But humanity will never be able to understand true light, nor see true light."
Ling Yi couldn't help but think of the Sophon from " The Three-Body Problem".
Ling Yi discovered that this Summoning Space ability did not Deprivation the person of much of their subjective consciousness, turning them directly into a pure puppet.
It simply plants an idea of absolute obedience in the other person's mind. Compared to a purely unconscious puppet, this setting is obviously more domineering and unreasonable.
I am myself, but I am no longer myself.
"So, your relationship with us humans is like that of a jailer and a prisoner?"
"Master, you can understand it this way!"
"Why imprison humans? If you see humans as a threat, then just eliminate them. If humans pose no threat, then imprisoning them is meaningless."
"Master, humans are not native to Blue Star. In the ancient era, humans were the Supreme Existence in this universe."
Ling Yi: "..."
This Taiyi what I imagined. Were humans ever this powerful? How did they end up like this?
Could it be that he ruined himself?
"But humanity is warlike, brutal, and Plunder. They control almost all the resources of the entire universe, and in the nearly seven eras of human rule, almost half of all civilizations in the universe have been destroyed."
When the lizardman spoke of these things, his personal feelings were clearly evident, and his disgust was all too obvious.
Ling Yi really wanted to say, "Are you sure what you're saying is true? Are you sure it's not a fabricated history compiled by the new rulers? You know, history books are written by the victors, and their accuracy is sometimes inferior to unofficial histories."
However, Ling Yi did not refute the lizardman's words, but continued to listen to his story.
"Eternal ages ago, internal strife erupted among humanity over a supreme cosmic treasure."
"Yes, "Ling Yi nodded. "This is something a human could do."
"It is said that whoever can control this treasure will possess the Key to unlocking a whole new universe, but I don't know much about it."
This lizardman was just a Captain -level observer, not even a Combat, so it's understandable that he didn't know much.
"This Combat lasted for half an epoch and affected almost every civilization in the entire universe."
"Ultimately, humanity activated the Dimension Grade Oblivion weapon ' Revive,' nearly destroying the universe and forcing it to reboot."
Yes, that's something humans are capable of doing.
"The epicenter of the ' Revive ' explosion is on Blue Star!" the lizardman added.
"After the baptism of ' Revive,' only one in ten of humanity survived, and the few remaining civilizations in the universe simultaneously issued an extermination order, launching Great Qing of humanity across the entire cosmos."
"After a cleansing process spanning an entire era, humanity, this brutal civilization, has been completely eradicated."
Humans are gone? Wait, if humans are gone, then what are they?
Seemingly anticipating Ling Yi's thoughts, the lizardman explained, "Humans may be cruel, murderous, and barbaric..."
"Alright, enough with the embellishments!" Ling Yi rolled her eyes. Good grief, how much do you hate humans?
"Yes, Master!"
The lizardman paused, then continued, "While humans have various shortcomings, they also possess advantages that no other civilization or race has: an extremely high level of creativity."
"Human Wisdom is universally acknowledged as the highest among all civilizations and races in the universe, even though humanity has brought disaster to the entire universe for seven epochs..."
"But these seven eras were also the period of the fastest evolution of cosmic civilization. It is said that at that time, humanity had already touched the Cosmic Boundary Membrane."
" Cosmic Boundary Membrane? In other words, the universe has boundaries?"
"No, this Cosmic Boundary Membrane is just a concept. Just as advanced civilizations used light to seal off the level of civilization in our Solar System, this cosmic rim is a lock that seals off the level of civilization in the universe."
"If humanity breaks through the light blockade, it is very likely that it can regain its former glory in a short period of time. And if our universe can break through the edge of the universe, our civilization level will break through the limit and take another step forward."
Ling Yi could hardly imagine what it would be like when civilization reached its peak.
"Without humanity, cosmic civilization has stagnated. The highest level of civilization in the universe today is only level 7, while during the Eternal Era, human civilization once reached level 9."
"And right now, human civilization on Blue Star isn't even at level 1."
"Therefore, some advanced civilizations used the human genes preserved from the ancient era to recreate humankind."
"However, these advanced civilizations were worried about humanity's resurgence, so they imposed various restrictions on humanity and ultimately settled on two plans."
"One approach involves using an independent virtual universe to project human consciousness into that virtual universe, observing and recording the human's progress within it."
"In the virtual universe, human technology is not subject to any restrictions, but when human civilization surpasses a critical threshold, the virtual universe will restart."
"Another option is to directly create a prison for humanity, namely the Solar System, using light as a lock to limit the level of human technology, but not to limit human creativity."
"And the results?" Ling Yi asked, pursing his lips.
"Progress is slow. Those advanced civilizations are too terrified of humanity. Even though humanity still possesses creativity and Wushuang Wisdom, various limitations make it difficult for humanity to break through its constraints."
"And once a breakthrough even begins, it's nipped in the bud. Over so many eras, humanity has achieved nothing."
"And those advanced civilizations have become accustomed to the status quo; they have lost their ambition and now only indulge in pleasure, even forgetting the existence of humanity."
"So, we are humans locked in cages, not humans in a virtual universe?"
"Yes, Master!"
"You're saying those advanced civilizations have forgotten the existence of humanity?"
"Yes, not only humans, but we prison guards are also forgotten."
This is good news for Ling Yi. As someone bound to the system, he will one day be able to break through the cosmic blockade with his own strength.
Why did you attack that plane?
"Humanity has found a way to break the light blockade—this is a dangerous sign!"
Ling Yi was somewhat surprised and asked, "Didn't you say that human technology has been blocked by light?"
"Light blockade can only prevent humans from leaving the Solar System, but someone has found a way to bypass it. It has to be said that human Wisdom is truly unimaginable."
"What is it?" he asked in surprise.
" Computer!"
Ling Yi was somewhat bewildered. A bio- Computer could bypass optical blockades?
" Computer technology could break through existing limitations in the speed of data processing, thus allowing us to touch upon the Quantum Realm."
"Once humanity masters Quantum technology, it will be able to break through Quantum light blockade."
"You should know that even the most advanced civilizations in the universe have not fully mastered Quantum technology; only humanity from the ancient era has mastered Quantum."
" Quantum technology can not only bypass the light blockade, but also has the potential to break through the boundaries of the universe."
"So, you want to kill it?"
"Yes, Master!"
Who is the person who has mastered bio -Computer technology?
The lizardman slowly uttered three words: " Yin Qianqian!"
Ling Yi was stunned. Yin Qianqian? Could this be what they call fate? And this Yin Qianqian is so amazing? He had no idea.
Is she truly a woman who combines beauty and Wisdom?
"A reminder to the master: Yin Qianqian only possesses the rudiments of a biological Computer. Humanity will need at least another century to truly perfect the Computer and apply it in practice."
"You Underground People and humans actually live in this Prison, or rather, you've all been forgotten by advanced civilizations in the Solar System. Don't you have any other thoughts?"
"Don't you want to join the humans in bypassing the blockade and leaving this Prison?"
"I want to, but I dare not. The inert particles in the Solar System not only lock in light, but also have monitoring capabilities. Once humans leave the Solar System, they will inevitably be Perception by advanced civilizations."
What would happen then?
"The entire Solar System will be reset!"