The nearby Stardust Vortex has already gathered the consciousness of a large number of Law String Citizens.
Under normal circumstances, other civilizations, even those at the same level of two, would not be able to read the 'sound' inside silently.
However, Wen Jing's mental strength clearly did not have this technical barrier.
She could clearly see that on the surrounding Stardust 'Plaza,' the citizens, who had been overjoyed as if it were a festival, were greatly disappointed upon learning that her project had been completed.
That overwhelming feeling of disappointment is like a student or office worker who thought they were going on holiday suddenly receiving a notice that the holiday is over.
In his sea of consciousness, Wen Jing also saw the ' Analysis ' he had encountered before, shouting in the crowd, " The Atom Controller wants me to receive him! You guys don't know how to receive him properly! Make me work overtime!"
This sparked Extreme Speed spread of emotion, with citizens gathering in righteous indignation and chanting the same slogans.
In less than a breath, without any leader or organizer and with minimal communication costs, a march began.
However, what shocked Wen Jing was the demands raised by the Law String People during their march:
"Why are only some people getting the chance to work overtime this time? That's unfair! The arrival of Level 3 civilization is a joyous occasion, everyone should be working overtime!"
How could anyone protest because they can't work overtime? Your Law String People are way too strong!
Wen Jing were opened to a whole new world.
After thinking for a moment, she decided this could be a starting point to pique her curiosity, so she directly asked the crystal tree avatar in front of her, "Are your people marching for overtime work?"
Everyone inside the ' Axiom ' was shocked, instantly realizing that Wen Jing had the technology to directly read the contents of the Stardust Vortex.
It's important to understand that even they, in this avatar state, need to go through several signal conversions and experience a certain delay to communicate with the Stardust Vortex.
"Is this what a Type III civilization is...?"
As their exchanges with Wen Jing deepened, the leaders of the Law String Civilization once again keenly felt the technological gap.
However, they quickly composed themselves and decided that since the information was already transparent, they might as well be open about it.
Moreover, Wen Jing's interest in their culture, whether out of resonance or curiosity, is fantastic news!
The group quickly explained the reason to her.
The productivity of the Law String Civilization was fully liberated about three thousand years ago, breaking away from the primitive life form and reaching the current semi-ascended state that has not yet transcended dimensions.
Then, they ushered in the 'ultimate prosperity' that flesh and blood had longed for...
Instant sharing and immediate resonance reduce negative emotions between individuals to near zero within the Resonance Network.
At the same time, every citizen can fully dedicate themselves to the cause they love.
There is no such thing as a lack of talent or ability. Consciousness is immortal within the Stardust Vortex, and every citizen of the Law String has unlimited trial and error costs.
Not only can you gradually test and verify what you are good at, but even if you work in an industry for a long time and suddenly find that you are not interested in it or it is not suitable, you can directly switch to another career and start anew without any loss, as society can fully afford it.
For Law String People, going to work is not a necessary means of obtaining the means of survival, but rather the ultimate form of entertainment in life.
But after the initial euphoria of self-actualization, problems gradually begin to emerge over time.
The Law String People lived too happily and at one point fell into what they later called the ' Happiness Dilemma' —a kind of intellectual disaster.
For them, ideological disasters are far more harmful than natural disasters.
"When every day is the best day imaginable, the initial ecstasy gradually settles into a constant, sublime satisfaction."
"More and more citizens are feeling an indescribable emptiness, and philosophers are beginning to ask—after infinite satisfaction, what does satisfaction itself mean?"
"... During that period, many citizens chose to disappear into oblivion."
Although the Law String People, who relinquished his biological body, gained immortality in consciousness, he also lost the ability to reproduce. Instead, he was reincarnated by erasing his memories.
Choosing self-annihilation is true death, and for civilization, it means permanent loss of life.
Ji Hui said, "Later, our sociologists proposed the concept of psychological abundance value based on the ' Threshold,' clarifying that we have fallen into a collective ideological catastrophe... that is, when happiness reaches a certain level, the marginal effect as a driving force will decrease sharply."
"Therefore, we have enshrined the longest working period in law, to be enforced by Stardust Vortex, and every citizen must abide by it."
"Other penalties include financial penalties, such as having to pay credit points for working in a certain profession for too long or not taking enough vacation time. Credit points can only be earned through activities outside of work. Those who go bankrupt in their credit are not allowed to work and need to take a sufficient amount of vacation time..."
"Your visit has temporarily granted some positions the authority to work overtime," the group said with a wry smile. "This has also led to discontent among some citizens who didn't get the overtime, sparking a protest. I apologize for the embarrassing situation."
"As for the Analysis, it's because I was previously qualified to receive you and could work overtime, but now I'm on mandatory leave."
After listening to the other party's explanation, Wen Jing thought of the office workers in this life and the previous life... and was speechless for a moment.
Chapter 194
The phenomenon of Law String society is opposite to that of human society. The fundamental reason for this is that work satisfies different levels of needs.
For the Law String People in the Stardust Vortex, the basic needs of survival, safety, and emotional fulfillment have already been fully met. Going to work corresponds to the highest level of need: 'self-actualization,' so naturally everyone longs to work overtime.
Even in human society, there are people who are so engrossed in their work that they forget to eat and sleep, and are even willing to give their lives for it.
It's just unexpected that when the entire population reaches this state, social activity actually decreases.
"Sir, have you encountered similar difficulties in your historical development?" the group asked tentatively.
Faced with this type of probing, Wen Jing already had a plan. Instead of answering, he directly asked a question, "Before your ascension, you didn't encounter any real threats, did you?"
"That's true." The group echoed, and the leaders within the ' Axiom ' began to ponder and exchange ideas, generating numerous speculations.
If anyone else said that, it would just be a meaningless, empty statement.
If the Law String People had ever faced threats, how could they possibly be trapped in Happiness Dilemma?
But when Wen Jing said it, they immediately started to imagine a lot more:
Did the other party's Type III civilization encounter threats at the same stage of development? What is the 'real threat' they're referring to? Or is the other party simply resonating with the same idea, suggesting their civilization also went through a similar phase?
Or perhaps the other person is implying that the Happiness Dilemma they face is essentially due to their current level of challenge not being high enough?
This is the benefit of information asymmetry.
The character of Wen Jing Jingli is designed to allow others to fill in the blanks in their minds; the more advanced the civilization, the more people will fill in the blanks.
However, seeing that the people watching inside the crystal tree avatar and even in the surrounding stardust vortex were thinking more and more about her bluffing words and even engaging in academic debate, she quickly ended the 'small talk' and brought the main topic of her visit back to the point.
"Alright, let's talk about the Resonance Assembly you mentioned last time."
The members of the Axiom snapped out of their daze and immediately gathered, excitedly exclaiming, "Sir, it's wonderful that you're interested! The Star Alliance has always longed for the opportunity to communicate with you!"
The Law String Civilization is deeply intertwined with the Star Alliance, sharing a common destiny, and is one of the "Six Constants" within the alliance, wielding significant decision-making power.
Before they sent their delegation to contact Wen Jing, even though the Analysis was very small, they were prepared for the possibility that their civilization might face a great calamity, and shared some information with their Star Alliance allies.
The Wen Jing of Wen Jing's appearance caused a huge shock among the other civilizations in the Star Alliance, who all sent diplomatic requests to the Law String Civilization. While they could refuse to ignore the requests of the Level 1 civilizations, the other five Level 2 civilizations in the Star Alliance could not.
The diplomatic missions of the other five second-tier member civilizations of the Star Alliance are now stationed directly outside the territory designated by the Law String Civilization.
The biggest reason they didn't take direct action wasn't to abide by the Star Alliance's covenant, but rather because they feared breaking through the '30,000 light-year territory' designated by Wen Jing.
After all, the Law String Civilization had already submitted its civilization information, which allowed it to claim this title, while the other five civilizations had no legitimate reason to act.
However, in the past three months, the Law String Civilization has also been under tremendous diplomatic pressure, and many projects that were being carried out in cooperation with other civilizations have been affected.
Moreover, it would have been fine if they could have gained something from communicating with Wen Jing, but that's not the case at all.
Now that she had brought it up herself, the organizers immediately began explaining the contents of the Resonance Assembly to her.
This is a regular development and exchange meeting held by the member civilizations within the Star Alliance, and it is one of the greatest significances of the Star Alliance's existence.
Members develop their own civilizations independently on a regular basis, but gather together at certain intervals to exchange the most advanced scientific and technological achievements.
Many Tier 1 civilizations in the Star Alliance willingly became vassals simply to gain the right to participate in the conference.
For a Level 1 civilization, every topic discussed by a Level 2 civilization can provide a wealth of insights into their development direction.
Meanwhile, the Tier 2 civilizations within the Star Alliance learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses.
After listening Wen Jing asked, "When will the next one start?"
The expert inside the Crystal Tree quickly replied, "It'll be ready after the 42nd String Leap!"
Converted to human time, that's about thirteen minutes.
In the past, the Resonance Assembly were held once every thirty years or so. This time, it was not a coincidence that Wen Jing happened to be there, but rather it was convened specifically because of her appearance.
Wen Jing could naturally see this. "Okay, tell me the location."
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After the news spread that Wen Jing had agreed to attend the gathering, the entire Star Alliance seemed to be injected with a high-energy stimulant.