In fact, there was already a significant risk of exposure when she came to participate in the Resonance Assembly.
But she was equally unlikely to let this opportunity slip by.
The Skill Points gained from a civilization, especially a level 2 civilization, are often more numerous and stable than those gained from absorbing a civilization's ruins, and can be obtained simultaneously with the exploration of those ruins.
Currently, only Wen Jing's Strongest Clone has the capability to conquer the core of the civilization ruins; even if the other Clone were to act, they wouldn't be as efficient.
Therefore, my purpose in attending this Resonance Assembly is not only to learn about the Star Alliance's cutting-edge technology, but also to refine my persona in order to acquire knowledge from these second-level civilizations.
Wen Jing continued, "This is indeed common sense to me, but I can't tell you directly."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was immediately disappointed. The representative of the Source Fire Civilization was filled with tension and worry, while the Black Hole himself was even tinged with despair.
In this kind of situation, how could there really be a complete idiot?
The Source Fire Civilization deliberately caused this commotion simply to test whether they could obtain information by taking an unconventional approach.
Because within the Star Alliance, their civilization, being the last of the six permanent members to reach Level 2, did not have a significant technological advantage over the other five civilizations. In order to obtain information about Level 3 civilizations, they decided to take a risky gamble.
In the Source Fire Civilization, the black hole was a highly respected top scientist who not only voluntarily stepped forward to play the fool for the sake of the civilization but also prepared for the worst-case scenario of death.
The reason for repeatedly emphasizing that he was representing an individual was to minimize the impact on civilization when Wen Jing came to his wrath.
But then, Wen Jing's next words pulled everyone back from hell to heaven.
"However, if you want to know, you can use your instruments to measure it yourselves... I'm quite interested to see if you can measure it using a filtering algorithm."
Upon hearing this, the representatives of civilization were taken aback at first, then immediately realized what was happening:
"You mean you're willing to provide us with technical assistance?"
"No, the laws of our civilization do not allow interference with the development of other civilizations," Wen Jing righteously denied, emphasizing once again, "It was you who conducted the test."
This answer finally made the delegation of civilizations who had been Analysis Wen Jing realize that the other party was not being reserved towards them from a personal perspective, but rather was constrained by the rules of civilization.
Just as she emphasized from the beginning, this is not about establishing diplomatic relations; she only represents herself, not civilization.
"... That's right, we tested it ourselves!"
Having grasped this point, the representatives of civilized behavior at the scene understood the implied meaning and echoed it.
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With the premise of 'Tier 3 civilizations providing assistance,' the Star Alliance's efficiency is naturally maximized.
Not to mention that the exhibition at this Resonance Assembly itself features top-notch design drawings, structural frameworks, and materials.
The test site was quickly ready.
The group gathered around Wen Jing and led him to a suspended metal ring structure.
This metal ring is a detector, the very design blueprint that the black hole had previously questioned Wen Jing about. Its full name is 'Multi-layer Spacetime Shielding Static Chamber', and it is used to measure the energy spectrum of vacuum zero-point fluctuations.
The question that the black hole posed to Wen Jing may seem like just a discussion about a measurement method, but it actually contains cutting-edge knowledge that only a Type II civilization would be familiar with.
Type II civilizations are already able to fully utilize the energy output of their parent star and have begun to pursue a more powerful and efficient energy source—zero-point energy.
Zero-point energy is the energy fluctuation caused by the continuous generation and annihilation of virtual particle pairs in a vacuum. A deep understanding and manipulation of it not only represents achieving energy freedom, but also serves as the theoretical foundation for materials innovation and even spacetime manipulation.
Some scientists from the Law String Civilization speculate that whoever makes a breakthrough in this area will hold the key to a higher level of civilization.
This is roughly the consensus among the second-tier civilizations within the Star Alliance.
Therefore, Wen Jing's answer to this question is of paramount importance.
She either doesn't answer, or if she chooses to answer, giving an answer that only reflects the current technological depth of the Star Alliance civilization, her status as a 'Level 3 civilization individual' will be completely exposed.
Enabling this technology does not necessarily mean that the civilization is at level three, but a level three civilization will inevitably enable this technology.
Wen Jing needs to provide an answer that surpasses the level of the six second-tier civilizations of the Star Alliance to be convincing to the public.
"Test complete, equipment operating normally."
The newly deployed metal ring detector sent back its results, which the black hole carefully reviewed, saying, "The accuracy is slightly higher than the last measurement we made inside our civilization."
Currently, the Star Alliance civilizations have encountered a bottleneck in this technology.
The zero-point fluctuation effect itself is extremely weak and full of random 'noise'.
Scientists have spent centuries working to create stasis field experimental chambers that are colder, more isolated, and have more sensitive sensors, in an attempt to listen to the faint 'breathing of the universe' in extreme silence.
However, progress has been slow due to limitations in theory, materials, and engineering, because noise always reaches the detection limit before the signal.
"Grown ups..."
Even the Law String Civilization had never personally witnessed Wen Jing's technology, let alone other civilizations.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Wen Jing, filled with anticipation and curiosity, waiting for her to provide an answer.
Wen Jing's gaze was fixed on the vacuum test area in front of him.
From a technological perspective, she herself is still learning the other party's technology. No matter how insightful and diligent she is, she can only reach the same level.
As for human civilization, in the context of the universe, it is only at the level of a first-class civilization, and its overall technology level is not even comparable to that of the Forging Alliance.
In fact, if Wen Jing hadn't been fully focused on studying the Law String Technology to create the mechanical swarm, she wouldn't have understood what the black hole meant by asking that question...
However, Wen Jing has never relied on technology to disguise his identity.
Extraordinary power is not something so inconvenient!
Amidst great anticipation, the dark Zerg made no other move, but silently activated its special ability on the core area of the experiment—
[ Natural Lever ]
Scientists, and indeed the technological community, are focusing their efforts on improving the precision of instruments to hear even the faintest sounds, such as those related to black holes.
Wen Jing, however, happened to have a way to bypass the restrictions and directly 'amplify' the sound.
The Zero Point Energy Graph was something she had chosen when she decided to contact the Star Alliance.
Even without the black hole's deliberate provocation, she would bring up the topic at opportune moments.
The next moment, the effect of the Natural Lever acted directly on the microscopic quantum foam at the core of the experiment.
"Beep beep beep beep!"
Instantly, the connected precision measurement array alarm went off in a frenzy.
It's not a fault alarm, it's a data tsunami!
The zero-point fluctuation energy spectrum curve, which originally required massive computational assistance to painstakingly fit, was now magnified millions of times and displayed clearly and stably.
"..."
The entire venue fell into absolute silence.
Representatives from all civilizations, whether through sight, spectral sensing, or vibrational perception, observed this incredible scene.
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After a brief silence, the Level 2 civilizations present, disregarding the occasion, all went into a frenzy.
The critical structures that were previously too faint to be heard by noise are now clearly presented to them.
With Wen Jing's help, they obtained the most accurate original energy spectrum of zero-point fluctuations to date.
There is no question of falsifying data, because their measurement data from the past few hundred years is there for all to see, and many scientists are very familiar with it. A simple comparison can verify its authenticity.
Everyone present understood its value.
This is tantamount to providing them with a 'standard answer' directly. All their future theoretical models and detector calibrations will benefit from this leap forward, saving them what could have been thousands of years of trial and error!
After the initial shock, more speculation and conjecture followed.
Through the perception of the Mental Link, Wen Jing 'heard' the intense reactions erupting within the six major civilizations at the scene:
"This is the ultimate active resonance..."
"Adjustable time, unified force field! This must be unified force field technology!"
"She modified the physical constants; a Type III civilization has undoubtedly mastered more fundamental physics."
All six Type II civilizations attempted to explain how Wen Jing did it from their respective areas of expertise in science.
At this moment, no one doubted whether what they were seeing came from a Level 3 civilization.
They are still seeking ways to improve the accuracy of the zero-point energy map, while the other side has already demonstrated the ability to interfere and manipulate it, as if they possess the 'administration rights' of the universe.
The more advanced the technology, the better we can understand the gap.
From observation to control, there was a qualitative leap; our technology was far superior to theirs.
"My Lord Atom Controller, may I know... what technological principles you are using?"
The previously questioned black hole flame trembled, asking with fervor and pleading.
Those who dared to step forward were already risking their lives, so this great scientist naturally wasn't afraid of losing face.
However, Wen Jing certainly couldn't explain the technical principles behind it; she was using pure supernatural power, without any technological content whatsoever.
"Technology?" She continued playing dumb, maintaining her previous persona. "I didn't demonstrate any technology to you. I just spontaneously amplified the cosmic background radiation waves in that area. You measured the results yourselves; it has nothing to do with me."
"Yes, yes, it has nothing to do with you!"
The representative of the Source Fire Civilization echoed this sentiment, quickly pulling back into the black hole and immediately shutting down its external communication permissions.
All six civilizations of the Star Alliance obtained the measurement data this time, and in the future, everyone will be on the same level in this area of research, without the need for further probing. The Source Fire Civilization has no need to lose a great scientist at this time due to recklessness.