Chapter 197
Upon hearing this answer, the other representatives of various civilizations also snapped out of their excitement and remembered what Wen Jing had said earlier.
"So, the reason why past civilizations couldn't contact Level 3 civilizations was because their internal laws didn't allow it?"
"Is this a consensus shared by all three levels of civilization? Just like we don't come into contact with Level 1 civilizations whose ideologies differ from ours..."
"That's right. To be honest, the gap between us and a Level 3 civilization is much larger than the gap between us and a Level 1 civilization. In most cases, in the eyes of a Level 3 civilization, we are no different from a Level 1 civilization, or even a Level 0 primitive civilization."
Now that all the civilizations in the Star Alliance have fully confirmed that Wen Jing comes from a Level 3 civilization, no one will believe her even if she denies it herself.
Then everyone realized something: the Atom Controller wasn't being honest! What he said and what he did were different!
She verbally declared that she would never affect the development of their civilization, but in practice, aside from helping them complete the measurement of the zero-point energy spectrum, more importantly, she was also collecting information about their civilization.
Even if one simply collects information about civilizations without disseminating their own, it's impossible to avoid any impact, strictly speaking.
Her mere presence, displayed before a less advanced civilization, would trigger a revolution in their scientific research.
Originally, everyone was exploring an unknown path with countless directions to take. Now that they see someone standing at the finish line, they will naturally adjust their direction and follow the path that the other person took.
They could deduce and foresee such an impact; a Level 3 civilization couldn't possibly be unaware of it.
Therefore, based on all the reasoning, there is only one possibility.
The mysterious Level 3 civilization individual before me is not a law-abiding citizen in the true sense of the word within his own civilization, but rather an outlaw who likes to push the boundaries!
"Perhaps there's some kind of conscious monitoring or constraint preventing the Atom Controller from openly helping us, but this kind of indirect assistance, done without being spoken of, can be circumvented..."
Once you get to this point, everything becomes clear.
The representatives from various civilization delegations present were not disappointed at all; on the contrary, they were extremely excited.
Outlaws are great! Breaking the rules is great!
If Wen Jing really followed the rules, how would they have had the chance to access Level 3 civilization technology?
It is precisely because they break the rules that they have a breakthrough point and are able to reach a tacit agreement with the other party—that is, to exchange civilized information for technological inspiration from a third-level civilization.
Whether Wen Jing did this out of personal interest or for other purposes, none of the Star Alliance civilizations present could resist this bait.
The founding elders of the Star Alliance, and the representatives of the Phase Creation Civilization, immediately spoke:
"Our Lord Atom Controller, your presence at the Resonance Assembly is a great honor for us. Please accept this message from our Phase Creation Civilization; it is our way of expressing our friendship to you personally."
The Phase Creation Civilization set the precedent, and other civilizations, except for the Law String Civilization, quickly followed suit.
"That's right, our Source Fire Civilization has had this tradition since ancient times. Please accept it!"
"You will always be a friend of our Time Condensation Civilization..."
The representatives of various civilizations were enthusiastic, and the gathering concluded successfully in a tacit understanding.
In comparison, all five civilizations were completely unambiguous in providing information, handing over all the information in full.
Since you've already handed it in, hand it in completely. If you only hand in part of it, you won't get any credit, and you might even offend Wen Jing instead.
Leaving aside the fact that they have confirmed Wen Jing comes from a Level 3 civilization, the other five present are all from Level 2 civilizations. A side-by-side comparison, if anyone is holding back, would easily reveal the clues.
As for Wen Jing, having acquired the technologies of five other civilizations, he no longer needed to explain anything to them; everything could be attributed to his own civilization's confidentiality.
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Wen Jing gained a great deal from his trip to the Star Alliance.
Five civilizations of the same level as the Law String Civilization possessed vast amounts of knowledge, and her four consciousnesses together embarked on a collective learning journey.
In addition to gaining Skill Points, Wen Jing will also integrate the technological advantages of five different civilizations into the manufacturing of the mechanical swarm in order to maximize the potential of the [Standardization Meme].
Time flies, and four months have passed in the blink of an eye.
On the desolate asteroid belt, the Strongest Clone withdrew from the Flow state.
Although he studied diligently for four months, that was still far from enough time for Wen Jing to learn the knowledge of five Level 2 civilizations.
Even with the earliest technology from the Law String Civilization, she could only say that she had specialized in the parts she needed, and could not be said to have fully mastered it.
Over the past four months, she has systematically established a knowledge framework, and there is still a great deal of specialized knowledge waiting to be explored in depth.
However, based on Wen Jing's improved strength and this systematic, comparative learning, his current efficiency is much faster than when he first learned the peak level one Forging Alliance technology.
"... The basic framework for the mechanical swarm warfare strategy is complete; it's time to explore the remnants of the information age."
After summarizing his gains over the past period, the Strongest Clone disappeared into the material universe and began exploring the Ancient Wilderness once again.
Time and space shifted, Wen Jing appeared in front of a large red and black alloy door.
Without shifting their gaze, the compound eyes take in the entire surrounding scene.
She was standing in the corridor of a very ordinary residential building, not a high-tech residential building in the Federation, but a residential building with the same level of technology as her previous Blue Star.
The walls were white, and the floor was covered with warm-colored, glossy tiles, which were a bit dusty. The incandescent light bulbs overhead had unstable voltage and would flicker every now and then.
The Reconnaissance Clone had already investigated when it first came. Apart from the only door in front of it, the boundary of this world was more than six meters to the left and right of the corridor, which was just a Chaos gray fog.
Clearly, the world of ruins lies just behind the door.
During the initial exploration, the Reconnaissance Clone left without even trying to open the door.
At this moment, the Strongest Clone's gaze fell on the Door Handle in front of him, which was an electronic fingerprint lock.
However, the world before them was neither the ruins corresponding to the Door Handle Wilderness Weapon, nor the world linked by the coordinates of the unknown Wilderness Weapon within the Secret Treasure Gate, but rather the world associated with Wen Jing's high-level Wilderness Weapon, the ' Tactical Glasses '.
"Attaching Door Handle should open the door directly, but..."
"Click."
Instead of using the Wilderness Weapon first, Wen Jing opened the fingerprint lock cover, revealing the keypad and fingerprint sensor screen inside.
She used a little force when she opened the lid.
As she had predicted, the force, powerful enough to Rift, did not cause any damage to the plastic lid.
This electronic lock is like the equipment in Factory World production chain, bound by rules that prevent it from being damaged.
Given the lock's condition, it's reasonable to assume that the main door and surrounding walls are also highly likely to be undamageable.
"But surely they can't just refuse to let us in..."
As he thought this, Wen Jing subconsciously touched the fingerprint sensor screen with his forelimb.
"Sizzle...!"
The next moment, the electronic lock made an unlocking sound.
"... She doesn't even have fingerprints!"
Despite his inner complaints, Wen Jing remained vigilant, prepared to retaliate at any moment, and then pressed down on the Door Handle.
With a soft creak, the door in front of us opened easily.
Unexpectedly, no monsters Wilderness Beast attacked, no energy fluctuations occurred, and no spacetime shifts took place.
Nothing happened, making Wen Jing's guard seem like he was just playing a game of wits with thin air.
Warm yellow light shone through the opened door. After a pause, she opened the door wider, and the complete scene inside came into her view.
The space inside the door is not large at all; it's just a room of less than twenty square meters.
The overwhelming sense of familiarity jolted Wen Jing, causing him to freeze in place.
"This is..."
Her room from her past life.
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Besides the light, what followed from the room was a familiar scent.
It was a mild yet complex flavor.
At this Wen Jing, one could clearly distinguish the smells of ink from books, the lingering scent of laundry detergent on fabrics, the dampness of old wood, and even a very faint burnt smell from electronic devices that had been running for a long time...
The light of the setting sun poured in through the only window beside the bed, like a layer of solidified golden amber, spreading throughout the room.
The room was small and simply furnished, with only three large pieces of furniture: a single bed, a desk, and a wardrobe. However, it was filled with all sorts of everyday items.
A strong sense of belonging and security made her subconsciously step slowly into the room, as if it were every time she returned home in her past life.
"Crunch..."
It wasn't until the soft sound of a door closing behind him that Wen Jing snapped back to reality.
She felt a chill run down her spine and immediately started eating.
To be precise, it's Digestion —ever since evolving the Biological Furnace, each of her Clone has stored some Ancient Wilderness materials within their bodies. Besides being able to integrate with the materials of the material universe to create mechanical swarms, the main purpose is to facilitate triggering [Compulsive Eating], which helps her identify hallucinations.
In fact, after Wen Jing split into Multiple Consciousnesses, his resistance to various illusions can be said to be very high, because even if one consciousness is affected, it can be alerted through another consciousness, so this characteristic is rarely used anymore.
The next moment, a familiar panel appeared in her mind, but everything before her eyes remained unchanged.
"It's definitely not an illusion, but it really is my room..."
Wen Jing down and saw his own insect-shaped Wilderness Body, as well as three other scenes with clearly defined consciousnesses projecting different actions.
Otherwise, she would have thought she had traveled back to Blue Star.
Expanding Mental Vision reveals only emptiness; the core of the world remains undiscovered.