Chapter 130: Fish and Fish Tank
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
A suspected civilization had appeared on the giant wave planet, which was unsuitable for intelligent life. The signal from the Deep Sea Observation Station was obviously meant for the deep sea.
This kind of signal could be transmitted over a long distance in water, but it was not suitable for transmission in air or vacuum.
As a result, Li Wenyuan did not receive any signals from this place when he was in space.
“But can such a place give birth to natives?” Not only Li Wenyuan, but Gray Wind was also quite curious about this.
Not only that, but the natives here seemed to be living in this kind of Deep Sea Observation Station built by humans. They had even developed to a higher level.
Li Wenyuan even wondered if it was another human being who had used up the fish tank and reused it to create an observation station for sociological experiments.
Although humans had disappeared, life here was still evolving normally. They built their own civilization around these Deep Sea Observation Stations.”
“Let’s go in and take a look?” Just as Li Wenyuan was about to suggest this, Gray Wind had already dispersed into a nanobot storm and entered the interior of the giant building through the cracks.
It would take some time for his drone to enter.
“Nanobots are really useful. In the future, I’ll change these scientific research equipment to nanobots…” As he thought about this, he received a picture from Gray Wind.
The observation station was filled with a large number of lights and an artificial sun in the air. The ratio of various gases in the air was similar to that on Earth.
Strange buildings with different functions stood inside the observation station. These buildings which were obviously built to imitate the style of the observation station were somewhat nondescript and did not look like they were built by humans.
In addition to these things that might be related to the natives, the environment here was also very humid. It might be some improvements made by the creatures here in order to survive.
This huge observation station in the deep sea could accommodate about 100,000 people. Perhaps it was not only built for observation but also as an experimental area.
After his drone connected to a port of the observation station, he obviously had a much higher level of authority and directly took over the system of the observation station.
After a cursory inspection, he already understood what this place was used for.
[ No. 3 Deep Sea Observation Station (now rebuilt into the Deep Sea Civilization Experimental Area), log record 1: ]
[ The research as a fish tank has been quite successful. According to the expert’s suggestion, we have put a primitive earthworm into one of the Deep Sea Observation Stations. ]
[ We’ve tried to nurture civilizations in the orbital station and have been successful. Can civilizations also be produced in the deep sea? ]
[ With anticipation, we have set up an evolutionary accelerator in the experimental stage. We hope that this group of ambushers will bring us a different surprise. ]
“An experimental civilization station?” He recalled the four crouching dragon phoenix chicks in the circular world.
Under the favorable environment of the circular world, the civilizations there were basically heading for destruction.
However, this civilization, which was located in the harsh environment of the deep sea, seemed to be living well.
Li Wenyuan also saw the record of the evolutionary accelerator in the log.
[ Experimental Evolution Accelerator ]
[ Introduction: The overly stupid primitive creatures have worn out too much of our patience. Even though genetic technology can expand their brain capacity and forcibly increase their intelligence, it is still a long process to let these primitive animals understand civilization “. Therefore, we decided to let them go and use fully automated machines to accelerate their natural selection. We decided on the most suitable one based on cruel natural selection.
I believe that after experiencing such a cruel survival test, they will truly understand the importance of civilization. ]
[ Special Remarks: When used together with the Civilization Accelerator, the effect will be even better! ]
It was also at this time that his database received brand-new technology.
[ Cruel Evolution Theory ]
[ Technology Level: 5 ]
[ Introduction: Every species that can stand at the peak of the planet undoubtedly has an extremely terrifying past. They had exterminated countless other creatures and experienced several changes in the world before they could reach this stage. However, this process is still too slow. Before they form a civilization, we can use some external means to accelerate their natural selection. ]
[ Possibility Technology: Perfect Evolution (100%) ]
As it was only a Level 5 technology, and it was related to species evolution, Li Wenyuan was not very interested in it at first.
However, he soon realized that this technology was different from the rest. This Level 5 technology was marked with a red skull.
In his current technology tree, only the Natural Disaster Plan, a Level 7 technology that could destroy the galaxy, had such treatment.
“What kind of danger does this Cruel Evolution bring?” While he was still thinking about it, he realized that the logs belonging to humans here had ended.
Perhaps the people at that time wanted to find a time to retrieve the data, but their attention was quickly attracted by other things, so much so that they forgot that there was an experimental area there.
“As expected of all of you…” Li Wenyuan felt that this kind of casual behavior was very much in line with human behavior.
Although there were no records of humans after that, the indigenous people who lived here still found ways to learn how to use the equipment here and built what seemed to be a local area network.
Most of their information was also recorded in the network here.
This kind of native encryption method was almost non-existent to Li Wenyuan. He easily cracked the firewall here and saw the process of the civilization development of these natives.
The observation station in front of him was limited by the environment. The civilization here could not go into space, but it seemed to have formed a unique civilization environment.
The most obvious was his understanding of the world.
Since they were in this observation station when they were enlightened, they understood that this observation station was the world, and the deep sea outside was the universe.
In their ancient myths, a god created heaven and earth in the observation station, isolating the terrifying outside world from the outer wall of the world.
The movement of the machines here to maintain the normal operation of the observation station was even understood as a natural phenomenon.
For example, there was a kind of air moisturizer hidden in the inner wall. Every once in a while, it would spray out water vapor to maintain the humidity here at a level suitable for the life of this kind of earthworm.
This was a law of nature in the world of this group of ambushers, and there was even an explanation.
In addition, there was also a small dimensions creation device left behind by humans to provide sufficient resources for the development of civilization.
This magical creation of things machine was also an objective law in the world of these amphibious lifeforms. They felt that the world was like this. It was their common sense that there would suddenly be more resources every once in a while.
Limited by the narrow environment and content here, the amputated creatures here formed a social form of scientific theocracy.
In their world, they were the only successors of the Creator, and the deep sea outside the observation station was a destroyed world. They were the last paradise. In order to find more places to live, they had to develop technology.
Li Wenyuan felt that their social form was quite interesting. The sociological experiment that humans did here was indeed interesting.
“If they came to the surface of the ocean and saw the real universe, what would they think?”
While he was still thinking about this situation, he realized that such a situation had indeed happened in the history of this group of ambushers, but it was considered taboo.
Many of their scientists were curious about what was above and below the outside world, but because of the water pressure, the level of technology required to explore the bottom was much higher, so exploring upwards became their first choice.
However, the dangerous surface of the ocean also made many scientists unable to return. Only one lucky person successfully brought back his experience.
He said that there was a vaster world above, a bigger sky, and a black sun, and the universe they were in was actually only a small part of the entire world.
However, his statement was denounced as heresy, and the amputated scientist became the first person to be sentenced to the crime of treason.
They still firmly believed that what they were used to was the real world, so from then on, exploring upwards became a forbidden matter.
Their actions reminded Li Wenyuan of a certain idiom.
Other than that, he also realized the other meaning of this fish tank.
“Will fish understand that they are actually in a fish tank?”
He couldn’t help but look up at the sky. He felt a bone-piercing chill, but he couldn’t pinpoint the problem.
In the end, after some careful consideration, he recorded the story here in the archives and named it Fish Tank..