"So it's just knowledge!"
Fa Xiu immediately became confident.
It instructed the scholars conducting the research to extract a portion of the knowledge for it to receive.
The knowledge of a Civilization.
Although it only came from a small Civilization.
But it was still a Civilization.
Its richness and inherent value were immeasurable.
If it could receive this knowledge, then it would undoubtedly be one step closer to becoming a leader.
The knowledge was transmitted.
Fa Xiu imported it into its storage unit.
Various kinds of knowledge surged in.
The most important among them was the concept of "Silk."
The name of a Civilization usually has a reason behind it.
For example, Human Civilization, indicates the origin of this Civilization, its core.
It means that by understanding the Humans of the past, one can glimpse the weaknesses left behind when Human Civilization was weak.
Although it's hard to find, at least there's such an opportunity.
Silk Civilization, without a doubt, its most important aspect is the word "Silk."
Silk, one could say, ran through their entire Civilization.
Not only was their technology related to Silk, but even they themselves were, in fact, a part of Silk.
In the past, Silk Civilization merely used physical "Silk" as a bridge to construct a massive biological network.
But after "Sublimation," Silk Civilization changed.
The concept of Silk became broader.
It was no longer a network, but something that extended outwards, constantly expanding, touching the unknown.
One could say, one was a "local area network," and the other was a "wide area network."
Having developed to this stage, Silk Civilization revolutionized all theories.
Fa Xiu only touched upon a portion of the knowledge, yet it felt as if it had been enlightened.
"So it's like this..."
"The mysteries of space, the secrets of the universe, if I can master these, I will lead the entire Metal Civilization to the ranks of top Civilizations."
"No, it might even go a step further, reaching the 3rd level!"
3rd level Civilization.
The level pursued by how many dimensions and how many Civilizations in the entire Milky Way.
Although Metal Civilization was still quite far from those sub-top Civilizations and top Civilizations, ultimately, it was only because the Milky Way was too vast, and those top Civilizations possessed too many resources.
The upper limit of a 3rd level Civilization had never changed.
A 2.7th level Civilization is 1000 times different from a 3rd level Civilization.
Of course, it's a huge difference.
But if other Civilizations are quickly annexed, and at the same time, a major technological explosion occurs, it is possible to directly leap from 2.7th level to 3rd level in a short period.
Especially, the current technology of Silk Civilization itself already had the outline of a 3rd level Civilization.
"Give me more knowledge."
Fa Xiu's mood at this moment could be described as fervent.
"No, Commander, if you acquire too much knowledge, even you will fall into madness."
The scholar reminded.
But Fa Xiu was already mad.
"I know my limits, this much knowledge is far from reaching my upper limit, give me more knowledge!"
This was indeed the truth.
But this was a manifestation of madness.
Like a gambler.
"I won a little money, give me more money, I can still win."
This was Fa Xiu's inner thought at this moment.
The scholars were all very intelligent, or rather, when a Civilization reached such a stage, every Civilization, like Human Civilization, and even more so because of fewer individuals and more accumulated individual resources, made the individual intelligence level of many Civilizations much higher than that of Human individuals.
They knew that Fa Xiu was already deeply immersed.
This knowledge was poisonous.
Many times, poison isn't necessarily a bad thing.
What's most addictive, on the contrary, is good things.
For example, for Humans, are sugar and salt bad?
Human reliance on them is simply an instinct.
And acquiring knowledge, for a Civilization, is even more like sugar and salt are to Humans, like a necessity for survival.
So much so that Fa Xiu, who was cautious just a moment ago, could no longer resist the temptation the next moment.
"Commander, you are very agitated right now, I can indeed give you more knowledge, but not now."
"You need to calm down."
The scholar, bracing himself, once again opposed Fa Xiu.
scholars, one could say, are the most knowledgeable people in a Civilization, and their sensitivity to knowledge is higher than that of ordinary people.
They had long since been poisoned by knowledge.
For scholars, knowledge was like their life.
But at this moment, this scholar was trying to persuade.
Because the poison was too strong, so strong that it felt fear.
"It seems you want to stop me..."
"Whose subordinate are you?"
"Who ordered you to do this?"
"Did you secretly send this knowledge out?"
Fa Xiu asked angrily.
One question delved deeper than the last, also revealing the change in its own thinking.
From suspicion to certainty.
The scholar had no doubt that if he were in front of Fa Xiu at this moment, he would already be dead.
"It's the Civilization, we cannot make mistakes, Commander."
The scholar's answer was very firm.
It even made the aggressive Fa Xiu pause.
It was silent for a moment.
"You did very well, I have indeed lost my composure."
"I thought there was nothing left in this world that could shake me, but I didn't expect that a piece of knowledge almost made me step into the abyss."
"Yun Tan probably fell into this because of this too, as long as one comes into contact with this knowledge, no life can resist this temptation."
Fa Xiu sobered up a bit.
This was its own self at work, so it was easy to break free.
And after breaking free, Fa Xiu regained its rationality and quickly realized the narrowness of its thinking just now.
"Impossible, even with this knowledge, it's difficult for me to lead the Civilization to a higher level."
"The current Civilization is too constrained, and the current Milky Way is not enough for a Civilization to catch up from behind."
"Is this the Human Civilization's trump card?"
"To destroy the entire Destiny Ring Star with the poison of knowledge."
Fa Xiu felt its power core cool down by several degrees.
The fundamental purpose of Destiny Ring Star was for all Civilizations to escape the Milky Way together.
It didn't even dare to imagine if this knowledge were obtained by the strongest few Civilizations, would Destiny Ring Star still be so united!
Those Civilizations unwilling to be left out, especially Advancing Civilization, would probably change their minds on the spot and stay within the Milky Way.
Once the powerful Civilizations of Destiny Ring Star wavered, the entire Destiny Ring Star would fall apart; the best outcome would be dissolution, and the worst outcome would be powerful Civilizations wanting to annex weaker Civilizations, further expanding the possibility of becoming a 3rd level Civilization.
"Human Civilization must not succeed."
Fa Xiu wanted to protect this knowledge even more, preventing it from leaking out.
It thought of Flying Civilization.
Currently, Flying Civilization was only in a state of madness, but not yet dead.
If one of them were to regain consciousness, the potential consequences, including but not limited to the Cai Yu Three Civilizations reuniting, would be unacceptable.
This was not allowed.
In Fa Xiu's view, this probability was very high.
Because this was Human Civilization's conspiracy, Human Civilization creating this thing shouldn't just be as simple as driving a group of people mad.
"All hidden dangers must be eliminated!"
The current main goal of Metal Civilization was still to leave the Milky Way, not to engage in those fantasies.
Many things were better done after leaving the Milky Way.
Time was running out for the Milky Way.
Fa Xiu, with a hardened heart, said to the commanders of other Civilizations: "I have just confirmed that Flying Civilization has currently been invaded by Human Civilization. They are waiting for an opportunity to strike us a heavy blow at the most opportune moment."
"Flying Civilization can no longer be kept."
When Fa Xiu suddenly said this, the commanders of the other Civilizations were half-believing, half-doubting.
But Fa Xiu completely ignored their attitudes and directly ordered its subordinates to attack the Flying Civilization's warships.
And after being attacked, the Flying Civilization Fleet showed no reaction at all; warship after warship was slaughtered as if offering their necks to the blade, which made the other Civilization commanders somewhat puzzled.
What exactly happened to Flying Civilization?
Was it invaded by Human Civilization, just as Fa Xiu said?
But why was there no reaction at all?
The situation was strangely eerie.
Fa Xiu had just found an excuse, and the previous one seemed a bit false after Flying Civilization didn't retaliate, so it added:
"Human Civilization's invasion comes from the consciousness level; it takes a certain amount of time for them to gain complete control, and that's why I acted so quickly. If we miss this window, they will be difficult to deal with."
Sometimes, a reason doesn't need to be too true.
It just needs to exist.
A few days later, Fa Xiu reallocated the share originally given to Flying Civilization to the other Civilizations.
The other Civilizations then unified their statements with Fa Xiu, and even if they had doubts, they kept them hidden in their hearts.
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