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Chapter 151 Dark Forest (asking for monthly ticket)

"Dark Forest?" Everyone present was confused.

William moved a bench and sat down and said, "Yes, before we talk about the Dark Forest, let's talk about cosmic sociology first."

Tony's brows suddenly frowned. He had heard of sociology, but what was this cosmic sociology?
“Our society is made up of all kinds of people, so our universe should also be made up of different races. If the entire universe is likened to a society, then every planet with life is an individual in the society. This is cosmic sociology.”

Everyone looked confused. Although William's analogy was a bit strange, it seemed to make sense.

"Do you know the axioms of mathematics?" William continued.

Tony rolled his eyes. "You are a poor student, and you want to talk about justice in front of us top students?"

"That's easy." William held up two fingers and said, "I'm going to give you two axioms now."

“First, survival is the first need of civilization.”

"Second, civilization continues to grow and expand, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains the same."

Nick Fury looked puzzled, "What conclusion can be drawn from these two axioms?"

"Tony, do you have a cigar?" William suddenly said, "Give me one."

Tony rummaged through his pockets and found a box of cigars. He took out one, lit it, and handed it to William.

"Seal the lab! Turn off all lights!"

William has level seven authority, so he can operate the sky carrier's system. At his command, the light shield instantly fell down to cover the window glass, and the lights in the entire laboratory were also turned off.

In the darkness, the Ark reactor on Tony's chest glowed blue, and his face could be vaguely seen, while Nick Fury almost completely disappeared in the darkness.

Thor raised the hammer in his hand, and Mjolnir suddenly lit up, illuminating him, Natasha, Steve and Bruce. It turned out that Meowth Hammer could also be used as a light bulb.

"William, what are you doing?" Steve asked curiously.

"Captain, don't be anxious. Listen to me slowly." William took a puff of his cigar and said, "Tony, can you see me?"

"I can't see clearly. It's too dark over there." Tony replied, "I can only see the spark of the cigar."

"Yes, the universe is so dark and silent. Suppose the two of us are planets with two different civilizations, and the relative distance between us is very far. Tony, now that you know of my existence, you can choose whether to communicate with me."

"Hey, pretty boy!"

William sighed and said, "You must always remember the two axioms just mentioned. If you choose to communicate with me, you are exposing your own existence."

"That's not right." Tony said in a strange tone, "If you have malicious intentions, then I'll be unlucky. If you have good intentions, we can form an alliance and build a more powerful civilization together."

"You think too simply." William explained: "Even if the Asgardians have good intentions, we have no idea what their attitude towards us is before we met Thor. We don't know whether they want to destroy us or form an alliance with us."

In fact, the attitude is already very clear. In the mythology of Asgard, the Earth as Midgard is one of the nine kingdoms, and Asgard is the head of the nine kingdoms.

To put it bluntly, the Earth is a vassal state of Asgard.

"Oh, this violates the first axiom." Tony thought for a moment and asked, "So what should I do?"

"Even if you mean well, he doesn't know that you mean well. And even if you guess that he means well, he doesn't know whether he guesses that he means well."

William's tongue almost got tied after he finished speaking. "What do you think we will do?"

Nick Fury spoke up in the darkness: "You will always be suspicious of each other!"

Tony frowned, "Who's talking?" Nick Fury: "..."

"This is the chain of suspicion." William nodded. "On our planet, this chain of suspicion will end after one or two levels because we are the same species, all human. Even if we have different cultures, we can still find ways to communicate."

"But the universe is different." Bruce interrupted and said, "It's hard to imagine what kind of species there are in the universe, but it's definitely not just humanoids like us. The huge differences in biology will make the chain of suspicion indestructible!"

Of course, for example, if the Trisolarans, Transformers, and Kryptonians were together, how would they communicate?
"It's so relaxing to chat with you academic masters." William said with a smile: "So the chain of suspicion will bring some fatal consequences, that is, war!"

"My father told me that there is a group of aliens called the Kree and the Skrulls who have been fighting each other, and their war has lasted for thousands of years," said Thor.

Tony looked puzzled and said, "So if the level of the two civilizations is too different, will there be no war?"

"No." William shook his head and said, "This is what we are going to talk about next, the technological explosion."

"The Earth has a lifespan of billions of years, and human civilization has a history of thousands of years. However, our current science and technology have only been developed within a few hundred years. Compared to the long universe time, this is not development at all, but an explosion!"

To be honest, before World War II, the superheroes in the Marvel world had not yet been born, let alone S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra.

With the emergence of Captain America, the world's technology has developed rapidly, and more and more superheroes have appeared.

Tony created a powerful battle armor, Bruce mutated into the invincible Hulk, SHIELD's black technology allowed aircraft carriers to fly into the sky, and so on.

Maybe one day, humans will be able to build interstellar battleships, leave the earth, travel to the depths of the universe, and conquer the stars and the sea.

"Even a weak civilization can become very powerful once it undergoes a technological explosion. So even if a primitive civilization is not dangerous, if you leave it alone, it may become a new threat in the future!"

Thor felt that what William said made sense. After all, he had heard before that Midgard was desolate and backward, but when he came here he found that it was not the case. Even though the technology here was not as good as that of Asgard, it also attracted his attention.

Perhaps one day, the Earth’s technology will really catch up with Asgard. Then, can Odin, the father of the gods sitting on the throne, just sit back and do nothing?
"In this case, I can't remain silent. I can't communicate with you. No matter whether you are strong or weak, you are dangerous to me. It violates the first axiom." Tony said with a puzzled expression: "But William, what does this have to do with the dark forest you mentioned?"

"The answer is in your heart." William said seriously, "Remaining silent won't work, and neither will communicating. So you only have one choice left."

Tony was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but say, "Dark, damn dark, even darker than the Director of SHIELD!"

Nick Fury: "???"

"The universe is like a dark forest, and every civilization is a hunter with a gun. They stalk the forest like ghosts, not daring to be discovered. Once they discover the enemy, all they can do is destroy or conquer the enemy." William said in a deep voice: "This is the law of the dark forest."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. William turned on the lights and visors again. Nick Fury asked, "But I think there is a loophole here. You think that all life in the universe is malicious. Isn't there a pacifist?"

William thought that there really were some, such as the Nova Corps, but their end was rather miserable.

"Actually, this question is very simple." William explained: "Our world is a microcosm of the Dark Forest Law."

"Wars have never stopped since the birth of mankind. Since the Age of Exploration, when Europeans discovered the New World, they did not help the local indigenous people, but carried out wanton massacres and enslavement. For example, the slave trade, the massacre of Indians, and even the Opium War. World War I and World War II are the best interpretations of the Dark Forest. Even now, aren't those areas in the Middle East still unstable?"

Everyone was silent. Almost everyone present had fought in a war or knew the cruelty of war. The world was not peaceful and war was still going on in many corners of the earth.

Since the Cosmic Cube has attracted the attention of the Chitauri, it is certain that many beings in the universe also know about the Earth. Perhaps in the future, it will not only be them who want to invade the Earth, but more terrifying enemies.

That enemy will let them know what true death and despair are!

At this moment, Gamma Shoot found the location of the Cosmic Cube. Bruce took a look, looked at Tony in surprise and said, "Oh my God, we have all been fooled!"

Hearing Bruce say this, William quickly lay down and shouted: "Danger! Lie down quickly!"

Don't answer! Don't answer! Don't answer!
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(End of this chapter)