Abnormal crossing

Chapter 232 A Time for Civilizational Choice (Part 2)
The control room fell silent.

Gu Wei, Milo, Adele, Ophelia.
All eyes were simultaneously drawn to Qiao Kewen's android.

Even though Qiao Kewen no longer had a physical body, he still felt a rapid sensation of shortness of breath and rising blood pressure.

be honest.

If Jin hadn't offered to take the lead in contacting other seventh-order civilizations, Qiao Kewen would probably have agreed to move into the primordial universe directly.

After all, Molde is now desperate and has no right to complain.
But now that Jin has offered another way out, Qiao Kewen inevitably finds himself in a dilemma—as it turns out, people always compromise.

Is it to go to the primordial universe?

Or should I ask Jin to contact a seventh-order civilization that can accommodate Mold?

The former ensures absolute safety for both the community and individuals, eliminating concerns about retaliation from the Kingdom of Bhikkhu, but its drawbacks are also obvious:
It was a man-made area primarily for experimental observation. Although the Entropy Interdisciplinary Institute would not interfere with the progress of civilization, all the details would inevitably be recorded and backed up by some imperceptible technology, which would more or less give rise to some thoughts on a psychological level.

It's like being given a house, but if every time you shower or even have sex with your girlfriend or boyfriend, it's all made into a video collection, you'll definitely feel a bit uncomfortable.
what?
You said you don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
That's fine.

As for the latter, there are no ideological obstacles, and the entire Molde clan does not need to worry about being manipulated behind the scenes. However, some individuals may encounter accidents, and in the worst case, they may be harassed by other means by the Kingdom of Bijuli.

It's one thing that Joaquin is now a digital life, but it's another story for Speaker Gray and some other leaders.

Even if one or two leaders die unexpectedly or from illness, that seventh-order civilization would not necessarily spend the time and effort to trace the truth.

Which one should I choose?
Joe Cowen finally began to understand the state of mind Speaker Gray had been in fifty years ago.

Back then, in order to get George out of the maze and into school, Speaker Gray also faced the choice of whether to sell the phosphate mine and use Molde Agriculture as a bargaining chip to secure the future.

Not an exaggeration.

At this point, even a single wrong step by Jokowi could have a profound and irreversible impact on Molde.

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He then glanced at Adele and her daughter, who were holding hands, and after a moment's hesitation, asked Jin, "Ms. Jin, may I ask about the development resources in that primordial universe?"

“To be honest, it’s very rich,” Jin immediately understood his thoughts, and the image in front of them quickly changed to a resource distribution map: “Entropy Institute invests astronomical amounts of resources and funds every year in material catalysis, which can be simply understood as accelerating the collision and combustion of matter. Celestial bodies that would normally take tens of millions of years to form can be born in just a few years—of course, the specific process is much more complicated than that.”

"However, this kind of catalysis does not occur in every region. Therefore, the Entropy Institute divided the entire primordial universe into cooling zones and acceleration zones, each accounting for roughly half."

"The areas provided to the migrating civilizations are the cooling zones that have already undergone accelerated catalysis. Entropy Institute has only conducted basic life detection in these areas. None of the celestial resources after the matter fusion have been mined. Furthermore, according to the plan, these cooling zones will not undergo a second round of acceleration for tens of thousands of years."

“In a sense, these celestial resources are also one of the rewards paid by Entropy Intercontinental Engineering.” Qiao Kewen’s eyes lit up.

As mentioned before.

Within 10^-10 seconds of its birth, the universe went through stages such as inflation, the emergence of matter-antimatter asymmetry and electroweak symmetry breaking, and the layering of matter.

Then at 0.0001 seconds.

The temperature will drop to the order of 100 MeV, and quarks will begin to quark-hadronize, giving birth to neutrino decoupling in the first second.

For about another 10,000 years, the universe will remain in a state of high temperature and high density, where neutral atoms cannot form and photons are tightly coupled with matter.

It wasn't until about 24 years later, when the temperature of the universe dropped to about 3400°C, that the vast majority of electrons could successfully combine with protons to form hydrogen atoms.

Then, the first star formed 30 million years later, and the first galaxy formed about 500 million years later.

During this period, dark energy accounted for less than 50%, making it the stage with the richest resources in the universe. In the words of Gu Wei before his time travel on Earth, it was a land of gold.

The Mold civilization, on the other hand, was in dire need of resources for development—they possessed the Tier 3 technology and knowledge that Jokowen had brought back from outside the Maze, but the total population and resources of the entire civilization were only at the ordinary Tier 2 level or even lower.

The entire civilization clearly possesses a higher 'level', yet it is unable to properly transform it into tangible strength.

If the primordial universe is really similar to what Jin described.
So although this migration was somewhat passive, it could very well be an unprecedented opportunity for the Model civilization!

Imagine how wonderful it would be if Mold could have peacefully developed in the primordial universe for hundreds of years.
After figuring these things out.

Qiao Kewen's mind began to shift, and after a moment's consideration, he continued, "Ms. Jin, how long do we need to stay in the Primordial Universe? Are there any other requirements if we want to leave?"

“A minimum of three hundred years. This is the time limit for all migrating civilizations,” Jin made a gesture with the number three and announced a time limit: “After three hundred years of migration into the primordial universe, you can choose to take a considerable reward and leave, return to your original universe to find a safe place to settle down, or continue to stay in the primordial universe to develop. Entropy Technology will not impose any personal restrictions.”

Qiao Kewen was taken aback: "There's a reward?"

“Of course there are,” Jin glanced at him, looking at him with an expression of utter disbelief: “The Primordial Universe is a cosmic-level project led by Entropy Intercontinental Engineering. Countless eyes throughout the entire starry sea are watching it, whether openly or secretly. Therefore, it must be absolutely glorious and righteous in its image. As long as it involves research on intelligent life, it will be approved with corresponding funding as compensation.”

"The reward offered by Entropy Intercontinental Engineering is quite generous, so generous that even without my help, it would be enough for you to find a sanctuary within the territory of a seventh-order civilization, and it might even be possible to contact the boundless covenant behind them through Entropy Intercontinental Engineering."

"However, as far as I know, all the civilizations that entered the primordial universe earlier than you chose to renew their contracts with Entropy Institute after the three-hundred-year time limit expired. Not one of them was willing to leave the primordial universe."

After a moment of silence, Qiao Kewen raised his final concern:
"How is Mold supposed to move to the primordial universe? — The access to the labyrinth with its jump points is controlled by the Kingdom of Bijuli."

(End of this chapter)