Lighting up super-god technology in the Three-Body World

Chapter 192 The Devourer Theory

Luo Ji's mind is truly sharp. The topic of life forms only gained attention in the Super God Universe when the Shenhe Civilization came into contact with the Triangular Civilization, and by that time, Jiang Fan was already completely dead.

His palms patted rhythmically on his thighs, his other hand was clenched into a fist and rested on his chin, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and he remained silent.

More than ten minutes passed,

Jiang Fan looked up at Luo Ji and said,
"Your intuition is correct. Although both of these approaches are the optimal solutions for ensuring survival, from another perspective, they are forms of escapism. However, survival does not necessarily mean choosing to escape."

Luo Ji immediately followed up with the question.
"How to say?"

Jiang Fan frowned slightly, his expression serious as if facing a major decision. After a few moments of contemplation, he slowly spoke.
"If we compare civilization to a fortress, no matter how impregnable it may appear on the outside, there is always a way to break through from the inside."

"For example, even if human civilization can achieve perfect concealment or be ever-changing, who can guarantee that every individual will not break their state of concealment due to some external temptation? Or allow others to detect the rhythm of change?"

"Civilization is complex and contradictory. When we choose to exchange 'obedience' for 'infinite ideas,' strength and vulnerability coexist like matter and shadow."

"Your thinking focuses entirely on dealing with external threats, ignoring the significant flaws within civilization itself. Therefore, your intuition that both paths are problematic is correct,"

"If we really do that, the future of human civilization will surely be destroyed by one or a few extremely stupid individuals."

Snapped!
Luo Ji excitedly slammed his hand on the coffee table, the sound as loud as a small hand grenade exploding.

"That's right, Lao Jiang, you're absolutely right. Even if something can be perfectly concealed, it can't prevent humans from actively exposing themselves to the outside world due to certain temptations. Similarly, even if something can be ever-changing, it can still be brought down by obtaining internal rhythms!"

"It's simply impossible to avoid all survival crises using these methods!"

Xiling nestled against Jiang Fan and suddenly asked,
"Dr. Luo Ji, doesn't your hand hurt?"

Luo Ji belatedly gasped.
"hiss!"

Looking down at my palms, they were already red and burning hot.

"Holy crap, that hurts!"

This idiot
Xiling quickly brought over an ice pack, which finally stopped Luo Ji's constant cries of pain.

Jiang Fan, who had been solemn, immediately lost his composure and burst into laughter and curses.

Why are you so agitated?

His resentment towards Luo Ji for scheming against him and Xiling completely dissipated.

Luo Ji gave a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"It's all your fault! Why did you hit the sore spot that I've been racking my brains for days trying to figure out?"

"Hahaha, you're just being stubborn!"

"This isn't just stubbornness, it's the truth!" Luo Ji forced a defense, then asked again.
"So what's your view on this issue? Should intelligent species modify their life forms to increase their survival capabilities?"

Jiang Fan's smile faded, and he sighed softly.
"Sigh... to be honest, I don't have an answer to this question either."

"Didn't you recently propose a silicon-based life form? It has advantages over carbon-based life forms in many ways!"

Luo Ji nodded.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Jiang Fan replied, "However, from our perspective, restraining silicon-based life is also very simple. We just need to create a humid environment, and the bodies of silicon-based life will naturally become rusty and decompose faster."

"Look, this powerful life form can survive independently in the universe. It is not afraid of strong radiation, not afraid of high temperatures, does not need to eat, has immense strength, can be modified at will, and even has eternal life from birth,"

"They are afraid of damp environments and have an extreme fear of water. At the same time, their thinking speed is slow, like a single-minded person. It is really easy for us to deal with them. We can make them kill each other with just a trick."

"Is it still necessary to modify this form?"

"Even if you only modify the brain to have the thinking and neural pathways of a carbon-based organism, some of the original advantages will become disadvantages, such as being unable to tolerate things like high temperatures and strong radiation that would damage carbon-based cells."

"There's a saying in Taoism that I think is quite true: all things are mutually generating and mutually restraining. Any idea that tries to jump out of this circle is just a mirage."

Luo Ji suddenly slumped weakly onto the sofa, his eyes glazed over. He blurted out his suspicions, which he wanted to say but dared not, in a defiant tone.

"What if there exists a life form that feeds on humans, or feeds on the fluctuations of human thought? What should we do then?"

This was the result of his thinking that he couldn't wait to tell Jiang Fan.
The essence of life, in the final analysis, is thought, or to put it more mysteriously, the soul, the spiritual body, the primordial spirit—it all boils down to the same thing.

Could something so ethereal yet real have a natural enemy? In other words, a natural enemy of life and intelligence!

Luo Ji wanted to tell himself that there was no such thing as a superhuman being, but since he could think of it, it was not surprising that some advanced civilization existed that had transformed him into a form that transcended life.

This is the 'devourer theory', which is countless times more terrifying than the Dark Forest theory!
The development of civilization definitely requires wisdom; this needs no proof!

Therefore, intelligence is a common characteristic of all civilizations. As long as we target this characteristic, then methods such as sophon blockade, dark forest, and space blockade are all utterly ineffective!
Jiang Fan couldn't help but mention the essence of Chinese culture.
"Fuck!"

Luo Ji's idea was something he hadn't even considered!

In Jiang Fan's vision, a physical war would be used to eliminate other life forms, thus ensuring the safety of his own form. Ultimately, it can be seen as solving problems through development.

As he himself said, escape is not the only way to survive; there is another way: to eliminate other threats first.

However, this idea is based on the premise that we are all intelligent species, just naturally hostile, and that fighting and destroying each other is common.

Luo Ji's conjecture directly expands the form of this "war that has not yet broken out but is bound to break out" from the competition between rivals to the dimension of predator and prey.

A feeling countless times colder than the ice that has remained frozen for millions of years in the heart of Antarctica suddenly swept over me.

Jiang Fan took a deep breath to suppress his fear and said,

"Old Luo, we can't tell anyone about this, at least not until we figure out a solution!"

Luo Ji sat up, the intense weariness that had etched on his face just moments before vanishing instantly, and said in a flippant voice,

"Of course I won't tell anyone, because it wouldn't make a difference."

He then stood up from the sofa, walked behind Jiang Fan, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Old Jiang, my mission is complete. As for how to resolve this, it's up to you now."

After saying that, he walked straight towards the door, only his voice lingering.
"I'm leaving, no need to see me off~"

(End of this chapter)