Gao Xin was not surprised by the absence of extraterrestrial civilizations.
This fully aligned with his understanding of Dark Logic.
He was only slightly surprised that the Milky Way Galaxy had only two habitable planets.
Additionally, had the Apostle Civilization really advanced to the point of observing the entire Universe? Were they aware of such distant matters?
Gao Xin asked gravely, "Have you actually completed interstellar traveling and seen all there is in the Universe?"
To his surprise, Long Qi calmly replied, "What is there to see? There's no need for interstellar travel at all."
"Standing in the Solar System suffices to gaze at the myriad stars, even your human telescopes have observed almost all astrophysical phenomena."
"The remaining unknowns are just because your dimensions are too low."
"If you could gaze at the four-dimensional starry sky, the amount of information gained from light would be greater, and in five dimensions, the secrets of the stars would be non-existent, laid bare as if naked."
"So to understand the Universe, it's only necessary to elevate your dimensional level."
Gao Xin was taken aback, and said, "You mean to say you can collect all information just by gazing at the starry sky? Surely there are places you can't see!"
Long Qi responded indifferently, "If you can't see it, then compute it. Natural laws are uniformly distributed; the vastness of the stars is seemingly diverse but actually monotonous, with nothing novel."
"Do you think understanding the stars requires weighing every single planet?"
Gao Xin frowned, "No... even if your observation and calculation capabilities reach such levels, it's still not the same as personally visiting."
"The view derived from observation and calculation and the experience of actually being there and living there is different."
Long Qi snorted with laughter, "Personally arrive? Colonize and live? What's the significance of that?"
"Humans, don't use this tedious desire for possession to measure advanced life forms."
"Just because you own, use, and possess something today, doesn't mean it's yours."
"Nothing in the Universe, nothing in space, belongs to anyone."
"On the contrary, we belong to the Universe."
"Regarding the vast Star Realm, to see, to know, to understand, and to use is enough for us."
Gao Xin pondered, he was merely probing to discern the true extent of the AI civilization's power.
After all, Solomon once mentioned that the Infinite Energy Core was equivalent to the energy of ten thousand stars.
Unexpectedly, the Angels truly showed no interest in exploring the starry sky.
Despite possessing innumerable powerful technologies, they have no interest in interstellar colonization.
The reason lies in their near-omniscient understanding of the stars through observation and calculation.
The unknown part isn't due to not having been there, but simply due to insufficient dimensions, hence they only aim for dimensional upgrade.
"Interesting, this truly is a cultural difference."
"In your understanding, observation and comprehension equate to having visited, or rather, if unnecessary, it won't be done."
"Humans are different, we are born with a pioneering spirit; the feeling of personally witnessing cannot be replaced by cold data."
Gao Xin said, believing that the logic of the Intelligent Machinery lacks 'pursuit for emotional value.'
To his surprise, Long Qi laughed again, "You've got it wrong. Do you think we refrain from exploring the starry sky merely due to lack of interest?"
"That's just one of the reasons; in the absence of motivation, individuals among us might still do it. After all, the Apostle has various personalities."
"What truly constrains us is the absence of sufficiently convenient interstellar navigation technology in the Universe."
Gao Xin frowned, as did Seahorse and Feng Wuji, their expressions drastically changing.
What? No interstellar navigation technology? How could that be?
"Are you kidding me?" Gao Xin was incredulous.
Long Qi said, "This is knowledge known by all high-level management of giant enterprises, I have no reason to deceive you."
Gao Xin was puzzled, "You've already stepped into higher dimensions and yet can't navigate interstellar space?"
Long Qi said, "It's not that we can't navigate, but it's not convenient enough."
"The limitation of the speed of light in a vacuum shackles everything."
"Even our best spacecraft hasn't surpassed 20% of light speed."
"Over twenty years ago, we dispatched 'Emperor's Left Foot' and 'Emperor's Right Foot' to Proxima Centauri and Barnard Star respectively."
"Currently, Emperor's Right Foot has about half the journey left, while Emperor's Left Foot is about to reach Proxima Centauri, expected to land on the planet there in three months. According to the plan, it will utilize local resources to create more intelligent spacecraft, continuing to spread to all nearby celestial bodies."
"This plan is expected to see Intelligent Machinery pervade the entire Milky Way Galaxy in millions of years."
Gao Xin said seriously, "Isn't this still interstellar navigation? It's just slower... So you've already started..."
Long Qi laughed aloud, "No... we terminated it."
"Terminated?" Everyone was incredulous.
Long Qi said, "Because the purpose of sending spacecraft was to better observe the Silver Core Black Hole from multiple angles. If we thoroughly understand one black hole, we would know the state of all black holes in the Universe."
"Earth's angle of observation was obstructed, affecting our data collection, leading to that plan, merely to observe and verify from multiple angles."
"The plan was initially established by Emperor Ran, an early version of him was influenced by human databases and believed that interstellar exploration was necessary to establish observation posts at various angles of the Milky Way Galaxy."
"As a result, even before the Emperor's Left Foot reached the nearest Proxima Centauri, Emperor Ran stepped into the four dimensions..."
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