"Isn’t it too eerie? It even has the ability to resist natural damage?" Lin Yi said:
"Is this what the people in China call a feng shui treasure land? Could there be a Dragon Vein beneath?"
"In such a ghostly place, how could there be a Dragon Vein."
Luyu laughed heartily and said:
"I talked with Jiang Zhengnan about this, and we ca up with another possibility."
"What?"
"Technology!"
Luyu said:
"As soone who’s been there, I’ll give you a piece of advice, never underestimate the technology of Tilia Island."
Lin Yi said nothing and listened quietly.
"The first ti I set foot on the island, I was 27. By then I was already Class C. Although my talent wasn’t as good as yours, I was much stronger than Qiu Yuluo and Ning Che. I was insanely arrogant at that ti, and even after landing on the island, I didn’t take this place seriously."
Luyu moved her body a bit, "Until I saw sothing."
"You saw God?"
"Stop joking," Luyu said:
"If you ask to describe what it was, I can’t really say. We discovered it at an ancient relic site, and its main function is to change the trajectory of celestial bodies."
"Seriously!"
Lin Yi was also shocked, "Are you sure?"
"Of course, I’m sure."
Luyu nodded, continuing to speak:
"When we first discovered it, we had no idea what it was. At that ti, the Central Guards Brigade was far from as organized as it is today, and there wasn’t nearly as much data. So whenever we ca across sothing peculiar, we would think of ways to bring it back to the brigade."
"The brigade acted quickly, and before long, they replicated the item at a ratio of ten to one..."
Seeing Luyu fall silent, Lin Yi looked at her curiously, "Keep going? Are you going to stop in the middle of a eting like a eunuch has nothing below?"
"The reason I say that thing can change the trajectory of celestial bodies is because the Central Guards Brigade succeeded in replicating it!"
"Succeeded?"
"The original object was about a hundred ters tall, and we made one over ten ters tall. Eventually, through that device, we discovered in a simulated cosmic environnt that it had a slight influence on celestial bodies, thereby determining its purpose."
Lin Yi got goosebumps all over, even feeling a chilling sensation.
"If they really researched these things, wouldn’t they be able to manipulate the universe at their will?"
"Young man, your perspective is too narrow," Luyu said with a hearty laugh:
"If this thing was truly accomplished, or if the Natives of Tilia Island hadn’t been extinct, Earth might no longer exist."
Lin Yi thought for a mont and understood what Luyu ant.
If this thing was really created and put to use, the rules of celestial operation would be affected.
Given the current situation, if the trajectory between Earth and the sun deviated even slightly, the resulting natural disasters would be unimaginable.
A massive tsunami could instantly engulf coastal cities, and the entire Earth could be covered by seawater.
There would also be endless storms, flash floods, earthquakes, ultraviolet explosions...
These are not sothing fragile human beings could withstand.
Lin Yi finally understood why the technology of Tilia Island could make soone as proud as Luyu bow down.
Their scientific boundaries have surpassed the current human imagination.
Humans are still studying controlled nuclear fusion and laser weapons, while they have already set their sights on the universe.
This is no longer just a matter of how wide your thinking is.
It is completely at two different levels of dinsionality.
Just like a dinsional reduction attack in *The Three-Body Problem*.
Humans believe that by turning the Earth into a black hole, hiding it in the cosmos, they can avoid attacks from advanced civilizations.
But in reality, they wouldn’t even bother with you, casually flattening the entire Milky Way galaxy.
No wonder Luyu would have such an idea, because she feels the sa way.
"Since it has already been replicated, why hasn’t there been any news?"
"Because current technology simply can’t achieve it," Luyu said:
"The small piece of engineering material we secretly brought back has not yet been fully understood in terms of its material structure, so we can’t build sothing that large, and structural issues naturally affect the outco, making it impossible to affect celestial bodies."
"Secondly, the cost of that item is too high. The replicated item at a 10:1 ratio cost $6 billion in total. Considering the situation in China at that ti, let alone restoring these things, even a replica was unaffordable."
"I see."
"That’s why I think it’s not the feng shui treasure land that ensures this place is immune to natural disasters, but rather they possess so scientific power that allows them to avoid these natural calamities."
Luyu adjusted her hair, "It’s like our research on dikes, lightning rods, and anti-aircraft guns used to disperse clouds, just that theirs play on a more advanced level."
"This is truly a place full of secrets."
Lin Yi smiled bitterly, leaning against the wall, looking at Luyu,
"Sister Yu, do you think all our efforts will really make the human living environnt better, or truly allow ordinary people to lead happy lives?"
Luyu looked earnestly at Lin Yi, "What do you an?"
"I’ve studied the lithography machine for so many years, and I’ve achieved so accomplishnts in this field. I’ve co to understand one thing: technology leads to monopolization, or absolute monopolization."
"From a single company to an entire country, companies or countries that possess technology will absolutely monopolize less developed companies and countries. This is also a reason for the high welfare in developed countries; they don’t have to struggle, living worry-free lives just by collecting patent fees every year."
Luyu said nothing, listening quietly.
"In the 16th century, the Silver Indians faced an existential crisis, which is a classic example of higher dinsions overwhelming the lower, to the extent that resistance was futile," Lin Yi said:
"Everyone on the island is working so hard to grasp Tilia Island’s technology and thereby control the world, but even if that day cos, the world might not beco better. It could more likely beco a living hell."
Lin Yi looked up at Luyu.
"From the beginning, humans have not been virtuous beings; it’s just that rules and laws suppress the evil in human nature. Once a group of people possess absolutely advanced power, they will act like deities, rearing other races of humans, and if they refuse to comply with their rule, the end will be national destruction and ethnic extinction."
Luyu felt an indescribable tremor within her.
Hearing this from Lin Yi made her rethink the world.
Technology!
Will it lead humanity to prosperity?
Or to destruction?
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