Deep Space Wandering Fleet

Since humans have borrowed this superluminal network system, being monitored to a certain extent is actually not a big deal. Zhang Yuan silently accepted the explanation from this sphere of light.

Yes, that leap was immense!

Back when he, as a human, uploaded his consciousness to the distant Andromeda Galaxy, he relied on the meticulous care of a strong artificial intelligence named "Sigma" to prevent his consciousness from completely collapsing. Even then, that upload was dangerous.

But now it's different...

Zhang Yuan suddenly realized that this powerful ability to transcend time and space... once the physical body is discarded, the infinite distances can be crossed in a short time, a true qualitative change that a Fourth-level Civilization could never achieve!

This sphere of light seemed to read Zhang Yuan's thoughts and continued, "You must have already come into contact with the Gaia School, right?"

"Yes," Zhang Yuan replied, "We once met with the sage of the Hicks Civilization, Lord Abel Ring..."

The sphere of light said, "As the name suggests, we observers and the Gaia School, or the Amoeba Faction and the Noah Faction, are different cosmic factions."

"Here, we have a small suggestion: since your civilization can use consciousness upload to transcend vast distances in the universe, by joining one cosmic faction, you would have hyperspace transmission permissions. You can upload your consciousness at any time to cross the rivers of space and communicate with your faction members. Just like I am doing now..."

"We can gather and communicate with each other in a very short time."

"Only through communication can we progress together."

As it spoke, a robot in the information station moved, controlled by the consciousness of the sphere of light.

Zhang Yuan was stunned. He increasingly felt that there was an insurmountable chasm, indescribable in words, between Fourth-level and Fifth-level Civilizations.

The benefits brought by consciousness upload are simply too great, and no wonder the Fifth-level Civilizations rarely show up in the Milky Way...

Many civilizations have no interest in managing the Milky Way because they abandoned their physical bodies long ago and have ventured to even more distant places.

This sphere of light introduced its faction, "The Gaia School's advocacy of Elementary Electron Theory is indeed an amazing discipline, even with certain predictive capabilities. But it is not necessarily completely correct. For example, our faction, the Observer, studies the Holographic Universe Theory."

"Holographic Universe Theory?"

Zhang Yuan had heard of this term before.

The instantaneous nature and distance-independent interactions between entangled particles lead to the understanding: two particles can still know each other's distance and adjust the speed of information transmission at any time.

The Holographic Universe Theory uses holographic theory to study the laws of celestial motion and the generation and development rules of everything in the universe.

"In our faction, there exist some higher-dimensional life forms. In their eyes, the universe might be completely different, and the conventional black-box problem can be understood as the holographic equivalence of one fewer quantum state's permutation in a certain dimensional spacetime..."

The sphere of light went on at length, but unfortunately, the memory Zhang Yuan carried was incomplete this time, particularly with a large amount of academic knowledge abandoned, so he didn't understand much despite listening for a long time...

Zhang Yuan could only memorize these things to analyze them back at the base.

Seemingly having seen Zhang Yuan's confusion, the sphere of light continued, "In short, we specialize in research on consciousness. To give a simple example, a digital virus is an intermediate state we created between life and non-life. Unfortunately, it is now widely used in cosmic warfare..."

"If your civilization is interested in our holographic cosmic faction, you could consider joining us. We are merely a very loose alliance, welcoming those who seek like-minded discussions about the truths of the universe. You can even join other factions simultaneously; we do not oppose it."

"A newly emerged Fifth-level Civilization typically chooses to join a faction to achieve faster progress. Solely relying on your exploration is really a waste of time."

This observer was very polite and humble, and Zhang Yuan did not dare to neglect, so he promptly asked, "What rights and obligations come with using the superluminal communication system?"

The sphere of light said, "Naturally, the right is to use this vast communication network, which leads to any space node; of course, each usage requires paying a certain fee and is not unlimited in usage. But this cost is much lower compared to the AmiBa Market."

"The obligation is responsible for maintaining this network system; each maintenance can earn a certain reward. You should understand that this galaxy-cluster-level network system is really too vast, and only Fifth-level Civilizations can maintain it, so it must be so."

Zhang Yuan very politely said, "Thank you for your response, we still need to consider it, after all, joining a cosmic faction requires careful thought, and I cannot decide such a matter alone..."

"We welcome your decision."

The sphere of light slowly dimmed.

Zhang Yuan felt a deep sense of wonder; this observer was indeed friendly. Upon further thought, this makes sense: if the cost of communication between civilizations is far lower than destruction, most would choose communication. Moreover, most high-level civilizations have purer ideologies, and they are not bothered to scheme against weaker civilizations.

A few seconds later, unexpectedly, the sphere of light lit up again.

"Greetings, newly emerged Fifth-level Civilization! I am the representative of the Amoeba Faction, cordially inviting you to jointly maintain the universe's prosperity. If you are a proponent of the Multiverse Theory, I believe our ideology is certainly suitable for your civilization... because our hope is to promote the universe's prosperity through trade."

This sphere of light unexpectedly also invited Zhang Yuan to join them, and it was the Amoeba Civilization he had previously encountered, also the owner of this interstellar outpost.

Zhang Yuan quickly said, "Respected Amoeba Civilization, hello, we have received your help before and have gained much in the trading market you established."

The sphere of light sent a message, "Glad you recognize it this way. Actually, your civilization does not need to fully join our faction; becoming an agent would suffice."

"Our faction is not strong, mainly based in the Andromeda Galaxy and the surrounding information. After all, we are just a small Sixth-level Civilization, and our reach cannot extend too far. We are quite close with the Gaia Faction. If you join us, you can enjoy the maximum benefits in the trading market."

"In the Milky Way, the main scientific plans we preside over include the Abyssal Material and Information Abyss plans... These are excellent knowledge resources for a newly emerged Fifth-level Civilization."

"The Green Leaf Alliance also accepts our protection. If you want to learn more, you can go to the Green Leaf Alliance for information."

Zhang Yuan said, "Thank you very much for your suggestion, but we still need to consider it... you know there is only me in the information station, so I really can't decide such a big matter."

After the Amoeba Faction left, the sphere of light lit up again, and it turned out to be the Aleph Civilization from the Noah Faction!

"Greetings, newest Fifth-level Civilization in the Milky Way! Why don't we unite to create a more prosperous Milky Way?"

Zhang Yuan was slightly surprised and a bit cautious of this Aleph Civilization.

"We are significantly lacking in strength now, we need your help."

But unexpectedly, the other party was very courteous, without an aggressive stance.

This should be the first dialogue between both parties in history, unanticipated in this ordinary information station...