Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 276 Extreme Idealism

"I originally thought that the difference in technology trees would at most affect the aesthetics, and that the main functions wouldn't be too different, but now it seems that I was really overthinking it."

Lin Xuan's lips twitched, and she instantly lost interest in the other joysticks.

Who knows what strange functions these levers might have? Even if a function specifically for controlling the direction of a toilet seat appeared now, Lin Xuan wouldn't be surprised at all.

The journey at the speed of light is the most boring. The spaceship travels at pseudo-faster-than-light speed, but the speed of time that one feels is no different from that of the outside world.

This means that it will still take a long time to process the whole process.

However, traveling on the timeline is already much faster than conventional flight. If it were to travel at the speed of a fleet, it would probably take at least several hundred years.

However, this kind of travel is not without its drawbacks. The prerequisite for faster-than-light travel is having a corresponding coordinate star map.

Otherwise, if you accelerate without setting a destination, you might just rush straight out of the universe.

Of course, this is just an ideal scenario. More likely, the spaceship's energy will run out instantly, and all the people on board will be lost in the endless universe.

Lin Xuan used up some of her shock points to replenish the number of nanobots in her body.

Previously, he had been working on the Earth Alliance and hadn't had many opportunities to personally take action, so the nanobots' main function was simply to make his daily life easier.

But now that we're going to other planets, the more nanobots the better.

"Woke up?"

Noticing footsteps behind her, Lin Xuan turned around and saw that Number Three had already woken up.

"Well, we should be there in about thirty minutes."

As he spoke, Number Three stepped forward and placed his palm on the display screen.

A moment later, a purple light burst forth from his hand and entered the display screen.

The display screen flickered a few times, then a line of numbers and a run line popped up.

"This is……"

Lin Xuan was stunned. It was the first time he had ever seen such a purple light, which looked as if it was naturally generated from within Number Three's body.

"This is called psionic energy."

"Psychic power?"

"Wait...aren't we supposed to be doing science fiction? You've started cultivating immortality already?"

"Shouldn't the next step be for my superpowers to awaken?"

Upon hearing this, Number Three immediately smiled.

"No, no, no, you misunderstand. Psychic energy is just a simplified name for it. The scientific name for this energy should be mental energy."

Lin Xuan nodded, seemingly understanding.

"Psychic energy... Yuri, right?"

Number Three: ...

"If you insist on saying it that way, then so be it."

"So you still say you're not cultivating immortality? What, you've realized you can't compete with us in technology, so you're starting to go for the cultivation genre, huh?"

Number Three: ...

Number Three was speechless. He found Bai Bing's words incredibly infuriating. The information didn't mention that this guy had this problem.

"Shock level from Number Three +399!"

"Our technology tree on Earth-3 is different from that of the other two planets, or rather, it is different from that of most civilizations in the universe."

"Our civilization is one that deeply believes in divine authority; in your words, we are an extreme idealist civilization."

"This is because in the early stages of human societal development, divine authority was so powerful that it completely overshadowed royal authority. Due to some unexpected changes, the rule of feudal dynasties was eventually replaced by divine authority. Therefore, even after entering the space age, the development of civilization is still dominated by divine authority."

Lin Xuan seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

"It sounds interesting, but it doesn't make sense logically. If it's a theocracy, how could industry have developed? Wouldn't the development speed have been extremely slow?"

Number Three scratched his head.

"Well... that's what I thought at first too. After seeing their extreme belief in theocracy, I didn't pay much attention to it. I figured that once we entered the industrial age, materialism would definitely suppress idealism. But... there was a tiny bit of an accident. They didn't develop electrical energy or bioenergy, but rather psionic energy!"

"Yes, it's the kind of energy you're seeing now. This stuff is a supernatural energy that comes with that planet, and it changes form according to the user's will, just like electrical energy and chemical energy. It's a renewable energy source."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan's lips twitched involuntarily.

Number Three doesn't need to say anything more; he already knows what will happen next.

If a civilization that already believed in divine authority suddenly acquires this kind of energy that can be altered through its own will, then that divine authority receives an epic-level boost.

"What do they believe in? It can't be you, can it?"

Lin Xuan looked at Number Three with some suspicion. She had used physical means to make the people of the Earth Alliance absolutely obey her. Could it be that Number Three wanted people to make them absolutely obey him through faith?

Number Three paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"Well... how should I put it? We civilized people are more free in our beliefs."

"free?"

"Well... it includes things like faith."

"After all, psionic energy can change form according to its own will, so you know, there are beliefs and all sorts of things related to it."

As Number Three spoke, he directly clicked on a picture.

"This is a common mode of transportation on our planet. Including my spaceship, there are probably more than 17,400 different models."

Lin Xuan: ...

"Brilliant!"

It really is just one person, one belief.

Number Three nodded, somewhat helplessly.

"The technology is highly advanced, but the productivity is extremely low. Didn't you just ask me about the industrial age? The industrial age on this planet is a complete mess. Everyone has different beliefs, which makes it impossible to use assembly lines to produce standardized products. In the end, they produce one thing here and another thing there. If it weren't for the diversity of psionic energy, this civilization would probably be stuck in the industrial age forever."

Lin Xuan nodded in agreement with what Number Three said.

"That's true. According to you, if it weren't for psionic energy, your planet would probably have been destroyed long ago."

Just by looking at psychic energy, Lin Xuan already knew that it was incredibly valuable.

Imagine if there were an energy source that could replace all other energy sources, including bioenergy, electrical energy, and nuclear energy, achieving true energy unification, and that this energy source could change according to a person's willpower. How incredible would that be?

In other words, the physical structure of carbon-based life forms limits how this energy is used; otherwise, the other five Earth civilizations combined wouldn't be able to defeat Civilization III.

While you're still developing technology, civilized people have already cheated. How are you supposed to compete?

However, this kind of civilization has its advantages and disadvantages. First, as Number Three said, it is impossible to achieve unity and cohesion. The internal contradictions of the civilization are numerous. Before even fighting with outsiders, it is already fighting among itself.

Secondly, the acceptance of foreign invaders is too high. You occupy them, and they may not even realize that they have been occupied. They may even be grateful that you have integrated into their community.