110: Chapter 110 Preliminary Analysis of "Fuxi": Technological Gap
After the metal fragment from the depths of the moon, which contained information from an unknown civilization, was transported back to the "Guanghan Palace" base by the "Secret Investigation" team under the highest security level, it was immediately dispatched to Earth via a dedicated quantum encrypted transport channel and finally placed in an ultra-high protection laboratory, completely isolated from the outside world, at the "Tian Suan Center" in Xinjiang.
Here, it underwent the most advanced and rigorous testing and analysis that human civilization can currently utilize. And all the test data was transmitted in real-time to the vast computing core of the "Fuxi" quantum computer.
Outside the laboratory, Academician Zhao, Elder Chen, and others waited with bated breath. On the main screen in front of them, the progress bar representing the "Fuxi" analysis progress was advancing slowly and steadily, while countless complex data streams and 3D models flashed, built, and dismantled rapidly in the side windows.
Time passed second by second. Finally, the progress bar reached 100%, the data stream on the main screen stabilized, and a document labeled "Preliminary Analysis Report" was generated.
Academician Zhao took a deep breath and clicked on the report.
The beginning of the report contained a series of staggering physical and chemical data:
Material Composition: The basic elements are iron, nickel, and carbon, but the isotope ratio is completely different from any natural or artificial substance in the Solar System, with traces of at least three "superheavy stable elements" that cannot be located on the existing periodic table.
Microstructure: The atoms are not in a conventional lattice arrangement, but in a dynamic topological order structure that seems to possess a certain "breathing" rhythm, which makes the material possess extremely high strength, toughness, and a certain degree of energy conductivity on a macroscopic level.
Energy Residue: Traces of unknown particles with an extremely long decay cycle and extremely high energy levels were detected, and their binding technology far exceeds human understanding of the strong interaction force.
Manufacturing Process: No traces of machining, casting, or 3D printing were found. It is speculated that the forming method is "atomic-level point-by-point construction" or "energy field overall shaping," with a precision reaching the picometer (one-thousandth of a nanometer) level.
The conclusion part of the report was slowly read out by the emotionless synthetic voice simulated by the "Fuxi" system, every word carrying immense weight:
【Analysis Object Confirmed: Not of Solar System origin, not created by this civilization.】
【Technological Level Assessment: Its material science, energy manipulation, and manufacturing processes overall exceed the current level of this civilization, with an estimated technological gap of approximately... 4.5 to 5.0 orders of magnitude.】
【Repeat: Technological gap, 4.5 to 5.0 orders of magnitude.】
【Note: This gap is approximately equivalent to the gap between Paleolithic primitive tribes and modern industrial civilization. The other party has initially mastered technical fields involving the essence of matter and spacetime structure.】
"Four to five orders of magnitude..." Elder Chen murmured, repeating this despairing number, his face turning slightly pale. This meant that the civilization that left this wreckage had a technological level tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand times higher than the current level of Long Country! This was no longer a question of catching up, but the difference between an ant and a dragon!
Academician Zhao held onto the console, his knuckles turning white from the force: "In other words, the owner of this wreckage, in our eyes, is almost no different from a god..."
The synthetic voice of the "Fuxi" system sounded again:
【Supplementary Analysis: Based on the isotopic decay model of the wreckage material and the decay rate of the internal energy residue, the time this object has existed underground on the moon is approximately... eight million to twelve million Earth years.】
【Status Assessment: The structure suffered an energy overload impact from within that exceeded its material tolerance limit, leading to instantaneous deconstruction. Cause of destruction: Unknown. Initiator of destruction: Unknown (high probability of self-destruction or internal conflict).】
Eight million to twelve million years! Long before human ancestors were just learning to toddle on the African grasslands, this civilization, far beyond imagination, had already visited the moon and left behind a ruin of destruction!
Shock, like a cold tide, swept over the hearts of everyone present.
What they were facing was not just the approaching threat of the "reaper," but a warning left by a civilization that had arrived in ancient times and whose technological level was despairingly high. This wreckage silently told of the depth and danger of the universe, and clearly drew a line—a technological gap like a chasm—between Long Country, and even the entire human civilization, and true interstellar civilizations.
Inside the "Zhulong" safe house, Lin Mo simultaneously received the complete analysis report. He looked at the shocking words "4.5 to 5.0 orders of magnitude" and "eight million years" and remained silent for a long time.
The system interface floated quietly before his eyes, and a new mission prompt quietly appeared:
【Long-term Mission Released: Climb the "Stairway to the Gods".】
【Mission Requirements: Narrow the technological gap with the contacted advanced civilization (based on wreckage assessment). Current gap: > 4.5 orders of magnitude.】
【Hint: The road ahead is long, but not without hope. The leap of civilization begins with every small accumulation and breakthrough.】
Lin Mo slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the walls of the safe house, casting once again toward that endless starry sky.
The enemy is more terrifying than imagined.