The Patroller, Guardian, and Examiner merged once again into one, transforming into a thick stick figure that appeared in the corner of the room.
Now it was clear that the Patroller was leading.
It raised its hand and pointed, and a slowly rotating Milky Way appeared before Yang Ming. Those spiral arms still looked so charming.
With a light touch of its finger, a layer of light shield enveloped the Milky Way.
"This is the environment you are currently in."
The Patroller said with a smile,
"In terms you can understand, and translated from our fundamental language into Galaxy Language, the high-dimensional civilization controlling the Milky Way can be referred to as the Faya Civilization."
"This is just a code name, nothing to boast about.
"The current civilization level of the Faya Civilization is 5.52. You can take it to mean that they exist in higher dimensions, and can freely perform dimension reduction and elevation.
"When a civilization steps into level 4, it will have the ability to roam the universe under limited conditions, breaking free from the constraints of time and space. It can trace back to the moment just before the origin of the universe and predict the transformation of finite materials through calculations. At this time, the civilization is still dependent on the material world.
"When a civilization steps into level 5, or rather, the hallmark of a civilization stepping into level 5, is complete transcending of dimensions. This civilization possesses the past, present, and future of a finite world and has the means to influence all through their own means.
"Our foundational civilization has witnessed the collapse of several level 5 civilizations."
"It is worth mentioning that the Faya Civilization is a civilization structure dominated by a single species, humans. They have taken a complex path incorporating many high-rank civilization trajectories.
"They now possess hundreds of Large Star Systems, and the Milky Way you are in is just one of them."
Yang Ming wondered, "What does this have to do with my homeworld?"
The Patroller said, "Cultivating the same race’s lower civilizations, performing interstellar seeding, and allowing these lower civilizations to develop and mature, are effective ways to ensure that high-rank civilizations can have a continuous supply and innovative strength to combat various risks."
"This Large Star System has been developed for a long time, continuously experiencing civilization destruction and war.
"According to my observation, approximately several million Galaxy Calendar years ago, or when the Milky Way was at this coordinate in the universe, they carried out a fundamental civilization seeding to restore the human-led biological order in this Large Star System."
The Patroller smiled,
"If I’m not mistaken, your homeworld was part of this seeding.
"They have installed locks in human genes, allowing different planets to start developing civilizations at different time nodes. Of course, there must be more sophisticated methods and means.
"About a million Galaxy Years ago, another batch of interstellar civilizations emerged in the Milky Way.
"Do you know? I was watching this star system, observing amidst its bustling astronomical backdrop, dozens of tiny, twinkling ships adding to the scene. It moved me deeply. I even wrote some poems about it. Would you like to hear them?"
Yang Ming nodded politely.
After half an hour, he finally managed to bring the conversation back on track.
In simple terms, the Milky Way is under the control of a high-dimensional civilization named Faya, and the primary civilization of the current Milky Way is Faya Civilization’s ’reserve chamber.’
Maintaining the vitality and creativity of this primary civilization, enriching its possibilities, and progressively elevating some national civilizations to level 4, has become an assistive force for the Faya Civilization.
To be precise, it’s actually a vassal force, cannon fodder, a gene pool.
This is the plan being executed by the high-dimensional civilization.
"For the Faya Civilization, which has developed to level 5.52, they too have enemies, powerful enemies."
The Patroller said with a smile,
"The Milky Way, as the major rear for the Faya Civilization, is already quite stable. But according to my observations, certain regions of the Sherman Empire, roughly involving a hundred Administrative Stars’ territories, may take a key step within the next millennium, which will lead to resource favoritism from the Faya Civilization.
"In fact, the Sherman Empire, created by your previous examiner Levi Sherman, has always focused on elevating its civilization level as its core driving force."
Yang Ming nodded, "I roughly understand now. The high-dimensional civilization controlling the Milky Way hopes to create more level 4 civilizations within the Milky Way to bolster their strength. So, my homeland..."
"This is the mechanism for replenishing the primary civilization and also an extension of the logic followed by the Faya Civilization."
The Patroller’s finger moved again, casting an additional layer of hazy light over the Milky Way.
Yang Ming’s pupils adjusted automatically, quickly noticing that it was a series of Constant Star Systems enveloped in a thin mist.
"Your homeworld should be one of them."
"According to my observations, the Faya Civilization designed a program for lower civilizations to integrate into the primary civilization.
"Your previous guess, along with your competitors’ speculation about the ’Space-time bubble’, are actually very close to the truth.
"This is the primary greenhouse for civilization, typically ranging from one five-hundredth of a light-year to several light-years in diameter. If a civilization within it touches the greenhouse wall, it will trigger the program.
"That is the ’Abyss’ game you mentioned.
"’Abyss’ is a system for the trial of civilizations. It is an integral part of the Faya Civilization’s seeding program. Everything that happens in the Milky Way is recorded by the Faya Civilization, and this is the very basis for the existence of ’Abyss’."