Chapter 358 Analysis of Human Society

Solar System, Solar System Alliance Command.

Humanity in the Solar System also became aware of the news that an Unknown Civilization had reached the Trisolaran Star System. After all, in order to monitor every inch of movement in the Trisolaran world, countless Sophons had already densely populated that area of space.

Sophons only expose themselves when directing energy towards vacuum energy. If they are not active and only monitoring, the consumed energy is relatively low, hence the frequency of borrowing vacuum energy is small and they are not easy to detect.

Faced with this sudden appearance of the Unknown Civilization, humans in the Solar System did not fall into panic and fear, which was resolutely different from the situation when encountering the Trisolaran crisis.

At the moment when Humanity first came into contact with Trisolaran Civilization, the 0.4 level gap between them loomed like a chasm, so vast it was almost beyond imagination.

Not to mention that the Trisolarans' astounding technological strength was enough to seal off Human technological progress and use Sophons for pervasive surveillance. All of this seemed to push Humanity to the brink of despair.

The current situation was completely different, as Humanity had been engaging the Unknown Civilization for a year already.

Throughout that year, Humanity had used almost every available means to probe for information on the Unknown Civilization. For this, the number of Sophons Humanity had lost exceeded a hundred, and even more Sophons had been dispatched from the Solar System.

The loss of these Sophons, in turn, brought back valuable intelligence, and Humanity was not completely in the dark about the Unknown Civilization.

Firstly, by tracking the flight path of the Unknown Civilization, Humanity inferred that they most likely came from Ross 154 Planet.

Secondly, through the analysis of this intelligence, Humanity could basically confirm that this was a standard 1.4 level civilization. Despite their technological level surpassing Humanity, it was not at an unattainable height.

Lastly, Humanity made a key discovery that the Unknown Civilization likely did not belong to a carbon-based life form, but to a silicon-based one. The vastness of the universe, the diversity of life forms, far exceeded Humanity's initial imagination. Their physiological structures, ways of thinking, and even technological systems might all follow a logic and set of rules completely different from Humanity's.

Humanity would face an unprecedented challenge. Engaging with a silicon-based civilization would no longer be just a simple contest of technology or a struggle for living space, but a confrontation that spans the differencies in life forms, ways of thinking, and worldviews. It would also be a time for Human Civilization to reflect and reshape itself.

Nevertheless, Humanity did not fear. If given another 30 years of careful preparation, Humanity would have greater confidence in facing this unknown challenge.

In the potential war that might occur, the Unknown Civilization would also be at a disadvantage as the away team, with countless traps and ambushes lying in wait like thorns in the forest for the Unknown Civilization to step into.

Humanity firmly believed that under such conditions, they could fully be able to resist the invasion of the Unknown Civilization. Even if they could not, Humanity also possessed the capability to lead all of Humanity in fleeing, ensuring the continuation of the civilization's flame.

This war would be more like a whetstone for Human Civilization, testing Humanity's wisdom, courage, and determination. Humanity believed that what did not destroy them would only make them stronger.

This would also serve as a catalyst for Human Civilization to ascend to a higher level, allowing Humanity to shine even more brightly on the stage of the universe.

However, Human Society was always troubled by one question, like a cloud looming over their hearts, impossible to dispel. This question, like the greatest shadow in a war, was haunting and impossible to let go.

That was: Why had the Unknown Civilization not adopted the obvious strategy of dividing their forces?

They clearly had the capability to send a vanguard fleet to the Trisolaran Star System to rescue the Trisolarans who were in a dire situation and use this opportunity to form an invincible alliance between the Trisolaran Civilization and the Unknown Civilization.

Meanwhile, the Unknown Civilization's civilization mothership and Main Battleships could head directly for the Solar System, launching a surprise attack while Human Civilization was completely unprepared. Such an attack would undoubtedly be devastating to the largely unprepared Human Civilization.

Whether choosing to annihilate Human Civilization or to ally with it would become effortless. Afterwards, they could meet up with the united fleet of the Trisolaran Civilization, which would be the safest and most rational route.

Yet, perplexingly, they did not divide their forces as Humanity had anticipated; instead, they directed all their Warships first to the Trisolaran Star System.

By attempting to save Trisolaran Civilization, they undoubtedly also exposed themselves to the eyes of Humanity, as well as granting Humanity precious preparation time.

Humanity could use this time to fully defend against and deploy strategies for the Unknown Civilization. This would undoubtedly increase the risk and difficulty for the Unknown Civilization to operate in the Solar System.

It should be noted that the distance from the Ross 154 Star System to the Solar System is not much different from the distance to the Trisolaran Star System. Diverting their forces to the Solar System is also the optimal choice. Going to the Trisolaran Star System first and then proceeding to the Solar System without doubt also doubles their journey.

The key point is that, with civilizations having roughly comparable technological levels, one should not offer humanity such crucial preparation time. It is also irresponsible to their own civilization.

A rational, mature civilization, when faced with potential adversaries, typically adopts more cautious and robust strategies to minimize its own risks and losses. They would not, like the Unknown Civilization, make such patently irrational decisions.

Such behavior inevitably leads one to deeply question the Unknown Civilization's true intentions. What exactly are they hiding? Or are they planning a far more profound conspiracy? All of it shrouds humanity's minds like fog, blocking the ability to see the truth.

The human world has also carried out extensive and in-depth discussions on this matter. However, despite the multitude of opinions, a unified perspective has yet to be formed.

Perhaps only when humanity truly comes into contact with that Unknown Civilization, deeply understanding their culture, values, and strategic intentions will the mystery be unraveled. Until then, all speculations and conjectures are based on one-sided observations and limited cognition, unable to touch the core of the issue.

When the main battleships of the Unknown Civilization, including a vessel as colossal as the Moon, slowly came into human view, the entire human world seemed to shake, and human society once again urgently convened a council meeting to exchange intelligence about the Unknown Civilization.

Lin Sen was also invited to attend. In human society, no one could analyze extraterrestrial civilizations with the precision of Lin Sen. In various confrontations with other civilizations, he had long been recognized as a leader and guiding light of Human Civilization, thanks to his exceptional wisdom and foresight.

In previous meetings, Lin Sen had chosen to remain silent. His profound eyes sparkled with contemplative light, as if waiting for some key moment.

And now, as the immense warship loomed before everyone, and given that the opponents also belonged to a Silicon-based Civilization, Lin Sen couldn't help but harbor some speculations.

Therefore, during this meeting, Lin Sen spoke, "Our main contradiction in analyzing the Unknown Civilization lies in two points:

"One is that the Unknown Civilization did not launch a surprise attack on the Solar System as we expected but exposed themselves in front of us to save the Trisolaran world.

"In this universe, the absence of an urge to destroy other civilizations is in itself the greatest demonstration of goodwill. However, just based on this, we cannot rashly define them as a benevolent civilization.

"But it is also evident that they have accepted and accommodated the Trisolaran Civilization, a behavior that is highly inconsistent with the Cosmic Dark Forest theory.

"Secondly, we cannot guess the Unknown Civilization's true intentions towards humanity, whether the Unknown Civilization might invade the Solar System.

"Are all their previous actions merely part of some deeper, more complex ploy? Perhaps they are not absolutely confident that they could completely annihilate us in a surprise attack. Yet we still cannot fathom what this higher-level strategy might be.

"The next move of the Unknown Civilization is extremely crucial. If they choose to invade the Solar System and their previous actions lack a reasonable explanation, all our actions could be led by the nose by the opponent, which would be the most dangerous for us.

"If they do not launch an attack, what is their purpose, and what is their intention in saving Trisolaris?

"In this universe, perhaps unprovoked hatred exists, but not unprovoked love."

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and said, "This indeed lingers in our minds, an impenetrable haze we cannot disperse.

"The Trisolarans invaded us for complex and profound reasons, including an urgent need to compete for living space as well as considerations on the potential threat humanity posed to them.

"However, the Unknown Civilization breaks our conventional understanding. They obviously did not come for living space, nor are they like the Trisolarans, with every nerve tensely stretched by the Dark Forest.

"What's even more puzzling is that the Unknown Civilization could even accept the Trisolarans, undoubtedly representing a greater challenge and threat. The mere existence of the Trisolarans already entails substantial uncertainty and risk for the Unknown Civilization.

"But we have always been unable to discern the key point and understand the true intentions and purposes of the Unknown Civilization."