Chapter 378: The "Universe" Exploration of Mo Civilization 2

Science Participation continued to speak of their exploratory journey slowly, "In addition to the two directions I mentioned before, we have a third important direction of exploration—that is, to explore what lies behind the Fire Wall.

"Within our civilization, there have always existed two starkly different schools of thought about the Fire Wall. One faction believes that the Fire Wall and Chaos share the same origin, both being boundless and interminable existences; while the other faction staunchly believes that there must be some sort of boundary within the Fire Wall, that its depths conceal a structure more complex and more mysterious.

"From this, the Endless Sect gave birth to the Liangyi Theory, which profoundly influenced our view of the universe.

"They consider the essence of the universe to be Chaos. We are situated at the critical period of the division of the two elements of Chaos, one being the Yang energy and the other being the Yin energy. The opposition of Yin and Yang, dependent on each other, constitutes the fundamental state for the existence of myriad things.

"Although the Liangyi Theory is mostly based on speculation and inference and has not been able to completely explain all phenomena in the universe, it has, to some extent, endowed many things with rationality.

"For example, different areas of the Fire Wall experience spontaneous contractions and protrusions from time to time. The Endless Sect interprets this as the result of the interaction between Yin and Yang, continually transforming as they move, from which all things are born.

"We lack reverence for the natural world and even for life itself; therefore, no theology or religion has ever emerged among us.

"On the other hand, the Limited Faction established the Fire Wall Curvature Theory, proposing an entirely new perspective to interpret the phenomena of the Fire Wall.

"They believe that the sporadic contractions and protrusions of the Fire Wall are manifestations of Fire Wall fluctuation, suggesting that the Fire Wall cannot possibly be infinitely deep, and perhaps at the depths of the Fire Wall, there is a source causing these fluctuations.

"The Limited Faction holds one incontrovertible piece of evidence: they discovered that the electromagnetic radiation they received could actually be divided into two distinct types.

"The nature of the Fire Wall is plasma, and it has a certain reflective and refractive effect on electromagnetic waves; however, the electromagnetic signals can still penetrate it in a perpendicular direction.

"Some of the electromagnetic radiation we receive comes from the Fire Wall, and some from stars; it took us a considerable amount of time to distinguish between them.

"Back then, through the Plasma Fire Wall, we could only vaguely sense a strong signal plane. With just this insight, we discovered that the interior of the Fire Wall was composed of different structural levels, yet we did not realize the existence of stars.

"We do not possess the eyes you have, nor do we need to rely on visible light to perceive the world. In the early stages, we were unable to see stars.

"You can imagine, if you closed your eyes and relied solely on your skin's perception to receive the heat radiation from the sunlight, you might not regard the Sun as a heat source. More likely, you would consider it merely a heat plane.

"It was such exploration and research that took our scientific knowledge system a significant step further.

"Although these two theories differ from each other, they share a common point: both advocate delving into the Fire Wall to explore the mysteries behind it.

"The realm of the Fire Wall is almost a forbidden zone for us. Once our life forms enter it, they nearly instantly dissolve without a trace.

"We have long been trying to break through this limitation. However, if we relied solely on our physical bodies, it would undoubtedly be an effort as futile as throwing eggs against a rock.

"After years of exploration and practice, we finally found a possible method. First, we would shrink and curl up our bodies. Then, we wrapped ourselves in a special iron compound to resist the extreme corrosion of the Fire Wall. With the aid of other individuals, they bravely embarked on a journey towards the Fire Wall.

"The cruelty of such exploration far exceeded our imagination. Most individuals who stepped into the Fire Wall never returned, not even a whisper of their demise could be sent back to us. The Fire Wall seemed to be a merciless Swallower, devouring any life that entered it without a trace.

"Despite this, such exploration still brought us unprecedented gains. Those brave explorers uncovered a new aspect of matter for us, making us realize that the Chaos surrounding us was actually composed of material reality.

"This discovery thoroughly revolutionized our understanding of the universe, ushering in our era of material recognition.

"This finding had a profound impact on both our scientific and philosophical domains. It caused us to start reevaluating the nature of the universe and the origins of life and pointed out a new direction for our future explorations and development."

Chu Yan sighed, "Exploring the edge of the world is undoubtedly a fundamental desire embedded in the core of every civilization. Yet, in the lengthy course of a civilization, this desire is often shackled by various realities, making our journey of exploration challenging and arduous.

"In your world, the eternal silence undoubtedly magnifies this desire to an infinite extent. It is like an invisible mirror, reflecting your endless yearning and deep craving for the unknown. It is this persistent pursuit of the unknown that enables you to endure such enormous sacrifices, to march forth bravely, unafraid of any difficulty or challenge."

"Your spirit of sacrifice and dedication is something our Divine Vessel Civilization cannot compare with. We too long for exploration, but when faced with difficulties and challenges, we often lack your unwavering belief and selfless spirit of dedication. This has made us less firm and decisive on the path of exploration."

"Perhaps, this is the key opportunity for your evolution towards a new form of civilization. In this silent universe, you have found the strength to move forward, advancing towards the unknown The Other Shore."

Science Participation spoke slowly, "Indeed, exploration in these three directions has driven enormous evolution in our civilization."

"Every new exploration is inevitably accompanied by new discoveries, and these discoveries, in turn, illuminate the path of our technological development, forming a relentless and unceasing force."

"In the exploration of the first direction, although we failed to touch the edge of the Fire Wall, we made an amazing discovery—the Fire Wall Curvature."

"This discovery, simple as it may seem, is also extremely difficult."

"Simple because the method of measurement is straightforward; difficult because the Mo Civilization simply does not have the energy to measure it."

"The propagation of electromagnetic signals dwindles rapidly in the black mist, making communication with distant life forms exceptionally challenging. We can only rely on life forms as intermediaries to transfer signals to and from more distant civilizations."

"And the Fire Wall, being a massive spherical surface with a radius of 100 astronomical units, making it almost an impossible task to measure its curvature."

"Moreover, we do not have eyes; we rely on electromagnetic signals to understand the outside world. Not to mention that starlight is blocked by the black mist; even without the mist, we couldn't use the angle of the stars to measure the curvature of the Fire Wall."

"Our progress is too slow; it takes tens of millions of years to travel across one astronomical unit."

"Of course, we are constantly evolving; our speed is getting faster, and the distance of communication is growing longer."

"It wasn't until our life form evolved to communicate over 0.1 astronomical units that, through a large amount of measurement and calculation, we finally determined that the Fire Wall is indeed curved, and even measured its curvature value."

"This discovery excited and frustrated us. Exciting because it finally unveiled part of the mystery of the Fire Wall; frustrating because the curvature value indicated that the plan to circumnavigate the 'universe' seemed to be indefinitely postponed."

"This finding also brought us a new model of the universe—the Spherical Universe Model. In this model, Chaos encases a fireball, within which lies our universe."

"Of course, this model was soon in need of revision again."

"Because our detection in the third direction also achieved breakthrough results, as we delved deeper into the Fire Wall, crossing an invisible boundary, a brand new world unfolded before us."

"There, the temperature dropped suddenly, everything became clear, and there was no longer the oppressiveness and heaviness that was outside the Fire Wall."

"However, this new world was not suitable for our survival. Life forms that entered without their protective shells couldn't survive for long due to the high-energy particle streams present."

"Nevertheless, those brave life forms still transmitted back countless valuable pieces of information through the Fire Wall. These pieces of information were like beacons, lighting up our path forward, deepening our understanding of the universe."

"Therefore, our model of the universe was quickly revised to the Fireball Shell Universe Model. In this model, the universe is like a huge shell of a fireball, encompassing a mysterious inner world."

"However, this new model immediately raised another question: what is at the center of the shell?"

"Many life forms that crossed the fireball shell sent back information about the center of the shell. There exist three powerful energy sources, which are like three mysterious giants, guarding the center of the shell."

"This also answered a question that had troubled the Mo Civilization for tens of thousands of years: where does the powerful energy of the Fire Wall come from? Why is the energy radiation divided into two layers?"

"In fact, we also discovered the law of energy conservation, and from that time on, we realized that the Fire Wall had been dissipating energy, but its own radiation energy had not decreased in millions of years, which was very strange."

"At this point, our Fireball Shell Universe Model was essentially complete."