Chapter 626

"Isn't the answer obvious? The Foundation's home planet is Earth."

"I feel there are minor issues with the details. If a 'Great Filter' truly exists, why do we exist? Does this 'Great Filter' have a time limit?"

"Eighty percent chance that's the case... Existing historical records are difficult to trace back to before the 'Amber Era,' and we are completely in the dark regarding ancient beasts. Historians find it hard to say for sure."

"As a scholar who has studied pre-'Amber Era' history for forty years, I can only say the Foundation's archives have some merit... This theory explains very well why there are so many human civilizations in the galaxy."

……

On the light screen, the black background changed quietly.

In the silent Grand Void, a giant ship comparable to the size of a planet was sailing quietly.

Its appearance was very distinctive.

If one did not know it was a genuine world-ship, mistaking it for a boat on a stream would not be a joke.

On the outer armor of the "Luo Fu" Xianzhou, red light points flickered on and off suddenly.

Those were warning lights, outlining the Xianzhou for approaching starships to prevent collisions.

However.

At this very moment, it was the Xianzhou that was about to collide with a behemoth.

In a patch of airspace on the "Luo Fu" Xianzhou's route, the previously empty cosmic void suddenly rippled like water.

If one looked from the "Luo Fu" Xianzhou.

It was as if the starry sky ahead had suddenly vanished, and a giant, unknown, non-reflective structure blocked the Xianzhou's path.

The naked eye could not see any structural details, and there was not even a signal for it on the star map.

It was practically like a black hole.

Or perhaps it was a black hole.

"My goodness, is that the Foundation's black technology?"

"I don't know, and I don't know what that is, but what I do know is that the 'Luo Fu' Xianzhou is about to crash into it."

"Hm? Is this the 'Luo Fu' Xianzhou? The design really doesn't look much like a starship..."

"According to the Xianzhou people's own introduction, the 'Luo Fu' has been sailing the star sea for at least eight thousand years... There must be differences in aesthetics across different eras and civilizations. Anyway, as long as there is no battle, it doesn't matter what shape a starship is."

"If the 'Luo Fu' Xianzhou crashes head-on into 'SCP-4138-Fenrir'... what will happen?"

"Activating 'Fenrir'? Triggering a new round of the Great Purge...?"

"No!!!!!!!!!"

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Upon realizing that the "Great Filter" which had cleared countless civilizations in the galaxy was parked on the "Luo Fu" Xianzhou's route.

Everyone's heart tightened, and they prayed that the "Luo Fu" Xianzhou could perform some interstellar drifting.

The distance between the two was not close, but that lightless area was too vast, exceeding the limits of what the screen could display.

No one knew if the history of the galaxy would be rewritten today.

Meanwhile, the archive for "SCP-4138" continued to update.

【The Fermi Paradox, proposed in the ▇ century.】

【But until the end of the ▇▇ era, when its essence and the confirmation of related experiments were discovered, the Great Filter theory and the Fermi Paradox were treated as thought experiments.】

【Due to the "Transcendence Technology" required to create "Vidar" and "Fenrir" being lost with the extinction of the "Lizardman Pioneers," the above anomalous individuals cannot currently be contained.】

This was undoubtedly worse news.

But what exactly was "Fenrir"?

And what was that black area?

Could it be the Foundation's incomplete containment measure for "Fenrir," or some kind of isolation measure?

No one knew.

【Paleontological samples collected from Earth and other celestial bodies indicate that the absence of intelligent life in the galaxy is a modern phenomenon on an astronomical scale.】

【Evidence of the evolution and existence of the Homo sapiens species has been found on 16 different planets colonized by humans, and due to the popularization of interstellar travel technology, most of these species participated in interstellar-level wars.】

【The above species went completely extinct 189 million years ago, but the unintelligent life on their planets was not affected.】

【Earth, having served as the habitat for the "Lizardman Pioneers"—the intelligent dinosaurs of the early Jurassic—is also included in the list of the above planets.】

【Although the "Lizardman Pioneers" evolved and originated on Earth, their fossil samples have also been found on a small number of extraterrestrial planets.】

【Records regarding their science and civilization are extremely scarce, but it is known that before being destroyed by "SCP-4138-Fenrir," the "Pioneer" civilization possessed advanced interstellar flight technology.】

【"Vidar's" unique Earth characteristics indicate that it was produced by "Transcendence Technology" developed by the "Pioneer" civilization, but "Fenrir's" origin is unknown.】

【A large number of researchers believe that "Fenrir" is a weapon manufactured by aliens, while "Vidar" is a countermeasure that the "Pioneer" civilization failed to release in time.】

【Measurement results indicate that "Vidar's" area of influence is continuously expanding, and "Fenrir's" effect is weakening over time.】

【According to this model, "Fenrir's" energy will only be unaffected by the Earth-mass "SCP-4138-Vidar" for 189 million years after deployment.】

【The exact manufacturing sequence of "Fenrir" and "Vidar" remains a subject of research and debate. The Foundation has proposed several different theories, but no accurate consensus has yet been reached.】

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【Special Containment Procedures:】

【The influence of the two anomalous individuals comprising "SCP-4138" cannot be contained, replicated, or reversed by any modern technology.】

【Any research into the origin of "SCP-4138" by non-Foundation entities must be strictly monitored and destroyed if necessary.】

【Any fossil remains of "Lizardman Pioneer" skeletons discovered by non-Foundation paleontologists must be immediately intercepted, destroyed, or claimed to be counterfeit samples.】

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Asta's expression was somewhat complex.

The origin of human civilization.

It is an eternal topic in the fields of astronomy, anthropology, and history.

In order to find the place of origin of human civilization, countless theories have been proposed over hundreds of thousands of years.

In the final analysis, there are only a few major categories.

Human civilization has a common origin;

Human civilization does not have a common origin, but the humanoid form is the most suitable for developing an interstellar civilization.

Now, just as a group of scholars were arguing endlessly about this.

The Foundation made a powerful entrance.

Driving all the scholars, both those who had spoken and those who hadn't, off the stage.

Then, it unveiled a history that no one had touched, a secret from hundreds of millions of years before the birth of human civilization, a cruel history of extinction between interstellar civilizations.

It is precisely because of the existence of such a history that humanity was able to rise from the star sea and scatter across all parts of the galaxy.

Eventually, after a long era, the scattered human populations had long forgotten their home planet and evolved into the current galactic powers.

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And the Foundation is the successor to the oldest and most orthodox human civilization.

After reaching this conclusion, Asta's eyes went blank for a moment, then she instantly sobered up.

It would be fine if the Foundation were just stating history without taking further action.

But if it intends to go further, to consolidate all human civilizations and rebuild galactic order...

It would likely trigger unimaginable turmoil within the galaxy.

A moment later, the young girl shook her head, casting this terrifying conjecture out of her mind.

Such things were completely beyond her capabilities; even deducing them was nothing more than worrying about the sky falling, adding to her troubles in vain.

It would be better to continue looking at what hypotheses the Foundation has regarding the manufacturing sequence of "Fenrir" and "Vidar."

But the content that followed was even more beyond her imagination.

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【Appendix 4138-A: The Last Survivor Conjecture】

【The Foundation's "Space Exploration and Development Department" believes that the "Lizardman Pioneers" may have activated "SCP-4138-Fenrir" and "SCP-4138-Vidar" simultaneously.】

【"The Pioneers" deliberately wiped out other species and ensured that a new civilization would emerge, and only emerge, on Earth.】

As soon as the new content appeared, the audience was stunned in unison.

"If this is true, then the 'Pioneers' were truly ruthless..."

"To avoid future wars between interstellar civilizations, it was better to wipe out all other civilizations in advance... Fortunately, at that time, there were no Aeons and no Paths."

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"Yes, if there had been the concept of Paths two hundred million years ago, the 'Pioneer' civilization would definitely have been the absolute hegemon in the galaxy."

"Not only that, they would definitely have killed all Aeons of non-'Pioneer' civilizations as well." ===== CHAPTER 628 =====