Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 236: 200,000 Years of History

It must be said, the average intelligence of the Glizerians seemed to be just a tad higher than that of humans. In specific environmental circumstances, their brains evolved to be more intricate, energy-efficient, and effective.

Almost every individual possessed a keen mathematical sense and a strong capability for visual perception, making them all natural artists.

The brain of a biological entity, just like various models of CPUs and GPUs, although functionally similar, can vary in structure and frequency, resulting in varying levels of performance.

The evolution of biological entities does not have a predefined goal; it is merely for better survival, meaning the birth of intelligence has always been a mere accident. Moreover, evolution is a one-way street; it can be patched up but never started over.

Hence, whoever made fewer mistakes on this one-way street had a slightly better brain.

Regrettably, due to some evolutionary factors and a lifestyle with little survival pressure, the Glizerians, despite having clever minds, did not expend their energy on serious scientific research.

During the lengthy ancient era, they were immersed in a variety of peculiar arts, including painting, music, sculpture, and religious culture...

A natural fear of the wilderness meant this civilization had absolutely no ambition to explore nature; individuals who wished to gaze at the stars were mercilessly eliminated by the typhoons that constantly arose.

The vast universe was referred to as the "Demon Residence" by some primitive religions, and the ancient Glizerians believed that demons brought endless fierce winds, while only Mother Earth was a warm and safe harbor.

Under the influence of this culture, nearly all individuals preferred to hide underground and enjoy comfortable days.

A professor of New Civilization History was deciphering the detailed report about the ancient days of the Gleize Civilization sent by Wang Junpeng and others from the platform.

"...compared to the lifestyle of the human ancestors during the dawn of humanity, their days were far too favorable. Even to the point of extremity!"

"Already at the top of the planet’s food chain, with no significant natural predators except natural disasters, and coupled with the clan-based tribal communal living, there would be no serious survival crisis as long as they avoided major natural and man-made disasters."

"Well, in this situation, I think the probability of leaving the comfort zone is very low."

Moreover, these folks weren’t highly fertile. Even if they were unrestrained in reproduction, they couldn’t produce a large population, so they could spend their days considering reproduction or indulging in food, drink, and pleasure.

In fact, some clever individuals realized that as long as they did not give birth to too many offspring and didn’t consume all the surrounding food, they could stay in one place forever, even foregoing the need for migration!

Thus, in ancient times, in pursuit of a better quality of life, this group began to voluntarily control their population. After all, the offspring were egg-born and co-raised by all individuals in the Tribe; having a few more or fewer didn’t seem to make much of a difference, as long as they didn’t drive the entire Tribe to extinction...

However, living in Tribes always brought some needs for trade, especially... the need for genetic propagation.

Inbreeding could cause various genetic defects, so genes instilled in them a natural instinct for novelty. Females within the same Tribe could become quite tedious after being seen too much, while members from other Tribes were different and could spark the desire for reproduction.

Under these circumstances, a peculiar profession emerged... the Minstrel!

In ancient and Middle Ages times, the Minstrel was a highly sought-after and elegant profession.

These brave Minstrels possessed the skill to predict the weather. They could spread various arts between Tribes, engage in various trade exchanges, and for them, even more essential and attractive was the spreading of genes.

Reproductive activities brought pleasure.

Such gene propagation from distant regions subtly reduced the likelihood of inbreeding...

Consequently, a completely stable Primitive Civilization was formed.

The birth of science is not an inevitable event for a civilization; it requires a harsh environment and a more rigorous ideology. The Gleize Civilization, engrossed in various entertainment arts, had a very low probability of developing science.

Time went by...

Year by year...

Tens of thousands of years passed...

This era of blissful ignorance and carefree living persisted...

It persisted...

Until 200,000 years ago, an advanced exploratory spaceship passed by and broke the deadlock of the Gleize Civilization.

The Alien Civilization discovered this intelligent species, which had produced language, script, money, and various religions, even superb artistic culture, yet had remained in the most primitive stage of tribal society without establishing a nation-state.

They were more amazed that with such intelligent brains, they had not yet developed natural science to improve their living conditions.

This civilization, respectfully known as the "Enlightener," perhaps felt it was a waste for this species to continue in ignorance.

Thus they took measures and began a new Chapter for the Gleize Civilization!

Exactly what the "Enlightener" did or how they thought, due to the passage of time, is impossible to verify; various historical documents of unknown origins provide a myriad of accounts. But one similarity is that according to records of various Clans, the stay of this Alien Civilization must have been very brief, no more than two months.

It was during these two months that significant changes came to the Gleize Civilization! freewёbnoνel.com

Firstly, a massive purge of the primitive religions that hindered societal development took place!

The so-called "Demon Residence" was graced with a Divine-like civilization... All sorts of bizarre and magical creations called "science" laid bare all the lies.

This power derived from science could even conquer natural disasters!

It was simply... inconceivable.

Secondly, under this natural adoration of "great power," Mathematics and natural science became the highest form of "art."

Scores of Glizerians considered learning these complex bodies of knowledge as an elegant pursuit.

Thus, during the brief stay of the "Enlightener," a hurricane-like intellectual revolution occurred along the narrow strips of habitation, as Minstrels joyously spread the new ideas to every dwelling place.

Exchange between dwelling places began anew, and "the beauty of Mathematics and natural science" became widely celebrated. Everyone studied circles, ellipses, conic sections, the principle of the lever, buoyancy...

This newly opened era came to be known as the Middle Ages!