Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 497: The Answer

This male Purple Civilization intelligent being who was rapidly approaching Luka Two immediately aroused the vigilance of the accompanying security robots and the Purple Civilization security personnel. Luka Two observed for a moment and signaled the security robots to relax their alert. After the accompanying Purple Civilization security personnel saw the face of this male intelligent being clearly, they also relaxed.

A security member went up to intercept him and began persuading him to leave. But this middle-aged man was relentless. Not only did he refuse to heed the security member’s persuasion, he even began to rebuke loudly, “Do you know what you are blocking? You are blocking the technological progress of our Purple Civilization. This is the great crime of being anti-civilization!”

This middle-aged man’s clothes were disheveled, and it seemed as if he had not washed for a long time. A strange odor kept emanating from his body. In the eyes of the Purple Civilization beings who loved cleanliness, this was simply inconceivable. However, this man seemed to possess a very special social status, so even though he kept rebuking them loudly, the accompanying security personnel only kept smiling and continued to patiently persuade him.

After listening to this male intelligent being’s words, Luka Two had a measure in his mind. He took a step forward and said to the security personnel, “It’s all right. Sir, what business do you have with me?”

Seeing Luka Two act thus, a security member said, “Honored guest, this gentleman is the greatest physicist in our Purple Civilization, Mr. Dorun.”

“Mr. Dorun, hello.” Following the etiquette of the Purple Civilization, Luka Two touched palms with this middle-aged man, then continued, “What do you need from me?”

Mr. Dorun brushed his messy hair and said with a hint of nervousness, “I, I have a question I would like to ask you.”

As the greatest scientist in the Purple Civilization, the one with the richest knowledge, Mr. Dorun actually felt a little uneasy at this moment, just like a primary school student facing a teacher.

Luka Two’s eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, “Please speak. As long as it is a question I can answer, I will answer you.”

A fanatical light began to shine in Mr. Dorun’s eyes, “Guest, since your civilization has already entered the category of a Level 5 Civilization, then this question must be very simple for you. But this question is extremely difficult for me. I have led the scientists of our civilization in no fewer than twenty years of painstaking research for this question. We even built a star-encircling gigantic particle accelerator, hoping to find the answer to this question, but up to now we have gained nothing at all. This question has become a knot in my heart. If I do not know the answer to this question, I will not be at peace even in death. So I beg you, help me resolve this question and tell me the answer.”

“Oh? What is the question?” Luka Two asked with great interest.

“It is like this.” Mr. Dorun organized his words and said, “Look, this is a set of equations concerning matter conversion under an ultra-high energy field. This set of equations has already been translated into language and symbols you can understand. Can you read it clearly?”

“I can read it clearly. Please continue.” Luka Two replied.

At this moment, the three accompanying Purple Civilization security personnel at the side also gradually became tense. At the beginning, it was precisely because they recognized that the middle-aged man before them was the greatest physicist of their civilization that they did not overstep in stopping him. In fact, they very much wished for Mr. Dorun to have an exchange with the guests from the Divine Ark Civilization. It was only due to their duties that they had to go forward to block him.

It is hard to imagine how earthshaking a question must be if it leaves the greatest scientist of a civilization perplexed day and night, if he struggles for twenty years and even builds a star-encircling gigantic particle accelerator yet still cannot find the answer. After obtaining the answer to such a question, how enormous a push would it give to the civilization’s technological progress? They were also members of the Purple Civilization, so naturally they too longed for technological advancement and for their civilization to grow strong.

Therefore, at this moment, they all held their breath tightly, afraid that any sound would disturb their greatest scientist before them. At the same time, they raised their alert to the highest level. Any Purple Civilization being who came within one hundred meters of this place would be driven away with fierce looks. Because they knew that what was taking place here was something of monumental significance.

After hearing Luka Two’s reply, Mr. Dorun continued, “Our civilization’s scientific researchers believe this set of equations is correct, because current experimental verification has already proven it. But why, in particle collision experiments at ultra-high energy levels, are the results we obtain inconsistent with the results calculated by the equations? Specifically… why, in the experiments, is the residual matter after the reaction a bit more than what the equations calculate? We have conducted protracted experiments and have completely ruled out the possibility of error. Then what exactly is going on?”

Mr. Dorun painfully scratched his hair and continued, “We have proposed many hypotheses to solve this problem, but none of these hypotheses can perfectly accord with the experimental results and existing theories. We think that perhaps there exists a particle with negative mass whose speed of motion eternally exceeds the speed of light, which causes this phenomenon. But why can we not observe such a particle? What characteristics would such a particle have, and how should it be expressed with equations?”

“Honored guest, I know you surely know the answer to this question. Then I beg you, tell me the answer. What is this about? Why?” Mr. Dorun said, his face full of excitement.

Luka Two exchanged glances with the accompanying personnel and smiled slightly.

This question was highly technical. Although Luka Two was not a scientist of the Science and Technology Division, the answer to this question was considered common-knowledge level among the Divine Ark Civilization’s internal researchers, so Luka Two naturally understood it. In other words, Luka Two knew the answer to this question.

But Luka Two did not intend to tell Mr. Dorun the answer.

“To be able to raise this question shows that your scientific knowledge, Mr. Dorun, has already reached the pinnacle of a Level 4 Civilization. In fact, this question is not simple. This question concerns a key scientific discovery for breaking through from a Level 4 Civilization to a Level 5 Civilization. Once this problem is solved, it opens the door to entering the Level 5 Civilization. From this question, many, many scientific discoveries can be derived.” Luka Two spoke slowly.

At some point, many people had already gathered by the roadside. Originally, the three security personnel arranged by the Purple Civilization were striving to maintain order and drive away anyone who dared to approach. But now, among those who were drawing near, every face was so familiar. Each had been seen on television more than once. They knew that every person who had arrived at this moment was an exceptionally outstanding scientist.

At this moment, the number of scientists gathered here had already exceeded one hundred, and more scientists who heard the news continued to flock over. So many distinguished scientists gathering had only ever occurred when the civilization’s Scientific Assembly convened; it was simply impossible elsewhere.

Yet now, this scene was occurring here. This phenomenon left the three security personnel at a loss.

Luka Two paused for a moment, watching the scientists continue to gather.

“Honored guest, please tell us the answer to this question. To know the answer, we are willing to pay any price, even life itself. This question has troubled us for a very, very long time. I still remember that my mentor grew depressed and died in doubt because he studied this problem yet could never obtain the answer. When he was dying, I was right in front of him. He could no longer speak, yet he still clutched my hand and would not let go. I knew what he wanted to say to me. He was telling me that the answer must be found, that we must not let this question lock the steps of our civilization’s progress. No matter what price must be paid, the answer must be found!” Mr. Dorun suddenly knelt down, and at some point his face had already been covered with tears.

As Mr. Dorun knelt, the more than one hundred most outstanding scientists on this planet also knelt one after another, looking at Luka Two.

“Please tell us the answer to this question!” Mr. Dorun called out once again.

Under the fervent gazes of these distinguished scientists, Luka Two slowly shook his head. Seeing the eyes of the Purple Civilization’s outstanding scientists begin to fill with despair, a smile appeared on Luka Two’s face.

“Regrettably, due to the principle that advanced technology must not be leaked, although I know the answer to this question, I cannot tell you. The answer to this question is extremely important. It concerns whether a civilization can take a further step, advancing from a Level 4 Civilization to a Level 5 Civilization. It is precisely because it is too important that I cannot tell you.”

Mr. Dorun’s face instantly turned ashen.

“However…” After pausing, Luka Two continued, “Your spirit of seeking knowledge has moved me. I can give you a chance. I can permit you to come inside our civilization and conduct an inspection. What knowledge you can obtain will depend on your own fortune.”

Having said this, Luka Two shook his head and led the group away.