Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 499: The Youth and the Scientist

Today was the Divine Ark Civilization’s rest day, and a large number of Divine Ark Civilization humanoids left the cities and came into the vast natural environments outside. At this time there were already many tourists on this resort island, though it could not be called crowded. One should know that when the habitation ship was first built, Xiao Yu had taken such tourism needs into account. There are countless scenic spots within the habitation ship. This large number of sights successfully disperses tourists so that no single attraction bears too much pressure.

The enormous craft slowly landed at the port. Since craft were taking off and landing here constantly, this craft did not draw any attention. When it had stabilized after landing, Luka Two led Dorun and his party out.

Just after disembarking, Dorun and the others were captivated by the beautiful natural scenery. The plants here were varieties they had never seen before, and the small beasts darting through the jungle were also ones they had never seen. They were like country bumpkins entering the city, feeling as if their eyes were not enough.

There were many tourists here. Because they belonged to different species, these tourists’ appearances varied widely. Yet one thing was the same. No matter what these tourists looked like, Dorun could perceive from them a state of mind called relaxation and comfort. Just by looking at their expressions, Dorun knew that their mood at this moment must surely be like the current weather, filled with sunshine.

“This is a vast world.” Luka Two said proudly. “There are hundreds of such vast worlds within this habitation ship, and each level is a world. Because intelligent species have different environmental needs, the ecological environment of each level world is also different. I specially selected this world because it is the most similar to your ecological environment.”

“This, this is too astonishing.” Dorun murmured, and the other accompanying scientists also looked utterly shocked.

“What are those robots for?” A scientist who had come with Dorun for the inspection pointed at a robot and asked, “These robots seem to be privately owned by the citizens of the Divine Ark Civilization. Why do some people have them while others do not?”

“Oh, those are exclusive robots for citizens of the Divine Ark Civilization.” Luka Two answered. “As long as one becomes a member of the Divine Ark Civilization, the system will allocate such a robot specifically, responsible for all household chores within the family. They can cook the most delicious food and tidy the home to be the most orderly. They can do everything. Most importantly, they can also serve as personal bodyguards. If our Divine Ark Civilization’s citizens are traveling to some dangerous place, it is best to bring the exclusive robot along. No matter what dangerous environment is encountered, the exclusive robot can protect their safety. This resort island is a tourist destination without danger. Those citizens who brought their exclusive robots along are probably just a bit too lazy and need robots to handle some chores.” Luka Two said.

“Are these robots all free?” a scientist asked in great shock.

“Yes,” Luka Two said. “This is a basic welfare for the citizens of the Divine Ark Civilization. The purpose of distributing such exclusive robots is to liberate the citizens from tedious labor so that they can devote themselves wholeheartedly to study and production.”

“This is too astonishing, this is too astonishing.” a scientist said, shaking his head repeatedly to express his shock.

Luka Two smiled slightly and led this group of scientists onward.

Nearby, a pair of children in the midst of a debate drew the inspection team’s attention. Luka Two turned his head and saw two youths who looked to be in upper middle school, currently arguing over some question.

“Your understanding is wrong. I remember that in the last class, the teacher had just taught us this equation. If you derive it using this equation, you can obtain the following conclusion. Using this conclusion to look back at this problem, you will get an answer different from yours. You are wrong.”

“Did you not notice? Your derivation process is in error. This step should not be transformed like that.”

The two youths argued intensely, not noticing at all that a group had already surrounded them. Dorun listened intently to their debate, and his legs gradually began to tremble.

“No, that is not right. You are both wrong.” Dorun suddenly interjected. “This step of the transformation should be done like this. Only then will this equation be self-consistent.”

Dorun walked over, took the twig from one of the youths, and casually drew a couple of strokes on the beach. At first the two youths watched with some interest as this odd person scribbled. Moments later they said disdainfully, “You are the one who is wrong. You made a very obvious mistake. Our teacher explained this mistake to us years ago. How can you be so foolish? Have you ever gone to school?”

Dorun was the most famous scientist in the Purple Civilization, yet here he was rebuked by two middle schoolers. A scientist in the entourage felt his anger surge and was about to scold the two youths when Dorun’s stern gaze stopped him. Dorun set down the twig and respectfully asked the youth, “May I ask, where is the error in my solution?”

“Hmm, at a glance you are the sort who did not study properly in school,” the youth remarked scornfully. Picking up the twig, he said, “Look, here…”

As the youth explained, beads of sweat formed densely on Dorun’s forehead. After a while, when the youth finished, Dorun returned to the group with an ashen face. Beside him, a scientist in the entourage said indignantly, “Dorun, the juvenile intelligent beings of the Divine Ark Civilization are truly too discourte…”

Before this scientist could finish, Dorun rebuked him sharply, “Silence. What do you understand? Go look at those equations, work them out yourself, then come talk to me.”

Dorun’s words aroused the curiosity of the assembled scientists. They all went over, looked at the equations on the beach, and used their portable computing terminals to calculate. One by one, their faces flushed red.

“Alas, I have studied physics my whole life, yet at this moment I am defeated by two youths. But I do not feel wronged by the defeat.” Dorun sighed.

Out on the sea, a wave crashed ashore and washed away all the symbols scrawled on this stretch of beach. Watching this, Dorun felt as if his heart were being pricked with needles. If it were possible, he truly wanted to take away this entire patch of sand on which the equations were recorded and enshrine it.

Seeing this, Luka Two only smiled slightly.

Such an occurrence did not mean that these two youths possessed deeper knowledge than Dorun. This involved a matter of common knowledge. For example, in Earth’s era any random human knew that Earth is round and that Earth orbits the sun. If a human from Earth’s era went back to Archimedes’ time, with the help of such knowledge, he could probably fool Archimedes. But speaking of the depth of foundational mathematics, modern humans would not necessarily surpass Archimedes.

Here, these two youths relied on the education of a higher social environment to render Dorun dumbfounded and feeling inferior. Some common-knowledge-level information of a Level 5 Civilization is an extraordinary treasure to a Level 4 Civilization.

“Because a complete ecological cycle exists, there has never been a need to worry about pollution within the habitation ship. The sky here is always this blue, the sunlight always this bright, and the climate always this pleasant. Look at the sun in the sky. It is a virtual sun created by the technology of a Level 5 Civilization. It emits only illuminating light and light beneficial to living organisms. Under its shine, seawater evaporates and forms clouds in the sky. Driven by simulated monsoons, these clouds drift to other places and bring rainfall or snowfall to cities and mountains, plains and villages. This water finally gathers into rivers and ultimately returns to the sea, completing the entire atmospheric cycle.”

Luka Two explained all this to Dorun and the others, filled with pride.

“Ha, just in time, my security robot has caught some Guka fish. These Guka fish are very well suited to the tastes and health needs of your Purple Civilization. Next, I will have my security robot cook these Guka fish. Please have a taste.”

Dorun and the others were all rendered speechless. After the security robot finished preparing the food and brought it out, the inspection team, upon tasting this delicious fish, could not be bothered to speak. One after another they wolfed it down, and in almost no time dozens of Guka fish had been eaten.

“Let us go. I will lead everyone to visit the next place.”

Luka Two led them to board the craft once more and came to the city.

Everywhere in the city there were bustling crowds and towering, magnificent buildings. Aside from that, there were many other things that Dorun and the others could not understand. Regarding these, Luka Two ignored the eager, longing looks of Dorun and the others and offered no explanations.

“Such a prosperous, vast, tidy, orderly, and beautiful city.” Dorun murmured, his eyes full of fervor. Not only Dorun, but the other accompanying scientists were the same.

“If only we could reside here, how wonderful it would be.” Dorun could not help but sigh inwardly. “This is heaven.”