Chapter 21 - The Law of the Dark Forest?

"The law of the dark forest? What is that?" - Bi Xiao.

"Same doubt." - Zhang Junbao.

"The so-called law of the dark forest...is caused by a chain of suspicion." - Luo Ji.

"Suspicion chain? Can you explain in detail." - Di Shitian.

"Cosmic Suspicion Chain: If two civilizations in the universe discover each other, the two sides cannot judge whether the other is a well-intentioned civilization." - Luo Ji.

"There is no way to evaluate the goodwill and malice among civilizations, because the terms such as good and evil are not rigorous in science, so their meanings need to be limited: goodwill means not actively attacking and destroying other civilizations, maliciousness is the opposite. This is the lowest kind of goodwill." - Luo Ji.

"One civilization cannot judge whether another civilization is good or bad."

"One civilization cannot judge whether another civilization thinks it is a good civilization or a bad civilization."

"A civilization cannot judge whether another civilization will attack this civilization."

"One civilization cannot judge whether another civilization is benevolent or malicious to itself."

"One civilization cannot judge whether another civilization considers itself benign or malicious."

"One civilization cannot judge another civilization whether it is good or bad for it."

"For example, compare the universe to a dark forest, and all civilizations to hunters. A hunter in a dark forest... suddenly sees... a location in the forest marked by words that all hunters can recognize... Suppose the forest Of the one million hunters, perhaps 900,000 would ignore the sign; of the remaining 100,000 hunters, perhaps 90,000 would probe the location, confirming that it was free of creatures, and would not grant it. Ignore it; then in the last remaining 10,000 hunters, someone must have made the choice: shoot a shot at that location, because for a civilization that has developed technology to a certain extent, attack may be less laborious than detection. , it is also safer than detection, if there is really nothing in that position, there is nothing to lose."

"Secondly, for the low-dimensional universe, the resources in the universe are limited. But civilizations are infinite. If you want to obtain more resources to improve yourself, the fastest way is to destroy a civilization and seize the resources they have. "

"If your civilization is very weak and wants to survive, then no matter if you receive a message from any civilization in the universe, don't reply! Absolutely don't reply! Because once you reply, you will expose the coordinates of your civilization. It will be hit by various advanced civilizations."

"For example, in the video, the galaxy is attacked by many civilizations. Even if there is no singer civilization attack, other civilizations will still blow up the galaxy." - Luo Ji.

"Because the coordinates of the Milky Way have been exposed, it has attracted too many hunters!" - Luo Ji.

"So, why can't it be assumed that every civilization is kind?" - Junzijian.

"Are you willing to believe that a stranger with a gun is a good person?" - Luo Ji.

"..."

This rhetorical question directly silenced many doubtful civilizations in the heavens.

yes!

Who wants to believe that a stranger with a gun is a good guy?

Who dares to bet?

Winning the bet may be beneficial, but losing the bet will pay a heavy price.

Such as the three-body civilization.

Of course, the Trisolaran civilization is in order to find a suitable home for survival, so it chose to invade the earth.

But they are not really kind.

If human civilization had been vigilant from the very beginning, did not send messages to the universe casually, or did not reply after receiving messages, then perhaps the coordinates of the earth would not be exposed, and humanity would not be destroyed.

Thinking of this, the civilizations of the heavens can't help shivering.

Is this the law of the dark forest?

black!

It's so black! !

...

Marvel Universe.

Saturn's moons.

Over Titan.

On a floating throne, sat a huge figure, silently watching the battle on the planet below.

This figure has purple skin, a giant vertical chin, and a giant body. He wears blue and gold clothes with gold shoulder armor, gold boots, and a blue and gold helmet with gems on his forehead.

It is called Thanos, a creature of the eternal family. But it was expelled many years ago.

Thanos is powerful and knows all the superhuman philosophies of the Eternals. His body and spirit are nearly invincible, with unsurpassed strength, stamina, recovery, and agility.

His skin is nearly indestructible, especially against cold, heat, electricity, radiation, poison, aging and disease. His physique is so strong that he can survive without eating anything.

The spirit of Thanos is also almost invincible, which makes him immune to most mental attacks. At the same time, he can use energy waves or release plasma energy or cosmic energy through his eyes and hands.

And the more invincible, the more long-term Thanos will see.

Thanos has been through a lot and wanted to do something for the universe.

It always feels that there are too many creatures in the universe.

So that there is always war war, constant war.

In the constant war, many innocent creatures die. Many resources go to waste.

Thanos can't stand it anymore, he wants to stop this from happening.

Just like the theory of the dark forest law that Luo Ji said in the universe network of the heavens.

The resources in the universe are limited, but civilization can grow infinitely.

If this growth continues, sooner or later the universe will lose its balance, or even expand to the point of destruction...

Therefore, Thanos believes that in order to maintain the balance of the universe, the population must be reduced.

As long as half of the universe's creatures are eliminated, the universe will live longer, the resources will be sufficient, and the war will be greatly reduced.

This theory sounds strange, but it is indeed a theory that Thanos quite agrees with.

Thanos once encountered the exact same situation in the hometown of Gamora, his daughter's daughter. The population was too large and the resources were not allocated enough. It planned to kill half of the population. Later, after Thanos killed half of the people, the planet was finally restored. It works.

Although this reason feels quite surprising, it has to be said that the ultimate goal is correct.

Especially after joining the All Heavens Cosmic Network, Thanos knows that there are countless strong people in the universe.

If the resources of the universe are exhausted, then these powerhouses will definitely slaughter weaker creatures by unscrupulous means, thus occupying more resources.

At that time, it is even more miserable for the weak.

So, killing half of the creatures and letting the universe balance is the best thing to do.

Thanos has firmed his mind and must maintain the balance of the universe in which he is located.

He firmly established the idea of ​​wiping out half the population of the universe.

Thanos returned to Titan to destroy half of his own race first.

In thought, Thanos looked at the video content.

The pupils shrank slightly.

I saw in the video, the moment the two-way foil was touched, the Milky Way was slowly collapsing!