Chapter 627: Extra Four: Humanity, the Controller of the Universe_2
With a wave of his hand, Guan Yifan and the others' spaceship immediately disappeared.
Guan Yifan and Cheng Xin's breaths suddenly hitched, but they quickly realized that they were in an oxygen-rich, warm environment.
The ground beneath their feet had gravity, unlike being in space.
You waved his hand again, and a patch of grass appeared under the feet of Guan Yifan and the others, the grass vibrant green, interspersed with small flowers.
However, the grass beneath their feet contrasted sharply with the surrounding cosmos, as if two unrelated elements had been brought together, creating a unique aesthetic tableau.
You asked, "Do you feel a bit more comfortable psychologically like this?"
He still hadn't opened his mouth when he spoke.
Guan Yifan said, "Yes, standing on solid ground, I feel much more at ease."
Then he asked, "Are you communicating with us through consciousness?"
"Yes," You answered. "The language after the Galactic Era has gone through several major improvements, which are completely incomprehensible to you.
"In The First Epoch, to speed up communication efficiency, humanity began using consciousness communication.
"This allows for rapid, clear understanding of what the other person wants to express, while still allowing each individual to keep their secrets.
"To this day, our tongues and vocal cords have long since degenerated. We haven't eliminated them from our genes because these organs have other uses.
"This process brought about a tremendous change for humanity, humans no longer needed names, because every consciousness is distinct, there's no need for names to differentiate between individuals.
"The name You is my work designation, used for the sake of communicating with you."
Guan Yifan then pointed to the ground and asked, "How did these grasses come about?"
"Material conversion, the transformation of energy into matter," You responded. "This technology began to be developed after you entered the miniature universe.
"As long as we are in space, we can manipulate energy and matter at will. The related devices are bio-integrated into our bodies.
"They function like our organs, ready to be manipulated effortlessly."
Guan Yifan exclaimed, "As a physicist, I understand only a rough theory and not the detailed principles."
He was relieved by the significant achievements in technology that humankind had made.
Cheng Xin asked from the side, "What year of the galaxy is it now? How is humanity doing?"
You patiently answered their questions, "The Galactic Era ended about 9.7 billion years ago, after which humanity initiated The Virgo Era, also known as The Extragalactic Era.
"In history, this era is widely known as The First Epoch, and since then, years have been marked as The Second Epoch, The Third Epoch, and so on.
"The Second Epoch is when humanity became a God-level Civilization. From then on, the only opponents humanity had in this universe were themselves.
"The end of each epoch is no longer distinguished by where humanity has reached, but by significant events or nirvanas that occur in the human world.
"The rule of cosmic civilization is: no matter how advanced, it always follows the historical cycle of development—prosperity—decline—destruction.
"Generally, such a cycle constitutes an epoch. At the end of each epoch, humanity in the Three-dimensional Universe teeters on the brink of destruction due to internal contradictions.
"At such times, Transdimensional Wallfacers appear, establishing a new civilization amidst the ruins and dissolving the old conflicts to restart the development process.
"The form of multidimensional aid has basically resolved this historical cycle problem for humanity.
"Helping each other and being cohesive have always been hallmarks of humans.
"It is now The Eighth Epoch, which means that three-dimensional humans have gone through eight nearly catastrophic disasters since you entered the miniature universe.
"This year is The Eighth Epoch, Year 1278896578. For convenience, we usually say only the last four digits, meaning The Eighth Epoch, Year 6578, or we simply use the year 6578 to refer to the current year.
"It has now been 286 Years of the Milky Way, almost 9.76 billion years."
Once the number of years climbed to the unit of "billion," it seemed to lose a sense of substance.
You continued, "Present-day humanity has become the ruler of the entire universe, including other dimensional universes.
"Half of the entire Three-dimensional Universe's space is human territory.
"Because Earth exists, humanity still maintains a basic centripetal force, mainly consisting of a main race and several subspecies.
"The main race is the people from Solar System State of ancient times, and the subspecies include Intelligent People, Starship People, Blue Planet People, and 325 Star People."
Cheng Xin asked, "We can understand Intelligent People and Starship People, but where are the other two subspecies from?"
Guan Yifan also asked, "After so many years, the Solar System must have been rebuilt, but what does it look like now? And what about Earth?"
You replied, "Blue Planet People are descended from the clones of Yun Tianming and the offspring of Ai AA..."
Upon hearing her friend and Yun Tianming's names, Cheng Xin felt an inevitable sense of nostalgia.
"Blue Planet People regard Yun Tianming and Ai AA as their faith and the Blue Planet as their place of origin," You continued. "They're currently a subspecies of humans, different in spiritual sustenance from the others.
"As for the 325 Star People, their ancestors can be traced back to before the Galaxy Era.
"At the beginning of the Intimidation Era, a group of spaceships defied the orders of the Transdimensional Wallfacer Jiang Yu to continue with the task of interstellar colonization. On their return journey, two spaceships refused to accept the judgment of the Solar System State.