Chapter 62 Chapter Forty-Nine

In the morning, Seldon felt relaxed and refreshed, eager to continue studying the tome.He said to Dors, "How old do you think Sister Raindrop is?" "I don't know, twenty... twenty-two?" "Well, assuming they really live for three or four centuries..." "Harry, that's ridiculous." "I mean hypothesize. In mathematics, we say 'hypothet' all the time to see if it leads to something obviously wrong, or contradictory. Doubled lifespan almost certainly means doubled developmental periods, They might look like they're in their early twenties, but they're actually in their sixties."

"You can try asking them how old they are." "They're likely to lie." "Then check their birth certificates." Seldon showed a wry smile: "I can bet you on anything - roll in a haystack with you, if you want. I bet they will claim that there is no such record, and even if there is, they will insist that those records cannot be published Clan exposure?" "No bet," said Dors. "If that's true, it's no use trying to make any assumptions about their ages." "Oh, no. Think about it, if the Mycogenians had a super-long lifespan, four or five times longer than ordinary humans, they would be less likely to have too many children, otherwise their population would increase dramatically? You should Remember, the Japanese Lord said that the population should not increase, and he quickly shut up angrily."

Dors said, "What are you trying to say?" "When I was with Yudiansisi, I never saw the child." "On a microbiological farm?" "right." "Do you expect there to be children there? Yesterday I was shopping in the store with Raindrop Four-Five and passed some residential floors. I assure you I saw many children of all ages, including babies, quite a few. " "Ah." Seldon showed an annoyed expression, "Then this means that they cannot enjoy a super long life span." Dors said, "Based on the way you reasoned, I'd say it's absolutely impossible. Did you think it was possible?"

"No, it's not serious. But then again, you can't close your mind and just make some assumptions without using various methods to test them one by one." "If you come across something that seems ridiculous on the surface, you have to stop and look at it, and it will waste a lot of time." "Some things may seem absurd on the surface, but they are not. This reminds me, you are a historian. In your research work, have you ever encountered an object or phenomenon called 'machine servant'?" "Ah! Now you turn to another legend, and a very popular one. Many worlds conjecture the existence of humanoid machines in prehistoric times, known as servitors. Stories about servitors may all originate from the same legend, Because the general idea is the same. The servants were invented by humans. Later, their numbers and abilities grew to a level almost superhuman. They threatened humans and were finally wiped out by humans. In each legend, the destruction took place in real A time when historical records are long gone. We often think of this story as an image, representing the risks and dangers faced by humanity as it expands outward from one or a few source home stars and explores the entire galaxy. They must always have had a A fear of meeting other—superhumanly intelligent beings at that.”

"Perhaps they did meet at least once before this legend was born." "It's just that there are no records or remains of any 'pre-human' or 'non-human' intelligent beings on any human-inhabited world." "But why the servitor? Does the name mean anything?" "Not as far as I know, but it's synonymous with the commonly heard 'robot'." "Robots! Why don't they say that?" "Because when telling Zhan Lao legends, people like to use classical words to create atmosphere. By the way, why are you asking?"

"Because they captured the Servant in this ancient book of Myqusheng, and it has an excellent evaluation. Listen to me, Dors, aren't you going to go out with Raindrop again this afternoon?" "In principle - if she shows up." "Can you ask her some questions and try to wring the answers out of her mouth?" "I can try, what questions?" "I would like to ask—in the most tactful way possible—is there any building in Myqusen that is particularly significant, that is closely related to the past, that has some kind of mythological value, that can..."

Dors interrupted him. She suppressed a smile and said, "I think the question you're trying to ask is whether there is a temple in Myqusheng." Seldon inevitably showed a blank expression: "What is a temple?" "Another ancient word of unknown origin. It means everything you ask about—significance, the past, mythology. Well, I'll ask her. However, this is the kind of thing they might find hard to say. Of course , I mean foreigners." "Even so, let's try." 【End of volume 1】