Chapter 19: Context
The Watcher and unit 7321 left the meeting Chamber and went to collect Null. The Watcher mind was distracted as he was analysing the council decision and how he would explain it to Null.
"Ok, let's get you out of those restraints"
"Yes!" Null didn't wait for Unit7321 to release him. He just did a small blink forward leaving the restraints behind. He was trying to intimidate Unit7321 and send a message that he was in control the whole time.
It was an ineffective strategy to use against an AI as all he did was record the data and start to plan a better restraint system.
"So Zero what did they say?" Null wasn't sure what type of punishment the council usually sentenced so didn't know what to expect.
"We will talk about it at home. I will need to provide some context first before it will make sense."
While they were returning to ship, Zero started his lecture.
"tier level decides everything, so it is important to understand how a races tier is assigned. When introducing ourselves to other members of the galaxy we always start with our race tier. This is because the golden rule of the galaxy is to show absolute respect to the higher tier races."
"There are only two attributes that will be considered when assigning a tier level. The first is races progression along their evolutionary path. The second is their ability to understand or manipulate reality by using the fields."
The Watcher explained that all the races are divided into five different evolutionary paths and at the top of each path was a Paragon and these Paragons had their own separate agendas and end goals.
"The first path is the path of energy. Angels belong to this path and our Paragon is God. We aim to become one with the energy field of the universe that is to become part of the fabric of the universe."
"The second path is the path of spirituality. This paths Paragon is known as the Primordial. The followers of this path want to become one with the soul field and reach absolute enlightenment."
"The third path is the machine path. This is the path of machine races and artificial intelligences. Their paragon is UNIT 0. This path seeks absolute knowledge, they wish to know everything about the universe. You already met with the Valtaui, they are just one of many races that belong to this path"
"The fourth path is the organic path. They believe in the purity of organics. Their paragon is the Immortal One. They seek absolute immortality and to demonstrate that organic life is superior to all others."
"All of the other paths are grouped into the fifth path. The hybrid path. The current Paragon of this path is Chaos. Chaos goal is to become the ultimate lifeform in the universe but this doesn't mean that's the goal of other hybrid races. The Dwarfs belong to this path they are a hybrid between organic and technology. It is also the current path for humans, with your merge pods "
Zero continued explaining the second aspect that affects a race tier.
"There are three recognised stages to understanding the universe:
Stage 1 has primitive knowledge of the laws of nature.
Stage 2 has deep knowledge of the laws of the universe.
State 3 can change reality using their knowledge of fields
It is at stage 3 that the race will be welcomed into the galaxy community as a member. This is why we are constantly monitoring stage 2 worlds"
The Watcher then when on further to explain the 11 tiers.
11th tier is the unrated worlds, which have no intelligent life
Tier 9-10 Primitive worlds haven't discovered the scientific method. These worlds have a habit of dying out so the council allows races to interact and guide these worlds under strict protocol. Hence why humans know of Dwarfs, Angels and other races. We all visited earth in the past.
Tier 6-8 Worlds of Potential. They have taken the first step on their evolutionary path and discovered the scientific method. These worlds are monitored and will be assigned a guardian race once they ascend to the next level.
Tier 4-5 Galaxy Citizen. They can change the natural laws and have taken the second step on their evolutionary path.
Tier 2-3 Higher Races. They can make significant changes to natural laws and have nearly completed their evolutionary path.
Tier 1 Paragon. Natural laws don't apply to them and they have almost reached the end of their evolutionary path.
"It might not seem like a big deal but each tier is exponentially more power than the previous. Think tanks vs bowmen or portable blackholes vs energy shields. This is why it's important to respect those races who are above you. It is also important to understand many laws are governing the interaction between tiers but that is not important at the moment"
There was one more group of people that The Watcher wanted to explain to Null while he could.
"There is one last group that you need to be aware of and that is TechnoMage Association. (TMA)"
Zero went on to explain that each race had its own experts on using and manipulating fields. Some races called it magic, others call it technology. In the end, the two sides compromised and called it technomagic and its practitioners are called TechnoMages.
The role of the TMA was to allow for the collection and safekeeping of knowledge. They would also monitor and ensure the ethical use of technomagic. Anyone who wished to create new technomagic had to be a member of TMA.
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