A civilization's strength is reflected not just in its technology, but in its spirit, culture, and institutions... It encompasses almost everything. As an entity born from a once highly intelligent species, Black felt deeply proud of its mother civilization.
But that great civilization had been destroyed, and nothing was the same anymore. In the end, only a few individuals survived. It could only take things one step at a time.
There were still many things it had kept hidden during its conversation with Peter. Individuals from a lower-tier civilization like him, who had never experienced the broader cosmos, wouldn't understand even if it explained everything.
For instance, the specific mathematical algorithms used to calculate the Spirit Level, the exact standards for each score, and their respective weights. Peter hadn't asked, so Black hadn't answered.
