Chapter 232: Creation of Primitive Man
In front of Yu Cang was a huge, unfolded cabin.
It can be seen that this cabin should have been a spherical shape originally, but now about one-third of it has been torn apart by some huge force, and the edges have been twisted beyond recognition.
The white metal torn from the cabin was scattered on the ground nearby. Because it was at the foot of the mountain, dense vegetation had spread all over the outside of the cabin, and a vine jungle like a waterfall had formed at the cross section.
At the fracture in front of Yu Cang's eyes, a small door also made of white metal was stuck in the ground. Now, only half of the door frame was still connected to the cabin, and the other half was exposed to the air, revealing some of the mechanical structures inside.
As if sensing someone approaching, the small door opened intermittently with a teeth-grinding friction sound, pushing away a bunch of vines hanging on it.
Yu Cang looked a little surprised.
Automatic sensor door? Still working after 10,000 years?
"Master Yun," Yu Cang turned and asked, "Is this the result of your maintenance?"
"No." Yun Yan shook his head. "We were able to use these devices freely when we first discovered them. In fact, even if we wanted to maintain them, it would be difficult to do so. Although these mechanical structures look no different from those on Blue Star, we still haven't figured out some of the principles behind them. This is a completely different system from the Soul Card system.
"Although we can use the rhythmic sensing method to perform some simple imitations, that's limited to imitation. There seems to be a very advanced encryption method that can prevent it from being cracked even if it is so broken."
Yu Cang nodded.
If that's the case... then it seems that this place is not just a simple machine, or a pure technological means like in the previous life.
As mentioned earlier, the technology tree of this world has been modified. It is a combination of technology + soul card patterns. So it is obvious that the things in front of us now are definitely not pure technology. There must be something else mixed in it.
As for what it is... Yan Country hasn't figured it out for all these years. It seems that it is quite different from the Soul Card system.
"Although we can't crack this encryption method," Yun Yan continued, "these mechanical structures still give us a lot of inspiration. To be honest, many of the current breakthroughs in soul energy tool science are inspired by this—but that's all. Over the years, the mechanical structures here have basically been thoroughly understood. There's nothing new here."
"Is that so?" Yu Cang thought thoughtfully.
I always feel something is weird.
If we follow the thinking of the previous life, if the difference in technological levels is too great, then even if researchers rack their brains, they will not be able to obtain any useful information from the creations of higher civilizations. There is no way, the theoretical basis cannot keep up.
But according to Grandmaster Yun, at least the purely technological part of the ruins is similar to the current development status of Blue Star.
For a civilization that can travel across the stars, is it possible that its pure technological level is so low?
This is quite different from the stereotype of Yu Cang.
Or perhaps... in this world I'd traveled to, was there a limit to the power of pure technology? Without some supernatural power, I couldn't reach it?
Maybe that's true.
Thinking of this, Yu Cang said, "Then, where does the energy for these ruins come from? It can't be that they move on their own, right?"
Yun Yan pointed towards the interior of the circular cabin and said, "Look over there."
Yu Cang looked over and his expression changed.
Inside the cabin... there is a stone pillar.
This stone pillar is square, just like an ordinary cube, but there are some mysterious indentations carved on it. I don’t know if it is an illusion, but I can vaguely see blue light flowing in these indentations.
But when I concentrated a little more and looked again, I could no longer see the blue lights, as if it was just an illusion.
"What is that?" Yu Cang thought of something.
The information says that there are many "creatures" in the ruins that are incompatible with its technological part.
Seeing it with my own eyes, the style is indeed very strange. Those stone pillars look like they were carved by primitive people with knives, and they don't match these mechanical systems at all.
"That's their source of energy," Yun Yan said. "We've investigated and found that these mysterious stone pillars absorb energy from the ground and feed it back into various aspects of the ruins. But... there's a problem. These stone pillars aren't the product of the same civilization as the mechanical ruins."
Yun Yan's expression grew a bit more serious. "Judging from some traces... the manufacturing method of those stone pillars is consistent with the manufacturing method of some totems today. Therefore, these stone pillars are from Blue Star—or perhaps, Blue Star's totem system originated from these stone pillars."
Yu Cang's expression changed.
He quickly asked, "Then, are these stone pillars also over 10,000 years old?"
"Well...even earlier, earlier than the ruins."
"Hiss." Yu Cang took a deep breath.
Older than the ruins?
A creation from ten thousand years ago...it must have been made by primitive people.
A civilization that is already capable of interstellar travel, its spacecraft crashed on the blue planet, but it turned out to rely on primitive creations to absorb energy... Doesn't this sound a bit wrong?
For a moment, Yu Cang lost hope in the original civilization of this aircraft.
I guess... it's not much stronger than the current civilization of Blue Star... it just benefits from the light from the star realm.
You see, after falling onto the blue planet ten thousand years ago, we couldn’t even move away and could only become a relic, relying on the power of primitive humans to survive.
"But... were there such detailed totems ten thousand years ago? I thought that totems were created by the Flame Emperor..." Yu Cang marveled.
History class told him that the Yanhuang Xuanniao created by Yan was the first totem on the land of Yan.
"...Actually, there's no contradiction." Yun Yan said, "Look, although these totem artifacts have a long history, their functions are too simple. And if you walk deeper, you'll find that the patterns on these artifacts are very similar. Even the stone statues that can launch attacks have simple designs on them, with a high degree of repetition.
"At this time, totem creation could not be called a system. It was the Flame Emperor who perfected this pattern of power and truly created the 'text' of the Soul Card."
Yu Cang nodded in approval.
"Okay, let's go in and try it."
"Um."
Yu Cang walked closer and his eyes lingered for a moment on the small door that had been open.
Judging from the size of this door frame, the body shapes of these aliens may not be much different from those of the blue planet people... perhaps they are a little taller.
Instead of going through the door, Yu Cang walked directly in through the gap in the wall.
As soon as he entered the cabin, Yu Cang suddenly felt his body sink.
"Hmm?" Yu Cang's expression remained unchanged. After all, he had long known that the gravity parameters here would be abnormal.
He raised his hand and looked at his palm.
The change in gravity isn't particularly large, but it can have a significant impact on the body.
After all, this is not simply an increase in overall weight, but an increase in weight for every organ and every blood vessel of Yu Cang!
The heartbeat slowly quickened, but it didn't have much of an impact and soon returned to normal.
"How do you feel?" Yun Yan asked.
"It's okay." Yu Cang looked normal.
After all, soul card masters have strong control over their own bodies.
"Here, as long as you're inside the cabin, or in certain specific areas, the gravity parameters will show certain anomalies... This anomaly is very stable. We speculate that it is simulating the gravity of the world where the owner of the ruins lives."
At this point, Yun Yan smiled lightly, "Of course, if you want something heavier, that's not impossible."
He walked to the side, stretched out his hand, and flipped open a soul card in front of his palm.
This soul card was suspended between Yun Yan and the stone pillar deep in the cabin. Bits of light seeped out from Yun Yan's palm and floated towards the stone pillar after being transformed by the soul card.
Suddenly, the blue light in the grooves on the stone pillars became much more condensed. At the same time, Yu Cang immediately felt that his body had become much "lighter" and it was almost effortless for him to stand on the ground.
"What is this?" Yu Cang looked surprised.
"Although we haven't found a way to actively operate these facilities... we are familiar with those totem creations," Yun Yan said. "By changing the transmission efficiency of totem energy in certain ways, we can influence the function of changing gravity parameters here to a certain extent."
"Can we still play like this?"
"Of course—but this can only be done in certain areas. The 'firewalls' in some areas are still intact and undamaged. Simply changing the energy transmission rate won't have any impact." Yun Yan walked over and took out two soul cards. "These are the cards that can infuse soul energy into totems. Take them first; you might need them."
"Okay." Yu Cang took a look.
It is a spell card called "Soul Energy Transfer".
"Okay, we've finished exploring this area. Let's head up," Yun Yan said. "This cabin can only change the gravity parameters. There are many more interesting things to come."
Yu Cang and Gu Jieshuang each took a soul energy transfer and followed Yun Yan.
Behind them, Zhong Lin led the team and followed closely.
"Come to think of it." Yu Cang looked at the soldier behind him and asked Yun Yan in a low voice, "Didn't the information say that the student who disappeared a month ago was called Zhong Qi? He and Zhong Lin..."
"Zhong Qi is Zhong Lin's younger brother." Yun Yan sighed. "Originally, Zhong Qi entered the ruins to temper his will and use the environment here to stabilize the soul energy well... Who knew something strange would suddenly appear?"
Not only that, Yun Yan is also Zhong Qi's instructor.
He had been looking forward to Zhong Qi using his Dragon Attack Sword to wreak havoc in the college league.
"How exactly did he disappear?"
"There's a cabin on the mountainside. It's very intact, and its original functions are well preserved," Yun Yan said. "Zhong Qi was originally training in there. Later, a rainbow light rose from the center of the ruins, and the sound in the training room disappeared. When someone checked later, there was no one in the training room."
"So... is anyone else missing?"
"That's it." Yun Yan shook his head. "From now on, even if someone enters that training room in the ruins again, there will be no reaction. Until now, we still don't understand what the mechanism is."
"So." Yu Cang frowned.
This is not without warning.
He opened the entry recorder and took a look.
The speed of entry implantation is very stable and there is no change.
Um?
Yu Cang raised his brows.
This is……
He saw that the success rate of implanting several legendary entries seemed to have changed a little?
He quickly took out a blank soul card and tried it out - the success rate of most legendary entries increased from 0.01% to 0.02%, and some even reached 0.03%.
Even though it still looks shabby, this is equivalent to doubling the change!
A look of thought flashed across Yu Cang's eyes.
He didn't do anything, so the change in success rate must be due to the environment.
The success rate of each entry has increased, so it shouldn't be a problem of adaptability... In other words, is it conscious enough to respond to the call?
Yu Cang thought of the consciousness from the astral realm mentioned in the information.
Can it be summoned?
However, even if the success rate doubled, it still seemed to have no key effect - Yu Cang took out several legendary-level entries and tried them one by one, but the results were all failures as expected.
It doesn't matter, there's still hope. Didn't the Weeping Girl try many times? Maybe when I check again tomorrow, the success rate will have doubled.
At this moment, Yun Yan suddenly stopped.
Yu Cang raised his head and found a huge stone statue standing in front of him.
This stone statue is extremely rough, but its limbs are intact and its body is covered with moss. At first glance, it looks somewhat similar to his Hua Gulong.
"This is the Ruins Colossus," Yun Yan introduced. "This Ruins Colossus will awaken when an animal enters its ten-meter range. Its combat power is equivalent to that of a normal epic. Once awakened, it will only quiet down again if it is completely dismantled. It's worth mentioning that if someone dismantles it once, it won't activate the next time that person enters its range."
"Oh? Then what good will it do to tear it down?"
"It will drop an energy crystal, but the energy density is low, so it's almost useless—it looks pretty, sure." Yun Yan said with a smile, "After being dismantled, it absorbs energy from the earth and reassembles itself. It's quite interesting."
"Are there many giant statues like this on the mountain?"
"Yeah." Yun Yan nodded. "I know what you mean. Before Zhong Qi disappeared, he dismantled all the colossi and collected their crystals one by one. But we tried the same thing... This shouldn't be a condition."
"I see."
Yu Cang hesitated for a moment.
Close your eyes and enter the starry sky vision directly.
His sight quickly rose, and his rhythmic body appeared in a thick fog.
"I just don't believe it... Can this thick fog of yours really block out all the rhythms?"
Yu Cang concentrated his mind, and his rhythmic body was in the big hand, which he swung roughly.
The thick fog moved, revealing no rhythm, but showing signs of dissipating.
it works!
Yu Cang smiled and was about to continue shaking the thick fog, when suddenly, he felt a heavy pressure coming from all directions!
What?
Yu Cang was startled, but not too surprised.
Jieying said that there might be traps in this thick fog.
So he took his time and turned on the entry recorder.
Term implantation: [Channel]!
The thick fog stagnated, and a small gap appeared in the middle, as if it was about to dissipate.
However, before Cang could react, the pressure around him suddenly increased!
He frowned slightly.
Rare-level entries have no effect?
That's epic.
Term implantation: [Escape from the world]!
A force tried to separate the space around Yu Cang. In Yu Cang's perception, that pressure seemed to be stunned for a moment as if in a human form, and then... became agitated?
The pressure increased by another order of magnitude and continued to affect Yu Cang!
Epic-level entries don’t work either?
Yu Cang frowned slightly.
These pressures had a binding force, and he was worried that if they completely controlled him, he would be trapped in the Starry Sky Vision.
Then change to the legendary one!
Yu Cang stretched out his hand and pointed, and was about to directly implant the legendary entry!
suddenly.
Yu Cang clearly felt that the pressure seemed to be getting worse.
The next second, there was a "pop" sound, and the light and shadow in front of Yu Cang's eyes changed, and he was directly squeezed out of the starry sky vision.
"Ah?" He was stunned.
Is this...scared?
Yu Cang's expression changed.
Could it be that consciousness that is controlling the thick fog and pressure?
After thinking for a moment, Yu Cang did not choose to continue entering the Starry Sky Vision Area.
I just implanted a lot of legendary entries to try, but now there are not many entries that are not in cooldown... The combat power is insufficient, so I have to avoid the sharp edge for the time being.
He turned around, took out a soul card and handed it to Gu Jieshuang.
"Jieshuang, if you see me staying in the Starry Sky Vision for too long, just use this Soul Card to pull me out."
"Oh, okay, boss!" Gu Jieshuang took it.
This is a gray soul card... named, Passage to the Other World.
Thanks to book friend 20220701210007899 for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
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