After Chu Lin and Catherine flew into the sky, they couldn't help but be shocked by the scene before them.

Looking around, you can see endless buildings.

And only buildings.

The mountains were flattened, the sinkholes were filled, and countless buildings were neatly spread across the entire land, with no other existence in sight.

Just in terms of area.

Even the super cities in Su Yao's world that can accommodate hundreds of millions of people cannot be compared with the "city" in front of them.

It was as if it were the sea, as if the whole world was like this.

It was not until they flew very, very high, until they could even vaguely see the curvature of the earth, that they discovered something different.

But it’s also architecture.

It’s just a little different from the building in the center.

There were endless roars and the sounds of machines running filled the entire world, and aircraft of different sizes and types flew in and out of these buildings. One could even see some damaged and fallen aircraft being dragged into certain buildings.

After observing for a while, Chu Lin and Catherine also understood.

This is the production base.

Or industrial areas.

Specially used for the production of automated machinery, this is also part of the "system" in the entire real world.

"It's really amazing." Chu Lin whispered with a hint of admiration, "From the collection of raw materials to the manufacture of finished products, everything has been fully automated. It has even been running for such a long time without anyone managing it. This technology alone is, to some extent, close to the level of 'completely liberating productivity'."

Chu Lin also followed Shen Yi to participate in the twenty-year-long war with the Louis people, so he has considerable vision.

Of course he could see it.

Everything in front of us is the primary mode of "robot explosion flow".

Fully automated production also means the possibility of self-value-added.

The only thing left to completely liberate productivity is the collection of resources, which should be an easier direction. We just need to step into the vast universe, where there are countless resources.

However, a civilization with this level of technology that stops developing will forever fail at this step.

Chu Lin felt a strong sense of regret in his heart.

It's like someone easily throws away the treasure they desire.

If his civilization had reached this level, there would not have been such a huge sacrifice when facing natural disasters and doomsday.

However, he soon noticed.

Not every building is emitting mechanical roars. Many of them are in a state of "complete stop" and even look as if they have been abandoned for a long time and are dilapidated.

That's aging.

Obviously, the system of this world has not yet reached the point where it can be truly maintained endlessly and automatically. Perhaps when this system was created, humans thought it could run forever, but now, it has given results, and this result has brought about the extinction of all mankind and the destruction of that dreamlike happy world.

Chu Lin suppressed his emotions and he still remembered his mission.

The more I look at it, the more frightened I become.

No animals or plants can be seen in the entire world, and the ecosystem can be said to be completely destroyed. However, the climate remains calm.

Because humans have created alternatives.

They use huge machines to replace the functions of plants, achieving perfect control over the gas composition in the atmosphere and forever getting rid of the climate crisis brought about by the greenhouse effect. They also use countless huge machines to control the water cycle and avoid the occurrence of extreme climates such as storms. They even bury huge shock absorbers in the earth to minimize the destructiveness caused by plate movement. Seeing the end, Chu Lin was even shocked to the point of being numb.

Even Su Yao's civilization did not have the technology to carry out large-scale transformation of an entire planet. Even from these astonishingly huge projects, one can see the glory that this civilization once possessed.

This is a civilization that is exceptionally advanced in terms of technological development, productivity, organization, and action.

Without powerful external forces, it would have been almost impossible for such a human civilization to be completely extinct.

However, it still became extinct.

And they became extinct by their own choice.

If, at the beginning, Chu Lin still hesitated between choosing the beautiful and happy virtual reality or the cruel real world, now he will no longer have such hesitation.

He even felt that virtual reality was a trap for human civilization, a trap that seemed beautiful and happy, but could actually easily lead to a desperate situation.

Chu Lin and Catherine finally returned to Shen Yi.

"The original ecological environment of this world has been destroyed by humans, but they have rebuilt a stable ecological environment. However, the new ecological environment is built on the artificial system of the entire world. As the system has gradually aged, the ecological environment has also begun to become unstable."

Chu Lin and Catherine each told the information they obtained after the investigation, which was almost the same.

There is no winner in this competition.

However, neither of them had any strong desire to win or lose at this time. They were both shocked by the technological level of this civilization, shocked by their past prosperity and power, and even more shocked by their destruction.

The same is true for everyone in God’s kingdom.

An indescribable feeling echoes in everyone's heart.

"Civilization is not as strong as you think. It is very fragile." Shen Yi seemed to see what everyone was thinking. He just smiled calmly and said slowly, "Whether it is strong or weak, civilization is always easily destroyed for various reasons. Sometimes it is because of natural disasters, sometimes it is because of man-made disasters, sometimes it is because of foreign enemies, and sometimes it is just because of taking the wrong path. It is precisely because civilization is so fragile that we need the existence of the Pan-Human Protection Association even more, isn't it?"

“That’s right!”

Chu Lin was the first to come back to his senses. He looked at Shen Yi, and his eyes, which had been dull, now shone with a brighter light than before.

He clenched his fist and said, "We may not be able to prevent it from happening, but we can change the consequences! Just like you saved my world, no matter how fragile civilization is, humanity will surely live forever!"

Catherine, who was standing by, had obviously also adjusted herself.

The smile on Shen Yi's face widened a little.

"Instead of feeling sorry for them for taking the wrong path, we should find a way to save them. This is our mission. Okay, let's go and see how the humans of this civilization are doing now."

The real world has been explored.

Next, we need to go to the virtual world.

(End of this chapter)