Chapter 536 A New Era of Development (6,000 words in two parts!)

Faced with the conditions put forward by the crystal man, Gu Chong's not-so-smart brain racked its brains to think.

"But... I... don't have the capital to do business."

There is some knowledge, all of which was traded by humans to the underground alliance, and it is enough to climb to the level of third-level civilization.

Sell ​​it to weaker civilizations, they will definitely want it.

Another old snake man also spoke up: "That's why we need to set up a foundation."

"We also have a batch of supplies, which add up to a considerable amount."

"If it's a fair trade, I can probably sell it for around 5,000 civilization points, and... an inestimable amount of spiritual energy, maybe hundreds of thousands, I haven't counted it yet. This is a fair trade with a high-level civilization, and there aren't that many high-level civilizations in the Ninth Era."

Gu Chong’s eyes widened immediately. You are so rich!

I, the ancient insect, also want to be worth this much.

"Knowledge can be resold. It is outdated knowledge of human civilization anyway. Lu Yuan also agreed. It can be regarded as establishing a unified industrial standard for Pangu Continent. It is a great thing."

"As long as you sell enough civilizations, it's possible to sell for 30,000 or even 100,000 civilization points!"

"How about giving you a 10% commission?"

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Gu Chong was somewhat tempted. A 10% commission would mean 10,000 points of luck!

As long as I donate 1,000 civilization points to the Underground Alliance, won’t they obediently call me the Ancient Insect Ancestor?

With its body and appearance, it is easy to fool weak civilizations and catch one with every hook!

What's more, as an ancient myth, what's wrong with it pretending to be an ancient relic? !

But it doesn’t have many good treasures in its hands... If you want to fool others, you must have something of your own, otherwise it will be discovered in a second, right?

"I only have mushrooms produced in the underground fissures." Gu Chong said honestly and humbly, "What about the mushrooms I sell myself?"

"Of course it's your own money. We don't charge you any fees."

Mushrooms are actually good things, but they are not strategically graded. They look really poor - a relic that sells agricultural products? Few stupid civilizations are willing to spend civilization points to buy agricultural products. It would be good enough if they could spend some spiritual energy.

What's more, the ancient insect knew that it had a big weakness - its brain was not very smart! So it spoke as little as possible. The Underground Alliance regarded it as a spiritual belief and would not take the initiative to embarrass it.

But to communicate with foreign civilizations, you must speak.

If your IQ is exposed at that time, you will be in big trouble.

"Now that I have these aliens supporting me from behind, this may actually be feasible..."

The more Gu Chong thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He asked in a muffled voice, "What property do you have?"

"Reveal a little bit so I can have a better idea of ​​what's going on."

"Well... take a look at this first..."

The old snake man who was in charge of accounting took out a piece of paper from his arms, on which was a series of lists.

Wow, there are a lot of legendary and epic materials! There are also some man-made wonders, most of which are unique and have excellent effects.

In the past few eras, powerful civilizations fled to the purely materialistic plane, and some of the products of idealism lost their effects.

So they just dumped these items here as a "benefit for future generations."

These irresponsible refugee civilizations are still willing to do what they can.

In addition, this alien space was filled with civilizations at the end of the era, and the transaction volume was huge.

Over time, the old alien team has accumulated a lot of experience.

"You guys... are really rich... The six of you are richer than the entire civilization combined." Gu Chong felt sour in his heart, "I am an ancient myth, why am I so poor?"

"Don't worry, work for us and you will become rich soon."

"Do you know any other myths? You can bring them along."

"Gone... Everyone is dead. I am the only one alive."

"It's better for us to do something than to do nothing..."

So on this day, the Ninth Era Development Foundation was officially established!

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After the negotiations were completed, the ancient insect's consciousness returned to its body.

The ancient worm moved! Its huge body emerged from the soil, like a moving mountain.

The bronze shell gleamed in the sun. There were still some gaps in it that had not been completely repaired, but they no longer affected its mobility.

The high-ranking officials of the Underground Alliance who were celebrating the Sky City Ascension Ceremony were all shocked: "Master Gu Chong, how did you come out of the soil..."

It said in a muffled voice: "Useless things, since you are going to stay here for another hundred years, then I will also go to other places to make a living!"

“Time is precious, opportunities are rare, only by striving for it can we have a brilliant tomorrow!”

"I'm going to support other civilizations. I'll be back in a hundred years! Let's go!"

The sound of the ancient insect became louder and louder, and the fake horns, facing the sunlight, emitted a colorful halo.

It suppressed the underground alliance, spread out its six legs, and sped away in a distant direction.

Every step made the ground tremble slightly.

Only the people in the underground alliance were left looking at each other.

Then his face changed drastically.

Their greatest asset, the ancient insect, ran away! "Master Ancient Insect, wait for us, at least bring some of the tribesmen with you!"

"Our sky city will set off soon and leave this underground rift!" The Slant-Eyed Clan quickly made a promise.

"Bring my Minotaur clan with you!" A group of Minotaur warriors, holding axes, ran over.

Unexpectedly, the grand journey began!

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For Lu Yuan, ever since he heard about the development foundation plan established by the aliens and ancient insects, he has been envious of their unique physical conditions.

The image of the ancient insect is so majestic that its body length alone is one kilometer!

He looks mighty and domineering, but not too fierce, which makes him suitable for committing fraud.

However, humans or the Greedy Demon do not have this condition - especially when the Greedy Demon is still wanted, it is better for him to show up less.

In addition, both the ancient insects and the alien group have done him a favor. It is not a big deal to borrow the teleportation ability of the "Immortal Palace" slightly. The cost of transporting materials is paid by themselves anyway.

No matter how greedy Lu Yuan is, he would never covet the money in the foundation.

He turned around and threw himself into his busy work.

“I hope everyone can grow up quickly.”

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Once everything was in place, everything fell into place.

[Ghosts] hide during the day and come out at night, still following the regular pattern.

The little mirage dragon entered a period of rapid growth and was eating like crazy every day. Its growth rate was visible to the naked eye. Perhaps in a few decades, it would become a full-fledged young dragon.

Lu Yuan measured its length with a ruler, and found that it was 10 centimeters longer than last month. He patted its cold scales and asked, "When will you grow as big as a giant mirage dragon?"

"When the time comes, we can dig a hole and pretend it's a high-level relic, and then we can defraud the points of the lower-level civilizations."

Little Mirage Dragon was speechless. I am a dragon, a proud being! How can you, a despicable and greedy demon, lower my taste?

Lu Yuan laughed and didn't bother to argue with it.

"Even I, the Immortal Giant Turtle, will go." The Immortal Giant Turtle, which had grown a little bigger, raised its neck high, and its eyes were as bright as stars.

After more than 200 years of growth, the turtle has expanded at a pretty good rate. Its back is as high as a two-story building! It also looks great. Look at the carvings on its back.

On each piece of the tortoise shell, spiral lines draw complex trajectories, like a whirlpool in the deep sea, and the entire body is made of amazing carving material.

"Okay, okay, the bigger we grow, the better chance we will have at catching a fat sheep." Lu Yuan was eager to grow bigger. He also wanted to grow bigger. His current height of 300 meters was not enough in front of a bigger beast.

"Good brother, I remembered something." The turtle suddenly had an idea.

"you say."

"If you give me the same food treatment as a little mirage dragon, can I grow faster?!" The Immortal Giant Turtle is now proud and feels that he has unlimited potential.

Lu Yuan's expression changed drastically. Can humans afford two high expenses?

He said unconfidently: "You can talk to the old cat and see if it agrees."

"It will!" The turtle set off proudly.

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The debugging work of the "real dream" within the human body took almost a year. After all the preliminary work was ready, it was time for the entire hibernating population to wake up collectively.

According to the plan, more than two-thirds of the population will spend a long time in dreams.

This is a brand new challenge for human civilization. People don’t know what will happen to human society during the long sleep, nor do they know where the forked road in the future will lead.

But, we can only move forward.

On this day, the cenote on Green Mountain was packed with people.

There are many people who question it, but there are also people who support it.

Government workers use loudspeakers to introduce the latest policies.

"Everyone, there are benefits to living in a dream! The first is that you can have a longer lifespan, because your main body will hardly age while lying in the hibernation chamber! You can even live to the end of the era... This has been technically proven!"

"Second, the extraordinary expenditure of the entire civilization will be reduced. We are all shrinking now, the territory is small, and the output is not that much. If you stay awake, there will be no resources for you!"

"But you have to know that this is just a special measure for a special period. If we leave this world, everything will return to normal. Do you understand?"

“Is the disaster over?”

"Where's the ghost?"

"Ask one by one, don't be in a hurry!"

National awakening is a huge project.

A population of one million woke up and found themselves living in a small cave. Then they began their dream life. Almost everyone was a little confused.

It seems... it’s not unacceptable?

With more people, the social environment suddenly became lively, with people chatting, eating, and couples being affectionate and feeding each other.

This is probably how the atmosphere of life is formed. Seeing so many young people, Lu Yuan was quite happy. He was busy explaining the cause and then asked everyone to fill in their personal wishes.

"The ghost is still squatting outside, we can't get out..."

"Alas, the extraordinary output should be given to the little mirage dragon. It is it that protects us."

"Wow, it's so big now, it should eat more." The boys and girls surrounded Mr. Da Jin.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

This guy squinted his eyes and exhaled, his scales opening and closing with his breathing, his muscles that concealed his terrible power were very relaxed and motionless, so as not to crush the tiny human. Occasionally, he would play with his special skills "Frost Control" and "Fire Control" to tease the children.

It can be seen that it is completely different from the arrogant character in the previous life.

It fully enjoys the love of humans - I am the guardian of civilization! The people in the square chirp like sparrows.

You know what, everyone was quite optimistic. When there were a lot of people, they just gathered together to chat and eat from a big pot. There wasn't any pessimistic mood at all. They just treated it as a group outing.

The supplies were eaten by the little mirage dragon, so let it eat it, since I am going into hibernation anyway.

Lu Yuan was also helpless when he saw this scene. This situation has both advantages and disadvantages. It means that human beings have strong organizational capabilities and no matter how difficult the decision is, it can be executed quickly.

The downside is that the Green Government must take care of all the details like a parent, otherwise all kinds of trust will quickly collapse.

"Hey, man, are you joining that...Dream Project?" a middle-aged engineer asked casually.

"My work is in the field of biomedicine, so I won't join for the time being." Another young man shook his head.

[Realistic Dreams] No matter how powerful they are, they cannot simulate the properties of proteins, so biology and supernatural science can only be carried out in reality.

A scientist next to him was holding a newspaper and said, "It is said that many functions inside have been blocked... Currently only about half of the functions are activated."

"That's normal. Real dreams have just been launched, so we have to set up a stronger anti-addiction mechanism. It's similar to the dreams we lived in when we were kids, right? What about you?"

"I want to work on the Lanpeng civilization's heritage reception project. About half of the time, it will be done in dreams."

"The remaining carving work must be completed in reality."

Everyone thought seriously about future plans and submitted their personal wishes.

Fields like mechanics, mathematics, education, design, computer science, etc. can all be accomplished in dreams. This type of workers are the main force in filling out applications.

There is also the purely physical heritage of the Lanpeng civilization, which also needs someone to receive it.

This is a bit difficult because the current population is far from enough. The cities of Lanpeng civilization have a population of 8 million, which is required to maintain the industrial chain.

And there are just over a million humans.

If you want to fully accept it, you must add idealistic links and simplify some tasks that require a lot of high labor.

"I think we can have a qualification certification. Real dreams are indeed a powerful tool for scientific research and the development of the industrial chain. People who pass the qualification test can use functions such as 'mind creation', which can greatly simplify some testing links."

"That makes sense... Let's write a report and make some suggestions."

Everyone expressed their opinions and the discussion was lively.

When Lu Yuan heard these suggestions, he was also thoughtful: "Indeed, it is necessary to take the qualification exam."

"Dream Science..."

In addition, middle school students under the age of 24 will not join the dream plan. They are still in the stage of growth and development. If they spend a long time in a dream, it may bring negative effects.

College students over the age of 24 can join the Dream Plan at their discretion.

Just then, a group of Lanpeng people slowly walked over from a distance.

They were accompanied by star scientists such as Lu Tiantian and Sha Mo. These scientists were quite famous and quickly attracted the attention of most people.

Comrade Lao Mao, standing on Lu Tiantian's shoulder, said: "Hello, fellow compatriots. According to the plan, the elites of the Blue Peng civilization will join our civilization. Let us work together in the future to create a better tomorrow. Today, while there are so many people, let's get familiar with each other. Anyway, we will see each other often in the future."

"Hello everyone, I'm Jinbot, nice to meet you. Thank you for saving my life!" Jinbot bowed slightly according to human etiquette.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was applause in the square, and the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed.

The 5,000 new elites of the Blue Peng civilization are also a major news item recently.

When faced with these foreigners, people mostly feel sympathy and pity.

Such a huge quasi-interstellar civilization disappeared in the blink of an eye. It is really sad...

If people think about it carefully, they may feel a little scared. If their family's financial resources were weaker, they might have suffered the same fate.

In addition, the legacy of the quasi-star civilization is really rich. It is a morally appropriate act to pick up their legacy and absorb some high-quality immigrants. Anyway, there are many races in Green City, so it doesn't matter if there are 5,000 more birdmen.

Soon, research teams began to contact these elites, and the two sides began to discuss matters such as cooperation.

Seeing that the human masses easily accepted this matter, Jin Bot breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and discussed the next cooperation matters with Lu Yuan.

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The bustle of Xiaodongtian did not last long. As time passed, batches of humans entered the dreamland, and all public places soon became deserted.

On the contrary, there are more and more robots active in the small cave, and the mechanism of interaction between dreams and reality is booming.

Humans have long possessed the technology to control the vines of poppy trees in dreams. It was even used during the first level of civilization. Now it has simply been transplanted to ordinary robots.

Therefore, in the future, every citizen in the dream will have a robot, and with this robot, they will be able to interfere with the real world.

In the second year, the Dream Project officially came to an end after it had a population of 740,000.

Lu Yuan also entered it with great interest and experienced what the so-called "real dream" was.

His authority is naturally fully enabled.

“Teleport!”

With a "whoosh", he moved from one end of the city to the other.

"Void Creation!"

In just a short moment, an ancient dagger was created according to Lu Yuan's imagination, even the subtle rust was exactly the same.

“Yoho.”

"Have some fun."

The next second, a hundred Miss Conchs of different sizes surrounded him. Lu Yuan was overwhelmed with joy. Then, his eyes went dark and he found that the real Miss Conch had disabled a lot of his permissions and was rolling her eyes angrily.

"Is it lewd?"

Lu Yuan coughed and said, "They don't have any magical skills, so it seems meaningless."

"snort."

"Now... there's not much difference between us and the green civilization."

History always repeats itself. Having inherited the legacy of the green civilization, the 18 branches of humankind gradually transformed into a brand new green civilization.

As for whether the final fate is the same...

No one knows this.

Walking in the green city in the dream, everything is exactly the same as in reality, yet seems to be slightly different.

As a person with great spiritual charm, Lu Yuan could actually sense that this was a dream.

Some things are like seeing flowers in the fog, there is always a sense of blur.

But for most humans, it is no different from reality.

The structure of the dream city is exactly the same as that of the real city, which is also to "prevent addiction" and adapt to the switch between dreams and reality. Even the computers in the city can be used. These computers are connected to external computers and can realize many functions, including controlling robots in reality.

Even the poppy tree was replicated exactly, except that the big tree stump in the dream was just a decoration.

Even the currency in dreams is interconnected with reality, with physiological needs such as hunger, thirst, and sleep set, and buying clothes and taking transportation also require money.

"Sometimes, I wonder if our real world is just the dream of some super powerful person."

The conch, also on the top of the poppy tree, looked out at the city and smiled sweetly: "Why don't you explain that we are characters in a novel?"

“That seems to make sense.”

Lu Yuan patted his head. According to the principle of Occam's razor, entities should not be added unless necessary. This philosophical problem that cannot be solved in a lifetime should be left for future generations to think about.

"So where can dream science extend?"

Conch replied with a smile: "If we can open up the connection between dreams and reality, the interaction between brain waves and computers will be greatly enhanced!

"As long as you think about it, your car will start, the mouse will run wherever you point it, and you don't need to press the keyboard anymore... No matter what field you are in, you can make further progress, right?"

"Oh! It's similar to the adaptive function of the X-class mecha of the Blue Peng civilization. This is great! But this is in the materialistic realm, right? What about in the idealistic realm?"

"The first is to have an extra backup plan for escape. Just like the green civilization, when disaster strikes, everyone is put into a dream."

Lu Yuan fanned his nose and wondered if he could stop thinking about escaping, a method that had already failed once.

"The second one..." Hailuo showed a faint smile, "Of course it is the world will that connects Pangu Continent!"

"As long as we can connect, we can borrow the world power of Pangu Continent, and then we will be a formal fourth-level civilization."

After talking to this point, Lu Yuan nodded contentedly.

The most important thing is that the research funds are still paid by Lanpeng people! All humans pay is the time cost.

Lu Yuan opened his arms: "Let the future development come more violently!"

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(End of this chapter)