Chapter 611: Huge Technological Relics
As if sensing the shock that the humans inadvertently revealed, Solomon continued, "We didn't believe it at first either. We thought it might be a hunting trap."
"But in recent decades, too many civilizations have benefited from this."
He raised his fingers and gestured one by one: "Some low-level indigenous civilizations purchased supplies and developed technology in just a few decades."
"There are also some civilizations whose genes have been optimized. Everyone is like a dragon, smart and strong! That genetic optimization is not the extraordinary spark of idealism, but optimization at the fundamental level. Genes, you know?"
"And quantum computers! If you want to develop materialistic disciplines, everything needs computing power."
"In the past hundred years, news has spread farther and farther across this continent, and we have intercepted hundreds of electromagnetic wave signals." The leader named Solomon became more and more excited. "These lucky civilizations have achieved rapid development in a very short period of time, and the price they paid is negligible, almost nothing!"
“So we also want to try our luck.”
"Some of these civilizations have soared to the sky and directly become third-level civilizations. Not only technology and physical objects, but also various machines can be obtained from the ruins! Our Atagan civilization has been stuck at a certain level for a long time, and we are also looking forward to an adventure."
Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask: "What about the technology of the fourth-level civilization? Doesn't it exist?"
"You are really joking." Perhaps realizing that humans are already a Level 3 civilization, Solomon shook his head, "Level 4 civilization is really far away."
"Starting from the third level of civilization, you have to use civilization points to build yourself up. This is a long construction process."
“Even if you have ready-made technology, the entire construction period is still long.”
Without completing a large number of civilization milestones, most civilizations are actually quite poor, with the number of points on hand ranging from hundreds to thousands.
It is obviously difficult to break through from level three to level four with this amount of money.
You can only endure it slowly, or encounter some adventure.
"So the technology of level 4 civilization...is not that it doesn't exist, but that no one wants to buy it." Solomon shook his head. "The 'value' required for it is incredibly high. No civilization can afford it."
"Besides, there is a piece of rumor circulating widely..." He deliberately kept the question in suspense.
These words made Lu Yuan quite excited, and he couldn't help but ask: "What gossip?"
"The ruins...are waiting for their successor!"
"As long as there is a qualified successor, those extraordinary people will give away everything for free!"
"It's just that none of the current civilizations meet the requirements for inheritance. That's why they are hiding it... The stronger the civilization, the easier it is to obtain inheritance."
Once again, humanity was shocked.
Even someone as wealthy as Lu Yuan had his pupils dilated and his heart pounding! This really was a pie in the sky, so big that it could crush a person to death.
He thought to himself: "It is indeed worth going there... Even if there are risks... Our strength has grown a lot, and most of the risks can be controlled."
Then, the two sides changed the topic.
Now that we have sat down to negotiate, it is only natural to exchange knowledge, materials and technology.
Every civilization has some strange and ingenious skills, such as some variant glyphs, which were discovered by some geniuses in a flash of inspiration, and some strange forging techniques.
As the saying goes, "Everyone learns things at different times and everyone has their own specialization." Even a master craftsman like Lu Yuan has many techniques that he has never seen before, so it is good to learn more.
So in the following period of time, Lu Yuan, as a "craftsman representative", held a craftsman technical exchange meeting, which he was actually quite looking forward to.
However, it is obvious that due to the lack of strategic mutual trust, the other side did not come up with anything decent, just some ordinary and boring knowledge.
Just like a doctoral student in kindergarten classes, Lu Yuan was drowsy.
Since the other party did not have much sincerity, the humans naturally just dealt with it simply and did not hand over the "Field Industrialization" and "Spiritual Plant Field".
Fortunately, trade in several other areas is progressing well. Humans used the extra ice-attribute ores to exchange for some earth-attribute and wood-attribute ores.
There were also various extraordinary consumables, which were sold for about 50-60 spiritual charms.
The variety, quantity and quality of consumables of the Akagan civilization are actually not as good as those of humans, but there are always some things that humans do not have.
Green City can't be so stupid as to take out all kinds of them.
At the beginning, the products traded were all lower-grade products with large production volumes, such as crystal winter grains, bean worm milk, and various wines and beverages, etc. Only later could some valuable goods be traded.
All in all, the negotiation lasted for more than three days, and both sides gained a lot - don't despise these small gains, even if the Green City treasury is full, every penny earned is worth cherishing.
The other side's leader, Solomon, seemed quite satisfied.
He nodded. "In the past, we obtained some 'values' left over from other civilizations through trade. This 1 value is given to you. It is easy to identify, but you must not forge it, because every coin has a secret pattern."
“Perhaps in the future, we will have opportunities for trade.”
He took out a few golden coins, with complex carvings on their surfaces forming a code.
This code requires a secret key to decipher, and this key is in the hands of the aliens in the ruins.
"Why are the relics of the advanced civilization so generous?" Lu Yu seized the opportunity to ask, "How do they operate for so long without accepting spiritual energy or civilization points?"
Solomon put the coins in the hands of a diplomat and said, "This is normal. A level 5 relic should have been permanently powered."
"The purpose of those aliens is to support the civilization of the Ninth Era, so it doesn't matter if they suffer a little loss."
"As for why they use value... well, according to the analysis of some conspiracy theorists, selling their own antiques may allow the other party to glimpse their history and know their future destiny, so some civilizations are unwilling to sell. Of course, the mainstream view is that they are selecting successors."
"As for the real reason, it is beyond our understanding."
Lu Yuan frowned slightly, as if he was thinking carefully. After a while, he asked, "What is the name of this civilization relic?"
Solomon was silent for a long time and shook his head: "We don't know either. But according to the documents of the last era, the ruins already existed."
"So no matter what, it is still the Seventh Era, or even a civilization that is even older than that."
The leader in power armor seemed to have suddenly thought of something and patted his forehead: "According to the report of our diplomats, the most classic symbol of the ruins is a pillar that reaches the sky, as if it can lead to the distant moon!"
"It's a pity that with the passage of time, half of the pillar collapsed and can no longer be used."
When the others heard this, they were amazed. Isn't this a space elevator? It is actually very difficult to build a space elevator on Pangu Continent because it needs the help of the planet's propagation to maintain stability.
Whether Pangu Continent is a planet and whether it rotates is still unknown.
What's more, the atmosphere here is much thicker than that of the Earth. Various storms of level 10 are commonplace. There are also various idealistic radiations in space. It is indeed remarkable for a civilization to be able to build a space elevator.
But Lu Yuan's mind was buzzing. This news was like a nuclear explosion! "To the moon?!"
"Could this be the remains of the civilization at the top of the tower?"
"No, not really! The old aliens said that there are no individuals from the Tower Top Civilization living in this world any longer."
As the pinnacle of materialistic civilization, the Tower Top Civilization is not a carbon-based species at all.
They have already transformed themselves into energy, so it is impossible for them to become aliens.
Even if any individual from the Tower Top Civilization was alive, Pangu Continent would not have become what it is now.
He racked his brains to think: "Could it be a subordinate civilization of the Tower Top Civilization? Hmm... the subordinate civilization is much weaker."
"Or maybe some other civilization was very lucky and found the ruins on the top of the tower and maintained them?"
"There is another possibility. This is not the Tower Top Civilization, but the remains of the Thick Earth Civilization from the Sixth Era."
The reason why the Sixth Era was so powerful was because the Tower Top Civilization opened up a new path and left behind a rich legacy.
"No, the top of the tower does not need an affiliated civilization either."
"It is highly likely that the Thick Earth Civilization picked up the legacy of the Fifth Era."
"So this relic has a very high probability of belonging to the Houtu civilization, or one of its affiliated civilizations... Well, we really have to go and take a look!"
Lu Yuan was shocked by this idea for a moment, and he couldn't help but start to doubt whether he really had such good luck?
Or maybe he is really Pangu Continent's biological son? Did Pangu Continent bring him here?
But when I thought that the greater the strength, the greater the responsibility, I couldn't help feeling a little confused.
"The responsibility of the peak civilization is not something I can bear."
"I won't even talk about the top of the tower, it's a completely different dimension..."
"The Thick Earth Civilization was so powerful, they could have escaped, but they perished for the entire world. They were all erased from history, and only a name remained."
"Live as brilliantly as a summer flower, die as peacefully and beautifully as an autumn leaf. I can't do it... and neither can humans..."
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And so, after making up their minds, the diplomatic teams of both sides agreed to go to the [ruins of advanced civilization] together.
The two cities were moving one after the other, more than 10,000 kilometers apart, towards the eastern coastline.
The large cities of the Akagan civilization moved at a speed of about 8 kilometers per hour.
It can travel 200 kilometers a day.
Although the speed of Green City is slightly faster, humans do not know the exact location of the ruins and can only follow the Akagan civilization slowly.
After more than six months, crossing the ocean, climbing over several mountains and plains, people finally saw an extremely large technological relic in a basin!
"This is so fucking huge..." Even someone as knowledgeable as Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel shocked.
The basin's topography is like a huge industrial maze, with various tracks and overpasses intertwined. The surface is covered with countless huge metal plates, and in the gaps between the plates flows hot magma-like material, emitting a faint red light.
The metal mountains hundreds of meters high are winding and undulating, and their surfaces are covered with gears, pipes and circuit patterns, as if the entire basin is a giant sleeping machine.
There is also the pillar that reaches the sky standing in the center of the basin. Its diameter alone is fifty kilometers, and its height reaches the legendary Gangfeng layer.
We build towers! We challenge disasters! Unfortunately, the tower was cut off in the middle by an unknown force. The sharp lines of the broken-winged stone sculpture depict the past dreams; the exposed wires on the dusty metal walls tell of the past glory.
The scene was so shocking, it was like arriving at the legendary Transformers' hometown, "Planet Cybertron".
Everyone in the observation room couldn't help but exclaimed: "This relic has a high probability of reaching the fifth level of civilization, or even the sixth level!"
"And it was a civilization with extremely strong materialistic power... There are very few glyphs in this huge relic!"
To be honest, although human beings follow both the materialistic and idealistic paths, they are mainly inclined towards idealism.
It’s not that materialism isn’t strong enough, but… it’s too difficult.
The development of various materialistic theories requires the emergence of geniuses and a sound industrial chain.
The industrial chain requires huge amounts of land, energy, talent and resources.
The development of materialism is really difficult.
And now, people are really excited and excited.
A few minutes later, news came from all the major reconnaissance departments: "Report, we have observed two sky cities resting on the ground in the southeast direction... It seems that there are indeed quite a few civilizations gathered here."
"In these sky cities, life activities are frequent."
“Most of the machinery in the basin is broken.”
"There seem to be quite a few creatures in the large buildings to the east. They may have set up a trading market like the one in the North, but the trade volume doesn't seem to be much."
In the past, the green trading market was obviously busy from day to night, with floating fortresses coming and going without any rest.
The market surrounding the ruins is indeed a bit quiet.
The reason is very simple. The civilization of Pangu Continent comes from all over the world and has experienced various dangers. Even if there are aliens in the ruins, it is difficult to suppress the surrounding civilizations that are ready to move.
"Report! A drone is approaching our city, flashing red light. It may be the guide aircraft for the ruins."
Lu Yuan commanded: "Allow it to approach."
As the drone approached, its speaker emitted a neutral voice: "This is the remains of an advanced civilization. In order to support the various civilizations of the Ninth Epoch, a special trading area has been set up."
The sound is transmitted to the mind of the person and can be understood.
"The currency unit used in this ruins is the Delta Value System. You can go to the consular district in the central area to exchange values."
"Your city can stay in the open space to the east, and you can get water and geothermal energy for free. You can stay here for a maximum of 30 years, after which additional value will be charged."
"Please do not use any hot weapons in the ruins."
"Please do not destroy any structure in the ruins. Violators will be regarded as our enemies and expelled."
Lu Yuan was shocked. He could only live here for 30 years? No wonder this place was so deserted and there were not many civilizations.
But in a flash, if the aliens here don't want to make money, it's normal to drive away other civilizations: I've supported you anyway, there's no point in you staying here, get out of here! Just like that, Green City and the city of Akagan civilization, one after the other, stopped in a vacant lot in the east.
The distance between the two sides was only over a hundred kilometers.
Even with the high-level ruins as guarantors, Green City was still full of vigilance, and the "Yark Shield" on the edge of the city rose up.
The government prohibits people from leaving the city and from sending electromagnetic wave information at will.
No matter whether they are city citizens, soldiers, or government officials, they are all somewhat nervous. The shadow of the tall tower in the distance covers the earth, like a punctual sundial, constantly reminding them that the epochal disaster is approaching step by step.
Even Lu Yuan felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart. Some mysterious feeling was telling him to escape from here as soon as possible.
This uneasiness is increasing every second.
He whispered to the old cat, "A [ghost] might be sealed here... This aura is somewhat familiar. The [ghost] might be on top of that tower, but it probably hasn't escaped."
The old cat was also a little worried: "No wonder, this relic does not collect spiritual energy, seals the [ghost], and naturally only moves forever."
But it quickly made up its mind: "Now that we are here, we should make the best of it. We have the little mirage dragon, we can fly into space, and there are so many civilizations to help us, we have to take on the challenge!"
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(End of this chapter)
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