Chapter 612: Advanced Relics... and Cruel Reality
"Reporting to the Head of State, there is indeed a high-risk anomaly in the ruins, in that tall tower."
"It is suspected to be a powerful type that we have never witnessed before. There is a high probability that there will be multiple disaster-level anomalies, including a [Ghost]!"
In the city of Atagan civilization, leaders of three races gathered together to discuss future development.
When they heard the word "ghost", everyone's faces turned ugly.
They had never encountered this thing, but even just some rumors were enough to make people terrified.
"Don't worry. It's not that easy for the [ghost] to escape. Otherwise, this ruin would have been destroyed long ago."
Solomon smiled faintly and drank a tea-colored drink from the cup: "I use my ability of [Precognition] as a guarantee. This place is safe for the time being."
The other two races finally calmed down.
Solomon added: "It's not easy to get here. I hope you can relax a little, enjoy the delicacies of different races, take a look at the advanced ruins, and increase the sense of crisis in the hearts of the people. Such a powerful civilization will also decline, let alone us?"
"Don't think about fighting all the time. Although we have some opportunities, war is always full of risks. Look at human civilization, isn't it much stronger than us?"
"Once we start a war with them, we will definitely be defeated."
When talking about humans, the Atagan civilization was a little unconvinced, but after a rational analysis, they realized that they were indeed no match for them.
"Your Excellency, you are right. So next we need to maintain normal foreign relations. What else should we do?" said an ape-like creature in a muffled voice.
The reason why the three civilizations were able to merge smoothly was mainly because the leader "Solomon" was so outstanding!
In just one hundred and twenty years, he led them to win three civilization wars!
Every victory was a big win, which provided the material basis for the rise of the Atagan civilization and brought great prestige to Solomon. The Atagan civilization was not afraid of death, and the huge war machine was always on. The people's fighting will was like a volcano, which could erupt at any time.
What is even more amazing is that Solomon, as a leader, is humble and polite, and his way of dealing with people makes people feel as if they are bathed in spring breeze. He even possesses the divine skill of [foresight].
They fully believe that they can rise in Pangu Continent and become the most powerful civilization!
"There is still a lot to do next..." Solomon said calmly, "We cannot start a war here, we can only communicate peacefully, so we will visit them one by one."
"Don't be afraid of trouble. As long as it is a transaction that can bring income and enhance ourselves, we will do it."
"The second thing is the value. I will personally contact the Relics Alien. You should prepare the transaction target."
"It's been prepared for a long time! The historical relics of the three civilizations are very complete!"
"That's good. There's nothing else to do for now. The meeting is over!"
Solomon patted the table. He was such a decisive person. He didn't care about ostentation or formalism.
As the crowd in the conference room gradually dispersed, even the secretary left. Solomon lit a cigarette and leaned against the window to admire the majestic towers in the distance, but his eyes became cold, a kind of coldness that treated all living beings as ants.
Just then, a shadowy dark figure appeared outside the window, and the rustling voice sounded like a whisper under the starry sky.
"There are a total of 56 civilizations here... Most of them are only level two civilizations and cannot withstand the attacks of the [ghosts]." Solomon understood the whispers.
"Among them, human civilization is the most powerful and is suspected to have high-intensity anomalies... Perhaps it can withstand the attack for a few minutes..."
"I don't want to hear the word 'maybe'. I must have a 100% chance of winning..."
"This relic cannot continue to exist. We must destroy it as soon as possible, even if it means releasing the [ghost]!"
The dark shadow seemed to let out a strange laugh.
"I will not hesitate even if the civilization I belong to is destroyed!"
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After the city regained stability, the Akagan civilization sent a message inviting humans to go to the trading area together the next day.
After six months of contact, although humans and the Akagan civilization have not yet reached the level of strategic mutual trust, they have become familiar with each other.
According to human estimation, the materialistic level of the Akagan civilization has reached the peak of the second-level civilization. As for whether the idealistic level has reached the third level, it is difficult to detect without field investigation.
"Tell them that we will set out on time at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." Lu Yuan took a deep breath, "Let's rest early today and recharge our batteries."
As usual, Old Cat and Conch are in charge of internal affairs. As long as everything goes smoothly internally, Lu Yuan can protect himself.
He was very concerned about the remains of the "Thick Earth Civilization" and even went to the Fairy Palace to report to the old aliens about the magnificent scene he had seen.
"Basin, tower..."
Unfortunately, although the old aliens were equally shocked, they could not provide much useful information.
The crystal man who was also born in the fifth-level civilization said: "You have to be careful. We don't have many memories of the ruins. This is actually not normal."
"Especially the remains of a fifth-level civilization or even a peak civilization, they should be very famous... My Crystal Concrete Civilization was also very famous in the past, but alas, no one knows about it now."
"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that we have lost too much memory... I can't help you, so just take it one step at a time. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions."
"But you have to be careful."
Lu Yuan frowned slightly. Being an alien also carries risks - the piece of meat found in the remains of the Golden Bronze Civilization proved that.
But he found it hard to believe that such a large relic was forged, and the relic did not require any spiritual energy or civilization points to obtain. Even if it was a liar, what could he have cheated?
"Seniors, if you sell your family's history, will there be any particularly serious consequences?"
"In theory, the past is the past and the present is the present, and the two long rivers of time are parallel to each other...but if you sell information, there will always be some hidden dangers."
Lu Yuan nodded: "I understand, we will consider it carefully."
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After Lu Yuan left the Immortal Palace, the old aliens discussed for a long time, but still had no memory of the civilization, not even a trace.
“Maybe it’s really possible that it’s new…”
"His experience is too bizarre. He encountered such a thing as soon as he left the North."
The old snake man laughed bitterly: "Pangu Continent is so big, why did Green City have to be teleported there?"
This probability is incredibly small! The relics of the fifth-level civilization are so rare that it is hard to say whether there is a second one in the entire Pangu Continent!
The more powerful the ruins are, the more likely they are to be besieged in an era disaster!
Those beings...will destroy everything.
There must be very few relics that can be passed down continuously.
Could we really meet this time?
"What if there is a mastermind behind this?" the big crystal man suddenly said.
"you mean?"
The big crystal man looked at the sky: "Our current [monster] will make space jumps according to the turbulence of time and space. And the turbulence of space can be controlled to a certain extent. The only one who can do all this is the will of the world... It seems to be very anxious."
The old snake man seemed to understand: "This is a short-lived era. Does it want humans to become stronger quickly?"
"Maybe..."
The world will is very powerful, but it can also be very weak. It can interfere with the tides of time and space, but it cannot directly interfere with any life on Pangu Continent, just like it is difficult for humans to interfere with a certain red blood cell in the blood.
“But will pie really fall from the sky?”
Everyone fell into deep thought.
But in the end, no one knows the answer.
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Lu Yuan rested for a whole night and got up full of energy.
Miss Conch personally put on the dress for him and said, "I always feel uneasy. Maybe we are still too far away from the fifth-level civilization. I feel uneasy staying here."
"Don't worry, I feel very strong now!" Lu Yuan flexed his muscles, "You can activate the light curtain at any time and be ready to escape. If it doesn't work, just escape back to the other dimension."
The girl smiled and took out a dozen more spiritual runes.
This thing looks like a jade pendant, sparkling with emerald green luster. It is extremely expensive, with one piece worth 1.2 civilization points!
Lu Yuan specifically asked her to design it for the Greedy Demon.
"Among them are light curtain, divine power, extreme hardening, etc. Don't use them wrongly."
After everything was ready, Lu Yuan put on the latest style of power armor.
Since the integration of the Giant God Soldier technology, the size of the power armor has become taller, and it is 4 meters tall.
Large size means higher power and performance, while maneuverability and aerial maneuverability are perfectly compensated by technology like the Giant God Soldier.
Early in the morning, two hundred soldiers, diplomats and technicians gathered in the square, including Professor Hai Zhiyun, who specialized in materialism, and Professor Lu Tiantian, who specialized in idealistic biotechnology.
The sound of arguing was heard in the distance.
These two are considered the heroes of Green City's development. They made an appointment to visit the remains of the fifth-level civilization, saying that "seeing it with one's own eyes can give one inspiration, and they have been unable to find a direction for development in recent times" and so on. Naturally, everyone consoled them and asked them to stay behind.
Lu Yuan felt that his fighting ability was very strong and he could protect them, so he accepted the applications of these two people.
"Hey, if something really happens, let Little Mirage Dragon come to pick you up."
By nine o'clock, hundreds of people from the Akagan civilization had gathered, led by their leader Solomon.
"Hello, human friends."
"Hello."
The two parties simply greeted each other and drove their respective hovercrafts towards the trading area.
This relic is so huge that it is hard to describe! If we compare it by area, Green City is equivalent to the size of a medium-sized city, while this high-level relic is as huge as a Great Eastern Country. They are not in the same order of magnitude at all! Most of the buildings below are abandoned, such as the Star Port. The spaceships parked on it have long been covered with dust, but those spaceships seem to be intact, just a little old. Their structure is obviously not made of cement, but real metal materials.
There are also parking lots, industrial factories, etc. It's really huge.
"Will they sell these cultural relics to us cheaply?" Lu Tiantian joked.
"These are obviously spaceships with anti-gravity technology. The garbage piled here is also priceless treasures to us." Hai Zhiyun said self-deprecatingly.
"We also have anti-gravity."
"Our anti-gravity requires the help of the world's will, while theirs is materialistic technology... they are different."
There are also buildings that look like chimneys. I don’t know if they are nuclear power plants or chemical plants.
Most of the factories have been closed, with only one or two still emitting white smoke.
There are even some gun barrels standing on the surfaces of some buildings, and it is not known whether these weapons and equipment can still be used.
Of course, there are also some active robots in the ruins, which may be responsible for monitoring, patrolling and maintenance work.
With the idea that less trouble is worse than more, everyone did not rashly violate the rules and regulations here.
The hovercraft flew for six hours and finally arrived at the trading area. A huge unmanned hover train stopped in front. Everyone was very familiar with this thing. It was a hover platform built with Pandora's crystal.
[Dear friends, please dock the spacecraft in the port. ]
"It seems that even the most advanced civilization has to follow economics and costs." Lu Yuan muttered.
This relic did not pay any attention to civilized etiquette. It simply put humans and members of the Akagan civilization into a car and flew away into the distance.
In the trading area, we can finally see alien civilizations in groups of three or four. These teams have their own thoughts. Some are negotiating directly on the roadside, while others are selling something.
Some civilizations also wear power armor like humans, and their technology is pretty good.
There are also some who seem to have not yet entered the industrial age. They are wearing ordinary armor and have a worried look on their faces.
"What's going on here...slave trade?" Lu Yuan pointed to a large iron cage on the side of the road, where some intelligent creatures with numb faces were imprisoned.
They were wearing tattered clothes and sat on the ground, as if they had accepted their fate, with no expression on their faces for a long time.
"A divine technician, or something else?"
Solomon, the leader of the Akkadian civilization, explained: "The ruins themselves obviously do not accept slaves. But these people may have a lot to do with value."
"Here, there is a limit to the value a civilization can easily obtain."
"And this kind of slave may be the last survivors of a certain civilization. Each of them represents a civilization and can be exchanged for value. So their price may be higher than that of the owners of some divine skills!"
"Of course, the value of a civilization that has lost its heritage is actually not much, probably only one-tenth of a normal civilization. I suggest that you don't buy it easily even if your civilization has some gaps."
"Why?"
"This ruins is so vast, and you can't start a war. Even if you are cheated, it will be difficult for you to seek compensation. Haha, there have been many cases of fraud."
"If you are really in urgent need, you might as well go hunt some low-level civilizations yourself. Not only can you gain spiritual charm and divine skills, but you can also get a lot of value... no cost, great profit, isn't it?"
Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged: "I see. That sounds really cruel."
Solomon chuckled and sighed: "Pangu Continent itself is cruel."
Then everyone looked at each other in silence. In fact, there are many technologies that can be purchased jointly, but in the absence of strategic mutual trust, it is better for each to buy their own to avoid disputes later.
The other diplomats were also somewhat silent. They suddenly realized that after leaving the North, the significance of their profession was not particularly great...
Two hours later, the hover car finally arrived at its destination.
The first impression of the trading building is that it is big, huge!
Its dome is as high as five thousand meters, with an extra-large glass cover on top, and its total area is hundreds of square kilometers, which is the size of a county town!
The floor is paved with silver-white metal tiles. A large number of robots come and go here. Compared with the empty space, they are like ants. People can't help but have the illusion that they have come to the kingdom of giants.
Lu Yuan seriously suspected that this building was built so large in order to accommodate all kinds of foreigners.
Especially when this advanced civilization has not yet become extinct, there may be super-large monsters like [Demons] coming here to hold a meeting!
There are slightly more aliens in the exchange, some of whom are diplomats stationed here. For example, the Akagan civilization has sent a reconnaissance team here in advance to obtain information.
There are also some strange people who manage these ruins.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the Inhumans actually have several appearances, including octopus form, pigman form, monkey form, human form... They are wearing silver-white tights, which looks quite sci-fi.
"What's going on? Are they recruiting a large group of aliens of different races to manage this relic?" Lu Yuan muttered to himself.
[Unknown alien, all information is unknown]
That's all the information we were able to detect.
"Commander-in-chief, why do I feel that the level of these aliens seems to be not high?" Guo Dafeng used his reconnaissance field to quietly sense the surroundings, "The aliens we met before all possessed unique skills and were the elites of a civilization. There are even many who are great spiritual masters."
"But this group... always feels like they have a rather ordinary temperament..."
Lu Yuan said: "It's normal. The more powerful the civilization, the more people it can protect."
"What's more, these aliens were most likely recruited from outside, so it's normal that their quality is a little lower."
"Don't worry about it, just take care of ourselves."
Soon, an octopus alien came with a tablet computer and received the human group.
This tablet computer looks newly produced, and contains the information of the item and its required value.
"Hello, friends!" The octopus man used his translation ability to speak a strange language.
"The purpose of operating our advanced ruins is to promote the progress of the times and enable major civilizations to better fight against epochal disasters. Therefore, we do not charge spiritual rhyme or civilization points."
"The exchange of value is very simple. Any item produced by your civilization that represents the progress of the times can be exchanged for value."
"But please note that the value that can be realized in an era is limited, and it is related to the history of your civilization. The more tortuous the history, the more great people are born, and the higher the value."
"In order to encourage the progress of civilization, the more advanced the age, the higher the value that can be exchanged. For example, the value of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age is relatively low, while the value of the Industrial Age and the Information Age is relatively high."
This statement was a bit difficult to understand, but people understood it.
They actually buy antiques!
The older the antique, the less valuable it is. On the contrary, the more modern something is, the more valuable it is!
Of course, for items of the same era, the number of items purchased by the other party is limited. For example, fuel vehicles represent the Second Industrial Revolution, and one purchase is enough, and there will not be a second purchase. Computers and artificial satellites represent the information age revolution, and they will also only be purchased once.
The octopus man added: "It is worth noting that we do not purchase relics from extinct civilizations. We only purchase items from living civilizations."
"In addition, great artistic masterpieces and creations above Legendary level can also be exchanged for value points. However, the transaction volume in this area is relatively small."
"In addition, the novel creatures and historical documents discovered by your civilization can also be exchanged for value. Please read this document for details."
"Here, I need to record the specific name of your civilization."
Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, then reported the name of "Human 18 Civilizations" - there was nothing to hide.
He was a little embarrassed. Human civilization had no antiques! Whether it was antiques from the Bronze Age or steam locomotives from the Industrial Age, they had none of them. At the time, Lu Yuan was alone!
Of course, there are quite a few antiques from the green civilization, but are they considered part of human history?
Lu Yuan felt that it was not the case. The Green Civilization was truly extinct. Although there was a conch still alive, the conch had completely human thinking patterns. She did not know the history of the Green Civilization, and she did not pass it on to children, so the Green Civilization had indeed disappeared.
Is it possible to forge antiques? Many people couldn't help but have a bit of evil thoughts in their minds. It is too easy for a civilization to make an antique look old.
However, the octopus man seemed to see through their thoughts and said again: "We have historical detection tools that can use the power of time and space tides to detect ancient objects to determine whether the object was created by your civilization."
"Please do not commit fraud. At the very least, your value will be deducted, and at the worst, you will be expelled from the ruins!"
Lu Yuan nodded and said seriously, "What about the history of the subordinate civilization? Can it be sold?"
"Of course no problem." The octopus man replied.
"Please wait a moment. Let's discuss this for a while before answering."
The octopus people seemed to be accustomed to the reactions of these alien civilizations. They bowed slightly, but were not very enthusiastic, and went on to receive other civilizations on their own - it seemed that there was a severe shortage of staff in this place.
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(End of this chapter)
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