Chapter 716: Flame Snake Civilization and Level Six Civilization!
It was a grand exchange event with enjoyable conversations, beautiful music and elegant singing.
To Lu Yuan, the atmosphere seemed to have a little more flattery and a little less casualness - this was normal. Any third-level civilization, when encountering the Green City, which was suspected to be a fifth-level civilization, would have more or less flattering emotions.
But a big reason for returning to his hometown was to seek inspiration, and he has found nothing so far.
"Come on, let's go somewhere else."
He took Conch's hand, put on a mask and a hat, turned around and left the meeting room.
The green environment of Yunhai City is obviously not as good as that of Green City, and coupled with its large population, it seems a bit crowded.
The steel-framed high-rise buildings make the city look like a concrete jungle; the glass curtain walls reflect the cold sunlight and divide the streets into light and dark fragments.
The exhaust fans in the office building kept emitting foul air, and the air conditioner outdoor unit was buzzing and vibrating beside the fire escape. A fierce quarrel suddenly broke out from an aluminum alloy window, and was immediately crushed by the electronic warning sound of a truck reversing downstairs.
A crowd of people in suits and leather shoes poured out of the subway entrance, their leather heels hitting the marble floor, making a hollow echo.
The coffee cup teetered on the edge of the stainless steel trash can and finally fell into the sour darkness.
Lu Yuan sighed softly.
Even though he was now standing on the land of his hometown, there was nothing there that Lu Yuan was familiar with.
Everything has changed.
The corresponding buildings for the elementary school, junior high school and high school where he attended are long gone.
There is no braised chicken rice that he likes on the streets, no billboards, no KFC, McDonald's, no Mercedes-Benz or BMW, and no shared bicycles.
Even his old home had been abandoned.
Standing on the busy street, Lu Yuan suddenly felt a sense of loneliness as everything had changed and people had changed.
"Good, the inspiration finally came!" He suddenly felt happy in his heart, and with this joy, the feeling of loneliness disappeared, and the inspiration immediately dissipated like smoke.
He slapped his thigh in annoyance.
Conch laughed and said, "You have a very good life now, so you have no inspiration."
"Well, that's true... I don't have much to pursue now. I have a happy family, both parents, and a decent career. Even if I'm just a craftsman, I can be considered successful." Lu Yuan kicked a stone on the ground to the side of the road. "I do have some responsibilities, the re-emergence of the [Demon Sect], the expectations of the Kamedi civilization, the hopes of the aliens... and the unknown enemies, I'll calculate their strength according to the [Eternal] level."
“There is still a lot of pressure.”
"So now that you have returned to your hometown, are you disappointed or understandable, or is it a little beyond your expectations?"
Lu Yuan was silent for a moment: "I don't have any thoughts of disappointment. Perhaps what I am looking forward to is just the passing summer."
"Neon lights lit up in the twilight, and cars lined up on the road. The exhaust vents of a certain apartment building continued to spew out white mist with the smell of oil smoke, and the students had already gotten up and went to school. These were the childhoods I experienced."
He suddenly remembered a funny thing and laughed: "It was an extremely hot summer, and the school was reluctant to turn on the air conditioner, so they could only let the electric fan squeak on the ceiling."
"I have a math teacher named Mr. Lu, who just graduated from college."
The two of them found a shady spot and sat down.
Lu Yuan took out two cups of pomegranate drink from the storage space and handed one over.
He said with a nostalgic tone: "Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the math teacher's skirt flew up. She happened to have her back to me, and she was wearing pink underwear. She was small, only 24 years old, and there was a bear pattern on her underwear. She turned around immediately, and I pretended to pick up the pen that fell on the ground, pretending that I didn't see it... Life is so beautiful."
"Pfft! What grade are you in to be so lewd?"
"I told you, didn't you look closely? I'm a three-good student!"
"You are obviously a poor student...your sister is the model student!" Hai Luo corrected rudely.
Lu Yuan patted his chest and said, "I'm not such a bad student. I was admitted to a top university, even though I didn't study that hard in high school."
"When you get older, you always feel regretful. Why were you so stupid back then? I, Commander Lu, had a brilliant and brave life, but the stain was that I didn't do well in the college entrance examination. At least I could get into a 985 university, and I wouldn't have to feel so regretful."
As the frustration continues, inspiration...inspiration comes again!
Lu Yuan had to admit that he was indeed a breakdown artist and he had to find something to do even when he had nothing to do.
But this time he couldn't hold back his joy, and mentally told himself that not being admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University was the biggest regret in his life!
"Can I take the college entrance examination again?"
Hai Luo saw that this guy was going crazy and rolled his eyes. "When you now think that you were a fool in the past, it means that you have grown up."
This is quite philosophical.
Lu Yuan said sadly: "Not really. Whenever I feel that I was a fool in the past, it means that I had some degree of regret during that period of time."
The two of them strolled around, and because they were wearing hats and masks, no one paid attention to them.
He bought two bowls of braised beef noodles at the convenience store. Gluten is the traditional instant noodles, with some braised beef, eggs, and boiled water. Lu Yuan has a personal ID card from Yunhai City. He scanned the code with his mobile phone and paid with a "beep".
There is only one service robot in the store, and it works very efficiently.
The Human Alliance has a population of 100 million, but human resources are still in short supply, and some simple assembly line jobs have been completely replaced by robots.
There was a breeze outside, bringing with it a hint of dampness.
It's going to rain soon.
"Next time, add more beef and less salt." He ate the instant noodles and sighed comfortably.
The robot said professionally: "Thank you for your suggestion, we will make improvements as appropriate."
This is clearly a perfunctory response. The robots in Yunhai City are really inhumane.
However, a bowl of braised beef noodles reminded him of more regrets.
Grandpa and grandma, grandpa and grandma...
Now I have found my parents and sister, but those who have been lost can never be found again.
This time the sadness was real, and inspiration began to surge. Lu Yuan seemed to have entered his childhood which was becoming increasingly distant. Even though he was almost six hundred years old now and was still a congenital myth, who didn't miss his childhood?
"When I was a kid, my favorite food was braised beef noodles. It had to be instant noodles because the gluten was very chewy. Eating it once in a while was a real treat."
"I have to say this about my grandfather. He always thought that the seasoning packets had a lot of additives, so he just threw them into the trash can and added salt and oil himself... It just lacked flavor."
"Maybe he is right?" said the conch with a smile.
"Maybe." Lu Yuan thought of another interesting thing, "I didn't like taking naps at that time, but grandpa insisted that I sleep in bed."
"He was a bit fierce, so I didn't dare to resist. I could only lie on the bed and pretend to close my eyes, waiting for him to fall asleep before getting up and watching TV."
"I didn't expect that he would wait until I lay down for a while before turning over my eyelids."
"You know, if a person is asleep, even if his eyelids are opened, his eyeballs will not move. But if he is not asleep, he will always move a few times subconsciously. Is this his way of confirming whether I am asleep or not?"
"ah?!"
"Of course, he didn't mean to me, he just went to sleep..."
"This is my most profound memory of my grandfather. He died before the end of the Earth era."
"Later, I also started to like taking naps...If I don't take a nap every day, I feel like I have no energy."
"Let's go, let's go check out the house."
Walking down the street with the girl gave me a subtle sense of nostalgia. It wasn’t as familiar as the Green City, but I could see the old Earth in some details.
"The house in front seems to be my home?" Lu Yuan took out his cell phone and checked the address.
Nowadays, most citizens of Yunhai City live in apartment buildings, with each person having 20 square meters of living space. In fact, the living space is not small, but it is not spacious either.
Fortunately, his father, mother, and sister are all considered "senior talents", and each of them is allocated 40 square meters. This home is 120 square meters, which is quite spacious and fully equipped with various home appliances.
What's more, a small room was left for him, Lu Yuan, and the closet was filled with his old clothes... Well, it has been so many years, and it is indeed a question whether these clothes can be worn.
"You're back so early?" My sister was lying on the sofa playing with her cell phone.
"There's nothing fun here. I mean, your crossed legs are really ungraceful. Your feet are higher than your head." Lu Yuan scolded, "Even if you don't want to get married, at least be a lady."
"You are the sacred king in the eyes of the old cat!"
"Is it your rule that you can't cross your legs at home? You act like a leader as soon as you come back. Others will think you are my dad when they see you."
Lu Qingqing was indeed someone who could counter Lu Yuan's magic, and she could do all kinds of magic with ease.
Lu Yuan quite enjoyed the feeling of quarreling with him: "An elder brother is like a father. I am your father now!"
Lu Qingqing was not polite and pretended to make a phone call: "I'm going to call your dad now, do you want to be my dad!"
The conch was amused by the two of them. Was this a tongue twister?
Lu Yuan sneered and pushed open the door: "Is my little room clean?"
"I just changed your sheets this morning. What do you want to do?"
"Is the soundproofing good? Don't meddle in adult matters..."
"No! And I want to sleep with my sister-in-law!" Lu Qingqing hugged Hai Luo's neck and hung on it like a koala.
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"Why is the Human Alliance next door so lively? What happened?"
The subtle changes in Yunhai City were naturally noticed by more people, for example, the Flame Snake Civilization!
This land of ruins is much richer than the outside world. All kinds of extraordinary animals and plants have long been divided up, and the bulk of the ruins are the city ruins buried in the soil, which require time and energy to slowly excavate.
In this case, osmosis and reverse osmosis are also a long-term contradiction.
"Report! According to the information collected by the mechanical mice deployed by my civilization, it is possible that a visit from a fellow civilization has caused a certain degree of public opinion."
"Oh? Will this fellow civilization affect the balance of power in the ruins?"
"More information is unknown at this time. According to speculation, this civilization of human beings may be quite powerful, otherwise it would not have caused such a sensation among the entire population."
The Flame Snake Civilization comes from a unique planet.
The planet has abundant geothermal energy, with an average temperature of 50 degrees Celsius.
Their cities are built in the craters of active volcanoes, using the flow of magma to generate electricity; their means of transportation are some kind of high-temperature-resistant flying creatures that fly using wings; even their "computers" are biological computers made up of genetically modified thermophilic bacteria that perform calculations using thermal differences.
Even in ancient times, there was a natural phenomenon [demon].
This anomaly is as big as a continent. Even if it has died long ago, the remains it left behind are enough to benefit Gai civilization for the rest of its life.
Because of these unique technologies, plus the good opportunities after entering Pangu Continent, the Flame Snake Civilization considers itself a powerful civilization, or at least a small overlord at the regional level!
"Don't make such a fuss. How strong can our fellow humans be?"
An old fire snake man coiled up and sat on a tatami mat: "The Human Alliance only occupies the smallest piece of land in the ruins. Even if another compatriot comes, can we give them more land? Let them fight among themselves."
It flicked its slender tongue in a disdainful tone, "This fellow human has several legions of troops. How come we didn't notice it? You don't think that two bears will become more powerful if they get together, do you?"
These words made all the Fire Snake elders burst into laughter.
Yes, they have full confidence to defeat all enemies!
Just then, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Everyone!"
"Now is the critical moment for our rise. We should be prepared for the worst... We cannot afford any uncertainty."
The snake man in the lead had bright red scales on his body, making him look somewhat cold and ferocious.
This is a person with the ability of "precognition", with noble status and outstanding abilities.
"I have an inexplicable premonition that among these suddenly appearing human compatriots there may be a great spiritual being who will be aware of our grand plan..."
"Impossible! How could our grand plan be affected by such a civilization..."
Everyone was shocked. They rarely mentioned this term because it involved the true life and death of the Flame Snake Civilization...
"Can we get more specific information?"
"It's very difficult, sir. Humanity's major cities are heavily guarded, and it's difficult for our robot mice to penetrate them and obtain intelligence."
Many Fire Snake people fell into silence.
The red fire snake leader suddenly raised his head, bloodshot in his eyes: "Our plan cannot fail, otherwise the entire race will perish! We must keep a close eye on these outsiders!"
"If any unexpected event occurs... we will not hesitate to launch a new round of war."
"Even if it means some loss to ourselves, we must destroy them all!"
The high-ranking members of the Fire Serpent people knew that the matter was urgent, and they saluted and shouted loudly: "Yes! Your Excellency!"
After the meeting, the leader of the Fire Snake twisted his body and came to the bottom of the city, where a huge corpse [Monster·Nine-headed Giant Snake] was stored.
The once-famous disaster-level anomaly now has only the largest skull left - this skull looks a bit flat, and its color is dark, like obsidian tempered by flames.
It extends backward from the snout, gradually expands, and finally forms a towering arc-shaped crown ridge on the top of the skull. The two sides of the crown ridge are covered with jagged bone protrusions, like the helmet of an ancient warrior, showing its unparalleled majesty in life.
And in the mouth of this giant snake, there is a strange Rubik's Cube that blooms with colorful colors like a rainbow!
Its body is about 12 meters in diameter, which is not small in size.
It is at least the legacy of a level 6 civilization! It may even be the pinnacle of Pangu Continent, a level 7 civilization!
The Fire Snake Man racked his brains for this inheritance, but the nine-headed giant snake bit the magic cube tightly at the last moment of its life.
Even the last will locked it.
Over time, even the Rubik's Cube was corroded by idealistic rules.
Once the head is destroyed, the items inside will explode completely and cease to exist.
"I don't know what happened in the ancient times..." The Fire Snake leader murmured in his heart, then stretched out a hand and touched the magic cube in the giant snake's mouth.
"Ding" it started to shine, and the light kept twitching like epilepsy.
[*A4432 Artificial Intelligence (*noise)... Suggestion: You need to go to the moon, the Rubik's Cube is the key to open the door...]
The noisy voice sounded like a sharp tool chiseling marble, unpleasant and harsh.
But many Fire Serpent leaders listened attentively, not daring to blink.
Yes, it's a super AI!
It had a certain degree of intelligence in ancient times. Even if it sometimes worked and sometimes didn't, and would crash after being started for a while, how much help could it bring as an artificial intelligence of an advanced civilization?
Under its guidance, the Flame Snake civilization progressed rapidly. Before arriving at Pangu Continent, it had already developed controlled nuclear fusion technology and entered the interstellar age!
But after arriving at Pangu Continent, the Rubik's Cube became increasingly polluted by idealism, slowly merging with the giant snake's head and being eroded by idealistic rules.
"The only way out is to go to the moon. It can't speak complete sentences now." The leader of the fire snakes sighed, "Only by leaving Pangu Continent can the power of the moon purify it."
"But, Leader, we are still a long way from leaving the atmosphere."
The Flame Snake Civilization also made a lot of preparations to land on the moon - that was an opportunity to reach the sky in one step, and no civilization was willing to give up!
But they also knew that landing on the moon was extremely difficult.
There are a large number of high-strength monsters lurking there.
If we just launch a few rockets, we will be destroyed by monsters in an instant, so the entire city must be sent to the moon.
Only by relying on the city’s vast foundation can we have the fighting power to resist the monsters - this means that we must have a fourth-level civilization or even a fifth-level civilization to have a chance.
And the so-called fifth-level civilization is really too far away.
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