Chapter 741 Meeting an old acquaintance
Nearly 100,000 civilizations, journalists, craftsmen, experts and scholars, diplomats, and service personnel from all walks of life, came from all directions like pilgrims.
There are 2,000 people in each civilization, which adds up to 200 million.
In order to demonstrate its power, the Buzhou Alliance created quite a number of "cave heavens in the pot" so that the New Century Fortress could easily accommodate such a large population.
[Here comes the Zerg Emperor!] The ancient insect flapped its wings, and its massive body came to rest at a certain interstellar port in the fortress.
The name of "Ancient Worm" has spread thoroughly over the years. Everyone knows that the Buzhou Alliance has an anomaly that can fight against the [Ghost], and this anomaly can produce immortal-level materials.
So there were many people who flattered him and praised him until he felt proud.
[My dear friends, I, the Zerg Emperor, will personally oversee the fairness and justice of the highest competitive competition.]
[I hope you can make outstanding contributions and add fuel to the development of the Ninth Era! ]
Gu Chong was so arrogant that he didn't even notice Lu Yuan was mixed in the crowd. He just kept giving a long speech to himself.
The old cat said with some sarcasm: "This guy was almost defrauded last year."
"Is there such a thing?" Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"Heh, there's a civilization that's deceiving it, claiming they're descendants of the innate myth. They say if the ancient insects can provide them with 10,000 spiritual energy, they'll be able to awaken their bloodline on a large scale, and then further feed back to the insect race."
"That old fellow Gu Chong is tempted and wants to invest secretly without letting us know."
"Fortunately, most of its wealth is controlled by the Inhuman Foundation, otherwise, I don't know how many times it would be defrauded every year."
Lu Yuan was speechless. He might as well believe that I was Qin Shi Huang. "We must firmly grasp its property. Even if we embezzle it ourselves, it is better than it being defrauded."
"I think so too." Old Cat agreed.
"Sir Lu Yuan, is that you?"
Suddenly a voice sounded in his ears. He turned around and his face lit up with joy. He saw an old acquaintance here!
The Lizardman of the Rize Civilization, Tadu! (Note: The Rize Civilization was the first civilization Lu Yuan encountered, and together they defeated the [Monster: Spirit Eye Teng])
"Old friend, long time no see!" Lu Yuan shook hands with him.
The lizardman laughed heartily. Beside him was Leon, the governor of the Rize civilization, and some craftsmen who came from afar, their eyes full of enthusiasm!
"Have you finally found your family this time?" The Governor-General politely nodded to the old cat, "Hello, Mr. Cat."
"Hello." The old cat nodded.
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "I did find it... We have developed to this point. Things that were difficult before now seem to be a natural outcome. The difficulties we faced back then are indeed our wealth now."
Leon and others congratulated him, feeling a little sad.
At the beginning, Lu Yuan crossed the safe zone alone and came to their fifth city of Lize. He was only accompanied by a cat and a dog, and his mental state was worrying.
I didn’t expect that such a huge civilization has been built now.
This is what we call the impermanence of life.
As for the current relationship between the two parties, it has inherited the goodwill of the past and can be regarded as a bit of friendship between the two sides, which has borne sweet fruits.
"Are you here to attend the Craftsmen's Conference?"
"We came here with Lord Gu Chong to do some business. As for the Artisan Competition, the most important thing is to participate. We are only at the beginning of the third-level civilization, at most the intermediate level, and we are not qualified to be on the stage."
"In fact, this is already the main civilization level of Pangu Continent." Lu Yuan said, "My fellow humans are only at the third level of civilization."
"I feel much relieved when you say that." The leader smiled.
Lu Yuan was in a good mood as he reminisced happily with his old friends.
After a while, he saw the racial leaders of the Underground Alliance again, as well as his former gambling rival, Craftsman Lu Lun.
Now that the ancient insects are here, the underground alliance will obviously be there as well.
"Master Lu Lun, after not seeing you for so many years, your elegance remains the same."
The old craftsman's eyes were gleaming with energy. "After so many years, we're competing on the same stage again. I hope Master Lu will continue to surpass the competition with his skills as he did in the past and leave us convinced."
"Haha, this is difficult. There are many good players among the 100,000 civilizations." Lu Yuan said modestly.
"Are you still in the underground fissure?" Lao Mao's words were a bit impolite, making the leaders look embarrassed, hesitant and speechless.
Lu Yuan was also speechless. Tomorrow and tomorrow, how many tomorrows are there?
Back then, when humans passed by the Underground Alliance, they said they wanted to get out. However, it has been almost six hundred years, and they still haven't gotten out.
After a while, a team of craftsmen from the Northern Alliance also appeared, with a total of more than 10,000 people, all of them craftsmen!
This is definitely a huge force.
The leading craftsman of the dwarven civilization bowed slightly when he saw Lu Yuan: "Grandmaster Lu."
There was even a Cyclops craftsman holding a large stick and waving it, "Teacher Lu! This time, we are competitors. I am from the Cyclops clan, and I came here because I had a good idea."
"Then you better work harder!" Lu Yuan threw a punch at him.
"Teacher, this ore was just dug out and I'm giving it to you as a gift!" The Cyclops rummaged through the sack and took out a piece of crystal-like ore.
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Li Chunhong and others from the human mother civilization saw this but could not get a word in. They could only envy Lu Yuan for his deep interpersonal relationships and the fact that he made acquaintances wherever he went.
Overall, the Northern Alliance is the most motivated, and that spirit is not fake.
The underground alliance has the weakest subjective initiative.
They discussed in low voices: "Whether it's individuals or civilizations, there aren't many people who are truly motivated to take action. Everyone just muddles through life, getting by..."
"Looking at it this way, it's actually not a bad idea for us to join the Northern Alliance."
"Not really. We don't have a rich place like the Underground Fissure."
"The scarcity of resources has prompted us to go global."
"But I can understand their current choice. Times are different. The Ninth Era is developing at a significantly faster pace than before. Furthermore, the underground rifts have led to space tunnels. Whenever there's exchange between civilizations, there's competitive pressure."
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Old acquaintances envy it and it is always very lively.
"We, the Rize civilization, have already relocated our Sky City to the Underground Alliance... With Senior Ancient Worm's support, we're relatively safe," said Lizardman Governor Leon. "The Northern Alliance is too cold for us to join. You know, we Lizardmen are cold-blooded creatures, living in deserts. We can't stand the cold weather and will hibernate."
"Well, the Underground Alliance is not bad, but we have to hurry up and not be affected by the comfortable atmosphere."
Lu Yuan was actually quite happy that his old friends started to stick together.
It's not that he has a psychological burden on his friends, but he instinctively doesn't want to see them easily destroyed by a disaster - with the ancient insects taking care of them, as long as it's not a [God] level disaster, it won't be a big problem.
The bearded man from the Honggang Civilization in the Underground Alliance said, "A Level 3 civilization is now qualified enough to establish a trade market. We plan to attract some of the weaker civilizations in the surrounding area, learn from their strengths and overcome our weaknesses, and strive to become a Level 4 civilization within 50 years."
"As for the fifth-level civilization, it's still an unknown. Even if the Buzhou Alliance's technology spreads, some things may not be learned. We still have to practice hard on our internal skills."
"That makes sense." Lu Yuan agreed.
The word "civilization" has a profound meaning. Many people think that it is just a social aggregate with tall buildings, advanced technology and complex systems.
But true civilization is not about superficial splendor, but about the systematic release of human potential.
In other words: the essence of civilization is not to "manage people" more effectively, but to allow "people" to truly be themselves, display their talents, and pursue freedom.
Only such a civilization has the potential to advance to level five, level six, or even higher.
In the end, like the civilization at the top of the tower, one person is a civilization!
"It's a good idea for you to have this idea. Besides, since you have a top-tier fighter, you don't have to worry about invasions from demons or the like. These days, demons are considered the most troublesome disasters, after the level of demons."
"That's true. With the development of technology, other natural disasters can be put to use. Only [Demon] seems to have little value."
"The [Demon] phenomenon is divided into many factions... Some have very personal beliefs."
A group of people were chatting about gossip and the atmosphere was lively.
Suddenly, there was a soft "ding" sound, and a cylindrical robot spoke: "Hello, contestants! The preliminary round is about to begin. Please proceed to the designated area and wait for the test content."
Lu Yuan waved to his old friends and said, "Let's get together after the game! Let's go to our Green City!"
"Then it's better to obey than to be respectful."
The crowd was bustling, and Lu Yuan led more than a hundred human craftsmen to his own site.
The fortress is huge, but there are still too many civilizations, so a group of them must be screened out through preliminary rounds. Otherwise, the jury may have to work hard for a year to mark all the answers.
Lu Yuan, Li Datie and others entered a large room of 500 meters square.
There is a large screen and multiple camera robots in the room.
Everything is presented to all civilizations in the form of public live broadcast.
Lu Yuan could imagine the overwhelming public opinion on the Internet and the pairs of eyes in front of the screens staring at them.
In this public occasion, he will activate his conceptual ability by deceiving the world!
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At the VIP desk, Guiwu slowly exhaled, and his calm voice appeared in every room: "Good morning, everyone."
"Today is the 596th year of the Ninth Era, day 134, and 9:00 AM."
"It's the day when the Buzhou Alliance holds its fourth Supreme Craftsman Competition. The influence of this competition has spread to a small corner of Pangu Continent, and it is an unprecedented grand event."
"This time, we have welcomed many new friends to participate in the competition, including the powerful Mirage Civilization and the Neutrino Industrial Union, which excels in materialistic technology."
"However, our original intention remains unchanged, which is to promote idealistic industrialization, making it replicable, scalable, and mass-producible. We do not advocate blindly pursuing high-quality works. The technology behind all entries will be fully disclosed to the public, benefiting all civilizations in the Ninth Era."
"First, let us welcome the new members of the Inhuman Jury..."
The Buzhou Alliance was so powerful that more and more aliens came to join it.
I have just joined the Yiren team. In fact, this is also a procedural thing that happens every year.
Lu Yuan felt drowsy after listening to it.
Unfortunately, it was too late for these aliens to join.
It will only be of some value if you are a powerful alien from the fifth-level civilization.
If you were just an alien left behind from a level four civilization, that would be all... After all, the overall strength of the entire Buzhou Alliance is already at the primary level of level five, so it would be good enough to accept you as an ordinary judge.
From this perspective, the Shumiba civilization invested in humans early on, which is really awesome.
"Okay, enough nonsense."
"Next is the preliminary round. You will use the Zerg corpse we provide to 'revive' the insect and make it functional. You can use any tools, but only use extraordinary materials that are no higher than ordinary level."
"This assessment is limited to one day, and electronic chips larger than one micron are permitted."
"The scoring of the creation's functionality is automatically performed by artificial intelligence. If you have any objections, you can submit a request to the jury to give you a manual score."
"Ding!" The door of the room opened and the robot brought in a large box.
There was actually a dead insect inside, its internal organs had been removed, leaving only the outer shell.
Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment. Isn’t this... a locust in the valley?
He grinned, somewhat impressed by those old aliens who used the legendary equipment they had created in the past as the subject of the competition.
After careful sensing, I found that this locust in the valley did not have any historical significance left, and it was difficult to use it. It would be a bit difficult to directly forge a legend.
Of course, the conditions of the question are relatively loose. As long as you can make it move and provide some productivity, the score can reach 60 points.
Lu Yuan looked at the judging form. If he could forge a field, he would get 100 points directly. No matter what field he forged, he would be qualified to advance to the finals - this also indirectly reflects the importance of "field industrialization" in the minds of the aliens.
In addition, there are other scores such as "intelligence", "digging ability", and "combat ability". Anyway, as long as the comprehensive total reaches 60 points, it will be fine.
"Commander-in-chief, you didn't bribe the jury, did you? This question is quite interesting." Li Datie said with a smile.
"Think it's too easy?" Lu Yuan said, "Or you can imitate my valley locust and create a field of your own. You have a whole day, which is actually quite ample time. I'll go explore other places."
"Guarantee to complete the mission!" Li Datie straightened his body and issued a military order.
There were more than a hundred participating craftsmen from Green City, all of whom were eager to try and excitedly discussing how to utilize the chaotic life properties in insect shells.
Now their strength has indeed made a leap forward. There are at least ten craftsmen who can imitate and create "mushroom cultivation fields", but the effect is not as good as the original legendary work.
Lu Yuan also stopped making any moves, and even several master craftsmen such as Li Datie did not make any moves. They just continued to cultivate the inspiration that they had accumulated for several years. In the past few years, apart from daily practice, they had not made any objects that exceeded their level.
"You look very nervous. Let's go out for a walk and have something to eat." Lu Yuan made a suggestion.
"This time we are going to open up the road to the industrialization of mythology, but whether it will succeed or not is still another matter..." Li Datie was indeed a little nervous because none of them were sure.
What's more, this matter involves the reputation of mankind and the commander-in-chief, so we cannot be careless!
Li Datie said: "I will watch them here to prevent them from failing to complete the task."
"Mr. Li, we are the elite among the elites after all. Don't look down on us." Those young craftsmen of slightly lower levels shouted.
"Haha, then I have to supervise you here to prevent you from really shitting your pants." Li Datie rubbed his rough fingers.
Helpless, Lu Yuan could only go out for a stroll alone.
This time the assessment is open-book, and any information can be viewed on the Internet, and even mutual communication is allowed. The atmosphere is relatively relaxed, which is in line with the Buzhou Alliance's consistent policy of freedom.
But how can a craftsman's skills be improved in just one day?
Even Lu Yuan couldn't help a team of craftsmen complete a task with just a few pointers.
"I wonder what's happening with my old friends?"
He found a random restaurant and ate some fruit.
You know what, the free extraordinary food is delicious, and the restaurant was empty, so we booked the whole place for a buffet.
At this time, Lu Yuan saw the leader of the Human Alliance, Li Chunhong running over in a hurry.
Li Chunhong was sweating profusely with anxiety because the craftsmen in Yunhai City were completely at a loss.
When he heard that Lu Yuan had appeared, he hurried over to ask for help: "Mr. Lu, is there any solution?"
"Even if I tell you the answer, you can't copy it." Lu Yuan said with a wry smile, "If I were to do this job, I would treat the insect as a pet of human civilization and grant it good fortune."
"Thus making it 'come alive'. Of course, this is just the most superficial concept. The specific situation needs to be analyzed specifically, because each material is different. Imparting fortune is even more of a metaphysical science."
Li Chunhong was stunned when he heard this.
Lu Yuan added, "It's like if I showed you Advanced Mathematics. Those who can understand it can easily pass the test, but those who can't understand it won't be able to understand it in one day."
"Alas, I'm obsessed." Li Chunhong wiped the sweat off his forehead and slumped in his chair. "Let's just leave it to fate."
(End of this chapter)
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