Chapter 776: The Legacy of [Times Civilization]
It was not until the third day that the representatives of the remaining level five civilization from the Eighth Era finally arrived.
There are fifty-five civilizations in total!
The appearance was extremely grand, with huge monsters quietly emerging above the sky.
Those huge spaceships were like ghosts, silent and extremely fast.
Some of the spacecraft looked like giant flying saucers covered in thick dark armor, with the dim light of drifting glyphs flickering around their edges. Their diameter exceeded 40 kilometers and they hovered in the upper atmosphere for a long time.
There are also strange spacecraft with streamlined bodies that can reach speeds exceeding 50 times the speed of sound. It seems to be burning all over, dragging an extremely long and spectacular wake, but the amazing thing is that it does not make any noise.
There are also spaceships that can make short-distance space jumps, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.
There is even an entire starry sky port that descends from outer space!
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes as he watched the Starport approach. The details of the metal giant became increasingly sinister. The port lacked a centrifugal wheel, indicating artificial gravity. The charred burn marks, the mottled pits, and even the exposed internal structure in some areas, flickering with abnormal electrical sparks, all testified to the brutal battles it had endured.
This is simply silent pressure, a solemn declaration from the previous era to this era - we in the Eighth Era already have star ports, we are veterans!
Now, we are back!
There were four to five thousand people gathered at the scene, all with serious expressions.
"Those old guys from the Eighth Era are coming with such force!" Ye Jin said sarcastically, putting on his glasses. "After an extra era of development, they only have this little wealth, and yet they're showing off."
"That's not the case. They did make some contributions," Lu Yuan said. "In terms of actual combat effectiveness, they might be on par with the Buzhou Alliance..."
"Everyone, we should unite as much as possible." Kametake of the Kame civilization also expressed his personal opinion. "Back then, they also experienced the civilization we invested in, and they have a friendship with us, Kame civilization..."
"Of course, the Eighth Era and the Ninth Era cannot be compared. The Eighth Era is bulky, while the Ninth Era..."
Speaking of this, Guiwu couldn't help but laugh. The Ninth Era is the most promising era!
"I've observed that there's no unified standard for the glyph combinations on these spacecraft." After observation and analysis, the leader of the March Civilization concluded, "We're a massive market with a trillion people, where technology and resources flow freely. For the sake of compatibility, we've established a unified, idealistic standard."
"The Eighth Era only united at the last moment. They usually fought independently. Without the integration of the industrial chain, their industrial capacity and costs were no match for us."
Cost is the first priority of industrialization!
In the Ninth Era, we have money and can control costs.
If you build one battleship, we can build ten. Over time, a huge gap will naturally widen.
Having said that, a spacecraft that can travel at 50 times the speed of sound without making a sonic boom does have a very high technological content.
With a soft "boom" sound, the Starry Sky Port and various large and small spaceships landed on the nearby land.
Smaller spaceships, carrying guests, arrived at the [Demon·Sky-supporting Peak].
"Swish" the air pressure door opened, and a large group of leaders from the previous era walked out.
They were all wearing gorgeous clothes. The legendary ones were a bit underwhelming, but there were many epic ones, and even immortal ones. The ground was dyed with a colorful idealistic halo.
This scene really makes people a little... speechless. Well, there is no field industrialization in the Eighth Era, and the extraordinary level is still an important criterion for evaluating items.
"Who among you is Lu Yuan, the creator of mythical industrialization?" An old man with red hair and three eyes asked everyone with interest.
"I don't deserve to be the creator. This credit belongs to all the craftsmen of the eighteen human civilizations." Lu Yuan stood up.
"Lu Yuan from the Eighteenth Human Civilization, when are you free to help my Crimson Civilization create a [Future Mirror]?" The old man said slowly, obviously regarding Lu Yuan as an individual from an inferior civilization.
Lu Yuan paused and said nothing.
Instead, the metallurgist beside him snorted coldly, "Who are you? Not only do you not introduce yourself, but you're also bossing around the Grand Master Craftsman of our alliance?"
The third eye on the red-haired old man's forehead narrowed, and his tone was somewhat unfriendly: "I am Redbart, the chairman of the Crimson Civilization."
"I experienced the Epochal Wars of the Eighth Epoch and have led this civilization to its survival to this day! I'm one of the initiators of the [Boundless] Project! And who are you?"
"I am Ye Jin, the Grand Master of the Artisan Civilization. I recently created a mythical weapon, the [Scorching Sun]." Ye Jin straightened his neck and said, "Greetings to the Chairman."
The red-haired old man's tone suddenly choked.
The leaders of most civilizations are replaceable.
But craftsmen cannot be replaced, especially those who have created new myths. This means that they are in high spirits and are the leading figures of an era.
Ye Jin boasted shamelessly, "Craftsman Lu Yuan is several levels better than me. He is the luck of this era..."
Lu Yuan shuddered quickly and pinched a piece of metallurgy to stop this inexplicably fanatical lackey from boasting.
The red-haired old man was choked by this, but he was able to bend and stretch, and his tone became a little kinder: "I would like to invite the two Grandmasters to visit my civilization when you are free."
Well, that's just a polite remark.
This little episode happened in such a large conference hall, so naturally it did not attract much attention.
But invisibly, there is indeed a considerable gap between the previous generation camp and the contemporary camp.
The technological strength of the previous generation camp is slightly stronger, and some civilizations are even on the verge of entering the sixth level of civilization.
The contemporary camp generally sticks together. Even if your technology is more advanced, I have a large market here, and even if the whole world sticks together, we will be able to catch up quickly!
"Mr. Kametake, we haven't met in an era. I heard that you are now a member of the Buzhou Alliance's board of directors. In the past, didn't the Kamebime believe in the principle of non-interference?"
"We're still adhering to the principle of non-interference. We won't interfere with the sovereignty of a civilization," Guiwu said. "We're all united by dreams and interests."
"Oh, really? But with so many civilizations, conflicts of interest are bound to arise. How will they be resolved? Dreams, in the face of cold, hard facts, are nothing?"
"Haha, the cake of the Ninth Era is big enough, bigger than the previous eras. We can still seek common ground while reserving differences." Gui Wu smoothed it over calmly.
However, Lu Yuan smelled an inexplicable smell of gunpowder.
This is a struggle for dominance between the old and new eras.
Even though the era will eventually belong to the new era civilization, the older generation will not surrender so easily, especially since there are so many alien civilizations in this batch and the power they retain is also particularly sound.
The representative of the Observer civilization, Ao Bo, smiled slightly when he saw Lu Yuan, as a greeting.
"when--"
A clear bell rang, suppressing the noisy sounds.
Ober shouted to everyone, "Welcome everyone to our Observer Civilization!"
"This is a grand event that was supposed to take place ten thousand years from now. The theme of the event is the distribution of the legacy of the Eighth Epoch [Civilization]."
"Only a Level Five civilization is qualified to accept this batch of heritage."
"No one could have imagined that the Ninth Era would be so short-lived. Nor could anyone have foreseen its rapid development, producing a significant number of Level Five civilizations to date."
As soon as these words were spoken, the venue became even quieter, and everyone looked at Ao Bo.
The old man said calmly, "The current era, 801, is already the late era. No one knows when the epochal disaster will strike, but the theoretical maximum lifespan will not exceed 500 years, and it is likely to be even shorter."
[Observer Civilization], as the name suggests, is best at technologies related to [observation].
Since they said so, it is most likely true.
Even Lu Yuan couldn't help feeling heavy-hearted. Less than five hundred years, how long was that?
It’s indeed a very tight time!
"There are actually many reasons why the era is shortening. Taking into account the factors of the previous eight eras, we believe it is proportional to the speed of civilization's development and the level of cognition."
"Perhaps, those of us present here are too knowledgeable, and certain forbidden knowledge is inevitably spreading. And most of this world's [Ghost]-level anomalies are imprisoned in the Boundless, and the number of sweepers has been greatly reduced."
"I believe everyone here knows some of this information. This is the root cause of the shortened lifespan of the era."
"In the past, most of those who knew about this would be wiped out by the ghosts."
Lu Yuan sighed lightly. The frequent exchanges between civilizations will obviously accelerate cognition, and there is nothing that can be done about it.
Even though most people only know that the epoch disaster is a "celestial disaster", there will be more or less some speculations, and the curiosity of intelligent life is unstoppable.
These speculations are also a kind of idealistic gravity, which will pull the Yin world and cause a collision in advance.
At the same time, [God] also woke up early.
Ober paused and continued, "Since it has already happened, there is no need for us to regret it."
"As a remnant of the Eighth Era, I'm delighted to see a Ninth Era that's even more powerful and full of potential than our own. Thanks to the rapid spread of mythology industrialization, I've also become an acquired myth. I must thank its primary creators, the Eighteen Civilizations of Humanity."
There was applause from the audience.
Some alien civilizations that gave birth to acquired myths all smiled. They were the beneficiaries of the Ninth Era.
As for those strangers who had just woken up, their expressions were a little subtle.
Especially the old man with the red beard, whose mustache couldn't help but flutter, feeling a little unhappy. This Observer Civilization seemed to have acknowledged the dominance of the New Era. How spineless!
"We've also witnessed groundbreaking new paths like the [Etheric Spiritual Network], [Field Industrialization], and [Idealistic Industrialization]. As for other major innovations and inventions, they're countless. It's safe to say that given enough time, the Ninth Epoch could give rise to more than 20 Level 6 civilizations."
"As for a Level 7 civilization... they need to cultivate all-rounders. While I can't say this is a sure thing, it's possible that one or two will emerge. This is definitely the era with the greatest potential in history."
"So we are willing to open the treasure left over from the previous era early!"
Right below [Demon·Sky-supporting Peak] lies the legacy of the strongest level six civilization from the eighth era.
This civilization is called [Era Civilization]!
Obo waved his hand, and the large screen behind him immediately played the official images left over from [Times Civilization].
[Era Civilization] This race has a very strange appearance. Their skin is not made of flesh and blood, but more like a smooth, delicate, gray-white mineral with an icy luster, or some kind of jade that has never been seen before. It emits a very faint, biological glow in the dim light.
Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows. This species is a bit similar to the crystal people in the fairy palace. It is obvious that they have a high racial value!
The most striking thing is the forehead, which is wider than one can imagine. It is high and smooth like a mirror, occupying almost half of the face, as if it contains not a brain but a running silicon-based computer.
"Hello, friends of the Ninth Era. By the time you saw this video, we had already left."
A dull sound was heard in the video.
"As one of the most powerful civilizations in the Eighth Era, we should have a greater responsibility towards this world."
"But on the other hand, the spread of the disaster is difficult to stop. By the time we realize certain truths, it's already irreversible. The capabilities of our civilization are still too limited. We don't have enough power to prevent the disaster."
"On the other hand, we also want to go to the Sea of Chaos and follow the footsteps of the 'Tower Top Civilization'. Our internal members have such expectations and goals."
"So, please forgive us for leaving without saying goodbye."
"What we have done cannot be considered the pinnacle of civilization in the Eighth Era... Therefore, there is no pinnacle civilization in the Eighth Era."
Lu Yuan had a blank expression on his face, and said something nice, "Follow the footsteps of the civilization at the top of the tower," but he eventually escaped.
But I can understand it in my heart.
With something like this happening on Pangu Continent, it would be reasonable to just run away.
Things like [God] and [Yin World] are a mess, difficult to resolve and not very profitable, so the correct solution is for the Level 6 civilization to flee.
"If they can't win but still insist on staying, that's unexpected, a minority among the minority."
Of course, it is difficult for the civilization of the Ninth Age to escape on a large scale.
Lu Yuan himself is too deeply bound to Pangu Continent, and he will inevitably be cursed to death if he runs away; the same is true for all civilizations connected to the [Ether Spirit Network]. Joining means advancing and retreating with Pangu Continent.
There is another important reason. Once Pangu Continent is destroyed, the surrounding subsidiary planes will also be destroyed, and the surrounding area will be a void.
There was no need for the Level 5 civilization of the Eighth Era to escape; the same was true for the Ninth Era.
(End of this chapter)
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