Chapter 782: Encyclopedia of Civilization
From this perspective, the reasons given by Lao Mao are indeed impeccable.
Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and could only choose to compromise: "Okay, after I inherit it, I will hand over the management rights to you."
The old cat shook his head and said, "Don't give it to me, give it to the Buzhou Alliance, the Northern Alliance, and everyone else. We can't afford to embezzle this stuff... Hurry up."
Pangu Nao on the other side saw Lu Yuan hesitating and couldn't help but wave his hand and point to the glass room that looked like a large test tube.
"I understand your strong guard, but this phantom can only last for a limited time. Please move faster."
Lu Yuan asked again: "What if others pass the trial? Can't they inherit together? They should still be struggling in the trial, right? When will the results be known?"
Pangu Brain snorted coldly and touched a nearby screen: [Are you still trying to establish democracy? Dispersing power only reduces efficiency. Only by concentrating power can great things be accomplished.]
Suddenly, the holographic image showed the scene of everyone's trial.
Lu Yuan saw that his younger brother, Ye Jin, was in a confused state.
The first level, "Qiyun Level", involves the [Qiyun Lock].
This thing is used to imprison innate myths. Those who lack luck will have their limbs directly suppressed by the long river of history and cannot move.
Artificial intelligence even gave a hint: the expected pass rate is less than 30%.
Most of the civilization leaders of the Eighth Era were trapped due to lack of luck, including the red-bearded, three-eyed old man from the Crimson Civilization.
They have just revived and have not yet been accepted by the world's will. Where does their luck come from?
The old man was extremely knowledgeable and seemed to have recognized the prop. He was so anxious that his face turned red. Were they going to be trapped here and die of starvation?
Pangu Brain commented: [The potential for civilization in the Eighth Era is limited to this. In fact, the Eighth Era itself is an era that should be dormant.]
The world's will wasn't smart enough back then, and we didn't summon powerful interstellar civilizations from nearby planes. The Etheric Spirit Network wasn't established either.
"It's actually possible to manually choose which civilizations can enter and which ones can't?!" Lu Yuan was shocked, his pupils dilated slightly.
Pangu Brain's tone remained icy: [A level six civilization's spatial capabilities are extraordinary. Shouldn't protecting several subordinate planes be a piece of cake?]
[However, only powerful civilizations are eligible for protection; weak civilizations can only fend for themselves.]
[By the Ninth Era, Pangu Continent was about to be destroyed, and all civilizations had to move in. Therefore, the Pangu Continent in the Ninth Era was exceptionally huge.]
He clicked on a large screen.
The holographic image kept changing, showing the entire picture of the Pangaea Continent, from the distribution density of resources to the location of major civilizations in the Eighth Era, and even the information of civilizations that existed in the past.
This "Encyclopedia of Civilization" is passed down among the peak civilizations of each era.
From the Fifth Era, the Sixth Era, to the Eighth Era, the world has changed dramatically and too many inspiring stories have happened.
But this endless history is condensed into a short sentence in the encyclopedia.
"Fifth Era, Silva Civilization, Level 4 Civilization. Unique technology was 'Ice Armor Manufacturing Technology', but specific details have been lost. Ultimately, they were extinct in the epochal catastrophe."
It is also accompanied by a picture of the city and a diagram of the civilization.
"In the Fifth Era, the Sibek Civilization, a Level Three Civilization, was extinct in the Era Disaster."
"The Fifth Era, the Flame Civilization. Their unique contribution was high-temperature condensed matter. Their specific technology has been lost. Their ultimate outcome was destruction."
"The Delt Civilization, a Level 4 civilization... Their unique contribution is the standardization of Solid Glyphs, now widely spread across the Pangaea Continent."
"The Xita civilization's unique contribution was the standardization of inscriptions on concrete walls. Ultimately, the civilization was destroyed, and a very small number of individuals became aliens..."
Another line of small red text followed: (Suspected to have perished in the Sixth Era.)
"Destruction", "extinction", "ruin", this series of words appear one after another.
Countless loves and hates, lives and deaths will not be recorded in history. What is truly recorded is only a sentence, a photo, and... the greatest invention of this civilization.
That’s all…
Lu Yuan was shocked by this encyclopedia. In these superficial records, he seemed to see one historical detail after another. In these star-like fragments, he saw the footsteps of civilizations moving forward in suffering, entering this world in confusion, and crying towards their ultimate end...
The brilliant flowers will eventually wither.
The vibrant leaves will eventually wither.
He deeply lamented the ruthlessness of disasters and...the inheritance from generation to generation.
Heritage does exist.
Many things we take for granted today are actually based on inventions from the past.
For example, the "standardization" of glyphs provides good reading convenience and compatibility. It requires generations of practice to confirm the glyph marks that are most easily passed on.
The strength of the Fifth Era is obviously low.
Although the civilization at the top of the tower was powerful, it was only active for ten years, and all subsequent matters had to rely on the local civilization.
But even after an era, the number of level five civilizations was very small. This fact shocked Lu Yuan.
“It’s so difficult to start from scratch.”
The combination of idealism and materialism, a brand new path, took several eras to lay the foundation.
Lu Yuan followed suit, swiping at the holographic image and flipping through several pages of the Encyclopedia of Civilization.
The information of the Sixth Era is obviously much more complete, with more than one hundred level five civilizations and more than ten level six civilizations.
Every civilization has a large number of "appendices" that fully introduce the technology they invented.
The first message Lu Yuan saw was: "** Civilization, Level 7 Civilization, has perished. This civilization made outstanding contributions to the continuation of Pangu Continent and the unveiling of the ultimate truth. We express our sincere respect to them."
His heart skipped a beat.
There is not much information about Houtu Civilization. Even for a Level 6 civilization, there are not many records.
But the failure of the Houtu civilization was valuable.
Because it was not until the beginning of the Sixth Era that [God] was truly exposed.
In other words, in the first five eras, the mastermind behind the scenes, [God], never appeared at all. It did whatever it wanted, and even the Mo Sect did not know the truth.
Perhaps the civilization at the top of the tower knew about the existence of God, but they only had ten years, so they chose to remain silent - because only powerful civilizations could come into contact with the conceptual existence of God, and once a weak civilization came into contact with it, it would be stamped with ideological imprints.
But starting from the Sixth Era, the Thick Earth Civilization truly rebelled. They transformed the movement laws of the [ghosts] and created a powerful opponent for the [gods].
If there had not been the transformation of Houtu Civilization, the [ghosts] would only hunt down those with "infinite Qi".
The overall strength of civilization in the Seventh Era is weaker than that in the Sixth Era.
The Eighth Era is weaker than the Seventh Era.
It was not because the inheritance was interrupted, but because the peak civilization at that time chose to lie dormant after learning the relevant information.
In fact, a single level five civilization born in the Eighth Era is slightly stronger than that born in the Seventh Era, because the Eighth Era can pick up more heritage and the degree of technological completeness is slowly increasing.
"We must continue compiling this encyclopedia." An idea came to Lu Yuan's mind. "If the epochal disaster cannot be resolved, the information in this book will be the final destination of many civilizations."
Seeing him lost in thought, Pangu Nao said, "I only possessed a [God] at the end of the Seventh Era. I spent an entire Era familiarizing myself with concepts and abilities."
[During the entire late Eighth Era, no civilization emerged that was more powerful than expected.]
Although the 'Era Civilization' was relatively mediocre, it was still quite responsible, strengthening the world's will, leaving behind some things, and even setting up part of the [Etheric Spirit Network].
"Did you already know that this [Ether Spirit Network] would be built in the Ninth Era?" Lu Yuan was surprised.
[It's not that I already knew this, but those backup plans can only serve the Ninth Era.]
【The accumulation of heritage requires inheritance from generation to generation.】
The Sixth Era was overly anxious, eager to achieve their goal in one fell swoop, leading them to throw all their efforts into a single act. If the Thick Earth Civilization of the Sixth Era had chosen to flee directly, handing over some of its resources to the Gear Civilization of the Seventh Era, everything would have ended long ago.
[Of course, the luck of the Ninth Era is indeed strong enough. Many miracles have been born in just eight hundred years... It's still very good.]
Pangu Nao's words revealed a huge amount of information, as if the Ninth Era was planned in advance.
For advanced civilizations, escape is actually the right choice.
Lu Yuan found it hard to accept at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed true. Whether it was Green City, Artisan Civilization, March Civilization, or even the Neutrino Industrial Alliance, their development to this day was inseparable from the legacy of their predecessors.
It is extremely difficult to open up new land when you are penniless.
Pangu Nao shifted the topic to the leaders who were undergoing trials.
[That's too much talk.]
[Today, the few civilizations that still have some luck are still relying on mythological industrialization to rejuvenate themselves.]
[Losers can't be leaders! Even if they pass, I won't be able to distribute the inheritance to them.]
The second level, the "Achievement Level", has not been passed yet.
Because the "achievement barrier" involves the idealistic concept related to the [self-reflection mirror], even for someone with relatively high achievements like Ye Jin, it will take a day or two to escape.
"They're all in bad shape. Hurry! I have to leave in half an hour." Pangu Nao urged. "The longer this phantom lingers, the greater the chance of being exposed."
Lu Yuan was silent for a moment. He had no choice but to enter this room that looked like a large test tube.
The artificial intelligence "Time Spirit" sensed the presence of intelligent life and emitted a neutral electronic tone: "Intelligent life detected."
"Species: Suspected to be of human descent."
"Please confirm whether you wish to take over the Time Fortress. The civilization behind you must be at least Level Five to be able to maintain this fortress."
Lu Yuanxin muttered "yes" silently.
The entire takeover process was very simple. The central artificial intelligence only scanned the body data and soul data, and gave Lu Yuan the highest authority.
Even if he ordered the "Time Fortress to self-destruct", the artificial intelligence would do so obediently.
Of course, there was a slight setback in the process, and the scanning time exceeded Pangu Brain's expectations. Normally, it would be completed in one minute, but this time it took more than half an hour to scan, which directly delayed Pangu Brain's retention time.
However, Pangu Nao was not upset, but rather delighted. As the being with the most information, he naturally knew what it meant for a level six civilization to scan for half an hour - this kid's personal secrets might be beyond his expectations!
But it was beyond expectations!
[I have to go. My tortoise shell is in the fortress's treasury. If there's an emergency, you can contact me. Otherwise, don't contact me.]
[Also, information about the epochal disaster is stored in the artificial intelligence. As the leader of the Momen, you can read it. This information is for one-time use only and should not be shared with the outside world.]
After saying this, the old man disappeared in the starry sky port.
Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. The existence of Pangu Brain had brought too much pressure. He actually had many questions, such as where had the "Ghost Myth" gone? That is, the "ghost" that Crane Immortal transformed into.
And how did the gods become possessed? He has a few demons under his command, so could he also possess a few gods for fun?
But taking over another's body must be extremely difficult, otherwise Pangu Brain would have let the other demons follow suit.
"Whether you're a friendly force or not, at least you are one right now," he muttered to himself. "My teammates and opponents are in chaos right now. The best way is to strengthen myself! As long as I'm strong enough, I can handle everything!"
"Let's go check out the treasury first! If there's anything good, grab a few!"
He walked around the "Fortress of Time" and his first impression was that this thing was really sci-fi.
Industrial areas, military areas, and commercial areas are all available.
Mid-rise commercial districts surrounded Central Park, and anti-gravity cars lined the parking lots. At Lu Yuan's command, the city's lighting system gradually illuminated. Billions of lights simulated the spectrum of a planet at dusk, ultimately forming a star-shaped ring of light that encircled the entire city.
In the darkness, the "Fortress of Time" turned into a glowing ark carrying civilization, quietly rotating in the silent space.
Outside the real hanging window, the Milky Way is dotted with stars - this large alien space is similar to the alien space where the "Immortal Palace" is located. You can see the starry sky outside. If you break through the alien space, you will come to a corner of the Sea of Chaos.
In the square, classical sculptures from various Eighth Era civilizations stood side by side with "short-distance jump stations," creating an aesthetic impact that blended time and space. Lu Yuan paused to admire them for a long time, even spotting sculptures left behind by the Mirage Civilization, the Crimson Civilization, and the Observer Civilization.
The city's life support system is hidden in the industrial area on the bottom floor. Water circulation pipes extend along the bulkheads like silver blood vessels, and air purification devices operate silently behind the glass curtain walls.
(End of this chapter)
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