"You've got a pretty high-class touch, even setting the scene to your story."
Hera looked around at the incredibly realistic scene and couldn't help but sigh.
"But why hundreds of years ago?"
"Because the birth of the alien species involves many things and is very complicated, but I will try to explain it to you in a concise way."
As he spoke, he also looked around at the scene, "Do you recognize this place?"
Hera carefully observed her surroundings and discovered that the place was very ancient, with many houses made of wood.
Most of them were only one or two stories high, with no tall buildings, and it seemed that no machines were found.
The only recognizable feature is the church not far away.
A few pedestrians walked by every now and then.
They all had Western-looking faces, and their clothes were also quite unusual.
I think I've seen Hera in some books, and after a little recollection, I remember her.
"This looks like America in the 17th or 18th century."
Nan Tian nodded, then shook his head. "The time is correct, but the location is wrong."
"This is not America, it's Britain."
“Britain?” Hera tilted her head. “What is that? I’ve never heard of such a country.”
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, after all, this country has already perished because of war."
Hera blinked. In all her knowledge of humankind, she had never heard of any country being destroyed, nor had she ever heard of the word "war."
There used to be nearly a hundred countries in the world.
"Oh, I see. Why did you bring me to see England?"
Hera wasn't interested in why there were only five countries now, so she didn't delve deeper into the topic.
Nan Tian smiled but did not answer directly. Instead, he led Hera into a dilapidated warehouse.
There is a basement passageway inside the warehouse that is covered by wooden planks.
He lifted the wooden plank and stepped into the void at the cave entrance, falling into darkness under the force of gravity.
Hera peered inside, then rolled over and fell in as well.
The feeling of weightlessness kept coming, and the surrounding darkness was like having my eyes closed.
When her vision returned, Hera found herself in a huge, somewhat bizarre cave.
In the very center of the cave grows a giant tree that resembles a skyscraper.
The tree looked as if it were inlaid with many fluorescent gems, shimmering faintly in the endless darkness.
Guang Hera estimated that the tree's radius was almost 100 meters.
"This is the Tree of Terra." Nantian said solemnly, looking at the large tree in front of him.
"It is the center of the whole world, and it exists to regulate the whole world."
Hera stood behind him, listening quietly to him speak.
Nan Tian slowly stepped forward and placed his hand on the huge tree root. "The ability of the Terra Tree is actually very simple: it converts energy."
Seeing that Hera didn't seem to understand, he gave another example.
"It's like burning coal. It converts the energy of coal into heat energy."
"It can convert any object into the purest form of energy without producing any other matter, and its energy conversion rate is the highest to date."
"Whether it's harmful, harmless, or even common, ubiquitous waste, it can be transformed into energy."
"Actually, it had already been discovered by the British by this time, but they just thought it was a rather large sacred tree."
After all, the Industrial Revolution hadn't happened yet.
The surrounding scenery began to slowly disintegrate, then reformed.
Soon they returned to the outside world.
Unlike before, the buildings outside now look more luxurious, as if they weren't in the countryside, but rather in a relatively developed city.
At this moment, countless people were gathering in one place, as if they wanted to witness something.
Nantian led Hera through the crowd to the very center.
On what appeared to be a newly repaired, rudimentary railway track, a steel beast lay prostrate.
Is this a train?
"That's right, this is the world's first train."
On the locomotive at that moment, a man in an old-fashioned suit was raising his arms and shouting something.
Amidst cheers from everyone, he gripped the control lever and pressed it down forcefully.
Qi—!
As thick fog billowed from the chimney, the epoch-making train slowly moved forward amidst the cheers of everyone.
"In 1676, Britain officially entered the era of the Industrial Revolution."
"At the same time, this is also a landmark year."
The scene flashed before their eyes, and the two found themselves once again before the Terra Tree.
This time, however, a large number of people surrounded the Terra Tree, staring at the giant tree in disbelief.
In front of them was a very ordinary steam engine.
However, the power source of this steam engine is connected to the Terra Tree.
"The year after they invented the steam engine, humanity finally understood the purpose of the Tree of Terra."
Nantian's eyes were devoid of any emotion, like those of a narrator without feelings.
Time seemed to be accelerated, and the scenery around the Terra Tree began to change rapidly.
People moved about, and numerous industrial buildings rose around the tree, soon encasing the sacred tree in metal.
"Energy is of paramount importance to a civilization; possessing the Terra Tree is practically equivalent to possessing unlimited energy."
"In just one year, Britain has developed rapidly, and soon reached a level that other countries cannot even see."
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