The mulberry leaves are still growing silently, and five hundred years have passed and are a vast ocean.
As mankind enters a new era and changes every year, the rest of the civilizations on Pangu continent are also quietly changing.
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In the southeast of the world, surrounded by mountains, a lake is like a sapphire embedded in emeralds, lying quietly in the embrace of nature.
Near the lake, a city in the shape of a disc stands, with green plants coexisting harmoniously with tower-shaped buildings.
A group of octopus-shaped living creatures with large heads were fiercely debating on the central tower.
Digg Civilization!
As natural interstellar civilizations, they left the safe zone in the 401st year of the Ninth Era and have been in the fortnight.
The civilization has strong technology and stable society. It has completed 9 civilization milestones and has a civilization score of 23,000 points!
They once questioned "God", questioned "Civilization Points", and questioned everything in this idealistic world.
But as time goes by, I gradually realized that the water in Pangu Continent is really deep.
If interstellar civilization does not develop the ideal path and strengthens itself, it will only be extinct in an instant.
And the current topic is: "How should we develop the idealistic path?"
"Hello, friends." The leader of the octopus man sent out a brain wave. "In recent times, we have extracted all the civilization points. This is the most precious wealth and also means that we are a third-level civilization at the ideal level. It is gratifying!"
"This is an extremely powerful idealistic energy."
"From today, any use of civilization points will require approval from the Board of Directors."
"Address!"
"Address!"
A picture was displayed on the screen, with 23,000 civilization points converted into a crystal similar to yellowish color, and a safe was filled.
The other octopus people also showed joy on their faces and were immersed in the joy of the third-level civilization.
The leader said again: "But we are much worse from the fourth-level civilization."
"The big reason is that my natural 'thinking resonance' ability has led to my civilized skills being extremely biased."
"There are too many telepaths. There are too few divine skills in other fields."
"The lack of divine skills has seriously affected the development of idealism. We don't even have a craftsman's talent."
“This is a difficult problem that needs to be solved.”
The ability to resonate thinking, in the materialistic term, is that individuals of the Digg civilization can communicate with brain waves.
This natural ability greatly enhances the speed of thinking interaction.
The speed of language communication is very slow, about 40 bits per second, two humans communicate for a whole day, and a meeting will last for a long time.
The communication speed of brain waves is hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of times that of language. Thanks to this, the education and information industry of this race are highly developed, and when they come to Pangu Continent, it was already an interstellar civilization.
But the price is...
Because of this kind of race's talent, there are many natural "telepaths", so there are naturally fewer other divine skills.
"Do you want to snatch some from other civilizations?" an officer sent out a brain wave.
Many octopuses were a little hesitant... Wars were not very comfortable. Especially in their history, great unification has been for thousands of years.
Moreover, it is very difficult to seize the skill of God.
The owner of the skill of capturing the gods must be "sealed" his abilities before he can completely peel them off.
If you kill people directly, you will only gain some soul fragments.
Moreover, the Digg civilization has never even possessed the "sealing ability"...
This made them suffer.
He is obviously so strong, but he seems so weak.
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In the north of the world, near a snow-capped mountain.
Excavators were moving shovels to dig sand and gravel. Under the thick layer of rock and soil, several marbles were turned out, and traces of the carved text on it could be seen.
Suddenly, several soldiers showed ecstasy expressions and reported in a hurry.
"His Excellency Chairman! We have discovered a civilization ruin, which may be of a relatively powerful type."
"It seems that there are keys related to the Eighth Era, [Unboundary]!"
After hearing this news, the civilization not only did not feel happy, but immediately ended the exploration of the ruins.
A grand meeting was held in the underground laboratory.
The bearded human-shaped creature said: "Dear friends, our exploration team has recently obtained key information from the Eighth Era...the key to [Gate of Unbounded]!"
When everyone heard this term, they sat upright.
"This is a different space where 'natural disaster' is imprisoned, with countless wealth and countless monsters."
“It’s a pity that we don’t have the ability to explore.”
"A civilization that is not strong enough is not worthy!"
"We have to become at least a third-level civilization to have a little possibility of exploration. Now, we only have materialistic technology in the information age, and idealistic technology is not powerful enough."
Everyone was silent.
After a while, another leader asked, "How is the exploration to the north? The ore resources there should be relatively rich, right?"
The scientist sitting around said immediately: "We can only explore with drones... and found that there was a void where air and gravity began to slowly disappear. Therefore, the mining of minerals was not smooth."
Everyone was shocked when they looked at the aurora, the void and the stars in the photo. Pangu Continent really had its limits!
"We found another strange star, hanging high above the sea. According to the telescope's observation, it should be a land planet."
"There are life above, and the temperature there is much colder than here."
One of the photos is a crystal giant tortoise that is mining!
Of course, there are only a few pixels that are as big as that, and it is not clear to see clearly.
"You mean, there is actually land on the north side of Pangu Continent?"
"Yes! That may be part of Pangu Continent. For some reason, it split out."
Of course, this land is not something they can explore.
Only a true interstellar civilization can cross the void.
They are not worthy!
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In the east of Pangu Continent, two civilizations from the steam era met, and a fierce war broke out.
Aircraft, cannon, tank, machine gun...
The fighting method is a bit primitive, and the highest combat power of both sides is only a level 4 warrior.
The bodies were lying on the battlefield, and relatives were crying in the city.
But this is indeed a life-and-death civilized war, ending with one side destroying the other.
One of the civilized leaders stood on the airship, with cold eyes looking into the distance. Even the large number of casualties did not bring him any emotional changes.
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Flowing water, flying birds, journey.
The sun rising in the east and setting in the west, and the moon that repeats itself, calculates the epoch and January, but cannot calculate the distance between people's hearts.
Does anyone know the real future?
All civilizations have their own unique development trajectory.
Either step by step, striving forward in suffering; or picking up relics of civilization and developing in surprise and enthusiasm; or encountering natural disasters and man-made disasters, they dissolve in the heavy land in obscurity...
The gap between civilization and civilization is constantly widening.
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The five hundred years outside and the time in the safe area is only five years.
A lot happened, but nothing seemed to happen.
The first branch of human mother civilization, Yunhai City.
Rows of soldiers carrying guns and live ammunition were lined up in neat rows and walked past the streets.
The horns on the street have been ringing for several days.
"Important safety notice! All city citizens are asked to hide in assigned shelters, obey orders, and obey discipline."
"The safe area is about to be revoked. Please hide in the shelter!"
Factory and school are all on holidays, and even medical staff are arranged to underground shelter.
There are air-raid shelters, subway stations, and shelters everywhere.
People either sat on the ground or leaned on the wall, but the order was still intact and the discussion was enthusiastic. Some men were gathering together, playing Paijiu, but their eyes were filled with tension and anxiety, betraying their mood at the moment.
"Mom, do you really want to open the safe zone? Fight monsters?" A little girl threw herself into her mother's arms and was frightened by the news broadcast.
"Yes. Only in this way can there be a way out." The mother patted her back and comforted the girl.
The boys were still laughing, holding branches in their hands, mocking the girls for being too timid.
"We have hydrogen bombs and we will definitely win!"
At noon, the figure of Commander-in-Chief Li Chunhong appeared on the TV.
Li Chunhong has obviously aged a lot over the years. Even if there is an extraordinary fire seed to improve his lifespan, his hair on his head has turned white.
He bowed to the TV station solemnly: "Hello everyone, friends! Today is the time for us to open a safe zone in Yunhai City. I really can't fully guarantee the so-called absolute safety, but we have done everything we can do."
"We, our human compatriots, are also ready for battle."
He took a deep breath and said affectionately: "It has been five years since we arrived in Pangu Continent."
"The outside world is the real five hundred years."
"In this long period of time, we have observed a gamma-ray explosion and a nuclear radiation, which may be caused by a large-scale war."
"Eleventh electromagnetic waves were also observed. The characteristics of these electromagnetic waves are quite obvious and were emitted by scientific and technological civilization."
"It's just because the data volume is too small and cannot be deciphered for the time being."
"These facts mean that there are already many civilizations in the outside world and are in an active state. We do not know whether they are good or evil, but at least, these civilizations can live on Pangu continent."
"We have delayed one step by step, one step by step, and we have delayed a full five hundred years. If this continues, we may permanently fall behind and never have the chance to catch up."
"It's time for us to start a new journey."
His words were very sincere.
Although the outside world is dangerous, the opportunity period will only last for a period of time.
If we wait any longer, after three to five thousand years, most of the civilizations we encountered were stronger than Yunhai City, then the opportunity period would be completely over.
An ambitious civilization cannot wait forever.
"On the other hand, our resources have been exhausted. Whether it is coal, oil, rubber or steel, all recyclable has been recycled and converted into combat power."
"It is currently the peak state of our strength. If we continue to consume it, all weapons need to be maintained, and it is difficult for us to support this loss."
"And since three years ago, [Demon Frost] forcibly breaking through the safe zone, it has proved that the safe zone is not absolutely safe. Even if we keep being self-confident and keeping our country in a closed position, we may not be able to survive until the end of the era."
"So, it's today!"
Li Chunhong's voice burst out: "Comrades, friends, today, international friends will also open the safe zone, and they are also fully prepared for battle! Let us take our destiny into our own hands and welcome a brilliant future!"
There were overwhelming cheers in the shelter, which showed that people's morale was not weak.
Yunhai City has indeed made quite a lot of preparations.
The production of various weapons and equipment has reached its limit, including atomic bombs and large-equivalent hydrogen bombs!
Due to insufficient resources, there is no way to expand production.
A few years ago, the brief confrontation with [Demon: Frost] allowed Yunhai City to obtain a lot of data and... precious idealistic resources, and various weapons and equipment have been improved to a certain extent, so that it will not be invalid due to a little idealistic interference.
Various heating equipment has also been developed to the limit. All major shelters are buried deep underground. Even if the outside world is cold, shelters can withstand a long time.
In addition, other human cities have finally prepared for battle slowly - for five years, the time elapsed ratio of [Demon: Frost] is a hundred times that of humans, and we can't delay any longer.
After Li Chunhong explained the pros and cons, a countdown time appeared on the screen.
The revocation of the safe zone must be a referendum.
"Hopefully, after the countdown is over, everyone can vote in their minds."
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Li Chunhong bowed slightly and got off the stage. The warm applause was subconsciously ignored by him.
At this point, his mental state is a bit dazed. Even though he thinks that there were already pioneers five hundred years ago and left the safe zone, he still felt a little subtle nervous.
It was like a child leaving his familiar home and walking to the street...
Uneasy and strangers come towards us.
He fiddled with his headphones and ordered in a communication channel: "All troops, check all weapons and equipment for the last time, don't fail in the middle!"
"The power department must ensure the supply of heat energy. And the weapons in the suspended fortress..."
"Sir, you've reminded me many times."
There was laughter from the headphones.
It can be seen that the soldiers' mentality is more optimistic than him.
Chapter completed!