Chapter 164: Chapter 164: The Great Development of Civilization
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This was fully anticipated.
The multi-civilization trial is no longer just a simple test for each civilization. Other civilizations can also encounter danger and opportunity, or rather, this is an inherent part of the trial itself.
During the first ranking settlement period, all civilizations had to focus solely on the trial itself.
But now, some civilizations have a clear understanding of the trial.
Whether they are able to face it or not, they need to shift their gaze beyond their own planets.
This applies to human civilization as well.
Dong Gong readily accepted the task. The Global United Front is extremely busy and there is so much to be done.
Fortunately, they are continuously recruiting talents from various countries.
The two most important tasks at the moment—the construction of underground cities and the alliance with the Sky Spirit Civilization—are progressing rapidly.
Each day, numerous transport planes shuttle back and forth between the Chosen One Association headquarters and various regions, delivering a vast array of goods from the Level 21 Mall to all corners of the world.
The focus is on construction and magic.
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These powerful devices have once again accelerated the pace of construction. Just four or five days after the start of the second batch of 600 underground cities, another batch of 600 began.
According to the original schedule, it seemed impossible for humans to build enough underground cities to accommodate more than seven billion people before the real arrival of the Eternal Night Ice River in two months’ time.
But now, hope is indeed visible.
At the same time, the technology of the Sky Spirit People is also playing a significant role.
“This kind of super-large magic array was originally designed to defend cities from massive attacks by flying magic beasts. But after we modified it by adding the fire element attribute, it can also be used to resist the cold…” Amamin was currently at a magic research institute, explaining the concept of modifying magic arrays to human magicians.
Everyone was listening extremely attentively.
Even behind the live classroom, hundreds of thousands of magicians throughout the world who had reached a certain level were listening intently to the lecture.
“The most difficult part of this super-large magic array lies in the magic power channels. This requires the incorporation of these channels into the city from the very beginning of its construction, and if you want to remodel them on the fly, you must be precise in your terrain planning. We have a type of miniaturized magic ‘sand table’ that can accomplish this, and similar items are available in the Chosen One Mall,” Amamin finished explaining the last topic and then added, “Next, we will use Sky City as an example to complete the first magic barrier project transformation. Does anyone have any questions?”
As soon as she finished speaking, a sea of hands went up in the audience.
Even though Amamin had witnessed such scenes many times, she was still somewhat amazed.
The magnitude of the pressure on these people, and their thirst for knowledge was something that even among her own Sky Spirit Clan, ordinary magicians could not match.
Amamin understood that this was partly due to cultural differences and partly due to differences in lifespan.
Compared to the Sky Spirit People who lived for more than three hundred years on average, humans only lived a quarter of that time.
And the best time to learn during that lifespan is even shorter.
This forces the human elite to adapt to the concept of rapid, efficient learning, which during this harsh Civilization Trial proves to be the most precious thing!
Although Amamin had only stayed here for a few days, during this short time, she clearly saw the potential of human civilization.
Such efficient growth, coupled with such a powerful guardian, would undoubtedly allow human civilization to go further in the Civilization Trial compared to the Sky Spirit Civilization!
Amamin snapped back to reality and began to answer each question in turn.
The food had already been prepared. It was a substance called ‘Fasting Pill,’ with just one pill ensuring the entire day’s required intake, alongside Energy Potions and Magic Potions.
And similar scenes were not just unfolding here.
The Sky Spirit Civilization had sent a large number of exceptional magicians, covering various levels. The main task of these magicians was to teach the experiences and knowledge related to magic, helping human civilization to quickly improve the foundation of the entire magic system.
In addition to personally teaching a group of students with strong talent and staggering progress, related teaching videos have also been made available to the whole world.
In a short period of time, the number of people choosing the path of magic has seen a certain increase.
Meanwhile, fields such as Magic Industry and Magic Construction and even the use and research of related resources also continue to advance steadily.
Especially when faced with some magical knowledge from the Level 21 Mall, these magicians from the Sky Spirit Civilization are utterly fascinated.
According to the investigation and analysis so far, a considerable portion of the Sky Spirit People magicians already show a tendency to join human civilization.
This even includes a Sage of the Sky Spirit Civilization named Hughes.
Hughes is typical of the fanatical research temperament, willing to give up everything for the study of magic; honor and a sense of belonging among the Sky Spirit People pose absolutely no hindrance.
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However, there’s no need to rush to recruit at this moment.
There is still plenty of time, and more of the Sky Spirit People Elites are yet to come.
Of course, the legions of Human Civilization are also continuously dispatching and joining the direct front against the Undead.
As Shen Hao previously told Amamin, the Undead crisis within the Sky Spirit Civilization is actually more severe than anticipated.
Ever since Humans began to send support, more and more powerful Undead have surged out in astonishing numbers. They rapidly took over part of the cities, and in just a few days, they brought huge losses to the Sky Spirit People.
A conservative estimate puts the number of Undead at over four hundred million!
This is an extremely dangerous proportion; the strength of these Undead is increasing very rapidly. If it weren’t for Shen Hao projecting most of his own power onto the battlefield, along with more and more powerful weapons, merely relying on the legions currently sent to support would be very difficult to handle these numbers of the Undead.
Of course, the gains are also astonishing.
Even if the points earned from confronting Undead on other planets are greatly discounted to only about one-quarter, in the face of such vast numbers, the efficiency of gaining points has still soared!
Add to that the Undead raised on the Mother Planet that are also continuously ripe for harvest. After just nine short days, the points Shen Hao has earned from the Undead alone have already reached nearly one trillion!
Additionally, with the continual construction of the Underground City, the Level 22 Mall is now officially open!
“The five trillion points required for Level 23 aren’t coming that quickly,” Shen Hao reflected somewhat emotionally as he looked at the points he had accumulated.
Tripling points is truly an extremely powerful cheat.
The goods of the Level 21 Mall have not even been fully utilized yet, and merely through the mechanical use of its equipment, the mall has once again upgraded.
This pace of leveling up also presents quite a unique scene for the entire civilization.
For example, on construction sites, some areas still rely on human labor for excavation and construction, while some areas have adopted large-scale fully automated construction equipment, where engineers just need to issue commands to the AI, and everything can be left to the machines.
There are even some places where magic scrolls purchased by Shen Hao from the VIP Mall—Underground City Construction—are used to rapidly create an underground city with complex terrain that can accommodate a large population.
And these are just some of the major fields.
The changes in the finer details are even greater.
Some people are still using mobile phones produced before the Civilization Trial, while others have begun to use brainwave-controlled invis-glasses that greatly increase communication efficiency.
Some are still wearing heavy anti-freezing clothes in sub-zero temperatures of over a hundred degrees below, while others are already using Protection Fields to unimpededly pass through Level 20 blizzards.
Devices of various levels are being used simultaneously, and a massive amount of new equipment appears amidst everyone.
People are somewhat overwhelmed but are also doing their best to adapt.
And for Shen Hao, the Emperor, the feeling is undoubtedly even more profound.
Since the last settlement, he could clearly feel that his Cultivation speed was like a fast-forward button had been pressed, becoming faster by the day, even by the moment, compared to the past.
At the time of the first ranking settlement, his Extraordinary level was only at Level 18. But in just a week, he had already reached Level 20!
He was making a sprint towards the third stage.
This pace of improvement was indeed beyond expectations, but it was perfectly logical—this was a Mythical Level Profession, unique and at the pinnacle of the entire Civilization Trial!
In summary, in this short week, whether it was ordinary people, Cultivators, or Chosen Ones, the entire civilization had undergone enormous development.
“But it’s not yet enough to be satisfied, we need to be stronger!” Shen Hao sat on the throne, eyes half-closed, as various images surfaced in his mind.
There were Humans on the Mother Planet, who were urgently strengthening themselves and building Underground Cities, as well as Human warriors on Sky Spirit Planet fighting and battling the Undead.
It finally fixed on his sister, Qiuyue.
A quite significant war was ongoing.
The highest Commander on the frontlines used Qiuyue’s identity as a tool in their propaganda, highlighting Shen Hao’s love and importance to her, and with some traps, they successfully attracted a large number of the Undead. Those “Undead Kings” also feared Shen Hao’s strength, as well as the power of the Humans, hoping to capture Qiuyue to stop further support from Human Civilization to the Sky Spirit Civilization.
This plan, naturally, had Shen Hao’s approval.
Just this move alone caused over fifty million Undead to converge, surrounding Qiuyue along with over ten million of the Sky Spirit Army.
For the Sky Spirit People warriors unaware of the situation, such a circumstance was naturally of utmost despair.
And Shen Hao’s hand has already grasped the scepter.