Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Swallowing Other Civilizations!
And it was not just that.
At this moment, Shen Hao closed his eyes and further fine-tuned his perception of this unique sensation.
He suddenly raised his hand and with a gentle tap, spiritual energy gathered in mid-air and rapidly condensed into the form of a talisman.
Indeed, it was genuine spiritual energy.
Then, with a wave of his hand, the glow of magic power manifested at his wrist, coming together to form a simple magic array from which a fireball soared into the sky.
This too was genuine magic.
Shen Hao naturally hadn’t embarked on the path of cultivation or magic, but as individuals in the civilization had begun to explore, and the moment individual powers became widespread within the group, he, as the Emperor of Civilization, could naturally obtain all systems with ease.
Moreover, with the existence of the “Sovereign” talent, as soon as these systems were acquired, he could control them proficiently right away.
And these manifestations were only a part.
For instance, Shen Hao could even faintly sense that within the civilization, there were still some untapped powers, and some rarely visited places were rather vague, but some that had been explored by people were crystal clear.
Indeed, those were undiscovered Pocket World Blessed Lands, Magic Secret Realms, or alien relics!
The efficiency of locating these places would greatly increase.
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“So this is what being an Emperor is like… The power of civilization is my power,” Shen Hao reflected on the many wondrous aspects he was feeling.
Having just changed professions, there was still much to explore.
However, one thing was for certain.
To become stronger in this profession, you must make civilization more powerful!
“The last reward, I’ll choose a hundred Chosen One slots,” Shen Hao decided.
After all, equipment came with level restrictions, and after changing professions, his strength was going to improve rapidly. Any equipment he obtained now would soon become obsolete.
But a hundred Chosen One slots, whether used to cultivate confidantes or used to motivate more people to gather by his side, were very useful.
The effects obtained would be more than just gaining a hundred Chosen Ones.
“Huh?” Shen Hao suddenly made an unexpected discovery.
He directly contacted Dong Gong, “I’ve seen all the proposals you sent. Let’s go with the island plan and set up the Chosen One Association headquarters on that island. I’ll send you the coordinates later; there’s a Pocket World Blessed Land right on that island, and it’s not too far from the Eastern Country.”
Indeed, Shen Hao had just sensed that there was a Pocket World Blessed Land on an overseas island not too far from the Eastern Country!
This indeed made for a good headquarters location.
The Mage Tower that was drawn out could also be placed on that island.
“Yes,” Dong Gong immediately went to make arrangements.
The island plan mainly focused on independence, security, and expandability, even if the island’s current area wasn’t large, but it could be expanded in the future.
As for the inconvenience of transportation, it would not be a problem in the future.
One of the most obvious manifestations of technology development was in transportation.
At present, industries around the globe are expanding their production orderly, quickly phasing out industries that can be quickly outdated, and rapidly upgrading those that can be swiftly improved.
Take, for example, battery technology.
The new high-energy battery technology is nearly fifty times more powerful than the previous technology and is already replacing old energy sources on a large scale, and the resulting demand for electricity is being met by the rapidly constructing nuclear fusion power stations.
Then there is machine intelligence technology.
Completely human-like intelligent machinery is also available for purchase, but compared to the living sector, intelligent machinery now is more focused on industrial production. In the foreseeable future, human labor will be further liberated, and more people will be invested in work related to the Extraordinary Domain, as the Extraordinary Domain is related to humans and is not easily replaced by machines.
Besides, there are also construction, medical, military…
All industries are undergoing tremendous changes in a short period, and the influence of the Global United Front is also steadily extending to all facets.
The discussions about the trials have significantly decreased online, and even the discovery of alien relics from the rewards has not attracted much attention because everyone is immersed in the significant changes in their respective fields, changes that are closely related to each person’s life and future.
It was not until fifteen days after the first Civilization Trial officially ended that a third star appeared in the sky again.
It was still in the same orbit around the sun! And it was exceptionally bright, so bright that it seemed as though a second moon had appeared in the sky!”
“This planet is about three-quarters the size of ours and is quite close. Although it is not affected by gravity due to unknown forces, this distance allows us to directly observe some of the surface,” Dong Gong delivered the latest intelligence.
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They were now staying on the Mage Tower that Shen Hao had pulled out.
When the Mage Tower was taken out, its size indeed exceeded many people’s expectations.
Because this was by no means a “small tower,” but a magnificent building!
Although it still had the shape of a tower, the diameter of the very bottom layer reached an astonishing eighty-five kilometers! It had already surpassed most cities, with each level being eighty meters in height. There were a total of thirty-four floors, and this towering edifice of over two thousand meters made the entire Mage Tower look not like a construction, but a mountain!
At this moment, everyone was staying on the fifteenth floor.
There was an incredibly large open-air terrace that could even accommodate thousands of airplanes. It was also used as the Association’s headquarters, as Shen Hao simply designated this floor as the reception area for the association, open to all visitors.
Just this level alone was practically enough to meet the headquarters’ needs, given the current scale of personnel in the Chosen One Association.
Shen Hao sat in the conference room, carefully reviewing the information brought by Dong Gong.
“Although it’s not yet clear, we can already ascertain quite a bit of intelligence. First, there is a highly similar intelligent species to humans on this newly encountered planet, and they are numerous. Second, they have also stepped into the technological field of the industrial era, but their level is not very high. We observed densely-packed ‘black smoke factories’ in some areas, estimating their industrial level to be equivalent to ours seventy years ago. Third, they have recently experienced a massive war, as we can see traces left by large battlefields on the surface, and it is certain that they used nuclear weapons on a large scale…”
Aside from Dong Gong’s report, there was also a lot of photographic evidence in the documents.
For example, an immense region pitted with craters everywhere.
Just by looking at this battlefield, one could imagine the terrible extent of the war.
At least thousands of nuclear weapons were deployed!
Even though experts analyzed that the yields of these nuclear weapons were not substantial, being between one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand, such reckless use undoubtedly had a huge impact on the environment of the entire planet, now shrouded in widespread radioactive dust.
A vast number of flora and fauna were dying, the environment was rapidly deteriorating, and the people were facing the fatal crisis of nuclear radiation as well.
If there were not sufficient technical means, this world would quickly become a nuclear wasteland.
“After basic analysis and judgment, we believe that the threat from this civilization to us is very low. They have suffered too severe a trauma during the previous Trial,” Dong Gong concluded at last.
Even without waiting for a new Trial to emerge, this civilization was already in grave danger.
Some experts hesitated over whether or not to go and take a look.
At such a close distance, it could take only half a month to arrive using Shen Hao’s space shuttle.
Compared to the other two planets, this was undoubtedly an opportunity to understand other civilizations.
And possibly to gain certain benefits.
For instance, commodities from different paths of civilizations.
Despite this civilization seeming to be in a sorry state, as the victor of a Civilization Trial, there must be benefits of immense value to a civilization within it.
Chosen One panel products, Civilization Trial rewards, and even some powerful Chosen Ones.
Erin Ellie made it clear that in a Trial involving multiple civilizations, it was possible for civilizations to conquer each other or even merge with each other.
After all, the main subject of the Civilization Trial is the civilization itself, not the species or nations. Even if they once belonged to different civilizations, as long as they integrate into various fields afterwards, they would still be judged as a single entity.
Even more so, they had once believed that these Trials involving multiple civilizations were inherently opportunities for rapidly recovering civilizations that suffered heavy damages.
To either join or absorb others.
Civilizations that were absorbed might no longer exist as independent entities, but at the very least, they could pass down their culture, memories, and species heritage.
This was also why many experts were tempted.
Shen Hao lifted his head at this moment and looked at Erin Ellie, who was sitting obediently in front of the conference table.
“What do you think?” Shen Hao asked.
“To master,”
The colder voice spoke out, clearly it was Ellie.
“You can go now, but you can also wait. Wait until the Trial truly starts, when they face real despair, and then go. That would save a lot of trouble as they would cling to the last straw unconditionally. By that time, the number of people would be reduced again, avoiding taking on too much useless burden. Moreover, if the Trial involves fighting each other, it could be targeted as the first objective to quickly earn points.”
In this period, the Contractor had learned the language of the Eastern Country with astonishing speed, even using it with remarkable proficiency.
And their levels were rising rapidly. Excluding the consumption of resources, they had already quickly returned to Level 8.
Ellie, who followed the Path of Life, had played a significant role in treating wounded soldiers.
Merely at Level 8, she was able to heal hundreds of wounded soldiers at a time. When treating a single person, she was even capable of regenerating severed limbs.