New Rules

A new voice echoed high in the Azure Star.

The voice was even deeper than the previous Firmament; though the tone was gentle, it sent chills down one's spine.

Hearing that voice, Lin Ye had an indescribable feeling.

The Firmament collapsed, and yet another Divine Firmament appeared...

[Since this Instance challenge victory was personally achieved by Dungeon Designer Lin Ye, the Divine Firmament will grant Lin Ye the exclusive privilege of "Civilization Guide"!]

Therefore, only Lin Ye has the authority to directly communicate with the Divine Firmament!

As soon as Divine Firmament finished speaking, Lin Ye felt a large interface appear before his eyes.

[Civilization Guide Interface!]

On the interface, the billions of people on Azure Star are divided into countless lists based on the original Settlements of Azure Star.

This list shows the age, gender, points, and Instance design information of all Azure Star people.

At this moment, Lin Ye had become the ruler of Azure Star.

"This... this is exactly what Firmament was doing before!"

"That's tantamount to saying I've become the new Firmament..."

But thinking about it, it makes perfect sense.

As the only LV5 on Azure Star, and the one who defeated the Firmament, no one else could shoulder this heavy responsibility.

[Honorable Dungeon Designer Lin Ye, Divine Firmament will now introduce the various new rules of the new War Zone. The new Instance battle rules will retain the basic settings from the original primitive civilization era, but there will also be many updates. I will gradually introduce the basic rules to everyone on this planet.]

[Given that Azure Star has just entered the Level One Civilization, esteemed Civilization Guide, Lin Ye, you have the right to ask questions of the Divine Firmament at any time!]

"Okay!" Lin Ye steadied himself and said calmly.

[The star map you just saw in the sky represents all the planetary civilizations in War Zone War Zone 102, where Azure Star is located! These planets are your next competitors!]

[The upcoming Instance battles will evolve into Planetary Civilization Instance Showdown Mode! You will face off against these civilizations in Instance- style combat.]

[All Azure Star people will no longer be able to engage in Instance raids and defenses against each other; the previously daily Azure Star internal Instance battle mode will be completely shut down!]

[All Azure Star Challengers are only allowed to participate in Instances from other civilizations, and all Instances designed by Azure Star Dungeon Designers can only feature races from other planets as Challengers!]

This very first verdict startled Lin Ye.

This is incredibly informative!

First of all, from this point on, the Azure Star people can no longer use Instance to fight each other.

Lin Ye's Instance can no longer recruit Azure Star people into the instance, and others no longer have the opportunity to draw Lin Ye for Instance battles.

The Azure Star people, who have always fought against each other in dungeons to earn Instance, have now been forcibly united on one side.

And those Crow Star, Oro Kari Home Star, Machine God Star, Warg Star, and Xiahai Star —will become Azure Star's rivals from now on!

These planetary civilizations designed Instance that could be used to invade Azure Star, and Azure Star could also use Instance to attack these civilizations.

The conflict between weapons technologies on the planet has transformed into a conflict between civilizations.

This means that the rules that have been in place on the Azure Star for thousands of years have been completely changed!

Whether it's Settlement or Hero Ranking, it all becomes meaningless at this moment.

The entire Azure Star has been forcibly integrated into a single entity.

Although it may seem abrupt at first glance, it is not difficult to understand upon closer examination.

Because of their victory, Azure Star has entered a higher level of arena, and this kind of infighting between them has naturally become meaningless.

[Honorable Guide, do you have any questions?]

"Divine Firmament, please tell me, what do you mean by the War Zone you just mentioned? We are the War Zone 102, does that mean there are many other War Zones?"

[Divine Firmament prompt: This is a very good question.]

The Universe is infinitely vast; our Azure Star is but a grain of sand in the Sea of Stars. Civilizations exist at countless levels, arranged in a pyramid-like fashion!

[Your Level One Civilization, being a lower-level civilization, comprises countless civilization units, thus divided into numerous War Zones. To protect the continuation of civilization, the Divine Firmament has disabled cross- War Zone battles! You only need to fight against civilizations within your War Zone.]

[By defeating these civilizations in this War Zone and accumulating enough points, you can advance to the next Civilization Level!]

Lin Ye gasped.

He suddenly began to understand, even slightly, what had been said when the Firmament collapsed.

The price of victory may mean an even greater crisis.

Even after breaking free from the rule of the Firmament, they still couldn't avoid fighting each other to earn points.

The only difference is that the internal strife within a planet has evolved into a Universe conflict.

But ultimately it's still a battle within Instance.

This reminded Lin Ye of the Ghost Mastiff from his previous life.

The countless Tibetan mastiffs fought each other, and the one that survived was the Ghost Mastiff.

Isn't this progressively layered system of civilization just the same thing?

"Divine Firmament, this isn't fair to Azure Star," Lin Ye said directly.

"As a planet that has just advanced to Level One Civilization, most of its Challengers and Designers are still very fragile and lack the strength to fight against Advanced Civilizations."

Since this War Zone is full of Level One Civilizations, Lin Ye can assume that the Designers of other civilizations all possess Instance capabilities equal to or even surpassing his own.

If we drag those LV1 and LV0 characters from Azure Star into other civilization Instances, wouldn't they just get fleeced and exploited?

To be honest, Lin Ye knew very well that this planet was clearly something he had forcibly pulled into the level of Level One Civilization; no one else could even reach Level One Civilization level.

According to the laws of nature, perhaps Azure Star will need several hundred more years of development before it can smoothly enter the Level One Civilization. In that case, the average design level of the entire planet could be much higher than it is now.

But now it's as if Lin Ye has forcibly pushed things forward for hundreds of years...

[Guide, please don't be impatient. The Universe Arena cherishes the civilization of every species and will not allow civilization to be lost due to unreasonable mechanisms.]

[Next, I'll introduce the newbie rewards your planet receives after successfully completing the Instance battle, as well as a series of protection mechanisms!]

[Reward 1: Civilization Replenishment!]

[All the basic resources of your planet, Azure Star, will be matched with the technological level of the strongest Instance on the planet when it advances to Level One Civilization, thus providing a better living environment for all Dungeon Designers!]

As soon as Divine Firmament finished speaking, the entire Azure Star began to change drastically.

Those futuristic architectural styles, full of science fiction and breathtaking beauty, that originally only existed in the Earth Online, have now come to life on the Azure Star!

These buildings soar into the clouds, with unique and beautiful shapes. Some shine like giant crystal towers, while others resemble Iron Behemoths about to take flight, majestic and magnificent.

Moreover, all sorts of aircraft shuttle through the sky. Some are streamlined fighter jets, moving as fast as lightning; others are luxurious passenger ships, fully equipped with all the amenities to provide passengers with the ultimate comfort experience; still others are huge cargo airships, carrying heavy loads and moving steadily through the air.

Even more impressive is that the Space Elevator connecting the Azure Star to outer space has been built and put into use.

This Space Elevator, like a giant python reaching into the sky, leads to the deep heavens.

The Divine Firmament perfectly projected scenes that once only existed in imagination onto the magical land of Azure Star.

The infrastructure of Azure Star has evolved directly from a low-level modern society to a future society.

This spans several hundred years.

The result was completed in an instant!

"OMG..."

Lin Ye stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at the city in the distance. Skyscrapers rose into the sky, and various flying machines and hover trains began to shuttle through the city.

This sudden change left Lin Ye feeling somewhat dazed.

He couldn't even tell if this was the Earth Online he had created, or the Azure Star.

[Divine Firmament Prompt: Feeding back the infrastructure of the planet's highest-level Instance to the entire planet will better stimulate the Instance design inspiration of the planet's various Designers, and will help the design process of higher-level Instance!]

[All of you on Azure Star, you should thank your Guide Lin Ye. It is his creation that has brought you a better life!]