Earth-Surging Demon Spring
The crew member nodded, then looked away.
There were several Steam parked there, with wooden bodies and wheels, covered with a layer of sheet metal. They looked rudimentary, but they could move.
"Not bad," the crew member said, "Better than we expected."
The man in the black robe breathed a sigh of relief.
Putting everything else aside, this ocean-going Warship could easily destroy their newly built port, which hasn't even started generating profits yet!
"By the way, I heard that there are non-human intelligent beings on your continent?" The crew member's tone suddenly turned cold, no longer as enthusiastic as before.
The man in the black robe paused for a moment.
"Uh..." He hesitated for a moment, "There is indeed a civilization, Dwarf Civilization. They live in the mountains to the east and are skilled in mechanisms and machines. We... have some trade relations with them."
Are they human?
"No," the man in black said, "I can only describe them as humanoid. They're extremely short, the tallest only reaching my chest."
"How can you tolerate coexisting with them?"
The crewman's tone turned sinister. He took a step forward, getting closer to the man in black. His eyes stared into the man's, as if scrutinizing him.
The man in the black robe instinctively took a step back.
"They... they didn't do anything to us," he said, his voice a little hoarse. "Their equipment is indeed very useful. Gears, bearings, and some precision parts that we can't make ourselves, but they can. They trade these for our food and metal, and both sides—"
"Hehe."
The crew interrupted him.
The laughter was soft, but the man in the black robe heard it clearly.
"You'll see when the time comes," the crew member said. "I heard you have stable trade with them? The long-term kind?"
"Of course... we've been trading together for almost ten years."
"Tell me the location of their port. I've come to deliver a little gift to these bastards."
The crew member had a strange expression on his face, which looked like a smile.
Beside the stone table, [Mist] slowly raised her head and looked at Su Luo.
The mist around him churned slightly, and his half-hidden eyes stared directly at the man who had closed his eyes to rest.
Seriously, is there something wrong with your Suguang Civilization?
Both being Forbidden Existence on your Cangyuan Continent.
If you don't bother him, don't provoke him, and keep to your own business, then damn it, you've exhausted all your resources, crossed an entire ocean, and come all the way to another continent!
They blew up His port.
Isn't that a bit off?
Su Luo simply kept her eyes closed, ignoring the fog.
Over the past forty years, the Suguang Civilization has grown from over three hundred people to seven hundred and eighty thousand, and from the Iron Age to the middle period of Steam. That guy, Mu Ri, is more capable than he imagined.
The Suguang Civilization has now become the dominant force on the Cangyuan Continent, boasting the largest population, the strongest technology, and the most formidable army.
The Pingyun Civilization, the Mirror Civilization, and two other civilizations all honestly do business with the Tracing Light.
In short, Origin Star is thriving. Regardless of the speed of development, all civilizations have escaped the impact of the cataclysmic crisis to some extent, and their populations have reached a certain standard, more or less touching the edge of Steam civilization.
Everyone made the list.
But none of them are in front.
Including the Suguang Civilization itself, everyone's civilization is ranked below 200 on the [Civilization Rankings].
Of the top two hundred, only the ten people from Jiang Mengrui's battlefield ranked at the top; the rest were teams composed of non- Forbidden Class.
This means the system likely rewarded all high-level players with a Cataclysmic Crisis, causing almost all top players to be relegated to the bottom of the rankings.
Battlefield 114514 is a classic example. As a result, only the Suguang Civilization is in the middle of the Steam Age, while all other civilizations are in the early Steam Age.
[Achievement Completed: High Energy!]
[With the successful development of truly powerful high-energy gunpowder, you will create the most powerful weapon of this era... Civilization Points +1000]
The temporary panel flickered, and Su Luo looked at the leaderboard again.
The next second, the ranking of the Suguang Civilization instantly rose to over one hundred, and its civilization stage slowly changed to the Late Steam Age.
We can also see that Jiang Mengrui, who ranks first, is at the [Mid -Electronic Age] stage of civilization.
"This is a bit slow... Should we release the actual internal combustion engine technology ahead of schedule?"
As Su Luo was pondering this, the temporary panel popped up again:
[Special events have been updated]
[This special event can be selected by spending Civilization Points]
[Option 1 available: Earth-Surging Beast]
[From the underground will emerge ferocious beasts with naturally powerful bodies, impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire...]
[Select required Civilization Points: 0]
[Option 2: Earth-Surging Demon Spring]
[Magical beasts imbued with Mana will emerge from the underground, more powerful than any ferocious beast. Upon their death, they will release their Mana into the world over a period of five years...]
[Select required Civilization Points: 50,000]
[Optional: Extraterrestrial Object]
[An alien spacecraft is falling, along with various futuristic technologies, but they cannot be analyzed...]
[Select required Civilization Points: 80000]
[Note: The required Civilization Points will be paid collectively by all Survivors.]
Mana.
Su Luo saw the Mana immediately.
He had wanted to unleash Mana for a long time, but the system had always prevented him from doing so.
It goes without saying how much Mana, this all-powerful and wonderful thing, can help the Civilization Development. The Yuncang Civilization's technological research and development in the past was most fond of Mana Side.
With Mana, many things that originally required massive machinery and ultramodern technology can be accomplished with a simple Spell.
Energy, transportation, communications, healthcare... everything can be upgraded.
Su Luo glanced at her accumulated Civilization Points:
[Civilization Points: 13535]
He raised his head and looked at everyone around the stone table.
"Without a doubt," he said, "We all come from the Mana Side. The real gameplay also requires Mana as a foundation. This option doesn't need to be considered anymore, right?"
Qing Yunnan the first to nod.
"Go for it."
Origin Star. Changhe City.
"What does it mean that another world-ending crisis is imminent, and we must seize the opportunity?"
Mu Ri stood on the city wall, holding a book in his hands.
The book was entirely silver-white, woven from countless fine metal wires, gleaming with a faint light. When the pages were turned, there was a slight rustling sound, like the wind blowing through the leaves.
This is his "Silver-White Book".
Just now, the panel that hadn't changed in a long time suddenly deducted several thousand Civilization Points from him and issued a main quest.
[Current Normal Quest: The Earth-Surging Demon Spring – Survive this cataclysmic crisis while seeking development]
[Time Limit: Unknown]
[Quest rewards have been distributed in advance: Mana Converter, Basic Spells ]
"Civilization had just begun to develop normally, and the population had just reached the bottom line for healthy growth... how come there's another doomsday crisis?"
Mu Ri feel like I've been set up.