Controlling the World

On the Cangyuan Continent, the Suguang Civilization built five cities.

Besides the earliest Changhe City, there is also the Seaside City in the east, the Mining City in the west, the Industrial City in the south, and the Research City in the north. Each city has its own positioning, but there is also some overlap in functions, and each city is operating at full speed.

On the Yunmeng Continent, a city of the Suguang Civilization was also built— New Port City.

Right next to the Ximo Port that was bombed years ago, it occupies an area three times larger than the city on which Ximo Port is located, and its docks can accommodate hundreds of ships.

That was the bridgehead of the Suguang Civilization on the Yunmeng Continent, and the core of controlling trade across the entire continent.

Because the populations of all the world's civilizations are too small, totaling just over ten million.

The land was so vast and sparsely populated that each city was surrounded by large tracts of wasteland, which could be acquired with almost no effort and no need for competition.

The Suguang Civilization, relying on the Magic Spring Ore controlled by the Cangyuan Continent and the Yunmeng Continent, firmly grasped the energy lifeline and resource trade of the entire world.

The stones in the cracks of the earth are Mana crystals produced by the Magic Spring Ore, which are the most essential energy source of the current era.

Almost all the devices rely on electricity and Mana to exist.

In fact, Mana storage is a thousand times, ten thousand times more convenient than electricity, making Mana the absolute mainstream.

Without it, airplanes cannot take off, ships cannot sail, and factories cannot operate.

Whoever controls the Magic Spring Ore controls the world.

Relying on military force and a complete industrial chain, the Suguang Civilization established the world order.

Other civilizations were ignored by Tracing Light; he simply dumped his goods, but never in excess.

The Dwarf Civilization, on the other hand, became a technological partner and a provider of Magic Spring Ore.

Their technology has indeed developed explosively, but the direction of development is entirely dictated by Tracing Light —precision machining, parts manufacturing, and assembly outsourcing. They can't even touch the truly core technologies.

All of this provided fertile ground for the technological and population explosion of the Suguang Civilization.

The goal is to increase the population to over ten million before the year 100 of the Civilization Calendar...

At least that's what Japan thinks Mu Ri.

At this moment, he was standing at the highest point of Changhe City.

That was a Tower in the city center, a thousand meters high, the tallest building on the entire Cangyuan Continent.

There is an observation deck at the top of the tower, which is usually open to tourists for panoramic views, but it is now deserted.

Mu Ri stood on the edge of the observation deck, gazing expressionlessly into the distance.

"The Information Age..." he murmured.

The panel reads, "The minimum population requirement for the Information Age is 50 million."

Fifty million.

It's hard to imagine how much of a driving force such a large population would have on technological development.

The various technologies of the Electronic Age have given the Suguang Civilization the ability to control the world.

What will the Information Age be like?

He slowly raised the Silver-White Book above his head.

Sunlight streamed through the translucent book and fell upon him.

The light continued to penetrate him, landing on the top of the building below and casting dappled shadows.

The Mu Ri's body is almost transparent, resembling a crystal in the sunlight, allowing glimpses of what lies behind it.

His usual demeanor was merely a disguise, achieved through the Power of Faith. His true self had transformed into another form of life.

No need to eat. No need to sleep. No bleeding.

Not just his body. His soul, his will, his thoughts—all underwent some subtle change.

He gradually forgot the joys and sorrows that were originally part of human life.

He remembered feeling the grief when his mother died, but he could no longer feel it.

He remembered feeling fear when Killing for the first time, but he couldn't recall what that fear felt like.

Watching his clansmen die one by one in agony, he knew it was pain, but the pain itself had already left him.

The most terrifying thing is that he himself was unaware of this change.

It was a subordinate who reminded him of it occasionally.

"Sir, you haven't eaten for three days."

"Sir, you didn't sleep again last night."

"My lord, do you really not need children?"

He then realized that he had changed.

"My God... is this your doing?"

He muttered to himself.

He had no idea that this was a transformation performed on him by the Gods behind the panel.

It was the Silver-White Book and the Power of Faith that influenced him.

The price of God Authority.

Perhaps it's the loss of human emotions and joy.

Mu Ri considers this a heavy price to be paid.

But if it's a price that humanity must pay.

He was willing to endure it, and even found it sweet.

"Since they are immortal... let's begin."

Mu Ri at an underground base Changhe City.

That was the most secret military base of the Suguang Civilization, built 300 meters underground, constructed of steel and concrete, capable of withstanding direct nuclear attacks.

Mu Ri passing through layers of guards, they arrived at the deepest warehouse.

In the center of the warehouse, there was a long metal box.

He opened the box, Jingjing inside lay a long, rectangular object. It was a nuclear bomb, with a yield of 50 kilotons, representing the pinnacle of the Electronic Age of the Suguang Civilization and the most powerful weapon ever created by Origin Star.

Then, it took off directly.

Objective: Yunmeng Continent, Dwarf Civilization.

Pure White Space.

Su Luo and night, finally completing the analysis of the light obtained from the Tower, and acquiring the technology of the Previous Civilization mentioned by the Machine Fortress— [energy body light-speed space teleportation technology based on Dreamscape characteristics].

The Machine Fortress is right; this is indeed technology left behind by Previous Civilization.

The principle is complex, but the core idea is simple: to achieve long-distance transmission of energy bodies by using Dreamscape as a transit point.

Unsurprisingly, Dreamscape Depth is a prerequisite for this technology.

If the depth is too shallow, it's impossible to work with. The methods that appear repeatedly in those theoretical models are all based on the premise of Dreamscape at a certain depth.

The good news is that this technology can also be used on Dreamscape that haven't been enhanced with Dreamscape Fragments, because Dreamscape have inherent depth, although the energy transmitted is extremely low.

Su Luo decided to give it a test.

He raised his hand and summoned a Soul Servant from his Dreamscape. It was a soul entity the size of a Fist, floating in mid-air, glowing faintly.

Then he ran to the opposite corner and stood there.

Start the operation.

He connects to Dreamscape, constructs teleportation channels, sets target coordinates, and infuses energy—

A few seconds later, a faint flame emerged directly from the Soul Servant's possession.

The principle is as follows: energy is transmitted into one's own Dreamscape, and then, relying on the abnormal spatial logic of the "Ethereal" in the Dream World, energy is transmitted through the links between different Dreamscape.

The good news is that once the energy is transported to the edge of the Dreamscape Soul Servant, it can be directly transmitted to reality. The energy output depends only on the depth of Su Luo's Dreamscape Depth, making it a one-way process.

In other words, it is not necessary to deepen the Dreamscape Depth in Soul Servant.