It had been over twenty years since Lu PingAn first arrived in this water world and witnessed Mercury 42 swaying amid wind and rain. This world, with its unusual mechanisms, had already gone through so much.
As a special world where the apocalypse emergency mechanism had been activated, Lu PingAn had witnessed many bizarre things here. What impressed him most was the massive growth of life during the apocalypse.
Rapid reproduction, and even more rapid growth—generations changed over in just three to five years, while the population grew geometrically.
Even though those "ten years" had passed, those outrageous World's Logic of growth still had a profound impact on this world.
For example, some special magical plants retained part of their power. Feed them to infants, and the children would grow quickly. Other magical plants could accelerate biological reproduction.
These were clearly the World's Logic of Life Pathways, applied at a higher level.
"Now that so much time has passed, looking back, I finally see how terrifying the power of reproduction is." The divine power of reproduction might not sound impressive, but in practice, it was probably more outrageous than anything that could shatter heaven and earth. It was a strategic capability that could completely alter the balance of strength between friend and foe.
This time, compared to back then, the world's population had increased by at least a hundredfold.
Instead of sparse underwater villages, there was now one every few kilometers. The endless clusters of underwater cities reminded Lu PingAn of the prosperity of modern metropolitan areas.
When civilization was relatively underdeveloped, cities had very limited population capacity. Forcing too many people into one place would bring only famine and plague, both of which could be deadly. Large numbers of satellite towns and villages were the usual arrangement. A social