A Thousand Years of History

Chapter 9: A Thousand Years of History

Su Ze and Zhang Fantie bid farewell to Zhao Yuanyi and drove to Qinggu Airport.

Despite Su Ze's thousand objections, he couldn't change the fact that Zhang Fantie was traveling with him.

I need to find a way to ditch Zhang Fantie, or I'm done for sooner or later...

The two arrived at the airport, parked their car, and headed straight for the VIP channel. The airport was a bit deserted in the early morning, and they didn't encounter many people along the way.

A ground staff member was already waiting for them, guiding them to board the plane. When Su Ze and Zhang Fantie reached the bottom of the aircraft stairs, they saw several beautiful and elegant flight attendants smiling and welcoming them.

After boarding, Su Ze deliberately chose a seat far from Zhang Fantie. Zhang Fantie didn't seem to mind and lay down on his seat to rest.

"Hello, sir. What would you like to drink?" A flight attendant with long legs and a sweet smile approached Su Ze, leaning down to ask.

"Coke with ice, please."

A moment later, a cup of coke, a fruit platter, and some small desserts were brought to Su Ze.

Su Ze took out a small medicine bottle from his bag. It was labeled "Body Strengthening Pill." The name was straightforward, and its purpose was to strengthen the body; it was a tonic.

The "Life Pharmaceutical" trademark was also printed on it.

After opening it, he found small blue pills inside. Su Ze poured out two, swallowed them with his coke, and immediately put on a pained expression.

It was so damn bitter!

Even when swallowed directly with coke, the bitter taste still flooded back into his mouth.

Su Ze quickly ate a couple of small cakes to mask the bitterness.

After taking the Body Strengthening Pill, the effect was immediate. Su Ze felt a surge of heat throughout his body, like a cooked shrimp, his face flushed red as if possessed by Guan Yu.

About five minutes later, the heat subsided, but Su Ze still felt warm all over, as if every muscle and bone was being continuously strengthened.

"As expected of the tonic left by Zhao Lingxiao. Its effects are definitely top-tier for its level!"

Every time human Evolvers absorbed extracts, their bodies would bear a certain burden. If their physical fitness couldn't keep up, it could lead to failed absorption. Therefore, they had to constantly strengthen their bodies.

Relying solely on exercise offered very limited improvement. To achieve breakthroughs beyond human limits, one needed the help of various tonics.

Taking supplements was the primary method, supplemented by high-intensity training, which was the most efficient way to improve physical fitness.

For any Evolver aiming for higher realms, tonics were indispensable resources.

The medicine must not stop!

The raw materials for these tonics came from various evolved animals and plants, which was why they had such potent effects.

Although extracts from plant life forms couldn't be absorbed by humans, they were excellent materials for making tonics.

Su Ze reclined his seat, leaning back lazily. While admiring the scenery outside the window, he familiarized himself with the memories of Earth's history in his mind.

A thousand years ago, Earth was very similar to the planet he was on. The entire planet was covered with hundreds of countries, large and small. Humans ruled the planet. At that time, Earth's technological level was similar to what he knew, and there was no such thing as the power of evolution. Humanity's focus was still on technological development.

Until a global "Rain of Evolution" fell, completely changing the planet's landscape.

The God of Evolution scattered the seeds of evolution across the world, but only humans held umbrellas.

That rain of evolution initiated the evolutionary path for all life on the planet. Animals and plants alike underwent mutations, gaining various powerful and bizarre abilities. Only humans seemed unchanged, forced to fight various monsters with firearms.

Whether animals or plants, their methods of evolution were simple and brutal. Plants could grow automatically over time, while animals could become stronger by consuming other evolved life forms.

Humans, as higher animals and intelligent beings, lost their advantage in that evolutionary war, falling into a passive position. Countless humans became food forExotic Beast, and the vast majority of countries were wiped out in that disaster, shrinking humanity's habitable areas.

That evolutionary war lasted for nearly five hundred years. During this period, humans gradually explored their own path of evolution. High-level human life forms emerged one after another, ending the evolutionary war and preserving humanity's last habitable territories.

However, there were powerful alien beasts among them, and they held an absolute numerical advantage. Humans could defend themselves but were powerless to counterattack. Now, most of Earth's territory was occupied by alien beasts.

If one were to draw a map of Earth, they would find that human settlements were merely scattered dots on the map.

Currently, there are only three large human settlements on Earth, and Linhua Continent, where Mu Kingdom is located, is one of them.

Linhua Continent is ruled by the sovereign nation, Linhua Kingdom, which governs six subordinate kingdoms: Mu Kingdom, Luofan Kingdom, Dongli Kingdom, Guan Kingdom, Peninsula Kingdom, and the United Kingdom of the Great Desert.

These six kingdoms are similar in status to ancient feudal states. Although they govern themselves and have their own rivalries and conflicts, they must follow the pace and directives of the sovereign nation, Linhua Kingdom, in the broader picture.

No matter how great the contradictions or deep-seated animosities or territorial disputes between these six kingdoms, they dare not engage in large-scale warfare. Disputes must be resolved in a relatively peaceful manner under the auspices of Linhua Kingdom.

The relationship between Mu Kingdom and Luofan Kingdom is acceptable, but there is a Black Rock Mountain Range between their borders, teeming with countless strange beasts and extremely dangerous, greatly hindering transportation between the two countries.

Due to fear of Exotic Beast attacks when flying over the Black Rock Mountain Range, there are no cross-border flights between the two countries. There is only one transit road, jointly built and maintained by both countries, which is the only "official road" between them.

The starting point of that transit road is in Black Rock City, a border town in Mu Kingdom, which is also the final destination of Su Ze's flight.

Su Ze lay on his seat, feeling drowsy from not sleeping all night. He unknowingly fell asleep.

When he was gently woken up by a flight attendant, he realized it was already noon, and the plane had landed at Black Rock City Airport.

Su Ze washed his face on the plane and then disembarked with Zhang Fantie.

As soon as they exited the airport, they hailed a taxi. The driver's attitude instantly became enthusiastic upon hearing it was a big order to Luofan Kingdom. The trip along the transit road was tiring, but it paid well.

However, as the car approached the entrance to the transit road, it was completely blocked, making it impossible to move.

The driver opened his "Safe Journey" group chat and asked the other members. He learned that the transit road had been attacked by strange beasts and was temporarily closed, and it would not reopen until tomorrow.

Although this situation was not common, it was not entirely unusual, happening once or twice every year.

The border crossing highway spanned the Black Rock Mountain Range. Although the areas around the road had long been cleared of Exotic Beast by the strong cultivators of the Mu Kingdom and Luofan Kingdom, and Evolvers from both nations patrolled year-round, it was inevitable that the occasional straggler would slip through and attack passing vehicles.

Su Ze and Zhang Fantie could do nothing about it. They had no choice but to have the driver take them to the best hotel in Black Rock City, planning to stay for one night and depart tomorrow.

With all the back-and-forth travel and traffic jams, it was already getting slightly dark by the time they reached the hotel.

The driver, unwilling to let such a lucrative fare slip away, insisted on exchanging contact information with Zhang Fantie, promising to pick them up at the hotel early the next morning.

Meanwhile, Su Ze's mind was entirely occupied with how to shake off Zhang Fantie.

Should I sneak out in the middle of the night?

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