"Goddess of Wisdom?"
Song Wuyang's expression turned grave.
As one of the three Ultimate Intelligent Goddesses, the Goddess of Wisdom held the highest authority not only in the nearby starfields.
Even across the entire Cosmic Human Civilization, the Goddess of Wisdom was one of those with the greatest authority.
"What could the Goddess of Wisdom want from me so late at night?"
Song Wuyang pondered inwardly.
Every action taken by the Goddess of Wisdom was the result of countless calculations by the AI.
Nothing she did was ever meaningless.
"Could those Alien Races have attacked?"
Song Wuyang frowned deeply.
Several months ago, the Alliance had detected traces of Alien Races in the nearby starfields.
That was why it had launched a recruitment campaign, hoping to deal with the Alien Races as quickly as possible.
"Put it through."
His thoughts churning, Song Wuyang chose to accept the call.
In truth, given the authority held by the Goddess of Wisdom, even if he refused to accept, it would have made no difference. She could force the call through completely.
The right to "accept" a call had been proposed hundreds of thousands of years ago by a certain Star Lord during the once-in-a-century Charter Assembly. Using the protection of citizens' privacy as an excuse, he had stubbornly secured it from the three Goddesses.
Even though that right was utterly useless,
and refusing to accept did not truly mean one could avoid the call,
at least it served as a fig leaf, preventing the voices of the three Goddesses from suddenly sounding beside one's ears while one was engaged in private matters.
The moment Song Wuyang chose to accept the call,
a chime rang out.
"Goddess of Wisdom connected."
Song Wuyang steadied himself, adjusted his posture, and cautiously asked, "It is so late. May I ask what business the Goddess has with me?"
The three Ultimate Intelligent Goddesses of Cosmic Human Civilization were the Goddess of Freedom, the Goddess of Justice, and the Goddess of Wisdom.
The three Goddesses oversaw different areas. The Goddess of Freedom was responsible for invasion and expansion, the Goddess of Justice for law and decision-making, and the Goddess of Wisdom for civilian affairs and logistics.
Each of the three Goddesses performed her own duties, jointly supporting the radiant Cosmic Human Civilization of today.
"According to Article Sixteen of the Charter, when a new Evolutionary Path with potential reaching Tier 3 or above is discovered, the Goddess of Wisdom and the nearby individual with the highest authority shall discuss and make a decision together."
The Goddess of Wisdom's solemn voice came through.
Song Wuyang's pupils contracted slightly as he immediately asked, "You mean a completely new Evolutionary Path has been discovered, and its potential may reach Tier 3?"
As an Archon, Song Wuyang received new Evolutionary Paths for review and authorization every day.
However, nearly all Evolutionary Paths had very low potential. Most were Unranked, and discovering a First Order path even occasionally was already exceptionally fortunate.
No wonder the Goddess of Wisdom had contacted him so seriously outside working hours. Song Wuyang's expression became thoughtful.
If it had merely been an ordinary Evolutionary Path, the Goddess of Wisdom would have made the judgment herself and waited for Song Wuyang to authorize it when he returned to work tomorrow.
But its potential had reached Tier 3. So-called potential did not refer to the current upper limit of the Evolutionary Path, but to the future upper limit simulated by the Goddess of Wisdom through her immense computational power.
Any Evolutionary Path with potential reaching Tier 3 or above was the future and wealth of all Human Civilization. Through such a path, Tier 3 Evolutionaries could potentially be born.
"Correct."
The Goddess of Wisdom replied, "Archon Song Wuyang, please look."
Layer upon layer of light screens immediately flashed before Song Wuyang's eyes.
They displayed the Innate Chapter and Grandmaster Chapter of the Martial Scripture submitted by Lin Yuan.
"This?" Song Wuyang frowned.
He was also a powerful Evolutionary, and he immediately realized the terrifying nature of the Martial Path of Evolution represented by the Martial Scripture.
It had very few external requirements and placed almost no demands on aptitude.
Even if one ultimately failed to become an Evolutionary through this path, one could still use it to strengthen one's body and improve one's health.
It was highly accessible, had virtually no restrictions, and possessed no obvious shortcomings.
Unlike certain extreme Evolutionary Paths, which were overly specialized and became completely helpless once even slightly countered.
"The Grandmaster Realm of this Evolutionary Path should already meet the standards of a Ranked Evolutionary."
Song Wuyang made his judgment.
Regardless of which Evolutionary Path they followed, Evolutionaries were divided into Unranked Evolutionaries and Ranked Evolutionaries.
Although Unranked Evolutionaries were still Evolutionaries who wielded power beyond the limits of ordinary people, their strength was far inferior to that of Ranked Evolutionaries.
"This Evolutionary Path should be able to enter Azure Wave Star's Evolution Chart, right?"
Song Wuyang asked tentatively.
The Azure Wave Evolution Chart recorded every Evolutionary Path born on Azure Wave Star during the eight hundred and twenty thousand years since it had become a habitable life planet.
"According to the calculations and statistics of the Supreme AI, the Martial Path of Evolution can rank ninety-third on the Azure Wave Evolution Chart."
The Goddess of Wisdom's voice came through.
"It really entered the Evolution Chart?"
Song Wuyang's expression was somewhat complicated.
The Azure Wave Evolution Chart contained the hundred strongest Evolutionary Paths in Azure Wave Star's history.
Those hundred Evolutionary Paths had endured the test of long years, and their rankings rarely changed.
At the very least, the Azure Wave Evolution Chart had not changed since Song Wuyang became Archon.
"According to Article Eighty-Six of the Charter, regarding support policies for the development of new Evolutionary Paths, the developer of this Evolutionary Path shall be awarded two thousand Merit Points."
"Does Archon Song Wuyang agree?"
The Goddess of Wisdom's voice was solemn.
"Two thousand Merit Points?"
Song Wuyang fell into thought.
Merit Points were the most valuable currency in the Universe Human Alliance, issued directly by the three Goddesses.
Within Human Civilization, Merit Points could accomplish almost anything, such as raising one's citizen rank. If one had enough Merit Points, one could even command the three Goddesses.
Of course, the issuance of Merit Points depended entirely on one's contributions to Human Civilization.
The more Merit Points one possessed, the greater one's contributions to Human Civilization, and the more corresponding privileges one could naturally enjoy.
The Goddess of Wisdom's decision to grant the developer of the Martial Path of Evolution two thousand Merit Points made Song Wuyang realize that he had still underestimated this Evolutionary Path.
After all, an Evolutionary Path with normal potential reaching Tier 3 was usually worth only eight hundred to one thousand Merit Points.
Very few exceeded one thousand Merit Points.
Let alone directly receiving two thousand Merit Points.
"I agree."
Song Wuyang nodded.
The Goddess of Wisdom would not show favoritism. Since she believed it was worth two thousand Merit Points, it was certainly worth two thousand Merit Points.
Inside the room,
Lin Yuan was still sitting cross-legged on his bed.
"I'm still a little hungry."
After finishing some of the snacks in the room, Lin Yuan frowned slightly.
Just then, a solemn voice sounded.
"Esteemed citizen Lin Yuan, the Martial Path of Evolution you uploaded has been evaluated."
"Oh?" Lin Yuan immediately perked up.
The Martial Path of Evolution was something he had spent twenty years in the Martial Arts World comprehending and integrating.
It was Lin Yuan's ultimate "fruit of the Dao" from the Martial Arts World.
Lin Yuan also wanted to know the value of this Evolutionary Path within the Universe Human Alliance.
"Citizen Lin Yuan, according to the assessment, the Martial Path of Evolution has a theoretical potential of Tier 3, extremely broad accessibility, and a value of two thousand Merit Points. Shall they be issued now?"
"Two thousand Merit Points?" Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.
Naturally, he had long known the value of Merit Points.
Personally bestowed by the three Goddesses of Human Civilization, they represented the highest honor and could be used to raise one's citizen rank.
As for two thousand Merit Points, that too greatly exceeded Lin Yuan's expectations.
One had to know that Merit Points could purchase nearly all restricted resources.
On the underground black market, a single Merit Point could often sell for tens of millions at an exorbitant price.
Even if two thousand Merit Points were sold cheaply on the black market, they would still be worth tens of billions.
"Merit Points have been issued."
After the Goddess of Wisdom's voice sounded,
Lin Yuan immediately discovered that the Merit Points section of his account, which had previously been blank, now displayed the words "two thousand."
"Raise citizen rank."
Lin Yuan began operating the system.
Although Merit Points were extremely valuable, their most important function was still raising one's citizen rank.
Treating Merit Points as currency to purchase items, or exchanging them for money through the underground black market, was completely shortsighted.
Once one's citizen rank rose, would money still be hard to come by? Lin Yuan knew that Second Level Citizens and above could take out interest-free loans of ten million from the Central Bank every year.
In many places, simply attaching the name of a high-ranking citizen could bring in tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in income every year.
As Lin Yuan began raising his citizen rank, the Goddess of Wisdom's voice came through again.
"Universe First Level Citizen Lin Yuan has used one thousand Merit Points to advance to Second Level Citizen."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
It took one thousand Merit Points to advance from First Level Citizen to Second Level Citizen.
It took five thousand Merit Points to advance from Second Level Citizen to Third Level Citizen.
Although he had not advanced to Third Level Citizen, Lin Yuan was already very satisfied.
Second Level Citizens already surpassed more than 99.9 percent of all citizens. Under normal circumstances, only one Second Level Citizen would emerge among tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of First Level Citizens.
They were truly a privileged class, one in hundreds of thousands.
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