Although those lifeforms had lifespans of several centuries, the Absolute One set an accelerated Time Stream to speed up development.
The leader devoted all his energy to planning the civilization and ultimately died from exhaustion.
His death created a power vacuum.
Because the entire civilization's operation depended on the leader's wisdom and decisions.
From food distribution to construction planning, from technological research to resource allocation, everything had been coordinated by the leader.
Ordinary members merely carried out orders and had never participated in decision-making.
Now that the leader was dead, they did not know what to do.
The ensuing struggle for succession turned into a civil war.
Several of the strongest individuals all claimed that they should become the new leader.
They each gathered supporters and began competing for power.
The once-glorious city became ruins amid the flames of war.
More fatally, during the leader's rule, the ordinary members had grown accustomed to obedience.
They had lost the ability to think independently and the drive to innovate on their own.
After losing their leader, they did not even know how to grow crops or maintain buildings.
The civilization fell into stagnation and even began to regress.
The Absolute One's presence fluctuated violently.
It clearly had not expected this outcome.
Meanwhile, Lin Ye's civilization underwent a qualitative transformation that day.
While attempting to make a tool, a young individual accidentally discovered the principle of leverage.
He used a long wooden pole to pry up a massive boulder.
The discovery thrilled him beyond measure.
He immediately shared it with the other members of his tribe.
Once the others understood it, each of them made improvements.
Someone discovered that adjusting the fulcrum's position could change the efficiency.
Someone discovered that wooden poles of different shapes produced different effects.
Someone discovered that multiple wooden