This generation of humans had constantly courted disaster. To develop steam technology, they had recklessly cut down forests, disrupting Earth's climate.
Humanity was utterly powerless against nature's fury.
Buffett nodded. "Humanity's excessive exploitation caused drastic climate change. Earth could no longer bear the burden, and floods broke out. The vast majority of humans have already..."
Zhang Fan shook his head helplessly. "Sigh... they brought it on themselves. How many are left now?"
Buffett sighed. "About a million. Barely enough to keep the species going, but I'm afraid they'll have to return to a primitive way of life and start over."
"Have them pass down the memory of the flood from generation to generation. Surely some of them will remember."
Zhang Fan stared at Buffett until he grew uneasy and hurriedly said, "Overlord, I'll definitely take good care of humanity this time."
Zhang Fan shook his head. "I've thought it over. You should still take part in managing them this time. As for space technology, put that aside for now. Until we understand humanity's origins, there's no need for them to come into contact with any of it."
"From what you're saying, Overlord, there's more to this than meets the eye, isn't there?"
Zhang Fan nodded. "The Dragon Race investigated humans across millions of star systems. Given humanity's physical capabilities alone, it's unrealistic for them to have reached such distant star systems and reproduced there."
Zhang Fan pointed at himself. "If I'm not mistaken, humans were seeded throughout the universe by another advanced civilization. Then what was that civilization's purpose? Why did they seal humanity's abilities and place restrictions on them?"
"Why do I feel like you're becoming more and more interested in studying humanity, Overlord?"
Zhang Fan smiled bitterly. "Although I'm part of the Insect Race now, I was human