Swimming steadily upstream along the creek, the sea lions joyfully found a freshwater lake covering a full 20,000 square kilometers!
At the lake's uppermost reaches lay a rocky gorge. Amid singing, dancing, and cheers, a flame symbolizing the brilliant fire of civilization finally began to burn!
It was a flame symbolizing light and the future.
A flame symbolizing prospects and hope.
From ocean to shore, from aquatic life to life on land, from ignorance to reaching out a flipper to touch the world, they had endured so much and sought so much.
Now the sea lions all stood upright around the fire, singing something at the top of their voices. The leaping firelight resembled bursts of brilliant lightning.
Zhang Ming, Zhang Yueyue, Zhang Chenhao, Miss Gourd, Stone Mama, and the others gathered around the fire, offering their heartfelt blessings to this newborn civilization.
"From this day forward, you are truly the Flamehorn Civilization!" Stone Mama suddenly shouted.
"As if you needed to tell me! These are the Flame-Horned People I painstakingly raised!"
The Dragon Turtle crowed proudly.
Stone Mama said, "Now, I will pass the legacy of the old Flamehorn Civilization on to you!"
"Of course we want that!" The Dragon Turtle wriggled wildly in the creek. The turtle had not inherited the Black Tortoise's memories and naturally lacked the knowledge of the Flamehorn Civilization.
But at this moment, the Dragon Turtle also let go of that obsession.
There was no longer any need to carry the Flamehorn Civilization on that shell.
The turtle simply offered sincere blessings that this newly born civilization might go further.
Stone Mama called out, "Much of this legacy is mistaken. You must take the good and discard the bad."
"Do not believe it blindly or treat it as truth. Understood?"
"First section: metals and