The creatures on this planet are as agile and swift as lightning, and as resilient as cockroaches. They can effectively evade Planet-Level technology. In addition, although the Eastern Continent values technology, they have no external pressure, resulting in slow development and even complacency.
The two continents lived in peace, each adhering to its own Black Demon God Cult and its own technology, until one day, the Black Demon God Cult's followers celebrated, and the Black Demon God descended.
That day was the once-a-decade worship day for the followers of the Black Demon God Cult. Countless believers flocked to a city in the center of the Western Continent. The city was so crowded that believers who couldn't get in had to worship outside the city. Even the area outside the city was surrounded by densely packed believers.
As the believers were worshipping, a colossal black monster, tens of kilometers tall, descended and hovered above the city. This sight drove countless believers mad, for this was the very image of the Black Demon God in their hearts, and even more powerful and mighty than the Black Demon God they had imagined.
"My believers, I have sensed your sincerity and have arrived. At the same time, I also sense a dangerous force spreading in the East. Now I command you to rush eastward, destroy all technological products, and capture all technological personnel. I will personally send these technological heretics to hell."
And so the disaster began. Countless believers frantically poured into the Eastern Continent. They smashed any technological products they saw and forcibly arrested anyone studying technology. Hundreds of thousands of technologists were captured, many of whom were still just learners. The Black Demon God hovered above the believers' divine city, devouring all the captured technologists alive.
After several years of arrests, no more technologists or technological products could be found on the Eastern Continent. So the believers began to go underground, secretly searching and investigating.
This action made the chieftain realize that if he had tried a little harder back then, things might not be like this now. As for the Black Demon God, the chieftain did not believe that gods really existed. He himself had studied science and technology and was an absolute atheist. Now, not only had most of the scientific personnel been lost, but even the survival of ordinary tribesmen was threatened.
Having come to his senses, the patriarch secretly built an underground city using his most trusted subordinates. Inside, the patriarch had rescued skilled technicians who could not only survive but also conduct scientific research. However, the limitations were still significant; despite being an underground city, many of the facilities were incomplete.
"Believers, I command you once again to capture 100,000 residents of the Eastern Continent for me every year, alive. I prefer food that is alive."
In the underground city.
" Sha Xu, is there any way?"
"Great Patriarch, using our current technology, we can see that this so-called Black Demon God is nothing more than a light and shadow effect created by aliens. Their giant ship has been stationed in high orbit around the planet, thinking we are unaware of it."
"Is there any way to take them down?"
"Great Patriarch, we haven't even been able to leave our own planet yet. How easy is it to defeat these aliens whose technology is hundreds or thousands of times more advanced than ours?"
"What can we do then? Are we just going to let these thugs plunder our Eastern Continent at will?"
"Great Chieftain, the believers were already fanatical, and now with the aliens creating the image of the Black Demon God, they've become even more fanatical. Many of our people have been secretly captured by them, and the entire continent is under a reign of terror."
"I understand. How many scientists and engineers have we rescued so far?"
"Less than 100,000, but the system is very complete, and we were able to relocate some senior scientists in time."
"Let them develop their technology as quickly as possible. I will find a way to arrange the necessary resources. Although our technology cannot defend against the believers of the Western Continent on a large scale, it can ensure the safety of the underground city."
"Great Patriarch, what should we do about the Black Demon God?"
"In my opinion, those aliens must have some ulterior motive. Otherwise, with their capabilities, it would be a piece of cake for them to do it themselves. Why would they go to such lengths to incite the people of the Western Continent to come here? Perhaps there are factors here that prevent them from directly descending. However, this is our opportunity. Sha Xu, within one hundred years, I want my scientists to complete the theoretical research on leaving the planet; within two hundred years, to complete the spaceship design; and within five hundred years, to build a reliable spaceship."
"Furthermore, we used to live in peace with the Western Continent. We were a peaceful race, and our weapons development was extremely slow. But that won't work now. Weapons and spaceships must be treated equally. We not only need to suppress the believers of the Western Continent, but once our spaceships are completed, we must also equip them with advanced weapons. This so-called Black Demon God only has one spaceship. We might have a chance to take them down. If we don't take them down, even if we have spaceships, we might not be able to escape."
"Great Chieftain, what about our scientists and clansmen who have been captured? We live scattered, and the invasion of the Western Continent has forced many of our clansmen to flee. Believers from the Western Continent are mixed in among them, making it difficult for us to distinguish them and preventing them from secretly capturing our clansmen."
Has the connection between the eastern and western continents been resolved?
"A breach several kilometers long has already been blasted open, but they've switched to waterways now. The waters are too wide for us to handle. If it weren't for the advanced nature of our ships, perhaps even more of our people would have been secretly evacuated."
"Build more ships and have as many of our people as possible move onto them to prevent another large-scale invasion from the Western Continent. We have an absolute advantage on the water."
"Yes, Great Patriarch."
The scientists in the underground city became busy. Now under pressure, they were more proactive than ever, especially in space-related technologies, which were given top priority. Their current goal was to break out of the planet and destroy the alien spaceship. Although they had never sent anything out of the planet before, they were confident they could.
"General, Civilization 258 is on the right track."
"Where is Civilization Number 18?"
"We have just entered the industrial age."
" Old Hu, is this okay?"
"That's all we can do: help these Planetary-Level Civilization make contact with the universe as soon as possible."
" Black Demon God, hahaha, how could you even think of that?"
"The creatures of the Eastern Continent are too peaceful; they wouldn't survive even in space. Hopefully, they can learn something from their fight against the followers of the Black Demon God of the Western Continent, and understand what bloodshed and cruelty are. Continue to apply pressure, urging the followers of the Western Continent to launch direct attacks and let the creatures of the Eastern Continent see blood."
"Yes."
" Old Hu, you seem to really like Civilization 18, don't you? You even sent a fleet to protect it."