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For long-lived species who had embarked on The Path of Evolution, two hundred years was not particularly long. But for ordinary people who had not set foot on The Path of Evolution, two centuries meant the rise and fall of several generations.

Over those two hundred years, Four-Eyed People's society had undergone enormous changes.

According to Angelina, the Four-Eyed People had once been an extremely conservative race. The clearest sign was that the sex industry had always existed in a gray area of their society. Anyone involved in it, regardless of gender, would undergo chemical castration if discovered.

But as invasion disasters gradually became more frequent, society began to embrace a live-for-today attitude. After all, for most people, a sudden invasion disaster could reduce the wealth they had accumulated over a lifetime to nothing. Better to seize the day and drink while there was wine.

Thus, entertainment industries centered on sex and gambling began to flourish, accompanied by cult organizations springing up like bamboo shoots after rain.

Religion was an anesthetic for the spirit. In a world where invasion disasters were becoming ever more frequent, people had to find something to anchor their souls to.

"This is an organization called the Fire Worship Society," Angelina introduced to Richard.

Not far from them, a group of Four-Eyed People dressed in bright red clothes had gathered in a small plaza. At that moment, they were rhythmically kowtowing around a massive bonfire.

"They believed this world was the ashes left after a blaze had burned itself out, while invasion disasters were little flames reigniting one after another. They believed the rekindling of fire could not be stopped, and that only by worshipping flame could they merge with it when the world burned away, then be born anew from fresh ashes."

After saying that,