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The time it took to refresh the cheat this time was the longest ever.
Moreover, the trend seemed to suggest that each update took longer than the last.
This served as a warning to Shen Hao.
Cheats were indeed powerful and certainly brought immense assistance to the development of civilization, but it was clear that ultimately, cheating was not a legitimate means.
The current Civilization Trial might not be able to detect the presence of cheats, but as civilizations became more powerful and closer to the core of the Civilization Trial, this situation might not last forever.
At the end of the day, the civilizations that created these cheats had only taken advantage of their position in the timeline; they had not touched the core of the Civilization Trial.
Monitoring refresh times was both a security measure and a reminder.
