[Eighth Epoch, how much time remains?]
[Civilizations hiding in the Safe Zone truly won't be affected by these super disasters.]
[But, is hiding out in the Safe Zone indefinitely really a permanent solution?]
[What ending awaits us?]
Lu Yuan took a deep breath.
If the "God" that created the Pangu Continent really existed, would it allow these deteriorating civilizations to survive indefinitely?
The author of the thesis expressed his grave concerns, yet he offered no effective suggestions.
Solving problems is harder than raising them.
[If we could leave the Safe Zone, perhaps we could inherit the legacy of that Sky City. That city is only a mere 17,000 kilometers from our Safe Zone.]
He could only worry.
Whether to dissolve the Safe Zone is a difficult and complex political issue, a common dilemma that all citizens must confront, one that is determined by the deep cultural implications of a civilization.
When civilization chooses comfort, you too can only have comfort.
…
Reading up to this point, Lu Yuan felt quite heavy-hearted.
After all, from those previous "performance evaluation forms" and "human resources tables," it is clear that human nature is universal.
Do humanity's 17 civilized branches really have enough courage to dismantle the Safe Zone and enter the Pangu Continent?
Regarding this, Lu Yuan was skeptical.
To put it bluntly, everyone's the same.
He remembered a famous saying—"Trust in the wisdom of later generations."
So, the next generation trusts the wisdom of the generation after that, and as a result, generation after generation falls into the same traps once again, truly making a laughingstock of themselves.
…
However, after worrying for a while, he could only smile wryly.
He had been on the Pangu Continent for nearly 15 days, time flowing at a rate of one to a hundred. Back in the Safe Zone, that amounted to only a short 3.6 hours.
People experience joy and sorrow differently, and he might be gone tomorrow—who was he to concern himself with such grand civilizational matters?
"Live your life well!"
"I am from humanity's 18th civilization, already a great civilization that has left the Safe Zone."
Next, he found another very useful article.
[What exactly do the three Attributes of Form, Qi, and Spirit represent?]
[Author: Mahagou.]
Lu Yuan focused his mind and read carefully.
[...]
[In today's datafication of the universe, most lives possess the three Attributes of Form, Qi, and Spirit.]
[Understanding the true meanings of these three Attributes can help us pioneer the path to an Extraordinary future.]
[After statistics, we believe that within the Meida Civilization, the innate birth rate of Superpowers is about one in ten.]
[And the birth rate of "Observation Abilities" is about one in one hundred thousand.]
[With the help of these Observation Ability users, we've obtained the basic information on the three Attributes of Form, Qi, and Spirit…]
"The chance of being born with Observation Ability is one in one hundred thousand?" Lu Yuan was slightly shocked.
His "Pioneer's Eye" might be a type of superior Observation Ability.
Because it can not only observe the attribute panel but also read the information of items, and it can even decipher the scripts of other civilizations!
This ability really is very powerful; no wonder it calls itself "great Ability."]
"The reward from the Unique Milestone, when you really think about it, is quite substantial," Lu Yuan mused.
Back to the matter at hand, the paper posited:
"'Shape' is an attribute that refers to the collective term for all tangible things in the body, such as blood, muscles, internal organs, skin, and so on; they all constitute parts of 'shape'."
'Shape' often represents strength and physique.
Whereas 'Qi' refers to the collective term for all intangible things.
A person is almost identical in terms of blood, muscles, internal organs, and other such materials in the 0.00001 seconds before and after death.
So why does a person die? What change leads to death?
Experts from the Meida Civilization believe it is because the 'Qi' disappears.
Without 'Qi,' one loses the ability to rejuvenate, warm the organs, defend against external pathogens, and transform nutrients.
Qi is also an important factor for sensing the external world, with most creatures in the world having Qi, and many sensory abilities are conducted through the functioning of 'Qi.'
The attribute 'Spirit' is the most complex; shape and Qi are its foundation, with the spirit being the master of shape and Qi.
In the simplest terms, 'Spirit' is the 'self,' it is the soul.
Without the 'self,' everything else is meaningless.
Lu Yuan compared his attributes to those of Old Wolf, finding his own three attributes to be around 5 points each, which makes him a fairly balanced type.
Old Wolf's 'Qi' attribute is quite high, [6.8-9.2], while his 'Spirit' attribute is quite low, not even reaching 2 points.
"It seems quite reasonable... Old Wolf's sense of danger is indeed much higher than mine; is it because its Qi is higher..."
"Owoooo, owooo!" Old Wolf ran over, frolicking after having done something bad.
After mating, it was utterly thrilled.
[A wolf, exhausted after completing a sacred act, still relishes in its youthful body even though it has grown old.]
[It has reclaimed its wolf pride and is boasting to you of its robust reproductive capability.]
Humans are resilient indeed!
"Get lost, I'm busy with important matters..." Lu Yuan was engrossed and had no time to deal with this creature.
He organized these records and moved to the next cabinet, reviewing the files one by one.
Most were scientific papers, with some articles on geography, military data, and so on.
"The Sixth Branch of the Meida Civilization, after three hundred years of Safe Zone development, has allowed supernatural powers to spread among the populace, with 90% of the population possessing abilities."
"The strongest individual in the military has an Extraordinary Level of 3, with all attributes around 18 points..."
Lu Yuan didn't know just how powerful an Extraordinary Level of 3 was.
He also didn't know the value of 18 points in attributes because the papers were filled with concepts like muscle cell activity, and he couldn't understand them.
Maybe that would be enough to combat those minor bosses?
Perhaps it was even possible to take on the regional boss, the Cannibal Flower?
"If I had the strength of level 3, sigh... I would have walked sideways through the Pangu Continent by now."
Lu Yuan clearly understood that this was the most precious pioneering period. Whether it was the Unique Milestone, Extraordinary Lives yet to grow, or the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could be found everywhere.
But in just ten more years, once those with powerful latent Extraordinary Lives grew, Lu Yuan would be no match for them.
In a hundred years, with civilizations leaving the Safe Zones to enter the Pangu Continent, direct competition would arise.
Even the Unique Milestone might become unattainable.
Thinking this, he felt a sense of crisis and began searching earnestly through the countless archives for useful information.
He must step onto the path of the Extraordinary as quickly as possible to have the courage to venture through the Pangu Continent.
Right now, venturing into the world with a mere mortal body was tantamount to courting death.
...