Chapter 3078 Drifting Away

A picture appeared in Li Yao's mind.

One after another, the grotesque and majestic star sea warships transported a large number of warriors, wise men, researchers and academic authorities of the Pangu civilization, along with their families, around the entrance of the ancient ruins.

And before leaving the starship and entering the ancient ruins, they all signed a contract and made a solemn oath. From now on, they will be isolated from the world, and use all their lives and souls to explore the mysteries of the ancient times until they completely crack the mystery of the ancient times. Only when the "black wall" that binds the entire civilization is overthrown can they return to their hometown.

In fact, the first batch of experts and scholars knew very well that the depth, mystery and complexity of the ancient relics of the Eternal Age would make it impossible for them to achieve their goals if they exhausted their entire lives.

At most, they cast their own corpses into new steps, so that their descendants can step on their shoulders, climb up step by step, and reach the final destination.

Even so, they had no regrets, abandoned everything they had in the world of mortals, and fled into this isolated area called "Xiangong".

"The so-called 'Xian' in 'Xiangong' naturally refers to the 'Original Ancestor', that is, the creator of the black wall. But over time, the outsiders misunderstood and thought that was what we called ourselves."

Moonwatcher sighed slightly, revealing a sadness that didn't match his immature face, and continued, "It's no wonder, I didn't know until a long time later that the life in the fairy palace is so different from the life in the core area of ​​Pangu civilization. After thousands of years of fermentation, the civilizations on both sides have completely developed in two different directions, almost becoming two races and two civilizations with great differences and deep estrangements.

"In the Immortal Palace, although the environment is ever-changing, full of dangers, treacherous and unpredictable deadly traps, most of the residents here are experts, scholars and their descendants. Everyone's hearts are relatively pure, and they carry the same mission to forge ahead. There are too many intrigues, and the social order is very simple, like a 'paradise'.

"However, outside the fairy palace, the core area of ​​Pangu civilization, due to the impact of the failure of the Great Expedition, as well as the existence of the 'Flood Chao' and 'Original Ancestor', all kinds of gossip and alarmist rumors have fermented and eroded. It is very turbulent, and the people are extremely anxious. Almost everyone is worried about the issue of "the end of the world" all day long. In addition, resources are limited, and a large amount of resources must be transported to the "Xiangong" for us to analyze ancient civilizations and original ancestors. Therefore, social development has almost stagnated, and civil strife and strife have continued throughout the year.

"In order to suppress the turbulent situation and let all the people get rid of the fear of 'doomsday', many people in the highest authority have come up with the method of 'emotional sealing and mind control'. However, as I said just now, their Emotional sealing and mind control are going astray, and will only further castrate the will and creativity of the people, which will naturally arouse a larger scale of resistance.

"However, after all, the Pangu civilization has developed for nearly a million years. It is the well-deserved overlord of the Pangu universe. It is deeply rooted to the extreme. It will take a long time for the scabies to develop to the point where the disease is in the bone marrow. It will take a whole thousand years before that. , the relationship between Asgard and the outside world is still barely stable. The outside world provides Asgard with a steady stream of resources, including a large number of crystals and natural treasures, as well as the best talents from the outside world, and Asgard continues to explore And after analyzing the secret treasures in the ancient ruins, after clarifying the principles, a large number of new technologies and replicas of magic weapons were obtained and exported to the outside world, maintaining the last trace of vitality of the Pangu civilization.

"Although we haven't figured out the purpose of the original ancestors and the technology they used, the level of evolution of the one hundred ancient civilizations that fell here is almost the same as ours. After countless scholars and adventurers burned their souls and sacrificed their lives day and night, Hard work has paid off a lot.

"The first millennium after the establishment of the 'Xiangong' passed smoothly like this. It was not only the golden age of the 'Xiangong', but also the last glory of the Pangu civilization outside.

"That was the era of my parents and grandparents, and I was born in the second millennium when the ancient ruins were discovered by the Pangu civilization.

"Entering the second millennium, there are more and more conflicts between Asgard and the outside world, the atmosphere is becoming more and more tense, and the situation is becoming more and more unpredictable, like a cloud of black haze, shrouding the heads of both sides.

"First of all, in the great excavations over the past thousand years, we have found out all the easy-to-analyze technologies and easy-to-replicate magic weapons in Asgard, and the next ones are all very hard bones.

"Since you are also a refiner, you should have a certain understanding of materials science, psionics, aerodynamics, etc., and know the problems in the frontier academic fields. In many cases, the proof of a formula and the discovery of a law require not only a flash of genius, but also mysterious luck.

"We have exhausted all our luck in the first millennium. In the second millennium, the technical difficulties before us are like one after another towering mountains. It is really not something that can be overcome overnight. It will take a few days. Generations, hundreds of years of hard work.

"However, the clansmen outside can't wait that long.

"In the last millennium, they have been accustomed to the "pay with one hand, deliver with one hand" mode of getting along. They have continuously invested a lot of resources into Asgard, and Asgard will deliver them a large number of advanced, Mature and very practical technology and magic weapons allow them to use these things to temporarily appease the anxious and restless people.

"But now, for a full hundred years, we haven't delivered too many valuable technologies and magic weapons to the outside world, and the outside world has to maintain a large amount of input of resources, which inevitably makes the leaders of the outside world, those who are the highest authorities of the Pangu civilization Dissatisfied, a lot of doubts arose.

"Well, thinking about it now, when we were building Asgard and recruiting researchers and explorers, we made a very serious mistake. We absorbed the most cutting-edge experts, scholars and researchers in frontier fields of the entire civilization into Asgard. Those who stay outside are all top politicians and soldiers. Of course, there is an "academic committee" that serves as a bridge for communication between the two sides, but the scholars staying in this committee are all second-rate stuff.

"Experts, scholars, and politicians and soldiers have completely different ways of thinking. No matter how we explain the difficulties of research and the importance of maintaining continuous resource investment to them, they will turn a deaf ear and keep asking us to come up with research results as soon as possible, otherwise It is necessary to reduce the investment in Asgard, and even send an inspection team to conduct a comprehensive liquidation of the work of Asgard for nearly a thousand years."

Having said that, Moon Watcher clearly showed a trace of disappointment and annoyance on his face.

Li Yao felt a little disapproving in his heart.

Moonwatcher stayed in the ancient ruins since he was a child. It can be said that he is a pure scholar who grew up in the laboratory. Naturally, he does not know the complexity of the world and the dangers of the human heart.

However, Li Yao once dealt with the three major forces of the Federation, the Empire, and the Holy League, and his wife had also served as the speaker of the Federation. He knew very well that taking charge of a civilization was not as simple as playing a game called "Civilization". Threads and interests of all parties are criss-crossed, and it is more difficult to sort out than a mess.

If you are not in charge of your family, you don’t know the price of firewood and rice. Moonwatchers think that "constantly transporting resources" is a very light sentence, but it may cause an uproar in the outside world and even a struggle between temples and rivers and lakes. It is to make thousands of people tighten their belts and even starving.

In particular, Li Yao knew that the great expedition across the black wall and into the multiverse had consumed most of the resources and potential of the Pangu civilization. It must be more and more scarce, coupled with the rumors of "the flood is approaching and the end is coming" that erodes social order, public grievances are boiling, evil spirits are everywhere, and the supreme authority's control over the other side must be greatly reduced.

Under such circumstances, on the one hand, it is necessary to maintain social order and force the people to tighten their belts, and on the other hand, it is necessary to continuously send a large amount of resources to the "Xiangong".

If Asgard can continue to produce research results, the highest authority can barely maintain such a "deal". When Asgard fails to produce valuable research results for a full hundred years, how will the highest authority persuade all the people to The waistband of the trousers has been stretched to the limit, how about tightening it further?

Experts and scholars from the Federation and the Empire have conducted some investigations on the political system of the Pangu civilization. For most of the time, the Pangu civilization did not have an autocratic ruler, and implemented a republic system negotiated by various tribes. No dictator can make a decision, unconditionally, unprincipled, and unlimited supply of resources to Asgard. Any supply of resources will definitely be subject to critical questioning and review from... institutions such as parliament.

On the other hand, within the Immortal Palace, there are many secret treasures, which may contain the power to destroy the world. It is impossible for any civilization with a sound system to allow such power to be controlled by a small group of people, even the Moon Watcher I also said that after thousands of years of development, the scholars in Asgard and the tribes outside have gradually drifted apart, and have almost evolved into two civilizations. Then, when Asgard has not produced valuable results for a whole hundred years, The clansmen outside have doubts about them, so why is it so strange that they want to enter the Immortal Palace and conduct a thorough investigation?