"Ancient people …"
Meng Chao and Lei Zongchao mulled over this profound name.
They understood why the ruins research center used this shorthand.
"So, are there really complicated connections between the 'ancient people' and the 'earthlings'?"
Meng Chao asked. "Earthlings aren't natives of Earth, but we came from the universe billions of years ago?"
"Even if we didn't discover Ruins No. 2, this is something obvious," Wu Haibo said calmly.
Wu Haibo said calmly. "In the vast universe, we have two planets with the same size, gravity, elements, atmosphere, and ecosystem. The carbon-based creatures on the two planets can devour each other and communicate with each other. There's no difference in their cells either. But in just half a century, we managed to decipher a lot of the secrets of the ancient civilization. We can easily fuse profound and complicated spirit tattoos into our bodies and activate supernatural abilities.
"If it weren't for the fact that Earth's civilization and the ancient civilization are connected by blood, we wouldn't be able to explain all of this.
"Also, the transmigration itself is the greatest proof.
"Based on the prophecy left behind by the crystal person in Ruins No. 1, Dragon City's transmigration wasn't a coincidence. In fact, there's a possibility that the ancient civilization 'summoned' us here."
Meng Chao nodded with a contemplative expression.
What Wu Haibo said was not a ridiculous theory that would shock people.
In truth, not long after they transmigrated to the Other World, Earthlings began to think about their relationship with this mysterious planet.
Aside from the spirit energy surrounding it, this planet was incredibly similar to Earth.
And spirit energy was an energy that humans could quickly learn and use reasonably.
From a certain perspective, spirit energy was even easier for humans to use compared to heat, electricity, and potential energy. It could instantly accelerate the evolution of human civilization by millions of years, and it was practically a gift from the heavens.
All sorts of coincidences made it hard for people not to suspect the relationship between the ancient civilization and Earth's civilization.
"Then, why did the ancient civilization … send our ancestors to Earth, and why did they summon us here millions of years later?" Meng Chao thought about it.
"It is difficult to find a clear and detailed answer to that question for now. However, after the comprehensive exploration of the No. 2 relic, we have indeed gained a deeper understanding of the primordial civilization.
While Wu Haibo guided the group underground, he explained. "Ruins No.1 might be located in the center of Dragon City and it's quite large, but most of the information and relics were destroyed by war. It seems that a destructive war broke out in the Other World millions of years ago. An army from an opposing force of power invaded Ruins No.1 and fought against the ancient people who guarded it for a long and horrifying battle. They practically destroyed every cave and crack in Ruins No.1.
"The information and relics that were lucky enough to be preserved were continuously eroded and peeled off over a long period of time due to the radiation from spirit energy. When we opened the ruins, they were reduced to powder and dust.
"But Ruin No. 2 is different.
"Although this place also suffered a terrifying attack — the bombardment from space-based weapons from the geosynchronous orbit produced an effect comparable to a volcanic eruption and a meteorite impact.
"But since the attack was a one-off attack and Ruin No. 2 was very deep, even though the upper layer was flattened, the ruins turned into a protective shell that allowed the lower layer to remain in its original state.
"A large amount of metals, crystals, and rocks formed magma with spirit energy under the effects of the shockwaves and high temperature and pressure. It seeped into the cracks in the lower layer and isolated all air and germs, allowing a lot of valuable information and relics to appear in a relatively complete form before our eyes.
"Because of that, many of the mysteries we couldn't understand when we explored Ruins No.1 were answered in Ruins No.2. Many of the ambiguous and fragmented information were pieced together and verified, and we were able to form a rough outline of the primordial civilization."
"Is that so?"
Meng Chao asked with great interest. "Just what was the primordial civilization like?"
"First of all, we can be certain that the primordial civilization was an interstellar civilization. They treated the universe as their home, and their range of activity far surpassed what humans could imagine. The Other World was definitely not their homeland. This is something we can tell from Dragon City's transmigration," Wu Haibo said.
Wu Haibo said, "Remember what I said about the 'transmigration engine'? The Primordial Civilization grasped the technology to teleport the essence of an entire civilization — an entire city and all the living beings in it — to the other side of the sea of stars. It was with this technology that they flourished and flourished among the stars in the universe.
Meng Chao remembered the metal plate left behind by the "ancient person" in Ruins No.1.
Earth, the Other World, and many other planets that were the same size as Earth were drawn on it. Each planet was connected by an arrow.
But in the end, all the arrows pointed to a giant planet that was much bigger than Earth and could not be drawn on the metal plate. It was even a star.
Also, when he stepped into the portal, his brain received a lot of mottled and strange pictures. They seemed to be pictures of different races and civilizations.
Quite a number of strange carbon-based intelligent creatures were things he had never seen in his previous life in the Other World.
Could it be that the huge celestial body that was like a star was the birthplace of the primordial civilization?
Could it be that Earth and the Other World were not the only stages in the universe that could allow carbon-based intelligent creatures to run wild?
If that was the case, then the Other World was far from the end of human civilization and himself!
"Also, the primordial civilization should have a very profound technology that allowed them to convert matter into energy," Wu Haibo continued.
"Through this technology, they could quickly absorb spirit energy so that their cells could divide endlessly. Their flesh and blood could instantly swell up, and they could even turn into crystals.
"They could also use their vitality magnetic fields on the objects around them, such as weapons and vehicles. They could change the form of the weapons and vehicles as they pleased.
"In a sense, the ancient people had already begun searching for a way to get rid of their physical bodies and develop into a pure form of energy.
"This is easy to understand. There is a limit to carbon-based life forms. In the face of the endless universe, no matter how large and sturdy a physical body is, it's just an insignificant grain of sand. It's only when they get rid of their clumsy carbon-based bodies that their civilization can rise to a higher level.
"Oh, 'rise' isn't the right word. The interesting fellows in the ruins research center found a professional term from an ancient book on Earth. It's called 'ascension'.
"We believe that when the primordial civilization developed to the peak, there's a high possibility that they stepped on the path of spirit energy ascension.
"This also explains why we found a lot of fossils of primordial ferocious beasts in the two relics but not many remains of 'ancient people'. It's because they chose to shatter their carbon-based shells at the last moment and transform them into the form of pure information and pure energy.
"In other words, the remains of the ancient people weren't destroyed. The spirit energy we absorbed, the spirit tattoos and runic symbols we researched, and the ancient people's summons we heard while in a daze might be another form of the remains of the ancient people."
This guess caused everyone to sink into deep thought.
Meng Chao's heart surged, and he could not calm down even after a long time had passed.
He remembered the Kindling that had mysteriously appeared in his brain.
Could it be that Kindling was the mission the primordial civilization left to their successors billions of years later?
"Of course, the theory of pure energy life forms is too vague. We don't have a lot of evidence to support it. With the level of Dragon City's civilization, we shouldn't have the ability to research such a profound topic within one or two hundred years."
Wu Haibo smiled self-deprecatingly and continued. "However, if we say that the primordial civilization had only just started on the path of 'Psionic Ascension' and had yet to completely get rid of the carbon-based shell, then their research on the carbon-based shell itself, which is life science and biochemical modification technology, had already reached the peak of perfection.
"This technology is currently the most suitable for Dragon City to digest and absorb so that it can quickly increase our production and fighting strength."
"Captain Wu, are you saying that we can really tame and … mass produce Apocalyptic Beasts?" Meng Chao asked.
Indeed, the secrets of the primordial era and spirit energy ascension were things that were too far away. They should not be thinking about it right now.
But as long as they could tame and mass produce Apocalyptic Beasts and form a mighty monster army, Dragon City's civilization would not be destroyed, and the chances of them laughing in the end in the Other World war would increase.
Once Dragon City's civilization could truly stand at the top of the Other World, it would not be too late for them to gather all the resources and power in the Other World to slowly research the secrets of the primordial era.
"The biochemical technology of the primordial civilization isn't as simple as creating Apocalyptic Beasts."
Wu Haibo smiled faintly and pointed at the area. "In truth, the monster civilization's nest in front of you is the strongest biochemical weapon of the primordial civilization!"
"What?"
Meng Chao was shocked. "Are you saying that the monster civilization's nest is … alive?"
"At the very least, before the space-based weapons attacked it from orbit, it should have been alive. Not only is the monster civilization's nest, but the ruins underneath it are also made of some sort of active carbon-based material."
Wu Haibo paused for a moment before he said in a solemn tone, "In fact, you can even imagine the entire Ruins No. 2 as a huge ancient creature.
"It's like … some sort of mother. All the Apocalyptic Beasts are born from it.
"Even the tunnel we're moving through isn't man-made. It's an organ in its body. The ripples on the walls around us are the folds on the walls of the organ."
Meng Chao looked around him in surprise.
He noticed that the folds and granular protrusions on the walls did indeed have the strong characteristics of a living creature.
"Captain Wu, are you saying that we're moving through the intestines of an ancient creature?" Meng Chao could not help but ask.
"No," Wu Haibo said.
"In terms of function, it's like we're moving through its birth canal."
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