This place was … … the cold void.
The huge star emitted a dazzling light in the distance, but it could not bring warmth to this area.
In this misty void, there were some objects floating — — metal fragments.
These fragments were of different sizes, but they were basically no more than one meter in size. They were at a position far away from the star, slowly floating around it … …
Why were these fragments here? No creature knew how they came to be.
However, some creatures had lived in this place since a long time ago. They lived on the cold metal pieces. Some creatures fed on the energy of the star, and some creatures caught other creatures on it.
Among these creatures, there was a small creature … … crystal lizards.
Since their ancestors, they had lived in this wonderful place. They had never seen rollers, nor had they seen a foothold larger than one meter.
(None — — But they lived on.)
These creatures gathered in small groups on some fragments. In the beginning, the crystal lizards were very fragile … … They were very small and did not have the ability to leave their fragments.
If they were not careful and left the fragment, they might drift in the void forever. Therefore, the crystal lizards had strong claws to hold on to the 'ground' under their feet.
However, they still had to solve a problem — — food.
The crystal lizards did not have the ability to use light to generate energy, but these creatures could not leave their fragments either. So, they could only wait.
In fact, the creatures living here were all like this. They could only wait for the fragments to collide with each other. Only then could they come into contact with other creatures.
The crystal lizards also lived a life of waiting in the beginning. When they did not collide with other fragments, they would sleep. They would then enter a state of deep sleep and would only wake up when other fragments collided with their own fragments.
Then, they would step onto other fragments to hunt the creatures there. Sometimes, when the crystal lizard group was too big, they would also split into two groups. One group would stay on the original fragment, and the other group would step onto the new fragment.
This kind of life seemed to last for a long time.
This kind of life was very random. Because they did not know what kind of creature was on another fragment after colliding with it. If it was too strong, they would be hunted and killed.
They did not even know if there were creatures on the other fragment.
This era should be considered the 'primitive era' of the crystal lizards. Their lives were very difficult, but they were also different from the various creatures here … …
The crystal lizards had higher intelligence.
Slowly, they began to think of a way because there were many smaller fragments on these fragments. The crystal lizard then began to use these fragments to piece together something.
They created weapons, traps, and other objects. This increased their chances of winning against unknown creatures from other fragments.
At first, these crystal lizards only knew how to make simple things, but later on, their technology became more and more powerful, and they could make more useful things.
However, no matter how strong their creation ability was, they could not leave their own fragments.
What truly caused the crystal lizard to usher in a turning point in its life was … some changes in this space.
Originally, the fragments floating in the void were all single pieces, and there were only some small bits and pieces on them. However … at some point in time, these fragments changed.
They began to gather together.
Many of the floating metal pieces no longer scattered after colliding with each other. Instead, they gathered together as if they were glued together.
The crystal lizards noticed this strange change. Soon, they began to approach the large amount of metal fragments that had been gathered together.
However, the strange thing was that these clusters of metal would rarely collide with the crystal lizards. They would often fly very close to the crystal lizards.
Thus, the crystal lizards used the most direct method. They directly jumped from their own fragments to the clusters of metal.
This method had a certain degree of danger, but many of the crystal lizards successfully landed on the clusters of metal.
These clusters of metal were very special. They would attract many of the fragments around them, but there were some specific fragments that would not be attracted to them. As for the crystal lizards, their small community would usually be on those fragments that were not attracted to them.
Although the crystal lizards did not know what was going on, they still jumped to new places. In the clusters of metal, they began a new life.
These clusters of metal usually contained many other creatures besides the crystal lizards. This gave the crystal lizards ample food, and they began to develop rapidly.
However, in the process of development, the crystal lizards discovered that some clusters of metal would not continue to grow after reaching a certain size, while some clusters of metal would continue to grow.
Thus, the crystal lizards began to migrate to those larger clusters of metal. Some clusters of metal would continue to grow, and the crystal lizards would usually move to whichever cluster of metal was larger.
This era was called the 'Era of Migration' by the crystal lizards. They went from waiting in the beginning to actively moving around.
At the same time, the crystal lizards slowly broke away from their previous' primitive 'stage during this process. This was because there were a large number of small parts on each cluster of metal. The crystal lizards used these parts to assemble more and more complex things.
The production of the crystal lizards progressed very quickly. From simple tools in the beginning to complex machinery, it did not take long. It was probably hundreds of years in the Voidpeople's time.
The life of the crystal lizards also slowly changed as they developed.
These clusters of metal grew larger and larger, and their internal structures became more and more complex. Not only the crystal lizards, but many other creatures were attracted to the clusters of metal.
Thus, the crystal lizards found that they no longer needed to move around. Some groups of crystal lizards chose to live in the inner layer of the huge clusters of metal and began to build their own cities inside.
At this time, through the mechanical technology they invented, the crystal lizards established a rather large country. However, because the crystal lizards themselves were very small, no matter how large their country was, it would not take up too much space.
Within the entire cluster of metal, there was still a lot of space for other creatures to live in. At the same time, the crystal lizards also hunted those creatures for a living.
At this stage, according to the Voidpeople's civilization, the crystal lizards had completely broken away from the 'primitive' stage and entered the 'middle ages' that belonged to them.
There were many groups of crystal lizards. They gathered on different clusters of metal. As they developed rapidly, the clusters of metal also developed.
Many of the metal clusters were only about ten meters in diameter at first, but after many years of accumulation, they slowly grew to hundreds of meters, or even several kilometers, or tens of kilometers in volume.
This was a huge and complicated world for the crystal lizards. They lived quite comfortably in it.
However, there were not many of these huge metal clusters. As far as the crystal lizards knew, there were only a few of them, and every one of them had a community of crystal lizards living in it.
However, because the distance was too far, there was not much interaction between the communities. They did not even know that there were other species living in another cluster of metal.
Until a certain time …
The crystal lizards generally lived in the outer layer of the metal clusters, but they would often explore the deeper layers …
The crystal lizards discovered by chance that there was a change in the deeper layers. The metal inside seemed to be getting denser and denser. Even a creature as small as the crystal lizards could not find a place to burrow into.
However, the crystal lizards did not give up on exploring. They were quite curious, like all creatures with personalities, and they never cared about the consequences of their curiosity.
The crystal lizards called this the sealed layer. At first, no creature could enter the sealed layer, but the crystal lizards kept thinking of ways to enter and explore. In the end, they dug out some passageways in the sealed layer and went inside.
They found that the inside was completely different from the outside. Strange small pipes were everywhere in the surroundings. There were no large amounts of metal fragments here like the outside. Instead, there was a complete and neat structure …
Moreover, when the crystal lizards moved here, they would feel a strange feeling … They felt that there was something transparent in this sealed area. This thing made the crystal lizards less agile when they moved. When they found out where they wanted to jump, they would not jump straight to the target. Instead, they would slowly come to a stop in the air because of the obstruction of this transparent object.
The crystal lizards called this object 'gada', which could be translated as air.
Because they had never seen air before, the crystal lizards thought that air was a very 'evil' thing. It was invisible and everywhere. It would constantly obstruct the crystal lizards. Occasionally, the corrosive substances in the air would even injure the crystal lizards.
However, even with the obstruction of the evil air, the crystal lizards did not give up on exploring the sealed area. They saw many strange creatures that they had never seen before.
The crystal lizards tried to bring some creatures into the city, but after leaving the sealed area, these creatures quickly died. It was only then that the crystal lizards realized that there were creatures that relied on this evil air to survive.
At the same time, the crystal lizards also found something wonderful in this place … energy.
At first, it was just a crystal lizard that was curious about the bubbles in the floating water.
What were bubbles?
This crystal lizard came up with this idea. After its idea was passed on, the crystal lizards also began to study these floating liquids.
In the process of their research, they found something that could change their lives … energy.
With the support of this wonderful energy, the crystal lizards' lives changed again. Their technology improved once more. They created machines that could change shape, new weapons, and tools that could fly in the air.
Using these tools, they reached other metal clusters and contacted other crystal lizards. They also shared their technology.
If the past was the 'Middle Ages', then the current crystal lizards could be considered the 'Modern Age'. (To be continued …)
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