It was a dark place.
Most of the creatures that came here could only face death. They would wander around until the end of their lives before crashing to the ground and being decomposed by the 'slugs' here.
Although they were called the pinnacle after this, it was meaningless to the creatures that were already dead.
But sometimes, some special creatures could become the pinnacle of species without going through the step of death.
And now, they were such special creatures … Cryopteris, Blood Mist, and Scorpion. At this moment, they were in a certain place.
There was also a huge sandpit in this place. The green fluorescence in the sandpit revealed the appearance of the three creatures. But this time, it wasn't just 'reflections' that appeared in the sandpit.
Instead, it was sand particles with green fluorescence that formed the same shape as the three creatures — two bugs and a head. The mechanical water puppet wasn't constructed by them.
The three creatures formed by the sand particles couldn't move — at least not yet. They couldn't speak either, but they could send out … brainwave-like messages.
Standing in the middle of the sandpit, the sand particles that formed Cryopteris were sending a message to the three creatures at the edge of the sandpit. "You have been recognized, so you are now the pinnacle of species. You don't have to go through the process of death and reconstruction."
"Why are we recognized?" Cryopteris asked the sand particles with its voice. "What happened?"
"Now, prepare to enter the pinnacle of species teleportation. Please don't do anything unnecessary during the process. Stop all actions including breathing to minimize the chances of abnormal states."
The sand particles didn't answer Cryopteris. Instead, it muttered to itself, "Starting the countdown, 100% … 99% … 1% … start."
"Wait …" The countdown was only about three seconds. Before the three creatures could do anything, they felt a strong light enveloping them.
The radiance came from the sand pit, drowning the Roaring Beetles, the Blood Mist, the Scorpions, and the ships behind them in the radiance.
"They teleported us directly to …"
When the three creatures' vision widened again, they saw a completely different scenery from before. It was a bright and vast place.
Countless stars twinkled in the sky, and huge buildings of all shapes and sizes could be seen everywhere around them.
Between these buildings, there were all kinds of creatures of different shapes and sizes. Because of the sudden appearance, these creatures all looked over.
"This … Have we returned to the Crystal World?" The Blood Mist looked at the creatures around him and whispered to the Cryopteris, "And why are we considered the most powerful species?"
"I don't know." Cryopteris said, "This place is strange. I'm not sure where we are because we're indoors."
"… Indoors?" When the blood mist heard this, it looked up into the sky. Only then did it realize that the starry sky in the sky was a little … fake. It was just an image and not the real starry sky.
The creatures around them didn't seem to be interested in them. They only looked at them for a while before dispersing.
Other than one creature, this creature quickly ran to the Blood Mist and the Cryopteris. Its body was covered in crystals, and it looked like a walking starfish. It was only about one meter tall.
"Welcome to this place." This creature used standard … Emerald Dragon language to speak to the Blood Mist and the Cryopteris. "You have been recognized as the most powerful species. From now on, you can live a life that has nothing to do with hardships."
"You are …" The Blood Mist wanted to ask if it was a Primordial Realm creature, but it didn't say it.
"You can call me a 'guide.' Take this with you." As it said that, the starfish squeezed out a crystal starfish that was exactly the same as itself from its antennae. However, it was only three centimeters long.
"This is a translation device. It records the communication methods of all the species here. If you need to communicate with other species, use this."
"What is this place?" The Cryopteris picked up the device and observed it carefully. Then, he asked the Crystal Starfish, "And … Who are you?"
"This is the place where the most powerful species in the Abandoned World live," the Crystal Starfish said. The Crystal Starfish said, "Every species that comes here will be assigned a 'guide' that suits their aesthetics, has a similar personality, and understands their language. This guide will give various explanations to the creatures that come here for the first time. I will be your guide."
"Then can you explain why we are the most powerful species?" the Blood Mist asked.
"The reason and reason for being chosen as the most powerful species is to enter the Abandoned World's recording point," the Crystal Starfish said. "Through that door, you possess the initial qualifications. Then, based on other qualifications, you will be determined whether you come here alive or dead."
"You can see that there are many creatures here. They all came here alive." The Crystal Starfish pointed at the various creatures in the surroundings with one of its antennae. These creatures were very diverse. Some seemed to have cells, some seemed to be made of rock, and some were metal machines. Of course, there were also crystallized creatures, but they were the minority.
"In other words, they all live here after coming here?" the Cryopteris asked.
"Yes. You can make various requests of me. This place will satisfy the requests of any creature that comes here," the Crystal Starfish said. The Crystal Starfish said, "We don't have to worry about food and other needs here. They …"
Before the Crystal Starfish finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the surroundings. All the creatures began to run in a certain direction.
"Where are they going?" the Blood Mist asked. "They seem to be in a hurry …"
The Crystal Starfish said, "It's time to select the next race for development. I can take you there to take a look."
"Then let's go take a look." The Cryopteris and the Blood Mist followed the Crystal Starfish and the surrounding creatures in a certain direction. After passing through many buildings, they came to a very large … picture.
This huge picture stood in the sky. All the creatures gathered under the picture. They were all looking at the picture.
"What the hell is this?" The Blood Mist found that the picture was a mass of strange colors that kept changing. It could not understand it at all.
"You have to put the translator I gave you on your head," the Crystal Starfish said. "Because the creatures are different, it will not play a picture that a specific creature can understand. It needs to be translated to understand."
"Should I put it on?" The Blood Mist looked at the Cryopteris. It found that the Cryopteris had already brought it. The Blood Mist then put the translator into the cockpit of the mechanical water puppet and put it on its head.
"Ga … This is …"
The moment it was put on its head, the Blood Mist found that the picture changed into something it could understand. There were a few creatures with different appearances on the picture.
Two of them were recognized by the Blood Mist. One was the crystallized species that had a division of labor, and the other was a huge millipede-shaped creature.
Both of them should have been destroyed by the Inca swarm, so there was a skull below them.
There were two other species that the Blood Mist had never seen before. They also had skulls below them, indicating that they were also extinct.
There was only one species in the picture. Its body was very large, almost taking up half of the picture on the right side. The Blood Mist noticed that this creature looked like an ancient squid, but it was made of crystal.
There was no skull below the squid, indicating that it was still fine.
"Their development failed," the Crystal Starfish said. "The four creatures on the left are already extinct."
"What do you mean by failed development?" the Blood Mist asked. "They are …"
"The ones shown in the picture are all the top species living here," the Crystal Starfish said. "Recently, they were selected and became the developers."
"The creatures living here have to maintain a certain number and cannot multiply," the Crystal Starfish said. "But if they are selected as developers, they will have the right to develop. They will go to the Surface World to build their own population and community. They can develop their own population and … technology or anything else. Then, they will return here after a period of time."
"After the developed species return, they will be given an area suitable for their community size, and they will be allowed to build their own city there. Although they can't continue to develop, they will have more chances to be selected as a developer again and go to the Surface World to continue developing and strengthening their civilization," the Crystal Starfish said.
"They are … selected?" The Blood Mist said in surprise. "The creatures living in the Surface World are selected by the top species of the Abandoned World?"
"Not wild creatures, but civilized creatures," the Crystal Starfish said. "Every once in a while, there will be a selection … Of course, you can choose not to participate in the selection and continue to live here. Although you will be carefree, you will not be able to multiply or develop. Many creatures choose to stay here, but there are also many creatures who desire to develop their own civilization and fight for the right to be selected."
"The picture shows the races that were recently selected for development, but the four species on the left … became extinct in the process of development," the Crystal Starfish said. The Crystal Starfish said, "This kind of thing happens occasionally, because the development of the Surface World is not easy."
"But this … Crystal Squid." The Crystal Starfish pointed at the Crystal Squid that occupied half of the picture on the right and said, "They are a race that has been selected to develop in the Surface World many times. They have developed very high technology and a huge population. They will not be so easily …"
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