In fact, their worlds … were not only two.
The Surface World and the Abandoned World were a pair of worlds that were constantly 'reincarnating'. The substances in the two worlds were constantly exchanged. The substances in the Surface World continued to go to the Abandoned World, and the substances in the Abandoned World returned to the Surface World through some means.
The same was true for the creatures in these two worlds.
The creatures in the Surface World would occasionally go to the Abandoned World, live there, and then grow and evolve there … Finally, they would become extinct or peak species.
To become a peak species, there were more complicated … conditions. Although they did not need to be the strongest in the Abandoned World, they had to find a way to enter the door.
At the same time, they had to find a way to become a peak species in the strange cave space behind the door. There were many things that needed to be done. If they died without finding a way, they would be decomposed.
After successfully becoming a peak species, the creature would go to the third world. Usually, the creatures in the Abandoned World did not know that there was such a world.
"This is where we are now."
In the cabin, Cryopteris and Blood Mist were looking at a three-dimensional image in front of them. This three-dimensional image came from a small square given to them by the Crystal Starfish and was played from the square.
It could show all kinds of information, including the species that were recently selected to develop a civilization, and the nearby map.
"We are now in an area called the 'mixed area'." Cryopteris poked the image, and now they could see a sphere made of crystals on the image.
Around the sphere were a large number of disc-shaped objects, and the Skyhowler Beetle's limb was poking on one of the discs. "This place is mainly made up of a Tumbler and a large number of these 'disc-shaped platforms', and we are now on this platform."
Cryopteris poked again, and a lot of information popped up on the image. The information had a detailed introduction. Most of the species gathered on this platform had just become a peak species, or species that had never undergone civilization development, so it was a mixed area.
Creatures that had just become a peak species usually only had one or a few individuals, and they did not ask for much food and accommodation, so they could gather here to live.
"As for those successful creatures …" The Skylark switched back to the previous image, and then poked the disc floating elsewhere in the sphere. "As long as they successfully develop in the surface world, and after a certain number of them, they can own a certain part of the platform, or half or even the entire platform as their living quarters."
"It's just that during this period of time, they cannot develop civilization or increase their numbers. They can only do so after they are selected to go to the Surface World," Cryopteris said, "This is … the situation here."
"I see …" Blood Mist said, "In that case, we, 'peak species', we live on the floating platforms around this … world. But what about that world?"
"You can call that place." Cryopteris poked the Tumbler at the center of all the platforms and said, "That's the base of the Primordial realm. They control everything there. That should be the case according to our current understanding. And I believe … these three worlds are in different solar systems, and the connection between them has been sealed. Only the Primordial realm can use certain special methods to teleport between them."
"It seems very complicated …" Blood Mist said, "Why do they have to create so many worlds?"
"I don't know," Cryopteris said, "They must have their own reasons, but …"
Beep beep.
Suddenly, Cryopteris saw the image flash, and a message popped up at the bottom of the image. It said, "A new species for the development of civilization has been selected. If you want more information, please click here."
Cryopteris opened the message, and a species was displayed …
This species seemed to be a creature completely composed of metal. They seemed to be a creature called a 'rat woman', except they were covered in shining metal armor and were over six meters tall.
This species was also an 'old pinnacle species' that had developed before. They occupied a specific area on a certain circular platform.
Each circular platform was different in size. This species occupied an area of a hundred kilometers in diameter, which represented their numbers …
"There aren't as many Crystalline Squids." Cryopteris said, "The Crystalline Squids already have several platforms as living quarters, and they were all sent to the surface world in one go. However, they should have been destroyed by the swarm by now."
"Do the Primordial realm still want to use species to whittle down the Inca swarm?" Blood Mist said, "They should know that it's pointless."
"It's still a little pointless …" Cryopteris said, "The creatures that die in the surface world will all be sent to the abandoned world, so the swarm won't be able to retrieve their corpses. The swarm in the abandoned world will be unable to move because of their 'wild' nature, so the war will become a constant battle of attrition. No matter how many of them there are, they'll be severely whittled down."
"If the Inca swarm breaks through their seal, they might invade the abandoned world en masse, or even this place," Cryopteris said, "That should be what the Primordial realm worries about the most …"
"But-"
"Are you here?" A voice rang out from outside the cabin. It was very clearly the Crystal Starfish. It said, "Do you want to visit a place?"
"Visit what?" Blood Mist asked.
"I think you already understand the environment we live in," said the Crystal Starfish. "That's why I can take you to a place where you can see … the 'outside'. You can take a closer look."
"Then … let's go take a look." Cryopteris walked over as he said that. Blood Mist followed after him. The three of them left the cabin together and made their way outside.
As they walked on the streets outside, they could see that there were basically no creatures in the surroundings. The Crystal Starfish explained, "There's a new piece of news that many species will be chosen to develop in the surface world this time, so many creatures are very excited. They're all waiting there or in their residences."
"Gah?" Blood Mist asked, "Is that true?"
"Yes, and it's not the first time," said the Crystal Starfish. The starfish said, "This happens occasionally. In fact, this situation is not very... friendly to the new pinnacle species, because they are allowed to fight each other in the Surface World. There are often situations where the stronger side destroys the weaker side."
"I want to ask something." Cryopteris suddenly said, "Did you know before we came that we were going to be peak species here?"
"Yes," said the Crystal Starfish. The Crystal Starfish said, "Most of the time, our 'guides' are idle. Whenever a pinnacle species comes here, we will receive their information in advance and then transform ourselves into a form that matches their aesthetic and personality to welcome them."
"You received our information in advance?" Cryopteris continued to ask.
"No, there were three pieces of information in the beginning," said the Crystal Starfish. "However, a species went missing when they came here. This kind of thing happens occasionally. There are always accidents during teleportation, and we've already sent someone in charge to look for the lost species."
"Can you explain in detail?" Cryopteris continued to ask, "It's about you. Are you peak species?"
"No, we're considered the management species here," said the Crystal Starfish. "We're responsible for guiding new species and handling many things here, such as the occasional disputes between the creatures here."
"You've been here all this time?" Blood Mist asked, "Just working like this? Don't you want to develop or something? "
"Yes, we've never left," said the Crystal Starfish. The Starfish said, "We don't want to do that, because that's the mission of our lives."
The Starfish said, "If you continue to ask me questions about 'ideals', I might answer something that doesn't match … the personality of your species. Please forgive me."
"Quack … Then let me ask …" Blood Mist glanced at Cryopteris and said, "Are you speaking based on my personality or its personality?"
"Between the two of you, I'm more biased toward you," the Starfish said to Blood Mist. The starfish said to the blood mist, "But that's not entirely true. If it's just you, my current appearance should be the opposite sex that you like. But no matter what, my personality is more inclined to that of an 'excellent attendant'."
"Quack … I see …"
The journey slowly shortened as the creatures chatted. Soon, they arrived at the place that the Starfish had mentioned.
This place looked like a tall tower that led straight to the fake starry sky above. Under the guidance of the starfish, they came to the entrance of the tower and rode on something inside the tower to quickly ascend.
When they reached the top, what appeared in front of Cryopteris and Blood Mist was a vast … area.
The ground was still made of crystals, but there were no buildings of different shapes. It looked like a huge square.
And when one looked up at the sky from here, what one saw was … the real starry sky.
There were also many disks floating under the starry sky. It could be seen that these disks were very far away, but each of them was huge.
And in the middle of all the floating discs, there was a huge, gem-like world.
"This is …"
"This is the outside world." The Crystal Starfish answered Blood Mist's question. "You can see the situation outside from here. All the peak species live on the 'disks'. You should know that."
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