For the first time, Li Yao had the feeling that he could not resist a little girl.
Ling Xiaole, however, suddenly changed the topic and said with a smile, "We've talked too much. Please don't think that I'm too noisy. Let's talk while we walk!"
Yes. Although he and the other members of the delegation and the twelve experts of the Ancient Sages Sector were visiting separately, Li Yao was still followed by Heiye Lan, the elite female warrior of the Imperium who was nominally the secretary of the Speaker's Office.
Back in the Ancient Sages Sector, Heiye Lan had been under Li Yao's watch.
Since Li Yao was now the commander of Team Red Lotus and the special envoy of the Speaker, it was perfectly reasonable that he had a secretary.
A few days ago, when the Immortal Cultivators' rebellion took place on Firefly and they learned that the Black Wind Fleet was coveting them, Heiye Lan had been rather proud and arrogant. She had been bragging to the experts of the Ancient Sages Sector that the heavenly troops of the Imperium were about to arrive and that the clowns at the edge of the cosmos who disobeyed the authority of the Imperium were about to be wiped out. It was the best opportunity for the experts of the Ancient Sages Sector to make contributions!
However, as they went deeper into the Federation, and especially after she saw the magnificent fleet of the enormous Federation in the Uranian Ring Sector, Heiye Lan became solemn again.
It was obvious that the size and capability of the 'prey' this time were far beyond her imagination.
At the exit of the Uranian Ring War Museum, she was even more confused when she saw the statue of Ding Ling Dong, whose face was full of sorrow and pity, and when she saw the light beam where the names of the victims of the Heavenly Spirits Sector, the Earthly Fiend Sector, and the Federation were carved.
It was obvious that, in the Imperium of True Human Beings, even if there was a war museum to show off one's martial arts, it was impossible to record the names of all the victims of the enemy.
Right now, Ling Xiaole's ingenious opening speech was even more confusing for her. Could the so-called conquest of a new world be discussed so openly and happily?
The elite female warrior of the Imperium bulged her big, black eyes, trying to understand everything in front of her.
The three of them boarded a round, seemingly plain shuttle and drove to the circular world inside the 'Uranian Ring' without a sound.
Because the diameter of the 'Uranian Ring' was too large, it had been divided into more than ten floors that did not interfere with each other. The ground of every floor had been paved with soil, and all kinds of flowers and trees had been planted. The dome had also been connected with large light beams, presenting a virtual sky of blue sky and white clouds. Together with the artificial gravity field that was precisely adjusted, the life on the ground was no different from the life on the ground. If they did not remind themselves all the time, it would be hard for them to realize that they were in a circular city above the atmosphere.
Only when they looked far away would they notice that the 'sky' and the city far away seemed to be bending downward, as if they were extending to the bottomless abyss.
The life a hundred years later seemed to be no different from a hundred years ago. There were high-speed crystal trains and shuttles inside the Uranian Ring, too, but all the trains were running smoothly and quietly. They did not make the slightest noise, not even the rushing wind. That was why they could be directly built in the downtown area and even zigzagged among the skyscrapers. The shuttles, on the other hand, were much faster and denser. They were shuttling smoothly like a soul-stirring acrobatics. It seemed that the automatic driving technology or the navigation technology had certainly made significant progress recently, allowing the ordinary people to carry out the computational ability and driving ability of the Cultivators when they were driving shuttles.
Other than that, in the sky of the city, Li Yao also saw something very strange … that was something between an extreme sport and a vehicle.
They were magical equipment that could be soft or hard and looked like metal fins. They were somewhat similar to the air kits on the strengthening Crystal Suit in the past, except that they could be directly equipped on the body. After putting on more than ten 'fins', even an ordinary person would be able to soar in the sky freely like a bird or a dolphin.
Many people, especially the young people who looked like students, were swimming agilely in midair with the glittering 'fins' and having fun. It reminded Li Yao of the times when he went home with his best friends after school a long time ago.
"These are 'flying fins', a single vehicle that the Federation has recently developed. More than fifty gravity adjustment rune arrays and reception rune arrays have been carved on the flying fins. They can capture the ubiquitous spiritual waves in the Uranian Ring World and move forward under the push of the spiritual waves, just like a dolphin pushed by an ocean."
Ling Xiaole said, "With the mainframe chip of the flying fins, even the ordinary people will be able to 'fly' like the Cultivators after a bit of training! 'Flying Fins Competitions' are often held in the Sky Illusion World. The tricks that some ordinary people play are even more awesome than the Cultivators'! "
"How beautiful."
Looking at the young people who were playing in the blue sky like a bunch of carefree dolphins in the artificial sky, Li Yao couldn't help but compliment them sincerely.
"You want ordinary people to be like the Cultivators?"
Heiye Lan, however, couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!"
Ling Xiaole blinked and said matter-of-factly, "Turning ordinary people into Cultivators is the goal that countless people of the Federation are fighting for and protecting!"
"The 'Citizen Center' of the Uranian Ring Sector is up ahead, isn't it?"
Li Yao changed the topic. It was the primary target that he had discussed with the authorities of the Federation a long time ago. "Since we are all open and honest, there is no need for me to keep it a secret. Speaker Cui does not object to the integration with the Xing Yao Federation in principle, but he is very concerned about the status and treatment of the hundred million people on Firefly in the Federation. Therefore, he hopes to learn more about the citizen system of the Federation.
"We all know that the Imperium of True Human Beings has a citizen system, too. In order to become a citizen of the Imperium, you have to be an Immortal Cultivator with immense strength. You even have to help the Imperium conquer new territories, enslave the weaker species, and accumulate bloody military credits with the blood of the weak. Only after they are transformed into 'contribution points' can they be redeemed for the citizen privileges of different levels.
"Of course, the Federation is different from the Imperium. I'm told that your citizenship rights and contribution points are closely related to the game 'Civilization'. It is a pity that you cannot get in touch with the official version of 'Civilization' on Firefly and in the Dragon Snake Space Zone. Then, what is going on exactly?
"You will see it for yourself very soon. Our 'Citizen Center' is also the 'Civilization Center'. It is not just a simple game but also the cornerstone of the existence of the Xing Yao Federation. It is also our most powerful weapon against the Imperium of True Human Beings and the Alliance of the Holy Covenant!"
Ling Xiaole's eyes were glittering with pride. The tip of the tail that extended out of the back of her seat was emitting a bright silver color, too. "For the people outside the Federation, 'Civilization' may be just a simulation game, but for the people of the Federation, it is not a game but a life. No, it is a way of survival that is closely related to everyone.
"It is even safe to say that there are two Xing Yao Federations. One of them is the Federation that exists in the sea of stars in reality and has a material entity, and the other is the 'Virtual Federation' that exists in the crystal processors and the light circuits and is ever-changing, unstoppable, and reborn. The combination of the real Federation and the virtual Federation is the 'complete' Federation. It is exactly because of such a superposition that the Xing Yao Federation is confident enough to challenge the Imperium and the Holy League with only seven Sectors!"
Li Yao was more and more interested. "We got in touch with some information about the game 'Civilization' on Firefly, too. It does not seem to be as unbelievable as you described."
"How can they be compared to each other? The key is not the game itself but the database and the links that contain all the information about the billions of people in the seven Sectors of the Xing Yao Federation. The entire database and the links are never open to the public. What the outside world can get in touch with is only a monotonous, boring game, not a colorful, yet real virtual world. "
Ling Xiaole said. "Only the new Sectors that are completely melted into the Federation will be plugged into the link of 'Civilization' of the Federation and included in the database. The entire virtual world will be fully opened to the local people.
"If Firefly is officially part of the Federation one day, the people on board will naturally feel the formidability of 'Civilization'. But right now, Special Representative Lin, you certainly have the right to feel it in advance!"
Li Yao and Heiye Lan looked at each other. Heiye Lan asked in confusion, "How can a game help you resist the Imperium and the Holy League?"
"Like I said, it is not just a game but … a brand-new way of living and sharing wisdom for the civilization of mankind."
Ling Xiaole said solemnly, "Ever since the new Federation was established a hundred years ago, the people of the Federation began to consider how to maximize the potentials of the ordinary people so that the advantage of the ordinary people in terms of 'quantity' can be transformed into a powerful force that is on par with the Cultivators, if not even more powerful!
"The Imperium of True Human Beings regards the ordinary people as' hominoids', livestock and pets. The Alliance of the Holy Covenant, on the other hand, regards all human beings as' tools'. Naturally, the Federation is different from them. The ordinary people are also the masters of their country and their own destiny!
"But we are not pure idealists, either. It is true that the ordinary people cannot compete with the Cultivators in terms of physical strength, memory, computational ability, combat ability, and so on. We do not deny that.
"Therefore, the core of the problem, the core of the competitiveness of the Xing Yao Federation, is how to concentrate the strength of the ordinary people in the most efficient way with the least losses!
"'Civilization' is the answer that the people of the Federation have given to the problem.
"The problems that the Federation has encountered in its development and the lessons of the rise and decline of other Sectors are presented in the form of a game. Most of the hundred billion people in the Federation are invited to join the game so that the sparks of their thinking can be unleashed. They are not required to come up with the correct solution, but even the bizarre mistakes that they make in the game are of great value.
"In such a way, through the special network that is' Civilization ', the brains of hundreds of billions of people are connected. The sparks of their thinking turn into a glamorous ocean. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and the optimal strategies are born. In the meantime, both the ordinary people and the Cultivators can try to understand the policies, the society, the war, the continuation of the civilization, and other things that are too grand. They can understand the predicaments that they have no other choice. They can slowly understand the logic that everybody is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. They can learn how to become warriors who can fight for themselves, for their compatriots, and for the future of the civilization of mankind!
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