Li Yao felt that his blood was freezing when he saw Zhuge Jinglun licking his lips as if he were drooling.
"Hey, what's wrong with your 'old friend'?"
Dragging Long Yangjun behind Zhuge Jinglun, Li Yao asked in a low voice, "Is he really a lunatic for making such a nasty joke?"
"It's just a joke. Don't be so serious. How can he really be a lunatic? As for his craziness, he was probably a bit crazy. He was one of the weirdest Meditation Healers in the entire Imperium. That was why he was not captured by Wuying Qi as' fuel '. Even Wuying Qi could not bear his craziness, fearing that his brain, which was as chaotic as a swirl, would contaminate other' fuel '. "
Long Yangjun said in a low voice, "But don't you find him interesting? Just like in the test just now, who better to deal with the people of the Holy League than a lunatic?"
"What's interesting about him?"
Li Yao was rendered speechless. He realized that Long Yangjun was also one of the people who liked to make friends with lunatics. Was Yan Liren, her only friend in the Ancient Sages Sector, not an out-and-out lunatic, too?
Wait. Well, something wasn't right. Was his "best friend" the same type of person as Yan Liren and Zhuge Jinglun in Long Yangjun's eyes?
Before Li Yao asked, Long Yangjun had already walked to the same lift as Zhuge Jinglun.
"Now, I'll show you Director Zhuge's favorite test field."
Long Yangjun said to Li Yao with a smile, "I guarantee that it'll be a great eye-opener for you!"
The lift slowly descended to the depths of the island, at least hundreds of meters below the sea level.
When the lift passed through the dark floors and appeared in a vertical, transparent tube, and the surroundings were illuminated again, Li Yao was indeed greatly surprised. He was deeply awed by everything that he could see.
He had never thought that he would be able to see such a beautiful city in the depths of the sea, under the archipelago!
Yes, it was indeed a seemingly common and peaceful town. Although it was not large in scale, it had everything it needed. The blue sky, the white clouds, and the green mountains and rivers that were simulated by the 3D light beams were all around. There were also a lot of real, fertile farmlands where the farmers were working hard on the land.
At the center of the town were rows of low buildings. They were shabby but clean.
However, the people who lived here seemed to be working in an orderly manner, but their expressions were cold and indifferent. They rarely communicated with each other. Everyone was concentrating on the work at hand. They rarely whispered to each other, let alone sang or laughed.
They were like some sort of machines in human skin that were working according to the instructions of a program.
There were also many residents. It was unknown whether they had completed their work or had not been assigned any work at all. All of them sat neatly in the open space in the center of the town and looked up at the virtual sun on the dome in a daze.
Those people were entirely different from the lunatics that Li Yao saw in the open air just now. Thinking quickly, he speculated, "Are they all from the Holy League?"
"Yes, 1,225 in total. They're all from the Holy League that the Imperium captured in the counterattack."
Zhuge Jinglun said proudly. Pausing for a moment, he explained, "They're mostly regular soldiers and civilians who haven't received any special training as spies. They don't know how to simulate feelings, so they can recognize each other without any screening. They won't lie, either.
"As a matter of fact, they're all docile and hardworking people. It's very pleasant to get along with them as long as you know how to get along with them."
"Seriously?"
Li Yao found it hard to believe. "Won't they yell and shout like the most zealous believers?"
"Of course they will if a higher-level commander injects orders into their heads."
Zhuge Jinglun said, "But the 1,225 people from the Holy League in this town are the bottom-level executors. They can only follow orders but don't create orders. Since no commander commands them to attack and kill, they certainly won't. They can only follow their instincts."
Li Yao nodded his head, deep in thought. After pondering for a moment, he asked again, "Even if they don't kill people voluntarily, why are they … managing such a town and farming, construction, and refining dutifully? I seem to have seen a magical equipment repair shop. Are they capable of such delicate work?"
"Like I said just now, it's their instincts. If the Holy League is regarded as a civilization of bees, they're the workers of the bees. They're born to work."
Zhuge Jinglun said, "Work is as fatally attractive to them as women are to regular men. When a regular man is bored and has nothing to do, he can't help but want to go out and have fun. The people of the Holy League, on the other hand, want to work when they have nothing to do. I only provide enough space and materials for them, and they do everything on their own. It's as simple as that."
"That's … incredible!"
Li Yao mumbled, "Those people of the Covenant Alliance have established a large farm in the harsh environment deep inside the island and established their own town. They are also engaged in the precise maintenance work of magical equipment. Everybody has their own job, and everything is neat and tidy!"
"That's right. The people of the Holy League can be divided into five groups. Every group has different talents."
Pointing at the people of the Holy League who were working silently in the town, Zhuge Jinglun explained to Li Yao, "Those farmers are the Wood Clan. They're good at farming, herding, and harvesting. They're good at agriculture and animal husbandry, and they provide food for the whole Holy League.
"Those who are leveling the land are the Wood Clan. They're the explorers, architects, and miners of the Holy League. After they accumulate enough experience and reach a certain level, they'll be promoted to 'Planet Modification Master', who'll be responsible for modifying habitable planets and providing fertile farms for the Wood Clan. More importantly, they're also 'Relic Explorers'. Most of the technologies of the Holy League are from the primeval relics. It's not hard to imagine how important that profession is.
"Those who are maintaining magical equipment and tools are the Metal Clan. As their name suggests, they're good at smelting, maintenance, and magical equipment manufacturing. They're the specialists and arms dealers of the Holy League. Even the enormous warships that are thousands of meters long were built by them.
"Those who are basking in the sun in the square are the Fire Clan. Don't think that they're slacking off. They're just taking a break from training. They're the most professional, brutal, and fearless warriors. They're the main force of the Holy League's army.
Zhuge Jinglun pointed at the directions and introduced the people of the Holy League to Li Yao.
Li Yao waited for a long time, but Zhuge Jinglun didn't continue. He couldn't help but ask, "Where's the Water Clan?"
"There's no Water Clan here. There can't be any Water Clan here."
Zhuge Jinglun said, "The Water Clan is responsible for communication, telepathy, commanding, and higher-level thinking in the Holy League. They have two typical professions: commander and spy. For example, the researcher we just exposed is probably a member of the Water Clan of the Holy League.
"Do you understand it now? The Water Clan is the people of the Covenant Alliance who boast advanced logical thinking and telepathy abilities. They are the core class of the Covenant Alliance and connect the Metal Clan, Wood Clan, Fire Clan, and Earth Clan like running water.
"It's exactly because there's no Water Clan here that the Holy League is so obedient. If a Water Clan is sent here, chances are that more than a thousand people of the Holy League will riot tomorrow."
Li Yao remembered the riot of the Holy League in the Godly Might Prison and couldn't agree more with Zhuge Jinglun.
"Then, how are the Holy League classified? How do they decide which clan a Holy League member belongs to?"
Li Yao thought quickly and asked humbly, "Is it possible for different clans to be interchangeable? For example, what if a person of the Holy League has both talents in fighting and refining, like a hybrid trainer?"
"Of course it's possible. Many spies have talents in both telepathy and fighting."
Zhuge Jinglun said, "As for the bottom-level workers of the Covenant Alliance, there's a special ritual and test to determine what talents they've awakened and what gene segments they've unlocked."
"Awakening talents and unlocking genes?"
Li Yao said, "When I studied the files of the Holy League, I read that most people of the Holy League are born with abilities, but I still don't quite understand it. Can you explain it to me, Director Zhuge? I can understand that some basic skills can be inherited, but can skills like refining, farming, and reclamation be inherited too? "
"Of course."
Zhuge Jinglun smiled and said, "Zebras can run half an hour after they're born, and cats can climb trees naturally. Most animals can pass on their survival instincts to their offspring, and the Holy League can pass on the primeval technologies and knowledge through genes. Isn't it easy to understand?"
"Wait …"
Li Yao frowned. "We're the inheritors of the primeval civilizations too. Our physiological structure is essentially the same as that of the Holy League people. Why can the Holy League people easily awaken such talents through genes, but we can't?"
"Because our lineal ancestors are different."
Zhuge Jinglun said, "Our lineal ancestors were the mature works created by the Nuwa Clan later. Let's call them 'sapiens' for now. Our lineal ancestors, on the other hand, were the crude test products created by the Nuwa Clan at the beginning. Let's call them 'mud men' or 'nuns' for now."
"Mud men?"
Li Yao said, "I've heard the legend that the Nuwa Clan created human beings. It's said that the Nuwa Clan waved mud in the beginning, and the mud turned into mud spots when it fell to the ground. Every mud spot was a tiny human being."
"That's right. It's a poetic and abstract theory, but myths often reflect reality. The first human beings were indeed related to mud."
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