"It involves another important study that we have been conducting," the Moonwatcher said.
"During the exploration of the primeval relics in the past thousand years, we discovered that a lot of important facilities were still as flawless and bright as new after billions of years of erosion. However, the analysis of the materials and the anti-corrosion technology of the facilities did not make any sense at all. With the nature of the materials themselves, even if they were treated with the most advanced anti-corrosion and anti-deformation treatment, the decay cycle of the elements themselves could not have been changed.
"After a group of specialists worked hard, they discovered an astonishing phenomenon. Although the facilities inside the primeval relics and even the components of the Supreme Towers were all there, some of the units seemed to have spent five million years in the river of time, but some of the units seemed to have spent fifty million years or even longer!
"Therefore, the specialists discovered the secret of the change of the curvature radius of the arc of time.
"Of course, it was not the real 'time travel' or the incredible techniques such as' time reversal '. It was more like a special super hibernation that allowed the Supreme Towers to stand at the center of the universe of Pangu without being scared of the erosion of time.
"I'm not very clear about the specific mechanism, either. You can basically think of it this way. Time has dimensions just like space. The time that we can perceive is the stable and continuous' three-dimensional time '. But once the curvature radius of the arc of time is changed, we will be able to jump to the mysterious, unbelievable state of' four-dimensional time '.
"Think about it. In a space voyage, if the method of 'four-dimensional jump' is adopted, we will be able to travel tens of thousands of lightyears in the blink of an eye, which is a distance that cannot be covered in a regular voyage for hundreds of thousands of years. It is a change in space.
"The same goes for 'time jump'. Once it is activated, the entire primeval relic will jump forward in the waves of time, skipping a long journey from the peak of one wave of the arc of time to the peak of the next wave of the arc of time, saving us a long journey in the troughs of the waves.
"All in all, the mechanism of the curvature change of the arc of time is not important. We have never thought of using it as a weapon. After all, we haven't studied it deeply enough, and we haven't analyzed all the techniques or locked onto any special targets. We can only change it indiscriminately on a large scale. What's the point of sealing everybody in the river of time?
"However, when the army of ferocious beasts led by 'Mie Zhongdao' and 'Dragon Lotus Seed' marched into the primordial relics and savaged the City of Silver, and our leader, 'Gu Wuxin', was preparing for the final battle, 'Fuxi', the mainframe crystal processor of the Divine Palace, suggested that we activate the 'time curvature modification magical equipment' first and postpone the final decision by hundreds of thousands of years.
"What?!"
Hearing the name "Fuxi", Li Yao was shocked.
Then he realized that the Fuxi that the Moon Watcher was talking about was the half of the super crystal processor that was left in the primordial relics after the division. It was not the same as the manipulator of the Alliance of the Holy Covenant, who had awakened self-awareness and was ambitious enough to represent all mankind.
"'Fuxi' is the most cutting-edge technology of the Pangu civilization. In the past thousands of years of research, it has helped us solve countless problems. Of course, we have also applied a lot of the technologies of the primeval civilizations that we have analyzed to it, giving it extraordinary computational and deduction abilities. When the Divine Palace was attacked, it was Fuxi who controlled a lot of automatic defense facilities to resist the attack of the ferocious beasts."
The Moongazer continued, "Therefore, when Fuxi made this suggestion, although the leader, Gu Wuxin, and all the experts and scholars were puzzled, they did not simply ignore it. Instead, they investigated the reason behind it. They knew that Fuxi would not speak without thinking.
"Fuxi did not explain directly why we were asked to activate the 'time curvature modification magical equipment' and enter the 'super hibernation' state. It only said that, based on the big data that it collected over the past thousand years and the current situation, it came to a conclusion that, if we were to perform the 'ultimate test' right now, the odds of success of Gu Wuxin, Mie Zhongdao, Dragon Lotus Seed, or other primeval experts were very low, far lower than 1%.
"However, if we can delay the 'ultimate test' for hundreds of thousands of years, it is possible that new variables will be introduced, and the odds of success will be increased to more than 1%, to 1.03%.
"The deduction involved a lot of chaotic algorithms. Even for Fuxi itself, the deduction process was a black box. It did not know what the so-called 'variables' were, either. Therefore, it was just a suggestion.
"Our leaders, specialists, and scholars did not dare to underestimate Fuxi's suggestion. After repeated studies, they believed that the changes of time curvature might turn out to be a fatal weapon. We have stayed in the primeval relics for thousands of years. Generation after generation has been born and raised here. Our cells, genes, flesh, and soul have all adapted to the discontinuous, unstable state of time and space. Therefore, we can withstand the super hibernation for a longer period of time and wake up earlier. After we wake up, we will boast higher combat ability.
"The ferocious beasts, on the other hand, are abnormal products whose genes are highly unstable in the first place. They have never been affected by the changes of time curvature. Therefore, it is very possible that they will die directly in the long hibernation of hundreds of thousands of years, or they will wake up later than us. They will be very weak after they wake up, and they will lose most of their combat ability.
"In other words, when we wake up from the super hibernation, it is very possible that they will still be rigid statues at our mercy. That is the conclusion that Gu Wuxin and many specialists reached after studies.
"After all, the situation can't be worse. The hibernation of hundreds of thousands of years will not bring us any loss. The worst-case scenario is that the situation will still be unmanageable after hundreds of thousands of years. So, why not give it a try?
"Just like that, as the magical equipment that changes time curvature was activated, the entire Divine Palace was soaked in the gray fog that was slowly solidifying. It jumped from the tip of one wave of time to the tip of another wave, which is the 'present'. You know what happened later.
"It is a pity that Gu Wuxin and the specialists' plan failed. Most of the invaders did not die miserably in the frozen time, nor did they wake up a few minutes later than us. Everybody woke up almost at the same time. Many of them did not realize that time had been frozen at all. The fire of war that spanned hundreds of thousands of years continued burning furiously as if it had never been extinguished.
"However, Fuxi's deduction was not wrong, either. I finally know what the 'variable' that he predicted was. It was not referring to the time itself but to the other batch of challengers who will break into the primordial relics to take the ultimate test after hundreds of thousands of years after the time has been frozen. They will be you, human beings!
"You will be the greatest variable. It is also the reason why the odds of passing the ultimate test have been increased to more than 1%!"
The Moon Gazer looked at Li Yao, full of expectation.
Li Yao's heart was pounding in excitement. He could not help but clench his fists and ask, "You do not mind that human beings take part in the ultimate test?"
"Why should I? The 'Ancestor Duplication' project led by my father was meant to let the ancestors — human beings — take part in the ultimate test! "
The Moon Gazer smiled and said, "Although the current situation is very different from what we expected, and human beings are not under the high control of the Pangu civilization, and even the Pangu civilization has been wiped out. Instead, human beings have established their own glorious civilization, none of that is important.
"My father and every specialist, scholar, researcher, and leader of the Pangu civilization, Gu Wuxin, want to know the secrets hidden behind the Tower of Babel, the ultimate test, and the black wall too much. If our civilization is destined to fall, we will die without regrets if we can get a glimpse of the shocking secret before it is completely annihilated, won't we?
"Gu Wuxin, Mie Zhongdao, Long Lianzi, and even my father and I. We are not confident that we can pass the ultimate test at all. If you human beings can introduce a new way of thinking and a new way of thinking, what's wrong with that?"
Li Yao took a deep breath and thought for a long time before saying, "What is the 'ultimate test'?"
"Shouldn't you be the one to answer this question? After all, this Tower of Babel is your geno prototype, which is the ancestor who built it! "
The Moon Gazer said. "For billions of years, a total of 100 ancient civilizations came here one after another, wanting to solve the mystery of the ultimate test. Even our Pangu civilization has been stationed here for thousands of years, racking our brains to think about the answer hidden in the depths of the Tower of Babel. If possible, we really want to take apart the Tower of Babel one brick at a time, or even grind it into powder, and swallow all the powder to digest and absorb. But in the end, we have found nothing.
"No one knows the rules of the ultimate test, and no one knows the conditions to pass or win. No civilization even knows when the ultimate test begins and when it ends.
"From the results of our research on the corpses of the previous 100 civilizations, the ultimate test has already begun from the moment an intelligent life stepped into the ancient ruins. The wilderness outside formed by the countless fragments of space is the test. This city built from the ruins of billions of years ago is the test. Even the murderous alien worlds in the Tower of Babel, like the big snow mountain under our feet, are also part of the test.
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