"After paying such an enormous price, our civilization finally carried the precious gene bank to the brand-new, remote universe that was covered in overlapping space folds with unmanned starships."
The voice continued, "According to the general procedure of voyage and colonization, the spiritual puppets should've unfrozen all our genes and raised a new generation of human beings. Also, they would've carved all the wisdom and history of our civilization into the brains of the newborn babies when they were still embryos. In such a way, the glory of the entire civilization would've been restored in only a few hundred years.
"However, the enemy's shadows had already spread across the entire universe. Even if the primeval civilization was restored to its peak state, it was still not enough to compete with the enemy. Our civilization had been on the wrong path since the very beginning. Even before our civilization was born, we had already made fatal mistakes when the earliest lives began to evolve.
"The height that a civilization could reach in the end did not depend on the efforts in the last tens of thousands of years but on the initial evolutionary choices billions of years ago. It was somewhat like the butterfly effect. The tiny mistakes that were made a long time ago turned into irreparable, serious flaws after billions of years of accumulation and enhancement. The gene fragments that were accidentally preserved billions of years ago, on the other hand, might shine one day in the future and save the entire civilization.
"Perhaps, when the primeval bacteria wandered in the simmering primeval ocean, the subtle changes in their extracellular membranes determined the efficiency of the absorption and utilization of cosmic rays for human beings billions of years later? Perhaps, a certain multicellular creature that had just been born adopted a brand-new way of reproduction. As their offspring, we would've boasted ten times greater reproductive abilities billions of years later, and we would've been able to establish an army ten times larger to resist the enemy in only a few hundred years?
"All in all, the specialists, scholars, and top experts of the primeval civilization had racked their brains in various fields and reached the limits of perfection. If they could not resist the enemy in such a near-perfect state, there was only one choice left.
"Restart our civilization and explore the possibilities that had been neglected and abandoned on the path of evolution for billions of years. Modify and strengthen our civilization starting from the state of spores and embryos.
"To use a very common jargon in the field of games, we decided to 'cut down and rebuild' our civilization."
"Huh?"
Li Yao was dumbfounded.
"Yes. This is a crazy, absurd plan with a very low success rate. However, since we will be found by the enemy sooner or later, and we will never be a match for the enemy however we train ourselves, isn't it the only choice to restart our civilization and start from scratch?"
The voice said, "This time, our civilization is not starting from scratch. Countless treasures are hidden deep in our genes, and we can even receive a certain degree of guidance. Why can't the new 2.0 version of the primitive civilization be more powerful than the 1.0 version?"
Images appeared in Li Yao's mind again.
Countless translucent but broken starships arrived in the Pangu universe and exploded in the most splendid fireworks. Like furiously burning dandelions, they threw the billions of pieces that contained the gene bank to the three thousand Sectors and spread out to the entire universe.
"To ensure the diversity of the possibilities of the new evolution, we projected the 'life cabins' that contained abundant gene banks to the planets with harsh environments. Even the asteroid belts that theoretically could not have produced life were filled with our life seeds. Then, with the natural features of space folds, we built a 'black wall' that enshrouded the entire Pangu universe as a warm, comfortable, and safe 'incubator'," the voice said.
The voice said, "Our purpose is to cultivate a 'Primitive Civilization 2.0' that is stronger than us. We don't care what you call your civilization. We don't care what you look like. We don't even care if you have a fixed body of flesh and blood. We only have one request for you. We hope that you have more potential than us and can show us a glimmer of hope to defeat the enemy.
"In order to test whether or not you really have potential, we left the primeval relic and the tower before we were completely obliterated. We believe that when your civilization develops mature space navigation technology and has a profound understanding of cosmology and four-dimensional space, you will certainly find this place.
"If you pass the test and prove that you really have the potential to defeat the enemy, the Flood, then we will admit that you are the 2.0 version of the primitive civilization, our upgraded and strengthened version, and our most legitimate heir. We will release all the heritages, including the detailed history of the primitive civilization, all our technological products, the genetic maps of the alien species that we conquered, the methods to travel freely in the four-dimensional space, to ride the four-dimensional storm, and even the super warships that we left behind that are sealed in the space folds … Everything will be yours.
"It is no exaggeration to say that the heritages will allow your civilization to make a leap of millions of years in only a hundred years.
"On the other hand, if you fail the ultimate test, there will be no need for you to prolong your feeble existence and waste your precious time and resources. Even if we don't destroy you, you will destroy yourselves. Even if you don't destroy yourselves and continue to struggle hopelessly, the Flood will arrive one day and completely wipe you out too.
"In that case, what's the value of your existence? You might as well restart it again and give up your living space for the next generation of civilizations as soon as possible. Don't you think so? "
Li Yao felt that every ripple of his soul was about to turn into a drop of hot blood. All the blood was surging into his mind, raising crimson tides.
He did not expect that to be the case!
Hundreds of generations of civilizations, the rise and fall of countless carbon-based intelligent life forms, countless impassioned stories, countless soul-stirring legends, and countless people's laughter and free will turned out to be nothing more than a 'version upgrade test' that the primitive civilization carried out to strengthen itself.
"What do you think we are exactly? What do you think the intelligent lives with flesh and blood, feelings, and souls are?"
Li Yao bellowed, "What's the difference between you and the Flood if you do this?"
"If you are unfortunate enough to encounter a real Flood one day, you will know the difference."
The voice said.
The species that had jumped into the power furnace willingly to preserve their civilization were obviously a real space civilization. They had long obliterated the feelings of ordinary human beings and sublimated their feelings into something deeper and purer. "Now, let's continue the test, shall we?"
"If I am unwilling to take part in such a goddamn test, or if the result of the test is not to your liking, you will destroy the civilization of mankind, won't you?"
Li Yao sneered.
"To be honest, I don't think that you can pass the test because your genes are too similar to ours. You are almost a 100% copy of us. It will be difficult for you to discover and correct the mistakes that we made," the voice said.
"However, you are not the only tester today. Whether or not to restart the entire Pangu universe will depend on the performance of other testers."
Vivid pictures were popping up in Li Yao's head again.
He vaguely saw that 'Mie Zhongdao', the ultimate expert of the Pangu Clan, and 'Dragon Lotus Seed', the ultimate expert of the Nuwa Clan, also passed through the black space gate and entered the ultimate test. But they were crouching inside two bright gold, translucent embryos as babies.
Lu Qingchen and the mental devil were also crouching inside two embryos in the translucent, translucent form.
It seemed that his own fleshly body looked exactly the same.
Li Yao even saw that Ding Ling Dong, Long Yangjun, Boss Bai, Li Jialing, and the rest of them had all entered the tower and approached the black space gate.
"They're here!"
Alarmed, Li Yao couldn't help but worry about Ding Ling Dong and the rest of them. He wondered if they could pass the tests of 'Thunderous Valley', 'Super Gravity Ocean', and 'Mega Avalanche', and if they could make every correct choice on the path of evolution from ancient fungi to apes.
"If any of the testers pass the test successfully, all the heritages of the Primeval Civilization will fall into their hands," the voice said.
"Then, the future of the Pangu universe will be decided by them."
After a long silence, Li Yao gnashed his teeth. "Come on. How exactly do you want to test our potentials?"
"It's very simple. You will see the history of the Primeval Civilization in the planetary age first and have a basic understanding of our civilization. Then, you will experience the first major crisis and turning point of our civilization. At that time, you will lead our civilization to survive in the vast universe as the leader of the entire civilization."
The voice said, "In such a hurry, your performance alone cannot be better than the real Primeval Civilization's performance on the path of universal conquest. But it doesn't matter. We don't necessarily care about the result. We only want to see your choices clearly and infer your potentials accordingly.
"Remember, when you make a wrong choice, you have three chances to correct it. I will give you three correct suggestions, but when you make a fourth mistake, you will be eliminated mercilessly. Do you understand?"
Li Yao's fury turned into fighting will. The waves in his mind were condensed into a coldly glittering forest of swords and spears. He said solemnly, "Understood. Bring it on!"
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when the world changed colors, the stars moved, and the flow of time was ten thousand times faster.
The tusks and hair of the tribesmen fell off, and they became taller and more athletic, which was more in line with the aesthetic standards of modern people. The crude stone axes and bone spears in their hands were replaced by weapons made of bronze and even black iron, too. On the ruins of the caves and tree nests, magnificent cities rose from the ground, and the residents in the cities replaced the shabby dry leaves and animal skins with glamorous robes and leather armor, too.
It was a real civilization!
"This is the first batch of ancient civilizations born on our mother planet. It is also the origin and prototype of the Primeval Civilization."
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