The female captain and all the ghosts of the Primeval Clan looked at Li Yao in disbelief. There was no telling whether they were looking at a genius or an idiot.
"Think about it. If we do inherit such an enormous' legacy 'and learn countless mysteries and rules overnight, we will boast the strength to destroy the world."
Li Yao opened his arms and went on, "Our specialists and scholars will no longer need to think independently because all the cutting-edge technologies, cutting-edge theories, and possible directions have been hinted by you. There is no need for them to think or explore at all. In the meantime, it is impossible for them to question or refute your theoretical system at all because the gap between us is too huge. It is like a competition between a primary school student and a college student. They can only be led by the nose by you obediently.
"In the meantime, once our specialists and scholars — the smartest, most stubborn, and least blindly trusting people in the civilization of mankind who are full of explorations and curiosities — worship your theories and rules and lose their own opinions, or even have the room for imagination prematurely, doesn't it mean that our civilization has completely lost the spirit of independent exploration?
"There is also our warriors. Right now, all the experts of human beings have gained their strength through all kinds of difficulties. Our strength comes from ourselves. Even the descendants of the noble families can only digest and absorb the level that they have reached with tremendous resources with their own stubborn will and hard work. Even the schemes and cruel internal strife among the Immortal Cultivators are also a kind of training!
"If our experts boast a strength a hundred times greater than that of the Colossi overnight, I don't know what kind of impact such a blast will have on the experts' beliefs. Will it be a destructive strike that will turn all the experts of human beings into garbage who have nothing but strength but no self-will?
"All in all, they can simply inherit the legacy with the golden key. Why do they have to suffer, risk their lives, and train themselves?
"There is also our people, our social system, and our moral laws. Everything about the civilization of mankind is developed based on the current training system, resource reserves, and productivity. If everybody has the strength to split a mountain and introduce countless unbelievably advanced magical equipment, what will our society, our morals, and our entire civilization be like? Will the entire civilization be mentally deranged and collapse overnight?
"In conclusion, the civilization of mankind has completely bowed to the 'greatness, glory, and advancement' of the primeval civilization. We worship you and follow your footsteps. Our thinking pattern and the direction of evolution have been completely confined to your framework. It is impossible for us to question your path, your technology, and your morals, much less make any changes.
"The result will be, as I said just now, nothing but a mini copy of the primitive civilization. Is it meaningful? Is it useful? Can it resist the Flood and find new hope?
"Therefore, I am not playing any tricks but sincerely reject your gift. The heritage of the primitive civilization may be very, very good stuff, but it is not suitable for us right now..."
After saying that, Li Yao smiled and bowed to the female captain and all the ghosts of the Primitive Clan, expressing his most sincere gratitude to them.
"What you said …"
The female captain hesitated for a long time before she smiled, too. "It does make sense. Perhaps it is too early to inherit the heritage of the primitive civilization. Developing slowly with the spirit of independence and hard work is the right path for a civilization. But has it ever occurred to you that time waits for no man? The Flood may arrive at any moment. Its claws and teeth have even reached this tiny universe. Perhaps there is no time for you to develop peacefully for thousands of years.
"You've finally made it to this point and seen the hope of saving your civilization. Are you really going to return empty-handed after entering the treasure mountain?"
"It does seem to be a shame."
Li Yao scratched his hair and grinned, baring his shining teeth. "However, after so many adventures, I've completely thought it through. Whether or not a civilization can be saved does not depend on a single person, much less a so-called 'golden key'. If all human beings unite and unleash all their wisdom and courage, does it really matter whether or not they have the 'golden key'?
"Besides, I never said that I would return empty-handed. Thanks to you, I've found … the real treasure."
"What?"
The female captain was slightly surprised. "You turned down the 'golden key' of the primitive civilization but said that you found 'the real treasure'. What is it exactly?"
"Before I began the ultimate test, I once heard the last words of a tester of the superbrain civilization. He said, 'Be alert, my friends. There is no such thing as a primordial treasure at all. We are the greatest treasure ourselves.'"
Li Yao smiled like a morning glory that had blossomed to the maximum. "Thanks to that, I was able to stop in time at the last moment and see through the key of the so-called 'ultimate test'. Now, I've finally understood the full meaning of the words.
"Yes. The tester of the superbrain civilization was right. Compared to the primordial treasures of the primitive civilization, we are the treasures that are more worthy of being cherished and explored.
"Before the civilization of mankind and the Pangu civilization, there were a hundred generations of civilizations and the bodies of the pioneers of a hundred generations collapsed here. I believe that the pioneers at that time gathered the essence of their entire civilization — the most advanced magical equipment and war machines, the bravest and wisest warriors, and even the last drop of their strength — for the ultimate test. When their civilization was about to be erased after the test failed, they must've left the most sincere last words and the most abundant information, too.
"Everything … the magical equipment, the war machines, the remains of the warriors and the wise, and even their entire history were buried around the Supreme Tower and constituted the main body of the primordial relic.
"Are the civilizations of a hundred generations of pioneers not more worthy of study than the primitive civilization?
"In terms of the evolution of their civilization, they were about the same as the civilization of mankind. They were not much more advanced than the Pangu civilization, but they were not much less advanced than the civilization of mankind by thousands of years, either. They are worth studying, and we can draw abundant nutrition from them without worrying that their influence is too strong and will lead our civilization into a ditch.
"In the meantime, the civilizations of a hundred generations of pioneers grew freely without any restraint. They had all kinds of bizarre evolutionary directions and social forms. Their history of rising and falling can obviously give us a lot of enlightenment and lessons, allowing us to discover countless unexpected problems and even inspire us to create an unprecedented path!
"If we can calm down and absorb the civilizations of a hundred generations of pioneers together with the essence of the Pangu civilization, wouldn't it be more reliable and efficient than swallowing the primitive civilization recklessly?
"I believe that this is the answer that the test taker of the superbrain civilization thought of before he died. That's why he said that the real treasure is not the Primitive Civilization, but ourselves, the countless pioneers who were born in the Pangu Universe and eventually fell under the Tower of Babel. It's a pity that there are so many corpses and last words of the pioneers to study, which is enough for the current civilization. There's no need to break into the Tower of Babel and go through some damn test. It's a pity that the pioneers of the past were too unconfident in their own civilization, and too greedy for the so-called 'ancient legacy'. They always believed that the older they were, the stronger they were, and that the ancient legacy would definitely solve all their problems. How could there be such a good thing in the world?
"You …"
The female captain sighed with mixed feelings. "You are really different from other testers."
"Maybe it's because I've always been unlucky and suffered great losses every time I tried to take a shortcut. Gradually, I realized that there are no shortcuts in the world, didn't I?"
Li Yao shrugged and opened his hands. "The shortest shortcut is to be down-to-earth. It's better to have it on your own than to have it on your own. Compared with the heritages that fall from the sky, the strength that you work hard for is more dependable!
"If I had realized that earlier, I wouldn't have had to climb the Supreme Tower or go through the tests at all. But it's not a bad thing. At least, I saw the history from the earthlings to the primitive civilization clearly in the tests. Even if the history that you showed me is false, the lessons are real. Also, I saw the vastness of the universe, the brilliance of the civilizations, and the splendid and colorful races. Compared with pure strength, those are more precious treasures, aren't they?"
"Maybe."
The female captain smiled noncommittally. "Do you really not want the heritage of the primitive civilization at all? Not at all? Not ever?"
"Who said 'never'? I'm not so stupid as to study the things that the predecessors have studied all over again. Like I said just now, it's just not the right time yet."
Li Yao said confidently, "I firmly believe that the civilization of mankind is smart enough to analyze, digest, and absorb the essence of the civilizations of a hundred generations of pioneers, inherit their last wishes, and become the strongest, wisest, and brightest super civilization in the history of the Pangu universe. By then, we will be qualified to inherit the heritage of the primitive civilization. As long as your heritage does exist somewhere in the Pangu universe, whether it's a secret space zone, a space surrounded by black walls, or even the folds of time, we will certainly find it by then.
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