"That's too reckless. How can 'Fuxi' be compared to the super program created by the Primeval Civilization?"
Li Yao blurted out. "The super program of the Primeval Civilization is at least hundreds of times tougher than 'Fuxi'. The odds that you can swallow it are very slim. I don't even know if there is one billionth of a chance!"
"So what?"
With a smile, Lu Qingchen looked at Li Yao with glittering eyes and said, "In my motherland, a great man once said that even if the odds are one in a billion, they are definitely not zero. As long as there is a slim chance, we must summon 100% of our courage to fight to the end! Don't you think this phrase sounds familiar, 'Great Man'? "
Li Yao was rendered speechless for a moment.
"Even if the super program of the Primeval Civilization is a hundred times tougher than 'Fuxi', so what? I only have one life after all."
With his hands behind his back, Lu Qingchen said slowly, "In the competition on 'Ultimate Salvation', Fuxi was already a hundred times stronger than me. My odds of winning were almost negligible. At that time, I had already made up my mind to die. It is safe to say that I lost my life on 'Ultimate Salvation' a long time ago.
"Today, even if the super program of the Primeval Civilization is a hundred times tougher than Fuxi, so what? Can it kill me a hundred times? The best it can do is to kill me once or lock me in a virtual space and torture me repeatedly. Is it any different from Fuxi's? The risk factor is obviously the same!
"The risk factor is the same, but should I win the gamble, the returns will be a hundred times greater. Is there any reason not to take a gamble?
"Besides, if I don't take the gamble, even if I can retreat in one piece in front of the super program of the Primeval Civilization and return to reality in one piece, I will still be faced with the ambushes and blockades of you, the Blood Devil, Speaker Ding, and all the experts of the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League. Do I stand any chance? Not at all! There is only one ending for me, which is to be captured by you and forced to reveal my soul with magnetic magical equipment. Then, I will be tied up like a dumpling and sent back to the Federation for trial.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm not scared of death, nor do I care if my reputation is ruined. I simply cannot stand being watched and judged by some indignant, self-righteous idiots. From my perspective, it's just like how an eagle cannot stand being captured by a hen, and how a normal person cannot stand being pointed at by a bunch of drooling and snot-nosed idiots and judging them with idiotic morality and justice.
"Don't be angry. You know what I mean. 'Hen' and 'drooling, snot-nosed idiot' are not just referring to you.
"Therefore, as long as there is a one in a billion chance of winning, or even if there isn't even a one in a billion chance of winning, as long as there is a chance, I will take it. Even if I only have one die in my hand, I will use it to get three sixes!
"Besides, my chances aren't that slim. Don't I still have you?"
"Me?"
Li Yao pointed at his own nose.
"That's right. Just like the last battle against Fuxi, there was originally no hope, but with the addition of a sh * t-stirrer like you stirring up the chaos, the situation was suddenly reversed!"
Lu Qingchen said with a smile, "With everything coming to this point, you don't think that I haven't discovered it, do you? Part of your soul is from Earth, and the earliest origin of the Primeval Civilization is from Earth, too. It means that you are deeply connected to the Primeval Civilization.
"Of course. The Primeval Civilization originated from Earth billions of years ago, which is a place that truly exists in the three-dimensional material universe. Let's call it 'Earth of Origin' or 'Earth 01' for now. There is no reason for your soul to not be exhausted after drifting in the sea of stars for billions of years. Perhaps you are from another 'projected Earth', 'virtual Earth', or 'Earth 1234' after countless reincarnations. Who knows?
"All in all, wherever you are, there must be infinite variables that can transform the impossibilities into feeble possibilities. Compared with your enemies, it seems that your odds of survival and victory will be slightly higher if you become your comrades temporarily.
"All in all, instead of surrendering to the malicious super program of the Primeval Civilization, it is better to stand on your side and wage a total war against it!
"Huh? Huh? Look at your dumbfounded and horrified expressions. Don't tell me that you didn't see through the malice and scheme of this super program and didn't take a clear stand to fight against it. Instead, you were foolishly led by the nose by it and fell into its trap and couldn't extricate yourself, right?"
Lu Qingchen looked at Li Yao with obvious shock and disappointment. He even sounded a bit exaggerated.
"Well …"
Li Yao thought carefully for three seconds. Then, he turned his head to Ding Ling Dong and pointed at Lu Qingchen. "Honey, kill him!"
"Wait."
Ding Ling Dong eyed Lu Qingchen covetously, but she did not attack him indiscriminately. "Lu Qingchen, you were right. I also thought that the Primeval Civilization or the super program that it created was full of malice and launched the most determined attacks against it. Then, I quit the test and came to this place. Did you do the same?"
"Yes. I thought that I could either swallow the enemy, or the enemy would completely kill or enslave me."
Looking around, Lu Qingchen smiled more and more intensely. "I didn't know that the enemy's capability and mindset were beyond my imagination. Does it feel that the civilization of mankind in the Pangu universe is too weak right now to possess us? So, it wants to catch a big fish with a long line and expect us to develop for thousands of years?"
"Speaking of which, I find it quite strange, too."
Ding Ling Dong pondered for a moment and said, "The so-called 'ultimate test' is known to be mysterious and dangerous. The pioneers and testers of almost a hundred civilizations have collapsed here. I thought that it would be more difficult. But as it turned out, when it was the civilization of mankind's turn, the first four testers all passed the test, and the success rate was 100%? That's too unbelievable! "
"It's not unbelievable at all. That's what makes sense!"
Lu Qingchen smiled. "The ultimate test that the Primeval Civilization left was to select the most suitable successor or 'host', not to torture, embarrass, or forbid anyone from passing.
"In other words, the Primeval Civilization intended to filter out the civilizations that met their conditions with the ultimate test. Remember, it was civilizations, not individuals. As long as a civilization met their conditions, any individual from it would not be too difficult to carry out the ultimate test, and the probability of passing was very high.
"Then, what were the conditions that the Primeval Civilization was looking for? Based on the similarities between the four of us, I believe that it was a civilization that was at the height of its power and vigor, right?
"Only a civilization that was on the rise, soaked in the infinite brilliance of the golden age, boasted the most tenacious will, the loftiest ideals, and the firmest confidence. Only then would it have the courage to face all the formidable enemies and not be scared of the temptations and threats of the Primeval Civilization at all. Only then would it be qualified to inherit the heritage of the primeval times or become the host of the Primeval Civilization.
"Individuals create history, but history also shapes the personalities of different individuals. The hundred civilizations that were born in the Pangu universe did not find the primeval relics until they were dying. The pioneers and testers had long lost their wills, their minds, and their beliefs because of the exhaustion of resources, the cruel civil war, and the corruption of their civilization. But they considered the Primeval Civilization to be their last straw, and they could not wait to beg for mercy at the feet of the Primeval Civilization. It was the trend of a civilization that could not be changed by the will of one or two heroes.
"Therefore, those pioneers and testers all failed. Their civilization was not what the Primeval Civilization wanted. Naturally, it was impossible for them to pass the test however hard they tried.
"Before the civilization of mankind, the strong artificial intelligence 'Fuxi' created by the Pangu civilization keenly sensed the traces from the destruction of the hundred civilizations. Although it could not figure out the rules of the game of the ultimate test yet, it was enough for it to propose an important suggestion to its master — to freeze the time in the primeval relics for hundreds of thousands of years.
"It was exactly because of the freezing of the primeval relics that the Pangu civilization was not completely destroyed. Instead, it left many relics and even living Pangu, which provided tremendous enlightenment and help to the new generation of the civilization of mankind.
"Also, a series of … indescribable legendary figures emerged in the civilization of mankind, who healed the conflicts among the major forces time and time again and prevented the possible full-scale wars from breaking out time and time again. They united all mankind and brought it into the prosperous, splendid peak period.
"Of course, I made a minor contribution in the end. It was I who marched into the primeval relics without caring about anything that forced you to come to this place. In the end, you are faced with the ancestors from billions of years ago in a magnificent appearance that none of the previous hundred civilizations had ever shown.
"Heroes create the times, and the times create heroes. We are all new human beings created by the overwhelming tide of the civilization of mankind. Regardless of whether we are righteous or evil, what our stance is, and even how different our life forms are on the surface, we share certain common features deep inside our souls — features that only belong to a prosperous civilization and the unique features of the golden generation. Such features are the key to our success. I dare to boldly predict that not just us, more people will break out of seclusion in different ways later.
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