The past 20 years had been a wonderful time for this world.
That was because beauty was determined by comparison.
During these 20 years, it was getting better almost every day.
First of all, because Shen Lang controlled the countless Hell Crystals to release the devoured energy bit by bit, this planet gradually recovered almost all of its vitality.
It was getting warmer every day, even though this feeling was relatively weak. But after 20 years, the entire world had been turned upside down.
Originally, Shen Lang estimated that it would take 30 years for the entire planet to recover. After all, the Hell Crystals had continuously devoured for 38 years.
However, this planet's recovery ability far exceeded Shen Lang's imagination, so Shen Lang gradually increased the return of energy.
In just 20 years, the Hell Crystals had released 95% of the energy.
The remaining 5% had been used up and could not be returned.
But even so, it was completely enough.
This was because the outside world had regained its green trees, flowers, and even the fragrance of flowers.
Of course, because of the extreme cold, the plants and animals in the outside world had basically died. Even if the planet's temperature and air density had recovered, the plants and animals could not recover so quickly. Of course, this was the Da Qian Empire's plan.
Ever since the outside world's temperature had recovered to a livable level, the Da Qian Empire had used a lot of manpower and resources to plant plants and animal reproduction all over the world. At first, it was naturally the animals and plants that were more resistant to the cold, followed by the more normal animals and plants.
Now that 20 years had passed, although the entire planet had not recovered to its previous state, it could be said to be full of vitality.
"Remove the barrier!"
"Remove the barrier!"
With the Da Qian Empire's decree, the energy barriers of the cities were removed one after another.
Of course, this was just a sense of ceremony.
In reality, the energy barriers of these cities were absolutely transparent, almost invisible. Unless one entered and exited the energy barrier, one could not feel its existence at all.
But when the barrier was removed, the people were still extremely excited, so excited that they could not stop crying.
This meant that the vitality of the entire world had recovered.
This was all because of the Emperor in the North Pole.
In the eyes and hearts of the people in the world, Shen Lang was no longer a human. He had risen to the status of a God.
At this time, if anyone dared to say anything bad about him, they would probably be immediately beaten to death by the surrounding people. Of course … no one would say anything.
"Remove the barrier …"
"Remove the barrier …"
"Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
"Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
"Long live the Great Qian Empire! Long live!"
Over the past 20 years, all the domed cities in the world had been overcrowded. Now that the energy shields had been removed, countless people could move out of the crowded cities and establish brand new towns and villages.
Of course, even if the dome energy shield was removed, the nuclear power core was still there.
This was because every city's demand for energy was still very large, and it was getting larger and larger.
About ten years ago, all the domed cities once again completed the energy core replacement from nuclear power to controllable nuclear fusion.
Shen Lang had three dragons that could fly to the moon and mine helium-3.
The most difficult part of controllable nuclear fusion was how to restrain this huge amount of energy. The helium-3 nuclear fusion reaction could be restrained by electromagnetism. This was the theoretical basis of controllable nuclear fusion on Earth, but in this world, this problem was easily solved.
Before Jiang Li's death, he had upgraded his Hell Crystal. This Hell Crystal was not afraid of nuclear fusion or nuclear fission energy at all. Instead, it devoured it crazily.
Based on this theory, Shen Lang, Gregory, and Grand Secretary Twain designed a new nuclear fusion power core.
Using the Hell Crystal, Nirvana Heaven Crystal, and the White Jade Capital energy shield, not only could they restrain the nuclear fusion energy, but they could also directly complete the energy storage and release process.
Therefore, even though the world's population had expanded to nearly one billion, the energy supply was still more than enough.
The helium-3 on the moon was enough for this world to use for about 10,000 years.
After twenty years of development, wasn't the world changing with each passing day?
Yes, and no!
First of all, the appearance of the city had not changed much. It was still a giant city that had reverted to its ancient form. There were many tall buildings, but they were not modern skyscrapers at all.
There were no mobile phones, no telephones, and no televisions.
However, radio had appeared, and there was more than one form of radio. One was the radio of the scientific civilization, and the other was the radio of the Nightmare Stone civilization.
Therefore, the entire world's communication was more than half completed.
The crystal brain had been updated for 13 generations, and its computing speed had been greatly improved.
However, it was still not used or commercialized.
Even the research of the crystal brain was completely for the distribution of the city's energy, how to observe and calculate the sun, and for the modification of spaceships.
The entire world's giant telescope had been built for more than 10 years.
Moreover, Jiang Li's spaceships No.2 and No.3 had completed three test flights and landed on the moon three times.
However, these spaceships could not be controlled by the crystal brain, but … the souls of the Medusas.
The battle between the two dragons tore the underwater tomb apart, causing hundreds of Medusa's souls to overflow from the special energy coffins.
To protect them, Shen Lang collected their souls into the Hell Soul Orb.
And their bodies were destroyed in the Great Nirvana Annihilation of the Ancient Era. Moreover, every Medusa's soul had extremely powerful mental strength. As long as Shen Lang guided and learned from them, they would have amazing computing power and a mysterious sixth sense.
This mental strength could even be amplified through a special crystal device.
Therefore, even though the crystal brain developed by Gregory was powerful, it was still suppressed in the past 20 years. This was because, under Shen Lang's guidance, the Lost Empire was researching another computing method.
Therefore … the energy civilization and the scientific civilization of this world, after a short period of interaction, reached the peak of cooperation, and then began to diverge.
Therefore, compared to Earth, there were some areas in this world that were unprecedentedly powerful.
For example, energy and power, and all kinds of weapons.
However, some areas were very backward. Even though the city was tall, it was still completely ancient. Humans' clothing and aesthetics were still biased towards ancient times.
Not a single electronic product had appeared. Most people's lives were not much different from a few decades ago.
There were still very few consumer goods. Perhaps the biggest difference was that the city had points and crystal lights.
Moreover, public transportation was unprecedentedly developed. There were countless civilian air fortresses that shuttled through the city every day. They became the main means of transportation, directly killing cars and trains in the bud.
The entire world only had one topic, and that was to defend against the Great Nirvana 68 years later.
Everything else had to be pushed aside. The entire world's development had to revolve around this biggest goal.
Under the guidance of this ultimate goal, the energy civilization once again raised its head and walked in front of the scientific civilization.
… …
In these 20 years, Shen Lang only had one day every year to go home and reunite with his family. That was the day of the New Year.
However, one day two years ago, he left the North Pole.
Because Ning Yuanxian was leaving.
Shen Lang could cure Ning Yuanxian's Parkinson's, but Ning Yuanxian was unwilling. He said that the world was changing too quickly. Only by preserving the things of the past would there be more sense of reality and security, as well as a sense of reverence for life. This way, he would be able to live better and enjoy each day.
In these 18 years, Ning Yuanxian was still very happy.
Gradually, he had a few more grandchildren. Shen Lang completed the Ultimate Dragon Enlightenment, and also solved the problem of Ning Zheng having no children.
Not only that, Ning Yuanxian saw his grandchildren, granddaughters, and grandsons marry and have children with his own eyes. Not only did he become a grandfather, but he also became a great-grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-grandfather.
On the day that he was about to leave, his body actually stopped trembling.
He just lay in the pavilion at the top of Paradise Manor, overlooking the city. His family, grandchildren, and children surrounded him.
Shen Lang held his hand.
"Very good, very beautiful …" After saying these two sentences, Ning Yuanxian passed away with a smile on his face.
Not counting the 30 years that he was frozen, he died at the age of 85.
… …
In these 20 years, Shen Lang had three more children.
Not only that, but he also had a few more grandchildren, granddaughters, and grandsons. He actually became a grandfather.
Xu Qianqian and Zhong Shishi finally got their wish and had children, especially Zhong Shishi, who actually gave birth to twins.
As for Baby Baby, he was still alone.
Queen Helen of the Xilun Empire, and the former female pirate leader Princess Hila, also never married.
Archduchess Debus finally got her wish. Her son, Loki, was finally adopted by Queen Helen and became the Crown Prince of the Xilun Empire.
A few decades ago, the Xilun Empire was extremely opposed to this matter.
But now, no one opposed it anymore. Because the Xilun Empire was also saved by His Majesty Shen Lang, and he would even continue to save it.
Not only that, Duchess Debus also gave birth to four children in one go, two sons and two daughters. Not only could they inherit the Russo family business, but they could also inherit the Da Qian Empire and the Xilun Empire.
She also completely moved from the Xilun Empire to the Nujing.
… …
After all the Hell Crystals spat out energy, all the ancient puppet warriors became the most outstanding robot workers.
And in these 20 years, Shen Lang finally parsed the knowledge of the high-level and ultimate dragons into words, and then taught it to the elites of this world, which evolved into dozens of subjects.
Regardless of whether it was the comprehension of a high-tier dragon or an ultimate dragon, after they were converted into words, they became even more difficult to understand.
Many people spent their entire lives, but it was difficult to master a branch of one of these subjects, even geniuses were no exception.
After this knowledge was parsed into words, it was enough to fill several libraries. And even so, words and pictures could only express less than 30% of it.
The vitality of the entire world was restored, and all the knowledge had been passed on.
Therefore, Shen Lang was completely free, and no longer had to sit on the Throne of Darkness in the North Pole.
Even the North Pole Temple and the Throne of Darkness disappeared, turned into energy and matter, and returned to the mantle and core.
The North Pole … returned to its previous North Pole.
Glaciers, snowy lands, and beautiful aurora.
And after Shen Lang went south, the first thing he did was abdicate.
He abdicated the throne to Crown Prince Shen Ye. Now in his thirties, Shen Ye was in his prime. After 20 years of study and training, he could completely become an outstanding ruler.
Prince Jin was still on the throne, and with the title of Prince, he was the Prime Minister of the Da Qian Empire for over 20 years.
The Da Qian Empire also reformed, abolishing the Minister of State and the Privy Council, and reorganizing it into the Cabinet, with 23 ministries and 33 provinces.
Jin Zhuo and Zuo Ci retired, but Zhang Chong, Su Nan, and the others were still in their positions. Jin Mucong also entered the Cabinet, and became the last Prime Minister. His dream of being a writer might still be delayed for many years.
Kutouhuan, who had regained his sanity, Zhu Hongxue, and Princess Ji Xuan all became marshals of the empire.
The empire had completely abolished the eunuch system, but the existing eunuchs were still employed.
However, Li Mu and Li Sun had passed away. Eunuch Li En was still in the palace, but he was no longer in charge. The current Chief Eunuch of the palace was an unexpected person. Zhu Wenhua, who used to be Shen Lang's enemy, had become the loyal dog of the Shen Family. Fate really made a fool out of people.
… …
After the abdication, Shen Lang lived like an immortal.
Most of the time, he stayed in Nujing, and occasionally went to school. Sometimes, he brought his family around the world to play.
For the next few decades, he could accompany his wife and children.
Bing'er, Ning Yan, and the others finally got what they wanted, and they could be with Shen Lang every day.
Because of Shen Lang's return, Zhong Shishi and Xu Qianqian did not quarrel as much. They used to quarrel twice a day, but now they quarreled once every two days.
Zhong Shishi was still as competitive as ever, fighting Xu Qianqian, Zhang Chunhua, Bing'er, and Ning Yan at the same time.
As for Duchess Deborah, she only fawned over Shen Lang, and did not interact much with the others.
Thus, at least in Shen Lang's home, it was filled with the smell of fireworks. He did not seem like someone who had comprehended the Ultimate Dragon, nor did he seem like a god. He lived like a normal person.
His dream from decades ago had finally been realized, and he lived a life of eating, drinking, and playing.
… …
On this day, Shen Lang brought his family to say goodbye to Qiu Yao'er and Gregory.
About ten years ago, Gregory had finally found a wife who was compatible with him. She was also a genius, and she was a student at the Imperial University.
After they got married, they had a son and a daughter, and he personally taught them. The son was a genius, and he was very similar to Gregory, but much more lively. The daughter was quiet, but she did not like science. Instead, she liked literature.
Gregory felt that his research had reached a bottleneck, so he joined Qiu Yao'er's exploration fleet and became the fleet's Grand Scholar.
By now, there were still 68 years until the next Great Nirvana Destruction. Shen Lang's Great Dry Empire already had a complete plan to save the world, but it was still in theory and needed to be tested.
However, the destructive power of this experiment was shocking, so they could not test it on this world. They needed to go to another planet.
As such, the exploration fleet needed to fly tens of millions of kilometers to the nearby Amora Planet and start the first experiment to save the world. They would also build a base there.
Following this, they had 68 years to continuously experiment, improve, and observe the sun again and again.
Not only this, but the three giant dragons also had to go.
In the next few decades, in order to thoroughly observe the sun, the three giant dragons would take turns heading to the sun.
Saving the world was a very complicated and huge project. Gathering the strength of the entire world, the resources of the entire planet might not even be enough.
However, at least they were walking on the right path.
"This time, it'll probably be a few years before I can come back," Qiu Yao'er said. "So, I won't be able to accompany you for the next few years."
In these 20 years, Qiu Yao'er had continuously learned all sorts of knowledge just for this day.
Her dream was to explore the unknown world, and now she was going to the unknown universe.
She had finally gotten her wish.
"Goodbye, mummy!" Yaoyao did not say anything and continued to communicate with his big eyes, waving at his mother.
Who was the true successor to Shen Lang?
Shen Ye had inherited Shen Lang's empire, Gregory had inherited Shen Lang's scientific civilization, and Yaoyao had inherited Shen Lang's energy civilization.
From a certain perspective, she was the greatest successor to Shen Lang.
Regardless of whether it was the Intermediate Dragon Enlightenment, the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment, or the Ultimate Dragon Enlightenment, none of them had anything to do with dragons. They were just a combination of energy, physics, astronomy, philosophy, and even theology.
Only Yaoyao had the wisdom and spirit to comprehend these things, and it did not even require words.
"Goodbye!"
Qiu Yao'er waved her hand and boarded the number two spaceship.
Moments later, the three spaceships disappeared into the sky.
This represented the true beginning of the world's salvation plan.
… …..
In the next few decades, Shen Lang practically disappeared from everyone's sight.
Because he lived a happy and leisurely life every single day.
He accompanied his family, his loved ones, and his children.
He enjoyed the bliss of his family every single day.
As for saving the world, he had already done everything he needed to do.
The rest would be left to the people of this world. He just needed to lead the way.
It was not right for His Majesty Jiang Li to do everything by himself.
Saving the world required the strength of everyone in this world.
Those who save themselves will be saved by others.
Time was truly like water, the years flying by.
Sixty-eight years had passed.
The day of the Great Nirvana was getting closer and closer.
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