Volume 3 Chapter 167 Civilized Ranch
The Apocalypse Clan is about 70% similar to humans in appearance.
This surprised Lin Xu a little.
If we talk about the races in this universe, since the evolutionary model of walking upright and freeing the hands is more common, many intelligent life forms are like this.
Then why do the Apocalypse people from higher dimensions also have this form?
Could it be that this form is not only extremely common in this universe, but also in the multiverse and even in higher dimensions?
That’s right, Lin Xu met with the Apocalypse Clan.
After confirming Lin Xu's human identity, a figure flew out from the eyes of the planet-sized monster fish.
The figure was standing on a disc of unknown material and flew in front of the Skylark.
Lin Xu also left the Skylark and met with the beings from the Apocalypse clan in outer space.
Miss Qiu, Mu Xiyue, Nanzhu, and Lu Yao, who were following Lin Xu, were also looking at the Apocalypse tribe with curiosity.
I saw that the Apocalypse people were 70% similar to humans. The biggest difference was probably that they had a vertical eye on their foreheads.
However, the eyeball in that eye had no pupil and was extremely black, as if it were an extremely black gem embedded in the forehead.
The Apocalypse people have three eyes.
Originally, the eye on the forehead of the Apocalypse Clan was closed, but when he met Lin Xu, the eye opened.
Following the actions of the Apocalypse Clan, he looked Lin Xu up and down.
At the same time, Lin Xu was also looking at the other person.
Lin Xu noticed that as the Apocalypse Clan opened the eye on its forehead, the presence of the Apocalypse Clan on the opposite side in the high dimension instantly increased.
Lin Xu even felt that the other party could already partially interfere with the higher dimensions.
However, the way the Apocalypse Clan interferes with higher dimensions is only through the eyes on their foreheads.
In an instant, Lin Xu had some kind of enlightenment.
The only high-dimensional organ that the Apocalypse Clan, which has already been reduced in dimensionality, still retains is probably the eye on its forehead.
However, in Lin Xu's view, even this eye was no longer completely high-dimensional.
At most, it has some high-dimensional characteristics and can interfere with high dimensions.
After all, the overall dimension has been reduced. No matter how hard the Apocalypse Clan tries to retain some high-dimensional characteristics, it is impossible to be so easy.
The process of dimensionality reduction is irreversible. Lin Xu even speculated that as time goes by, the high-dimensional interference ability of the Apocalypse Clan's eye will become weaker and weaker.
While Lin Xu was observing the other party, the Apocalypse tribe on the opposite side were also observing Lin Xu.
The vertical pupil kept turning, as if it was looking Lin Xu up and down.
As this member of the Apocalypse clan continued to interfere with Lin Xu from a high-dimensional perspective, the faces of the Apocalypse clan became increasingly ugly.
"Human, has your race already reached a higher dimension?"
"Yes." Lin Xu nodded.
"Then why did you come back here? Are you here to laugh at us?" The faces of the Apocalypse people were already terribly gloomy.
"I'm chasing my tribe." Lin Xu replied.
"The tribe chasing you?" The Apocalypse tribe member was stunned for a moment.
Then he seemed to react and his face looked as if he had suddenly realized something.
"Yes, yes, humans have already upgraded their dimensions and should not continue to exist in this universe. The only possibility is that you missed the moment of collective dimensional upgrade and passively became a high-dimensional creature due to the subsequent entanglement of group information. No wonder your current state is so strange, and you are far from being a perfect high-dimensional creature."
"A perfect high-dimensional creature? What should it look like?" Lin Xu's mind moved, and he immediately asked.
When it comes to understanding higher-dimensional creatures, Lin Xu believes that no one knows more about them than the Apocalypse Clan, who were originally higher-dimensional creatures but suffered a dimensionality reduction.
"Do you want to know?" Unexpectedly, the Apocalypse Clan did not answer.
"Yes." Lin Xu nodded.
"Play a game with me. If you win, I will tell you." The vertical pupil on the forehead of the Apocalypse tribe slowly closed.
Lin Xu keenly realized that he seemed unable to maintain the high-dimensional state for a long time.
"Game? What game?" Lin Xu asked.
"A game about civilization, right on that planet." The Apocalypse tribe turned around and looked at a planet in a galaxy not far away and said.
Lin Xu also turned his head to look, and saw that the planet was surrounded by various satellites, and even the shadow of a space station could be seen.
However, these satellites and space stations seem to have not been maintained for a long time and are all on the verge of being scrapped.
"You want to interfere with the development of civilization?" Lin Xu frowned in confusion.
"Hahahahaha, you are indeed a human, and you are talking like this again. Do you know why I want to play this game?" The Apocalypse Clan looked at Lin Xu with a wild laugh.
"Why?" Lin Xu asked.
"At the beginning, you humans did not agree with the existence of the Arena of Gods and Demons, thinking that it was not the right path, and chose to leave. Well, since you think this is not the right path, then tell us where the path is. Come on, let's have a showdown between civilizations, let me see why you humans can upgrade dimensions." The Apocalypse Clan was obviously concerned about the fact that humans could upgrade dimensions.
"How to fight?" Lin Xu asked.
"It's very simple. The civilization on that planet is on the verge of death, and you don't have to worry about interfering with their development because they have no future. I came here to herd the sheep, so if you agree to this game, you will be saving them and giving them another chance." The Apocalypse explained.
"Grazing?" Lin Xu was puzzled.
"Yes, grazing star fish. The mother planet of civilization is rich in resources and is the best feed for star fish." The Apocalypse tribe said lightly.
"Feed? Are you going to feed the planet to this fish?" Lin Xu looked at the strange red fish behind the Apocalypse Clan. It was several times larger than the Earth and it really looked like it could swallow a planet in one bite.
"Yes, the home planets of the civilizations that failed in the arena of gods and demons are only fit to be used as feed for star fish." The Apocalypse tribe nodded.
"So what you mean is that the civilization on this planet is a civilization that has already failed in the arena of gods and demons?" Lin Xu said suddenly.
"That's right. Apart from the mutant creatures that can be seen everywhere on this planet, the only remaining intelligent life forms are gathered in two settlements struggling to survive. The rules of the game are that each of us is responsible for one settlement, and we see who can revive the civilization first and restore its vitality." The Apocalypse tribe stated what he called the content of the game.
The starry sky fish swam slowly away in the starry sky, and the Apocalypse tribe member named Xino had also returned to the pupils of the starry sky fish.
Because the Star Fish is planet-sized, its pupils alone are as huge as a giant mountain.
A variety of races with strange looks welcomed Xino's return in front of the pupils of the star fish.
I guess they are the followers of the Apocalypse Clan.
At this time, these members of the Apocalypse clan were also looking at Lin Xu with various expressions of surprise or astonishment.
Obviously, just like Lin Xu had never seen the Apocalypse Clan, these clansmen should also be seeing humans for the first time.
Unlike Shino himself, who had seen humans ten thousand years ago.
Therefore, these clansmen should have just become the clansmen of the Apocalypse in the last ten thousand years.
But they had obviously heard of the existence of humans.
In the dark night, Dov hid in the cab of an abandoned tractor, daring not to make any sound.
Even though the cold night wind blew in through the gaps in the window, making his body extremely cold, he was only careful to seal the gaps in the window as much as possible, and did not dare to light the bag of charcoal at hand to keep warm.
Night is when all kinds of mutant creatures are most active. Although mutant creatures are also active during the day, in the presence of sunlight, Dov can more easily discover the existence of mutant creatures and then hide.
It was not like night, it was pitch black and nothing could be seen. Dov could do nothing except hide himself as much as possible.
Ten years have passed since the catastrophe.
Ten years ago, a tall tower suddenly descended from the sky. At the same time, countless mutant creatures emerged from the tower and began to attack everything they could see.
Of course, this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that these mutated creatures are actually contagious. Gradually, all the creatures in the world, even plants, have been infected and turned into various mutated creatures.
Even the body of a normal person can be infected and turned into a mutant creature.
No one knew why a tall tower suddenly fell from the sky, and no one knew why the tower wanted to destroy the entire civilization.
However, along with the arrival of the tower, there was also an announcement that everyone in the world received in their brains.
This is a trial, a trial of civilization, a competitive game called Arena of Gods and Demons.
Only if they can survive the attacks of the mutant creatures, or even completely eliminate them, and counterattack into the tower, can they be considered to have completed the trial.
From then on, all that remained in Dov's life was escape, endless escape.
He fled the city and hid in the settlement.
The settlement was then breached by mutant creatures, and Dov continued to flee.
In this way, Dov didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky, he escaped from one destroyed settlement after another, but always survived.
Sometimes Dov even thought that it would be easier to just commit suicide. He was really tired of this kind of life.
While Dov was hiding in the cab of the tractor, Lin Xu was also observing the world in the sky.
With the information provided by Xino of the Apocalypse Clan, Lin Xu now knows clearly what happened on this planet.
"Lord Lin Xu, how come the information about the tower's arrival that we got from the civilization on the corpse of the star fish is completely different from that on this planet? When the tower of that civilization arrives, all civilizations can enter the tower trial. The tower will give various rewards, and then arrange for fights between civilizations. But the tower's arrival on this planet directly brought about the attack of mutant creatures. There was no entry into the tower trial, and no fight with other civilizations. The invasion of mutant creatures itself was a game in the God and Demon Arena, but it was not a game between two civilizations, but a game between civilization and mutant creatures. Or can it be called an assessment?" Nanzhu analyzed the differences between the two civilizations.
"The previous civilization was tested in a tower, and the tower would give various abilities as rewards. But this civilization in front of us is accompanied by the invasion of mutant creatures, and a certain proportion of the population of the entire race will awaken various abilities. The gap in all aspects is indeed quite large." Lu Yao also said.
"Is it possible that the Apocalypse Clan has also undergone some changes in the past five thousand years? So the rules of the God and Demon Arena five thousand years ago are completely different from the rules now." Mu Xiyue suddenly said.
"Is the Apocalypse Clan also trying different approaches?" Nanzhu asked thoughtfully.
"But what is the purpose of the Apocalypse Clan in building the God and Demon Arena?" Lu Yao frowned.
"Maybe they are trying to re-upgrade their dimensions and find ways to return to higher-dimensional creatures." Lin Xu said after thinking for a while.
"That's right. Didn't Xino just say that humans don't agree that the God and Demon Arena is the right path, so they chose to leave." Nanzhu clapped his hands and said.
“So, the Apocalypse Clan established the God and Demon Arena for a purpose, and it’s not just for games.” Lu Yao sighed.
"Lord Lin Xu, what should we do to defeat the Apocalypse Clan?" Nanzhu looked at Lin Xu and said.
"I don't know." Lin Xu shook his head and said.
"Huh? You don't know?" Nanzhu was stunned.
"Yeah, I don't know. I don't know much about the Apocalypse Clan. I have no idea about their situation, so how can I judge whether I'm winning or losing?" Lin Xu said as a matter of course.
"What should we do then?" Nanzhu was dumbfounded.
"Just do it normally, according to our ideas, and help that settlement. Whether we win or lose, we can get to know the Apocalypse tribe better and know how different their style of doing things is from ours. And I also have a guess that I want to confirm." Lin Xu said after thinking about it.
"Guess? What guess?" Lu Yao asked.
"How did the Apocalypse Clan achieve a high dimension in the first place? Did they ascend from a low dimension like humans, or were they a high-dimensional race from the beginning?" Lin Xu said thoughtfully.
"You mean, the Apocalypse people might be a naturally high-dimensional race?" Lu Yao's eyes widened.
"It's not clear yet, but some of their behaviors give me such a guess." Lin Xu shook his head and said.
"What kind of performance?" Lu Yao asked.
"Ignorance of intelligent life and civilization, or more precisely, ignorance of low-dimensional civilization," Lin Xu replied.
Dov, who was in the tractor's cockpit, looked dazed and seemed to have fallen asleep for a few seconds, but was soon awakened by the cold wind.
Dov glanced around vigilantly and closed his eyes again. Even if he couldn't sleep, he had to try to close his eyes and rest, otherwise he wouldn't be able to hold on for tomorrow's escape.
However, just as Dov closed his eyes, a voice suddenly sounded in Dov's ears.
"Civilization rescue sign-in system activated, countdown to start: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1"
Dov opened his eyes with a start.
"Who, who's there?"
"The system has been activated. The host can sign in and obtain the items immediately."
This time Dov reacted, the voice seemed to be ringing in his head.
Dov first carefully confirmed that there were no mutant creatures around who were alarmed by the sound he had just made, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Recalling what he had just heard, he hesitated for a moment, and whispered "Sign in".
In an instant, a warm current appeared out of nowhere on Dove's palm.
With a bang, a flame burned from Dov's hand.
"Sign in successfully, gain the supernatural flame burning."
Dov's eyes widened as he looked at the flames rising in his hands.
This is a superpower. It is a magical power that has appeared simultaneously with the catastrophe since the catastrophe began ten years ago.
There are only a few people in the world who possess superpowers, but all of them are the ones living the most comfortable lives in the apocalypse.
Dov had envied those who possessed supernatural powers countless times.
And now, I actually have super powers?
Dov now has only one feeling, that he is going to become rich.
And then, the system's voice continued to sound in his mind.
"Congratulations to the host for completing the first sign-in. You will be rewarded with a lucky draw."
Then, a huge lottery disc appeared in front of Dove.
Of course, it doesn't really exist, but is just an illusion.
Dov tried to reach out and grab it, but failed.
However, this did not prevent Dov from becoming more and more excited as he looked at the various rewards on the disc.
Because the rewards clearly contain more and more different kinds of superpowers.
So Dov couldn't wait to start the lottery.
As the disc turned, the pointer slowed down little by little, and in Dov's excited and nervous eyes, various supernatural powers flashed by, and finally stopped on a drawing.
Dov looked at the design drawing of a certain type of firearm and felt that something was not right with this person.
What do I need this design for?
"Congratulations to the host for winning the gp1002 rifle blueprint. Now a new task is issued."
"Mission content: Go to the Bay Settlement and start production of GP1002 rifles. Achieve a daily production of 1,000 rifles. You will be rewarded with the supernatural sea of fire."
Sea of fire? Is that the supernatural power that made the once-dominant supernatural being, the God of Fire, famous?
That is a power far more powerful than burning fire.
Can I have it now? Dov was suddenly excited.
But after the excitement, the next thing that was depressing was how to complete the production of the rifle? It was also impossible to achieve a daily production of 1,000 rifles.
However, after looking at the sea of fire power again, Dov decided to give it a try.
It's just a matter of producing 1,000 rifles a day! If you think of a way, you can always do it. For the fire sea ability, it's worth it.
Dove was secretly calculating, and he was becoming more and more alert in the darkness.
After randomly throwing a makeshift system at Dov, Lin Xu took Miss Qiu, Nanzhu, Mu Xiyue and Lu Yao away and went straight to the Strait Settlement.
According to the agreement between Lin Xu and Xino, each of them selected a settlement as the base for reviving this civilization.
During the entire action phase, the two can provide guidance but cannot intervene directly, and the family members are not allowed to intervene directly either.
Individuals can be given extraordinary abilities called superpowers, but they cannot exceed a certain limit and there is also a limit on the number.
Scientific and technological information can be donated to settlements, but the technological level must not exceed the original technological level of the civilization.
Therefore, Lin Xu naturally chose to develop industry in the Straits Settlement.
At the same time, in order to stimulate those who obtain technical information, they will work harder to promote industrial development.
Lin Xu adopted a systematic approach, using supernatural powers as bait to lure those who had obtained the technical information, to open factories, establish production lines, and revive civilization.
That’s right, Lin Xu sent out more than one system.
After distributing the system to Dov, Lin Xu and his party quickly arrived at the Strait Settlement.
The system was distributed to many people in the settlement.
The systems were distributed on a large scale all of a sudden, and many people woke up to find themselves with a magical system.
Everyone chose to keep it secret, after all, no one wants their secret to be known by others.
There are even some workers and students who live in the same dormitory in the settlement. There are several people in one dormitory, and each person has a system.
But everyone pretended nothing happened and no one exposed their system.
I even hid in bed every day to study, fantasizing that I was the protagonist.
He had no idea that the guy in the next bed, who was curled up in the quilt and grinning foolishly, also thought he was the protagonist.
In short, in a short period of time, the entire Straits settlement became much more vibrant than before.
In the settlement that used to be like a stagnant pool, people are now starting to prepare to build a factory.
And it wasn't just one or two factories, but a large number of factories that started construction at the same time.
For a time, even the entire market became much more prosperous.
There used to be many mercenaries who went out of the settlement to hunt mutant creatures and live on the edge of a knife.
Now they have started to participate in the construction of factories and have a stable job.
Large-scale construction is underway throughout the settlement.
This is the scene that Lin Xu saw after staying in the Strait Settlement for a few days and spreading out a large number of systems.
Not only that, Lin Xu also saw Dov, his first person to distribute the system, who has now successfully arrived at the Strait Settlement and is recruiting people to start making rifles.
Of course, he himself had no money to hire people, but he directly found rich people to invest.
After all, with his current identity as a superpower, there are still many wealthy people willing to invest in him.
But even so, Dove's firearms production soon fell into trouble.
Due to the decline of civilization and the shutdown of various basic industrial facilities, there is no basic industry in the Straits Settlement that can produce a firearms production line.
If you want to make a rifle, you can only use the backward method of making it entirely by hand.
Under such circumstances, wanting to produce 1,000 units a day is simply a pipe dream.
"Without basic industries, it is indeed an impossible task to manufacture production lines!" Nanzhu sighed.
"No, it's not that there is no solution." Lin Xu shook his head, having a different opinion.
