Facing the Apocalypse with My Other Selves-Chapter 578 - 325: Publicizing the Existence of the Association (Part 2)

"They are indeed dangerous, but not in a conventional sense of danger," interstellar world Shen Yu noted with a bit of helplessness. "In fact, this civilization has a very high reputation."

"..." Shen Yu fell silent once more.

He realized that his understanding of the interstellar world was still insufficient.

However, interstellar world Shen Yu provided a detailed explanation.

"They do not promote their model through force or deceit; quite the opposite, they actively showcase the superiority of their approach. In fact, they are very passionate, gentle, and understanding in their dealings with others. Many civilizations moved from initial resistance to yearning, to ultimately joining them, without any coercion or invasion involved…"

It must be admitted that this model does possess a certain sense of superiority.

The inclusion of everyone does not mean completely abandoning oneself.

It's more about maximizing integration.

In fact, it somewhat resembles those Daluo Golden Immortals with countless avatars.

What you face is just an avatar, but in reality, you are also facing its true self.

"I roughly understand," Shen Yu pondered for a moment and nodded slightly, offering his suggestion. "The characteristics of these civilizations indeed differ greatly from ordinary intelligent life societies, but in my view, these so-called differences can also find certain commonalities in the Extraordinary Path."

Interstellar world Shen Yu slightly furrowed his brows.

He seemed to be contemplating.

Shen Yu spoke again, "You have had close cooperation with the Wizard Civilization, so you should also understand the diversity within it. Many wizards, from the perspective of normal human understanding, are also incomprehensible. Yet, on the Extraordinary Path, they still exist and continuously explore forward."

"I understand what you mean," interstellar world Shen Yu finally exhaled a long breath. "Although there are significant differences between the technological path and the Extraordinary Path, there are indeed many common points. When facing these technological civilizations, we can still respond using previous methods."

"However, the characteristics of those civilizations are ultimately unfamiliar to us," Shen Yu reminded him. "To achieve the same effect, we cannot be stingy with the Gray Mist."

"I understand," interstellar world Shen Yu nodded slightly.

He had already understood how to proceed.

No matter what, for the Association to want to discover, for the myriad worlds to wish to solve the apocalypse with fewer costs, ignoring these technologically advanced civilizations with abundant reserves was impossible.

After returning to his world, interstellar world Shen Yu called another meeting.

This meeting was different from before; it was not public, nor was it so grandiose.

The participants were only all the advanced civilizations that had already joined the Advanced Civilization Federation.

There were twelve in total.

Yes, there were a few more now.

After all the representatives of the civilizations arrived, interstellar world Shen Yu carefully observed these civilizations.

To be honest, in terms of appearance, most of these civilizations looked nothing like humans.

They even challenged the limits of life itself.

For instance, one appeared like a lump of mud, without any aesthetic appeal.

Another had countless "thin threads" on its body, resembling a strangely shaped jellyfish, which, even from a human aesthetic perspective, was somewhat creepy.

It can be said that in such a world devoid of Extraordinary Power, the initial forms and appearances of all civilizations were not that different.

However, once the technological road reached a certain point, almost all civilizations faced the same dilemma.

The limits of carbon-based life and the gap between it and powerful technological creations.

On one hand, there were weapons capable of destroying worlds; on the other, fragile divine bodies and even self-awareness susceptible to shattering with a single strike.

In the face of such a vast disparity, almost all civilizations explored how to become stronger.

Not only the body but also consciousness. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

This is why many advanced civilizations ultimately discarded individual emotions.

In the pure technological path, individual emotions bring significant defects to the stability of individuals.

They may even lead to self-destruction.

However, on the Extraordinary Path, this is entirely different.

Those on the Extraordinary Path seek to enhance themselves in various ways. Emotions are also a part of the self and even support the core of the Extraordinary Path.

"Since you have chosen to join the Advanced Civilization Federation, you have decided to stand with us," he said slowly. "In that case, it is time for you to know some hidden information—about our true identity."

All the civilization representatives remained silent.

They listened.

Joining the Advanced Civilization Federation, especially after receiving the previous development orders, gave them a deeper understanding of these people's identities.

"To put it simply, most of what we discussed before was true, but we overlooked one thing—we, the saviors from the Second Universe, are not natives of your world but come from beyond," interstellar world Shen Yu said slowly.

Back when they fabricated the Second Universe Crisis, they had already thought of the follow-up.

After all, some lies cannot last forever.

And the lies that can persist forever have already become reality.

The birth of the Second Universe and the presence of the Heavenly Dao consciousness, those are reality.

No changes are necessary.

The only change needed is their identity, which is also the real truth.

"Our faction is called the All Heavens End-of-the-World Civilization Mutual Aid Association…" interstellar world Shen Yu finally introduced this concept, feeling waves of relief.

In any case, they had finally reached this point.

The revelation of the Association's existence.

This is a crucial step for any civilization within the Association.

And as interstellar world Shen Yu narrated, these civilizations in front of him finally understood the kind of world unfolding before them!

Unexpectedly, the first to speak up wasn't another civilization; it was the collective consciousness civilization that interstellar world Shen Yu mentioned to Shen Yu not long ago.

This civilization's name is "Gari."

Gari is both the civilization's name and the collective name of every member of this civilization.

The representative standing in front of interstellar world Shen Yu looked like a giant arthropod.

Something like a beetle.

But everyone understood that even if it was a beetle, or even a tree standing there, it could represent the entire Gari Civilization.

The beetle is just an external manifestation of Gari Civilization chasing diverse information.

"If we stand on a bigger stage, indeed, our universe needs integration, unification, and a collective will representing us to strive for greater interests and achieve bigger goals." Gari waved its forelimbs, mimicking human gestures, bowing to interstellar world Shen Yu. "We, the Gari Civilization, agree with your leadership and offer unwavering support."

"..." Interstellar world Shen Yu looked at the beetle for a long time before slowly saying, "I am honored."

He always had the idea of connecting himself to the collective consciousness of the Gari Civilization.

Given his level as a Daluo Golden Immortal, there is a high chance he wouldn't be assimilated by the collective consciousness; rather, he could fully control and devour them.

However, interstellar world Shen Yu understood that he was not just himself.

Any change in perception might impact other Shen Yu.

Moreover, interstellar world Shen Yu wasn't sure if his thought logic and emotional patterns were compatible with such a collective consciousness.

So he decided to let it go.

But if the Gari Civilization was truly willing to follow him, that was indeed good news.

By this moment, other civilization representatives also started to express their opinions one by one.