From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 846 - 496: The Situation and the Future of Humanity
The information spoken by Lu Heng made every senior staff present feel like their heads were about to explode.
After the Zero Civilization, another high-level civilization emerged, and the information was equally scarce.
The Creator Organization has existed on Blue Star for over two years, meaning that the Star Realm Merchants discovered Blue Star at the early stage of the Abyss invasion.
After discovering humans, this high-level civilization, like a neutral one, barely appeared before humans, apart from establishing an organization.
This made Lu Heng feel puzzled.
So far, the two high-level civilizations discovered have shown strange attitudes when encountering other civilizations.
The Zero Civilization is very much like extreme isolationism, almost not contacting other civilizations and being completely closed off.
The Star Realm Merchants are not as closed off as the Zero Civilization, but they also don’t provide help to other civilizations.
Establishing the Crystal Core Dark Network seems like a kind of business behavior model for the Star Realm Merchants.
Also, since the Creator Organization suffered severe damage, the Crystal Core Dark Network has been in a semi-paralyzed state.
Countries and forces have started using other trading channels for Crystal Core transactions, and fewer Superpower Users use the Crystal Core Dark Network.
Even when Lawrence Phoenix was in danger, he didn’t seek help from the Star Realm Merchants.
Perhaps he did seek help, but didn’t receive any.
The Star Realm Merchants seem more like indifferent bystanders, offering no help even to those who work for them.
This civilization is equally strange.
It’s hard for Lu Heng to think from their perspective; perhaps that’s the difference in thinking between humans and high-level civilizations.
Since the Abyss Descent, Lu Heng has always upheld an idea: to unite other civilizations, a group seeking ways to resist the Abyss, and for this, the Sword Holder was established.
If Lu Heng discovers a civilization with a level lower than humans, as long as this civilization stands on the side against the Abyss, he will try his best to help it.
Offer knowledge and ideas, make them stronger, and together seek ways to resist the Abyss.
However, the Zero Civilization and the Star Realm Merchants don’t act this way at all.
Why is this happening?
Is it the arrogance of high-level civilizations? Or other reasons?
This is Lu Heng’s doubt and also the doubt of Qi Jinhui and other senior staff.
Similar topics are frequently discussed in the Battle Zone Staff.
The advisory group led by Qi Jinhui often splits into smaller groups to analyze the behavior of the Zero Civilization logically, with one group simulating the thought process of the Zero Civilization.
Similar discussions have been held many times, always concluding the same, unable to analyze the reason for the Zero Civilization’s behavior.
Compared to the Zero Civilization, the Star Realm Merchants are not as closed off; this is a high-level civilization that does come into contact with lower civilizations, but not extensively.
The appearance of the Star Realm Merchants led Lu Heng, Qi Jinhui, and the senior staff present to a new conclusion.
That is, the Star Realm Merchants do not have the ability to purify the Abyss, and by the same logic, it’s guessed that the Zero Civilization doesn’t either.
Although there is no definitive evidence that the Star Realm Merchants became a wandering civilization because of the Abyss, this speculation was given by the Zero Civilization, so the accuracy should not be low.
If this is the case, it means that the Star Realm Merchant Civilization likely had to abandon their original home due to Abyssal Contamination and wander in the rifts of the Star Realm.
Then, it’s highly likely that the Zero Civilization also doesn’t have the ability to purify the Abyss.
From this, it can be speculated that the extreme closure of the Zero Civilization might be related to the Abyss?
Can such extreme closure as the Zero Civilization’s resist the Abyss invasion?
No matter what this answer is, it no longer helps humans.
Blue Star has already been invaded by the Abyss, with the land area contaminated increasing; even if humans have the ability to close off Blue Star, they can no longer stop the Abyss’s erosion.
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After reporting the information on the Star Realm Merchants and the Bloodline World battlefield, Lu Heng left the confidential meeting room and then met Li Guining’s adjutant.
After greeting, the adjutant took Lu Heng to Li Guining’s office for tea.
Li Guining started with some pleasantries: "Was this recruitment dangerous?"
Lu Heng casually replied: "It was fine, thrilling but not dangerous."
Li Guining began to shift to the main topic: "I heard some details about the high-level civilizations you discussed. I leave the detailed information for Qi’s staff to explore; I’d like to discuss the future situation with you."
Having a comprehensive view is what a Battle Zone Chief should focus on, and in this regard, Li Guining has always been very accurate.
He pushed the strong tea prepared by the adjutant towards Lu Heng and continued:
"These past few years, the world has changed so much, and we’ve constantly adjusted our mindset to adapt.
"The emergence of the Zero Civilization has led this change towards a more unpredictable direction.
"Now there’s also the emergence of the Star Realm Merchant Civilization. Where do you think we should go from here?"
Lu Heng pondered briefly, didn’t answer directly, and instead asked back: "When you say ’we’, who are you referring to?"
This "we" is certainly not as simple as "you and me."
"We" can represent a group, be it a small one, a large one, or even a mega group.
In Li Guining’s context, this "we" could mean the Southern War Zone, Da Xia, or even the entirety of human civilization.
Li Guining displayed a smile, chuckling: "Sometimes, I really feel you’re like an old soul."
