Chapter 127

Even if the other party has ascended the Heaven's Pride List, it is no exception!

Qin Mu looked at the excited Chu Tiange.

He nodded slightly.

Then he asked, "When will the next matches take place, and what is the competition format?"

According to custom.

The competition format for the finals of the Civilization War changes every year.

Many are even decided on the spot.

Hearing this, Chu Tiange smiled and replied, "After the group stage ends, the ranking stage will follow. You have two weeks of rest this time to prepare for the upcoming matches."

Qin Mu nodded thoughtfully.

Two weeks of time means that 14 years can pass on Blue Star.

He also has sufficient time to help Blue Star continue to climb the technological ladder.

He only heard Chu Tiange continue, "As for the format, it is announced on the spot every year, so it is currently unknown."

This is also a feature of the Civilization War.

The content of the ranking stage in the finals...

Is different every year.

Sometimes it tests combat power, sometimes the degree of world perfection, and sometimes the overall level of the world's living beings.

After listening, Qin Mu.

Nodded.

The reason he asked these things...

Is mainly because the champion this time receives a reward of a full one hundred portions of origin!

It is of great help to the perfection of the technological universe.

Although technological civilization is good.

Compared to other extraordinary civilizations, its speed of consuming resources is terrifying.

To develop rapidly...

One must have massive resources!

Meanwhile.

The Hall of Civilizations.

In the competition committee office.

Feng Ping returned here and immediately summoned the members of the competition committee.

To hold a meeting and discuss the format for the upcoming ranking stage.

Every year's Civilization War.

Is decided on the spot based on the situation of that year's contestants.

"I think, why don't we just do the same as last year and continue to focus on testing combat power?"

"I think the degree of world perfection can be a key focus!"

"For a perfected civilization world, the overall quality of the living beings is also very important!"

"..."

Everyone expressed their own opinions and shared their views.

And Feng Ping sat at the head of the table.

Listening to everyone's opinions, he frowned.

These suggestions were all a bit cliché.

They had been used countless times before.

After thinking for a moment.

He said in a deep voice, "I have a brand new proposal..."

Subsequently.

He laid out the competition format he had been pondering for a long time.

The eyes of everyone on the competition committee instantly lit up.

They unanimously passed this brand new competition format.

Jiangcheng University.

Dormitory.

After the group stage ended.

Qin Mu returned directly here.

The first thing he did was to immerse his mind and enter the technological universe.

With a thought.

He stepped onto Blue Star.

The time span had already passed two years.

During these two years.

Blue Star had changed with each passing day, and all kinds of great changes occurred frequently.

One modern steel city after another rose from the ground, spreading across the Great Yan Kingdom.

Once the steam revolution appeared, it ignited the entire Blue Star.

Causing Blue Star's power...

To rise directly from animal and human power to mechanical power.

Factories were everywhere.

The steam train network covered the entire Great Yan.

On the roads paved with cement, the latest generation of steam cars traveled back and forth.

In a daze, Qin Mu even thought he had traveled back to his previous life.

Today's Blue Star...

Was already equivalent to the level of development on Earth in the 16th or 17th century.

At this time.

Great Yan Kingdom, Imperial Palace Hall.

The ministers knelt before the aged Yan, presenting the latest development report for the third quarter of the Great Yan Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, in the three months of the third quarter, the number of inventions and creations nationwide has increased by 9.2%, among which dozens of inventions have significant help for people's livelihood and military, and are being arranged for practical application."

"The total agricultural production value within the Great Yan Kingdom has achieved a growth of over 20%, and the current annual food production can already feed 1.5 billion people!"

"In terms of steel and military industrial output, the Great Yan Kingdom has also achieved a 15% growth, an increase compared to the previous quarter."

"In the field of navigation..."

The ministers below were recounting the achievements made by the Great Yan Kingdom.

And Yan was listening carefully.

After all the data had been reported.

He frowned and asked, "Is there any progress at the Research Institute?"

What he was asking about...

Was the Research Institute's progress on the three technologies.

Two years ago.

The God had once descended an oracle, telling him the direction of future technological development.

Transmitting sound over a thousand miles, flying through the sky and burrowing into the earth, and diving into the deep sea.

After returning from the temple.

He immediately listed these three things as key development technologies.

And ordered the Great Yan Research Institute to study them with full effort.

The people from the Great Yan Research Institute heard this and immediately stepped out from the ranks of ministers.

Kneeling and prostrating in the hall.

"Replying to Your Majesty, among the three technologies, the one with the fastest progress is currently transmitting sound over a thousand miles. We have tried 11,643 types of materials and have finally made some breakthroughs in the research direction."

Transmitting sound over a thousand miles.

Refers to being able to transmit sound and communicate even when separated by thousands of miles.

In the past.

The people of Great Yan would never have dared to believe such a thing.

But as the wind of technology deepens in people's hearts and steam engines spread throughout the world.

Many people firmly believe.

As long as technology continues to develop, transmitting sound over a thousand miles can also become a reality!

"After the screening of these materials, we have narrowed the scope of research and focused on finding carrier materials that can conduct sound."

The people from the Great Yan Research Institute continued to report, "As long as we find materials that can conduct sound, we can truly realize transmitting sound over a thousand miles."

Yan listened to the Research Institute's reply and nodded silently.

Indeed.

Only two years have passed.

Being able to achieve such a breakthrough is already very rare.

After all...

In his impression, transmitting sound over a thousand miles could be called a divine method.

It was an immortal technique that only those in the immortal cultivation world could master!

Subsequently.

Yan took a deep breath.

He said in a deep voice, "Since the research direction has been locked, then... issue a reward and announce it to the world."

"If anyone can find the most suitable carrier for conducting sound, I will surely reward them heavily, granting official titles and noble ranks; I will not be stingy with titles of nobility!"

Soon.

An imperial edict was issued from the palace.

Announcing it to the world.

People in the private sector who were proficient in technology joined the research ranks one after another.

Searching for the most suitable carrier for conducting sound.

Great Yan Calendar Year 77.

Great Yan Kingdom, Southern City.

With the laying of various steam railway tracks, Southern City, located at a transportation hub...

Rose rapidly due to its superior geographical location.

It became the largest city in the south.

Southern City had a population of over one million.

The city's development already had the shadow of a modern city.

The cement streets were clean and tidy.

The shops on both sides were bustling.

This was also the city with the most complex population structure within the Great Yan Kingdom.

Because...

Many of the captives from the extraordinary worlds conquered by the Great Yan Kingdom settled in this city.

One could often see the figures of martial artists, immortal cultivators, giants, and mages here.

However...

Compared to the people of the Great Yan Kingdom, their personal rights were strictly restricted.

Their household registration was not that of a normal citizen.

But a captive registration!

According to the provisions of the "Great Yan Law".

They needed to serve thirty years of labor before they could change from a captive registration to a commoner.

In a dilapidated house in the city.

Shen Lian, an immortal cultivator, was reading a book with great concentration.

Other immortal cultivators living with him saw his obsessed appearance...

And couldn't help but shake their heads.

"Shen Lian, what's the use of reading these heavenly books all day?"

"Yeah, get some rest early, we have to get up early tomorrow to go lay tracks."

"Speaking of which, life in this Great Yan Kingdom is really convenient..."

"It's much better than our original immortal cultivation world. Toothbrushes, washbasins, steam cars, trains—the immortal cultivation world didn't have these things."

"..."

With the assimilation over these years.

These immortal cultivators had gradually adapted to life in Great Yan.

In Great Yan.

All kinds of life were extremely convenient.

And they only needed to complete the prescribed labor every day, and could plan their own time at other times.

If they encountered any conflict...

They could just call the Great Yan patrol team at any time.

Without worrying about being envied by others or having their treasures stolen.

Here.

Life and private property were above all else and inviolable.

It was completely different from the immortal cultivation world where human life was as cheap as grass.

The most authoritative entity was not some sect.

But the Great Yan imperial court!

"You guys go to sleep first, I'll sleep after I finish this volume of physics."

Shen Lian glanced at his companions and immersed himself again in the world of knowledge in his hands.

More than ten years ago.

The immortal cultivation world was destroyed.

Two hundred thousand immortal cultivators were captured and brought to the Great Yan Kingdom.

He was one of them.

As a defeated person and a captive, he originally thought his remaining life would be very miserable.

But he didn't expect...

The Great Yan Kingdom did not treat them too harshly.

It only stipulated their status and the labor they needed to undertake every day.

At other times, they could move freely.

In the years he had lived here.

He had witnessed the magical Great Yan and its rapid development.

Almost every year.

The Great Yan Kingdom would undergo earth-shaking changes.

He could feel that the Great Yan Kingdom was becoming strong at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Strong troops and sturdy horses, a wealthy country and strong people.

And all of this was brought about by "science," which was believed in by all of Great Yan.

Gradually.

He began to take an interest in science.