Chapter 71: World Wonder: Lighthouse of the Beyond

The Old World is indeed not a very friendly place, Li Ang is certain of this.

After establishing a civilization, Li Ang has finally transformed from a nomadic chieftain into a recognized civilization, one that might be recorded in the cultural archives of various nations. At least the records of Bretonnia will note a Star-Bearer heading toward Chaos in the Broken Lands.

But this does not mean that everyone knows, nor does it mean that once you become a civilization, people's attitudes toward you will instantly change by three hundred and sixty degrees.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of the civilization interaction panel that Li Ang has realized more profoundly just how terrible his environment is.

Sometimes the ignorance of humans is also a source of happiness; perhaps this state implies just that.

"Civilization Interaction List: Bretonnia: Cold (If you return the Holy Grail to Bretonnia, the other party will hold a meeting to decide whether to engage in friendly interaction)

Chaos Warband: Hatred (They will not accept any communication)

Sea Elf: Hostile (They will take any action to retaliate against your disrespect. Before confirming that you are a higher-order creature, they will not feel any regret or need for communication regarding their actions.) Norsca Tribe: Reverence (You can choose to have your leader request a confederation with their leader.) Special Advent Creature: Curious (You believe these beings might be your own kind, and they do not intend to attack your territory. If the timing is right, perhaps trade is possible.) Other regions and civilizations have not yet been contacted; you need to dispatch an envoy mission to begin diplomatic activities."

On the map, Li Ang marked his location based on his own knowledge and the data he found in the player library back then, and then, without surprise, discovered that his area looked unbelievably small.

Li Ang is not surprised by this; everything is difficult at the start, after all. At least he has already built a civilization and has a good start; that counts as success. As for the map size, which civilization's creation didn't look tiny at the beginning? As long as there is a sufficiently glorious future, that is enough.

Then there is the indifference of other civilizations toward him, which Li Ang is also very clear about.

After all, he has been wandering around the Arctic circle; he knows the people inside the pole clearly, but he has no idea what it is like outside. It is understandable to have such a thin diplomatic panel.

But the one thing he cannot understand is what kind of mindset or thoughts those shitty Sea Elves have to be blocking his Norsca Tribe migration ships, blocking his doorstep, and treating him like a primitive person and chicken feed. Forget about executing the original plan; now it is even difficult to find people.

The initial trade route to Bretonnia was blocked by the Sea Elves, and the player routes in the Frozen Sea and Siren Sea were also harassed by the Sea Elves. To pass safely, Li Ang would have to dedicate a ship to clear the way and fight along the route for the Sea Elves' schemes to fail. However, this kind of unrestricted behavior itself has a huge impact on Li Ang's architectural development.

The Sea Elves are nomads within the ocean; they just find a place to station themselves and then extort or eat people, and that is that. They claim to be Elves, but they have low morals and corrupt personalities; the Elves basically do not recognize them.

But the place chosen as a pasture is in for a stroke of terrible luck.

And without a doubt, the Star-Bearer is this place in for a stroke of terrible luck. For the Sea Elves, the prey's resistance only makes them more excited.

They claim to inherit hunting traditions from ancient times, which makes them have a peculiar arrogance and disdain for all creatures. Therefore, after the Sea Elves confirmed that the Star-Bearer was not some top-tier major power, they didn't even have the thought of communicating and started blocking the door, planning to eat his people.

After various operations over nearly half a month had no effect, Li Ang figured it out.

He finally realized how this savage game should be played. I won't worry about the Chaos Wasteland and road development for now; I will kill you all first, and then proceed with development—that is much better.

"On the outskirts of the Landing Site, I plan to establish a shipyard and build ships. You all might have to suffer a bit then. And I plan to start a new round of Wonder construction; the existence of those Sea Elves has too great an impact on us."

Li Ang, inside the Observatory, took a breath, calmed his emotions, looked at the people around him, and said in a low voice:

"Up to now, every ship for external communication and trade must be accompanied by fifty Star-Bearer members to provide resistance. They should not have been consumed on this. The more ships, the more population we consume. Just to maintain the Norsca Tribe migration route, we have already consumed over two thousand people."

"Those Sea Elves have no intention of negotiating with us, nor do they view us as objects capable of communication. They think we are a group of savages, a group of incompetent cowards. Then we can only respond to them in a way they can understand."

"We must build a fleet, a fleet to hunt down the Sea Elves. We must use our own sturdy ships and powerful cannons to maintain our dignity."

"I have already sent the news regarding the Wonder into your minds. If you have any opinions, we can talk about it."

Although it is an absolute monarchy, Li Ang still gave these people full respect.

Unimaginable knowledge was once again poured into everyone's brains; that basic construction knowledge and line of thought instantly made them understand what an astonishing product the Wonder Li Ang wanted to build was.

"World Wonder: Lighthouse of the Beyond — Tartarus"

"Introduction: This lighthouse is not a research achievement of humans, but a beacon initially researched by benevolent beings within Subspace when they wanted to communicate with the outside world. In that era, the world had not yet fallen into an era of strife; people carried beautiful blessings and wishes, hoping that the world could be connected together through this lighthouse and never be separated again. But with the progress of the Great War, this wish has become a curse."

"Requirements: The first stage is 200,000 Magic, 450,000 Productivity, 20,000 Stone, 20,000 Iron Ore, 30,000 Silver Ore, 30,000 Gold Ore, 20,000 Copper Ore. After completion, it consumes 500 points of Magic daily. For every Wonder level increased, all consumption is calculated by multiplying by ten."

"Effect: Adds the 'Psychic Torch' guidance trait to all ships within the faction."

"Under the effect of the Psychic Torch, within the guidance range of the Lighthouse of the Beyond, ships will never lose their way, and the needle will stably point to the location of the Lighthouse of the Beyond. All creatures will instinctively repel attacking the ship and refuse to engage in combat against it. Ship speed is increased by one-third of the original design by default, and it is also treated as a fortress unit."

"First-stage Wonder effect range: All waters within a radius of five thousand kilometers."

"..."

Feeling the powerful ability of the Wonder, even Wufuruike, who had returned, gasped, clearly understanding Li Ang's determination to kill all the Sea Elves.

APP readers can see the general map in the work-related section!

(End of chapter)