Chapter 296: The Nimer Civilization

"Badass!" Ma Long roared suddenly after gulping down a large can of beer.

"Ma Long, are you crazy!" Sheng Man couldn't help but say.

Ma Long jumped straight up, suddenly walked to the elevator entrance, then turned around and imitated Li Hao's expression, "At that time, Hao Ge had exactly this expression. His gaze swept over, and the bustling venue instantly went quiet. Those arrogant gods stood solemnly; Fan Liweite, Basta, Romero, Dumela, they were like they were welcoming the arrival of a king. At that moment, my head was buzzing, and I completely couldn't catch my breath."

Huo Ying also couldn't help but stand up, imitating Li Hao's posture, and looked around the room, "Everyone sit down... At that moment, my heart almost jumped out. My first reaction at the time was whether I would be beaten up by the crowd for acting so cool. These were all top kings from the Four Great Federations, and then they just sat down obediently. Damn, I've never seen such a scene in my life."

Sheng Man and the others hadn't noticed so many details, but thinking about it now, it really wasn't just normally terrifying. These were all super stars who could usually only be seen on television, and among them were two MVPs of the S Tournament Solar System Grand Finals—they were bona fide big shots.

"The true god has returned!" Huo Ying said, "Hao Ge, mighty! Oh, why did you kick me, Naiyi?"

Zhou Naiyi had already returned to calm, "If you keep blowing smoke, he won't know how much he'll float. Don't think the wrong way; there is more wariness and importance in this than anything else. There isn't that much drama. They will treat us as their biggest opponent; the ones who need to be wary should be us."

One sentence brought everyone back to reality. Acting cool is truly cool, and the thrill is also real, but what happens after the thrill?

Will the other side rub them into the ground for real?

Huo Ying's dark face twitched, and his sturdy frame suddenly gave a cold shudder, "This is the first time I've felt that getting injured is a good thing."

Cheng Konghai smiled slightly, "Soldiers come, block them; water comes, cover it with earth. The Titan people are fine, they are neutral. The Moon and Mars are both opponents; at most, we'll just fight them to the death."

Ma Long and the others looked at each other, "Ant, I don't feel at all like you are comforting us. It's just an exchange tournament, isn't it?"

Cheng Konghai shook his head seriously, "Everyone must be careful during training and sparring. Really, they will definitely weigh us up, and they won't go easy."

Everyone couldn't laugh anymore. Since when could they be weighed up by opponents of this level?

"Um, can I not participate?" Zuo Xiaotang asked after hesitating for a long time.

"That should be impossible. According to the routine, everyone has to participate; we can't be deserters," Tan Ziyuan said, "If we all work hard together, there must be a way."

"Zuo Xiaotang, show your manly spirit! Didn't they all say you are very special, with infinite potential? This exchange tournament is just the right time to let them see it. I'll cheer for you!" Lu Lingxiao said while waving her fist.

Zuo Xiaotang grinned and scratched his head embarrassedly, "I'll try my best not to hold us back."

Sheng Man stood up, "I don't think we need to be discouraged, and there's even less need to feel pressured. When school started this year, did we ever think that one day we would be able to play in an exchange tournament with the Heavenly King Fan Liweite and the Wolf King Basta? This is probably something you could wake up laughing from in a dream, but we are standing here today. Regardless of whether it's because of Li Hao, at the very least, relying on Li Hao alone is not enough. Being able to be here is our victory; the rest is just to fight. Every step forward is a victory!"

"Nothing to worry about, they are all losers to the Second Brother. Just do it!" Cheng Konghai had long been eager to try.

The others followed with a guilty shout of slogans to anesthetize themselves. Shouting is one thing, but when they returned to their rooms and were left alone, they really had to ponder carefully how to deal with these top experts.

Ma Long followed Sheng Man to her room. Sheng Man wanted to chase him away, but Ma Laoshi had already entered with a cheeky grin. He looked at his Skycom happily—it was so awesome. He had taken a photo casually, and of course, it "inadvertently" revealed the angles of Fan Liweite and Basta. Then, the likes exceeded ten thousand, and the comments were a huge pile. Sigh, brothers are too snobbish.

Sheng Man was right. Back when school just started, he just wanted to be a good Photography Club Group Leader and take the junior girls to see the world. How did he end up here after all this tossing and turning?

"What are you thinking about, Ma Laoshi?" Sheng Man's eyes were also burning with charm; people are exceptionally attractive when they are excited.

"A bit excited, a bit unreal," Ma Long laughed, "Feels like I woke up from a dream."

"It won't be. Our Ma Laoshi is amazing!" Sheng Man leaned against Ma Long and rubbed his face, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Actually, Sheng Man understood Ma Long; his showing off was also a way to relieve stress.

"My ability is too useless, I'm holding everyone back," Ma Long was actually quite bothered by his Healing Ability. It was trash; it was useless in mecha combat. Once advanced mechas came out, it would be even more of a waste. Some abilities just weren't compatible with mechas, and he was one of them. It was more than just a tragedy.

"Don't think like that. Your potential might be something even you don't know, but Li Hao definitely knows. He actually had more choices, but he pulled you out of the Starship Department; he must believe you can do it. Always believe in yourself. Do you know when you are the most handsome?"

"During two-person sports?" In this regard, Ma Laoshi considered his level to be crushing to the masses.

"Pfft, what are you thinking about? It's that time when you are always full of confidence. Although you're a bit silly, you're just very handsome," Sheng Man said, "You don't know how cool your gaze was when you looked down on the world on stage during the school anniversary."

Ma Laoshi fell into deep thought. Did he have that? It seemed like he was just scanning for beauties... not important, it's all about the same.

Looking at the rarely tender Sheng Man beside him, Ma Laoshi's eyeballs rolled around.

"Manman, how about we make a bet?"

"What crooked idea are you having again?"

"How could that be? I want to get some motivation. If I can hold out through this exchange tournament, how about you give me a reward?"

"Look at your ambition. Hold out? I thought you were going to challenge Fan Liweite one-on-one!" Sheng Man rolled her eyes at Ma Long, "Tell me, what do you want?"

Ma Long immediately perked up and sat upright, "Black and white pairing!"

"Hmph, can you handle it?" Sheng Man looked at her own slender, beautiful legs.

"Just kidding. The number one romantic of Tianjing is going to try his hand today."

As he spoke, Ma Long lunged at Sheng Man, but Sheng Man dodged to the door and opened it, "Ma Laoshi, please. You need to be fully focused. Please do not run around in girls' rooms during the exchange tournament."

"No way, that ruthless?"

"It is just that ruthless. Hurry up and go!"

Ma Laoshi moved his butt reluctantly. Sheng Man kissed Ma Long's face, "Brother, go for it!"

By the time Ma Laoshi's spirit was jolted, he had already been pushed out the door.

Ma Laoshi let out a long sigh. It's over, he's been handled. Black and white pairing, damn it, fight for it!

Xilian had already arrived at the destination with Li Hao, Fan Liweite, and the others. Since they were here, they would settle in; these people would not retreat.

According to time calculations, they had very likely arrived at the dark side of the Moon. This was the Meraphis Family's underground experimental base.

It was brightly lit, as if on the surface, with all kinds of vegetation and buildings standing tall. This was a small underground experimental base, like a small city. All the staff were busy, and all kinds of robots were shuttling back and forth freely.

In the process of human development, some very powerful technologies were banned: intelligent robots, virtual life worlds, human cloning technology, Artificial Human technology, and so on.

It wasn't that these technologies were bad, but that they would cause the collapse of human order. Once an intelligent robot became as intelligent as a living being, the problems that would arise were something humans themselves could not bear. They were strictly restricted and under strict control.

Virtual life worlds, EMPs also belonged to virtual world technology, but they were within a controllable range, and some research also required their use. But that kind of virtual world was completely banned. Once opened, it would cause the collapse of real life. Once humans obtained complete satisfaction in the virtual world, the meaning of survival would cease to exist.

Cloning technology and Artificial Human technology were both ethical and species issues.

The existence of the city before them clearly broke some taboos in many aspects. Dita was truly dumbfounded and wanted to say something, but she found that the people around her didn't care.

Tianqi Humans basically had no sense of rules; they had their own set of cognition.

Xilian smiled slightly and led everyone all the way to the central building. Even after arriving here, they still had to go through layers of checks, finally arriving in front of a laboratory. Many staff members were busy. In the center was a huge circular disk, about ten meters in diameter, with many staff members around it doing maintenance.

"Xilian, are you showing off your wealth by going to such great lengths?" Romero said lightly.

The group stood in front of the tempered glass for a while, not knowing what these people were busy with.

Xilian smiled and snapped his fingers, "Venus, explain it to the guests."

"Yes, Master." A gentle female voice sounded. A cute little elf with transparent wings appeared. Immediately following, the room where everyone was located became completely dark, and in the next second, everything around them disappeared, as if they were suddenly placed in the Void.

"Fifty-six years ago, Humans discovered a Wormhole at the edge of the Solar System, launched secret research surrounding the Wormhole, and relied on the Wormhole and the coordinates of Kepler to complete the first galactic jump," as the speaker said this, the surroundings had already changed into a spaceport near the Wormhole.

"After research, we discovered that this Wormhole was artificial, not natural; it was created and used by some kind of creature. We performed reverse positioning on it and found the corresponding coordinates for Earth," Venus said, and immediately the scene shifted again, arriving above the ocean of Earth, "We explored the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for five years and finally found that this was a great discovery."

"Venus landed on Xilian's shoulder, leaning affectionately against Xilian, and Xilian smiled slightly," "Everyone, long before us Humans, Earth had already seen prosperous civilizations. The legendary Atlantis civilization, Maya civilization, Sanxingdui civilization, and so on—in fact, these legends all come from the same civilization. And this civilization is different from us; they were not a land-based civilization, but an oceanic civilization. To be precise, they were an amphibious civilization that originated in the ocean, which I call the Nimeier Civilization."