hotmtlnovel Chapter 1914: Ruins
Chapter 1914: Ruins
Chapter 1914: Ruins
This is a poem that describes the city in the clouds.
"The earth is beneath the clouds, and above the endless white clouds, giants made of white jade are singing and dancing."
"The friendly giant invited the mortals and gave them gold and the blessing of a brother"
The poem is long and its grammar is subtle, but at 3,000 words, it tells a story of a prosperous giant.
A subspecies of giants in the story, they are friendly and good at art. They hold various dances and performances in their own city in the clouds, and even actively invite mortals, dragons, and beasts to participate, and give "blessings" and wealth to the final winner.
Sound good?
"The cloud chariots of the celestial villains constantly patrol the world, hunting down the creatures of the earth for their own amusement, forcing them to perform cruel angles and performances, and turning the losers into feasts for spectators."
However, in the records of ancient orcs, this was a demonic race.
There seems to be an obvious conflict, who is telling the truth?
“Both sides should be telling the truth.”
Lu Ping'an vaguely realized that perhaps only "real information" in this world could stand the test of history.
From the perspective of the giants, they are the older brothers of all the students, so they can naturally make decisions for their "younger brothers" and eliminate and deal with the weak ones.
As for the creatures on earth, hundreds or thousands of individuals were captured, but in the end only one might be sent back.
Even with gold and so-called blessings, what's the point.
Lu Ping'an put down the "book" and sighed.
This is the real history, not a beautiful heroic epic, nor a perfect grand narrative.
The real "history" should be filled with twists and turns, conflicts, racial differences, struggles for interests, helplessness and sadness.
“Compared to the current puppet show, these cruel histories are more real and more dynamic.”
For those in the know, this was quite cruel and ruthless. The earlier the era, the more cruel and inhumane it was. But with the progress of history, new civilizations were built, with morality, laws and culture. The brutal gladiator culture of the past was replaced by drama and song and dance. Ordinary people even used machinery and tamed animals, and the labor force was further liberated.
“As a result, it was once again set back by man for God’s sake.”
The fairy tale of the earthly world, the purgatory and arena of the underground world, and the battlefield of the heavenly world are the ultimate cruel and real social evolution. So far, it has become a "livestock farm and arsenal" that makes people wonder how to evaluate it.
Is this progress? Lu Pingan cannot comment, because the happiness index of ordinary people may have really increased.
"Fortunately, there is no need for me to comment on this thing. It seems that no matter how I comment on it, it will be wrong."
Lu Ping'an sometimes secretly thanked his luck that he did not go into politics and had no interest in that area, otherwise sometimes these problems would really have no solution.
He is always just a "civilian strongman" who interferes with the world based on his own preferences. He does not need to consider everything as the officials do and think about losing hair repeatedly.
But from another perspective, knowing that "I don't understand this aspect" is a rare and valuable quality in itself. Too many powerful people do things according to their own preferences, but never think about the fact that they have not made any contribution in administration, and finally make a mess. This is actually considered good, as it has not been sidelined by the lower levels, and then ruled by a crazy tyrant, and finally unable to clean up the mother planet. This is already considered good.
After thinking for a while, Lu Ping'an shook his head.
The more he knows, the less likely he will interfere with social structures at will, as most forced interference will only lead to tragedy.
What kind of society is matched with what kind of system is considered normal. In this extraordinary multiverse, different races represent completely different social structures and historical experiences.
"interesting."
The Kingdom in the Clouds in the materials I read was not just a story.
On the contrary, these records are tangible gains.
The magic of the cloud giant includes the rare ability to control clouds, as well as a large amount of levitation technology. In that era, there were neither machinery nor alchemical products such as magic engines. Lu Ping'an was very interested in how people in ancient times were able to levitate for a long time.
The reason for comparing these records is that the giants eventually became history. The sunken floating cities are also hidden in history. There may not be records of giants, but the victors of that era did record the locations of several battles.
Among the records, there is also an ancient map of this world. As long as enough corresponding records are found, the crash points can be inferred.
Apart from anything else, Lu Ping'an was very interested in the genetic modules of those ancient giants.
At the same time, these records also mention a large number of secret methods and spells, including martial arts rituals and sublimation rituals similar to those of the Three Faces of Domination, as well as the unique abilities of various races.
This is the most valuable thing.
A racial era may be a complete supernatural system, with configured genetic modules and life evolution chains.
This world can cultivate a Pantheon. Lu Ping'an does not think that those ancient dragons and giants are weaker than the so-called new gods today.
After all, the data found shows that the decline of those races was partly due to the rise of later generations, but the main reason was civil wars and civil unrest in various senses.
"Locations A to C have been determined. It is a lost area. There is no way."
"There are three locations where important targets may exist and they are within the safe zone. Our people are on the way."
"Most of the people who went to other large cemeteries had a smooth journey. The people there did not resist at all. Instead, they cooperated with us in digging graves."
The courtyard began to dispatch personnel to investigate possible locations as much as possible.
As for some locations and important purposes, the grave keepers had actually guessed them a long time ago, but given their previous situation, it was too difficult for them to preserve their inheritance and their lives. If they acted recklessly and attracted the attention of the local lords, they would be courting death.
But for Lu Ping'an now, the profit margin brought by "archaeology" may be zero, or it may be 10,000%.
A large number of top combat forces were deployed, and locations were verified and confirmed one by one. Most areas were fruitless, and it was considered good luck to find a few antiques by chance.
However, the remains of some ancient creatures have been unearthed in certain areas, and the courtyard's life science department is now conducting research as quickly as possible.
"The top priority is Long Yan's spells and Heroic Spirit technology. Did you get anything?"
"No, but there are a large number of unknown items entering the warehouse that require further verification."
Even if Lu Ping'an has used all of his rule-based abilities to analyze extraordinary items, there are too many unknown items that exceed their level limits, so the effectiveness of many items in the warehouse is still unknown. But this is actually a good thing. In a sense, "cannot be identified" is roughly equivalent to "this is a very valuable research item."
Lu Ping'an likes such days. If he can earn some profit while being redeemed, it will make him and his team more motivated.
He was waiting patiently for the moment of harvest.