Chapter 638: Chapter 462 The Secret Happiness of the Fifth Epoch_2

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After the crowd had left, only Hai Zhiyun lingered in the office, looking around, with a face that clearly showed a desire to pry into confidential information–a perfect inheritance of Lu Yuan’s character.

“What’s the matter, do I need to treat you to dinner?” Lu Yuan tensed up, covering his wallet.

Lu Yuan’s salary was actually quite good, but he barely made it through due to handing out benefits, managing his expenses frugally.

“Dad Lu, I’ve made a significant discovery, not suitable to discuss in a crowd…”

“Let’s hear it.”

“I’ve analyzed a vast amount of ancient documents and calculated our development over the years, only to find that our Green Grass City actually has many mysterious and inexplicable discrepancies.”

“So, I believe there are many unknown secrets yet to be unveiled. Take the Da Lai Empire’s spaceship, for instance. Why place it in the Sky Pit? The area of the Sky Pit is so precious, stuffing an old spaceship in there must have a reason, right?”

“Brother Yun, you know too much,” said Lu Yuan irritably. “A civilization seeking to develop is bound to have secrets. You don’t expect me to tell you them, do you?”

“When you grow to a certain height, you will naturally come to know. The Da Lai spaceship is very dangerous; don’t research it.”

Being called “Brother Yun” by Lu Yuan made the young man’s cheeks flush with embarrassment.

There are indeed numerous secrets in Human 18th Civilization.

Not to mention the secrets of Lu Yuan himself, like the “True Paradise” in “Green Grass Paradise,” the Life Fruit, and the Blood Ghost in the Great Lai Empire Laboratory, as well as the Mirror Demon.

Even the remnants of Demon*Shadow Light are terrifying secrets!

But no matter how tight the secrecy, there are always clues, and it’s normal for a clever person to deduce some of them.

“Since you’ve said so, I’ll refrain from inquiring for now.”

Hai Zhiyun regained his composure: “But there’s another very important thing. In the process of reviewing materials, I’ve discovered that the development path of the Ancient Era is different from today’s.”

“In the bygone eras, the Mind approach was predominant. Catastrophe Level anomalies all originated from ancient times, when myths were numerous and the quantity of giant beasts and anomalies was countless, including Mr. Undying Giant Turtle, who also originated from the Ancient Era.”

“But from some epoch onwards, the appearance of the Materialism approach has led to a change in the developmental path of various civilizations… The number of new anomalies has diminished, meaning fewer new species emerge, though the old ones continue to appear naturally.”

“Alright, I’d like to hear what conclusions you’ve drawn…”

Lu Yuan took the young man to the Big Food Bucket Restaurant and ordered an expensive meal for two.

The robot’s eyes lit up.

“Beep! Double portion deluxe meal, you have paid 288 yuan!”

His heart was bleeding; the Big Food Bucket Restaurant was getting more and more expensive. Allegedly, it’s run by a novelist known as “Eternal Furnace,” a truly greedy individual.

As the beneficiary of free food, Hai Zhiyun was naturally cheerful, continuing, “First of all, my initial conclusion is that Mr. Undying Giant Turtle has a unique trait: intelligence. Subsequent anomalies often lack intelligence, and it seems that all the wise ones are the old… things.”

“Could be because the sample size isn’t rich enough… Besides, doesn’t the Little Mirage Dragon have intelligence?” Lu Yuan sipped his soup.

“No, the Little Mirage Dragon was born through Nirvana; that’s different.”

“We can boldly assume that in a certain era, the birthrate of anomalies with intelligence drastically decreased. And this era coincides with when the Materialism approach appeared.”

Hai Zhiyun drew a line on the table.

“Before this era, anomalies with intelligence were numerous.”

“After this, anomalies with intelligence became rare…”

Lu Yuan had been listening casually, but his brows started to furrow: “Which Epoch?”

“The Fifth Epoch… it’s suspected, not very certain.”

Lu Yuan instinctively felt a bit uneasy; the number of the Fifth Epoch… was somewhat sensitive.

Ghost, demon, monster, if the Four Great Calamities each signify an Epoch, wouldn’t what follows be the Fifth?

He glanced around for a while, thinking that this piece of information shouldn’t be a problem, and gestured for the other party to continue.

Hai Zhiyun shoveled a few bites of mushroom chicken rice into his mouth, then took a sip of soup: “A purely materialistic approach doesn’t reach the Extraordinary Level, and even if some Idealism Technology is incorporated, the Extraordinary Level of the objects drops significantly.”

“Like that superconductive composite material, ‘ether phase fiber’, which in theory is just Inferior Grade material. But its actual uses are incredibly widespread, it’s a prerequisite technology for controlled nuclear fusion…”

“Even if controlled nuclear fusion is truly achieved, I think the entire power generation apparatus would probably only be at Rare Level, it’s unlikely to surpass Superior Level. But its impact is much stronger than a Legendary axe.”

Hai Zhiyun spoke with confidence: “The Pandora Crystal Stone is badass enough, right? But it is also Inferior Grade. It’s actually a natural composite material… the Pandora Crystal Stone emerged after the approach combining Materialism and Idealism appeared.”

“Therefore, we can assume that since the birth of this approach in the Fifth Epoch, the rules of Pangu Continent have changed.”

“Subsequent Epochs saw this approach thrive, the combination of Materialism and Idealism becoming the true mainstream.”

“This approach is economical and practical.”

“Simpler than pure Materialism, more economical than pure Idealism.”

Lu Yuan nodded, it sounded somewhat reasonable.

Hai Zhiyun shifted the topic: “But couldn’t the civilizations before the Fifth Epoch have thought of this approach?”

“I find it impossible; there are too many civilizations, like the sands of the Ganges River, some of which possess Innate technological civilizations, and they had pure material technology and the corresponding development concepts before they arrived on Pangu Continent.”

“There is only one possibility, before the Fifth Epoch, the physical rules of Pangu Continent were so severely interfered with that stable electric current might not even be generated, hence they could only follow the Idealism approach.”

“At that time, a world where Idealism was prevalent, I wouldn’t be surprised if things like fantasy and immortal cultivation were achievable.”

“We can even view it as a world of fantasy!”

“However, in the middle of some Epoch, that is… the Fifth Epoch, pure physics suddenly rose again, and Idealism and Materialism began to balance out, and everyone could follow a new path.”

“Why did this happen? There must have been a tremendous turning point in the middle, after examining a lot of literature from the Green Grass Civilization, I found some clues, there surely was a prehistoric war on a massive scale that changed…”

“Okay, I can’t talk anymore.” Suddenly, a red glint flashed in Lu Yuan’s eyes.

This was a mental shock from [Control].

It wasn’t to control the young man but to make him stop talking.

The depth of this information was toxic.

“Clang,” the spoon in Hai Zhiyun’s hand dropped onto the table.

Hit by such a shock, his mind was muddled, and it took him several seconds to come back to his senses; he looked at the Great Commander somewhat bewildered.

Lu Yuan sighed: “The reason secrets are secrets is because eyes are everywhere in this world… We are all birds in a cage.”

“Even speculating is dangerous.”

“Humans are a bit stronger than you imagine, but Epoch Disasters are a billion times stronger than you can imagine.”

Hai Zhiyun was stunned, intelligent people often come up with many thoughts quickly.

His brain began racing intensely, and sweat started forming on his forehead.

His thoughts extended from the Ghost Mist Disaster…

In the end, he let out a long sigh: “I understand some, this world is indeed terrifying.”

“The civilizations before us dug too big of a hole. What kind of a mess did they leave for us?”

“It’s not entirely true, without the former civilizations, there would be no us… We truly have enjoyed the legacies from our predecessors.”

The two ate silently, Hai Zhiyun feeling so much mental pressure that the more he ate, the more tasteless the food seemed, wishing he could dive into research right away.

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