Chapter 327: "How do you plan to pay the bill?"_4
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And then he encountered the battle of civilizations, which killed two birds with one stone.
It was just a pity that without the lure of the Life-bound Tomb, Elder Bai wouldn't have risked venturing into the deepest layers of the dream realm. It can be said that everything has a predetermined fate, set in the unseen, unchangeable.
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Only Zhou Shen looked at Elder Bai with a strange expression, guessing at the truthfulness of his words. He was unsure if Elder Bai's situation was really as described or if he was saying that to make sure Miao didn't feel threatened.
After all, Elder Bai is an old hand in Jianghu.
An experienced supernatural being.
A Tomb Guardian's greatest strength has always been figuring out how to survive.
"Elder Bai..."
Just at that moment——
Hungry Monkey, having guzzled down his ice-cold beer in one go and wiping the sweat from his forehead, asked curiously with eyes wide, "Have you ever personally experienced a woman's memories?"
Having spent nearly 80 days in the secret realm, it was now March.
The weather had warmed up slightly.
Spring had arrived, starting to bring warmth.
Of course, this definitely didn't include the Land of Extreme Cold, where the ice never melted year-round. Here, there was only winter and no other weather. The reason Hungry Monkey was sweating profusely was entirely because of the spiciness of his kebabs.
So spicy that his whole body was sweating.
"I've always wanted to know what it's like to be fucked."
"I've actually experienced it."
Elder Bai, immersed in memories, said, "There's a feeling of two bodies merging into one, as if two hearts have moved closer, trusting each other more. It's a magical feeling."
"What's it like to personally experience someone else's memories?"
Yuan Buping leaned in curiously and asked.
"It doesn't feel good."
Elder Bai shook his head, "Nearly everyone's life is composed of regrets. Regret is the main theme of life. Experiencing their memories is like watching a tragic movie unfold."
"Without any plot twists."
"Life is just a series of continual descents until death."
"The rare bright spots hardly last before they're snuffed out, leaving nothing behind."
"It's like..."
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Chen Miao didn't stay put but got up and walked towards his underground palace. He felt somewhat tired lately and was ready to rest properly. For now, all he wanted was a good sleep. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire
But before washing up.
He took out the award cabinet from this session and placed it in his study, arranging the Civilization Fragments, Civilization Spheres, Civilization Milestones, and the trophy for the hidden achievement on top of the cabinet.
It had to be said.
These four awards were quite handsome as decorations.
There wasn't a hint of discordance; on the contrary, they made his whole study look much more upscale.
"Not bad at all."
Chen Miao nodded with satisfaction. These items were currently useless, but they looked pretty good as decorations. Just as he was about to go to the bedroom to wash up and sleep, he suddenly received a system popup.
The signature read "Azure Dragon Civilization, Wang Defa."
"Hm?"
He raised an eyebrow slightly, recognizing the person. It was the mole he had uncovered in the secret realm "Death for 79 Days," who had provided him with quite a bit of intelligence. He hadn't expected him to send a message now.
Can players from two different civilizations message each other?
The contents of the popup were simple.
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First, congratulations to their planet for emerging as victors in this Civilizational War. Among the first batch of selected planets, they successfully broke into the first echelon. Only planets that triggered the Civilizational War and emerged victorious could squeeze into this top tier.
Their Blue Star had already squeezed into this premier echelon.
After a planet secures its first victory in the Civilizational War, it unlocks many privileges.
One such privilege is the ability to communicate with individuals from other civilizations.
For instance, with the Azure Dragon Civilization.
Communication could occur through system pop-up messages, of course, this requires that you have met and know each other's names. While sending a message, you think inwardly of the other civilization's name, and you can send messages via pop-up.
You can also block messages sent from that player.
Consider it a form of communication.
A method that isn't as convenient as a wristwatch, but doesn't require signal transmission and allows real-time inter-civilizational communication.
So far—
The only person from the entire Blue Star Civilization who could contact other civilizations should be just him.
He should be the only person who had made contact with individuals from other civilizations. Of course, it's uncertain whether the Federal Government had made contact, and he couldn't reach other Tomb Guardian Power members either; Wang Defa was unaware of their names.
This method of communication.
Both parties must know each other's names for it to work.
Beyond simple congratulations, he was also informed of the privileges unlocked by the planet's first Civilizational War victory and was told about the most important thing— the usage of "Civilization Fragments."
The original words went like this.
"...the victorious side of the Civilizational War, the ones who kill the top-ranking individual, will obtain a large number of Civilization Fragments, generally between two and three. No matter who on your planet secured that top spot, make sure to keep them safe on their behalf."
"These items are incredibly valuable and will have numerous uses later on..."
"Two to three?"
Chen Miao looked at the 18 Civilization Fragments quietly placed on the nearby cabinet with a somewhat strange expression. There seemed to have been a slight mishap here; he had more than just two.
Just nine times more, to be precise.
Not much more, really.
"What's the specific use of Civilization Fragments?"
He sent a system pop-up message to Wang Defa, using the communication method told to him through the pop-up window from Wang Defa, having internally set the name of the Azure Dragon Civilization's Wang Defa, eager to know the precise usage of these items.
"They're expendable items."
The response came quickly.
"You can use them anywhere. For instance, if you face a very powerful boss, you can consume one Civilization Fragment, and for the next moment, your Combat Power will increase significantly."
"Or, when you are enhancing an item, insert one into it, and you'll end up with a greatly strengthened item."
"...and others"
"These methods of use require your civilization to have activated the 'Civilization Furnace' feature before they can be employed."
"The simplest way to use them is to swallow them; they add 200 points to any attribute value."
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Chen Miao gazed at the 18 Civilization Fragments on the cabinet, his eyes gradually beginning to redden. The initial uses were too general—he didn't have a clear concept—but the last one he understood clearly.
Just by swallowing them, he would gain 200 points of any attribute value.
That meant with just one or two fragments ingested, if he applied all those attribute points to Strength, even Hungry Monkey wouldn't come close to him.
For Hungry Monkey, who had accumulated such a high Strength Attribute Value over time through bloodline and patience, he could easily catch up by just consuming a couple of Civilization Fragments. Suddenly, the daily increase of one Strength Value point seemed rather feeble.
That's only 365 points in a year.
Swallow two Civilization Fragments, and you get 400 points.