owlsbooks Chapter 1008 382:
Chapter 1008 382:
No special effects.No two-dimensional foil, no black hole was formed, it was like an ordinary light cannon attack.
The level of these light beams was uniformly level 5000.
Not low.
If it were any other train, encountering such an attack would almost certainly lead to its demise.
Unfortunately, this is the Constant Star Train.
"Mm."
Chen Mang softly nodded, saying, "Now it can be confirmed, they're not coming with good intentions, so we should send them a return gift."
"Let me see... the condition to promote to Ninth-level Civilization is having the strongest attack energy range exceed 700,000..."
In the next moment——
In the cosmos.
The pattern on the top of the pitch-black Constant Star Train, where the "Akanon Light Energy Main Cannon" was mounted, began to light up slowly. A massive amount of energy gathered at the cannon's mouth, and a terrifying energy started to rapidly condense.
Until...
"Boom!"
The Constant Star Train shook for the first time, as a level 10,000 full-powered Akanon Light Energy Main Cannon burst forth with flames trillions of times stronger than a star explosion, almost instantly engulfing all trains.
Soon after.
Like the early stages of the Big Bang, it fell into absolute silence and darkness, countless undercurrents rushing quickly in the universe.
Emitting a terrifying aura.
Like a flock of birds suddenly taking off from the forest sky, symbolizing the arrival of fear.
Ten minutes later.
This universe area, with a diameter of a million light-years, began to collapse rapidly, forming a terrifying black hole, showcasing the power of the full-powered Main Cannon.
...
The Constant Star Train sped through the center of the black hole, Chen Mang standing by the window, gazing at the scene before him, couldn't help but laugh.
"The full-powered Akanon Light Energy Main Cannon is indeed more satisfying."
With the current strength of the Constant Star Train, it could easily escape the gravity of the black hole without being affected by any time flow speed.
A panel slowly emerged on the control platform.
A panel he had often seen before but would never see again.
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"Human Civilization has met the promotion conditions and is automatically upgraded."
"This promotion ripple spans the entire universe."
"All civilizations level 1 and above will receive this promotion ripple in their own way."
"The transmission speed of the promotion ripple is the speed of light."
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"The Eighth Civilization 'Human Civilization' has successfully been promoted to Ninth-level Civilization."
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Yes.
The cannon just now met the promotion conditions, and now "Human Civilization" is a Ninth-level Civilization, with no grade above it to ascend to.
Ninth-level Civilization is the pinnacle civilization.
What is called a Divine-level Civilization is actually also a Ninth-level Civilization, but among which some are the most powerful.
To become a Divine-level Civilization is simple, just extinguish a Divine-level Civilization, occupy all its territories, and gain recognition from other Divine-level Civilizations. The Divine-level Civilization is essentially a self-declared title.
Theoretically speaking.
A civilization not even recognized as a Level 1 Civilization could call itself a Divine-level Civilization.
And the civilization panel welcomed new changes.
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"Civilization Name": Human Civilization.
"Civilization Level": 9.
"Civilization Leader": Chen Mang.
"Civilized Planet": Water Blue Star, Black Tortoise Star, No.1 Mining Star, No.2 Mining Star, No.3 Mining Star, No.4 Mining Star... etc.
"Civilized Population": 61 trillion people.
"Civilized Means": Unlimited Dream Stone production, rapid increase in resource generation within civilized territories, significant increase in lifespan for all civilization members, reduced illness probability, and the possibility of consuming a certain amount of resources for resurrection after death.
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This wasn't the first time he saw this panel.
But it would be the last time he saw this panel.
For some reason.
He felt a bit melancholic.
Like many years ago at graduation, looking at the girl he had a crush on for three years, knowing they would almost never meet again, that almost overwhelming yet deeply repressed love was like a cancer, continually tormenting him.
On the night after the last class gathering, hiding in bed, he finally summoned the courage to send a message to that familiar yet strange phone number, saying he liked her.
He soon got a response, she said she liked him too.
The good news was that his three-year crush received a perfect reply, the suppressed affection had always quietly received feedback.
The bad news was, they would no longer meet, from constant messaging to gradually dwindling contact due to not seeing each other, the memory eventually rose and fell with the wind.
If only he had summoned the courage a bit earlier.
A little more courage, a little less longing.
That's how he felt, seeing this panel now.
This time, there were no more prompts on the panel for promotion conditions.
"Train Captain, there's something I have to remind you, during the battle just now, you opened brain domain sharing, I can hear what you're thinking."
"Close it."
"Yes, I said too much, but your description was quite accurate."
"Shut up."
"I was only admiring the accuracy of human description, nothing else."
"Slap your mouth."
"Yes!"
...
Human Civilization has officially been promoted to Ninth-level Civilization today.
It will formally compete with the Divine-level Civilization "Human Civilization" for the uniqueness and ownership of this civilization name.
Water Blue Star.
Qiu stood in a university lecture hall, looking at the energetic students below the podium, explaining the lesson plan she had hurriedly prepared after class.
"Teacher Qiu..."
A student underneath raised their right hand, somewhat puzzled, "In the class ten minutes ago, weren't you saying that our Human Civilization was an Eighth-level Civilization, striving wholeheartedly to advance to Ninth-level Civilization."
"It was said that this process was extremely challenging, requiring all humanity to unite and work together as a major civilized event."
"How is it that after going to the bathroom during the break, Human Civilization was promoted to Ninth-level Civilization?"
"It doesn't sound all that difficult..."
"..."
Qiu stood at the podium, momentarily silent, not knowing how to explain. She certainly couldn't tell the students that civilization promotion was this simple, like drinking cold water, but reality made it hard to speak, so she braced herself and said.
"There is great terror in civilization promotion, what the Constant Star Train experienced externally is unknown to us, not as simple as you think."
"But... Teacher Qiu, when I first enrolled, Human Civilization was still a Level 6 Civilization, and we haven't even finished half a semester, and it's already promoted to a Ninth-level Civilization. I think... maybe we should skip this history section for now and not teach it."
"I think that before the final exam, Human Civilization should be promoted to Divine-level Civilization."
"By then, the content of the knowledge points will change again."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Qiu nodded, "Okay."
She actually thought so in her heart as well, that there was no need to say much about the Ninth-level Civilization, eventually, it would become a Divine-level Civilization.
"Oh right, there's one more thing to tell you, after advancing to Ninth-level Civilization, there's a change for each of you, your lifespans have greatly increased, and the probability of falling ill has decreased."
"The government is considering delaying the retirement age."
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"So fast."
In a renowned university, Mr. Li stood in his office, somewhat emotional, glanced at the "Principal" position sign on his desk, and then looked out the window. He had just received the news that Human Civilization was promoted to Ninth-level Civilization.
This also meant.
Master Mang was nearly standing at the pinnacle of the universe.
Just one last step.
Master Mang would be the master of the universe.
And he, Mr. Li, would also be the principal of the most powerful university in the most powerful civilization in the universe.
Finally——
Thinking back on his life's journey, he felt that although it was hard, the gold gleamed after the rough sands, from being a miner's slave under Master Mang, to where he stood now, step by step.
The sweetness and bitterness of it only he knew for sure.
How many times unemployment nearly pushed him out of the core circle of the Constant Star Train, but in the end, he still found a place for himself due to his capability, qualifications, and that unyielding spirit when facing difficulties.