Run Away, This Civilization Is Cheating!

The Siti people allied with humans because they had no other choice.

In the hearts of some Siti people, there was undoubtedly unease.

In the cruel Civilization Trial, whether humans truly had the ability to survive was uncertain.

But at this moment, they were surprised to discover that among the nine civilizations, human strength was so formidable!

Rankings could not be faked.

Although these rankings only represented performance over a certain period, they were actually not much different from real strength.

At the very least, they could represent the ability to combat in the Trial!

And their only viable choice turned out to be aligning with the strongest civilization!

This was the most powerful among the nine civilizations!

"If only one among the nine civilizations can survive the trial, it must definitely be the humans!" Carl, also an excited Siti, even seemed to hypnotize himself to bolster his confidence!

However, at this moment of universal celebration, Shen Hao did not share in the joy.

For him, this had already been an established fact.

Shen Hao's entire attention was on the notification that appeared on his panel.

[Your civilization has been awarded first place in the first ranking settlement of this trial.]

[As the Chosen One with the highest contribution value within your civilization, you will make the reward selection for your civilization.]

[Please choose any three of the following three rewards.]

[1,World Tree Sapling]

[2,Sky Barrier]

[3,Life Element Environment]

"Choose any three out of three rewards?" Shen Hao paused for a moment when he saw this notification.

But he quickly realized that it was definitely the effect of the hack!

It was the second hack that Shen Hao had chosen to install.

Although it was unclear if it was originally choose one or choose two, with the effect of this hack, it had changed to choose all three.

All three rewards were now his!

It had to be said, this apparent glitch functioning without detection once again confirmed that the Civilization Trial did not have an administrator, or a self-awareness; otherwise, it would have been easily noticed.

At this moment, Shen Hao did not dwell much but just marveled at the hack's power briefly before turning his attention to the three rewards.

After acquiring them, he could now view detailed information about each reward.

[Name: World Tree Sapling]

[Quality: Golden Legend]

[Level: 1 (43)]

[Capable of rooting across the whole world, possessing powerful life force and purification abilities, the World Tree is the promoter of a world flourishing with life, able to quickly restore vitality even to a lifeless place, and it is also a protector of life, purifying anything harmful to life with all its might.]

[Note: Life force will aid in the World Tree's rapid growth.]

"Restore vitality and purify the environment?" After truly understanding the function of the World Tree, Shen Hao felt a slight joy in his heart.

Not to mention the environmental purification, but restoring vitality is indeed something humans need.

And not just humans, but any planet would need this power!

Especially as, in this Civilization Trial, the whole planet's ecological environment had already suffered tremendous damage!

Besides aquatic and subterranean life, the majority of fauna and flora could not survive in such harsh conditions; the once dense forests, lush grasslands, and those rolling green hills all disappeared without a trace.

Even if the climate were to warm up after passing the trial, how many lengthy years would it take to revert to its former state!

It's more likely that it will never return to its former state, and the environmental degradation may even worsen further.

In this case, World Tree had arrived just in time!

If the rewards had been a choice of one out of three, Shen Hao felt that he would likely have chosen the World Tree.

"Need life force-nourished energy to thrive... there indeed are related items in the store," Shen Hao thought as he looked at the World Tree, still only a sapling, considering planting it on the island headquarters of the Chosen One Association.

After all, this place had become the safest spot in the entire world.

And it also had significant room for expansion.

However, there was no rush to make a decision right now.

Shen Hao looked towards the second reward.

[Name: Sky Barrier]

[Quality: Golden Legend]

[Level: 20 (40)]

[Comprised of a total of one hundred and eight towers, capable of forming a massive barrier that covers the entire planet when necessary, possessing potent defensive power against external attacks.]

[Note: Sky Barrier will consume immense energy, and the characteristics of the energy will also affect the barrier's strength.]

This reward was straightforward but also surprised Shen Hao.

Previously on the Siti's planet, several civilizations from Planet No.5 had been captured during this period and interrogated; not much intelligence was extracted, but even from these few pieces of information, the situation did not look optimistic.

The civilization on Planet No.5 claimed themselves as Desert Tower.

This was a translated name.

It was not the name of a species, but the name of a governing body, originally meaning "Tower in the Desert," carrying connotations of salvation and singularity.

The Desert Tower was a typical authoritative institution that had controlled the entire civilization through a war four hundred years ago and then monopolized technological development, achieving absolute control over all individuals through implantable mechanical transformations.

Ordinary low-level individuals, even lacked the privilege to "experience emotions."

Although it was an instinct of life, it was suppressed by the chip in their minds.

For the high-levels of the Desert Tower, ordinary people in the civilization were merely cheap and handy machines, a situation that had not changed even after the opening of the Extraordinary Path.

Facing such a civilization, peace was indeed a minuscule probability.

Unfortunately, humans were struggling to establish an absolute defense line in outer space to prevent enemies from threatening their Mother Planet with deadly weapons of mass destruction.

And the Sky Barrier undoubtedly greatly reduced the threat!

This was extremely important in the context of the Desert Tower civilization.

At this moment, Shen Hao even felt somewhat relieved that there was a Ranking Reward Hack.

Otherwise, if he really had to choose between these two rewards, he would probably have a difficult time deciding for a while.

And he understood why ranking rewards were seen as the hope for some weaker civilizations to turn the tables in adversity!

They were all high-quality Golden Legendary treasures!

In terms of quality and level, they even greatly surpassed the Mage Tower structure he had drawn during the last Civilization Trial settlement!

However, one was a Civilization Reward, and the other a personal reward, so they couldn't be simply compared.

Shen Hao then looked at the last item.

[Name: Life Element Environment]

[Quality: Golden Legend]

[Level: 10 (40)]

[This reward belongs to the Extraordinary Elements; its level is equal to the world's Extraordinary Element Level. Under this element, most extraterrestrial lives can largely ignore the discomfort caused by air, environment, gravity, etc., and have the opportunity to survive.]

[Note 1: This element has self-limiting properties; exceeding limits will also result in death.]

[Note 2: Your world will be suitable for most species, but be careful, this may also attract the coveting of other civilizations!]

"This reward..." Shen Hao took a slight breath inwardly.

Just from the name, he couldn't tell the specific use of the reward at first.

But now he knew.

This was an extraordinary element that could allow outsiders to adapt to their world as well!

This was equally important!

After all, from the current situation, for a civilization to quickly become powerful, conquering, absorbing, and controlling other civilizations was essential.

Like the Siti people, they were already very similar to humans, but upon arriving at their planet, they still needed breathing masks.

They would be uncomfortable in many places.

It might be manageable in the short term, but in the long term, it would undoubtedly affect these civilizations' sense of belonging to this planet.

How could they compete with the freedom of their own Mother Planet if even the air wasn't theirs?

Originally, Shen Hao thought that this problem could only be solved with the continuous increase in the average Extraordinary Level of individuals, through the growing strength of the individuals themselves, but unexpectedly, this ranking reward had resolved it directly!

"Three rewards, and there isn't one I wouldn't want; good thing I had the hack," Shen Hao couldn't help feeling relieved once again.

The hack was indeed well implemented!

These three rewards would enhance the strength of the Human Civilization substantially in various aspects.

Though he didn't know what the second and third place rewards were, they must not be too bad either; given the situation, the ranking settlement next month was likely to be even more intense!

But no matter what, Shen Hao must secure first place!

With the effect of the Ranking Reward Hack, the value of this first place was extremely high!

"It's time to see what the personal first-place reward is," Shen Hao, filled with anticipation, opened the individual leaderboard.

A settlement notification appeared.

[In this Civilization Trial's first ranking settlement, you have achieved the first place on the Chosen One leaderboard]

[You can choose any three of the following rewards]

[1, Custom Golden Legendary Professional Equipment x2]

[2, Golden Legendary Ability Ball Experience Pack x100]

[3, Ability Bar x1]

Compared to the Civilization Reward, the Chosen One ranking rewards were simpler and easier to understand.

However, Shen Hao hadn't expected that ranking rewards would also include the opportunity to obtain an ability bar.

Even just one was quite rare.

The other two rewards were equally impressive.

The Golden Legendary Ability Ball Experience Pack equated to a hundred ability balls with the ability "None," significantly increasing the level of abilities.

It's important to remember that abilities, unlike talents, could only be upgraded through the investment of the same type of ability balls, or the same type of Secondary Ability Balls.

Even with Shen Hao using a hack, getting the same type of ability balls was not so easy.

This would still be a substantial expenditure.

And if this reward were converted into points, without the hack, it would undoubtedly amount to an astronomical figure! Even with Shen Hao's hack, it still held considerable value!