Run Away, This Civilization Is Cheating!

Although Shen Hao mentioned there were no rewards, his words did not dampen the spirits of the people before him; on the contrary, it invigorated them even more.

They were full of motivation.

The reason is simple: although trials could yield substantial rewards, they were also full of dangers, keeping everyone on edge at all times, with no moment for relaxation, as major crises could arise at any moment.

But now, there were no rewards, but also no dangers!

And there was no feeling of trepidation, as if stuck in a quagmire without knowing what lies around.

Moreover, even without rewards, a world of this level has enormous value in and of itself.

This value does not only refer to resources, population, or technology, but also to Extraordinary Laws!

Within the Human Civilization System, the number of people reaching the Seventh Stage is increasing day by day. At this point, the significance of laws goes without saying.

Such mature Extraordinary Laws provide great convenience for Transcendents from corresponding or similar systems.

In this conference, aside from Xue Yongrui, the Puppet Master and member of the reconnaissance department, Chen Sihui also attended.

As Shen Hao's first batch of direct subordinates, although Chen Sihui is not on par with Yang Jun, Song Cheng, Liu Ruoxi, and others, she still remains among the top warriors within Human Civilization. She had already reached the Seventh Stage during the previous trial, and now was the time to comprehend and master relevant laws.

It could be said she was full of motivation.

At this moment, Shen Hao's avatar continued the meeting.

He turned to Xue Yongrui.

"Please explain the basic situation of this world to everyone," he said.

Indeed, even before the conference began, the reconnaissance department had taken early action.

Though this world had been verified by Ming Hong, at least a few thousand years had passed since the time Ming Hong arrived there.

Those thousands of years are due to the different rates at which time passes in the Heavenly Worlds.

Otherwise, it might have been hundreds of thousands of years, even.

Nevertheless, over these thousands of years, a normal civilization would have undergone tremendous changes.

Xue Yongrui stood up, looking extremely respectful, but opened a projection that had been prepared in advance.

In the development of Human Civilization up to this point, the concept of "projection" had undergone earth-shattering changes.

It is more appropriate to call it a simulation of an Illusion Realm, rather than just a "projection."

As soon as it was activated, everyone felt as if they were instantly transported to a new world.

Even the surrounding Extraordinary Elements and Extraordinary Laws seemed to change.

Everything appeared lifelike.

The first thing they saw was a large city, a gigantic Floating City.

All sorts of mechanical structures could be found throughout the city, and these structures were engraved with unique patterns that contained high-level Extraordinary Power, operating under specific rules.

However, although this had its own unique charm, it was nothing out of the ordinary for Human Civilization.

Among the hundreds of Affiliated Civilizations, there are many with even more distinctive traits.

The tourism industry can be considered one of the most developed entertainment industries within the Human Civilization System; anyone with some ability in the system would travel around to gain a deeper understanding.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on some special "living creatures" on the city streets.

Just in terms of shape, they varied greatly.

Some had numerous arms with strange appearances, others were huge yet incredibly agile, and many were exquisitely beautiful. Even though the primary living creatures of this world were somewhat different from humans, the finesse and beauty of these Puppets could still be seen.

Yes, these were all Puppets.

"Indeed, they all have their own Souls," Chen Sihui was the first to speak in the Illusion Realm, her eyes filled with wonder, "Giving Souls to Puppets, or inanimate objects, is not an impossible feat, but the higher the level, the more difficult it is. The powerful force contained within Souls is most compatible with flesh and blood, which even has to do with the influence of Universe's fundamental material Laws. Yet in this world, the Souls of fleshly bodies can perfectly fuse with the bodies of Puppets, not only retaining all their Extraordinary Power but also possessing tremendous growth potential..."

As she spoke, her gaze had already shifted to the core of the Floating City.

Many powerful entities present looked in the same direction she was looking, and many had a sudden realization.

"This city itself is a Puppet with a Soul!"

"It must be at least in the Seventh Stage."

"Though this world is not on par with the Trial Universe, it's not of a low level, either."

"This is even better. The higher the level, the greater the value, and the more it can help us."

"..."

Indeed, as others have discovered, this enormous Floating City itself was a powerful Puppet.

And indeed, it was not of a low level.

The Seventh Stage is not an ordinary level; it is a stage that involves the level of Extraordinary Laws. In many universes, it represents the Merging Daoists or even the Heavenly Dao itself.

Even if it has not fused with all the Laws of the world, it must already have mastered a part of the Power of Laws.

It has earned the right to coexist with heaven and earth.

"Initially, we did not realize the level of this city itself, but the force to which this Floating City belongs is indeed one of the most powerful forces in this world, known as 'Paradise,'" Xue Yongrui continued sharing the intelligence he had collected, "The three most powerful openly known forces in the world are divided by different ideologies. Paradise is the first force we encountered, recognizing the 'human rights' of Puppets, believing that if Puppets can live harmoniously with their masters, then it is a Puppet Paradise. The other two forces are Tianqiao Empire and the Self Association – Tianqiao Empire views Puppets as slaves and tools, while the Self Association does not trust the power of Puppets and believes that great power should belong to oneself, avid in self-transformation..."