My Ability Is Role-playing-Chapter 273 - 272: Genetic Optimization Potion Modulation Technology and Mecha Manufacturing Technology
Shang was too enthusiastic.
So enthusiastic that even Ma Ran found it hard to handle.
He hesitated for a long time, and although he still didn't take out that Youwen Crystal, he added some benefits on top of the original trigger conditions.
The final effect of that Youwen Crystal depends on Shang itself.
If it wants to destroy Earth Civilization, it will suffer a backlash from the Youwen Crystal.
If it remains friendly towards Earth, the Youwen Crystal will become an aid in purifying its Spiritual Power.
This level of mechanized purification certainly can't match Ma Ran's manual method, but for Shang, it's already enough.
In the brief exchange with Shang, they exchanged a lot of information and also pointed out some problems to each other.
In Shang's view, civilizations in the vast cosmos, from low to high, can be divided into at least four Levels.
Those troubled by material resource issues are all Level One civilisations.
Those worried about natural life spans are at most a Level Two civilization.
A civilization with unlimited lifespan for all, unlimited resources, and interstellar cruising capability is a Level Three civilization.
And those who can easily crush a Level Three civilization can touch the threshold of a Level Four civilization.
This classification standard carries a strong personal experiential feature.
In Shang's eyes, each level has its corresponding example.
Level One civilization is Earth.
Level Two civilization is the Eternal Civilization.
Level Three civilization is the Dream Race Civilization.
And the representative of the Level Four civilization is You Civilization.
But...
In Ma Ran's view, such a classification of civilization levels is mistaken.
Is You Civilization really more advanced than the Dream Race Civilization?
Not necessarily!
The truth is, the level difference between civilizations is relative, not absolute.
Does the Dream Race count as an Advanced civilization?
Hard to say, at least based on the performances of 98725 and Shang, the Dream Race is not low-level.
You could even say that the entire Dream Race is full of divine prodigies!
Every member of the Dream Race has immense potential, easily acquiring a long lifespan and various strange powerful abilities.
But...
They were wiped out by You Civilization.
Is You Civilization highly advanced?
No!
The average lifespan of You Civilization's citizens is about 160 years.
Based on this alone, they are not even as good as the Eternal Civilization!
The only commendable areas are interstellar cruising technology and the Youwen System.
Yet You Civilization simply relied on the ability of Youwen Text Illusion to completely annihilate the matrilineal group of 98725 and Shang, the "Dream Race"!
The destruction of the Dream Race back then was only done by some of You Civilization's middle ranks.
Shang, who didn't understand the restraining relationship between Youwen and the Dream Race abilities, misjudged the might of You Civilization under the influence of hatred and pain.
The saddest part is...
Shang doesn't know that the civilization named "You" was long utterly destroyed in cosmic wars.
All its goals and pursuits in the end are just illusions, like flowers in a mirror or the moon in water, nothing but emptiness.
Ma Ran pondered for a long time and finally decided to temporarily seal this news, not planning to tell Shang.
At least, at this stage, he doesn't plan to tell Shang this news, to avoid unnecessary complications.
Shang is an Avenger.
Its goal, its dream, is to destroy You Civilization.
As a remnant of the Dream Race, Shang forever remembers the hatred, shame, and pain of genocide, with a wound deep in its memories that can never be healed.
This can actually be seen in the nickname it gave itself.
If one day, it learns that the enemy civilization has already been destroyed...
With Shang's self-destructive emotional complex, once it loses its goal and pursuit, it might directly choose extinction to accompany those compatriots who perished in the Dream Race's doomsday.
Ma Ran's acting is excellent.
Shang cannot detect any clues from his eyes, tone, expression, and body language, as it speaks passionately, giving him advice.
After all, in Shang's view, Earth Civilization is just an ordinary Level One civilization.
Ma Ran's potential and strength are individual mutations, favored by the great cosmic Will.
Individual phenomena cannot represent the whole.
In an atmosphere of harmony, the two signed the Earth Eternal Civilization Ceasefire Agreement.
With a thought, Shang made a "White Coffin" appear in front of Ma Ran.
"This Interstellar Jump Pod can help you return."
"Special adjustments have been made so that it doesn't require a Disguise Card, and any lifeform can use it."
"This Interstellar Jump Pod has only enough Energy left for one interstellar trip."
Speaking of this, Shang said wistfully: "255."
"That was a name I once used."
Before Ma Ran could respond, it continued on its own: "I am an Avenger."
"I hope you won't tell 98725 that the Dream Race has already perished."
"Keep it as secret as possible, for as long as possible."
"Finding compatriots, returning to the mother planet..."
"It's a beautiful, yet forever unattainable dream."
"If I didn't know the truth, I might be like 98725 too..."
Shang doesn't want 98725 to seek vengeance.
Shang only wishes for its fellow tribe member to live without too much burden and pressure, continue evolving, become perfect, and attain happiness.
Heavy hatred should be shouldered by the predecessors.
Thinking of this, Shang's tone lightened up suddenly: "All the other technologies I've used have fatal after-effects."
"Including gravity coefficient alteration technology, Consciousness Transfer Technology, Interstellar Jump Pod, Card Making craftsmanship..."
"These technologies are exclusive to certain Level Two and Level Three civilizations, and once used, it leads to enmity, a relentless pursuit."
"For me, it's a case of too many lice making it itchless, too many debts not weighing down one's shoulders."
"Earth Civilization..."
"Forget it."
Shang wouldn't feel sorry for the deaths in the Eternal Civilization.
If Earth were to explode and drag 98725 into it, it would be very sad.
At this point, Shang changed the subject: "The Mecha Manufacturing Technology and Genetic Optimization Potion Modulation Technology, you can take them!"
"The original controlling civilizations of these two technologies have been completely annihilated by me, so there's no hidden danger."
Swish!
A pure white USB-like object appeared in Ma Ran's hand.
This gift, rather than it being for Ma Ran and Earth Civilization, is more like a gift Shang gave to 98725.
Ma Ran is 98725's symbiotic partner, so the stronger Ma Ran's power and influence are, the safer 98725 is.
"..."
Holding the USB-like object in his hand, Ma Ran had countless thoughts surging in his mind.
Shang is formidable, but not Omniscient.
Needless to say Youwen Masters, even the techniques of a Master Youwen, Shang has never seen before, and even if it saw it right before its eyes, it couldn't recognize it.
That's the nature of the Cosmos.
In the Milky Way Galaxy, the number of stars like the Sun starts from hundreds of billions.
And the Milky Way Galaxy, within the endless cosmos, is as small as dust, with the same number of existences starting at least from hundreds of billions.
Massive and cold data, coupled with huge information disparity, adds a few degrees of cruelty to the vast, cold cosmos.
How many people are there at the Eternal Civilization Main Base?
Based on the room layout and the map previously acquired, Ma Ran made a rough estimate.
It's about 10.99 billion.
Just now, those who died under the gravitational Domain Field of "Four" in that short while were no less than half of the main base's total population.
Those ordinary Longevity Star People didn't even know what they did wrong, or the truth and reason for their deaths; it was merely because "Four" felt their current performance was very poor, wanting to restart the world, taking along Mozhe and Ma Ran as companions in death.
"98725..."
Shang watched Ma Ran enter the Interstellar Jump Pod, still murmuring about its kin.
According to Ma Ran, 98725 is similar in appearance to it, entirely golden, just a bit smaller.
Upon hearing this, Shang realized that 98725 must surely be one of the newborns sent away before the Dream Civilization's annihilation.
The last orphan of the Dream Race.
And also the only tribe member that Shang sensed in these eight hundred years.
"Your hatred is too conspicuous."
Before entering the Interstellar Jump Pod, Ma Ran softly said: "There's a saying on Earth that's suitable for your current situation—Retract your fist for a better strike."
"It would be better to hide this emotion."
Shang did not comment, only looked deeply at Ma Ran: "We are very alike."
"I hope you do not follow in my footsteps."
Ma Ran slightly nodded: "Thank you for your kind words."
With that, he, with the ceasefire agreement, two technical documents, and a long gun, entered the Interstellar Jump Pod...
