Chapter 348: The Weight Given by Civilization
“Ding ding…”
The open-top tricycle whizzed through the curve like a drag racer.
Only a faint smell of exhaust fumes remained in the gentle river breeze.
The surrounding vendors turned a blind eye and continued to rest in the gaps left by their own goods.
Some were chatting about meaningless gossip, while others were playing with their mobile phones like young people, which was quite trendy.
This is a small county town full of a sense of the times.
Maybe in a few years, it will become completely different.
And in the middle of the low and muddy shops, there is a huge area that looks like a gap, filled with all kinds of messy construction materials and tall buildings wrapped in green nets.
The height and style of the building are obviously out of tune with the surrounding buildings.
But this is the change brought about by the times, and it is the future that life in this area will soon accept.
Yi Chun sat on a pile of thick mats with his legs crossed.
Around him were crowded stalls of all sizes.
There are clothes that may not look very elegant, but are sturdy and durable.
There were also kitchen utensils and sundries that were swaying and clanging due to the sudden strong wind.
There were even a few salted fish and sausages hanging, being sold from time to time.
Compared to the major event that Yu Xing and the others are about to get involved in, Yi Chun prefers to stay here.
He listened to people bargaining fiercely and stared at the passers-by with different expressions on their faces.
It does not have the ambition and wisdom spread in those magnificent and bright buildings, nor does it have the transcendence and tranquility of sipping tea quietly in the sea of clouds on the mountain top.
In the stench of salted fish and duck feathers, everything seemed to take on a different look.
This is also the taste of the world...
Yi Chun reached out his hand from the gap between the goods next to him and pulled out an enamel cup.
The tea leaves inside were a bit strong. After the tea cooled down, a layer of something like oil stains appeared on the surface.
Yi Chun took a sip and breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been to many worlds and seen many different landscapes.
In some worlds, intelligent life is not the only ruler.
Sometimes, humans become some kind of miserable prey.
Those many races intertwined with each other performed bloody or ridiculous dramas on the vast land.
And for this world, human beings are undoubtedly the only and absolute rulers.
From the perspective of flesh and blood and soul, humans in different worlds are roughly the same on a macro level.
But from another perspective, when the fate of the world gives them a kind of life, they will acquire some new and transcendent qualities.
Yi Chun once studied some books including Taoist scriptures.
And his subsequent experiences also made him clearer.
Until now, he seemed to have found a very subtle clue:
For the intelligent life in this world, it is either an animal becoming a monster or doing something absurd and weird.
If they want to embark on the path of life advancement, they will inevitably have to repeat what countless lives similar to them have done.
That is: imitating humans.
Just as in common folk legends, there is a saying about "asking for a seal on the mouth".
That is: when a monster reaches a certain level, it needs to look for a human to ask whether it resembles a human.
If you get affirmation, you can break through the barrier and move forward, completing a change that is almost like a life leap.
At its core, one can glimpse a kind of thought that can be described as extremely arrogant.
The words of an ordinary being can be an important factor influencing the advancement of an extraordinary life.
This is extremely rare in other worlds, or it would never exist.
Even if it is a blood sacrifice, the lives of humans or orcs will not be biased in the eyes of the evil god.
But in this world, this kind of bias seems to exist objectively and has a long-lasting influence...
On the other hand, insight into the behavior and mental patterns of all things may be of great benefit to extraordinary professions such as psychics.
But for other extraordinary people, it will only make them walk more freely in the mortal world.
Not to mention, extracting some powerful magical power or method from it.
only……
Yi Chun felt some mysterious methods flowing in his consciousness.
He found that as his observations progressed, his understanding of the changes in things and the transformation of some rules had inexplicably improved a lot.
These are two completely unrelated things.
But it is obvious that the imprint of civilization corresponding to the Eight-Nine Profound Art is far more profound than Yi Chun had understood before.
If some alien lifeform got hold of the book of Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts, there would be no way he could learn it...
Yi Chun thought silently in his heart.
And if the other party successfully learns it.
That only means one thing: his way of thinking about observing and dealing with things has been completely transformed into a form that corresponds to Earth civilization...
According to a popular concept in the multiverse, he would be closer to an Earthling in terms of judging the species of life ...
“Great…”
Thinking of this, Yi Chun sighed in amazement.
Perhaps, this is the powerful force given by the seemingly empty concept of civilization.
It does not necessarily bring about material destruction, but it is enough to change something permanently without any notice.
Although the Federation is an illusion, the civilization it carries seems to be an extension of a certain Earth.
Otherwise, Yi Chun felt that it would be extremely difficult for him to practice the Eight-Nine Profound Art.
In the past, Yi Chun felt that civilization existed more in the consciousness of individuals.
It is private and hard to shake.
Now, stepping out of the perspective of mortals, it is clear that it also possesses some kind of hidden aggressiveness and corrosiveness.
After realizing this, Yi Chun's ideas about the Planet Walker suddenly became clear.
Compared with the reconstruction of the ecosystem, it obviously cannot be well integrated with Yi Chun’s plan to acquire endless wild points.
According to Yi Chun's previous idea, he was planning to advance in the direction of something like the knowledge tree.
Later, the acquisition of the rings of time was too slow compared to the life of mortal beings.
Yi Chun put it on hold and planned to unblock it after the legend.
Now, he has a new idea...
When it comes to how to identify an excellent civilization, Yi Chun actually doesn't have anything particularly outstanding to offer.
But after discovering the powerful characteristics of civilization in the extraordinary world, he felt that he needed to consider this aspect carefully.
In particular, he planned to upgrade the Planet Walker into a powerful life form that spreads wisdom like the Tree of Knowledge.
This means that the corresponding civilizational imprint will be exceptionally powerful.
In fact, this may also be one of the reasons why Yi Chun would combine the Eight-Nine Profound Art in the Feral Druid path.
For him, who already has the imprint of an excellent civilization, some of the ideas and spirits corresponding to the wild druids are frictional and even conflicting.
The road from being ordinary to becoming legendary is never achieved through compromise and retreat!
His name, his nickname, should have his own color and weight!
"Maybe, I need to read some books..."
Yi Chun thought so.
