Question: Suppose that on this continent, there actually existed a more glorious and brilliant previous civilization, but due to unknown circumstances, it was basically destroyed, leaving only a few remnants that have survived to the present.
How would the survivors of that previous civilization view the people of this civilization?
Caelus could intuitively see that the man who had awakened, introduced by Kal'tsit as the Doctor, possessed a very long past. Judging by the traces of time on him, he must have been asleep for a very long time, so long that it exceeded the traces most lives could leave behind.
Moreover, his body was significantly different from the bodies of the Terrans around him.
Although the bodies of the Terrans were strong and robust, they were helpless against Originium. Once infected with Oripathy, they could only wait for death. The only difference was that those with stronger physiques would die a little later.
And while this Doctor's body was relatively weak for a Terran, matching the physical fitness of ordinary people Caelus had seen in previous worlds, he possessed complete immunity to Originium.
And... in Caelus's hand was a shimmering black flower made of crystal. It was a flower composed of Originium.
"This Originium, which appears to be a high-energy mineral, actually contains a massive amount of information, that is, various chaotic and disordered memories. It seems a special arrangement is required to see the records inside clearly."
The air around Caelus produced the sound of freezing, then a massive stream of information began to constantly reorganize and piece itself together, until finally, the information remaining inside the Originium was deconstructed.
The information Caelus saw was not much, just a glimpse of the glorious human civilization of the previous era, but he could confirm that the level of brilliance of the previous civilization was incomparable to the existing one, or even far surpassed it. After all, from those scattered pieces of information, it appeared that the previous civilization had already stepped into the galaxy, though it was unknown why it had fallen into its current state.
"System, a highly developed interstellar civilization has turned into this state. I think the enemy they encountered must also be at the level of an interstellar civilization, and a very powerful interstellar civilization or disaster at that. Then, you said before that if I intervened, I could change all this. Does that mean the enemy's level has not even reached the Lingshi level?"
The System did not remain silent this time, nor did it deliberately say "I do not know" in a way that was meant to be cute. Instead, it spoke straightforwardly.
["Although I cannot directly explain what kind of existence the final enemy is, I can state that their strength is on the same tier as yours, the 5th tier, and has not yet reached the 6th. While they have some peculiar mechanisms, when it comes to mechanics, there are actually not many in this endless universe that can compare to you."]
Caelus nodded. He did not really want to help this world solve the final problem. He was only asking out of a certain curiosity.
"Spanning a long period of time and carrying some mission or responsibility left behind by the previous civilization, but with the plan having suffered some accident, it seems this gentleman who awoke from the previous civilization will likely face many difficult choices."
Caelus stood on high ground, watching the vehicle that had already driven away, in which the awakened gentleman was sitting.
["If we swapped positions, and I were him, after being awakened, based on my current logic and emotions, I would be thinking about how to purge these barbarian races living on my homeland, so that my compatriots could return to this continent and let the flame of civilization be reignited."]
"Uh... there is no need to be so extreme."
["After all, for a highly developed interstellar civilization, seeing the place they originally lived in occupied by a bunch of primitive tribes would certainly not put them in a very good mood."]
"Seems a bit hard to understand."
["Then let us use an example. A large number of small animals suddenly move into the house you live in, leaving all sorts of messy traces everywhere. While making your home a mess, some even want to tear your house down."]
"Oh, now I understand when you put it that way."
"So, I wonder if this gentleman will treat these lives of the current Terra civilization as animals, or as humans?"
Caelus closed his notebook. He would not interfere, nor would he participate in the Doctor's choice.
Enough seeds had already been planted in the land of Kazdel. He was going to head elsewhere.
He was currently in Rim Billiton, a major mining nation. The residents living there dealt with minerals every day and were basically all miners. They lived in extreme poverty, yet even under such poor conditions, every family had three or more children.
Caelus simply walked around a few times. Then, after casually bestowing knowledge and power upon a few people who seemed decent, he did not stay any longer and headed farther south, where there was a country called Iberia.
It was said that the country was once incomparably prosperous and possessed the legendary Golden Fleet, but after experiencing an accident, the entire nation rapidly declined. To this day, one rarely heard much news about that country.
...
Talulah looked up at the legendary Wendigo standing before her, whose figure was incomparably tall. He was also the Patriot, a once-famous general of Ursus.
"Although there were some rumors, I did not expect it to really be the legendary Patriot, the last pure-blooded Wendigo."
"I, did, not, expect, that, in, your, stronghold, the, Infected, and, the, non-Infected, could, actually, coexist, harmoniously."
Patriot's voice was intermittent and incomparably hoarse. Clearly, there was something wrong with his throat.
"Everyone here shares a common identity at this moment, and that is the oppressed. The Infected have the last value of their lives squeezed out of them, becoming parts in a mine that can be replaced at any time. But are those miners not the same? Are those villagers who are levied with heavy taxes not the same? We resist only to allow more people to live like human beings, rather than being a string of numbers or parts that can be discarded and replaced at any time in the eyes of those upper-class nobles."
Hearing Talulah's words, Patriot was silent for a moment, then asked.
"What, is, your, ultimate, goal?"
"That is naturally to overthrow this corrupt nation. I want to gather the bottom-level people, whom the nobles and officials view as ants and treat as bargaining chips that can be discarded at any time, bit by bit. I want to unite the oppressed, and then let those foolish people witness what the power of the masses is!"
"Of course, I know that although the country of Ursus is corrupt, its power should not be underestimated. It might even be hiding even greater strength, but we are not so weak either."
Hei Lian walked over, his body igniting with jet-black flames as previously planned.
Looking at the Ursus youth burning with black flames, Patriot could feel his surging life force and the sense of crisis emanating from those flames.
"Our logistics will not be a problem either."
Not far away, in a patch of reclaimed farmland, a middle-aged man with white bear ears was watering the crops with a look of utter despair on his face. There was even a bruise around his right eye, as if he had been punched.
Strangely, shortly after the water was poured, tender green sprouts poked out from the soil. Even in such a frigid environment, the plants were actually able to grow normally?!
In the end, Patriot joined Talulah's team, and during these days, Talulah had also decided on a name for her team.
Reunion was officially established.
(To be continued.)