“System, long time no see.”
In the White Chalk Palace, Tai Hao sat alone on the Xuan Bird Jade Platform.
Ten minutes ago, after the six chief ministers had completed their reports, Tai Hao had dismissed them, sending them back to their posts to continue working.
【Host, the last time we communicated was 29 years, 5 months, 18 hours, 17 minutes, and 5 seconds ago. From this system’s perspective, it was a very short time.】
The Civilization Upgrade System replied to Tai Hao seriously.
“Oh?” Tai Hao relaxed, crossing his legs and flipping through the items in the System Exchange Mall. He asked, “Can you tell me how long you’ve existed? And who made you?”
【Host, you do not have the permission to know this yet.】
Tai Hao paused, putting his legs down. With interest, he asked, “When will I have permission to know?”
【When the civilization you rule reaches the God-Level civilization.】
“God-Level civilization? Like the Angel Civilization or the Sun Civilization?” Tai Hao probed.
【According to this system’s calculations, the Sun Civilization and the Angel Civilization in this universe are only at a level three to four civilization. Moreover, both civilizations are mainly focused on developing super-genes and their technology trees are not complete, making them abnormal civilizations.】
An ominous thought appeared in Tai Hao’s mind: “So…the God-Level civilization you’re talking about isn’t…”
【As you imagined, Host, this system classifies God-Level Civilizations as Zeroers and Returners. Only civilizations that possess the technology to restart the universe can be considered God-Level Civilizations.】
Okay, Tai Hao’s guess was confirmed. It was truly a far-fetched distance.
Even with the powerful cheat of the Civilization Upgrade System, Tai Hao had no confidence in leading the Star River Empire to the level of civilization that the Zeroers of the Three-Body World had reached.
Zeroers, a civilization or group of civilizations that truly mastered all the laws of the universe. They possessed the ability to reduce the eleven-dimensional universe to zero dimensions and restart it repeatedly, reaching a level of technology beyond imagination.
In the eyes of the Zeroers, the vast universe was like a computer model that could be modified and controlled at will, and the Zeroers were the programmers who controlled that computer.
“God-Level Civilization is too far away for me. I’ll think about reaching the Three-Body Civilization level later.”
Tai Hao instantly abandoned his desire to explore the origin of the Civilization Upgrade System.
“System, the Star River Empire has now reached the Information Age. It’s time to calculate my Civilization Points.”
【Yes, Host, Civilization Point calculation in progress.】
In less than a second, the system completed the civilization upgrade calculation.
【Since the Steam Age, the civilization you rule has undergone 65 years of development, becoming a planetary-scale single civilization and going through the Electrical Age, Atomic Age, and Information Age. Your civilization achieved a leap-forward development, possessing a terrifying ability for accelerated evolution.】
【The Civilization Point calculation from the Atomic Age to the Information Age is complete. The Atomic Age has forty thousand Civilization Points and the Information Age has eighty thousand Civilization Points.】
【The next civilization era is the Information Intelligence Age. Please continue to strive, Host, and lead the civilization you rule to reach the God-Level Civilization soon.】
“The Civilization Points for the Atomic Age are forty thousand, which is double that of the Electrical Age. And the Information Age is double that of the Atomic Age. By that logic, wouldn’t the Civilization Points reach one million six hundred thousand in the Information Age?”
The system responded to Tai Hao’s guess, giving an affirmative answer.
【Indeed. After the Information Intelligence Age, the Civilization Points should be one million six hundred thousand. So please work hard, Host. God-Level Civilization is not unachievable.】
【Furthermore, when the civilization you rule officially reaches Level One Civilization, the system will fully unlock the Level Two Civilization Mall permission. The Level Two Civilization Mall contains all the civilization creations and knowledge systems of Level Two Civilizations.】
【At the same time, the system will open the Level Three Civilization Lottery Pool. Please continue to strive, Host.】
Okay, the system’s encouragement, or rather, temptation, ignited a strong sense of ambition in Tai Hao.
As the system said, God-Level Civilization was not unachievable. Why couldn’t he lead the Star River Empire to the peak of civilization and enter the Zeroer club!
After his excited emotions calmed down, Tai Hao began to calculate the Civilization Points he currently possessed.
“I had five hundred thousand Civilization Points remaining before, and I spent one hundred and fifty thousand to manufacture dreams to aid the development of the civilization. So I have three hundred and fifty thousand left.”
“350,000 plus 400,000 and 800,000, I have a total of one million five hundred and fifty thousand Civilization Points. This is a real bumper harvest!”
With so many Civilization Points, Tai Hao naturally set his sights on the Lottery Pool.
He felt he would be doing himself a disservice to his decades of hard work if he didn’t spend them.
“This time, your Emperor will be generous. Two sets of twenty draws!”
“System, open the Lottery Pool and perform twenty draws!”
“Yes, Host. Opening the Level Two Civilization Lottery Pool to perform twenty draws.”
Tai Hao’s consciousness instantly appeared in front of the familiar Lottery Pool. The pool space, filled with energy-charged paths, remained unchanged.
Tai Hao’s consciousness floated in the pool space. His gaze fell upon a mysterious energy rune array, and in the distance, scattered like stars, was the densely packed void.
As the system deducted two hundred thousand Civilization Points, the Lottery Pool began to operate.
Brilliant white spheres rose from the array, then began to spin rapidly, accompanied by a violent energy storm. The blinding light erupted, and treasure chests were drawn one after another, with chests of various levels appearing from the array one by one.
Under Tai Hao’s anxious anticipation, the twenty draws were quickly completed. Twenty treasure chests of different levels appeared on the array.
“Haha…I’ve won big this time! I actually got so many golden treasure chests!”
Looking at the treasure chests floating on the array, Tai Hao couldn’t help but laugh out loud in excitement!