He started off naked in the Stone Age.
It took Lu Chen a few minutes to understand the situation.
Starting from scratch to build a civilization, what was the most important thing?
First, build a town center, then produce farmers to cut wood and mine... no, that's not right.
Cut down a tree and make a crafting table... that's wrong too.
Deploy a base car, build a power plant first, then a barracks, put down a dog to scout… cough, that's wrong.
Of course, first check if there's any hacking!
The dog system threw him into the primitive world, he needed to figure out what this dimensional civilization system was all about.
“Hello? Hello?”
“Is there any tutorial? Or any initial quests?”
Lu Chen asked.
【Dimensional Civilization System Activated】
【Initializing Quests…】
【Initial Quest:】
1. Establish a civilization and increase the population of your settlement to 20 or more.
Quest Reward:
1. Initial Technology Tree X1
“……”
Lu Chen stared at the quest panel, lost in thought.
“Recruit 20 people? I don't know how to have mitosis?!”
“Also, can you explain what this reward means? What's an initial technology tree?”
The system replied.
“Civilizations in the Great Thousand Worlds have different technology trees. Upon completing the quest, you can obtain a world's technology tree as the initial technology for your civilization.”
This answer was a bit roundabout, but Lu Chen still understood its meaning.
Different worlds had their own unique technologies.
For example, in the Nasuverse, technology focuses on magic and command seals. In the Honkai universe, technology revolves around Honkai energy. In Teyvat, it's elemental forces. In the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann world, it’s spiral power, and so on…
The quest reward was a corresponding technology tree, which, in a sense, determined the direction of future development.
Then, the system prompt continued to sound.
【Initial Quest Detected.】
【Host obtains Initial Ability: Dimensional Diplomacy】
【Dimensional Diplomacy】
You can observe other civilizations in the Great Thousand Worlds, engage in diplomacy with them, and freely travel to their worlds.
“?”
“What the hell is this ability?”
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.
Observing other civilizations sounded like a vision-opening skill.
【Every world, on a higher dimensional level, can be seen as an independent civilization.】
【This ability will provide you with the ability to conduct diplomacy and travel in the multiverse.】
【Opening the Hyper-Dimensional Map…】
Following the prompt.
Swoosh—
His eyes flickered.
A brilliant star chart projected before him, just like the map in a strategy game.
On the background of the starry sky, there were a bunch of soap bubble-like things floating, refracting the light of the starry sky within the bubbles.
Each bubble represented a different world's universe.
Upon closer inspection, five world bubbles were marked around his current location.
【Demon Slayer (Steam Age)】
【Date A Live (II-Level Magic Age)】
【Azur Lane (Pre-Space Age)】
【Fate/Grand Order (III-Level Magic Age)】
【Honkai 3rd (Pre-Space Age)】
Each world bubble was marked with the name of that world and its corresponding technological age.
“The map of the multiverse?”
“These are my neighbors?”
Lu Chen looked at it, finding it quite novel.
These were different worlds, very close on the star chart, like countries on a map.
Some were anime, some were games.
While they seemed close, each world bubble was actually a large universe.
The system had given him the ability to observe the multiverse from a higher dimensional perspective.
Also, the division of technological levels among different civilizations was interesting.
There were three technological civilizations and two magical civilizations.
Azur Lane and the Honkai universe were both in the Pre-Space Age.
Although there were many powerful people and things in these two worlds, they lacked the capability of interstellar travel.
Demon Slayer was a bit behind, only in the Steam Age.
As for Date A Live and the Nasuverse…
They were both primarily magic-based. Lu Chen could only assume that Nasu's magic was more advanced than Date A Live, considering the countless Lostbelts.
And regardless of how many parallel universes a world contained, it would only be considered one world on the hyper-dimensional map.
In the distance, he could vaguely see world bubbles like Heaven's Lost Property, Re: Zero, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Chocolate & Vanilla, and so on…
But his current mental strength wasn't strong enough to see too far.
“High-end, this map is too high-end.”
He randomly selected a world, and the detailed information about it popped up:
【Demon Slayer (Steam Age)】
A world based on Taisho era Japan, with a mid-level Steam Age technology level. Steam engines and firearms are used on a certain scale.
There are supernatural beings called “demons” with superhuman combat capabilities, but their weaknesses are also obvious.
【Comparison of Strength:】
Technology Level: Godlike
Military Strength: Godlike
Economic Strength: Godlike
【Diplomacy】
【Travel】
【Declare War】
“……”
“Even the Steam Age natives can ride on my head?!”
Lu Chen looked around, and all his neighbors were Godlike.
Well, it wasn't surprising.
His colony only had one person and their technology was stuck in the Stone Age, no match for them.
He looked at the functions of these three items.
【Diplomacy】
Initiate communication with the faction leader in this world. If there is no leader, communication is impossible.
【Travel】
Open a spacetime channel and directly travel to the target world, with random landing location.
【Declare War】
(Unlock after entering the Space Age)
“……”
This communication interface had a strong sense of déjà vu.
It reminded him of a certain healthy game involving bio-electricity, genocide, neutron annihilation, turning aliens into canned goods, celestial disaster ascension, and other things.
“……”
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes:
“From the very beginning, I wanted to ask, is this system also a Paradox offender?!”
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The picture shows the world map (partial), which I took in the game. You can understand the meaning, ^_^