237: The division of small civilization levels

The reason Chen Du hadn't noticed it before wasn't that his eyesight was bad, but because the thinning was very, very slight.

So slight that Chen Du couldn't see it at all.

The first time he noticed it, Chen Du wondered if it was because he had cleared over a dozen stages consecutively, and the cumulative effect made it noticeable.

Now Chen Du confirmed that it wasn't entirely cumulative; it was indeed cumulative, but the degree of thinning varied with each wave.

After subsequent waves of higher-level monsters, the crystal's thickness was clearly reduced even more!

Especially after clearing the 13th wave this time, Chen Du specifically paid attention to this, and the blue crystal had thinned another layer.

Although the degree of thinning was still very, very slight, he had mentally prepared himself, so he noticed it immediately.

This made Chen Du curious: what exactly was inside this crystal?

Chen Du could think of only two possible outcomes if this continued.

One: the crystal would continue to thin until it eventually disappeared. As for what would happen after it disappeared, that was completely unknown.

Would there be a new change, or would the Crystal Space completely vanish, or something else entirely?

The second possibility was that there was something, or a reward, inside this crystal!

The crystal itself was a Seal, and clearing the waves was the process of unsealing it. The panel displayed:

Defended Waves: 5/5 (Completed), 10/10 (Completed), 13/15 (Not Completed), 13/20 (Not Completed), 13/25 (Not Completed), 13/30 (Not Completed), 13/35 (Not Completed) — these were the progress indicators.

Chen Du guessed that if there was truly something inside the crystal, the greatest possibility was that it would be the reward for clearing the 35th wave!

However, the second possibility was very low, because at the beginning of his first year of high school, which was when he first acquired the Crystal Space,

Chen Du didn't understand its mechanism, and the crystal had shattered several times in front of him, but there was nothing inside.

Of course, he didn't rule out a third possibility that he hadn't thought of.

But these were all speculations. Chen Du quickly put this matter aside for now. Its truth could only be proven by future practice; overthinking was useless.

After processing this information, Chen Du got up and continued his training.

Time is fair to everyone. To overtake others, one must put in more effort!

For Chen Du, who could strive for 24 hours a day, no one could surpass him on the track of diligence!

At the same time, Chen Du always believed in one phrase: self-discipline, meet a better you!

...Fifth Ecological Circle.

A certain conference room.

This conference room was very large, about the size of a football field.

There were hundreds of people inside, a dense crowd.

Not everyone knew each other; many people present had never met but had a general impression of each other after seeing their names.

This was because most of the people here were Sky Soaring Warriors who had graduated from the Three Great Academies!

At this moment, each of them wore a badge on their right chest.

The badge was rectangular, with two sections of content separated by a horizontal bar.

To the left of the bar was their identity, and to the right was their name.

“I never thought that Zhou Cheng would actually die at the hands of the Dynasty Civilization!”

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a very strange hairstyle; his bald head only had two fluffy “black balls,”

as if he had a pair of ears growing on his head.

His badge on his right chest read: “Mount Everest Martial Arts University Principal - Wawatoss.”

“What a pity. Zhou Cheng had excellent talent and was considered among the most outstanding of the newly promoted Advanced Aerial Warriors.”

Responding to him was a tall, burly young-to-middle-aged man. His badge read:

“Seventh Circle, Cyber City Technology Martial Hall Minister - Feng Shaohua.”

“Seventh Circle” naturally referred to the Seventh Ecological Circle. Many of the hundred or so people here were not natives of the Fifth Ecological Circle.

Therefore, the specific identity of the newcomer had to be indicated, but using the full title would make the badge too long, so only an abbreviation was used.

The name Zhou Cheng was quite famous in the Sky Soaring Warrior circles.

Not only because he was from the Limit Martial Hall, but his personal ability also accounted for a large proportion.

However, no news of him had been heard for the past three years, and the first news was of his death, which surprised and saddened many people.

And he died at the hands of a low-level civilization, the Dynasty Civilization!

“Could this Dynasty Civilization have something special about it?”

“Or was there a misjudgment of the civilization’s Rank?”

Feng Shaohua asked. As the Minister of a Technology Martial Hall branch, his understanding of alien races was certainly not as extensive as that of the Limit Martial Hall.

Moreover, the Dynasty Civilization was a Small Civilization only discovered in recent years, and many people didn't pay much attention to it.

Just like the attitude of Great Civilizations towards Small Civilizations: do whatever you want; if you get in the way, crush you; if not, forget about it.

As the Principal of Mount Everest Martial Arts University, one of the Eight Famous Schools, Wawatoss was very knowledgeable about these alien races.

He explained:

“According to my understanding, the Dynasty Civilization comes from a plate very far from our Qijia Continent.”

“We have currently only discovered the Dynasty Civilization from this plate.”

“Due to the distance and the fact that the Dynasty Civilization is just a Small Civilization, we haven’t even named that unknown plate yet.”

“As for special characteristics, none have been discovered according to records so far.”

“A misjudgment should not be the case… ”

“Generally speaking, a low-level civilization among Small Civilizations refers to a civilization with at least one Advanced Aerial Warrior.”

“A mid-level civilization requires at least ten Advanced Aerial Warriors.”

“Among them, at least one Advanced Aerial Warrior’s Life Strength Rank must be greater than or equal to Rank 28.”

“A high-level civilization, like our High Martial Civilization, requires at least one Domain Warrior!”

“And the highest-Rank top-tier civilization among Small Civilizations requires five Domain Warriors!”

Feng Shaohua nodded upon hearing this. He was not a frontline combatant; his main job was scientific research.

This meeting was not a memorial for Zhou Cheng; his death was just an interlude.

Feng Shaohua’s purpose in attending this meeting was mainly to brainstorm.

After all, people from different fields would come up with different answers to the same problem, and often new “problem-solving ideas” could be sparked.

“Old Feng, how have you been?”

A hearty laugh suddenly came.

“Lin Qi? I heard you became the Vice-Principal of Qilin Martial Arts University. Impressive, worthy of being the former No. 1 student!”

“Just so-so,”

Lin Qi said modestly, though not really. Just as Lin Qi was about to exchange a few more pleasantries,

“Everyone.”

A voice amplified by a loudspeaker suddenly sounded. A woman wearing a microphone walked to the center of the crowd and spoke.

The woman was about 50 years old, with neat short hair, exuding a leadership aura.

Her badge undoubtedly proved this: “Fifth Ecological Circle Chief - Emperor Liang Sheng”!

It was said that this name carried such great Karma that when she was born, she wasn’t even a “person,” but a placenta.

Finally, with the help of doctors, the placenta was cut open, allowing her to be born successfully.

Next to Emperor Liang Sheng was a man of her height, seemingly a subordinate but with a surprising identity. His badge read: “Fifth Ecological Circle Vice-Chief - Fu Nao.”

“Zhou Cheng’s death was not the work of the Dynasty Civilization. The true culprit behind this… ”

“is the Hunter Civilization!”

“Because of the recent abnormal activities of the Giant Civilization, even Yan Du has come.”

“Now, traces of the Hunter Civilization have even been found in the Giant Civilization’s plate.”

Emperor Liang Sheng paused here, her expression extremely serious:

“If we cannot make the correct judgment next, it is very likely… ”

“to trigger a war!”

...First Ecological Zone.

August 19th, 9:00 AM.

Chen Du, who had already finished his “60-hour Weakness Period,” had just returned from the “Information Building.”

Due to the Weakness Period, Chen Du entered Martial Arts Room 10 as soon as he emerged from the Cold Sand Crystal Land.

He hadn’t immediately reported his Promotion ability for the Fifth Secret Treasure.

Now that he had “recovered,” he took care of it first thing in the morning.

Although it wasn’t a major issue, it was like a red dot on a wristband; it bothered him if he didn’t click it!

Since he had no classes in the morning, Chen Du planned to return to the Martial Arts Room to continue training.

Beep beep ~

His wristband suddenly vibrated, and Chen Du instinctively stopped.

He raised his hand.

“Pang Tian Ce: Chen Du, come to Martial Arts Room 1. Your reward has arrived.”