Every era evolution worth recording in history represents an important step in the development of science and technology for mankind.
Compared with the Bronze Age, the Zhou Dynasty was in the Dark Age.
On the basis of bronze materials, people began to gradually master wrought iron technology, making tools and weapons stronger and sharper.
This progress not only greatly improved the quality of agricultural tools and doubled or even multiplied agricultural production efficiency, but also played a huge role in the cold weapon war, making the Zhou Dynasty's army stronger.
At the same time, with the development of materials, the rise of agricultural and industrial industries in the Western Zhou Dynasty also improved the quality of Zhou people's clothing, food, housing and transportation.
For example, those government-run handicraft workshops have reached a considerable scale. Not only are there many types of handicrafts, but the division of labor has also begun to be more detailed than that of merchant ships. The "Hundred Workers" rumored in history came from this era.
But having said that, the Zhou Dynasty was still in its infancy in the application of iron tools.
During this period, their focus was still on bronze. Thanks to the improvement of smelting technology, the bronze civilization reached glory in the Western Zhou Dynasty, almost developing bronzes to the pinnacle level of the world at that time.
And this is why Sumo was not in a hurry to upgrade before.
The benefits of the Dark Ages are not great for the current territory, and are completely incomparable with those of the Enlightenment Age that came later.
Making better use of the wonder upgrades brought about by each era jump may be more useful than era upgrades.
But now, the wait is worth it.
Based on the dark age, the system gives a second completely different option.
Soma concentrated his thoughts and touched the options with his eyes.
Two different option boxes popped up on the interface, with brief but not simple descriptions written on them.
[Option 1: Dark Ages]
[Description: This is an era when bronzes are reaching their peak, and it is also an era when basic science is on the right track. During its cycle, human beings began to truly realize the greatness and mystery of this world, from astronomy, geography, mathematics, physics, to chemical engineering, chemistry, medicine, and architecture and bridge science. Under the torrent of the times, it is precisely these developments It laid the foundation for future economic development and cultural prosperity. 】
[Era score: 17 points (Changes of dynasties, civilized wars, human conflicts and other disputes have blocked the path of progress of the times, and no historic breakthrough has occurred.)]
[Upgrade conditions]: Permissions (×; you can view details after selection)
[Upgrade rewards]: Advanced smelting and forging experience (one year); Advanced handicraft manufacturing experience (one year); Advanced agricultural planting experience (one year); Advanced command and tactics coordination experience (half a year); Introductory scientific research awareness; Introductory Medical Research Awareness; Advanced General Experience (one year)
[Each entry-level technical knowledge can give humans learning opportunities: 5 times in a single day]
[General experience can grant learning opportunities to humans 5 times in a single day (can only affect a single target once within 30 days)]
[Special Era Bonus]: Agricultural output increased by 15%; Metallurgical efficiency increased by 15%
[Special Era Reward]: List of Gods
When looking at the previous data descriptions of the Dark Ages, Sumo's heart was still completely intact.
This is basically the same as what was predicted before, that is, the experience given has changed from entry-level to advanced.
In fact, this is the reason why the industrial development in Tianyuan Territory can be so rapid and smooth now.
Still inseparable from the beginning of the Bronze Age, Soma would give the top people the effects of their abilities according to the list submitted by the village every day.
It's just that the entry-level bonuses are extremely limited. In the past six months, only a few hundred veterans with one year's experience have been added.
This time the number of dark ages has not changed, and the temptation is actually not that great.
However, going forward, the rewards become slightly more attractive.
The increase in agricultural output and the improvement in metallurgical efficiency are actually extremely crude percentage increases.
This is indeed an exaggeration.
For example, if the original yield per mu is 500, if it is increased by 15%, it will only increase by 75 kilograms per mu.
But if the original yield is 1,500 per mu, this 15% is equivalent to 225 pounds, which is simply astonishing!
Based on the territory’s existing cultivated land area, each harvest can produce more than 10,000 tons of grain.
etc.
Why is there still a list of gods? ? !
Moving his gaze to the very back, Su Mo was stunned for a moment, his face full of shock.
Good guy, if this were the list of gods in the legendary "Fengshen Yan", wouldn't it be invincible?
As long as you write any name on it, you can create a god.
There are 365 places in total, so humans can directly create 365 more gods.
As if he had guessed that he would have questions, as Sumo focused his gaze, a systematic explanation jumped out.
Sure enough, this list of gods is not the list of gods.
Since human beings' understanding of nature begins with the sun, moon, stars, wind, clouds, thunder and lightning, it can be said that the Temple of Heaven is the first step taken by human beings in natural science.
But starting here in the Western Zhou Dynasty, compared with other cultural achievements, the changes in Zhou people's view of nature have produced unprecedented subversion.
In the Shang Dynasty before the Western Zhou Dynasty, human beings still respected the Emperor of Heaven and ancestor gods and worshiped them with all their strength, hoping that they could protect the country and its people.
But Shang's final outcome proves that this useless offering is actually just self-deception.
Therefore, starting from the Zhou Dynasty, Zhou people used the concept of gods more often on the premise of recognizing that the emperor was the master.
This caused God to turn from other images of flesh and blood to abstract spiritual entities.
The Fengshen Bang is the representative of this change.
"Can the leaders of each industry be canonized so that they can speed up their research and gain more other abilities and bonuses as their contribution to the industry develops?"
After reading the somewhat convoluted explanation, Somo nodded slightly.
It's not as exaggerated as in The Romance of the Gods, but it's definitely a very useful reward.
Used properly, it may have a better effect than experience and can quickly increase the speed of academic breakthroughs.
"Look at the second new option."
The inherent upgrade route has brought surprises, and Sumo looks at the additional options.
The description pops up.
[Option 2: Energy-chasing era]
[Description: Radiation, lightning, and atomic fission are complex external energies that affect the changes in the world and can bring about both creation and destruction. Mutation, development, and evolution are inherently capable, and they influence the way humans explore the world, and can bring about both sublimation and death. This is an era in which human beings can explore unlimited possibilities, and it is also an era in which human beings truly embark on a journey to understand the origin of life. 】
[Era Rating: -9 points (an unqualified extreme era, in the pursuit of 'power', human beings have sacrificed too much for it.)]
[Upgrade conditions]: Permissions (×; you can view details after selection)
[Upgrade Reward]: Number of external explorations (1); Number of internal explorations (+1)
[The number of explorations is refreshed once every fifteen days. If not used, it will not be counted in the refresh time]
[As the maximum 'power' level is increased, the refresh time will be shortened to a certain extent]
[Special Era Bonus]: Energy chasing efficiency increased by 10%; it has been found that the quality of 'energy' will continue to be slightly improved
[Special era reward]: Unlimited energy
Although he had guessed that the second choice would not follow the conventional era, Sumo was still uncontrollably surprised after seeing the description given by the system.
Chasing energy
Repeating these two words, a bold idea came into my mind.
For a long time, Sumo has had doubts about the route capabilities that games give humans.
After all, this is not a real game, you just need to modify the data files in the background.
Human beings are not made up of a line of code. Just changing the code upwards can increase capabilities.
As a carbon-based creature, the improvement of physical fitness and special abilities is inseparable from the improvement of inner energy.
Will the game follow the law of conservation of energy?
In a sense, the answer in Soma's mind is yes.
At least it should still be a three-dimensional game now, and it can't do this kind of rules that can break the laws of the universe.
Otherwise, it would not have to hide in XZ during the long cosmic cycle to avoid final destruction.
"Option 1 follows the conventional technological route, and the short-term end point should be the information age or the interstellar age."
"The second option should be to dig out the roots of this strange ability and constantly improve it. Is this the route to becoming a god?"
Somo thought secretly, judging the pros and cons between the two options.
Given the known information, there are definitely limits to technological development.
Think of it as a running sport, initially going from fifteen seconds to 100 meters to thirteen seconds, twelve seconds may not be difficult.
All it takes is steady and steady training, coupled with constant refinement of skills, to achieve it.
But in the future, I want to reach eleven seconds, ten seconds, or even within ten seconds.
The difficulty has undoubtedly increased exponentially compared to before.
After the Blue Star people's technology developed into the era of artificial intelligence, they took a wrong path, which led to internal disagreements.
But the fundamental reason is that it is really difficult to break through the original technological upper limit, which ultimately leads to conflicts.
As for the other energy-driven route, it seems that the upper limit is much higher than that of technological civilization.
Follow the analogy of human research progress.
Even though the Blue Stars have developed nuclear fission and iterated it into several versions.
Research on the human body is still at its rudimentary extreme and does not hold the secrets of evolution.
That's why the Kyushu Rift Valley Research Institute became so interested in discovering that Earth players could improve so easily.
However, the upper limit is the upper limit and the difficulty is the difficulty.
Although the upper limit of technological civilization may not seem high for the time being, its advantage lies in stability.
As long as the development of human beings on earth is copied step by step, the same progress can be quickly achieved in the wasteland.
And this process should not be very difficult.
Although the upper limit of energy-chasing civilization is higher, the difficulty is visibly exaggerated.
Choosing this option means that you will definitely accept a severe challenge next.
At least those upgrade conditions will no longer be easy to complete. It will probably take a lot of effort. It may even be impossible to complete.
What to choose?
He hesitated for less than half a minute, staring at the majestic warning wall in front of him.
Soma paused for a moment and concentrated his thoughts.
It seems like a decision that doesn't require too much ambiguity.
Compared with the options that required double selection in the past, the advantages and disadvantages are often superimposed on each other, making it difficult to choose.
The pros and cons of this civilization upgrade choice are obvious, and the difficulty of making a decision is almost zero.
After all, I missed the energy-chasing civilization, and if I want to get in touch with this power beyond the scope of human cognition, I basically can't find any other suitable way.
If you miss the dark civilization, the existing technology will not be affected.
At best, the development is just a little slower.
Even now, the technology of the territory has completely deviated from the previous research direction of mankind in some aspects. A series of new products derived from energy stones have overtaken the drainage channels, and the use experience has completely surpassed modern products.
Thinking about it this way, why is there any need to hesitate?
"System, I choose to upgrade"
"Era of Energy Chasing."
[Record]: The direction of civilization upgrade has been selected.
[Record]: Civilization upgrade has officially begun. This wonder upgrade will be affected by your choice.
[Record]: 5, 4, 3
Boom.
There was thunder on the ground, and the sound spread hundreds of thousands of miles.
As the countdown in the system panel ends.
In an instant, a pale golden lightning flashed across the sky like a long dragon, hammering heavily on the warning wall.
In the stunned eyes of hundreds of guards, the original black and thick wall suddenly turned into a dazzling light gold.
It was like a layer of armor was covering it, and it was like it had completely changed the material structure on the surface.
Electric arcs continued to fly out of the wall, causing bursts of crackling sounds.
What's going on?
Seeing this scene, Sumo couldn't help but feel a little happy.
Sunny Harbor Shelter named its giant wall 'Lightning Wall', which means that even lightning cannot break through.
But now, comparing the two parties, the warning wall in their own territory is more fitting for this name.
About four or five minutes passed before the current stopped slightly.
After absorbing that magical golden lightning, the wall originally built of ordinary materials has truly acquired abilities that are not within the scope of this technology, and the light golden color on the surface has completely disappeared into the interior.
As the second wonder of the territory, when everything is settled.
Just from the appearance, you can't tell much difference from the previous warning wall.
The only thing that has changed is probably that some of the mistakes originally made by the workers during the construction process have disappeared.
For example, the position of the bricks is deviated, or the amount of cement applied is too much.
Now that these mistakes have disappeared, the entire warning wall looks more rounded and natural, and even the potholes on the surface look unusually unique, like works of art.
[Record]: The wonders have been upgraded. Please enter the game panel to check the specific attributes after the civilization upgrade is completed.
[Record]: Civilization upgrade is in progress, current progress: 24.5%
[Record]: The estimated remaining upgrade time is six minutes and fifteen seconds.
The highlight is done.
The next upgrade seemed much gentler, and there was no such thing as the strange phenomenon that shocked the entire New World.
Glancing at the surprised looks of the surrounding guards, Sumo didn't bother to explain anything and was ready to blame it all on Yugi.
Anyway, it’s not the first time I’ve done this, so no one will question the game, right?
