I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

"As for these Mandala Flowers and the Snake-man species, there's no need for me to elaborate... [Monsters] possessing shallow intelligence, it's not surprising that they domesticate intelligent life."

The proposal of this idea actually made the meeting room even darker, as if the temperature had dropped several degrees.

Could humans become like this?

If the [Monsters] had the patience to persist for an Epoch, that would be too tragic.

People simply couldn't find those hidden enemies in Different Space, only to be erased by the Epoch Disaster, their descendants domesticated and relegated to perpetual caged animals.

"Indeed, we cannot rule out this factor."

Lu Yuan scratched the hair at his temples, his chest heaving.

No, it's not impossible!

He thought in his heart, that if they really encountered this situation, their only hope would be the space engravings of the Immortal Palace...

He was studying them alone now, and progress was slow, but if brought to light, all of humanity could study them together, and the research speed would increase dramatically—of course, this was like jumping from one fire pit into another.

"Even if we use the Immortal Palace Engravings, the risk is extremely high, but we must escape!"

Just then, the surveillance department once again sent an urgent report.

"Report! We... seem to have discovered another Floating City!"

"What?"

Lu Yuan's scalp tingled at the thought. It was bad enough not discovering any, but why did they come one after another all of a sudden?

What the hell kind of place is this?

And the faces of the other experts also changed slightly, fearing even worse possibilities.

Colonel Lu Ying from the surveillance department hurriedly said, "No no no, this time it should be a normal civilization..."

"The other side also disguised themselves as a cloud, located 7,000 kilometers away."

"It's just that they seem to have been trapped here for quite a while, the entire city needs maintenance, which is why it descended to the ground."

"The city covers an area of approximately 150 square kilometers, divided into 5 layers, more than our Green Grass City. The population number is unknown, Civilization Level unknown, the species is... similar to Birdmen, with feathered wings on their bodies, capable of short glides in the air."

"The cityscape is predominantly materialistic in direction, with fewer engravings, but there are some. We strongly suspect that before coming to Pangu Continent, their technology was already quite advanced...."

Photos of this Exotic Realm Civilization city were quickly sent to the large screen in the meeting room.

Man, it really is... a futuristic science fiction style!

All kinds of small cars, densely packed like ants, in enormous numbers. High-rises stood side by side, and those Sun panels reflected bright sunlight. You should know Sun panels are a typical high-consumption industry, only the construction of large-scale photovoltaic power stations can recoup these costs.

Whereas over here in the Human side, with fewer people, the Sun panels they have are developed based on engravings, but this city's Sun panels are purely materialistic.

There are also structures shaped like Bird's Nest, could those be stadiums? A group of Birdmen is playing inside the stadiums.

Clearly, all these structures were built before their arrival on the Pangu Continent. After coming to Pangu Continent and facing uncertain survival, who would have the time to construct large sports complexes?

Even the Human 18th Civilization, which needs to cultivate a large number of children, can't afford to construct huge stadiums and is satisfied with standard-size ones!

With his experience, Lu Yuan understood at a glance that this was indeed a very normal civilization.

Because some details of life are difficult to fake—this cyberpunk-style Floating City fits the pattern of a species' living habit and conforms to conventional logic.

Compared to the eerie Snake-man Palace that chills one's heart at a glance, this Birdman civilization seemed like a harmless baby.

The creatures of this civilization indeed were Birdmen, with heads like eagles, Sharp eyes, and beaks instead of mouths, though their feathers were blue.

Their hands, feet, and broad wings enable them to glide through the sky.

It seems to be the off-work hours now, as many Birdmen are jumping straight down from the top of tall buildings—they appear very accustomed to this method of air travel, which has resulted in the city's architecture being generally quite tall.

The Birdmen on the lower levels seem increasingly impoverished; because this species' wings are for gliding, not flying, it seems they cannot take off directly from the ground.

Thus, the distribution of wealth disparity is also quite straightforward: the wealthier individuals live on higher levels; the poorer individuals live on the lower levels.

"Is this civilization, just like us, unfortunate enough to be trapped here..."

Lu Yuan pondered in his mind: "I wonder how many years they've been trapped and how much they know about the Snake-man Palace..."

Others in the conference room also began analyzing the videos and photos.

For some reason, finding another unfortunate soul trapped with oneself seemed to alleviate some of the tension from being "domesticated".

Lu Yuan couldn't understand how such a mentality could arise.

"What is this? Finding another plump pig in the pigpen, to gloat over their chopping while being chopped ourselves?"

Many hands make light work, and soon, everyone discovered more clues.

"This is indeed a civilization with a significant wealth disparity; do you see this? There are actually beggars and some poor people sleeping in parks and under bridges."

"Their population density is quite high, conservatively estimated to be between eight and ten million people. Most of them have very limited living space and reside at the bottom of the city."

"However, this civilization must possess some technological strength, as there seem to be some social welfare systems, indicating they have a certain degree of social consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms."

"They must also have some understanding of Pangu Continent... Otherwise, they wouldn't have a Floating City."

Among the photos, people saw some suspicious missile silos and some soldiers standing guard.

"A civilization where Materialism is relatively advanced, with a large wealth gap, yet still retaining a degree of social consensus..." Lu Yuan sketched out a rough portrait of the city in his mind, "I wonder what their political system is like..."

Social consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms are very important for a civilization.

Civilization supremacy might be the theme of the era, but it's personal life that truly matters.

Fault tolerance mechanisms ensure a minimum standard of living, representing a tangible progress in civilization; after all, such mechanisms did not exist during feudal or slave times.

"So this civilization may seem loose, but it probably still has some combat capability..."

Everyone was somewhat excited, as this was their first encounter with a civilization that was inherently more advanced. It was unclear how Green Grass City would compare to the other–which was stronger or weaker? Especially in the Idealist Domain, where Humans are a genuine Third-level Civilization.

Everyone has a competitive spirit, but they all refrained from showing it on their faces.

"Great Commander, do we need to engage in Gambling with them?" Colonel Jin Dongliang asked eagerly, rubbing his hands.

Lu Yuan hesitated: "I feel that given the current situation, it's not quite appropriate... Peaceful interaction is the best."

The purpose of Gambling is to prevent war between two sides. Now that they're trapped in this great plain, the likelihood of war has been greatly reduced.

Even if they fought to the death and defeated the other side, what then? There is no way to escape this predicament!

Moreover, this place might be the territory of Monsters, and if both sides are weakened from battle and the Monster takes advantage, then trouble would indeed be big–at that point, both sides would become pigs in a pen, being raised together.

Professor Lu Tiantian raised her hand and suggested: "My thought is... this civilization seems to be a technologically advanced one with decent innate foundation, and their Materialistic technology might be superior to ours."

"But in the Idealist Domain, we shouldn't underestimate ourselves."

"If we want to establish friendly relations, we can test their strength and their understanding of Pangu Continent."

"How do we test?"