I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 174: Chapter 73: Calamity Beast Vehicle

Upon hearing Shang Siteng’s suggestion, Huo Lie and his group lit up, their impression of Shang Siteng soaring.

You said dinner? Well, now I’m not tired.

Though the people from other villages were more reserved, none inwardly rejected the proposal.

Han Zhan thus led everyone off the Star Sea, officially entering Nuwa Continent.

At the port, Calamity Beasts had long been prepared, parked on both sides of the road. At Shang Siteng’s invitation, Han Zhan and she together mounted the same Calamity Beast.

”These Calamity Beasts have undergone special modifications.”

No explanation from Shang Siteng was needed; Han Zhan also saw the unmistakable silver helmets on their heads.

”Compared to those complex technological vehicles, these native transport tools are more suited for Nuwa Continent. So during battles with Calamity Beasts, we modified the ones we captured—these Calamity Beast Vehicles are quite popular on Nuwa Continent.”

”Their prefrontal lobes are removed, and intelligent chips are implanted as control centers, minimizing the risk of them going rogue.”

Shang Siteng was still chatting with Han Zhan intermittently.

Meanwhile, a timid voice suddenly came from a soldier at Huixing Port on Nuwa Continent:

”Excuse me...sir, please do not damage our vehicle...”

”Please...please don’t use your teeth...that’s not permitted...”

A few soldiers hurriedly stopped Huo Lie, who was preparing to try gnawing on the Calamity Beast’s leg. Discovered, he regretfully abandoned the action.

Even if Huo Lie truly ate it, the modified Calamity Beasts would show no resistance.

”Can’t eat it? What a pity. These Calamity Beasts are different from those on our continent; wonder if they taste different.”

Huo Lie continued chattering, as other Flame Village people, seeing their village chief being halted, quietly relinquished their attempt to gnaw as well.

The abundance of Calamity Beast Vehicles ensured everyone had a seat.

Not even Tu Housheng was an exception.

As a Mountain Giant, the vehicle carrying him was an equally enormous Calamity Beast.

Tu Housheng sat atop this beast, rising above most buildings on Nuwa Continent, able to see many shuttles whisking by beneath his gaze.

People of Nuwa Continent, seated in aircraft, looked at the passing Mountain Giant beside them in amazement.

”Though you possess Nuwa Stone of Heavenly Origin’s Ability, I’m still curious, how are people of Nuwa Continent so well-trained?”

Han Zhan watched the Nuwa Continent soldiers who stopped Huo Lie, remembered those he saw earlier on the Star Sea, and the shuttle pilots.

To Han Zhan, it seemed these roles should be filled by robots.

The remaining humans on Nuwa Continent ought to be ancient humans like Huo Lie and Feng Pingcheng.

How did Shang Siteng manage to allow them to use such advanced tools and technology?

Faced with Han Zhan’s confusion, Shang Siteng pointed to the right side of these soldiers’ necks, where a silver-white external chip reflected a faint silver glow.

”They’re just similar to the Celestial Net, but inferior—external chips.”

”Inside these chips are stored each person’s required knowledge for their roles and operational guidance. This quickly enables them to competently perform their duties.”

”While robots can perfectly replace humans, building them requires time and material costs. Calculated carefully, their cost-effectiveness is inferior to local humans with external chips.”

So that’s how it is.

Han Zhan nodded thoughtfully.

From Shang Siteng’s few words, he had already discerned a rough idea of how Shang Siteng could rapidly develop Nuwa Continent into a Level 4 Civilization.

Two words: trade-offs.

It’s a relatively distorted mode of development, but for this world, it’s most effective.

Shang Siteng abandoned research and construction of peripheral categories like transportation tools and robots, putting all technological power into warfare.

Whether it’s the shuttles, Star Sea Carrier, or Orbital Cannon, they all lean towards war.

And the most crucial factor: energy, directly linked to Civilization Level. From the evolution of nuclear to quantum power, energy plays a pivotal role.

”How far is Nuwa Continent from Level 5 Civilization?” Han Zhan continued to ask.

Shang Siteng, sitting in front, pressed her weight against Han Zhan’s chest and lightly shook her head.

”Almost impossible. Level 4 was barely achieved under extreme distortion. Level 5 is nearly out of reach.”

”Each civilization iteration requires long-term accumulation; some things, even if the technological principle is understood, need a sufficiently long period to truly realize.”

What’s lacking most now is time.

Fruit World can’t offer ample time for development; it has its own world operating rules.

Just like Fu Xi Continent, where Han Zhan was before.

Rules are like unseen hands behind the scenes, subtly pushing everyone forward.

The two chatted intermittently, guided by Calamity Beast Vehicle as they entered the city.

At the city’s entrance stood a giant Steel Stronghold. As Han Zhan and his group entered, a special alarm suddenly blared.

Calamity Beast Vehicles simultaneously halted.

”Don’t worry, it’s a monitoring purification device.” Shang Siteng raised her voice to explain to everyone.

”Pollution exists in this world, everyone has been infected to some degree, so I invented a monitoring and purification device to remove pollution.”

”This functional device was inspired by Nuwa Stone of Heaven’s Origin.”

”Everyone, pass through the giant instrument at the entrance one by one, it will help extract the pollutants from your bodies.”

The giant instrument Shang Siteng spoke of, resembling a ”door,” stood at the city entrance, emitting a faint white glow.

Han Zhan was the first to walk in.

As he entered, the machine immediately activated and operated.

Amidst the roaring sounds, the white glow around Han Zhan rapidly spun, enveloping him entirely.

On Han Zhan’s body surface, extremely tiny black particles began to emerge.

These black particles were so minuscule that, when viewed with the naked eye, their total amount, when fully extracted, wouldn’t exceed the size of a grain of sand.

Once the grain-sized black material was extracted, the giant instrument ceased its rotation.

The separated black material was sent via a special passage above to an unknown area.

”Is that black substance the ’pollution’?”

”Correct, Nuwa Continent and Fu Xi Continent belong to the same world. They should suffer the same pollution.”

”So, according to my theory, that black substance is the source of the world’s mutation and pollution—the Outer Heaven Origin.”