Chapter 766: Star Civilization Evolution History

Time flew by quickly.

In just ten short years, technology advanced into the post-Industrial Revolution era.

The world map across the continents became fully defined, and the nations of these continents began an explosion of civilization.

Based on various technological parameters, universal laws, and laws of physics and chemistry that had been acquired, applying them to create practical weapons was not difficult. Soon, with the emergence of airplanes, trains, battle tanks, and artillery, the distances between continents began to shrink. Even a planet as vast as Earth itself started to experience mutual exchange.

As global distances shortened, minor conflicts began to arise continuously.

To prevent war, the continents unified around a common goal: improving their living environment. They used vast quantities of greening plants to thicken and improve the atmosphere.

This planet originally had an extremely thin atmosphere.

The weak planetary atmospheric environment meant that gases could not be retained, leading to near-vacuum conditions. In a vacuum, liquid water cannot exist; it can only persist in large quantities as solid ice in glaciers.

The inhabitants of the planet lived in a vacuum environment with temperatures below minus sixty degrees Celsius. They were completely vacuum-adapted beings, surviving by eating ice in ancient times.

Now, they began to improve the planet's harsh living conditions.

After all, even vacuum-adapted organisms did not wish to live in a vacuum indefinitely!

The vacuum created a huge pressure difference with the gas circulation within their bodies. Any abrasion or bleeding would cause their "gaseous blood" to dissipate into the vacuum.

Within a mere minute, all gaseous blood would drain, leading to a loss of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and ultimately death.

Furthermore, the immense pressure difference caused their skin to loosen in old age, making them unable to withstand the vacuum pressure. It was not uncommon for an elderly person walking down the street to suddenly scream and die from their body being torn apart.

The vacuum led to very short lifespans and miserable later years for them.

The leaders of the major continents convened a meeting. The "Moon-Whisper Atmosphere Project" was formally approved by unanimous vote and quickly launched.

The main objectives of this plan were:

To improve the ecology by thickening the atmosphere through extensive planetary greening to release gases, and by various other methods. The environments of the continents gradually improved.

After several years, the external environment was no longer a strong vacuum. The internal and external pressure difference reached a relative balance, so even if a blood vessel ruptured, blood would not be rapidly drawn out of the body, and treatment could still be quickly sought at a hospital.

The vacuum pressure on this planet rapidly decreased and was filled with large amounts of nitrogen.

This period was later referred to as the "Planetary Gasification Era."

Another ten years passed.

The Moon Seers of the major continents, by continuously studying lunar information on full moon nights, finally thoroughly understood all knowledge about the moon.

Without spiritual solace, the major continents began to lose faith.

Those without faith would face...

...Riots!

Minor border skirmishes between the continental nations rapidly escalated. Due to the exposure of "The East Continent Immigrant Human Experimentation Program," which involved unethical human experimentation on smuggled slaves, this immoral behavior was widely revealed and continued to provoke, leading to the full outbreak of intercontinental war.

Finally, the First World War began.

The East Continent was the first to develop nuclear weapons, a forbidden, mythical weapon of retribution named "Divine Advent." The first atomic bomb was dropped on Guangbei Coast in Yunzhou.

A colossal mushroom cloud formed.

It was as if a gigantic mythical sun had fallen from the sky, or an enormous fireball had torn through the firmament and crashed to the earth. The world was blindingly bright, the air rapidly expanded, terrifying high temperatures distorted all scenery, and endless matter vaporized.

Over a million people were killed by the blast, more than two million died from radiation, and, according to uncertain estimates, hundreds of beings suffered radiation-induced deformities.

This mythical forbidden weapon plunged the entire planet into utter panic.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

On this day, there was a knock at the door, and many students and local residents came to ask questions, their faces filled with terror.

After all, she was the most learned person near the small town.

Some students, holding gray paper newspapers, nervously questioned the maid, clearly mistaking her for a knowledgeable professor.

"What the hell? Nuclear war on this planet? It's broken out!"

Yuan Qinghua, curled up inside the fish tank, was deeply shocked and terrified.

One could imagine the panic among the people in this primitive land.

After all, land contaminated by nuclear radiation would become a wasteland where no human could survive for hundreds of years. Death, mutation, deformity, and distortion would cover the entire black ruins.

But clearly, the students conversing in the living room were not particularly panicked! They merely regarded nuclear weapons as extremely powerful large bombs.

"My goodness! These people are terrifying!" Yuan Qinghua was stunned. "You're far too complacent! That's a nuclear bomb! A nuclear bomb!!"

Three days later, more students came to visit, and even some professors and high-ranking town officials arrived with stacks of the latest newspapers.

After all, the reclusive household's reputation was growing. Even the nation's Chief Moon Seer, Ji Yang, known as the Second Generation Moon of Wisdom of Central Continent, had come to extend an invitation, which was declined.

In the living room, Yuan Qinghua learned from their conversation:

"Yesterday, another nuclear bomb was detonated, and the two neighboring continents have started fighting fiercely."

Yunzhou also developed nuclear weapons, and its "Indra's Arrow" retaliated, destroying Mahābhārata, a core stronghold city in the East Continent.

Days later, the conflict intensified, with both sides continuously producing "Moonfall" weapons and relentlessly bombarding each other's territories.

Gradually, other continental nations also began to join the war, launching "Moonfall-grade" forbidden weapons one after another, and terrifying mushroom clouds rose from the planet's surface.

A full-scale global nuclear war had erupted!

All major continents entered an emergency state of war preparedness.

In the research institutes of the major nations, the Moon Seers of the Military Strategy Bureau began issuing announcements. The public started constructing a series of underground shelters and homes, preparing to take refuge.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

A group of students and professors once again knocked on the door.

"Shouldn't we also build shelters?"

"These weapons are truly terrifying! Their destructive range is too vast, a thousand times more powerful than traditional explosives!"

Countless students were saying.

Inside the fish tank, Yuan Qinghua was utterly flabbergasted!

Comparing them to dynamite, seriously?

How thick-headed were the creatures on this planet? That was a nuclear weapon!

"Yes, you should build underground shelters."

The young maid, wiping chairs with a linen cloth in the living room, told them without looking back, "But you must not only build shelters; you also need to construct an underground ark using large amounts of wood... Those unable to build an ark should hide in the mountains, at high elevations."

"Why?"

Many students were puzzled. Building a ship underground was inconceivable.

"Because the Master said a world-ending great flood is coming."