The other officials in the diplomatic team were also excitedly discussing the recent developments, from technology, culture, and economy to social progress. Even matters related to the Level 5 Civilization Ruins were mentioned. The lizard men marveled at the many strange things in the world. At times, they even reached the same conclusions. "Yes, ease and laziness are eternal traps... staying in one place too long will significantly slow down society’s development." "It’s good to keep moving." But as they were chatting, Tado suddenly pulled Lu Yuan into a small room: "Mr. Lu, to be honest, I suddenly remembered a secret matter..." "Before we teleported here, we gathered the essence blood of all members of our entire civilization to condense a blood brick. I’m not sure what you make of this thing?" He showed a video of the blood brick, which was about the size of a palm and added with some special idealist material, looking like a warm blood jade with a floating blood color flowing through it. Lu Yuan was taken aback, cold sweat streaming down his back: "Is this thing in your possession?" "No longer, it has been taken away." Tado also realized the gravity of the situation and lowered his voice, "At that time, our civilization even used this blood brick to exchange for a lot of valuable materials. The ancient races declared it as the first batch of support resources." Lu Yuan’s face suddenly turned dark, and he didn’t speak. Tado was somewhat panicked: "Could it be related to some bloodline curse? But at that time they were very dominant, and we were forced to cooperate obediently... Otherwise..." How could a small third-level civilization withstand the wrath of ancient races? Moreover, the Rize Civilization might be one of the weaker ones among third-level civilizations. Lu Yuan took a deep breath: "Don’t worry just yet. That blood brick might represent the bloodline and name of your entire civilization." "I can understand the bloodline, but what about the name?" Lu Yuan pointed to the sky: "The World Will cannot distinguish all living beings, only individual civilizations. This blood brick condensed from essence blood represents the overall opinion of your Rize Civilization... It’s essentially like a blank check. You’ve signed it, but the amount on the check is not written, and the other party can alter it at will." Tado’s face turned pale with fear, and his scales stood on end. As a third-level civilization, they were aware of the role of the World Will in Idealism. Their name being taken by another race, how could they develop in the future? Lu Yuan shifted the topic: "But this name should only be temporary, after all, your civilization is still alive. Living beings are always better than a blood brick." "If they wanted to eliminate you, they wouldn’t need to go through such trouble. They could just wipe you out on the spot." "The fact that you diplomats can live here peacefully indicates that you still have value, so there’s no need to panic for now." He sighed lightly: "The ones who should be nervous are us." "Our entire civilization has been teleported here. If disaster strikes, it would be an extinction-level catastrophe. The demands this time are huge!" Related intelligence quickly returned to Green Grass City, causing an uproar among the upper echelons. Old Cat, with a solemn expression, held several security meetings, ordering the military to strengthen patrols. And dispatched multiple diplomatic teams to communicate with neighboring civilizations. The final result was not pleasant. Those ancient races cared little about the rumors circulating everywhere and didn’t care what these lower civilizations thought. Moreover, if one wanted to leave, they could just cross the outer sea. This indifference was an attitude in itself. Humans also began to grow tense, with the number of soldiers being significantly increased. It is expected that in a year, the number will grow from 200,000 to 500,000, and national defense spending will increase by more than 150% proportionately. Soon after, the lizard men from the Rize Civilization were invited to visit Green Grass City. They quietly revealed even more terrifying rumors! "Some technological civilizations have already pledged allegiance to the ancient races." Tado and others, having been here for ten years, had relatively well-informed news, "In recent years, more and more races have pledged allegiance." This allegiance was not just lip service. It involved transplantation from the bloodline level, enhancing the Racial Value; and culturally, serving the ancient races as ancestors. No one knows the cost... "Many civilizations have produced zealots who have converted... having pledged allegiance to ancient races, they feel compelled to come over to prove they are right." "The war in the arena of public opinion is also very intense." Upon reaching this point, Tado became indignant, wondering how there could be so many spineless people in the world, abandoning their independence to serve others, even forsaking their own bloodlines and culture... Lu Yuan and others were also somewhat shocked by this news, realizing the situation was more severe than imagined. Those who could pledge allegiance were obviously strong clans, while weaker clans were not even wanted! "Moreover, I also heard... they really succeeded!" "An ancient myth has been lifted from the Weaver’s mucus, unfortunately, it seems to have been sealed for too long, and its mental state has gone wrong." "According to some rumors, the living ancient races today actually don’t know the truth about the Epoch Disaster, while those in the mucus do, which is why they all went mad." Tado spoke with schadenfreude: "The life forms in the mucus are resurrecting, with ’Ghosts’ coming from afar on the waves. Even the ancient races are troubled and overwhelmed." Lu Yuan furrowed his brows, your information is indeed comprehensive. Original content can be found at novelꜰire.net