The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Moran sighed softly.

She wasn't sure if the luck spell had actually worked.

To say it was ineffective, the Star Ark had not yet completely left this star field repeatedly trodden by explorers when it discovered a target that combined the characteristics of a "Level 0 world" and an "endangered world".

If, at the same time, we can resolve the existential crisis of intelligent races, guide them onto the path of transcendence, and propel the world forward, the rewards will be immense.

But if you're to say it's effective, the intelligent races of this world are completely unfamiliar beings that she has never seen before and have no record of.

She had no idea where their magical talents would manifest, nor how they should learn magic.

In this situation, what is the point of talking about "guidance"?

Moreover, she knew nothing about the culture, language, and social structure of this race, so it would not be easy for her to accurately intervene and resolve the extinction crisis facing the entire group.

However, it's absolutely impossible to get her to give up now.

Memory is the cornerstone of all wisdom.

The most direct way to truly understand a strange intelligent life form is to read its memories.

Just then, Moran noticed a translucent humanoid creature whose light was stagnant and appeared particularly dim. It walked out of the crystal cluster complex alone.

"A great opportunity!" She immediately controlled the flying carpet to quietly follow.

When he entered the depths of the deserted Crystal Cluster Forest, Moran immediately used mind magic to control him.

Then, he used mental magic to read his memories.

Countless fragments of memories surged forth like a tide.

Moran possessed powerful mental strength and habitually used his mental strength to instantly imprint and seal all the memories he had read into his mental sea at top speed.

She then released the creature from her control, leaving it bewildered for a moment before it resumed its original course.

Meanwhile, Moran, riding a flying carpet, hid high above and began to meticulously sort through the imprinted memories, carefully eliminating useless and complicated information, attempting to understand this unfamiliar race and world from the perspective of this humanoid being.

Amidst the fragmented memories, Moran gradually pieced together information about this world and the intelligent races within it.

These translucent humanoid beings call themselves "White Crystal People" and refer to the planet they live on as "White Crystal Star".

The White Crystal People condensed like fruits from the White Crystal Trees, those peculiar "plants" that were ubiquitous and towering into the clouds on White Crystal Star—those enormous crystal clusters.

The skin of the White Crystal People, like the White Crystal Tree that nurtured them, exhibits the same milky white, translucent texture, and feels cold and hard to the touch.

They are born with rich emotions, and their bodies can transform different emotional energies into visible colored glimmers of light that circulate in their internal meridians.

In joy, the veins shimmer with a warm gold; in sorrow, they spread with a tranquil blue; in anger, they ignite with a fiery red; in deep love, they blend with a soft pink; and in intense hatred, they solidify into a repressive inky black.

As for the enormous butterfly ears, Moran initially speculated that they were some kind of biological organ used to receive information. After reviewing the white crystal person's memories, she realized that the butterfly ears were not innate, but rather specially worn emotion collectors.

In the 100th year of the White Crystal Calendar, after long-term observation of how the White Crystal Tree converts sunlight into energy, scholar Raven Lighttrace first proposed in his paper "The Energy Field Hypothesis in the Emotional Spectrum" that strong emotional fluctuations can generate a unique "psychic power" with an energy intensity far exceeding that of daily light energy absorption.

This groundbreaking theory was considered an unrealistic fantasy at the time.

However, ten years later, Norton Prism, a brilliant engineer from a family of workshops but who was too emotional to maintain precision in his work, was deeply moved after witnessing a large white crystal tree farm wither due to an energy shortage.

He utilized the properties of the white crystal tree and combined them with micro-carving techniques to successfully create the first "Heart-Light Resonance Device," which was the first generation of emotion collector.

When he placed the device's antennae against his forehead, the blue glow generated within his body due to grief surged into the energy storage crystal at the end of the device, instantly illuminating it with a brightness that astonished all onlookers.

In the 111th year of the White Crystal Calendar, the "First Energy Act" was promulgated, formally establishing the legal status of emotional energy.

Subsequently, various devices powered by emotional energy rapidly became widespread, greatly improving social efficiency.

In the 115th year of the White Crystal Calendar, the "Heartlight Energy Company," founded by Norton Prism and his collaborators, established the first "Emotional Exchange" in "Crystal Crown City."

From this point on, the White Crystal People can sell the "excess emotions" they collect that day in exchange for the universal currency, "Light Coins".

Long queues formed in front of the exchange, everyone delighted that they could transform their intangible emotions into tangible warmth and light.

The civilization of the White Crystal people thus transitioned from the early era of empathy to the era of rationality.

Initially, excess emotions and intense feelings were simply converted into emotional energy. Later, emotional stimulants were developed to specifically stimulate emotions and feelings in order to collect more emotional energy.

In the year 118 of the White Crystal Calendar, Norton Prism, the founder of Heartlight Energy Company, died unexpectedly during an experiment.

Before his death, he repeatedly warned publicly that "emotions should not be completely objectified" and had begun researching "safety valve" technology that could protect the mental health of users.

His sudden death brought this research to a standstill.

Subsequently, control of the company fell into the hands of Samuel Leng Hui, a pure technologist.

He quickly pushed for the mandatory rollout of the "butterfly-wing" emotion-collecting device, arguing that it was "for the purpose of collecting energy that sustains civilization more efficiently."

This device, shaped like a beautiful butterfly wing, can collect emotions of all intensities indiscriminately and efficiently. People no longer need to use emotional stimulators and can convert their emotions into energy and store it at any time. They can also transfer this energy to others by touching it to their "ear".

Since then, Light Coin has been abolished, and trading emotional energy using the Butterfly-shaped Emotion Collector has become the mainstream practice.

In the first few years after the widespread adoption of emotion collectors, the White Crystal Tree Farm had a bountiful harvest under the illumination of artificial emotions, the city was brightly lit day and night, the population experienced explosive growth, and the whole society seemed to be thriving.

However, Samuel Leng Hui and the consortium behind him have always maintained a firm monopoly on the core technology and energy allocation rights for emotion collection.

They silently plunder the vast majority of society's output by adjusting the "exchange rate" and "tax rate" of emotional energy.

Class distinctions were thus solidified. The top-ranking "Radiant Aristocracy," relying on their early accumulated energy and patents, lived lives filled with abundant emotions; while the bottom-ranking "Dust-Light People" had to exhaust their joys and sorrows daily just to obtain the emotional energy needed to maintain basic survival. (End of Chapter)