Lords: From Civilization to the Stars.

Chapter 8 Technology, Culture, and Magic
Unlike the small piece of wonder that Leon had imagined, what actually appeared before him was a huge steel structure that was almost impossible to explore.

Even if the decision has been made to relocate the settlement area and suddenly transfer all the population to this huge steel city, in Leon's knowledge, this only occupies about one thousandth of the entire ancient saint's experimental area.

Except for the exposed part on the surface that the monster hunter Ulfric initially explored, most of the ruins are hidden under the snow.

Even the part that is not hidden is blocked and prevented by a mysterious force. Only the initial part can accommodate these people and related jobs.

Fortunately, even if only a part of it is exposed on the surface, there is enough living space to accommodate thousands of people.

All the slaves and Norsemen who were transferred here were shocked by the wonders of the planet on the snowy plain, and then stunned by Leon's supreme divine power, and they surrendered to his infinite power very quickly.

Especially when these illiterate people inexplicably knew how to operate a large number of rooms in the ruins, and began to use this unimaginable great creation to create some food and props out of thin air, a strange atmosphere enveloped these people's hearts.

The wind and snow from the outside world could not interfere with this great transcendent miracle at all.

Even slaves could get a room of their own in this great building where everything they wished for could come true. And hundreds of jobs could easily create countless delicious foods out of thin air.

what is this?
This is heaven.

The great children of the stars, the heaven given to them by the Old Ones.

Although the high priest of Norsca was still in a coma, the matter was probably settled. Faced with such a miracle, the high priest would not object to anything.

In other words, there is no point in opposing it.

However, the slaves and Norsemen only need to work and eat here, but Leon, who locked himself up on the top floor in the name of carrying out operations, has a lot more things to think about.

"You guys really don't have any technology at all..."

Sitting in the sealed room, Leon closed his eyes and felt the whole body relaxation brought by the ancient sage technology, as if he was immersed in the universe. He was a little speechless when facing the feedback from his system.

Now that the city has been built, the technology tree and culture have been unlocked. Leon also saw the current technological and cultural achievements of the Norse people.

All I can say is that his worst initial assumptions came true.

In terms of the technology tree, except for the most basic navigation and ocean-going, keel ships, and trade, all basic technologies including basic permanent buildings are in an unlit state.

They even only clicked half of the written language, and the technology tree looked unfinished, which made Le Ang feel deeply shocked.

How could such an ocean-going civilization be formed without language?

Is it all about robbery?
The cultural aspect is even more amazing.

He did not.

Yes, literally no.

In front of Leon, the cultural output and advancement of the Norsemen in the Land of Destiny were absolutely zero.

Norsca has no conventional cultural output at all. They don't have any culture at all. If you insist, the most primitive eating, drinking, defecating and surviving is their culture.

The primitive people tribe belongs to it.

But what Leon was more concerned about was that although he had zero cultural knowledge, he had zero magic knowledge.

Magic points are both a value that can be adjusted and a prop that can be materialized. In Leon's cognition, this should be equivalent to faith. A whole series of technology trees are arranged separately on it, and the Norsemen obviously have a certain level of accomplishment in it.

Recognition of Extraordinary Things, Magical Recognition, Savage Witchcraft, Praise to the Dark Gods, Recognition of Gods, and some branch options related to the Dark Gods are lit up.

Compared to the incomplete sciences and cultures of other cultures, the Norse people have their own unique understanding of magic.

It's just that for some reason, the branch options of Savage Witchcraft, Wind of Magic and Spell Slot, have two branches, and the Norsemen didn't choose them at all. But this did not prevent Leon from being satisfied with the magic option.

Because as long as he had the advancement in magical cognition, he saw the first wonder he could build.

'Magic cognition has been acquired!'

'Due to magical cognition, possible wonders to build include: Stonehenge (magic)'

'Introduction: People forged stones from the earth and mountains by instinct, prayed to the unknown existence, and nothingness would give them a response. This is the original magic.'

'Stonehenge (magic) effect: After completion, it will gather magic elements within a radius of 200 kilometers around the wonder, which is equivalent to magic manipulation. At the same time, Stonehenge draws energy from the void and produces magic points per day.'

'Can provide unlimited researchers for magic research and provide 1 point of magic power.'

'Requirements: Stone building materials (can be obtained by cutting mountains or mountain terrain), productivity 400 points, a leader in the direction of force (already owned), the population has any magic or faith talent'

'Because of the uniqueness of the wonder, there may be disturbances in the environment, please be careful.'

It was a very simple wonder, and it was also the first wonder that Leon had seen that he could create himself.

As long as it is successfully built, the surrounding magical snowfields can be transformed into some living space, and even more rich terrains and areas can be created.

But what really caught Leon's attention was that there was another piece of news in his huge variety of characters and needs.

'Planet-level super-large man-made wonder: the ancient saint's experimental area (damaged)'

'The first stage of the repair task: learn magic manipulation technology, or production options that can be regarded as magic operations in the area.'

'Repair target: 1200 points of magic power required'

'After completing the first phase of the repair task, part of the experimental area will be unlocked, bringing more effects. The value of the production position will be increased by two points, and the experimental area will provide certain basic strengthening functions, and negative characteristics of the population can be removed through actions.'

'Because it is a unique wonder, the restoration work may cause disturbance to the environment, please be aware.'

"..."

Wouldn't it seem a bit radical to create a wonder without a naked eye as the first thing after building a city?
If we temporarily give up the advancement of science and technology and culture and devote all the population and productivity to the construction of Stonehenge, we can create this wonder quickly, but is it worth it?
Immersed in the empty space, Leon looked at the picture of his small city and fell into a wonderful contemplation.

Then the conclusion was reached in less than a second.

"Ulfric? Ulfric! Take dozens of people and build a Stonehenge for me now! Hurry!"

"…Ah? We're going to build it? Now?"

There's a magical snowfield outside?
Ulfric, who was called into the room, looked at the blizzard outside and pointed at himself in amazement.

(End of this chapter)