Freeze the entire population, activate my Superman system?

"Wait, you just said that Ying and Yuan also have matching genetic factors?"

That's right.

Both of these groups possess recessive genetic fragments originating from this civilization, but the degree of match is less than 0.3% for each.

After thinking for a moment, Ling Shuang suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

Ghoul, Kisame

Are they all derived from mutations of previous humans?

Batyka gathered the diagram together, and the light and shadow dissipated from her fingertips.

"It's so nice to wait for you."

Her simulated lips curved slightly.

Ling Shuang took a deep breath and focused her attention back on the most crucial issue.

"So, this frigid winter world was originally a world for testing civilizations?"

"Let me correct that."

Batyka's amber pupils contracted slightly. "It's an abandoned trial world."

"Atlantis was the victorious civilization at that time, and the one who led the race to break through was the powerful being of the Yaoye level, Lan He."

She winked playfully at Ling Shuang.

"Lan He is also from your bloodline."

Ling Shuang was stunned for a moment.

"What kind of existence is a 'Yoya-class'?"

She raised her left hand, pointing her fingertips towards the air, and a three-dimensional miniature world slowly rotated and unfolded before Ling Shuang's eyes.

It was a tower-like structure.

The base of the tower is marked "Tier 1 to Tier 5 - Wasteland Level", and above that are Apostle Level and Nightfall Level.

The very top of the tower is completely hidden in a hazy, nebulous mass of light.

"In the early stages of creation, we learned from divine instructions that the path of evolution was divided into several major stages."

Tier 1 to Tier 5 are considered Wasteland level.

At this moment, she lowered her head, her voice filled with confusion.

"As for why you appeared in this abandoned trial world, this information is not within the scope of the legacy database."

I have been trapped in this space for thousands of years and have never received any new instructions from the mother civilization.

My existence is solely to provide sufficient energy reserves when the mother civilization returns one day.

So I don't know what happened after the trial ended.

Furthermore, it's unknown whether the mother civilization still exists.

"Fire crystal mother ore, and fire crystal."

Ling Shuang steered the conversation back on track, "Can you give me a large quantity of these things? I'm still very weak right now, and I can't even protect my people."

The simulacrum of Batyka froze for less than half a second, as if searching a long-forgotten database.

"Fire crystal mother ore is a compressed crystal of high-density source energy; it is never intended for direct implantation into the body."

Her voice suddenly became more serious.

"Directly absorbing the source energy of the fire crystal mother ore will result in a forced upgrade, but it is not a true evolution."

The energy structure of the parent ore and the genetic factors in an organism are not fully compatible; forced fusion will lead to disruption of energy circuits at the cellular level.

In the short term, it may be able to unleash power far exceeding that of its peers.

However, the controllable range of advancement is limited, and it will be unable to absorb any other form of energy source afterward.

"Perhaps I'll be trapped in the wasteland for the rest of my life."

Ling Shuang's heart, which was just preparing to receive the inheritance, felt as if it had been doused with cold water.

Perhaps it is precisely because this is an abandoned trial world that it has become common for alien races to use fire crystal mother ore to break through to the third and fourth tiers.

Even a fourth-tier unit can go toe-to-toe with a rancher.

It's very possible that a fifth-tier Wasteland-level being is now enough to rule and dominate!

Ling Shuang fell silent.

"I'm one of our own, could you please take care of me?"

Batyka raised his right hand, and an antique-style ring model appeared on the crystal panel in front of him.

The ring is entirely silver-white, with dense patterns engraved on its surface.

"This is a subspace high-dimensional device, commonly known as a space ring in the trial system."

It contains one hundred standard fire crystals and 20 fire crystal mother ore.

The fire crystal ore with a higher purity than the ones you brought can be used as auxiliary energy for your subsequent evolution, but you must never use it on yourself.

This time, Ling Shuang was truly shocked.

Just asking,

This will make you rich!

Ling Shuang took the ring and put it on the index finger of her left hand.

The ring automatically tightened to fit his finger, and the silver-white pattern flashed the moment it touched his skin.

Sure enough, after his brainwaves detected the urge to open the ring,

He could then sense the fire crystals neatly arranged inside the "space ring"!

A full one hundred!

Wouldn't this turn Zhang Mu's territory into a space carrier?

At this moment, Ling Shuang asked a question timidly.

"Batika, is there any more?"

What does face matter in the face of a human crisis?

Batyka shook her head.

"These are the only reserves that can be received by members of the Wasteland-level tribe."

It was originally meant for five people, but since I haven't seen it in so long, I've given you all of it within my authority!

Ling Shuang caught the key words in her words, and her eyes lit up.

"So that means I'll be able to receive even more when I reach the Apostle level, or even the Radiant Night level?"

Batyka smiled in a humane way.

"sure."

Then, Ling Shuang asked one last time, unwilling to give up.

"Batika, will you come with me? Our Earth civilization needs you."

This kind of artificial intelligence far surpasses supercomputing.

It is definitely one of the most needed aids for humanity.

Batika swayed her mermaid tail and blinked her eyes several times.

"Apostle level, apostle level, that would allow me to activate the Lord recognition process."

"Alright, your companion is consuming the fire crystal mother ore."

My energy is running out, so I'll send you away first.

Goodbye, Ling Shuang, my people.

......

When he opened his eyes again, he was already standing in the huge underground cavity outside the stone gate of the ruins.

The fire crystal remnants were still scattered in the same spot, the grayish-white waste gleaming with a lifeless, dark hue in the dim light.

The light blue patterns on the door completely went out, and even the faint glow at the right end of the groove disappeared.

The majestic city above the stone gate, the tower rising from the waves, and the kneeling, worshipping human figures all disappeared back into the gray-white stone, like a dream that had never been recorded.

Ulger, Heto, and Nolan stood not far from the stone gate, looking around blankly.

Herto's animal hide bundle was still bulging on his back, and he was holding half a piece of jerky in his left hand. He had obviously just been teleported out and hadn't quite recovered yet.

Ulger had already drawn a bone axe from behind his back and held it in his hand, his dark red eyes scanning the empty walls warily.

The oriole and the abyss have vanished without a trace.

When Herto saw Ling Shuang come out, he immediately cried out.

"That beast Yuan is lying! There's no fire crystal mother ore at all! Brother Zhangmu, you haven't evolved either!"

Ling Shuang shook her head.

"No, there's nothing there. Let's wait for them!"

Fifteen minutes later, Yuan was the first to come out.

His body had swelled up almost a full circle since he entered the ruins, the swelling extending from his forehead to his tailbone.

Third-stage mature form!

Ying followed closely behind, emerging from the shadows on the left side of the stone gate.

Its momentum surged, but it only advanced by one level.

She walked up to the group and stopped, noticing that Herto and the others hadn't changed at all.

Then she looked around Ling Shuang's face with a puzzled expression.

"Even you didn't gain anything?"