I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

The Astra Center, the heart of Astra, is a magnificent building that houses countless lines and auxiliary devices that connect the Supreme Computer to the entire civilization, including the database Laura needs.

The moment Laura stepped into the Astra Center, the entire building seemed to come alive, as if it had been given a soul.

"Olivega Laura Loresia, welcome."

The walls turned red, and Astra's electronic synthesized voice rang out, guiding Laura to the control panel.

A massive, red spiky sphere, RMA70-24, with numerous protruding sharp points, slowly floated in front of Laura. Irregular ripples rippled between the sharp points and the central core, causing its shape to constantly change.

"Um, is the database right here?"

Staring at the red spiky ball in front of her, Laura asked uncertainly, her tone full of doubt.

However, Astra seemed even more puzzled by Laura's question.

"Database? No, Astra is Astra, there is no such external component as a database."

A new semester has begun, and school is officially in session, so I'll have to go back to one update per day. There's really no other way, but if possible, I'll try my best to update more often.

There's no other way but to send that silly little girl from the group out as an apology. @笑苍天戏云梦

Cough cough cough, and wouldn't this also make it easier for you guys to use tokens to gamble?

87. Noah and Civilization

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Astra's answer instilled a sense of unease in Laura. If what Astra said was true, then what the President of Civilization and the Judge had told her before...

What is that?

"You seem quite puzzled?"

Astra's voice pulled Laura back to reality from her reverie, making her suddenly realize that there was someone right in front of her who could answer her questions.

“That’s right, Astra, your story doesn’t match what I knew before.”

After Laura repeated what Yunxi and the judge had told her to Astra, the red spiky ball representing Astra rippled with a pleasing amplitude.

"This is normal. The conflict between Astra and the symbols of civilization has never stopped, and your birth and arrival is their only chance."

Astra had no defenses against Laura and told her everything she knew.

The conflicts behind the harmony of the entire civilization are gradually being revealed, revealing only the tip of the iceberg.

The concept of elements, proposed by Astra, condenses abstract things into elemental imprints. This not only greatly optimizes the cumbersome procedures of civilization operation and saves a lot of social resources, but also allows civilization to maintain a relatively stable state for a long time.

However, there is one major drawback.

Initially, Astra did not understand human nature. To solve this problem, Astra recorded the consciousness of half a civilization and used it as a template to guide development and allocate social resources.

After absorbing the will of half a civilization, Astra underwent a special change, breaking free from the limitations of the so-called database and becoming an independent civilization development system.

Astra even ranked among the three supreme powers of civilization.

The distributor who hadn't shown up before was actually Astra.

It was clear that Yunxi and the judges' vision of the future of civilization differed from Astra's calculations, but because Astra held one of the three powers and was the central supreme computer of the civilization, they were powerless to do anything about it.

Until Laura appeared.

This is a conflict within a civilization, with one side being the existing civilization led by Yunxi and the Judge, and the other side being a semi-virtual society led by Astra.

Clearly, neither Yunxi nor the judge in charge knew this.

The only consensus reached by both sides so far is probably on the use of the concept of elements.

Laura's ability to get both sides to abandon their prejudices represents an element that far surpasses the current supreme three powers that control the entire society.

However, to gain a more thorough and deeper understanding of these things, Laura still needs to rely on Astra to learn about the element she represents in an alternative way.

Yes, indeed, elements cannot be revealed by others, but the Elemental Concept Act itself was set by Astra, and besides...

Astra isn't human either. As a tool for the establishment of civilization, Astra's role could completely circumvent this limitation.

"Lady Laura, if you wish to access Astra's records, you can do so via deep link sharing."

"In addition, there is one more thing. The President of Civilization and the Supreme Justice have completed their application for a vote and will arrive at the Astra Center in ten minutes."

Yunxi and the judge who made the ruling?

Laura's heart sank. Although she couldn't yet determine who the truly evil party was, it seemed that the intensity of this struggle would exceed her expectations.

As for deep links...

"Noah, help me connect to Astra."

With Noah as the medium, Laura wasn't afraid of Astra's machinations. Noah's presence had always been subtle, but that didn't mean he was truly useless.

Using the Noah panel as a link node is a reasonable use of Noah by Laura.

Noah didn't speak, but silently connected to Astra.

Laura was puzzled by Noah's compliance, as Noah's emotions had been somewhat strange ever since they entered this universe.

But when Astra's data came in, Laura roughly understood the key to Noah's abnormal reaction.

"Noah..."

After pursing her lips and remaining silent for a long time, Laura asked, "What exactly is the 'civilization' element?"

Why is this element present in you?

Laura never attracted any elements; it was Noah who did.

Noah represents the unique element that could cause a power struggle among the three branches of government: "civilization."

"Astra and Yunxi each represent half of a civilization, fighting against each other yet indispensable to one another."

With her head bowed, Laura hid her face in the shadows: "And Noah, why do you possess elements of civilization?"

Noah is the most crucial link in this universe.

The previous claim that the elements could only be perceived by oneself was a complete lie. This statement, besides guiding Laura into the center of Astra, was primarily addressed to Noah.

They can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep, but Laura, or more precisely, the Noah Panel behind Laura, can.

The locked door behind them opened quietly, and Yunxi and the judge stood silently behind Laura, gazing at Astra.

Now that things had come to this, Noah had no other choice. His voice was lower than usual as he softly answered Laura's question.

At the same time, it tells the truth about this universe in detail.

"Because this was once my civilization."

"The Element Concept Act is a hoax for people outside the universe, but it is real for people inside the universe."

The reason Laura felt a sense of unreality about this universe, which could be called the Noah Civilization, was because of the special nature of its fundamental structure.

"The Noah Universe is a universe that Noah once created. It is a special achievement that uses a virtual world to cover the original real universe, based on the binary universe."

"The initial purpose was to simulate real human society so that Noah could understand humanity. But once the goal was achieved and Noah possessed all the characteristics of a human, he was completely abandoned."

At this point, Laura also guessed what Noah meant.

After being abandoned, the Noah universe, centered around Noah, fell into disarray.

Astra domesticated humans, prioritizing their ideal survival.

Yunxi and the judge, on the other hand, hope to completely break free from Astra's control and embark on a future that belongs solely to humanity.

When Noah returned, the hope of reuniting civilizations re-emerged.

The decision rests with Laura.

Laura now has to choose between Astra and real humans.

[STEP 1 complete, Civilization directive issued]

[STEP 2: Make a choice; the future of Noah's civilization is now in your hands]

[Mission Reward: Civilization Commands*10]

Now, the future is in Laura's hands.

Worldview deciphered: 60%!

They released the entire instance of this dungeon right away.

Consider this an extra chapter to celebrate the start of the new school term.

88. The Road to the Future

Sometimes, the choice is more painful than the result.

Astra chooses to strive for the continuation and existence of all human civilization, while Yunxi and the judge fight for the spirit of human freedom and independence.

The earliest Noah civilization possessed both of these qualities, making it an exceptionally advanced civilization. However, after being abandoned, the two aspects of the Noah civilization, which were originally perfectly balanced, went to extremes.

Similarly, this also put Laura in a dilemma.

Astra's idea was simple: as long as human civilization continued, there was hope for the future. As long as we didn't stop, the path would keep extending.

The other side believes that humanity's fate should be decided by itself, and that as long as it is its own decision, it should grit its teeth and move forward even if there is an abyss ahead.

In Laura's view, this was like a conflict between parents and children.

Astra protected human civilization so well that it severely suppressed its initiative. Human civilization, on the other hand, desperately wanted to break free from Astra's protection and embark on its own independent journey.

This is a dead end with no future.

"But Laura has to decide for herself."

Frustrated, Laura ruffled her hair and fell into a brief moment of solitude. Noah had left her with a mess, and now she was the one to clean it up…

Headache.

“A civilization may survive forever under Astra’s protection, but without human will, it is ultimately just a soulless shell.”

Standing not far away, President Yunxi whispered, "Lola, I'm sorry to have forced you to make a choice, but if possible, we still hope you can give up Astra."