I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Therefore, Lu Ban believed that Charlotte would meet his request.

For the Great Old Ones, time is not precious; they have time all the time in the world.

"This is a list of rules for the Academy of Sciences Library: Do not take books out of the library, and do not touch books that exceed your authorized access..."

Charlotte read it aloud to Lu Ban carefully.

It seemed to be just a regular library rule, not much different from what Lu Ban knew.

Lu Ban didn't quite believe that this would cause someone to go insane.

"Is this all it says?"

Lu Ban asked.

"Correct."

Charlotte nodded.

Why does the text here only appear when I touch it?

Since Lu Ban had already asked, he might as well ask a few more questions.

"It's very simple. It's because this place requires the biometric information of people from the Glorious Realm to be identified. The Glorious Realm possesses advanced technology, and this Academy of Sciences library, as the core of technological cohesion, has the strongest security capabilities. Only people of the corresponding level can access the corresponding knowledge."

Charlotte said it casually.

"Oh, I see. That's really convenient."

Lu Ban nodded in agreement.

Then, he belatedly looked at the words and then at Charlotte.

"Wait a minute, what does it have to do with me needing to touch it if it needs the biological information of someone from the Brilliant Realm?"

Charlotte glanced at Lu Ban but did not answer.

Chapter 651 The Doomsday Recorder

Lu Ban glanced at the corpses lying prostrate on the ground outside and realized that he was definitely not someone in the Glorious Realm.

"Isn't this a bit outrageous?"

Lu Ban saw that Charlotte had him put the board back on, and the text on the marble suddenly changed.

"We should be grateful for the powerful strength of the Glorious Realm, which means that even though their civilization has been destroyed, their creations have not lost their function and can still operate normally here. You should know that when a civilization is severely polluted, those artificial creations will be the first to become mutated, followed by animals with lower rationality. Most of the polluted and destroyed alien realms have already lost the conditions for normal creatures to survive before that."

Charlotte said casually, glanced at the text on it, and then looked at Lu Ban.

What do you want to ask?

"Am I from the Glorious Realm?"

Lu Ban couldn't help but ask.

"I suppose so. You humans are actually a group of people who were mutated from the remnants of the Glorious Realm. Otherwise, why do you think the humans in so many civilized alien realms all look so similar?"

Charlotte casually revealed a startling truth.

"Wait, so this means that humans were once inhabitants of the Glory Realm?"

Lu Ban confirmed.

"That's generally true. When the Glorious Realm collapsed, some of its people did indeed mutate and become like you are now. In fact... many alien realms were originally cages used by the Glorious Realm to imprison the ancient rulers. Otherwise, how could they have escaped the impact and still exist after this civilization was destroyed?"

Charlotte said it in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Yes, the security here is indeed very tight, and..."

After confirming the words on the board, she led Lu Ban upstairs.

Lu Ban noticed that there were no books or bookshelves in the library. Although it was possible that the books had been damaged over time, Lu Ban still found it strange that it was so clean and tidy.

Moreover, there are many rooms upstairs, which are not very large, about the size of a study. Of course, they are already quite large for Charlotte and Lu Ban.

As I entered one of the rooms, the door slammed shut, plunging the entire space into darkness.

Lu Ban wasn't nervous. Since he was with Charlotte, if this place could trap Lu Ban, how could it trap Charlotte?

Along with this absolute darkness, the wall suddenly emitted light.

The white marble walls shimmered, and some words seemed to appear within them.

Lu Ban was somewhat surprised that he recognized some of the characters, which belonged to the alien world he was from.

Immediately afterwards, some kind of knowledge flowed into Lu Ban's mind.

In an instant, Lu Ban's eyes were no longer on this confined room, but on a vast world.

He seemed to be standing high in the sky, with endless forests and the setting sun below.

Lu Ban could concentrate and see all sorts of animals living in the forest.

These animals were unlike anything Lu Ban had ever seen before. Most of them had six to eight legs and were covered in scales, resembling cold-blooded creatures. Some of them floated in mid-air in a way that completely defied aerodynamics, like swaying bells. There were also some slender and translucent creatures that swam in the clouds, chasing the setting sun.

Beyond the sun, in the distant sky, there were two luminous celestial bodies the size of the moon, only their light was even more dazzling, like miniature suns.

This is a tranquil and peaceful world. (Gu Li)

Just as Lu Ban was observing everything here with curiosity and greed, a certain tremor came from the sky.

Lu Ban felt as if he could hear his own heartbeat.

He soon realized that this was not an illusion.

A sound like the beating of a heart, at an extremely slow rhythm, came from the sky.

The trees began to sway, startling a large flock of four-winged, bird-like creatures that flew into the sky.

The next moment, an unforgettable scene appeared.

Lu Ban saw that the huge, dazzling sunset suddenly erupted.

No, that was not an eruption.

Instead, it was a thick, enormous tentacle that burst forth from the sun.

One, two, three, countless tentacles emerged from the star's interior. The blazing tentacles were even larger than the star's halo. In an instant, Lu Ban's entire field of vision was occupied by the extending tentacles.

Before the animals in the forest could react, they saw a tentacle heading toward the planet.

Lu Ban subconsciously took a half step back until the blazing tentacles pierced through his and Charlotte's bodies. The entire planet was split in two by the high-temperature tentacles, the cut surface as smooth as solidified grease sliced ​​by a hot knife. The planet's core shattered like a runny egg. Under the surging power, the entire planet's trajectory was fatally damaged. The shattered ground continued to spread and expand. In the end, the lush forests, the wondrous creatures, and the entire vibrant world all returned to nothingness.

Lu Ban then realized that this was a scene from the apocalypse.

Although it is unknown which planet or which alien land it is, there is no doubt that this place was destroyed because of the awakening of an ancient ruler who was sealed in the sun.

At the same time, countless pieces of information flooded into Lu Ban's consciousness like a tidal wave.

The investigation into this exotic land is complete, including various parameters, development history, and the structure and information of all its organisms.

If you use these as basic data, you can easily create a realistic open-world game.

But that's not what Lu Ban was concerned about.

Rather, it's some subtle information.

Lu Ban saw that these were data obtained by scholars from the Brilliant Realm through observation and research, and this scene was also recorded by observers from the Brilliant Realm.

Lu Ban didn't mean to say that these post-apocalyptic recorders simply documented everything without trying to save the creatures here. Rather, based on this information, as well as the reports and analyses constantly flowing into his brain, he discovered something.

Billions of years ago, there were no stars or planets here, only enormous and indescribable Great Old Ones.

Later, the Glorious Realm sealed away the ancient ruler of this place. Over the years, the sealed remains of Him actually became a blazing star. The star captured matter and formed planets around Him.

Those planets, after countless years of cooling, eventually gave birth to life through numerous coincidences and chance encounters. Life endured hardships and setbacks, eventually growing into what it is today.

Everything vanished under the awakening of the Old Ones.

Even life here is a result of pollution. Stones are polluted, cells are born, and cells divide and proliferate under pollution, eventually becoming living organisms.

Pollution is the source of life.

Every life from another land is born with the burden of pollution.

Chapter 652 Three

"This is the record of the apocalypse."

Charlotte said that the surrounding scenery began to darken, and Lu Ban and she were back in that white expanse.

Lu Ban felt a sense of being stripped away, as if someone had used a comb to smooth out the deep furrows on his head. Everything he had just seen and heard was being extracted from his brain. Apart from remembering witnessing the apocalypse in some alien land, Lu Ban had forgotten all the details.

This feeling is similar to when I was holding that suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) or the "Holy Sword of Physics".

Knowledge covers one's brain like a spider web, and is then removed when contact with it ceases.

"In these rooms, is the knowledge of the Brilliant Realm preserved in this way?"

Lu Ban suddenly realized.

There were no bookshelves or books here to begin with. As a highly developed civilization with considerable knowledge of other realms, the Brilliant Realm naturally knew how to acquire knowledge while avoiding the pollution it brought.

Scholars searched through extremely confidential and highly polluting materials in these rooms, analyzed them, and obtained answers. Once they left the room, they would forget all the relevant knowledge, leaving only the final conclusion.

It's like instilling calculus knowledge into a primary school student. He uses this knowledge to solve the problem, and when he leaves the room, he only needs to remember the answer to solve complex problems.

The human thought process is itself a process of reprocessing the information collected. This library was built precisely to avoid pollution while passing on knowledge and collecting information.

In this way, most scholars can come into contact with more foreign civilizations and come up with the correct answers with only minor pollution themselves.

Moreover, such a strategy can restrict the content that users can browse based on their level. Only those who have reached a certain level have the authority to access and view dangerous knowledge, thus preventing the leakage of contamination among ordinary people.

"They are quite clever to think of using this method to avoid pollution. Even if they are temporarily exposed to too much knowledge and go crazy, they can use the library's equipment to erase the corresponding memories and return to normal."

Charlotte's tone was flat, and there was not much praise in it.

"To this day, the technology they developed is still circulating in foreign lands, and you must have come into contact with it."

"Correct."

Lu Ban replied.

My own suona horn, and the crowbar that has gone into the distance, look like extraordinary items made using this technology. They are indeed very useful and produce very little pollution to people.