NOVEL NEXT Chapter 340 [Chaos Essence Stone·Yang Attribute]
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At this moment, Lu Yuan's emotions were complex.
Finding the super treasure of the Gear Civilization filled him with immense excitement, his whole body tingling with anticipation.
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But the departure of the Mirage Cloud Dragon left a sense of gloom in his heart.
"Forget it, everyone has their own aspirations, and it's pointless to force them."
Quickly, Lu Yuan composed himself and began feeling his way around the spacious structure.
This building indeed was vast, even larger than the Dragon Nest outside, with various gear-shaped constructs forming complex, large-scale machinery.
On the ground, there were also some gear pattern blueprints, among them some engravings.
They weren't particularly complex engravings; many of them were understandable to Lu Yuan, but when combined they became especially abstract.
It was like the semiconductor industry's transistors, the working principles of which could easily be grasped even by undergraduates, but to design circuits, complete chips, that deep knowledge was truly breathtaking, almost unimaginable that it was the product of an intelligent life form.
"The Gear Civilization is truly more advanced than the Green Grass Civilization."
"They have miniaturized, made microscopic, their Rune System."
Truly awe-inspiring!
Lu Yuan wandered around, stopping here and there for over half an hour, taking photos of the complex patterns on the ground with his camera.
Although after photographing, the Divine Charm of the engravings was lost, having some record was still beneficial.
And at the very center of the structure was what the Gear Civilization referred to as a [Chaos Essence Stone], along with an item resembling a Jade Pendant.
Contained within the Jade Pendant was a hint of blue fluorescence.
[Spiritual Jade: Commonly used to record sensitive and dangerous information. Once read, the Spiritual Jade will crumble, rendering the information unreadable. (Superior Level·Man-made artifact)]
Lu Yuan softly sighed; even the information-preserving Jade Pendant was of Superior quality—truly extravagant.
He touched it with a mere nudge of the Eternal Spark.
Instantly, a stream of light flowed into his mind.
A loud and ancient voice echoed: [The Great Gear Treasure, created by the Gear Civilization over twenty thousand years, may our descendants carry on its legacy, dare to innovate, not be constrained by tradition, or be stuck in the old ways.]
A related rune puzzle appeared in his mind, roughly asking: how to link together "Heat Enhancement" and "Solid" engraving groups.
Quite challenging.
Lu Yuan estimated that at least a craftsman capable of forging Superior Level equipment, and moreover, an equipment related to the Extraordinary Spark, would be able to solve it.
"What does this mean... to receive an inheritance, one must also solve puzzles?"
But for Lu Yuan, who had been immersed for a long time, it took about ten minutes to complete.
Quickly, the light changed.
The aged voice stated indistinctly: [Assessment passed!]
[As a Gear Inheritor, you are likely to be attacked by Ghost·Magic Machinery. Do not use it recklessly before you can handle Ghost-level Phenomena.]
[As Gear Inheritors encountering fellows of the same path is fate. Supporting each other in solidarity, harmonious coexistence, is also a wonderful thing.]
[If you fight among yourselves, weakened and isolated, you'll easily be defeated one by one.]
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. What was this Ghost·Magic Machinery?
He strongly suspected that this Gear inheritance thing was just to share some of the pressure. And what about "fellows of the same path"? It must mean civilizations that have received the same inheritance, right?
But there was no reason to hesitate; more debts meant less pressure, and Lu Yuan immediately chose to accept.
An abstract gear construct pattern was imprinted into Lu Yuan's mind, called the "Great Gear Treasure"—okay, it was truly abstract, like a semiconductor chip blueprint sent into his mind, causing such a headache that he almost threw up.
These engravings required hard work; shortcuts were not an option, and for the moment, they were incomprehensible.
Lu Yuan blinked and saw the pattern come to life, a countdown appearing beneath it. The pattern could last in his mind for 2000 years, ready for consultation at any time, which brought him some relief.
"Who knows how long it will take to understand this 'Great Gear Treasure?' It must be a top-tier inheritance, right?"
"When will human civilization be able to show off and leave some heritage for the next generation?"
"So does this mean the Gear Civilization is truly extinct? " Lu Yuan wondered.
After Lu Yuan accepted the inheritance, the "Spirit Summoning Jade" shattered instantly, leaving only a thumb-sized piece with a gear pattern drawn on it, and its level had dropped to Inferior Grade.
Lu Yuan figured this was probably a "token" of Gear inheritance or something similar, and quickly took it.
Then, he turned his attention to the [Chaos Essence Stone], rubbing his hands together with some excitement.
Perhaps the inheritance was just a part of it, as there could be many similar inheritances on the Pangu Continent, but this one was the major portion!
The stone had a diameter of roughly five meters, entirely red.
Like a meteorite scarred and scorched in the atmosphere, weighing roughly 1000 tons!
Quite a sizable one.
The main purpose of constructing the White Jade Hall by the Gear Civilization was to nurture this [Chaos Essence Stone], and things like the "Great Gear Treasure" were merely secondary.
Energy was extracted incessantly from the surrounding magma, continuously being fed into the [Chaos Essence Stone], the process unknown for how many years...
Lu Yuan watched for a while.
[Chaos Essence Stone·Yang Attribute]
[An extremely rare object from beyond the stars, said to be capable of nurturing everything in the world.]
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