NOVEL NEXT Chapter 352: "World Boss": Hell's Undead Nine-Headed Canine.
"What did you say? Your Blue Star has a god?"
This old player from the 'Asking Heaven' civilization was a bit bewildered, and after a long moment finally responded in a daze, "Are you serious? Was your Blue Star formerly a Divine Residence civilization? But even if it was a Divine Residence civilization, how could your Blue Star Civilization be selected as one of the first to receive this kind of power system like us?"
"I bet it was a second-rate Divine Residence civilization before, right?"
"Gods from a second-rate Divine Residence civilization, if I remember correctly, have very low Divine Power, do you really believe in your god that much?"
"Um..."
This Blue Star player had a complicated expression as he nodded, "I'm not clear about the Divine Residence civilization you mentioned, but I can tell you for sure, that being is a real god."
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Similar conversations were taking place in various corners of the space.
"Are you aliens?"
A player from the Blue Star civilization, with eyes full of hope and excitement like a curious baby, looked around at the other players who didn't have the words 'Blue Star Civilization' floating above their heads.
This was his first time seeing players from other civilizations, what you'd call real aliens.
Not long ago, during the first battle between civilizations, the Blue Star Civilization had fought another civilization, and there were aliens then too, but he hadn't even seen what they looked like before Chen Miao wiped them out.
This was his first close encounter.
Being able to observe up close those beings he used to read about in books as a child was thrilling for him, perhaps a delayed effect of education.
"Um..."
The surrounding players from other civilizations looked speechlessly at this curious baby, an involuntary sense of superiority emerging in their eyes towards this civilization facing its first challenge in the battle for civilization advancement.
They all looked down from a condescending angle.
After all, to them, who had challenged once or twice, they were the experienced players.
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"What's with those faces?"
A player from another civilization, with an unpleasant expression, looked at two Blue Star civilization players and slowly said, "I mean, since it's your civilization's first challenge, out of kindness, I came to exchange information with you."
"And you're trying to fool me?"
"Do you find this funny?"
"Our civilization is on its second challenge, it's almost our turn, and even the strongest Combat Power in our civilization is only 280 million, and I know of another E-level civilization, one of the strongest, with only just over 600 million for their most powerful individual."
"You're saying your civilization's strongest has a Combat Power of 1.4 billion?"
"Are you here deceiving kids? I come to you with good intentions to exchange information, and you're here blowing smoke?"
"It's one thing to bluff a brother, even if he believes it, there's no harm done, but don't deceive yourself too."
"Er..."
These two Blue Star civilization players looked at each other with a helpless expression, seeing the same helplessness in each other's eyes. They were really at a loss for words. If it wasn't because the Federation rankings for Combat Power couldn't be shared with people from other civilizations, he really wanted to share it for the other guy to see for himself.
Go see how many zeros follow that 14 for yourself.
They really weren't boasting.
Back on Blue Star, they only knew Chen Miao was really strong, his strength far surpassing the second-ranked by a large margin, but they had no clear concept of by how much. But now, they really understood.
That even one of the best from an E-level civilization only had a little over 600 million.
But Miao's 1.4 billion... was more than twice that.
It did seem a bit exaggerated.
Before the two players could speak, the other civilization's player couldn't help snickering again, sarcastically saying, "If your civilization's strongest really has a Combat Power of 1.4 billion, then there's no need for anyone in your civilization to do anything. In every battle between civilizations, that powerhouse of yours could just easily carry you all over the finish line."
"You made no preparations at all."
"Just sitting and waiting for the civilization promotion."
"Well..."
The two Blue Star players nodded in agreement, "Otherwise, what?" Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire
It was indeed the case.
In the last two battles for civilization promotion, they basically didn't need to do anything; all they had to do was find a safe place to hide. Everything else could be left to Chen Miao, and they didn't even have to wait long; before they knew it, the promotion was successful.
Why did other civilizations say every promotion was so difficult?
They didn't feel it at all.
They felt the hardest part wasn't the battle for civilization promotion itself, but the global reward secret realms that followed, because in those realms, Chen Miao would actually compete with them. That's truly difficult.
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For a moment in that space, the stark difference between the perceptions of Blue Star civilization players and those from other civilizations made both parties feel like the other was being unreasonable.
And it was at that time.
The Blue Star civilization players also began to realize that Chen Miao's strength might be even more terrifying than they imagined.
How terrifying?
They had told nothing but the truth.
A 1.4 billion Combat Power, Level 500 Gunner, wiped out the opposing civilization in a minute during the first civilization promotion battle, destroyed the world boss in three seconds during the second. Everything they said was true.
Not a drop of exaggeration.
But no one believed them...
What to do?
No solution.
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In a corner of the space, an elderly woman was anxiously looking at the seven or eight middle-aged men clustered around her, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "I've already asked around for you, this civilization promotion battle is really dangerous."