The World in a Box

盒子里的世界.
似乎在眨眼之间,整个世界都发生了翻天覆地的变化.光明神殿的诞生改变了世界的结构.
在光明神殿建立之前,人类已经在这片土地上书写了一千多年的历史.
几年前,一场神秘的自然灾害将这片土地分成了五个部分.人类出现在这些大陆中最大的大陆——黑沙大陆.它的名字来源于覆盖这片土地的无处不在的黑色土壤.
无数年来,人类在这片肥沃的大陆上繁衍和生活,陷入了无休止的战争循环.战争似乎是这个世界永恒的主题.在战争中,人类创造了历史,而矛盾的是,在战争中,他们也摧毁了历史.
没有人记得第一个人类王国是什么时候建立的,但每个人都记得第一个神权王朝是如何形成的.
神降十五年,现任光明神殿女圣玲征服了神降之地附近的周边奴隶王国,建立了人类第一个神权国家——西雅.
在黑沙大陆,"Xiya"象征着光明和希望.
凭借从神灵那里获得的知识和眼光,玲在不到五年的时间里统一了整个黑沙大陆.当其他王国还在想办法冶炼青铜时,玲已经在研究铁了.
从收到林铭的礼物的那一刻起,玲就知道,光神殿统一黑沙大陆只是时间问题.
然而,即使那一天到来,玲仍然觉得有些超现实.谁能想到,仅仅二十年前那个还在街头乞讨的弱小女孩,竟然会成为整个黑沙大陆的统治者呢?
统一大陆后,玲并没有满足于自己的成就.她开始在光明神殿传教,将储存在心中的知识传授给西雅的人们.
神降 21 年,第一台蒸汽机在黑沙大陆诞生.这标志着文明新时代的开始.
神降29年,世界上最大的图书馆在神降之地建成.
神降第 36 年,一辆轰鸣的巨车飞驰穿越黑沙大陆——蒸汽动力火车已经到来.
它承载着凌的意志,为文明达到更高的高度铺平了道路.
第二年,发现了抗生素.
一个文明需要数千年的发展才能达到这一点,多亏了林铭的干预,在短短几十年内就完成了.在不到五十年的时间里,全世界的技术水平已经进入了蒸汽时代.
在后世的记录中,玲不仅被尊为圣人,而且还被尊为医学之母,力学先驱,光明的带来者和科学远见者.
人们不愿意授予她如此宏伟的头衔,但玲坚持认为,在神灵之下,所有男人都是平等的.她爱并关心她所有的人民,带领他们走出动荡的时代,走向光明的未来.
神降第 52 年,玲跪在光明神大像前,脸色平静.
清晨的阳光透过白色的窗户,沐浴在她饱经风霜却又温柔的脸庞上,给她一种空灵的神圣气息.
她把手放在心上,低下头,低声说:"头顶的光,你忠实的仆人向你问好.
这是她每天都会进行的仪式,但在过去的五十二年里,光明之神从未回答过她.
与此同时,在林铭的房间里,他正聚精会神地注视着盒子内世界的变化,着迷.
对林铭来说,见证一个文明的诞生,在他的影响下,从无到有,是一次令人难以置信的新奇经历.
尤其是当黑沙大陆的铁路遍布大地时,林铭有一种奇异的成就感,仿佛在玩模拟游戏.
尽管拥有几乎无所不能的力量,但林铭仍然保留了一丝人性.他并不觉得这种情绪很奇怪.毕竟,在林铭看来,他成为造物主的时间才不到一天.
这也是林铭从未回应凌的祈祷的原因——他们两个世界的时间流逝存在着巨大的差异.
For Saintess Ling, she had lived through a long and tumultuous life. But for Lin Ming, as an observer, her fifty-two years were only the equivalent of a five-minute short film.
As Lin Ming marveled at these changes, he suddenly sensed an unsettling energy in the air.
Following the source of this disturbance, Lin Ming discovered that beside the original bronze box, a new bronze box had appeared.
It was just as ancient, covered with the same intricate carvings. The only difference was that this new box was larger.
Lin Ming inherited the memories of all the previous owners of the bronze boxes, so he instantly recognized what this new box meant.
In Lin Ming's understanding, each bronze box represented a new world. When two boxes began to connect, it signified that these worlds were about to merge.
And this meant that a "civilization war" was about to begin!
The civilization war was a term Lin Ming frequently encountered in the memories he inherited.
The void world was not made up of a single world; there were countless realms. Once a certain threshold was reached, these realms would be drawn together by a mysterious rule, causing them to merge into a new civilization.
In Lin Ming's mind, this phenomenon was similar to two living beings coming together to reproduce after reaching a certain stage of growth.
Worlds merged, giving birth to new worlds.
Creatures reproduced, bringing forth new life.
There seemed to be little difference between the two.
"Could it be that each bronze box is a life of its own? That the bronze boxes are alive?" Lin Ming suddenly wondered.
But now wasn't the time to ponder this question.
For Lin Ming, the most important thing was the upcoming civilization war.
For, as Lin Ming knew, the loser of this civilization war would be devoured by the victor. In other words, death.
Fortunately, the civilization war didn't begin immediately and would last for years, even millennia, before it concluded.
Lin Ming still had plenty of time to prepare.
Once the civilization war began, Lin Ming would lose control over the box and the world inside it. Therefore, it was vital to prepare as much as possible before that happened.
At the same time, in the Light God's Temple, Saintess Ling, while praying, felt the earth tremble slightly.
The next day, news arrived from the north that a crack had appeared in the edge of the sky.
Three days later, the miracle that had not occurred in fifty years descended upon the Light God's Temple once again.
A great beam of light descended upon Saintess Ling.
The light persisted for an entire day and night. When it finally faded, Ling walked out of the temple.
Saintess Ling was no longer young, and her face was covered with the marks of time. But her eyes were still as clear as ever.
Under the adoring gaze of the people, in their cheers, Ling fixed her gaze firmly on the north. She then issued her command:"March to the north!"
This was the will of the Light God, and it would be her unwavering belief for the rest of her life.