Based on the content of the Hidden Rule, Guan Tong had previously thought that if he could assemble the puzzle pieces completely, he would receive an extra reward.
But he never expected it to be a title.
Opening the Terminal panel and switching to the title selection, he saw the effect of the new title.
【Civilization Observer】: Equipping this title grants the passive ability "Eye of True Sight"
【Eye of True Sight】: When your Mind Power is higher than the observed target, you can gain insight into the effects of the abilities or items they are using.
【Note】: The history of the universe, lost civilizations, gain meaning because of your gaze. Note: This title can be upgraded. Please explore the upgrade method yourself.
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Seeing the effect of the passive ability brought by the title, Guan Tong was momentarily stunned speechless.
As long as his Mind Power is higher than the target, he can see through the abilities and items they use? Wouldn't that mean...
His current Mind Power Upper Limit of 322 points. Those who could exceed him were probably only those Ascendants who had reached the full 500-point Upper Limit during the Eighth Rule period.
But those people were, after all, an extreme minority, and some of them were still troubled by the Mind Lock until now, having made no progress for two consecutive months.
Guan Tong was confident that with his current rate of rapid growth, it wouldn't be long before he could catch up from behind and surpass those who had reached the full Upper Limit.
By then, facing the vast majority of Ascendants, as long as he was equipped with the "Civilization Observer" title, he could use the passive "Eye of True Sight" to gain insight into their abilities and item effects.
This way, if a conflict broke out, he would hold an enormous advantage. If enemies wanted to use abilities or items with special effects to ambush him, their effectiveness would be greatly diminished before the Eye of True Sight.
And he also noticed one more thing...
"The title can be upgraded, and the upgrade method must be explored by oneself." Guan Tong speculated in his heart, "Judging from the title's name, the upgrade method should be related to the theme of 'civilization'... Perhaps it's collecting more relics of destroyed civilizations?"
Guan Tong couldn't be sure for now, and even if that were the case, he didn't have the means to collect them.
Among the current ten rules, aside from the Kimos Star alien beasts, he could think of extraterrestrial elements in the Fifth Rule 【Night of the Living Dead】—the "Matriarch Converter"—and the Seventh Rule 【Silent Hour】—the "Sound Hunters".
These two types of creatures were undoubtedly alien lifeforms.
"If I encounter rules featuring similar alien lifeforms in the future, equipping this title to deal with them might yield some gains."
After pondering for a moment, Guan Tong's attention returned to the "Kimos Star Chronicle" itself.
He felt the story about Kimos Star needed to be shared.
If only a few fragment holders and the forces behind them knew a little about it, it wouldn't hold much significance for humanity as a whole.
Human emotions are universal. The worry and contemplation Guan Tong felt after viewing the murals, he believed others would feel and ponder the future of humanity on Tianshui Star after seeing them too.
That might just prompt people to stop fighting amongst themselves and work together to resist the rules—instead of focusing all their attention on the "screening," only thinking about competing against each other and fighting for qualifications.
If, in the end, it turned out like Kimos Star, even if a few individuals succeeded in the competition and survived, would the result be good?
Guan Tong didn't believe those alien beasts guarding the fog gates considered themselves happy.
"As a human, I will do my part for the entire species. Even if the final result is unsatisfactory, at least I tried."
With this mindset, he logged into Ascendant Home and posted a thread in the 【The Administrator's Domain】 section.
This section had previously only had two posts selling rule intelligence. Now, as soon as this third post appeared, it quickly caused a sensation.
《Some Past Events Concerning the Ninth Doomsday Rule: The Kimos Star Chronicle》
The post's content was Guan Tong's own complete interpretation of the mural's story. He didn't know if his interpretation was entirely accurate, but the mural item couldn't be shared with everyone, so this was the only way.
After the post was published, in less than an hour, the number of replies broke ten thousand and was still increasing at an incredibly terrifying rate.
"Oh my god! So the Ninth Rule contained this much information! I always thought it was just fog and monsters!"
"No wonder the rule's note mentioned 'exploring the depths of the fog'... that's what it meant..."
"So civilizations really have been destroyed by the Fire Thief... and not just one..."
"Will our Tianshui Star end up like Kimos Star in the future?!"
"Those alien beasts are so pitiful, they all died without understanding anything. The Fire Thief is too inhumane. Why not just issue the rules to those with intelligence?"
"If our human civilization is to survive, we must unite! We absolutely cannot engage in internal strife anymore!"
People replied with immense enthusiasm, each having different feelings about this past event.
Some felt terror, some felt regretful sighs, and others drew lessons and pondered countermeasures.
Like the general public, the official bodies of various countries also obtained the information at the first moment. After seeing it, the decision-makers were both shocked and terrified.
If humanity might meet a similar fate in the future, what was the point of the overt and covert struggles between nations now? It was just a waste of manpower and resources. Those resources would be better used to resist the rules and the Fire Thief.
Furthermore, the collapse of a large number of countries during the Tenth Rule period had already resulted in an extremely high number of refugees from fallen nations. Leaving them unattended would cause a massive humanitarian disaster. With human lives so precious now, letting them die would be a huge loss.
Additionally, the remaining countries all felt the sense of shared peril, fearing they might be the next to collapse and disintegrate, so they were all urgently wanting to do something.
Thus, taking advantage of the opportunity created by Guan Tong's post, for a time, the higher-ups of various countries began frequently calling the office phones of other nations' higher-ups.
Discussions, research, consultations, coordination.
This continued until April 29th, near the end of the month, with two days left before the release of the Eleventh Doomsday Rule. A joint declaration signed by all thirty-four remaining countries in the world was announced during a live television broadcast.
The declaration was titled "Humanity's Joint Declaration." People all over the world watched their own national leaders read it during the live stream.
"Since the release of the First Doomsday Rule, a full year has passed. At this historic moment, we humanity undoubtedly face a clear and imminent threat together. This threat transcends all national borders, races, beliefs, and ideologies, directly challenging the survival of human civilization and the future of life on Tianshui Star.
In this time of crisis, we recognize that old disputes have lost their meaning. The fate of the individual and the fate of the collective are closely intertwined and inseparable.
Based on our shared reverence for life and our shared desire for survival, we have decided to set aside all conflicts, pool the strength, wisdom, and resources of all humanity, and issue this joint declaration:
Humanity is one whole. The diversity of nations, ethnicities, and cultures is the source of our strength, not a boundary for division. Under the threat of the Doomsday Rules, we vow to act as a unified whole.
Tianshui Star is our shared home as humans, and we bear an inescapable responsibility to protect it. We will, with the greatest determination and perseverance, defend our home, protect every life, and ensure the continuation of human civilization.
To this end, we, the thirty-four nations, pledge to break down the solid barriers of knowledge. Scientific discoveries, technological achievements, medical knowledge, strategic resources, and more will all serve to counter the Doomsday Rules and be shared to protect humanity.
Simultaneously, we solemnly declare that, effective from the date this declaration comes into force, all military confrontations and hostile actions between nations shall cease immediately. Our weapons and armies shall be used to resist the rules, carry out humanitarian relief, and undertake engineering construction tasks.
To effectively implement this declaration, from its announcement, the thirty-four nations jointly establish the 'Humanity Consortium Committee' and set up the following mechanisms:
First, we will establish a cross-national Joint Command Center to coordinate all global Doomsday Rule response operations, share rule intelligence, and ensure high decision-making efficiency and rapid implementation.
Second, we will establish a Global Resource Coordination Center. It will conduct unified planning and allocation of global survival supplies and industrial materials such as food, water, and energy, striving to maximize the balance between ensuring supply and reducing waste.
Third, we will launch the 'Civilization Library' project, in both digital and physical forms, to fully preserve all of humanity's languages, history, art, knowledge, and cultural achievements.
Finally, with this declaration as witness, we, all of humanity, make this vow:
All humanity will share the same boat, sharing life and death together.
For those alive today, for the descendants yet unborn, we will fight to the last moment. Until dawn arrives, or until our story is written among the stars."
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