These people couldn't even control their own bodies, let alone the half-chanized parts which were under the control of the Supre Sage!
Even if there were a few with special Talents, those Chosen Ones who attempted to struggle using their Talents quickly found themselves facing squads of neatly arranged, fully ard warriors rushing towards them—the majority of the lower-class Desert Tower people were also under the control of the Supre Sage!
The Supre Sage was right, the entire civilization was a highly precise machine, and he was its sole controller.
He could control everything about this civilization just as one controls a machine.
And the rest of the Desert Tower people, since they had enjoyed the benefits of this control, must also endure the detrints that such control brought.
As long as the Supre Sage believed that surrender would bring better results than war, such an outco was inevitable.
At this mont, Shen Hao had also seen the real body of the Supre Sage.
This controller of the Desert Tower Civilization stepped out from the tallest building of the Desert Tower Civilization and stood directly under the cold wave of minus one hundred degrees Celsius.
His size and appearance were the sa as those in the previous conversation, but what was different were the nurous fine, white crystal-like data cables connected to his brain, the other end of which was connected to a huge building.
That was his only implant—a giant external brain located right at the heart of the entire civilization!
"So that's how it is," Shen Hao easily understood the situation of the "Supre Sage", "you have turned your consciousness, your thoughts into a machine as well as chanical."
With their technology, they still hadn't found a way to give artificial intelligence self-awareness or a soul.
But they had turned life into sothing akin to an artificial intelligence.
This was the Supre Sage.
As for Extraordinary?
Although he was a Chosen One and had completed his transformation, the irony was, Shen Hao could tell at a glance that his transformation was purely combative—and apart from supporting him in withstanding the temperature to co to this building, it probably had no other use.
"I have lost," said the Supre Sage.
The Supre Sage did not utter any more aningless words, just a simple sentence before kneeling in the direction where Shen Hao was.
"That is the price to pay", Shen Hao knew what his baseline was, and hence did not hesitate at all, "all the technology your civilization has developed to date, the personnel skilled in these technologies, as well as weapons, warships, and production equipnt, you are only allowed to keep enough to let your civilization barely survive..."
Shen Hao didn't want the civilization's Chosen Ones.
Even though those Chosen Ones were endowed with emotions, under such a cultural civilization, they had lost most of the essence on the Path of the Extraordinary, making them of no cultivation value to human civilization.
Even the technicians Shen Hao wanted were not intended to be migrant personnel, but rely tools, prisoners under the control of Dominator pressure.
He was not even much interested in the scientists of this civilization.
Top scientists and top Extraordinaries shared similarities.
Both require a creativity that belongs solely to the individual.
In Shen Hao's view, the mission of these technicians was to transfer all the technological and industrial capabilities of the Desert Tower Civilization to human civilization in the shortest amount of ti.
Facing Shen Hao's demands, the Supre Sage showed no sign of refusal or intention to negotiate, everything was as Shen Hao had thought, he had long since discarded all his emotions, and would not beco angry or despondent, all his actions were for the future of the entire civilization.
Unless he thought the civilization could not survive, only then would he make a desperate attempt to fight regardless of the cost.
And knowing this, Shen Hao had precisely targeted this point.
Thus, this war initiated by human civilization was entering its final stage.
After the news got back, there wasn't much reaction within human civilization—it had all been excitable, but because they were no longer worried about the outco, each was simply looking forward to the future and continuing their respective tasks.
At most, there was so additional public discussion about the Desert Tower Civilization, as well as curiosity about the Mongolian, Senya, and Wing Sky peoples soon to be joining human civilization.
In fact, if it weren't for Shen Hao's presence, such a large-scale inclusion of survivors from other civilizations could be sowhat dangerous for this civilization.
Desire is the instinct of life.
Now, these species, facing the threat of extinction, could accept all conditions, but over ti, they would inevitably seek more.
Status, power, wealth...
However, the presence of Shen Hao was their greatest limitation.
The "Emperor's" grasp on civilization is a deeper essence, not to ntion the "Controller".
In so respects, this could also be considered one of the advantages of the "Emperor" profession.
Besides absorption, plunder was also a ans to rapidly increase strength.
Now, Shen Hao was on the Desert Tower Planet looking over the list provided by the Supre Sage.
It was indeed comprehensive and enormous!
Especially in the military domain.
The Desert Tower Civilization ca from a universe that was far from peaceful. Although there were no threats from other alien species, the Desert Tower people themselves split into different civilizations and wars were a constant presence. The Supre Sage had the largest military investnts.
From individual soldier weapons to space battleships.
In just the realm of Level 14 Weapons, they had achieved a certain height. Whether there were Golden Legendary Level quality, it was still unclear, but Purple Epic was definitely present.
For example, a transformable war armor nad the "Supre Fighter Plane," standing twelve ters tall, powered by nuclear fusion, covered entirely in high-strength alloy, equipped with intelligent AI and various weapons, and also capable of transforming to et the needs of different battlefields.
Ordinary Chosen Ones would hardly stand a chance against it, and the production of such machines was even relatively high.
This was originally the Supre Sage's trump card against the Chosen Ones.
If it had not been for Shen Hao, it is unknown how many Chosen Ones would have died from such a weapon.
But now, it naturally belonged to the humans.
To transport so industrial production equipnt and these weapons, Shen Hao even planned to spend a great deal of money to purchase fifty Level 22 transport-type spacecraft.
These spacecraft did not carry many weapons and their hulls were not very strong, but they were large and fast, also in demand for short-distance migrations, so they wouldn't be a waste.
After all, there were still three civilizations waiting to migrate.
Aside from the original technology and equipnt of the Desert Tower Civilization, the biggest gain this ti was the reward the Desert Tower Civilization had received from the last settlent period.
When Shen Hao first saw this item, he was sowhat surprised as well.
Because, this item was the biggest trump card the Supre Sage had originally planned to use against Shen Hao.
[Na: Thunder God Cannon]
[Quality: Purple Epic]
[Level: 19 (40)]
[A high-powered planetary defense weapon made using alchemy technology, capable of firing imnsely powerful Thunder Balls with long-range capabilities, capable of inflicting great damage even against non-physical Extraordinary Life forms.]
[Note: Be careful not to fire at the ground!]
The na and description of this item clearly explained its function.
Just the appearance alone looked imposing enough.
It was three hundred twenty ters long, with a muzzle diater of ten ters, resembling a massive structure standing upright on the ground, but it was covered in golden complex patterns, surging with abundant Extraordinary Power.
Although the current level was one level below that of the spacecraft, if hit by this cannon, it wasn't clear if it could be withstood.
Luckily, Shen Hao had never planned on a head-on attack. Using the power of the Scepter and his strength, he was able to bridge this slight distance.
Making this last trump card utterly useless.
And now, this treasure also belonged to the humans.
Facing Shen Hao's demands, the Supre Sage had no reason to refuse, as military strength was no longer important to the current Desert Tower Civilization.
As long as Shen Hao left it with sufficient industrial capability to withstand the cold waves, any other demands were permissible.
His only bottom line was to allow the Desert Tower Civilization to survive in this enormous defeat and continue through the Trial.
Ultimately, fifty transport spacecraft that were bought on site, coupled with twenty warships that the Desert Tower Civilization had assembled on site to temporarily hold cargo, loaded with spoils of war, embarked on the return journey.
Shen Hao did not press them to their limit, considering the Desert Tower Civilization had a huge population of twenty billion. If this vast number were to turn into Undead in a short ti, it would pose a significant threat to Human Civilization as well.
After all, the Eternal Night had not yet reached its most severe period.
The threats inherent in the Trial itself were still not to be underestimated.
Even now, the average surface temperature on the Human Mother Planet had already dropped to minus one hundred twenty degrees Celsius. If not for the magic technology from the Sky Spirit Civilization protecting the existing cities, those who had not managed to enter the Underground City in ti would be facing life-threatening cold.
And if the temperature dropped further, whether these magic barriers could still function was unknown.
Underground Cities must be built quickly.
Moreover, the situations of the other civilizations were also rapidly deteriorating, and migration also required ti. The Sun's rays continued to diminish. Except for the Senya Civilization, which temporarily ensured safety by virtue of plants' digging capabilities, the other civilizations were suffering great losses.
Every day, a large number of individuals died.
This made Shen Hao, who had refocused on the Trial itself, slightly more cautious.
This was also one of the main reasons he was unwilling to delay more ti in the Desert Tower Civilization.
"The existing transport ships are still too slow," Shen Hao looked at the marketplace again.
Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire
From the departure to the Desert Tower Planet to now returning fully laden, eight days had passed.
The second batch of six hundred Underground Cities were successively completed, and together with the army's campaign on the Sky Spirit Civilization, the Level 23 marketplace finally opened at this mont!
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