Chapter 662: Humanity's Choice
The March Civilization expressed relatively strong opposition, which is quite rare among the surrounding civilizations.
Lu Shu Elder also sighed softly.
Lu Yuan perked up his ears, listening to the murmurs around him.
"Why have they so quickly made up their minds to reject the Blood Sacrifice Rules?"
"The ideology of the March Civilization is unique; their rise and fall both lie in transparent thinking. Their development is rapid, but they cannot easily accept blood sacrifices!"
Lu Yuan thought it over carefully and understood.
Most civilizations have many middle grounds.
There is a significant blurred boundary between good and evil.
For instance, a certain human may like children yet dislike small animals; have the courage to save lives, yet also commit petty thefts.
This phenomenon of duality is common in human society.
Most civilizations are similar; laws are ambiguous, judges have the freedom to make decisions; law enforcement by police is also vague, the so-called humane law enforcement; lies are commonplace, even among friends and family there exist many lies—
In such civilizations, once management is too strict, individuals deeply feel "not free."
But the "transparent thinking" of the March Civilization means their whole society operates under a military-like management system, where most people's ideologies are aligned.
For example, I like cats, you like cats, everyone likes cats. Only in this way can the society be relatively harmonious. At the emergence of someone who dislikes cats, immediate group rejection occurs.
Similarly, the March Civilization must create a high moral social environment; otherwise, the "transparent thinking" will lead to numerous contradictions.
This signifies a substantial reduction in the middle ground within their thought process, hence the March Civilization absolutely disagrees with "re-excavating the Blood Sacrifice Rules," or else, their chain of thought will be completely disrupted, and their civilization will decline because of it!
In a sea of discussions, Lu Shu Elder's eyes were full of vicissitudes: "March People, if you wish to stop it, you must think twice. Otherwise, all that awaits you is death."
He has seen too much; civilizations are always a scattered sandpile.
The majority are driven by the fear of death.
Under external pressure, most civilizations yield.
"In summary, I'm merely leaking this in advance to inquire about your stance... If you cannot decide, then go back and think carefully."
"A year later, a rare cosmic event with five planets aligning will occur over the Pangu Continent. Then, it will be the best opportunity to re-excavate the Blood Sacrifice Rules... They won't give you much time to think!"
Following this, an auction was held here, showcasing a variety of messy materials, ancient relics, artworks, and books, all included.
Among them, a Legendary Level ore, containing some form of bloodline essence, even fetched a high price of 4420 Spirit Essence!
The human diplomatic team, full of concerns, along with the expensive items here, hurried back after the auction ended.
"Mr. Lu, what is your view on this matter?" The lizard man Tado's face was ashen, "No wonder they took away the Blood Brick of our civilization."
"I'm afraid our Rize Civilization no longer has voting power..."
Lu Yuan smiled: "Losing voting power isn't necessarily a bad thing; at least there's no risk."
"As for our civilizations, if we oppose, we might face an existential threat!"
"But as long as there are enough opposing civilizations, even the ancient races can't do much to us!" Tado retorted stubbornly.
Lu Yuan shook his head: "It's difficult..."
Forming alliances to fight Qin never works?
Better to rely on oneself!
"Help us probe the surrounding civilizations' attitudes, especially those of powerful ones."
"No problem..." Tado responded, "But this matter is significant; the information we gather may not be accurate."
"Even if it's vague, that'll suffice."
Upon returning to Green Grass City, humans specially convened a "special security emergency meeting," gathering government officials, military personnel, experts, and scholars from various fields, totaling three thousand participants in this security meeting.
This also included the Rat Artisan group and Lanpeng people.
Lu Yuan took out the recordings from the Power Armor and reported the situation as it was.
Everyone was stunned.
A large conference room fell silent!
The rules of the Blood Sacrifice, which generations of Peak Civilizations painstakingly buried, were meant for Pangu Continent to have some peace, more cooperation, less war.
Moreover, the chaos of the First Epoch was actually triggered by the Blood Sacrifice Rules!
Now they want to re-excavate them!
This fact sends shivers down the spine.
Lu Yuan expressed his views on the podium: "What's foreseeable is that these weaker civilizations cannot withstand excessive pressure. They will succumb to ancient races, some civilizations have already defected, creating a herd effect. The later they defect, the worse their treatment."
Old Cat questioned: "But once the Blood Sacrifice Rules are unearthed, their long-term interests will suffer... Will these ancient races really keep their promises? These weak civilizations will become livestock in pens, at risk of being sacrificed at any moment."
Another military officer said: "There's no choice; agreeing can preserve life, disagreeing invites immediate catastrophe."
People discussed fervently: "Civilizations that develop to this point are all outstanding, there's no need for such short-sightedness."
"No, mediocre civilizations are the majority. Just like us, we've developed to this point mostly muddled and confused."