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540: Chapter 475: At the Beginning of Construction, the Hundred God Kings Join Forces to Forge the Foundation

After the theoretical model for the defensive line of the principles of civilization was completed, Lin Zhou faced an insurmountable problem—the rule connection of three thousand nodes required weaving the waters of the river of civilization into a giant net covering the entire New Universe. This was not something he could do alone. The water level of the river of civilization was only at 60%, and even in its prime, it would be difficult to support such a massive project. He needed help; he needed those God King-level powerhouses who stood on the same front as him.

After receiving Lin Zhou's request, the Expeditionary Force Command took three days to summon one hundred God Kings. They came from various war zones, the Cosmic Council, and various races of the New Universe—there were marshals and generals of the Human Race, Clan Chiefs and Elders of the Dragon Clan, Queens and priests of the Elf race, Kings and Great Masters of the Dwarf race, and many more ancient beings whose names Lin Zhou could not recall. Each of their godhead Ranks was above LV5000, and different rule fluctuations flowed around their bodies. There was the thunder of Order, the verdant green of life, the river of time, and the folds of space. They were the most powerful forces in the New Universe and the final barrier for the Human Race.

[One Hundred God Kings · List (Partial)]

- Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo: General, Acting Marshal of the Expeditionary Force, Godhead LV10000, Divine Office: Order · Thunder

- Ao Guang: Dragon King, Clan Chief of the Dragon Clan, Godhead LV, Divine Office: Protection

- Yue Wuhen: Elf Queen, Clan Chief of the Elf race, Godhead LV8500, Divine Office: Life · Nature

- Tie Yan: Dwarf King, Clan Chief of the Dwarf race, Godhead LV8000, Divine Office: Forging · Earth

- Elder of Time: Elder of the Cosmic Council, Godhead LV12000, Divine Office: Time · Reincarnation

- Venerable of Space: Elder of the Cosmic Council, Godhead LV11000, Divine Office: Space · Folding

- ...

Lin Zhou stood on the Wall of Heroes, watching those God King-level powerhouses emerge from the teleportation arrays. Their figures blotted out the sky, and their auras made the Void Realm tremble. Golden Scale poked its head out from the Divine Kingdom, its dragon roar filled with reverence. Su Yueyao's Moonlight Power unfurled over the city walls, the silvery-white light illuminating the face of every God King. Qin Qing's Net of Law expanded over the fortress, and Order rules flowed around the God Kings.

Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo walked up to Lin Zhou and extended his hand. "General Lin, the Command has decided to fully support the defensive line of the principles of civilization. One hundred God Kings are at your disposal."

Lin Zhou shook his hand. "Marshal, weaving the principles of civilization requires injecting the waters of the river of civilization into each God King's godhead. This is not cooperation at the level of strength, but a Fusion at the level of rules. You need to temporarily relinquish your own rules and accept my Way of Civilization."

Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo was silent for a moment. "How long will it take?"

"During the weaving of the defensive line, at least three months."

"Will our rules recover after three months?"

"They will. The river of civilization will not devour your rules; it will only temporarily cover them. After three months, the river water will recede, and your rules will be returned exactly as they were."

Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo turned to face the one hundred God Kings. "Everyone, you have all heard General Lin's words. Those who are willing, stay; those who are not, may leave."

No one left. Of the one hundred God Kings, not a single person left.

Lin Zhou took a deep breath, leaped from the Wall of Heroes, and flew into the Void Realm. He sat cross-legged, and the river of civilization surged out from his Divine Kingdom, transforming into a blue-gold torrent that unfurled in the Void Realm. The water level of the river began to drop from 60% because he had to inject the river water into each God King's godhead, which required a massive expenditure.

[river of civilization · Weaving Preparation]

- Water Level: 60% → 50%

- Consumption: 0.5% drop in water level for each injected God King

- Total consumption for one hundred God Kings: 50%

- Remaining Water Level: 10% (to maintain basic operation of the Divine Kingdom)

The first to accept the river water injection was Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo. Lin Zhou split a tributary from the river of civilization and shot it into Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo's godhead. The rules of thunder originally flowed within Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo's godhead, and as the blue-gold river water surged in, it temporarily covered the thunder rules. A layer of blue-gold light film appeared on the surface of his godhead, with the inscriptions of the Hundred Schools flowing upon it. Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo closed his eyes, feeling the Way of Civilization. It was not rejection, but acceptance—because his Order · Thunder had commonalities with Civilization · Law.

[Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo · Fusion with the river of civilization]

- Original Divine Office: Order · Thunder

- Fusion Progress: 10% ... 20% ... 30% ...

- Rejection Reaction: None (Rules are compatible)

- Estimated Complete Fusion: Approximately one hour

The second to accept the river water injection was the Dragon King Ao Guang. The protection rules of dragon veins flowed within his godhead, and as the river of civilization surged in, it resonated with the dragon vein rules. Golden Scale flew out from the Divine Kingdom and circled around Ao Guang, its dragon roar filled with intimacy. Ao Guang opened his eyes, looked at Golden Scale, and nodded slightly.

[Ao Guang · Fusion with the river of civilization]

- Original Divine Office: Dragon Vein · Protection

- Fusion Progress: 10% ... 20% ... 30% ...

- Rejection Reaction: None (Dragon veins and civilization dragon veins are of the same Origin)

- Estimated Complete Fusion: Approximately one hour

The third, fourth, fifth... one hundred God Kings sequentially accepted the injection of the river of civilization's water. Each God King's Fusion process was different—some fast, some slow, some without any rejection, some with slight resistance. But no one withdrew. They knew that the defensive line of the principles of civilization was the final barrier for the New Universe. Without this defensive line, when the Gate of Guixu descended again in three years and the Sea of Nothingness surged in, everything would return to nothingness.

[One Hundred God Kings · Fusion Progress]

- Fusion Completed: 50 people

- Fusing: 40 people

- Awaiting Fusion: 10 people

- river of civilization Water Level: 10% → 5% (Just enough to maintain basic operation of the Divine Kingdom)

After three days and three nights, all one hundred God Kings completed their Fusion. A layer of blue-gold light film covered the surface of their godheads, with the inscriptions of the Hundred Schools flowing upon it. Their rules were temporarily covered by the river of civilization, but their strength had not diminished; instead, it had increased due to the blessing of the Fire of Civilization.

Lin Zhou descended from the Void Realm and knelt on one knee on the Wall of Heroes. His godhead integrity had dropped from 70% to 50%, and the water level of the river of civilization had dropped from 60% to 5%, just enough to maintain the basic operation of the Divine Kingdom. But his eyes were still bright.

"Marshal, we can begin."

Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo nodded. He flew into the Void Realm, and the one hundred God Kings followed closely, arranging themselves into a massive circular formation in the Void Realm. At the center of the circle was Lin Zhou's Divine Kingdom. The plane barrier of the Divine Kingdom was glowing, the Heavenly Pillar was roaring, and on the dome of the Temple of Civilization, the water of the river of civilization had almost dried up, leaving only a thin trickle on the riverbed. But that trickle was the source of the Fire of Civilization; as long as it remained, civilization would not perish.

[Defensive Line of the principles of civilization · Weaving Begins]

- Weaving Method: One Hundred God Kings join forces, using the river of civilization as thread

- Weaving Scope: Surrounding the New Universe, 100 million kilometers in diameter

- Weaving Progress: 0.1% ... 0.2% ... 0.3% ...

- Estimated Completion: Approximately ninety days

- Lin Zhou's Divine Kingdom Load: Bearing the infusion of the one hundred God Kings' Divine Power, pressure is immense

The one hundred God Kings simultaneously activated their Divine Power, drawing out the river of civilization water from their respective godheads. One hundred tributaries converged in the Void Realm, forming a massive blue-gold river. The river circled the edge of the New Universe, flowing slowly. Wherever the river water passed, countless fine golden threads appeared in the Void Realm. The threads intertwined into a giant net, and at the nodes of the net, blue-gold light points flickered—those were the positions of the three thousand nodes of the future.

[Defensive Line of the principles of civilization · Weaving Data]

- River Length: 100 million kilometers

- Number of Threads: Approximately 1 billion

- Node Light Points: 3000

- Weaving Speed: Approximately 10 million kilometers of threads per day

- Estimated Thread Completion: Approximately ten days

- Node Placement: To follow

Lin Zhou's Divine Kingdom was the core Anchor Point of the entire giant net. The Divine Power of the one hundred God Kings was infused into his Divine Kingdom through the connection of the river of civilization. The plane barrier of the Divine Kingdom was under immense pressure—massive amounts of Divine Power surged in every second, stretching the plane barrier until it was almost deformed. Golden Scale circled the Heavenly Pillar, its dragon roar filled with pain. Fine cracks appeared on its scales under the impact of the Divine Power, but they did not shatter. The dome of the Temple of Civilization was glowing, and that thin trickle on the riverbed was slowly growing under the infusion of Divine Power.

[Divine Kingdom · Bearing Pressure]

- Plane Barrier Durability: 100% → 80% → 60% → 40%

- Heavenly Pillar Stability: 100% → 90% → 80% → 70%

- Temple of Civilization Dome: Tiny cracks appeared

- Golden Scale Scale Integrity: 100% → 80%

- Lin Zhou's godhead integrity: 50% → 45% → 40%

Su Yueyao stood on the Wall of Heroes, watching Lin Zhou's Divine Kingdom tremble in the Void Realm. Her Moonlight Power flowed around her, and she wanted to fly over to help him, but she knew she couldn't. She had her own task—to guard the central node. Although Lin Zhou's Divine Kingdom was under immense pressure, it had not yet reached the edge of collapse.

"Captain, hold on," she said in a low voice.

Lin Zhou heard it. His consciousness transmitted from the Divine Kingdom, transforming into a blue-gold beam of light that shot straight into the sky. "I can hold on."

On the tenth day, the weaving of the threads was completed. One billion golden threads surrounded the New Universe, forming a giant net. At the nodes of the net, three thousand light points flickered. Next was the node placement—the seed of civilization needed to be planted into every light point and fixed with essence of order.

[Defensive Line of the principles of civilization · Node Placement]

- Number of Nodes: 3000

- Deployment Method: 100 God Kings each carry a seed of civilization to their respective node locations

- Source of Seed: Lin Zhou's Fire of Civilization (3,000 pieces have been split)

- essence of order Consumption: 1,000 units per node, totaling 3 million units

- Current essence of order Reserve: 80,000 units

Lin Zhou took 3,000 seeds of civilization from his Divine Kingdom. Each seed was split from his own life-bound fire; the cost was that his godhead integrity dropped from 40% to 30%, and the water level of the river of civilization dropped from 5% to 3%. The thin stream on the riverbed was almost broken, but it was still stubbornly burning.

The 100 God Kings each carried 30 seeds of civilization and flew toward their assigned node areas. Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo flew to the first node location—the direction directly facing the Gate of Guixu. He pressed a seed of civilization into the Void Realm, and the seed merged into the node's point of light, causing the cyan-gold radiance to suddenly surge. He took 1,000 units of essence of order from his Divine Kingdom and injected it into the node. The essence of order transformed into golden bricks and stones, building a high platform around the node.

[Node 1 · Deployment Complete]

- Location: Direction directly facing the Gate of Guixu

- Guardian: Wang Meng (standby)

- Seed Intensity: LV800

- essence of order Consumption: 1,000 units

- High Platform Durability: 1 million points

The other God Kings also successively completed the deployment of their respective nodes. One, two, three... In ten days, the 100 God Kings deployed 3,000 nodes. A seed of civilization floated above each high platform, and the radiance of the seeds illuminated the Void Realm for tens of thousands of kilometers around. Three thousand seeds burned simultaneously, and the cyan-gold radiance converged into a massive pillar of light that shot directly toward the Guixu Rift.

[principles of civilization Defense Line · Node Deployment Complete]

- Number of Nodes: 3,000

- Seed Intensity: Average LV700

- essence of order Consumption: 3 million units (overdrawn)

- Current essence of order Reserve: 0

Lin Zhou's godhead integrity dropped to 20%, and the water level of the river of civilization dropped to 1%. His body was nearing its limit, but he did not fall.

Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo flew to the Wall of Heroes and looked at Lin Zhou. "General Lin, the framework of the defense line is complete. Over the next three months, we need to weave the threads between the nodes into a tangible barrier. This requires your river of civilization to output continuously. Your body..."

"I can still hold on." Lin Zhou stood up and faced the sea of stars. The Fire of Civilization of 100,000 towns was like a sea of stars in the night sky. His Divine Kingdom floated in the Void Realm; the plane barrier was covered with cracks, the Heavenly Pillar was shaking, and the dome of the Temple of Civilization was dense with fissures. But the Divine Kingdom had not collapsed because it had a root—that thin stream on the bed of the river of civilization was still burning.

"Marshal, continue."

Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo looked at him, was silent for a moment, and then nodded. "Continue."

The 100 God Kings once again channeled their Divine Power to weave the threads into a tangible barrier. The cyan-gold light film slowly grew in the Void Realm, its thickness going from 1 millimeter to 1 centimeter, from 1 centimeter to 10 centimeters. One billion threads merged under the urging of Divine Power, forming a seamless light film.

[principles of civilization Defense Line · Barrier Weaving]

- Thickness: 1 centimeter... 10 centimeters... 50 centimeters...

- Height: 100 kilometers... 500 kilometers... 1,000 kilometers...

- Weaving Progress: 10%... 20%... 30%...

- Estimated Completion: About 80 days

Lin Zhou's Divine Kingdom was continuously bearing the infusion of Divine Power from the 100 God Kings. The durability of the plane barrier had dropped to 10%, the stability of the Heavenly Pillar had dropped to 30%, and the cracks on the dome of the Temple of Civilization had spread to the walls. Golden Scale's scales had shattered for the most part, but it still coiled around the Heavenly Pillar, and there was no pain in its dragon roar, only determination.

[Lin Zhou · Status]

- godhead integrity: 20% → 15%

- river of civilization Water Level: 1% → 0.5%

- Divine Kingdom Plane Barrier Durability: 10%

- Heavenly Pillar Stability: 30%

- Golden Scale Scale Integrity: 50%

On the 60th day, the thickness of the barrier reached 50 centimeters, and the height reached 500 kilometers. The weaving progress of the threads reached 60%. Lin Zhou's godhead integrity dropped to 10%, and the water level of the river of civilization dropped to 0.1%. The thin stream on the riverbed was already as thin as a hair, and it could be severed at any moment.

Su Yueyao flew up from the Wall of Heroes and flew to Lin Zhou's side. She pressed her palm against his back, injecting Moonlight Power into his godhead. Her Moonlight Power was of the same Origin as the Fire of Civilization and could temporarily replace the consumption of the river of civilization.

[Su Yueyao · Support]

- Moonlight Power Injection: 1,000 units per day

- Effect: Replaces consumption of the river of civilization, Lin Zhou's godhead integrity stops dropping

- Consumption: Su Yueyao's Moon God Origin

Su Yueyao's Moon God Origin was consuming rapidly. The originally perfect Origin had been consumed by 30% in just 60 days, and her hair began to turn white from the roots. Moonlight sprites danced around Su Yueyao, injecting Moonlight Power into her body, but the speed of replenishment could not keep up with the speed of consumption.

Lin Zhou felt her Moonlight Power. He turned his head and saw her hair turning white. "Yue Yao, step back."

"I will not."

"That is an Order."

"It is not an Order. It is protection." Su Yueyao's voice was calm. "Captain, you promised me that you would not die. I will not let you die."

Lin Zhou was silent for a moment, then turned his head and continued to maintain the output of the river of civilization.

On the 70th day, the barrier thickness reached one meter, the height reached 1,000 kilometers, and the weaving progress was 80%. Lin Zhou's godhead integrity stabilized at 10% under the maintenance of Su Yueyao's Moonlight Power, and the water level of the river of civilization stabilized at 0.1%. Su Yueyao's Moon God Origin had been consumed by 50%, and her hair was already mostly white. The wings of the Moonlight sprites began to become transparent; they were almost unable to hold on.

On the 75th day, the barrier thickness reached 1.5 meters, the height reached 1,500 kilometers, and the weaving progress was 90%. Lin Zhou's godhead integrity began to drop—Su Yueyao's Moonlight Power could no longer completely replace the consumption of the river of civilization. 9%, 8%, 7%... Su Yueyao's Moon God Origin had been consumed by 70%, and her hair was completely white. The Moonlight sprites fell from the air and were caught by Qin Qing.

On the 78th day, the barrier thickness reached two meters, the height reached 2,000 kilometers, and the weaving progress was 95%. Lin Zhou's godhead integrity dropped to 5%, and the water level of the river of civilization dropped to 0.01%. The thin stream on the riverbed was no longer visible, and only a faint, flickering cyan-gold light remained. Su Yueyao's Moon God Origin had been consumed by 90%, and her body began to become transparent.

Lin Zhou reached out and grasped Su Yueyao's hand. "That is enough."

"It is not enough. The defense line is not yet complete."

"It is enough." Lin Zhou stood up and pushed Su Yueyao toward Qin Qing. "Take her down."

Qin Qing hugged Su Yueyao and flew toward the city wall.

On the 79th day, the barrier thickness reached 2.5 meters, the height reached 2,500 kilometers, and the weaving progress was 98%. Lin Zhou's godhead integrity dropped to 3%, and the water level of the river of civilization dropped to 0.001%. The light on the riverbed had disappeared, but he was still persisting. It was not because his godhead still had power, but because his will was still burning.

On the 80th day, the barrier thickness reached three meters, the height reached 3,000 kilometers, and the weaving progress was 100%.

[principles of civilization Defense Line · Weaving Complete]

- Thickness: 3 meters

- Height: 3,000 kilometers

- Length: Surrounding the New Universe, 100 million kilometers

- Nodes: 3,000

- Guardians: 3,000 people (awaiting entry)

- Status: Awaiting activation

Lin Zhou fell from the Void Realm. Golden Scale flew out from the Divine Kingdom, caught him, and flew toward the Wall of Heroes. His godhead integrity was left with only 1%, and the water level of the river of civilization was left with only one-tenth of 1%. But he was still alive. The Fire of Civilization was still burning; although weak, it had not been extinguished.

The 100 God Kings fell from the Void Realm; the cyan-gold light film on the surface of their godheads began to fade, the water of the river of civilization slowly receded, and their rules were recovering. Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo walked to the Wall of Heroes and looked at Lin Zhou.

"General Lin, the defense line framework is complete."

"Hmm." Lin Zhou's voice was weak. "Next, we need 3,000 guardians to occupy the nodes. Wang Meng will guard the first node, Qin Qing will guard the second node, Lei Zhan will guard the third node, Iron Face will guard the fourth node, and Su Yueyao will guard the central node. As for the others, they will be selected and dispatched by each theater of war."

Acting Marshal Qian Weiguo nodded. "I will arrange it immediately."

Lin Zhou closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. His godhead slowly repaired itself in his sleep, and on the bed of the river of civilization, that thin stream rekindled a glimmer of light. Golden Scale coiled around him, its dragon head lowered. Su Yueyao lay in the medical pod, and her Moon God Origin was slowly recovering. Her hair was still white, but the roots were already beginning to turn black.

The framework of the principles of civilization Defense Line was complete. Three years later, the Gate of Guixu would descend again. But the New Universe was already prepared.

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