149: Chapter 149 The Secret of Civilization

"Brother Wang, what did you condense..." Fang Zhuo asked curiously.

Wang Jinhua did not hide it and said, "A Medium-level Life Origin Core."

"For our Blue Moon Federation martial artists, most Flying Martial Artists condense Low-level Life Origin Cores; only a very few can condense Medium-level Life Origin Cores."

Seeing that Fang Zhuo was somewhat moved, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "You aren't thinking of condensing a High-level Life Origin Core, are you?"

"Is it because 100 million civilization points are hard to save up, or is it that perfectly integrating so many civilization points into the physical body is too difficult?" Fang Zhuo asked in return.

"You aren't stupid, it's both." Seeing Fang Zhuo ask this, Wang Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "100 million civilization points—it's too hard to save up enough on Origin Star!"

"It is an almost impossible task to complete."

"Especially for a Transcendent Martial Artist; you can't kill King-level Exotic Beasts, and there are only so many King-level Exotic Beasts in the Wilderness Area."

"You know, I ruthlessly fleeced those alien Transcendent Martial Artists from outside the Milky Way who thought they could pick on a soft target, and I still only just managed to save up over ten million civilization points."

"So that's how it is..." Fang Zhuo revealed a look of realization.

However... with Shi Wei's returns, 100 million civilization points weren't impossible...!

The return multiplier is now 16 times!

On hand, I already have over 7 million from returns, plus the 1 million from the Peak Group; once returned, that will be 16 million, totaling 23 million!

To save up 100 million civilization points, I actually only need to earn less than 5 million more.

There is a good chance!

Wang Jinhua did not know the plan in Fang Zhuo's mind and continued, "Even taking a step back, even if a Transcendent Martial Artist in the Federation saved up 100 million civilization points, it is not a simple matter to condense a High-level Life Origin Core."

"Life Origin Cores are divided into three levels; the higher the level, the more civilization points are consumed, the higher the future potential for physical evolution, and naturally, the greater the difficulty of condensing."

"Anyway, in the history of our Blue Moon Federation, no martial artist has ever condensed a High-level Life Origin Core."

Fang Zhuo nodded and then asked, "Brother Wang, you said these three levels of Life Origin Cores—how much does their potential actually differ?"

In the Blue Moon Federation, the most powerful beings are Cosmic Martial Artists.

But the Blue Moon Federation is only a Low-level Level 2 civilization; in the universe, there are countless races and civilizations whose strength far exceeds the Blue Moon Federation.

There must exist beings stronger than Cosmic Martial Artists.

"I don't know."

Wang Jinhua shook his head and looked up at the boundless starry sky: "We don't know much about what's outside the universe; only the Federation's Cosmic Martial Artists know the specifics."

"In short, a Low-level Life Origin Core is enough to cultivate into a Cosmic Martial Artist. With your talent, condensing a Medium-level Life Origin Core should be enough."

"You also know that our Blue Moon Federation is only a Low-level Level 2 civilization. The Federation's martial arts potential is just like this. Being able to become a Cosmic Martial Artist and having a certain level of combat power among Cosmic Martial Artists in the future would already be considered quite formidable."

"Alright, we've strayed a bit far."

Wang Jinhua waved his hand and looked at Fang Zhuo, saying, "Back to the topic, where were we?"

"Why have you been stuck before becoming a Flying Martial Artist for so long?"

Fang Zhuo reminded him.

"That's right. One point is that my condensing of a Medium-level Life Origin Core was indeed quite difficult, and I owe a lot to the High-Civilization Gravity Chamber these past few years."

Wang Jinhua sighed, then his expression turned serious as he said, "The other point is that I have a mission on my shoulders and cannot break through easily."

"A mission?"

Fang Zhuo's eyes narrowed slightly.

What kind of mission is related to Life Level, causing one to deliberately stay stuck as a Transcendent Martial Artist?

"That's right."

Wang Jinhua glanced at Fang Zhuo, let out a long, heavy sigh, and then said with a half-smile, "It has now been transferred to you."

"Ah?!"

Fang Zhuo pointed at himself.

What mission? It just ended up on him for no reason...

"It's about the civilization promotion assessment."

Seeing Fang Zhuo anxious, Wang Jinhua didn't keep him in suspense and took the initiative to explain, "Our Blue Moon Federation has only seen the rise of martial arts for a few hundred years. To an individual martial artist, that seems like a long time, but to the vast universe, it's just a fleeting moment."

"For those powerful Cosmic Martial Artists, it might just be the time it takes for a few sessions of cultivation, tempering the body, and studying secret manuals."

"Civilization promotion assessment?"

Fang Zhuo looked bewildered.

Wang Jinhua had spoken of too many blind spots in his knowledge today. Not to mention the civilization promotion assessment, even the information related to Life Origin Cores—let alone in a Martial Arts Junior College, even in a Martial Arts Undergraduate program, it probably wouldn't be easily revealed to students.

Only when one's strength reaches a certain level does one have the qualifications to know about it.

Wang Jinhua looked left and right, took Fang Zhuo further away, and then said solemnly, "What I say next involves the fate of everyone in our Blue Moon Federation. Only the most gifted people and the Federation's Cosmic Martial Artists are qualified to know."

"You must keep it a secret after hearing it; do not reveal it to anyone, including your wife and family."

Involves the fate of everyone in the Blue Moon Federation?

So the matter Brother Wang is about to speak of will also affect the old man, Shi Wei, his parents... every one of his relatives, as well as his former classmates, friends, colleagues from when he worked at the martial arts gym, and the fellow martial artists in the group now?

Only the most gifted... and Cosmic Martial Artists can know?

Fang Zhuo couldn't help but take a deep breath and nodded solemnly at Wang Jinhua.

"There are countless civilizations in the universe, each divided into three grades and nine levels—which are the Low-level, Medium-level, and High-level we know, with three levels each."

"Civilizations are graded, so naturally there are assessments, upgrades, and downgrades."

Wang Jinhua's expression was solemn: "In the universe, the law of the jungle is even more emphasized than within the Blue Moon Federation. So-called High-level civilizations don't mean their humanity is any more noble... it means their strength is sufficiently powerful!"

"The resources required for the cultivation of strong individuals among Cosmic Martial Artists are extremely vast. Perhaps the resources of one, ten, or even a hundred life stars cannot supply them?"

"Therefore, the strong in the universe will constantly acquire life stars to use as their own slave stars, specifically to produce and provide the resources they need."

Hearing this, Fang Zhuo's eyes narrowed, and he said, "So, if this Blue Moon Federation civilization promotion assessment fails, our Federation's seven stars will be acquired by the strong in the universe and used as someone else's slave planet?"

"That's right."

Wang Jinhua's eyes were slightly cold as he further explained, "If the civilization assessment fails, our Federation civilization will be downgraded from Low-level Level 2 to Low-level Level 1."

"As the lowest grade of Low-level Level 1 civilization, it is not protected by the Universal Covenant and can be wantonly bought and sold by powerful martial artists."

"If the Federation's seven stars are bought and sold and become slave stars, everyone—from the Federation's Cosmic Martial Artists down to ordinary citizens, including Transcendent Martial Artists and Flying Martial Artists like you and me—will become someone else's slaves. No one can be spared!"

"So, this mission for the civilization assessment is one you must accept, even if you are unwilling."

Fang Zhuo's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Having worked hard at martial arts for many years and pursuing powerful martial force, a large part of the reason was to be free from constraints and to be free.

Become a slave?

Absolutely no martial artist can accept that!

Fang Zhuo took the initiative to ask, "Brother Wang, have the specific content, rules, and start time for our Federation's civilization promotion assessment already been determined?"