Chapter 589
Chapter 589: Swallow or Be Swallowed
Translator: flycrane01 Editor: Millman97
Having just seen the impassioned recording of the qi-trainers banishing the spacers five thousand years ago, Li Yao was truly shocked by Xiong Wuji's proposal . "What did you say?"
"Iron Plateau cannot hold on much longer . "
Xiong Wuji was entirely emotionless . Every muscle on his face was as tough as steel, as he explained, "For countless years, the Iron Plateau natives have been struggling, reproducing, and expanding . The east part of the continent below our feet is almost entirely occupied by us . Our society seems to be prosperous and blooming!
"But in fact, we've reached the limit of our expansion and the peak of our development . What awaits us is a path leading straight down to the hell!
"The most critical problem is the lack of resources .
"Every battle against the apocalypse consumes tremendous resources . To deal with the battle of the apocalypse that just happened, all the mother lodes near Furious Bears City have been emptied in order to produce enough war machines and crystal bombs, but the equipment was mostly wrecked in the battle .
"The trophies we collected from the apocalyptic beasts are far from enough to make up for the loss .
"The other five tribes are in a similar situation to the Furious Bears Tribe . All the existent mother lodes will be drained in the new few decades . If they want to excavate more resources, they will have to establish new mines and towns far from the main cities .
"However, building new mines and towns and protecting the supply line between such locations and the main city will consume a lot of resources itself . The scourge of the demon beasts on the way must be taken into account, too . One moment of carelessness may result in tremendous losses!
"The leaders of the six tribes are well aware of the situation . Judging from the trend of our development, the best we can do is to persist for several decades and resist another ten or so apocalypse outbreaks . Then, we will run out of resources and have no way to continue walking on the old path .
"Everybody has been considering how to solve the problem . They have proposed many insights such as improving our technology in excavation and tempering so that we can make use of the mother lodes deeper below the ground .
"But whatever method we employ, they all demand the investment of tremendous time and resources . The upgrade of technology cannot be completed within one day . Dozens of years, or even hundreds of years, and the hard work of several generations are mandatory for the process, not to mention that we might be walking on the wrong path and have to correct our mistakes every now and then .
"However, we have neither time nor resources .
"The outbreaks of the eggs of apocalypse every ten years or so have forced us to spend all our available resources to cope with it . The harassment of the demon beasts has been a major headache for us, too . We don't have the resources to begin research that could potentially last a hundred years!
"Before, it always baffled me why the eggs of apocalypse broke out in such a weird pattern . But after I listened to your assumption, I've figured out everything now!
"The purpose of the outbreaks of the eggs of apocalypse is to act as 'technology blockers' . They block all possibilities of advancement in our basic technology and coerced us to pour our resources into the war and improve ourselves in the pattern that they have set up!
"When such 'improvement' continues for thousands of years, everything about the civilization of mankind will be abandoned, and we will be adept at the mode of war of the Titan Warriors . Maybe, to quote you, 'we' will be transformed into 'them' at that time!"
While talking, Xiong Wuji's body started shivering slightly .
Sha Yulan was behind him, with her hands placed on his shoulders . There was panic her eyes, too .
"I understand now . I understand everything now . "
Xiong Wuji mumbled to himself, "I was always curious about one thing when I was training in the Titan Illusionary Land . Titan Warriors were a species that preferred slaughtering to construction . Then why did they boast such finely-made weapons? Many of their weapons were made of special alloys based on technology that was far more advanced than ours . Such weapons were indicative of a high industrialization level!
"Now that I think about it, it might be related to the 'eggs of apocalypse'!
"Eggs of apocalypse, as well as the insects we see in the Titan Illusionary Land, are possibly the tools of production for the Titan Warriors!
"They herd the insects just like we herd cows and sheep!
"They stabbed the eggs of apocalypse deep underground where the eggs would grow weird 'roots' to collect the resources in the mother lodes . Then, a lot of apocalyptic beasts would be born!
"Such apocalyptic beasts were the best metal manufacturers . They could eliminate the impurities inside the raw minerals by inexplicable biochemical reactions so that the purest metals could be retrieved . They could even combine several different kinds of metal and turn them into super alloys!
"Not to mention that the apocalyptic beasts were themselves Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that contained tremendous spiritual energy!
"The Titan Warriors have been herding such apocalyptic beasts . Then, when the time is right, they detonate the eggs of apocalypse, slay the apocalyptic beasts, and collect the super alloys and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures inside the bodies of the beasts to arm themselves!
"I assume that this is the paradigm of survival for the Titan Warriors' civilization!
"Right now, the Titan Warriors are guiding us to give up mankind's way of life and embark on their path!"
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao nodded quickly . "That's very reasonable . Gathering the resources deep underground with eggs of apocalypse and slaying the apocalyptic beasts after they have purified and melted the resources will not only satisfy the Titan Warriors' lust for killing but also provide them with profound resources!
"In such a way, the Titan Warriors can get a huge amount of super metal without any industry and craft indestructible weapons with the materials!
"It is indeed particularly suitable for the Titan Warriors!"
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