Chapter 13 , Level 4 Civilization

The darkness caused by the power outage quickly spreads in the city like a virus, as if the darkness is devouring the light, expanding from a residential area to an area, and from an area to the entire city.

Passers-by walking on the street suddenly stopped, the neon signs of the shops on both sides stopped flashing, and the nearby high-rise buildings instantly turned dark, as if someone suddenly turned off the city's power supply.

There was darkness as far as the eye could see. Those who were still watching TV and listening to music at home, or working overtime at work, all came to a sudden stop because of this sudden power outage.

"what's the situation?"

"what happened?"

You will hear this question in every occasion and place where there are people.

As time went by, people's calm questions turned into panic suspicions. Was it a natural disaster? Or was it a power shortage? No one knew the answer.

The only lights left are the lights from mobile phones in residents' homes or the lights of cars driving on the streets. Without electricity, the city will be paralyzed and people will become anxious and panic as the power outage lasts longer.

This is not an isolated or personal incident, but an entire city. More and more people are starting to look around and take to the streets, eager to know the answer.

Traffic lights were cut off, trains stopped running, flights were grounded, everything stopped, leaving only anxiety and uneasiness.

At this time, the room where Li Ming was was brightly lit, as if it were daytime. Under the high voltage, not only did all the electrical appliances burn out, but the walls of the entire house were also ablaze. Cracks began to appear on the walls of the building, as if the building was about to collapse.

Thick black smoke continued to pour out from the windows, and in the flames, the huge electric current as thick as an arm was still flashing, like lightning in the dark clouds. The eyes of many people in the community were attracted by this place that was burning crazily. attract.

"There's a fire in there!"

"Call the police!"

"I can't get through, my phone has no signal."

Various noisy sounds were heard throughout the community, and several community security guards quickly ran upstairs. It would be dangerous if there was anyone in the house.

The electric light in the thick smoke of the flames suddenly became weaker, and the frequency of flashing gradually became lower. The power outage area at the outermost edge of the city began to restore power, until there was no electric light in the room where Li Ming was, and the entire city's power supply started from the outermost edge. Start slowly recovering towards the city center.

Li Ming, who was floating in the room, fell to the floor with a 'plop'. His eyes suddenly opened, and the room was filled with flames and thick smoke. Li Ming glanced at the surrounding situation, opened his mouth, and the flames and thick smoke unexpectedly 'swish' ’ was instantly sucked into Li Ming’s mouth.

The house that was filled with smoke and fire just now suddenly became quiet. The electrical appliances, floors, curtains, tables and chairs had all been burned, and the walls and roof were all blackened by smoke.

'Bang, bang, bang! '

A strong and anxious knock on the door came from outside. Li Ming glanced at the door, and then glanced at other parts of the house. His mobile phone was still there safe and sound. The fire just now did not affect the phone. place.

Li Ming picked up the phone first and then came to the door and opened it.

The three security guards were panting and looking at Li Ming with horrified eyes.

Li Ming's clothes were neat and tidy, and there was nothing strange about his body. He showed no signs of escaping from the fire. His calm expression was as if nothing had happened.

"Oh my God, nothing happened?!" A young security guard looked at Li Ming without saying a word, his expression was surprised, and he just exclaimed in his heart.

Li Ming just glanced at the young security guard and replied , " What? I have to do something?"

"Ah?!" The young security guard suddenly exclaimed. It seemed that what he was thinking was already known to the other party. He quickly waved his hand and said , " As long as it's okay, it's okay."

Another slightly older security guard glanced at the situation inside Li Ming's house and looked at Li Ming a few more times. The flames and smoke in the house completely disappeared. He couldn't help but shook his head slightly and said to himself , " It's really strange ... . ”

"Strange?" Li Ming suddenly looked at the older security guard and said.

The older security guard's eyes widened for a moment. He was just thinking something in his mind. As if the other party heard it, he quickly said , " It's okay, then we'll leave first."

The three security guards did not stay any longer. Li Ming's strange appearance and expression made the three of them feel incredible. What was even more frightening was that Li Ming's words seemed to be able to read their thoughts.

Watching the three security guards leave, Li Ming closed the door again, turned around and glanced at the meteorite on the floor in the living room, took a few steps forward and took the meteorite in his hand. He narrowed his eyes slightly and kept looking at the meteorite.

The weight of the meteorite has not changed, but Li Ming's strength has increased a lot. It feels just like an ordinary person picking up a stone, effortlessly. In addition to one more crack on the surface of the meteorite, the black appearance and red patches Nothing has changed.

Li Ming's eyes turned slightly and he looked towards the window. The lights on the opposite floor gradually brightened. Li Ming seemed to suddenly think of something, turned around, opened the door and left the house.

The power in the community has been restored, but the unstable current and voltage also caused damage to electrical appliances and circuit equipment. The most serious damage was to the building where Li Ming was located. Almost all residents suffered varying degrees of damage.

Complaints, anger, and various dissatisfied emotions turned into words between each other, some were making phone calls, and some were asking about the situation. In addition to avoiding greater losses as much as possible, the vast majority of people hoped to have a unit or individual to stand up for. Come out and pay for this.

Although power in the entire T city has been initially restored, the huge losses caused by the short-term power outage are unpredictable, such as some important public areas, hospitals, transportation hubs, etc.

Everything was still urgently waiting to be processed, but at this time, Li Ming had already arrived outside the community and got into his car, started the vehicle, entered the street, and then headed straight to the south.

As he walked back and forth through the streets of the city, Li Ming's eyes began to look around, and strange sights kept appearing in Li Ming's eyes.

Those eyes seemed to have a see-through function, and the wires and network data lines were like a light, and the data transmitted at extremely high speeds could enter his brain just by looking at it.

Previously, manual touch was required to control the reception of information, but now, as long as the distance is within a certain range, the information can be automatically obtained through the eyes.

The brains of every pedestrian on the road are like bright light bulbs, and the changes inside can be seen clearly. What you are thinking and what you want to do cannot escape these eyes.

Li Ming's ears are like two radars. As long as they are within a certain distance from Li Ming, all kinds of sounds can be accurately captured. Talking sounds, breathing sounds, and heartbeats can all be blocked at will.

The sensitive nose can clearly smell any odor in the air. Oxygen, carbon dioxide, car exhaust, and the various gases mixed in the air cannot escape this sense of smell.

This is very different from Li Ming's previous third-order civilization. The clear feelings and cognitions can't help but appear in the brain. Many strange knowledges have become inexplicably familiar and simple, including various chemical physics, humanities and geography. , as if mastering it all in an instant.

The strangest thing is that there seem to be two worlds in Li Ming's brain, one is the world of ordinary human beings in reality, and the other is a world far higher than human civilization. Everything has become so familiar, but also very strange.

Seeing everything is clear and clear as never before. It seems that in Li Ming's eyes, every object appears and forms as if it was made by Li Ming himself. A car, a mobile phone, the structural procedures and principles inside It's so simple.

A tree, a person, what it takes to grow to what it is now, all of this appears in the brain at a glance.

Accompanying these, there is another consciousness in Li Ming's body. This separate consciousness is not unfamiliar to Li Ming, but it has been very vague before, like a dream, sometimes existing and sometimes disappearing, but now everything is clear, that consciousness is Harris, an advanced civilization life form from extraterrestrial beings.

Li Ming's vehicle left the city after several turns and stopped in a remote mountain forest in the suburbs. The lights were turned off and the surrounding area was dark and quiet, but that was for ordinary people.

Li Ming just glanced at it. No plant or life could escape his eyes. Even the flight of an insect was within Li Ming's perception.

"Congratulations, you successfully advanced and activated the fourth-level civilization." A voice suddenly came from the car radio.

Li Ming was not surprised at all, because Harris could completely affect anything around him with his own consciousness. This is the ability of advanced civilizations. Li Ming was beyond the reach of this. He simply replied , " Harris, I When can I leave the earth?"

"This is your home planet. You shouldn't hate her more than I do."

Li Ming's eyes looked at the starry sky in the distance in front of the car, and said , " I don't hate her, but I know her very well. The continuation of mankind needs her, so ... I can't possess her alone. The energy of the entire earth is Limited, if I only do it for myself, the energy needed for the survival of all humans and living things will be affected.”

"I have learned about you humans. According to human physique and the energy of the earth, you need to reach at least the seventh-level civilization to get rid of the inherent nature of human beings and the constraints of the genes of the mother planet. Only then can you leave the earth and advance to the advancement of life civilization. It is the change of energy in the wisdom and essence of life. The constitution of each life species has its own unique advantages. This needs to be slowly discovered through continuous advancement. To advance from the second-order civilization to the third-order civilization requires the power of a nebula. , but advancing from the third level to the fourth level civilization requires the power of three nebulae.”

"As an advanced civilization, only when you reach the most basic fourth-order civilization can my consciousness directly contact you and affect you. Before I disappear, I still hope to help you, but there is nothing I can do. , if you need to continue to advance now, you must look for the nebula fragments that fell to the earth. To advance from the fourth-order civilization to the fifth-order civilization, you need the power of four nebulae. You were just lucky enough to find the power of three nebulae, but Good luck will not accompany you forever. Whether you can leave the earth ... depends on you."

Li Ming turned his eyes, looked at the car radio, and said , " Don't you want to leave the earth?"

"Me? Hahaha ... I am just a temporary consciousness. I have tried to control your consciousness and possess your body, because this is my only chance to gain new life and return to the universe. Unfortunately, I have failed. My consciousness It is being slowly swallowed by your brain, and eventually ... there may be my past, my history, my memories deep in your memory ... "

Li Ming suddenly looked nervous when he heard this, and couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"Go, human being, I will not pose a threat to you. My consciousness and cognition will be turned into your memory. Use this memory to explore the countless mysteries in the universe. The deeper you explore, ... The more you feel insignificant and mysterious, but with fear ... how far can you humans go? Hahaha ... "

The strange and soft voice slowly ended with the last laugh, and calm returned to the car.