I can find treasures in my dreams.

After arriving in Dongfang City, Zhou Furui and his fiancée Ma Miaodan called a smart driverless car via their mobile phones.

Compared to the four newly incorporated provinces, including Xijiang Province, Dongfang City held a very special status due to its World Gate, and was therefore established as a municipality directly under the central government.

The intelligent vehicle quickly left the high-speed rail station and sped onto an elevated road.

The young couple immediately saw a huge, round archway appear in the distance.

Mamyodan blurted out, "The Gate to the East!"

This giant archway is the landmark building that was completed three months ago – the Gate to the East.

The Gate to the East reaches an astonishing height of 1200 meters. Its construction utilized a large amount of ultra-high-strength materials, and many Iron Fist workers participated in the construction process.

Below the Gate to the East lies the famous Gate to the World.

This landmark building is not just for decoration; on the contrary, it is a massive defensive structure.

According to news reports, the Gate to the East can activate multiple defensive force fields in the event of an invasion by foreign enemies.

Even a knight with immense power would have his combat strength greatly suppressed if he suddenly encountered multiple defensive force fields.

Until two months ago, many residents of Oriental City suggested that Oriental City add decorations such as light strips to the Gate of the Orient to enhance the building's aesthetic appeal.

Oriental City then designed a plan to install many additional facilities on the Gate of the East, giving it the function of urban landscape.

Zhou Furui said with a hint of regret, "It's a pity that today isn't a public open day for the Gate to the East, otherwise I could make an appointment and go to the Gate to the East to take photos and check in."

Ma Miaodan laughed and said, "It's alright! Tonight, the Gate to the East will open three super-large holographic landscapes, which the entire city can see. I'm even more looking forward to this."

The "holographic landscape" mentioned in this statement has made the Gate to the East a world-renowned attraction, drawing tourists from all over the world, and attracting a large number of celebrities from various countries.

Of course, the largest number of them were tourists from Daxia.

Firstly, Dongfang City is located within the Great Xia Dynasty, making it very convenient for Great Xia people to come over. Secondly, these days, only the people of Great Xia have both money and leisure time.

In recent years, other countries have suffered from various natural disasters. Apart from Great Xia, no country's economy has fully recovered. Where do ordinary people get the money to travel?

Looking at the endless rows of buildings on both sides of the overpass, Ma Miaodan exclaimed, "There weren't so many buildings here the last time I came. Oriental City is becoming more and more prosperous."

Zhou Furui hummed in agreement: "When my family moved here from Daxia, I remember that the permanent population of Dongfang City was only over 600 million. Now, a year later, the permanent population has exceeded 2500 million, and the media predicts that it may exceed 5000 million in five years."

Ma Miaodan nodded and repeated a phrase that many people had said: "The growth of Dongfang City is a microcosm of the rapid rise of Daxia."

The Great Xia Dynasty has now enacted legislation to fully utilize intelligent unmanned vehicles, with manned vehicles limited to specific industries, and Oriental City is no exception.

The city's traffic facilities have been significantly improved. For example, the duration of red lights is now controlled by intelligent traffic AI and is dynamically adjusted, so the duration of red lights is no longer fixed.

Therefore, this intelligent vehicle rarely encountered red lights during its journey, and even when it did, the red light lasted less than ten seconds.

In the field of intelligent transportation, Daxia has long been a benchmark worldwide.

Every foreign tourist who comes to Oriental City is amazed by the advanced transportation system that is ahead of its time in Great Xia.

Fifteen minutes later.

The young couple arrived safely at their destination—the Death Black Sand Sea Evil Clan Museum.

In front of the museum is a square with an area of ​​over 1,000 square meters, and in the center of the square stands a stone sculpture about ten meters high.

The stone sculpture's face is obscured, its feet rest on sand, and ripples float around it.

This is not a ripple projected by a holographic device.

Instead, it uses an extremely ingenious design and special material processing to create ripples through light interference.

The stone carving looks rough, but it exudes an indescribable sense of weight and solidity.

It is like a silent guardian, silently protecting this land beneath its feet.

Any person from Great Xia who sees this scene knows who the stone sculpture represents—Mr. Ghost.

Mr. Ghost destroyed the original evil race and donated a large number of his collections, which is why the statue is here.

But the designer's painstaking efforts in creating the sculpture were not solely due to the reasons mentioned above.

As the Great Xia National Television once said when introducing the museum: "Before the era of natural disasters, it was insignificant and ordinary; after the era of natural disasters, it is as tall as a mountain."

When Zhou Furui and Ma Miaodan first saw the statue, they were both slightly taken aback by its weighty presence.

Zhou Furui took a deep breath and bowed deeply to the statue.

For him, and for the countless people of Daxia, seeing the statue was like hearing an encouraging voice: "I am right in front of you, you must follow."

This is the cry of the virtuous and righteous people of Great Xia to those who come after them.

It has continued uninterrupted through successive dynasties.

This generation of virtuous and ambitious people produced outstanding individuals like Mr. Ghost and Mr. Raven, who forged ahead through hardships and paved a path for the Great Xia and its people.

Ma Miaodan bowed in greeting, but since she was not a native of Daxia, she could not truly understand how Daxia people felt when they saw the statue.

Her eyes held only admiration for the top experts.

There were so many people at the museum today. Everyone who passed by the statue, whether voluntarily or by imitation, bowed to it.

Ma Miaodan walked several dozen meters toward the museum entrance, glanced back at the crowd bowing around the statue, and suddenly said, "Now I understand why the Great Xia is a land of etiquette."

Zhou Furui laughed: "'A land of etiquette' is not just about everyone bowing together."

Ma Miaodan asked curiously, "Then how should we understand the concept of a land of etiquette?"

Zhou Furui thought for a moment and replied, “‘Li’ is actually a broad social order, while ‘Yi’ is the external manifestation of order. It can be a ceremony, etiquette, or rules and laws.”

"From a deeper cultural perspective, the etiquette of the Xia people is essentially a consensus that has been formed over the five thousand years of Xia history."

"For thousands of years, the Great Xia Dynasty has fallen into crisis time and time again, but it has risen again and again because everyone has this consensus, so they can work together with one heart and one mind at critical moments."

Ma Miaodan gave an "Oh" that seemed to understand but not quite.

soon.

The two crossed the square and arrived at the entrance of the museum.

A screen wall was built at the entrance, which uses holographic projection equipment to display the scene of "continuous sand dunes and black sand covering the sky" in the Black Sand Sea.

A large crowd had gathered in front of the screen wall, three or four layers deep, which is an understatement.

Unable to squeeze in, the two glanced around a few times and then bypassed the screen wall, entering the museum through the ticket gate on the right.

Although staff are stationed at the ticket gates, scenic spots have long since fully implemented "intelligent ticket checking systems," where visitors undergo facial recognition-based intelligent ticket checking from the moment they enter.

however.

Surprisingly, there was no gate behind the screen wall; instead, there was a large expanse of flowing sand that blocked the way like a wall.

Upon closer inspection, the sand appears completely real, without any sense of illusion.

Zhou Furui and Ma Miaodan exchanged a glance, both looking surprised.

Two staff members stood in front of the sand wall, with a holographic message projected above them: "Please wait a moment."

Tourists continued to gather, waiting patiently. Before long...

The number of tourists exceeded two hundred.

A male staff member reached out to adjust the miniature megaphone clipped to his collar and smiled, "Welcome, visitors, to the Evil Clan of the Deathly Black Sand Sea."

Another female staff member skillfully took over the conversation: "From here on, you will follow in Mr. Ghost's footsteps and experience a fantastic journey."

The male staff member immediately said, "During the visit, everyone will fully appreciate the dangers of the Black Sand Sea and the astonishing ferocity and tyranny of the primordial evil race."

The female staff member smiled and raised her voice: "Our Black Sand Sea trip will now officially begin."

All the tourists present showed expressions of anticipation.

As everyone knows from the internet, the first group of visitors to the museum gave it exceptionally high ratings.

The male staff member pointed to the sand wall and began to explain: "The entrances to the many strongholds of the evil race in the Black Sand Sea are never openly displayed."

"On the contrary, they were hidden with extreme care, and even many powerful knights from the civilized world found it difficult to find any trace of them."

"Otherwise, these evil races would have been wiped out by various enemies long ago, and wouldn't have survived until now."

The female staff member continued, "So searching for the Demon Eye Evil Clan's stronghold in the vast Black Sand Sea is no different from finding a needle in a haystack."

"This was an extremely difficult task, but Mr. Ghost, with his extraordinary abilities, finally succeeded in finding the stronghold."

Zhou Furui nodded slightly, understanding why the entrance was designed in this way.

The designer clearly wanted to show the audience how amazing Mr. Ghost had accomplished.

The male staff member smiled and said, "Everyone, let's set off now."

He turned around and pointed directly at the sand wall.

A wondrous sight appeared.

A vortex appeared out of nowhere, grew larger and larger, and two seconds later turned into a dark hole.

Zhou Furui said in a low voice with a look of surprise, "This must be a newly emerged cutting-edge technology, right?"

The female staff member's words confirmed his guess: "This entrance uses the 'hyper-realistic holographic image' developed by the Supernatural Ability Research Institute. It gives the image certain supernatural qualities, making it have realistic attributes."

The male staff member smiled and said, "When you come in, you can touch the sand on the wall."

The female staff member led the way, calling out, "Please follow me and enter the museum in an orderly manner."

The tourists moved forward slowly and began to enter the entrance in an orderly manner.

Following the staff's instructions, everyone casually touched the sand at the edge of the hole, which appeared to be in a phantom state.

People kept expressing their shock.

"Amazing!"

"It feels just like the real thing!"

"Truly cutting-edge technology!"

When it was Zhou Furui's turn, he imitated the actions of the tourists in front of him, slowly running his hand across the surface, his skin clearly feeling the rough gravel.

He exclaimed in surprise, "It's truly hard to tell the difference between real and fake."

Ma Miaodan nodded vigorously: "Our Great Xia's technology is getting more and more advanced."

Newcomers to Great Xia like her often say "our Great Xia".

In the line of tourists.

There was also a female tourist with slightly dark skin and an ordinary appearance. Her only striking feature was her tall stature, which appeared to be over 1.8 meters.

As she passed through the opening, she reached out and touched the edge, her expression becoming quite complicated.

No one present knew that this person was not from Canglan.

She is a female warrior of the Dona clan, the largest clan of the Ironfist race, and also the representative of the Ironfist civilization stationed on Azure Star—Dona Silverleaf.

Because of the level of the hyper-realistic holographic imagery, it is almost on par with that of a mid-level warrior-level illusionist.

Such superhumans are not numerous even in the Ironfist Civilization; at most, there would be no more than a thousand.

The longer she stayed on Azure Star, the more she realized just how fast the Azure people were progressing.

How long has it been, and the Azure people have already developed warrior-level techniques?
Another thing that surprised Dona Silverleaf was that the Azure People would casually show such a thing to ordinary people.

In the Iron Fist Civilization, an ordinary Iron Fist person might never experience this in their entire life.

Looking at the excited faces, Dona Silverleaf thought to himself, "The Azure people are showing their new technology to ordinary people, which greatly stimulates their interest in superpowers. Perhaps the Iron Fist Civilization should learn from them."

But after thinking about what exactly to do, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

In the hearts of many Iron Fist players, the Azure Civilization had only been around for four years, making it a relatively new and underdeveloped civilization.

It would likely encounter tremendous resistance if the Iron Fist Civilization were to learn from a less advanced civilization.

*
Ancient Heaven Sixty-Eight Worlds Group.

The world of Xuanjia.

Yang Fan, posing as Mr. Ghost, stood atop a barren mountain with Wu Dingtian and several other Great Xia superhumans, overlooking a large valley in front of them.

The faces of Wu Dingtian and the others were filled with shock, mixed with horror.

Because this valley, which covers an area of ​​more than 20 square kilometers, has a layer of white bones on the ground.

In other words, a horrific and horrific massacre must have taken place here!
Every bone surface bears the marks of gnawing, and a large portion of the bones have been broken.

This is enough to illustrate something even more horrifying—the dead here were all eaten.

Several drones hovered over the valley, recording the tragedy in its entirety.

Miss Jia Na stood to the side, glancing at Yang Fan and then at the others, a hint of amusement on her pretty face.

Wu Dingtian swallowed hard, looking horrified: "Mr. Ghost, were all these Xuanjia people eaten by the poisonous ants?"

Yang Fan nodded slightly and said calmly, "That's right!"

He paused for a moment, then elaborated further: "The Xuanjia civilization implements a 'land fief system,' and this world is divided into tens of thousands of land fiefs."

"This valley belongs to a sealed land. The swarm of poisonous ants surrounded the sealed land, slaughtered all the resistance forces, drove the remaining Xuanjia people into the valley, and then held a grand carnival."

Yang Fan's tone was very calm, but Wu Dingtian and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

It was only at this moment that they truly realized that the poisonous ants that had been slaughtered by their own side on the North Island battlefield were actually a group of such terrifying monsters.

Wu Dingtian unconsciously thought of a question: "If it weren't for Mr. Ghost and Mr. Spirit Raven, would the Azure Blue Civilization have suffered the same fate as the Black Armor Civilization?"

After a while.

Yang Fan promptly issued an order: "Let's go, let's go and see if there are any surviving Xuanjia people in this world." (End of Chapter)