Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 210 Just One Step Away, Witnessing It Firsthand (2-in-1)

"Okay, master."

Xingyu twirled excitedly in the air, and with a wave of her little hand, a pale green virtual screen unfolded in front of Irelia.

"According to the latest data synchronized with the divine vehicle, the target individual Lin Yi has reached a personal assessment score of 97821221 points."

This number struck like a silent thunderclap in the quiet cabin.

Irelia, who had been leaning lazily against the phantom of the ancient energy tree, involuntarily leaned forward slightly.

"Ninety-eight million points are just two million points away from the one hundred million threshold for Level 7 assessment?"

She repeated it in a low voice, as if to confirm the authenticity of the number.

too fast!
This speed exceeded her most optimistic estimates.

Although she estimated that Lin Yi should not be far from achieving a Level 7 individual rating, she only had around 80 million in mind.

After all, it had only been a little over a decade since we learned that Lin Yi had broken through 50 million points and reached Level 6 in personal assessment.

It's important to know that accumulating personal points becomes increasingly difficult as you progress.

After the Level 4 individual assessment, every point gained signifies a deeper understanding of the rules, an outstanding contribution to civilization, or the conquest of a more powerful enemy.

Lin Yi, in just over forty years, is about to reach the threshold of Level 7 assessment.
This means that he doesn't even need to wait until the civilization assessment is over to increase the assessment time coefficient. As long as he completes one more action of sufficient importance, such as eliminating any one of the remaining five main nests, it will be enough to fill the last two million points gap and officially enter the level 7 evaluation.

Unfortunately, the score requirement for Level 8 is extremely high, amounting to a billion points.

Even with Lin Yi's talent, he was still short of points. After the time factor was added, the expected level was only around 6 million. Irelia even doubted whether anyone from the human race could get this level of rating.

Thinking of this, Irelia couldn't help but give the order.

"Star Language, search for information about the human genius who has obtained level 8 personal rating points."

Xingyu quickly gave her a reply.

"Master, this message is restricted and cannot be viewed at this time."

restricted
Irelia sighed helplessly and stopped thinking about it.

"Whether it's level 7 or level 8, at least for me, they are all unparalleled geniuses, figures capable of changing the fate of my family."

Thinking of this, a complex and indescribable feeling quietly washed over Irelia's heart.

She couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of fate.

Originally, she became a guardian of civilization simply to have a way to access god-like beings.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yi, the "seed" she initially observed with only a sliver of hope, grew into a towering tree.

Now, Irelia no longer has that same burning desire to obtain His Majesty Asura's contact mark.

Based on my conversation with my grandmother just now, when I applied for access to the funds stored in the Human Star Sea Bank, I learned that the rival family seemed to have encountered some trouble recently, and suddenly transferred a large number of their personnel.

The family immediately seized the opportunity to cut their losses and survive, selling off a large amount of peripheral resource territories and summoning all the scattered and besieged family members back to the family's ancestral land.

With the ancestral land's defenses and resource reserves, plus sufficient manpower, the rival families were unable to break through for a while after recovering, and could only besiege it.

The two sides are now at an impasse.

Although being trapped in one place is tantamount to a slow death, Irelia knows that with the proceeds from selling off assets and the resource reserves of her ancestral homeland, the family can at least buy themselves a very long period of time.

Since alleviating the crisis isn't so urgent, even if His Majesty Xuchen is unwilling to grant the contact mark, there's no need to despair.

After all, the reason why they were so eager to obtain His Majesty Xu Chen's contact mark was only to get a breather. It was just a temporary solution. To address the root cause, they would have to think of another way.

Of course, one should still seek His Majesty's mark; having multiple options is never a bad thing.

However, in Irelia's heart, she had turned her hopes for truly solving the problem to Lin Yi.

With Lin Yi's talent, he is fully capable of growing to the point where he can intervene before his family's resources are exhausted.

After her thoughts returned to Lin Yi, Irelia hesitated for a moment, but unable to suppress her curiosity, she gave the order:
"Star Language. Retrieve Lin Yi's current personal milestone details. Let me see why he has gained so many points in such a short time."

"As you command, Master!"

The data on the screen flowed and reorganized rapidly, listing Lin Yi's personal milestones.

Irelia's gaze swept across the landscape, taking in a series of milestones brimming with iron will and glory:

【Rules Debut: Green】

Motto: See the truth in the small things, and miracles unfold in the ordinary.

Conditions for achievement: At the Stardust level, successfully comprehend and stably apply the rules, and complete a kill against a higher level.

【Nest Buster - Blue】

Motto: Destruction is not the end; purification brings new life.

Conditions for achievement: Independently or as the absolute core, lead and successfully complete the complete elimination and source energy neutralization of more than thirty large-scale Abyss Beast lairs.

[Destroy the Main Nest - Purple]

Motto: True peace is built upon the corpses of all threats.

Conditions for achievement: Lead the battle against the Abyss Beast's main nest as the absolute core. (Damage dealt must be within the top 0.0001%)

【Preaching to the World - Golden】

Motto: The strength of one person is but a lone star; only by lighting up a multitude of stars can we illuminate the path forward for the entire civilization.

Conditions for achievement: Successfully establish and operate an educational system that can systematically cultivate and guide others to touch upon and even master the power of rules, and under this system, directly cultivate more than half of the Source Energy Users of this civilization who master the rules (Note: at least 100 people).

【Dominate the Domain - Gold】

Motto: My heart is the heart of Heaven, my will is the rule. Within this small space, I am the master.

Conditions for achievement: Master a single rule to perfection, successfully construct and implement a stable rule domain. (Time taken ranks in the top 0.0001%)

【Civilization Leading the Way - Golden】

Motto: He not only illuminated the path ahead, but also ignited the flame of civilization's self-improvement.

Conditions for achievement: Their personal growth, will, and decisions have a decisive, positive, and far-reaching impact on the overall development direction of civilization, the advancement of technology, and the transformation of social structure, and they successfully lead civilization to a leapfrog revival from ruins.

Irelia's gaze lingered for a long time on the three golden milestones: [Preaching the World], [Controlling the Domain], and [Leading Civilization].

Leading civilization, dominating the realm!
No wonder his points have skyrocketed; these few milestones alone have provided him with nearly 2000 million points at once.

"Indeed, his growth trajectory was forged by a series of miraculous milestones."

Irelia sighed softly. These milestones not only represented a massive amount of points, but also vividly outlined Lin Yi's legendary path to becoming a powerhouse.

While pleased with Lin Yi's personal progress, Irelia habitually turned her gaze to the data column of the overall civilization assessment.

Although she had once hoped that the Blue Star civilization could reach level 5, she didn't actually have high expectations.

After all, the advancement of civilization as a whole is far slower and more complex than that of an individual.

However, when the message "Current Civilization Rating: Level 3 (48710055/50000000)" clearly appeared before her eyes, Irelia's heart skipped a beat.

"More than 48.7 million."
Doesn't that mean we're less than 1.3 million points away from the 50 million point threshold for Level 4 civilization assessment?

"This"

Irelia was quite surprised, even more so than when she saw Lin Yi's personal score.

She was already mentally prepared for Lin Yi's extraordinary talent.

But the Blue Star Civilization, a primitive civilization that she initially perceived as plagued by internal strife, has quietly come so close to achieving a Level 4 rating.

It's important to know that after the civilization assessment ends, there will be a coefficient bonus based on the duration of the assessment. Irelia is well aware that the Blue Star civilization will be able to finish the assessment soon, and with the significant time coefficient bonus, they might even be able to directly reach the level of Level 5.

If Lin Yi personally reaches level 7, the Blue Star civilization will also simultaneously reach level 5.
Double happiness?

The word involuntarily came to mind.

The thought made her pause slightly.

"Star Language."

Irelia suppressed her inner turmoil, her tone returning to its usual coolness, but the curiosity and inquiry deep in her eyes could not be concealed. "Retrieve the detailed points composition report of the Blue Star civilization. I'm very curious, what milestones have they achieved to accumulate so many points?"

"Yes, Master. Retrieving the detailed breakdown of Earth's civilization assessment score."

The screen shifted again, and an even more complex and massive data stream cascaded down like a waterfall, then coalesced into a clearly structured list:
[Current Points Composition of Blue Star Civilization (Total: 48710055)]

Base points: 15200000
The Technology Revitalization Points are 3200000 (covering the reconstruction of the energy technology system, the deployment of the large-scale defense system [Watchmen], the research and development of aerospace vehicles, and the popularization of energy applications for civilian use).
Population and Order Score: 2800000 (Population recovered to 70% of pre-disaster levels, stable settlement network established, social order reconstructed, legal and moral systems adapted to the new era)
Source Energy Adaptability Score: 4100000 (Promotion of source energy cultivation among all citizens has led to a general improvement in the talent of the new generation, forming a stable source martial artist training system [Dongfeng Military Academy and its global branches])
Military strength points: 5100000 (Yuanwu Army system is mature, equipment is standardized and serialized, and it has the capability for cross-regional mobile operations and large-scale nest assault operations.)
Civilization Milestone Reward Points (after coefficient bonus): 33510055
【Passing on the Torch - Purple】

Motto: Knowledge, skills, and an indomitable will must be like sparks, burning brightly from generation to generation.

Conditions for achievement: Establish an efficient, systematic and comprehensive mechanism for cultivating and selecting the next generation of talents, ensuring that the core knowledge, cutting-edge skills and spirit of resistance of civilization can be stably passed down in extreme environments, and continuously providing high-quality reserve forces for civilization.

[Steel Fortress - Purple]

Motto: To defuse the most ferocious impacts with minimal cost, wisdom and resilience are our strongest shield.

Conditions for achievement: Within a single standard assessment cycle, successfully resist and repel a large-scale abyss (the scale must reach a predetermined threshold), and ensure that the cumulative casualty rate of the defending combat personnel is less than 5% of the estimated destructive power of the incoming abyss, and ensure that all core defense nodes are not breached.

【Lost Territory Recovered - Purple】

Motto: Every inch of land must be fought for; even the blood-stained ground must be washed clean with glory.

Conditions for achievement: Successfully reclaim and consolidate control of a core area of ​​great civilizational significance that has been occupied for more than one standard assessment cycle from the Abyss Beast.

【Civilization Revival: Golden Age】

Motto: The true essence of civilization lies not in never falling, but in rising again after every fall.

Conditions for achievement: When the main body of a civilization suffers a near-devastating blow (population, order, and technology collapse by more than 70%), and less than 30% of its forces survive, it must achieve a comprehensive reconstruction of social order, mainstream technology, and cultural identity in an extremely short period of time (far shorter than the average recovery period for civilizations of the same level), and demonstrate some development potential that surpasses the pre-disaster level.

[League of Legends - Gold]

Motto: Those who walk alone go fast, those who walk together go far. In the darkness of despair, walking hand in hand is the most dazzling light.

Conditions for achievement: (Only civilizations that have not achieved political unification before the assessment can participate in the selection) Successfully lead and integrate more than 90% of the surviving forces and population of this planet to establish a civilizational alliance that is not based solely on coercion, but on common survival needs, cultural cohesion and efficient benefit-sharing mechanisms, and achieve deep synergy and multiplier effects in technology, military and resources within its framework.

(Several other lower-level milestones)
Looking at the detailed report, Irelia fell silent.

She finally understood why the Blue Star civilization was able to quickly gain so many points after achieving a Level 3 rating twenty years ago.

This is not only because of the existence of Lin Yi, the "edge of civilization," but also because of the amazing resilience, organization, and creativity that the entire Blue Star civilization has demonstrated.

They not only withstood the attacks of the abyssal beasts, but also achieved a comprehensive recovery and upgrade of their technology, military, and social structures in an efficient and orderly manner.

From the initial hasty "Operation Dawn," to the later sophisticated "Cage Tactics" and "Iron Wall Defense," and then to the proactive "Operation Sunrise" and the complete eradication of the enemy's stronghold.
The Blue Star civilization has demonstrated a terrifying ability to transform the pressure of survival into a driving force for development.

Those milestones, such as "Passing on the Torch," "Iron Fortress," "Recovering Lost Territory," and "Civilizational Revival," are all the highest affirmation of the overall strength of a civilization.

They prove that Earth is no longer merely struggling to survive, but has rebuilt a more vibrant and promising new civilization on the ruins.

"I see."

Aurelia felt a pang of emotion.

"They are not merely clinging to life under Lin Yi's protection. Lin Yi is the guiding flag and the sharp blade tearing through the darkness, while the entire Blue Star civilization has become his most solid foundation and strongest backing. The two complement each other."

She recalled Lin Yi's insistence on exchanging items through the merit system and adhering to the rules he set; she remembered him opening the Star Core Training Class to systematically cultivate successors; she remembered him letting the Allied Forces face challenges alone at critical moments, providing protection only at the highest level.
These behaviors, seemingly personal choices, actually subtly shape the operating logic of the entire civilization.

Order, contribution, inheritance, and self-improvement.

"Perhaps this is the real reason why the Blue Star civilization can keep up with Lin Yi's personal progress in terms of points." Irelia seemed to understand. "The energy generated by a healthy and progressive civilization as a whole is indeed not to be underestimated."

"Star Language".

After a moment of silence, Irelia asked, "At this rate, how long will it take them to advance to the next level of assessment?"

"Based on model calculations, combined with Lin Yi's upcoming cleanup operation on the remaining main nests, and the high-level milestones that the Blue Star civilization may trigger, such as [Blood for Blood - Purple] and [Extermination - Gold], it is estimated that within 3 Blue Star standard months, Lin Yi's personal score has a 99.7% probability of exceeding 1 million, and the Blue Star civilization's score has a 98.5% probability of exceeding 5 million."

The Star Sprite flapped its wings and immediately gave the answer.

Within three months.

Irelia tilted her head slightly, looking down at the blue planet through the viewing window. Her eyes shimmered with light and shadow, as if reflecting the earth-shattering changes taking place on that azure planet.

Initially, she only hoped that Lin Yi, this one star, could shine.

What she sees now is a dazzling galaxy about to be ignited.

Double happiness
This idea, which once seemed absurd, now appears to be within reach.

“Star Language,” Irelia said slowly, “Maintain the highest priority monitoring. I need to see them cross that threshold as soon as possible.”

"Command confirmed, Master."

Irelia gazed at the azure star outside the porthole and murmured to herself.

"Come, let me witness this double miracle."

(End of this chapter)