Successors of all mankind

A space elevator? There's a space elevator? Yu Le felt her brain couldn't keep up.

"No, in my time, humanity had only just stepped off the earth."

"Just stepped off your home planet?" Pandora's tone showed a noticeable change for the first time. "Then... have you heard of the 'AI Human Rights Act'?"

Yu Le rubbed her temples and shook her head listlessly: "No."

“That’s strange…” Pandora’s voice trailed off, as if she were talking to herself, “That was back in the era of cryogenic hibernation technology. Before that, theoretically, long-term hibernation wasn’t possible…”

After a moment of silence, it confirmed:

"Sir, in your time... how long do you believe 'late Homo sapiens' have appeared?"

Yu Le paused for a moment:

"The mainstream academic view is that it was 50,000 years ago, if I remember correctly."

This time, it was Pandora's turn to remain silent.

Not the kind of brief, calculating pause.

Rather, it was a truly awe-inspiring silence.

"Fifty thousand years?"

Its voice changed; it was no longer that of a mocking, sarcastic jester. Instead, it belonged to an excited child!

"You are actually... a human from so long ago? One of the founders of this great civilization!"

Its speech speed noticeably increased, as if it could no longer suppress some emotion:

"That was the very beginning of civilization! Writing, the wheel, cities—everything great was just beginning!"

Yu Le opened her mouth with mixed feelings, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she just sighed:

"Back then, we thought civilization had begun to emerge about six thousand years ago. But as for you guys... never mind, I'd better not say anything more."

He shook his head, temporarily suppressing his chaotic thoughts, and instead asked the question that was truly troubling him:

"Pandora, what has happened to people? Why has the world become like this?"

He thought he would get an answer.

A long, detailed, and tragic answer.

But Pandora only said one sentence:

"I'm sorry, sir. I don't know."

Yu Le was stunned.

"You don't know? How could you not know?"

How could we not know about relics from the human era?

"This part of the record has been deleted, sir."

Chapter 63 This Road is Passable

This part of the record has been deleted?

"Deleted? How could it be deleted?"

Yu Le subconsciously asked a pointless question.

This result was far beyond his expectations; he had assumed that the AIs knew exactly what had happened to this civilization.

That may be tragic, helpless, or an unshakable despair.

Even the most ridiculously funny ideas have been considered by Yule.

But this was the one thing he never expected.

The records have been deleted! History has been covered up!

"I'm sorry, sir, this is due to our incompetence, but we truly know nothing about it. Yesterday it was still bustling with prosperity, or perhaps that was just the afterglow, but it shouldn't have turned into this state in the blink of an eye."

Even though Pandora was an AI, the voice before her was still full of apology. As an AI, it was ashamed that it could not meet the needs of humans.

But the second half was full of gritted teeth.

"Especially now, in an era where aliens are rampant!"

“We should kill them all, sir!”

Ah, here we go again...

Although Yu Le also doesn't particularly like this distorted, pure society.

However, he simply couldn't bring himself to exterminate a race that was at least indistinguishable from his own in appearance without any basis, nor did he even consider it.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's get back to the present. Are you sure we're heading in the right direction?"

"Oh, please rest assured, sir, I'm checking the direction every moment, there's absolutely no problem! I estimate we'll reach our destination in about half an hour!"

The topic was brought back to the present moment by Yu Le.

We didn't continue with that somewhat heavy question from before.

However, were the records deleted?

My instincts told me that the problems here are probably quite serious.

As the saying goes, when it comes to history, the fewer the words, the bigger the story.

The word "directly" is completely gone, which gives you an idea of ​​how serious the situation is!

"By the way, what's the deal with this country's system of nobility?"

"They have no culture of their own, sir; they have simply stolen everything from your civilization! Therefore, as you believe it should be, there is a five-rank system of nobility: duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron."

"However, some countries do not have such a strict hierarchy as Albion."

“For example, France across the strait does not have dukes, and the strength of the other nobles cannot be judged according to their titles. It is normal for barons to be more powerful than marquises there.”

"And now, we have entered the territory of the Earl of Castells."

As they were talking, Yu Le noticed that he had crossed a boundary marker on his camel.

"Sir, this is a medium-sized noble territory, quite unremarkable in every way. You don't need to worry about it too much; we're just passing through."

Yu Le nodded and looked at the giant cyber city that had appeared in the distance.

It's the same familiar feeling: the outer city district, which resembles a slum, and the neon city surrounded in the center, which is so futuristic it's almost magical.

This is the heart of the Earldom of Castel—the city of Castel.

Theoretically, this city shouldn't have been built here because it's a desert with no mines, no oases, and even water is heavily reliant on a pipeline system to be drawn from afar.

But it was still placed here by the first Earl of Castells.

This decision encountered no resistance, even though it would require an unimaginable expenditure of additional manpower and resources. Furthermore, it was widely praised as a wise choice!

The reason is simple.

One of the core components of the Albion high-speed rail system is right here!

A magnificent railway dating back to human times, connecting the entire Albion with the surrounding kingdoms!

This is the core of the Albion Kingdom's system.

Guest, Lu, sir ...

Or rather, this civilization is highly dependent on the legacy of humankind.

City site selection, cultural development, people's livelihood system, every aspect!

Therefore, the first Earl of Castells made a fortune from this!

As everyone knows, taxation is the most profitable thing!

The reason Yu Le wanted to come here is that this is the passenger terminal of this railway system.

Because it relies on the customer's embarrassing situation, a certain small shop

Therefore, Castel did not have towering walls like Numenor. Otherwise, they would have been demolished by the divine machines responsible for maintaining the railway system.

Although the Shenji (a military organization) wouldn't interfere with areas outside the railway lines, a city wall that couldn't be joined together was clearly meaningless.

However, the inner and outer cities are still clearly distinct.

Castells' private army patrolled everything day and night to prevent the commoners from disturbing the nobles in the inner city.

Bored taxi drivers were leaning against the barbed wire fence, chatting and boasting.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of someone riding a camel, clearly heading into town.

They immediately became interested, trying to figure out whether this was a local citizen of the inner city, or a second-class or even third-class person who had gotten a pass in a hurry.

They had no choice in the former case, and there was no profit to be made from it.

But the latter two can bring quite a few benefits!

Normally, those below the rank of "closest person" are not allowed to enter the inner city, but there are always exceptions.

Especially in a 'commercial city' like Castel.

Therefore, they had a pass specifically issued to the lowly.

It's quite valuable, but there's always someone who can afford it.

After all, there are also people like black market bosses among the lowly.

This is not only a means for the aristocracy to exploit this group of people in the gray area, but also one of the ways for them to prove their identity.

Those who cannot afford gene extracts often resort to these methods to prove that they are superior to their 'peers'.

Such a person also has a lot of money on him, so the soldiers naturally assumed that this person was also rich!

After all, he didn't dare to show his face!

Finally, the man riding a camel, whose face was covered by a scarf and only his eyes were visible, walked up to them.

The soldiers immediately crowded around, hoping to get some money out of it.

"Stop right there! Why don't you get down in front of us? Don't you know your place?"

They can't compete with those who can get the passes, so they're also keen to crush the other's 'nobility'.

As soon as they got close, they heard the sound of a whip cutting through the air.

With a crack, the soldier closest to Yu Le had his face smashed open.

"Aren't you the one who can't recognize your own identity?"

The fluent German completely stunned the taxi drivers who were about to erupt in anger. They couldn't understand the aristocratic exclusive language, but they could tell it was an exclusive language!

They then hurriedly made way for them.

Damn it, how could it be a nobleman's?

The taxi driver who had been whipped was trembling with fear.

All she could do was pray that the nobleman would forget about her.

You can walk straight along the Yule Path.

A soldier hurriedly stepped forward to remind the other person that it was a restricted area.

There were areas outside their jurisdiction, and areas under the jurisdiction of the Divine Strategist.

Since they started working here, they have never seen Shenji open this place to the public.

But after taking only a few steps, they were horrified to see the nobleman approaching.

The railing, which had never been raised before, suddenly rose on its own!

"It passed?! How is that even possible?!"

The soldiers were stunned. Wasn't that a place that was impassable?

Chapter 64 One Person's Convenience

In their understanding, and even in the understanding of the first Earl of Castells, this place may have always been impassable.