Eat, eat, eat in the primordial world

"Today, our human race has obtained both paper and clothing, one for spreading the Way and the other for covering the body. It is truly a double blessing, and we should remember it."

Upon seeing this, Sui Zu laughed heartily, then took a long rope and prepared to tie a knot in it to record the joyous occasion of the day.

Knot-tying is the oldest and earliest form of historical record!

"Suizu, times have changed. This primitive method of record-keeping, such as knotting ropes, should be phased out."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuan blurted out, "Now that we have writing, we can just write things down if we want to record things. Why go through all this trouble?"

"Ah, I forgot that the human race is different from before. They have their own writing system, and they can write things directly on paper, which is much more convenient and accurate than tying knots."

Sui Zu was stunned for a moment, then chuckled.

This was simply a habit he had formed naturally. Although writing had emerged, it was still relatively new, and he hadn't fully adapted to it yet. So, whenever he thought about recording things, he would habitually prepare to tie knots.

"Speaking of recording events, I do have an idea. I plan to write a history book to record everything that humanity has experienced since its birth, so that future generations can learn from it and summarize the wisdom of their predecessors."

When the conversation turned to recording events, Jiang Yuan finally recalled the idea that had come to him when he obtained the spirit paper: to record the history of the human race.

History books carry not only history, but also the wisdom of our ancestors. In essence, history books are records of the experiences left by our forefathers.

Our ancestors recorded their wisdom and the mistakes they made, hoping that future generations could learn from their experiences and avoid making the same mistakes.

This is what inheritance is all about!

It's not about bloodline, but about culture and wisdom!

"Good idea, we have no objection."

The three ancestors nodded in unison, praising Jiang Yuan's suggestion to write history.

"Although I have a heart for history, I was born too late and do not know much about the history of the human race, so I hope the three ancestors will teach me."

Jiang Yuan explained his predicament: he was born too late and was unaware of the history of the human race.

"This matter is easy; we will simply transmit the relevant memories to you."

Sui Zu smiled, copied the memories related to the development of the human race in his mind, and handed them to Jiang Yuan as a ray of light.

Later, the Youchao clan and the Ziyi clan did the same.

"Thank you, Third Ancestor!"

Jiang Yuan thanked the flashes of memory. With the memories of the three ancestors, he was absolutely able to compile an extremely realistic history of the human race.

Although he didn't know the specific benefits of compiling history, based on Jiang Yuan's previous experience, he was certain that compiling history would have some advantages, at the very least he could earn some merit.

It's a pity that the human race is still too weak. If the human race were strong enough, he could not only write a history of the human race, but he could write a history of the primordial era.

The benefits of recording the history of the prehistoric era far outweigh the benefits of recording the history of humankind.

Being too weak is a bad thing. Even when many benefits are right in front of you, you can only look on with envy because you are not strong enough, which is very frustrating.

After saying these things, Jiang Yuan left. His strength was ultimately too weak, so he only needed to offer suggestions; the specific implementation would be handled by others.

To put it simply, he is an advisor, mainly responsible for answering questions and grasping the general direction, without having to do everything himself.

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In the sacred temple, Jiang Yuan spread out the Xuanhuang paper, preparing to refer to the memories of the three ancestors to write the history of the human race.

Xuanhuang Paper was the first paper in the primordial world. Because it was blessed by merit, Jiang Yuan named it Xuanhuang Paper.

Historical writings can be broadly categorized into two types: those that narrate people's lives and those that narrate events. Narrating people's lives involves creating biographies of individuals, while narrating events involves recording all the important events that occur each year in chronological order.

Narrating events chronologically primarily aims to emphasize the passage of time. Writing biographies of individuals, on the other hand, highlights their contributions.

Jiang Yuan didn't intend to choose one of the two, but rather to have both. This wasn't difficult for him, so he planned to start writing directly. And to write the history of the human race, it would naturally have to begin with Nuwa creating humans.

Similarly, if one were to write a biography of a person, one should begin with the first generation of humans, who were the ancestors of humankind, and all existing humans are their descendants.

However, just as Jiang Yuan was about to begin writing, the Xuanhuang paper suddenly underwent a strange change, transforming into a stream of light that merged with the character creation diagram.

The next moment, the character creation diagram was upgraded, from a low-grade acquired merit spiritual treasure to a mid-grade one.

"this……"

Jiang Yuan was stunned; he hadn't expected such a turn of events.

But soon he understood the reason: the character diagram is a character, and the black and yellow paper is paper. The paper carries the character, so it is perfectly normal for the two to be combined.

Furthermore, not only can the two be integrated, but the history of the human race that Jiang Yuan is preparing to compile can also be written directly on the character creation diagram.

Historical records are composed of characters and written on paper. The character creation diagrams, with both characters and paper, are the natural carriers of historical records.

The future of the character creation diagram is truly limitless, as it combines these three great treasures of merit and carries the civilization of humankind. At the very least, it is a top-tier acquired treasure of merit, and may even be comparable to an innate treasure.

"The same principle applies to the creation of characters, just as it applies to the creation of writing brushes!"

Jiang Yuan shifted his gaze from the character-creating diagram to the character-creating pen in his hand.

This treasure is no ordinary object; it is a spiritual treasure accumulated through acquired merit, and it will be used to record history. This endows it with the characteristics of a historical pen, capable of recording the merits and achievements of a thousand years.

In this way, the level of this treasure will also be upgraded, and its potential will be no less than that of the Character Creation Diagram.

To put it simply, these two treasures are a set. No matter how much content the character creation diagram can contain, it still needs to be written with the character creation pen.

This leads to a situation where if one becomes stronger, the other will also become stronger, and the gap will remain relatively small.

"Is the pen and the book the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, or the Earthly Sovereign's Book and the Human Sovereign's Pen?"

Looking at the pen and book in his hand, Jiang Yuan smiled. He felt he needed to give these two magical treasures a resounding name.

The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen are not suitable, but the Earth Emperor's Book and the Human Emperor's Pen are quite suitable.

These two magical artifacts not only mark the beginning of human civilization, but also bear the important responsibility of passing on human civilization. It is no exaggeration to call them imperial treasures.

Therefore, for the human race, the character creation diagram and the character creation pen are fully worthy of the names of the Earthly Sovereign's Book and the Human Sovereign's Brush.

However, while Jiang Yuan could think this way, he couldn't actually do it. Because in this era, the meaning of "human" was broad, not just referring to the human race, but to all sentient beings.

From the highest deities to the lowest ants, all can be called human. Therefore, the title of Human Emperor cannot be used indiscriminately.

What level of cultivation do you have to dare name your magic weapon the Human Emperor's Brush? Do you want to become the Human Emperor and rule over all spirits?

If Jiang Yuan dared to do that, he would be considered amazing if he survived even a single breath.

"Just because it doesn't work now doesn't mean it won't work in the future!"

Silently noting this matter down and setting it as a long-term goal, Jiang Yuan wrote the three large characters "History of the Human Race" on the character creation diagram.

Then, he began to write the history of humankind, beginning with the words: "In the primordial world there was a god named Nuwa, who created humans from clay at the foot of Mount Buzhou."

As the pen fell, nothing unusual happened, which slightly disappointed Jiang Yuan. It meant that the history of the human race was of low quality, and he would only be able to earn merit after the book was fully completed.