The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

The wind brushed against his unchained wrists, carrying the scent of freedom.

I believe that it won't be long before humanity reignites the flame of civilization.

I don't know if Lu Qianwei has picked it up in North America.

But when the spaceship arrived in Shenzhou, the style was quite different.

Unlike the urban ruins of North America, riddled with holes by giant trees and vines, the civilization skeleton of China is surprisingly intact.

Neat protective forest belts have been rebuilt along the coastline, and breakwaters that were destroyed by storms in the past have been reinforced with cement and stones. Along the Grand Canal, the farmland has been cultivated in neat squares, and the green and yellow wheat waves surge with the wind, and the sweet aroma of wheat can be smelled from afar.

The original outline of the mega-city was completely preserved, the collapsed outer walls were rebuilt and repaired, and even the steel skeletons of skyscrapers in the central area were transformed into watchtowers and water towers.

The chimneys of the suburban power plant were emitting wisps of white steam, and on the widened old road, you could even see diesel trucks transporting goods back and forth. The vibrant atmosphere could be felt from several kilometers away.

It is clearly a complete and orderly human civilization!

There's even the internet!

It's good to have internet access.

Lu Qianwei immediately connected to the local cell tower and quickly uncovered the complete history after the disaster.

Back then, ALZ-113 wasn't uncommon in China; the virus did indeed break out.

However, under the quarantine policy and the highest level of emergency response, borders were closed, epidemic areas were isolated, and infected individuals were cremated in a unified manner...

The entire process proceeded smoothly and efficiently, effectively minimizing the spread of the virus and preventing a nationwide collapse like that that occurred in Europe and the United States within just six months.

As for intelligent gorillas?

The Chinese government has picked up the old ways of its ancestors, let alone those who are not of our kind!

There weren't many wild gorillas in the area to begin with, and with large-scale, organized military and technological reconnaissance, as well as controlled missile strikes, extinction was the best outcome for them.

Seventy or eighty years have passed, and there are no longer any gorilla tribes in China, let alone any gorillas living in the mountains and fields.

Lu Qianwei lowered the spaceship's altitude and stealthily passed over the gate of a well-repaired ancient city. Looking up, he saw a huge red banner painted on the gray city wall: "Preventing the flu starts with me!"

A reward of 10 yuan will be given for finding a wild gorilla.

At the city gate, patrol teams dressed in gray cloth uniforms were checking the passes of pedestrians entering the city one by one.

The aroma of fried dough sticks wafted from the breakfast stalls along the street, while the clear, resounding chants of children running exercises echoed from the elementary school playground, drowning out the sound of the wind rustling through the treetops.

Civilization did not cease, but it did regress by several decades...

Lu Qianwei found a deserted street corner and walked out. It was early morning, the time when people were getting up to go to work.

He followed the crowd to a breakfast stall at the entrance of an alley, sat down, and ordered a bowl of soy milk and two fried dough sticks.

As for the money, he could only apologize to one of his brothers and slip a piece of gold into his pocket.

He didn't know how he was discovered, just as Lu Qianwei took his first bite of the fried dough stick.

Two patrolmen wearing police uniforms and carrying pistols at their waists walked over.

The two men did not immediately question him, but politely asked him to show his ID card.

As a result, Lu Qianwei naturally didn't get one and was arrested as an illegal immigrant.

"Name?"

"Lu Qianwei."

"gender?"

Can't you tell?

"..."

"where do you come from?"

"Another universe!"

"..."

The young police officer Zhou Lei slammed his hand on the table across from them, his dark blue uniform collar snapping open, his thick eyebrows furrowing: "Lu Qianwei! Talk to me honestly! Who's kidding me? Your clothes are suspicious enough, and you were paying for your breakfast with gold. Now you're spouting nonsense about another universe? I bet you're a stowaway from North America, brainwashed by those twisted ideas! Tell me your identity, or you'll regret it!"

Lu Qianwei wiped his fingers, which were covered in soy milk, and spread his hands with an innocent look: "I'm telling the truth, you'll see if you don't believe me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his finger and a palm-sized, silver-gray portable terminal appeared in his palm.

With a light tap of the fingertip, a pale blue holographic projection was projected onto the stark white wall of the interrogation room, so clear it was as if another scene had been directly brought in.

The first thing that catches the eye is the dozen or so rotting human heads hanging on the poles of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Below, gorillas patrol with rifles, while nearly ten thousand chained human slaves wield hoes in the quarry, their skin torn and bleeding from the whips of the overseer gorillas.

In a sudden shift of the camera, the once ferocious gorilla's eyes became blank and confused.

The gun fell to the ground with a "clatter," and all he could utter was a meaningless low growl as he squatted down and started scratching lice.

Then came the slaves, who had harbored hatred for generations, picking up rifles and machetes to fight back.

The old detective who was interrogating and taking notes didn't care what the contents meant.

The virtual projection alone left them speechless.

At this point, no one cared about interrogation anymore, and the news quickly spread to the higher-ups.

In less than 30 minutes, Lu Qianwei, who was treated to a good meal and drinks in the reception room, met the city's leaders.

Faced with their suspicion, Lu Qianwei waved his hand, causing the spaceship that had been invisible in the sky to emerge.

The expressions of the group shifted from shock to seriousness.

Contact with extraterrestrial civilizations is rarely a good sign.

“You don’t need to look at me like that. We are actually of the same origin.”

"Oh, by the way, I also took care of the simian flu on your planet for you."

The footage just released is about what happened in North America.

"So what is your purpose?"

"...Just come and take a look, it's that simple." Lu Qianwei shrugged.

While the group was still puzzled, they took out another USB drive and placed it on the table.

"And I'll also offer you some assistance within my capacity."

What's in here?

"It is a complete blueprint of technological data from the steam age to the interstellar age."

"As for how far you can develop, that depends on your own future industrial foundation."

With that, Lu Qianwei disappeared from the reception room, returned to the spaceship, and left completely.

No matter how cautious or skeptical they are, once they open the technical documents inside, they cannot resist the allure of a leap in civilization.

There was nothing we could do; a simple virus nearly wiped out humanity.

Without upgrading, we will be unable to cope with more serious viruses or other crises in the future.

After taking another look at the Deer Antler Tribe, Lu Qianwei relayed the news that the orangutans had become extinct to the tribe's leader.

"You no longer need to hide in the deep mountains and forests. Once you go out, the world is yours."

Chapter 249 Halo

Lu Qianwei found that his luck had been bad lately, and the worlds opened by the time portals were not very valuable.

So, after spending nearly a year accumulating energy and acting as a power bank for the system, he rubbed his hands together like a fly and went to try his luck in front of the Stargate Shuttle.

Lu Qianwei found that his luck had been bad lately, and the worlds opened by the time portals were of little value.

He walked straight through the portal and landed on a vast, undulating green field.

Looking around, there are layered mountains in the distance, and soft, light green grass underfoot, with a few scattered oddly shaped shrubs...

The differences are quite significant; you can tell at a glance that this is not Earth.

"Boom!"

Before he could even stand still and take a look, a deafening roar, like a muffled thunderclap, came from the sky.

Lu Qianwei looked up and saw that the sky was already dyed red by fire, and several huge silver-gray warships were tumbling and falling to the ground, trailing thick black smoke.

A series of orange-red fireballs exploded in mid-air, and molten metal fragments rained down on the back of the hill like a meteor shower, causing the ground beneath their feet to tremble slightly.

"Is there a war?" Lu Qianwei felt he had come at the wrong time; he always seemed to encounter something like this.

Can't we just let him explore in a relaxed manner?

The reality was that it couldn't be done. When the explosions of the spaceship stopped, bursts of gunfire came from the direction of the nearby grove of trees.

Lu Qianwei could still faintly hear their hoarse roars and explosions.

Lu Qianwei raised an eyebrow, sighed helplessly, and finally made his way around the hilly slopes, at least he needed to know what the situation was.

Soon, he moved closer to the top of the battlefield and saw the battle situation in the depression.

A dozen or so human soldiers in dark green UNSC combat uniforms were huddled behind the wreckage of an overturned armored vehicle, fighting a group of aliens charging towards them!

The leader, a tall, thin alien with a crocodile-like head, wore a shimmering silver energy armor, followed by a group of short, round, blue-skinned monsters who gasped for breath and carried plasma guns…

Well, it's another familiar model. I've played the Lu Qianwei Halo series before.

What are those alien creatures on the other side if not the Covenant and the Gollum?

The Covenant is an alliance of various alien races, most of which are based on religious theocracy.

The enemy forces here are clearly divided, with the silver-faced alien warriors at the head being elites of the Star Alliance.

They are the main officers and elite combat force of the Star Alliance, with strong physiques, proficiency in energy weapons and melee lightsabers, high intelligence, and fierce fighting style. Each of them is far superior to ordinary human soldiers.

Those short, stout, blue-skinned, panting monsters that charge in hordes are the Gruul people, also known as wild boar beasts.

They are the lowest-ranking cannon fodder units in the Covenant, cowardly and weak in combat, and must rely on back-mounted air supply devices to survive on the planet's surface.

Individually, they are vulnerable, but their numbers are vast, and they excel at overwhelming human forces, often charging to the front lines to deplete human ammunition and defenses.

The current setup is typical of the Aura Battlefield, with elites leading the charge and hordes of Grunts charging in.