The world enters the age of mythology.

In the next two hours, the investigation team leader Li Yao wrote a report seriously and submitted it.

About the ancient fleet, the dark clouds of magnetic storms, the possible existence of continents under the dark clouds, and so on.

The spread of this news quickly aroused the attention of high-level government officials.

People organized a relevant team, and after detailed discussions and demonstrations, they compared the captured materials over and over again many times.

In the end, several pilots were carefully dispatched to fly the plane for a high-altitude reconnaissance and obtain more information.

It was also confirmed that the strange fleet still stayed in place and did not leave.

After a busy day like this, the relevant contact meeting was officially held at 8 o'clock in the evening.

Facing everyone, Ding Yuan read out the newly released investigation report: "Everyone, after our investigation, we found that this small island belonging to an ancient civilization is not the island as imagined, but a...large floating island. That is, an island floating on the water, it can move!"

"The specific reason for the formation of floating islands is still unknown, but it is not inexplicable. It may be caused by the accumulation of gas in the roots of plants or in the peat blocks at the bottom of the water, causing the floating islands to float up, or because a part of the lakeshore is detached from the lakeshore. On our former earth, there were similar floating islands, but they were not as big."

"So, the appearance of this floating island did not exceed our expectations."

Transforming unknown phenomena into known phenomena is a routine scientific research method.

Lu Yiming and many other scientists didn't know what to say, and were even faintly disappointed.He actually looked forward to contacting unknown products, but it turned out to be just a floating island.

Even if people don't know how this floating island floats, how did ancient civilization build such a large floating island...

"On the whole... the direction of movement of this large floating island happens to be the direction that is full of magnetic fields."

"They should know some special information. About... New World"

"According to the survey data, this unknown civilization may have the scientific and technological data of the first industrial revolution, but it is limited to the population size, so it should just pick up some garbage from somewhere."

Lu Yiming couldn't help sighing when he heard these things...

Really back to ancient times?

The product of the first industrial revolution was the steam engine. Even if it is piled on the ground and let people pick it up at will, it is meaningless to the Sea of ​​Clouds.At most, it's just that the raw materials have a little effect.

"The ancient civilization moved slowly with the floating island as the core. The speed of movement per hour was about 4 kilometers. The power system was unknown. They had a total of 15 thousand-ton wooden sailboats, each with a length of about 45 meters. , a width of 12 meters."

"According to the weight of the plants, the total population is about 12000-13000 people, and it should not be more. The agricultural and fishing capabilities of ancient civilizations make it difficult to feed more people."

"Counting some supernatural means, 14000 people is the upper limit. The main rations are corn, sweet potatoes and a small amount of rice."

A small island of 400 hectares is equivalent to 4 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 6000 mu of land. This piece of land is neither big nor small.

In addition to 15 wooden sailboats, it is also possible to grow vegetables.

But the number of people who can support them is still not high.

The ancients didn’t even have chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and the quality of the seeds was poor. The yield of rice per mu was as high as [-] catties. If potatoes were planted, the yield per mu could be as high as thousands of catties.Sweet potatoes may be taller, weighing two thousand catties.

How can it be like the Yunhai, which can be casual and produce a thousand catties per mu.The yield of potatoes can even be three or four thousand catties per mu.So if you really travel to ancient times, if you can choose one item to bring there, you should choose sweet potatoes... This thing has a large production capacity and is easy to grow. Once it is donated, it can make the emperor happy to death.

The reason why the population estimates are not accurate is because people don't know how many animals the other party has.Meat and plant food require completely different food.

At the end, Ding Yuan took a deep breath: "The basic information is like this. Do you have any opinions to put forward?"

Everyone looked at the information at hand, and what the reconnaissance plane detected was only the superficial content.

The plants on the floating island are lush and lush, there are some sentry towers on the edge, and a small house in the middle, which is like a scene of a small country.

Lu Yiming took the lead in raising his hand and said, "According to preliminary investigation data, this unknown civilization is far weaker than ours in warfare. But we can't underestimate them just because they are ancient civilizations."

"Since the other side is moving in the same direction as our side, I think we can make contact with the second-level security standard."

"We should not miss this opportunity for engagement."

The first-level security standard is the contact rules when facing extremely hostile civilizations like the Nubi civilization.

Under this kind of alert, the two sides are always ready to go to war. If there is any trouble, the Yunhai side will immediately use nuclear weapons to carry out a devastating blow!

The security standards for the second level will be slightly relaxed. The situation of the contact person is unknown. They may have good intentions or bad intentions. The military's security may be upgraded or downgraded throughout the process.

The third-level security standard is naturally facing civilizations with higher goodwill, and the two sides can contact harmoniously and carry out a certain degree of trade.

The fourth-level security standards are for the entire alliance, and academic exchanges and large-scale trade in goods will be conducted.

The military's security controls will also be more relaxed.

These security standards correspond to different application scenarios.

After Lu Yiming threw bricks to attract jade, more people responded soon.

"Yes, I agree with Mr. Lu Yiming. We really shouldn't miss this opportunity."

"If we want to survive in Yanghe for a long time, we must have more experience in foreign exchanges. This ancient civilization that doesn't seem too powerful is indeed a good contact."

The speaker was Liang Zhenhui from the Hope, who is currently serving as the deputy captain, "Not all civilizations are malicious. Like we once encountered a group of indigenous people in the frozen world, they taught us a lot new knowledge."

"Besides, it will be dark in Yanghe in three months. As long as the opponent has a little bit of ability, and is not hiding deadly danger, and is not brainwashed by evil gods... I still tend to hug together to keep warm."

"They shouldn't be a rookie civilization, right?"

"It doesn't look like... Judging from their mental state, they are quite normal, and they are obviously used to the living environment of Yanghe."

"What we need to be wary of is that the opponent may have a 'god' similar to Nubi. However, gods are not omnipotent. In the case of disparity in strength, the problem will not be too big."

Chapter 481 The Great Jin Empire

"Huddle together to keep warm?" Lu Yiming frowned, suddenly having a strange premonition.He recalled the shelter of the Nanfeng that he had encountered before. In the dark, the Nanfeng and the Yunhai joined together, and turned into scapegoats. Half of the people on the ship died directly in the disaster...

The final result was merged.

Now that we have encountered an ancient civilization, do we still want to hold a group?

He couldn't help but feel a little weird.

But thinking about it carefully, it is also a reasonable choice.It's better to have a group of scapegoats than none.It is naturally the best to be able to share information. If it is not possible, they will fly separately in the face of disaster, and there will be no loss.

Anyway, with the current combat effectiveness of the Yunhai, he would definitely not be the opponent's cannon fodder.

In this way, after the discussion at the meeting, the super shelter formed by the union of three large ships changed its direction slightly and slowly sailed towards the floating island.

……

In the southwest direction, a thousand kilometers away, there is a small island of 4 square kilometers floating.

4 square kilometers sounds like a lot, but it still seems a bit stretched when it is actually used.

"Your Majesty, the weather has been good for the past six months. The second season's grain is about to mature, and the storage is going smoothly... If the speed is faster, we can rush to plant the third season."

"A total of [-] cellars have been dug on the west side of Qianlong Island, and each cellar stores [-] stones of grain. Currently, there are [-] cellars full, and the storage will be completed in half a month."

The granary is connected to the country, and the hearts of the people determine the world. For ancient civilizations without refrigeration facilities, food safety is the first consideration.

Fortunately, the weather in Yanghe during the day is always good, the temperature is suitable, the weather is smooth, and the sun is sufficient. It is possible to mature three seasons a year.The only trouble is storage.

The locals call their civilization the "Great Jin Empire", and they call the small island where they live and work "Qianlong Island".

They first dug a cylinder-shaped earth cellar from the ground, and the walls and bottom of the cellar were rammed to be solid. Layers of braised earth crumbs.

Finally, a layer of asphalt-like mucus was applied to the lower half of the cellar wall, about 1 meter high.A layer of planks about 2 to 3 cm thick is laid inside the cellar wall, and lined with straw mats and chaff.In this dry storage environment, it is not a big problem to store rations for one year.

In the center of the 400-hectare floating island, there is a small palace made of wood and bluestone. The princes and nobles of the "Great Jin Empire" lived in this small palace.

Although the population of Jin civilization is small, it has all five internal organs. There are about 200 princes and nobles, [-] scholars and bureaucrats, and the remaining [-] people are all soldiers and civilians.These people fight when they should fight, and farm when they don't.

There are even skilled craftsmen with high status, who are thinking about and inventing more tools all day long.

So, this strange ancient civilization actually had the will to develop technology, but it was limited by resource constraints and population size, it just had this will.

The old emperor in a yellow robe was sitting on the dragon chair, with a calm and majestic charm exuding from his brows.

After one of the ministers reported the food situation, he cupped his hands again and said, "Your Majesty, the giant steel bird we observed a few days ago doesn't seem to harass us anymore."

"Have you found out what it is?" asked the old emperor

Even though the reconnaissance plane was high in the sky and silent, the people in Jin Wenming still observed it and were frightened by it.

The minister hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "We guess that it is not a creature in the Yang River, but a creation of... a technological civilization."

"What?" As soon as the words were said, the rest of the room was in a commotion.

"how you said that?!"

The plane is flying at an altitude of [-] meters. With Jin Wenming's means, it is impossible to observe it clearly. Only some capable people with sensitive perception can faintly detect it.

The minister spat out two words: "Bu Suan."

After hearing this term, the voices in the room stopped.

Believing in the results of divination seems to be a matter of course for this civilization.

The emperor stroked his gray beard, and his face was also serious: "Is a... a technological civilization?"

They have never encountered a technological civilization, but heard some legends in the news of other civilizations...

The number of technological civilizations is too small.

Very rare.

But technological civilization is unique and unusual.

For example, in their room, the incandescent lamp on the ceiling was traded from another civilization, and it cost a lot of money at the beginning.

In Yanghe, food is a very good trade item, and their civilization is best at farming, which can produce excess food.

The second is various technological products. It is human nature to yearn for a better life.In the transaction of technology products, it is bound to be able to obtain a premium right.

These incandescent lamps are actually second-hand or even third-hand. The light they emit is yellow and dim, but they are more practical than candles anyway.

There is also the generator attached to the incandescent lamp, which is naturally purchased from other civilizations at a large price. It can be used as long as it is burned with oil, such as vegetable oil.

The wires are so-so and can be made by themselves.Anyway, there are only some princes and nobles who light the lamps on the ground.

Ordinary people still mainly use oil lamps.

The grey-haired veteran cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, technological civilization is either very powerful or... extremely weak."

"But this time, from the iron bird flying in the sky, we may have encountered a very powerful one."

The veteran said with a sad face, "I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse when I encounter an extremely rare technological civilization."

When encountering a hundred ancient civilizations, they may not necessarily encounter technological civilizations. As a result, they have encountered them now, so that many ministers feel at a loss.

They are no longer the civilization that just entered Yanghe. During these years, they have learned a lot of novel things, and their ideas have undergone great changes.

The leading minister said: "Fortunately, most technological civilizations do not sacrifice to evil gods. They will not rashly start wars and rob populations like other civilizations."

Another civil official retorted: "Not necessarily, there is still a small part of technological civilization that sacrifices to evil gods. It is difficult for us to resist their firepower... The real technological civilization has powerful artillery."

The Jin civilization has seen "large artillery" in other ancient civilizations. This kind of artillery can strike targets tens of kilometers away, and its power is amazing.

Even a city wall with a thickness of several meters and made of square bricks can be easily broken down.

In the hands of technological civilization, there must be such a large artillery.

During the meeting, the issue of force was discussed, and the discussion in the hall stopped.

What should we do if we really encounter a technological civilization that is difficult to defeat, and the other party insists on robbing the population and robbing their "Qianlong Island"?If the opponent really has a large artillery and shoots at a distance of tens of kilometers, it will be invincible at all.

"Ahem!" The old emperor coughed heavily, "There is no need to panic. Let's do the divination first. The emergence of technological civilization is bad or good. Let the divination know."

Jin Wenming has a floating island of 4 square kilometers, 15 large sailing boats, and more than [-] small fishing boats, which can be regarded as a relatively powerful force. They have lived on the Yang River for nine years, and have come into contact with many people. Different civilizations know a lot of information.

The disasters again and again have survived unharmed.

The disaster was overcome not because of luck, but... They have their own cards!

Under the call of the emperor, an old man who was good at divination was called into the palace.

After hearing the emperor's request, the old man of seventy years took out a turtle shell, muttered to himself, and threw it into the sky.

With a "click", the turtle shell fell to the ground and fell apart.

The old man stared at these tortoise shells for a long time, plausibly speaking, as if he was calculating something.

After a long time, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, divination is not omnipotent. The result of this calculation is... unpredictable!"

The secret of the sky cannot be leaked, and it is quite good to be able to calculate such a small amount of information.

"Is it unpredictable..." The old emperor who was sitting on the dragon chair breathed a sigh of relief.

This situation has been encountered many times before. It is precisely because of the predictability of divination that their Great Jin Empire was able to avoid disadvantages and survive until now.