King from scratch

Even after returning to reality, the shock brought by that scene still hasn't subsided a bit.

Before witnessing it with his own eyes, He Xingwen knew exactly what he was facing.

An "adventure", an existence beyond imagination, and an incredible world.

But being aware of this does not affect him being shocked by all this—it is an existence completely different from human technology.

He has no way of knowing what the golden light behind the small wooden door is, what it is made of, and what function it plays.But the system said that it was the altar, the control center of the entire kingdom.

This can also be understood as the main console of this game.

That is to say, what he saw when he opened the door was the fundamental driving force that supports the existence and operation of all these things beyond imagination.

A kind of "energy" beyond human cognition.

What shocked him was the meaning behind this cognition—the trace of another civilization.

Coal, carbon, and even oil have always existed, but the effective use of them to achieve ends is the strength of civilization.

Of course, he should have clearly recognized this the moment the system appeared, and the system itself represented the trace of the existence of another civilization.

But when it becomes so rampant in online novels, it is really difficult for people to have such a real cognition-the system is like the equipment that every "protagonist" has. Before the protagonists start their unimaginable stories , it will always appear there.

Nothing can demonstrate the existence of other civilizations more intuitively than that scene.

The system realized during He Xingwen's pause that apparently the great king didn't care about that rule, or rather, he didn't know what it meant.

It doesn't matter, he will always know, it just takes a little time.

The system continues this unfinished topic: "It needs three basic rules to run the kingdom."

"Rules from Cultural Cognitive Construction."

He Xingwen's thoughts returned to his eyes, the altar hadn't been activated yet, and the game hadn't really started yet.

Obviously, he has received a new "task".

That's not a rule in the general sense, but... He Xingwen recalled the way the rules came to his mind and flowed on the ground, but just like the name it calls itself, a setting in an absolute sense.

System: "Get the rules, then use the rules."

An icon flashed in He Xingwen's vision, and a small book was suspended in the corner of his sight in the shape of a blue flame, like a constant existence.

Above it floats a number: 0/3.

"When you get the rules, it will tell you."

"To make sure you get the rules, a little hint feature is included so you can find them more easily."

The words "rules from the construction of cultural cognition" that the system said rolled in He Xingwen's mind. Combined with the energy source loaded into the game-from the public's recognition of him, he found a common ground.

The energy that makes the game load comes from the public's awareness of him, while the rules come from cultural awareness, and what they have in common is awareness.

For human beings, cognition is the existence of consciousness, illusory and incapable of constituting an entity.

But for the system or this game, cognition is a kind of physical existence, real existence and can be used.

For them, the rules of cultural cognition construction are another kind of existence that can be used.

It is enough to turn it into a national setting, support the operation of the kingdom, and officially start this game.

He Xingwen put these conclusions deep in his brain, waiting for the next use.

He Xingwen's eyes fell on the icon in the corner of his vision.

"Do you need to turn on the reminder function?" the system asked intimately.

"Turn on."

As a result, the world in front of He Xingwen suddenly changed, densely filled with question marks, everywhere in sight, there were question marks.

The system noticed this and reacted quickly: "Do you screen based on distance, practicality, and the difficulty of obtaining rules?"

He Xingwen was surrounded by question marks, but he was not at a loss.

"I think you're asking a stupid question."

"Screening is being carried out based on the three points of the closest distance, practicality, and the difficulty of obtaining the rules. Please wait..."

In the next second, the densely packed question marks disappeared, leaving only a few question marks in the normal vision.

The so-called few are compared with the previous ones. To be precise, these few represent more than a dozen question marks.

They float in different directions, appearing in eye-catching golden color within He Xingwen's line of sight, with different sizes.

He Xingwen took a step in a certain direction, and the question mark corresponding to this direction became eye-catching.

It is indeed a very useful reminder function. He Xingwen has to admit that the existence of the system once again simplifies the originally difficult "task".

He Xingwen put on the earphones and walked out: "It seems that there is a good reason for you to appear on the earth, or in Huaguo."

He didn't choose any question marks, but cautiously arrived at the gate of the community before browsing through the large and small question marks, thinking about the next step of the "finding object mission".

"Here's what you need. It's amazing, isn't it?"

"It's really one of the reasons."

The system has no intention of concealing this: "This country has an amazing history." He paused, and said rigorously: "For a newly born planet."

"What is amazing is this species..." The system changed the words after a pause: "The history itself created by this nation has created a valuable existence."

He Xingwen understands the land under his feet. Of course, he also understands the buildings within the approximate range corresponding to these different directions.

He chose a direction that was extremely familiar to him.

Everything familiar is running forever, the blue sky, the hot sun, and the fragrance of plants accompanied by the breeze.

Some students walked past him together, worrying about trivial matters.

The strange thing is that He Xingwen trusts the other party far more than he thought, before he even knew enough about this sudden existence.

He Xingwen crossed the path, walked past the school gate, and walked straight towards the destination marked by the question mark.

He pushed open the library door.

This library is the pride of the school. It has accumulated history and witnessed the past. Although it has been expanded several times, it is still left behind by the times.

Technology is shut out, and everything is run manually. Compared with the new library, it is quieter and slower here.

A huge question mark jumped in front of He Xingwen, and He Xingwen swiped his student card to enter the reading area.

He stopped in front of the rows of bookshelves.

Because the question mark no longer changes.

It has reached its end - where the rules are closest, most useful, and least accessible.

A reading room with thousands of books.

The reading room occupies an entire floor, covering countless categories, astronomy, geography, history, philosophy, etc.

There must be something he wants here - because the crystallization of human wisdom is condensed here.

"You look like you need help." A voice sounded beside He Xingwen.