The establishment of the "Noah's Ark" ecological park raised Su Mo's expectations for Canary and the others' work.
Although a Life Factor library was a necessary component for the Pure-Blooded Dragon path, there were other, more convenient methods if the goal was simply to preserve this data.
While no method could preserve as much information as keeping living specimens, in the worst-case scenario, simply sequencing the genes of all existing life and storing the data on a computer was not impossible.
As long as genetic engineering technology existed, even after leaving Earth and pursuing the vampire route, one could synthesize living organisms from known genetic sequences, provided there were enough resources.
Of course, the results would deviate from the original organisms, but it would be sufficient.
Now, since Canary and the others had the energy to undertake such a time-consuming and laborious project, it seemed they had made significant progress in other areas as well.
With this in mind, Su Mo's group continued forward for another hundred meters, passing through the ecological park. They soon noticed a massive industrial complex standing beside Chidorigafuchi Park.
Atop a modern building, at least a hundred stories tall and piercing the clouds like an arrow, hung a golden cross emblem.
This was likely the logo of the Holy Cross Group, in the same style as the Holy Cross Welfare Institute's.
Below the golden cross were the words "Stellar," signifying "star-forged"—a term often used in Little Garden to refer to star-forged weapons.
However, for those on the technological side of humanity, this word often meant one thing: the Third Stellar Particle.
This meant that, in addition to creating the ecological park, Canary and the others had also founded a company to advance the research of the Third Stellar Particle through human means, thereby pushing forward the historical transition period.
Beside the towering main building, two auxiliary buildings surrounding a massive experimental field were also very eye-catching.
On these two nearly hundred-story auxiliary buildings hung silver cross emblems. Below the silver crosses were letters, seemingly indicating the research projects they were responsible for.
"B.D.A." and "E.R.A."
To an outsider, these letters would mean nothing. But to Su Mo, they were all too familiar. These were concepts he had once mentioned to Canary.
BDA (Blood-borne Particle Accelerator) was used within a living body, allowing it to unleash the full potential of the Third Stellar Particle.
As mentioned before, without a BDA, a Third Stellar Particle Origin holder could only exhibit physical abilities at the 5-digit level, at most granting a human mobility at the third cosmic velocity and planet-shaking power.
However, with a BDA, a Third Stellar Particle Origin holder could achieve speeds exceeding the sixth cosmic velocity and the power to easily destroy star systems.
It could be said that the BDA was the most crucial part of making the Third Stellar Particle practical.
Correspondingly, ERA stood for Environmental Particle Accelerator.
If the BDA was the technology that allowed humans to achieve god-like physical abilities through the Third Stellar Particle, then the ERA was the technology that allowed humans to exert god-like authority-level influence on the external environment.
One was power concentrated within oneself, the other was authority influencing the world. They were simply different directions, with no inherent superiority in their technological platforms.
"To have pushed the research of the Third Stellar Particle to this point, Canary and the others have truly been diligent during this time."
No one understood the progress of Third Stellar Particle research better than Su Mo.
Just by looking at the organizational structure of the Holy Cross Group, he could judge the level of understanding and research progress within.
Therefore, even without using his omniscient authority, Su Mo was certain that this world's progress had reached the critical point of a technological explosion.
The historical transition period that would shape the world's future was within these next few crucial years.
Hearing Su Mo's praise, Leticia couldn't help but feel happy for her little sister. "Although she can be unreliable at times, Canary is dependable when it counts."
She then added, "And Lord Shiroyasha and Lady Halloween Queen must have contributed a lot as well. Otherwise, Canary alone wouldn't have been able to accomplish so much."
"That's true," Su Mo nodded in agreement. "Even with my mission, just keeping these Problem Children from causing a world-ending crisis is a great accomplishment in itself."
"The Life Factor library, the Third Stellar Particle... Of the three key elements for humanity's future, these two are the most difficult and most important."
"Since they've done so well in these two areas, the last one—the human domain, which Canary is best at—shouldn't be a problem either."
Humanity, the Life Factor library, and the Third Stellar Particle were the three key elements for constructing the Pure-Blooded Dragon Divinity.
With the two most complex elements already exceeding expectations, how could the simplest one go wrong?
"Indeed," Leticia nodded, fully agreeing with this assessment. "Guiding heroes has always been Canary's forte. She could never go wrong in that regard."
This wasn't Leticia being biased; it was a fact. All the main members of Arcadia had been discovered and guided by Canary to walk the path of fighting Demon Kings.
Leticia felt she didn't deserve the title of hero herself, but if it was for her own community, she could proudly call herself one.
With this thought, the group continued inward.
From the beginning, they had noticed that the Divinities of Canary, Shiroyasha, and the others were at the center of the Holy Cross Welfare Institute.
Besides them, there were many unfamiliar and weak Divinities. Those who could be here were likely the talents Canary had discovered.
One could only wonder how far the protagonist group from the original novel had grown under the luxurious tutelage of Canary and her group.
With this expectation, Su Mo and his party stepped into the center of the welfare institute, into a building that resembled a large stadium.
Having intentionally concealed their presence, Su Mo, upon entering, immediately saw two young girls standing in the center of the stadium.
They were facing each other in a clear standoff, exuding an awe-inspiring fighting spirit.
One, a girl with long black hair, was dressed in a traditional shrine maiden outfit. She had a very dignified and beautiful appearance.
Holding a folding fan, she glared at the sword-wielding girl before her, who had an almost identical appearance but a sharper aura, without a trace of fear in her eyes.
"The aura of the Japanese pantheon? It's a bit familiar, but not a complete Divinity. Is this the current Empress? But that's not right..." Seeing this girl, Leticia was slightly confused.
According to convention, after the Humanity Declaration, the Japanese Emperor lost their Divinity as a living god and became an ordinary person.
Under this premise, there shouldn't be any new gods born into the Japanese pantheon. Yet, the girl before her clearly possessed the aura of a living god.
The Divinity was somewhat familiar, seeming like the aura of a familiar of Inari, the god of rice who managed logistics for Arcadia, but it wasn't exactly the same.
Judging by her breathing and physique, she seemed to be at the level of an ordinary person, not yet having reached the level of a Divinity holder.
In contrast, the girl with the long sword opposite her clearly possessed the physical abilities of a 5-digit Divinity holder.
Not only that, judging by her aura and swordsmanship stance, the sword-wielding girl was clearly a trained martial artist. She not only possessed martial arts at least at the Divine Domain level, but her skill in swordsmanship even surpassed Leticia's.
For a girl of her age to achieve such a level, besides incredible talent, she must have had an extremely skilled teacher.
"What an impressive girl!" Even the well-traveled Leticia couldn't help but exclaim.
Divine Domain-level physical abilities combined with Divine Domain-level martial arts—this configuration was comparable to the demigod heroes of mythology.
If she had a decent weapon, this girl could even pose a fatal threat to a 4-digit hero. Most of the heroes from Greek mythology would likely lose to her.
Even Leticia herself would have to be on high alert.
And this child was at most fourteen years old. To train a fourteen-year-old to this level of combat prowess was something that could not be achieved through mere diligence or talent alone.
Moreover, Leticia's praise was not just for the sword-wielding girl. She was also praising the girl in the shrine maiden outfit opposite her, who looked almost identical, like a twin.
Although her eyes couldn't yet discern the source of the shrine maiden's strength, the serious, on-guard posture of the sword-wielding girl showed that her opponent was definitely not to be underestimated.
If this was an evenly matched contest and not a complete rout, on what basis could the shrine maiden fight on equal footing with a sword-wielding girl comparable to a demigod hero?