"Run!"
"We can't escape! We're just the size of a strand of his hair! "
Countless fleeing insect apes collapsed on the ground.
While everyone was screaming, a young insect ape stubbornly raised its head and looked at the sky. "You're a giant beast. Are you here to eat us too? You killed Father, Mother, and Big Brother. Why are we so weak …"
Xu Zhi lowered his head. He was surprised that this young insect ape was brave enough to question him.
Then, I'll choose you.
Xu Zhi gently reached out and placed the insect ape on his palm.
The mind of this young insect ape went blank.
The palm of this enormous creature was like a boundless continent, and it was only the size of a delicate palm print on the palm.
It raised its head again. The eyes of the giant were like furnaces, like the bright sun in the sky. Its huge face was bathed in holy white light. Its face could not be seen clearly, but it had a majestic and vast divinity.
Xu Zhi's face was blocked by the insect nest. Naturally, they could only see a blurry face that emitted a hazy glow.
Xu Zhi held the small insect ape with one hand. His eyes were calm. "Gilgamesh, do you want to change everything?"
The insect ape suddenly trembled and screamed loudly on his palm. "You can actually communicate!! What kind of giant beast are you? There's actually a giant with intelligence in this world! How can such a perfect existence exist?! "
He could not help but say with a trembling voice, "Also, you called me: Gilgamesh?"
"A name is also one of the manifestations of intelligence."
Xu Zhi held him with his palm and placed him in front of his eyes as he answered calmly.
Gilgamesh stood on the palm and looked at the giant beast's crystal clear eyes. He suddenly said, "We can all communicate! Then we're the same species. We're all intelligent species. Why, why didn't you save us! You're so powerful! So majestic! "
They did not know what kind of existence they were. They only thought that they were intelligent beasts similar to these giant beasts. Xu Zhi did not intend to explain anything.
Xu Zhi dragged him with his palm as he strode across the mountains and rivers.
Large swathes of trees were flattened. He let this weak insect ape look down at the entire world from his palm. His loud and clear voice resounded through the sky.
"Look at this world. Every species is equal. You, every plant, every animal is the same. Why should I only save you? Just because you have intelligence? "
Gilgamesh was speechless.
Suddenly, he began to despair and shouted, "Then why did you come to us?"
Xu Zhi said, "No one can save you, and don't expect anyone to save you. Only you can save yourselves, but I can give you the means of civilization, and you can save yourselves."
"Civilization? What is that?"
Gilgamesh looked down in shock.
Wild winds blew, and for the first time, he looked down at this vast, green land from the perspective of the clouds. The mountains and rivers were all in front of him, and countless beasts were fleeing and roaring under the feet of the intelligent beasts, forming an extremely shocking scene.
What a marvelous and fantastical scene in the sky.
What kind of terrifying and awe-inspiring power was this!
"You're asking what civilization is?"
Xu Zhi never thought that he would have to explain their question to this new race.
He thought about it and gave his answer. "Civilization is a fire seed, civilization is knowledge, civilization is order, and civilization is also the strongest power that intelligent species use to protect themselves."
"Civilization is the power that intelligent species like us use to protect ourselves?" Gilgamesh murmured.
Xu Zhi walked back to the grand canyon and gently placed Gilgamesh on his shoulder. Then, he took out the mini potted plant from his backpack: the Welcome Pine Tree. He dug up the soil and buried it in the ground.
This Welcome Pine Tree was only 60 centimeters tall. It was winding and old, but for this miniature land, it was already an endless divine tree that reached the clouds. Looking up, the huge winding tree was surrounded by clouds and mist, and the end of the tree could not be seen.
"Do you see this tree that I planted? If you want to obtain the power of civilization, show your courage and climb the divine tree. This is my trial for you, a trial of wisdom and courage … "
Xu Zhi placed the custom-made silver giant sword from Taobao, a match soaked in kerosene, and a transparent capsule of termite juice that he had failed to make on the top of the tree.
"These are the three treasures of civilization."
"The Sword of the Damocles is a weapon that protects civilization. Unlike the barbaric species that are everywhere on earth, intelligent species that can use the power of tools."
"The torch burns with a scorching flame. It is the bridge that maintains civilization. Mastering the fire seed is the origin of civilization."
"There is one last bottle of liquid. That is the blood of power. Only the bravest warriors in the world can take it. If you can't survive death, but if you can, you will have unparalleled power!"
"If you want to change the fate of your race, climb the divine tree before the torch goes out and obtain the three treasures of civilization."
Xu Zhi gently placed the young insect ape on the ground. Then, while it was still in shock, he strode across the mountains and rivers and left.
"Cell division speed up, 100 times!"
As soon as Xu Zhi walked out, he instantly ordered the insect nest.
The entire land, which had become normal, began to speed up cell division again.
In an instant, the entire land began to move crazily and rapidly, forming all kinds of afterimages. The trees grew and withered rapidly, and the animals turned into afterimages as they rapidly aged and died.
He added kerosene to the match. It could burn for about 30 seconds before it went out.
However, for the land that had been accelerated for 100 years, these 30 seconds were equivalent to a few days before it went out.
In other words, his test of the divine tree would last for many days.
"Time is relative. It is the embodiment of the movement of matter … Their brain cells speed up by 100 times, and their body cell division speed up by 100 times. For them, time is accelerated by 100 times.
A match that can burn for a moment can also burn for a few days for them. In their world view, a match is not a momentary firework, but a torch that can burn for a few days. "
Xu Zhi thought of a saying:
A little knowledge is not as good as a great knowledge, and a small year is not as good as a big year. How do you know? The mushroom in the morning doesn't know the new year! A cockroach doesn't know the seasons!
What they think is a long time is just a short moment in my eyes.
After Xu Zhi left, he used the binoculars to clearly see the scene under the divine tree. The young insect ape called a few of its companions and quickly climbed up the divine tree with a determined expression.
In Xu Zhi's eyes, these little ants were so fast that they could only see afterimages. In just a few seconds, they had fallen countless times and then climbed up with all their might. In just ten seconds, they had successfully climbed to the top of the divine tree.
However, for them, countless days had passed and they had failed countless times.
They were too fast.
At the top of the divine tree, standing on the lush green canopy, Gilgamesh raised his sword high. He seemed to have said something, done something, and then turned into an afterimage and went down.
Xu Zhi was curious and couldn't help but ask the insect nest, "What were they talking about?"
The insect nest's sub-brain showed Xu Zhi the scene just now.
"An intelligent behemoth. There is such a terrifying intelligent giant living in this world! It's a giant giant that is tens of thousands of feet tall! "
Gilgamesh conquered the divine tree, raised the Sword of Damocles high, and swung it above his head.
He looked down at the scenery under the divine tree. His black fur fluttered in the wind, and the bone armor on his shoulder was black and shiny. His determined face was suddenly filled with confidence.
"We also have intelligence. In the future, we will also be like those intelligent behemoths! Every member of our clan has great divine power! They all have the power to make countless behemoths flee! I must lead my clan to stand at the top and let the fire of civilization spread across the land. "
This moment was recorded for eternity.
Thousands of years later, the most prosperous and short-lived ancient Sumerian Dynasty existed in this land. People found the historical hymn of Sumer, 'Genesis', that they had composed for the great king.
This most ancient document, the Ancient History of Sumer, recorded:
"The intelligent behemoth was a hundred thousand feet tall. It was covered in a white glow and had a sacred face. It trampled over the land and mountains. It descended the divine tree and set up the trial of wisdom. It handed the three treasures of civilization, the torch, the holy sword, and the blood of power to the young Hero King, Gilgamesh."