Black Star was in a state of confusion, questioning his life.

On the other side, Professor Wales was traveling far and wide, collecting "Human Body as a Great Medicine" from one newly born world after another, gathering the Creator Gods' brains.

"Can that Black Star be relied upon?"

"It's just to have him oversee the imperial examinations, stall for time, and study the bonfire... By the time I return, the rewards for the examinations will be ready, we'll first fool this batch of people, slowly bring them in, and make them part of us."

Wales was contemplating Black Star.

This should be simple, nothing unexpected should happen.

He was genuinely committed to developing and managing, building a Divine Country, intent on living in this Mysterious Universe... After all, the more he learned, the clearer it became that this place was terribly dangerous, and weakness was the original sin.

But what's most important in a civilization?

The first is resources.

The second is talent.

People are the source of a civilization's vitality!

Wales firmly believed that by tricking these tens of thousands of examinees to "join," and having them consume the Life Struggle Pill, even if they were filial to their good fathers outside, they would soon become his obedient silly sons.

He was confident!

"These are the accumulated foundations of dozens of ancient Divine Upper civilizations!"

"Devour them all, extract their essence, and if development goes smoothly, it could certainly allow us to quickly erupt and enter a truly Ancient God Level civilization in this universe!"

The accumulated foundation of these dozen or more billion-year-old ancient Divine Upper civilizations could definitely be pieced together to form an Ancient God Level civilization's foundation.

He was now pretending to be an Ancient God, but after clandestinely consuming all these people's foundations, it would soon become reality!

Committing murder and arson brings golden belts; nothing allows for quicker growth than plundering.

He had by this time passed through one small world after another.

The journey was winding and complicated, encountering corridors, living rooms, courtyards, and all sorts of chaotic things, like a labyrinth.

Currently, the entire Crystal Series universe was actually not large, still expanding within the Milky Way, as Li Qing's engineering team kept flourishing, presently progressing at a rate of only a dozen rooms per day.

But in Wales' eyes, it was already quite vast.

Because a labyrinthine shape is the kind of refined compact architecture that best displays area.

None other.

If it weren't for the map documenting the maze's data, it would be extremely easy to get lost and be unable to find one's way home.

At this moment, Wales finally came before a small world.

The style of these worlds was quite unique.

All mechanical semi-metallic mechanical dragons, mechanical whip-like snakes, similar to the style of torture instruments on the walls.

"Go in!"

He beckoned with a gesture.

Whoosh.

Though he couldn't enter, the artificial True God army began its attack, entering the small world, and initiating war.

"What are you creatures?"

"An Outer Heaven civilization, it's an Outer Heaven civilization!"

"Help!"

Wales quietly stood by the glass window, watching as screams echoed inside, cities on the ground collapsed, and lives were devastated.

Even those at merely the Demigod level, with occasionally True God civilizations, were quickly wiped out in bloodshed.

"Not bad at all."

Professor Wales was very satisfied as he watched this scene.

"Old man, do we really want to cooperate with them? Why not just swallow it all ourselves?" Magina couldn't help but say.

Wales adjusted his glasses, "Cooperating with him is necessary; whether it's his Life Struggle Pill or Creator God ability, I must have it. Besides, he is a very trustworthy person, I'm not afraid of him betraying, and that's the basis for cooperation."

Magina's heart was shaken.

Yes indeed...

The Immortal Dao civilization is absolutely the most trustworthy, most straightforward racial civilization in the universe, much better than collaborating through scheming with other civilizations.

Honestly.

Wales, and even the qualifications of people like Magina, weren't bad.

However, they were too old.

They had spent their entire lives studying the field of mechanics, making it hard for them to be flexible and innovative when re-learning this extraordinary biology.

Even with the enormous courage to abandon a lifetime of accumulated scientific insights, transitioning to the Extraordinary System might not yield significant accomplishments.

"Then are we just done for?" Magina felt speechless.

"Good child... We'll continue with the Technology System in this universe, adjusting to our circumstances, making changes where needed," Wales didn't believe technology was necessarily weak.

Both have strengths and weaknesses.

"We're changing our research direction, abandoning quantity for quality, focusing on single-unit mechanical combat power." The old man smiled, "In street battles, we shouldn't be too weak either."

Magina and others felt a surge in emotion.

Adapting based on the environment!

In their words, they continued to loot the small worlds along the way, finally choosing to return.

Having collected almost enough, they themselves even tried to integrate several Creator Gods' brains.

They found that they had the most rudimentary ability to create, though the precision wasn't high, they were having a lot of fun with it.

Even including Professor Wales, he couldn't help but start creating one cute little creature after another.

At this moment, Magina suddenly said again, "By the way, there's one more thing, although the bonfire is the rule according to you, why didn't the mysterious native woman who besieged us have a bonfire?"

The old man thought for a moment, "During travel, one doesn't carry a torch all the time, it's better to walk while hidden, using the bonfire only when camping."

"After all, a torch is double-edged; when you illuminate the enemy's position, you're also illuminating your own, like parading around with a light bulb."

"At that time the woman probably happened to pass by invisibly, and upon seeing those two guys just exposed their forms as they entered, she casually killed them. She probably didn't bring a torch when going out, and didn't even think she'd encounter enemies."

"Otherwise, we'd have all been dead."

The old man felt trepidation.

It could only be explained this way.

After all, he couldn't believe the other was a more backward traveler wandering around without researching a torch.

The old man continued, "And since they didn't hang a torch here, it was clear they merely passed through here, without intending to build this place into a Divine Country."

While they were discussing some matters, they had almost returned to the starting point, only to hear the sounds of battle from afar.

And a strange aura was covering the distance.

"Is that little Black Star fighting with others?" Wales was startled, quickly heading over, because if Black Star died, he'd have no bonfire, and he'd be doomed!

When he dared to go over, he saw Black Star being played with.

Bam bam bam!

He looked like a silly giant slapping mosquitoes, but could never hit them.

The Emperor merely noticed Wales, whose form suddenly appeared near the bonfire, suddenly feeling a numbing sensation over his entire body, with a sense of deathly fear encircling him.

Whoosh!

The Emperor immediately fled, "Your Immortal Dynasty's big figure is here, I won't fight with you anymore, that guy is terrifying."

Black Star was so furious that he shouted, "That's our National Preceptor, if you have the guts, don't run, come out and die!"

But the Emperor had already disappeared without a trace, entering the far end of the corridor.