"I appreciate your direct character, at least it makes me feel that you are different from most human beings. Only, you should also know that trust is mutual. ”

"This is the Green Star, the home of the Dumen. Isn't it sincere enough that I'm here with my team? ”

"That depends on why you're here."

Yang Yi was slightly stunned and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Obviously, if we could have known the reason why the Silicon Charm Alliance attacked Green Star earlier, it would definitely not be the dozens of us who came."

"Why are you here?"

Yang Yi was a little speechless, and at the same time realized that Grand Elder Curtis was a well-spoken character.

"Of course, continuing to dwell on this issue will not only not help to increase mutual trust between us, but will also cause unnecessary trouble." Curtis smiled reluctantly and said, "There's a question I want to know the answer to, and I hope you can answer it sincerely." ”

Yang Yi nodded slightly, and asked Curtis to bring it up.

"What would you do with a treasure in front of you, with countless treasures that could bring you great wealth and at the same time cause you to kill yourself?"

"Like a lot of primordial crystals?"

Curtis didn't explain, and he didn't need to explain.

"I'll make the most of it."

"Make the most of it?"

Yang Yi nodded and said, "The key is not the treasure itself, but the impact of the treasure." If it's just a priceless treasure, I wouldn't take it seriously. If it makes me stronger, if it gives me the strength to overcome everything, I'm going to use it. ”

"Usurpation?"

"Provided, of course, that these treasures have no owner."

"What if there is?"

Yang Yi sighed secretly and said, "Obviously, this is not a treasure. It's someone else's vault, and naturally there is no reason to get involved. Of course, if the owner is not able to protect these treasures and needs my help, I will offer a price that is acceptable to both parties. Not taking what others do does not mean not asking for payment for your own labor. Not to mention the risk of losing your life for this. ”

Curtis nodded thoughtfully, and pondered again.

Yang Yi didn't say anything more, he had already made his position clear. As for what Curtis was thinking, Yang Yi was not interested in knowing, and he couldn't guess. Quite simply, Curtis is a unique person, and there is a big difference between human beings and unique people's thinking, and what seems to be a natural thing for human beings is not necessarily the case in the eyes of independent people. Of course. Yang Yi believed that Curtis had no choice, otherwise he would not have told him this.

It was a long time before Curtis let out a long sigh.

"I must admit that I don't know much about you humans, so I don't really understand why you think the way you do, but that doesn't stop us from working together."

"Cooperation?"

"As you say, you work. I pay for it. ”

"It's called hiring, not cooperation."

The same can be said. It doesn't matter, though. Curtis stood up. Now, come with me. ”

Before Yang Yi could react, the bright light disappeared, and the surroundings became pitch black. Immediately afterward, a soft light shot in all directions. When Yang Yi came back to his senses, he found that he had returned to reality. And in a huge basement.

Of course, it's not an exaggeration to say it's an underground space.

There was a person standing in front of him, with his back to Yang Yi, but he had the typical physical characteristics of a unique person, and he looked very old. It's probably a few thousand years old.

In fact, among the many civilizations of the Galactic Alliance, the Dumen are known for their longevity.

As far as Yang Yi knows, Curtis is the third Great Elder of the Dumen clan, although no one knows how old he is, but he became an elder long before the outbreak of the Fourth Greenwich War, and became a Great Elder during the Fifth Greenwich War, which is almost two thousand years old.

Hearing the sound coming from behind him, Yang Yi looked back and saw that it was Mendozo.

"Major Yang, welcome to the Holy Land of the Dumen Clan."

It was the old man who greeted Yang Yi, it was Curtis.

At this time, Yang Yi had already discovered that this underground space was moving slowly. Perhaps, this place was built on some moving platform.

Of course, this also proves what Jackson said before, that is, the sacred land of the Dumen is not a fixed location.

"Major Yang, you're coming to Green Star for the first time, right?"

Yang Yi nodded, and at the same time noticed that Curtis's appearance did not look old, similar to Mendozo, only his eyes seemed to have experienced vicissitudes.

"Obviously, you don't know us alone, at most you know only a little about it." Curtis walked over. "So, let's start from scratch."

Yang Yi felt that there was no need for this, but Curtis said so, and he was not easy to object, and he was a little curious.

"As you surely know, the Dumen is a statement of wisdom that evolved from plants. So, did you know that in the entire Southern Alpha system, only the Dumen evolved from plants? Without waiting for Yang Yi to speak, Curtis said again, "Also, do you know that the history of the civilization of the Dumen clan is less than five thousand years. Strictly speaking, the recorded history of civilization is only 3,000 years, and the history before it is completely blank. ”

Yang Yi looked at Curtis in surprise.

If Curtis said five thousand years, Yang Yi would not be surprised, because in the "catastrophe of destruction" that led to the destruction of the galaxy, including the seven top civilizations, all the civilizations that escaped from the galaxy were lost, so the recorded history is only five thousand years. Although Yang Yi already knew that this was not the case, it was not strange that there was no record of 5,000 years ago.

The problem is that the history of the civilization of the individual people is only 3,000 years.

Obviously, this is completely different from Yang Yi's understanding.

"Of course, the Dumen clan can have today, just like you humans, relying on the support and help from top civilizations."

"The Hidden Spirits?"

Curtis smiled reluctantly and said, "Of course, it's not just support and help. ”

Yang Yi was slightly stunned, and heard that Curtis meant something else.

After a while, Curtis said, "Although I don't know whether to thank or hate, it is undeniable that the Dumen can have today, and it is because of the hermit spirit clan. ”

"Hate?"

"You've been at Green Star for a while. Don't you think this planet is weird? ”

Yang Yi's brows jumped a few times, and Curtis said this before he reacted. In fact, when he came to Green Star, Yang Yi was a little strange.

The point is, the natural environment on the Green Star is too abnormal. It does not correspond to the laws of nature at all.

To put it simply, the water area on the surface of the Green Star is very small, almost entirely land, and the rivers and lakes are also covered by forests, so the area is not very large. According to common sense, the natural environment of a planet like this should be very harsh, and it is impossible to have a forest covering the entire planet.

In Yang Yi's view, the existence of the Dumen clan explains this question.

Apparently. According to Curtis's tone, this is not the case at all.

"Of course, the Hidden Spirit Clan let us settle on this planet back then, but we didn't mean it, and they didn't know the secrets hidden on this planet." Curtis smiled reluctantly and said, "Just like you humans, when you escaped from the galaxy. The situation of the Dumen is also extremely difficult. It can be said that if it is not for the strong vitality and unique way of survival. The Solitary Man has long since perished with the galaxy. ”

"You mean ......"

"At the time of coming here, there were less than a thousand individuals of the Dumen. The Southern Alpha galaxy 5,000 years ago was not what it is now, not only was the environment on each planet even harsher, but there were also natives who were difficult to deal with. Fortunately, unique people have unique abilities and irreplaceable value. Including the home galaxy of the Human Federation. All the planets in the Southern Alpha system have traces of our own people. ”

Yang Yi was slightly stunned, although he didn't believe it, but he could see that Curtis was not bragging.

"To put it simply, all planets have been modified by unique people to form an environment suitable for carbon-based life. The only exception is the Green Star. Curtis paused slightly. He added, "Here, it's not the planet that's being transformed, it's the unique people. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Still haven't figured it out?" Curtis smiled faintly and said, "Before this, our unique people were only low-level beings, although we had rudimentary intelligence, but we were far from being able to compare with other civilizations, let alone top-level civilizations. It was only after about two thousand years of living and reproduction that the Dumen who came to Green Star evolved advanced wisdom and became a true intelligent civilization, which was recognized by other civilizations. ”

"But ......"

"Obviously, this is not consistent with what you know."

Yang Yi frowned, it was true, the history of the Dumen clan he knew was different.

"Also, you must be wondering why the Dumen evolved into advanced intelligent life on the Green Star, but not on other planets."

"Primordial Crystal!?" Yang Yi suddenly understood.

Curtis nodded slightly, and said: "In the past thousands of years, we have been exploring the secrets of evolution, but it was not until more than a thousand years ago, that is, during the last Greenwich War, that we discovered that it was the original crystal that allowed the unique people to evolve advanced intelligence, so the original crystal that naturally existed on the green star, but was unknown, and was not even discovered by the Silicon Charm Alliance, is the most miraculous product in nature." ”

"According to you, the original crystal has always existed?"

"Of course."

"Why, then, has it not been discovered by other civilizations? If it was the Hidden Spirit Clan who sent the Dumen to Green Star in the first place, then why did the Hidden Spirit Clan ......"

"Don't ask me why, because I don't know either."

Yang Yi looked at Curtis in disbelief, feeling that Curtis was not telling the truth.

"Of course, it is not surprising that the Hidden Spirits did not find the protocrystals on the Green Star, because these Protocrystals constitute the core of the Green Star, and they exist in a material state. The Hidden Spirit Clan only sent us to this planet, and did not thoroughly explore this planet, let alone enter the star core. In addition, 5,000 years ago, in order to expand the living space, almost every planet had the footprints of our own people. ”

As soon as Curtis said this, Yang Yi understood.

Obviously, the Hidden Spirit Clan regards Green Star as an ordinary planet, so naturally there is no reason to explore the secrets inside the planet. (To be continued......)