"Is the last treasure of a civilization an intelligent central system?" The blonde man frowned slightly as he looked at the scenery around him that shifted back and forth between the unreal and the real.

Judging from the information revealed by the metal sound, and the current situation of competing with his sister with a severely limited body, this intelligent system called Supreme Intelligence is obviously the crystallization of the highest technology of a civilization.

If another civilization obtains it, it may be able to quickly cross the barriers of civilization with its assistance, expand its technological strength rapidly, and grow into a new high-civilization empire. But for the Qiling Empire, the intelligence of a high civilization, although its role is also great, it has not yet met the expectations of him and the empire.

"Looks like you're still not satisfied?" Metallic Voice assisted the burgundy long-haired woman in injecting various viruses into Supreme Intelligence through the backdoor clearance in her memory, while guiding the team in a certain direction.

"No, you can't be too greedy, a gift of civilization is enough to make up for the loss of this operation." The blonde man shook his head.

"There is indeed a treasure here, especially something that is rare for a civilization like yours." It seemed that he was about to achieve his goal, so the metallic voice inexplicably made the blonde man feel a certain vitality and lightness.

"What is it?" The blonde man's heart was a little lost, and he beat fast in an instant, and he faintly realized that the treasure that the metal voice told him next would be the biggest gain of this dimensional journey. It will also be a treasure that the entire empire is looking forward to!

"Nightmare Seed." The metallic voice did not make a fuss, and it was appetizing, and the blonde man asked, and he said it without hesitation.

"Nightmare seeds?" Stopping in front of a metal vault door, the blonde man was a little stunned as he deciphered the key to the door's vault. That doesn't sound like a good name.

"It's an inspiration for you wise people! Whoever has the Nightmare Seed will always be in the stage of inspiration, and at this stage, the host of the Nightmare Seed can break through one by one and find solutions to all the problems he faces. It is the fuel for a civilization to rapidly climb the tech tree. Metallic answered the blonde man's question while operating in multiple lines.

"What about the aftermath? It can't be without any troubles, right? The blonde man took a deep breath and his heart pounded! This kind of thing is almost the best treasure for his empire! They are facing the barriers of civilization, and they want to break through and advance to a higher civilization, but they are at a loss. This [Nightmare Seed], even if it can serve as an inspiration to guide the way and give the empire a direction, it is enough for the upper echelons of the empire to be excited and inspired.

The blonde man could even imagine that if the so-called [Nightmare Seed] was really verified to have the possibility of breaking down the barriers of civilization, then no matter how big the cost, the upper echelons of the empire would do their best to achieve it.

"It depends on what you think." The sound of the metal voice was ethereal. "It can provide the host with endless and limitless inspiration, but at the cost of the host's life!"

And all the knowledge and soul!

The latter sentence was not uttered. There is no need to say this standard behavior of the dimensional demon god harvesting believers.

"Sounds evil." The blonde man's brow furrowed slightly, but he quickly relented. This price was nothing compared to the heavy and terrible price he had imagined before. If that's all there is to it, the top echelons of the empire won't even frown at this price.

But out of caution, the blonde man asked, "What about the others?" ”

"I know what you're thinking, but the effect of the [Nightmare Seed] is limited by the host itself. A host who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it may not help you until you die. If you want to break through the barriers of the universe and civilization, you need to make the top researchers of the empire become the hosts of the [Nightmare Seed], and then depend on your luck. This is the way to get your civilization to have the highest chance of success.

You may not care about the life at the bottom, but what about the top researchers? Are you willing to burn the rest of their lives for an unknown future? It may be that you will soon be able to achieve the goal of civilization promotion, but it is also possible that all the top researchers are dead, and you are still on the road of accumulation. ”

Metallic reminded.

Those top researchers in the Qiling Empire are not inferior in status and prestige in the empire to the top level of the management empire, and even to put it mildly, the top level of the empire can be purged and replaced, under the existing system and technology, although the empire will fluctuate, it can still quickly restore stability after the new high-level comes up. But what if those top researchers lose a batch? The future of the empire will be clouded. And one by one, the laboratories they are responsible for will be shut down, and even if the resources invested before are not completely lost, a large part of them will be lost.

After all, the system of the Qiling Empire, researchers from all walks of life occupy a very important position in it. A top researcher can influence most of the upstream and downstream systems in his field of study. Even the imperial family and the top brass are in this researcher system. It's just that their field is biased towards politics and military.

The blonde man was silent for a moment. As one of the bloodlines of the imperial family, he knew very well that even the emperor could not decide the life and death of a top researcher at will. Those top researchers in the empire themselves are not weak and powerless existences.

Like the Magus of the Magic Empire, they are the seekers, masters, and users of knowledge. The blonde man never underestimated the destructive power of a top researcher.

"And after using the [Nightmare Seed] to obtain benefits, it will invite 'calamity' in the dark. It is addictive and diffuse. Once used, it is difficult to get rid of for life. As long as the Nightmare Seed has a first host among you, it means that you have either joined a race against time, either voluntarily or forcedly. Either use it, metamorphose and promote again and again, until you can strip it off; Either that or fail halfway, and the entire civilization is ruined. All the knowledge and skills you have accumulated become the sustenance of the seeds of nightmares. ”

With the explanation of the metallic sound, the excitement and joy in the blonde man's heart quickly froze, it turned out that this was the true meaning of the name [Nightmare Seed]?

But soon, the blonde man was keenly aware of something unusual, thinking of what the metal voice had said before, and he excitedly probed: "There is a way to stop this kind of [calamity], isn't it?" (End of chapter)