Chapter 9

That feeling was rather random, more like an illusion. Lin Tuo would not have thought that someone would be so far away and filmed the whole process of his training.

……

He switched his conciousness back to his original body.

The old martial arts hall.

Lin Tuo felt the sweat and the soreness of his body. Though he still remembered to carefully observe the sand table and he confirmed that there were no signs of other human activities around the clone.

Only then did he quickly stretch out his hand, touching the avatar. Instead of choosing to grab it, he chose to hold it up with the palm of his hand and he directly moved his mind to let the avatar blend into the palm.

“Well, luckily this method is still relatively low-key…otherwise every time I grab it from the sky, I’ll be discovered sooner or later.”

Although Lin Tuo was confident that he could conceal his identity, it was better to avoid trouble that could be avoided.

As for the results of this experiment, it was clear that the refining results of the clone could indeed be reflected on his original body simultaneously.

“Perhaps, I could try to put the clone in the sand table in Creative Mode for reference in the future.”

Of course, this was just a vague idea and it was not necessary for the time being.

…

During the following day, Lin Tuo was busy continuing to repair and clean the martial arts hall. Some of the broken doors and windows were also repaired.

As for the Evolving Sandbox Table, after a period of experimentation, he had confirmed that only he could see the scene in the sandbox world.

Even if he used a mobile phone to record or take a picture, the results wouldn’t show anything related to the separate world inside of it.

This made him very relieved. After all, he can’t always be home.

As for the hustle and bustle of the outside world, it continued to get worse.

On the Internet, the topic of “Taklimakan Black Box” was way more enthusiastic than yesterday. Especially after the expert group rushed over, the barren land immediately attracted the attention of the whole country and the world.

“The latest news! Early this morning, the research team sent to Taklimakan Desert caught an abnormal vibration! They analyzed that it might contain some important information and they’re trying to decipher it!”

“More than ten researchers have arrived in the northwest. There are also reports that other countries are also trying to communicate and want to send teams over.”

“We also heard that the magnificent wall is very mysterious. Extremely hard and shows nothing off to the outside world. If this continues, the party might authorize a weapon to try to violently break it…”

On the Internet, there were countless news articles flooding in. Lin Tuo chose to browse these relatively normal ones of which the mainstream is the speculation of extraterrestrial civilization.

There were so many different kinds of things, some of which made Lin Tuo, the culprit, amazed.

“It looks like this calm down for a long time.” Lin Tuo put down the phone and sighed. He didn’t think that researchers around the world would find anything.

Not to mention revealing his identity.

After all, these two things had no cause and effect.

In contrast, Lin Tuo cares more about the evolution of the sandbox world.

……

In the evening, when Lin Tuo returned to the martial arts hall after dinner, he was surprised to find that there was an extra line of eye-catching text in the log:

[After 700 million more years have passed, the first true have primitive humans been born.]

Humans have appeared!

Lin Tuo shook slightly in his heart, pushed the door quickly, came to the sand table, leaned over and saw that after 700 million years of evolution, the entire “mainland” had stabilized.

In the middle section of the transcontinental river, gradually, more and more primitive humans began to appear.

With the acceleration of time, Lin Tuo couldn’t see the specific process, but from his perspective, he could find that a total human population the size of an ant was rapidly forming and expanding.

“The hallmark of human beings is knowing how to use tools.” Lin Tuo suddenly thought. Immediately after, he blew away the clouds, leaned over and observed. Finally, he saw some caverns grouped together by the river.

Yes, these primitive humans who have just learned to use tools still live in caves and are in a very primitive stage of civilization.

However, Lin Tuo was quite happy!

‘Looking back to the history of human development on Earth, once the seeds of civilization were planted, the next technological changes came at a really fast speed. This will be amazing.‘

While he was thinking about this, outside the window, the last afterglow of the evening fell and night came.

A cloud and thunder and lightning appeared above the sand table and there was a flash.

[Thunder set off a flame and then ignited the forest. Countless creatures died, but humans tried to come in contact and master the flame.]

…

To the northwest, the original Taklimakan Desert, now covered by the black box.

This day was overcast and dark, and only thunder bolts like electric snakes danced in the sky.

“Boom!!”

The terrifying thunder tore apart this wild world. Nearby, countless animals ran and hid in terror.

In a young forest.

A group of primitive people holding heavy stone tools, carrying their prey, screamed and rushed towards the cave. However, at this time, several waves of thunder accompanied by heavy raindrops fell into the dense forest and caused a raging fire.

Taking advantage of the wind, the fire spread quickly. Even if it was raining, it could not be extinguished that easily.

“Aah!” In the thick smoke and flames, countless animals ran in terror. Several primitive people were involved and gradually got trampled under the fleeing beasts.

The wildfire swept across the entire forest. Nobody knew how long it took before the terrifying fire gradually ceased. The wind weakened and the rain clouds gradually dispersed.

Somewhere in this ruin.

A primitive man who somehow survived got up in horror and looked at the dead world.

He stayed for a while, then staggered up, swaying.

He was trying to drag a wild deer that was burnt to death not far away, but due to his weak hand, it quivered and he accidentally touched a branch that was still burning with flames.

But aside from the pain, he seemed to realize something.

…

‘If that guy masters the flame, he’ll have weapons for defending against beasts. The cooked food will also gradually improve their physique…’

Above the sand table, Lin Tuo quietly stared at the changes on the mainland and whispered softly.

Now, with the help of flames, the small tribe that was originally very weak gradually prospered.

And a similar scene also happened in countless groups on both sides of the river.

[Humans have mastered the tools and flames! Groups of people have gradually taken root and prospered, spreading on both sides of the Great River Basin.]

Lin Tuo was a little speechless and thought that the name the log gave was really simple and blunt.

However..

‘It seems that they might be able to evolve into a feudal country tonight.’ Lin Tuo pondered silently. In order to witness this scene, he decided to pull an all nighter.

‘I resigned anyway, I don’t have to go to work.’ Thinking about this, Lin Tuo pulled up the chair and fetched some snacks, and simply sat down by the sand table, playing with his mobile phone while staring at the sand table process.

Sure enough, as humans began to form and join together, the speed of the emergence of words on the log had accelerated significantly.

[After 20 thousand years, the entire human civilization is slowly evolving. The cold and changeable environment still severely hinders the reproduction of some ethnic groups.]

[The lack of food, the plague of illness, the threat of beasts… everything, could destroy a group at any time]

[After 21 thousand years, the impact of the last ice age finally disappeared. The whole continent became extremely warm and prosperous.]

[…Humans have entered the Primitive Age…They are walking out of caves, establishing houses, converting from wandering groups to settled, hunting with bows and arrows, fishing for fish, planting rice, grinding stone tools, bones, and making pottery…The population begins to grow rapidly increase. The social model and division of labor gradually become clear…]

[After 8 thousand years, the Primitive Age is over and the Tribal Age begins.]

[In the Great River Basin, many large tribes have appeared. Talented individuals have mastered metal smelting technology. Primitive stone tools have been abandoned. Bronze and primitive ironware have appeared…]

…

The night was getting darker.

The whole Lishan was in a very quiet atmosphere but Lin Tuo felt that it was very lively.

His phone was already set aside. He was sitting on the chair with his arms folded, and he was watching the sandbox world very seriously.

As time sped up, in his eyes, the entire sand table continent was like a fast-switching slideshow, or a fast-turning album. Every few minutes, new changes occur on the land.

Generations of people died.

From generation to generation.

Wars were frequent between the tribes. Some of which are small in scale, confined to a valley or a lake.

Some were bigger, mighty, and easily attracted his attention.

Lin Tuo had the illusion of returning to his childhood and watching the battle between the ant kingdoms in the world, but he reminded himself all the time that this “ant kingdom” was real.

And it was not too far away from him, it was in the same country, in the Taklimakan Desert that was completely blocked off.

These small humans in his eyes are only slightly shorter than him in the real situation. They were living people.

Because of this, he never intervened during the battle between the tribes, just watching.

And he just witnessed the decisive battle between the two largest tribes in the Great River Basin. Not long after the victory was determined, the operation log added a new message.

[The two most powerful tribes in Great River Basin battled. After a victory, they merged. Their leader was named King! The tribal era has ended and the law era has begun.]

After this line of text appeared, Lin Tuo discovered that the passage of time had further slowed down. However, the early human society in the sand table had become more prosperous.

Whether it was the area controlled by the royal clan, the total population, or the scale of the most easily distinguishable building, they were all rapidly expanding.

‘Is this the so-called increase in complexity..?‘ Lin Tuo understood clearly in his heart.

Although the concept of 'state” still did not appear that clearly, a clan based society had already been formed.

He even saw some magnificent altars built by sand table humans. Though he was more pleased to find that the Ether concentration in the upper left corner of the virtual panel had changed from blank to low.

A rising arrow also appeared behind.

This showed that Ether had finally appeared in the sandbox world.