The three of them nodded slightly. The situations were indeed somewhat similar: a massive disaster, the remnants of civilization, and a forced unification that had to take place. Lan Linger continued, "Under circumstances similar to ours, comprehensive unification is imperative. Everyone's strength must be pooled together to survive the disaster. This is a unification that a race must undertake simply to survive. If there is no civilization to speak of, or if the level of civilization is very low, then so be it; once the disaster passes, the unification ends immediately. However, if the level of civilization is high enough, such unification will give rise to a stable order. Once this order is established, it unites the entire ethnic group toward complete integration. This was presumably the initial prototype of both the Primordial Era and the Ancient Era, but mere integration alone is not enough."
At this point, Yun Qingqing interjected, "Yet integration alone is insufficient. The Primordial Era was somewhat unique; all human beings were essentially equal, all of them ordinary people incapable of absorbing the stray energy of heaven and earth. Under conditions of absolute equality, the Primordial Era developed science and technology as its primary productive forces while simultaneously fostering egalitarian politics, making a Unified Government both viable and possible. What about the Ancient Era, then? The Ancient Era already had Martial Artists—and far more and stronger Ma…
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