Every era evolution worth recording in history represents an important step in the development of science and technology for mankind.

Compared with the Bronze Age, the Zhou Dynasty was in the Dark Age.

On the basis of bronze materials, people began to gradually master wrought iron technology, making tools and weapons stronger and sharper.

This progress not only greatly improved the quality of agricultural tools and doubled or even multiplied agricultural production efficiency, but also played a huge role in the cold weapon war, making the Zhou Dynasty's army stronger.

At the same time, with the development of materials, the rise of agricultural and industrial industries in the Western Zhou Dynasty also improved the quality of Zhou people's clothing, food, housing and transportation.

For example, those government-run handicraft workshops have reached a considerable scale. Not only are there many types of handicrafts, but the division of labor has also begun to be more detailed than that of merchant ships. The "Hundred Workers" rumored in history came from this era.

But having said that, the Zhou Dynasty was still in its infancy in the application of iron tools.

During this period, their focus was still on bronze. Thanks to the improvement of smelting technology, the bronze civilization reached glory in the Western Zhou Dynasty, almost developing bronze wares to the pinnacle level of the world at that time.

And this is why Sumo was not in a hurry to upgrade before.

The benefits of the Dark Ages are not great for the current territory, and are completely incomparable with those of the Enlightenment Age that came later.

Making better use of the wonder upgrades brought about by each era jump may be more useful than era upgrades.

But now, the wait is worth it.

Based on the Dark Ages, the system provides a second completely different option.

Soma concentrated his thoughts and touched the options lightly with his eyes.

Two different option boxes popped up on the interface, with brief but not simple descriptions written on them.

[Option 1: Dark Ages]

[Description: This is an era when bronze ware reaches its peak, and it is also an era when basic science is on the right track. During its cycle, human beings began to truly realize the greatness and mystery of this world, from astronomy, geography, mathematics, physics

, to chemical industry, chemistry, medicine, construction and bridge science. Under the torrent of the times, it is these developments that have laid the foundation for future economic development and cultural prosperity.】

[Era score: 17 points (Changes of dynasties, civilized wars, human conflicts and other disputes have blocked the path of progress of the times, and no historic breakthrough has occurred.)]

[Upgrade conditions]: Permissions (×; you can view details after selection)

[Upgrade rewards]: Advanced smelting and forging experience (one year); Advanced handicraft manufacturing experience (one year); Advanced agricultural planting experience (one year); Advanced command and tactics coordination experience (half a year); Introductory scientific research awareness;

Introductory Medical Research Awareness; Advanced General Experience (one year)

[Each entry-level technical knowledge can give humans learning opportunities: 5 times in a single day]

[General experience can grant learning opportunities to humans 5 times in a single day (can only affect a single target once within 30 days)]

[Special Era Bonus]: Agricultural output increased by 15%; Metallurgical efficiency increased by 15%

[Special Era Reward]: List of Gods

When looking at the previous data descriptions of the Dark Ages, Somo's heart was still completely intact.

This is basically the same as what was predicted before, that is, the experience given has changed from entry-level to advanced.

In fact, this is why the industrial development in Tianyuan Territory can be so rapid and smooth now.

Still inseparable from the beginning of the Bronze Age, Soma would give the top people the effects of their abilities according to the list submitted by the village every day.

However, the entry-level bonuses are extremely limited. In the past six months, only a few hundred veterans with one year of experience have been added.

The number of dark ages has not changed this time, and the temptation is actually not that great.

However, going forward, the rewards become a little more tempting.

The increase in agricultural output and the improvement in metallurgical efficiency are actually extremely crude percentage increases.

This is really an exaggeration.

For example, if the original yield per mu is 500, if it is increased by 15%, it will only increase by 75 kilograms per mu.

But if the original yield is 1,500 per mu, this 15% is equivalent to 225 kilograms, which is simply astonishing!

Based on the territory’s existing cultivated land area, each harvest can produce more than 10,000 tons of additional grain.

etc.

Why is there still a list of gods??!

Looking all the way to the rear, Su Mo was stunned for a moment, his face full of shock.

Good guy, if this were the list of gods in the legendary "Feng Shen Yan", wouldn't it be invincible?

As long as you write any name on it, you can create a god.

There are 365 places in total, so humans can directly create 365 more gods.

As if he had guessed that he would have questions, as Sumo focused his gaze, a systematic explanation jumped out.

Sure enough, this list of gods is not the list of gods.

Since human beings' understanding of nature begins with the sun, moon, stars, wind, clouds, thunder and lightning, it can be said that the Temple of Heaven is the first step taken by human beings in natural science.

But starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty, compared with other cultural achievements, the changes in Zhou people's view of nature have been unprecedentedly subverted.

In the Shang Dynasty before the Western Zhou Dynasty, human beings still respected the Emperor of Heaven and ancestor gods and worshiped them with all their strength, hoping that they could protect the country and its people.

But Shang's final outcome proves that this useless offering is actually just deceiving himself and others.

Therefore, starting from the Zhou Dynasty, Zhou people used the concept of gods more and more on the premise of recognizing that the emperor was the master.

This caused God to turn from other images of flesh and blood to abstract spiritual entities.

The Fengshen Bang is a representative of this change.

"Can the leaders of each industry be canonized so that they can speed up their research and gain more other abilities and bonuses as their contribution to the industry develops?"

After reading the somewhat convoluted explanation, Somo nodded slightly.

Sure enough, it's not as exaggerated as in The Romance of the Gods, but it's definitely a very useful reward.

Used properly, it may have a better effect than the additional experience, and can quickly increase the speed of academic breakthroughs.

"Look at the second new option."

The inherent upgrade route has brought surprises, and Sumo looks at the additional options.

The description pops up.

[Option 2: Energy-chasing era]

[Description: Radiation, lightning, and atomic fission. The external energies are complex and control the changes in the world. They can bring about both creation and destruction. The internal energies of mutation, development, and evolution are diverse and control human exploration.

The way of the world can bring about both sublimation and death. This is an era where human beings are infinitely exploring "power", and it is also an era when human beings truly embark on understanding the origin of life.】

[Era score: -9 points (an unqualified and extreme era, in which human beings have sacrificed too much in the pursuit of ‘power’.)]

[Upgrade conditions]: Permissions (×; you can view details after selection)

[Upgrade Reward]: Number of external explorations (1); Number of internal explorations (+1)

[The number of explorations is refreshed once every fifteen days. If not used, it will not be counted in the refresh time]

[Upgrading the highest ‘power’ level, the refresh time will be shortened to a certain extent]

[Special Era Bonus]: Energy-chasing efficiency increased by 10%; it has been discovered that the quality of ‘energy’ will continue to be slightly improved

[Special era reward]: Unlimited energy

Although he had guessed that the second choice would not follow the conventional era, Sumo was still uncontrollably surprised after seeing the description given by the system.

Chasing energy

Repeatedly chanting these two words, a bold idea came into my mind.

For a long time, Sumo has had doubts about the route capabilities that games give humans.

After all, this is not a real game, you just need to modify the data files in the background.

Human beings are not made up of a line of code. By changing the code upwards, the capabilities can be increased.

As a carbon-based organism, the improvement of physical fitness and special abilities is inseparable from the improvement of inner energy.

Will the game follow the law of conservation of energy?

In a sense, the answer in Soma's mind is yes.

At least it should still be a three-dimensional game now, and it can't do this kind of rules that can break the laws of the universe.

Otherwise, it would not have to hide in XZ during the long cosmic cycle to avoid final destruction.

"Option 1 follows the conventional technological route, and the short-term end point should be the information age or the interstellar age."

"The second option should be to dig out the roots of this strange ability and constantly improve it. Is this the route to becoming a god?"

Somo thought secretly and judged the pros and cons between the two options.

There are definitely limits to known information and technological development.

Think of it as a running sport. It may not be difficult to initially increase the speed from fifteen seconds to 100 meters to thirteen seconds or twelve seconds.

It only requires steady and steady training, coupled with constant refinement of skills, to achieve this.

But in the future, I want to reach eleven seconds, ten seconds, or even within ten seconds.
To be continued...