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The CG transitioned from a plane gliding across a grassy field to fighter jets soaring and clashing in the sky, and finally to a rocket at a space launch center.

"Human nature is to constantly push ourselves beyond new boundaries.

We test our limits. We face our fears. We rise to meet new challenges."

The rocket ascended, flying out of the atmosphere. This culmination of humanity's cutting-edge technology, set against the backdrop of the vast blue planet in the universe, held a beauty that symbolized hope and the future.

"Ultimately, becoming something far beyond ourselves."

The camera pulled away from the blue planet, shifting to a giant statue holding a massive stone sphere. The title "Civilization" appeared beside the giant.

"Civilization."

The CG ended, and Tuo Yi felt goosebumps all over his body. He couldn't help but mentally exclaim '666' for the CG before clicking 'Single Player - Create Game'.

He searched through the various civilizations: "China, China... Found it!"

The leader of the Chinese civilization was Qin Shi Huang. Tuo Yi thought it was quite reasonable, after all, he was recognized as the 'First Emperor of All Time,' who first completed the great task of unifying China during the period of warring states.

The image of the leader in 'Civilization' was not serious but somewhat cartoonish. Qin Shi Huang wore a small冕旒 (miǎn liú, crown), his face shaped like a large pear, but his eyes still revealed majesty and arrogance.

Qin Shi Huang: When constructing wonders in the Ancient and Classical eras, you can expend the builder's labor to advance the wonder's construction progress by 15%. Builders will gain additional construction labor.

"Wonders?" Tuo Yi suddenly became excited.

Could it be that the Colossus of the Sun and other things that appeared in the CG could also be built in the game?

NICE! He really liked this trait!

He thought for a moment: "Difficulty... This game looks complicated. I'll choose the Settler difficulty first to familiarize myself with the game."

He chose the continent map type, and standard game speed and map size.

Start game!

A gentle and deep male voice provided narration.

"From the germination of the first life underwater... to the giant beasts of the Stone Age... to the first time humans walked upright, you have experienced much. Now, begin your greatest exploration: from the cradle of early civilization to the vast starry sky.

Qin Shi Huang, your people are your greatest strength. You have unified China, and people from all over the world come to admire the Great Wall and towering wonders. Your people work hard and will soon build the most stunning buildings in the world. May there never be blisters on their hands.

Protect your people well, and you will be immortalized in history."

"May there never be blisters on their hands?" Tuo Yi couldn't help but laugh. This wish was a bit too low, wasn't it? He was someone who would compete on the world stage!

But thinking about it, he felt that this seemingly simple wish was actually quite noble.

As the narration finished, the game also finished loading.

Entering the game, it was a green plain. The spawning location was next to a stream, surrounded by resources such as rice, milk, sheep, deer, and grapes. Copper could also be seen in the distance.

"Not bad!"

Although he didn't know what these resources were for, they were definitely good things.

Each button had a corresponding description when the mouse hovered over it. Tuo Yi carefully studied the controls and then had the Settler establish a city there.

With a 'clang,' dust flew, and an ancient city was directly established, named 'Xi'an'.

In the production list, there were Builder, Scout, Warrior, and Slinger. Behind Warrior and Scout were the shining portraits of advisors, representing recommendations.

Tuo Yi was also an old 4X player and naturally knew the importance of exploring the map early.

He built a Scout, which would take 6 turns to produce, and then directed the Warrior across a river to explore the distance.

"Hmm... Developing milk and sheep resources seems to require Animal Husbandry. Then I'll research Animal Husbandry for technology."

Turn after turn passed, and the Warrior explored to a seaside.

After the Scout was produced, the advisor appeared. Her image was the woman from the CG: "Scout units are very unique. They can gain experience points by exploring and discovering other places in the world."

After building the Scout, Tuo Yi started building a Builder. The icon was a stone hammer, and it would take ten turns to complete.

The Scout, carrying a staff and accompanied by a dog, walked to the left.

They discovered the nearby city-state of Stockholm and received an envoy as a gift, which could provide +2 science per turn to the capital.

At the same time, the Warrior sent out also arrived at a village, triggering the Eureka moment for the technology 'Astrology'.

Villages are like random treasure chests in Civilization. They can trigger a Eureka, or give gold, increase soldier experience, and so on.

Astrology is an initial technology suitable for seaside cities to research, which can unlock basic fishing boats. Although it is not currently needed, it will still need to be researched later.

As Tuo Yi had the Scout continue to explore to the left, it suddenly lagged.

"Huh? Why did it suddenly lag?"

After a small lag, the screen switched to a diplomatic scene.

Several towering pyramids in the desert served as the background. A stout black woman wearing a golden apron appeared. The top of the golden staff in her hand was decorated like a dangerous cobra, and it also had long goat horns, which were very conspicuous.

She held the staff, and the gold ornaments and gold earrings on her head shimmered with the movement of her body, dazzlingly, with some cautious scrutiny in her eyes.

"I am Amanitore of Nubia, welcome to our great city - but we only welcome friends, not enemies."

Tuo Yi scratched his head, he really didn't know who this was.

However, Nubia seemed to have disappeared in the long river of history.

[Pleased to meet you]

"If you are nearby, would you like to visit our city? You can overlook the endless skyline on our pyramids, the scenery is especially magnificent at dawn."

[I would be very happy to feel your warm hospitality]

After ending the friendly first meeting, he returned to the world map, and a Eureka prompt popped up in the middle of the screen.

"After meeting with another civilization, you realized the necessity of new ways of communication.

Your understanding of writing has greatly improved."

Tuo Yi thought: "This Eureka is quite interesting. Two different civilizations realize the importance of writing after meeting, and a technology is developed as a result. It feels very reasonable!"

Clicking next turn, Nubia's Warrior and Scout ganged up on a barbarian cavalry. Although the Warrior lost a lot of health, they finally killed the cavalry.

The Scout went down and found a barbarian camp. Tuo Yi remembered: "Right, there are still some barbarians on this map. Now the Warrior is too far away, I should call them back to guard the house, otherwise, it would be bad if they were attacked and no one was home."