I changed the world.

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"I once made a wish that in ancient times, human cultivators developed artificial human technology during their thousand-year war against evil gods. Now, I need to obtain a small batch of sealed artificial humans that have not yet been used and can be programmed by me..."

That wish has been fulfilled.

240000 Wishing Points deducted.

"I wish that I will have good luck in the upcoming exploration of the ruins."

That wish has been fulfilled.

15000 Wishing Points deducted.

Zhang Jing was sitting alone at his desk in his study, flipping through his wish book. As expected, both of his previous wishes had been fulfilled. Zhang Jing had already confirmed the situation of the newly acquired terracotta warriors. Among them were one fourth-tier terracotta warrior, three third-tier terracotta warriors, four second-tier terracotta warriors, and four first-tier terracotta warriors. These terracotta warriors included those who had passed the three paths of Celestial Venerable, Vajra, and Wizard.

Compared to the last time he wished and obtained a Tier 4 terracotta warrior, he spent 80,000 more wish points this time. However, considering the number of terracotta warriors he obtained, it only cost 80,000 more, which seems quite cheap.

In this way, Zhang Jing roughly guessed that his previous guess should be correct. That is to say, the 16 wish points he spent when he wished to obtain a fourth-tier android were used to further supplement the previous wish, in addition to the cost of obtaining the android itself. Specifically, the upper limit of the android technology was set to "at least fourth tier". It seems that he paid extra wish points here.

In other words, when making a wish, the further a wish is from reality, the more wish points it requires, because it involves modifying the known world. Conversely, the closer a wish is to reality, the less it requires, because it involves less modification to the real world.

Furthermore, this time when he made his wish, he used the vague term "a small batch." This imprecise wording also reduced the number of wish points consumed. Zhang Jing was now basically certain that the more precise the description used when making a wish, the more conditions the wish would have, the higher the accuracy, and the more wish points would be consumed accordingly.

As Zhang Jing pondered these questions, he turned the pages of the book forward...

Special Event: You rescued an explorer who accidentally entered the ancient secret realm of "Tesazoc", and the rescue involved supernatural forces.

Your actions caused a complete change in the worldview of explorer Chadwick Spencer, resulting in a very slight disturbance to the world's underlying consciousness.

A total of 1 wish points have been added.

Only 1 point... This is obviously the minimum number of points the wish book can give, Zhang Jing thought to himself. But that's normal, since this incident hasn't spread yet and only the explorer should know about it.

Without giving it much thought, he continued looking ahead...

"Note: Due to your influence, there have been multiple sightings of supernatural events in various places that are suspected to involve highly skilled individuals with religious backgrounds. Currently, such events have attracted the attention of governments and certain groups around the world."

This situation has caused a slight shift in the trajectory of civilization's development, and this shift is still widening.

A total of 189876 Wishing Points have been added.

Upon seeing this record, Zhang Jing was taken aback; he had never seen this type of record before. However, he quickly understood its meaning. In fact, most of the so-called eyewitness events listed in the wishing book were orchestrated by him, with a few others also involving him. These events were originally intended for relevant departments to "connect" to, but he hadn't expected the wishing book to grant wish points as a result.

"They really gave a lot..." Zhang Jing was somewhat astonished as he looked at the nearly 20 wish points.

It seems that the most important factor is the "slight deviation in the trajectory of civilization". Zhang Jing thought about it and realized that when he first came to this world, the development path and physical laws of the world he felt were not much different from those of his previous life. In fact, there was not much difference between the two worlds in terms of the trajectory of civilization development. The real huge difference actually started after the "Pandia Ocean star fall event" in modern times.

Chapter 447 The Shift in the Trajectory of Civilization

However, even with that incident, the only difference between his previous world and this world is that the path of technological development of civilization was suddenly accelerated. In addition, due to the lack of a world war, the evolution of political systems inevitably differed.

In Zhang Jing's view, in essence, the general paths of civilization and technological development in the two worlds are actually quite similar, both starting with scientific and technological revolutions along the technological path that led to the Industrial Revolution.

As science and technology advance, the influence of religion, mysticism, and other religions on civilization is also weakening. Even though the inertia accumulated over thousands of years and the mixture of religions and folk cultures of various ethnic groups allow religion to still have a place in modern society, from the perspective of the overall direction of civilization, this decline has become an unstoppable trend.

However, with the continuous appearance of certain supernatural events and figures, this trend has begun to show signs of developing in a different direction...

The existence of something implies its rationale. No matter how illogical something may seem, if it has undeniably occurred, then from a scientific perspective, it must be understood and explained. If science cannot explain it, then it is necessary to try incorporating religious explanations…

Perhaps this is the essence of the "slight shift in the trajectory of civilization." If this situation continues, then the direction of human civilization's development will likely be adjusted accordingly.

Both technology and systems exist to solve problems, and now that new problems have emerged, new tools must also emerge...

Zhang Jing quickly figured out the key to this. He was quite pleased with this record, as it felt like a wishing point falling from the sky, an unexpected gain.

"Special Incident: On the night of March 9, 2016, you were attacked by the demon Qi Gui while dining at Jiangpanju Restaurant in Linzhou..."

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A total of 98765 Wishing Points have been added.

Special Event: A mysterious supernatural event occurred at Zhongtai Amusement Park in the western suburbs of Wuzhong City...

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A total of 15567 wish points have been added.

Special Event: A supernatural event has occurred at the Ammani Resort on Sulu Island...

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A total of 219987 wish points have been added.

Urgent: This event has accumulated over 20 points, and the fluctuations in the consciousness of the world's bottom layer have exceeded the threshold. A mandatory test is about to begin (Note: the power of the Wish Book cannot be used for the test).

Note: You may choose to accept the test or postpone it, but the latter will stop the accumulation of your wish points for this special event until you complete the test.

Special Event: Singer Wei Hanxin released the songs "Me" and "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky," both composed by you. They received widespread acclaim and rapidly gained attention.

A total of 49793 wish points have been added.

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In the early hours of January 23, Xiao Daoguang, the abbot of Yunxiao Temple on Yunxiao Mountain in Dinghai, passed away in the Yongji Hall inpatient department of Linzhou due to a failed surgery.

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A total of 539834 wish points have been added.

Special Event: The tomb of Song Shouxuan, a famous Taoist master from the Southern Qi Dynasty, was discovered at a road repair site near Banshan Pavilion in Yunhu, the main urban area of ​​Linzhou…

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A total of 373489 wish points have been added.

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Zhang Jing flipped through the pages, and unsurprisingly, many entries had seen a considerable increase in wish points. Among them, the most rapid increase was still in the wish points generated by the "sacred miracles" resulting from the death of Xiao Daoguang and the discovery of Song Shouxuan's tomb. This also illustrates, from another perspective, that religion still wields a powerful influence in modern society.

In addition, the incident at the Ammani Resort on Sulu Island has resulted in over 20 additional wish points, triggering the mandatory trial mechanism once again, just like the previous two times. Zhang Jing has already experienced this trial twice and has a better understanding of its intensity, no longer as anxious as before.

However, this time, he still chose to postpone accepting. This was mainly due to two factors. First, because of media control, Zhang Jing knew that information about the Sulu Island incident was practically impossible to find online, meaning the potential for increasing his wish points was limited. More importantly, based on the usual pattern of wish books, fulfilling a wish usually comes with side effects, the severity of which is generally related to the difficulty of the wish. This time, he had just spent 255000 wish points to fulfill his wish, and in his view, there was a high probability of encountering a significant side effect.

At this point, don't make things harder for yourself...

Zhang Jing turned to the last page of the wishing book, glanced at the total number of wishing points, and found that even after deducting the wishing points he spent on this wish, the total number of wishing points still exceeded one million, reaching 1084073 wishing points.

After retrieving the wishing book, Zhang Jing picked up another photocopy of an ancient book that was on the table beside him. He had found the original of this book in a collapsed pyramid during his previous exploration of the ruins. In addition, they had discovered a partially destroyed golden skeleton in that collapsed pyramid...

Judging from the state of the ruins alone, it is clear that they must have been attacked, and after the resistance failed, everything was reduced to ruins.

Zhang Jing already had some understanding of the events of ancient times. Previously, during the excavation of ruins, the information he obtained was mostly in the form of Dharma treasuries, with relatively little in book form. This was understandable; firstly, the Dharma treasury's storage method made it easier for cultivators to preserve the integrity of the stored information. The civilization of ancient times was a completely different form of civilization from the technological civilization of modern humanity. For them, many of the mysteries and key points of cultivation were too inadequate to be conveyed through language. Through heart-to-heart communication, those who read the Dharma treasuries could obtain the maximum amount of information left by their creators.

At the same time, most of the Buddhist collections use treated jade, crystal and other materials as storage media, which are easy to store and, especially, more likely to preserve the integrity of the materials during long-term erosion.

Correspondingly, materials preserved in the form of books do not have an advantage in either of the above two points, especially in terms of inconvenience for storage. Zhang Jing guessed that the reason why he found so few such materials was probably because the preservation conditions in those ruins were usually quite poor, and after thousands of years of erosion and weathering, most of the materials preserved in the form of books had long since decayed into dust.