"In 1964, Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev proposed a scale to measure the technological level of civilizations in the universe. We call it the Kardashev scale."
"The Kardashev scale is a way of measuring the technological advancement of a civilization. Based on its energy consumption and the different technologies it has mastered for controlling energy, civilizations are divided into three types."
"And right now, our human civilization is right at the threshold of 0.99!!"
When the era of the "Great Black Hole" arrived, Tang Jing was still an ordinary office worker. But no one expected that an ordinary person like her would be chosen as one of the samples for the Great Black Hole's observations.
She was just an ordinary person who commuted every day between home and work, and whose favorite pastimes were sleeping, eating, and gaming. How could she possibly represent 1.4 billion people and become one of the observation samples???
Tang Jing looked around and felt relieved. Good, good, she wasn't the only one. Millions of brothers and sisters across the country had also been selected and would be observed alongside her.
"Congratulations on becoming samples for the Great Black Hole. Starting today, you will represent your civilization in battle. The fate of your lives and civilization is in your hands!!"
The Great Black Hole era had arrived, and her sample status had been activated. In real life, she was an ordinary person; in the game, she was ordinary too. Tang Jing beat her chest and stamped her feet. She had become one of the 1.4 billion representatives, and the highlight of her life was getting this chance to become a sample because she was so ordinary.
Damn it! She didn't want to kick the bucket so soon! So what if she was ordinary? Ordinary people had to survive too! Ordinary people could fight their way through and live!!
Great Black Hole filtering in progress. Deploying observation samples!
Monsters from civilizations around the world, beings born from human history and imagination, and civilizations that had stood throughout humanity's long history gathered here at this moment, regardless of past grievances and hatred, regardless of weakness or strength!
Please note:
Resilient heroine who grows stronger × ruthless, taciturn hero
1. The heroine is an ordinary person and an ordinary sample. She's a character who grows over time, not someone who starts out powerful. She just has a good eye for staying alive and a bit of cunning.
2. Many people die, in all sorts of ways. There are scumbags, good people, ordinary people, and lunatics. This is a survival-of-the-fittest world, and, because of the setting, it includes all kinds of vulgar and trashy values. Repeat after me: The characters' values do not represent the author's values. They're part of the setting needed for the story!
If it makes you uncomfortable, please leave in time! If it makes you uncomfortable, please leave in time!! If it makes you uncomfortable, please leave in time!!!
3. This is an ensemble story. The heroine meets many people, and the story is told primarily from her perspective.
4. The author is a fan of gory movies and horror games, and absolutely loves lowbrow violence with punches landing and blood flying. Please take note!
I'll add more if I think of anything. Who knows when I'll start writing this, anyway...
Great Black Hole game rules:
1. Identity verification game. Each sample selected by the Great Black Hole will be assigned an additional identity. The identity is determined by the sample's qualifications, intelligence, abilities, and preferences, so the system is extremely unfair. It doesn't care about anyone's character or values, only the quality of their genes when assigning identities.
2. Because Earth's human populations have slightly different genes and civilizations, each civilization on Earth acts independently in the game. Once a civilization reaches a certain number of points, it can pass the "Tidal Selection." Civilizations that pass move on to a new stage.
I haven't finished coming up with the game rules yet. I'll add more later...
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Theme: Never give up hope
