in the edge

Chapter 511 Breaking the Shell
At the beginning of the first millennium, the monkeys began their great expedition.

As for the direction of the expedition, it was naturally the sky. When they had explored to the edge of the world and even the city walls had nowhere to be repaired, the city walls that were originally used to defend against foreign enemies gradually turned into tall towers.

As for external enemies, they no longer have any at the moment. The ferocious beasts that were like mortal enemies to them in the past had all been sent to the zoo as early as the fifth century - after all, in the fifth century, their God-Emperor issued a decree that other species should not be exterminated.

The words of the God-Emperor must make sense. After all, it is because of the existence of this God-Emperor that they have moved all the way from ignorance to civilization. Even though the God-Emperor has gradually grown old, they cannot leave his guidance. It is under the leadership of this God-Emperor that they have safely survived natural disasters time and time again and have multiplied into such a large ethnic group.

Simply put, the Divine Emperor has lived long enough, so what he says must make sense.

And now, the Divine Emperor has issued a new decree.

"Sky! We want to explore the sky!"

When the monkey, who was as strong as a silverback gorilla, announced in public what he had heard before, all the monkeys present were excited.

In fact, after a thousand years, the monkeys' originally hopeful lives had gradually begun to run into problems - especially when they gradually explored the edge of the world and realized that this world actually had its limits, many monkeys had already begun to feel a sense of despair.

It's not that these monkeys are too fragile, but as the population grows and multiplies, the monkeys increasingly feel that resources are becoming insufficient. Although they have tried very hard to maintain the environment around them and avoid overfishing, there is one thing they cannot solve.

That is, the issue of living space.

The number of ethnic groups will only increase, and even the speed of town construction can no longer keep up. But at this time, they have already found the boundary of the world - this means that the carrying capacity of their world is ultimately limited, and their originally united ethnic groups will eventually have cracks due to the problem of living space.

Fortunately, having an old person in the family is like a treasure.

The Divine Emperor pointed out a new path for them.

After conquering the vast land, they can point their spearheads to the sky. The earth is limited, but the sky is boundless. As long as they keep doing this, one day their descendants will get the living space they want in the sky.

Of course, ideals are great, but the process is still rather tortuous, especially in this land where natural disasters occur frequently. It is undoubtedly extremely difficult to build a city to the sky. So in the first hundred years after a thousand years, the monkeys naturally failed, and the huge city that rose from the ground eventually collapsed in a major earthquake.

In that one disaster alone, one-tenth of the monkeys died.

But the monkeys were not discouraged.

"We can't let them die in vain!"

Shouting such slogans, the monkeys continued to devote themselves to the construction of the giant city.

Perhaps due to changes in the environment, or perhaps some mysterious force was at work, as the monkeys worked harder and harder, those natural disasters became more frequent - which resulted in the monkeys not completing the overall construction of the second layer of land until the fifth century a thousand years later.

Not the second layer of the tower base, but the second layer of land.

At this time, the earth had been completely covered by the monkeys' city. The flowers, trees, and even various animals and plants had become part of this big city - that is, with this huge city as the foundation, the monkeys built another layer on top of this city.

Just by adding one layer, all kinds of problems have emerged one after another. Even those sudden natural disasters are considered good things. The environment on the lower level is the key. For example, the lighting problem that no one had thought about before has now become an extremely difficult problem to solve. It took the monkeys three hundred years to solve the energy problem.

Starting from zero to one is always the most difficult.

From one to ten, it’s different.

Thanks to the relatively mature processing experience, the subsequent construction speed was much faster. It took the monkeys only two hundred years to complete the third layer of land. After that, they simply moved forward at the speed of moving up one layer every hundred years.

It was not until the second millennium that the monkeys reported the good news to their God-Emperor.

“We’ve done it!”

This time, the monkey who walked to the throne was a relatively thin one, but his body was more well-proportioned. Compared with the previous strong monkey who looked like a silverback gorilla, this monkey's body shape was more like a warrior who had experienced many battles.

His figure is upright and full of explosive power, but not bloated, instead with a hint of toughness.

Obviously, during this long period of time, the monkeys have changed again without realizing it.

On the contrary, Du Chengfeng on the throne was already barely breathing.

But even if he was barely breathing, he was still alive. Not only was he alive, his eyes were even as clear and bright as before - the years might have left traces on his body, but they could not shake his spirit.

As for the reason for his longevity, he did not hide it, and the monkeys all knew it.

"The God Emperor knows how to live."

This is the monkeys' evaluation of their God-Emperor. After work, they often use the God-Emperor's deeds to motivate themselves - these deeds are not slogans that get people excited. When their God-Emperor was still able to move, he never worked overtime. It can even be said that their God-Emperor is exactly the opposite and never allows himself to overwork.

It is precisely because of this imitation of the God-Emperor that the lives of the monkeys have become much easier.

The God-Emperor seemed to be able to do anything, even death could not take his life.

"That's not the case. I suspect that I won't die of old age because of another thing."

Du Chengfeng didn't care too much about the flattery of these monkeys.

"As for you, you haven't actually succeeded yet. Just keep on cultivating. Don't stop here. Your future should be limitless."

"Follow the Holy Instructions."

The strong monkey retreated respectfully.

From the second millennium to the third millennium, the size of the monkeys' city more than doubled. After the monkeys had fully occupied the living space, natural disasters finally had no effect at all - even the most dangerous earthquake could not hurt the monkeys at all, simply because they had long since abandoned the city on the lowest level and moved to live on a higher level.

As for the bottom layer, the monkeys transformed it into a sturdy earthquake-resistant structure, so even if the ground cracked, they would not necessarily fall down.

From the third millennium to the fourth millennium, the monkeys have been getting closer and closer to the sky, and this big city that reaches the sky has been filled with monkeys. Hundreds of millions of monkeys live in this big city, but they can no longer move around on the treetops like their ancestors - unless they go to special vegetation areas. Now, only these specially planned green spaces will have large amounts of grass and trees.

As for Du Chengfeng, after two thousand years, his body became increasingly weak, and he even had difficulty lifting his eyelids.

But he is still alive, he is not dead yet, and even after a long period of recuperation, he still has the energy to say a few words to the new generation of juniors.

This also made the monkeys reverent towards their God-Emperor even more, as they believed that this was the real God.

"God...?"

When Du Chengfeng heard the monkeys' name for him, he just shook his head.

“Maybe there is a God in this world, but it’s definitely not me.”

Such remarks made the monkeys even more crazy. Although their God-Emperor denied his identity as God, he did not deny the existence of God.

But now, they already have the power to reach the sky. "If we just keep going upwards, can we really see the gods?"

The monkeys didn't know, but they were very curious. They really wanted to know what the God that the God-Emperor mentioned looked like - it was more of a pure curiosity than worship. Compared to the God-Emperor who had always been guiding them, this so-called God was more like some unknown creature to them.

There are no unknown creatures in this world anymore. All animals have been collected by them as early as the first millennium. Those that can be eaten are bred, and those that cannot be eaten are kept in zoos.

So if some unknown creatures really appear... it would be a very good thing for them.

After all, they are full of confusion right now.

Although they have already reached the sky and have great power to reach heaven and earth, these monkeys feel more and more empty - after all, this world is too small, so small that it can't even accommodate a mere city. They have already conquered everything here, and this land is simply unable to carry their dreams.

If the Emperor of God had not guided them and shifted their gaze to the sky, they would probably have collapsed by the time the edge of the world was explored.

And now, they have even touched the edge of the sky.

“Oh my god, there is an edge too?”

After discovering this despairing fact, the new generation of monkeys once again sought guidance from the God-Emperor.

"Shouldn't the sky be infinite? Why is this sky different from what you said? Why is this sky so narrow? Are we living in a huge jar?"

"You finally found it..."

After a long time, Du Chengfeng, who had regained some strength, spoke.

"Great! You actually touched the sky... Then push me up there, let me see what's wrong, let me see for myself..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the monkeys immediately took action.

This was no ordinary trip, because their Divine Emperor could no longer be moved around easily. Not to mention his fragile body, the huge life-support system connected to the throne was already a massive project. The labor required to move their Divine Emperor would be as much as building another layer of land.

But they still quickly brought their Divine Emperor to the place closest to the sky, no matter how much it cost.

“This is the edge of the sky.”

Du Chengfeng was pushed all the way to the top floor, and a monkey pointed in the air and introduced something to Du Chengfeng.

"It's right here. If I raise my hand, I can even touch something like a wall... I can still see the sky if I look up, but it's like there's an invisible wall here."

As the monkey said this, he raised his hand and patted the sky above his head.

It was clearly just slapping air, but the hand seemed to hit something, making a bang bang sound.

"Ah, I knew it, I knew it..."

Du Chengfeng, who was barely breathing, smiled weakly.

"It is so, it is so..."

The other monkeys didn't dare to speak. They didn't know what to say at this time.

In the end, it was the monkey who was responsible for the introduction who spoke first.

"The earth has an end, the sky has an end, the world we live in is like a jar, and now we have finally filled it up."

The monkey's face looked distressed and confused.

"So what is this world, and what are we? Are we just going to be suffocated to death in this world?"

"That's not the case."

Du Chengfeng shook his head and then raised his hand.

"Give me a knife."

The monkeys handed over the knife respectfully. It was the best knife they could come up with.

Immediately afterwards, Du Chengfeng raised his hand and thrust the sharp blade into the sky.

Although there were no words, he answered with actions.

Now that the limit of the sky has been reached, it would be enough to break it open.

As long as I chop it down with this knife, I can still find a way out...

"……Um?"

Du Chengfeng suddenly felt dazed.

The feeling of aging that had accompanied him for thousands of years suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by the long-lost energy and strength - no, it was even a little too strong. He even thought at one point that his body had become cast in steel and iron.

But this is not his subjective belief, but his true self.

Yes, at the moment when he split the sky, he actually turned directly into his own body again.

It was true that his body was the one he was most familiar with, but the surrounding environment had undergone earth-shaking changes. The observation deck that had been built with all the strength of the Monkey Empire had turned into a not-so-big pond.

There was a haggard old man sitting beside the pond, holding a fishing rod, obviously fishing.

But when Du Chengfeng walked up to him and felt the old man's breath, he realized that the old man had been dead for a long time.

"What...is going on?"

Du Chengfeng didn't quite understand what this meant for a moment.

Fortunately, he still has a chance to see clearly.

"offend."

After bowing and apologizing, Du Chengfeng simply picked up the fishing rod in the old man's hand.

(End of this chapter)