Timeline

This page depicts the sequence of events and arcs in The Nebula's Civilization novel.

## The Beginning: Chapters 1-2

### **The game**

*The Lost World*, on planet Earth, was a simulation game in early access. In each match of the game, 32- players would participate as 'gods' and rule/guide civilizations in clashes against each other.

### **The special achievement**

There are achievements players can reach in the game. To achieve a "100% achievement" rate, players would need to achieve all achievements in the game, as well as a special achievement. The special achievement is for a player to be ranked No. 1 in the game for 12-consecutive months.

### **Kick-off**

Choi Sung-woon, going by "Nebula" in the game, has been the top ranked player for the past 11 months. He is playing the last match to determine his ranking for the 12th month, against the No. 2 player, Hegemonia. After winning this match, Sung-woon becomes ranked No. 1 for 12-consecutive months and unlocks the special achievement.

### **The question**

Upon winning against Hegemonia and unlocking the special achievement, Sung-woon is presented with a choice. He is informed that *The Lost World's* early access period would end, and the game would be scheduled to be released officially. He is asked if he would like to play the game before its official release. Sung-woon speculates that the game production company may have set it up such that the game would only be officially released once someone unlocked the special achievement. Nevertheless, he makes the choice to continue playing.

### **Isekai: Transported to another World**

Sung-woon feels as if he has almost lost consciousness and thinks himself dreaming as he found himself on a moon overlooking a blue planet, which he thought was Earth. Aldin, a supernatural being, informs Sung-woon that he is not dreaming, and after conversing, Sung-woon finds that he is not alone. There are other beings near him, though their figures are obscured. Sung-woon can only see their silhouettes. Aldin says that the identities of each of these players has been obscured from one another, as there is a chance that they know each other, and to allow a fair game.

Aldin informs the players that the game they played, *The Lost World*, where they ruled as gods to nurture civilizations, was based on a real world, and that the countless matches the players played before this was practice for the real thing. They were called to play the game for real, i.e., as real gods, nurturing civilizations and competing, with real lives and a planet at stake.

#### Win conditions

Aldin informs the players that the 'win' conditions are the same for the 'game' they played: that is, domination over all continents on the planet of the Lost World.

## The First Followers: Chapters 2-3

### Insects

Sung-woon first 'Small Area' was 'Insects'. The Small Area given in the game corresponds to a particular area of land on a continent as well as a power of dominion over a particular subject. In Sung-woon's case, the land he was given was a peninsula on the eastern end of the third continent. His power of dominion included not just insects, but arthropods in general (insect-like creatures with an exoskeleton. Examples include spiders, crabs and millipedes).

### The First Tribe

Sung-woon chooses Lizardmen as his first species to guide in a choice between them and Frogmen. He finds a group of about 30 Lizardmen who seemed to have been kicked out from a larger group. They are nearly starving. Sung-woon provides them with "miracles" - food when they need it most. The food are swarms of beetles, which are docile, do not move, and allow themselves to be eaten. Beetles are normal food for Lizardmen. With a trail of swarms of beetles, here and there, Sung-woon leads them north, where a natural "oasis" for this group.

The person most receptive to his miracles is Lakrak, the "wounded one". Lakrak was on the verge of being kicked out of the group before, but following Sung-woon's miracles, he naturally became the leader of the group. Sung-woon names this group "Lakrak Clan". Sung-woon gains the name Nameless Beetle God.

#### Lakrak's Skepticism

Although the Clan seems to start to revere the Beetle God, Lakrak is sceptical. He has heard stories about an evil that even the gods could not stop on this world, before the gods left. He was unsure what the aim of the entity guiding and feeding them was. As winter approaches, Lakrak decided for the Clan to have one last meal of beetles, before going south. At this time, the swarms of beetles they were accustomed to eating moved. It continued moving north. Lakrak decided to have a vote and was the only one who voted against following the swam north. He decides to share is fate with the Clan, even if it turned out to be a trap from the Nameless Beetle God.

After following the swarm of beetles for 2 days and 2 nights, the Clan reaches a secluded place, abundant with food, and lacking natural predators. Lakrak proclaims to his people, “The Nameless Beetle God has led us to the sanctuary!” This causes the Clan to rejoice. Nebula's Divinity, Faith and Small Area: Insects all level up, also granting him the ability to bestow the "Blessings of Insects".

To be added in the future, following arcs:

1. first followers
2. black scale
3. battle with Hegemonia
4. unification of the third continent
5. intercontinental travels
6. the war with the third continent

## **Trivia**

* Achievements are mentioned in the first chapter of the game, but they are not all defined.
* Nebula's mistaking the planet of The Lost World with Planet Earth from a distance shows that the Earth and The Lost World have similar topographies. Since they look similar from space.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/the-nebulas-civilization/tnc-chapter-1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/the-nebulas-civilization/tnc-chapter-2
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/the-nebulas-civilization/tnc-chapter-3