above the sky

Chapter 707 I use the empire's money to fund myself!
【This dream can indeed be regarded as lofty, but it is far from your limit.I don't know what Mikael communicated with you, but judging by your performance in the imperial capital and the choice of returning to Nanling, it is enough to prove that you have understood one thing]

['Sublimator' is the largest and highest technological crystallization of Terra. Any technology that changes the world is no greater than the change that a sublimator can make to the world.Unless you create a brand-new practice system that fully replaces the influence of sublimators on society, what you do will be just minor details, and you will not be able to change the world at all. You will only add bricks and tiles to the reality of the supremacy of sublimators]

The dark blue light flickered in the eyes of Viscount Ducasse, and he said in a deep voice: 【He didn't find the way, Mikael is still hesitating and walking on the 'path of sublimation', but I found it— —Even though he inherited his grandfather’s legacy, I was the first to take the first step]

[Ian, I don’t ask you to make a choice now, we won’t force a genius of your level to join the team… Whether it’s me, Mikael, or Alegria, you will be safe 】

【But I hope you can understand who will hold the 'key' of the new era in the future...】

[And, who can let you transform the world faster]

The dark blue light faded, and Ian fell into deep thought.

Viscount Ducasse shook his head. He looked at Ian and smiled helplessly: "Well... I think, Baron, you must be able to understand what's going on... Generally speaking, that's how things are."

"I came here on the will of His Highness Carlos, but this is just a trivial matter. His Highness wants to recruit you, but he doesn't force it."

"……I see."

Ian spoke slowly, closed his eyes, and fell into thought.

Just now, it was obvious that Viscount Ducasse was temporarily possessed by the eldest prince Carlos, and the "divine power transmission" has also become "deep divine power transmission". Talk to your subordinates.

And... What he said really interested Ian.

yes.Today's Terra, no matter what technology is developed, it is essentially a tinkering for the essence of Terra's civilization, the "sublimation civilization"-in this world, there is no one that can be used by ordinary people but cannot be used by sublimators, and Ordinary people use techniques with better results than sublimators.

Because sublimators are human beings in essence, they are just stronger and smarter, calmer, more rational and self-aware, but a group of people with direct violence... They can use all technologies to develop and strengthen themselves, and they are the "crystallization" of many advanced technologies.

If you want to change the entire Terra civilization, what you need is to start the reform from the way of sublimation itself.

Just like the "Abstract Way" that Ian wanted to create and the "Origin Core" after that... This kind of direct transformation of the practice system is the right way to truly change the world.

Prince Carlos also saw this. Unlike Mikhail, who has not yet found the way and can only continue to practice and try to become the fifth energy level, Carlos may have found the "arcane path" in his heart .

—— In Terra Continent, I am not the only smart person.

After realizing this, Ian felt a little relieved.

He doesn't feel at all that all the smart and strong people in this world are his 'enemies'... Maybe their dreams will conflict, but they can definitely walk side by side in certain things, or He was prostituted for nothing.

Whether they are friends or foes, whether they know each other or not, everyone can bring Ian what he wants and help him go to the sky.

But looking at it now... the technology mastered by the eldest prince Carlos is probably related to 'divine power'.

"You can lend strength to your subordinates, and you can also rely on your own mind light body to help your subordinates... This must be Carlos's innate psionic ability, but it was developed later and became a brand new technology."

Ian thought in his heart, and suddenly he was a little stunned: "Could it be that... the reason why I was able to develop the 'Spiritual Religion' so quickly in Nanling and the Empire on the way to the spiritual disaster is that I have the technical support of the First Prince ?"

"Well. Basically, it can be said that it is certain. The development of Nanling may have the endorsement of the Marquis of Barton, but after the expansion of the Spiritual Religion, it is impossible for Mikael alone to be able to carry it in the backstage of the empire. Yes. The eldest prince should have cooperated with me too."

"His divine power transmission system must have greatly promoted the conversion of 'dead king technology' to 'spiritual god technology' - the way in his heart is probably similar to that of the 'century of the gods', with spirit gods and gods As the core, protect the 'belief system' that governs the people!"

In just a few seconds, Ian, relying on the future and path he saw in the foreknowledge, revealed part of the trump card that the eldest prince had hidden for a long time.

This is the power of the prophet, of course, but also because Ian is indeed Carlos' fellow traveler.

As Carlos said, this great prince of the empire...has the 'key' to the next era.

"Carlos is not my enemy. But he is not a true ally either."

Ian confirmed this point: "There is a limit to the path of spiritual disaster, and the void breeds evil. The power of all spirit gods, plus the power to destroy the world, cannot break through the Prisoner Star Prison. This has been proved ——The way of the First Prince can indeed bring about a new era, and in this regard, he is indeed better than Mikael and Alegria, and he is worthy of being the eldest son of the Emperor."

"But what I want to take is not the old road. He may help me speed up the progress of some sects, but for real cooperation... let's see."

"It doesn't hinder whoring for nothing."

As for killing Chris himself...

Come on, Ian is self-defense, okay?Even if the eldest prince finds out about this in the future, then Ian should go and apologize.

Presumably His Highness Carlos will forgive him for the mistakes made by this young man because he was too young... right?
After confirming his attitude towards Carlos, Ian raised his head and looked at Viscount Dikas: "Your Highness is right, and I support him very much."

He was lying when he opened his mouth, and instead of blushing, he seemed very sincere: "To tell you the truth, after I talked with His Highness Mikael, I did realize something, and realized the huge gap between my current ability and my dream. That's why I want to return to the territory, develop economy and technology, and control the hearts of the people..."

"And after the incident in the Avak Land, I have a different view on the human heart - the souls of a million people are enough to create subspace mutations covering the entire Viscounty Land, so what about more people?"

"In order to try to figure out the secret behind the Avak collar, I am developing a sect..."

Ian revealed a little bit to Viscount Ducasse.Yes, but not many.And Viscount Dikas, who has been observing secretly for a long time and has long known the doctrine of the Spiritual God and the Star Soul, also showed an expression as if he knew nothing about it, nodding in agreement, praising Ian: "You are worthy of being Start to practice, this kind of action ability is really a first-class young hero."

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

Ian shook his head: "In general, I think what the First Prince said is correct. But it is also true that I don't really want to make a decision right now. All this is too early for me, and it will hinder me from continuing to do research... ..."

"do not worry."

Viscount Ducasse waved his hand and said proudly: "Your Highness is definitely not asking you to make a choice now, what he hopes is that we can have opportunities to cooperate in the future - if you have research or experience in related fields, You can share it with us, and we will definitely give you a price that will satisfy you.”

"The Huoshi Group is certainly rich, but in front of His Highness, it is nothing more than a small business."

This kind of hint of 'I'm rich, come and lie to me' made Ian understand, he nodded again and again: "Of course, of course. Technology still needs soil to germinate. I want to hatch the practical version of the technology I want, Your Highness." The power of the company is indispensable... I am looking forward to our future cooperation!"

"Ah."

Viscount Ducasse also nodded with satisfaction: "I'm looking forward to it."

"And as a show of our sincerity... Baron, you see."

So saying, he handed over a blank document.

Ian took it curiously, and then saw a line of writing.

【Imperial Orthodox Qualification Certificate】

The name at the back is blank, waiting for Ian to fill it in by himself, and the official seal of Nanling and the Empire has been printed, and even the signature of the official has been done.

Huh.Ian was slightly startled. It seemed that the Chongling Sect was noticed by interested people immediately, and even by the First Prince.

Sure enough, this guy is very interested in the sect, and also thinks he has related potential!

But that's not a bad thing.

In this way, the Chongling God Sect is not an underground cult, the folk belief of the mountain people, but a normal sect recognized by the empire-although the four major orthodox religions say so, they are only the orthodox religions that are common in all Terra, and all regions There are still many folk beliefs and small churches that are recognized by local officials.

At that time, not only will they be able to preach openly, but they will also be able to receive official subsidies from the empire. All they need to do is to cooperate with the imperial officials to carry out some propaganda at critical moments, and cooperate with the imperial officials to carry out various mobilization activities.

And who is the official representative of the empire in Nanling?
The noble lords of the territories.

And who is the lord?

It was Ian himself.

Now it's all right, Ian manages himself, mobilizes himself, and uses the empire's funds to fund himself for sect activities!

——So much sincerity!

"thank you very much!"

Looking away from the document, Ian held out his hand and thanked him sincerely: "This is exactly what I need!"

"you are welcome."

And Viscount Dikas also extended his hand with a smile, and shook hands with Ian: "Then, the next step is to formally award you and hand over the imperial reward."

"His Highness won the largest share of assistance for you."

"Trust me, we are absolutely delighted to work together."

(End of this chapter)