above the sky

Chapter 773 You Can Call Me 【Pioneer】 (8500)

When Master Gravey woke up, in addition to feeling the dull pain on his forehead, he also felt in astonishment that the numbness that was spreading all over his body had subsided a lot.

The sluggishness and stiffness caused by transforming myself into a Shenmu family should have continued to increase until I really became a non-moving plant... But this state has actually eased.

This really made him feel incredible from the bottom of his heart, so he tried his best to wake himself up quickly.

"This is... what happened to me?"

The old man shook his head, expelling the messy thoughts and chaotic memories in his mind - he remembered that he noticed that there were killers who wanted to attack him, and there were monsters attacking him, so he came to the life tree fragments in the storage compartment and made sure Prepare and decide that if there is really no way out, release the tree of life fragments to make a last-ditch effort.

As a result, both the number of killers and the number of monsters were unexpected. Master Gravey had already planned to use this last hole card... No matter what the dream is, the most important thing is to live first.

It's strange to say that he was not of this character before.Gravey remembered very clearly that he was supposed to be the type who would never risk his life for the future and the truth. If his mentor wanted to do some experiments, he would definitely be the first to take the lead and use himself as the experimental material.

It is precisely because of this courage and determination to sacrifice his life for the truth that he received the true biography of his mentor.

But he didn't know whether it was because he was old or had seen too much death, he was more and more cherishing his life... more and more wanting to live.

Grave suppressed these chaotic thoughts, and the old man squinted his eyes and stood up. He felt that the quilt under him was very familiar and warm, which made him realize that this was his room.

The master remembered it, he remembered those killers who seized the last chance to come to destroy him, and he also remembered the scene where those killers were finally eliminated in an instant - he also remembered that he was easily stunned by others, and finally passed out in a coma...

Master Grave opened his eyes and looked ahead.

What caught his eyes was a white-haired scholar who was flipping through materials.

The dark silver silent silver sealed box is next to his hand, and the fragment of the tree of life is in it.

"you're awake?"

The white-haired scholar turned his head. He was smiling, his eyes were light blue, and a bright aura was shining.Impossible to forget, this appearance, Gravey recognized in an instant, the other party was the alchemist he had met by chance... that genius who was famous in the imperial capital, the lord of Xiahui.

"Ian Silver Peak."

Standing up straight on the bed, the master whispered: "The strength of the third energy level - you killed the elite killer of the Three Kingdoms in an instant, no one in the second energy level can do it, even if I use the fragments of the tree of life to do it!" It’s not as easy as you can write.”

"Keep it from everyone, young man. But why reveal your secret about me?"

"It's a long story." Ian said. He turned his head and continued to read the materials in front of him: "Speaking of secrets, there are many masters. Outer gods, the lost era, and the materials of these original sublimators, I don't know I don't know these things... My authority is still too low to know these too ancient histories."

"Interesting, Terra hides a lot of secrets."

The young researcher concentrated on reading the information in front of him, and showed his back to Grave without any defense.

But the old man didn't have the slightest idea of ​​attacking the other party... Even though he is the second energy level and has transformed himself into a half Shenmu family member, facing the young man in front of him... he is still vulnerable, just like a child facing a fierce tiger. Just like ants face humans.

- the third energy level.This is too exaggerated, 17-year-old third energy level.

Master Graves closed his eyes.he thought.

This matter may even be more incredible than his own research. He just used the power of a mere god to strengthen himself, and planned to do some unreasonable research to benefit the elves. This kind of thing has happened since ancient times, at most it is Raw materials are more difficult to find, and there are fewer qualified researchers.

In the final analysis, it means 'there were ancients before'.

The sum of these things is not as incredible as Ian's strength.

17-year-old third energy level...

This is unique in the world, unprecedented, and it can be seen that it will be difficult for the future to have a newcomer.

"you……"

Speak, then pause for a moment to collect your thoughts.Master Gravey said slowly: "You have restrained the changes of the higher life factors in my body... This method is very delicate, obviously after a long time of research and practical experiments."

"Are you from the Institute of the Intellect?"

"No. I have some friction with the Institute of the Intellect."

Ian didn't look back. He was browsing the large amount of relevant research materials recorded in Master Gravey's room at an almost flying speed: "I'm just very curious, and I want to know everything."

"This box."

The young man turned his head, he stretched out his hand, and lifted the silver box: "The contents of this box are the things I want to know most on the Siren. To be honest, Master Gravey, I can take it secretly. Sit back and watch you die, be killed by a killer. Then I will come and recover these materials."

"Simple, easy, fast, without any aftermath, and get all the things I want."

"But I spared your life. You know why."

"You want to know more." Master Gravey was a little stunned. He could fully understand Ian's thoughts... The other party, like himself, was a person who pursued the truth. This young man realized that his information was incomplete, and A lot of key information is in his head, so he didn't kill himself.

"What do you want to know, you ask, and I will answer."

I clearly know that according to common sense, as long as I want to survive, I have to grasp this information, and I can't tell Ian all at once... But I don't know if it's because of my nature, or the silence of the Shenmu factor in my body, which makes the old man regain his youth character at the time.

At this moment, Master Gravey was sitting upright by the bed, and he said calmly: "And I also want to know your real purpose - I am also curious about your secret, young man."

"We can exchange."

Boom!

The entire Siren ushered in a violent shock, and the sounds of artillery fire and battles outside the room could be faintly heard.

Heavy rain and thunder are sweeping the sea and sky outside the cabin, and sea beasts are attacking the Siren's defenses. Captain Eldon blocks the three kings of sea beasts, but this will never last.

But neither of the two present was nervous at all.

Facing Master Gravey's invitation, Ian turned his head.

He looked at the other party seriously, and then smiled: "A fair and just transaction. Master, I have a feeling."

"I'm sure I'm interested in what you want to do."

【Ladder Life Tree Fragment】

【Fifth Energy Level · Fragment · Damage · Authority · Edible】

[The Larael civilization located in the center of the Maixuan galaxy, the fire created before the hometown sank into darkness.It hatched in the satellite of Deus, the sixth planet in the Terra star field, and grew into a complete body of fire, and was finally defeated by the local civilization of Terra after going to Terra, losing all soul and self-awareness]

[This fragment is part of the wreckage of the ladder of life tree. Although it has lost its soul and wisdom, the body of the immortal still has powerful effects]

[Long-term contact, life below the third energy level will be gradually forcibly promoted to be a family member of the Ladder Life Tree]

[Contains source quality: 825.8733 authority units]

【…】

This is the true face of that little tree root stored in the Silent Silver Secret Box.

a tinder.

A super life form hatched from fire.

The information revealed by the silver chip made Ian a little confused at first, and then suddenly realized.

Yes, tinder, tinder... this is it!
From the very beginning, Ian was full of doubts about the fires of these alien planets-if they are just the tombstones of civilizations, storing all the information of a civilization, then what is their significance?
Is it just to let the civilizations of other planets pick up these technological and cultural gift packages, select their useful parts from them, and then put them in the collection cabinet for preservation?

Perhaps, some civilizations without technology can only do so.Their so-called fire can only be a tombstone, and they can only hope to wait in nothingness, waiting for fate to guide a miracle to happen, waiting for an incredible miracle, so that everything can come out of the chaotic cycle and reappear in the world again.

As long as the tombstones remain, as long as these materials persist in the universe, there is hope.

However, as long as it is a civilization with corresponding technology, it will definitely make the fire of its own civilization a real 'fire'.

As long as the right fuel is used, it can be re-burned and become the 'kindling' of a raging fire!
"The Larael civilization located in the center of the Mairotan galaxy was the fire that was created before its hometown sank into darkness. It hatched in the satellite of Deus, the sixth planet in the Terra star field, grew into a complete body of fire, and finally went to Terra After being defeated by the local civilization of Terra, he lost all his soul and self-awareness."

Ian repeated this sentence in his mind, emphasizing the message: "The Larael civilization should be a plant-based civilization dominated by biotechnology. The fire they made flowed to Terra and hatched in the satellite of the sixth planet .”

"It absorbs matter and energy to grow there, and finally becomes the 'Perfect Fire Seed'...that is, the fifth energy level super life, the existence that occupies the 'top' of all things."

"That's right. This is the top seat. A civilization, all information, and all power can be combined to create a fifth energy level, and only the fifth energy level can sit on the top of civilization and nature."

"The ladder of life tree is the complete form of Lariel's civilized spark. It is essentially a civilization recovery device. It will create a new Lariel on a different planet, and like a super factory, it will create energy. A tool to realize the entire Lariel civilization."

"Its so-called 'Familiars' may be Lariel in a certain sense... It may be okay for an empty planet, but for Terra, which already has a native civilization... this is no different from Alien invasion."

That's why.

Ian knew clearly at this moment. He knew that the Lost Era lasted for nearly a thousand years, and there was no way it would be smooth sailing during the process. After the Lost Era, the people of Terra almost lost all knowledge of the pre-Era civilization. It is difficult to understand the pre-epoch civilization of large shelters. After all, as long as the population in the shelter is large enough, they can preserve civilization.

However, if the lost millennium of the lost era refers to the fact that after the disaster of the sky, the Terra civilization continued to fight various alien civilizations in various natural disasters, and hatched with these fires. Fighting against the "Gods of Outer Space" that came out...it makes sense that civilizations are lost in the flames of war, or are reshaped into something completely different from what they were before.

"In the Lost Era, the civilization system of the pre-epoch was gradually reversed into a civilization dominated by sublimators... This must be a 'power supremacy' that can only happen during wars... Yes, perhaps at the beginning, the sublimated human beings did not Without such powerful power as the fourth and fifth energy levels, the survivors of Terra’s pre-epoch civilization relied on the remaining pre-epoch civilization technology to kill these Outer Gods, and used the flesh and blood of these Outer Gods to create the initial high-energy super strong!"

To be honest, when Ian learned about the sublimator system from Mr. Hilliard, a basic doubt popped up in his mind.

"Ordinary people gather in groups and can barely hunt monsters of the first energy level, use their flesh and blood to refine potions, and make people become sublimators, and then hunting monsters will be more convenient after having sublimators. The number will increase.”

At that time, the boy expressed his confusion to the teacher: "Then, a large number of first-level sublimators gathered in groups, armed themselves with technology, and maybe they could also hunt second-level monsters. Until now, I can still understand, Makes sense."

"However, even if there are 1 second-level monsters, it is absolutely impossible to hunt a third-level monster... This is impossible, teacher!"

A person whose average physical fitness is 20.00% higher than others can easily defeat several ordinary people who are only 20.00% lower than himself, but he must not be able to defeat five or six people working together.

However, if this person's physical fitness is [-]% higher than other people's, and has twice the physical fitness, he can easily break through the encirclement of a dozen or even dozens of people with one punch, and even annihilate the opponent continuously with mobile warfare.

Beyond a certain limit, to reach the power of qualitative change, the quantity can be ignored.Of course, if these dozens of people use guns and various technologies, the former may still lose.

But what if the former's comprehensive data is dozens of times that of ordinary people?For him, the speed of guns is not half as fast as his running. Such an existence is simply beyond the limit of any number of people and technology.

A simpler reason: a tank can completely traverse the medieval battlefield, even if it is restricted by various methods, and is defeated by the medieval people using various flame bombs and other methods, the price paid by the opponent is definitely far greater than that of a tank.

But could medieval man be able to deal with a space-based strike system located in outer space?

Impossible, they can't even detect each other's existence.

This is a 'qualitative change'.

The third energy level, which is the world with a large number of sublimators in Terra, has also reached the level of the smallest unit of 'qualitative change'.

With the shield of heart light, the third energy level is intact, harmless and disease-free, and there will be no fear in the face of 1 fully armed, even armored second energy level.

It is absolutely impossible for a sublimator of the second energy level to use his own individual power to obtain the materials of the third energy level... This is why in the continent of Terra, the first and second energy levels may still be relatively common, but the third energy level The reason for the small number.

Because the acquisition channel of the third energy level material can only be given by the 'organization' with a stronger person.

But here is the problem.

The third energy level is already so difficult, so what about the fourth and fifth energy levels?
You know, generally speaking, an entire planet may not be able to raise a fourth-level life!
Where did Terra's original fourth and fifth levels, and their potion ingredients... come from?

Ian didn't know it at first, but now, he does.

All tinder.

It's all extraterrestrial.

The remnants of Terra's pre-era civilization used their remaining power, the last remaining power of civilization, to defeat the God of Outer Heaven who first descended on Terra—they were already devastated and their civilization was dilapidated, but enemies continued to descend.

For this reason, in order to fight against the continuous invasion and war, destruction and doomsday, these initial sublimators have taken the most critical step.

They devoured the corpses of the gods, turned themselves into gods, and turned into gods walking in the world, standing on the top of all living beings.

——This is the origin of Terra’s original inheritance of the fifth energy level.

Those, the beginning of the initial 'blood lineage' sublimation.

"Yes. It is inevitable."

Ian whispered to himself.

He still remembered that when he was watching the premonition dream, he complained when he saw the information about the flower of Karin—even the earth in his previous life, such an interstellar civilization that had begun to build light-speed spaceships, couldn't stop it several times. Super life forms like Linzhihua invaded.

Apparently, the Flower of Karin is probably a fire that was preserved and contained by the civilization of the previous era, but was released in later generations.

In the face of this kind of invasion, once or twice may be okay, but the more times, the more people die because of the war, the weaker the civilization of the earth will be, and then decline.

This has nothing to do with the strength of technology, unless there is a generational gap and one side can crush the other, otherwise, the result of the war must be that both sides are damaged.

Earth civilization and Terra pre-epoch civilization are civilizations built on 'everyone'...everyone contributes to civilization, everyone is a part of civilization and the power of civilization.

Such a civilization is relatively equal and better at cooperating to overcome difficulties.But civilization cannot be perfect. Such a collective civilization will face endless alien fire creature invasions that will cause super huge damage and casualties every time. Even if it wins, it will seriously damage its own potential.

Human death is very important to such a civilization.

Therefore, in order to exist, in order to continue... Facing the interstellar invasion war that could never end in the lost era, the Terra civilization can only choose to embark on another road that does not know whether it is right or wrong, but can survive.

The road to sublimation civilization.

Maybe it's because of the inspiration brought by the Tinder super life form, or maybe it's some kind of enemy from the same source.

The original sublimators may have been created according to the fire model of "one person is civilization"... This is very similar to the existence of real dragons, so a considerable part of the inheritance of the fifth level is all kinds of real dragons .

Perhaps this is also some "cooperation" between the real dragon and the pre-epoch civilization - the real dragon provides power to the pre-epoch civilization, and the pre-epoch civilization needs to make another kind of dedication to the real dragon.

In short.

In the sublimation civilization, all individuals are the descendants and nourishment of the final sublimation. The strong created by such a civilization can deal with disasters that can destroy civilization with their own strength, and can defeat powerful enemies several times in a row. Restoration materials can even be taken from the enemy, unlike people, who are dead after death. To restore it, it is as complicated as educating another one.

Just like today's Terra Continent—the four orthodox churches and other countries have joined forces to suppress countless alien gods and alien sparks. They devour the power of these existences and convert these powers into the power of human beings.

The power of the strong.

"The 'Forerunner', the director of the Alien Species Research Institute... perhaps, it was he who developed the potion system, the cornerstone of modern Terra sublimators, and that's why he became the pioneer recognized by the chip civilization."

Ian realized clearly in his heart: "His research saved the civilization of Terra. But the existence of sublimation civilization restrained itself... Today's Terra is stagnant because of the existence of the strong, and the disputes among the nations and contradictions, all living beings cannot move toward peace.”

"But the arcane path I developed can solve, or in other words, hopefully solve these problems."

"So, I was also recognized as a pioneer."

Ian doesn't think that being what he is is bound to save anything and solve all problems.But he believed that he could open a door in the dark house.

that's enough.

"war."

After thinking for a while, Ian asked Master Gravey: "Have all the gods outside the sky waged war with humans?"

"Do not."

The red-haired elf shook his head. Although he didn't know why Ian asked this question in the first place, he still answered Ian in detail: "After the Outer Gods arrive on Terra, most of them will start to erode and transform our world... we Their ancestors had no choice but to fight them."

"However, some of them still have wisdom, can understand the outer gods of our civilization, and choose to communicate with us. They are not our enemies, and even become part of us."

"The tree people in Canaan, the spirit race in Yanjiang, the blood inherited from the ancient tribes in Jiuhanji Mountain, and even the people in your empire also have the blood of the distant sky. They are everywhere , They are already human beings, they are no longer fire seeds, but fires that are intertwined with us."

Having said that, the master bioalchemist showed a cheerful smile to Ian: "Of course, this is not without a price."

"Aberration. The threat that all sublimates face is the result of this price."

"distortion……"

Ian thought about it: "So that's the case. But the saying among the public is not wrong—the blood of many monsters is intertwined, and eventually polluted the human gene pool."

"However, there were quite a few monsters in the first place, which are the original bodies left by the aliens after they lost their wisdom... just like the family members of the tree of life on the ladder, if they have wisdom, they are branches of treants. It is a monster that will be hunted by us."

"Exactly." Master Gravey said with emotion: "The truth has not been concealed, it's just that the method of interpretation is in the hands of a few people - the same thing can see many different meanings, this is the most absurd and most True Lies."

"But I'm still wondering."

Ian frowned. His perspective has always been unique, and he can grasp some of the most critical issues in things: "The reason why these outer gods came to Terra is to multiply their own race and civilization. They should actually communicate, Because everyone knows that if they land on a planet with advanced civilization, and then spread regardless, they will definitely be wiped out."

"The fact is true. Many Outer Gods have been wiped out, and their fire seeds have become fragments in your box, and have become the spoils of our humanity. But it shouldn't be. I don't believe that wise men of other civilizations can't think of this possibility. As the continuation of the kindling, it is impossible for them not to communicate."

"Maybe." Regarding Ian's thoughts, Master Gravey was noncommittal: "It's just Ian, you may have imagined civilization too uniformly."

Saying so, the old man raised his hand and raised his fingers: "We human beings use the decimal system because we have ten fingers. This deduction may not be correct, but let's count it like this."

"Then, civilizations with different numbers of fingers will use other different bases... plus creatures without fingers, they only exist in the virtual world, and they can understand many truths of this world without even mathematics, and construct Civilization, consensus."

"Such a civilization cannot communicate with us at all... Even mathematics and various constants cannot communicate, because they observe the universe in the system, and we use physical bodies, use optical sensing systems to observe the world, and use flesh and blood to observe the world. Humans who use electrical signals to sense the world... are completely different."

"Think about it, civilizations are full of strange things, and creatures are infinitely possible—the knowledge that we humans can recognize, the comprehensible common sense, is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. Expecting us to understand all civilizations, or expecting all civilizations to understand us, when It's a little too arrogant."

"That's what it is."

Master Gravey sighed: "Even between people, as long as they have different ideas and different levels of knowledge, it is difficult to understand each other. You are concerned about the future of your country after a hundred years, thinking about its way out after a hundred years, while ordinary people People only think about how to buy more goods to survive tomorrow... Civilization is the same. Everything that we human beings take for granted is completely different, unreasonable, and even evil to another civilization. "

"For those outer gods, our Terra may be a broken stone full of pus, with many nasty bugs, dangerous man-eating beasts, and a group of monsters with powerful unknown powers... In order to survive, He They must destroy us."

"Even, they may not be able to recognize our existence at all. For example, a mayfly can only live for a day or two. How can it understand the lifespan of us humans, understand spring, summer, autumn and winter? Our seasonal changes, for For the group of mayflies, it is one incredible era after another."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Ian also understood a little bit, and he sighed: "Indeed. It is impossible to expect the entire universe to speak a common language, and it is also impossible for all aliens to be humanoid life forms and have similar social forms... Communication is also a strenuous thing.”

"Yes."

Master Gravey shrugged. He was also troubled by this incident in the past. He is someone who has experienced it, so he couldn't help getting closer when he saw Ian who was also confused: "Ian, you don't need to understand and think about these outer gods, unless he They understand us. We only need their strength."

"It's arrogance and it's humility. It's one and the same."

really.Ian nodded slowly, it would be wonderful to expect Terrans and alien life to understand each other.

Soon, he continued to speak.

"Master Gravey, I think I understand the real purpose of your research."

Putting the documents he had read aside, Ian sat on a chair with his legs crossed, holding the lonely silver box containing the tree of life novel in his hand.

He stroked the smooth surface of the silver box, and said calmly: "The reason why you stole the fragments of the Tree of Life from the Institute of Spiritual Knowledge is not to provide it to Canaan Moore, so that Canaan Moore can also get related to it." research materials, and some progress in biology... You don't want to prolong your lifespan through the familyization of Shenmu."

"What you really want to study is actually a transformation."

"A powerful life form transforms and strengthens other weak life forms. That is to say, it is family-oriented."

"This process only needs source quality, no potions, no hunting monsters, no alchemists... just a god."

"This is a method that can be popularized by the whole people and turn an entire nation into an extraordinary existence."

Having said that, Ian smiled at Master Gravey, whose complexion changed slightly: "It sounds like there will be endless troubles - turning yourself into a family is indeed equivalent to entrusting your life and soul to the hands of other outer gods... But what if God is dead?"

"As long as the god is killed, the fragments of the god's body after the death of the god are used as materials for promoting and transforming the family... as long as the god is turned into an irresistible 'sacred pillar', a force that can be controlled by us humans, a kind of natural phenomenon."

"Then the so-called family members can be freed, surpass the so-called family members, and transform into a more superior existence."

"Become a higher life."

"One, a brand new sublimator."

Speaking of this, Ian couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with Yadbert in Xiahui.

——As long as the AI ​​that can gather computing power and create the source material structure is hidden in the virtual environment, then future humans will only regard it as a natural phenomenon. As long as they meditate, pray, and sign a contract, they can gain power.

That being the case, then there may be no difference in essence between the AI's endowment of the source material structure and the conversion of the dead god's family.

Yes... to give human beings a new possibility, to transform from the "wartime road" of the way of sublimation, and to get more choices and possibilities again...

Although it may not be right, it may cause more disasters, and it may go astray... But this heart, this heart that wants to go far away, is definitely not wrong!

Master Grave, his fellow traveler.

Yes, although it is not comprehensive, and there are many future troubles, but...Master Gravey, like the First Prince, does have the same but different 'Arcane Way' in his heart as Ian!
"Unbelievable..."

Master Gravey's complexion changed drastically at this time, he could hardly imagine that Ian could actually see his purpose - the old man's expression was extremely complicated at the moment, he looked at Ian, as fearful as he was staring at a dangerous person who completely saw through him , It was also like the ecstasy of a lonely person who finally met his comrades.

"Who are you?!" The elf master couldn't help asking: "It is impossible for ordinary alchemy geniuses to see through this step! Who is behind you, and whose disciple are you?!"

"Their names cannot be told to you, that is a temporary secret."

Sitting on the chair, Ian replied calmly: "As for me...you can think of me as a 'forerunner'...no."

The boy changed his mouth.He thought for a while, then said softly: "You can call me..."

"【pioneer】."

　Of course Ian is not the great existence [Pioneer] in the previous book, but there is never only one Pioneer, and the future will take a different path.

But now, Ian is undoubtedly the pioneer who leads the future of civilization and opens up a new direction. There is no ambiguity about this.

Today’s chapter is quite difficult to write. I will try my best to update it every day at 8 o’clock in the future. It will be fine when the body fully recovers. In fact, everyone has been quite uncomfortable during the recent period. Let’s be considerate to each other ()
　
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