above the sky

Chapter 925 Man-made Genius (Thanks to the new lord genius_Unstoppable lord!)

No matter how much Ian hated the action of the sun god bird, the guests who should be greeted still had to be greeted.

"His Royal Highness Carlos, your arrival really makes the poor house flourish!"

Ten seconds later, just as Ian arrived at the gate of his castle, he saw a ray of light coming directly from the direction of the imperial capital, which happened to land on the gate, and the rather melancholy face of the eldest prince Carlos appeared in front of him.

"To be honest, neither you nor I really want me to come."

Carlos sighed, and he patted Ian on the shoulder: "But it's all the task of the father, and you must know why I'm here, let's go into the room and talk."

The purpose of Carlos' visit is indeed very clear. As the envoy of the imperial capital, he asked the Yinfeng leader to provide relevant technology and data about artificial souls.

"Father has known for a long time that my brother has given you the information of the Avak laboratory, and you will definitely put those technologies into practical use."

In the welcome room, Carlos said succinctly: "The empire acquiesced in your use of these technologies, and gave the green light all the way. I also facilitated your actions... Next, the empire needs your technology and strength, and it is time for you to contribute."

"Okay!"

But unlike what Carlos thought, Ian agreed very happily, very happily: "I will let Guying explain it to you later, and he understands the details better than me."

"...It's too much fun, don't you want to popularize this stuff a long time ago?"

Carlos looked at Ian suspiciously, and he reminded: "Having a soul is actually not a completely good thing. Ian, although he said that he can affect the Void without a soul, but with a soul, the impact on the Void It's even bigger."

"Once there is a situation similar to an all-out war, if the soul is not popularized, then the turmoil in the virtual world will not be great, but if the soul is popularized..."

Carlos paused when he said this, and Ian also understood what the other party meant. He nodded slightly: "That's why no one thought about this technology in the past hundreds of years."

"As a species of human beings, 90.00% of the time is spent in depression and sorrow. Even if there is occasional joy, it is difficult to last. If you have more time, you want to get more. This kind of greed curbs the long-term joy of human beings. "

"So there are always curses in the virtual world, there is no eternal and beautiful holy land, because it only takes one generation or two, no matter how perfect the world is, people will get used to it, take it for granted, and even feel bored, want to to change."

Raising his head, Ian's eyes were deep, as if he could see through everything, and went straight into the void: "If all ordinary people have souls and think so, then the void will quickly degenerate into an extremely terrifying demonic realm of desire. In this demonic realm, The greedy desires of all beings will quickly breed many greedy demons, and after people die, their souls will be scattered and become food for the demonic realm, making it grow at a faster speed, transforming into the most terrifying abyss of desire, and even creating Come out...the evil god."

Lowering his head, Ian looked at Carlos who raised his eyebrows. The Prophet smiled and said: "The development of technology and civilization complement each other—if it is a pre-epoch civilization, such a stable and orderly one, everyone is realizing themselves. Desires can be controlled, evil thoughts can be suppressed at the lowest level of civilization, and everyone can have a soul.”

"Because in such a world, the positive feedback will continue to superimpose, and finally create a kingdom of heaven in the virtual world, and the kingdom of heaven will accommodate all souls, making the virtual world and reality better."

Having said that, Ian sighed: "It's just a pity that the civilization of the previous era has disappeared, and now Terra, which is full of wars and killings, is the reality."

"Yes. Don't you understand this very well?"

Carlos was quite puzzled: "I have been studying soul and belief, and I know nothing about this aspect-today's empire is not only a lack of material possessions owned by civilians, but also a lack of spiritual world."

"The reason why the flower of Karin was able to spread to the whole of Yanjiang in a short period of time and turned into an apocalyptic disaster was precisely because the spiritual world of the people of Yanjiang was blank at that time, and any foreign things could quickly occupy them mind."

"That's why I want to use dreams as the source to create beliefs and fill the hearts of the people of the empire. In this way, the grievances within the empire can be greatly reduced and pave the way for further development."

This is the first time that Carlos has stated his path so openly. Ian speculates that this is probably the result of him discovering that there is no need to hide some things, and the people above have long known.

Even Ian could see what the other party wanted to do. How could the Earth Keeper not know, the other party must have beaten his son.

As for Carlos' idea, it's really not wrong.

Religious belief is indeed the opium of the people. In Terra, this belief is really powerful, and the sublime can really be compared to gods, dreams and beliefs. Even if the belief is really strong enough, it can really awaken the world of spiritual energy. , religious belief is indeed a choice.

What Carlos did was actually the same as what Ian wanted to do on the path of spiritual disaster. He wanted to build a sect and become a god himself, and if he could, become a god emperor.

Then, guide the direction of the people, reduce internal friction, and let the whole country work towards the direction he wants wholeheartedly.

Ian speculated that the reason why the Defender allowed Carlos to act so freely was because part of his plan could use Carlos' plan.

Gathering his mind, Ian looked at the eldest prince, and slowly said: "This idea is indeed good, but obviously, there is too little time."

"After you spread religious beliefs and stabilize the trend of thought in the empire, and then spread artificial souls, maybe Flameland and other countries that have conducted related experiments have already used them--and everyone has a soul, which will undoubtedly bring The increase in sublimation."

"Look at my territory. In the past two years, I have selected nearly a hundred seeds with the potential to be sublimated by virtue of my artificial soul... Is this possible to imagine in the past?"

Speaking of this, Ian said solemnly: "The era of the soul of the whole people is destined to come. The moment this technology appears, it is destined to be unstoppable."

"My experiments in the past two years can make the empire one step faster. Why should I refuse? Could it be that the Void Realm is distorted into an abyss by the flames of war on Terra and countless undead souls? Now let the empire become Ruins, defeated by other countries, creating a realistic hell on earth?"

This is actually a sneaky change of concept, because even if there is no artificial soul, the empire may not lose—the reason why the land defenders want to spread the artificial soul is definitely not just to strengthen the national power, but has other purposes.

But at this time, Carlos fell silent.

He was not quickly persuaded by Ian, but Ian's words were indeed the epitome of the problems Terra was facing today.

Who doesn't know that some technologies are very extreme and dangerous. Once used, it is likely that both parties and even the entire Terra will be destroyed?
But...if others use it and I don't use it, then the result is not doom and gloom, but only one side loses, and the other side wins all!

This is the essence of human beings - when people are in a hurry, they will never be afraid of the same shit. It is the instinct of human beings to change one at the moment of death.

But human beings absolutely cannot allow the possibility that the enemy wins and oneself loses thoroughly.

What extremely dangerous technology, if you have it, use it, if you don't use it, others dare to use it!
It is precisely because of this kind of game that today's Terra has become such a situation where extreme technology is everywhere, and the technology library of the pre-epoch civilization provides everyone with such a nuclear bomb launch button.

"……so."

Carlos raised his head, and he stared at Ian solemnly: "Do you agree to spread these technologies in order not to be destroyed by others?"

"Yes."

Ian didn't bat an eye, he wasn't lying, he just wasn't telling the whole truth.

But Ian's real idea is very simple.

Everyone has a soul, and the fertilizer of Terra's heart will be more.

Not only that, if the conditions are ripe, Ian even wants to spread meditation to the entire empire.

Everyone practices meditation, and everyone is the cornerstone of Ian's path—by then, Ian, who has the heart of Terra, will be the god most urgently needed by all those who practice meditation.

Because he can control the distribution of computing power in the Heart of Terra, he can decide whose cultivation speed is faster and whose strength is stronger.

For Ian, who has mastered the core technology, 'Tao and Law', the basic 'skill' of meditation is not important at all and can be spread at will.

"I understand."

Carlos nodded. He didn't say much, but looked at Ian with a little more emotion.

Although the prophet in front of him is young, his thoughts and thoughts are extremely mature. All his decisions have been carefully considered, and he has his own position and logic... It is an honor for the empire to have such a talent in the empire.

"I can see that you still have some doubts, Your Highness."

At this time, Ian stood up, and he extended an invitation to Carlos: "Artificial souls do have risks, but the value far outweighs the risks. I will prove it with facts."

"Please come with me."

Carlos also stood up. Seeing Ian's confident appearance, he also began to wonder what kind of experience the so-called 'fact' was.

Soon, Carlos followed Ian to the underground laboratory in the western suburbs.

Yes, this was a secret laboratory in the past, and only the most trusted people of the Silver Peak could know it. Ian remembered the names of every person who entered and exited.

But now... hide?There is nothing to hide.

It would be fine if the keeper didn't pay special attention. He was clearly observing the Yinfeng collar in detail. Ian was not that stupid, thinking that such a trick could block the gaze of the sun bird.

The laboratory did not surprise Carlos much. He had seen too many similar confidential laboratories, and he even had many similar ones in various parts of the empire.

"The research here is probably some psionic technology. I saw the equipment."

He looked at the details in the laboratory with great interest, and found that there were quite a few spiritual detection instruments inside, as well as drawing boards similar to the structural analysis of spiritual power: "You want to tell me that artificial souls can effectively improve spiritual power The number of psychics and artificial psychics? Yes, I already know this, but psychic power still depends on obsession and talent after all, it is forced to be born, there is no difference between having or not."

"Yes, but not only that."

Ian smiled and shook his head. He led Carlos to a series of wards: "This is what I really want you to see."

He pointed to a ward with a nameplate and the name of the disease on the door of the ward.

【Dorky Hawes】

[Congenital brain atrophy due to poison pollution, extremely low intelligence]

"The patient is 22 years old and still can't speak normally, and he can't even distinguish other people except his parents. He is more like a beast than a human, and even worse than a beast."

Just when Ian brought Carlos to the laboratory, Adbert, also known as Guying, came from his office.

He came to Ian and Carlos, and introduced: "He basically has no brains. If it wasn't for the rich businessman's father who really loved his child and didn't give birth to other heirs, he wouldn't have been killed. Raised so big."

"Otherwise, given the severity of his condition, he would probably be thrown into the ditch when he was two or three years old."

"Young Master Fool of Howth Chamber of Commerce? I've seen him before."

Carlos has also heard this name before. The Howth Chamber of Commerce is a fairly large grain merchant in the Central Plains, enough to get into the eyes of the First Prince. He mused: "I remember, when this child became an adult at the age of 16, he still couldn't eat by himself... He's not so much a human being as a lump of human flesh."

He looked into the ward and was slightly startled.

Because the patient in the ward, although his appearance was exactly the same as the Dolch Hoss he had seen in the past, his eyes were clear and his expression was agile. After realizing that Ian and others outside the ward were watching him, he was still smiling He waved his hand and greeted everyone.

Once the young master of the Howth family doesn't have that stupid air, he will reveal the good genes of the Howth family. He looks personable and handsome, and he is quite temperamental even when he is sick in bed.

"...is this an artificial soul?"

Carlos murmured, "Can idiots regain their intelligence?"

"It's just an appearance."

But Ian didn't take it seriously, he raised his hand, mobilized the light curtain, and showed it to Carlos: "Look at this test paper, the civil servant test paper that Yinfeng leads internally at my side - look at the score."

"Out of three hundred, there are actually 260 five points."

Carlos stared intently, his expression could not help but be stunned.

260 out of five is actually not a high score, but considering that Dolch is not a fierce man who seriously wants to review the civil service exam day and night, but a former mentally handicapped who can only occasionally read books in a hospital bed, this score is already high enough It made people gasp and exclaimed how terrifying it was.

Not to mention, the examination paper for civil servants led by Yinfeng is all-encompassing. It cannot be said to be difficult, but it requires an extremely wide range of fields for the examiner. Can have the most basic understanding of alchemy and inscriptions.

In fact, the content of such an exam does not require much intelligence. What is really required is memory and action decision-making.

For an ex-fool, this is simply more difficult than letting him defeat a sharp-clawed tiger alone.

But Dolch passed - the score is not low!

"Can he have a photographic memory?" Carlos looked at Ian solemnly: "Or is it that he originally had this talent, but was delayed by his intelligence?"

"Yes. He has a photographic memory."

And Ian chuckled and said: "Of course not the original talent - he is a patient with brain atrophy who has almost no brain, how can he have a photographic memory?"

"This is the ability given to him by the artificial soul. Although it is not really a photographic memory, but the memory is indeed very good. He has quickly learned the common language, knows all kinds of common sense in life, and knows that his father has treated him for so many years. The dedication and family affection... The artificial soul has no side effects in this regard, it perfectly turns a non-human into a living human being."

"A human being who can even be regarded as a 'genius'."

Carlos continued to watch under the leadership of Ian and Adalbert.

In this row of wards, all the patients are like Dolch, born with mental retardation, or acquired disabilities, resulting in mental retardation.

For example, there was a patient who had half of his brain eaten by the ooze monster. Although he was still alive, he became a patient with severe epilepsy who could not take care of himself.

For another example, a veteran was shot into the brain by shrapnel because of the war. If you want to take out the shrapnel, it will definitely destroy the brain. If you don’t take out the shrapnel, you will be mentally handicapped.

Every case is a serious illness that cannot be solved by the original medical technology.

Only artificial soul technology can save their lives.

Even... let them get a better life.

"Understood, Your Highness."

With a silent Carlos witnessing more than a dozen different cases, and comparing them before and after the illness, Ian stopped at the end of the ward and said to Carlos: "The popularity of artificial soul technology is the general trend."

"As long as there is an artificial soul, then everyone in this world will be a 'new human' with quick thinking, amazing memory, and no fear of brain damage. Of course, it is a little underestimated to say that new human beings are new humans, but The embryonic form of a new human being is definitely worthy of consideration.”

"Moreover, with the soul, it will be more convenient to connect to the terminal network... The reason why Your Majesty wants to popularize the terminal network, in my opinion, is also to be matched with the artificial soul technology."

"At that time, even if the people of the empire are located in various parts of Terra, they will still be able to unite as one through the Internet... At that time, wouldn't it be more effective to develop religious beliefs?"

"……indeed so."

At this moment, after seeing so many examples, even Carlos, who was worried about this technology, was convinced and had to nod and said: "I finally understand why the father asked me to come here to negotiate with you. , not just for you to turn in your technology.”

He thought thoughtfully: "Father also wants to know your views on artificial souls, and asked you to tell me the potential of this technology... Yes, people have souls, smarter brains, and sharper brains." Observation and stronger memory, then it is easier for him to succeed and achieve what he wants to do."

"It's not that simple."

Ian shook his head slightly: "Everyone has a soul, which means everyone is a 'genius' - as long as you want to compete with others, nothing will change, you still have to introvert."

"But those things that are about themselves are not affected. People can learn what they want to learn more easily without too much frustration."

Taking a deep breath, Carlos smiled and said, "This visit is indeed very rewarding. Although I do feel that you still have a lot of things to hide from me, my mission this time is to cooperate with the Yinfeng leader. Matters related to the artificial soul project."

"Just wait, in a few days, the funds from the imperial capital will be allocated. Believe me, that is a number you cannot refuse."

Ian also showed a sincere smile: "That's really great!"

　Thanks for the new ally!Jia Geng first remember, if the latest plot does not come out, it will be returned in the future!
　
(End of this chapter)