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Chapter 990 The Window Period for Unifying Terra (7000, ask for a monthly pass~)

The establishment of families, tribes, city-states, and nations stems from the weakness and limitations of individuals.

Because it is impossible to breed offspring alone, because it is impossible to survive alone in the wilderness, because it is impossible to fight against nature alone, because it is impossible to survive alone in this troubled world.

Because one person cannot do many things, people unite to create a larger, more complete, more powerful collective.

Just like hundreds of millions of years ago, single-celled life gradually evolved into multi-cellular organisms, because the collective is more adaptable to this increasingly complex new era than the individual, so we advocate joint action rather than fighting alone.

However, extremes must be reversed.

Because of the division of labor and the combination of human beings, more and more sophisticated technologies have been created collectively. Each of these technologies cannot be learned by an individual in a lifetime, let alone creation and innovation, which can only be created by collective cooperation. .

However, these technologies allow individuals to survive alone without the need for a collective.

In the beginning, it may still need to rely on society.For example, various electrical appliances need electricity, for example, various advanced instruments have a high damage rate and need frequent maintenance and repair.

At this time, although technology has brought convenience to people, it has also firmly tied people to civilization and society. Even if you wear an invincible super armor and live in a high-end housing with fully automatic services, you still need a A professional team overhauls, and a few engineers come to maintain it from time to time.

No one can leave anyone, no one is an island.

but……

In the past, people needed clan power to help each other in order to survive in the feudal era. The fellow countrymen of the ancients could even trust each other as long as they were born in the same place.

However, in modern society, clans and hometown associations are rare. This is the progress of technology, morality and order, which allows people to survive in society without the help of clans.

Although there is still help, even a lot of help, but if there is no one, it will not be difficult to move forward.

The most important thing is that a person lives freely and is very comfortable.

People are willing to pay a lot for freedom.In order to be independent, people can even give up a considerable part of their advantages and benefits.

Therefore, if things such as clans and hometown associations reappear one day, it is likely to be an era that is difficult for one person to live in, rather than a good era that can be lived together.

So, on that basis.

What if technology continues to advance?

If all creations can obtain energy from the surrounding natural environment, there is no need for special power stations to provide it; if all creations can use resources in nature to self-repair and iterate without professional overhaul; if all creations are simple Easy to understand, comes with a variety of operation manuals to teach and learn...

At that time, the 'individual' may not need the 'collective'.

Weak individuals sacrificed their own freedom, sacrificed their dreams and independence, and created a powerful collective.

A powerful collective devours the dreams and time of countless individuals, integrates and burns the ingenuity of countless individuals, and finally creates the ultimate technology.

And this creation, in turn, can make weak individuals strong and regain their freedom.

get dreamy.

get independent.

Get your own unique, self-realizing 'possibility'.

And this ultimate technology, its name has different names in the countless civilizations in the universe, and some of them are not collective civilizations, but unified will civilizations, insect swarms, omnics and independent super individuals... But In essence, the countless names and titles are all the same thing.

It is called 'the way of sublimation'.

It is the final result of all cycles and samsara, and it is the great crystallization of all freedom, dreams and independence beyond the collective and the individual.

At this moment, Ian stared at the Terra map in front of him.

The original way of sublimation, in the etheric universe, was pioneered by the star god.

The star gods who are "light beings" are born collectives and super-individuals. They are almost perfect creatures and the only intelligent race in the universe at that time.

Because of their will, countless lives were born in the entire universe. Although these lives are just ephemeral mayflies to the eternal them, they still love these tiny existences and hope for them. Guided a way.

That path is the predecessor of the path of sublimation, and its meaning is to make other beings become star gods. The "gift of the star god" on Ian is the core crystallization of that path.And things like the ubiquitous Great Aether Gyre and Psionics are complementary.

However, different lives and civilizations have different values, ideologies and life forms, and the same way of sublimation cannot be perfectly adapted to all civilizations, so the Star God chooses to select 'pioneers' from different civilizations and give them The gift of the star gods, these recognized "future star gods" will open up the way forward together with their compatriots, and create their own way of sublimation.

This way of sublimation requires a great civilization, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of highly educated people who have no worries about food and clothing; it requires a comprehensive development of disciplines such as physics, biochemistry, mathematics, philosophy, etc., without any partiality Technology tree; it needs a social environment in which all people have lofty morals and will not appear 'one can be above others' because of individual strength; it also needs the technology to go to the stars, the resources of the boundless galaxy, and the curiosity to explore the front , and many, many harsh conditions that humans can imagine and cannot imagine.

Its final result is a perfect world, a future where all people can be free and independent, respect each other, and realize their dreams and aspirations.

A world where the pioneers wait for the latecomers, a universe where there are always pioneers and distant places, an infinite 'possibility'.

If everything really went as the Star God had imagined, this would be an extremely satisfactory ending.

A paradise that can be described as 'gentle' and 'great'.

But there are surprises in everything.

If we say that a civilization without a perfect technology tree, a society without lofty morality, a group of people who are still full of selfishness in their hearts, but have no boundless distance to explore, no infinite resources to consume... get this can make people What about the ultimate technology beyond the collective?

Thus hell was born.

Just like Terra now.

The collapsed post-apocalyptic civilization originated from the ultimate technology of the star gods, and the technology of many interstellar civilization fires... These elements are combined to create a weird world.

In fact, Ian is very clear that Terra is doing very well today.

The current Terra is not a hell, at most it is a feudal industrialized civilization with great power.

Even the 'Last Echo' and 'Huaiguang Daqun' have lamented the end of pre-epoch civilization, and the current Terrans are far inferior to the pre-epoch civilization in terms of morality and technology, but at least the least, because With the legacy of pre-era civilization and the vague longing for the sublime in people's hearts, the fifth energy level did not turn the whole world into a hunting ground for the weak and a "paradise" for wanton play, but established one country after another. Another 'collective' to maintain the order of this world.

Even, different fifth energy levels are also united, they work together, divide the work, and unite again as a "collective" as an individual beyond the collective, just to go to a farther future.

Together they are trying to create a better world.

However, just as the lofty morality of the pre-epoch civilization has gradually declined due to material conditions.

With the passage of time, the way of the top seats has gradually drifted away.

Now the fifth energies of Terra, after forgetting the determination and purpose of their ancestors' original union, began to split.

"Every fifth energy level has its own goals, the world in its heart, and its thinking and requirements for the future."

Muttering to himself, Ian somewhat understood why the era of great division had come: "Because from the very beginning, the multiple fifth energy levels were able to be in the same force because of the 'legacy' left by the civilization of the previous era. The original The fifth energy level is friends and companions who can sacrifice their lives to trust each other, and together fight against the endless natural disasters of the lost era."

"However, 600 years have passed, and the blood of the fifth energy level has been handed over to the descendants from generation to generation. The bloodline has been changed, and the master has been changed. Dreams and beliefs have been forgotten, and the desire catalyzed by power has begun to expand. .”

"Just say the same thing. It is undeniable. There are extremely powerful forces in this increasingly comfortable world. If it weren't for the fact that other major forces have multiple fifth energy levels, so that they have to join forces to maintain the number of fifth energy levels, perhaps many The big power is about to disintegrate long ago.”

Just like Flameland and the Alliance of Seven Cities.

If it weren't for the empire with three fifth-level empires nearby, it would be impossible for the two bloodlines of Nirmathas and Absalom to join forces, and the Alliance of Seven Cities would have really split into seven cities long ago. Everyone went.

It is also because of the empire, so no matter how much the royal court of the heavens fights among themselves and the factions are chaotic, the wolf blood still gathers in one place, and both monsters and humans work together.

And the reason why the empire can be so large is not because it is advanced, but because it is just right in its original state - it is an absolute monarchy, a power model in which the fifth energy level controls everything, and the royal family has the inheritance of the commander of the first army. The lifeline also received the allegiance of the fifth-level monster, so it could not be split.

As long as the target of the empire is here, the other major forces of Terra must unite to resist the coercion of the empire.

"The split of the empire..."

At this moment, Isengarde also wanted to understand this point. He raised his hand and stroked the location of the map where God is. After splitting into two factions, what reason do other forces have to unite?"

"Joint forces to conquer other forces? As long as there is a fifth energy level, it is almost impossible for the forces to be conquered. Only the empire has the potential of four fifth energy levels, which can be forcibly suppressed by the number of people."

"The contradictions of the major forces other than the empire are already extremely deep, and their equal status at the fifth energy level is a source of disputes that do not adapt to the times. The fifth energy level is higher, accepting their allegiance to the original school."

"It turns out that the era of great division may indeed be a precursor to some kind of big event, but more, it is the result of the 'empire falling apart'."

And such a result... is likely to create hell.

Both Ian and Isengard were silent for a while.

Even the seemingly incongruous fifth energy level combination, in the final analysis, needs to compromise with each other to maintain a superficially decent, but the fifth energy level alone, there is no powerful foreign enemy that can threaten their existence, so how far will civilization decline? , it is a bit unimaginable.

The situation of unity in the far shore island is the result of being blocked overseas by the fifth power level of the mainland, and the living environment is extremely harsh. It is an exception among exceptions.

The best example of the fifth energy level that really has no need is actually Grand Duke Sorin.

The dead king who killed everyone in his principality and turned them into soul material.

"Everyone is Grand Duke Thorin, so Terra should be destroyed sooner."

Even though Ian knew that Grand Duke Thorin wanted to protect his people from the flames of war between the Empire and Flameland in a sense, he still complained: "One by one, powerful solitary beasts are on this land. It’s raging, not having a galaxy cantilever is not enough for them to cause disaster, but then again, there are really too many fifth energy levels on Terra, and the place is too small, and the World Ring plan is imperative.”

"Not to mention, the fifth energy level really has to be far away, otherwise, the era of great division is still good, I am afraid that there will be an era of doomsday, the fifth energy level will fight, and a super strong will come and shout It can kill more than a billion people with a single shout, and even the material of the dead king can’t be made.”

"But that's the way things are going."

Isengard frowned, and he deduced along Ian's thinking for a long time, but the final result was not good: "The era we live in is at a critical juncture in history-the influence of the pre-epoch civilization and the lost era It has gradually subsided, and there are cracks in the superpowers that have lasted for thousands of years, and people's lives... are actually getting better and better."

"As the major forces continue to pick up the technology of the civilization of the previous era, they have also independently developed many new technologies. People's survival pressure has decreased, so the desire for independence has also begun to increase day by day."

"At this time, either a peerless powerhouse will appear and unify Terra into a unified federation similar to the pre-epoch civilization, giving 'freedom to all', or each fifth-level powerhouse will lead One side, realize the 'freedom of the strong'."

"This is the critical window period and the last chance. If we miss this point in time, even if human beings still have a chance in the future, at least it will be hundreds of years later."

Although there are many people who believe that there are some things, there are Martons without Newton, no great scientist and other scientists can put forward the same theory, and no one is necessary.

Not wrong.

But it would be foolish and one-sided to think that it is some kind of truth, and that it is true of everything and of all circumstances.

This world may not have predestined heroes, but there are 'heroes created by the situation'.

In many cases, there is a window period for the change of the times and the development of technology. If you miss it, you will be slowed down, and then you will be slowed down, surpassed and defeated by others, until finally there is no chance at all, and civilization dies.

Time and the window period are rare resources that are non-renewable and cannot be regretted or waited for, and the number of people who meet the conditions and can use the window period is not as many as imagined.

Those who think that 'there is B without A' always ignore the fact that under certain conditions, some people are unique in their era, at that critical time period.

If the time for unification is missed, a region may be doomed to fail to be unified, and it can only be divided into dozens of countries and continue to fight among themselves, waiting for another opportunity thousands of years later.

Even, before the civilization died out, there was no more.

So is Tyra.

"Fortunately, I have already prepared."

Ian nodded slightly, agreeing with Isengarde's deduction: "The division of the major forces will facilitate my future plans. It can even be said that I will promote the division of the major forces."

"This will certainly cause great turmoil, and many people will die in the flames of war... But without this, Terra cannot be unified."

Saying so, there was no trace of hesitation in Ian's eyes. This time, he was not the one who initiated the war, but he was the one who was going to end the war.

And he has never shy away from sacrifice, whether it is sacrificing himself or others, he also firmly believes that the path he walks can lead to the farthest path, not to mention, if Terra's heart continues to grow, many times death is not The final outcome.

You know, the arcane path can develop the path of "ghost cultivation and spiritual cultivation".

"Yes." Isengard sighed, he was softer than Ian, and he couldn't bear the thought of future wars, so he could only say: "Let's develop first, we must make all preparations before everything starts .”

Ian also sighed softly.

The prophet foresaw all the fires, all the suffering and disasters.He can clearly see the direction of the future and know the final outcome of many people, but it is difficult to change and reverse it.

But it's not impossible.

"Following the general trend is nothing but a slave to fate."

Raising his slender fingers, the white-haired young man tapped lightly in the direction of the imperial capital, and then slid across Canaan Moor, Flame Land, the City of Knowledge and Far Shore Island in turn, until the outside of this map, which has not been drawn Into the 'New World'.

The prophet's eyes are bright and clear: "I want to transform the general trend and make it work for me. Even if the torrents are so turbulent that they cannot turn the river of fate against the current, I will make it turn to the fulcrum I want to achieve my goal. "

"This is the ruler of fate."

"The way I want to go."

Time flows.

As the situation on the Terra continent became more and more weird and tense, the confrontation in the New World gradually entered the final stage.

Ian's glazed dragon is still sleeping in the Iron Cloud Mountains, undergoing self-transformation of the arcane path and the true dragon system.

Today's Iron Cloud Mountains are surrounded by a layer of strange wind. This wind is not an ordinary wind and thunder, but an extremely weird "flow direction", just like time and space are bent, gravity is changed, and water does not flow downward but Upwards, the wind does not flow but falls.

As for the South Ridge, Ian, Kerrizen's split soul, and Master Gravey (the elf bio-alchemist who presides over the family elves) came to the South China Sea Grand Labyrinth and presided over the maintenance and reconstruction of the deep ecological circle in the Sequoia Base. Work.

Master Gravey, who was still a little hesitant, moved his luggage and studio to the depths of the labyrinth without saying anything after seeing the deep-sea underground ecosystem that was very different from Terra in the depths of Sequoia Base. place.

He let go, even if Ian drove him away, he would not leave. This perfect ecological garden, whether it is the Empire or Canaan Moor, can at least conduct more than a dozen super-large-scale biological experiments at the same time. Although he has a master Although he has a professional title, he still has to compete with a group of colleagues for the opportunity to apply for the experiment.

But now, Ian is the only master bioalchemist under him, and the entire ecosystem of Sequoia Base is entrusted to him. Even if it is troublesome to maintain, it is also a trouble of happiness.

As for Crizen's soul split... he basically turned himself into the heart of Terra's database, a 'model' that can assist and teach the heart of Terra to learn more thinking patterns.

[The thinking mode of the Heart of Terra originated from you, right?Although it is very stable, and is locked by the soul seal to lock emotions and all selfishness, but an artificial intelligence has only one thinking mode, and it is destined to be stuck]

The divided soul said to Ian in this way: [Multiple perspectives and multiple ways of thinking can prevent your thoughts from being stuck--I have created many different 'selves' through the Gate of Silver Heaven, my thinking from the parallel world The method is very different from mine, but I have the same consensus with me. Compared with the main body, my soul is more friendly and kind, not so crazy (Ian showed a suspicious expression when he heard this), and in many things, he can Think of a more suitable method than the main body]

[Your guiding star can connect with you in different parallel time and space, and it is not difficult for you to break the barrier of knowledge and perception. My suggestion is to let Terra have more thinking models in his heart, so that he can deal with things faster And just, the speed of self-evolution can be faster]

Ian thinks that the split soul is right, but because of Ian's own reasons, he really doesn't dare to casually introduce his "thinking mode" of parallel time and space paths into Terra's heart.

Ian of the Swarm, Ian of the Calamity, Ian of the Extinct Star, and Ian of the Extinct World, Ian of the Conqueror, and Ian of the Broken Star in those phantoms...

Wow, isn't it really messing with yourself by introducing these lunatics?Ian, the arcane prophet Ian, who is cute and kind to others, is determined to draw a line with these freaks. Even if he wants to learn the mode of thinking, he must carefully select and transform it!
【You don’t think you’re not extreme, do you? 】

Regarding this, Fenhun sneered and said: [And, sometimes, you need extremes to broaden your thinking mode. Believe me, you are the master of extremes now, so you behave a bit normal instead]

Putting this aside, the development of the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea will soon yield results.

And the first thing to produce results was not other things, but the 'Frost Lure Moth'.

This kind of biological weapon developed by the civilization of the pre-epoch and belonging to the same era as the crystal dragon, although it did not appear as an atavistic mutant like the crystal dragon, but evolved into a group of monsters in accordance with nature, it is also a kind of benefit.

Among other things, the number of lure frost moths can produce corresponding potions and provide them to Yinfeng Ling in large quantities.

As a Frost Moth that can fly, masters frost and water, has a strong regeneration ability, and has certain mind control and parasitic abilities, it is actually a very high-quality soldier potion. Even if it is not a bloodline, the Frost Moth can also be used as a 'water system' Insects' true-shaped material.

More importantly, the ancestor Frost Moth and the Crystal Dragon became the prototypes of the Frost Fairy's lair. Over the years, they have been influencing each other subtly, and some of the materials of the Frost Moth can also be used as materials for the blood of the goblin!It is more in line with the stereotype of a goblin and a moth!
"This is a small Atlan giant."

Master Gravey said: "Give me ten years and I will be able to make this place into a perfect ecological garden that can continuously produce all kinds of magic beast materials-it takes a long time, but your arcane way is not good enough. How many potion materials are needed, even if they are needed, they are only auxiliary, I think you should be able to afford it."

"Moreover, there are a lot of frost moths. I estimate that within a year or two, I will be able to figure out the standard source quality model of frost moths."

The so-called standard source quality model ignores all biological mutations and individual elements, and can adapt to everyone's source quality map.To put it simply, it is the basic source quality model that shaves off all excess parts through Occam's razor law.

This model is the basis for the development of new potions. No matter how the new formula is formulated, it must conform to the basic model.

These are only a part of professional research for the previous way of sublimation, and few people know about them, but for the arcane way, if someone really wants to condense sublimation organs by themselves, they need a standard source quality model to correspond, Only in this way can it be guaranteed that everyone can cultivate, and the results of everyone's cultivation will be roughly the same.

"interesting."

In this regard, Ian's thinking made both Master Gravey and the split soul look sideways: "In this case, do humans have a basic model? What about the soul? Does the human soul also have a basic model?"

【of course】

To this, the split soul who is proficient in psychic energy replied cautiously: [The soul models of the same ethnic group do have something in common, and the dead king of that guy Sorin is currently taking advantage of this point]

[But that is only the most superficial use, there are many mysteries of the soul, before the artificial soul technology, the soul is too rare, and the research results are also the same]

"I see." Ian nodded slightly, and he said thoughtfully: "Dead Lord, Meditation, Soul Stamp, Artificial Intelligence...It seems that these are all technologies related to the 'soul basic model'."

"The soul is not a sacred thing. As long as you want to transform it, you can transform it in the same way that humans transform their bodies now..."

Under the vigilant gazes of Soul Separation and Master Gravey, Ian smiled. Instead of continuing the topic, he turned his head.

His soul crossed half a planet and came to the New World.

It was at this time that the expeditionary corps on Far Shore Island finally made a big move.

Including the elites of the major animal kingdoms, they began to march towards the "Crystal Holy Land" in the center of the New World.

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(End of this chapter)