Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1906 Backward Production Relations

Xia Duo went through many past historical possibilities when he entered the projected plane, but he went to the earliest period of history, which was the early stage of the First Crown War, when Maierita and Arivanda had just had friction.

The first crown war ended with the destruction of Maierita.

Of course, these are just the summaries of ancient history by later historians. For real participants in history, there is no first or second war.

The early crown wars were essentially frictions, conflicts, and even wars with the surrounding neighbors after the rise of Arivandar. As a result, there is no doubt that Arivandar was the winner.

However, the Crown Wars in the middle and late stages brought the flames of war to the south, and the rise of Irisri was also accompanied by aggression and killing.

The climax of the crown war is the war between Arivanda and Ilysri, and whoever wins will be the boss of the elf world.

The result is obvious, Arivandar won, and the loser became the drow, but Arivandar after the victory inflated didn't end well.

The last Crown War was the end of Erivandar, less than 4000 years after Evereska's independence.

And from the beginning of the rise of Arivanda, it has been nearly ten thousand years since Evereska became independent.

1 years is an extremely long time for elves, but this is not the history of the existence of elves as a race!

Going back up, it can be traced back at least to the era when Dragon Madness was established. At that time, the rulers of the main plane were still giant dragons and giants, and the latter was said to be defeated by dwarves.

In fact, in Xia Duo's view, compared with the so-called crown wars of later generations, the change of ruling races in ancient times can be regarded as the real crown wars!

As for the decline of the elves, whether it started from the ancient times or from the crown period is a matter of opinion.

Xia Duo believes that the decline that began in ancient times is the general trend, while the decline that began during the Crown War can be called "the revival has not been completed, and the middle way has collapsed."

He had personally witnessed Maiyelita during the Crown War. Although it was only a small border town, it was far more prosperous than Evereska on the main plane, and its strength was far superior.

These are not the key points, the key lies in the continuous development and progress of Maierita at that time, and at that time, Maierita was already the art and magic center of the entire elf world.

If there is no war, whether it is Maierita, Arivanda, or Irisri, they can actually have better development.

But ambition and desire are not exclusive to human beings, but common to intelligent creatures, and elves are no exception. Perhaps because of their too long lifespan, they have greater ambitions and stronger desires.

Of course, from Xia Duo’s point of view, it can be summed up in one sentence—backward production relations are not worthy of such high-end productivity.

Whether it is the decline of magic or the out-of-control of war, it is the inevitable outcome of the mismatch between production relations and productivity in different fields.

It's like giving the ancients a set of modern technology. Even if all the technical materials are placed in front of them and taught to use and study them, there is a high probability that various accidents will still occur in the end.

As for out-of-control wars, even in modern times, there are still a large number of wars on the earth, but it is the nuclear weapons that make the ultimate war almost inevitably negative, which maintains a generally peaceful situation.

If a certain country suddenly develops countermeasures to nuclear weapons, it is conceivable that it will almost certainly trigger a new round of military competition, or even a full-scale war.

Of course, even without nuclear weapons, modern more mature social sciences and a more scientific outlook on development are far superior to the so-called ruling techniques of ancient times.

Whether it is technological decline or the risk of war getting out of control, it will be smaller than in ancient times.

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Although Xia Duo was not a professional social science researcher before crossing, but he grew up under the red flag, and he was more or less exposed to relevant theories.

Now that he has personally experienced all stages of elf history, how can he be ignorant of the various problems within the elf society?
As the saying goes, "reading history can be wise", and you can even "learn history as a mirror".

For the ideal magic civilization, what Xia Duo has done is actually far from enough, but fortunately there is a projection plane. After this busy period, he must make good use of this special acceleration effect to carry out various aspects of sociology experiment.

Although he is sure that the theory of his hometown is still valid in this world, after all, the essence of intelligent creatures is the same, but from the theory to the implementation, it is as far away as the whole universe.

If he can only apply it mechanically, then he may end up turning the good situation into the virtue of an elf.

Combining theory with practice is the kingly way of development, and the best place for practice is the projection plane.

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Going back to the topic of bloodline itself, Xia Duo is now inspired by the transformation ceremony of the demons, and has come up with a plan for arcaneization.

And the arcane power is the key to the Nether magic system.

Conversely, if his guess is correct, that is, the ancestors of the elves once used an unknown technology to give their race the natural ability to cast spells. (Not all elves can cast spells now, it may be that the racial talent has degraded)

So, is it possible to reverse the technology used by the ancestors of the elves by studying the elves themselves?

Perhaps it is a brand new magic system similar to the Nether magic system, and it may be better than the magic used by advanced elves.

The fitness of countless human beings with that kind of magic system can also be used for research to pursue the deeper essence of magic.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo felt that it was really necessary to carry out a bloodline sequencing project in the elf world, but this project could not be carried out on the main plane.

Otherwise, regardless of how the elves reacted, even if it did, it would still be a wedding dress for the elves.

The extremely large time flow ratio of the projection plane to the main plane has become the best research site, but it is not as easy as imagined to organize such a huge and complicated plan.

Speaking of the current projection plane, Xia Duo has a good relationship with the Elder Council of Evereska, but even so, when he mentioned that research on bloodlines may be possible, no matter it is Ogus, he still has the best relationship with him. Sergis, without hesitation, expressed his disapproval.

Perhaps it is only in ancient times that such a modern topic can be studied, and perhaps only ancient elves are as enlightened as Xia Duo imagined.

How ironic, but true.

It's a pity that even a lucky player like Xia Duo (who turns into an intelligent creature almost every time he enters the projection plane) cannot control the era he is in when he enters the projection plane.

According to his speculation, the time node of entering the projected plane will most likely be close to the present day of the main plane. It is almost impossible to be the future, but it can be the past, and the further forward, the lower the probability.

(End of this chapter)