40,000 Years of Cultivation

Long Yangjun said: "When you entered the'spiritual world', I chatted with Wei Qingqing for a long time, and I also watched some papers and academic seminar videos by Professor Mo Xuan on the'spiritual race'. Your teacher did not lie. He did make his ideas public decades ago, at least in small-scale discussions in universities and research institutes.

"And I think, in terms of'theory' alone, his ideas are not too problematic-as the technology of crystal brain and ling net becomes more and more developed, the virtual world becomes more and more realistic, and there will definitely be more and more Ghost repairs and people who are too stressed in real life choose to live in the virtual world for a long time.

"Even now, there are still many people who choose to stay at home for a few months and stay at home with the crystal brain. Isn't that the prototype and reserve army of the'spirit race'?

"From a long-term perspective, this is a trend that cannot be contained no matter how you stop it. You can feel uncomfortable, but you can't stop it unless you force the Crystal Brain and Lingwang to stop upgrading, or issue harsh laws. It is stipulated how many hours a day all people in the Federation can only use the Internet, and beyond that time, they must receive treatment and even sentence-is it feasible?"

Li Yao pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"That's it, what Professor Mo Xuan said is correct. Whether it is the birth of a new virtual life or the virtualization of human beings, the future is unstoppable!

"Maybe not everyone is willing to make such a change, but if 1% of people do it voluntarily and are willing to live in a virtual world, or lack of resources and harsh environments, forcing people to hide in the virtual world, To build a small'Xanadu', then, what reason do others have to change or even destroy the way of life they choose?"

Long Yangjun said, "Professor Mo Xuan doesn't need to play any tricks at all. The'spirit clan' will eventually be born. It's nothing more than a matter of time and number of people.

"Since the'spirit race' is bound to be born, then, as the most important member of the federation's academic circles, the'human crystal brain' with the strongest computing power in the federation, Professor Mo Xuan has an attitude of being responsible to everyone and responsible for the future. , Has launched the exploration and research of the'spirit race', what's the problem?

"Even if you really regard the'spiritual race' as a certain kind of'disease' of human civilization, you shouldn't avoid it, but you should study it carefully, analyze it, and find a way to'cure the disease' - and Isn't this what Professor Mo Xuan is doing?"

Li Yao couldn't help but nodded: "I understand the truth, but I just feel like my heart is getting fuzzy."

Long Yangjun smiled and said: "Are you worried? Professor Mo Xuan is actually a loyal treacherous person. Under the'Fire Seed Project', there are hidden conspiracies, such as letting the spirit race rule the world and conquer all mankind. of?

"But I think it's unlikely.

"I haven't been in contact with Professor Mo Xuan much. Naturally, I don't know whether he is good or bad, but what he says is the man with the strongest computing power in the entire Federation. He is several times stronger than the ordinary God of Transformation. He has a'super humanoid crystal brain. 'The title!

"Things like crystal brains do not matter whether they are good or bad, but they are definitely sensible and calm enough. They will carefully analyze everything they encounter. They will not care about the success or failure and gains and losses of the moment, and they will not be as emotional as ordinary people!

"First of all, virtual life does not need the resources that ordinary people need. Professor Mo Xuan is right. They only need some of the super crystal brain centers that are buried deep underground, and they have the psychic energy to maintain the operation of the super crystal brain. Enough, there is no reason to go to war with the human race and the monster race.

"Secondly, even if Professor Mo Xuan is a treacherous and evil person, he really has the huge ambition of letting the'spirit race rule the world and conquer all mankind'. With his computing power above the **** of transformation, he should be able to figure it out easily. ——The current level of the Federation's crystal brain and spirit net is still too backward. The so-called "spirit race" has not even solved the problem of reproduction. It is still a baby in the infant. Now is by no means a good time to break with the "old man".

"Even if there is a conspiracy, it should be developed step by step for hundreds or thousands of years. When the technology of the crystal brain and the spirit net is highly developed, the number of spirit races will be increased by dozens of times, reaching more than 10% of the total population, and the problem of reproduction will be solved. After that, if you start it again at that time, the success rate will be higher, right?

"Ordinary conspirators and careerists may not be able to wait that long, but your teacher's computing power is so high, even the bad guys should be at the level of'Golden Tuyi', and they will be better than the heroes of thousands of years. It's impossible for the structure to be so small, so you have to rush to complete everything in your life, right?

"He really has to do everything himself. He can think of a way to hibernate himself, wake up every few decades, revise his plan, and hibernate like this for hundreds of years, thousands of years, and when the time is right, he will suddenly have trouble. , How good is that?

"To sum up, even if he is really a conspirator, trying to be a'spirit god' or something messy, as long as he considers the fundamental interests of the'spirit race', he will never choose to launch it now. It is too hasty, too Rush, too impatient-is this Professor Mo Xuan's style of behavior?"

"No, I also find it strange that the teacher is not such a rash and unwise person. Even if he has any expectations for the future of the Spirit Race, after careful analysis of the current situation, it should be clear that the conditions are still immature, at least a few hundred Within a year, the chance of the rise of the spirit race is extremely small!"

Li Yao frowned, "He has said these things himself. I don't think he is lying. What's more, I don't think the teacher will be a big evil person. Even just now, he was the most sharp and aggressive. At that moment, I just thought he was a little crazy, but I didn't feel the slightest bit of selfishness and evil from him.

"How should I put it, I have also seen some big traitors who seem to be loyal, such as Yan Beibei, Xiao Xuance, Lu Zuizhi and others, but they are not the same, the teacher is different from them, the teacher is a good person, even now, I firmly believe this!"

Long Yangjun turned around and suddenly said, "If I have to say something about the whole thing, what I am more strange is-why does Professor Mo Xuan have to talk so much to'Red Lotus Captain Lin Jiu'?

"At the moment when the Federation and the Black Wind Fleet are about to fight, Lin Jiu is not such an important person. You are just here to visit. It is enough for him to say a few words to you. It is necessary to put down the Federation Army and the Secret Sword Bureau. How big a person does not go to the reception, but talks with you for so long?

"I'll do the math, you have been in the virtual cabin for two full hours, and his desire for expression is really strong!"

Li Yao was startled slightly: "I have also met some conspirators before. When they talked about their crazy plans, they were procrastinating. It was during the fierce battle, and now the wind is calm, the teacher does not need to delay time!"

"Perhaps not to delay time, but to buy time."

Long Yangjun fell into deep thought. After a while, he still shook his head and said, "I can't figure it out. It's no reason to waste so much time on a second-rate character like Captain Red Lotus! No matter what! Your superficial strength is no more than Elementary Yuan Ying. , There are more than 1,000 Yuan Ying in the Federation. There is a conspiracy, and it is not your turn!

"Yes, there is neither the motivation for the conspiracy nor the conditions for the conspiracy, and it should be calculated with the teacher's computing power. The success rate of this conspiracy is extremely low. The future is long, and the spirit race has potential. "Ah...Is it really that I am too sensitive?"

Li Yao took a deep breath, "In any case, I decided to leave the Hundred Blossom Star Territory ahead of time and jump to the Tianyuan realm to find Ding Lingdang and Jin Xinyue. After finding them, I am not afraid of any conspiracy or not!"

The speed of the shuttle suddenly increased, and it returned to Baihuaxing Port where the transport ship was parked.

They are a special delegation. Starships naturally enjoy priority overhaul and refueling treatment, and they will soon complete their preparations for the jump.

When Li Yao and Long Yangjun returned to the starship, the twelve ancient sages gathered together and listened to Li Yao's description of the "spiritual world".

However, no matter how high the cultivation base and the wisdom of the remaining ten powerhouses are, they have "traversed" from the ancient repair era. It hasn't been long since they have been in contact with crystal brains and spirit nets.

Even Long Yangjun couldn't analyze the reason, and they were even more confused.

Li Yao originally planned to disclose his identity in the Hundred Flowers Star Territory, but now he is anxious to start a four-dimensional leap. If Yan Liren heard that he is "Old Demon Li", it would be unbeautiful if Yan Liren heard that he was "Old Demon Li".

Let's wait for the jump to the Heavenly Origin Realm. Li Yao just wanted to leave the Hundred Blossom Star Region as soon as possible.

"All passengers, please prepare, the countdown to Xinghai Jump, starting at the last minute."

In the jumping catapult area of ​​Baihua Xinggang, the starship carrying the delegation of the Xinghai Republic was gradually wrapped in a soft mysterious light, trembling slightly, and was about to head to the Tianyuan realm.

At this moment, there are still thirteen hours, twenty-two minutes, and thirty-five seconds before the Black Wind Fleet descends into the core star field of the Tianyuan Realm.

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

In the passenger compartment, the twelve members of the Red Lotus squad lie halfway in a special pupa-like protective cabin. A large amount of cushioning gel is secreted from the protective cabin, which protects them like a slimy jelly to avoid being jumped by the stars. The four-dimensional storm at the time.

"Xinghai jump countdown, there are forty-five seconds."

Everyone has completed the injection of the cushioning gel, and the hatches of the twelve pupa-like protective cabins are slowly lowering.

I don’t know why, after half a minute, I’m leaving the Hundred Blossom Starfield and heading to the Tianyuan Realm to find Ding Lingdang and Jin Xinyue, but Li Yao’s frightening feeling is getting stronger and stronger, like countless invisible needles, no Stop piercing his eyeballs, the pain almost shed tears.

No, I always feel that something is wrong...

Just as the hatch was about to close, Long Yangjun, who was lying in the pupa-like protective cabin next to him, suddenly struggled out of the gel, grabbed his hatch, and motioned for him to pop his head out.

"I suddenly thought of a conspiracy motive."

Long Yangjun frowned and said, "If it can be regarded as a'motive' by force."

"Oh?"

Li Yao lifted up his spirits, regardless of the four-dimensional jump that was about to start, "Let's just listen."

"I just thought about it for a long time, thinking all the way to the path of the'great conspirator'. The more I think about it, the more I feel it's okay."

Long Yangjun said, "If your teacher is really a villainous conspirator who wants to let the'spiritual race dominate the universe and rule the entire human civilization' or something, there is absolutely no reason for him to start so hastily and dormant for hundreds of years. A thousand years is the best opportunity.

"But, what if you are not wrong? Your teacher is not a conspirator who commits great evil, but a good man, a noble man, a pure man, a bright man, who is free from his own selfishness, and is dedicated to human civilization. And those who struggle!"

Li Yao became more confused as he listened: "So what?"

Long Yangjun said: "In that case, even if he considers himself a'spirit race', he will not put the interests of himself and the spirit race first, but put the overall interests of human civilization first. Far above the'spirit race'!

"In other words, if something is of great benefit to human civilization, even if it is detrimental to the interests of the Spirit Race, it will even lead to the death of the Spirit Race - your teacher, the ‘good guy’, will do it, right?”

Li Yao blinked his eyes: "Perhaps, but I still didn't understand. What does the so-called "great benefit to human civilization" mean?"

"Absolutely peaceful."

Long Yangjun said coldly, "I thought over and over again the words of Professor Mo Xuan you repeated, and found a very harsh word,'absolute peace'! He wants to make the various races of human civilization be in'absolutely Support each other, help each other in peace, grow, bloom, and prosper together."

Li Yao yanked his teeth: "Is there a problem? I want to too!"

"Peace is okay, and'absolute peace' is somewhat intriguing."

Long Yangjun said, "Just ask, what kind of country or social form can achieve'absolute peace'?

"Even if the Federation defeats the Black Wind Fleet this time, will it be able to obtain'absolute peace'? Will there be no need to fight the Empire and the Holy League?

"Even if one day, your old Demon Li will show great power and lead the Federation to completely tie the empire and the Holy League. Then, the Federation will be forever, and the stars will be in absolute peace, and there will never be war?"

Li Yao murmured: "Of course not. The world is in general. If we divide for a long time, we must unite. If we are together for a long time, we must divide. Peace cannot be eternal. Wars of all sizes will always break out."

"Yes, as long as mankind continues to exist in its current form for one day, infinite desire and limited resources will be a contradiction after all, a contradiction that can never be reconciled, resources are limited, war is eternal, and'absolute peace' is absolute. impossible!"

Long Yangjun said quickly, "However, if most people are'virtualized', will it greatly reduce the consumption of external resources? Even if the war cannot be completely ended, will the frequency and intensity of the war be more Now it is greatly reduced, and even war will become a game, a virtual game that can be resurrected at any time when it is dead?

"Is this some form of ‘absolute peace’?"