Age of Heroes, ten consecutive guarantees

Chapter 639 Rome Five Hundred Years Later

Bai Yu has always ignored a problem.

Since the East and the West have been isolated from each other for so many years, the regionalization of economic activities will inevitably lead to the development of different types of civilizations.

Just like before the advent of the Age of Navigation, the development of civilization in various places was their own barbaric evolution.

Daxia has continuously completed the iteration of the industry through the modern scientific and technological knowledge brought by the blood of innate heroes, and it took hundreds of years to gradually develop into a modern society.

So Bai Yu subconsciously thinks that Rome should be like this.

But that's not actually the case.

Although there are certain exchanges between the East and the West, this exchange is not frequent, and even technical exchanges are not considered diligent.

Bai Yu was still wondering why before, but now he understands.

It turns out it’s because the technology tree moves differently!

In the west, the technology tree of the Roman Empire point is obviously developing in the direction of magic + technology.

The difference is huge.

For example, even if the East and the West start an arms race and both sides decide to research the direction of mechas, the result of Daxia's research may be 'I will attack in Gundam form' or 'Protocol Three, protect the Pilot'.

But the final result of Rome's research on mechas may be the 'Machine Soul Joy'.

This is no longer a fucking track!

This 'World Network' alone has already driven Baiyu's CPU to red temperature.

He put his hand on his forehead and said in his heart that the world was too chaotic.

If you drive a car and make phone calls in the East, how come the Magic Network is activated when you arrive in the West?

Cordelia took Bai Yu's hand and began to explain in detail the various functions of the 'World Network'.

Under her narration, Bai Yu began to understand what it was.

The essence is similar to the network here.

All have several basic but important functions.

The first is information storage; the second is rapid communication; and the third is information interaction.

The difference from Daxia is that the world network has existed for more than two hundred years, while the modern information network in Daxia has been around for less than a hundred years.

There are two reasons why the latter develops faster than the former.

One is because of their different forms of existence.

Ordinary people's mobile phones cannot be used just by having a mobile phone. It is a signal receiver that needs to be used with a network, and how to build a network is the key; in Daxia, these infrastructures are communication lines and communication base stations.

In Rome, these base stations are called ‘World Trees’.

The so-called world tree is not the one in Nordic mythology, but a product from the shadow world. Its origin is in the middle of winter and is cultivated by the goblins.

After many experiments, Augustus, the child of love, discovered that the ‘World Tree’ could be used as a communication base station and server, and the effect was excellent.

So the 'World Network' based on this infrastructure emerged, and the communication effect of a World Tree can only cover a certain range, so it took two hundred years for the World Network to cover the entire Rome. Plant trees.

It took two hundred years to plant trees before the Romans could have signals wherever they went.

The second reason is that the audiences from the global network are different.

The history of using smart phones in modern society is only about 20 years. Before that, all push-button dialing mobile phones were used. This is the evolution and change of information terminals, and the ultimate target group is ordinary people.

The audience of the World Network is mostly extraordinary people, especially the group of ‘mages’.

Just like a mobile phone consumes battery, logging into the world network also consumes magic power.

Ordinary people don't have this at all. Nobles can use minerals containing magic power to fill it, but the magic power inside the ore can only be consumed and cannot be recharged, just like a disposable natural battery. Mages who can absorb and release magic power by themselves do not have this problem.

Therefore, for a long time, the mage community has benefited the most from the world network.

Even in the early 100 years since its emergence, the World Network was updated around the group of mages and failed to immediately cover all classes in the country.

The staffs currently used by the mage group are no different from the mobile phones Bai Yu knows.

It is not only a communication prop, but also can be linked to the world network, and it is also a weapon that amplifies magic power and releases spells.

At the same time, the Roman Empire's armaments also ushered in a round of updates. The 'Magic Gun' was created. It was similar but different from modern firearms. Instead, it used magic as a bullet, and it was filled with solidified spells. It only needed to be filled. Magic power can continuously release some low-level spells.

This invention directly swept low-level magic scrolls into the trash heap of history, leaving only some high-level spell scrolls that were still useful.

The magical instruments of destruction are definitely firmly in the hands of the military, but some smart and flexible people have begun to consider how to apply them in the field of people's livelihood.

Then various magic props using magic as energy appeared.

Of course, even at this stage, it did not spread immediately.

"Is it because magic power is too expensive?" Bai Yu said, it's like oil before the discovery of electricity.

"Yes, at that time, except for mages, the only way to extract it was from natural magic ores." Cordelia shook her finger: "But this problem was finally solved under the emperor's leadership. The team successfully conquered a variety of technologies and created a device that can store magic power, and it only took ten years to make it ready for civilian use."

Well, at this point, it is an out-and-out energy revolution.

The energy revolution brings about changes in productivity, which in turn promotes changes in production methods and production relations, and ultimately brings about the overall development of society.

"I can understand why Rome has lived so comfortably in the past hundred years or so." Bai Yu nodded.

Rome had two huge advantages. First, the industrial revolution was carried out in a more moderate form, because there were no colonies to plunder, and there was no global sea power. In addition, the constitutional monarchy suppressed the disorderly expansion of capital in advance, and there were extraordinary people. The presence;

Second, magic power is too superior as an energy source. It floats in through the shadow world and the starry sky all the time. It is an almost inexhaustible resource in the Western Continent, and it is extremely clean.

The consumption of magic power is even beneficial to Rome and even the entire West, because too high a concentration of magic power will bring disasters and changes.

Thinking of this, Bai Yu felt sour.

Is it really God’s reward?

If Daxia also had inexhaustible spiritual energy from heaven and earth, maybe there would be no need to climb the technology tree. However, spiritual energy has never been much... and only fairyland like Penglai Island is truly full of spiritual energy.

At this time, Bai Yu's inner filter about Rome five hundred years ago has gradually been shattered.

Five hundred years have passed, and Rome has already developed into a modern society that uses magic as its energy source.

The difference is as big as the Ming Dynasty and Azhong... Anyway, it's five hundred years.

Bai Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly that it was outrageous that his mother would open the door for him.

After all, my imagination is still one step behind the times.

It's like Hogwarts opened magic to the whole society, and also set up a small crash course where "everyone can learn magic". Everyone can drive a flying car, surrender to me with pots and pans, and chase after me on a broomstick. Golden Snitch, such a society...

It's interesting to think about it.

I can't wait to do it.

Bai Yu's original best fantasy was probably the Moon World Clock Tower, but he didn't expect to switch to Granblue Fantasy... Hey, that's interesting.

It would be better if he met a few more orc girls, such as the one-meter-three-meter-tall horned girl.

Bai Yu thought to herself, why weren't there a few sub-races in the blind date photos that the old man brought?

Old man, you don’t understand people’s hearts. What if we are like Zhang Juzheng, so exotic?

My mind wandered for a few seconds.

Suddenly I felt a slight pain in my waist.

"Why are you pinching me?"

"Were you thinking about other women just now?" Cordelia's eyes were sharp.

Bai Yu was stunned, I just thought about the two-dimensional beautiful girl. Can you also notice this?

"Am I not enough?" The saint crossed her arms unhappily.

"I have a fiancée." Bai Yu reminded.

"I know." Cordelia raised her eyebrows and said proudly: "It was the fiancée who asked me to keep an eye on you and not to provoke other women in Rome."

...So it turned out that he and Mahiru had reached a secret agreement?

Bai Yu said casually: "Then, why don't you stay away from me?"

"I don't need to be counted." Cordelia even got closer: "When you get used to me, you will naturally look down on other vulgar fans."

...are you allergic to anything?

Bai Yu wanted to make a complaint.

But as she came closer, Bai Yu had to admit that what she said really made sense.

It is necessary to give yourself some anti-allergy training. If you are always blushing and being a gentleman like Liu Xiahui, you will definitely not be able to withstand the enthusiasm of the Romans.

He has not forgotten what he came to Rome for.

Studying abroad is only one of them, the more important thing is...

Going on a blind date.

Bai Yu suddenly glanced at Cordelia, and had a strange thought in his mind, 'If I take her back, can I deceive the old man?'

Although it was extinguished in an instant.

…

Break time.

Bai Yu was lying on the bed of the ghost ship.

At this time, a ghost on the roof got its head out through the floor and said "good night" sadly.

He's used to it.

This ghost is responsible for patrolling the room to avoid missing guests.

Apart from Bai Yu, there were several other people boarding the ship this time. They didn't know each other and didn't bother to say hello.