High Above

Chapter 990 The window period to unify Terra (7000, please vote for me~)

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

Because one cannot give birth to offspring alone, because one cannot survive in the wilderness alone, because one cannot fight against nature alone, and because one cannot survive in this troubled world alone.

Because one person cannot accomplish many things, people unite to create a larger, more complete, and more powerful group.

Just like hundreds of millions of years ago, single-celled life gradually evolved towards multi-celled organisms. Because the collective is more adaptable to this increasingly complex new era than the individual, joint action is recommended instead of fighting alone.

However, things must be reversed.

Because of the division of labor and union of human beings, the collective has created more and more sophisticated technologies. Each of these technologies cannot be learned by an individual in a lifetime, let alone creation and innovation. These are the results that can only be created by collective union. .

But these technologies make it easier for individuals to survive alone without the need for a collective.

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

At this time, although technology has brought convenience to people, it has also tied people firmly to civilization and society. Even if they are wearing invincible super armor and living in high-end housing with fully automated services, they still need a A professional team performs maintenance, and several engineers come from time to time for maintenance.

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

but……

In the past, people needed clan forces to help each other to survive in the feudal era. In ancient times, fellow villagers could trust each other and help each other as long as they were born in the same place. However, this was also because the environment at that time was difficult and dangerous, and it was difficult for one person to move forward alone.

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 and other people.

Although it is still helpful, even a lot of help, it would not be difficult to move forward without it.

The most important thing is that a person can live freely and comfortably.

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

Therefore, if things like clans and fellow villagers reappear one day, it will most likely be an era that is difficult for one person to survive, rather than an era that can be lived well together.

So, on this 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 repair and iterate themselves, no need for professional maintenance; if all creations are simple Easy to understand, comes with various operation manuals to teach and learn...

By then, the ‘individual’ may not need the ‘collective’.

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

The powerful collective swallowed up the dreams and time of countless individuals, merged and burned the ingenuity of countless individuals, and finally created the ultimate technology.

And this creation, in turn, can make weak individuals strong and free again.

Get the dream.

Gain independence.

Get your own unique ‘possibility’ of self-realization.

As for this ultimate technology, its name has different names among countless civilizations in the universe and galaxies. Some of them are not collective civilizations, but unified will civilizations, including insect swarms, omnics and independent super individuals... But In essence, those 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 reincarnations. It is the great crystallization of all freedom, dreams and independence that transcends collective and individual.

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

The original way of sublimation, in the etheric universe, was pioneered by the Star God.

As 'light beings', the Star Gods were born collective and super individuals. They were almost perfect creatures and were 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 flies to them in eternity, they still love these insignificant existences and work for them with hope. Guiding a path.

That path is the predecessor of the path of sublimation, and its meaning is to allow other beings to become Star Gods. The ‘Gift of the Star Gods’ in Ian’s body is the core crystallization of that path. The ubiquitous large ether circulation, psychic energy and other things are its supplements.

However, different lives and civilizations have different values, ideologies and life forms. The same way of sublimation cannot perfectly suit all civilizations, so the Star God chooses to select 'pioneers' from different civilizations and give them In the Gift of the Star Gods, these recognized 'future star gods' will open up the road ahead with their compatriots and create their own path to ascension.

What this path to sublimation requires is a great civilization, with tens or even hundreds of millions of highly educated people who have no worries about food and clothing; it requires a comprehensive development of physics, biochemistry, mathematics, philosophy and other disciplines, without any partial subjects. Technology tree; it requires a social environment in which all people have high morals and will not think that they can be superior to others just because of individual strength; it also requires technology to go to the stars, resources of the boundless galaxy, and curiosity to explore the future , and many harsh conditions that humans can imagine and cannot imagine.

Its final result is a perfect world, a future where everyone can gain freedom and independence, respect each other, and realize their dreams and desires.

A world where pioneers wait for latecomers, a universe where there are always pioneers and distant places, a world of infinite ‘possibilities’.

If everything really goes as Star God wants, this is an extremely happy ending.

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

But everything is unexpected.

If we say that there is a civilization that does not yet have a perfect technology tree, a society that does not yet have lofty morals, a group of people who are still full of selfishness in their hearts, but do not have boundless distances to explore, and unlimited resources to consume...getting this can make people What about the ultimate technology that transcends the collective?

Thus hell was born.

Just like Tyra is now.

The collapsed post-apocalyptic civilization, the ultimate technology derived from the Star God, and the technology of many interstellar civilizations...the fusion of these elements creates a strange world.

In fact, Ian knows very well that Tyra is already doing very well now.

The current Terra cannot be called hell. At most, it is a feudal industrialized civilization with powerful power.

Even the 'Last Echo' and the 'Huaiguang Horde' have lamented the end of the civilization of the previous era, and the morality and technology of the current Terrans are far inferior to those of the Terrans of the previous era, but at least, because The legacy of the civilization of the previous era, as well as the vague yearning for the sublime in people's hearts, the fifth-level people did not turn the entire world into a hunting ground for the jungle and a 'paradise' for wanton play, but instead established one country after another, one after another. Another 'collective' to maintain the order of this world.

Even different fifth energy levels are united. They work together, divide labor with each other, and once again unite into a "collective" as individuals that transcend the collective, just to move towards a farther future.

They are trying to join forces to create a better world.

However, just as the noble morality of civilizations in previous eras gradually declined due to material conditions.

As time goes by, the paths of the top leaders are also getting further and further apart.

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

"Every fifth-level person has his own goals, the world in his heart, and his thoughts and requirements for the future."

Muttering to himself, Ian somewhat understood why the Great Schism Era has arrived: "Because from the beginning, the plural fifth-level people can be in the same force because of the 'legacy' left by the civilization of the previous era. The original The fifth energy level are all friends and companions who can trust each other at the cost of their lives, and fight together against the endless natural disasters of the lost era."

"However, one thousand six hundred years have passed, and the blood of the top of the fifth level has been handed over to future generations from generation to generation. The bloodline has been changed, the owner has been changed, dreams and beliefs have been forgotten, and the desire catalyzed by power has begun. Swell.”

"It's true. There is no room for criticism. In this increasingly comfortable world, there are extremely powerful forces. 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 great power has long since collapsed."

Just like the Flying Flame Land and the Seven Cities Alliance.

If it weren't for the three fifth-level empires nearby, it would have been impossible for the two major bloodlines of Nirmathas and Absalom to join forces, and the Seven Cities Alliance would have been split into seven cities, each with their own lives. Everyone went.

It was also because of the empire that no matter how much internal fighting and factions there were in the Cangtian Royal Court, the wolfbloods still gathered together, and both warcraft and humans worked together.

The reason why the empire can be so huge is not because it is advanced, but because it is primitive and just right - it is an absolute monarchy, a fifth-level power model that controls everything, and the royal family has the inheritance of the commander of the First Army. Lifeline also has the allegiance of the fifth-level monster, so it can't be divided.

As long as the Empire is a target here, the other major forces in Terra must unite to resist the pressure of the Empire.

"The fragmentation of the empire..."

At this moment, Isengard also wanted to understand this. He raised his hand and touched the location of the God City on the map. He said thoughtfully: "The empire with the strongest cohesion cannot maintain a plurality of fifth-level powerhouses." After the alliance split into two factions fighting among themselves, what reason do other forces have to unite together?"

"Joining 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 and can suppress them with force based on their numbers."

"And the conflicts among the major forces outside the empire are extremely deep. The equality of their fifth-level status is a source of disputes that is not suitable for the times. It is not as good as the imperial family here to control all the rights and the lifeline of inheritance. Compared with other The fifth level is higher and accepts their allegiance to the primitive ways."

"It turns out that the Great Schism Era may indeed be a precursor to some kind of major event, but more often than not, it is the result of the 'collapse of the empire'."

And the result of this... is likely to create hell.

Both Ian and Isengard were silent for a while.

Even if the combination of the fifth energy level seems to be in harmony with each other, in the final analysis, they still need to compromise with each other to maintain a superficial respectability. But for the fifth energy level alone, there is no foreign enemy powerful enough to threaten their existence, so how far will civilization decline? , it’s really a bit unimaginable.

The situation of unity on the Far Coast Island is the result of being blocked overseas by the mainland's fifth-level powerhouses, and the living environment is extremely harsh. It is an exception among exceptions.

The best example of a fifth level that really has no need is actually Archduke Thorin.

The dead king who killed everyone in his kingdom and turned them into soul materials.

"Everyone is Duke Thorin, so Terra should be destroyed as soon as possible."

Even though Ian knew that Archduke Thorin wanted to protect his people from the war between the empire and the Flying Fire Land in a sense, he still complained: "There are powerful lone beasts on this land. They are wreaking havoc without a galactic cantilever. Having said that, Terra has too many fifth energy levels, and the place is too small, so the ring-world plan is imperative."

"If nothing else, the fifth energy level really needs to be kept far away. Otherwise, the Great Schism Era is still good. I'm afraid that there will be a great doomsday era, and the fifth energy level will fight, and some super strong man will yell. One roar can kill more than a billion people, and even the materials used to kill the king cannot be made."

"But that's the way it is."

Isengard frowned. He followed Ian's train of thought for a long time, but the final result was unpleasant: "The era we live in is at a critical juncture in history - the impact of the civilization of the previous era and the lost era. It has gradually faded, and cracks have appeared within the major superpowers that have lasted for thousands of years, but people's lives... are actually getting better and better."

"As major forces continue to pick up the technologies of previous era civilizations, they have independently developed many new technologies. People's pressure to survive has decreased, so their desire for independence has begun to increase."

"At this time, either a peerless strong man will appear and unify Terra into a unified federation similar to the civilization of the previous era, granting 'freedom to all', or else each fifth-level strong man will lead his own One side, realizing the 'freedom of the strong'."

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

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

Not wrong.

But if you think of it as some kind of truth and think that it is the case no matter what happens, then this kind of understanding is stupid and one-sided.

This world may not have destined heroes, but it does have heroes created by the times.

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

Time and 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 take advantage of the window period is not as large as imagined.

Those who think that ‘there is B without A’ always ignore this point. Under certain conditions, some people are unique in their era and that critical time period.

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

Even, before civilization dies, there will be no more.

The same goes for Terra.

"Fortunately, I was prepared."

Ian nodded slightly and agreed with Isengard'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."

"Of course this will cause great turmoil, and many people will die in the war...but if we don't do this, Terra will not be able to unify."

As he said this, there was no hesitation in Ian's eyes. This time, he was not the one who started the war, but he was the one who was going to end it.

And he has never been afraid of sacrifice, whether it is sacrificing himself or others. He also firmly believes that the path he takes is the one that can lead to the farthest. Not to mention, if the Heart of Terra continues to grow, death in many cases will not be The final outcome.

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

"Yes." Isengard sighed. His heart was softer than Ian's. 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 wars, all sufferings and disasters. He can clearly see the future direction and knows the fate of many people, but it is difficult to change 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 gently pointed in the direction of the imperial capital, and then rowed through Canaan Moore, the Land of Flying Flames, the Capital of Knowledge and the Far Coast Island, until he reached the outside of this map, which had not been drawn. Enter the 'New World'.

The prophet's eyes were bright and clear: "I want to change the general trend and make it work for me. Even if the waves are surging and I cannot reverse the long river of destiny, I will make it turn towards the fulcrum I want and achieve my goal. "

"This is the master of fate."

"The way I want to go."

Time passes.

As the situation on Terra becomes increasingly bizarre and tense, the confrontation in the New Continent gradually enters its final stage.

Ian's Glazed Dragon is still sleeping in the Iron Cloud Mountains, undergoing self-transformation on the arcane path and the true dragon line.

Today's Tieyun Mountains are wrapped in a strange strong wind. This wind is not an ordinary wind and thunder, but an extremely weird 'flow direction', as if time and space are bent, gravity is easier, and the water does not flow downwards but downwards. Upward, the wind does not flow but falls.

As for Nanling, Ian and Corizon's split souls, as well as Master Glave (the master of elven bio-alchemy in charge of the elves of the Familia), came to the Great Maze of the South China Sea and presided over the maintenance and reconstruction of the ecosystem deep in the Sequoia Base. Work.

Master Gravey, who was still hesitant at first, saw the deep-sea underground ecosystem deep in the Sequoia Base that was very different from Terra, but extremely complete. Without saying a word, he moved his luggage and studio deep into the maze. at.

He promised that he would not leave even if Ian drove him away. This perfect ecological garden, whether it was the Empire or Canaan Moore, could at least conduct a dozen ultra-large-scale biological experiments at the same time. Although he had a master Although I have a professional title, I still have to compete with a group of colleagues for the opportunity to apply for experiments.

But now, Ian is the only master of biological alchemy, and the entire ecological circle of the Sequoia Base is entrusted to him. Even if it is troublesome to maintain, it is also a trouble for happiness.

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

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

The divided soul said to Ian: [Multiple perspectives and multiple ways of thinking can prevent your ideas from being stuck - I have created many different 'selves' through the Silver Sky Gate, my thoughts from parallel worlds The method is completely different from mine, but they have the same consensus as me. Compared with the main body, my split soul is kinder and kinder, less crazy (Ian showed a suspicious expression when hearing this), and in many things, I can Thinking of a more suitable method than the main body]

[Your guiding star can contact yourself in different parallel time and space. It is not difficult for you to break the barriers of knowledge and vision. My suggestion is to add several thinking models to the heart of Terra, so that it can handle things faster. And it is fair, and the speed of self-evolution can also be faster]

Ian thinks that the idea of ​​splitting souls is right, but because of Ian's own reasons, he really doesn't dare to casually introduce his 'thinking model' of parallel time and space paths into the heart of Terra.

Ian of the Insect Swarm, Ian of the Calamity, Ian of the Extinguishing Star, and those phantom Ians of Destruction, Ian the Conqueror, Ian the Shattered Star...

Wow, are you really not doing yourself a favor by introducing these lunatics? Ian, the arcane prophet who is loved by others and is kind to others, is determined to draw a clear line with these freaks. Even if he wants to learn from the thinking patterns, he must carefully select and transform them!

【You don’t think you are not extreme, do you? 】

In response to this, the split soul sneered and said: [Moreover, sometimes, extremes are needed to expand the thinking mode. Believe me, you are the master of extremes now, so you act a bit normal instead]

Putting this aside, the development of the South China Sea Labyrinth soon yielded results.

And the first one to produce results was not something else, but the 'Frost Lure Moth'.

This kind of biological weapon developed by pre-era civilization and a product of the same era as the crystal dragon, although it does not appear as an atavistic mutant like the crystal dragon, but follows nature and evolves into a swarm of monsters, it is also a kind of swarm of monsters. benefit.

Among other things, the number of frost-luring moths can produce corresponding magic potions and provide them to Silver Peak Leaders in large quantities.

As a frost-baiting moth that can fly, master ice and water, has a strong regeneration ability, and has certain mental control and parasitism capabilities, it is actually a very high-quality soldier potion. Even if it is not a bloodline, the frost-baiting moth can also be used as a "water system" Insect type' true form material.

More importantly, the ancestor Frost Lure Moth and the Crystal Dragon became the prototype of the Frost Fairy Lair. They have influenced each other subtly over the years. Some of the materials of the Frost Lure Moth can also be used as materials for the Fairy Bloodline! It is more in line with the stereotype of a goblin and a big fluttering moth!

"This is a small Atlantean city."

Master Grave said: "Give me ten years and I will be able to turn this place into a perfect ecological garden that can continuously produce various Warcraft materials - it will take a long time, but your arcane path is not inherently good. How many potion materials are needed? Even if they are needed, they are just for support. I think you should be able to wait."

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

The so-called standard Sephiroth model is a Sephiroth map that ignores the mutations and individual factors of all living things and can adapt to everyone's Sephiroth map. To put it simply, it is a basic Sefirah model that shaves off all excess parts through Occam's razor.

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.

For the previous sublimation path, these were only part of the professional research, and few people knew about it. However, for the arcane path, if someone really wants to condense the sublimation organs by himself, he needs the standard sefirah model to correspond. Only in this way can we ensure that everyone can practice it and that everyone will achieve roughly the same results.

"interesting."

In this regard, Ian's thinking made Master Glavey and the split soul look at him with suspicion: "In that case, do humans have a basic model? What about souls? Do human souls also have a basic model?"

【Of course there is】

In this regard, the split soul who is proficient in psychic energy cautiously replied: [Soul models of the same ethnic group do have something in common. So far, Thorin's dead king has taken advantage of this.]

[But that is only the most superficial use. There are many mysteries of the soul. Before artificial soul technology, souls were too rare, and so were the research results]

"That's it." Ian nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "The Dead King, meditation method, soul seal, 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 just like how humans transform their bodies now..."

Under the vigilant gazes of the split soul and Master Gravey, Ian smiled. He did not continue the topic, but turned his head.

His soul traveled halfway across the planet to the New World.

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

Including the elites of the major beast nations, they began to march towards the 'Crystal Holy Land' in the center of the New Continent.

Asking for a monthly ticket~