High Above

“The reviews are quite high.”

Ian was a little surprised, and beside him, a series of electric currents condensed, finally converging into the image of a young man wearing glasses composed of a blue electric current shadow.

The Machine Soul Sacrifice Master Fannar looks very elegant. It can even be said that he has the appearance of a classic scholar. His expression even has the shyness of a young man - but if the record is true, Master Fannar has already been in his eighties. He published his first groundbreaking paper years ago and became a rising academic star in Jingjinghai.

He is an old man who is more than a hundred years old. He uses this image simply because he likes to act young.

[My evaluation has never been high or low, only whether it is practical or not]

Master Faner, who looked a little older than Ian, shook his head slightly. He smiled and said: [Grand Duke Silver Peak, since I have cooperated with you, I have been shocked by your knowledge and planning]

[You have pushed Dastil into a desperate situation step by step, so that he can only challenge you. In this way, even if he loses all the territories in the Lower Fire Land, the countries will not feel too vigilant about it. The most they can do is laugh at King Jhin’s rashness and aggressiveness - and I can also completely see that this series of public opinion wars are getting stronger as time goes by]

[It has only been a year and a half since the declaration of perpetual motion, and Feiyandi has already been flooded with an endless stream of doubters... I know that many of them are paid rebels, but after a few years, it won’t take much. money, you will have an almost free 'maritime army' fighting for you】

[And those overseas students have only studied abroad for a few months, and have only witnessed the prosperity of Silver Peak Territory for a while, and they are already shaken. But after all, they are all adults and have families in Feiyan Land, so they cannot really make up their minds to join them. you】

[But in a few years, a new generation of teenagers who have grown up under the education system will grow up, and the younger generation will come to Yinfeng to study abroad...]

Saying this, Master Faner shook his head slightly. There were many electric currents flickering in the blue shadow, which represented his inner unrest: [Can this generation, which has no restraints and is even encouraged by their parents, really escape your grasp? 】

"King Jhin is your ally."

Ian smiled slightly and reminded: "You don't help him deal with my strategy, but instead come here to have a casual chat with me as a 'partner'. It really makes me feel a little worried."

"Moreover, don't you think that King Jhin may not obey my wishes and fight me alone, but plans to start an all-out war with the Silver Peak Leader?"

[Dastil is not that stupid. After the declaration of perpetual motion, no one is willing to fight, and no strong person will sit back and watch ordinary people die]

Master Faner looked solemn: [If he is just dueling with you, no matter whether he wins or loses, he is at least a brave man who dares to punch for the future. No one will despise him - but if his actions endanger civilians... then we Will take action]

"Didn't you say not to interfere in human wars?" Ian pretended to be surprised.

[It seems that the current Terra seems to be the same as the original ‘human world’]

The master laughed and said: [In the original world, ordinary people would support and participate in wars for their own desires. They are part of human choice. How can we stop this torrent, just like who can stop the conflict between Feiyan Land and the Empire. Hatred? 】

[But now that the perpetual motion machine is present, everyone has put down their hatred and waited for the final result to arrive. People have chosen to wait, so is there any war in this world that can be called 'humanity's choice' rather than 'the rampage of a single man'? 】

[I know, you just want me to give you a concrete answer. Then I will tell you, Ian Silver Peak, Grand Duke of Nanling, in the name of my Machine Soul Sacrifice, Fannar Asboda, and the teachings of the Psychic Order, if there is an ascendant in this world who wants to use his own If someone uses his will to threaten the survival of people in a place, then I will definitely stop him, just as I will stop the blade of the perpetrator]

"Ha ha."

Ian stretched out his hand, used the source material to shape a blue chair, and invited Master Faner to sit down: "Please forgive me for being rude just now. In front of Master, an elder like you actually forgot to prepare a seat - please sit down." !”

[You kid, you don’t listen to the truth and you don’t even plan to give me a chair? 】

Master Faner scolded with a smile, he sat down comfortably, and then said: [Actually, even without me, you are not afraid of someone threatening your people at all]

[The virtual Hades you built in the virtual realm... I have already seen it. This is the reason why I am determined to help you]

"oh?"

Ian is actually not surprised by Master Fannar's words. The other party has been observing the details of Silver Peak since he cooperated with him. As the leader of the cult and a master of psychic energy, Fannar will definitely discover Silver Peak. The whereabouts of the mortal souls within the territory, and then discovered a side of the Heart of Terra, that is, the existence of the virtual Hades.

As for why the other party helped him, the answer is simple.

——Because this is also what the Psychic Order is doing.

[This is exactly what we are doing]

Master Fannar said that he knew very well that the reason why Ian allowed him to wander around in the Silver Peak Territory was because he hoped that he would discover this. In this way, he could take the initiative to propose an alliance instead of Ian asking him to. , and then lose the initiative.

However, having said that, he did not say much, but continued: [The four orthodox religions are not the enemy of anyone who wants to get a perpetual motion machine - but if they do not show the possibility that we can understand and admit ', we must be your competitors]

[King of the human world] He said with profound meaning: [Do you want to better rule an old world, or create a new world? The Silver Peak Leader can convince us of the Spiritual Mechanism Order, but what about the Netherworld Order? 】

"Isn't the Underworld the Study of the Underworld?" Ian was a little surprised. He really didn't talk to the Underworld. Master Faner shook his head: [Similar but different. Let alone the Underworld Cult, even our plan... is very different from your virtual Hades]

[You only accept the dead, but we intend to create a world that living people can enter. For the Underworld Cult, Grand Duke Thorin’s method may be too cruel, but if everyone unites as one, it may be the ending they want]

--The Matrix? Human fusion? That is indeed quite different from what I want.

However, the Suming Cult should not be a simple fusion of human beings. The other party's creed is quite crazy...

Although Master Faner was a little vague, Ian still relied on the very important artistic creations in his mind from his previous life to keenly capture the details. He could probably guess the real purpose behind the Spiritual Mechanism Order and the Underworld Order, so He sighed: "It seems that it is not easy to convince you."

[At least you have convinced Huaiguang, right? 】

Master Faner shrugged slightly: [Moreover, isn’t the King of the New World, the Hall of All Souls, also looking for you recently? Haha, before you know it, three of the four orthodox religions may be convinced by you, but the remaining one may not be able to persist.】

"All living things coexist as equals and cooperate forward. All intelligent creatures are 'human beings'."

Ian calmly stated the core idea proposed to him by the leader of the Hall of All Souls: "The current way of sublimation for human beings is wrong. To learn the strengths of other creatures, humans should not kill each other and seize the other's power and absorb it into themselves. In the body. This will only turn you into a 'hybrid', with incomplete strength, incomplete blood, and reduced life span. You can only rely on the wisdom of human civilization to defeat uncivilized monsters."

"If human beings want to learn, they should directly become a Warcraft to learn, become a Warcraft, and then use the power of Warcraft - this requirement cannot be achieved by today's sublimation path, but if it is an arcane path, it can Can."

"Simulating the road - imitating the road."

Saying this, Ian said the word that the leader of the All Souls Palace said to him: "This is the desire of the All Souls Palace."

"Humans can transform into monsters through practice, exerting the true power of many abilities of monsters, but they can also return to their original human bodies at critical moments."

"Similarly, Warcraft can exert its own abilities, and it can also cultivate a human body. It can not only master the innate instincts of its own body, but also become a part of human civilization and enjoy the benefits of civilization."

"Only when the wisdom of thousands of stars converge into one, can mankind move towards a more distant future."

Having said this, Ian sighed: "It's really a path with lofty intentions, which I admire. Moreover, my arcane path is indeed compatible."

"As long as enough materials and biomass are needed, practitioners of the arcane path can indeed derive an entire body of a monster for themselves bit by bit - anyway, it is all condensed with computing power. The structure of the source material and the structure of flesh and blood are actually That’s the level of one or two technical upgrades.”

"In turn, the wish of the Hall of All Souls does provide all the intelligent monsters in the world with a good way to integrate into human civilization without abandoning their past (inherent civilization). As time goes by, Qianxing's Civilization will be dominated by humans and become part of humanity. Although it may go against the original wishes of the cradle, I think it is at least better than racial civil war."

【Yes】

Master Fannar took out a bottle of virtual cyber wine from somewhere, poured himself a glass, and nodded while drinking: [The arcane path is indeed a true right path - its future can definitely be derived from More and more comprehensive paths]

[Simultaneous Tao is just one of them. Giving up the physical body and practicing with spiritual machines, there will definitely be many people with spiritual mechanical beings like me in the future. I rely on my natural talents, but children in the future will definitely have an easier time]

[Not to mention anything else, just the meditation method and the life energy refining method you developed can be turned into two paths... All practices have priorities and talents. Only those with true talents can do the same as you. The Tao runs parallel to achieve a perfect state, and more people in later generations will either focus on the soul or the body, which will differentiate them.]

"Yes. 'Magic' and 'fighting energy'..."

Ian poured himself a cup of real matter tea. He also took a sip and sighed slowly: "Although it's still early, if you want to differentiate, you have to wait at least a few decades... But that's the way it is, the original O The Dharma Assembly has gradually fragmented and turned into many tributaries, but this is also a way to grow stronger."

"It's just that I don't care about these things. Future generations will have to worry about future matters. I just need to grasp the main body and let the arcane magic spread."

【Yes】

Finally getting Ian's true attitude, Master Faner put down the cyber wine glass in his hand, frowned and said: [The arcane path is indeed not your real dream - Grand Duke Silver Peak, what is your real ideal? 】

This is the reason why Master Faner came here specifically to find Ian this time.

As the leader of the Psychic Order, Master Fannar has always been very optimistic about Ian. This time, as a former ally of Flying Flame Land and the Silver Peak Territory, he has already seen through Ian's methods. , but did not remind Lord Jhin Dastil. In a sense, this meant that he had already placed a bet on Ian, showing an obvious tendency.

However, the Psychic Order will not simply recognize a force. Only if the future that this force wants to move towards has roughly the same vision as theirs, so Master Faner has only been observing in the Silver Peak Territory recently.

As a result, he was very satisfied: although the virtual underworld was not the real purpose of the Psychic Order, at least Ian Silverfeng would not reject the possibility of a 'pure data world'. At least, he was willing to provide such services to the dead. This is enough for the Psychic Order to support.

However, with the wisdom of Master Fanner, he can certainly see that the virtual Hades is not the core plan directly hosted by Ian. Although the host, Albert, is also a world-class genius, and can even be said to be one of the nominal second-in-commands of the Silver Peak Territory, the real purpose of Grand Duke Silver Peak is not that.

Not only that - even the expansion of the arcane path is not the opponent's goal!

But, how is this possible?

The founder and disseminator of the arcane path, this title is equivalent to the ancestor of the line! Different from the obscure origin of the path of sublimation, as the founder of the arcane path, Ian Silver Peak will have his tradition spread in the future, whether it is hundreds or thousands of years, and his name will become The imprint of a civilization, the signature of a piece of history, and the deepest context of culture.

Whether it is the fifth energy level or a human being, such an achievement is the highest. Even becoming a god in the flesh is nothing more than equivalent to such an achievement.

But isn’t this Ian’s goal?

"I'm going to the cage—that is, beyond the cradle."

And Ian turned his head. He didn't hide anything. He even said this sentence calmly: "The Terra star field is too narrow. I want to go further."

"You can think that I want to find the footprints of the Star God - Heavenly Father and the Creators, or you can think that I am a madman, I don't care."

"I'm just telling you the truth, and I hope you will tell me the truth."

【In other words】

Taking a deep breath, Master Fanner said cautiously: [If you get a perpetual motion machine, will you use the power of the perpetual motion machine to go outside the cradle? 】

"Are you kidding me?"

Ian turned his head and looked at the other person with an idiot look: "Is it that simple to get out of the cradle? I will definitely build a new world, create a perfect society, gather the power of everyone, and the wisdom of all the geniuses of an era, Be prepared for any crisis before you go.”

"In the process, perpetual motion machines will definitely change the world, and if nothing else happens, I probably won't need a perpetual motion machine at that time."

[It means that if you need it, you will still take away the perpetual motion machine] Fanner sharply pointed out the possibility in Ian's words, but after finishing speaking, he smiled bitterly: [I am not surprised about this—— If humans choose you, it is indeed your freedom]

"So, are you still willing to support me?"

Ian was fearless. He sat on his central throne with a smile, crossed his legs and clasped his hands and said: "Master Fannar, I don't mind lying. Growing up, the lies and deceptions uttered in my mouth may be more than There’s more to the truth.”

"It's just that in this world today, there is no one worthy of lying to me, and you are no exception."

Master Faner took a deep look at the stunning young man in front of him, who could even be said to be the most outstanding young man since the fall of the sky.

Whether it is appearance or strength, personal charm or character, they are all top-notch, even flawless. From the time he became famous until now, Ian Yinfeng has never failed even once.

He is a prophet, a fifth-level person, the founder of the arcane path, and the ruler who pays most attention to the lives of ordinary people in this world. His Silver Peak Territory has even restored part of the living standards of the 'Pre-Era Civilization'. This is something that all the Mechanical Gods in the Void Realm can attest to, and the goblins are full of praise for it. The number of goblins willing to travel to Silver Peak has exceeded all other forces.

No matter how you look at it, Ian Silver Peak is the best person to unify the world.

He is the God-given king, the ‘Chosen One’ that this world needs most.

but……

This perfect king of the world is a pioneer who is dedicated to the outside world.

[Pioneers cannot be kings]

He said slowly: [The king needs to bear the darkness and pain of civilization, the king needs to bear the pain and despair behind the laughter. Before they succeed, pioneers are nothing more than egotists driven by selfishness]

Ian did not speak, but calmly stared at the young scholar in front of him, who was also the old leader.

He waited for the other party's final judgment.

Master Faner raised his head and looked at Ian Silverfeng: [You must leave an heir]

He said decisively: [Immediately, get married immediately - no, it doesn't matter whether you get married or not, leave your genetic genes, whether it is me, Long Island, whether it is the Temple of All Souls Suming Cult or Huaiguang, I am very happy to create an absolutely perfect heir for you to take your place and support him or her as the king]

[Or, who do you want to designate as your successor? Adlbert? Isengard? Or your brother Elan? Xio and Anfa are a little difficult, but they are both OK, make a decision quickly】

"ah?"

Ian's expression fell. He had countless strategies in his chest and belly waiting for Master Fanar to question his choice. Any one he chose could easily refute the opponent.

As a result...the leader of the Spiritual Mechanical Order, who has theoretically ascended mechanically and no longer has the emotions and desires of the human world, actually thought of asking him to leave an heir?

[Stop, ha, I know a selfish young man like you would never think of this]

Old Jiang Faner sneered and said: [The king can die early, but he cannot be without an heir. You kid, you want to control the world, but you have never thought of leaving a successor? As a king, if you don’t want to make your system last forever, then you are unqualified! 】

[A ruler who doesn’t even care about future generations is the most terrifying monoman in the world. Even if you are full of light and shine like the sun on the world, we will never allow a sun that will never rise again after it sets to appear]

[That’s it, Ian Yinfeng, Grand Duke of Nanling. As long as you determine your heir, I, Fanar, can swear an oath on behalf of the Order to support you as the King of Terra! 】