High Above

【Wandering Terra...】

The Extreme Wind Dragon King was attracted by the future described by Ian and was immersed in it.

He couldn't help but imagine that scene: a dark, huge cradle planet, with its moons moving towards the sun of Terra.

It didn't move very fast, and it followed gravity. After taking a while, it submerged into the sun and began to absorb endless light and heat.

After another period of time, this planet-level cradle flew out from the other side of the sun. It penetrated the sun and passed through the sun's fusion core, absorbing enough light and heat to supply millions of internal planetary ecosystems. Even hundreds of millions of years of energy.

Then, the cradle began to accelerate. It continued to accelerate and accelerate until it reached the edge on the other side of the cradle, another complete 'Cradle Wall' ten light years away from the gap.

At that time, Ian, who had already become a Star God, could control the cradle to fuse and then separate, successfully penetrating the impenetrable wall of the cradle and entering the outside 'big universe'.

That might be one of the 'keys' left by the Star God.

Either you can't create a 'magnetic monopole', or you can't create a 'cradle'... If you can't even create these two, don't go to the outside world and just admit that you are a child.

【very impressive! 】Ji Feng Dragon King came out of his imagination. He looked at Ian and couldn't help but admire: "Indeed, we don't need to fix whatever is broken. Sometimes we do need to do the opposite and reverse our own thinking. 】

[Since Terra is now the gathering place of almost all life, then just take Terra with you! 】

——Even with the most exaggerated and wildest imagination of the Extreme Wind Dragon King, he would not blow up the sun. On the other hand, there is such a big difference between humans and dragons who planned to blow up the sun directly from the beginning.

Ian didn't know that the Extreme Wind Dragon King didn't blow up the sun in his imagination. If he knew, he would definitely shake his head, because blowing up the sun is not his hobby, but leaving a complex enough environment for him. Let this wisdomless 'Tree of the Abyss' slowly gather the mass of the sun to create a black hole, leaving them plenty of time to leave.

Not to mention, the supernova explosion itself can bring enough 'heavy matter'.

[However] The Extreme Wind Dragon King is the Dragon King after all, the most powerful and wisest being in the world of Terra. He quickly noticed several loopholes and unclear aspects of Ian’s plan: [Civilization will always With the development, the number of humans and other fire life forms will expand in the future]

[Terra and Shuangyue can probably carry one to two hundred billion intelligent life. If the crust and mantle are developed, the mass of the planet is fully utilized, and the characteristics of the cradle are used to completely turn the material into layer upon layer of residential urban areas, they can probably Settle more than a trillion intelligent life forms]

An illusion emerged, that is, except for the gradually cooling star core, all the matter in Terra was stripped away, turning into a structure of layer upon layer of ring-shaped continents.

Each layer of the continent is a living place similar to the flat earth world. The material of a spherical planet is peeled off layer by layer like an onion. Each layer is a continent, and hundreds of billions of people can settle there. s life.

The very first thing he said was to dismantle the planet and make full use of all material resources. Ji Feng Dragon King seemed a little unsatisfied: [But this is too little, and there are some problems with material circulation]

"We already have a perpetual motion machine, why are we thinking about this?"

Ian shook his head and said directly: "When the time comes, we will directly use the Thousand Planet Beast to multiply matter and create more planets and continents."

"If that doesn't work, we can make the entire inside of the cradle into a structure similar to a honeycomb. In this way, the number of intelligent life forms that can settle there will be too great to count."

【indeed】

The Extreme Wind Dragon King nodded slightly, recognizing the future potential of Wandering Terra's path, but he quickly raised a second question: [But I still remember, Ian, your purpose is to go to the outside world and explore further]

[If you go out with the Cradle Ark, you can indeed leave this big cradle...but as a star god, you can't go out easily. If you use ether at will, it will easily lead to the end]

[How do you plan to solve this problem? After all, if you can’t leave the cradle, it’s nothing more than changing from a big cage to a smaller cage]

"Use equipment." Ian said matter-of-factly: "As a star god at that time, I really couldn't go out, but I could use robots, mobile telescopes, etc. to search for information and then send it back."

[But] Jifeng Dragon King became even more confused: [Isn't it different that we need to use ether? 】

Ian was stunned for a moment. He thought about it carefully and found that Terra's technology tree was really focused on the ether from beginning to end... Even in the Silver Peak Territory, part of the earth's technology was included, but the energy system was also fully established. On Elemental Crystallization and Aether Forge.

"That's a problem." He frowned, and then relaxed: "Hey, at worst, we can use solar energy to charge it - plus if we blow up the sun, there will be a lot of heavy elements. We will collect a wave of them then. Both fusion and nuclear fission can be used.”

"As long as the sun is blown up, a supernova occurs, and heavy elements are synthesized, everything will be fine!"

——Can you be kinder to the sun? It is the mother of civilization on Terra!

Ji Feng Dragon King hesitated to speak, but Ian smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know that there is a technology tree in this world that can do without ether. This is a problem I want to solve."

"As long as the ether technology is high enough, it will not be difficult to create ether-free technology. In short, the most important thing in all of this...is actually to get out first."

With that said, Ian and the Extreme Wind Dragon King entered the warp state and began to return towards Terra.

Ian sat on the Dragon King's left shoulder: "The materials for making the cradle are located in Shuoyue - I can't get close to Shuoyue."

【Why? 】Ji Feng Dragon King asked, and Ian answered easily: "Because I cheated with the ether left by Heavenly Father - I can't get close to the ether related to Heavenly Father now, whether it is the Guangsu Furnace or the inheritance on New Moon , if you get close, it is very likely that those ethers will lose their activity, or lose the possibility of letting others advance to the sixth energy level."

"I can't be too selfish, can I? So if you want to collect the pure ether on New Moon, I can't do it, and it's best not to do it by a strong person."

"It is our Terran hands that should build a tower reaching the sky, reaching towards the twin moons."

The Extreme Wind Dragon King nodded thoughtfully. He also remembered that there are two ruins of pre-era civilizations in the jurisdiction of Harrison Port at the southernmost tip of the Nanling Grand Duchy.

Since Ian and Marquis Grant cooperated in an all-round way, the two parties have carried out an all-round renovation of the Sequoia Base. Most of the facilities used to build the Terra Orbital Circle Base have now been repaired.

[Can we also be guided by a strong person? 】

The Extreme Wind Dragon King raised his eyes and said: [Even if you already have the corresponding orbital technology, you can build a space base on Terra's orbit, and use the low gravity of the space base to build various space ships and explore the new moon. Ether resources... The third and fourth energy level experts can still greatly accelerate this process]

[We real dragons can help you. Dragon Island is the largest space base in the orbit of Terra, and we have rich technical reserves and data reserves for this]

"Thank you. Of course don't help too much."

Ian smiled slightly, waiting for the words of the Extreme Wind Dragon King, but when he really waited for the Extreme Wind Dragon King's promise, he felt a little emotional: "Although it is true that strong people can lead the masses from top to bottom to accomplish all kinds of great things, But what I actually think is that these things can be done without their intervention.”

"Jifeng Dragon King, do you know what humans lack most?"

[Lackest... power? 】

Ji Feng Dragon King guessed along with Ian's thoughts, and Ian shook his head: "Power is important, but if you have infinite power but no desire, then what's the use of having this power?"

[So it’s desire? 】

"Desire is the driving force for human action, but desire is ultimately 'what you want to do' and disappears after it is satisfied. This kind of thing can only be 'the most important at the moment', but cannot be called the most important."

【What exactly is that? 】

"It's the way. Dragon King, it's the way."

Ian looked at Ji Feng Dragon King, his expression even contained a hint of envy: "True dragons are created beings that are born with a path."

"Dragon King, let me ask you, have you ever been confused?"

Ji Feng Dragon King thought for a while and laughed: [Indeed not, I have dedicated my life to all living beings in Terra, always guarding the seal and the cradle]

"Yes. But people are different. There is no path for a person after birth. What is imposed by parents or others will only make people miserable and confused. Human beings are lives that need to find their own path."

Ian nodded slightly and said softly: "If you can give a person a road, let him believe that this road is extremely noble and great, and can lead to the future, to beauty, to everything he wants. ——If he knew, there is such a way."

"There is such a path. As long as you keep going, you can have everything you want."

"He firmly believes that this is the 'right' way."

"Then human beings are a perfect race that can achieve all miracles, overcome all difficulties and dangers, defeat all powerful enemies, and create all things."

"Dragon King."

Ian stood up slowly. His voice was calmer than ever before, but also heavier than ever before. Every word struck the etheric string, making the universe resound with sacred music: "I want [guidance]."

[Guide to what? 】 The Dragon King asked in a low voice. At this moment, he truly felt the feeling of ‘Creator’ from Ian.

A feeling that is both majestic and gentle, both arrogant and full of love.

"Guide life to the [right] path." Ian smiled gently: "What I want to do is guide the humans of Terra to achieve something."

"This matter concerns all mankind, so all mankind should also contribute to this."

"A peaceful life is never taken for granted. This is the trophy that I have won for the Silver Peak Territory in my battles so far. My people have received this trophy, and they should also take responsibility."

"Most of all the suffering in this world comes from powerful beings, rich beings, and powerful beings who are unwilling to take responsibility - the weak are not even qualified to take responsibility."

"And I'm going to give them the responsibility and the power."

"Then, make a path for them."

"The first thing is to build a 'material lifeline' from Terra to Shuo Yue, and build a huge 'cradle production site' on Shuo Yue."

"This is not difficult, Dragon King. With the spread of the arcane path, in recent years, almost all those who are qualified to practice have been close to the first energy level - this is an extremely huge force. As the path I charted begins to officially begin, they will grow rapidly."

"While walking on this road, they will encounter many technical problems. As long as these problems are solved, they will become stronger and better, and human society will also grow because of the need to walk on this road. Change, not just existing for the sake of existing, but developing for a higher purpose.”

[This is difficult] The Dragon King murmured: [This is not in line with human instinct and is not beneficial. Will they really do it? 】

"Why are there no benefits?" Ian asked back: "The hegemony of space, the wealth in the stars, the ether in the moon and various sublimation materials - the fall of Heavenly Father on Terra has created Terra's endless sublimation resources, which can supply countless With ten fifth-level beings, even if Shuo Yue is not as rich in resources as Terra, he still has enough wealth to attract people."

"I will guide them and direct them."

Having said this, Ian said the second thing: "Next, I will guide those strong people at the fifth level."

"They have accumulated a lot of trouble. Even if they adopt my arcane path, they will not be able to become perfect fifth-level beings and star gods. There are obviously many of them who can do it. There are really too few geniuses in Terran humans. Don’t waste any of it.”

"I want to find a way for them to survive, gradually become the perfect fifth level, and change the mentality of 'only I can do it!' in the past, and contribute to the entire Terran civilization."

[This is difficult] Ji Feng Dragon King answered honestly: [The first one is okay, at least the Silver Peak Leader and the Empire will do what you say]

[And the second one is more difficult than defeating those fifth-level ones, and how do you plan to change it? Some of them are almost dying of old age]

"Yes, it's difficult, but I have to do it. You will know the specific means when the time comes."

Ian nodded slightly: "In short, this is the second of the three things I have to do now. Although powerful sublimators can increase the speed of infrastructure construction, it is best not to take action at the fourth level. Most of their technologies come from Alien fire seeds do not belong to the normal technical line."

"We must allow human beings to start from the basics and develop every chain of technology, instead of randomly using these alien technologies to forcefully piece together the puzzle - in a short time, this can indeed develop civilization, but in the long run, it will lead to Terran civilization is malformed."

"Can you imagine?" Ian even complained: "Among the Ascended, there is not even a common trading currency like 'Tale Silver Coin'! Ever since I reached the third energy level, the public's money trade has nothing to do with me. Now, if I want to obtain any materials, I need to take risks by myself, hunt by myself, or barter with others."

"This means that the society of the Ascended is in an extremely primitive state, and the human society that relies on the Ascended will naturally become deformed like Terra."

"so."

He concluded: "We should try to fill in the missing links in the technological tree of our civilization and establish a stable society of Ascendants."

"Using me, the credit of the Silver Peak Leader, and some 'items' comparable to precious metals such as gold and silver as currency, I can circulate resources among sublimators and build a real sublimation based on the arcane path. a new society.”

"Next, after building a stable Ascendant society, we will build a series of space bases and 'curvature accelerators'. Before actually building the 'Terra Ark', I will first build a 'Cradle Satellite' ’, sent outside the cradle of the Terra galaxy, and use it to collect information about the outside world."

"With this information, I can move on to the next step."

"Only in this way can Terra's deformed status quo be truly reversed and Terra move towards the right path."

The Dragon King was thoughtful.

The Extreme Wind Dragon King did not ask what the 'equivalent between sublimated people' was, because he knew that as long as he returned to Terra, he would probably be able to see the answer to this question soon.

[Then what is the third thing? 】

He asked: [What is it that makes you only appear in this form? 】

At this moment, Ian's figure is gradually dissipating. This is because Ian has already decided to leave, and because the etheric body cannot exist for a long time without a material foundation.

"I want to trace it back."

Ian, who was slowly dissipating, said firmly: "I want to go back to the most primitive one, the hot universe where the Star God exists, that [One of the Tao]."

"Only in such a universe can the most primitive power of this world be found."

"I call it 'spirituality,' soul-building, pure soul power."

"Ether, source matter and spiritual energy are all about the soul and will. This is the core."

"Soul and will are the core of ether."

"It's like a game that's full of DLC and private mods. If you want to ask whether it's fun or not, maybe it's really fun with DLC and MODs, but it can only be used in one universe. But as for the real foundation, there is only the game. body."

"I want to find it."

Saying this, Ian's etheric body completely dissipated.

The Extreme Wind Dragon King stared at the ether light fragments after Ian dissipated. He stared for a while, and then laughed.

【Then I am really looking forward to it】

Sighing softly, He turned over and began to accelerate towards Terra.

He never doubted that Ian would succeed.

Because Ian never fails.

The other side of time and space.

Terra.

Junling Castle.

Heart of Terra and Aina prepare to leave.

"Remember to keep it a secret."

Before leaving, the Heart of Terra was fair to Junling Castle, but the other party was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: [You mean, the end? 】

"Yes, the news of the End - I mean the Great End outside the Cradle of Terra - must not be allowed to leak out."

【Why? 】

The Grand Duke of Junling Castle frowned: [This news... Although I don’t think I can tell the whole Terran people, it will indeed lead to riots, but at least the top leaders of each country should know it]

Although the upper echelons of Terra's kingdoms are hostile to each other, there is no distinction between family and country in matters of right and wrong - just like Far Coast Island always insists on its duty to guard the mantle plume, even if it is fighting a national war with mainland countries.

Although recently, Far Coast Island wants to go to the New World, but before leaving, they will also entrust Far Coast Island to the countries of Terra Continent, so as not to really leave it alone.

"This is not the right time."

The Heart of Terra said calmly: "If the leaders of the Terra nations know the existence of the Great End, they will know that they actually cannot break through to the sixth level - at least not until the cradle is repaired. of."

"Then they lose hope."

"And if they don't know, in order to fight against their father, the half-step sixth level, they will choose an alliance... Of course, they may also turn to us."

"Do you understand? Grand Duke?"

Having said this, Terra Heart showed a cold smile: "When enemies gather together, that is when they are most easily dealt with."

【……】

The Grand Duke of Junling Castle was silent for a while. When the Heart of Terra was about to turn around and leave, he opened his mouth and said: [Even if you defeat all the fifth energy levels in this world, you... no, Ian]

[Ian won’t make this news public, right? 】

"certainly."

Heart of Terra answered without hesitation: "The truth of this world cannot be given to anyone for free. At least you must prove that you are qualified. Just like if you want to learn advanced mathematics, you must first prove that you have learned it. Elementary and Secondary Mathematics.”

"All information about the end is stored in the deepest part of [Pioneer Space]."

"Only those who are willing to explore and explore the world beyond the cradle can obtain it - people can know that there is such a 'big secret treasure' located in the deepest part of the pioneer space, and they can be guided to fight for that secret treasure, but we , especially since their father won’t tell them the answer directly.”

【Why? 】

"Because there are only answers... Grand Duke, only the process is the real wealth. Just like if you want to get the truth, what is really important is to find what the [problem] is, rather than a simple [answer], such as Say '42'."

Just like learning scriptures, the most important thing is not getting the scriptures, but all the disasters experienced along the way and the understanding behind the disasters.

The Heart of Terra did not explain much to the Archduke. Everything was Ian's plan and he would execute it faithfully instead of explaining it in his own way.

[But I have a question now and I just want an answer]

But the Grand Duke of Junling Castle whispered: [Heart of Terra, since Ian asked you to come to see me, it means that he must have foreseen all my reactions]

[In this case, you must have brought the answer...tell me]

Raising his hand and pointing to his almost rotten body, the Grand Duke of Junling Castle said in a tone that was almost sobbing: [How on earth...how can I be freed? ! 】

[I have been trapped in an endless cage for more than a hundred years. I cannot leave the Apocalypse Arms, I cannot leave my body, and I cannot go further. I can only stay in place and never move forward]

[The Heart of Terra, or the Ian behind it! Since you are willing to come over and reclaim the inheritance of the Dragon of Terra from me, you must have known about my situation and how to solve my problem! 】

[I have gone through too much in the process, and now, I just want an answer! 】

"You still have too little experience."

The Heart of Terra's answer was cold and ruthless. If it were Ian, even if the answer was the same, he would be able to make people feel relieved. However, the Heart of Terra was never like this. He said directly: "Bocaon, what are you delusional about?" What? You are a player intent on cheating just like my father. My father can no longer rely on shortcuts to reach the Star God, and the price for you is to be trapped in the same place forever, unable to escape."

"Unless..." He paused in his words.

【unless! 】

The Grand Duke of Junling Castle roared: [This is what I want unless! 】

[How could I not know that my ending is the result of my own choice? But I want to know this unless - tell me, I'll do anything for the answer! 】

After confirming the Grand Duke of Junling Castle's statement, Heart of Terra nodded and said: "Unless you enter an environment where there is no 'ether' at all."

The Grand Duke was stunned, and then he laughed angrily: [Doesn’t that mean you want me to die? 】

[The me now is the result of the collection and equal division of all the me’s chosen in this way in infinite parallel time and space. Without ether, wouldn’t it be that the me in this infinite parallel time and space is...]

"Don't they all die, and then the remaining souls merge into one and become a real soul? After death, you can be resurrected. Although this resurrection may not be the new 'you', it will definitely be a 'Boka' Ang' Grand Duke."

The Heart of Terra smiled coldly: "Don't you deserve to die? Grand Duke Junling Castle, recall that when you decided to crush your soul and exchange it with yourself in other infinite parallel time and space, you were already dead. Soul Shattered and completely destroyed!”

"Now you are nothing more than an 'idiot' entrenched in a tree of infinite parallel time and space, chaotic and ignorant, who can only imitate all the reactions of 'Bocaon' during his lifetime, without any wisdom or self!"

This is the real situation of the Grand Duke of Junling Castle today.

Bokaon Elster had died long ago, his soul shattered.

And his shattered soul, through the power of Apocalypse Arms Dawn, penetrated endless parallel time and space, and merged into a ring of ignorance.

Without immortality and a will beyond one's own life, one cannot maintain oneself in infinity. This is the case with Bocaan's soul. Even if it becomes an infinite ring, it does not have any wisdom. Only human instinct exists, like a worm. Climbing the timeline.

However, this worm has finally mastered the existence of the Infinite Ring. It has "infinitely much" data related to Bocaon, so the soul manifested in the body of the Grand Duke of Junling Castle can be lifelike, even better than the real person. In person, he imitated all the actions of Archduke Bocaan more perfectly.

Even a C'tan idiot can still act like a smart human.

Even though he has no ego, he is still capable of overpowering the Star Gods and surpassing countless races.

Self-awareness is not a necessity for survival.

For humans, they can't tell what's going on in Bocaon, but for Ian and the Heart of Terra, how can they not tell that one is a half-step star god and the other is a similar 'artificial intelligence'? What's the current situation in Bocaen?

The Grand Duke of Junling Castle was silent again, but this time, the Heart of Terra did not leave. He said in a matter-of-fact tone: "I have told you the answer, then you must fulfill your promise."

"Bocaon Elster, I ask you to go to Shuoyue and assist the dragon kings in building the 'Cradle Wall' when my father and I need it. Don't worry, you don't need to use your brain. We need it. It’s just a special element of your soul that has the characteristics of infinite parallel time and space.”

"In addition, you are only at the peak of the fourth energy level and have not reached the fifth energy level, so it is even safer. The true ether on the moon will not block you. It is perfect."

"Since you are trapped in the Apocalypse Armed Forces, let the Apocalypse Armed Forces take action - after you see a future you have never imagined, my father may really free you."

【……die】

The words of the Heart of Terra were rude, speaking to a strong man with fifth-level combat power like this, and he seemed not to be afraid of the other party's anger at all.

But in fact, the Grand Duke of Junling Castle did not have any anger. He just smiled bitterly in despair: "Yes, death... I should have died a long time ago." but……】

Slowly raising his head, he looked directly at the Heart of Terra, and seemed to be looking directly at the figure behind the Heart of Terra: [I still want to see the ending]

[OK] He said: [I’ll go]

[I just want to know, Ian] This man stared closely at the Heart of Terra, but called out Ian's name: [How many times have you died? 】

"Well... although it is theoretically infinite, after excluding the meaningless repetitions in parallel time and space, it is calculated in terms of meaningful changes..."

The white-haired figure thought for a while, then smiled and said: "More than ninety thousand times."

"I killed myself 90,000 times and reincarnated 90,000 times. Now, I finally have an ending that is not too perfect."

"Bocaon, your only fault is that you don't have a firm dream and immortality. If you had it, you could succeed."

"If you have immortality, you can understand...the true essence of the so-called immortality is actually 'life after death'."

Having said this, he looked at Aina who was deep in thought on the side: "Let's go, little Sun Bird, I believe you will gain a lot this time."

"Ah?" Aina, who had been standing by the side, trying to understand the communication between the Heart of Terra and the Grand Duke of Junling Castle, only reacted at this moment. He looked at the white-haired young man in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know what to say: "You are... …”

"I am the Heart of Terra now." Cold words sounded, and the Heart of Terra said calmly: "Aina Settar, you should prepare to return to the empire now."

"The Eastern and Western empires are about to merge, and your father is about to go to Dragon Island to practice. The restored unified empire needs a successor."

"What?!" After hearing the news, Aina almost jumped up to three feet in fright: "How could it be?! My aunt... where did she go?!"

"And why should I be the heir? I won't do it! Isn't there still Isengard? Let him be the emperor!"

Aina's reaction was very intense. It seemed that the position of the Emperor of the Setar Empire was just a stinking shit, a rotten toilet, and whoever sat on it would be a fool - but if you think about it carefully, it is actually true. For the Sun Bird, being the emperor It is indeed a somewhat mentally unhealthy choice.

For example, the eldest son of the emperor who is suddenly going to become the heir to the throne of the empire - he hasn't had enough of being a ranger yet, and he has no desire to return to the palace!

"Her Majesty Alegria left Terra and went to the comet cloud area, and Isengard did not want to be the emperor at all. He clearly rejected his father's proposal and stated that he would stay in the Silver Peak Territory for the rest of his life."

The Heart of Terra simply said: "After some time - maybe. I can't predict people's hearts. However, after some time, your uncle Mikael is likely to return." (At this time, Aina showed great confusion. expression, since Micael is known to be dead)

"At that time, he may come to be the emperor."

——Shit, uncle, he would rather break up with his grandfather in order to not be the emperor. Even if he returns from the underworld, he will not become the emperor!

Aina thought angrily in his heart that he had foreseen that if Mikael really came back, his second uncle would definitely - absolutely - throw the stall to him, and then disappear alone!

Why is he so sure? Because Aina thinks so too, and he is even doing it now!

[... Are these people from the Setar family so unwilling to be emperor? 】

Not far away, the Grand Duke of Junling Castle, who was still thinking about his future, looked at this scene and was speechless: [Then why did they fight so fiercely for the throne in the first place? 】

This was a misunderstanding by the Grand Duke of Junling Castle. The reason why the Setar family made such a fuss over the throne in the past was mainly because there was a fifth-level sun bird above their heads.

The previous generation of emperors were still there, so they had no way to be free and would be controlled wherever they went. Therefore, in order to obtain the fifth-level blood of the top throne and obtain 'complete freedom', they will naturally compete for the throne and even want to assassinate their father.

However, the current situation is different - although I don't know why, one of the two emperors of the Eastern and Western Empires ran away to the comet cloud area, and the other went to Dragon Island for retreat, and all the sun birds were suddenly left alone.

No one cares, so why do you still want to be the emperor and take care of such a big country to find trouble for yourself?

Axel may be this kind of crazy, but he needs the empire to provide him with materials and data for various experiments, and he needs the empire to provide him with resources!

As for Aina and Mikael, both of them don't have much desire. At most, they just want to be good people and good deeds. Naturally, they don't feel comfortable sitting in that position.

As for Isengard...

He was already managing the Silver Peak Territory and the Lower Flying Flame Land with Scott. It was one thing to help Ian with the stewardship, but it was another thing to become the emperor of the empire.

If he hadn't felt that it was too embarrassing to say what he said, and there was the Grand Duke of Junling Castle watching next to him, Aina would have almost said, "I don't think you and Ian care about intervening in things, so why don't the Empire take care of it?" , It seems that it is not shameful for the Grand Duke of Nanling to be the regent. Such words without any sense of responsibility.

"Anyway, be prepared."

Naturally, the Heart of Terra did not know Aina's fierce psychological struggle. He was only responsible for issuing announcements, and his body gradually shrank to return to its original silver metal ingot: "The empire cannot be left without an owner for a day, Aina."

"It's time for you to learn to take responsibility."

After some time, both the Heart of Terra and Aina left.

Only the Grand Duke of Junling Castle remained in place.

He was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed.

[In this boring world, there is at least one existence beyond my imagination that transcends all parallel time and space]

He laughed, and then, the swift thunder rushed back along the chain and dived into the depths of the earth: [Yes, since I have already died, why should I be afraid of dying again? 】

[But before that, I need to see the birth of a new world]

[I...Bocaon Elster's second death will be buried with the old world! 】

Boom... boom!

Blue lightning poured into the depths of the earth, into the core of Junling Castle.

Then, violent earthquakes began to tremble violently, with Junlingbao Castle as the center.

At this moment, Aina, who had not gone far, suddenly looked back.

Then he saw it.

He saw cracks bursting out of the earth, mountains crumbling and collapsing, and the outer layer of the seemingly ancient castle built of bricks and stones was completely reduced to ruins in the violent shock, revealing its true appearance.

That was...a cyan orb made of steel.

A jewel embedded in the chest of some kind of behemoth!

boom! Boom!

A hand, a giant silver-white steel hand, was exposed from the collapsing mountain peaks on the side. Blue thunder flowed with endless holy brilliance, and an incomparably huge will, far superior to human beings, awakened from the depths of the earth. , opened his eyes.

When the earth trembled and everything shook, a mountain giant with three colors of silver, black and red rose up from the mountains.

It has four arms, of which the two arms on the shoulders are more like some kind of flexible equipment, some kind of strange weapon condensation port, and in the center of its chest, there is a blue orb shining, and behind this orb is' The inner side of the main body of Junling Castle is the cockpit where the Grand Duke of Junling Castle is located.

It carries the authority of the entire Junling Castle and is the true soul and true master of this land.

It is [Apocalypse Arms·Dawn].

A machine comparable to a mountain, a man-made God of Fire, a part of the body of the Terra Dragon Project, the most powerful man-made weapon in the entire Cradle of Terra!

"This is...the Apocalypse Armed Forces?"

Aina stared closely at the behemoth and murmured: "Although I have seen pictures, no one told me it was so big..."

The endless stream of etheric light surrounds the Apocalypse Armed Body, while the blue thunder turns into lines and flashes on the inner layer of its armor.

Not only that, this thunder also penetrated the earth and spread to the entire Junling Castle.

Aina looked at this scene, and his eyes suddenly widened.

Because he saw it.

He saw countless souls, following the thunder, gathering from every city in Junling Castle.

He saw that both the earth and the sky were filled with pungent thunder currents, and these currents were not some kind of attack, but a signal.

Thousands of signals from countless ‘Junling Castle people’!

[Gone, gone]

[The Grand Duke is calling us, the dawn is calling us! 】

[Let’s go, we can finally fully integrate into the dawn...control some of its parts]

[Let’s go, we can finally leave this land]

A will.

Countless souls.

In the collapsed house on the side, a steel machine was revealed. Placed in this machine was a human corpse that had become extremely thin and now dead.

At this moment, Aina finally understood where everyone in the entire Junling Castle had gone.

"Soul uploading, mechanical ascension..."

The sun god bird murmured, looking at the Apocalypse Armed Forces who gradually stood up: "This guy Bocaan has turned everyone in Junling Castle into the pilots of the Apocalypse Armed Forces!"

"Yes, this is the best way to ensure the safety of citizens, and this is also the path that all citizens are most willing to choose - to become part of the most powerful creation on Terra, the most powerful fifth energy level!"

[There are tens of millions of weapon systems in the Apocalypse Armed Forces that need to be controlled individually, and everyone can be united as one under the control of the true ether furnace]

And the Apocalypse Armed Forces stood up, and the jets on its shoulders and north gradually lit up with a faint blue light: [It is impossible to defeat the empire and defeat the enemy through industrialization, even if the average life span of the citizens is squeezed to You can’t do this even if you are less than forty years old]

[In this case, there is no need to fight anymore. We will never fight a war that is bound to be lost]

[Mechanical ascension, only Apocalypse]

[Ian Yinfeng, I agree to your condition - go to Shuo Yue? I'll go now! 】

The huge steel giant like a mountain ignored any will that came with astonished perspective. It started directly, and then turned into a straight stream of light, soaring straight into the sky, leaving a curved arc in the sky, and was adjusting. After getting a good angle, he headed straight towards his destination, Terra Shuoyue!

[Is it Ian Silverfeng again? ! 】

【What did he do? Why would the guy from Beaucaon, who was stinkier and harder than the stones in the pit, be persuaded by him? ! 】

[Apocalypse Arms...the key hand that could destroy Terra has now left Terra...]

[Ian Silver Peak, what exactly does he want to do to reduce the dangerous elements on Terra step by step? 】

No one can give an answer.

No one knows what Ian Silverpeak actually wanted to do.

No...if it were his partner, maybe he would know the answer.

But then, a series of things happened on the continent of Terra, which once again shocked many fifth-level powerhouses.

The Emperor of the Eastern Empire, Carlos Setal, accepted the inheritance of Tianlu Dragon, one of the five ancestral true dragons. In order to strengthen the seal of Dragon Island, he chose to go to Dragon Island to sit in command and became the Dragon King who was not a dragon.

The Emperor of the Western Empire, Alegria Setal, disappeared mysteriously. Who can guess where a sun bird went? As soon as she disappeared, all the fifth-level powerhouses became nervous, fearing that the other party would steal their homes.

At this point, the empire temporarily lost two fifth-level people who could take immediate action.

But this is not a problem, because the empire still has two - four including the Grand Duke of Nanling and the recently inexplicable comeback of Thorin - the fifth level.

There is no need to worry about the safety of the empire, but the undercurrent that caused these fifth-level powerhouses to act like this is what everyone cares about most.

And, it's not just that.

While most people were focusing on the Mountain Castle that suddenly left Terra and the empire that lost two Sun God Birds, in the southwest of Terra, the leader of the Silver Peak who seemed to be the source of everything, another Quietly launching a big move that can affect the entire world, a creation that can change the world.

It’s called the ‘Ascendant Currency System’.

And that creation is called [Spiritual Crystal], which can also be called [Spiritual Stone] and [Magic Crystal].

When Yinfeng Ling announced the news, most people did not understand the significance of it all.

After all, the ‘Ascendant Currency System’ sounds big, but in reality, is there anything that can compare to barter?

Each sublimator needs different materials and even different nutrients. Swift Wind Flying Mantis and Giant Rock Island Whale need different materials, eat different food, have different ingredients in alchemy supplements, and even live in different places. a place.

There is no 'commonality' between them, no wealth that they can exchange, and the two parties can only reach contact through multiple exchanges through intermediaries.

This is the trouble caused by the fall of Thousand Stars Fire into Terra: many different ecological circles have been brutally merged together, even causing many creatures to lack their original food and become extinct, or they have mutated and lost their ability to eat creatures from other biospheres. original effect.

It is for this reason that many civilizations and ecosystems have lost key technologies and sources of key evolutionary nutrients, and have become low-level monsters. Those relatively complete monsters have fourth and fifth energy levels, widening the gap with other monsters. .

The meaning of all this is very simple: there is no 'universal currency' that can be used for transactions among sublimators, not even element crystals, because not every sublimator needs to open ether weapons.

However, when all the forces knew the true nature of the 'spiritual crystal', they were all stunned.

Because that is not a real 'material possession'.

That’s a kind of ‘physical computing power’!

Using pure source crystals as carriers, the unique patterns engraved can be directly linked to a certain supercomputing core in the virtual world, and then obtain the ‘computing power support’ in this computing core!

With the spiritual crystal of corresponding value, you can use it to obtain the computing power of corresponding value from the virtual realm, and it itself is also a pure collection of source matter. Any creature that takes it can get a certain amount of source matter supplement.

If those low-level practitioners of the arcane path have a piece of spiritual crystal, the computing power they obtain can instantly speed up their time and condense more sublimated structures - and the pure source matter he obtains can It can be used to strengthen the body, and can also be used to condense and sublimate structures. Overall, it will never be wasted and is extremely valuable!

Not only that, those high-level spiritual crystals are said to be able to connect to the 'database' of the supercomputing core in the virtual realm, from which they can obtain the 'experience of previous people's practice', and then gain various insights!

This state of enlightenment is called 'Truth Resonance' by people in the Silver Peak Leader, and it can also be called 'Enlightenment'.

This is the true effect of spiritual crystal!