High Above

"I know."

Ian lowered his eyes. He had indeed never been a manager before. This was a completely unfamiliar field.

The Imperial City is too dangerous and too restrictive for him. Although he has indeed gained a lot of resources and knowledge here, the existence of various high-level powerhouses and the guardian of the land, Axel, makes Yi There is always a considerable sense of crisis in En's heart.

As long as he accidentally exposes his most critical identity, Ian will lose everything and there will no longer be any room for a comeback.

The fault tolerance rate is too low.

He was joking about losing his waistcoat, but every time his identity was revealed, what flashed through Ian's heart was a warning close to 'death'.

Fortunately, those who can see the clues are mostly people who are familiar with Hilliard and Inaga II, and somewhat agree with their ideas. Otherwise, he would have no place in this world at all. .

To this day, Ian is still protected by the legacy of Mr. Hilliard.

All in all, Imperial City has high risks and high returns, but now the easy returns have been taken.

Especially after he had stored all the key books in the Imperial Capital's Great Library into silver chips, the value of the Imperial Capital to him had been greatly reduced.

Even those books that did not collect special psychic powers were taken out of Avak's laboratory by him and are now placed in the bag next to the bed.

If he hadn't wanted to earn more reputation with papers related to extremely effective medicines so that he could raise some investment and open his own laboratory in Ryanland, Ian would have been ready to leave here.

"The Imperial Capital can indeed be said to be the center of the Setal Empire, but to me, it is not fundamentally different from other big cities."

Ian closed his eyes and said slowly: "The people here live a good life. Even the townspeople who are worried about temporary residence permits have never worried about food and clothing. Each of the fifteen satellite cities in the imperial capital is a large city with different characteristics. Its customs, customs and characteristics... Yes, the imperial capital is too big, it is too complicated, and some things are deeply rooted."

"So there's nothing I can do to change it."

Opening his eyes, Ian said to Master Gosei from the bottom of his heart: "Many of my ideas cannot be realized here. I must have a territory, an experimental park that belongs to 'me'. Starting from scratch, everything is white Paper."

"Master Gesai, what is the definition of an excellent lord? In my opinion, it is just an experiment, a stack of technologies. If a lord cannot plan his territory scientifically, he cannot introduce new technical services. If he makes the lives of his subjects better and better and maintains the stability of order, he cannot be considered outstanding."

"Only in this aspect, I think there is actually no essential difference between lords and technicians."

"Apart from technology, the most important thing is relationships and connections... and the feelings of your subjects. It doesn't mean that the better the technology, the more supportive they will be of you." Master Gosei shook his head slightly. He originally wanted to remind Ian of this, but After thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing to remind him about this.

——So far, he has never seen anyone particularly dislike Ian.

Even Karanthil, a classmate of Isengard who had a bad look at Ian at the beginning, would show admiration when he heard Ian's name some time ago, and would also be worried after knowing that Ian was injured.

Indeed, it seems there is not much difference.

"By the way, Master Gesai."

Having said this, Ian couldn't help but be a little confused. He put the tea cup on his lap and asked puzzledly: "When will my paper on highly effective potions be approved? I am planning to use it to attract some investment so that I can build it again when I go back." It’s a laboratory.”

——When the time comes, just pack up all the equipment in the experimental building in the imperial capital and go back, and directly carry out a transposition.

"That paper of yours? Don't even think about it."

As soon as Master Gosei's words came out of his mouth, Ian felt bad, and what he said next made him think, "Oh no!" It may even give you a chance to invest, but now is the time to prepare for war, and the imperial military will not let go of your technology that greatly extends the effect of medicine."

"But don't worry. Although you can't get investment, you will still have the friendship, orders and commissions from the imperial military. This is a great thing, and it can even be said to be done in one step."

Speaking of this, Master Gosei laughed instead. He took a sip of bitter wheat tea and said leisurely: "Ryan Territory happens to be the origin of alchemy raw materials. If you can actually occupy it, plus the imperial military's commission Order, make a huge war fortune, and the territory will definitely develop very quickly."

"...It's really not a bad thing."

Ian's face stiffened slightly. Thinking about it carefully, in this world, it might be better to get some patents for some common technologies. If the technology developed by oneself is too easy to use, it will definitely be hidden.

But his eyes flashed - Ian realized that this was a good opportunity: "The military... The leader of the Nanling military... is not the Marquis Barton? Or... General Patton.”

——Isn’t that my immediate boss? One of our own.

"That's it, Ian, do you want to continue pretending to be seriously injured?"

Standing up slowly, Master Gosei came here mainly to see the results of Ian's recent meditation, and the results... can only be said to be beyond his expectation.

The old man originally thought that Ian was planning to use the power of the Inspector Knight and the Marquis of Barton to use his identity as a lord and his relationship with the Dragon Worship Cult to try to incorporate the mountain people as the basis of his rule from a higher level, and then assist him. Based on his confidants, the Bai people of his own family, he established a ruling system.

In this way, all forces have reached a balance, and Ian is also the supreme leader of all forces.

But this is just the way ordinary people think. Ian obviously has no intention of wasting energy on such a trivial matter. Since he has armor technology, he can just run over with the armor, so why should he balance the forces of all parties?

He is obviously confident that he can provide people of different origins and camps with the same satisfactory life and hope.

That way, there would no longer be any mountain people, Dragon Worshipers, Empire people, or White People in his territory... only his Ian people.

"No."

The white-haired boy stood up. He stretched and looked at the ceiling with bright eyes: "The physical fitness of the sublimated ones is not that bad, let alone the reputation of Master Gosei."

"You have personally taken care of me for so long. It would be rude not to wake up again."

"Haha, okay. Thank you for caring about my reputation."

The old man laughed, shook his head slightly, and left Ian's room: "Ethan will come over to visit you after a while, you can decide what to do."

"Then let me read some more books."

The young man watched Master Gosei leave with a smile.

Then, he stood up and walked towards his bag containing a large number of rare books.

In recent days, he has been reading, analyzing the psychic powers and special structures in these classics, and trying to understand why there is such a big gap between the original and printed copies of these psychic scriptures.

The answer is actually very simple, that is, these psychic books, in a sense, have a 'soul' in them.

If it were before, Ian would definitely think that this is a mysterious statement...soul? Wouldn't it be better to say that it is a spiritual power? Or it could be that the inscriptions in the entire classic are condensed into a set of psychic fields, which is why there are all kinds of wonderful powers.

But now, after Ian received the inheritance related to the deceased king, he understood something... When these classics were written, a large amount of souls were definitely consumed. Using the unique structure of these souls, a huge amount of different emotions and information were condensed. There is even a special spiritual structure in it.

Fear, hatred, despair, worship, fanaticism and fear... Each classic has its own differences and different emotional attachments. This principle is no different from the essence of the Dead King and the Dead River Arms.

These books, in a sense, are ‘dead kings’ who entrusted different beliefs and consensuses to each other.

Back then, Inaga II must have been keenly aware of their considerable potential from these ancient and primitive methods of using psychic energy - a large amount of information can be stored in one book, but what about a super large book? What about a spaceship?

Is it possible to record all the information of a civilization?

Because of this, he wants to use the spiritual fire to store the souls of all mankind.

Just like the Book of Silver Glory that Ian is holding in his hand at the moment.

The young man can very clearly sense that this Book of Silver Glory is stained with countless blood... The sacrifices of the mountain people, the self-sacrifice of the elders and priests of the past generations have integrated souls, perceptions and even a lifetime of memories into it...

Because of the consensus of 'People of the Dragon God', all souls and memories can be unified and used by future generations... There is no doubt that this is also the source of inspiration for the Dead King. This qualification of selecting users through consensus, Deciding that only the 'people of the Dragon God' can use the power of the past and the dead is honestly a more detailed and meticulous method than specific rules.

Although it can also be deceived, consensus requires deceiving twice - once by oneself and once by the collective of the dead.

For example, Ian can read the mysteries in it. It is because Ian himself has never regarded himself as an outsider. He is a core member of the Dragon Worship Cult, not just a subject of the Dragon God. And with the core of the ancient dragon and the crystal of ether, he is indeed a citizen of the Dragon God to the consensus of dead souls.

——We are all brothers!

The Book of Silver Glory is a classic written by the Nanling mountain people about the mysteries of the Dragon God. The contents of it have been read by Ian in the big library. It records a large number of advanced methods passed down by the mountain people, special meditation techniques and related breakthroughs. The location and the secret method alone are precious enough.

But the reason why it can be included in the Imperial Library is because the Book of Silver Glory is an extremely detailed manual for observing ancient dragons - although the mountain priests at that time may not think so, but For Imperial scholars, it is essentially a book that records the inheritance of Qiang Ganglong, how to learn and imitate his living habits, and even some methods of caring for Qiangang Dragon to make him feel comfortable and happy.

In addition, the original book of Silver Glory also stores a large number of original memories recorded in a psychic way, many sublimated skills and psychic skills that simulate the abilities of Qiang Steel Dragon, and some unique to mountain people, almost An array of inscriptions based on totemism.

The mountain people wanted to take back this book, no doubt for the inheritance in it - Ian even saw the inheritance records of the fourth level in it, including the common Rock Wood White Deer and Steel Winged Dragon.

There is even a second-level primitive true form inside, called the Dragon Nest Guardian. It is a special inheritance made up of the Yalong Mountain-shaking Dragon and the organs of various earth-attribute birds. It specializes in taking care of the nest of Qiang Gang Dragon. The true form without being harmed by the radiation of his spiritual field.

During the recent period of pretending to be in a coma, Ian has been studying the contents of this book. It is really profound and profound. Although some knowledge is outdated, some knowledge, such as the key to the third and fourth energy levels, is now out of Ian's reach.

Ian even sensed that there were some secrets hidden deep in the Book of Silver Glory... He knew of its existence through the silver chip, but he had not yet found a way to read it.

All in all, each of these ancient and rare psychic books is a priceless treasure, and the knowledge and information contained in them is countless times greater than their rubbings.

After all, a book, even if it is as thick as a person's fist, is only one to two million words or less. How can it record so much information? All of these are preserved in the book using ectoplasm structures in a unique way, almost like a psychic chip.

And why the King of the Mountain wants this book is naturally because of a secret method recorded in the Book of Silver Glory.

Qiang Steel Dragon, or Baisen Dragon God, as a true dragon of the fifth level, his power is naturally one of the strongest in this world. But even so, in Terra, the fifth energy level cannot be called invincible.

Not to mention the ancient dragon Bing Menglong who disappeared with him in the end. During the hundreds of years he ruled Baisen, Qiang Steel Dragon also encountered many challenges. Although he defeated his opponents every time, he was also seriously injured several times. .

At this time, Qiang Steel Dragon will use some kind of secret method to drill into the depths of the earth and undergo a 'shell-changing' transformation that is close to that of an arthropod... After the transformation, he will enter a period of weakness, but all injuries will , even theoretically absolutely incurable soul damage will be mostly healed.

As a price for healing, the entire land and even the mountains will be infiltrated by the power of the Steel Dragon and become his brand new dragon's nest. This is also the reason why areas where the Steel Stone spreads like Indigo Mountain are spread throughout the Baisen Mountains.

Every area of ​​Qiang Steel Stone is proof that Qiang Steel Dragon has defeated powerful enemies.

The mountain people recorded this process in detail, and even combined it with dragon blood to imitate a special sublimation technique of 'earth healing'. Although it cannot heal most of the injuries after changing its shell like a real dragon, it is fatal. All injuries and permanent injuries can be overcome, but most serious injuries, broken limbs and soul damage can be treated.

This technique of resurrecting the dead, which is called the Dragon God's gift, is undoubtedly the true purpose of the Mountain King to retrieve the Book of Silver Glory.

"It's Xio."

Ian nodded slightly, and he was basically certain of this: "The King of the Mountain has most likely used all conventional methods, but none of them can cure the void toxin in Xio, so he can only target the place left by Baisen Dragon God. cure."

"He is a real dragon, and he can definitely get more inspiration from earth healing, a sublimation technique that imitates the abilities of a real dragon."

Ian felt that the Book of Silver Glory could really be returned to the mountain people in exchange for their support for him... Whether it was the Dragon Worship Cult or the mountain people, it would be a great help for his future.

He who is on the spiritual disaster path probably did this. Without the help of these two Nanling indigenous forces, it would be impossible for him to establish the Chongling Divine Sect.

However, in this life, is it still necessary to establish the Chongling Divine Sect?

"Well... it should be necessary. But maybe we can change the name, or we can change the form..."

Ian was lying on the bed, staring at the light above his head, as if staring directly at the moon, thinking about future plans: "With my status as the head of the church, I can be the lord and the leader of the church at the same time. The three powers of military, politics and religion belong to me. With my hands, I can completely lead everyone in my territory from body to spirit, so that I can carry out comprehensive reforms..."

"These are all government matters. The real key is, what is a true dragon? What is the void, that is, the toxin in the universe? Is it caused by the battle with other ancient dragon-level creatures? Or is there a hidden secret?"

"It seems that it is necessary to go to Dragon Island... Speaking of which, the space elevator in Harrison Port cannot be repaired, but it seems that the orbital launcher can still check the situation?"

"I don't know how long it will take to repair."

Ian's eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the ceiling and soil, cross the clouds and sky, and go straight into the void... He didn't know that the True Dragon's Dragon Island was located in the planet's balance orbit not long ago, so he felt a sense of the current situation inside the Terra star field. curious.

The continent of Terra, or the planet, is undoubtedly the home of mankind. The many fifth energy levels and major forces make the real dragons extremely fearful, and they have never thought of challenging the authority of humans on the planet.

But outside of the planet Terra, not to mention the shattered New Moon, is there also a dragon's nest on the intact Huanyue, or is it the nest of some cosmic creatures?

In the Terra star field, in addition to Terra, there are eleven planets to sublimate the vitality of living things. There may also be the possibility of special life on those planets.

Not to mention, there must be gas giants in the star field... This must be a huge energy bank for an interstellar civilization or advanced sublimated creatures. Just because the Terran people can't use it now doesn't mean that creatures like true dragons can't use it.

Just like the dark golden true dragon that can go to the Star Prison Prison on its own, even if the other true dragons are not that strong, it shouldn't be difficult to go to the gas giant to collect resources and build a nest, right?

If you expand your thinking, you can find that the world is actually quite vast.

However, precisely because of this, Ian was also keenly aware of the special features of the planet Terra.

"Essence."

Ian sat up straight and frowned: "The source of matter... is too much."

According to various information, whether it is the civilization of the previous era or the civilization of Terra today, Ian is very clear that sefirot is a 'natural substance' derived from the sun.

Maybe it's not natural, but for the Terran people who haven't even left the Star Territory now, this is no different from nature.

Part of the energy that the sun shines on Terra is expressed in the form of source matter, and the source matter will give birth to sublimated life, and the souls bred by sublimated life will create a natural spiritual cycle, which will further strengthen the planet. The retention rate of Essence causes more and more Essence on a planet, giving birth to stronger and more sublimated creatures.

This is the natural law of Terra's universe.

But the problem is that Terra's ecosystem is too lush.

According to the description of the previous era information and the silver chip, Ian can know that a planet that can naturally breed third-level creatures is considered extremely developed.

Just like the civilizations of the previous era, even if they can build various giant buildings, their individual strength is only at the third level.

And if this third energy level is a natural beast, this planet can be called a high-risk planet.

As for the fourth energy level...it is enough to be called the miracle of life, the star of Titan.

This is the limit of planetary ecology. Natural creatures at the fifth energy level must at least be super-physical beings like the Ether Stardust Dragon and the Void Breed, which have river systems and multiple star fields as their territory.

But what about Terra?

Is the number of fifth energy levels a bit too much?

Not only humans, but even cosmic life forms of the level of true dragons can naturally live a prosperous life occupying a small hilltop in Terra... Are you kidding me! The lair of a creature like a true dragon is obviously calculated based on how many planets there are, right? In Terra, you can be satisfied on a mountaintop and become a Baisen Dragon God?

"There is definitely a big problem in this area. Moreover, this problem occurred just after the Skyfall disaster,"

Ian was convinced that he was basically certain that the disaster of falling from the sky would not only bring destruction and curse to Terra... but perhaps also an unprecedented huge 'blessing'.

It was this blessing that caused abnormal labyrinths to appear in various parts of Terra after the Skyfall disaster, causing all kinds of alien creatures, man-made monsters and all kinds of super life forms to flourish, forming a complex that is now full of This planet can accommodate the super-sublimated biological chain that would have taken at least several thousand solar systems to assemble in the past.

It is precisely because of this anomaly that the human sublimation system can transcend the constraints of the past and develop the fourth and fifth energy levels. In theory, the true dragons that should be present throughout the Terra star field choose to build dragon islands in the orbit of the planet. , instead of building a nest on a gas giant or a planet close to the sun.

The reason why the disaster of falling from the sky can destroy the civilization of the previous era may be related to the explosion of this extremely large amount of source material.

For the Terran people, this is all natural and nothing surprising.

But as someone who has a deep understanding of pre-epochal civilizations and even some alien civilizations through silver chips, Ian can detect this extreme anomaly.

This is undoubtedly one of the ultimate secrets hidden behind Terra, and even Inaga II has not thought about it deeply.

Ian writes it down.

"It's another big mystery... We should focus on collecting information in this area in the future."

After closing the Book of Silver Glory, the young man adjusted his aura, weakened his vital signs through the secret method of the Dragon Worship Sect, and then pretended to look weak as he recovered from a serious illness.

He had already seen that Isengard was approaching upstairs, and with him was a strange third-level person.

The armor on this stranger had very obvious military characteristics.

It seems that the ‘reward from the military’ that Master Gosei mentioned has come.

It's time to meet your friends and new ones.