Soul of Burning Steel

Civilizations, like human beings, grow from infancy to maturity and finally to fullness.

This topic has been discussed by many researchers on the Mycroft Continent. They enthusiastically divide the civilization into different classes, and define the current Mycroft Continental civilization as a 'childhood civilization'.

In the eyes of these scholars, the Mycroft civilization is just a mere embryo before an individual can leave the mother world through individual strength or technology. A civilization that has never even been to the void and has never seen the multiverse cannot be Even if they were born, they are like young dragons in eggshells, with great potential, but who knows if they can grow up and enter the real world stage?

Fortunately, early on in the Mycroft civilization, strong individuals relied on their personal strength to break through the void and witness the magnificence of the real world. It is precisely because of this that the four major human settlements have been able to live in harmony for hundreds of years, instead of setting off a wave of chaos. The battle for resources between each other, because they know that there is an infinite world in the void outside the sky, and infinite resources are waiting for them to explore and develop.

The Mycroft civilization entered the childhood period of civilization early, but they never grew up, but this is also the normal state of extraordinary civilizations, and the strength of individuals is far higher than technical strength. Their high-level leaders have this vision, but they cannot move forward with civilization.

How can such an extraordinary civilization mature early and get rid of the long childhood?

All major forces have actually made efforts. The popularization of education by Nostradamus and Israel is one of them. The academies in the eastern plains have bloomed everywhere in recent years. The great development and popularization of magic technology is also one of them. One, even the Church of the Seven Gods has actually made great contributions to the popularization of extraordinary powers. Many ordinary people with poor families and no resources rely on the education and training of the church to reach a higher level .

These are all methods, but it seems that they are not enough. The Mycroft civilization has many legendary powerhouses and gods. The absolute combat power even surpasses the mature civilization imagined by some researchers, but their foundation is weak, and the people are vulnerable. However, if there is an invasion of evil gods, if many powerful people can't stop it from outside the void, then the invasion of the family members alone will cause heavy casualties in some underdeveloped areas of the Mycroft world.

How can civilization mature and childhood end?

Joshua was flying in the void, and the steel python Calliss was softly recounting what he had seen and heard about the original world in the void vortex, but the warrior was concentrating on thinking for himself.

Whether it is the steel python Karlis or the steel python Siberia, even Fatlolv who was killed by him didn't know that after experiencing everything in the world of Siberia, what Joshua was thinking was not The hardships of the battle and the joy of victory, he didn't even think about the benefits he had obtained in the star-making movement of the maelstrom... What the warrior was thinking about at this time was about the future of civilization.

The Great Demonic Tide sweeps across all worlds. It is an energy tsunami sweeping across the multiverse. It is filled with endless particles of steel. Although the Siberian world is said to be the most extreme one, everything it encounters will one day It will also appear in other worlds. The Mycroft world has already begun to emerge, and no one can guarantee what will happen next.

So, is the awakening of power caused by the diffusion of steel particles a natural formation, an opportunity for intelligent civilization to quickly get rid of the "infancy", or is it a "restrictor" that screens the large civilization circle?

Is it a natural phenomenon that popularizes extraordinary power, or is it a selection device that allows unqualified civilizations to self-destruct and evolve civilizations that adapt to the new environment?

Maybe, maybe not, maybe both.

Some civilizations cheer, some civilizations lament, some people will always perish, and some people will always transcend. The multiverse is vast and boundless, and no one knows where the future will go.

But Joshua is optimistic about it.

Just like people, civilizations learn, change, and eventually grow. The self-destruction phenomenon in the world of Siberia is only because the extraordinary power has spread too quickly from scratch, the civilization and the mentality of civilized individuals have not caught up, and the world and the race have not prepared for it, and they have encountered major changes... This is not the same as It is better to say that it is growth than deterioration, just like those who have mental illness due to excessive stimulation.

This is not normal. Whether it is an extraordinary civilization like the Mycroft world or a technological civilization like the earth, if there is enough preparation for Siberia's super power awakening at the right time, then the civilization may not collapse, but will only encounter it once. Dramatic changes, and then a leap in growth.

This growth will be manifested simultaneously in physical, spiritual and social form. But no matter what, it will cause a drastic change in social composition. This change is similar to a butterfly turning into a cocoon and a cicada emerging from a chrysalis. As long as this step can be passed, civilization will completely get rid of its juvenile form and grow into a mature body—— The quality of all civilization individuals has been greatly improved. After everyone has extraordinary power, the entire civilization will quickly have the power to colonize other worlds and start to move towards the multiverse.

This is the true meaning behind Joshua's vision of the great tide of magic across the multiverse.

The 'end of childhood' for countless civilizations.

"Joshua, what are you thinking about?"

The words of the steel python Karlis appeared in the warrior's mental space, and it asked rather puzzled: "What's wrong with you, you seem to be in a daze all the time? Is it possible that you are still remembering the composition of the initial nebula?"

"No... I'm just thinking about why there is a big wave of magic in this multiverse."

Joshua came back to his senses for a while, and calmly answered the steel python's question. He said softly, "Is it a natural phenomenon, or is it man-made? Countless civilizations will benefit from the Great Demon Tide, and many civilizations will benefit from the Great Demon Tide. Self-destructive and self-defeating... Also, why would the evil gods travel the world with the tide of magic? Do they have a purpose, or is it just instinct?"

After hearing Joshua's question, Karlis immediately shut up and remained silent—it couldn't answer any of the soldiers' doubts, and it even didn't quite understand some questions.

Isn't the big demon tide just an energy tide? Just like those tides in the world's oceans, what's so weird about it?

But Karlis never thought that the tides of the ocean in the world are due to the energy influence or mass attraction of the sun and the moon, but where does the sun and the moon come from in the multiverse? And what existential movement can cause such a huge tide?

It doesn't know, and neither does Joshua.

But at this time, until now, the warrior finally truly understood the feelings of the sage.

"Yeah, if I'm still like this and continue to know nothing, then nothing will change."

I don't know why the abyss appeared, I don't know how the evil god was born, I don't know the reason for the initiation of the great demon tide, and I don't know the secret of the center of the multiverse. As long as the relationship between the evil gods and the destruction of the world cannot be ascertained, and the cycle of sorrow between order and chaos cannot be understood, then the tragedy of Karlis and Ilgna will continue to be staged, and Grandia's sacrifice will not be in vain. It will be an isolated case. As long as the nature and cause of the Great Demon Tide are not clear, countless former Siberian worlds will appear in every multiverse.

The primordial fire radiates all worlds. It is so bright that no one can look directly at it. At the brightest center, all secrets are hidden by the light. Perhaps it is because of this that the sages want to go there , to find out the truth of everything.

If these truths are not ascertained, then no matter how many races are saved or how many civilizations are helped, it will be meaningless. One day they will perish in the cycle of order and chaos, and annihilate in the void of the multiverse... In fact, the Mycroft civilization has already died once, the Glorious Era was destroyed, and the new Starfall Era has just grown up , and once again encountered the arrival of the great demon tide.

"But that's why it's moving forward."

Joshua said to Karlis, who was not sure why, in a rather relaxed tone.

In the early days of civilization, the ancestors slashed and burned, allowing civilization to grow from the bud, and the countless killings and melees that followed finally unified the social system. Every civilization has encountered countless accidents and disasters since its birth to the present, and has overcome countless difficulties and hardships. Challenges, they are genuine miracles, the condensed efforts of countless people.

Now, what they need to deal with is just another difficult challenge.

"Karliss, I decided to start the 'Myriad Realms Exploration Project' immediately after returning this time."

Joshua said to himself, he didn't care if the confused Karlis could understand or not, but there was only the steel python in the void, and he didn't care if the other party understood: "The Sacrificial Field of the Ten Thousand Worlds has been debugged. After many times, the self-healing of the governing will has reached nearly 100%, and it can be completely restarted at any time as long as it is willing."

"We need to explore other worlds as soon as possible to obtain the resources that allow civilization to develop rapidly. The gentle childhood left by the multiverse to civilization is over. Now, it's time to go all out."

"Are you going to restart the Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrificial Field... To be honest, it's okay if you are exploring a lifeless world, but what if that world has intelligent life, or even a mature civilization?"

Carliss was slightly taken aback, but soon, it understood Joshua's meaning, but compared to Joshua's firmness, it seemed a little hesitant: "If one is wrong, it is a dispute between two civilizations." war."

"If you can communicate and get along peacefully, then there will be peace. If you can't, the other party will have to do it."

Joshua was flying in the void, countless worlds flickered in his eyes, and the soldier said calmly, "Then there is only war."

Communication between civilizations cannot be warm and affectionate. Maybe one day, the Mycroft civilization surpasses many civilizations and becomes the most powerful one. At that time, they will have the capital to sympathize with and pity other civilizations... and in Before that, everyone else was a competitor, a potential opponent, and what awaited them was either submission or death.

After all, under the demon tide, all civilizations are developing rapidly. A little sympathy may make the future enemy mature.

At this time, after a long flight time, Joshua and Karliss finally returned to the space-time realm where the fluctuations in the Mycroft world could be sensed. Before long, they will be able to return to their respective destinations.

Joshua was preparing to part with the steel python at this time. Before returning to Mycroft, he wanted to go to the Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrificial Ground to communicate with the ruling will, and Karlis couldn't wait to return to his body , to guide the remnants of the Grandia world.

However, just when Joshua was about to say goodbye, he suddenly sensed that the furnace heart in his body began to change violently!

[Steel Force Assimilation Degree: 100%]

The long energy bar that the warrior designed for himself was finally fully achieved after another hard battle and the energy infusion from the founding nebula of the void maelstrom!

No matter how much Joshua himself resisted the infusion of the original steel power, his body would still involuntarily absorb part of the energy, and this energy was finally transformed by the warrior's body during the long flight through the void and became his own. Power... Now, the incomparably majestic energy from the great vortex of the void is compressed and purified by Joshua's core furnace again and again, refined millions of times, and finally becomes the purest power of steel, for its master Filled up the last bit of insufficiency!

Immediately, it could be seen that in the void of the multiverse, an extremely strange scene appeared - in the chaotic turbulence of time and space, a huge "sag" began to form, and all the surrounding energy, radiation, and even the world All the starlight began to pour towards this 'sag', and the originally chaotic, but extremely flat void suddenly became like a funnel, pierced and distorted by a certain powerful force from the center.

And right in the center of this distorted depression, at the bottom of the funnel, a gigantic silver cocoon was slowly rotating, and the silver mist was overflowing from its surface, and terrifying energy thunder flowed in it.

The surface of this giant cocoon is absolutely smooth, no matter how advanced a microscope is to observe it, it is completely composed of pieces of electron degenerate matter, it can be said to be the strongest armor in the world.

But now, this originally indestructible matter is gradually collapsing into a stronger neutron degenerate state matter, because its core at the center is increasing its mass at an unimaginable speed, releasing an increasingly terrifying gravitational force .

The steel python Karlis surrounded the silver cocoon at a loss, the terrifying gravitational force had no effect on the purely spiritual will of the steel python, but now, even the will of the world didn't know what to do.

A few seconds ago, the original body of this giant cocoon, the powerful warrior, frowned and said: "No, the time is wrong!" Release the giant cocoon that distorts the turbulent flow of time and space around it. It can see that the outer layer of this giant cocoon is flowing with incomparable steel power, and this steel power is still being refined and purified, as if there is An invisible steel factory is constantly hammering it.

"This... what should I do?"

Karliss felt an incomparable headache at this time. Of course, it knew that Joshua should have reached a crucial step in its own transformation-but how could this step be in the void? It's just a mental phantom now, and it can't help Joshua's cocoon return to the world of Mycroft, and it can't guarantee his safety.

However, the steel python soon saw that there was a world debris meteorite floating in the void, piercing the turbulent flow of time and space, and then being attracted by the gravitational vortex formed by the giant cocoon, hitting its body surface—just for a moment, that indestructible, Even if the world was destroyed, the wrecked meteorite, which was not destroyed, turned into countless silver dust and was absorbed by the giant cocoon.

... really need to keep him safe?

Karlis blinked, thinking with some doubts. But in the end, it sighed and stayed.

——This place is very close to the world of Mycroft. They should be able to observe the huge space-time change here. In a short time, the corresponding personnel should come to observe. At that time, let’s explain it yourself.

Thinking of this, the steel python simply stopped in place, waiting for the arrival of the Mycroft observers.

The huge silver cocoon is spinning like a star. The absolutely smooth surface and the absolutely regular spherical shape itself have an absolute "beauty of order". Different geometric figures are changing in the space, and Karliss waited quietly beside the cocoon, waiting for the arrival of the relevant personnel of Mycroft.

However, after a long time, it did not wait for the professional observers it imagined.

The void is illuminated by a ray of light, and the majestic energy coercion cannot be blocked even by the turbulent flow of time and space.

Carlisle looked up.

What it saw was a glorious and holy giant ship like a 'mountain'.

This volume is completely over, it's time to conceive the outline of the next volume...