Chapter 951: Huaiguang: Becoming a Human (8200, Please Vote for Me)

Chapter 951: Huaiguang: Becoming a Human (8200, please give me your monthly vote~)

——This is the place of eternal gaze.

As soon as he said this, Ian seemed to vaguely see two pairs of eyes.

One pair is like pale white without any color, and the other pair is as warm and crystal clear as the sun.

They stared at themselves quietly, and after realizing that they were looking at each other, their eyes closed with kindness and disappeared.

"Twin Popes..."

Whispering in his heart, the Dark Gold True Dragon landed on the earth.

With a flash of light, the true dragon's body temporarily returned to the subspace, and Ian, Isengard, the frozen fish and the split soul landed on the ground.

"Flying all the way towards the Holy Mountain, no one from the Far Coast Island, Seven Cities Alliance, Junling Castle, Yanjiang or even the intelligent monsters in the Dark Mountains can stop us."

After landing, Ian turned around and looked at the way he was flying, with a rather emotional tone: "Who would have thought that the Holy Mountain has such a great reputation - I just showed the possibility of taking refuge in the Holy Mountain, but actually No one stopped me?"

【of course】

Because he failed to succeed, Tutor Dongyu was a little depressed, but when discussing a topic he liked, he still said cheerfully: [Think about it, if someone stops you, no matter whether you succeed or fail, it will cause the Holy Mountain to send someone to ask. 'Why do you want to arrest a man who has no crime or evil intentions and only wants to take refuge in us? ’]

[At that time, how do you think they would respond? 】

"How to answer?" Ian was very interested, while Isengard thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Think about it carefully, there is really no way...Lying to the Holy Mountain? Playing word games? Or is it a tacit understanding of mankind? ? It’s impossible, right?”

Ian thought about it, indeed.

Most of the time, Huaiguang Holy Mountain is different from human cognition. Lying is definitely not feasible. If you have to play word games or play with political concepts, if you listen to one more word of Holy Mountain, it will be considered a disservice to yourself. Disrespect of power.

——You said you invited Mahdi as a guest? I don't think this is like being a guest, and the other party definitely doesn't agree with it. Please let Mahdi come out to see us and explain it clearly.

——You said Mahdi poses a threat to you? As far as I know, he did not take the initiative to attack any party. Your statement is unreasonable.

Human political games and word games are all based on the situation where both parties do not want to quarrel or directly confront each other... But in a world where individuals really have extraordinary power, deception and misdirection may still exist, but based on the fact that both sides All kinds of wrangling under the condition of knowing the truth of something basically disappear.

Because no matter how much you talk, it's not as satisfying as having a big fist.

In this case, when all countries have begun to intensively study the arcane path and call on the strong to go back and study, it seems a bit unnecessary to insist on holding on to Mahdi.

After all, the core of ideas and technology have been released. Even if the Mahdi has more optimized meditation methods and refining techniques, they are just 'techniques'. They are not confident about using them themselves, so they might as well develop them from scratch.

Therefore, since Mahdi has chosen the Holy Mountain, everyone will not hinder him for the sake of the Holy Mountain.

But in contrast...Huaiguang Holy Mountain must have released goodwill towards Mahdi from the beginning.

"I still have to go thank you."

With a sigh, Ian moved forward with everyone.

Huaiguang Holy Mountain is located between the Meditation Sea and the Elam Mountains, directly bordering Junling Castle and Yanjiang. The Elam Mountains are also adjacent to the empire, and the plain area north of the Shuguang Mountains and the Necropolis Fortress Group is It is the native land of Huaiguang Holy Land.

Most of the people living here are humans and demi-humans. They are all refugees from the Total War on Terra in the past. They chose to give up all ties with mortal things and took refuge in the Holy Mountain. The Holy Mountain also accepted them and Inform them of the rules by which they live here.

The road is empty, with vast wilderness on both sides. In the distance, you can faintly see the shadows of the surrounding mountains - in a sense, Junling Castle and the Holy Mountain are both basins surrounded by the Dark Mountains, the Elam Mountains and the Dawn Mountains. , and because the Huaiguang Holy Mountain blocks the cold wind from the north, the climate here is quite pleasant.

In the wilderness not far away, there is a small group of light-bearing priests. Only the three leaders are real "priests", which gives Ian a strange feeling, while the other seven are ordinary people.

"Mr. Mahdi."

The leading cleric was a chocolate-skinned black panther demi-human. She wore a full set of armor, got off the horse, and politely handed over a permit: "This is a flight permit, please sign. In this way, You can fly within the Holy Mountain."

"But here is a suggestion, that is, please do not fly at will unless it is necessary or urgent... The ecology of the Holy Mountain is relatively fragile, and rapid flight may cause chaos in the aerial biosphere."

"I see."

Ian took the pen and signed his name. Since people were so kind to him, he would give him face, not to mention that he had no intention of flying in the first place.

Huaiguang Holy Land...he had been looking forward to it for a long time!

Except for Ian, everyone else, including the ghost who did not want to be named, signed the flight permit. The signature of the separated soul is called 'Wandering Soul'. He said that he has severed contact with the main body. There is a high probability that the main body has been sealed, so he will naturally be a wandering soul without a 'home'.

"There is a high probability that the previous generation chief is still alive, at least his soul is still alive."

The split soul said: "There is a high probability that my body will not be lonely anymore."

"Speaking of this."

Ian was quite curious: "Since no chief has defeated the Guardian for so many years - then why do you have to go against him?"

Ian didn't even know what kind of existence the Guardian was, but he knew that the other party was really powerful. It was probably a fusion of pre-era civilization and fire technology. In a fight, even a powerful fifth-level guardian like Corizion would be defeated. The energy level has only one way to fail.

"do not talk."

The split soul exuded a very melancholy emotion: "As for the 'Guardian' alone, defeating him is not difficult at all. He is just a blank slate."

"However, if there are Great Craftsman, Light Splitter, Shape Shaper, Deep Inquiry, Sunset Priest, Silent Ghost... If there are so many people surrounding them, then I really can't beat them."

These names mentioned by the split soul are all the titles of the chief bachelors of the learning capitals of the past dynasties, as well as the titles of some powerful spire masters.

The meaning behind this is obvious.

"so."

Ian said clearly: "It's those sealed souls who decided to find themselves a companion?"

"It's almost the same. Some souls have also dissipated, but their final decision is that they can't let other chiefs defeat the guardians of the Great Library. They voluntarily gave up all their wisdom and strength-recently This period of time happened to be under maintenance at the Great Library. I thought the guardians wouldn't be able to use much power to deal with me, but it turned out that because of you, the Silver Sky Gate consumed too much power, and the shield system was not locked. The Great Library has been opened by you."

If you think about it carefully, Ian's influence on the battle situation and Corizon is indeed large enough.

——Oh, this means it’s all my fault.

Ian ignored the rather obscure accusation of the split soul. He just said frankly: "But you also saw that even without me, in the original history, you were still defeated by the guardian."

"Ha, who knows if you haven't beaten me before?"

He said this, but the split soul did not mean to blame - on the contrary, he was quite satisfied to see examples of successful eternal paths (perhaps not particularly eternal ones), which proved his understanding of parallel time and space. The research is absolutely right.

And with the possibility of defeat, it would be quite good to create a phantom soul to see the development of Ian's side.

After signing the permit, the cleric team left, they had other tasks.

And Ian and his party moved forward along the road of dawn.

The Holy Mountain is at the forefront of this road, and on both sides of the road are the gathering areas and villages of a large number of Holy Mountain residents.

It was almost noon, and the harmonious sunshine was falling from the sky to all directions along with the roar of eagles above the wilderness. The slightly ripe wheat fields and the scarecrows in the woods in the distance gave people a sense of peace and tranquility.

Following the breeze, everyone walked slowly. For goblins, enjoying such an atmosphere is the greatest joy for demons. For Ian and Isengard, it is rare to relax their tense nerves and it is also a part of rest. , only the split soul, although watching all this silently, the atmosphere it exudes gives people a feeling of sighing.

"Why are you sighing? This environment is not good enough?"

Ian asked, and the split soul replied: "It's just because it's so good, almost like a paradise, but as the leader of the City of Knowledge, I can't do it, so I sigh."

"This kind of inability means that I can't even chase, so I just sigh instead of rising up."

The divided soul's words were simple and easy to understand, Ian thought thoughtfully.

Along the way, they did see the living conditions of many local people.

Different from the civilians around the Imperial Capital, Nanling, Canaan Moor and the City of Knowledge, the residential areas around the Holy Mountain... have a primitive and simple feeling, but they do not lack technology.

In the villages located on both sides of the road, there are no tall buildings. They are all bungalows. The center of the city is not a city hall, but a comprehensive distribution center that is obviously used for warehousing.

It is said to be primitive because there are not even street lights in the town, and the roads are very simple, which are the most primitive stone roads.

There is no lack of technology because the tops of these bungalows are all covered with solar panels.

Yes, solar panels.

Ian blinked, and then realized that those black sheets were not burned fir wood or special tiles, but solar panels - at this moment, what flashed through his mind was 'Huh? ’ This thought, along with the relief of ‘Sure enough, I’ll just say that no matter how primitive the Holy Mountain is, it’s impossible not to use any technology at all’.

Because in the Silver Peak Territory, Ian would occasionally chat with acquaintances such as Sister Yingguang. When listening to this former dragon village girl telling her stories about her childhood and what she had seen about the Holy Mountain, Ian had always been very puzzled. He doubted the Holy Mountain. It's the home base of a group of primitivists.

After all, this is a group of peasant farmers who have not organized large-scale production at all. They plow the fields themselves instead of using machines. The farm tools are also produced by blacksmiths in the same village. It seems that no technology is needed at all.

But will Huaiguang Church really do this? Anarchism is just that, primitivism is still a little too much.

Now it seems that this is obviously too much worry.

The villages and towns in Huaiguang not only have solar panels, but also large-scale power storage equipment, quite scientific water storage tanks and basic purification facilities. Water wells are scattered throughout the villages and towns. Although there are no street lights on both sides of the city, there are blades Moonlight cedar that emits fluorescence.

There are solar water heaters and heating stoves in villages and towns. Some villages and towns even have public kitchens. There are dedicated chefs and cooks responsible for the meals of everyone in the village. There is no shortage of supplies, and they can even be made into a buffet-like style. Because the chef accurately calculates everyone's preferences, every meal can be finished just right.

There are even semi-open-air swimming pools in the villages and towns next to the river. In order to prevent children from accidentally drowning when playing in the water, this village has taken great pains... and people from surrounding villages come to play together and maintain the swimming pool together.

"It's much different from the Holy Mountain in my impression..."

Isengard was quite surprised. The blond young man stopped for a while and looked at the children having a water fight in the swimming pool from a distance: "I thought that the people in the Holy Mountain lived in poverty and boredom, so some people would leave here and go there. Adventures in the Kingdoms of Terra... But looking at it now, isn’t this a very fun life, why would anyone leave?”

"There are several reasons - first of all, life here is indeed happy, but not everyone only needs happiness to live."

Ian looked into the distance with Isengard. Although he was surprised at first, he showed a thoughtful expression and thought until now. "Secondly, these villages are located next to Dawn Avenue, which also means It is most convenient for their foreign trade.”

"Among other things, there is no mineral mining here. Generally speaking, it is difficult to repair these technological products. However, because they are close to the road, these villages can exchange and purchase some basic materials from outside for repairs and maintain such a comfortable life."

"In other words, the Holy Mountain is not completely isolated from the outside world. It still needs goods from the outside world."

"Then……"

Ian looked further into the distance: "In fact, there are not many people who are willing to leave here."

"Work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Be calm and stable every day. Have fun with friends and family. Occasionally you can visit other places. Most people, those who don't have many desires, will definitely think that the Holy Mountain is paradise and would like to be here. Live forever. Even people with less desires will gradually be assimilated when they see such a life."

"But life is not just about existing... Settle in the Holy Mountain for a lifetime, from birth to death, there will definitely be some people who feel unwilling to accept it. It is not that they are unwilling to be ordinary, but they want to see more beautiful scenery, meet more people, and see more people. More things and stories.”

"This kind of curiosity will make people leave. Similarly, those who desire to be a master, want to be praised and worshiped by others, will also leave the Holy Mountain."

"Desires, ambitions, desires and dreams...are all the same thing."

"Because the system of the Holy Mountain cannot tolerate the existence of these people... They will disrupt the order and disturb the peace."

With that said, everyone saw that in a small village, a new family was building a new house.

Theoretically speaking, even if you want to build a new house in Port Harrison, you have to have a construction team come over to build it. If you want to build a house by yourself, you only have the simplest log cabin, which will be easily damaged and corroded.

But in the village under the rule of the Holy Mountain, there is no construction team or captain. Many people, perhaps the parents and friends of the new family, and many people from the same village gathered here.

Some of them brought wood, some brought tools, some brought stones, some brought food... Some even brought their own harmonica and played a cheerful little tune.

Everyone helped with the construction, digging the foundation, pressing earth and stones, and stabilizing the beams and columns. It didn't take long, around noon, because of the high physical strength of Terran people, the general framework of the house was completed.

The host also prepared a large amount of bread, jam and some roast meat to entertain the helpers, but there was no requirement for 'material fees'.

Because here, everyone helps everyone else build a house, and if they want to build a new house, everyone will help them.

cooperate. Pure collaboration. This kind of relationship is unimaginable to most Terrans, but the residents of the Holy Land are accustomed to it.

I am afraid that only people who grew up here would have no hesitation in helping others, and may even feel it is 'natural'.

【It's normal】

In this regard, Tutor Dongyu felt that it was ordinary: [We fairies are like this too! 】

Everyone turned their heads and looked at the red killer whales - what can these extraordinary creatures say that they don't even need to eat? Each of them can live alone in the world, and the society they form is certainly like this!

However, human beings cannot do it, because human beings alone cannot live in this cruel world without mastering enough skills. Unless someone paves the way for them and builds a paradise, human beings will inevitably form a society and build a paradise. Create a huge group and set up many classes to support its operation...

"wrong!"

Ian suddenly became alert: "Who is talking?"

【It's us】

The voices of two calm, young, teenage girls who had not yet changed their voices sounded: [Mahdi Yougu...Ian Yinfeng. It’s us talking to you]

"Twin Popes..."

Ian looked solemn. He looked around and found that there was no abnormality. The Twin Popes probably communicated directly with his soul with extremely powerful spiritual power: "Have you two been observing us?"

【Yes. We are always watching you】

The twin popes said softly, but no one dared to look down upon these two child-like voices: [Since you started observing the people in the Holy Land, we have been paying attention to you]

[And you, Ian Silverfeng. What do you think of our sacred place of light? 】

"Very good. A paradise."

Ian commented pertinently: "In a ghost place like Terra, it is undoubtedly a great cause to provide a peaceful place where everyone can help each other and live in peace of mind... If it weren't for the fact that there are too many people on Terra Many things need development to be solved, and I also really want the society I build to be as perfect as the holy mountain it is now."

The premise is that AI provides basic productivity - if humans don't oppress each other, then they will oppress mindless machines to obtain basic resources.

But Ian's purely flattering answer was not recognized by the Twin Popes: [Speak your true thoughts, Ian. We don’t need flattery, just your advice]

[What is the difference between the world you want and the Holy Land? 】

"..."

Ian looked around and found that everyone was looking at him because of his previous vigilance. He pointed at his head to indicate that a big shot was talking to him, then thought for a while and said slowly: "What if Without sublimators, such a society would be impossible.”

"And without the suppression of the Holy Mountain, it would be absolutely impossible to implement such a system."

From just now, Ian discovered the specialness of the Holy Land Village.

In every village, there are several ascendants. They are not village chiefs or leaders, but they are definitely the leaders of local operations.

They do not need basic production work or other odd jobs. They only need to be dispatched when their strength is needed, such as laying foundations, digging swimming pools, building irrigation ditches, building roads, mining rocks, and moving large objects.

They shouldered the heaviest work, but also received the greatest strength.

If they are outside the Holy Mountain, these ascendants will soon transform and transform into the head of the village - they may still work for the entire village, but in contrast, the resources of the entire village will also be poured towards him. , just like interstellar matter and planets approaching the star.

Soon, the Ascendants will become the leaders, nobles, and emperors of a place, just like Terra now... and become the rulers of the entire social resource system.

At that time, it will not be the logic of "the heaviest work gets the greatest strength", but "in order to obtain the greatest resources, and then seek the greatest strength."

These are two completely different sets of social logics that appear similar but are actually completely different.

The reason why the ascendants of the Holy Land did not do this is because the Holy Land is the territory of the Huaiguang Church.

They have strict requirements for the Ascended and all residents. The Ascended do not receive any preferential treatment except power.

How to say?

Just like the powerful worker ants in the ant colony, even though they are stronger than other worker ants, they do not receive any preferential treatment except eating more. The Queen's birth had nothing to do with him, it was just that the ant colony needed a powerful individual like him, so she gave it her power.

In the ant colony, even the queen does not have much meaning. It is just a reproductive tool and can be replaced by other larvae at any time... All ants are part of the ant colony that helps each other and enjoy the right to survive fairly. form a huge collective.

This is real society.

"That's how you make me feel."

In his mind, Ian told the Twin Popes his thoughts: "You are trying to adapt human beings to the rules of true social creatures... This is indeed beautiful, but the reason why it is beautiful is because it cannot be done most of the time. "

"I'm not sure why you do this, but even in such a beautiful holy place, there will be a steady stream of people walking out as proof."

【Yes, that's it】

The Twin Popes had a very peaceful evaluation of Ian and seemed to have no reaction... In fact, they just talked about other topics lightly: [There have always been humans who challenge the order of the Holy Mountain. They have power and enjoy the peace of the Holy Mountain, but they are unwilling to change themselves. They think that they are the special ones with power, so they are unwilling to abide by the rules... There are countless such people]

[It can even be said that any ascendant who appears in the Holy Mountain Village will experience this change in thinking. If he is not educated by the clergy of the Holy Mountain, he will definitely show the tendency to become a leader and use his own power. The power to control more resources]

[Ian, can you tell us why? 】

"It's very simple."

Ian did not think that the Twin Popes did not know the answer, but he still expressed his opinion: "Human beings are ultimately monkeys. A group of monkeys needs a monkey king. The most powerful monkey is the monkey king, and the monkey king must master the absolute Use most of the resources to pass on better genes, command the group to fight, occupy more resources, and use wisdom to improve the situation of the group."

"From a purely group perspective, powerful individuals should occupy all resources and then give birth to the best offspring. This can ensure that the next generation's group genes are optimized... But because human society has more wisdom and technology, 'powerful' 'The definition of 'monkey king' has many other tributaries, so a complex 'ruling class' evolved from a single 'monkey king'."

"This is human instinct and the basic logic of human society. Generally speaking, a stable group is built based on optimal survival and centered on strong individuals."

"But this side of the Holy Mountain..." Ian showed a subtle expression: "Essentially, it is a special 'experimental area' surrounding you clergymen and your twin popes. From a certain perspective, There is no essential difference from human society. It is still a ruling structure centered around the former. It’s just that you like the following to be more equal and flatten the entire ruling structure.”

"In general." Ian sighed and expressed his true thoughts: "It's just playing house."

“Without you, the ‘Huaiguang Mother,’ anarchism would not be a reality at all.”

[But you have a solution in mind]

The Twin Popes were not angry at all. They even laughed. I don’t know if it was because of the word “playing house” or the word “mother”, or something else: [Tell us, we are thinking about it too... because we don’t think about it either. We know what the road ahead is, so we are always witnessing it]

"Actually, it's just an optimization for you."

Ian glanced at the frozen fish instructor beside him, and he said slowly: "Fairies are all sublimated individuals, a species that can survive without any of the same kind. Humans are still far away... But if it is the future, artificial souls per capita will , humans who follow the arcane path, have meditation methods and life energy refining methods...then they are close to fairies and can ignore most of the natural environment."

"At that time, if there is a character who is almost like a 'god'... who will control all the sublimated people, grasp the 'core resources' that all sublimated people need, and force people not to harm each other, it will be necessary If we are friendly and help each other, then an equal and harmonious world will be born.”

[You have mastered the creation method of ‘God’. You are creating a ‘god’]

The Twin Popes said softly: [Don't refute, we have seen it, we have seen a future where the entire Terra is shrouded in darkness and light... The source of all this is in the Silver Peak Territory, in your heart]

[You can do it, can't you? 】

[An existence that can both destroy the world and save the world...]

Ian was silent.

Yes, this is the future mission of ‘Heart of Terra’.

When all ascendants need computing power to advance themselves, and when computing power becomes the 'magic' and 'aura' of the future world, then the Heart of Terra, which can control most of the computing power in this world, is the destination of all human souls. The heart of Terra will be a god.

By that time, the vast majority of human beings will conform to this new 'way of heaven'.

Yes, the way of heaven.

There will be retribution for killing people, there will be retribution for persecuting others, there will be retribution for stealing, and there will be direct retribution for all evil deeds. The retribution will not be transferred or reduced because of any legal favoritism and rule of man.

Its power is like a blazing fire, burning away all impurities.

Ian is the staunchest ‘doubter’.

Only the most stupid fool would believe that human beings can govern themselves.

As long as human nature is not transformed, order cannot be maintained forever by simply relying on morality and knowledge that cannot be inherited and can only be learned and imitated.

Only by transforming human beings, allowing them to learn, grow, and become new human beings who are all saints, can a stable and peaceful world be born.

Before that, there must be an arbiter who is not influenced by any human being... It can be the sixth energy level with extremely high morals, it can be AI Heaven, it can be...

Star God.

Yes. Whether it is Ian or the Twin Popes, the order they talk about is actually the order before the final disaster broke out and when the Star God ruled all things.

A society in which all members are saints, all great scholars, and all ascendants with power is a member of the Star Gods and is also the standard of the Star God society.

The birth of the first Star God was the beginning of this society - because the original arbiter was born and had expectations and goodwill for all things.

Under the watchful eye of this gentle arbiter, civilization gradually sublimated and advanced, and finally received gifts from the Star God and became their kind.

This is the original, progressive law of the entire universe before the arrival of the end.

An open world that is gentle, kind, free of disputes and selfish desires, where everyone pursues their dreams, everyone is welcome to come in, and anyone is allowed to leave.

The Huaiguang Church is building such an ultra-low-end version of the Star God Era society.

"So. You pay attention to me because of the gift of the Star God. Of course, it is also because of my potential."

Ian, who saw through all this, said slowly: "So, I want to ask you... His Majesty the Twin Popes."

"Are you looking for a way to become Star Gods again?"

"In today's Terra, try to imitate the social order of the Star God era and try to cultivate a 'Star God'?"

"Or, let yourself become a 'Star God'?"

Ian thought that he had discovered the true purpose and code of conduct of the Huaiguang Church.

However, he heard an unexpected answer.

【No】

The soft voice of the young girl became serious, and the tone of the Twin Popes contained a hint of extremely serious denial: [Our goal is not the Star God, it is not such a lofty goal]

[Ian Silverfeng... a person who is beyond human and born from human origin... You can be called a 'superman'. This is your innate nature of transcending the world, so it is difficult for you to understand our purpose]

[The ultimate goal of our Huaiguang is to become a ‘human being’]

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