Koret spoke.
"The first version is Necromanth, spelled Necromancer, which means wizard, but it is biased towards death. If translated accurately, it should be Necromancer. In my setting, this civilization extremely advocates death and regards Death as the highest god. Treat death as a way to escape life. In the later stages of civilization development, suicide became common and was ultimately destroyed."
The second version is Sorcerer, spelled Sorcerer, which means wizard, but tends to be dark and masculine. If translated accurately, it should be the wizard in the shadows.
In my setting, this civilization is rife with conspiracies, blood sacrifices, and vendettas. It has been full of chaos and war from the beginning. In the middle of its development, a large-scale alliance of male wizards was established, and order seemed to be established.
The problem is that the rule of the Union of Male Wizards is too cruel and harsh, which makes the ruled people unbearable and rise up to resist. In an unprecedented long-term war, civilization is destroyed. "
The third version is Wizard, which is the so-called ancient wizard civilization. It is spelled Wizard, which means wizard. It is biased towards guides and technology. If translated accurately, it is a pioneer in delving into knowledge.
In my setting, this civilization is very rational and can study various things and analyze all secrets. But I didn't expect that their development speed was beyond my imagination. In a very short period of time, they had almost finished researching all the content I planned for them.
When the speed at which I developed new content could not meet the speed at which they continued to explore, they began to engage in more sideways research, using their own means to cause errors in the virtual world operator, which eventually led to destruction. "
"After the destruction of Naweizhede's version of civilization, what was the civilization I lived in called again?" Richard asked.
"The civilization you once lived in..." Koret said, "Actually, I haven't officially named the civilization you once lived in... Don't look at me like this. It's not that I'm too lazy to name it, it's just because of the civilization. Although the Zed version of civilization was destroyed, the destruction was not complete enough, and part of it survived and became the civilization you live in. Therefore, your civilization, in a sense, is the inheritance of the V Zed civilization, and can be called …Vizard 2.0.”
"Vizard 2.0? It's a bit like an update to the game version." Richard said, and then asked, "I'm a little curious, if the Vigard civilization is really destroyed, what version of civilization do you want to run next? "
"It's very simple." Koret spoke up and continued speaking without thinking, obviously already prepared.
"The fourth version of civilization, Enchanter, is spelled Enchanter, which means wizard, but it is more inclined to magic. If it is accurately translated, it should be magician. This version of civilization, in my setting, is a world full of levels. All Everything is graded according to strict standards.
For example, the strength of extraordinary power, the destructive power of magic, the rarity of various items, etc. Living in it, everything is clear at a glance, but because of this, it will reduce people's imagination to a certain extent and make the entire civilization lifeless. "
The fifth version of civilization, Mozhensen, is spelled Magician, which means wizard, but it is more inclined to magic and sleight of hand. The real translation should be juggler. In this version of civilization, in my setting, the extraordinary power begins to decline, and it becomes a world with a low level of extraordinary power.
In civilization, the exploration of the origin of extraordinary power has almost stopped, and some means of extraordinary power are constantly being lost. The extraordinary power system has become incomplete. At the same time, another system called 'modern technology' has caught up.
As a result, magic became magic, and weak supernatural power became sleight of hand. Fewer and fewer people were willing to study the origin of supernatural power. Moreover, if they wanted to study, there was no environment, and the path to transcendence was basically cut off. "
"It sounds a bit desperate." Richard commented.
"It has not reached the most desperate level yet." Koret said, "After the fifth edition of civilization, there is also the sixth edition of civilization. That is the world that makes people who pursue extraordinary power feel hopeless, and it is also the world that makes people who pursue extraordinary power feel hopeless. A world where everyone feels hopeless.”
"Hmm? Page 6? Can you tell me about it?"
"Of course." Koret said, "In my setting, the sixth edition civilization, as the continuation of the fifth edition civilization, the 'modern technology' system has completely caught up with the magic system and thrown magic into the garbage of history. horn.
People in civilization develop extremely fast, especially after entering the fast lane of 'technological explosion', they have greatly expanded in many fields and established a complete system that is no less than extraordinary power.
But the good times don't last long. When they continue to develop in depth, they will gradually find that the system is becoming more and more bloated and the frontier is becoming more and more difficult to break through. In the end, all researched technologies will hit a red line. For example, it will be discovered that the speed limit is always locked at 300,000 kilometers per second and cannot be exceeded. For example, it will be discovered that a single particle can never accurately measure the position and momentum at the same time.
Ultimately, those who pursue extraordinary power in this civilization will be regarded as crazy and have no chance of success. Those who pursue the ultimate 'modern technology' will also encounter a wall that cannot be broken, and no matter how hard they try, they cannot move forward even a small step. Despair, complete despair, although despair will not come at the beginning, the ending of despair is decided at the beginning. "
After listening to Koret's words, Richard was silent for a while, his expression looked a little solemn, and he looked at Korrit and asked: "Then what is this sixth version of civilization called?"
"You really want to know?" Koret said and smiled, "Actually, I don't want to tell you, but you already have the answer in your heart. Isn't his name Earth? That means you always wanted to go back. of Earth.”
Koret took a few steps to the side, pointed to the one in the middle of the five crystal balls, and said: "It is running here now."
Richard looked at the crystal ball pointed by Corrett for a long time, then slowly exhaled: "Sure enough..."
At this time, Koret added: "In short, the six versions of civilization, Nickmans, Zaoseruo, Wized, Injant, Mozhensen, and Erth, are the six different stages of development of the Wizarding Universe that I designed.
It is worth mentioning that Urth, also known as Earth, is the last stage of the Wizarding Universe and is also the last stage of my design of another universe. There are five versions of the other universe. In addition to the earth, they are Prehistoric, Four Continents, Garden of Eden, and Atlantis, which were destroyed by war, chaos, apocalypse, and flood respectively. "
"So, speaking of it, I transferred from the earth's version of civilization to the Wized 2.0 version of civilization, and then appeared in front of you." Richard looked at Corritt and said.
"Yes." Coriter nodded without denying it.
"So..." Richard spread his hands and asked seriously, "So... what is the meaning of all this? You have spent a lot of effort to create many versions of civilization from scratch, arrange them into different environments, and use massive amounts of energy to run them.
Even at the expense of splitting their own souls and entering it, some even want to be like me - transferring from one version to another, creating the effect of 'travelling', why? I hope you don’t tell me, just for experience, just to experience various experiences and find fun in a boring life. "
Koret smiled: "Of course not. I actually did this for one purpose, which is to see if people living in different civilizations and with different experiences would find it possible to find that the world they live in is virtual. It’s possible to break away from the virtual world and come to the real world.”
"To put it simply, you are doing this just to see if the person in the box can get out of the box?" Richard asked in conclusion.
Coriter nodded.
"But why?" Richard still didn't understand.
Koret was silent, and after a few seconds he looked at Richard and said, "The reason is very simple, because I suspect that the world I am in now is just... a box."
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