[There is a war in this world.
It has nothing to do with knives and guns, nor blood and fire. It is a war about civilization and progress, class and resistance. It is silent and no one knows. One party participating in the war holds the torn shackles, while the other party It's society itself.
Even so, this battlefield is still arduous, and countless people have sacrificed for it.]
How much legacy and how much mess did the Era of Glory leave to the Era of Starfall
Every time Nostradamus compiled information in ancient books, he couldn't help but think about this matter that would never have an answer.
How can we count them all? Everything in the Starfall Era was developed from the bones of the Glorious Era. They inherited the magic of the ancient sages, the fighting spirit of the ancient warriors, the path of cultivation of the Holy Light passed down by the gods, and even culture and customs. They all come from those previous races.
The nine major categories of magic, the thirteen universal practices of fighting spirit, holy light meditation, large war puppet design, the core of the floating city, the magic network... there are many ancient technologies from underground ruins, even the soles of the feet. The entire continent, the sacrificial field of all realms rotating outside the world, are all relics of the Glorious Era.
Just from these perspectives, the legacy of the Era of Glory is so rich that the Starfall ancestors, whose initial population was only a little over a million, developed to this point within a thousand years. Nostradamus did not hesitate. I believe that if it were not hindered by the remaining black forest of chaos, the major human gathering areas would have unified their efforts for technological exchanges a hundred years ago, and then developed the current magic energy industry.
But in contrast, the Era of Glory also left countless messes - the black forest with frequent black tides, the bad world environment around the abyss, the time and space channels connecting many chaotic places, a dead world, countless evil people Peeping, and the hostility of the world’s will.
This is how the people of the Starfall Era used the legacy of the previous era in an extremely difficult environment to get to this point step by step. This speed is considered fast even in the multiverse.
But this is far from enough... In the face of the disaster that is destined to come, the evil god who will arrive in a few decades, this progress is still too slow.
Nostradamus couldn't help but think of the Sacrifice of All Worlds, the World of Stars, the mother beast of the void that could destroy a civilization, and the evil god of plague behind it.
This is a power that is enough to make people despair... Fortunately, it can be said that he and Joshua can kill one of the Void Mother Beasts together. Now that both of them have greatly improved their strength, it should not be difficult for one person to deal with one, but who knows? How many female beasts are there? The evil god of plague is still spreading in the multiverse, and the number of his spawn groups is likely to exceed the total number of humans in the entire Mycroft world. If this evil god attacks the world of Mycroft with all its strength, how should they respond
You know, this time, they don't have any saints.
Thinking of this, Nostradamus turned to look at the warriors beside him.
At this time, the old mage and Joshua had walked out of the underground world and arrived on the surface. It was still late at night, the silver moonlight was mixed with the aurora, and the night sky was very gorgeous.
Nostradamus knew that this so-called aurora was not actually a natural phenomenon. It was one of the anomalies caused by the presence of the legendary warrior beside him - even if the powerful magnetic field was suppressed, it would still partially affect it. In the world around us, it interferes with the magnetic field high in the sky, causing auroras to appear no matter what time of day or weather.
Joshua has been silent since he left the quaint Temple of the Earth. This earth power incident was not as serious as Nostradamus and the others thought—for example, the world's will was behind the escape, but even so. , they still knew a very bad news.
Mycroft, the Steel Python, almost sacrifices his own existence to send a signal for help to the surrounding world. As long as it can get it out of trouble, it is willing to offer the power of the world.
Since he was not specialized in summoning and spiritualism, Nostradamus did not know how powerful this so-called power of the world was and what kind of existence it could attract, but looking at Joshua's serious expression with a hint of expectation, From the expression on his face, the old mage knew that it was definitely a tough enough enemy. Presumably, the existence that would be interested in the power of the world, even if it was not a legend, would definitely be an extraordinary existence that was similar to the Void Behemoth, no different from the legend.
"It is worth noting that the world of Mycroft is already located around the abyss, and there are very few worlds with strong power nearby."
At this time, Joshua suddenly spoke. He seemed to be talking to himself, casually speaking out his inference: "Most of the world around him is the same as the original Mycroft world. The flames are gradually extinguishing, and only a few are normal. In this world, a place like this cannot breed strong people, and only the abyss lords and the behemoths of the void roaming nearby are worth watching out for."
"That's stressful enough."
Because Joshua once said, Nostradamus also knew that at this time, the Seven Gods and the gods of other races were unable to take action in order to seal the will of the world, and some people may even be needed to ensure the safety of the seal. Old Mage He shook his head gently and said: "As long as there is an existence that passes through the blockade, then it is possible for the will of the world to break through the seal. You and I both know the power of the legend. As long as we use all our strength, it only takes a few short minutes to destroy the seal located underground. Just a few minutes.”
In fact, this rift is proof. Joshua used all his strength to tear apart a large rift with a depth of several thousand meters in just a dozen seconds. If he concentrated his power, just for the sake of Destroy the seal, and the speed and depth will be even faster.
"It would be nice to have an outpost."
Thinking of this, Nostradamus stroked the spine of his magic book, and his tone was a little depressing: "Although the observatory can observe the world around it, its observation target is too big, and there is no way to see you and me. Such a legendary powerhouse in human form... If there is an outpost in the void that can clearly capture the powerful energy fluctuations, then it will be much easier to prepare for defense."
"This is exactly the meaning of the establishment of the Department of External Exploration. In my vision, the first task of the Department of External Exploration is not to find a living world, but to establish a large number of early warning outposts around the Mycrof world."
Joshua pointed casually, and the silver light formed a light curtain in mid-air. He said calmly: "If you want to explore the distance, at least there should be no fire in the backyard. After the Steel Python incident is solved this time, we can explore the outside world." It’s time for the ministry to officially launch.”
Having said this, the warrior turned around and nodded slightly to Nostradamus. He said with emotion: "I basically have no control over Winterfort Academy. You are the one coordinating it... It is very successful. Without Winterfort Academy, With the large number of technical personnel we have trained, it is impossible to build the foundation of the External Exploration Department so quickly.”
"That's natural. If you don't say anything else, when it comes to educating students, no one else in the world except Barbarossa can even think of competing with me."
It was rare to hear Joshua praise himself so directly, and Nostradamus was not modest at all. He stroked his beard quite complacently, but then he sighed: "Unfortunately, there is only one Winter Castle at the moment. "
At this time, the two of them had slowly walked all the way to the edge of the North Ural Plain. They could see countless grassland beasts and monsters in front of them, being guided by students from the Winter Castle Academy to a special experimental area opened in another grassland. The lives of these students They are not strong enough to carry out difficult tasks like the first team or the dragon girl Lisa, so large-scale activities like this arranged by the academy are one of the few ways for them to easily get points.
The two legendary powerhouses observed these students from a distance, although they were still young, but they were very skilled in using magic and fighting spirit, but they did not get close and stood far away. After Joshua was silent for a while, he said: "Why? Only one Winterhold?"
The warrior's tone was very doubtful. He looked at these young people who could be said to be the hope of the future. There was confusion in his tone: "I wanted to ask some time ago. If the Winter Castle model is so successful, should you do more in other parts of the empire?" Open some similar professional academies... Even if the development of those places will be slower because there are no legendary strongmen, it is still better than nothing."
This is indeed something that Joshua finds strange. In the past five or six years, Wintercastle College has swallowed up a large amount of liquidity from Moldavia, but in turn, it has also brought Moldavia a lot of money. A lot of benefits. As a lord, Joshua doesn't regard money as money at all. The confidence to expand the city if he wants to expand it without knowing how much money he has comes from Winter Castle - even if he is a professional from other places. The academy cannot develop as perfectly as it does here in Moldavia, but it should not be left unattended.
In response to this question, Nostradamus nodded, then shook his head.
“It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.”
"Joshua, this empire is not an empire of the people, but an empire of emperors, nobles and extraordinary people."
Nostradamus directly pointed out the most essential problem: "Except for you, a legendary strong man who has no interest in power, does nothing at all, and poses no threat, any professional college established in a local area is simply for local nobles. It provides them with the power to be local overlords without being able to spread this power to all classes.”
"No, I'm not, I..."
Hearing this, Joshua frowned. He clicked his tongue and wanted to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, he could only admit that what Nostradamus said was indeed correct.
And he also understands that this is why Israel wants to carry out reforms - just like in the previous life, if you want to industrialize, you must liberate the land and farmers from the hands of landlords, if you want to popularize the extraordinary power of the extraordinary world, you must Ordinary people with extraordinary gifts must be liberated from the clutches of nobles and extraordinary beings.
"But we have three legendary strong men, and Israel is the emperor of the empire. I have wanted to ask before - if we want to reform, we can kill any nobles who are unwilling to cooperate at any time and clean up the entire empire from top to bottom. , it doesn’t even take three days.”
"Revolution is not a dinner party. If necessary, there is no choice but to kill people. We don't have much time left and we don't have time to slowly change these people's minds."
When he said this, Joshua's tone was indifferent, as if he didn't take human life seriously at all - he is indeed willing to protect the world and resist chaos, but this does not mean that he is some kind of Holy Mother. What he is willing to protect are those who are unable to resist. Weak people who cannot stop disasters are not the powerful ones who influence the progress of the world.
Of course, he would not actually kill all those who were innocent, but Joshua believed that it was still possible to imprison them all and use physical means to transform their minds.
"What's the use?"
Regarding Joshua's simple and crude method, Nostradamus just shook his head speechlessly: "You can overturn the mountain that is pressing on the people, liberate them from the hands of the nobles, and give them the power to change their destiny... But that So what, you can’t lift the mountain in people’s hearts.”
"Joshua, look at these students."
Following the old mage's words, Joshua looked back at the students from Winter Castle who were carrying out various tasks under the instructions of their instructors.
These young people obey the orders and work meticulously. Whether they are nobles or commoners, they treat each other equally. No one feels that they are inferior to each other, and no one feels that they are superior. This is the principle that has been pursued in Winterfort Academy for many years: status has nothing to do with it. It’s meaningless, ability comes first.
"You can ask these students, who no longer look like nobles and commoners, what their future ideals are."
Nostradamus's tone was calm, but Joshua could hear a hint of chill and anger. For this question, the warrior didn't really pick anyone to ask, because he already knew the answer.
"They want to be somebody."
Shaking his head, Joshua said: "If you learn magic, you are equal to a noble. If you become a knight, you can expand the territory of the empire. If you become a priest, you can lead a church, then manage a diocese, and finally become a bishop. , the archbishop, that is also a big shot on the same level as the earl and even the duke."
After hearing this answer, Nostradamus closed his eyes: "Yes, you are right, it's that simple."
"Their current equality is because they feel that each other will be big shots in the future. When they return to their hometowns, they will both be the 'ruling class' that rules over the common people and solidifies their class, leaving the common people with almost no room for advancement... That's why the nobles laugh and laugh with the common people. Only the son of an earl would hook up with the son of a hunter."
It was the first time that Joshua heard Nostradamus suppress his emotions in such a voice. He felt that the other party was like a volcano about to erupt. But soon, the old mage calmed down again. He watched all this with cold eyes, and then He showed a sneer: "That's it. Everyone knows that legendary strong men have the power to change the world. If you and I join forces, it will not be difficult even to wipe the entire Great Ajax Mountains off the map. Killing some nobles and local tyrants is better than flipping the palm of your hand." It's simple... but if you don't open up the people's wisdom, let them wake up, and overturn the mountains in their hearts, even if they have extraordinary power, they will just become new oppressors."
"Do you want to enlighten the people?"
In this regard, Joshua couldn't help but think of the world he once lived in. He recalled the battles over ideas and beliefs that had been written in the history books. He suddenly realized that Mycroft's world was in this world. The society that he regarded as quite primitive has actually reached this stage, and the first step of this stage seemed to be happening before his eyes.
"Popularizing knowledge, literacy for all, compulsory education, collective political education starting from junior high school..." The various newly developed teaching methods in the previous life flashed through his mind, and Joshua couldn't help but fell silent. He didn't know what the revolution was like back then. It happened, and how it was successful, but he knew that it was imperative to open up the people's wisdom, but he didn't know whether it was appropriate to transform the world on such a large scale.
In the final analysis, there was no extraordinary power in the previous life. If everything were copied, would there be any surprises? This world is a world of magic and fighting spirit. It is completely different from the relationship between farmers and landlords in the previous life...
Because I know more, I will hesitate at this time.
“Are we qualified to choose the direction of future society for mankind?”
Joshua asked.
"You are wrong, Joshua. We never choose the future path for humans."
At this point, Nostradamus raised the corners of his mouth. He raised his head and looked at the bright starry sky and aurora: "The words you said to me not long ago have always been engraved in my heart... What you said Yes, we just led them forward to get to this point."
"Then humans chose this path."
"... Hahahaha, you actually used my words to reply to me."
After hearing this, Joshua narrowed his eyes at first. He seemed to be lost in memories, but soon he laughed happily: "I was still worried about you, but now it seems that you and Israel You’ve already thought of a countermeasure, right?”
"yes."
After a brief reply, Nostradamus also laughed, and after the brief laughter, the old mage's words rang out again, making Joshua slightly stunned: "In just a few days."
"I had planned to tell you this news for a long time, but because you were going to the far south to attend a friend's wedding, I didn't bother."
Nostradamus and Joshua looked at each other, and he said sincerely: "Earl Radcliffe, please be there at that time."
"Let us watch the coming of a new era together."
I'm filling in the holes
Ideological development is also development. There are not only stars and seas in the distance, but also a future that carries ideas.
(End of chapter)