Extraordinary civilization has been facing such a problem since its birth.
Why do extraordinary powerful people care about the survival of civilization
It sounds very cold-blooded and unreasonable, but it is actually the case. After removing all elements of talking about feelings and emotions, the most powerful type of extraordinary strong people do not need to care about the survival of civilization at all, because their The existence itself is comparable to or even better than a civilization. Their power and wisdom can crush a collection of hundreds of millions of ordinary people.
Just like the legendary strongmen - each legendary strongman has the power to bulldoze the entire Mycroft world in the Starfall Era by one person. As long as other legends don't take action, they can easily subdue the entire world and turn the entire civilization into a His own plaything, even the legendary strongman with the weakest physical destructive ability, the 'spiritual master' William, can also make billions of ordinary people become his puppets through wide-area brainwashing.
Their method of observing the world, speed of thinking, cognition of all things, and mode of thinking are far stronger than ordinary humans. They can directly observe electromagnetic waves of all frequencies, directly control gravity, electromagnetic force, and even strong and weak nuclei. Power, a strong person who can play the magic ether string like a piano, even a genius among a thousand or ten thousand ordinary people cannot beat it, because they are still doing experiments based on a guess to verify the theoretical model. , the strong have long directly aroused reality and glimpsed the essence behind the phenomenon.
And their thinking speed and algorithms are also incredibly powerful. According to Joshua alone, the total amount of information that one of his computing cores can process in one minute exceeds the information generated by all life on the Mycroft Continent. The amount, and now Joshua can make tens of thousands of these computing cores in the blink of an eye.
They themselves are the highest pinnacle of civilization, the crystallization of endless power and wisdom. When they were still mortals, they were already on top of the world. The legends are no longer even the same species. They have sublimated into more powerful and incredible existences. It can even be said that if their memories and feelings of being humans and elves hadn't affected them, there would be no need for them to help ordinary people who were once their compatriots.
According to the instinct of life, they wander alone in the void, and the resources they obtain and the chance of survival are higher... But in the final analysis, intelligent life is not just life. In addition to living, their existence also has other meanings, because of emotions and The sense of responsibility makes these strong people believe that moving forward with civilization is the right path.
Therefore, emotional and cultural identification are the bonds that maintain the relationship between extraordinary and powerful people and civilization.
—But you need to know that this bond is not always strong.
Civilization cannot count on this forever. If civilization is just the soil that breeds the strong, but cannot help the strong in the future, and it is just the unilateral contribution of the strong, then even legends will occasionally feel confused.
Joshua knew such an example - a few years ago, the natural teacher worked hard for the future of the elven tribe, working hard to modify the current way of nature, hoping to make the elves stronger and more adaptable to the world, but The Elf tribe did not appreciate it. They just wanted the Nature Master to hand over the old and unsuitable carrier of the Way of Nature, the 'Seed of the World Tree', which the Father of Nature once gave, and share it with the entire Elf tribe.
They didn't understand the painstaking efforts of the natural teacher at all, and just blindly asked for it according to their own lamentable ignorant thinking mode... At that time, the natural teacher was also confused. If Joshua hadn't been there to recognize and support her behavior, she might have really They will doubt the meaning of working so hard for the elves.
One-way relationships will never last forever. It must be a win-win situation in both directions in order to maintain this relationship almost eternally.
Then the problem is back to the beginning.
Can a civilization that needs the help of legendary strongmen for everything and can't do anything on its own really maintain a 'win-win' relationship
Do not make jokes.
Therefore, civilization can produce strong people, it can rely on the strong, and the strong can also help civilization... But what if one day the strong are unwilling? Although this possibility seems unbelievable and almost impossible now, what civilization has to face are countless disasters and disasters called "impossible".
Someone has to think about this and be prepared—before a real disaster occurs.
Joshua believes that since the problems that arise in Mycroft's world have not yet reached the point of life and death, there is no need for the legendary strong man to intervene with all his strength. Just like if a child falls while playing in the mud, he can bandage and apply paint. Medicine, a hot bath, but there is no need for chemotherapy, amputation, cloning a brand new body and transplanting the brain... To use another analogy, now Mycroft civilization encounters a small ditch, it is obvious to find a piece of wood to build a bridge. Why bother asking for the invincible Joshua brand bulldozers that can directly bulldoze small ditches, entire mountains, canyons, and even the world
The bulldozers themselves don't feel tired, and the people who are frightened may even shout, "We must be alert to this kind of force", and then start to be wary of the bulldozers... This is not a joke. Although it sounds stupid, there are really people, even quite a few. People think so.
But even so, while knowing that the chaos might be caused by the evil god, Joshua also notified the other legends and asked them to deal with the problem carefully, and he himself planned to go to other worlds to search for possible information about the evil god.
If this can be regarded as watching and inaction, then what does it mean to be responsible? Should we teach civilization step-by-step how to walk? Tell a player, teach them how to play the game, or even be the father of everyone in civilization, tell them how to live
Even if he is a god, if he dares to be so arrogant, he will be kicked off the altar by the anger of the crowd.
Joshua said nothing.
The God of Life did not speak either.
Neither of the two beings are talkative, but in fact, this is not a silent confrontation. When Selma, who is watching, thinks that these two great beings are confronting each other, the two sides continue to use the power of steel and divine power to fight each other. Information exchange, extremely efficient communication and spiritual level, battle of beliefs.
In this way, time flew by in unspeakable silence. After a long time, the veiled God of Life felt slightly relieved and even said with appreciation: "Your answer is very good... Radcliffe, you have indeed thought about this." Questions, rather than instinctive answers, we originally thought that a pure person like you would not think so deeply."
"Even if it is an extraordinary civilization, it should not excessively interfere with the growth of civilization with extraordinary power - because this is the old path we have traveled before."
The ethereal sound echoes in the void. This is not a sound wave, but an information disturbance. The God of Life does not even need to open his mouth. His powerful mind can directly interfere with the souls of other intelligent beings around him, giving them the illusion of 'hearing'. The god murmured in a low voice: "The unlimited feedback power and technology of extraordinary beings are given to ordinary people. This will instead create a powerful but deformed civilization... This is what the sage once did. He gently put the entire civilization away. In the palm of your hand, take care of me in every possible way, without asking for anything in return.”
"He helped countless suffering people escape from suffering, and redeemed all desperate people from the abyss of despair. He helped and supported civilization, and was willing to teach students and pass on his most fundamental power... But in the final analysis, the seemingly extremely developed Glorious Era, the essence It’s still the ancient feudal era, but the technology is so powerful that it’s unimaginable.”
"Nobles, knights, mages, lords, kings, great nobles, gods, priests, churches and their loyal believers... Our world has good weather because of extraordinary power, and even the laziest farmers can have a good harvest. But in this world So what? Just a mighty shepherd, ruling over his flock of happy, fat, innocent lambs."
"Arrogance will obscure the vision, making it impossible to see the future and the way forward." The God of Life stroked the bones in his hands, and he laughed happily: "Joshua Van Radcliffe, you Although he claims to be arrogant, he is more humble than many people, knowing that behind the beautiful picture that he "takes for granted", there must be a price that makes people jealous."
The voice of the God of Life was gentle and kind. This was also the first time that His tone fluctuated, instead of being as calm as a pool of stagnant water: "It is natural to completely let powerful extraordinary beings control the direction of civilization and defeat the disasters ahead. It has countless benefits, but it also has an infinite end... Even the sages who choose this path think that they have failed. He thinks that his order is wrong. But the sages have long known that they are not the eternal truth. In fact, , in the later stages of Guangyao Civilization, he was thinking about how to take civilization one step further and obtain a different, but stronger and better order than before."
As he spoke, the God of Life turned around, and his long, white, ankle-length hair was dancing in the air like a wave. He seemed to have solved his doubts, so he was ready to leave like this.
But do you want to come so casually and leave so casually? Do you think this is His back garden
Joshua was the first to disagree.
The sudden appearance of the God of Life, the sudden inquiries, and the sudden exchanges all suddenly exposed a lot of information.
"In the later stages of the glorious civilization, the sages were thinking about how to make civilization stronger? And a stronger, better, but different 'order' from before?"
The huge silver stars condensed into two extremely bright light spots. The light spots were so bright that in the dark void, they seemed like a pair of giant eyes. The warrior stared at the God of Life who was about to leave with his body. He was extremely powerful. The wave of steel power rolled up and blocked the surrounding void. He whispered: "The Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrificial Site? Or... the homework mentioned by Ai Le?"
In an instant, Joshua thought of some information revealed by the God of Love and Decline that he had communicated with him not long ago... For example, the other party said that it was very likely that the existence of a sage had given arrangements to his students. I have done some 'homework' on 'civilized order'.
And the content of that 'homework' is even enough to become a god and build an 'order' of his own civilization!
Although the words spoken by the God of Life were extremely plain, they could never be ignored.
"Who are the true identities of your Seven Gods? Why do you have such close memories of the sages of the Glorious Era?"
At this time, Joshua no longer wanted to endure the Seven Gods' attitude of being vague and concealing the truth - yes, His Majesty Yue'ai's relationship with the sages may be His private information, and the soldiers have no reason to ask, but there is something about the Seven Gods. , as the existence that protects the Mycroft civilization, if their true identity remains as mysterious as it is now, it will not be tolerated.
A saint from the past? Or is it an ancient god who once fell but did not die completely and resurrected after a thousand years
Or even said to be a man-made god directly created by the sages
There are so many possibilities, so many that the possibilities that Joshua could imagine in an instant are almost overflowing. Today, even if he has to fight these guardians of civilization, he will definitely learn the truth!
However, the incarnation projection of the God of Life was like a part of Joshua's own power, passing through the steel barrier like water and milk. Facing the blockade of the warriors, this god was not angry or surprised. He stood beside Outside the blockade area, the ecology was restored to its previous state of peace, without any fluctuations in expressions or tone, and then he said softly: "Pure ones, don't guess who we are, because even we ourselves can't confirm or believe it."
"We do have some memories from the Age of Radiance - a little - but that proves nothing, not to mention that they conflict with each other in the first place."
At this point, the god of life, who was unknown as a man or woman, looked like a black and white silhouette, smiled gently again: "Don't guess, don't think, don't imagine - you are heading towards a future we have not walked through. In this case, why bother looking back and watching us? What about the privacy that these old guys don’t want others to know?”
"You're right, but if you really don't want others to know, you shouldn't tell me half of your story and show off in front of me!"
How could Joshua be so gently persuaded to stop what he was doing? What he hates the most in his life is guys who intentionally say half-sentence and then just slap their butt and leave!
Around the silver stars, endless brilliance began to spread, like overflowing fire igniting the void. Four steel cantilevers as huge as the cantilevers of the Milky Way began to slowly take shape around the stars. The cantilever is like the giant hand of a giant god, containing extremely powerful and destructive power.
"Sigh... Maybe we will have a big battle in the future because of the different orders we choose, but it will definitely not be today."
Seeing this scene, the God of Life couldn't help but sigh, and an ethereal voice echoed in the void: "Your power should now be left to those nightmares of chaos... Pure ones, don't be affected by divinity, let alone if I want to leave , you absolutely can’t stop it.”
"But if I don't say anything, you won't give up, right? I know you also want to take this opportunity to understand the difference between yourself and the gods. That's just right. I can tell you something related to it. secret."
"There are mysteries about the 'True God'."
Hearing this, Joshua's huge torrent cantilever, which had almost finished condensing, suddenly stopped moving temporarily.
He also found that he seemed to be unknowingly slightly affected by the divinity that seemed to have been suppressed long ago.
In the recent period, the strength of the warriors has progressed too fast, and the divinity that has grown with it has also become stronger rapidly. This has caused Joshua, who originally suppressed the divinity steadily, to once again show his appearance like just now. , showing too much his bellicose nature.
After all, the Seven Gods are also allies in the final analysis... Since the other party is willing to give in and tell some secret information, then forget it...
Suppressing the desire to fight directly and forcefully with the God of Life, Joshua's body stars dimmed, and the humanoid incarnation stepped forward, waiting for the gods to explain the mystery of what the 'true god' is.
"Pure one, do you know what God is?"
The opening of the God of Life is so simple and straightforward, asking a question that seems to be very simple and superficial, without the slightest difficulty.
But after Joshua thought about it carefully, he found that it was indeed difficult for him to define this concept, and it was also difficult for him to find it in Mycroft's world. This group of people did not need faith or church, and just watched reincarnation. What is the similarity between a man who is free and the so-called god of religion
At this time, the God of Life did not show off. He directly interacted with the power of steel through divine power and rapidly exchanged information with Joshua.
First update
This is really not a rant, but there are a lot of settings in the outline that rely on dialogue... but it will be over soon.
(End of chapter)