Chapter 977: Night Talk (Part II)
Galaxy Infinity.
The boundless sea of stars envelops everything, and here, there is no time, no space. Without matter, everything you see is here and not here. It is a place where everything comes together, including all worlds, all times, all existences. Here, the spirit determines the material and the will determines the existence.
This is the astral plane, where all things meet.
So for Jenn, he was not surprised that the ancient gods would hide in this ghost place, and there was no time in the astral plane. Normal people can easily achieve eternal immortality when they come here, and you don't need to eat or drink water in the astral plane. Even if you do this, it is not out of physical need, but more to give people a psychological security and comfort. However, this immortality only works in the astral plane, and when you leave this world, the time you have lost will find you again. And when that time comes, it's up to Providence whether you become a dried corpse or a mummy.
Of course, this is for ordinary beings with a limited lifespan, and for beings like gods with almost eternal life, the vast and boundless astral realm is also the best hiding place for them. This is much bigger than the universe, and unless you follow a fixed route and find the right door, it is impossible for even the Heavenly King Lao Tzu to find their hiding place.
And Jenn was the same, if it weren't for Her Majesty the Goddess of the Night leading the way, then he would not have been able to enter this mysterious area either.
It's just that......... Looking at the scene in front of him, Jenn couldn't help twitching the corners of his eyes. The place in front of him was nothing else, an enlarged version of a subway car............... Speaking of which, Your Majesty, how much do you like that thing?
Sitting in the chair of the subway car, Jenn was completely speechless. He could see that this carriage was enlarged in proportion to what he had made in White Rock City, but the goddess of the night knew that it was now used for meetings rather than on the train, so she built a circle of tables in the middle......... This made Jenn cry and laugh even more.
But it was clear that the Old Gods did not intend to talk to Jenn head-on, in fact it was Jenn sitting in the middle of the carriage at the moment, and only the lights were on here, and everything else was dim. In the darkness, Jenn could feel several different eyes looking at him, it was obvious that these were all ancient gods, and as for the small question of why they didn't come out to meet Jenn, Jenn didn't bother to pay attention to it. After all, what he's going to say next is the point.
"Ladies and gentlemen.........
Jenn stood up, almost following the habit of making reports in his previous life, and said "Distinguished leaders, distinguished guests, comrades......... but in the end, he still stubbornly accepted it, just said "everyone", and then took the conversation and continued.
"I have learned the truth about the Rite of Fate from Her Majesty the Goddess, and I believe that after all this period of development, it should be clear to you that I am taking a different approach than the original direction of the Crane Continent. And I think that's the best answer I can give to your questions. ”
Hearing Jenn's words, there was a fluctuation in the darkness of the carriage in the distance, and then a moment later, an old voice rang out.
"We do see what you do, newborn Son of God. I have to admit that what you have done is a road that we have never walked. But how do you make sure that this path will keep going? ”
"I can't guarantee it at all."
Faced with the question of the old gods, Jenn gave a categorical answer. Then he stood up and glanced at the invisible presence in the darkness before continuing.
"There is no one way of development that can guarantee eternal prosperity, all we have to do is to keep making progress and keep exploring. However, the current Klein Continent is seriously consumed in the internal friction. The gods are busy spreading their faith, the kings only hope to be able to rule for thousands of generations, and the demon kings, in addition to thinking about confrontation with the gods, are fighting a civil war in the lower realms. Such a world cannot have any future for development at all, which is why the Klein Continent has made little progress for thousands of years, but has regressed. ”
"In other words, the magic technology you advocate can change all this?"
"It's not the means that matter, it's the perspective from which you think about the problem."
Jenn is also speechless about the thoughts of these old antiques who have lived from the creation of the Klein Continent to the present, but this is also a matter of course......... Old man, always stubborn and old-fashioned.
"The methods taken by the Demon Empire are similar to mine, but the civilization level of the Demon Empire is not much stronger than Seth. What is the reason? Some of the magic they have mastered is even more sophisticated than our nethers, but they are not used on a large scale, and of course, the shortage of magical materials is one aspect. Another aspect is that their thinking is still stuck in the ancient period, the creation war and even the war of the sages. Their requirements for mages are still to learn the basics, then delve into and master various spells on their own, and then talk about how to explore and invent. But it's just too much of a waste of time, and some spells are a waste of time. As you can imagine, a mage is only trying to complete a task, not delving into ways to improve the Illuminati. And in fact, has this method already been completed by those archmages? If they were able to share this simple, almost meaningless knowledge, then most mages would be able to spend their time exploring and renewing rather than following the same path as their predecessors over and over again. If they finish the old path of their predecessors in this way, unless they become lichs, it is almost time to die, how can they expect to continue to innovate and develop? ”
“………………… So that's what you're talking about, each doing its job? ”
I have to admit that these ancient gods do have a deep understanding of the small world built by Jenn, and it seems that the goddess of the night does not just take the subway every day.........
"That's right, whether it's magic or divine power, in the end, it's all about using. Well, just use them as ordinary tools. If someone likes to study magic, let them study it, and you can train these talents specifically. But others don't need it at all, just like a farmer only needs a magic prop that can perform 'illumination' to illuminate himself, does he need to become a magic apprentice, and then study for five or ten years, and then use illumination when he becomes a qualified magic apprentice, and the reason is just because he wants something that can illuminate his room at night? Do you guys think that makes sense? ”
It certainly doesn't make sense.
The old gods are just rigid, and they are not stupid, and when they heard Jenn say this, of course they understood what he meant.
But...............
"It requires a lot of resources, and it's ......... What's the benefit? ”
Naturally, Jenn had an answer to this question a long time ago.
"If a person can only care about his own one-third of an acre of land every day, then he can only be a farmer in this life. And only after they can live easily and live well enough, will they have other pursuits and ideas. With the enhancement of magic technology and the liberation of productivity, we will have more manpower to do other things. The reason why the Klein Continent has not developed now, and it has regressed, is because everyone is already working very hard just to ensure that they can survive, and for them, their own future, the future of the country, or the future of the entire continent has nothing to do with them at all. Whether it was a beggar, a farmer, or even a nobleman, a king. This is true even for powerful mages and priests. Isn't it? The mage only cares about whether he can gain more power and delve into more spells. The clergy, on the other hand, don't care anything other than to please the gods. There may be one or two people who are concerned about the future and development of the mainland, but what is the point of these few people? ”
“…………………”
In the face of Jenn's answer, this time there was silence for a long time in the dark, only the goddess of the night sitting opposite Jenn sent him an emoji of "o(*≧▽≦)ツ", obviously, it seems that the goddess of the night seems to agree with Jenn's opinion, but Jenn suspects that the reason why she is so in favor is that she hopes to connect the entire Klein continent............
“……… Your opinion is indeed interesting. ”
And just after a long pause, a soft female voice sounded.
"But......... This requires a lot of resources, and I think you should be very clear that even if you take out all the resources of the Inner Continent, it will not be enough to meet the needs of the entire continent............"
"So, what we need is external expansion."
Hearing this, Jenn gave an answer. The accumulation of primitive capital is naked plundering and robbery, foreign plunder, and the development of colonies, which are the best elements for the accumulation of primitive capital.
"We first want to get people to live the good life they dream of, and then we tell them that we need them to do more in order to maintain this good life. And our world also needs to expand externally, as the old gods thought, we need to occupy more worlds, more planes, and plunder more resources to maintain the life and development of our world. And with the evolution and development of civilization, the resources we need will be further enhanced......... As for how far it will end up............"
With that, Jenn shrugged his shoulders.
"That's not what I could have predicted."
Hearing this, there was silence again in the darkness. But soon, another voice rang out.
"We know what you want to do, and what you do is sure to cause the displeasure of many gods.........
"Huh."
Faced with this question, Jenn just smiled. Of course, he knew that his thoughts would inevitably pose a threat to some gods, but he didn't care. In fact, the ancient gods don't have to care, in fact, the original rules gods don't need to care............... If it weren't for the fact that they wanted to expand their power.
"So, I need your help in this regard........."
At this, Jenn paused slightly.
"But before that, I have one more thing that I hope will be able to ......... with your permission." )