Chapter 556: The Storm is Coming
Leprechauns have recently discovered a very serious problem. He's about to lose his job. The specific reason is that the technology kid who was regarded as a 'battery' by Lin Xuan has been constantly weakening recently. Originally, Lin Xuan designed a complete energy extraction system. You can extract the power of the tech kid without harming his origin. And it was left with plenty of time to recover.
But this time it's different. Although the number of players in virtual games has been drastically reduced. The energy consumed is also said to be reduced. But the leprechaun found that the tech kid was gradually weakening. And it's a weakening in nature, the kind of weakness that is completely irreversible. It's as if the essence of some kind of supporting tech kid is gradually dying.
This discovery frightened the elf. Although he was happy to watch a new god die. But this new god is a task given to him by the boss. In the boss's plan, it should continue to 'power' for a long time. But now, the situation seems to be a little more than he imagined.
It's a job like this that is both easy and good wine. Leprechauns are really unwilling to give up. In desperation, I could only ask the 'leader'. It's a last resort. There is such a saying in the wisdom of the workplace. Don't ask your boss for everything. This kind of may please a certain part of the leadership. Because you're giving them a sense of entitlement. But at the same time, it also highlights your own incompetence. Over time, a mindset will be formed for the upper echelons. When the time comes, no one will think of you for a really important position.
Leprechauns didn't understand what was going on. I can only ask Lin Xuan for advice. This made Lin Xuan a little interested. Because the tech kid is the most potential of the new gods that came into being. With the development of science and technology, it will continue to improve. And their own formation is very reasonable. Able to perfectly suppress the tech kid, but without compromising his origins. It can 'power' the virtual world for a long time. Theoretically, this shouldn't happen so soon.
I checked all the links on one side and found nothing special. Lin Xuan thought for a while and finally understood. The root of all this is still in him. Because he has spread magic in this world, and it has formed a certain scale. This weakens the rules of this world's technology.
There has always been a saying in science. When science is taken to the extreme, it's no different from magic. Lin Xuan used to be very fond of this statement. But there is one thing we must admit. The person who said this is just a tech nerd who can't even get out of his own planet. He had never seen top-notch technology, let alone magic. So in essence, this sentence is just a tech nerd's YY.
Lin Xuan was different, he had seen the most cutting-edge technology. He is also a top-level magic god. It is more qualified than anyone else to judge that sentence. In his opinion, this statement can be said to be true. Because in a true god-level civilization, they can indeed do magic-like technology. But that civilization has actually touched the very core essence of the entire universe. Therefore, when this statement is completely true, it means that the end of the universe has been reached.
So, in most cases, this sentence is actually wrong. Technology and magic are two completely different laws. At least that's how it is in this world.
There is no doubt that there are two laws that coexist in this world. But technology has clearly suppressed magic. The birth of the tech kid is the most significant proof of this. And the god of magic, there is not even a shadow.
But now things are a little different. Lin Xuan suppressed the tech kid while spreading magic in this world. At the rule level, this creates a state where technology is suppressed and magic is on the rise. As synonymous with technology, tech kids have clearly been affected.
"I kind of understand what caused it. There's no good way to do it, though. You can just take a fancy to him. If it doesn't meet the demand, I'm grabbing one back. Anyway, there are still a lot of new gods out there that meet the conditions? ”
“.…..”
The leprechaun shuddered, but didn't make a sound. There is no such thing as a god in the eyes of this master, he only sees a large reserve of mobile batteries. Fortunately, my reserves are small, so I shouldn't be able to take my turn....... I should.
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In the conference room, the debate continued.
"The question of the goddess of spring, I think can be put aside. But from the beginning, he was talking about saving the world, and that made me care. According to our current assessment, things are already extremely dangerous. But it is far from the point of destroying the world. So, I'm more curious about why he said that. Is there anything else we don't know? ”
"Even if there is, so what. He didn't say it, that proved that those things might be more unbelievable than the spring was taken away. Can you accept it? ”
"It's not a question of acceptance or disapproval, we want evidence."
"Evidence, I remember our military operations team, has brought back a solid piece of evidence."
"But it seemed to us that it was just a mutated creature. What we want is proof of the existence of the gods. ”
"You mean, you want me to go and catch a god for you to put in a cage for you to see? Do you know how many lives we paid to catch that shark monster? More than two dozen special operators died. Again, this is the result of our timely retreat. Otherwise, all the soldiers present have no chance of survival. We used naval guns to cover them. barely killed it. Do you want us to do this again? As long as any of you are involved in this operation, we can do it again. Anyway, in your opinion, gods don't exist. All of them, what does it matter? Right. ”
There was silence in the conference room, as General William interrogated. There was a brief silence in the room. It's like William said to Wade. Their disbelief is an attitude. As the holders of power, they cannot admit that there is a group of higher beings above themselves. That would be a devastating blow to your rights. As for the end of the world or something, you can only put it back, after all, keeping your power is the most important thing. After all, as long as the resources in hand are still there, Noah's Ark will always leave a seat for itself.
"Because of this natural disaster, our budget is already in a tight state. If that continues, within a few years we will face a severe famine. In my opinion, this is already a catastrophe of the annihilation level. In this day and age, the country, if there is not enough food to eat. Can you imagine what will happen? We're all going to be sent to the gallows. ”
"I just want to know why all this is happening in the United States. As far as I know, there is a similar phenomenon in Europe, but it is very slight. In Asia, on the other hand, the situation is calm. It was as if God favored them. ”
"All this happened because of our reckless action. You don't think it's a god, so I'll put it another way. It was a member of a race of supernatural beings. We killed a handful of their members with impunity, and we were retaliated against by other supernatural creatures. Do you understand? What I want you to decide now is what kind of attitude we want to take towards those supernatural beings. Is it peace, or revenge? You've got to give me an explanation. ”
General William was already tortured with impatience.
"Both are too extreme. I think the first thing we need to do is talk to them. Since they are intelligent beings, they should be able to communicate, right? ”
"I'm sorry, but I don't have experience with supernatural creatures, so do you want me to write my resignation now? I think one of you can work part-time with me. ”
"We're going to give you another task, find them, and have a conversation. That's your task. ”
“...... I see. ”
William returned to Wade's interrogation room. As if he knew he was coming back, Wade ended his meditation and opened his eyes.
"Judging by your expression, it doesn't seem like there's been much progress."
"They want an exchange. Face-to-face communication. I need your help, you are the closest to their existence. Tell me how I can get my hands on those ...... Jinni. ”
"Gods are called gods because they are a completely different kind of life from human beings. Even though they look a lot like humans, or even look exactly like them. But they're different, and I know you're pushing the plot of that virtual game in depth. But it is clear that you have not met the gods. ”
"Why do you say that?"
"For there is not the slightest change in your thinking. If you do encounter the gods, you will understand what kind of existence they are. In their eyes, we are just ants. ”
"But they also need our faith."
"Looks like you've done your homework. But so what, what can you do with their faith? A law was issued that from this day onwards, all citizens are not allowed to believe in God. Or, more simply, tell them that the gods exist. But as long as we don't believe in them, they die? What do you think will happen? ”
"We can't do that, so tell me what you think? Leave aside the opinions of those politicians, put aside all the subjective factors. What do you want to do? And what do you mean by saving the world? Tell me all, and then I'll think about how I can help you. ”
Wade looked at General William quietly for more than ten seconds, and then smiled.
"It's good, you're one of the few people in this base who really cares about the world. Everything that is happening now originated from a war. A war between the gods? ”
"Between the gods, there will also be wars?"
"Hehe, the world of gods is much crueler than humans. The war of faith, even in the human world. It is also the most cruel and ruthless. I'm sure history has already told us. The gods are epochal. With the exception of some special deities, most deities change over time. Some of them disappear completely with people's forgetfulness. Some changed themselves, catered to people's beliefs, and survived.
While the old gods die, new gods will continue to emerge from this world. For example, the god of technology, the god of media, and so on. The new gods occupy most of the world's resources, while the old gods are not willing to be forgotten. And so the war began. ”
"The war between the new gods and the old gods over believers? So what do they mean by attacking humans. ”
"It doesn't mean anything, it's just a deterrent. The old gods show their power to the new gods. And, soon the follow-up to that incident will come. There will be people who will get the so-called oracle through hallucinations, dreams, and the like. Only by praying to the goddess of spring can you bring back spring. As soon as this leading phenomenon appears. The faith of the old gods will be revived quickly. ”
"What about the new gods? What will they do? ”
"I'm not a new god, and I can't think of how they cope. But for them, if there is really a place to restore spring, they may just throw a nuclear bomb over. Don't be surprised, all the high-tech weapons in this country are under the control of the new gods. Because of your proud force, in this war, you are nothing more than someone else's sword. The situation has developed to this point, and it has gotten a little out of control. As long as they go to full-scale war, the world will not be on the verge of destruction. ”
"You said before, except for some special gods. Does that mean that there are some other gods who are not in the array of the new gods and the old gods? And they should be stronger? ”
"The origin of the gods, most of which derives from human prayers, and certain concentrated concepts. For example, justice, lies and so on. Sadly, the God of Justice has not been heard from. The god of lies is getting stronger. And if nothing else, it will continue to get stronger. But are you going to work with the god of lies? ”
"Well, assuming what you're saying is true, what can we do? The New Gods have taken control of all our weapons, and the Old Gods are able to take away even the seasons. What can we do? Do you sit here and wait to die? ”
"There's one thing that's still under our control. That's who we are. Our free will is still there, and we will always have the strength to fight. ”
"It was a good pre-war mobilization, but it didn't work. At least it's useless to say here. ”
"Hehe, I don't explain the meaning of this situation, and you can't understand it. However, I said that I once came into contact with an unknown being. That magical game, our magic, is actually left by him to mankind. This is the hope we fight, the magic. ”
"You can see what level of magicians we have. I don't think they'll be able to play a role in the Divine War. General William said helplessly.
"I don't need them to fight, I just need them to provide magic. When the time comes, help me complete a spell. ”
"It's like the ultimate move in the movies, the magic that ends everything?"
"...... it's not a combat magic. Even if you gather all the magicians, you can't kill a single god. What we have to do is awaken a deity. A god on the side of humanity. ”