Chapter 275: Do You Support Me to Rule the World?
Dragon Island.
Ian passed on all the news he knew about the Fusion Demon and the Demon Legion to the Extreme Wind Dragon King and the True Flame Dragon King.
The True Flame Dragon King, who had awakened from his slumber, looked like a sun...... No, he is a living sun, a highly compressed fireball of steady fusion.
Tongues of fire and flames soared from the surface of his body, vaguely outlining the image of a four-winged dragon, looking majestic and majestic.
But more often than not, it was a big ball of fire, glittering and even refracting different colors of light, like a disco ball of light.
"This is not a demonic technology that native civilizations can develop."
A bold female voice sounded, and the prosthetic form of the True Flame Dragon King was a red-haired and heroic little giant who could walk on his arms and fists, and he said firmly, "Either he inherited the technology of the former Terra civilization, or he found a demonic fire."
"Strange things." Speaking of which, the True Flame Dragon King was a little unsure: "Extreme Wind, do they have demonic fires, mentors? Why don't I remember?"
"There are flaws in this aspect of the database, I guess it should be brought, and there is more than one, otherwise, where are there so many demon lairs on Terra's side, there must be a demon fire catalyst."
At this moment, the Extreme Wind Dragon King also turned into a blue plasma ball, hanging at the other end of the database, and the Great Fireball of the True Flame Dragon King complemented each other, making the scorching Ian quite speechless: "I can stand this place, the average temperature is more than 500 degrees."
"Normally, there won't be any human guests here."
The True Flame Dragon King laughed, he didn't mean to restrain his firepower at all, "So, what is the purpose of telling us these things? Terra."
"My name is Ian."
Ian pointed to the light curtain in front of him, and said curiously, "Such an obvious demonic technique, such a bloody massacre, and more than a million innocent people have died...... Dragonlords, you really don't have any ideas?"
"It's disgusting."
The True Flame Dragon King said bluntly, "If you can, I really want to slaughter all of these *** demon cubs, but unfortunately I can't."
The temper of the Fire True Dragon was really hot, and after Ian understood the attitude of the True Flame Dragon King, he turned his head to look at the Extreme Wind Dragon King.
"Ian." And the Extreme Wind Dragon King sighed: "I told you before that the demons created by humans themselves are used to kill humans themselves, and this is the fault of humans themselves, and we can't show our hands."
"Where do you start with the blame?"
Ian wasn't angry, he just asked calmly, "What did those who were slaughtered do to the point where they were going to be tortured and killed by demons?"
"Because this is the underlying logic of our dragons, we cannot understand each of you - we can only look at you as a whole."
The Extreme Wind Dragon King said patiently, "In our opinion, your human nations and races, regions and classes are all meaningless things."
"It seems to us that this is a group of people killing another group of people with weapons. If we stop it this time, then the next time someone else kills another group of people with their weapons, will we do it?"
"It's unfair to one party to make a move. If you don't do it, it's a kind of indifferent justice."
"When human beings treat others differently by country, race, region, accent, culture, class, and individual ability, instead of respecting everyone and respecting ourselves, we third-generation true dragons will not be able to intervene in any action on the earth."
"Because it is you who distinguish between 'you and me,' and distinguish 'camp,' which in turn leads to 'hostility,'"
"Every human being who still supports these 'distinctions,' who still despises others because of their inadequacy, who still discriminates because of their appearance, abilities, and race, will naturally fight each other."
"And then war, then extreme, then destruction."
"It's a bit too extreme, how can the standards of this kind of cosmopolitan society be directly applied to a post-apocalyptic civilization like Terra."
Ian shook his head slightly, he could understand the Dragon King's limitations, but he still felt very
Wonderful: "Is there really a force on Terra that meets this standard?"
"Is there a pure land on this land?" He asked.
"Yes." The True Flame Dragon King interjected, "Huaiguang Sacred Mountain directly accepts the protection of Dragon Island—although they don't need us to shelter it, but the society over there is the category we can directly protect."
"We will never allow the struggles of the world to involve them."
Sure enough, Ian heard the familiar name: "I feel that you dragons and star gods are anarchian......
…… No, for super-beings like them, who alone have the productive forces of the whole society, anarchism is really correct.
Every individual has self-awareness, strong wisdom and strength, and on this basis, each individual respects other individuals, will do things in full accordance with the agreed rules, will not infringe on the interests of others in order to take advantage of small advantages, and everyone's cooperation is based on mutual trust and mutual assistance.
These humble and complete individuals can also form a huge cooperative society with each other, without greed, without selfishness, they still have desires, but these desires are more noble, self-realization based on "not infringing on others".
Ian had a deeper understanding of the nature of dragons and star gods, and he knew that these beings did come from a super civilization far beyond Terra, and that their standards were not even achievable according to human logic, but this was a problem for humanity, not theirs.
But it's still humans who live on Terra.
"Humanity has actually received a lot of help and preferential treatment from us."
Although Ian himself did not show any anger or disappointment, the Dragon King of the Extreme Wind still opened his mouth to comfort, "You are the natives of this planet, you have obtained the technology of us and some of the star gods, and when other alien gods forcibly invaded and violated the covenant, we took action."
"Humanity can continue, and we have done our part."
"But now, it's you humans who use demonic technology on your own, and we really, have no reason to do it."
"What about the four Orthodox churches."
Ian asked, "They don't have so many restrictions, do they?"
"Ian."
And the True Flame Dragon King said quite seriously at this moment, "You may have the illusion that the Four Great Orthodox Religions must have a reason to protect humanity."
"Why are humans always so arrogant?" The heroic dragon king even sighed at this moment: "The four major orthodox religions have no obligation to take care of the present human beings, they only act out of morality - not because they need human beings to believe in their ways, but because human beings yearn for their deeds and follow their ways."
"For thousands of years, they have given far more to humanity than humans have given them."
"The Four Orthodox Churches are not human?"
Although the True Flame Dragon King was simply emotional, Ian keenly grasped the hidden meaning behind the other party's words: "Or are they independent of human society? So they're the Four Orthodox Churches?"
Because the Cult of Soul Worship has been developing rapidly recently, Ian also learned a lot of information about the Holy Mountain from the mouths of the trio of Yingguang, Huijian, and Ransom.
Moreover, he also had a comprehensive understanding of the position of the Four Orthodox Churches in human society.
Huaiguang's original origins were in the Lost Age, a large-scale war, most likely against the mutual aid groups that emerged during the Alien War, led by a pair of twins, with an older brother and sister being prophets, and the leaders of the twins leading the growth of the order to help the sanctuary that was often destroyed by disasters at that time.
To this day, Huaiguang is still running around to stop the natural disaster, and they are doing the same thing thousands of years ago, and nothing has changed.
The Hall of All Souls is a little later, and their origin is the invasion of the beast tide of the Great Plains of the Sky - under the offensive of the army of Warcraft led by countless wisdom Warcraft, a child raised by wolves, that is, the first Patriarch of the Hall of All Souls, coordinated the dispute of all souls, so far, to the east of the Towering Plain, there are many tribal countries dominated by Warcraft, which are the predecessors of the current Nine Cold and Silent Mountains, and to the west, there is the grassland khanate dominated by humans.
Until now, there are also many members of the Demon Beast Royal Court within the Heavenly Royal Court, and there are also Ice Wind Butterflies like the White Silent Governor in the eastern part of the empire, which is their influence.
The Church of Spiritual Machines originated from a group of technicians who had received the "Apocalypse" of the pre-era civilization, and they seemed to see some kind of extremely terrifying "endgame", so they devoted themselves to "Ascension" - they joined forces with the City of Knowledge to collect the abandoned technologies in the many ruins around the Tranquil Sea, and most of the known psionic jewelry manufacturing techniques were developed, researched, or ...... Fixed.
Even now, the Church of Spiritual Machines and the Capital of Knowledge are synonymous with the best technology on the continent of Terra.
The Order of the Dead is even simpler—they are dedicated to finding the eternal world after death, and believe that this is the true path.
In order to rectify the Shret, they repaired and created quite a lot of Gods, ensuring the stability of the Shimmer World, and they are the best partners of the goblins.
Judging from this information, the Four Orthodox Churches can indeed be called the "guardians of mankind" - and this group of people has basically nothing to do with the human world from the beginning.
"It doesn't have to be inhuman."
At this moment, the Extreme Wind Dragon King also said, "Have you noticed that the four major orthodox religions all uphold a 'civilized attitude,'"
"Huaiguang upholds equality, mutual assistance, selflessness, and dedication to those who can't do it one by one, they can't be one of them, this time, they don't do it in name, but Huaiguang's paladins will go to the aid in their private name."
"The Hall of All Souls treats all living beings equally, whether they are humans, demonic beasts, natural spirits, or man-made creatures such as imaginary gods, as long as they have minds and souls, they are all regarded as brothers and sisters—those who can't do it can't become a member of the Hall of All Souls."
"The Church of the Spiritual Machinery is not so much to sublimate as to be a better person, but to become an eternal metal machine, and they don't care about human society at all, only technology."
"The Underworld Order is the simplest, they want everyone to die, so that equality, unity, hope and respect come together."
"Do you still think the four Orthodox churches need humans? Each of them has the potential to be parallel to today's human society, and even, we believe, they represent a better future...... It's just that there are too few intelligent beings that can meet their standards to become mainstream."
"I see......
Ian knew something.
Each of the four Orthodox Churches, in his words, has the potential for a "path".
The future they foresee and hope to arrive at, just like Ian's path, can completely transform the whole of Terra......
Because of this, the attitude of the four major Orthodox Christians towards human society is actually similar to Ian's.
"It's me who chose humanity, not that I need humanity."
Ian lowered his eyes, his gaze seemed to penetrate the Dragon Island, looking at the distant continent of Terra: "No matter what path you take, I don't have to be human...... I can change the world on my own."
"It's just, I don't think that's the best future. But the four Orthodox churches are different, their prophets are not as strong as mine, so they can only hesitate, wait and see, and wait...... Avoid the worst possible future."
Therefore, the four Orthodox religions are only morally helping the human beings of all Terra - if only for their own goals, they can find a place to farm themselves, regardless of the outside world.
Yes, it's actually quite simple.
No matter how serious the internal strife between human beings is, it will be nothing more than the same end, and at that time, the four major orthodox churches will naturally have the strength to clean up the mess and rebuild civilization.
But if even they are involved, damaged, or even severely damaged—then when the real disaster comes, Terra will have no future.
"So."
Desperate, Ian finally asks the question he really wants to ask after getting the answer he wants.
With a slightly crazy smile, the Prophet raised his head and asked the two dragon kings, "Then why don't the four Orthodox churches rule the whole world and implement their own civilization ideas?"
"They obviously have the strength
and potential, why not be straightforward and do the right thing?"
「……」
The two dragon kings looked at each other, they looked at Ian, and they were silent for a moment before they slowly said, "Because humanity doesn't want unity, Ian, and if they do that, they will be rejected by all of humanity."
"Ask everyone, if there were no nations and nations in this world, no sense of superiority between big and small nations, no classes for people to climb, no greed for one's own selfishness, and no blood feuds between each other...... Ask them if they would like to live in such a world."
"No one wants to, the Imperials are proud to be Imperials, and the people of the Flamelands are proud to be Flamelands, and it is impossible for the people of the Westlands to give up the blood feud of millions of dead and wounded, forgive the Flamelands, and live peacefully with them, and vice versa."
"The invisible thing that you humans have forged in your hearts has shackled your souls to the earth."
"They're all gravity-bound souls—but what if it's me?"
Without hesitation, Ian asked, "If I unify Terra and popularize the Cult of Spirits, I am willing to become the Dragon King."
"O dragon kings."
"If I'm willing to do this—I'm going to rule the world, I'm going to do my own thing, and I'm willing to endorse the ideas of the Four Orthodox Churches, will they support me?"
"Will you support me?"
All inquiries are for this last question.
Ian wanted to know how far Ryushima's attitude towards himself, his support for the successor of the Star God, could go.
He waited for an answer from the dragon kings.
And the dragon kings were silent.
「…… Humanity will be against you." After a long time, the True Flame Dragon King said solemnly, his fireballs became smaller, but they were even hotter: "This world rejects unity, because of the way of sublimation, everyone wants to be their unique self, and they don't want to be subservient to others. Even if you unify the world, those who are conquered by you will always want to rebel against you, and those who are not killed by you will definitely secretly plot to become independent."
"I don't care about any of that."
Ian said calmly, "I don't care if they hate me or not, and I don't care if they love me. I don't care if the Terrans love or hate - if they rebel, I will suppress them, and if they rebel, I will slaughter them."
"I won't be gentle, if half of this world rebels against me, I'll kill half of them."
"But if they're obedient, and they're willing to walk in the future I've set—then I'll give them the best I have, even if the things they want don't exist in this world, and I'll create them."
"What if more than half?" The Extreme Wind Dragon King asked cautiously, keenly aware that Ian was serious—he really had that determination.
"How is that possible?" Ian was adamant: "Even if my territory enforces an eight-hour work system, only one day off a week, and almost no annual leave, I will at least pay overtime, and half of the people who resist me should be the limit, right?"
No, the problem isn't here at all. The two dragon kings thought. This human being is insane. But he's crazy and very sensible.
"If you can actually do what you say, Ian, even if it's killing half of the world."
Taking a deep breath, the Extreme Wind Dragon King said in a deep voice, "You can call yourself the savior of mankind - and the Four Orthodox Religions will not be your enemies."
"If you can truly dominate Terra, put an end to this endless chaos, and be willing to become the Dragon King...... Then the true dragon will be your people."
"That's what I want to know."
Ian smiled at the Dragon King, "Then look at me."
"I'll show you the facts."
This is the end of the communication between Dragon Island Ian and the Dragon Kings.
Regarding the "Abyss Dragons" that may exist in the Void, the attitude of the Dragon Kings is very simple.
"As long as you can prove it,
The monster bred in the abyss is the dragon of the abyss."
The Extreme Wind Dragon King said, "Then I'll take action to retrieve it—but only if you have 100% proof of this, that is, let that monster show its true dragon power."
"And me." The True Flame Dragon King hurriedly said, "I'll make a move too!" He didn't want to miss the excitement.
Ian thinks that the True Flame Dragon King is basically a large-sized Xiou, does the real dragon have a character template?
And just as Ian was communicating with the dragon kings on Dragon Island.
Terra, around the Golden Plains.
The Demon Legion of the Flying Flame Land has encountered some minor troubles recently.
As an extraordinary legion that can freely shuttle between the virtual realm and the material world, the strength of the demon legion has been confirmed in the western realm, and the empire has almost no way to restrain these monster legions with human intelligence, even if they can be defeated on the frontal battlefield, but the other party can retreat if they want to.
Of course, no technology in this world is perfect, and the reason why the demon army can act so freely is precisely because they used curses to shape the "cursed soil", polluting the virtual realm and eroding the material world, so they can come out of nowhere and play with the emperor *** team in the palm of their hands.
However, in the South Ridge, the speed of the Shred Corruption was unexpectedly slow.
For some reason, there was a round of silver sun in the void of Nanling, and under the sun's light, all the curses dissipated.