No matter how much Ian hates the action of the Sun God Bird, the guests who should be greeted still have to be welcomed.

"Your Highness, your presence has really made the poor house shine!"

Ten seconds later, as soon as Ian arrived at the gate of his castle, he saw a ray of light coming from the defense line of the imperial capital, and landed right at the gate of the gate, and the melancholy face of the eldest prince Carlos appeared in front of him.

"To be honest, neither you nor I actually want me to come."

Carlos sighed, and he patted Ian on the shoulder: "But it's all my father's task, you must know why I'm here, let's go inside and talk." ”

Carlos's intention is indeed very clear, as the envoy of the imperial capital, he asked the Silver Peak Leader to provide relevant technology and data about artificial souls.

"Father has long known that his brother has given you the materials of the Avak Laboratory, and you will definitely put those techniques into practice."

In the pre-function room, Carlos was succinct: "The Empire has acquiesced in your use of these technologies, giving you the green light all the way, and I have facilitated your actions...... Next, the empire needs your skills and strength, and it's time for you to help. ”

"Okay!"

But unlike what Carlos thought, Ian agreed extremely happily, very happily: "I'll let the old shadow explain it to you later, he knows the details better than me." ”

“…… It's too exciting, haven't you wanted to popularize this thing for a long time? ”

Carlos looked at Ian with some suspicion, and he reminded, "Having a soul is not entirely good. Ian, although it is said that no soul can affect the Shroud, but with a soul, the impact on the Shroud is even greater. ”

"Once there is a situation similar to all-out war, if the soul is not popularized, then the turmoil of the Void is not great, but if the soul is popularized......"

Carlos paused at this point, and Ian understood what the other party meant, and he nodded slightly: "This is also the reason why no one has thought about this technology in the past hundreds of years. ”

"Ninety percent of the time of the human species is spent in misery and sorrow, even if there is occasional joy, it is difficult to last, and more time is obtained and more is wanted, and this greed inhibits the long-term joy of human beings."

"Therefore, there is always a curse in the virtual realm, and there is no eternal and unchanging beautiful holy land, because it only takes one generation or two generations, and no matter how perfect the world is, people will get used to it, take it for granted, and even feel bored and want to change."

Raising his head, Ian's gaze was deep, and he seemed to be able to see through everything and go straight to the virtual realm: "If all ordinary people have souls and think so, then the virtual realm will quickly degenerate into an extremely terrifying demon realm of desire, in this demon realm, the greedy desires of all living beings will quickly breed many greedy demon desires, and after people die, their souls will be scattered, and they will become the food of the demon realm, so that it will grow at a faster rate, transform into the most terrifying abyss of desire, and even create ...... Demon. ”

Lowering his head, Ian looked at Carlos, who raised his eyebrows, and the prophet smiled: "The development of technology and civilization complement each other - if it is a civilization in the previous era, such a stable and orderly civilization, where everyone is self-realizing, the desires in the heart can be controlled, and evil thoughts are suppressed at the lowest level, everyone can realize that everyone has a soul." ”

"Because of that kind of world, the positive feedback will continue to superimpose, and eventually create a kingdom of heaven in the realm, and the kingdom of heaven will contain all souls, making the realm of reality and reality more beautiful."

Saying this, Ian sighed: "It's just a pity that the civilization of the previous era has faded, and now Terra, which is full of war and fighting, is the reality." ”

"Yes. Don't you know that very well? ”

Carlos was puzzled: "I have always studied souls and faith, and I know this very well - the empire of today is not only the material scarcity of the common people, but also the spiritual world. ”

"The reason why the flower of Karin was able to spread to the entire territory of Yanjiang in a short period of time and turn into a disaster of the apocalypse was precisely because the spiritual world of the people of Yanjiang was blank at that time, and anything foreign could quickly occupy their minds."

"Therefore, I want to use dreams as the source to create faith and fill the hearts of the people of the empire, so that the curses within the empire can be greatly reduced, and the foundation for further development can be paved."

It was the first time Carlos had spoken out about his path so openly, and Ian speculated that it was probably the result of him discovering that there were things that he didn't need to hide at all, and that the people above had known about them for a long time.

Even Ian could see what the other party was trying to do, how could the defender not know, the other party must have knocked his own son.

As for Carlos's idea, it's really not wrong.

Religious belief is indeed the opium of the people, in the world where faith in Terra is really powerful, and the sublimator can really be compared to the gods, dreams and beliefs, and even if the faith is really firm enough, it can really awaken the spiritual energy, and religious belief is indeed a choice.

Carlos's actions are actually the same as what Ian wanted to do on the way to the Spiritual Calamity, he wanted to build a sect, become a god himself, and if he could, be a god emperor.

Then, guide the direction of the people, reduce internal friction, and let the whole country work wholeheartedly in the direction he wants.

Ian speculated that the reason why the Defenders were so permissive of Carlos' actions was because he had part of his plan that could take advantage of Carlos.

After settling down, Ian looked at the eldest prince and said slowly: "This idea is indeed good, but obviously, it is too late. ”

"Once you've spread your religion and stabilized the Empire, and then you've spread artificial souls, you'll probably already be able to use them in the Flamelands and other countries that have conducted relevant experiments—and everyone having souls will undoubtedly lead to an increase in the number of sublimators."

"Take a look at my territory, it's only been two years, and with my artificial soul, I've already selected nearly a hundred seeds with the potential of sublimations...... Was this possible to imagine in the past? ”

Speaking of this, Ian said with a solemn expression: "The era of the soul of the whole people is destined to come, and the moment this technology appears, it is destined to be unstoppable. ”

"My experiments in the past two years can make the empire one step faster, why should I refuse? Could it be that the Void has become a possible future where the Void has been twisted into an abyss by the flames of Terra's war and countless undead, and now the empire will be reduced to ruins, defeated by other countries, creating a real hell on earth? ”

This is actually a stealing concept, because even without artificial souls, the empire will not necessarily lose - the reason why the defenders want to spread artificial souls is definitely not just to increase the power of the country, but for other purposes.

But at this time, Carlos fell silent.

He wasn't quick to be persuaded by Ian, but Ian's words were a microcosm of the problems Terra was having today.

Who doesn't know that some technologies are extreme and dangerous, and once used, it is likely that both sides and even the entire Terra will be wiped out?

But...... If someone else uses it and I don't use it, then the result is not a catastrophe, but only one side loses, and the other party wins all!

This is the essence of human beings - when people are in a hurry, they will never be afraid of any bullshit and will die together, and it is human instinct to change the moment of death.

But human beings can never allow the enemy to win and lose thoroughly.

What is an extremely dangerous technology, you can use it if you have it, you don't use it, and some others dare to use it!

It is precisely because of this game that today's Terra has become such an extreme technology everywhere, and the technology arsenal of the pre-era civilization provides everyone with such a nuclear bomb launch button.

“…… So. ”

Carlos raised his head, and he looked at Ian solemnly, "Are you in favor of the spread of these technologies so that they are not destroyed by others?" ”

"Yes."

Ian didn't blink, he wasn't lying, he just wasn't telling the whole truth.

And Ian's real idea is simple.

Everyone has a soul, and the heart of Terra will have more fertilizer.

Not only that, but if the conditions are right, Ian even wants to spread the meditation method to the entire empire.

Everyone practices meditation, and everyone is the cornerstone of Ian's path – and at that point, Ian, who has the heart of Terra, will be the most desperately needed deity for all who practice meditation.

Because he can control the distribution of Terra's heart's computing power, he can decide who is faster and who is stronger.

For Ian, who has mastered the core technology of 'Tao and Dharma', the basic 'technique' of meditation is simply insignificant and can be spread at will.

"I see."

Carlos nodded, he didn't say anything, just looked at Ian with a hint of emotion.

The Prophet in front of him, though young, is mature in his thinking, and all his decisions are well thought out and have his own position and logic...... It is really an honor for the empire to be in the empire with such talents.

"I can see that Your Highness, you still have some doubts."

At this point, Ian stood up and extended an invitation to Carlos: "Artificial souls do have risks, but their value far outweighs the risks, and I will prove them with facts." ”

"Please come with me."

Carlos also stood up, and when he saw Ian's confident appearance, he began to wonder what the so-called 'facts' were like.

Soon, Carlos followed Ian to an underground laboratory on the outskirts of Westtown.

Yes, this was a classified laboratory in the past, and only the most trusted people in the Silver Peak Collar knew about it, and Ian remembered the name of every person who came in and out.

Can ...... now Hide? What is there to hide.

If the defenders didn't pay special attention, it would be fine, and it was clear that they were observing the Silver Peak Collar in detail, and Ian was not so stupid, thinking that this kind of little trick could block the gaze of the Sun God Bird.

The lab didn't surprise Carlos, he had seen too many of these classified labs, and he even had many similar ones all over the Empire.

"It's probably psionic technology here, I see the equipment."

He watched the details of the laboratory with interest, and noticed that there were quite a few psionic detection instruments inside, as well as a board similar to the analysis of psionic structures: "You want to tell me that artificial souls can effectively increase the number of psionics and artificial psionics?" Yes, I already know this, but spiritual energy still depends on obsession and talent after all, and it is forcibly born, and there is no difference between having it and not having it. ”

"Yes, but it's not all."

Ian smiled and shook his head, and he led Carlos to a series of hospital rooms, "I'm really going to show you this." ”

He pointed to a hospital room with a name tag and the name of the disease on the door.

【Dolch Hawe】

[Congenital cerebral atrophy of toxic pollution, extremely low intelligence]

"The patient is twenty-two years old, still unable to speak normally, or even distinguish anyone other than his parents, and is more like a beast than a man, if not even a beast."

Just as Ian arrived at the lab with Carlos, Adalbert, or Shadow, arrived from his office.

He came to Ian and Carlos and introduced: "He can basically be said to have no brains, if it weren't for the fact that his father, who is a wealthy businessman, really loves his child, and he didn't give birth to other heirs, so he was raised so big." ”

"Otherwise, given the severity of his condition, he would probably be thrown into a ditch at the age of two or three."

"Foolish young master of the Hoth Chamber of Commerce? I've seen him. ”

Carlos had also heard the name, the Hoth Chamber of Commerce was a sizable grain merchant in the Central Plains, enough to enter the eyes of the Grand Prince, and he muttered, "I remember that when this child was sixteen years old and an adult, he was not able to eat on his own...... He was not so much a man as a mass of flesh in human form. ”

He looked into the room, and then was slightly startled.

Because the patient in the ward, although his appearance was exactly the same as that of Dolch Hawes he had seen in the past, his eyes were clear and his expression was smart, and after noticing that Ian and the others outside the ward were watching him, he also waved his hand with a smile and greeted everyone.

Once the eldest young master of the Hoth family does not have the stupid aura of a fool, he reveals the good genes of the Hoth family, he looks personable, handsome, and quite temperamental even if he is sick in bed.

“…… This is an artificial soul? ”

Carlos muttered, "Can a fool regain his intellect too?" ”

"It's just a façade."

But Ian didn't care, he raised his hand, mobilized the light curtain, and presented it to Carlos: "Look at this test paper, the general civil service exam paper within the Yinfeng Collar on my side - look at the scores." ”

"Out of three hundred, there are two hundred and sixty-five points."

Carlos stared at it, and his expression couldn't help but be stunned.

Two hundred and sixty-five points is actually not a high score, but considering that Dolch is not a fierce person who seriously wants to take the civil service exam to review day and night, but a former mentally handicapped person who is in a hospital bed and can only read books occasionally, this score is high enough to make people gasp and exclaim horror.

Not to mention, Yinfengling's civil service examination paper is all-encompassing, it can't be said to be difficult, but it requires a wide range of fields for the examiner, that is, it must be knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, not only can go to the countryside to raise pigs and grow crops, but also can have the most basic understanding of alchemy and inscriptions.

In fact, the content of this kind of test is not very demanding in intelligence, and what is really required is memory and action decision-making.

It's harder for a former fool than for him to defeat a sharp-clawed tiger single-handedly.

But Dolch passed - the score was not low!

"Can he remember it?" Carlos looked at Ian solemnly: "Or is he originally this talent, just delayed by intelligence?" ”

"Yes. He can never forget. ”

And Ian chuckled, "Of course it's not the original talent - he's a brain atrophy patient with almost no brains, how can he remember it?" ”

"This is the ability given to him by an artificial soul. Although he is not really unforgettable, his memory is indeed very good, and he has quickly learned the lingua franca, knows all kinds of common sense of life, and knows his father's dedication and affection to him over the years...... The artificial soul has no side effects in this regard, and it perfectly transforms an inhuman into a living human. ”

"A human being, who can even be considered a 'genius'."

Carlos, led by Ian and Adalbert, continued to watch.

In this row of wards, all the patients are patients like Dolch, who are born with intellectual disability or acquired disability, resulting in mental deficiency.

For example, there is a patient who has been eaten half of his brain by a soft mud monster, and although he still has life, he has become a severe epilepsy patient who cannot take care of himself.

For another example, a veteran was shot into his brain by shrapnel because of the war, and if he wants to remove the shrapnel, he will definitely destroy his brain, and if he doesn't take out people, he is mentally retarded.

Each case is a seriously ill patient that cannot be solved by the original medical technology.

Only artificial soul technology can save their lives.

Even...... Let them get a better life.

"Understood, Your Highness."

With a silent Carlos witnessing more than a dozen different cases, as well as the comparison between them before and after their illness, Ian stopped at the end of the hospital room and said to Carlos: "The popularization of artificial soul technology is the general trend. ”

"As long as there are artificial souls, then everyone in this world will be a 'new human' with quick thinking, amazing memory, and no fear of brain damage. Of course, this is to say that the new humans are a bit underestimating the new humans, but the prototype of the new humans is definitely worth it. ”

"Moreover, with the soul, it is more convenient to connect the terminal network...... The reason why His Majesty wants to popularize the terminal network is, in my opinion, also to match the technology of artificial souls. ”

"At that point, the people of the Empire, even if they are located in various parts of Terra, will still be able to unite through the Internet...... At that time, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort to develop the faith of the sect? ”

“…… That's true. ”

At this moment, after seeing so many examples, even Carlos, who was worried about this technology, was persuaded and had to nod his head: "I finally understand why my father asked me to come here to negotiate with you, not just ask you to hand over the technology." ”

He said thoughtfully, "Father also wants to know what you think of artificial souls, and let you tell me about the potential of this technology...... Yes, if a person has a soul, a more intelligent brain, a sharper observation and a stronger memory, then it will be easier for him to succeed and do what he needs to do first. ”

"It's not that simple."

Ian shook his head slightly: "Everyone has a soul, which means that everyone is a 'genius' - as long as you want to compete with others, everything will not change, and you still have to roll in." ”

"But those things that concern themselves are not affected. It's easier for people to learn what they want to learn without too much frustration. ”

Taking a deep breath, Carlos smiled and said, "This visit is indeed very rewarding. Although I do perceive that you have a lot to hide from me, my mission this time was originally to cooperate with Yinfeng Ling on matters related to the artificial soul project. ”

"Wait, in a few days, the funds of the imperial capital will be allocated. Trust me, that's a number you can't refuse. ”

Ian smiled sincerely, "That's great! ”

Thank you, the new leader! Remember first, the recent plot can't be exploded, and it will be returned in the future!

(End of chapter)