In the past ten years that the troll race has been developing rapidly, the situation in the north has undergone some changes one after another.

On the plateau, the horned hoofs have never ceased to divide according to the rules laid down by the Republic;

Not only do the big clans seek independence from their own alliances, but even the many sub-clans within the big clans also have a strong centrifugal tendency.

Naturally, there is not only the desire of the horned and hoofed careerists at work, but also the deliberate guidance and connivance of the Republic, which plays a considerable role.

And when the time came to the current point, this group of horns and hooves that had multiplied to more than 200,000 people, and actually forcibly separated 23 isolated regimes.

Externally, they were either allies, antagonists, or hostile to each other, and after a period of increasingly violent changes, they even came to the brink of "world war" for a time, and finally under the lure and strong intervention of the republic, they barely stopped before a complete outbreak.

However, this "stop" only avoids the occurrence of direct conflict, and there is another undercurrent flowing under the peace....

Although there were no major wars, local battles were often staged, and the scale of these battles was often not too large, but only low-intensity battles for mines, water, arable land, and pastures.

But this kind of struggle also made these horned hoofers, who had been separated from slavery with difficulty under the intervention of the two kings of Mengxi, once again produce the germ of slavery;

However, this time the "germ of slavery" took place within their race, not from the enslavement of other races.....

Internally, those in power are committed to the struggle for the right to speak, and have launched a fierce struggle within their own clan regime, with assassination, bribery, corruption and other means emerging one after another, making their own political environment full of dangers.

In addition, in order to reduce the cost of governance and strengthen the stability and rationality of their own dominance, these ruling groups are also committed to creating a characteristic culture belonging to their own regimes, and constantly "human" to create barriers between the horned and hoofed regimes, such as language differences;

Under such a scheme, even the intonation of a syllable can be elevated by the ruler as a sign of his own "independence", and accordingly, the concept of "clan" is creatively elevated to the concept of "nation", overemphasizing the uniqueness and integrity of his own group.

Although this practice ensured to a certain extent that the existing regime would not continue to be divided, it also made it basically impossible for the previously unified hornhoe tribes to be integrated.

In a way, all these changes that have taken place on the northern plateau have become a mirror, serving as a wake-up call to the Troll Republic in many ways;

They stunned troll watchers, and lamented the wonders of society and the distortion of politicians, and gave birth to several papers of great academic value;

Scholars have explored in depth related topics such as "power and degeneration", "freedom and restriction", and "culture and nation", and have also started a boom in sociological research, which has made the relevant textbooks of the Central School thicker and more substantial.

Of course, the general situation on the plateau is still under the control of the trolls, and orderly social production activities are maintained in addition to local struggles.

After all, over the years, the Northern Plateau has become an important base for the Republic of China to obtain grain, meat, and minerals, and is an important part of reducing the pressure on troll production and revitalizing the economic operation of the Black Forest.

Therefore, under the strong pressure of the republic, it is necessary to maintain such a divided but "fighting but not breaking" mode of coexistence between the various horned and hoofed regimes....

At the same time, the excessively oppressive economic policies of the past proved to be in fact not very beneficial to the republic.

Therefore, after communicating with the Rune Academy and the Baomin Academy, the upper echelons of the ruling government switched to a softer way to get everything they wanted.

At the economic level, the ruling government adjusted the price of goods and bank loan policies to make the production of horned hoofs profitable;

In addition, they also reformulated the prohibition law, allowing all production tools except for "totem rune products".

For example, relatively primitive metal steam tractors, steam pumps, etc....

It can appear in the purchasing market in the form of commodities, and in this way, it greatly improves the production efficiency of the plateau regimes in mining, planting, etc.;

Of course, the trolls only provide mature products and use technologies, but the advanced smelting technology, manufacturing technology, and even maintenance technology are still on the "banned" list;

Perhaps, in the relatively distant future, the trolls may open up this knowledge, but not now....

However, it is true that the horn-hoofed society has gradually become more and more abundant, and has increasingly increased the demand for "high-class" things other than eating, drinking, and lazing;

No matter which class it is aimed at, there are targeted products that are developed and accurately placed on the market.

For example, more elaborate food, kaleidoscopic and beautiful costumes, brightly colored wines, ornaments of all grades, and beautifully decorated houses, which may be somewhat flashy, have become a necessity of the horned hoofed society over time.

In addition to the economic aspect, the Republic also had limited involvement in some of the traditional culture of the horned hoofs in the early days.....

One of the most important is to promote the superiority of "polygamy" in the northern highlands, which is an important reason for the rapid increase in the number of horned hoofs during this time.

In the process, some of the ruling governments*** also proposed to implement such a system within the republic in order to obtain more "human" population growth;

But the result.....

Shortly after making such a statement, the proponents were besieged by a group of angry female warriors until they were seriously injured, and death would have been imminent had it not been for the trolls' powerful self-healing powers and the timely intervention of the Inner Guards;

In addition, the advocates also had to face the hostility of the female *** and the administrators of the ruling government, the fierce impeachment of the female civil representatives of the House of Protection, and the many female witch doctors of the Rune Council also raised their eyebrows at them at the impeachment acceptance meeting....

All in all, it is clear that "polygamy" has no room for promotion in the Republic, but the "mixed pluralistic fixed partnership", which was only piloted in the "pilot" more than a decade ago, has gradually gained a larger audience over the years.

For now, though, let's look back to the north ....

At the political level, due to the demands of the witch doctors, the central school, and the scholars, and because the "alliance" seemed to have lost the possibility of further division, the ruling government came up with a more bold and radical plan after combining the demands of various parties.....

The main axis of the plan was to change the alliance into a city-state, and while no longer seeking to continue to divide the power, the northern plateau would be turned into a testing ground for political system and sociological research, and the "aristocratic republic", "universal senatory", "multi-party/two-party/single-party parliamentary system", "absolute monarchy", "parliamentary monarchy", "constitutional monarchy" and other ruling models were forcibly implemented among the city-states.

Of course, in order to avoid wasting the Republic's additional experience due to unnecessary conflicts between the processes;

In the plan, the ruling groups in most city-states will continue to enjoy their power in the short to medium term after wearing a layer of skin called "nobles" or "councilors".

But the seeds have already been planted, and what kind of changes will these rules of rule, backed by the force of the Republic, bring to these city-states?

Whether it is a witch doctor, a scholar, or a ruling government, they all feel extremely curious and expectant.

But even this plan, which in Nesta's opinion, was already very "inappropriate", still suffered some criticism....

It's not that it's "inappropriate", but that some witch doctors and scholars believe that there are still too many external forces involved in such experiments;

They argue that such a regime born under the pressure of republican events is extremely distorted, and as a result, it lacks the "sense of order" that natural evolution can bring.

And just when Nesta was surprised by the "goodness of speech", they showed their "true colors" and proposed even more evil plans...

The plan will create isolated environments in the mountains, by the sea, in the forests, and beside large and small rivers, and through the method of artificial embryos, several tribes that are "blank" in culture and tradition will be cultivated from scratch, so that they can take a relatively long time to develop on their own.

In the process, spell blockades and monster blockades will limit their direction of movement, and speed up their growth through some synthetic artifacts disguised as natural resources, as well as some disguised knowledge, or influence their development tendencies as needed.

Later, after they have gradually accumulated their own independent cultures over the time span of several generations, or even more than ten generations, they open up the communication channels that were originally isolated between these tribes, allowing them to discover each other unconsciously.

During this period, some areas can create the illusion that there is only one intelligent creature in the world;

In some areas, you can arrange some of the remaining tribes of the Northlands that have been cultivated in the same way.

In this way, diversity is increased, so that the republic as an observer can get more contrasts....

They believe that although it takes a long time to observe the evolution of civilization of different races in different environments through this method, it is definitely more valuable than creating the "four dissimilarities" on the northern plateau.

Many of the auditors were amazed by the fact that this was a creative and ambitious research project, and while highly praising the proposer, they really began to discuss its feasibility.

But it is a "pity" that after all, it had to be shelved because of the republic's restrictions in terms of software and hardware....

Of course, the decision of the meeting was only "set aside" rather than "scrapped";

The council believes that it can be brought back to the table for discussion in the future when conditions permit, because it is indeed a solution that is worth the time to try.....

At the same time, while this idea of the eucalyptus makes the listener's eyes shine, it also brings some additional fears.....

A group of witch doctors who are more suspicious are even looking at everything around them with suspicious eyes at this time, as if they are worried about themselves, the Republic, and even the world, whether they are the product of evil experiments from higher civilizations....

"Good fellow, are you starting to think this kind of experiment is evil now?" Nesta thought so in her mind at this time....

However, in terms of theory alone, if any civilization could create such a giant experiment in the setting of an entire world, then they should be able to make corresponding observations and influences without being detected at all.

And such an enemy, whether it exists or not, is not something that the republic at this stage is capable of confronting ....

Therefore, not only Nesta herself, but most of the witch doctors who have come to their senses, put this thought behind them for now, and start to devote their energy to research that can actually bring progress.

In addition, the ruling government's plan, which had previously seemed radical, now seemed to have been passed;

In order to carry out it smoothly with less trouble, the headquarters decided to send a part of the newly formed standing army equipped with reactor weapons to the northern plateau to carry out a cross-country training exercise;

The purpose of this trip is to verify the reliability of the equipment, and at the same time, to deter the top leaders of the various regimes on the plateau again, so that they can obediently obey and carry out their own system reform according to the requirements of the ruling government.

However, after going through the internal process of the Military Commission, Nesta did not take this matter to heart again;

The gap between the two sides is now too great to be worth his more energy for this at all....

But His Excellency did not immediately return to study or practice, but focused on several other events that had happened "recently".

In chronological order from back to front....

About four years ago, Freya completed the transition to the second-order witch doctor, becoming the fifth advanced witch doctor in the Republic;

For Freya, and the other elves, there are two ways to become a beginner-level witch doctor;

First, wait for the body to develop on its own, and then naturally become a "primitive witch doctor";

In this case, they will gain the ability to cast spells from the magic crystal, and because the energy of the body quickly replenishes the attributes, they will not be like the troll primitive witch doctor, who often suffers from a loss of vitality due to the casting of magic crystals;

However, the energy efficiency of magic crystal casting is extremely low, and it doesn't seem to be a cost-effective path.

Second, learn rune knowledge and meditation knowledge, and then practice meditation according to the rules, accelerate the growth of your own spiritual power through active exercise, and complete the construction of meditation space;

Once this is done, the elves will become a "New Path Witch Doctor", possessing rune casting abilities and being able to use their physical strengths more easily.

Once you become a witch doctor, you need to seek your first advancement..... But on the elves' side, the meaning of advancement has deviated greatly from the original intention of Nesta's development.

Think about what Nesta did before and after the first advancement....

In the first step, the body surface electrons transition to obtain more energy;

The second step is to rely on these energies to change the muscle composition of one's own body, and increase the proportion of high-energy-consuming and high-output cells in the body;

In the third step, the more active cells bring about a higher level of mental activity, thus completing the qualitative transformation of the meditation space and enhancing the connection between the visualization body and the body.

This progresses through the layers until the end of the third stage.

Not only Nesta, but the three witch doctors such as Eshara may be different in details, but they can also be divided into these steps after all.

However, the situation is different on Freya's side, she was born with a "second-order" body and a mental activity that complements it.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, she already has all the elements needed to become a "second-order witch doctor" in advance, and as long as her life cycle grows to that point, she should be able to complete the promotion as a matter of course, just like becoming a "first-order primordial witch doctor" as described above.

But in fact, it turned out to be otherwise, after Freya had passed the high-speed growth of the first order, she was stumped by the threshold that should not have existed, and hovered back to the critical point of advancement for several years.

After an initial puzzle, Nesta gradually realized that "life level" and "class level" are not to be confused......

Among them, the former represents the innate endowment of a life, which may be biased, but roughly refers to all the elements that constitute the strength of life;

The latter, on the other hand, refers to a certain kind of biased growth after specialization.....

Looking back at Nesta's path to advancement, from the current point of view, it is obvious that the "third stage" is a restriction of one's own consciousness, which is also an important indicator of the advancement of the witch doctor's path.

Therefore, as a profession, the "witch doctor" has an element that is different from the life level - "consciousness integration".

The "Witch Doctor", especially the "New Path Witch Doctor" that has been demonically transformed by Nesta all the way, is not something that exists in nature by nature;

As a "profession" that was developed after the henit, it has taken on a very pioneering character from the very beginning.

And it is precisely these "characteristics", and some of them that are different from the natural path of life, and at least do not conform to the characteristics of the "second order";

As a result, Freya, as a second-order life, was not directly promoted to the "second-order witch doctor" as expected.

Of course, the advantages of the life level are still reflected in her....

The few years that Freya was stuck were not worth mentioning at all in the eyes of the rest of the witch doctors, because they hadn't been able to touch the edge of the second order until now, so who should they turn to to cry out for injustice?

After all, the development time is too short, although the profession of witch doctor has gradually become a little similar because of the development of Nesta and the subsequent exploration of you.

However, there are too few samples, the roads are too narrow, and many areas are still a model lake;

Outside

The headquarters has never stopped for so many years, and almost all witch doctors have devoted most of their energy to the growth of civilization as a whole.....

This can be roughly understood just by looking at the achievements made in less than a hundred years;

And in such a situation, where do the witch doctors have the time to develop a career path?

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Let's put aside the witch doctor path and the elf innate rank, and there is good news about the promotion of warriors.

About twelve years ago, Giant Fang completed the initial integration of his own will, began to transform the implanted organs in his body, and thus entered the elven process, and spent about two years becoming the first warrior to transform into an elf.

In addition, the two "co-practitioners of the spirit and will in the early stage", Zhuo Lingtes and Cui Wen Lites, also completed their own witch doctor transformation almost eleven years ago, and after that, it took nearly two years to complete their own elves under the guidance of implants.

In addition, Daba, Sarakin, Kunates.... The dozen or so warriors who became the first participants in the implant experiment also completed the assimilation of the implant within a few years of the giant tooth, and each completed the elven transformation in two to three years.

Leaving aside the aesthetic issue, there are three most intuitive changes in the elves.....

1. A stronger body, embodied in strength, agility, physique, perception, etc.;

2. Higher energy consumption, the stronger body does not mean "energy saving", but means that more energy is needed to drive..... At least for now;

3. Longer endurance, which seems to conflict with the second item, but because the base of the elves, it is the "light energy electron transition" invented by Nesta, and the original purpose is to solve its own energy problem;

In terms of warriors, elvedom undoubtedly makes them stronger, and it really proves the feasibility of the previous idea, which is indeed a path of "acquired change congenital" life level ascension;

Therefore, now that the one-to-one large-scale culture of implants has been put on the agenda, only "raw materials" are missing.

As for the witch doctor, Cui Wenli and Zhuo Erling's strange "way of working" also caused a wave of doubts, and with the promotion of Niesta, there was a tendency to be resolved.

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In addition to the above results, the conception of elf embryos has also had natural results.

About fourteen years ago, the second batch of Thousand Tree Elf embryos was born, and the third batch of Elven Embryos has been pregnant for four years now.

As the labor force gradually began to be abundant, the council originally planned to start with the third group of elves, and instead of waiting for them to enter the juvenile stage, they were prepared to make them land when they were in their infancy, so as to save three years of resource occupation and use them to cultivate a new batch of embryos;

However, subsequent research has found that if the elve's juvenile life is spent outside the embryo, there will be two drawbacks....

First, the gap in resource investment in the past three years will take longer to make up for it.

Although the qualification gap caused by it will not change qualitatively, it will also drop by one rank within the same life level;

If we use the theory commonly used in Nesta's previous life to describe it, if the elves who have passed the infant stage in the embryo are the golden upper race, then the elves who have passed the infant stage outside the embryo will become the golden middle or the golden lower race;

It may not be accurate, but that's what it means.

Second, the reason why the elves can be reduced to three years equal to the trolls in the embryonic development period is because there are advanced resources based on statistics and biology at any time to feed them with point-to-point precision (accurate to the viscera and even cell populations);

After leaving the embryos in the culture cabin, such feeding methods cannot be achieved;

Therefore, the elves will have to take more than double, more

The long early years need to be passed.

Therefore, after considering these two factors, the "Birth at Infancy" plan was rejected, and the third batch of elf embryos will still be born in a ten-year period.