Capítulo 1604: Chapter 298: Artificial Genius
Ian steadied himself, then looked at the Great Prince and said slowly, “This idea is indeed good, but obviously, there isn’t enough ti.”
“By the ti you spread religious beliefs, stabilize the Empire’s mindset, and then spread artificial souls, it’s possible that the Fiery Fla Land and other countries conducting related experints will already have adopted it – and undoubtedly, everyone having a soul will result in more Sublimators.”
“Look at my domain; in just two years, thanks to the artificial soul, I’ve already selected nearly a hundred seeds with Sublimator potential… Could this have been imagined in the past?”
At this point, Ian’s expression turned grave: “The era of universal souls is destined to arrive; from the mont this technology appeared, it was destined to be unstoppable.”
“The experints I’ve conducted over the past two years can give the Empire a quicker step forward. Why should I refuse? Do you expect to allow the Domain of Void to be twisted into the Abyss by Terra’s flas of war and countless Undead in a possible future, and let the Empire beco a desolate ruin, defeated by other nations, creating a real earthly hell?”
This is actually a fallacy, for even without artificial souls, the Empire may not necessarily lose—the Guardian wishes to spread artificial souls not just to strengthen national power, but for other purposes.
But at this mont, Carlos fell silent.
He wasn’t quickly persuaded by Ian; it’s just that Ian’s words indeed reflect the current problems faced by Terra.
Who doesn’t know that so technologies are extrely dangerous, and once used, could lead to irreversible disaster for both sides or even the entire Terra?
However… if soone else uses it and I don’t, then the result won’t be a shared destruction, but rather my side’s complete defeat, with the other side taking all the spoils!
This is the essence of humans—when humans are anxious, they absolutely won’t fear mutual destruction; when facing death, it’s instinct for humans to take the enemy down with them.
But humans absolutely cannot allow the possibility of their enemy winning while they lose.
For any extre and dangerous technology, if you have it, you’ll use it; if not, there are others who dare!
It’s precisely because of such a ga that today’s Terra is in a situation where extre technologies are everywhere, with the technology repositories of previous civilizations providing everyone with such nuclear launch buttons.
“…So.”
Carlos lifted his head, looking intently at Ian: “Are you in favor of spreading these technologies so as not to be destroyed by others?”
“Yes.”
Ian answered without blinking, not lying, though not revealing the whole truth.
And Ian’s real thought is simple.
With everyone having a soul, the Heart of Terra would beco more fertile.
Not only that, but if conditions are ripe, Ian even wants to spread the ditation technique throughout the Empire.
If everyone practices the ditation technique, they would all beco the cornerstone of Ian’s Path of the Dao—then, the Ian with the Heart of Terra will be the deity most needed by every ditation practitioner.
Because he can control the Heart of Terra’s computational power distribution, deciding whose cultivation speed is faster and whose strength is greater.
For Ian, who controls the core technology, ‘The Dao and the Law’, the foundational ‘technique’ of ditation is trivial and can be easily disseminated.
“I understand.”
Carlos nodded, not saying much more, looking at Ian with a bit of admiration.
This young Prophet, though youthful, thinks extrely maturely, and all his decisions are well-considered with his own stance and logic… Having such talent in the Empire is truly an honor for the Empire.
“I can see that Your Highness still has so doubts.”
At this mont, Ian stood up, extending an invitation to Carlos: “The artificial soul does indeed carry risks, but its value far exceeds those risks, and I will prove it with facts.”
“Please follow .”
Carlos also stood up, curious about what sort of ‘facts’ Ian’s confidence pointed to.
Soon, Carlos followed Ian to an underground laboratory located in the West Suburb.
This used to be a secret lab, only known to those most trusted by the Silverpeak Domain, and every na of the personnel coming and going is rembered by Yindou.
But now… hiding it? What’s there to hide?
If the Guardians were not particularly focused, that’s one thing, but they’re clearly closely observing Silverpeak Domain, and Ian isn’t foolish enough to think such minor tricks could shield them from the Sunbird’s gaze.
The laboratory did not particularly astonish Carlos; he’d seen too many similar secret labs, and even had several in location scattered throughout the Empire.
“This place probably studies Spirit Energy Technique; I can see the equipnt.”
He observed the laboratory’s details with interest, noticing nurous spirit energy detection instrunts inside, as well as charts similar to spirit energy structure analysis: “Are you trying to tell that artificial souls can effectively increase the number of Spirit Energy Users and Artificial Spirit Users? Yes, I already know that, but spirit energy ultimately relies on determination and talent, forcing it will lead to little difference whether it exists or not.”
“Yes, but not just that.”
Ian shook his head with a smile, leading Carlos to a series of wards: “What I truly want you to see is this.”
He pointed to a ward, with a naplate and the na of an illness at the door.
[Dorch Hos]
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