"Are you surprised by this? Do not be. Rember what you know about this class of ultimate soldiers and warriors. Each god pilot must beco strong enough to stand on their own, or else they will not possess the resolve that is required for them to beco god pilots in the first place."
This was simple enough to understand. God pilots must possess complete confidence in their own strength and ability to overco all of their challenges on their own. Aside from leveraging the strength of their chs, they must strengthen their willpower to the point where they could solely rely on its reality-warping effects to defeat the toughest opponents!
Any reliance on outside help made it a lot harder for god pilots to complete this necessary ntal evolution.
In that sense, Patriarch Reginald Cross actually adopted the right approach in advance. His purity and insistence on relying more on himself would help increase his chances of advancing in the far future.
Ves furrowed his brows. "I understand. If ch pilots eventually have to cut off their ties to the Kingdom of chs, what do they do once they beco god pilots?"
"They assu a different responsibility." Master Goldstein answered with a smile. "If Star Designers can be equated to the administrators of the Kingdom of chs, god pilots are its strongest protectors and guardians. They are the soldiers who voluntarily deploy across its borders and deter any external enemy from harming their greatest benefactor. You have to rember that god pilots have all developed an enormous sense of gratitude towards the kingdom. Each of them are principled enough to repay it, and there is no greater ans to do so than guarding it from the enemies of humankind."
This clarified a lot. It explained why the filtering chanism paid so much importance to the integrity and the promises made by ch pilots. Only those who developed an honest personality could be trusted to serve the Kingdom of chs even if they evolved to a point where they no longer needed it anymore!
Besides, god pilots were still human in certain ways. They had families, friends and subjects who still needed to rely on the Kingdom of chs in many different ways. Volunteering to defend it was a win-win arrangent for both sides.
The overall setup beca clear after this. The Kingdom of chs continued to prosper long after its creation due to the active efforts of two different groups of people.
The Star Designers served as the kingdom's civilian officials. They were incredibly smart and had personally contributed to its growth. These clever people were highly analytical and could form highly effective plans to ensure that it continued to run smoothly. They guaranteed that the Kingdom of chs remained internally healthy and stable.
God pilots served as the kingdom's military officials. Ves had no idea whether the evolving spiritual construct possessed self-defensive capabilities of its own, but there was no denying that god pilots were the most individually powerful combatants in many capacities! They could not only repel attackers, but also take the fight to the enemy and eliminate threats far away!
The Progenitors of chs truly put a lot of thought behind their kingdom. If they did not pay so much attention to the attitudes of the Star Designers and god pilots, the Kingdom of chs would probably get ssed up due to excessive infighting, extre differences of opinion and interference from malicious parties!
Master Goldstein emphasized this aspect. "The Kingdom of chs is a gift to humanity. We must never squander it or tarnish it. The more powerful you beco, the more you are obliged to protect it and build it up. Many prior generations of humans have worked hard to make it stronger so that future generations of our race can benefit even more from our collective contributions."
The Master reminded Ves several tis on the importance of duty and responsibility. Everyone who worked with chs benefited from the Kingdom of chs, so they always had to give back.
"If this is the case, then does that an that people who are more committed to contributing to the Kingdom of chs can gain more help in advancing up the ranks?"
"That is partially true, Mr. Larkinson. Do not think that becoming a fully altruistic ch designer or ch pilot will trigger the Kingdom of chs into elevating you by force. It will never grant people power that they cannot handle and do not deserve. If ch designers want to advance, then they must work hard, design excellent chs and research highly effective design applications. ch pilots on the other hand must train their skills, accrue more combat experience and temper their willpower into an unbreakable force. These are the basic requirents for both professions to advance."
In other words, the Kingdom of chs only plays an assisting role. Humanity needed to rely on its own strength and effort for the most part.
If the Kingdom of chs did more and actively held the hands of ch pilots and ch designers, then it would be no different from worshiping a god.
What would be the point for humans to actively beco stronger? They would all beco increasingly weaker and useless as they beca increasingly more dependent on the Kingdom of chs to do all of the hard work!
"What happens if the people who benefited from the Kingdom of chs are not so eager to contribute back?" Ves asked another question. "What if they act in a way that is detrintal to its interests?"
Master Goldstein smirked in an ominous manner. "The Kingdom of chs has a hidden punishnt chanism. Those who have intentions to damage it, those who leak information about it to unauthorized parties and those who seek to assist its enemies will all receive less help and positive feedback. The greater the severity of their cris, the more backlash they receive from the kingdom."
"I never knew that this took place!"
Ves shook in fear. He quickly thought back on his complicated history to figure out whether he had done anything that caused him to receive a spanking from the Kingdom of chs!
"Do not be too concerned, Mr. Larkinson. The rules governing the punishnt chanisms are not too strict. Many different humans are connected to it. Each of them co from vastly different states and cultures, and each of them possess their own values and principles. The Kingdom of chs is inclusive and tolerant by necessity and will not punish minor transgressions. It will only act on serious misdeeds. For example, do not violate its secrecy. The Kingdom of chs acts harshly on anyone who exposes its existence to low-ranking ch designers or unrelated people."
This fell in line with the overall policy to reduce the awareness of psionic power and extraordinary manifestations as secret as possible.
The more people who beca aware of the Kingdom of chs, the more crooked ideas they ford in their minds. It was best not to give crazies any chance to get up to no good.
The punishnt chanism effectively restrained both ch pilots and ch designers.
The consequences to the forr were more severe as they could directly impair their growth in strength if they acted against their own integrity.
Ves wasn't sure how it affected ch designers as their work and decisions were much more complicated and ambiguous.
"Is there a way to off-set a punishnt or plead for forgiveness?"
Master Goldstein chuckled. "It takes a certain individual to ask such a question. As far as I am aware, there are indeed thods to counteract a punishnt. The most straightforward solution is to contribute more. The Kingdom of chs only cares whether you are a positive or negative addition. More brilliant ch designers tend to stumble more in this regard, but as long as their work is of enormous value, the kingdom will forgive everything and bestow great favor on them. Keep this in mind."
Ves had a feeling that Master Goldstein did not ntion this particularity to every ch designer.
"Considering that the Kingdom of chs is such a sensitive topic to humanity, why do chers like you take the initiative to reveal it to Seniors such as myself?" Ves asked.
"There are several reasons for that." The MTA Master responded. "Seniors have gone through several layers of screening by the Kingdom of chs. Each of them can generally be trusted to protect it and maintain its secrecy. It is also more beneficial to humanity if Seniors understand the necessity of assuming greater responsibility and working for the good of our civilization as a whole. Aside from that, if they wish to realize their design philosophies, they must learn a special ritual that is needed to offer their contributions directly to the Kingdom of chs."
"Ah? You can't just do it automatically like before?"
"That is the case. Once you beco a Master, you will begin to interact with the Kingdom of chs in a more significant fashion. It cannot be hidden from you at that ti. The ritual can be regarded as a formal entry fee and an initial investnt. The ritual may be… archaic, but it originated from the Progenitors themselves. The Star Designers have never removed it in order to show their respect for the sacrifices made by the founders of the kingdom."
It also made it a lot harder for rogue ch designers who never ca into contact with the MTA to get past this hurdle.
Master Goldstein proceeded to spend the next fifteen or so minutes on teaching Ves this ritual.
It was indeed archaic and removed from modernity. It actually had the flavor of the Five Scrolls Compact, which only strengthened his suspicion that the Progenitors of chs used to be cultists themselves!
"I have rembered everything that you have taught." Ves solemnly said. "It's a little weird, but I suppose it is fine as long as it works."
"Do rember to not conduct this ritual unless you are absolutely certain about your initial contributions. If you have not exhausted your options as a Senior, then I recomnd that you hold off and continue to flesh out your research."
Ves frowned. "If that is the case, why did the Polymath advance to Master when she was around 50 years old? A ch designer as smart as her could have definitely increased her contributions by an enormous degree. Is there any benefit to moving faster?"
"That is a rather advanced topic, Mr. Larkinson. There is a tradeoff. Contributing more will increase your foundation in the Kingdom of chs and will help you avoid many detours in your attempts to beco a Star Designer. Realizing your design philosophy faster will strengthen humanity much sooner than if you wait for an additional century or two. You will also retain more lifespan that you can work towards advancing to Star Designer."
"I see…"
"To put it in different terms, as long as your current contributions are massive enough, there is no compelling reason to delay your promotion. The Polymath confidently realized her design philosophy sooner because it was already comprehensive enough to put her on a strong footing to beco a Star Designer. She is intelligent enough to analyze her options and select the most optimal path that can save as much ti as possible. Few ch designers possess this capacity for forethought."
This answer had a lot of relevance to Ves. If he succeeded in his insane ambition to open up the ability to pilot chs to every human individual, then his contributions were bound to be massive!
As long as he succeeded in that research, he could skip the wait and advance to Master well ahead of other people!
Of course, the premise to all of this was that he could smoothly develop the Carmine System and the Blood Pact further.
Another assumption was that he wouldn't get distracted by his many minors.
When Ves thought about his habit of developing an interest in all kinds of random research topics, he wasn't too sure whether he could advance to Master by the ti he beca a century old!
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