Tiandis' slender eyebrows raised slightly, like an experienced swordsman unsheathing his sword and confronting her opponent. She picked up the research report again and turned directly to the last page, her expression still unchanged.
Calm, no change could be seen, but there was an inexplicable sense of oppression in his tone: "This is really an unexpected conclusion, and to be honest, it seems a bit too idealistic. You should know that the implementation of the Eden Project
By now, we can no longer stop just by saying stop, Bailong."
If at the beginning, the Eden Project was indeed a great undertaking proposed by a group of idealists to transform the world, and its purity was that no one could benefit from it, then as it develops today, the situation is completely different. The association has become secular.
Although the policy of expansion helped it absorb more talents, it also brought more complex political issues and interest groups. Just like a newly built ship is always brand new and bright when it first goes to sea, but as long as there are more than 20,000
The voyage to the sea is enough to make it become covered with barnacles and shellfish. Those stubborn parasites are not invisible, but they are usually hidden below the sea level.
Who is adhering to the original ideal? And who only sees the countless interests hidden under the huge power of the Witch Association? If the latter exceeds the former, then Bailong's conclusion cannot be established, because it is so fragile in the face of reality
——Unless some stronger means are used to break the reality that people have become accustomed to.
"I'm curious about how you came to this conclusion, but before that, I want to ask you another question, Bo Long."
Tiandis put down the report, picked up a pure white queen chess piece on the chessboard, played with it between his fair and slender fingers, and said in a playful tone: "There are always some people in this world who naively believe that ideals and beliefs can fight against absolute odds.
I just met powerful people this morning, and not just one, but several. I don’t want to discuss whether their ideas are rational or not. It’s just that if you stand in those people’s shoes, what do you think you should do?
How about completely defeating the Witch Association?"
"this--"
Bai Long was startled for a moment. He didn't expect the topic to jump so much, but Tiandis's way of thinking has always been like this, and he can always connect two unrelated things. Who are those naive rebels she was talking about?
Bailong may be the Thirteen Hermits of Solomon, or the Paradise Country of Assyria. They have always resisted the rule of the association and are unwilling to give in. Just ideals and beliefs? Paradise Country is all, Solomon and his Thirteen Hermits
It would seem that he is not worthy of such praise.
Bo Long knew that although Tiandis disdained those naive ideals and childish beliefs, she still fundamentally held a positive attitude. Conflicts in thought did not mean conflicts in behavior. She just felt that ideals could be naive,
Beliefs can be childish, but the means must be ruthless.
"..."
To suddenly think about a seemingly out-of-key question when discussing a serious research topic was something Bai Long had never experienced before. However, he still thought about it seriously, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, I really can't think of anything."
Is there any way to completely defeat the association? It sounds like an ant trying to kill an elephant."
"You mean, the association can't be defeated?"
"Judging from the current situation, it is indeed impossible." Adhering to the serious and rigorous attitude unique to scientific researchers, Bai Long carefully added a qualified description, but doing so only made his words more modest.
It's just a little more self-confidence that needs no explanation.
This is his true thought, and I am afraid it is also the thought of most of the association members. It is very likely that even their enemies think so. Because even if the top combat power of the Young Queen is excluded, the strategic deterrence of the constructed mecha is excluded.
A meaningful war machine, excluding the knowledge, wealth and power accumulated by the association in the long historical activities... They still have the most advanced technological level in the world, have the top researchers in the world, and have enough power to dominate two
The mainland has a huge supply of troops for a colonial war, and even has the political support of most sovereign countries, including the three major powers in the Western Continent.
When an organization has the above advantages at the same time, it is already invincible in this arena. If the Witch Association had not had the interest in fighting for king and hegemony, I am afraid that the struggle for hegemony that has continued since ancient times would have caused the Dragon Clan to...
The name of the co-master of the Mirror Star, which the powerful races such as the giants and the three major elves strongly desire, should have a clear ownership long ago.
"The invincible association..."
Tiandis's expression seemed a little disapproving. She put down the queen's chess piece, turned around and picked up a horse-headed knight. She put it in front of her eyes and looked at it carefully, as if she could tell from the chess piece that was more delicate and smooth than ivory.
As if something was wrong: "Actually, it's not that there's nothing we can do, it's just that you subconsciously don't want to accept it, Bai Long."
Bo Long was startled for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "Sorry, I really can't think of the method you are talking about, Tiandis. Besides, it seems to have nothing to do with the topic we want to discuss."
He hinted that it was time for Tiandis to get back to business.
"Well, the truth is always easily ignored." Tiandis laughed casually: "Then tell me your reasons, Bolong. How did you come to this conclusion - it doesn't sound so
friendly."
"This is based on a truth that we all believed deeply in the past, as well as some subversive cognition." Bolong's face became serious: "We were all wrong, Tiandis, the Eden Project has been a failure from the beginning.
If we go in the wrong direction, it is impossible for us to completely eliminate magic - if we do that, it means destroying humanity itself!"
"Why?"
"Because of the power of faith——"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Bai Long paused briefly, and he took a breath, as if he needed to be mentally prepared to say that sentence. It is at the end of the research report
It's just a dozen short words, but once turned into language, it seems to have tens of millions of weight, making people's hearts tremble: "The so-called power of faith is actually a kind of magic power!"
Tiandis suddenly stopped playing with the chess pieces. She raised her eyelids slightly and stared quietly at the young man sitting opposite. Bailong showed no fear and emphasized every word: "We humans have our own magic power."
!”
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The so-called Reality Project is a research project with the highest level of confidentiality within the association. It aims to explore the nature of the power of faith, analyze and conceive the way gods exist, so as to better deal with those who attempt to use god-seeking rituals and refined magic to endanger civilization.
Extreme religious elements, including animist believers who advocate "the day the Holy Spirit returns".
This plan has been around for a long time. It was first established after the idea of Alexander the Machine God triggering the "descendence of time and space" in the Platinum City of the Kingdom of Great Brita. It was initially put in charge of the philosopher Martha, who was the leader of the Steam Order at the time.
At that time, the power of secular religion was still huge, and the Steam Holy War was imminent. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, Martha chose to start a new venture outside the association and established the secret association "Catechism Circle", which was actually the magical scientific research institution of the Witch Association.
The subordinate Catechism Research Department has been secretly providing various research results on the power of faith to the headquarters.
The first person in charge, Martha, summarized the anchoring theory of the power of faith and conceived the way gods exist. The second person in charge, Mendeleev, invented the infection meme isolation device and the refining factor filtering device that can resist refining magic.
The third person in charge, Messiah, compiled a complete set of procedures on how to deal with god-seeking rituals and refining magic based on existing research results, and later became an edgeless weapon in judging the Holy See against pagan false gods. However, this
The shortcomings of the Time Doctrine Circle's independence from the association began to show. Since it could not get manpower support from the association, Messiah had to recruit researchers on its own. This gave some people the opportunity to take advantage of it and secluded themselves in the Misty Mountains.
With the cooperation of the Society and Solomon, some research materials were stolen, which led to the promulgation of the "Religious Decree".
Taking into account this shortcoming, and after the secret theft incident, the true identity of the Catechism Circle has been exposed and there is no need to conceal it. Therefore, after the death of the philosopher Messiah, the project was returned to the Magical Research Institute, with the general person in charge
Fei and his assistant Bai Long took the lead. During this period, they put aside all kinds of appearances and focused on one of the most important questions: What is the essence of the power of faith?
Is it a kind of energy? Or is it an extraordinary way that has never formed a system? But why can fanatical beliefs breed energy and even create imaginary gods with great power to deceive gods? Creating reality from fiction seems to be the most unique power of faith
Ke Fei and Bai Long did not believe that there was a force created out of nothing in the world, so they decided to explore this question to the end. If they could get the answer, perhaps the day of the demise of the pagan false gods would not be too far away.
After 41,975 long days and nights of painstaking research, they finally came up with a heavyweight research result. However, this result subverted many people's perceptions, so much so that as the general manager
Even the Philippines find it hard to accept this, and feel deeply that they seem to be violating some kind of taboo, such as opening the legendary Pandora's Box on Earth, which will change some aspects of the future.
"The essence of the power of faith...is magic?"
Tiandis had already sat upright at some point, staring at the young man opposite him without blinking, and asked in a serious tone: "Are you sure this is not a joke, Bailong? There is no April Fool's Day on Mirror Planet.
, or does it start from today?"
"If you could tell me in a positive tone that today is April Fool's Day, I think I would thank you."
Bo Long forced a smile. His face was very pale, which seemed to be due to his disordered work and rest schedule. As far as Tiandis knew, in terms of scientific research, this young man had all the stubbornness, stubbornness and persistence that a scientist should have.
He is inhumane and just a collection of stereotypes, so naturally he will not joke about such an important matter.
"This is based on the research results of pioneers such as Martha, Mendeleev and Messiah. Fei and I, together with hundreds of the top magic researchers in the team, have endured this for 112 years.
The conclusion drawn after boring experiments is indeed so shocking, but believe me Tiandis, for those of us who have really spent countless efforts, accepting this conclusion is far more difficult than it is for you."
However, they finally accepted it. Although the inherent cognition was subverted, the established impressions were destroyed, and even the world view was facing challenges, the rigor and truth-seeking of scientists did not allow them to turn a blind eye to the truth seen with the naked eye. At most, it was
He just avoided the stage of reporting the results and entrusted it to Bai Long who could still maintain his rationality.
"I can enumerate every formula in this research report for you one by one, what the meaning of every table and even every number is, and explain it in detail from the principle to the phenomenon, so that you can understand this conclusion more deeply.
Although absurd, it is so true. However, I know that you are not that patient, Tiandis. I am afraid that even I don’t have the patience to repeat these staged arguments now. So, let me give a simple example to prove it.
Well, this example is actually right in front of us and can be seen at any time, but we have always ignored it intentionally or unintentionally."
Bai Long braced himself and said to Tiandis, who looked calm and didn't know what he was thinking: "According to Tumi's theory, humans can only be qualified to use magic by stimulating their spirituality. However, spirituality is just the dominant factor of magic.
The power of faith is a recessive factor, hidden in the deeper depths of the soul. We may call it the magic of the soul. Mortals who are unable to activate the explicit factors will activate the recessive factors in the body under the resonance of the collective subconscious.
Then activate this part of the soul magic power. The individual soul magic power is meager, and people who have not systematically studied relevant theories will not realize that they can control these magic powers. However, if the soul magic power is under the action of a certain ritual, it can
When a target is gathered as a carrier, it will gradually gain material existence. Moreover, since the magic power of the soul originally comes from the person himself, by guiding the nature of the magic power of the soul, the emotions of believers can be easily affected. This is the essence of refinement -
—A special erosion phenomenon.”
"This is also why, after entering the twentieth century, the progress of the Eden Project has stagnated and has never been able to break through the final critical point - the tidal effect of magic power has caused the magic power of the Eastern Continent to spontaneously flow to the Western Continent. This is one of the factors;
Another factor is that humans themselves are also part of the magic activity. According to the magic surge theory proposed by Copernicus and Bruno, the activities of all magic creatures will lead to the transfer and flow of magic, making them always active."
"This also means that if we insist on implementing the Eden Plan, unless humans are also included in the purge, it will never be possible to create a pure magic-free environment on the Mirror Star and replace magic with physics.
, it’s even more a fantasy.”
When Bo Long said this, he closed his eyes in pain, not wanting the black-haired girl to see the exhausted look in his eyes. However, the invisible emotion was often reflected in his tone: "Stop it, God.
Tis...it's not too late yet."
"Humans, there is no need to persist."
"The goddess has never been partial. She has given human beings magic power, but we have never noticed it."