Everything in the world is the master of magic, but humans are not favored, so they decided to use their own hands to transform the world. Based on this concept, it was the Eden Project of the Witch Association. In their conception,
Only by completely eliminating magic power and eliminating all the problems caused by the innate imbalance of magic power distribution can the strong and the weak return to the same starting line and create a world where all creatures are equal and there is no essential difference. And human beings
Races that are not favored by magic are instead chosen to become the creators and pioneers of the new world. They will rely on their agile minds and strong bodies to lead civilization to another bright future.
From potions to magic, from magic to magic, the human race's dependence on magic has gradually weakened, but civilization has not declined, but has become stronger. This is enough to prove that the concept of witch associations is extremely correct——
However, the tall buildings built on this foundation will one day collapse. If the iron law that "human beings are born without magic power" is broken, then the Eden Project will still be like all the members of the association believe.
Is it the only path that is good for humanity?
Even if we put aside the concept, in terms of actual actions, if we still insist on the Eden Plan and want to create an absolutely demonic environment on the mirror planet, then the enemies that the association wants to destroy will no longer only include the alien monster, but also the alien monster.
Religion of false gods, supernatural beings or magicians, or even humans themselves - because every human being, whether he is a noble royal nobleman or a wandering orphan begging on the street, undoubtedly has the potential for magic, and their souls are the same
, there is no difference. Human beings will always be a part of magical activities and cannot be isolated from this environment.
But annihilating humanity? Is this possible?
Just imagining it made Bo Long feel ridiculous and a little sad at the same time. He laughed at himself for the wrong efforts that countless association members, including himself, had put in on this path. Since the establishment of the Eden Project, he has always had great enthusiasm.
Colleagues who devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the magic research project: Copernicus, Bruno, Charney, Martha, Messiah, Tacitus, Lenoir... Their efforts seemed destined to be in vain.
"Stop?" Tiandis tilted his head slightly, with a hint of caution and suspicion in his tone: "Do you think we can still stop now, Bailong? The Eden Project has invested more than just the hard work of you scientific researchers.
, including countless money and manpower. Do you think I can get the Western Continent countries to recall their troops in the Eastern Continent with just the word 'stop'?"
"This is not the point, Tiandis, the point is that no one can destroy himself."
Bai Long emphasized his tone: "Money and manpower are not important, and the colonial war in the Eastern Continent is even less important. What is important is how we should re-evaluate the value of the Eden Project and find a new way out for it. If there is a way out,
I think most people don’t mind exchanging temporary profit losses for longer-term development. Fortunately, we did leave a good escape route.”
"A way out? What do you mean?"
"Magic." Bai Long spit out two words from his mouth gently: "The association simplifies the structure of magic, transfers extraordinary power from individuals to tools, deprives magic of its extraordinary attributes, and uses it as a pure energy to promote social science and technology.
development, this idea has been proven to be feasible. We can still continue along this path. Its only shortcoming is that no matter how low the threshold of magic tools is, it still needs a magic tool that inspires spirituality.
Only scholars can use it, but now we have proven that every human being has the magic power in the soul. In other words, every human being has the qualification to inspire spirituality, so the threshold for the path of magic no longer exists. Next, we
Magic should not be cut off, but should be promoted. Externally, we should still promote colonial wars, establish the right to speak of associations, and suppress aliens, extraordinary people, magicians and false god believers, but we can also relax the standards appropriately and accept some people who are willing to abandon them.
Traditional magic, individuals who fall into the arms of magicians, is also to maintain the overall balance of the magic environment - if we cannot completely destroy it, we should at least maintain its minimum standards, so that some harmless aliens and demons can be retained. Internally
, shift the focus of research to the development of magic technology, and should focus more on the development of the civilian field. Some projects that effectively improve people's living problems can help them better accept this new social trend. I can think of
What is more important is to replace the originally planned electrical era with magic devices and promote cheap lighting systems, transportation systems and public utility systems..."
"The Age of Magic?" Tiandis interrupted his story.
Bai Long was stunned for a moment, then nodded firmly: "The Age of Magic - the magic power belonging to human beings will eventually shine."
"Did you come up with this on your own?"
"After the research results came out, I discussed them with Fei and some colleagues who participated in the project."
"Sure enough." Tiandis couldn't help laughing, but there was no smile in his eyes: "You all indeed possess the greatest qualities of a scientific researcher."
"Truth-seeking? Pragmatic? Rigorous?" Bai Long guessed one by one. People in the world have many stereotypes about scientific research, but not many seem to fit the current situation: "Or do you want to say, imagination beyond logic?"
"It's so naive."
Tiandis pressed the knight chess piece in her hand on the chessboard, making a crisp sound. Then she looked up at Bai Long, who looked stunned, and shook her head in disappointment: "You said so much, but you never seemed to think about it.
It is impossible to completely deprive the extraordinary attributes of magic. As long as it is a symbol of the law, can be directly absorbed by the soul, can transform their body and spirit, and can also give them great strength and extraordinary lifespan...then life will
They will pursue it at all costs, because they are selfish from the bottom of their hearts. The Magical Age that everyone can enjoy seems beautiful, but how can it compare with the temptation to dominate all things and live forever?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Bo Long was speechless. He had never thought about this loophole at all, or he did not want to think about it in his heart. He opened his mouth and quickly figured out
He came up with a solution that was not a solution: "What about restraining it with noble morals and absolute laws? A supreme will can guide the souls of all people, just like the philosopher king mentioned in the alien culture..."
"Who will restrain me?" Tiandis narrowed his eyes and said aggressively, "Who has the qualification to restrain me?"
"Maybe it's possible to form an association. We have absolute power and idealism..."
"Idealism?" Tiandis sneered: "Idealism cannot withstand internal corrosion, and absolute power may not be able to resist the pervasiveness of desire. Don't forget-"
Don't forget how Eden fell.
The words could not be uttered.
"Don't be too naive, Bailong, this is not your character." Tiandis said: "Tell me, are you really willing to believe in human reason? Or are you willing to believe that one day their desires will break through the threshold and seek a
What about cruel ambition? As early as the ancient times, Abraham, the god of disaster, had discovered that he could strengthen himself by devouring the bones of his own kind. He was that man's student and one of the twelve saints who led civilization, but the cannibal
Have you ever shown any human empathy or restraint?"
"If not, what should we do?"
Bai Long closed his eyes and shook his head in frustration: "Should we continue to implement the Eden Project? But humans cannot destroy themselves. We have always insisted on taking this path, not to lead civilization into the abyss, but to
Give it a new lease of life.”
"Why not?"
Tiandis interrupted Bo Long with a rhetorical question, and then, under his unbelievable gaze, he said meaningfully: "There are many ways to gain new life, and we might as well choose the most thorough one."
"What are you talking about, Tiandis!?" Bo Long blurted out, completely ignoring how offensive this act of calling the association's leader was. This was a completely subconscious reaction. He couldn't believe Tiandis.
How could Thies have such a crazy idea? In fact, he even had the illusion that he was actually dreaming for a moment, but the twitching of his heart was personal, and the sharp and hard sting was passing through his pupils, making him
His look of astonishment seemed to merge with his shrinking irises: "We have no reason to do that - no, there is no need to do that! Your idea is too radical and will even push the association to destruction!"
He suddenly froze as he finished speaking, and then felt a great emptiness. How ironic, just now he had sworn that the Witches' Association was invincible, but then he turned around and began to question the founder and leader of the association, which was also true.
The backbone of the society in the sense that questioning her will lead this oldest, most mysterious, and most unrivaled organization in the history of civilization into the abyss of destruction. This violent contrast between before and after is a manifestation of dramatic conflict, but it is not necessarily the opposite.
Bai Long has always buried his worries deeply, because he is actually not as confident as he appears, and has long seen through the fatal weakness hidden under the strong appearance of the association - secularization and politicization.
In order to smoothly implement the Eden Project and its complementary steam projects, magic projects, colonization projects and other projects, the association changed its early style of only extending an olive branch to idealists and recruited secular talents to expand its power.
An arbitrator in the Judgment Church, as well as a philosopher in the Witch Council, all painted for them a picture of a beautiful new world where only humans exist and are dominated by humans. This certainly inspired their enthusiasm and motivation.
But this enthusiasm and motivation have gradually been distorted into fanaticism, such as that of animist religious believers. It’s just that religious believers are fanatical about their beliefs, but these people are fanatical about the future of mankind, as defenders of human civilization and
They consider themselves martyrs, so it is not unreasonable for some people to think that they are extreme human supremacists.
Not to mention politicization, more than three-quarters of the sovereign countries in the Western Continent have participated in the colonial plan jointly led by the Order; the emperor, prime minister and queen of the three powerful countries in the Western Continent each hold a seat in the Witch Parliament;
Countries are secretly coveting the power and talents of the Witch Association. Weak countries place spies in the name of exchanges and learning, while strong countries directly recruit apostle and philosopher-level members. If it were not for the strong suppression of the leader and the seven witches, all kinds of things would probably be lost.
Such interest groups have already been formed. They are all here for profit, and they all want to take their own piece of the cake in the coming new world, but you want them to destroy themselves?
They will only destroy what is not good for them, and then take what is good for them. In the past, they were extraordinary people, and then they were magicians. Three centuries ago, it was the continent across the sea, and now it is——
The strongest trees are often rotten by moths, and the strongest fortresses often collapse in the corners. Bailong suddenly shuddered, because at this moment he realized that this was what Tiandis said, the only one to destroy the witch.
Methods of association.
So simple, so direct, and so unexpected - the unexpected thing is that no one dared to imagine such a development in the past, even until now.
The same goes for Bai Long. He never expected that the Witches' Association could always maintain its original idealism and firm belief, but sometimes he was deeply worried about how fast it was decaying, which seemed to have exceeded everyone's imagination. But he just
It is inconvenient for a researcher to speak out loud about the association's route and policies, not to mention that Tiandis and the seven witches who really hold the power of the association did not take it to heart, but allowed it to grow freely. Does this mean that they have already seen through it?
Is this phenomenon just a matter of having a plan and therefore not panicking?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This young man who is obsessed with research and only occasionally cares about association affairs tries his best to guess everything in the right direction. However, he cannot ignore one truth:
It is unrealistic and irresponsible to place the probability of something happening entirely on someone. Because it is possible that the person you are expecting is the one who caused all this.
"You already knew that, right, Tiandis?"
With a clever mind and a special ability to think calmly in the face of desperate situations, Bai Long successfully clarified the cause and effect. Then the black-haired girl sitting opposite, her calmness and indifference seemed to
It has become a matter of course. But Bailong would rather not clarify the relationship, because that would completely negate everything he had insisted on: "You have known for a long time that the power of faith is actually a special kind of magic; also
I have known for a long time that the goddess is not partial, and humans have other ways to go; I have even known for a long time that neither our research nor the efforts of the Scales of Order and the Night Watch can actually change anything... You have known all this for a long time,
Tiandis. There is no need to hide anything now. I want to hear you admit it yourself, so at least for this moment, please give me a sincere answer, okay?"
He seemed to be begging, and looked at the girl opposite him expectantly, but the words "please lie" were clearly written in those eyes. Tiandis had never seen him look so weak, so humble and sad.
No one has seen her in the four thousand three hundred and fifteen springs, summers, autumns and winters since the two met. But the witch cannot learn to lie, because reality is cruel and lies are gentle.
"Yes, Bai Long."
She nodded slightly and said word by word: "I know everything, I have known it since a long time ago, and... I have always known it."