"The so-called Demon War is what outsiders call the Sakaz Civil War that happened three years ago. We are generally still accustomed to calling it the 'Civil War between the Two Factions'."
As Shining spoke, he pulled back his hair at the temples, pulled out a chair and sat down at Han Baiyi's table.
"The cause of that war was the conflict of ideas within Sakaz."
"During that war, due to the needs of war deployment, as a member of the Sakaz opposition, I had many interactions with the doctor."
"At that time, I was still a member of the 'Forgiver' of the Sakaz organization."
As if recalling some unpleasant memory, Shining lowered his eyes slightly when he spoke.
Han Baiyi had learned about some deeds related to The Shining through the background settings in the game.
It seems that it was also because of that war that Shining gave up his sword and became a doctor. He changed from an invincible seven-star swordsman to an ordinary six-star doctor.
Asking her to save people was an act of humiliation.
"Excluding personal strength, from what I know, this doctor is almost an all-rounder." Shining looked at Han Baiyi and said in a very serious tone, "As long as it is related to the Origin Stone, whether it is combat, medical treatment, etc.
I am very proficient in all aspects of swordsmanship, at least at the expert level."
"Especially the command!" Shining emphasized in a rare solemn tone, "Under his command, we have achieved miraculous victories many times against the enemy."
"Whether it is the application of people's hearts, tactics, terrain, or climate, he has reached the pinnacle, and his grasp of short-term opportunities has reached an incredible level."
"It's just that, until now, we still don't know what race he is, and we can't even tell whether he is a boy or a girl."
After all, no matter whether he was looking at male or female operators, he would drool from time to time and look lustful. Shining thought about this sentence in his heart, but did not say it out loud.
Because after hearing this judgment, Mr. Bai might feel that he was insinuating against him.
Well, let’s not talk about it anymore.
Shining calmly went through this thought in his mind, and kept saying:
"On the one hand, the danger of the ability, but what worries us even more is the reason why the doctor took Rhode Island to participate in the Sakaz Civil War three years ago - the evolution of the Source Stone."
Hearing this term, Han Baiyi's brows jumped instinctively.
He has never heard of this high-end thing.
The Shining continued to elaborate: "Three years ago, the Sakaz Civil War broke out because of the contradiction between the modernists and the traditionalists."
"You should know that Sarkaz itself is a very traditional Terran race. We and the Sakota angels in Lateran are the two oldest races of Terra."
"Due to some traditional reasons, although Sakaz itself is powerful, it is located in a corner, gathering several small mobile cities to live in Kazdaele, and the national policy of isolation has been implemented for many years."
"However, within Sakaz, there is always conflict."
"Should we follow the tradition and use Source Stone as the most basic means of survival and combat, or should we break the rules and vigorously research more uses of Source Stone."
"The 'Origin Stone Evolution' that the doctor proposed for us is one of the 'purposes' we hope to accomplish."
Speaking of this, The Shining did not immediately describe the pie that the doctor had drawn for the Sakaz, but first asked Han Baiyi a question: "Mr. Bai, have you read the logistics report I gave you before?
"
Han Baiyi lowered his head and glanced at the standard report that Shining gave him when he just entered the door, and shook his head honestly: "Not yet."
Shining nodded clearly: "Then do you know the approximate figure of Chernobog's annual grain production?"
"Last year, if we were talking about rice alone, it seemed to be more than 600,000 tons, right?"
Han Baiyi vaguely remembered some numbers, and he had to read those reports before signing.
"So what does it take to grow food?" Shining continued to ask him.
"Is it the source stone? Edible plants grown without soil seem to require a lot of energy."
"Yes, it's Source Stone." Shining nodded and emphasized, "A lot of Source Stone."
After she emphasized this point, Han Baiyi suddenly felt as if something was wrong: "If people eat food grown with Origin Stone as energy, won't they be infected? Will plants have an infection reaction?"
"Yes." Shining pointed at the detailed agricultural product data on Han Baiyi's report, "It's just because the plants grown now are specially bred to resist Originium energy, so the value increase after eating them is extremely small."
"And because agriculture is one of the industries with the highest Originium technology content, the Originium content range of food in different places also varies greatly due to different food production areas."
Shining's voice was indifferent, but Han Baiyi suddenly felt as if he had opened a door to a new world.
“Although Ursus has a martial custom and a strong military, it is one of the countries with the weakest agricultural technology among all countries.
Because of this, even though the amount of food produced by Chernobog is so large and can meet the needs of all people, it is still continuously importing food from other countries."
"However, these imported grains are not affordable for the poor. It is also for this reason that a large part of the grains produced in Chernobog are exported to other cities in Ursus."
"If you eat food with high Originium content for a long time, it becomes inevitable to be infected with Oristein Disease."
“Why do Ursans discriminate against infected people?”
"The high probability of infecting others is one of the reasons."
"But poverty is also the core reason."
"There is only one disease in the world, and that is the disease of poverty."
It was obviously a different world and different people, but they said the same thing.
Shining looked at Han Baiyi seriously: "I can't cure this disease."
"Not just me, but no one among the Sakaz doctors in Kazdael can cure him."
"Isn't it enough to just improve agricultural technology?" Han Baiyi frowned and asked, "And what does this have to do with the Sakaz Civil War and the Doctor?"
Shining sighed inaudibly: "Resources are limited."
Han Baiyi's questioning voice paused for a moment, while Shining continued in a calm voice.
"Whether it is liquid medicine, materials, or machinery used to grow food, a large part of it has a limited output. Even if we do not consider shareable knowledge such as technology, we cannot make it possible for everyone to eat low-quality food.
Food with a concentration of Originium.”
"Ever since the energy-rich soil has been consumed little by little, artificial soil has been proven to be unfeasible, and all of Terra has embarked on the path of soilless cultivation, this path has become irreversible."
"People don't realize this, and the general public's desire to have children is even increasing."
"Because population is power."
"When one city increases its population, another city will be tied to increase its population, and eventually it will expand to the national level."
"The awareness of a single ethnic group or country is useless. Because the world is a whole."
"Furthermore, food is only one aspect. In all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation, people's dependence on the Origin Stone is constantly deepening, and the entanglement naturally becomes deeper."
"As Kazdaele is a country with extremely high levels of technology and Originium skills, the Sarkarz naturally realized this problem early."
"However, no matter whether you are a traditionalist or a modernist, there is no perfect solution."
"Until the doctor's experimental proposal of 'Origin Stone Evolution' appeared."
After a little analysis of The Shining from the source to the result, Han Baiyi finally understood how huge the crisis facing the world of Terra was, and how fatal the key point that the doctor hit at this moment was.
Food, clothing, housing, and transportation, which are ordinary things in the eyes of ordinary people, are equivalent to one chronic disease after another for people living in the world of Terra.
Each item is pushing them further into the bottomless abyss called "Origin Stone Infection".
These are not things that pure force can change.
But, what is Source Stone evolution?
As if hearing Han Baiyi's thoughts, Shining explained: "The so-called Origin Stone evolution is to borrow the power of the Source Stone to transform us into another kind of existence - semi-energetic, relying only on the Source Stone.
A living creature.”
"It's different from the semi-finished products covered with stones like infected people, but can replace all body organs with Source Stone. If we can do this, even in this wasteland-like desert world, we can
To survive in that state.”
"After this point was raised, traditionalists opposed it on the grounds that the results could not be predicted, while modernists expressed support because they focused on future survival."
"As the contradictions continued to expand, the conflict over survival concepts gradually evolved into a protracted civil war."
When Han Baiyi heard this, he suddenly realized the problem.
"If it was just because of a solution, no one would be so radical before seeing the actual 'Origin Stone Evolution Experimental Subject', right? Was the Sakaz Civil War started out of pure ideas?"
"Who knows whether what the doctor said is just an idea or a fact?"
When talking about this, Han Baiyi noticed that Shining was looking at him.
"You have already seen the reason, Mr. Bai."
"Miss Amiya is the semi-finished product of the experiment of Origin Stone evolution."
"As early as three years ago in the final battlefield, Miss Amiya had already demonstrated her ability as a 'semi-finished product'." Shining pointed at the status column on the doctor's personal information submitted by Silver Gray, "The same is in that
On the battlefield, with just one out-of-control explosion, she completely destroyed three regiments of Sakaz soldiers."
"However, due to the loss of control, even the doctor was included in her attack range. He did not know whether he was alive or dead for three years, and he only reappeared recently."
At this point, Shining stopped talking and left a blank space for Han Baiyi to digest the information.
It wasn't until this moment that Han Baiyi truly understood how naive his previous idea of 'saving the world' was to destroy all Origin Stones.
Not to mention being naive, it is simply not feasible.
If all the Origin Stones are destroyed and absorbed, what will people in the Terra world use to grow food? What will they use to cultivate crops? How will they maintain their current modern life?
You must know that all current energy sources are not based on electrical energy, but on Source Stone energy.
Thinking of this, Han Baiyi suddenly raised his head in confusion: "If that's the case, destroying the Source Stone, wouldn't it mean destroying everyone's life? Moreover, if we continue to follow my ideas, our concepts will be different from those of Rhode Island.
Isn’t it the opposite?”
"Can I really save the world by doing what I'm doing now?"
【Why did you choose me? 】
There was another question hidden under this question, but Han Baiyi couldn't ask it successfully for some reason.
Shining did not answer his question, but looked back with even more confusion:
"If you have the opposite view, what's unacceptable?"
Han Baiyi was startled for a moment.
"And, I know, Mr. Bai has a better alternative."
Shining looked at him, tilting his head slightly, his long pale golden hair flowing down like a waterfall, with a bit of confusion in his tone,
"You possess power far beyond that of the Origin Stone, Mr. Bai."
This time, Han Baiyi immediately realized that Shining meant Lingji.
Thinking of this, Han Baiyi discovered the problem.
It turns out that The Shining always thought that he just wanted to hide it from others and secretly use his spiritual machine to replace the Origin Stone's position?!
Sure enough, someone as powerful and handsome as him is always easy to be fooled into thinking he is omnipotent.
Seeing his "That's it" expression, Shining stood up gently and pushed the still warm cup of milk tea on the table in front of him. His voice was still as gentle and soft as usual, as if chatting.
Narrating:
"Human, when there is only one choice in front of you, it is probably said to be facing a desperate situation."
"However, if there are two, or three, such equally rare but extremely precious choices, the one chosen by them is called hope."
Listening to Shining's voice, Han Baiyi turned his head and opened his mouth but didn't know how to explain.
My heart is filled with inexplicable emotions.
Shining stretched out his hand to smooth the long hair that fell from his temples, tilted his head slightly, with a warm smile on his face, and even his pair of dark brown eyes as gorgeous as gems were slightly squinted under the smile.
As cunning as a fox, yet as warm as the sun.
"I always believe that you want to save this world."