Soul of Burning Steel

If you want the answer to be clear and reliable, you need to ask the same standard and clear question. Now, Joshua's question is so broad that the knowledge taker doesn't know how to answer it.

Regarding this, Joshua didn't care about the gazes of other legendary powerhouses on the side. After thinking for a while, he continued: "To be more specific, let's take you as an example—knowledge receivers, is it possible that in your civilization? , there are no opponents?"

To this, there was no answer from the communication channel, and the knowledge taker didn't seem to understand what Joshua meant, and the soldier smiled, and then continued: "I know, the greatness of your civilization, you and your ancestors, in You have wandered in this dark multiverse for tens of millions, millions of years, and you have traveled 770,000 years in this multiverse galaxy for the sake of inheritance. I know that you must have made up your mind long ago. If you sacrifice, then you will sacrifice without hesitation, just like when you knew we were coming, because you suspected that there was an evil god chasing us behind, you came with your family and prepared to build a fortress at the galaxy of the two worlds. Resist the invasion of darkness and become a solid shield in front of all civilizations."

The latter sentence, Joshua can be regarded as flattering the other party, which immediately made the other legendary powerhouses look at each other, feeling inexplicably horrified, but the knowledge receivers on the other side of the communication channel did not know this, and they naturally would not deny it These words, because this is indeed what they originally thought.

"but."

As soon as the subject changed, Joshua's tone suddenly became cold and full of doubts. The soldier raised his right hand and swiped it in front of him. He said in a low voice, "However, in a civilization, it is possible that everyone is brave. , are all warriors who are not afraid of sacrifice? They are not afraid of death, are selfless, have great sentiments, will sacrifice themselves for the inheritance of knowledge and civilization, and fight for the future of the multiverse? All people in a civilization are like this ?”

"I do not believe in that."

This is Joshua's doubt.

Knowledge receivers are indeed great, as far as civilization is concerned.

In order to pass on the knowledge, to carry on the messages of the old demon sages, and to carry on the history of countless races in the past, they have wandered silently in the multi-dimensional galaxy for hundreds of thousands of years. They can go to the forefront of the World Eaters War without hesitation, Fighting against those evil creatures capable of destroying the world and obliterating civilization, they are not afraid of sacrifice and are full of courage. They can proudly declare that their race has chosen a "future doomed to destruction", and they can even "teach the teacher" in When I am not enough to advance, I will leave all the inheritance to other civilizations, and I will fight for the possibility and time of the future for my successors.

This is great.

Weirdly great.

"Impossible. The instinctive inheritance of intelligent life will make people deny these too great sentiments."

Said the soldier, his tone calm: "Fear of death, selfishness, denial of greatness, thinking that there must be stains behind those great decisions, there are secret reasons that we don't know. They will not be willing to sacrifice themselves for things that are too great, There will be no bloodshed for things like civilization, future and heritage."

"—Although the world will be destroyed in a hundred years, what does it have to do with me? Anyway, the world will not be destroyed before I die. If that is the case, why should I pay for the future? After I die, I will control the flood."

"—Although there will be powerful enemies invading in the future, what does it have to do with me? I just need to run far away. It doesn't matter what race and civilization is. As long as I can survive this life, it doesn't matter."

"——I want to enjoy, other people sacrifice and pay, that has nothing to do with me, as long as I live well, then it doesn't matter, no one can affect me to live the life I want, whoever affects my life is the enemy."

Joshua's words are not sharp, he just speaks in a very ordinary way, using very simple language: "For example, the selection process of our Mycroft Expeditionary Force is very hard. Two billion people in the world, the fundamental reason for daring to take risks There are not many, most people simply cannot understand the importance of 'finding the truth behind the multiverse', they can only see that navigating in the void is very dangerous, fighting other civilizations is very hard, and the privileges of extraordinary people will disappear in the fleet , So obviously there are quite a few very strong Transcendents, but they have no plans to join the fleet, they would rather stay in the peaceful and safe rear, rather than take risks, and enjoy privileges, live happily and comfortably."

--the truth? Is it important? Can I eat it? Can you enjoy it? Can it make me live a happier life? If it doesn't work, why should I pursue it? What? Is it about the future of the multiverse and the survival of countless civilizations? Forget it, at that time I might have died long ago, so it has nothing to do with me.

"Knowledge takers, our Mycroft civilization does have such a problem. In our entire civilization, there must be people who are willing to take risks, and there are people who like to enjoy more... Rationally speaking, the former cannot be said to be great. It can only be said that he did not think clearly, was a bit silly, and was easily incited by slogans, and the latter could not be said to be selfish, but a more refined self-interest. This time the voyage across the void has caused a great conflict between the two. Distinction, this is inevitable for our Mycroft civilization, but I haven't seen it in you."

What Joshua said has already made several legendary powerhouses look unnatural—this time, the warriors have brought all their students here, the first team, the elite team, and Lisa, basically all of them But like Barbarossa, several of his disciples made excuses for not joining the fleet. For this, the legendary mage must be able to see the reason behind it, but as a teacher, he is not qualified to ask for it. My own students do life-threatening things for an illusory slogan.

As legendary powerhouses, they are enlightened, but their three views are not the three views of ordinary people, and their views are not the views of ordinary people. This is not to advocate the difference between the strong and ordinary people. But the fact is that the legendary powerhouse is the group of rulers and powerhouses at the top of the entire civilization, and their position cannot represent the entire civilization at all.

And what Joshua said was indeed true. The fleet of knowledge takeovers is so large that it is enough to distort the trajectory of the world. The number of individuals in their race may not be calculated in hundreds of billions. In such a huge race, is it true that everyone is willing to fight for the mission of knowledge takeovers? Did you pay with your life?

Joshua's question really made the other legendary powerhouses feel puzzled - they also felt that such a thing was unlikely to happen.

However, the knowledge taker's answer is simple.

"That's because you are still in the illusion."

He didn't panic because of Joshua's question, and didn't have any extra emotions. The knowledge taker replied seriously: "Beasts that only live during the day can't understand the thoughts of nocturnal creatures, creatures that only wander in warm seasons, You also don’t understand the coldness of winter at all. Starfall Mycroft civilization was born in the light and grew up in the light. You grew up on the wreckage of the Glorious Era and were guarded by the Seven Gods and many powerful men. This illusion has given too many people Extra surplus."

"But, for this multiverse, 'light' is an illusion. 'Peace' is an illusion. 'Equality' 'security' and even the idea that 'I can escape and be alone' are all false illusions .”

The tone of the knowledge taker, when he said this, seemed to be a little bit unable to hold back his smile: "This multiverse is so dangerous and dark, and only people who live in illusions will feel that 'I can break away from the whole of civilization. Let’s be alone. Not to mention the wandering void behemoths and world eaters, even in other civilizations, other lone travelers with similar ideas are extremely dangerous, and if you just want to find a remote world to live in seclusion , living a boring and empty life, that kind of life is a kind of punishment, why should you care if he escapes?"

"Mrs. Mycro, things that are available every day will not appear precious... Your group, your civilization, was born in the age of light, and people who are accustomed to daylight from birth will not look forward to the 'sunrise' 'of.

Only those who were born in the dark night and have experienced the most desperate and darkest moments will look forward to the dawn of the sky and the morning that ends the night—just like us, we have experienced the end of the last great reincarnation and were The swarms of World Eaters were chasing after us like bereaved dogs. We ran endlessly in the dark void, watching our galaxy being swallowed by darkness and disappearing into the endless sea of ​​stars.

We have fallen into an abyss and have not yet climbed out of it.

We, in fact, don't understand the concept of 'aloneness' at all, and we don't understand the difference between 'selfless' and 'selfish'. As for death, it is a relief. Isn't it a joy to be freed from this gloomy and hopeless multiverse ? What's more, we and you are logically different races and different creatures. Your body is built on 'life energy', while we are a group living in 'magic power'. If we have to say the same thing, it is that we all want to banish the dark night in the multiverse, which is the fundamental reason why we can communicate. "

The knowledge taker said lightly—their words were completely cluttered by magic waves. If there were no special machinery, Mrs. Micro would not be able to perceive it at all. Similarly, Mrs. Micro’s sound wave language is very important to them. It's just clutter, if it wasn't for the entity's fleets encountering each other, even if they lived in the same world, it would be difficult for the knowledge taker and Mrs. Micro to detect each other.

"Letting civilized individuals have the margin of 'selfishness', 'fear of death', 'unwillingness to sacrifice' and 'exquisite self-interest' is exactly what many civilizations living in darkness wish for. It is precisely because life is too comfortable that the People have enough time to think about the contradiction between 'individual' and 'group', that's why they have this kind of thinking. Mrs. Micro, you have done a great job, that's why you have this kind of distress, as if you are already wandering in the sea of ​​stars We, who have lived for 700,000 years, have forgotten even the method of 'pleasure and enjoyment'.

You remember drinking, making love, enjoying food, appreciating the art of words and pictures, and you know that these are happy things, so it is impossible for someone to give up faith for these happy things. However, we, in the process of passing on knowledge, have forgotten all the methods of enjoyment, we have forgotten how our race enjoyed happiness in the past, and none of this information has been left behind.

Therefore, among us, no one will deviate from the main body and lose faith because of the reason of "enjoyment". We are all in one mind. Of course, maybe one day, we will regain the old way of enjoying ourselves. In this way, our civilization will lose the centripetal force it has now, but is that a bad thing or a good thing? This is unknown. "

Joshua listened to the other party's words in silence, the soldier remained silent, and all the legends, including the old Pope, respected him in awe.

Although there are only a few words, the knowledge receivers have given up too many things for the mission of inheritance.

They recorded countless knowledge and cultures of other races, but they only forgot the means of enjoyment in their own civilization. They voluntarily gave up all 'fun' and all superfluous ideas, in order to be able to live for hundreds of thousands of years like a day Rational thinking, maintaining the absolute cohesion of the whole civilization.

As far as civilization is concerned, the civilization form of the knowledge receivers is already deformed and cannot be more deformed. Their thinking logic is very obviously distorted.

Therefore, we cannot but admire, cannot but awe, and cannot but respect.

"But even if we, our descendants, if they really have one foot into the world of light, they will definitely not look forward to the sunrise."

The Knowledge Taker is still answering. The commander of the First Fleet should be a high-level person in the Knowledge Takeover fleet. Its communication method is already similar to that of the ordinary Mrs. Micro. It can be seen that it has worked hard for this communication. Yes, and now, he is expressing his true thoughts in a rather helpless tone.

"But how should I put it... that's all we can do. That's all. It's ironic, but what we're trying to do now is to let people in the future have the ability to live selfishly without worrying about survival and the future. , afraid of death and the right to sacrifice. After all, heroes are respectable, but a civilization that must have heroes, or even only heroes, is sad.”

...

The exchange is over.

The old pope silently took out a book and outlined the notes with holy light on it, while the elf queen who was already taciturn sat aside, looking at the empty universe outside the window, it seemed that except for Qiao Xiu No one else has this personal problem except Asia.

But is this really Joshua's personal idea? Everyone present expressed doubts. It would be more normal for Israel to ask this kind of question, or for the Queen of Elf, Pope Igor. Joshua doesn't seem like someone who cares about such issues at all. He doesn't even think about how many fleets are behind him, and he will go directly to the enemy when he encounters them.

He also wonders how many dissonances there are in civilization? He doesn't care at all! Those who dare to charge will accompany him to charge, and he doesn’t care if there is no one else. He will never try to understand those who are unwilling to fight. He only wants to be himself—Joshua is such a person, and this is the legacy of all legends. The impression in the heart of the strong.

But now it seems that he is not as simple as everyone thinks.

But there was no question.

In the entire envoy ship, everyone remained silent.

In the world of Anason, two small warships left in opposite directions, and the bright white light of the A-type star shone with a light blue luster.

Joshua was standing on the bridge, and he was standing at the front of the battleship with his hands behind his back.

"In order to ensure the 770,000-year inheritance and the stability of civilization, the knowledge takeover made the entire race abandon selfish desires and enjoyment. In this way, they can make decisions and make decisions without hesitation as a whole. Their belief comes from the persistence of abandoning all distractions."

The soldier turned his back to the star, the power of the flames of Anason's world was gradually moving away, the envoy ship was preparing to break into the void, and he was still thinking about various problems in his heart.

"Then, one hundred and sixty million years ago, from the birth of the evil god to the present, how many things and how much interference did the hidden and dark behind-the-scenes masters, or the masters behind the scenes, give up in order to be able to live like this?" For a long time, insist on doing such a thing? Such a large-scale destruction, extinction, and reincarnation-like cleansing?"

In the same way, what about those strong men who are determined to fight against all this, such as the sage of the devil? What kind of beliefs do they have, so they can always insist on confronting the strong on the other side, and go to the axis of the multiverse without hesitation?

You know, if the strong want to give up and enjoy themselves, it is easier than ordinary people... The countless restrictions on the development of civilization are for the sake of the pseudo-extraordinary civilization that is the foundation of their own rule, mostly because the strong cannot restrain themselves Desire, if the strong want to give up their responsibilities, then they really don't need to care whether this multiverse is dark or not, and they can enjoy countless years in peace.

Even because the evil gods only attack civilizations above Gadamer's level 2, as long as their world civilization is primitive enough, they can even enjoy themselves until the end of the galaxy.

Time is really too long... Can the consciousness of human beings and the faith of legendary strongmen really persist in this long and slow road forever?

Joshua doesn't believe in human beings, doesn't believe in beliefs that are too illusory, and doesn't believe that time can't leave the slightest trace on an existence.

Therefore, he said to himself: "Now I can only be sure that I will not change my belief in the next few million years."

——It seems that we can only strive to solve all this as much as possible within a few million years.

Even he can't guarantee whether he will change in the future. As a strong man, he admits his own shortcomings. Thinking of this, Joshua shook his head helplessly.

"Time is running out."

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