Cyber ​​Fantasy: Dragon Elves and Mortals

Russell looked at Zhang Sheng silently and pursed his lips slightly.

——Retract the preface.

Now it seems that His Holiness the Pope is not a completely blind victim... His more than 100 years of life are not in vain, at least he is still much better than Sheath.

Different from his sincere desire for sacrifice - "promotion" that has existed in the position of ruler for more than a hundred years, his character is far more cold-blooded, indifferent and ambitious than Sheath.

The reason why Zhang Sheng will accept Sheath again is probably not entirely because of his good relationship with Sheath...but because he has taken a fancy to Sheath's powerful ability.

As the only person in the world who can kill the dragon, Sheath can be called the dragon's nemesis.

The sheath is an extremely sharp knife.

Therefore, after hearing the secrets Russell told him, Zhang Sheng immediately thought of a new plan based on "killing the dragon" - because he had been thinking about it.

"...It's really interesting."

Russell suddenly laughed and sighed: "You are a genius."

Whether it's elves, churches or dragons...

The future is approaching, and they actually all have their own plans.

The plan to name the elves is the oldest and most pessimistic.They directly inherited the ways of their ancestors and their fears.Their highest priority goal is to "escape from the dream."

Therefore, the named elves plan to kill the vast majority of people who are sensitive enough to dreams, leaving only those who are sensitive enough to dreams and talented enough to transform them into "elves".Finally, board the Dragon's Ark and open the Gray Bend... and go in different directions to escape the pursuit of Dream.

So far, their luxury and dissipation is just because most of them are not optimistic about the future, so they plan to have one last carnival... And their contempt for human beings is because they have seen the future—— That is a future in which these short-lived species will eventually be abandoned.

The dragons do not have much fear of Huanmeng, because although they cannot resist Huanmeng, as artificial intelligence, at least they will not be actively attacked by Huanmeng.

The dragon's top priority goal is actually "reviving the civilization of the ancestors."No matter how prosperous the civilization is, they can't resist the dusk... Even if they inherit the technology of the ancestors and continue to develop, they still can't resist the "dream".In other words, the more prosperous the civilization is, the more solid the contamination of fantasy will be on them.

Because the essence of fantasy is "selfishness".

Human joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, and desire are all like dreams and illusions... Human beings will eventually destroy others in disputes over and over again, in repeated mistakes that never learn lessons. , and also destroy itself.No matter how powerful the civilization is, it cannot resist this kind of social gene that has been carved into the bottom of the bloodline at dusk...

Not to mention, the reason why this planet can develop into a psychic civilization is the "dream" sealed inside this planet.The energy that overflowed from the sealed dream developed into spells, psychic powers, holy orders, destiny... and the pure spiritual powers of ancient civilizations.

The roots of these extraordinary powers, as well as the possibility of their civilization breaking away from their shackles and reaching the universe, all come from the "dream" itself.

After all, the biggest problem they face is not how to kill Phantom... but that they can't kill Phantom.

——The most fundamental despair comes from the inability of this planet to develop a hyperdrive.Their technology is locked... This means that they can never leave this planet relying solely on the power of technology.In the long run, they will have to die here.

Even if Russell really had a way to kill Huanmeng...that would mean that everyone except Russell would lose their extraordinary power.

And if the fantasy is allowed to slowly awaken, they will still die here.

Therefore, the essence of the Dragon Project... is to turn humans into "civilized specimens."

They probably only plan to keep a few tens of thousands of people.Apportioned to each spacecraft, I'm afraid there will only be more than 1 people.

This number is not enough to maintain "civilization," but it can at least serve as a "civilization sample."The dragons themselves will not be attacked by the dream, so they just need to stay alive - there must be other civilizations in the universe, they just need to

To be picked up, civilization can continue.Even if they die during the migration, at least the perfectly preserved ancestor civilization and their corpses will stay inside the dragon... This can also be picked up as a "harvest", which is equivalent to completing the dragon. Partial wish.

"Dream" itself does not bring destruction.It will only cause wars and disputes, making it impossible for people to trust each other and be united forever... It is themselves that will ultimately destroy everything.

Dragons are not alive, so they are not afraid of death.They do not intend to let human beings live healthily, but just hope that "human civilization" can survive.

——Then, let’s make a specimen of “human civilization”.

Even if one generation, ten generations... countless people will die on the way, civilization will not be cut off.Eventually, someone will inherit this history and be accepted by other civilizations as "Earthlings".Even if it is just as a subordinate race, or whether it is directly absorbed and assimilated, it is a result that allows human civilization to survive.The seven-headed dragon means seven times the possibility of continuation.

And His Holiness the Pope is a genius.

He keenly captured the essence of the dragon and was frightened by it.He didn't know how terrifying dusk was, because he didn't experience the "Dream Tribulation" like the named elf; he also had no feelings for previous civilizations because he lived in his own era.

He doesn't think there's any point in preserving human civilization... There is only one thing he has to do, and that is to let as many people survive as possible, at all costs.From this point of view, he can indeed be called a saint.

His method is completely opposite to that of the dragon - the so-called "Great Fusion", a terrifying plan similar to the completion of human beings, may really be able to fight against Dusk.As long as what he said is true, everyone will be completely integrated... Then the "group god" transformed by human beings will be enough to resist the erosion of "dreams"; and by killing the remaining dragons to cut off other possibilities, it will Sufficient resources and rapid technological development can be obtained.

Transform everyone into information life and completely integrate everyone’s personality.Turn the "civilization" itself into a huge "individual" with a hive mind... and use everyone to merge into an extremely large "god" to replace the entire old civilization.

In this way, they can be called "Children of Dreams".

Because they will continue to extract the power of "Dream", and the Twilight Species named "Dream" will never be able to wake up.

Instead, there is a newborn dusk named "Group God" - a newborn born from the shell of "Dream".

This abnormal way of existence must also belong to a kind of dusk...or in other words, it is a low-profile version after the fusion of Russell and the monkey-faced eagle.

The reason why Russell said that the Pope is a genius is because he does not have twilight adaptability.He is not an egg of dusk, but he plans to rely on the power of technology to directly transform the extinct human civilization into a new dusk to avoid the disaster of destruction.

——His point is simple.

No matter if it is twisted, deformed, or corrupted... it may not matter if the body is lost, the mind is deteriorated, or the personality is damaged.

As long as it can exist, it is better than anything else.

Sacrificing everything that can be sacrificed in exchange for the most miserable victory——

A half-hearted sacrifice would only attract ridicule...but if it could be sacrificed to this extent, it would actually make Russell feel a little awe-inspiring.

Among the three versions of the plan, the church’s plan is the one that least relies on life and luck.

The elf's plan requires escaping to a safe place before being caught up by the dream; the dragon's plan completely ignores the threat of the dream and at least sends the corpses and tombstones to their destination... In a sense, this is the elf The reason for unification with the Dragon Society.

Because their plans don't conflict.If you are lucky enough, you can execute

The elves' plan; if they die halfway, it can be converted into the dragon's plan.But it does not rule out the possibility that none of the seven giant dragons can find a "next home" willing to accept them, or that they were destroyed midway due to various reasons before then.

And

The church's plan is... if they execute it in this way and are not stopped by others, they will eventually get the result - let humans directly and actively twilight, thus making dreams harmless.

Except for some losses...

But it is not much different from Russell or the future of the twilight where the monkey-faced eagle swallows all the people in the world and sublimates them into new life.

"If you have a plan that is enough to convince me, you can propose it to me here."

The old man's expression was solemn: "Otherwise, I will always reserve my opinion.

"Even though you told me those secrets, I still think my plan is the best."

"...Because of this, I don't intend to stop you."

Russell shook his head: "If my plan fails...at least you can provide a guarantee. Just in case, if I fail, you don't have to think about how to deal with me who is out of control..."

The plans of the dragon and the elves were completely unable to gain Russell's approval.If you want to break the situation, you must find other ways.

Although the act of directly and actively transforming "all humans" into twilight species always feels like BE...but if the time comes, this is also a no-brainer.

It's like a man who is about to starve to death...and he just needs to stretch out his hand to steal a piece of bread.Become a sinner and survive at the same time.

If this person is Russell himself, then he can choose to steal or not steal.

But if the person who is about to starve to death is a third party who has nothing to do with Russell, and the bread he stole does not belong to Russell... With Russell's character, he cannot reach out to stop the other party's actions and watch "him" starve to death.

If possible, Russell hoped to provide him with a piece of bread himself.Let him live an honest life without stealing or robbing.

"Then let me share with you. My plan."

Russell said in a deep voice: "So far, I have never mentioned it to anyone. You are the first."

"…Then should I feel honored?"

"Be proud of it."

Russell slowly closed his eyes and whispered: "Because if everything goes well...it will be a way without sacrificing anyone."