Li Yao nodded. He and Long Yangjun had inferred that a long time ago. It was not strange that Wuying Qi confirmed it.
In such a case, the groundless, bizarre legends ten thousand years ago had a reasonable explanation. Although they were not as romantic anymore, everything made sense now.
"It is needless to say the result of the battle. The Supreme Emperor and the Blood God repeated the tragedy of the primeval war hundreds of thousands of years ago. Just like the Pangu Clan and the Nuwa Clan that suffered heavy losses in the past, they hugged each other and perished together. The army that was loyal to the Supreme Emperor and the 'expedition army of mankind' that was loyal to the Blood God collapsed and perished in the endless war and the cold universe. The civilization of mankind that had just been reborn suffered a near-destructive strike again and lived through another ten thousand years of chaos.
Wuying Qi 3.0 said, "The Supreme Emperor escaped to the Empyrean Transcendence Sector, and the remaining body of the Blood God hid on 'Doom', the flagship. After nine thousand years of hibernation, he finally regained part of his telepathic thoughts and summoned the new-generation warriors of the expedition army in the sea of stars to pledge loyalty to him.
"However, too much time had passed. Most of the recruitment bases had been destroyed in the war, or they had run out of energy and turned into cold, silent iron tombs.
"The Blood God's power is too weak, too. His telepathic thoughts are seriously disrupted when he passes through the major worlds. He might not be able to reach every enlistment base smoothly. Perhaps only one percent of the enlistment bases heard his call.
"In the end, I was the only warrior of the expedition army that appeared before him. Also, it seemed that there wouldn't be a second one for a long time.
"Having no other choice, the Blood God could only entrust all his strength and hope to me. He taught me everything he knew in his life, including the modification and operation of the Gold Crystal Pyramid. He hoped that I could accomplish the mission successfully."
Li Yao pricked his ears. Knowing that it was about to get to the point, he asked in a hurry, "What mission?"
"First of all, we have to sneak into the Empyrean Terminus Sector, find the Gold Crystal Pyramid, and upgrade it before we activate the Next Sun Plan."
Wuying Qi 3.0 said frankly, "However, it's not easy to sneak into the Empyrean Terminus Sector. Even if we do, we can't modify it on a large scale right under other people's nose. Besides, the energy of a whole planet is required to activate the Gold Crystal Pyramid!
"It's been more than nine thousand years since the collapse of the Star Ocean Imperium. With the unique astronomical features and environment of the Empyrean Terminus Sector, this place must've become the capital of a certain powerful force. It's impossible to activate the Gold Crystal Pyramid unless the place is completely under control.
"To excavate, modify, and use the Gold Crystal Pyramid, I have to seize the capital planet first, and to seize the capital planet, I have to defeat the powerful force whose capital is the capital planet first. To achieve that, I have to have a strong and loyal army first!
"Also, the Blood God came up with the way to modify the Gold Crystal Pyramid based on the incomplete books left by the Nuwa Clan. The records on the books were from the Houyi Clan who defected to the Nuwa Clan. It seems that the Houyi Clan's fanatics' scheme to intimidate the Pangu Clan with the Gold Crystal Pyramid was discovered. Hunted by the Pangu Clan, they could only join the Nuwa Clan. The Nuwa Clan, on the other hand, did not want to destroy the sun with the Gold Crystal Pyramid, nor did they want to brainwash the people with the Gold Crystal Pyramid. They only wanted to release extraterrestrial devils in the Gold Crystal Pyramid so that every carbon-based intelligent life could hear the summons of extraterrestrial devils. That's why they came up with the modification.
"All the modification methods are theoretically possible. Whether or not they are feasible in reality requires a series of experiments and abundant experiment data.
"All in all, I have to find more recruitment bases of the human expeditionary army first. Or rather, I have to find more Channeling Temples."
"Wait —"
Li Yao raised his hand. "What's a Channeling Temple? Channeling? It seems to be a unique technique of the Holy League that allows communication through brainwaves at a special frequency, right?"
"Yes, but it's not a unique technique of the Holy League, but a unique technique of the Pangu Civilization Alliance. It's the foundation of the alliance."
Wuying Qi 3.0 said casually, "Like I told you before, 'language' and 'writing' are two methods of communication that are very inefficient. They're only suitable for planetary civilizations. They're no different from the roars of beasts.
"An interstellar civilization, especially one where multiple species coexist, must communicate with each other through the transmission of energy waves, mainly the transmission and fusion of brainwaves.
"How can the Houyi Clan tell other species about the magnificence of the solar storm that they saw in the orbit? How can the Zhurong Clan tell other species about the ten thousand colors of fire and the information that they read through the burning? How can the Gonggong Clan tell other species about the mysterious feeling of being melted with the ocean when they melted into every water element in the boundless ocean?
"These things can't be described with words, but they are the foundation of every carbon-based intelligent life. They are their core. If we can't understand each other, the alliance can't be established. Even if it is established, it can't be stable. The flames of war will eventually rise everywhere and destroy all living beings.
"Therefore, after the Pangu Civilization Alliance was established, a lot of 'Channeling Temples' were established on various planets and settlements. You can consider them as some sort of … brainwave enhancement buildings. They're social, educational, and administrative centers. All the members of the alliance have to enter the Channeling Temples regularly to communicate with the carbon-based intelligent lives of other species and deepen their understanding of the nature of life so that the great harmony of the universe could be achieved.
"You can consider the Channeling Temples as a special religious building. In this place, the Zhurong Clan, who are good at reading material information in the burning fire, can understand the Gonggong Clan, who live in rivers and oceans and can even entrust their souls to jellyfish and shrimps, and the Kuafu Clan, who are half-plant and half-animal, can understand the Houyi Clan, who are similar to insects.
"In the meantime, the Pangu Clan, the leader of the alliance, can transmit the direction of the civilization and the specific instructions to every citizen through the Channeling Temples. The later orders such as' erasing feelings, suppressing the Spiritual Nexus and the crystal processor technology, and destroying all the super-remote exploration starships' are all issued and executed through the Channeling Temples."
"Got it."
Li Yao sniffed. "The Channeling Temples? So, they're just brainwashing centers. It seems that the thirteen primeval species have different talents, and the Pangu Clan's talent is to influence other people with brainwaves. They're best at brainwashing."
"If you insist that such an advanced way of communication can be used for brainwashing, I won't object."
Wuying Qi 3.0 said peacefully, "However, 'telepathy' is not the only way to brainwash people. I've seen too many corrupt representatives of the Star Ocean Republic who could instigate thousands of people through all kinds of sophistry, including myself. The sordid Wuying Qi 2.0 is also the best expert of instigation and brainwashing. Without the Channeling Temple, he can instigate thousands of people to die for his ambitions with only a few words.
"Technology is just technology. If you want to brainwash someone, you can do it in any way. Channeling is not necessary.
"Of course, at the end of the primeval civilization, the Channeling Temple indeed became a brand-new servant species, which was the 'temple' that human beings had to use. Both the human beings that were raised in factories on a large scale and the human beings that were bred in natural environments had to be sent to the 'Channeling Temple' regularly from a young age to receive all kinds of knowledge and be branded with absolute loyalty. In many cases, the 'Channeling Temple' was the ancillary facilities of the 'man-manufacturing factory'. The two of them often coexisted."
Li Yao recalled that they had indeed discovered similar "temples" deep inside the black city that was constructed by straight geometries in the man-manufacturing factory in the Kunlun relic. At that time, the specialists had speculated about the purpose of such a "religious building" that had a distinctive style. He could not help but feel horrified at this moment.
"Through the Heavenly Tomes of the Nuwa Clan, the Blood God learned a lot of 'man-manufacturing factories' and 'Channeling Temples'. Then, as long as we can find those places, we will be able to build an army that is loyal to me — to him. Although the Nuwa Clan worships absolute freedom and chaos, and doing so does not seem to fit their ideology, neither the Blood God nor I are the Nuwa Clan from hundreds of thousands of years ago. We can't care too much in the urgency of the situation."
Wuying Qi 3.0 said, "After training with the Blood God for ten years, I received all his legacies and set off with a mission.
"At that time, although the Star Ocean Republic, whose capital was the Empyreal Terminus Sector, was declining and reaching its end, it was a traditional superpower that had developed for thousands of years after all. I had already heard of its illustrious name when I was at the peripheral worlds. It was not a force that I could overturn on my own.
"Therefore, I did not enter the sphere of influence of the Star Ocean Republic recklessly but explored the edge of the cosmos until I reached the few Sectors that belong to the Covenant Alliance today. Of course, at that time, the 'Alliance of the Holy Covenant' did not exist yet. It was still a remote, barren land that was occupied by countless warlords who fought and killed each other incessantly. It was a living hell that nobody was willing to touch.
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