Looking around, Lin looked at the high seats with a rare serious expression and said: "That's right, this new teleportation spell is likely to be an opportunity to restart the war between the world trees. But this spell isn't monopolized by one person. If everyone can use it, what choice will the others make when an unsociable pest appears? To complete the Ancient Book Array, all of you present here and the four absent are indispensable. However, if someone really did launch a surprise attack and caused the number to be missing, then it wouldn't matter whether the number was missing two or three. … "
After using a threatening tone, Lin continued to analyze the possible developments.
"… and from the perspective of the attacker, if his actions are not stopped, then one day he will also encounter the bottleneck faced by the two Ancient Majesties. At that time, he will be able to find someone to help him break through the upper limit of the Bewildering Land. … "
Immediately afterward, someone brought up a fact that the trees may be aware of, but are unwilling to admit.
"… besides, is it a good thing that there are fewer and fewer world trees in the Bewildering Land? Has it ever occurred to you that this may be the case of the Bewildering Land being smashed little by little to reduce the capacity that can be stored? In other words, this behavior is likely to be a regression of the whole, including the world trees and all the creatures living in the Bewildering Land. Of course, this is just my inference. However, whether this inference is true or not, Your Majesties, who have lived longer than me, should be able to detect clues from past experience. "
Sometimes it's the onlooker's blindness, sometimes it's just the ostrich mentality that if you don't admit it, then it doesn't exist. However, the words of the human mage had exposed a truth that no one wanted to believe in right in front of their eyes. The world trees were speechless, because this fact was like denying the grand gathering of trees a thousand years ago. They were the ones who put the ceiling on their heads, not someone else.
And from Lin's point of view, it wasn't difficult to understand this matter. Plants play the role of producers in the ecosystem. The fewer plants there are, the more serious the environmental problems are. When there are no plants, the environment is desertified and lifeless. Earth's plants absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. Isn't it possible that the world trees in the Bewildering Land are the main producers of the eight authorities?
Looking at the silent trees, Lin broke the deadlock and said: "Only consider yourself with limited growth, or consider the future with unlimited growth as a whole. The choice is in the hands of Your Majesties. No one can help Your Majesties decide. "
"Perhaps, if you didn't say these things, we wouldn't have to consider them at all. We can maintain our current appearance forever. "Mackinin complained.
Lin sneered and said: "Your Majesties, what is eternal? A mere Magic Tower can prevent the world trees from growing in the same way. If they did not make any progress, who could stop the sorcerers from turning the World Tree into magic props one day when they had the ability and the need? Do not think that such a day will not come, and when it does, it will be irrevocable. And such an ending is also the choice of Your Majesties, isn't it? "
This time, the silence didn't last long. One of the Ancients, Yuktrasir, was a world tree that had touched the upper limit. Today's meeting could be said to be directly related to his interests, so he showed a rare tough attitude and said: "Then, the World Tree Alliance Army will be established. Is there anyone who objects?"
Fasnath, who was also an Ancient, added at the right time: "Those who object, jump out as soon as possible. A while ago, I left a seed that can fill the gap at any time and perfect the Book of Luo. "
But what would happen to the world trees that were replaced? Although Fasnath didn't say it clearly, the strong threat in his words made people shudder, and the atmosphere became tense.
Another awkward silence, and it wasn't caused by him. Lin was wondering if he should break the murderous atmosphere created by the two Ancients. Perhaps this was a joint effort by them to intimidate a group of juniors. If he broke the momentum created by them, would he be resented? Or perhaps they were too harsh with their words and had nothing to say, so they were waiting for someone to give them a way out?
A certain someone couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The attitude and expression of plants were unpredictable. It was too difficult to be a competent sidekick.
At this time, Wadvo, who was also a world tree, used his familiarity with a certain someone and interrupted: "Since everyone has agreed, this matter is settled. We'll discuss the specific actions later. Then, Your Excellency Tripwood, can you please tell us what your third step, 'establishing the world', is? The first two steps are more like more perfect preparations for your advancement, but it's not a clear method of advancement after all. I think everyone is more concerned about this. "
Wadvo's words set the tone for the opinions of all the world trees, whether they were against it or agreed in their hearts. But in reality, none of the world trees strongly opposed the previous decision. After weighing the pros and cons, the method proposed by this human Mage was indeed the best method known at this stage. They had no reason to object at all. They just didn't like the attitude of the two Ancients.
Since someone had come forward to smooth things over, the trees wouldn't insist on returning to the original deadlock. They also looked at a certain someone with interest, looking forward to the method he was going to talk about.
When the topic returned to himself, Lin cleared his throat and said, "The last step is' establishing the world. 'What I intend to do is to establish the ninth authority."
The shock brought by this simple sentence was far greater than the sum of the previous sentences combined. This time, the world trees were truly dumbfounded and didn't know how to react.
Lin was already used to the attitude of these plants that were easily frightened by him. So he didn't wait for anyone to answer and continued on his own. "According to my exploration and research, the eight authorities weren't eight authorities in the beginning. They were just eight unique energies with different natures. Any one of them could be used to construct spell models, form spells, and produce supernatural effects. At some point in time, the eight concepts of knowledge, power, authority, faith, wealth, dexterity, perception, and mystery were given to these eight energies. After that, the eight Lords of Authority ignited the Divine Fire and entered the ranks of the great Divine Powers. But they weren't producers. They were more like dominators or managers. As witnesses of history, I think all of you know more about these things than I do. "
Many of them had personally experienced the history that Lin talked about, so they knew more about the situation than Lin said. But the point was that this human was right. The so-called "authority" was a term that belonged to this era.
In the distant era when they awakened their consciousness, authority wasn't called "authority." It was just a kind of omnipresent free energy that could be absorbed and used. But there were eight in the past, and there were still eight today. There had never been more, and there had never been less.
Walder's white deer incarnation made an exaggerated swallowing motion and asked, "How do you do it?" Up to now, the world trees no longer asked if it was possible. From what this magician said, they could only wonder how he could achieve the goal he set in his imagination.
"I once observed His Majesties Vadwo, Lahti, and Fasnath up close, as well as the reality of the world they were connected to. While they were absorbing nutrients from other worlds, they would also feed a certain kind of authority to the Lost Land. The authority fed back by each World Reality was pure, without any other authority mixed in. And the same World Tree wouldn't have the same World Reality that fed back the same authority. Only at His Majesty Fasnath's level would he be able to use a single World Tree to nurture eight different Authorities. So I boldly guessed that to open a passage to the ninth world, you must be able to feed back a new authority … No, a new energy. "
"This is why in the past, after I obtained the origins of other World Trees, I couldn't advance. I only made my connection to one of the worlds stronger and more stable. Because what I obtained was part of what I already had? Even if all the worlds that the World Trees were connected to were different worlds. In this case, how do you distinguish a new world, and which authority does it belong to? "asked a tree.
Lin said bluntly, "I don't know about this yet. More research is needed."
"Then, Mr. Tripwood, according to your idea, how do you add this new energy?" asked Yuktlahir.
"Start from two directions. One, of course, is to find the answer from the World Trees. The magic patterns that build a connection to a new world are actually the bark patterns that are naturally produced on your bodies. In other words, the core magic array that your majesties built to connect to the first world was the result of following instincts. Then, can we study the 'why' and find a pattern from it, and then open a new path beyond the existing pattern? "
"What about the other direction?" asked Fasnath, who was the most eager.
After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Li replied, "When the eight pure energies are given a concept, they become the eight authorities of the Lost Land. And these eight authorities all have a universal characteristic, which is that those who pursue them will agree, and those who don't will also agree, whether they admit it verbally or not. For example, knowledge. Perhaps a warrior who pursues strength will not pursue knowledge, but he will also agree with the importance of 'knowledge' in the Lost Land, and will even have the thought of pursuing knowledge. What we are looking for is a universal value outside of these eight powers, to strengthen its faith, to strengthen the existing gods, or to ignite a new divine fire, to use the will of all living beings to attract the establishment of a new path. With this two-pronged approach, we will try to build a new authority. "
"This … can it really be done?" asked a tree doubtfully.
Faced with such doubts, Lin Li could only shrug and wave his hand. "It is not easy for great beings like your majesties to pursue a breakthrough. I wish there was a wishing gem that would allow me to destroy half of the beings in the universe with a flick of my finger, and that would easily solve this problem. Unfortunately, there is no such thing. Of course, I know that the method I am thinking of is more or less whimsical. But the attitude of science is to make bold assumptions and carefully seek confirmation. If you are not even willing to try, it is impossible to take the next step. "
"Then, do you have an idea for a new universal value?" asked Yuktrasir again.
Lin opened his mouth and finally said, "This is a long-term project. Perhaps we can borrow the power of the Turtledove Alliance and start from many aspects. But I still don't have a clue in this regard. "
In fact, someone was struggling whether to release the scourge of modern finance. This was definitely the fastest … poison to take effect.
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