In this world, civilizations changed and multiplied, and intelligent creatures emerged endlessly. A large number of intelligent races that were obviously different from each other from the source of evolution lived next to each other. On the Lorien Continent alone, there were nearly ten intelligent species such as humans, elves, dwarves, fairies, and eldar, as well as many "subspecies". Except for the subspecies of elves, which may have been related to a split in ancient times, the other intelligent races were obviously the product of independent evolution.
Looking at the distant starry sky, according to the information provided by Enya, the number of civilizations bred among the stars was far beyond Gwen's imagination. More than a hundred signals did not mean an accurate number. It only meant that in the past million years, at least a hundred civilizations had mastered the technology of ultra-long-distance signal broadcasting between the stars. According to Gwen's idea, perhaps there were more civilizations that had not developed to such a high level living among the stars.
They were born, multiplied, and developed on their home planet. The vast astronomical scale covered the lights of the weak civilizations. They could not look far away, and their voices could not reach far away. No one knew of their existence. These civilizations may not have left a trace in the universe from their birth to their demise, just like the seasons of passing civilizations that had been born and had died on the planet Gwen was standing on.
These "lights" were obviously excluded from Enya's statistics.
There must be a reason behind such a high density of civilizations. Gwen had never seriously considered this question. Even though he had many doubts, he did not think too much about it. But today, he came to Kamel's laboratory, saw the surging arcane energy, and saw Kamel himself … A bold and possibly close to the truth came to his mind.
If the magic tide was everywhere in the universe, then magic power was obviously everywhere. If magic power was everywhere … then it might be one of the "catalysts" for the evolution of most civilizations in this world.
Gwen suddenly fell into deep thought. Kamel looked at him from the side. The ancient arcanist could not help but ask, "Have you thought of something?"
"When I heard you mention the many civilizations living and dying among the stars, I suddenly realized a problem." Gwen woke up from his thoughts and did not hide his thoughts. "Perhaps it is the existence of magic that gave birth to so many civilizations."
Kamel didn't understand Gwen's sudden change of thought. "You mean …?"
"Have you ever heard of the theory that the development of civilization is accompanied by the absorption and utilization of energy?" Gwen patiently explained his idea. "The more efficient the utilization of energy, the higher the level of development of a civilization. Correspondingly, the more active the energy in a world is, the easier it is to absorb and transform it. Then, the civilization of this world will develop faster, or it will be easier to make technological progress and even leap forward.
"Magic is everywhere. According to the clues we know, the laws of this world should be the same, so there should be magic on other planets as well. We all know that magic is a power that is easy to extract and transform. Even when the level of civilization was still very primitive, the gifted intelligent races could directly use magic to achieve various effects such as making fire, transporting, shaping and so on. Of course, in some cases, this will lead to the process of technological progress being suppressed by overly convenient production activities. But as long as the time is right, it will allow an intelligent race to develop rapidly … "
"The degree of development of a civilization is closely related to the efficiency of energy, and the difficulty of using energy determines the speed of development of a civilization …" Kamel quickly understood what Gwen meant and said thoughtfully. "A very reasonable theory, but … is magic power a power that is very easy to extract and transform?"
There was a hint of confusion in the arcanist's voice. If he still had eyebrows, he would have frowned by now. He raised his arm and controlled the floating magic in the air to create a resonance, creating crackling sparks in the two energy conduits nearby. "It's not difficult for me, but for most people, it's difficult to control magic power."
Gwen was stunned at first, but then he understood. In his eyes, the magic power of this world was an incredibly convenient energy source, everywhere and inexhaustible. But for the races living in this world, they had long been used to the magic power in nature, and naturally, they did not particularly feel that they were living in a unique environment. At least for the development of a civilization, this was a unique condition.
But fortunately, this was not a critical problem, and he quickly skipped this' cognitive deviation '. "At least in my opinion, magic power is a very convenient energy source, and the ubiquitous magic power in the world has obviously catalyzed the development of a civilization."
Kamel lowered his head and pondered. After a moment, he suddenly said, "Perhaps it has not only catalyzed the development of a civilization, but it may also catalyze the birth of intelligent creatures, or even accelerate the birth of life."
He spread out his arms that were full of arcane brilliance, and a light blue projection appeared between his hands, showing the appearance of various creatures and their anatomical structures. "The Druil in the Gondor era had a theory that the abundant magic power in nature was one of the important factors to enlighten the minds of intelligent creatures. Master Priman, the great Druil in the Spark era, even conducted a large number of tissue culture and catalysis experiments based on this theory, proving that although the nervous systems of humans, elves, and elves were different in structure, they would also respond to magic power. Even ordinary people who could not sense magic power, their nervous systems would passively receive the stimulation of magic power in nature and respond to it. In fact, this feedback was the basis for the realization of many mind spells.
"On the other hand, the earlier elven scholars had proposed the speculation that 'magic power is the source of life'. They believed that an active energy environment was the prerequisite for the transformation of natural substances into 'life elements'. Although this theory had not been proven, it had many supporters for many years …"
"Magic power, this active and abundant energy, is a catalytic force in the universe. It allows the birth of life on many planets and greatly accelerates the evolution of intelligent species, and eventually gives birth to numerous civilizations." Gwen looked solemn as he summarized the speculation that he and Kamel shared. "And considering that the essence of the Great Mana Tide is to 'destroy the observer', it will not cause a shuffle of the entire ecosystem outside the observer. So it only takes a short time for new civilizations to rise and develop to a certain height in the ecological environment after the Great Mana Tide … This cycle goes on for generations."
"The appearance of the Great Mana Tide is also related to magic power," Kamel said. "At least, the explosion of the Deep Blue Well can stop the small Great Mana Tide, and part of the information shared with us by the Dragons can prove this point."
As the ancient arcanist's voice trailed off, Gwen did not speak for a moment. His face was as calm as water. All the answers and clues had gathered into a swirling vortex in his heart, and a certain 'truth' of the universe appeared more clearly in his eyes.
Magic power accelerated everything, including the birth and destruction of civilizations. It was a 'pushing force', and all the intelligent species born in the universe were wrapped in this force, multiplying and developing at a very high speed, and dying at a very high speed. Once, Gwen's impression of the universe was cold and slow, and this impression came from his hometown. In the face of astronomical scales, the changes of all things were easily measured in tens of thousands or even billions of years, and the lights of civilizations that were born in the cold universe by chance also appeared and moved forward slowly. Even until they died, they might only be a faint cluster of flames among the stars.
But now, he realized that the world he lived in now was completely different. This world was a pot of hot soup, and everything was accelerated under the roasting of magic power. Here, it was easy for an intelligent species to develop, and as long as there was a technological breakthrough, the mortals would only need one step to go from walking foolishly on the ground to piloting machines and touching the sky. But at the same time, the end of civilization was much easier.
And this was the tragedy of many intelligent species: they could not keep up with this fast-paced train, and they could not avoid the countless traps in this accelerated run. They were running on a road that they could not see the key point, and one wrong step and they would be doomed eternally.
So, the stars were filled with the glimmering light of civilization, but almost none of them could turn into bright lights. Between the flourishing, dense, and rapidly changing glimmers, there were tombstones after the decline of civilization.
"What are you thinking about?" Kamel saw that Gwen did not speak for a long time and finally could not help but break the silence.
Gwen shook his head gently and said in a low voice, "I'm just wondering if we are being carried forward by magic power …"
"… Gramos, the philosopher of the Age of Sparks, once said that all living things in the world are bound by the environment in which they were born. It is not that we chose this world, but this world gave birth to us," Kamel suddenly said after a moment of silence. He raised an arm, and bright arcane sparks jumped on his runic armor plate. "Magic power … you should know that it is everywhere, and we can't develop without it."
Fish lived in the water and died when dehydrated. Perhaps one day it would evolve to breathe with lungs, but that was obviously not something that mortals today could consider.
"You have a point." Gwen nodded slightly, but then his eyes fell on the energy conduit and the elemental pool behind Kamel. "So now I am very curious … what is the essence of magic power?"
Kamael turned around, and the pure flame in the energy conduit rose, radiating a bright yet cold light. "Master Velania and I both believe that it is a kind of wave, a wave that permeates the entire universe, penetrates the stars, and transcends time and space. So far, we have observed all kinds of indirect phenomena that support this hypothesis, including our communication technology and the 'mana field' of the Arcane Obelisk. But until now, we have not been able to find that key evidence …" Kamael turned around, and the pure flame in the energy conduit rose.
"I have been constantly testing higher purity arcane energy sources to reduce the probability of interaction between them and the space clutter as much as possible. The scholars of the Silver Empire have been trying to create a 'dark room' effect, using anti-magic materials and energy fields with blocking effect to block the magic noise in the environment. Our efforts are not in vain, but we are still far from seeing results."
"Is the magic noise in the environment still an unsolvable problem?" Gwen frowned. He knew about this problem a few years ago, and he also knew that in fact, the Silver Elves had been trying to solve this problem for nearly half a century. "Is there no 'natural environment' in this world without magic noise?"
"Unfortunately, we have not found any clues in this regard." Kamel's voice had an undisguised disappointment. "Magic is everywhere, and so is the noise. At first, we thought if there is a 'pure' magic vacuum in space if we leave this planet, but now we know that even if we enter the universe, the stars are full of magic power … I think, it is probably like the 'background' of our world, or a macroscopic reflection of the lowest structure of our world. As long as we still live in this world, we cannot avoid it."
A macroscopic reflection of the lowest structure of the world?
This seemed to be a rather profound guess. Gwen frowned and thought for a while, but he did not find anything. He shook his head and said, "Do you think the Dragons will have an answer? The technology they once mastered is much more advanced than ours, and they have accumulated millions of years of knowledge. Now, a lot of knowledge has been 'unsealed'. "
"In fact, I have already asked. When the emissaries of the Dragons visited Cecil City last time, I visited one of their members," Kamel said, shaking his head. "Surprisingly, their progress in this regard is almost the same as ours. They think that the essence of magic is indeed a kind of wave, and they have confirmed this conjecture from various indirect evidence. They do have much more evidence than we do, but it is still one step away from the final conclusion."
In the eyes of ordinary people, the question of whether magic power was a wave or not wasn't that important. They might even think that since the dragons had so much indirect evidence, and many of their technological achievements supported this conjecture, then this question was "more or less" enough. There was no need to be so harsh on the question and even nitpick over and over again to verify it. But Carmel knew that he and Master Velania couldn't do that.
Academia was rigorous, especially when it may involve the deepest secrets of the world.
"Even the Dragons have not found a way to complete this experiment?" Gwen was shocked by Kamel's words. "This … it seems that the problem of magic noise is much more difficult than we thought …"
…
At the same time, in the sky north of Cecil City, a small group of dragons was flapping their wings and flying through the clouds in formation.
At the forefront of the group was the white dragon Noretta and the blue dragon Melita.
"This is the first time I have left Tarlonde since the battle," Noretta could not help but say as she passed through a gap in the clouds. Her eyes swept across the land far below, and some wide and straight roads and magic transmission facilities along the roads came into her sight. "There have been a lot of changes … the changes in the human world never stop."
"Tarlonde is the same now." Melita stirred up the magic in the air, and her voice came directly into Noretta's ears. "And in the future, we will certainly not fall into the same stagnation as before."
"That's a very good wish." Noretta bent her neck and gently touched an oval-shaped container that was firmly fastened to her chest with her chin. The dragon egg in the container was soaking in the magic field and had a faint luster on its surface. "I also believe that this child will definitely live in a better world in the future after it's born."
(End of Chapter)
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