With how weak CANC was right now, it was strange for them to know such a secret.
Enoch and the others had already gotten used to it and trusted Odonis, so they didn't mind.
But Lan Mu could've asked this question, so it would've been strange if he didn't.
Odonis replied: "Exploration is something that's out in the open. Especially a few decades ago, during the Napoleonic era, the abuse of anomalies was very rampant, and the plundering of the treasures of the colonies was also very blatant, so it wasn't a secret"
"As for anomalies … I won't hide it from you, as long as I know that something happened, I would be able to determine what caused it based on the illogical circumstances, as well as the characteristics of that thing …"
"So that's how it is …"
Lan Mu was surprised. Odonis had been granted 'omniscience', but this omniscience seemed to be limited to things that he didn't understand, in other words, his authority was locked on 'anomalies'.
On the other hand, if an anomaly that was completely hidden and didn't affect the world was discovered by Odonis, then he wouldn't know about that anomaly's existence either.
Take the bronze teapot in the Golden City as an example. During this era, Azriel kept his mouth shut and his movements secret, so no one knew that he went to the Golden City, let alone the bronze teapot.
Everyone was attracted by the fact that he buried the anomaly of the royal family, as well as helping America gain independence, so they thought that the search for the non-existent Golden City was only a reason for him to bring a few anomalies to America, an excuse.
Only when someone used the gold that the bronze teapot manifested and caught Odonis' attention would he know where the gold came from. Only then would he know that it was the bronze teapot that spat it out, thus learning all the characteristics of the bronze teapot.
Because of that, Odonis didn't even bother to ask the contract in his mind about the Golden City.
"Azriel really hid it well. He didn't use the gold for his entire life, instead, he left the entire mountain of gold and its anomalies underground … Unfortunately, he cared too much about his descendants, so much so that he became selfish. Or perhaps it was his heart as an explorer that made him unwilling to bury this secret underground, so in the end, he still passed it on to his descendants"
Lan Mu was amused. If Odonis knew about this, he didn't know what he would think.
He didn't expect that the person 01 worshipped would be the head of the Gates family, and that 01 would learn from Azriel as if he were a senior in the field of containment …
"Azriel's method of burying the anomalies is too naive, it can only prevent a small portion of people from finding them. However, those who truly care about them, or those who possess some sort of detection anomaly, would still be able to dig them up" Lan Mu commented.
Ordonis replied: "That's right, I know where those anomalies are. If we had the ability, we would've collected them all. Different anomalies have different containment methods, of course, it would be best if you could destroy them. "
Lan Mu understood. Only Ordonis would dare to do this.
He knew the characteristics of all anomalies, what anomalies could be destroyed, how to destroy them, and what the consequences of destroying them would be.
No wonder so many anomalies were destroyed during the era of 01.
The CANC of the future wouldn't even dare to do such a thing, they would only carefully contain them until they were certain they could be destroyed.
Ordonis continued: "Let's not talk about the earlier era, but ever since the Napoleonic era, anomalies have been widely used in war, this was something that almost every country was aware of. Some of the more influential ones were exposed to ghosts or aliens, haha … everything was blamed on aliens. "
Lan Mu said, the aliens' position as scapegoats had already been established so early on …
Since the beginning of time, aliens had been the scapegoat for so many reasons.
After listening to Ordonis' explanation, he felt more and more that this era needed a containment organization.
A containment organization that wouldn't interfere with politics or national interests.
It could be said that the period from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century was the most chaotic era in human history. In particular, the top five most tragic wars in human history were all fought during this period.
War spread throughout both the East and West. Fortunately, every country was still relatively restrained, after all, they knew very well how terrifying anomalies could be.
The British royal family had a large collection of anomalies, so they didn't need to use them to maintain their status.
It was the sweetness of this deterrence that made the British Empire even crazier with their greed for anomalies.
Currently, the two most powerful countries in Europe had already made up their minds to go to the East and bring back some anomalies to divide.
The allied forces had already made preparations to head to the East in the near future.
The more Lan Mu listened, the more speechless he became, and found that Ordonis had a strong desire to change the status quo.
Ordonis continued: "Britain has the most anomalies, but they still don't have enough, so they will definitely desire more. The countries that are currently suppressed and weak will also desire more in order to rise. In the future, there might be a world war that will sweep across all the anomalies in the world. "
Lan Mu couldn't help but mutter: "It's two wars …"
"What?"
"It's nothing … you're thinking too far ahead, the current CANC doesn't have the capital to interfere with these things. Furthermore, it's still too early for that kind of war, Britain's position is unshakable for the time being, so you should think about what to do first. "
After Lan Mu said that, everyone fell into thought.
Soon, Enoch shouted: "Of course it's to make money! We're not only weak but also poor, even if Ordonis knows where the anomalies are, we don't have the money to go! "
Everyone nodded, it could be said that their financial problems had severely limited them.
Every day, they would listen to Ordonis' analysis of the anomalies in the world, reading about the anomalies behind certain incidents and so on, but it was all talk, they couldn't do anything about it.
As soon as he finished, Enoch and everyone else stared straight at Lan Mu.
Lan Mu opened his left hand and pieces of gold fell to the ground. They clanged against each other and made a pleasant sound.
In just a few moments, the glittering gold bars had piled up into a 1-meter tall hill.
For a moment, everyone's gazes were focused on the device in his left hand. When Ordonis introduced its characteristics before, they didn't feel anything, but now they could directly sense how powerful it was.
"Golden … Golden Finger!"
"Golden Finger! You don't even need stones, yet you can create gold out of thin air? "
"How did you do it?"
Lan Mu said blandly, "In the fusion reaction, the hydrogen element changes to the helium element, and then to the heavier metal element. I don't need to talk about the process. In short, in this device, a series of mass-energy conversion and fusion smelting are completed. Hydrogen is extracted from the atmosphere and seawater to create gold atoms."
"Forget it, it's science anyway"
Seeing that everyone was confused, Lan Mu realized that the periodic table of the elements hadn't come out yet. There was knowledge about it, but it wasn't widespread, so there wasn't much to explain, it was just a generation gap.
So he simply said that it was science.
Everyone knew about science, and in this era, science was changing with each passing day. Everyone knew that technology and industry were extremely powerful existences that could break through ignorance.
In this era, most people were a bit superstitious about science, so when Lan Mu said that, Enoch and the other CANC members all exclaimed: Amazing!
But then, Enoch suddenly realized something and said: "Wait a minute! You can't abuse anomalies like this, Ordos said that a lot of anomalies have side effects. Recklessly creating gold to make money is also an act of indulging in desire … "
Lan Mu was surprised: Alright, you're going to accept my hand of creation just like that?
He hurriedly said: "This isn't an anomaly, it's a product of science. Although you don't understand it, I can understand it, I know all the relevant knowledge by heart"
Enoch didn't say anything and simply looked at Ordos.
Ordos nodded and said: "It's like this, this is one of the most advanced technological products in the universe"
Everyone was relieved and excitedly looked at Lan Mu's … left hand.
This thing was too important for CANC. First of all, it was technology, so it didn't violate their principles, and with this thing, many of the difficulties in their development could be easily solved!
Ordos continued: "However, that ring can cause people to be controlled by evil thoughts, killing people and refining their souls to nurture the space inside. This is an anomaly through and through! "
Lan Mu calmed down and smiled: "Then do you think I'm being controlled?"
Ordos smiled: "Not at all, you're the best way to contain it, so it's very obedient in your hands. Hmm, according to convention, you should give it a number … let's call it A-6 "
Lan Mu smiled as he watched Ordos make his decision, easily determining the nature of something he couldn't understand. What he could accept and what he couldn't accept, he knew very well.
He couldn't help but think: If you lived to the future, perhaps I would've already been understood by CANC. Perhaps … I wouldn't be where I am today …
At this point, a group of people were calculating the value of the gold.
Enoch smiled: "We have travel expenses now! We can finally look for those distant scattered anomalies, Ordos, we can go dig up the anomalies buried by Azriel "
Unexpectedly, Ordos shook his head: "No, we're going to take a trip to Britain first"
"That can't be? Didn't you plan to start with the anomalies without any organizations? Start with the scattered anomalies, then look for those national organizations … "Enoch exclaimed in shock.
Ordos shook his head: "They're the ones in the wild. Do you remember the 'Origin of Species' that caused a sensation in Europe a few months ago?"
"Ah … I do, it was published by Darwin … that can't be right? What do you mean? He's the one who broke through superstition and proposed that humans weren't created by God, but rather evolved naturally, the most powerful theory of all. I actually admire him a lot! "Enoch was shocked.
Ordos nodded: "What he did wasn't wrong, but he didn't know about the side effects of his anomaly. Furthermore, he's currently in Britain, so if he's targeted by the government, it'll be even more troublesome"
"Darwin used anomalies to study science, but he didn't know that if he wasn't careful, he would cause humanity to degenerate"
"If that happened, it would be a disaster for all of humanity"
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P.S.: I owe 9 chapters, so I won't be able to make up for it for now. I'll try to make some time in a few days to update 6-7 chapters a day, I'll notify everyone.
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