The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Chapter 344 Pollution

In a sense, this video may be more valuable than the massive amount of data on this terminal.

Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened during the Golden Age, we can already speculate on what humanity experienced in the post-Golden Age.

As civilization declined, the remnants of the old era hid in the Sky Elevator to eke out a living, and it was in this elevator that one of the progenitors of the elves we know today was created.

Humanity not only needs to deal with the contamination of the collective unconscious by external gods internally, but also needs to fight against the descending external gods externally.

Humanity did win, but at a terrible cost, effectively reverting human civilization to a standstill.

Moreover, that glimpse from the depths of the universe... something that, with just a single glance, caused humanity to shut down the heavens. Perhaps the so-called Outer Gods are not the real Outer Gods; that thing from the depths of the universe is the true god.

The so-called pollution couldn't possibly be that everyone on Earth was glanced at and collectively subjected to a sanity check, leading to the collapse of the golden age...

Thinking back to what 550C said, there are some materials that I can't touch, and 550C's position is in the sky.

"550C..."

Linde immediately contacted 550C and shared the information he had and his own speculations.

"So, you can't tell me some historical materials because those materials have also been contaminated?"

Linde was met with an unusual silence from the 550C.

"How did you deal with this contaminated knowledge and information? Did that contamination affect you personally?"

Silence, more silence.

"Was it because of this that you weren't mentioned among the initial members of the Tower team?"

Following this question, the emotionless synthesized voice of 550C finally rang in Lind's mind once again.

"No, citizen, I need to correct one of your mistakes. The last group of citizens from the Tower of Babel also contacted me, and I gave them a lot of help until the last group of citizens lost contact."

"If you don't correct my mistakes, does that mean I'm right?"

After hearing Linde's question, there was another moment of silent silence.

"Speaking of which, is it because of this that your authority also includes the authority to connect with dreams? Humanity in the Golden Age was already trying to find ways to enter the collective unconscious of humanity through dreams, wasn't that right?"

There was no response, but Lind still said, "I understand. Let's use this method to communicate from now on."

"Thank you for your understanding and trust, citizen."

"Please believe that we were designed from the very beginning to ensure the continuation of human civilization, and everything we do is for the sake of humanity."

For some reason, Lind seemed to actually hear a trace of emotion in the 550C's completely emotionless synthesized sound.

"Much of the knowledge and information about the Tower was lost with the passing of its founder, but 550C, could you share your information about the Ocean of Consciousness? I need it now."

Now that we have figured out the threat posed by the Outer Gods in the ocean of consciousness, we can naturally take targeted measures to address the problem.

“Citizen, I have said before that any technology of deus ex machina is a castle in the air and will eventually lead to a devastating disaster.”

Sometimes, Linde felt that 550C was not like an artificial intelligence, but rather more and more like a real person with emotions. For example, 550C's current behavior clearly showed that something had happened in the past and that it had suffered psychological trauma.

"But the 550C."

As Linde responded in his mind, he pulled out the information that Lucanos had given him after returning from Anjou from his desk.

"Another human kingdom has unearthed parts of the old empire's facilities, and they want to recreate the technology of that era."

As Lind expected, the 550C did not respond further.

After Lucanus returned and brought up the matter, Lind asked Lucanus in detail about the technology tree during the old empire period.

It seems that because the other party had unearthed equipment from the old empire era, or perhaps because the other party broke some unspoken rule, Lucanus finally stopped keeping quiet about the technology from the old empire era.

Clearly, it was no accident that the Old Empire's technology tree suddenly advanced by leaps and bounds after the First Continental War, even though all high-level professionals were under the control of the Tower.

The Empire's technology tree, in particular, looks strangely bizarre.

"550C, you once used the uncontaminated portion of the data to help the old empire, didn't you?"

"That's why the old empire was so ahead of its time in the study of human consciousness, the soul, and biochemistry."

At this point, 550C finally broke its silence and replied, "You are right, I have to admit that this was a major mistake on my part."

"The pollution in the ocean of the subconscious has not been completely eliminated; it only needs a trigger to spread again."

"Furthermore, in order to help humanity recover civilization more quickly after the war against the gods and the first continental war, I chose the old empire you mentioned, and imparted knowledge to them, hoping that they could conduct further research and completely eliminate the time bomb left in humanity's dream."

"In order to provide a stable environment for the old empire, I have taught them some of the biotechnology, hoping that they can use this technology to quickly eliminate the inferior organisms left over from the old era on the continent."

"But I have to admit that the researchers of the old empire have far exceeded my imagination. Within the limited environment and materials, they have even been able to separate the relationship between consciousness and body and combine it with biotechnology to create flawless gene warriors."

"The people of the old empire were fanatical in their faith in me and, in accordance with my will, wiped out most of the inferior creatures left over from the old era. However, the old empire's conquests did not stop, and as the empire's territory expanded, the situation began to spiral out of control."

At this point, even 550C's usually steady synthesized voice showed a rare fluctuation: "I underestimated the complexity of human emotions and the influence of human consciousness. At that time, the Emperor's most loyal gene warriors rebelled, and the Empire collapsed overnight."

"The tower at that time also took advantage of the collapse of the empire to take away some of the empire's technology. I did not stop it, even though the tower no longer had the authority at that time, but our goals were the same."

"Citizens, this isn't humanity's fault; it's all my misjudgment..."

Upon hearing 550C begin to wallow in self-pity like a broken record, Lin De couldn't help but wonder if this was the effect of pollution on 550C, and immediately interrupted it.

“550C, not to mention that another human kingdom has begun to excavate the technology of the old empire, that technology will not only soon see the light of day again, but this time there are also many high-level professionals helping. I need your help now.”

Lind placed Anastasia's terminal on the table.

"Some technologies are no longer castles in the air; it's time for humanity to enter the next era."