High Above

  Ian has always known that going to the stars has never been a romantic thing.

  In people's imagination, it seems that there will be many gorgeous scenery, many thrilling adventures, and many incredible things in the universe.

   But in fact, these are all fake.

how could it be possible. There is no such thing as a good thing.

  Ian, who has really been to the universe, knows very well that even the journey from the earth to Jupiter is unbelievably long, and the whole process is nothing but boring, and most of the time is spent waiting in the hibernation cabin.

  Whether it is a spaceship or a rocket, for human beings, there is only a flickering spot of light in the universe. There are no colorful nebulae, no movement of stars, and no way to figure out where you are or what you want to do.

  In the final analysis, human beings are creatures living on land. If you want them to understand the beauty of the universe and adapt to this kind of life that is unacceptable to life on the planet, you must first transform your body and mind to become a new type of human being (New Type).

  Even where Ian lived, the Earth Federation where he lived in his previous life, was in order to consume productivity and let people have something to do, so the great development of the universe was carried out.

   After all, sometimes, how to go to the universe and starry sky faster and better is a huge comprehensive topic. Solving those problems themselves can make people's lives better.

For example, the ultra-high energy storage developed to solve star field navigation can reuse hundreds of thousands of compressed batteries and supporting nuclear power packs. However, it does solve the energy problems of many civilian facilities on the earth.

   After all, it’s all about people, and who would want to travel far if they weren’t really bored?

   In fact, there are such people. But such people are always a minority. They can live in peace in their hometown, but they always choose to go to unknown places... Most of the time, this kind of people are called 'freaks'.

   Ian is such a freak.

  He is such a person who always thinks about extremely distant places, only cares about the distance, and has little interest in the regions he is already familiar with.

  He is a person who is not down-to-earth at all, is not like ordinary people at all, and doesn't care about the little happiness of ordinary people.

but.

but…

  In the world where he was in his previous life, in the Earth Federation where Ian was in his previous life.

   There are no 'ordinary people' anymore.

  Ian stared at the souls in front of him, but the human beings in his previous life, his classmates, colleagues and friends emerged in his heart.

On the earth where artificial intelligence has already governed resources, there is no labor that requires 'manual strength' at all. Everyone is a scholar, a researcher, or at least a craftsman in a related field, an artist or a game master. Entertainment Stars.

At that time, if you want to have a child, you even need to apply. Parents need to go through multiple assessments and get three certificates before they are eligible to leave offspring. Everyone does their best to raise their own children. family issues.

   And if people really want to eat and wait to die, there is no problem, but there are very few people who really go to eat and wait to die.

In the end, people don’t want to work just because they are tired and feel that it’s not worth it—if in a world, people don’t have any KPI requirements, there is no pressure, and if they want reasonable resources, they will have resource support, and there will be no bosses who don’t know how to do it. , whether it is programming, architecture, art or entertainment, all will be supported.

  So is there really anyone in this world who doesn’t want a ‘job’?

Do not. Because at that time, being able to work was an honor in itself, and it was synonymous with dreams. Those who were not good enough could even play games in Cybernetics.

  Maybe he is not as good at playing games as others.

   "Ordinary people..."

  Ian muttered to himself, he loathed the word, even hated it.

  The more he was in Terra, the more he hated ordinary people, the more he hated civilians, the more he hated the words ordinary people.

  Of course, the more he hates the words "superior person", "superior person" and "oppressor".

  Rich people, poor people, high-class people, muddy legs...all of them are disgusting and make people want to vomit.

  Because of these words, they should not exist.

  Everyone should be their own superman, and they should be the realizers of their own dreams—everyone should have their own firm beliefs, their own passions and talents, and everyone should be equal in terms of human rights.

  No one is ordinary or superior.

  Forcing human beings, forcing people to admit that they are ordinary people, forcing an intelligent life to become a so-called "ordinary person" is the greatest evil in this world.

  So, Ian, who was born in such a world, actually couldn't understand many things that happened in Terra's world from the beginning to the end...

  It took him a long time to gradually understand that human beings can still live like this, so humble...and at a loss.

  Humans should not live like this.

so.

  So, facing many dead souls.

  Ian looked at the head of the dead souls, the prostitute who communicated with him but shed tears silently because he couldn't understand his dream, the carpenter's daughter, a human being who worked hard to live but didn't get a good ending.

  He looked at all the other dead souls who were puzzled and felt a little hesitant.

  —How can it be said that among these dead souls, there is not a genius who can change the world?

  —But they all died and became part of the Dead King.

This is the real evil of the Way of the Dead King...it turns everyone into 'ordinary dead souls', and a person's true value, true talents and abilities are all obliterated, and he becomes another person's most basic a part of.

   This is a last-minute technique.

  Confirmed this point in his heart, Ian said to the souls seriously: "My wish is to transform this world and turn it into the ideal world in my heart."

   "Then, I want to travel far away."

   "This is a big excess, so that there are some vague wishes. If you can't understand, then you don't need to understand."

【…yes? 】

  Hearing this, the dead souls were a little relieved: 【Change this world? In other words, do you want to make the world what you think is right? 】

"Yes."

  Ian also felt that this kind of dream was a bit familiar. He thought for a while, and then he couldn't help laughing—aren't the dreams of the big villains in all kinds of novels like this? The protagonists want to maintain a peaceful daily life, while the villains want to twist the world into what they want.

  Peace needs to be maintained, but it is also necessary to transform the world.

  If it is said, his wish is to transform the whole world so arrogantly and pave the way for his dream.

  So, for human beings, this is actually a goal that is much easier to understand than going to the high heavens.

  —So I took the villain script.

   Ian didn’t feel much about it. It’s better to say that the dead king sounds like a villain, and it’s just right.

  So, the dead souls who know this, instead of crying, are not at a loss.

  【If it is such a wish, then we don't need to understand it. Our king, we will use your eyes to see, to witness]

  They said in relief: [King, if we had your firm will and would not be influenced by anyone else, we might not be what we are now]

  【However, can you talk about it again? 】

  【Tell us about... the world you want to create? 】

  Ian smiled: "Of course."

   So he began to speak.

   To these souls who follow themselves, tell a fairy tale about the future.

Yes. On Terra, so-called fairy tales are mostly stories from long, long ago.

   But what he wants to tell is a story about the future that is long, long in the future.

  Different from most fairy tales—the future told by Ian does not require oaths or guarantees. He does not need to say 'this matter is purely fictional', because it is a matter of course for him.

  He doesn't need to chase beauty.

  Because what other people think is beautiful is just a matter of course for him.

   This is a very deep sleep, a very peaceful sleep.

  Ian had a sweet dream.

   And when he woke up, he found that the dead souls in his body were more condensed and maintained more stably—they were sleeping peacefully in the crystal layer formed by the silver chip on his forehead, sleeping peacefully.

   This is a good thing.

   In addition, Ian also discovered an anomaly.

  To be precise, Shuangdie discovered an abnormality.

   "Father, look, look!"

Finally, the Frost Butterfly, which was able to fly out of Ian's belt, swayed in front of Ian's eyes like a big fluttering moth. After rubbing his head, Ian opened his eyes and looked around, realizing that several hours had passed. , it was almost noon, and the inside and outside of the entire stronghold was brightly lit.

  The midday sun dispelled all the shadows in Azure City, as if those howling dead souls and corpses had never existed.

  They are indeed not there, they were all taken away by Grand Duke Thorin.

  The placed frost butterfly: ì_í

Recalling this, Ian turned his head and looked at the angry Shuangdie. The young man smiled and stretched out his hand, letting the little fairy sit on his hand: "What's the matter, my cute little Shuangdie? What happened?" ?”

   "Look, I have a pretty mark on my forehead!"

  Shuangdie quickly recovered and pointed to her forehead happily.

  Ian took a closer look and found a vertical diamond mark that he was very familiar with.

  This mark is white, with a streak in the center of its four sides spreading out a little, and a circle in the center, like a vertical third eye pupil.

   This is the 'dead king', or in other words, a mark of the dead king's related abilities.

"what?"

  Seeing this, Ian couldn't help but let out a sigh. He stood up seriously, and carefully observed Shuangdie's forehead, with a silver light flickering in his eyes: "Let me see what's going on..."

  At this moment, he thought of the silver mist that appeared on Frost Butterfly and Myers in the echo in his vision.

   Maybe this is it?

   Is this the 'opportunity' that Frost Butterfly and Miles will get?

  【Gift of the dead】

  【Gifts from all the victims in the Avak territory to those who survived and those who fought against the perpetrators】

  【Through a very large amount of emotional induction and strengthening, if there is a spiritual potential, it can catalyze its spiritual power and endow it with the ability of a 'dead king'. If there is no spiritual potential, it can strengthen its spiritual potential】

  The explanation in the silver chip made Ian suddenly: "So it is."

  It’s much easier to explain now.

Just as the dead souls in Ian's body showed, all the dead souls in Avak's territory, after Adalbert destroyed the restraint device, all drifted across the land, waiting for someone to avenge them, or Save them from this area.

Ian and Adalbert avenged them and wiped out all the researchers in Flaming Land, the Institute of the Intellect and Grand Duke Sorin, thus making two dead kings, but this does not mean that other people in Ava Keling's fights don't count.

   Like Frost Butterfly, who helped Ian defeat Nightmare Breed and Viscount Avak, and was also given some strength by the fair dead soul.

  If Frost Butterfly has psionic potential, she can gain a share of the dead king's power.

  It is similar to the spiritual power that Ian bestowed on the Knight of Protection and the Messenger of Revenge on the road to disaster.

  And this kind of power is the fundamental ability separated from the dead king, and it is not surprising that it has the potential of the fourth energy level.

   And Miles understands better... This survivor of the Azure City, I am afraid that not only the resentment of the dead souls resides on him... but also the blessings of those familiar people and family members.

  The dead souls hope that after the survivor grows up, he can return...to avenge them.

   Or let them rest in peace.

  Frost Butterfly is a goblin, so she already has psychic powers; and Miles has also awakened psychic powers and meets the conditions, so they all have silver mist—the others probably added a few spiritual attributes.

   All in all, there are still differences in this world.

besides. Ian thought about it. If there was no him in this world, Miles would probably have to wander and grow in the world alone with the resentment of millions of dead souls in his hometown... It is very likely that he died halfway, leaving countless resentment and despair unable to dispel relieved.

  The process of transforming this world is a long way to go.

   "That's right, little guy, when I get back to the capital, I'll help you experiment and see what kind of ability it is!"

  Ian took back the silver chip, and he heard footsteps outside the corridor.

   "Good job!" Shuangdie cheered.

  Ian walked out of his room door, and there was a smell of food in the air. Although it was just the most common boiled meat and beans, judging from the current situation, it was considered a good meal.

   Walking into the hall, Ian saw that Huiguang was communicating with Yingguang about the future negotiations with the empire, while Huijian was talking with Yadbert about some common sense that should be paid attention to, and Pansha was listening beside him.

  They obviously know that the person who can entrust Ian so carefully must be treated with caution, so they don't want to make any trouble.

  Adelbert just has a good personality, not a social idiot, so now he has mixed with Pansha and other people in a decent way, with a mountain hat on his head, he really has a taste of Nanling aborigines.

   "Are you awake?"

   Noticing Ian's arrival, Hui Jian smiled and waved, then pointed to the other side of the hall: "Someone is waiting for you."

   "Ian!"

  A joyful voice sounded near the door: "There are frost butterflies!"

  It was Miss Hua An's nice voice.

Ian turned his head, and he saw Hua An and Mo Feng, two goblin ladies sitting over there drinking bean soup. When they saw him, they flew over together, pulling Ian's hair and his Face, puffed up and said: "Why did you suddenly disappear?! The second prince and King Tianhong hadn't fought for a while, and you suddenly disappeared with Shuangdie, scaring us!"

   "This..." Being pulled by his hair and rubbing his face, Ian didn't feel too much pain, but was quite comfortable. He laughed nonsense, "I don't know the way."

  Shuangdie, Huaan and Mofeng: ì_í

   It can't be said that Ian is lying - he really doesn't know his way. In fact, he has been using the map of the silver chip to see the way.

  The goblins sat down in the corner of the stronghold to exchange information about the night.

Since the battle between the strong, Tres's team has been scattered and avoided—although the thunder and light beams that are constantly falling are deliberately avoiding the place where people are, the aftermath of the destruction is still frightening, and the goal of a team is too big Big, so you can only scatter and dodge.

  Hua An and Mo Feng originally wanted to find a place to hide with Ian, but they didn't expect that Ian had disappeared long ago, and they were so scared that they braved the aftermath to search for a while.

  Although they all knew very well that with Ian's ingenuity and ability to observe psychics, it was only strange that he couldn't avoid the aftermath, but the sudden disappearance still made the goblins a little angry.

   "Please forgive me."

  Ian apologized very earnestly—the two goblin ladies braved the aftermath of the fourth-level powerhouse's battle to find him, indeed they took great risks, but it was really not meaningful for him to disappear suddenly.

  Hua An and Mo Feng looked at each other, and said with a smile: "Of course I forgive you—Hui Jian told us, he said that you entrusted the rescue team to rescue the soul of the goblin in the subspace maze... Thank you very much!"

The following paragraphs were said by Mo Feng alone. The wind goblin exuding the fragrance of ink thanked Ian earnestly, with tears in his eyes: "I sensed Huan Lan's soul...really, yes Complete...we don't have to be strangers to each other..."

Being able to rescue the other part of Huan Lan's fairy soul is obviously a great rescue of Mo Feng's spirit. Before Ian left, Mo Feng was almost blackened, with a look of resentment, and the indiscriminate massacre in the next instant Not surprisingly.

  Ian just hummed lightly, and there is no need to say anything more at this time.

Of course, the goblin will not maintain this heavy atmosphere for too long. Ian asked about Tres's situation again, but found that once this guy left his brain, he regained his vitality. This guy actually commanded the team to escape with the giant tortoise The traces of him also ran out of the Avak area, and now they have returned to the patrol knight's camp with a high probability.

As the third energy level of the light body with a heart, the mountain giant tortoise left the Avak area under the coercion of the strong fourth energy level. Naturally, it would not turn around and attack Tres and the others, and Tres and others can also With the power of the giant mountain tortoise to avoid all kinds of powerful phantoms and monsters, even the aftermath of the battle between the strong is much less.

  Ian gave a very high evaluation: "He can really run. The talent in this area is comparable to the second-level genius."

   "Huh." Hua An blinked, Miss Goblin tilted her head and said, "Is there a level for geniuses?" Shuang Die and Mo Feng also looked at Ian, and raised their ears with interest.

   "Guide Knight, we are ready to leave."

   And just when Ian was about to explain his evaluation criteria for level five geniuses to the goblins, Yingguang walked over. The dragon nun still held her spear staff and shield in her hand, and the light armor was meticulously prepared, obviously not relaxing at all.

She greeted the goblin ladies with a smile, and then seriously said to Ian and the others: "The rescue team will leave the Avak area soon, so we would like to ask, are you planning to leave with us, or wait for the team of patrolling knights?" ?”

   "Let's leave together."

  Ian and the goblin ladies exchanged glances, then nodded, and he stood up: "It's time to leave this place too."