The monitoring system has switched to the regular monitoring and recording mode. In the lobby of the Thorin Command Center, many people are relieved for a long time-this extraordinary interstellar communication has finally ended smoothly, for everyone who has experienced it all. In terms of it, I am afraid that it will take many days for them to calm down and slowly think about the meaning of everything that happened today. For other people, the "dinner meal" has just begun.

In the depths of the neural network, in the special encryption space, the boundless pure white flower field suddenly rolled up an invisible wind. Gawain's figure first appeared beside the white round table with pale gold patterns and exquisite hollow decorations, and then his gaze Looking across the table, I saw a pale green flower vine quickly fading from the air, and the figure of Bersetia Morningstar was emerging from it, and then a deep black solemn door descended from the air. After the door opened, Luo The figure of Seta Augustus stepped out of it.

Gawain's eyes subconsciously stayed on the two empire leaders for a few seconds.

These two... How much Krypton did they lose after going back from the last meeting?

But soon he threw this slightly divergent thinking aside, and turned to speak in a positive tone: "All the records of Xinghai Communication have been sorted out and sent to you, and there is also an archive in the corresponding database of Xinghai Project. , You can read it at any time."

"I have received it here," Rosetta Augustus maintained her usual serious and indifferent expression, nodding slightly and said, "When will the communication device on Antavien's side be used again?"

"They have prepared the vulnerable parts of the main antenna in advance, and they can complete the repair in less than a week," Gao Wen said immediately. "In other words, we have less than a week to slowly digest what we heard today. …Amazing content."

Listening to Gawain’s words, the corners of Bersetia’s mouth quivered slightly, and her expression was a bit strange and muttered in a low voice: “Amazing... indeed quite astonishing. The civilization that claimed to be'Noy' mentioned too many unbelievable things, you think Is this information credible?"

"Frankly speaking, I have three doubts about all the forces I contacted for the first time," Rosetta frowned. He sat down in his seat, and a cup of hot black tea appeared on the table in front of him. "But when it comes to what the other party showed in this exchange...I think we'd better assume that they are all true."

Belsetia also took a seat in her own position, looking at the Typhon monarch in front of her: "It seems that our views are similar... Whether this ethnic group calling itself'Noy' is really as frank as they are, it's about On the issue of the magic tide, we'd better make all the preparations."

"They say they have a way to protect the minds of the races on the planet when the magic wave arrives, and they mentioned a device called the'Unity Field of Mind'," Gao Wen has been recalling the contents of the previous communication. At that time, he said thoughtfully, "If what they said today is true, then sooner or later they should pass on some'technical information' related to it..."

Rosetta shook the teacup in her hand and watched her reflection gradually shatter in the water. While thinking about it, she slowly said, "Let’s not mention whether there might be any traps hidden in it. Let’s assume this'Unification Field of Mind' installation. It’s true. Assuming the effect of this thing against the demonic wave is also true, it’s still unknown whether we can really use it... The'Noy’ said that it took them 1,400 years to build this protective device. This is still in the case of sufficient technical reserves, how long does it take for things of the same scale to be placed in our place?

"Now we don’t know what the level of technology of the'Noi people' is. Although it seems that they have the ability to step out of the planet, their society is obviously affected by the mysterious'pioneer group', and the level of technological development is extremely difficult. Judgment... They may be much more advanced than us, or they may be just superficial, and even their understanding of the magic tide may not be correct.

"And aside from this issue, we have to consider another possibility: the defense technology that works for aliens is not necessarily useful for us. There are inherent differences in the nervous systems of humans and silver elves, not to mention that we are poor. Two planets."

"I have considered these issues too," Bersetia nodded slightly. "The key problem now is that we still have too little information... After all, it's just the first contact, too many things can only rely on speculation. So anyway , The contact must continue to contact, on this basis, I think we can also accept their'cooperation' invitation for the time being, at least some technical exchanges first-this will also help us to further understand this'Nuoyi civilization' 'Those incredible things mentioned."

Listening to Bersetia’s opinion, Gawain also slightly nodded and said: “We are far away from their planet. At present, the two civilizations can only barely communicate through remote communication. This is a great inconvenience, but it is also just right. “Safe distance”, we don’t have to worry about the “cooperation” being too deep, and we don’t have to worry about the “cooperation” getting out of control. In the final analysis, the long distance has caused neither us nor the “Noy” to master the true nature of this interstellar cooperation. This is actually a good idea."

Due to the long distance and technical limitations, the two civilizations that barely established interstellar communication can only use limited channels to transmit information, and they will not be able to truly contact for a long time foreseeable-neither of them can actively cross over a period of time. Perhaps this extremely inconvenient situation is the ideal form for the first contact between two alien civilizations.

Faced with Gawain’s statement, the two imperial rulers nodded in agreement, and Rosetta immediately mentioned another thing: “Now I am more concerned about another thing...about their'god'. ."

"A civilization that has achieved'coexistence' with its own gods..." Empress Silver's expression quickly became serious. Obviously, it is not only Gawain who is thinking about this issue, but she is also thinking about it in her heart. "This may be The most surprising part of today’s "communication". Coexistence... what kind of coexistence is necessary to allow them to send their gods into the universe as "observers"?"

Gawain did not speak, but frowned. His thoughtful performance quickly attracted the attention of the Silver Queen, who immediately asked, "Did you think of something?"

"Actually, I have been thinking about a problem..." Gawain said slowly in his thoughts. "Since the establishment of the Theocracy Council, we have been working to lift the'two-way shackles' between gods and mortals-whether it is to eliminate mortal groups. The “seal of the soul” in the book still allows the gods to gradually “untie” the gods from the position of gods, or they are specific technologies such as anti-divine barriers and mental protection systems. The ultimate goal of these things is to promote the separation of adults and gods. But what about after the split is completed?"

"After completing the division?" Bersetia frowned slightly, obviously she hadn't thought of this step at all. Most of the gods in this world are still in the gods, and the mortals of the Loren kingdoms are now close to getting rid of the stamp of the soul. There is still a long way to go. At this time, it is obviously too early to start thinking about things after the separation of humans and gods.

But she was not at all surprised that Gao Wen raised this question-after all, "Uncle Gao Wen" has always thought a step earlier than others. It is even said that as early as the Anzu Kingdom period, he had already set his sights on the sky, then For him, he began to consider the order of the "post-mythical era" before the gods were loosened.

Rosetta, who was sitting on the other side, seemed to be drawn to his mind. He frowned slightly, and said in consideration: "You mean that when the chains are completely cut between the gods and the mortals, a new order must be established. To stabilize the respective "positions" of gods and humans. This is a problem that the theocracy must face in the future. At the same time, do you think those "Noy people"...have achieved this?"

Gao Wen nodded slowly: "The situation of the'Neues' may not be applicable to us, and their experience may not be effective on our planet, but there is a truth that we have now figured out. -The gods are not actually our enemies, and as long as the two-way yoke problem is solved, they will not be a threat to the survival of civilization. Then the answer is obvious: if we finally achieve unbound, then we will have to deal with many The gods'peaceful coexistence'.

"In fact, there are already examples of this-the senior advisors of the Theocracy, the **** of nature Amoh, the goddess of magic, Mirmina, and the dragon **** Enya. If you expand it, you will also include the upper narrator Naritir and Duvalte, these are the gods of the past, but now they have achieved coexistence with mortal society in some form. From this perspective, our achievements in these "senior advisors" and "Noy The mode of getting along between people's and their gods may be very close.

"If there are any critical differences, I guess... it's only a'complete disclosure, making it the norm in public perception'-from the attitude of the'Noyman' when referring to the'observer project' It’s hard to see that it’s not a secret in their society that the gods take up the position of observers and go to monitor the demons."

"To be completely open to make it the norm in public perception..." The Silver Queen subconsciously repeated the words Gawain said, her eyes slowly widening in the process, "Wait, you mean to let a few The existence of a senior consultant is completely open to the public? Isn't this completely contrary to the guidelines of the Theocracy so far?!"

Rosetta next to him could not help but frowned: "We have been carefully controlling the information leakage of senior consultants, and even within the board of directors, strict confidentiality regulations have been implemented for personnel with authority below the second level. To prevent too many mortals from knowing the existence of those senior advisors—all this is to prevent the re-establishment of the link of faith..."

"I didn't say that I want to announce their existence now, let alone that this kind of'publication' is unconditional," Gao Wen understood the nervous reaction of the two in front of him, and he just smiled at it. "It's just that Have you ever thought about one thing—if the chain between humans and gods is completely cut off, those gods who have broken away from the position of gods are destined to live together with mortals in the form of "old gods". In this case, if we Not stabilizing their'state' of'coexistence with mortals', in fact, they are actually leaving hidden dangers for the rejuvenation of the divine nature."

The Silver Queen finally faintly understood Gawain’s thoughts: "...You mean, if the thought'confirms' that a certain god's position is still there and the gods are vacant, then sooner or later this position will be filled again, and this will be blocked. The best way for loopholes is to create a new trend of thought, a trend of'God is no longer God', to completely...'cover' the old trend of thought?"

Gao Wen didn't answer her directly, but seemed to suddenly talk about an irrelevant topic: "Do you know the "Misty Moon Civil War" in Old Ansu a hundred years ago?"

Rosetta nodded: "Of course, this is history that everyone knows."

"In the foggy moon, the throne of Anzu hangs in the air, and the descendants of Moen, who have thin blood, each hold their troops for battle. There is no king on the throne, and at the same time everyone is likely to become a king. But the end of this chaos is Not any of the'heirs' in the melee at the time, but an'illegitimate child' who was suddenly placed on the throne."

Gao Wen spoke slowly, but suddenly he changed the subject.

"We cannot fundamentally'eliminate' the existence of the gods, because the existence of gods is the objective law of our world. It is useless to deny this. We cannot create godlessness in a world where God exists. Order, so... why don’t we just “make” the rules of God and man ourselves?

"I have always had a vague'feel'. I feel that I may have captured the final state of the gods and mortals... In this state, we do not deny the existence of God, because God is there. , Is a visible and tangible individual; we will not try to eliminate a god, because the **** is already part of the world's norms, the most essential emotions deep in the thinking of intelligent creatures, and we can't eliminate our mortal passions and desires , We can’t eliminate the “soil” created by God’s throne; we can’t put the gods under house arrest, and we can’t isolate them from the world forever, because...we shouldn’t do this to those who have been protecting the world for a long time. This kind of thing, even if it is voluntary.

"In this final form of getting along, God... is most likely a kind of'social entity' that has faded away from the old halo. It is a powerful individual that can be understood by the public and can still be accepted rationally after understanding. We will know very well. I know how the gods were born and evolved, and I also know how these gods gradually changed from "He" to "He" and "She".

"On that day, no new gods will be created, and there will be no existing gods out of control, because by that day... we have actually lost the ability to shape gods from thoughts, and we have lost the basis for the creation of the spiritual seal. Conditions, perhaps mortals will never be able to achieve truly extensive'reason', but at the very least, by then all our awe and blind obedience can hardly point to an illusory projection of thought.

"In the end, we did not defeat the gods, did not deny the gods, did not destroy the gods, were not destroyed by the gods, did not control the gods and were not controlled by the gods-in the end, when the mortal civilization of this planet came to an adult and stepped out of this planet , We should start with the gods instead of leaving them in the old world.

"Only in this way, I think I can explain what the weird situation finally revealed by the'Noy'."