Above The Sky-Chapter 1743 - 341: In Short, Victory!
[What you said is very well expressed]
After expressing admiration for Ian’s statement, the Terra Dragon cautiously expressed his doubt: [But I have sensed the darkness within your heart, as deep as the ocean... Prophet, I must tell you something here]
[Killing all the opposition and leaving only those who agree with you is useless]
The Terra Dragon suggested: [Because even the will of the dead can be recorded]
[Aether is a power that transcends space-time. Generally speaking, it queries the dead who have passed away within the recent twenty years, which is about a generation]
[But if the Perpetual Motion Machine detects data that are not normal, it will trace back a maximum of a hundred years]
[The situation on Terra is quite special, the Lost Souls from twenty to even fifty years ago can be considered; however, if you think you can take a shortcut by relying on massacre, it’s not workable]
As Ian opened his mouth, ready to say something, the Terra Dragon strongly shook his head: [No, no, no, no, you mustn’t think of killing everyone and then waiting for the fifty or hundred-year accountability period before applying. This won’t work]
[The Perpetual Motion Machine is a creation of the Star God, it possesses high intelligence. If a circumstance arises where murder is committed for voting purposes, it will immediately enter a special investigation status]
[At that time, what it might do, I do not know either]
"No... I didn’t think of such a dangerous thing."
Ian chuckled brightly, his face showing no embarrassment: "If you knew my deeds in this world, you would realize that I am a good Lord who cherishes the people and intends to build a harmonious society. Actually, I am reluctant to be this Lord; if possible, I just want to be the Navigator of an exploration ship, even a shipboard engineer will do."
[...doesn’t seem like a lie]
The Terra Dragon sensed momentarily and discovered Ian was indeed not lying, his worries eased considerably: [I already know much about the ugliness of this world, just like the fallen civilizations of other Galaxies, undeniably careful]
But in reality, the Terra Dragon really was not worried wrongly.
Because Ian himself remembered, he seemed to have had the ’worldline’ where he killed everyone, not only intelligent life but even all other slightly intelligent lifeforms On Terra.
The reason for the emergence of the slaughter line Ian is unclear, but the ultimate conclusion shows that even if Ian wiped out the whole Terra leaving only himself alive, the Perpetual Motion Machine would not appear.
Not only that.
There was another worldline where Ian blew up Terra and led a group of survivors to the Ancient Civilization Lunar Base on Illusory Moon.
In that Shattered Star Ian who blew up Terra, perhaps it wasn’t just to find the Perpetual Motion Machine... but also to get all the ’remaining’ Humans to support himself as a Prophet with foresight, leading everyone as Immigrants.
In this way, decades later, the Shattered Star Prophet told all who revered him as God that the Perpetual Motion Machine needed everyone’s consent to activate, reshaping Terra, and creating a brand new home... Not only could it avoid the massive death due to planetary destruction, but also directly obtain full human authority.
But unfortunately, neither of these permissions seemed possible.
The intelligence of the Perpetual Motion Machine... no, isn’t the Perpetual Motion Machine in some way another meaning of the True Dragon?
Thinking of this, Ian couldn’t help but feel a sinking heart. Judging by the Star God’s particular liking for imbuing wisdom into their creations and constantly upgrading them to ’themselves,’ could the Perpetual Motion Machine be a wise creature?
[No]
The Terra Dragon seemed to see Ian’s doubt, shook his head and said: [The Perpetual Motion Machine, although wise, does not have a mind and self. It is merely an intelligent program, its power from the Great Aether Circulation enables it to index the past and future]
[But it itself does not have the authority to decide whether to activate or not]
"Then what about brainwashing?"
At this moment, Ian no longer disguised and directly asked: "Or redefining species, such as nowadays the Terra People are all hybrid species mixed with blood from other Aliens or even Dragons, only specific individuals are Humans..."
[Meaningless]
The Terra Dragon shook his head, he was neither angry nor disappointed by Ian’s scheming to find loopholes, because this is indeed the dazzling part of intelligent life: [I say Humans, because in that era, all the intelligent life living On Terra were Humans]
"There were also Fae." Ian reminded, and the Terra Dragon frowned slightly: [Right, there were also Fae. But actually, they belonged to ’Primate’ at that time, were also considered as Humans]
[In conclusion, as long as intelligent life has lived On Terra for more than five hundred years, they can be regarded as Natives, individuals that the Perpetual Motion Machine needs to query]
The Terra Dragon concluded: [The Star God’s standard is very stringent for a civilization that hasn’t unified or reached for the stars, because such a civilization is fundamentally child-like]
[This is a restriction for ’children’ playing with ’adult’ ’toys.’ The Perpetual Motion Machine is not particularly important as a creation, just a simple utilization of the Great Aether Circulation and parallel space-time, hence the restrictions are relatively few. If it’s technology like ’Temporal Backflow’ or ’Microcosm,’ the limitations are far bigger than you can imagine]
Goodness, so in this way, it’s not just Humans, but even Wise Magical Beasts also count?
