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It will be destroyed.
The former will create an insatiable dictator. When one person's interests conflict with those of the whole world, either the dictator dies or the world is destroyed. However, no matter which side survives in the end, there will never be a true victor.
And what about the latter?
It would be easy to hand over the choice to eight billion people. After gathering all human wisdom, the "main god" would undoubtedly be a thousand or ten thousand times more efficient than Lin Yi was at the beginning. But what about after that?
When the main god went into hibernation to merge the "fragments," Lin Yi's decision to open this portal on Earth was perhaps driven by a similar experimental mindset.
But now it seems the outcome is obvious.
Even a simple portal to another world has escalated to this point, filled with doubt, suspicion, conspiracies, and schemes... Over the decades, the interests surrounding this portal have become deeply intertwined with everyone's interests. Just as oil sellers always hope for rising prices, oil buyers also hope for falling prices. Those who have benefited from the portal want it to continue, while those whose interests have been harmed will find various reasons to force it to cease operation.
Meanwhile, what if the "main god" is forced to stop because of these people's idea that they will be at odds with each other—just like the expeditionary force now? What about those individuals who also obtained the "fragments"?
Similarly, what would happen if another "fragment" suddenly discovered this world when Earth's civilization, which possesses a "main god," was stagnant due to internal conflicts or even suffered losses and setbacks in a civil war?
In the war known as "Fragments," strength and wisdom are not the ultimate deciding factors; everything is based on a single will.
An unstoppable will.
But these people stopped.
Perhaps it was for profit, perhaps it was for concerns, or perhaps it was for some more positive or negative reason, but the result was that they stopped and were unwilling to move forward.
The sky was shrouded in shadow, covering half the city. People looked up in surprise, and some who had improved their eyesight by practicing the Knight's Breathing Technique were able to see what was floating above the city. Just as they were about to shout, the piercing air raid siren echoed throughout the city.
There is no option to quit or pause in Fragment Wars.
Whether they accept it or not, once Earth's civilization chooses to accept the various conveniences and opportunities brought by the portal, they join this war, either advancing and winning, or failing and being eliminated.
Before the war fortress that once dominated the sky fell, it took one last look at the tall building built on the site of its former laboratory, which was also the last trace it left in this world as a human being.
"...Those who stop have no right to live."
"As you wish, Father."
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Wizarding Civilization: Chapter 800 War Preparations
When the existing ruling class and the first group of successors who took a "neutral" stance in the face of the wizard civilization perished due to the sudden invasion of the "wizards," the second group of pro-war successors quickly came to power.
Almost on the same day Lin Yi returned to the wizarding world, various anxieties and probing attacks from the human side followed one after another, the most pressing being the recurring issue of the security of the "portal".
Since the establishment of the "portal", some people whose interests have been harmed by its appearance (such as the crowd surrounded by people affected by the Sakura Stone Energy) have questioned the necessity of the portal from various angles. Among them, the fact that humans themselves cannot determine the working principle of the "portal" and the feasibility crisis caused by the inability to actively open and close it has always been the core of these people's attacks.
Although such a thing had never happened in the previous decades, it broke out completely this time with the attack of the "wizards". After all, the "war fortress" that suddenly appeared on Earth had left a complete picture inside the already destroyed Five Rings Tower.
After Lin Yi returned to the west coast, the expeditionary force, with this uneasy and questioning attitude, sought out "Griffin's" automaton—indirectly contacting him.
"...Half an hour ago, the Bauhinia Wizard Tower's war fortress appeared directly on Earth through a portal, causing heavy casualties to our personnel. We need to ensure that this never happens again!"
"Guarantee? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Watching" Eve as she wreaked havoc on Earth with her war fortress, Lin Yi said in a calm tone: "The main god is only a partner to you. It is neither your parent nor your nanny. Since you can invade the wizarding world through the portal, the wizards can naturally invade your world in other ways as well."
Despite the heavy casualties in a short period, Earth reacted swiftly, with a large number of advanced armed forces that had not appeared in the wizard-designed battlefield appearing in the skies above Earth and launching an attack on the massive war fortress on the ruins.
The officer on the other end of the screen said excitedly, "You didn't mention this possibility when the portal was created!"
"Before you stepped into the portal, did you not know what you could obtain from the other world?"
"—!"
"Gains and risks are equal. There is no such thing as gaining without giving anything in the world. It's just that the 'God' took on too much risk for you in the past, and this time it can't do it perfectly."
"We've already paid the price! Soldiers, resources, time, energy—isn't that enough?"
"Want to hear the truth?"
On the Earth's battlefield, under the cover of a large number of high-power lasers, the black metal on the surface of the war fortress gradually melts and peels off, revealing the relatively fragile main structure underneath.
[Self-protection mechanism activated]
【10】
【9】
【8】
……
"Far from enough."
【1】
A blazing sun bursts forth from the ground.
The weapon the wizards used for their final blow took away half the city's resources and leveled the remaining half's buildings, leaving behind a circular, charred crater before disappearing without a trace.
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The following day, the newly reorganized Earth Alliance: the subordinate organization of the Interdimensional Expeditionary Force, and the sole responsible party, after expressing condolences for the victims and anger at the wizards who launched this "terrorist attack," unsurprisingly announced that humanity would use every means to strike at the perpetrators of this attack.
Faced with such significant losses and casualties, even those who harbor doubts about this "attack" would not be foolish enough to show their faces at this time—there is no other possibility but to be torn to shreds by the angry public opinion.
Wounded beasts are the most dangerous, as are enraged humans. Normally, one can deceive and manipulate them by taking advantage of information asymmetry, but when faced with matters of principle, even if they are blind, they have no choice but to follow the trend, unless they can exist independently of the "human" group.
The Wizarding World, West Coast.
With the reorganized Earth Union gaining new life, the war preparation plan, which had been suspended, was restarted.
With the West Coast already industrialized and developed to a certain extent, what the expeditionary force lacked was no longer various weapons and vehicles, but key technologies.
A war can be built on one side's unilateral crushing of the enemy, or on a background of similar strength between the two sides. But it cannot be built on the basis that the enemy can crush one side while one side has no power to fight back at all—such a war is meaningless.
When they knew nothing about the Holy Spirit Wizards, the expeditionary force naturally regarded them as a type of wizard, someone who could also be killed by industrialized mass production. However, after calculating the possible energy level of the Holy Spirit Wizards based on the records of the captured wizards and the Five Rings Tower, they had to prepare for the worst.
"If even the strongest nuclear fission reaction on Earth at present cannot pose an effective threat to those Holy Spirit Wizards, then we will undoubtedly lose this war."
When Zhang Longshao reappeared, in addition to bringing news of the officer who had been sent to a military court yesterday for being "disrespectful" during his conversation, he also brought a cooperation proposal from the research institute.
"We hope to engage in deeper cooperation with the 'God' and, by leveraging the unique characteristics of the wizarding world, find a power capable of countering those Holy Spirit-level wizards."
Eve took the report, and Lin Yi glanced through it.
In general, in order to deal with the threat posed by wizards, the research institute chose to develop new targeted weapons against "Mana," a powerful and essential element of wizards. These weapons were developed around the three ideas of "blocking," "interfering," and "reducing energy."
It's a defensive choice but lacking in offensive capabilities, but considering that Earth's civilization was forced into the war, this choice is understandable.
Of course, this is not a reason for Lin Yi to waste time: "This idea is not very feasible."
As a civilization that has developed for at least 20,000 years—four times the size of Earth—the wizards themselves have developed countless measures centered around "mana." Both wizard towers and war fortresses have sufficient anti-interference capabilities. The extent to which these painstakingly developed systems can ultimately be effective is entirely a matter of luck.
Why not try extracting this 'mana' and compressing it into a solid?
Wizards don't need to do this because they can control "mana" with their mental power. But humans are different. Before they can decipher the wizards' special abilities, they can only rely on various instruments to observe and capture the existence of "mana".
"As long as it can be observed, it can be interfered with. If it can be interfered with, it can be controlled. Humans may not be able to interfere with 'mana' with mental power like wizards, but they may be able to control it in their own way."
Wizarding Civilization: Chapter 801 Nightmare Civilization
Shortly after the information about the extraction method of "antimatter" obtained from the Information Integration Thought Entity was handed over to the research institute so that they could try to manipulate "mana" in this way, an unexpected "visitor" appeared on the west coast.
late at night.
Looking down at the brightly lit land beneath her feet, Mavis was still awestruck even though it wasn't the first time she had seen such a sight.
This wasn't the first time it had witnessed a similar scene, but in the past, it had always been the work of powerful individuals. These powerful beings, with their easily crushed masses of tens of thousands, were able to create such a magnificent and prosperous spectacle. It had to be said that the actions of these alien invaders were quite perplexing to this nightmare.
disgust.
"Ants should behave like ants, obediently lying on the ground and accepting the will of those in power... Look, haven't you already found your rightful place in your insignificant history?"
—Thunder and rain are both acts of imperial favor.
Only after finding this proverb in a dream did the nightmare finally stop.
"It is not that I am challenging your dignity, powerful being from another realm, but your subordinate race is simply too..."
Choosing his words carefully, Nightmare cautiously said, "Insolence."
Looking at the blurry humanoid figure before him—a figure that didn't possess any physical form, nor even exist in the material world—Lin Yi asked curiously, "What are you?"
Please forgive me for having to contact you in this way.
After performing aristocratic etiquette in a human form that even the most demanding person could not find fault with, the stranger introduced himself in a light tone: "My name is Mavis, as you can see, a nightmare that can only appear in dreams."
Nightmare showed its blurry form: "I'm sorry I have to meet you in this form. After all, I am just an ordinary person who doesn't even have mental power. If you were a wizard, I think you would be able to see my more specific form."
Lin Yi remained noncommittal: "So you're just here to show off your appearance?"
"Of course not. As you know, as a special kind of spiritual life form called 'Nightmare,' we can sometimes see things in other people's dreams. I saw you leading your subordinate race in the Five Rings Tower in a wizard's dream. I was awestruck by your great and magnificent power, so I came here."
Emu Lingwu (3) (8) Qi Yi 3. "A certain wizard?"
"I don't think you really believe that such a big move can be hidden from the wizards' sight, do you?"
As she spoke, Mavis tried to peer into the eyes of this powerful figure who dared to infiltrate the wizarding world on his own, just like the entire Nightmare World: no matter how strong one is in reality, there will still be weaknesses in dreams, and these weaknesses will be magnified without limit in the face of "Nightmare".
It was precisely because of this special ability that the Nightmare Civilization dared to invade this wizarding world, which was notorious even in the surrounding dimensional worlds.
However, this time it failed.
To date, the alien invaders' behavior in the dream world is almost indistinguishable from their behavior in the material world; even their faces are unclear, let alone their expressions.
To conceal his earlier spying, Mavis continued the original topic: "The Tower Alliance has discovered the existence of your subordinate races, but they have been held back by the Nightmare World—that is, our world—and have had to devote more energy to resisting our invasion. However, with the return of many Star-level wizards (Morning Star, Radiant Moon, and Sun-level) from the alien realm, we have had to give up some of the territories we have occupied. Therefore, those wizards will be able to free up enough power to deal with your subordinate races."
More than the challenges the expeditionary force was about to face, Lin Yi was curious about this nightmare world.
"You've invaded the wizarding world?"
"Yes."
When he said this, the nightmare showed a sense of pride: "The pure and profound spiritual power of wizards is the best target for nightmares to absorb and parasitize. The wizarding world during the day is the stage for wizards, but the night is the stage for nightmares."
"Did you actively seek out the wizarding world?"
Although somewhat puzzled by the question, Mavis honestly answered, out of consideration for currying favor with this powerful figure who was suspected to be at the Sun-level and might become a partner of the Nightmare Civilization: "Naturally, wherever dreams arise, there is a place for us Nightmares to reside, even the powerful wizarding world is no exception."
Ignoring Nightmare's boastful remarks, Lin Yi fell into deep thought.
Wizards, using the "Boundary Breaking System" and "Wizard's Will" as their primary means, invade worlds that are beneficial to wizard civilization. Conversely, they actively invade harmful worlds like Nightmare Civilization and Earth Civilization. For wizards, Nightmares, which feed on their powerful spiritual energy, only bring destruction, and the same is true for Earth. One side pursues individual transcendence, while the other pursues the leap of civilization, so there is basically no reference value between them.
"……interesting."
"?"
"It's nothing. You can tell me why you're here, Nightmare."
Mavis's relaxed tone softened slightly: "On behalf of the Black Celestial, one of the five Nightmare Venerables, I propose a collaboration to you, powerful being from another realm."
"In your previous interactions with the wizards, you also learned about the terrifying abilities they possess. They truly deserve the title of 'World Hunters.' Any Star-level wizard would be a disaster if thrown into a low-energy world, let alone this world from which they originated."
"Even though each of the five Grand Masters of the Nightmare World possesses the power to defeat a Sun-level Wizard, the wizards in this world also have Wizard Towers, War Fortresses, and countless pawns that can be sacrificed..."
At this point, Mavis glanced casually at the west coast below: "The power of the Five Great Lords is beyond doubt, but our numbers are at a disadvantage. Therefore, on behalf of the Black Lord in charge of the west, I propose cooperation to you. With more and more Star-level wizards returning to the wizarding world, I think this would be a mutually beneficial choice."
Ignoring the meaningless comments, the final conclusion is: the five strongest individuals of the Nightmare Civilization led the Nightmare Clan to invade the Wizarding World, only to find that they were no match for the enemy and had to seek the intervention of another intruder to find an opportunity.
Whether it's an opportunity to win and then devour Earth's civilization, or an opportunity to retreat and leave the mess to themselves, only they know. At least Lin Yi couldn't possibly believe in these non-material beings who infiltrate dreams to spy on people's hearts.
Wizarding Civilization: Chapter 802 Song
After a brief moment of thought, Lin Yi accepted the suggestion from Nightmare, as it seemed harmless at least for now.
As a gesture of goodwill, Nightmare Mavis also provided a message about the West Coast: Dream (8彡冥玖霖七?久⑤吧").
"The Tower Alliance will launch its operation in the next few days. They are prepared for the destruction of the Five Rings Tower and the invasion of the Nightmare World. If nothing unexpected happens, they will attack and destroy your subordinate race civilization as quickly as possible. It would be unwise to confront the wrath of the Tower Alliance directly. Perhaps you could abandon these lowly and weak lives and join the Nightmare World. I believe that with your power, the Black Celestial Lord would not hesitate to reward you."
Faced with the "goodwill" shown by Nightmare Mavis, Lin Yi simply smiled and remained silent.
……
Wizarding Continent, Tower Alliance.
As the bell rang three times, wizards dressed in gray and white robes appeared out of thin air at the top of the tallest wizard tower in the center.
Even with the energy shielding spell of the Sixth Ring Tower released at its maximum power, the unconsciously spreading radiation field formed by the gathering of hundreds of Star-level wizards still painted the entire area near the wizard tower with various colors. However, unlike the dazzling colors, the radiation brought deadly energy. Even formal wizards dared not venture into it, let alone wizard apprentices and ordinary wizards.
Fortunately, as a stronghold of the Tower Alliance, this area has not seen any life other than wizards for thousands of years. The land is desolate, so naturally no insignificant human would come here to die.
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