Chapter 932: Yulia, the Celestial Being
“…That may not be the case.”
Hearing Yulia's words, Aiwass felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
To be honest, when Dr. Gatling invented the Gatling gun, his original intention was to increase firepower and thus reduce the number of casualties on the battlefield...
...Well, if this idea is pushed to the extreme, it is not wrong.
Because when firepower is infinitely improved until weapons that can truly destroy everyone are born, the number of people going to the battlefield and being killed or injured has indeed decreased - with the same idea, when the machines that improve productivity evolve to the extreme, perhaps Yulia's idea can be realized.
But before that, I'm afraid things will hardly develop as she expected.
But even so, Aiwass still gave Yulia's research full affirmation: "But I think this idea is fine. In fact, Yuli - you have greatly underestimated all this."
"……underestimate?"
Yulia was surprised by Aiwass's high evaluation.
She was familiar with Aiwass.
According to Aiwass's character, he always speaks his mind on such important matters.
He would never offer a false assessment simply to spare his friends and family members their feelings and self-esteem. Even if the other person clearly expressed a reluctance to listen or expressed strong resistance, Aiwass would still say what he needed to do and what he needed to say.
"That's right. The machine you developed is more than just 'promoting the development of the times.' If all goes well, it can even be called an epoch-making leap—it may become the greatest invention in human history!"
“…Is this really possible?”
Hearing this, Yulia actually shrank back a little.
"That's right," Aiwass nodded seriously. "Because most of the inventions humans have made were actually invented once by the old civilizations. Even the things they haven't invented are merely improvements based on the unique shortcomings of humans, the 'beast-like species of elves.'
"In other words, these inventions are all 'beneficial to the advancement of human civilization' rather than 'beneficial to the world'. Even if these things were to come into being, they could very well have been invented by other races like elves, dwarves, or dragons.
"But your invention is different—it's something only humans could develop."
"...Only humans... Why?"
Yulia was stunned for a moment.
At that moment, she felt that she had vaguely grasped the key to the problem——
"Because humans are the most well-rounded race, but also the weakest."
Aiwass answered, "Humans inherited the instincts of devotion, balance, beauty, and dusk from the elves, love from the Eternal Self, and transcendence from the Serpent Father. Through the instinct to survive, we gained adaptation; through the instincts of unity and community, we gained authority; and through the instinct to pursue truth, we gained wisdom..."
"Humans are the only race that possesses adaptability to all nine paths simultaneously, and all nine paths are perfectly balanced. Every race other than humans naturally leans towards a particular path upon reaching adulthood... Only humans are different.
"Only humans, when fully healthy, happy, and relaxed, will not be inclined towards any path. In the Theocracy, elves without a desire for devotion are considered outliers; but among humans, those who are completely inclined towards any path are called 'extremes' and are evidence of a poor mental state.
"—And precisely because of this, humans are the only species that naturally lack any racially specific supernatural abilities."
Aiwass spoke slowly, "But from another perspective, this is precisely what's unique—only humans view things from the perspective of 'rejecting all supernatural powers.' Therefore, rather than saying that humans are the children of Hengwo and the Snake Father, it's better to say that humans are the darlings of the Sand Clock."
"It's not difficult to achieve your design goal. Necromancy has the ability to 'Summon: Ghostly Sage', and the Path of Devotion can directly request the apostles of the Path of Balance to perform calculations through prayer. The Path of Wisdom is even more needless to say.
"And if it's an elf or astral alchemist, just as you said—they'll create a calculating device that uses mana. This kind of device, based on elemental transformation or ritual, is far more difficult and stable than your 'Analytical Engine'."
"...Brother, what you mean," Yulia understood after hearing this, "is this an invention that other races would never think of?"
"Exactly. Just like humans can breathe and smell, they wouldn't specifically invent a device to allow a species that can't breathe to smell. Take the Atlanteans, for example. These scaly creatures can move freely in the water, so they wouldn't even consider how to allow Earthlings to dive into the sea."
Aiwass nodded and said seriously: "The machine you invented is a 'completely disenchanted computing device' that only humans can invent.
"...You can definitely become a pioneer, Yuli. If all goes well, you may even have a chance to become a celestial master!"
"It would be great if I could become a celestial priest in the future."
Yulia sighed and said, "Thank you for your kind words... I will work hard towards this goal from now on."
Her words were not as light-hearted as the jokes of ordinary people - precisely because she was confident that she could do it, her words seemed heavy and serious.
It was an undisguised desire for power.
Because Yulia nearly died in her childhood, she longs even more for the ability to survive.
"There really is a chance—or rather, it's almost inevitable."
Aiwass's words were so confident, as if he had already witnessed that future. "In the future, this device will be infinitely miniaturized. Everyone will have many such computing units. Relying on these computing units, many daily tasks will be automated, as if everyone has several followers around them... and all this will not even require mana to accomplish.
When conducting a census or calculating taxes, there is no longer a need for hundreds of priests to pray day and night, waiting for the numbers to appear in the blanks. Instead, humans can easily calculate them by their own power.
"The calculation and prediction of trajectory are no longer exclusive to those who are beyond the Path of Adaptability and Wisdom. With sufficient and convenient computing power, data can also be compressed and decompressed - telephones and telegraphs will no longer require wires, and you can even see the other person's face!
"When you want to buy a specialty product from far away, you no longer need to find someone to buy it for you. Instead, you can browse product features and prices remotely, place an order remotely, pay remotely, and then have the product automatically shipped to you—all with enough cheap computing power, all of this can be easily accomplished!"
Aiwas' words even made Yulia full of confidence.
Her eyes lit up and she hugged Aiwass happily: "Brother, you are a genius!"
From Aiwas's words, she got a lot of inspiration for inventions - many parts of which can even be considered for implementation now!
What Aiwass is thinking about is the cheap and popular future that will result from demystifying this computing power.
Even now, we can use spells to supplement computing power and complete part of it in advance - for example, cross-sea wireless audio and video, which can only be achieved with at least the fourth-level rituals, as well as remote ordering and logistics distribution models, all have considerable room for development!
The former can be made into a detachable, portable, fully automatic ritual array - for example, by hiding the key parts in a mirror, you can use it to communicate with friends at any time, or set up surveillance at home that can be viewed at any time.
This isn't difficult... It's said that the Theocracy has similar technology, but it's not yet available for civilian use.
The latter is simpler - placing an order remotely is easy, but the difficult part is actually the payment process.
This requires banks to open up the monetary credit system... When the bank confirms that there is money in the buyer's account, it can record the account and generate a bill for the seller, and automatically deduct the money from the buyer's account. Finally, a batch of banknotes will be mailed to the seller at regular intervals, and the transaction can be completed in a completely contactless manner.
As for shipping... we can only rely on large freight companies.
But it feels like it might actually work!
The only problem is that the workload at the bank has increased dramatically... Just as Aiwass said, this step can only be fully completed if there is sufficient computing power...
Thinking of this, Yulia admired Aiwas even more.
Aiwass, however, simply smiled wryly and shook his head. "This is merely knowledge borrowed from another world, or even stolen... If I truly possessed this ability, I'd have long since embarked on the path of balance."
When he said this, he felt a sense of powerlessness.
The original time traveler, Ai Shiping, had invented so many things and made so many friends during his time as the Heavenly Master of Reincarnation. He possessed a complete knowledge of the other world, unlike himself, who only knew the "game memory" that he could not tell whether it was true or false.
He could invent all kinds of magical things and had a strong adaptability to the path of balance, unlike himself, who had no talent for balance at all.
As a human being and the "darling of the Balance", Aiwass himself does not have the adaptability to the Path of Balance - even when his "original body" almost became the pillar god of the Path of Balance.
The irony of it all was so profound that Aiwass began to wonder... Was he truly just a tool, a consumable object? Was his fate preordained, a mere pawn manipulated? His supposed resistance was like a puppeteer manipulating a puppet to cut its own strings...
"—I don't think it has anything to do with this, brother."
At this moment, Yulia suddenly spoke, whispering, "Whether this knowledge came from another world, was taught by someone, you learned it from reading, or you realized it yourself... it is all new and real to me. If I hadn't listened to your words, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish this. If I have achieved anything, it must be because of your words."
"...I don't know why, but I feel like you...are a little too obsessed with 'truth'."
The white-haired girl stared at Aiwass, her tone somewhat puzzled: "This seems to be more than once or twice... Why?"
(End of this chapter)
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