novelraw Chapter 1338 - 391: Don't Let the Council Think We're Too Presumptuous
Chapter 1338 - 391: Don't Let the Council Think We're Too Presumptuous
When faced with choices, these experienced assistants may not be as composed as the apprentices of the Magic Science Laboratory.
"Master."
Assistant Vilich, with a troubled expression, presented a report on the 204th Void Realm—[Ember Plains of the Flagbreaker] to Prince Colin, and reported his preliminary conclusions after repeated discussions with his group members.
Although he didn't put the conclusion at the beginning, seeing his hesitant attitude, Luo Yan could guess what he was going to say.
"...The situation in this Void Realm is very complex. According to the archives, previous researchers, in their quest to plunder the 'War Soul Crystal,' disrupted the balance between various forces, plunging it into prolonged civil war. We believe it has the potential to recover because its internal civilization has a strong desire for unity, and their ideological tendencies are somewhat inclined toward idealism."
"However, the risk is still significant. The only method we can think of is to support a warlord, but with our current strength, it is difficult to provide substantial help, and it might actually push it into the Abyss of destruction."
He swallowed and continued.
"So... would it be better to maintain a temporary freeze?"
Luo Yan took the report and did not immediately look at their conclusion, but directly flipped to the inconspicuous appendix in the last few pages—that was a record of the mythology and legends of that civilization.
Although most researchers in the Academic State do not care about these trivial details, scholars who must churn out papers never miss any potential clues.
Regardless of whether the Sage Report would accept them or not, they submitted their papers first, as ink and assistants were the least valuable resources on this snowy plain.
Despite this trend of producing academic junk not being commendable, it objectively made it easier for Luo Yan to quickly take over unfamiliar research.
He pointed at a passage with his finger and calmly spoke.
"Your thinking is too limited. Why must we make 'difficult choices' among existing forces? If we're concerned about disrupting the balance of the current order and causing backlash in the Void Realm, we can completely create one ourselves... just like we did in the 178th Void Realm, where the Divine Envoy we chose wasn't any significant figure."
Vilich nervously whispered, "But... this is ultimately a savage world, we're worried that the seedlings we choose won't even have a chance to grow."
"The 178th Void Realm wasn't much more civilized, it just had more High Towers. And the savagery you speak of is precisely the soil where the seeds of ambition need to grow."
Luo Yan paused, then continued.
"The appendix mentions their native beliefs, before the fall of the 'War God,' there was a 'Flame-Bearers' Parliament composed of priests, responsible for interpreting the 'War God's' Oracle. Although this class was suppressed during the war, it hasn't completely disappeared. Find the descendants of the 'Flame-Bearers,' and reassign them divine authority in the name of 'War God's Return,' encouraging them to spread religion on the war-torn land. Using the power of religion to reconstruct their social order from the bottom up, we don't need to be involved in their war; whoever wins is irrelevant to us."
Vilich was stunned for a moment and instinctively asked, "War God... Return? Do we not need them to believe in Colin?"
Luo Yan found it somewhat amusing upon hearing this.
"Don't blindly copy them. Are you going to spread religion just because they're spreading religion? All we need is for them to, like us, recognize the significance of Soul in the universe, acknowledge the irreplaceability of Spirit, and cause their fragmented Spirit to return to stability, as well as eliminate hostility towards the Void... The name of the Divine they believe in is unimportant to us."
The surrounding researchers who had gathered to listen suddenly had a moment of realization, and their faces instantly showed expressions of immense admiration.
Ah, so that's it—
They only remembered the method for solving the problem, forgetting to contemplate the principle behind it. Now that Prince Colin explained it, they finally grasped a bit of the concept.
Apart from realization, the admiration in their eyes grew stronger.
No wonder he's the prince!
He's frightfully powerful!
Vilich, too, was filled with realization and admiration, and his face showed a more embarrassed expression.
He scratched the back of his head and bashfully lowered his head to speak.
"I'm sorry... I..."
"You don't need to apologize to me. Instead of saying sorry, I hope you've truly remembered what I've taught you. Ultimately, I don't belong here... Carrying forward my teachings will ultimately rely on you young assistants."
Luo Yan spoke earnestly, handing the report back to him, then emphasized seriously once again.
"Additionally, I'll say it again, the Void Realms we review are research projects prepared for other professors, not for ourselves. We don't directly participate in researching these Void Realms; I don't want my surname to appear in places where it fundamentally doesn't need to."
"Don't let the council think we're too presumptuous!"