Above The Sky
Chapter 967 - 967 88 Slightly Naughty Ian 6900_4

967: Chapter 88: Slightly Naughty Ian (6900)_4 967: Chapter 88: Slightly Naughty Ian (6900)_4 In that case, given the inclusiveness of Terra civilization (mainly because it’s too chaotic and the Ascenders are too strong, no one can discriminate against anyone), shouldn’t there be a few tribes of extraterrestrials?

Just like the Fae and True Dragons… Although the Fae are bona fide native life forms, their form of existence is very much like that of extraterrestrials.

However, years of research have pointed Ian towards an incredible possibility.

——Alien intelligent beings, those extraterrestrials, have long integrated with the Terra Ascender System.

But as ‘materials’.

Of course, from the perspective of genetic inheritance, Ascenders who carry part of the extraterrestrial biological genes could also be considered half-extraterrestrial…

in this respect, it’s impossible to sever the bonds of extraterrestrial blood.

But from the perspective of civilization… that really is a great tragedy.

“We must not let the Magical Beasts obtain Artificial Souls.”

Ian said this, his tone calm: “There are already enough intelligent species in this world, including some clever ones among the Magical Beasts, like the Governor Bai Ji from Icewind Valley.

As a Fifth Energy Level being with his own lair, he is continuously cultivating the ‘Butterfly People’ as an intelligent species…

He must have already realized the source of his substantial potential.”

“His existence itself is the last remnant of an extraterrestrial world in another place.”

“So, he very cleverly chose to integrate with Humans.

After all, this is not their homeland, and they cannot create another homeland.

This is the path Terra Beasts should take, integrating into humanity, rather than forming several more independent factions and forces.”

Otherwise, unifying Terra would become even more troublesome.

“Hmm.”

Even Adalbert would not express opposition at such a time; he merely quietly watched the wise Iron Arm Ape, with a complex expression in his eyes.

“If one day, we too must flee, leaving our homeland…”

He murmured softly: “Then, we of another star, might we also transform into such beast-like forms?”

“Don’t think too much.”

Ian shook his head: “It’s as if there are no human-faced beasts on Terra today.

Don’t idolize intelligent life too much, nor look down on it too much; some people with brains are worse than beasts.”

“Instead, who should be the first to use the Artificial Souls?”

Indeed, this is a problem.

Artificial Souls, this kind of thing, it’s obviously better the sooner it’s popularized.

Not to mention, even souls have a lifespan, and this could at least allow a person’s soul to be preserved in the Spirit Machine Core for a longer period.

Before Artificial Souls, death meant absolute death, but with Artificial Souls, there’s still a chance after death.

Having this technology but dying before its widespread distribution would be such a pity.

“Give it to the elderly first?”

Adalbert also thought this way, and Ian nodded: “Then give it to those old people who are about to die, let them cultivate Artificial Souls before they die.

This way, we can also observe whether the new version of Artificial Souls possess the same stability as the Grand Duchy’s version.”

“Moreover, this way, within the Supreme Spirit Sect, there are also quite a few cases that can be promoted, greatly strengthening the cohesion of the sect.”

“This would be the most effective… You decide on the specific people.

After all, this is the research you are leading; I will not interfere.”

Adalbert gazed deeply at Ian.

At this moment, the young man spoke without any reverence for life and death, just arrogantly manipulating it as a tool, treating those aging Domain Residents like mere experimental subjects, giving them hope after death only to observe if his purposes, his tools, were effective.

Yet, Ian truly brought hope.

This was an undeniable fact that no ‘attitude’ could change.

The eyes of the youthful Lord shimmered with a nearly icy light, but deep within those eyes, there was a fervent desire for the novel future that Artificial Soul Technology could bring.

Such desire, he had once seen in Duke of Sorin.

But Ian was different from the Duke of Sorin.

“He always looked towards the path of the future, while the Duke was only proving the correctness of the past.”

As Ian left, the white-haired Deceased Monarch Researcher, sitting in front of the radish seedlings he planted by hand, bent over the culture dish, staring at the vibrant green sprouts in front of him.

Adalbert muttered: “The Duke was only proving that the direction of research by his teacher, Inega II, was correct — they once had the chance to change the entire Terra civilization, it was the Imperial People themselves who gave up this god-given savior.

He wasn’t about making people’s lives better; he merely wanted the Imperial People and the Imperial Emperor to regret, to live with lifelong remorse like him.”

“Whereas Ian, although he is the successor to the First Knight, doesn’t care about any of these.

He has his own goals, inscrutable to me, ascending Above the Sky, breaking the shackles of Star Prison Tianyu, but for this goal, he will do anything, utilize anything.”

“[Oh souls…]”

The Deceased Monarch quietly asked the souls within himself: “[Do you think, me helping Ian, revisiting Artificial Souls, creating a different Underworld from the Duke’s…

is this really good?”]

The souls did not answer.

The souls also could not understand Ian.

They simply believed in Adalbert.

If Adalbert believed, they too would believe.

“Nevermind.” Adalbert sighed, standing up: “Just looking at this culture dish and the agricultural building…

I too believe in Ian.”

“Though he is a bit bad, in this world of Terra…”

“A bit bad already counts as relatively a very good person.”

…

Lately, Roland, who had been always exploring the Gorge Mouth Area, finally finished his task.

He even led a group of Dwarf brothers to build an embryonic park in the Gorge Mouth Area, and with Sio’s help, quite a foundation was laid inside the park.

Returning to Xia Hui Territory, he received Ian’s commendation — not just for completing the task, but because Roland had established a connection with the Dwarves of Falling Star Hills for Ian.

This was the true intention Ian had for assessing him: There are plenty of substitutes for a technical personnel if one truly seeks, if Roland couldn’t even use his own connections, it proved that he was destined to be just a low-level researcher.

Lacking his own team organization ability, lacking connections, even unable to gather his own brothers, what use is such a researcher?

He would only consume funding!

But now, Roland had proven his kapability and wisdom.

He was preparing to return home, to show off to his father Moda, proving his ability.

But just as he returned home, he learned a news that tremendously alarmed him.

— His father had fallen gravely ill just a few days ago, and is now delirious, undergoing emergency treatment in the hospital.