Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 316 - 124. Pathway’s Speculation_3

Chapter 316: 124. Pathway’s Speculation_3

"I think it should be something like this," Yutianxiao pondered, "Since the cosmic civilization is willing to help Azure Star’s entire population ascend to Gamma Rank, it indicates two points: One, Gamma Rank does not pose a threat to them. Two, only by reaching Gamma Rank can certain tasks be completed."

This logic was easy to understand: In the agricultural era, people didn’t need much education to be productive, so rulers wanted to keep the populace ignorant and weak.

But in the industrial era, factories needed literate workers, precision instrument factories required skilled technicians and advanced engineers, and businesses could not do without designers and developers; otherwise, they would be ousted. Hence, rulers would focus on improving the education and quality of their citizens.

Applying this logic to the goal of becoming a deity seemed to make sense.

Transcendents could have longer lifespans to experience things, stronger physiques to fight, and more intelligent brains to learn—all of which were essentially to fulfill a civilization’s need for a "god."

High-quality talents were necessary to meet the requirements of deity candidates. One could even say that Transcendents and laborers were essentially the same.

"Perhaps the aliens do not just seek Azure Star’s strategic location; they also want its people to provide tangible deities for them?"

Yutianxiao presented a hypothesis:

"Think about it, the more workers there are, the less a factory needs to pay in wages. When there aren’t enough workers, the factory must increase wages to attract them. If the people of Azure Star, no, I mean, as long as a person steps into a certain occupational pathway, they have the qualification to ascend to godhood. For a civilization, naturally, the more Transcendents, the better; the lower the cost of producing deities."

"It’s hard to say... but such a storyline seems quite bold."

Night Fighting Sword quipped,

"If you think about it that way, those advanced civilizations could theoretically enslave and mass-produce deities. No, maybe in the cosmos, gods are a kind of advanced warfare unit, or even supercomputers, or production machines."

"It’s not impossible. You see, to just counter three Destroyers, all six factions’ deities were wiped out. Deities might just be like postdoctoral fellows, nothing more than high-tier wage slaves."

"You mean: The high and mighty Gamma Rank Transcendents on Azure Star are actually no different from vocational school graduates going into factories to tighten screws—damn, nobody wants that."

Li Aozi stood by, listening to their discussions with a slight smile.

Although there weren’t many hints, the players weren’t foolish either; they quickly understood this logical relationship.

In fact, for players of their era, realizing this was a bit too late—during their first dive into the Lower Starry Abyss, the stronger the individual, the heavier the curse they bore. This ultimately led to the strongest player being stuck on the second level of Starry Abyss for an entire version. By the time he dived again, he was 40 levels behind everyone else.

If it were against Society-type monsters, it would’ve been even worse. An individual could never defeat a Society. Even if you killed their Speaker, they’d just replace them with another one.

Society represented civilization. If there truly were an "individual" capable of challenging society, it would have to be another Society.

However, luckily for Li Aozi, he did not need to face Society head-on.

He turned to look at the freezer, extended his hand, and touched the transparent glass, gazing at the biotechnical body inside.

A few months earlier, he had fought Mingji Professor’s biotechnical body and suffered for it. Now it was his turn to teach the White Knight and the people of Sky Ring a lesson.

"Oh, right, Ms. N4."

"What’s the matter? Not satisfied with the product?"

"It’s not that," Li Aozi pointed at "Pioneer," "Can you install a power limiter for me?"

"What do you need that for?"

"It’s nothing, the stats are too high, and it’s not fun to steamroll."

Li Aozi rubbed his neck and gave a gentle smile.

"Limit the stats to Beta Rank. I want that guy to know that without Poison Blood, he’s nothing!"