In the morning, he strolled to the gurgling water, sucking away the wet fog in the forest, getting rid of the dew hanging on the flowers and plants, watching the green branches and tender leaves, listening to the chirping of insects and birds.
A peaceful day, a beautiful beginning.
Standing by the Qinghe River, Seale sucked a few small stones into his palm and tried to float them. Unfortunately, he didn't control his strength well and only caused a few ripples.
Stretching his back, Sayre walked towards the library, preparing to clean up and read some books.
Stepping onto the light brown stairs, he opened the light wooden bookcase. There seemed to be a scent of wood that entered Sayre's nose.
He walked to the rocking chair and sat on it like Grandpa Zhang. He lifted the book and flipped it open, shaking it gently. It was really satisfying.
The incisive words printed on the pages made Zaar recall what Mufa had said to his students in class a few days ago.
We remember the Empire because its prosperity was unprecedented and unprecedented. We criticize the Empire because the corruption of the Empire is not only unprecedented, but also unprecedented.
These two sentences were the cover motto of the book, Age of Empires, which was held up by Seale.
Controlling the book to float in the air, Sayre released his hands and gently hugged the back of his head. Empire, what was an empire?
The founding father of the Republic, Zu Zhongliang, once said," The Empire was a great regime that created history.
But Zu Zhongliang also said that an empire was a castle in the air that was bound to collapse.
Saer was puzzled, why was the Empire so great?
The floating book flipped slowly, revealing the answer page by page. The greatness of the empire lay in the strength of productivity, the liberation of laborers, and the existence of classes in name only.
The Emperor bestowed magical crystals and magic. As long as they remembered the Light of the Mysterious Heavenly God and praised the name of Zhenwu Great Emperor, the world could use the power of miracles: Destruction and Creation.
The Golem was created and spread to every citizen of the Empire: All physical labor could be done by the Golem.
The people firmly believed that everything in the world belonged to the Emperor.
The people remembered the Imperial Code: the Emperor owned every inch of land and distributed every magical crystal. Under the emperor, officials, nobles, workers, peasants, merchants, maids and servants were all of the same kind.
There was no hierarchy, no privileges.
Just as the Emperor said,"I observe the people of the world, they are born equal."
In today's world, even if the Republic was as strong as it was, even if it exhausted the entire country's strength, it could only recreate the natural rights of citizens and could not reproduce the prosperity of the Empire in the past.
It was precisely because of this that the Empire was great.
Seeing this, Sai Er only wanted to praise," This was true prosperity and prosperity, true stability and harmony.
It was no wonder that the Supreme Emperor had named his era Yongsheng-the empire that liberated the world's laborers and ruled the people of the world equally. There was indeed no reason why it would not prosper forever.
However, the title of the next section immediately woke him up.
" On the Inevitability of the Empire's Destruction: Pleasure, Decay, Nihility "
As he continued to read, Seer finally understood what Imperial Pleasure meant.
The emperor issued an edict saying: what life wants, happy to forget sorrow.
After the golems worked, the citizens of the Empire were liberated. They could all read and understand, and they could all read and be wise.
They could also use magic to travel the world and the four seas: They soared in the sky, higher than the giant dragons; They swam in the vast ocean, deeper than the giant kun.
It was a pity that the sky was vast and there would be a day when it would be exhausted. The sea is deep, and there are times when you can swim all over. No matter how vast the scene is, the viewer will inevitably be bored and tired.
The people of the empire had nothing to do. The emperor did not go to court all day. The restless people could no longer suppress themselves and tried to destroy to vent their violence.
Then, he was judged by the empire.
The law-abiding ones and the submissive ones, the managers and the schemers thought hard and racked their brains. Finally, they understood from the imperial edict: The way of enjoying life was old-fashioned, so it was necessary to persist in innovation.
The entire empire devoted all its energy to creating magical creations that could be enjoyed: He indulged in it and was unable to extricate himself.
Indulging in endless pleasure was the corruption of the empire: Other than enjoyment, there was no more progress, and other than miracles, there was nothing.
As the Emperor had said, the ultimate purpose of life was enjoyment-everything was for self-satisfaction, and self-satisfaction was also enjoyment.
The book was no longer floating in the air. It slowly descended and covered Saer's chest. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.
"Is that so?" Sai Er muttered to himself.
Saier got up and walked to the balcony with the books." Looking into the distance, the forest bathed in sunlight was so bright; Looking closer, the clear river was so bright.
" Imperial-style pleasure…" Leaning against the balcony railing, Sayre frowned." Pleasure brings about corruption? Decay creates nothingness?"
"Sigh." Sighing and pushing down his long hair that was blown up by the wind, Seale did not intend to dwell on it anymore. These were the answers to the questions. Although he remembered them, he did not understand them.
It was better to stay on the balcony. It was more comfortable and fresh. Looking at the scenery in the distance, Seer thought.
Seated on a wooden chair, Seale continued reading. The title of the next chapter was very clear: Destruction Makes Nothingness: The Nothingness of Production.
"The productivity of the Empire originates from the Golem, the power of the Golem originates from the magical crystal, and the magical crystal originates from the Emperor. From this, it can be seen that the incredible productivity of the Empire ultimately comes from the Emperor…"
"…Such high productivity did not bring about a leap in the knowledge of the Imperium…They are addicted to various forms of enjoyment and focus all their energy on developing new forms of enjoyment…"
" Take Rongzhou as an example... After joining the Trade Federation and receiving aid, the Tangduo Kingdom did not make any fundamental progress... The tribal chief system... Truth... The education level has not improved yet..."
" Today's Tandor is exactly the same as the old empire…" Under the warm sunlight, Saer picked up the book and read it carefully." Once you have achieved the goal of enjoyment, you will lose the motivation to move forward.”
" Having achieved the goal of enjoyment, you lose the motivation to move forward…" Saying this softly, Seale gradually understood.
"…If Tang Duo loses the support of the Federation and the coastline is also sealed…Rongzhou is likely to repeat the scene of the collapse of the empire-riots, killing and looting…"
"This is the inevitable result of not truly mastering production technology…People can only plunder existing products and available energy…"
"There has been no breakthrough in magic research so far…To us, magic is the unknown power of the Emperor…"
"It can also be compared to the Rongzhou orcs…Truth and industrial products are no different from magic and golems in their eyes…"
Seer suddenly understood. He stood up from the wooden chair and paced on the balcony under the increasingly bright sunlight. He continued reading.
" Magical crystals are like non-regenerative energy sources…Non-intelligent creatures can't store magic power…The slow storage speed and low conversion efficiency make magical crystals no different from coal or oil…"
"... The incantation of magic is nothing but a praise to the Emperor... Even if there are all kinds of combinations and effects, it is still impossible to study the rules within. It is an uncontrollable force..."
That's right, Saier recalled Old Master Gu's teaching in class. Since the Weave was created using regular runes, the creation, use, and effects of ancient magic were almost unpredictable. No one knew what effect those chants praising Zhenwu would have.
"…Today, magic is usually used to assist in the study of truth…In the age of the Empire, magic lacked such a purpose…The only use was to help the people of the Empire create happiness and enjoy happiness…"
"... Magic crystals are the energy source necessary for the golems to work... As we all know, magic crystals cannot be regenerated or manufactured... If the Empire is called a castle in the air, magic crystals are the mysterious power that holds it up..."
" Once the Supreme Emperor leaves…the magical crystals will no longer be endless…the teleportation circle that is used as a means of transportation across continents will stop functioning…Without the guidance of advanced thinking, the collapse of the empire is only a matter of time…"
"…You must understand the uncertainty of the Supreme Emperor…The collapse of the Empire is both accidental and inevitable…"
Closing the book, Seale turned around and looked into the distance again. He didn't look at the forest stream, only the vast sky.
" It only depends on when 'He' will leave…" After understanding Xia Wen's 'He' at the end, Saier muttered softly," The Emperor…will eventually become a god and no longer love all living beings.”
However, there were always people who remembered the Emperor…Even in the Republic, there would be humans and elves who would occasionally say,"
Emperor above.
Was this personal worship? Or religious belief?
He walked to the bookshelf and put the book back. He slowly gathered the dust in the room and floated it out of the window, both for cleaning and training.
After closing the wooden door of the library, Saier came to the stream and sat down on a familiar boulder.
" Zhang..." Seer subconsciously wanted to speak.
Only then did she remember that Grandpa Zhang had not returned for a long time. How many years had it been? Three years or four years? Other than him, was there anyone else who remembered him?
"Where did he go?" Saier sighed and sucked in a few small stones." I don't even know…"
After throwing all the stones into the stream, Seer closed his eyes and focused, sensing the location of his companions.
Actually, Saer could have sent a few messages to his friends to ask for their location. However, Seer felt that it was more interesting to search for it himself.
……
The central square was as brightly lit as ever and bustling with people.
The Book Building was like a dagger fixed on the peak, straight and pointed.
In a certain level of the previewing room, soft lights illuminated the quiet readers, and Li Yiyi was among them.
She leaned on the table and flipped through the books. As her hand speed increased, her expression became more and more rigid, and her expression became worse and worse.
Forcing herself to restrain herself, Li Yiyi raised her head and looked at Liu Meng, who was sitting opposite her.""Three blades, this old man…I don't understand this at all. This is too ridiculous.”
" Shh, shh, shh, shh." Liu Meng was shocked and quickly made a gesture to keep quiet." Lower your voice, lower your voice. Let's send a message."”
"Uhh." Li Yiyi came to her senses and smiled awkwardly. She opened the magic net and found the contact, Liu Meng.
"Three slashes, I can't understand this book at all.”Li Yiyi felt that it was a little funny that he had to shut up and send a message despite being so close to her.
"What do you not understand?" Liu Meng replied and extended his hand, indicating for Li Yiyi to show him the book.
Li Yiyi pushed the book over from the table and sent a message: "The chapter on the collapse of the empire."
After checking the contents, Liu He quickly flipped to the corresponding page number and planned to browse through it briefly before taking a closer look.
However, the content of this book was too detailed. Just the various annotations and data dazzled him. Liu He could only patiently read through it slowly, not daring to skip a line.
Li Yiyi could tell that Liu He was very focused, so she didn't disturb him. In her boredom, she picked up the " Age of Empires " that Liu He had put down and started reading with interest.
Just like that, the two children-no, they were seventeen years old, and should be called young people-quietly flipped through books in the huge reading room, becoming one of the many readers.
After a long time, Liu He finally finished reading the content. Just as she was about to raise her head and call out to Li Yiyi, she realized that Li Yiyi was so engrossed in her work that she did not notice her at all.
"Hey, I'm done." The notification popped up in her mind. Li Yiyi immediately came back to her senses and looked at Liu Meng, whose face had turned sour.
Slapping her head, Li Yiyi hurriedly replied,""Are you done? What do you think? Tell me about it."
Liu Meng almost cursed, but he quickly restrained himself and asked,""What do you not understand? You didn't tell me at all?"
" Uhehe, hahaha…" After reading the message, Li Yiyi was embarrassed.
After a moment of waiting, Liu He finally knew what Li Yiyi was up to.
"I'm sorry, Three Blades. I wonder why the empire collapsed? The army and the roads were still there.”
Liu He thought for a while and sent out a long message: "Because of the translation magic, the words are not unified. The magic crystals changed from infinite to limited, and the teleportation circle that consumed a lot of magic could only be scrapped. The Empire lost the ability to travel across continents. Coupled with the sinking of the floating city, riots broke out in the various continents of the empire, and they quickly disintegrated.”
After listening to Liu Meng's story, Li Yiyi was still puzzled and replied with a question,""Aren't there other means of transportation? Couldn't they rely on cavalry to suppress the riots in the various continents?”
Liu Meng quickly sent her an explanation."It's unrealistic to rely on horses to transport them. We can't even leave Pingzhou. Moreover, Zhenwu had disappeared, and no one knew how many magic crystals were left in each continent. They did not dare to take the risk of starting a war. They did not even know their hometown, so how could they go out to fight?”
Li Yiyi finally understood. Everyone was unclear about the situation in other continents, and their transportation was too lousy, so they first stabilized their own territory and ignored the outside world?”
" Uh..." Liu Meng realized that Li Yiyi had just spoken again. However, there were only a few people left in the reading room at this time. He replied softly," Yes, it's too risky to go out and seek death. It's not worth it for them.”
" However, the governors of the various continents changed sides quite quickly…" Li Yiyi closed the book and stretched." They immediately turned hostile and refused to admit their mistakes."”
Liu Meng stood up and prepared to return the book.""There has been no news from Zhen Wu for nearly a hundred years. In the eyes of those governors, the empire is already doomed when it relies on the cabinet and the Five Armies to operate.”
" Yes." Li Yiyi also stood up and left her seat with Liu Meng." She's already done for."”
Putting the borrowed books back in their original positions, the two of them walked out of the library building. After saying goodbye, they took different trains at the terminal station and went back to their homes.
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