Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 929 Evolution
"So that's how it is. You want to refine a magical weapon in the form of a golden elixir that can control luck." Captain Qi repeated Shangluo's request and nodded.

"Do you need me to be more specific?"

"No. Rather than specific requests, I need to know what you want - because this is alchemy, 'what you think' is more important than 'what you do'. So it's best to summarize and explain the reason. Only in this way can we encapsulate the 'idea'."

"If that's the case." Shang Luo pondered for a moment, "Then let me give you an analogy. I've used it on myself. In terms of evolutionary history, organisms did not breathe oxygen from the beginning. Although there is nothing wrong with being an ancient anaerobic organism, breathing oxygen can give you a wider range of possibilities. Choosing aerobic respiration can allow life to obtain the energy to support a higher level of life."

"Hmm," Qi Qianhu nodded, "a very appropriate metaphor. You mean, we are now at such an evolutionary juncture: just like in ancient times, some creatures chose to evolve by breathing oxygen, the evolution we have to face is to use spiritual energy. Then, this may make us rely on spiritual energy as much as we rely on oxygen. In addition."

He thought for a moment and said, "If we really use 'oxygen' as a metaphor, then the use of spiritual energy is undoubtedly quite 'cruel'. Look at those anaerobic bacteria, they are not even more conspicuous than cockroaches now. When we choose to accept 'oxygen', then those barbarians who have no chance to make a choice will probably not even be able to do anything in a short time."

"What do you think, Captain Qi?"

"Who cares? I'm not a barbarian, and the sky won't fall on my head. We just need to make sure our people can accept 'aerobic respiration' - so, Shangluo, I think you've chosen the right path. Just like aerobic respiration is the basis of life evolution, we are now on the eve of the ascension of the entire civilization. This principle is also easy to explain to others. But there is a problem."

He pointed out to Shangluo: "The golden elixir you just mentioned is the heart, which is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body to maintain blood circulation. But what about the lungs? You still have to make lungs. You also have to find a way to capture oxygen from nature."

"I think from an evolutionary perspective, the respiratory system that can be called an 'organ' should not be the lungs at the beginning. It is easier to build gills than lungs."

"Hmm???" Qi Qianhu blinked, "Interesting. So why is it the gills?"

"I think it's like this - if we look at it from the context of evolution, the earliest organisms that performed aerobic respiration didn't actually need a respiratory system. They just needed to exchange with the outside world naturally. Many early organisms didn't even need blood, but directly used seawater to participate in the circulation, and did not establish a stable internal environment that could resist the external environment."

"You mean, the small Zhoutian?"

Shangluo nodded. "If we regard the establishment of the internal circulation of the small Zhoutian as a highly evolved organism with a distinction between the inside and the outside, then the complexity of the 'lung' organ is undoubtedly too high. Compared to the lung, the gills are simpler. Fish have gills, and fish can more easily capture the oxygen they need from the seawater by expanding the contact area with the water flow."

"Ah!" Qi Qianhu understood, "So the lung is at a more evolved level. After all, there is not much oxygen dissolved in water, so breathing air is the best choice to get more oxygen. But before we are ready to receive air through the 'lungs', we should first learn to use a simpler method to get oxygen through the gills? Then Shangluo." He asked: "Do you know how to breathe air?"

"I am still in the process of landing, but those immortals who have completely established the small circulation have undoubtedly entered a more advanced stage. As a biological being, I am still trapped in the water and shallows. I can roughly see that there is still a vast land and sky to go to, but I have not yet reached that point - but for the heavenly soldiers, just this set of innovations at the moment is already a big step forward on the road of evolution."

"The closest device to our 'gills' right now is actually the circular light." Qi Qianhu replied, "That is indeed a big step forward. By capturing spiritual energy through the circular light and then driving it through the expected sword elixir, I am afraid that it can exert a strength no less than that of a celestial being - according to this theory, a celestial being is nothing more than an amphibian, and can only temporarily break free from the constraints of the Primordial Sea by forcing the small circulation of energy to run."

As he spoke, Qi Qianhu also looked up at the sky: "So, this is really in line with the theory of heaven. Heaven uses the evolutionary genealogy to explain to us what we should do. If studying things can lead to knowledge, then by studying the principles of 'evolution', we can infer the path to ascension. This path seems to have become clear all of a sudden."

"Can we do it?" Shangluo asked.

"Together, we should be able to do it. The interesting little gadgets of the Romans have brought us a lot of conveniences - of course, the most important one is the batch of gold. If you ask the cabinet for gold, it will take three to five years to get it. But through your relationship, Lord Shang Tian, ​​we can get a thousand tons in one go. Even if we use this much money to let ghosts work, we can build a super large advanced industrial cluster."

"Then leave everything to us?"

"No problem." Qi Qianhu replied, "But you have to find a way to keep this thunderbolt - if you are not busy, just stay here for a while. When we are refining the elixir, you can add ingredients into the alchemy furnace. Just like Taishang Laojun wants to inject the Samadhi True Fire into the alchemy furnace, you can also release the thunderbolt into the alchemy furnace."

"But." Shangluo thought for a moment, "I'm quite busy. And I'm not just doing this once, I have to do a lot. I can't just stay in the alchemy room and guard the alchemy furnace all the time."

"Before automation, many things had to be done manually. Just like Zhu Bajie's rake, Laojun had to use the hammer himself, and Yinghuo personally added charcoal. The Five Emperors of the Five Directions used their minds and hearts, and the Six Dings and Six Jias took a lot of trouble."

[This is really reasonable. The time in Heaven is unlimited, so not only Zhu Bajie's rake, but many things in Heaven can be made without any expense. Although it is not necessary for Taishang Laojun to personally inquire about every item, it is reasonable to let the Thunder Department and Fire Department inquire about the weapons in the hands of the heavenly soldiers. It just so happens that the Alchemy Room is also in charge of refining weapons, which seems to be a tradition. ]

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