Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 794: An era that cannot be stopped?

"In fact, we have thought about using other methods to curb or even eliminate the surge and resonance of magic power." Tiantis said, looking up at the more distant starry sky outside the blockade, his eyes deep: "In the beginning, we tried to strip the magic attribute from extraordinary life, such as making those aliens lose their magic power and become ordinary life like humans who have not awakened their spirituality. But experiments have proved that the two are inseparable. Perhaps the aliens have formed a symbiotic ecology with the magic environment. Once they lose their magic power, they will die, just like humans will die if they lose oxygen. So this attempt ended in failure."

"Later, we suspected that this phenomenon was caused by the rotation of March, because the ascending moon and the parallel moon are the most obvious cycles of magic change. So we found a way to send a construction mecha into the universe and used it to destroy two of the moons, leaving only the current one."

Destroying the moon was just a few words from her, but it made everyone look surprised. They had already increased the strength of the Witch Society again and again in their past adventures, but they still underestimated them. When all living beings in the world were trapped on the earth and doing nothing, they had begun to explore the distant and unknown universe and tried to change the planet under their feet by changing the universe.

"However, the final result is far from what we imagined." Tiantis retracted his gaze and continued, "The disappearance of the two moons did slow down the progress of the magic surge, but it was not so obvious. The cycle dominated by magic creations on the planet continued. We speculated that perhaps the moon was only its dominant factor, and there were several more complex hidden factors within the magic cycle. If we want to completely destroy the cycle, we must solve them first. Later, the philosopher Tacitus of the Society published "Research on the Periodic Law of Magic", which helped us get back on the right track."

"On the one hand, there are extraterrestrial disaster beasts." Tiandis said a term that no one had ever heard of. She smiled at the puzzled audience: "It's normal that you don't know, because these disaster beasts are just as their name suggests, they can only survive in the extraterrestrial cosmic environment. They are often huge in size, have low intelligence or even only instincts, and have no physical body. In other words, they are creatures made entirely of magic. There is a speculation that when the goddess created the world, those extra magic residues gave birth to these special species. Extraterrestrial disaster beasts often wander between stars. They themselves are a mobile source of magic, so they always have an impact on the areas they pass through, and the changes in the magic environment in the large universe also affect the magic environment on the small planets. For this reason, our Witch Association has specially dispatched an army to be stationed in the outer space, responsible for tracking and destroying those extraterrestrial disaster beasts."

In other words, not only is the military force of the Western Continent not the full strength of the Witch Society, but even the Crusaders who are waging a colonial war in the Eastern Continent are not as strong. They have an even more powerful army in the universe, driving an unknown constructed mecha, performing dangerous missions day and night, and the people of Mirror Star know nothing about this, and are not even aware of the existence of extraterrestrial disaster beasts.

Now that I think about it, it’s actually ridiculous that organizations like the Thirteen Hermits or the Silver Moon thought they could fight against the Witch Society, right?
"Then I guess," Ling Ge said coldly, "the other action is to destroy the magical creations on the Mirror Star and completely destroy this cyclical magic cycle, right?"

"Correct answer." Tiantis grinned. Her smile was neither cold nor arrogant, but rather a matter-of-fact. "I'm not saying this to tell you that the massacre by the association was justified and was a last resort. To you, that's more like quibbling. Besides, I'm not interested in arguing about this. I just want to tell you that every step of the association's plan was made after careful consideration. We are resolute, efficient, and leave no room for maneuver."

Therefore, it will never be disturbed by anyone's opinions, and will not change because of anyone's opposition. All the apostles, philosophers, and the seven chaotic girls of the Witch Society have devoted too much effort to this plan. Perhaps at this point, even for the founder, Tiantis, it is impossible to stop the Eden Project.

Lorena suddenly lowered her head, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth. No one else noticed, but Ovella, who had been paying attention to her, saw it. She was stunned for a moment, then said hesitantly: "Lo, Lorena said... it's really a high-sounding statement..."

As a princess of the Nereids, the mirror elf girl was quite well-mannered and seldom said such sharp words, which was why Olvera was surprised.

Only Linger knew why: when Lorena arrived on the island, Linger had a conversation with the mirror elf girl in her alchemy workshop. Coincidentally, that conversation also involved the secret of March's disappearance and the phenomenon of magic surge. Of course, there were more negative things, mainly focusing on the pollution caused by the imbalance of magic surge. Lorena wanted to completely solve this magic pollution phenomenon and purify the polluted ocean, so she persisted in studying alchemy and refined so many different types of purification reagents.

However, now, Tiandis' words pointed out a fact: all magic pollution phenomena are essentially man-made products. And this is just the beginning. If the plan of the Witch Association continues, in the end, all magic creations will disappear. I am afraid that this is the biggest and worst pollution incident in the history of Mirror Star.

Thinking of the purification reagents stored in her alchemy workshop, even though the experiment numbers have reached more than 300, and even though all the experiments ended in failure, the mirror elf girl seemed to have never given up her ideals. The tone she used when introducing those failed products was like introducing her most proud works... Thinking of this, even someone as harsh as Linger could not say that her attitude was sharp. On the contrary, not speaking ill of her was the last bit of self-restraint of this sea-dwelling princess. Tiantis looked at her deeply, not angry, but said calmly: "Perhaps you will find this absurd, but ideals are often accompanied by sacrifices. No matter whose ideals and whose sacrifices, I am not without the courage to sacrifice, and I also want those sacrificed companions to fulfill their long-cherished wishes. Companions who died in the battle to eliminate the false gods, companions who worked hard in research positions, companions who buried their bones silently in the unknown wilderness... I have decided to let their souls return to the ideal new world."

"Are you so sure that you will succeed?" Nevile couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Maybe it's just a foolish dream!"

"The theory is solid, the plan is reasonable, the means are decisive, the strategy is firm, the vision is long-term, and the strength is sufficient... I really can't think of any reason for failure." Tiantis said here, looking at Saint Xia Liya who had been silent all the time: "So I said a long time ago that if you want to do something big, it's useless to talk about ideas and human nature. Your theory, plan, means, strategy, vision and strength are the criteria for success or failure."

I told you that a long time ago? When did you tell me that? Alice was indignant and was about to say something to her, but Saint Shallia stopped her with her hand. The shepherdess bit her lower lip lightly and said nothing.

She remembered that in her vague memory, someone had indeed said this to her a long time ago, but at that time she did not think that those things were necessarily more important than beliefs and thoughts. The final result could only prove that reality and rationality defeated fantasy and naivety.

"No matter how ambitious your goal is, you must show people the results to prove that your path is correct. Mistakes are not important. What is important is whether you have the courage to overcome them and move forward." Tiantis said slowly: "The path of the Witch Society has given hope to all companions who are determined to do so. This significant result is that we have reduced the magic concentration in the Mirror Star World to 45% of the standard concentration, which is less than half the level. Therefore, not only steam engines, but also more advanced electricity will be available to us. At the World Expo in Nimsher, I believe you have seen the mechanical models on display. That is the next future of the world."

During the World Expo, the Scourge Mission's pavilion did display a mechanical model powered by electricity. At the time, the audience thought it was a distant concept, and no one thought that it was actually the Witch Society laying the groundwork for the next era.

This also explains why there have been no outstanding creations and inventions in the steam industry in the Mirror Star World since Raman Seller, because there is no need: the steam civilization has reached its peak and is destined to be eliminated by the electric civilization, waiting for the day when the magic barrier is weakened and the physical rules of the earth are completely infiltrated. The Witch Society foresaw this future, so it stopped all innovations on steam engines and began to welcome the era of electricity.

The world is moving step by step towards a predetermined future in their hands, which really makes people feel deeply powerless. You may be able to stop the actions of the Witch Society once or twice, but how can you stop the arrival of an era?
Everyone, including Lingge, lost their voices. Only Alice refused to admit defeat. She was from Earth and knew that in addition to electricity, there would be nuclear power and star energy. How could you, the Witch Society, just pretend to be so young? She couldn't help but say sarcastically, "It sounds really great. When can we use it?"

"Soon." Tiantis smiled politely. "When the colonial war in the East Continent is over, the magic concentration in the Mirror Star World will be further reduced, and the magic barrier will continue to weaken. This is a long process, but we will not give up easily."

What difference does it make if we walk the same path we walked ten thousand years ago in another ten thousand years?

Ling Ge understood clearly. Sure enough, the colonial war against the East Continent had nothing to do with expansionism and military trade. It was purely because the Witch Society needed to expand the Eden Project to a larger area. According to Rorona, since the phenomenon of magic surges likens magic to water, and the habit of water is always flowing from high to low, the same is true for magic. Magic in high-concentration areas will always flow to low-concentration areas, spontaneously maintaining the balance and stability of the overall magic environment. The East Continent, which has never been invaded by the Witch Society and still retains the magic potion system and alien regime, is a so-called high-magic area compared to the current West Continent. It is reasonable for the Witch Society to target them next.

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(End of this chapter)