Chapter 1304: Human Evolution, Collective Consciousness

"Siraj believes that as long as three points are achieved, collective consciousness can be realized in human society and help humans complete evolution. First, the experimenters are numbered from high to low according to their abilities, and number 1 is set as the main control consciousness."

In the Order House, Elhaisen explained Siraj's specific plan to Ying and Paimon.

A cat landed quietly on the table without anyone noticing.

He is one of Jiang Yi's incarnations who observes the sentient beings in Xumi and understands their different thoughts.

The amnesiac man lowered his head, still thinking about what he had forgotten.

"…Then, the main control consciousness will split things into multiple modules and assign them to cluster members with different numbers according to their importance. Finally, cluster members must have a way to quickly exchange information, and it would be best if they could share memories and emotions." Elhaisen stated the plan calmly, without any subjective emotions.

Paimon didn't quite understand what he heard, but he felt that it was very scary.

Is this thing really evolution?

Ying also frowned.

It was like a poor imitation of what Jiang Yi said about the Alaya-vijnana.

Forcibly combining different existences.

It is called memory and emotion sharing, and is divided into different levels of numbers.

“……” She felt something was wrong.

During the conversation, Elhaisen looked up some information about the man with amnesia.

The amnesiac man remembered something and nodded to what Elhaisen said.

"Just like you said, in the cave, everyone is numbered. Those at the back only think about simple issues, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation for the group members. Those at the front think about complex issues, such as future development plans, forming a new existence that is both an 'individual' and an 'organization'."

"...The beehive will be completed soon. As I remember, my number is in the middle..."

"Really?" Elhaisen looked at the scholar, "In my opinion, your talent is far more than this."

“Go ask the scholars around you! There are so many scholars involved in Siraj’s research, and other people must know about it.”

Ying, Paimon, and Elhaisen act separately.

The cat on the table stretched and disappeared.

As Elhaisen said, there were indeed other scholars who knew about Siraj's plan.

Siraj extended invitations to these scholars, but some declined.

Because he felt that the number Siraj gave him was too far back.

Although he was very interested in the subject, he could not accept that Siraj looked down upon him.

He glanced at the amnesiac man and remembered that Elhaisen and the others called him Elias.

This person said that Siraj kidnapped him, but this claim has been disproven.

The other party recruits scholars by invitation.

What’s even more interesting is…

A scholar who knew Elias said that he had once dragged down many people, and even if he had lost his memory, he could not pretend that he had never done it.

"Ilias was once commended by the Church Council for his 'courage and sense of justice.'" Elhaisen put down the file and spoke to Ying.

Then, look at Elias.

"If you care to remember, I can tell you about it."

The blue-red pupils reflected the bright light.

As a clerk, it was easy for him to find out Elias's past experiences.

This scholar once reported his supervisor for suspected academic plagiarism, which caused a huge sensation. Of course, it also caused all the other scholars under that supervisor to lose the results of their research project.

From what we have learned today, many scholars in the House of Lords no longer liked this "hero".

Keep a distance or hate it.

"Of course... I would..." Elias hesitated before speaking.

Soon, he got the truth.

“……” Looking at the books on the bookshelf in front of him, he was silent for a long time.

"I want to go back home..." His lips were dry and many memories were flying in his mind. Elias couldn't tell at the moment what he remembered. Did he regret it or not?

"Sure, your home is in Huacheng, right? I heard that two days ago, the Ministry of Education bought a Liyue flying boat and conducted a trial voyage in several major towns. I have a ticket, so it's a good opportunity for me to take a ride." Elhaisen easily gave the fastest transportation plan.

During the communication with the scholar who disliked Elias.

He also found out how Siraj determined the order of scholars' numbers.

At that time, the sages of the Academy of Teachings used the void to extract knowledge from the scholars of Xumi, and left behind a document recording the amount of knowledge that the void extracted from each person.

Siraj believed that this could measure the computing power of the human brain, so he numbered the experimenters based on this.

Unfortunately, people are very complicated.

In Elhaisen's view, "intelligence" can only be considered a part of "ability" at most.

That ranking… makes no sense.

At the top of the Ordinance Hall, a wise cat watched everyone go away.

On the floating boat, a wise cat landed on the deck.

In the transformed city, intelligent cats multiply like spores, grow out of the ground like mushrooms, and look at the world.

These cats were not blindfolded, their deep blue eyes were like a lake reflecting the moon.

He watched Elhaisen, Ying, and Paimon get off the Floating Life Flying Boat.

Watching Elias return home.

The man's parents and sister advised him to be more sociable and not to act rashly. If life in the ordinance house is hard, just go home!

They cared about Elias's life and knew that he had suffered a lot over there.

The result of the right decision was... threatening letters were sent to my home.

Those people never forgot the hurt that Elias had caused.

The afterglow of the sun is like orange blood.

After losing his memory, Elias still remembered that he had to do two important things. One was to report Siraj to the disciplinary officer, and the other was...

All his memories came back to him at the stimulation of the moment.

But that one thing is not what goes home.

"It seems you know where the cave is?" Elhaisen looked at Elias.

"Well! I'll take you there now..." Elias took out a map, "The location of the cave is... in the Water and Sky Jungle."

I have to say, this is a place that is both secretive and remote.

Elhaisen decided to take another trip on the Floating Life Flying Boat to the Zen Garden in the name of acting as an agent to inspect the route of the Floating Life Flying Boat, and then get off the boat and rush to the Water and Sky Jungle.

The flying boat, like a golden willow leaf, crossed the sky of Xumi.

Various meteorological data slide across the projection screen.

The scholars on the flying boat were very busy.

Tall and straight trees pierce the sky, rich water vapor covers the face, and the vibrant vitality makes people feel relaxed.

The Floating Life Flying Boat has two flight modes. One is to fly slowly, where people can feel the breeze on the deck. The other is to open the barrier, like a golden rainbow, bullets and meteors breaking through the clouds, becoming a giant flying sword.

After hearing the destination of the Acting Sage, the scholars above specially changed the route and sent the Acting Sage directly to the Shuitian Jungle.

It is a good opportunity to simulate and calculate whether the Liyue flying boat, if it crashes in this tall rain forest, can be repaired, break through the forest, take off and land to escape.

After all, each country has different terrain and environment, and there are many situations that Liyue cannot measure or consider.

After experiencing two voyages on the Liyue Floating Life Flying Boat, Elhaisen was satisfied. It would be even better if the Xumi scholars could discuss the flying boat's mechanisms and rune arrays instead of making a fuss and keep quiet.

Elias gathered himself on the flying boat, and the sight of the vast sea of ​​clouds and endless forest made him feel relaxed and open-minded.

Under the roots of the tall, straight tree ahead, lies the passage leading to Siraj’s secret base.

The forest of Xumi is a huge maze, where paradise and secret places are hidden.

The unknown caves are covered with twisted tree roots, lush vines and shrubs, and small streams of water leak from the dome and hang everywhere.

The space inside was larger than Ying and Paimeng had imagined. Before entering, they saw some man-made wooden boards at the entrance of the passage. After entering, they found the ground was flat, and the fences made of wooden stakes and ropes seemed to be wooden fences prepared for keeping some animals.

"Scholars with lower numbers are considering food, clothing, housing and transportation. They won't have to farm and raise cattle themselves, right?" Paimeng found it unbelievable. Isn't this a waste of talent?

Elhaisen said: "The Varumana Academy's causal school includes history, sociology and other disciplines. Siraj's plan is definitely not just to gather a few scholars, it will naturally take ordinary people into consideration, so it is not surprising to simulate the entire social structure here."

Ying looked at a triangular-roofed wooden house covered with leaves and thatch not far away, and there was a street lamp next to the house.

Judging from these scenes, this experimental base is not unfinished.

After all, raising animals in wooden pens should be something to consider after the project is completed.

"Huh? Where's Elias?" Paimon looked around and suddenly spread his hands, as if a living person was missing.

"He has already gone to the front..." A voice that Ying and Paimon did not expect suddenly appeared.

A cat appeared out of nothingness as if it had just been there.

The deep blue eyes are like mirrors.

"Greetings, Lord Forest King." Elhaisen maintained the minimum courtesy.

"Jiang Yi!!!" Ying and Paimeng were stunned.

Crossing his hands and taking steps back, Ying's reaction was particularly big.

Hu Tao said that now whoever Jiang Yi glares at will get pregnant, and his eyes are very scary.

Ying had felt Jiang Yi's indescribable consciousness of the proliferation of all things, so she never doubted Hu Tao's warning.

"...This carrier is one of my clones, and it doesn't have much power." Jiang Yi saw through Ying's thoughts at a glance, "Siraje has included all the monsters in the group, including the mushroom beast - my followers. Ha! Do you want to go and take a look?"

El Haisen nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."

They came here for this purpose. The Forest King knew everything and of course he knew all this. At this moment they were just exchanging pleasantries and looking for a reason to travel together.

As for the followers of the Forest King, they were incorporated into the cluster by Siraj...Elhaisen's eyes moved slightly.

Smart scholars don't meddle in other people's affairs.

The rules of the forest have always been different from those of the House of Lords.

"He actually dared to enslave the mushroom beasts. He is so audacious and presumptuous that he must be severely punished..." Paimon instantly defined the act of Sirajna's mushroom beasts entering the cluster as enslavement.

Elhaisen remained silent.

"If the fungus priest takes action, it will be enough to deal with him!" Yingcai didn't believe that the fungus beast clan, which had almost transformed into another social civilization, could not deal with Siraj.

"Encountering setbacks or death is a trivial part of the evolution of mushroom beasts." Jiang Yi said, "I don't really care what Siraj did to the mushroom beasts, but he was unlucky enough to see my consciousness... and now he's probably full of doubts. I'll send a harmless clone to answer his questions and resolve his confusion."

"? Huh!" That guy was shocked when he saw Jiang Yi's consciousness.

For mortals, touching the divine consciousness of God may be a blessing, as Hypatia said.

Everyone walked towards the depths of the cave.

There were more and more man-made traces, and a scholar wearing a long metal eye mask appeared in the wooden house. Green light emanated from the black long display screen of the eye mask.

The information flowed directly into the mind, and scholars also noticed these uninvited guests.

Sudden.