High Above

Thinking about it, what the Spirit of the Sea of ​​Trees wanted him to predict was whether there would be any problems if they spread beyond the South Ridge, and whether they would attract attacks from other people, such as the strong men of Terra.

Although the spirit of the sea of ​​trees can almost determine the growth and withering of all plants in Nanling, in the final analysis, it is only the fourth level of strength at most.

It really pissed off the humans, and the expedition of a few big knights was enough to drive the spirit of the sea of ​​trees away.

It will definitely be difficult to kill, and you will definitely not be able to kill if you only want to escape, but there is no problem in expelling him.

The Spirit of the Sea of ​​Trees is an ‘alien race’ that the Sequoia people recovered from the fire.

Because they were aware of the extraordinary psychic ability and powerful potential of this creature, the Sequoia people did not give up cultivating it even after leaving the base.

This indeed brought them rich rewards: the spirit of the sea of ​​trees assimilated with the Nanling redwood forest helped the redwood people grow and predicted many disasters and opportunities for them. With the help of the redwood people, the sea of ​​trees The spirit also successfully passed the initial development period, began to spread throughout the Nanling jungle, and finally gradually became the hidden master behind the ecosystem.

The spirit of the sea of ​​trees can almost be said to be the god of plants in Nanling.

But even such a powerful spirit of the sea of ​​trees chose silence after a certain point in time, hiding its sense of existence, and no longer intervened in the battle between the Sequoias and the Imperials, which led to the first time the Sequoias of decline.

Ian actually quite understands the other party's choice.

There is no doubt that the spirit of the tree sea wisely chose to develop latently after learning about the power of the empire and the messy and inexplicable monsters on Terra.

At that time, the spirit of the tree sea could only be at the third energy level at most, and the empire outside had multiple fifth energy levels. All kinds of big monsters coming out of the maze started at the third energy level, and there were many beast masters at the fourth level. …What can they do? They are also very scared!

In this ghost place where there are estimated to be hundreds or even thousands of fires, the spirit of the sea of ​​trees is just an alien life derived from an alien fire. It is not too common or ordinary.

As for why the great shaman couldn't predict himself in the first place... Ian felt that it was still a problem with the deduction ability itself.

Yes, as long as the data is detailed enough and the computing power is large enough, big data deduction can indeed achieve a similar 'prophecy' capability.

But even a super-giant quantum computer cannot deduce a prophet who does not know the specific details of his abilities!

The prophet obtained the information without any action at all. In other words, without giving any data to the outside world, he suddenly obtained a large amount of information and carried out an action mode that was completely different from the original information... Reverse-chronological trial and error is This doesn't make sense.

To give a simple analogy: deduction is like writing a novel. No matter how bizarre the plot is, it needs to be foreshadowed by the previous text before it can be developed. It needs to be 'reasonable'.

The prophet is a real bug. People with prophetic powers can take correct actions without being rational at all.

Damn it if this can be deduced.

However, the spirit of the sea of ​​trees discovered that he was a prophet very early, which shows that the other party actually started observing him very early...

"etc."

Thinking of this, Ian raised his head, and he felt a little enlightened: "The song Ellan heard from the plants... have you started paying attention to us since then?"

【Wildness is everywhere】

The spirit of the sea of ​​trees did not deny it. He smiled calmly and said: [Our power is very weak in the city. A single plant cannot convey much information. If you want to focus on special targets, you need specific methods]

Ian nodded slightly, he didn't care about this, after all, this is the way of life of the spirit of the sea of ​​trees.

As for how much of his secrets the spirit of the tree sea knew, Ian felt it wasn't much.

Because of many things, his external performance, especially related to the silver chip, is just that his eyes glow - how can big data be used to infer this kind of thing to the silver chip?

No. The spirit of the sea of ​​trees doesn’t even know what a silver chip is!

This is the gap between big data calculations and prophets: The premise of deduction is that the deduction can figure out what happened in order to use the data, but prophets do not need it.

Moreover, Elan's psychic talent has probably been foreshadowed since then, but he just didn't notice it.

Compared to being a prophet who was proactively contacted by the spirit of the Sea of ​​Trees, Elan could actually hear distinctive tunes from the plants. He was most likely the one 'chosen' by the Sea of ​​Trees in the legend around Harrison Port. A class of people.

"My prophetic ability cannot see too far into the future."

Raising his head, Ian looked at the wooden Madonna statue in front of him. He said thoughtfully: "If the sea of ​​​​redwood trees wants to be presented to Terran humans as an 'intelligent life cluster', then there is no doubt that , both the Empire and other forces will feel nervous - there are enough aliens and aliens on Terra, and you may not be too popular."

"But if you are an 'intelligent monster individual', even if everyone knows that you are the spirit of the sea of ​​trees and a cluster of life forms, everyone's perception will be much better - this means that you are not trying to compete with other races. A group fighting for hegemony, but an 'individual' that can be absorbed by their organization and country and become their strength."

"This is the art of speaking... to make other people feel that you are one of the people who can be 'us', and then everyone will be tolerant."

"But if you let other people feel that you will become 'them', then they will be wary of being hostile to you."

Having said this, Ian smiled and had an idea in his mind: "I think we can cooperate... Spirit of the Sea of ​​Trees, you may be able to appear in front of the public less directly."

"If you don't mind, I can cooperate with you as the leader of the Chongling Sect."

[Cooperation...contract? Chongling Cult, prophet, do you intend for us to appear in front of the public as members of the Chongling Cult, or as the ones being worshiped? 】

The spirit of the sea of ​​trees did not agree immediately: [We once served as the sacrificial masters of the Sequoia people. It was an unforgettable experience, but precisely because of this, we had to retreat back to the sea of ​​trees and did not dare to act rashly]

"Huh?"

This is the first time that Ian's invitation to others has been declined like this - you know, in his opinion, the big data deduction ability of the spirit of the sea of ​​trees is very suitable for the artificial intelligence system related to the artificial soul. It would be better to say that the sea of ​​trees The Spirit itself is a kind of swarm intelligence, and their consciousness algorithm can definitely greatly optimize artificial intelligence technology.

Not to mention the data the other party has accumulated for so many years, it is definitely a huge treasure trove.

It’s such a pity that we can’t win both (bai) and piao!

But he also heard some clues.

Ian narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully: "It means that you didn't actually cut off contact with the Sequoia people on purpose, but because of some external force?"

"Interesting." The young man commented, and he asked curiously: "Why exactly? You know, the Sequoia people have degenerated from local people living in a corner to indigenous people. It is most likely because of your choice. !”

[No, it has nothing to do with us. The population of the Sequoias is too small. With the lack of high-quality individuals and the private storage of knowledge, they cannot maintain the technical level when they first left the base. This is to be expected]

The huge Madonna statue shook its head and said: [Our contract with the original Sequoia people is that they help me spread and become the wilderness of Terra, and I want to help their descendants continue it, and don’t forget the most critical origin]

[The original Sequoia people had long foreseen the degeneration of their heirs. They had no choice but to seek the continuation of their bloodline]

"That's it."

Ian sighed softly. Indeed, the Sequoia people who left the base had long foreseen the birth of 'indigenous people', so they designed various traditions and sacrificial rituals for them from the beginning, using this method to maintain the most stable life. Basic inheritance.

The spirit of the sea of ​​trees is just a guarantee. He is not the nanny of the redwood people, but a guarantee that they will not become extinct.

[As for why we dare not leave Nanling]

Later, the spirit of the tree sea finally talked about the question that Ian cared about most: [The answer is actually very simple, because we were warned]

[Prophet, in our hometown, there used to be many lives that relied on the wilderness for their existence. They called us 'gods' or 'sacred trees' - we don't know if there is anything similar to this meaning in your legends and allusions. Vocabulary, but there must be some]

[We are indeed the gods of our hometown, the masters of the wilderness and life. Our power extends across the earth and reaches the sky... No, that is not us, but the wilderness of our hometown. We are just the seeds they left behind]

At first, the tone of the spirit of the tree sea was still full of emotion of recalling the past, but they quickly reacted and laughed at themselves: [And in Terra, we are indeed worshiped by the Sequoia people, and they even Because of us, we got the name of ‘people of the forest’]

[Just like in my hometown - we think we are gods]

[Then, we ushered in the orthodoxy of killing gods]

"The orthodoxy of killing gods?"

Ian opened his eyes slightly. He had been listening quietly since just now.

But now, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "What exactly is the God-killing orthodoxy? Could it be said that you were forced back to Nanling by the strong men of Terra at that time?"

[Prophet, aren’t you very familiar with it? 】

But this time, the spirits of the sea of ​​trees were puzzled. Their tone was confused: [The orthodoxy of killing alien gods has always been widely circulated among you humans, right in Harrison Port, Nauman City, and even yours. The Xiahui Territory all have their temples]

【Their name is Huaiguang】

Hearing this, Ian couldn't help but be startled, while the spirit of the sea of ​​trees continued to talk: [The most powerful god-killing group on the planet, slaughtering all outside gods... One of the guardians of you humans, Huai Light of light, light that is not light]

[Back then, it was because of the warning from the strong man with the light that we gave up the path of becoming human gods and chose to retreat into the woods and become the wilderness]

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"This is an underground adventure story that is not too serious and has a sense of life."

The update is stable, and now it has more than one million words. Once it is fattened up, it can be slaughtered!