The Grass Beside House 142

"Speaking of which, I want to show you something."

As Alexia spoke, she took a thick book from her bag and handed it to Li Aoz:

"President Sisron said that what the workers found in their office when they were taking inventory of the Grand Duke's estate at the Surut Palace might be useful to you."

"What's this?"

Li Aoz curiously took the book. The cover had faded in color and design over time, but the gilded title was still faintly discernible, written in Amirelian:

Genetic Engineering

"It seems the Grand Duke went to great lengths to save his life back then," Li Aoz joked. "It's just a pity that this planet isn't yet worthy of the Gamma-rank."

"Sisron said that, according to the diary, Grand Duke Granter was initially an independence advocate and a war hero of the nation, bringing a wonderful era to his people. It was only when his life became increasingly painful and he was dying that he turned to Frostplate." Alexia said with some emotion, "We never expected this to happen. The hero who fought against the oppressors has become the oppressor himself. Where has his faith gone?"

"It's nothing. In this era, he was just a comprador who sold out his country."

Li Aoz was about to put the book away. In his opinion, it was of little significance; Yamiliao Ke's technology was far from being capable of researching extraordinary systems.

But then, the system popped up a message.

[Hint: You have come across a cutting-edge field of knowledge – Genetic Engineering]

[Suitable for: Biochemists, Mutant, Architects, and Magicians]

To learn this knowledge, you need to consume 12,000 experience points.

Do you accept?

—Wow! Alexia's gift gave Li Aoz a huge shock.

He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things; it really was cutting-edge knowledge.

Among the 10 levels of knowledge, knowledge at the professional level and above is prohibited from being taught to those who are not extraordinary.

The main reasons are twofold: First, knowledge at the professional level and above exists inherently as a product of the "God of Insight Eye of Discernment," one of the Three Great Destroyers. Every piece of knowledge at the advanced level or above is essentially a part of the Eye of Discernment's body. The process of learning it is itself a process of accepting the existence of the Eye of Discernment, strengthening and recognizing its Eye of Discernment.

In the primordial universe, knowledge at the highest level and above was strictly controlled. Only the gods Star Abyss Blessing were qualified to learn it.

However, with the defeat of the Eye of Discernment and the disappearance of the Three Great Destroyers, no one cares about these things anymore. Civilizations' number one enemy now is a troublesome society, not a failed invader. Unless it's an exceptionally rigid civilization, they generally won't intervene to control it.

Secondly, the knowledge at the professional level and above is too much for the average person's brain to handle. Once they start reading, their brains cannot cope with such a bizarre and complex amount of information, and it is extremely common for them to become obsessed during the reading process.

Even among mentally mature and physically healthy superhumans, many lower-level individuals, as they learn, easily get stuck in a rut and gradually turn into terrorists with dark personalities and biased views of the world, who then fantasize about changing the world with their knowledge.

At the same time, starting with the most advanced knowledge, all of the above knowledge belongs to the strategic level, especially the ultimate knowledge—as far as Li Aoz knows, that is the qualification required to ascend to godhood.

Li Aoz's goal is to ascend to the divine position on the path of the [Starcaller], and ideally become the main god of the [Dominator] system.

He knew at least those two seats were empty.

The Amirelio Federation possesses professional-level or higher knowledge... extraterrestrial civilization contact, entropy, Imitation Society, Hidden Society... isn't it too much of a coincidence that so many things are gathered together?

Li Aoz frowned slightly. After recovering from his surprise, he immediately noticed something strange about the matter.

After flipping through a few pages, Li Aoz found that the writing style and conventions did not resemble the grammar of the Amirelio Federation.

After a quick glance, Li Aoz was certain that this book was not based on knowledge native to the Azure Planet.

Other civilizations deliberately introduced advanced knowledge into Yamiliao Ke.

But what is the purpose of doing this?

Li Aoz glanced at the book's publication date: it was shortly before the Malefic Calamity Crisis, but the Amirelio Federation itself had already accepted knowledge assistance from the Fiennes Federation.

Based on Li Aoz's own understanding of the Fiennes Federation, the Fenes Federation has a total of 210 civilized planets, and therefore has a strict knowledge control system in order to prevent other civilizations from learning indiscriminately and causing their own families to be destroyed—this happens from time to time, but other civilizations do not value the life and death of their own people as much as the Fiennes Federation.

Therefore, this book could absolutely not be knowledge provided by the Fiennes Federation.

[The Malefic Calamity is the mind of Entropy. Just as Yamiliao Ke acquired this advanced knowledge, Entropy unleashed a mental storm, using the Malefic Calamity to blockade the entire globe—isn't that too much of a coincidence?]

Li Aoz squinted.

Many people, even professional gamers, may not fully understand the strategic significance of advanced knowledge because the learning threshold for players is too low, and they don't feel how difficult the knowledge is even after learning it.

But Li Aoz, a level 300 Master Player Starcaller, happens to know something interesting.

There is a school of thought called the Starcaller Black Hole School, where each skill requires at least an advanced level of expertise and a series of knowledge to unlock.

The signature skill of the Black Hole School, [Doomsday Singularity], can generate several miniature black holes with a mass of 400 suns each, which can be launched like missiles and automatically lock onto enemies.

Using this trick alone, Li Aoz had killed a juvenile Entropy Lord in his previous life—although that thing was indestructible and more like an exile.

Therefore, cutting-edge knowledge does indeed pose a potential threat to entropy.

He had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and a possibility even crossed his mind: [Perhaps Azure Planet was deliberately framed.]

This is not alarmist; with the proper application of advanced knowledge, destroying a planet is not difficult, and for the underage Entropy, it is a real threat.

[Perhaps originally, Entropy wouldn't have awakened, but some advanced knowledge was mixed in, making Entropy feel threatened.]

Li Aoz became wary, realizing that perhaps the destruction of Azure Planet was not due to a single factor.

Alexia's unintentional act alerted Li Aoz to a hidden questline that might become even more challenging in the future.

Are all beings in the universe necessarily kind?

Absolutely not.

There is no such thing as hatred or love without a cause in this world. Many civilized principles state that someone who is not my enemy is not necessarily my friend, and someone who is not my friend is not necessarily my enemy. Even if we were enemies in the past, we may still be friends now.

The universe is too vast, and time and space are too long, giving civilizations the opportunity to be reshuffled. Conflict and development are the main themes of the universe.

Who would target the civilization chosen and supported by the Fiennes Federation?

It's important to understand that the Fenes Federation isn't some isolated galaxy-level civilization. Its backer is the Galaxy Civilization, a legitimate Narrative-level Civilization —a member of the Thirteenth Narrative [Heroes Empire]. Who would dare to touch it?

Narrative-level Civilization have only two enemies: other Narrative-level Civilization and society itself.

However, this scope is far too broad. There are countless people who hate the Thirteenth Narrative [Heroes Empire] civilization. Some of them are the kind of people who hate you today, ask you for help tomorrow, and then nothing happens the day after.

Because of the destruction of the Azure Planet in their previous lives, the players who came from the Azure Planet were not affected by any dark forces in the universe. However, because they became a wandering civilization, they were discriminated against everywhere, and most of them eventually found a star system civilization to settle down in.

The collapse of civilization is like a whale fall: when one whale dies, all things are born. There are too many vested interest groups, making them difficult to identify.

Li Aoz didn't want to think about the intricacies of the situation anymore; it wasn't something someone of his level could consider. However, it certainly served as a wake-up call.

His early trip to space presents both an opportunity and a challenge, as there are undoubtedly those who, under the guise of justice, are secretly watching the movements of the Azure Planet.