"You mean the Super God Academy is restricting our development?"
Jiang Zhen looked at Hexi, shook his head, and said with a serious expression:
"No! That is not what I mean. I do not know the Super God Academy's purpose, nor am I clear on it.
Perhaps this was something that inadvertently formed when people from the Super God Academy and Shenhe Civilization spread their technological path.
Or perhaps it was deliberate. They wanted to use other civilizations to probe the depths of the Void.
However, there is no way for us to know any of this.
Because neither your technology nor my methods can probe a person's heart.
Even if we could see it, it would only be a momentary observation.
The saying that the human heart is fickle is no joke.
Even you Angels—can you truly guarantee that the faith you speak of will remain unchanged?
Perhaps in the very next moment, the faith of some of your Little Angels will change slightly.
Then that tiny change will turn into another branch!"
After saying that, Jiang Zhen waved his hand, and a seed flew out from the apple Hexi had been eating.
At that moment, Jiang Zhen smiled and said:
"What do you think this apple tree will grow into? Oh, right. You can use that Celestial Computer of yours to calculate it."
Hexi did not hesitate. Her Eye of Insight scanned it, then she waved her hand, and an image appeared. The seed sprouted, broke through the soil, grew, blossomed, bore fruit, shed its leaves, and withered.
The entire growth cycle unfolded once in Hexi's hand.
Hexi then turned her gaze toward Jiang Zhen.
Jiang Zhen merely smiled faintly and waved his hand. The seed in his hand appeared in the courtyard.
"Watch closely!"
With that, Jiang Zhen pointed a finger. The seed immediately cracked open, sprouted, took root, and grew continuously at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Hexi said nothing when she saw this. After all, she could accomplish the same thing.
However, she relied on a special energy she had developed, which was vastly different from Jiang Zhen's methods.
"Look, the growth cycle is exactly the same as what I calculated!"
Yet Jiang Zhen did not answer Hexi's words. Instead, he took a pair of scissors and walked over. Then, snip, snip—he cut several branches from the fruit tree.
"You cheated!"
Hexi's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.
After Jiang Zhen finished pruning the apple tree, he looked at Hexi and said:
"Lord Hexi, that is an interesting thing to say. When did I cheat?
Isn't pruning a fruit tree a normal method? If a fruit tree is not pruned, how can it produce delicious apples?
The human heart is like an apple tree. You can control when it comes into being and what it looks like, but you cannot truly control how it grows.
Just like before. You had clearly calculated everything, yet you never expected me to intervene.
And even after I pruned it, it would still be difficult to guarantee that it would grow into the shape I preferred.
The human heart is the same. You can never truly predict it. Otherwise, it would not be a human heart, but a machine.
Therefore, I remain suspicious of existences such as the Super God Academy, but I will not casually draw conclusions."
After hearing this, Hexi fell silent for a moment before nodding thoughtfully.
"Lord Hexi, I do not know why you Angels have no other technological paths.
In my view, although this technological tree may consume a great deal of your resources,
if you took just a little time each time to calculate and deduce it, I think it should be enough for you to research another path for genes!
Alright, we have discussed enough this time. I do not want to say any more. I have no interest in continuing!
You should leave. Also, do not reveal my existence.
Especially this Earth Star. Do not tell anyone where I am."
Upon hearing this, Hexi stood up and gave Jiang Zhen a deep look before nodding lightly.
"This discussion with Lord Jiang Zhen has benefited me greatly.
Would you be willing to visit my Merlot Heavenly Court? Our Queen would certainly welcome you warmly."
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Jiang Zhen shook his head and said:
"No interest! Besides, I have no time. Next, I still need to continue cultivating and do some other cultivation.
So you should leave. Do not let people casually disturb me in the future!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Zhen waved his hand. A flash of light passed, and Hexi vanished from where she stood.
The courtyard where Jiang Zhen was also disappeared directly into the wind and snow.
Outside, Hexi used quite a few detection methods, yet she could not detect anything at all. In the end, she left helplessly.
Not long after Hexi departed, Jiang Zhen stood in the courtyard and watched Hexi fly away from Earth Star. A gleam flashed through his eyes.
"She has finally left? After this discussion, that research fanatic Hexi will probably begin to question the Divine Body Evolution Path created by Shenhe Civilization.
She may even open up other paths. With more than a thousand years, given Hexi's wealth of knowledge, she should be able to reach a certain stage quickly.
Even if she cannot research the Fourth Generation Divine Body, she should at least be able to develop a Divine Body.
After all, one question will bring countless more questions. Before the official plot begins, the Angels' path
may undergo a reform—perhaps even a major one.
I just wonder what ideas the remnants of Shenhe Civilization and the Super God Academy will come up with.
With the Angels serving as the vanguard, it will be enough to test what those people are thinking!"
At this thought, Jiang Zhen's lips curved up slightly.
"However, Angel Civilization alone will not be enough. It cannot expose the truth. There are far too many problems with this Super God Academy.
That Space Principal who vanished and merged with heaven and earth is extremely strange, looking just like Ancestor Hongjun attaining unity with the Dao in those novels.
Then there is Carl, a student of the Super God Academy, who directly became the leader bringing the Void in.
And Teacher Wu, who created Sun Wukong, is also extremely strange.
Then there is Du Kao. Why does he have so many genetic samples in his hands?
If the Super God Academy had no hand in this, not even Ghost would believe it. And no one knows what exactly they are hiding.
Therefore, if I want to uncover the truth, I can only disrupt their plans.
Still, perhaps I can draw on those wish-fulfillment novels where outsiders barge in and disrupt everything.
At that thought, Jiang Zhen directly turned his gaze toward the Chat Group and said:
"Or perhaps I can try starting from here! It is simply not the right time yet!
However, I can make preparations in advance and ensure that the people of Deno Civilization cannot determine whether this matter is real or false!"
With that thought, Jiang Zhen directly said:
"Little Sprite, do me a favor!"
"Host, go ahead!" Little Sprite immediately replied.
"Help me select some cheap stones from the System Mall. I do not need them to have any special abilities.
They only need one trait: hardness. Incomparably hard stones, preferably ones that will not decay even after millions or tens of millions of years.
Also, it would be best if words could be carved onto them!"
Upon hearing this, Little Sprite immediately said:
"Rest assured, Host. This is very simple. These kinds of stones are not expensive either. If they only need to be hard, the cheaper ones cost one Chat Point, while the more expensive ones cost a hundred."
As she spoke, she waved her hand, and several stones of different appearances appeared before Jiang Zhen.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhen's eyes lit up. He pointed at a pile of stones that appeared to contain every color and asked:
"What kind of stones are these? How much are they?"
Little Sprite said, "Host, these stones are merely scraps.
They are stones rooted beneath some Heavenly materials and earthly treasures in a major world.
Other than being somewhat hard, they have no abilities whatsoever. In particular, after all their energy has been absorbed, they become stones that are useless aside from their hardness.
Therefore, one piece only costs thirty points! Does the Host want these?"
Jiang Zhen's eyes gleamed. "These, then. They are very good. Very good!"
With that, Jiang Zhen directly paid six hundred Chat Points and bought twenty stones of various colors.
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