"Father, Shi Guang was right."
Guoguo explained from the side, "At Shenwu Academy, most of the teachers hold scholarly positions."
"Their path of growth is to accumulate knowledge, and their ultimate goal is to replace search engines themselves."
Xiao Tianyang's eye twitched.
Douluo Continent's technological development had indeed progressed rapidly, and it now possessed the foundation for the concept of the 'internet.'
No, but because most talented individuals had devoted themselves to researching Soul Tools.
Research into the 'internet' had therefore remained limited to two basic functions.
Storing information and searching for information.
As for civilian applications and entertainment sectors, they had not been developed accordingly.
After all, with Xiao Tianyang's help, Douluo Continent had changed its former way of survival.
Yet that had only applied to the small group at the very top.
Starting from the foundation Xiao Tianyang had laid, they steadily built a towering skyscraper.
Ordinary people might have assumed that the situation at the 'First Battlefield' was extremely dangerous.
Otherwise, there would have been no need to station the continent's most elite legions there.
Yet such danger did not actually exist.
At least, after experiencing several periods of turmoil, the 'First Battlefield' had now completely stabilized.
Even if the other side was currently brewing some conspiracy in secret.
Even if Xiao Tianyang did not appear or failed to discover it, Esdeath had ways of resolving it.
It was just that the price would have been a little too great.
Xiao Tianyang was not someone who advocated pushing people to their limits.
Nor would he keep every Soul Master under his protection.
After all, that would not help their growth in the slightest.
Besides, once they had chosen this path, they had to see it through.
Danger was inevitable.
Whether they fought for cultivation resources or strove