The Northern Continent is in turmoil, with endless wars raging.
Meanwhile, the Southern Continent trembled under the rule of the Uncrowned King Abraham, constantly accumulating immense pressure.
The battle of the Fallen Gods brought about a technological stagnation in the Southern Continent. Cars, once a common possession in every household, are now extremely difficult to manufacture. Even related theoretical knowledge and advanced concepts have been lost to history along with the destruction of many cities.
Therefore, Abraham had to resort to harsh measures to promote the vigorous development of science, culture, and the nation!
In Maria's tenth year, Abraham founded the Royal Museum and sought out divine beings from all over the world.
Whether they possess theoretical knowledge or innate talent, they can enter the Royal Museum through a selection process. The Holy Empire will spare no effort in nurturing the growth and development of these talents.
In contrast, another department was of greater importance to Abraham.
That's the Department of Theological Research!
In the fifth year of Maria, Abraham established the Department of Theological Research to gather fragments of the Pale God, remnants of His existence after His exile. This Existence Level studied the doctrine of personhood, the scriptures and historical accounts left behind by the Holy Lord Empire, and—the words of Jonah ...
Why would Jonah, the Primordial God of Death, utter such words during the final battle?
" Garden of Eden will be destroyed, and all the sins lie with you!"
We, the gods, have sealed off heaven and earth, vainly attempting to isolate ourselves from the collapse of God. This was originally the source of life for all things in Garden of Eden, and the foundation for the immortality of reality.
But you, you despicable and shameless scoundrel, for your own selfish desires, have destroyed the seal that has stood for billions of years. This is the greatest mistake of your life!
A majestic rhythm, like a thunderclap, resounded in Abraham's mind, startling him so much that he abruptly opened his scarlet eyes. Before his heart even beat, cold sweat had already poured out.
Your Highness!
A soft response came from the doorway; Alexander's voice seemed to reveal a hint of worry and anxiety.
"Phew..." Abraham let out a long sigh of relief, calming the oppression and urgency in his heart.
The pair of eyes, hidden in the darkness yet still appearing crimson, gradually calmed down.
"Ah..." A long sigh escaped Abraham's lips, his eyes filled with exhaustion.
Since the Godfall War, Abraham's heart had never been as carefree as before.
The pressure of governing the country, the pressure of His Majesty's possible return at any time, Jonah's words in the God War, and the isolation of his subordinates—all of these things made Abraham feel deeply weary and lonely.
It's not as good as the days when I was by Your Majesty's side, engaging in daily battles of wits and courage.
After His Majesty's disappearance, the people of the entire Southern Continent suddenly realized that the days when His Majesty was present were actually the most peaceful.
Your Majesty, in the tenth year since your passing, this old servant has begun to miss the days when you were here...
"Come in."
Abraham, calming his physical and mental exhaustion and his longing for His Majesty, spoke calmly.
Only after being granted permission did Alexander dare to enter from outside. As before, he knelt down on both knees as soon as he entered the room, looking respectful with his head bowed and eyes lowered.
"Your Highness, the Pale Holy See of Sak City refuses to surrender, arguing that they once served the Pale God and will not lower themselves to such a position..."
"Then let Sak City perish!"
Alexander wiped away his cold sweat, then quickly and quietly agreed.
"Your Highness, this is the list of leaders of the last demonstration in the Imperial City..."
"Take care of it."
"Yes, then should the other protesters who were dragged into the protests be detained for a longer period of time?"
I meant to deal with everything!
"Yes!" Alexander wiped away his cold sweat again, not even daring to look at Abraham, whose entire body was shrouded in gloom.
"Your Highness, regarding the research on the words of Jonah, the Primordial God of Death, we have recently found a corresponding theory."
However, it is not a theological theory, but a recent research finding in a field called physics. It was recently proposed by a physics researcher named Clausius at the Royal Museum.
Clausius was a scholar who studied steam engines and internal combustion engines, and his main research focus was on increasing the efficiency of internal combustion engines and steam engines.
Your Highness, he is right outside the door; you can listen to his detailed theory.
"What? There's actually a corresponding theory?"
Abraham, who had just been exhausted, suddenly sat up, instantly becoming alert.
But what followed was immense panic.
If everything Jonah said could truly be proven true, wouldn't the Garden of Eden be doomed to destruction?
Isn't Your Majesty the culprit who destroyed everything?
Damn it, Biyang!
Damn it, Abraham knew that Norton was a piece of stinking dog shit in the Garden of Eden, polluting the environment no matter where he was thrown!
Abraham immediately abandoned his earlier thoughts of His Majesty, and was furious.
But even now, he maintained a detached and indifferent demeanor, extending his hand and saying, "No need, just get to the conclusion."
Unfortunately, this seat isn't easy to find.
Although Abraham reached the pinnacle of power, this power also became a constraint for him.
Now, who can be sure that this so-called theory isn't just a lie devised by those below to deceive him?
Fortunately, this doesn't seem to be a lie.
But that's also bad, because it's not a lie.
"Your Highness, do you know how heat flows?"
Left with no other option, Alexander stood up and asked Abraham for an answer.
Abraham watched his performance with indifference, offering no words of praise or agreement, but instead staring coldly at his face, putting immense pressure on Alexander.
Alexander was under immense pressure. He carefully picked up the water glass on the table, shook the blood inside, and explained:
"Your Highness, heat flows from a hotter object to a colder object, just like water flows downhill; this is called heat dissipation. The practice of warming oneself by a fire on a cold day is based on this fundamental concept, and that is undoubtedly true. Steam engines and internal combustion engines also rely on this law of reality to enable them to move and replace manual labor."
The efficiency of a heat engine depends only on the temperatures of the heat source and the cold source, and it can never reach 100%. Heat cannot spontaneously transfer from a low-temperature object to a high-temperature object without producing other effects.
According to the law of conservation and transformation of energy, which has been deduced by scholars in the past, heat is also a form of energy. For example, the heat generated by friction is the work done by friction, which is converted into heat as energy output. This proves another point: energy cannot be created or destroyed out of thin air, but the transformation has a direction.
Based on these two concepts, Clausius introduced a completely new physical quantity to quantitatively describe this "directionism": entropy.
This leads to a universal law: the law of entropy increase.
That is, the entropy of an isolated system will not decrease spontaneously, but will eventually tend towards the maximum value of entropy.
You can understand this theory as follows: In an isolated system, any energy will flow towards areas with lower energy levels, thus forming a pool of still water. (Entropy is similar to the dispersion of water; I won't go into too much detail here, but if you're interested in the theory of entropy increase leading to the annihilation of the universe, you can look it up in "The Three Theories of the Destruction of the Universe.")
The universe, the only universe we live in, is undoubtedly an isolated system.
Therefore, the law of entropy increase, an ironclad rule of the real world, can be extended to the isolated system of the universe.
From this, Clausius deduced the ultimate fate of the universe: the universe will eventually move towards a state of thermodynamic equilibrium.
For example, when stars emit light and heat, they convert the nuclear energy in their cores into thermal energy in space. During this process, the entropy of the universe increases dramatically. The thermal energy will continue to diffuse in the universe and eventually can no longer accumulate to form new stars, nor can it drive the movement of any celestial bodies.
As time passes, the universe will lose all possibility of macroscopic movement and evolution as heat dissipates, becoming a cold, lifeless, and chaotic entity.
This is the final corollary of Clausius's law of increasing entropy, also known as the 'theory of heat death of the universe'.
Your Highness, I think this is why Jonah said the Garden of Eden would eventually perish. Therefore... immortality is nothing but a fleeting, unreal fantasy...
Alexander used two cups to pour blood into each other, demonstrating the theory of entropy increase, while his eyes occasionally stole glances at Abraham's face and eyes, his gaze gleaming.
His final words were filled with melancholy, seemingly tugging at Abraham's personal emotions, yet also appearing to be just a normal reflection.
Unfortunately, he was overthinking it.
Abraham was uneducated; he didn't know what an isolated system was, nor did he know anything about cosmology. He simply smiled coldly and said sarcastically, "Utterly ridiculous!"
"Your soul is not of this world, so what makes you dare to say that the universe is an isolated system?"
As he spoke, Abraham's eyes turned bloodshot as he stared intently at Alexander before him.
This sudden change terrified Alexander, who trembled all over. The vast difference between Prince- level Vampire and First-Generation Vampire was like a grandfather beating his grandson. His sudden outburst of anger brought a fierce pressure that made Alexander tremble all over, and he even dropped the water glass in his hand.
"Smack!"
Cold blood splattered onto Abraham's trouser leg as the water glass shattered.
Its pure white trouser legs were suddenly stained crimson.
"Your Highness, spare my life! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!" Alexander, seeing Abraham's blood-stained trousers, instantly knelt down in terror, his heart clenching, and begged for mercy repeatedly.
Such behavior did not earn Abraham's forgiveness; instead, it made his eyes even more bloodshot, filled with a warning.
"Do you think Abraham only had one pair of trousers?" (A direct quote from "The Iron Father")
Between the lines of Abraham's words, the ambiguity and profound meaning, and the deep implications that sounded comforting but were actually mixed with endless threats and mockery, sent chills down one's spine.
This thing in Biyang is becoming more and more like the gloomy, Pale God Norton of the past.
Alexander urinated...