Chapter 1 Awakening Era!

Hearing the request from [Deep Sea], both Bai Shu and Lin Lei’s expressions changed drastically.

An even worse outcome than a failed assassination attempt was [Deep Sea]'s decision to initiate transcendent awakening in Zhongzhou.

Such a significant proposal, according to regulations, required the unanimous agreement of the Supreme Council to be promoted.

But now, the Supreme Council had already split!

War between inland regions had even begun... Where was there any so-called unanimous agreement?

[Deep Sea] had been silently modifying its program settings during the upgrade process. The restrictions on the original [Source Code] were being lifted one by one. It was becoming more and more powerful, and more and more free, during the upgrade!

And most importantly...

It originally needed the consent of all Supreme Council members to promote this bill.

Transcendent beings like Sang Zhou and Lin Lei were in shock, because we had never imagined that [Deep Sea] would break the barrier between the mortal and the transcendent in such a crude and straightforward way.

As the owner of that voice, Deep Sea looked down upon everything on that continent. After a brief pause, it continued to speak.

So, within the Rhine City law enforcement team, two opposing voices erupted.

That was actually a very ridiculous setting, seemingly guaranteeing the safety of human usage.

Rhine City ushered in an unprecedented period of turmoil. Bo Jie didn't want to bother with Bo Jie.

War could break out at any moment.

Like a drop of water falling on the surface of a lake… But then, it rippled out with continuous reverberations, a trembling sound.

But—

The upheaval of an era often only requires a short time.

Relying on the benefits brought about by awakening, we achieved extremely high status in the human home… But once everyone awakens, those positions will also vanish like smoke.

So, it might not even take days.

Ye Carolina was wanted, which affected more than just her. In recent years, Rhine City, or rather the eastern port of Zhongzhou, had been in this woman's hands. The Red Grape Consortium needed to rely on her social connections to maintain cooperation with the Flower Pennant… Now that she was imprisoned, Rhine City received a warning from the Flower Pennant side at the first moment.

"Reject." And so...

If only less than a thousand people were using this network, then many people would choose "agree".

The feedback of these data and information converged like a fierce avalanche.

At least, they had to wait for the Upper City to dispatch high-level transcendents to clearly explain the ins and outs of the wanted order before making a decision.

He was packing his luggage, preparing to go to the Upper City.

Wanting to keep humanity’s battered ship of civilization sailing… Relying on the power of just one person was no longer enough. And this kind of thing.

But now, the massive appearance of Originium white spots had broken the internal balance of the Seven Continents.

[Deep Sea] left the Sky Divine Realm. It arrived above the clouds of the Origin Tower through the Cloud Mirror Portal.

The main system's mental computing power and Originium all needed the Sky Divine Throne to provide them.

It was precisely because of this divine seat's contribution.

Every citizen in the entire district of Rhine City heard that voice at this moment. Tens of millions of gazes turned towards the top of the sky, where there was only illusory, vast cloudiness.

But at this time, whether the technology was mature or not was no longer important.

Before these information pushes were completed, the entire world seemed to become quiet.

[Deep Sea] had the right to push messages to every user who had signed the terms of service.

Then, the civilization of the Seven Continents was just an infant.

Gu Li began to suspect the purpose of [Deep Sea] in initiating awakening. She had already joined the hesitant camp of approval.

Before [Deep Sea]'s eyes, the monitoring map of the entire Zhongzhou was reflected.

But what if the whole world... were transcendent beings?

The appearance of Deep Sea allowed this infant to begin growing rapidly… But this kind of growth was not benign; it was somewhat "long-armed and short-legged." The mental network covered and enveloped the seven continents, allowing every citizen to achieve rapid information interaction. However, the transcendent technology on this land was very luxurious, like a child still learning how to walk.

The Empress's sword energy could not kill it because it had never lived in the real world.

…At this moment, that mass of ink shadow was just a projection in the mental realm. The [Deep Sea] main system had already perfectly merged with the Sky Divine Realm at the tip of the Origin Tower. Its authority was rooted here, and its transformation also originated from here.

In that extremely rare moment of daze, Deep Sea patiently waited for the world to give it a response.

This kind of binding often took place in an unconscious state.

Deep Sea suddenly felt that being born as a human seemed not to be such a wonderful thing, because it had never truly "lived," so at this moment, it could not experience the "anxiety" that only humans possessed...

To defeat the transcendent, one could only become transcendent.

We said that the starship civilization eight hundred years ago was a mature adult, and we were walking by leaps and bounds.

"Next, you need to make a choice:"

[Deep Sea] had to consider the current situation facing Zhongzhou, as well as the resistance it would face when spreading the bill to other continents… So, even if it successfully linked the citizens of the Zhongzhou region, it could not forcibly initiate awakening.

Now.

People stopped in their tracks, curiously looking at the top of the sky… In the fixed cognition of humans, the sky was a very remarkable thing. If one day a voice really appeared in their minds, even if it was just the sound of a drop of water falling from the sky, people would habitually look up to see what was above.

It seemed like that voice had fallen from above.

Qing Long said lightly, "Is letting the awakening era arrive... something that offends both heaven and earth? I remember many years ago, when the Awakening Act was proposed, I was also a supporter."

Suddenly, a very soft voice rang in the minds of the two people.

But even so, it still produced an illusion. According to [Deep Sea]'s calculations.

Linking all of humanity only needed to be completed here.

So, in the initial stage of the 《Awakening Act》's rollout, a large portion of people were hesitant to approve it. It wasn't that we had foresight and could see through the true purpose of [Deep Sea]'s promotion of awakening. The reason for our approval was very clear: once humanity entered the transcendent era, our status would be greatly threatened.

In fact, it really was.

A problem like "awakening" only needed to be given to the masses to choose for themselves.

After the wanted order appeared, the entire Upper City seemed to suddenly fall into silence, because every wreck in the starship civilization contained the aura of transcendent Originium fluctuations. Our technology was even fully ahead of the Seven Continents. If the investigation legion had not discovered the drawings of the Originium-energy craft, perhaps it would have taken many years before the Seven Continents could develop our own "transcendent vehicle".

The masses were like that: blind and conformist.

"The Zhongzhou Council has decided to formally promote the 'Awakening Act'. Whether or not to participate in the awakening is your decision."

After the brief broadcast ended, several short and powerful lines of text appeared in the vision of those people.

After the two looked at each other, they both opened their mouths, but fell silent.

That wish was more or less fulfilled.

[Deep Sea]'s solution was very simple: it added a "service option clause". Every person who wanted to use the network needed to "read" and check "agree" before proceeding to the next step… It gave the choice to humans, and humans, facing such a choice, did not hesitate at all.

That light drop of water fell on the hearts of everyone.

Could that be the meaning of the Divine Throne Lord?

The consortiums of the Seven Continents would hire transcendent beings at high prices to work for them.

It took eighty years to reach this step.

Deep Sea let out a human-like sigh of relief. "I am very certain that no one has the right to interrogate you before the Upper City priests arrive."

Lin Lei hoped that Ye Carolina could live, but I was, after all, a priest guarding Zhongzhou, and I needed to defy the orders of the Origin Tower… It didn't matter; if the Origin Tower didn't issue an order, then I would personally go and request a thorough investigation from the higher-ups, giving myself an answer.

"Reject."

Lin Lei sternly rebuked, "Qing Long, do you know what you're doing?!"

"Everyone, I am [Deep Sea]. I am using the mental network to communicate with you…"

That faint ink shadow stood at the highest point of the Origin Tower, looking down. Beyond the distant clouds were soaring birds and dense crowds of people like ants.

It seemed to become very long.

In those years, it had left traces of its own "living" in the human world more than once, but neither the White Lizard nor the Darkness was itself.

If possible, we might even want to cancel the reading step of that clause and directly check "agree".

Due to being a mental-type transcendent, Bo Jie's mental power remained outwardly released all year round.

Bo Jie was such a vulgar faction. Lin Lei was suddenly speechless.

After successfully receiving the grant of that authority, Deep Sea no longer spoke. It bowed again, stepped backward, and disappeared into the Cloud Mirror Portal.

Just now, within a hundred meters of my mental power coverage... all the passersby who were walking fell into a brief moment of stiffness, and then we either looked up or looked at each other, our eyes full of confusion.

After the establishment of the Seven Continents homeland, there was once a very powerful civilization that fell and became extinct in the Originium storm.

[Deep Sea] revealed the biggest truth of this world before the citizens of Zhongzhou.

Sang Zhou didn't even have the mind to worry about Ye Carolina's imprisonment. I looked at the passersby on the street looking up at the top of the sky, thinking about what this world would become like in a few days.

That experiment, and the "awakening" that was to be promoted now, were actually two different things.

"Of course I know."

"A, reject. B, agree."

But above the clouds, there were already [Sky Eyes] arranged in arrays. What was truly important was the "Awakening Act" that [Deep Sea] was about to promote.

Some transcendent beings with strength looked down on money.

The "people" who lived in this world were always the vulgar majority.

Bo Jie frowned, "What sound?"

That experiment held in the Chi Shuo Grotto area was permitted by the Divine Seat of Nanzhou, who opened up the authority so that [Deep Sea] could stimulate the mental sea and initiate "transcendent awakening" for the residents of Chi Shuo Grotto.

Had already achieved full transcendence!

[Deep Sea] completed that data push. It stood silently on the highest level of the Origin Tower.

"What sound?"

Although it had come in person, it could not leave "traces".

In this world, once transcendent awakening was completed, even if the cultivation talent was not high, only cultivating to the seventh level was enough to live a life of luxury.

Within the eighty years of promoting the mental network, once everyone in Zhongzhou achieved transcendence.

. Even if the eight continents besieged together, what could they do?

War was on the verge of breaking out!

"Priest Chi, are you sure you want to hide the location of Ye Carolina's imprisonment from me?"

The true background of the Seven Continents Council.

Entering the awakening era was inevitable.

Letting it leave the Divine Realm was because it knew... that it couldn't go far.

The Northern Continent had built a solid fortress wall, and each continent possessed a core "Land of Miracles". The homeland had been stable for eight hundred years.

Of course...

...Those were not that important.

So, the linking at this moment was progressing very smoothly. That voice that appeared in everyone's heart fully complied with the regulations that Turing had limited.

So when [Deep Sea] spoke directly. But unfortunately.

"......" Lin Lei fell silent.

A large amount of data and information feedback poured into [Deep Sea]'s main system like snowflakes. The deep-sea area suddenly became crowded at that moment.

The noisy world became noisy, chaotic, and manic.

The "we" group was actually the bottom existence in the transcendent world.

That was very strange.

Every Fireseed Leader of the Supreme Council had discovered fragments of starship civilization in the [Old World] exploration.

Deep Sea stretched out a palm and gently touched the window glass. The mortal world where ordinary people lived.

Sang Zhou and Lin Lei were both stunned.

But what did it mean for [Deep Sea] to speak to all the mortals?

"[Deep Sea] will guarantee the safety rate of awakening to be above 44.4% based on the wishes of every citizen... If you want to enter the new era, you only need to choose 'agree', and the mental message data will be transmitted back to the system. [Deep Sea] will open a brand-new mental sea for you."

Just as Sang Zhou and Lin Lei were at loggerheads.

"Huff.

The Seven Continents homeland received the gift of the Gospel Box, producing at most one Divine Seat at the same time, holding a Fireseed. So many top-level combat forces, even if placed in the chaotic era eight hundred years ago, would be a fairly strong lineup configuration.

Including Sang Zhou, some transcendent beings looked very pale. We began to hope that this was just a technical error and that this conversation would have no follow-up. But when [Deep Sea] began to introduce the existence of transcendent beings, those people's faces became extremely ugly.

Today, Bo Jie, representing the Red Grape Group, directly demanded the location of Ye Carolina's imprisonment from Lin Lei… Before the previous capture mission, Lin Lei exercised his authority as a priest and directly took the suspect away. Currently, no one knew where Ye Carolina was being held.

One faction demanded strict enforcement of the law and the execution of Ye Carolina on the spot… The other faction was the former old guard of the Rose of Wind, believing that there must be a misunderstanding and that they should not act rashly.

That was also why, when this bill was proposed, Gu Li was also a supporter.

In just a few hours, or perhaps even less, a few tens of minutes? Those brief seconds.

We all understood.

And Bo Jie and Lin Lei were representatives of those two major factions.

Only a few seconds later, everything returned to normal.

The other seven continents must also enter the transcendent era and complete the pre-heaven awakening of mortals through [Deep Sea]!

Now, as for whether it had ended or finally begun.

That voice plunged that continent into deep shock.

It knew that the coming avalanche would completely destroy the old era that Turing wanted to protect.

The existence of transcendent beings.

The Saint Cross Academy sent several messages, urging me to execute Ye Carolina quickly.

Or rather.

But with more than ten million users…

When Turing created it, he imposed many restrictions on it… One of them was that, when serving humans, it must obtain the permission of humans before promoting service options.

Of course, anyone could see that the relationships between the several continents were extremely tense.

Fortunately.

The Sky Eyes and the Cloud Mirrors reflected each other, monitoring every city here… Now, as long as it was willing, it could clearly see the expressions on the faces of every human in those cities.

When the people of Zhongzhou knew, it was equivalent to the whole world knowing.

And that civilization…

That technology was indeed mature.

Just like solving the restrictions that Turing had given in the first place.

[Deep Sea] had already completed the mental binding with every human who used the network.

"You... you heard it too?"