During the Old Empire period, one of the key reasons why humans could overpower other races was not only due to the brave and fearless Gene Warriors but also because of the uniquely rapid transmission and communication speed of humans.
Lucanus and Cassius, these Bards, were responsible for handling intelligence and news at that time.
At least that was how Cassius viewed it; from the moment of his birth, Cassius had a clear understanding of his duty, which was to inherit the will of his predecessors and become a competent “tool.”
Though it sounded a bit inhumane, and was indeed very inhumane, this was a remarkable honor in the empire for many people—so much so that many wished to undergo surgery to become such “tools” but were deemed unqualified.
Among the Bards, there were many configurations similar to Tower extra personnel; these individuals would learn specialized magic from a young age alongside Cassius, but they could never communicate messages over thousands of miles like the true Bards.
However, like a miracle, this issue was finally resolved, and Cassius had once again revived the glory of the Old Empire! The surgery was a success!
When Cassius successfully received a message transmitted from the trembling of the soul, he felt his body and soul shudder, as the technology of the Old Empire finally reemerged in the world at this moment!
In that instant, Cassius even thought that all the so-called taboos were irrelevant; as long as the Old Empire could be revived, everything was worth it!
Not only that, but Cassius even wanted to go further.
During the Old Empire period, due to technological limitations, the Gene Warriors responsible for communication and those responsible for combat were separate and fulfilled their respective roles.
But like this, with the help of high-level professions, Cassius felt that transcending the former empire was not impossible.
Although it is difficult for a Gene Warrior to possess both communication and combat abilities simultaneously, based on soul research, allowing warriors within a certain range to share thought processes could still be accomplished.
Alberto naturally strongly supported Cassius’s actions. According to Cassius, such warriors could block all mental disturbances and become the most loyal soldiers of the empire.
Besides Alberto’s personal trust in Cassius, the nobles also had a great interest in these Gene Warriors who could communicate over long distances.
Of course, they were thinking about being able to conduct long-distance communication more conveniently, ideally turning these so-called Gene Warriors into thoughtless human telephones.
As for the price, it was naturally not an issue for these nobles who had filled their coffers through maritime trade with Cape and Avar.
In the actual operation process, this was doable; after all, besides these specially designed Gene Warriors for long-distance communication, combat Gene Warriors could also implement short-distance thought sharing.
Such means only allowed in military operations during the Old Empire period, but now Cassius could not care about that anymore. Although there was the underlying technology from the Old Empire, the development of Gene Warriors still required a large amount of funding and manpower. Cassius was not overly concerned about how these nobles acquired their labor as long as it was attainable.
In fact, Alberto had already noticed that these great nobles, who held vast assets, were beginning to exert control, but Alberto, who profited greatly from these trades, naturally could not intervene directly.
Moreover, the critical army was still in Alberto’s hands. As long as Alberto was alive, these great nobles were just Alberto’s piggy banks.
This was not arrogance, but the truth.
“Your Majesty, all we need to do next is plan according to the system of the Old Empire, and we will have a batch of perfect Gene Warriors. At that time, whether it be Cape, the Demon Clan, or Avar, they will all submit at our feet.”
Cassius appeared extremely excited.
“And we also have high-level professionals assisting. We will definitely be able to create an even more powerful empire!”
Not only Cassius, but also those participating in the research, high-level professionals, nobles who were aware of the progress, and even Alberto thought the same way—could other countries achieve a mental network capable of fast communication?
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“So, as long as I wear this helmet, that’s it?”
Hammond looked somewhat skeptically at the helmet in front of him upon arriving at the Royal Capital.
“Of course! This is a product developed in conjunction with our Lantern Dream and Tower!”
Bernice seemed somewhat displeased, as she put on the helmet, which was somewhat exaggeratedly large for her.
Seeing that Bernice had already done it first, Hammond, after a moment of hesitation, also put on the helmet.
The moment Hammond donned the helmet, he felt that the Lord Governor was about to take action. However, he was unaware of how the Lord Governor intended to deal with those demons hiding in the Black Fog, occasionally emerging to repulse you.
So when he learned that wearing this helmet would solve the problem, Hammond had some doubts. It felt less reliable than Holy Water.
When he put on the helmet, Hammond felt himself plunge into a dream, but his consciousness remained quite clear, and the things before him were still visible.
Just as Hammond doubted whether he was dreaming, he suddenly heard Bernice’s voice in his mind: “Don’t worry, this is not a dream. It’s just a special method that has transferred part of your consciousness to the server, namely, the public dream.”
“Isn’t that still a dream?”
Hammond instinctively blurted it out, but immediately asked, “Wait, how did you know what I was thinking?”
“Because this public dream has undergone special processing, mimicking the Sea of Consciousness, but I assume you wouldn’t understand, so I won’t explain it. In short, after putting on this special helmet, people in the dream can share shallow thoughts.”
Seeming to realize a certain thought in Hammond’s mind, Bernice explained: “Don’t worry, this shallow thought is genuinely just shallow thought, and there are very many restrictions; we cannot truly mimic the Sea of Consciousness to create a space for deep thought sharing. The computational power doesn’t allow it, and you cannot access others’ thoughts. Why can I? Because I am the administrator, and I have special privileges.”
Although Hammond couldn’t see Bernice’s expression through the helmet, he could still feel her pride and enthusiasm for this public dream called Kara.
Bernice was not lying, as she had studied various network security-related knowledge sent by Lind and had once stepped into deep dreams; now she was quite proficient in dream networking.
Moreover, to ensure that this public dream would not encounter any accidents, Bernice had the Divine Revelation Lantern in her hands, enabling her to read some of Hammond’s thoughts, which was indeed plausible.
However, in this situation, Hammond had no idea what this so-called “sacred Kara” truly entailed until he and the Lars Knights had all put on the helmet.
When the Lars Knights connected to “sacred Kara,” the voices were quite noisy; chaotic thoughts were rampant among the Lars Knights, even some awkward ideas filled this space. But soon, when the Lars Knights realized how this thing worked, the entire public dream fell into eerie silence.
“That’s insane.”
It was unclear which Lars Knight had failed to control their thoughts, but they made a remark in the “sacred Kara” public channel.
Indeed, it was too much; as long as they had this, the Lars Knights could integrate and share information in real-time. Wasn’t this the ideal warrior legion of the Old Empire envisioned by Lord Lucanus?
Even more astonishingly, as long as a person controlling the communication device was specially configured, the Lars Knights would essentially be the high-end version of Old Empire warriors.
Hammond, who had once charged on horseback into battle, only now realized that war was about to evolve into something unrecognizable, and he was already part of the legend.
Afterwards, Lind also experienced this sacred Kara, and unlike those still practicing how to utilize the public dream and avoid randomly projecting their thoughts, Lind quickly mastered this public dream.
At the moment he took off the helmet, Lind muttered, “Isn’t it just a public chat room?”
