RPAGF Chapter 7248 The sky is falling, let the tall ones hold it up!
Chapter 7248 The sky is falling, let the tall ones hold it up!
Chapter 7248 The sky is falling, let the tall ones hold it up!
For Chen Xi, once he found a clue, he could discover many illogical things.
For example, now that we understand why the Han Dynasty's Yunmeng incident was such a huge bombshell, we can naturally use this answer to deduce a bunch of illogical things.
The curse of world consciousness is directed at all humanity, and at this stage, to put it bluntly, the three great human empires are the pillars of humanity, the pillars of strength.
Therefore, the core target of this curse must be the three great empires. Based on this logic, if Rome fell into turmoil and the Kushan Empire fell into turmoil, then the Han Dynasty would inevitably fall into turmoil as well, unless the Han Dynasty was unwilling to be human.
Once you choose to be human, you will inevitably experience this absurd logic.
Especially when the pitfalls of Rome and Kushan are very large, the Han Dynasty will inevitably trigger this chain reaction. After all, in the realm of humanity, when the sky falls, someone tall needs to hold it up!
Now that Rome is in turmoil and the Kushans have most likely caused some trouble and exploded, all the pressure will inevitably fall on the Han Dynasty. After all, the Han Dynasty is powerful and strong, and is currently the greatest pillar of humanity. It would be strange if the lightning didn't fall on the Han Dynasty!
"The Kushan Empire is facing a major crisis on the scale of the ongoing internal strife in Rome and the turmoil in Yunmeng during the Han Dynasty," Chen Xi said in a deep voice. "Only in this way can the Kushan Empire, as if controlling the flow of luck, ignite the hidden disaster on our side."
Theoretically speaking, if the three great empires were to jointly bear the curse of the world consciousness, humanity would suffer, but not too much, because humanity's strength is what it is, and it is not the kind of being that would be wiped out by a single punishment from the world consciousness.
To be honest, the current human civilization is already more powerful than the mythological civilization of the previous era. You have to know that in the last mythological era, under the curse of the world consciousness, the top gods still managed to hold out until the end, and even almost broke through the curse of the world consciousness.
From this perspective, if humanity is determined to endure it, it absolutely can.
However, humanity's biggest problem lies in internal strife. After Rome fell into turmoil, it probably realized the logic of the World Consciousness Curse immediately—it can only create some minor possibilities if it can withstand the pressure, but if someone chooses to let the wolf into the house, the World Consciousness Curse can create great chaos. And Rome had already fallen into turmoil before the World Consciousness Curse.
The locust plague caused food distribution problems that left Rome struggling to cope. Coupled with the curse of world consciousness, Rome managed to hold on thanks to its strong foundation, but it continued to bleed money.
In this situation, the Roman Empire actually had two options: one was to find a way to forcibly suppress it, and then join forces with the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire on the issue of the world consciousness curse, and forcibly overcome this disaster.
Another interpretation is that if one's own family is losing blood while others are also losing blood, then it's equivalent to no one losing blood.
Rome probably didn't have any particular feelings about choosing option one or option two, but the current situation of the Kushan Empire meant that choosing option two, which would drag the Han Dynasty into the mess, would bring them greater benefits than choosing option one.
Naturally, under such circumstances, the Roman Empire would not specifically demand that the Kushan Empire choose one side. If they were to simply abandon their current positions, they would all abandon their current positions together, even dragging the Han Dynasty into it. Wouldn't that be equivalent to no one abandoning their current positions?
"The Roman Empire..." Liu Ye pushed open the palace gate and looked at Chen Xi and Man Chong. This was the first time Chen Xi had come to Liu Ye's side since Lu Su was exiled.
"You think it was the Roman Empire that started it?" Chen Xi asked Liu Ye.
“No, I don’t think Rome started it. To be honest, I’m more inclined to believe that the Roman Empire was too preoccupied with its own problems to deal with this. Then the Kushan Empire sensed something and, considering the disparity in strength between us, chose to give it a push. Rome, on the other hand, figured things were already messy enough, so they just let it go!” Liu Ye shook his head and said. It wasn’t that he trusted Rome, but rather that Rome simply didn’t have the time to deal with these things. On the contrary, it was the Kushan Empire…
The Kushan Empire was already in a predicament. If it weren't for the curse of the world consciousness and the constant pressure from the Han Dynasty, the Brahmins could barely hold on to the karma of Brahma. But now, with the curse of the world consciousness and the continuous pressure from the Han Dynasty, the Brahmins basically have no choice.
Since that's the case, why resist head-on? Just go along with the world's thinking, plant a huge time bomb for humanity, let the Han Dynasty stand out from the crowd, and then the Han Dynasty will be the one bearing the most pressure.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xi pursed his lips. Originally, the curse of the world consciousness was not very destructive because the Han Dynasty, Rome, and Kushan refused to back down. The so-called "man can conquer nature" was based on this logic.
Unfortunately, Rome suffered a disaster, and the Kushans also chose to suffer a disaster.
Both of these things took a step back, giving the curse of world consciousness some face. So, the one bearing this burden at the forefront naturally became the Han Dynasty. Under these circumstances, if the Kushan Empire used some more methods, it would be normal for the Han Dynasty, the "tallest one," to take the iron fist.
“The Kushan Empire was likely a man-made disaster, and it was extremely severe, but few people realized it.” Liu Ye clearly understood why Chen Xi had come to him, and directly told Chen Xi the answer he had reached from the Kushan perspective.
"What kind of disaster is man-made and difficult to detect?" Man Chong asked with some doubt. To be honest, he hadn't really considered what kind of disaster it might be.
"It's probably a substitution, like the kind of substitution where the corpse feast empties a person. It's very difficult to detect during the process." Chen Xi explained simply. As for what to do after directly revealing the corpse feast, the relevant memories can be deleted. But now that things have escalated to this point, those who need to know still need to know what humanity is facing at this stage.
“That’s my judgment too, but I don’t think it’s a ritual of offering corpses to the dead, nor do I think it’s the incarnation of gods or Buddhas. It must be some other method.” Liu Ye said with a bit of caution, “The former has Oswin, he’s a hero, he wouldn’t choose such a wrong path. As for the latter, the Kushans couldn’t possibly keep it from certain people with ulterior motives, so it can only be some other method.”
Oswin could not approve the practice of corpse offerings, because he knew very well what kind of disasters it could cause, especially in a human rights vacuum like South Korea. If corpse offerings were to be implemented unchecked, the trouble would be enormous if it got out of control.
However, to be fair, Harirah actually had a plan hidden in his heart that he could not speak of, or even mention. That was to reveal the sacrificial offering to a certain Brahmin when necessary, and then let the Brahmin, who had no other choice and whose path was full of dead ends, promote the sacrificial offering.
Although the Yuezhi have completely suppressed the Brahmins at this stage thanks to the crisis created by the Han Dynasty, the Brahmins, as the local tyrants of India for thousands of years, still have enough ability to cover up their own operations. Given the universality and spread efficiency of the sacrificial offering ritual, as long as the Brahmins are ruthless enough, by the time the Yuezhi royal family discovers it, there should already be tens of thousands of finished products, as well as many more semi-finished products.
When the time comes, Helilah will expose it and then sacrifice himself, thus completely pinning the blame on the Brahmins.
As for how the Brahmins knew about the sacrificial ceremony, don't worry about that. Brahmins possess secret techniques as numerous as the sands of the Ganges; they might just find out somehow, right?
With tens of thousands of demon gods having been exposed for their corpse offerings, and many more about to be completed, Oswin and all the high-ranking officials who understand the danger of these things will definitely take the lead in eradicating them. Moreover, the Han Dynasty is not blind and will definitely join forces with the Kushan main force that is actively eliminating the corpse offerings.
In this way, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Oswin and others should become part of the Han Dynasty after this battle. After all, the nuclear bomb of the sacrificial ceremony was detonated in Kushan, and the Han Dynasty and Oswin and other high-ranking Yuezhi officials joined forces to suppress it. With a unified enemy, they would have a basis for sitting down and talking.
In that case, aside from anything else, most of the officers and generals who are now familiar with Hrithal should survive, and Oswin should also survive.
However, this plan was too dangerous, and given the current situation, after Oswin took that crucial step with the help of the Brahman leaders, the situation was no longer so perilous, and there was no need to take such a risky move.
From this perspective, the Han dynasty and the Kushan leadership basically share the same assessment of Oswin: he is undoubtedly a hero and would not accept a plan that goes against human ethics. Therefore, if the Kushan Empire were to face a major problem, Oswin's current task would certainly not be to wage war against the Han dynasty.
Given the current concentration of problems within the Han Dynasty, the Kushan Empire should have already collapsed. The fact that Oswin still sent troops to fight under these circumstances suggests that the problem must be very secretive, so secretive that even Oswin, upon seeing it, was unaware of the issue.
"So all we need to do next is investigate what strange things have recently appeared in the Kushan Empire." Chen Xi nodded slowly upon hearing this. "Ziyang, I will also be going to Jiangling next, and I will move the center for troop deployment verification to the Jiangling area. Keep an eye on the north."
After saying this, Chen Xi turned and left. Man Chong was delighted and winked at Liu Ye repeatedly, but Liu Ye just nodded and didn't say anything.
When Chen Xi came out of Weiyang Palace and arrived at the government office, Guo Jia and Fa Zheng were looking for him. They were delighted to see him there.
"I needed to talk to you earlier. I thought you had set off with Yun Chang, so I sent people to chase after you." Guo Jia was overjoyed to see Chen Xi.
"I have something to tell you all, so I've sent Second Brother with some men to Jiangling first." Chen Xi noticed Guo Jia's strange expression. What good thing had happened?
"Zijing sent back something very strange. Xiaozhi and I both think it might be a problem." Guo Jia handed the jade box to Chen Xi, and then handed Chen Xi the official document that Lu Su had formally submitted. It was not a secret letter, but an official document that went through the proper channels.
"What is this?" Chen Xi took the jade box, puzzled. He didn't open it, but after sensing it, he realized that it was the residual consciousness of some kind of alien. Having been the head of the Han Dynasty's civil officials for so many years, Chen Xi was well-informed and had no interest in such remnants.
So, Chen Xi naturally accepted the official document that Lu Su had submitted through formal channels. As he looked at the contents of the document, he became somewhat solemn. He had just been discussing this with Liu Ye, and now he had already seen it.
Although it was only a possibility, Chen Xi's intuition told him that this thing was most likely the one he was looking for.
"Zichuan, it seems the Kushans have developed some very impressive secret techniques again." Fazheng said with a hint of excitement. Fazheng now fully acknowledged the Kushans' secret techniques; those guys were truly capable of developing all sorts of strange and wonderful things. And now, among these strange and wonderful things, the Kushans had finally integrated something that could be described as heaven-defying.
This lingering consciousness, once it comes into contact with a person, can grant them the corresponding talent. Even if their basic qualities are insufficient and they cannot fully utilize it, it is still a terrifying thing. This is simply a devastating blow to the important task of training soldiers!
"I'm going to use my long-buried mole to steal this secret technique back," Guo Jia said excitedly. This secret technique was truly astonishing, especially after Ji Xiang captured five of them. After testing it, Guo Jia and Fa Zheng both felt that this technique was truly heaven-defying. Do you understand the difficulty of customizing talents? Do you understand the efficiency of mastering high-level talents? But these difficulties are nothing compared to this secret technique!
"No need." Chen Xi tried to touch a wisp of aura with his fingertips, following the instructions in Lu Su's official document. The moment he touched it, the remaining consciousness vanished. There was no doubt that this thing was problematic, because just now, Chen Xi had used the Imperial Will and constructed a temporary special protection based on the logic of the Imperial Scepter.
This layer of protection has only one characteristic: it repels both gods and ghosts.
When that remnant touched that protective layer, it vanished instantly, and it goes without saying what sinister entities were hidden within.
Guo Jia and Fa Zheng were somewhat puzzled by Chen Xi's solemn expression. What was wrong? Was there something wrong with this thing? They had clearly mastered the talent when they touched and absorbed it before. Could there be some problem?
“This thing is the fuse that ignited the turmoil in Yunmeng.” Chen Xi released his protective gear, reached out and pinched a wisp of energy, and said with a heavy tone, “Although I don’t know how the Kushans did it, this thing is probably like the sacrificial offering to the dead, gradually leading people to become inhuman.”
Chen Xi's words surprised Guo Jia and Fa Zheng. They carefully recalled the process of absorbing the residual aura before, and did not feel anything special. As for the extremely slight sense of erosion, shouldn't that be a slight characteristic that comes with absorbing this thing?
"Fengxiao, send people to investigate and expose this secret as much as possible," Chen Xi said to Guo Jia in a deep voice. "Use all the spies you can. We must make the Kushans understand that this thing will cause the alienation of humans."
"Huh? Is this thing really that powerful? Xiaozhi and I tried it before, and it's not that exaggerated, is it? Zichuan, are you sure your perception is correct?" Guo Jia asked with some doubt.
“There’s no mistake. It’s not strong for you because you and I are both spiritual talents, and we have enough resistance to this kind of self-distortion. On the other hand, this thing should have been extracted from someone else, not in its original form.” Chen Xi shook his head and said, “The Kushans are most likely using this kind of thing.”
"This thing can provide the user with corresponding elite talents," Fa Zheng said in a deep voice.
“The cost is too high to be reversed.” Chen Xi shook his head and said, “I can basically confirm the original form of this thing, which can gradually transform people into non-humans.”
Upon hearing this, both Guo Jia and Fa Zheng became extremely solemn.
"Go, investigate immediately. If it's really as I suspect, then we're in deep trouble," Chen Xi said with a grim expression.
"Alright, I'll send someone to investigate right now." Guo Jia nodded. Although he didn't quite understand what Chen Xi was talking about, he trusted Chen Xi so he decided to put those things aside for now.
Seeing that Guo Jia quickly began to give orders, Chen Xi recounted all the information he had and his possible speculations, since this was likely the situation they would encounter next.
"In my view, this operation even seems to exploit the curse of the world's consciousness, but the way it exploits loopholes is completely unlike any known Kushan sage." Fa Zheng's expression was gloomy. In Fa Zheng's eyes, this operation by the other party was truly a win-win situation.
First, there's the man-made disaster. Putting aside everything else, just imagine the sudden emergence of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of non-human reserves who continue to evolve into non-human beings, possessing elite talents unique to humans. Isn't this a massive disaster comparable to the unleashing of the demon gods in Yunmeng during the Han Dynasty and the ongoing unrest in Rome? Doesn't this perfectly align with the reality of continuous human suffering?
Are these tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of non-human reserves causing losses to humanity, regardless of whether "humanity" refers to the Han Dynasty or the Kushan Empire? Just tell me, are they causing losses?
Then, after these tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people use this thing, if they can maintain their human self-control in the near future, will their strength increase greatly? Will they become part of the newly added elite of the Kushan Empire? Definitely! That settles everything!
Clearly, this was preparation for the final battle, full of calculation and a touch of desperate madness, but it was indeed a very effective tactic.
Moreover, due to the curse of the world consciousness, non-humans attacking humans is also one of the current logics. Under these conditions, the non-humans created by the Kushan Empire attacking the Han Empire's army is, in a sense, a test of this logic.
Of course, once this group of non-humans goes out of control, it will cause huge trouble for the Kushan Empire. No matter how troublesome it is, there's still the Han Dynasty attacking, which will be difficult to deal with.
It's already at a low point, so you can't lose money no matter which way you go!
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