Gods: Civilization Cultivation, Infinite War

Chapter 192 Growth and External Exchange

After taking the ancient scroll handed to him by Iser, Thoraus immediately felt that there was something unusual in it.

Perhaps this is because the volumes are original manuscripts of the material, rather than copies simulated by the library.

Therefore, the extraordinary factors in the books must be particularly active and can have a more obvious impact on the surrounding environment.

When it was in Iser's hands, there was nothing unusual about it.

But when it came into Thoraus's hands, he immediately felt the surging vitality emanating from the scroll.

Thoraus felt that his body had reached a state of maximum activity, without any fatigue at all.

This feeling was even better than the effect of the bottle of secondary water of life that Fia had given him before.

Even the pain his soul suffered was slightly alleviated in the process.

After giving the information to Solaus, Iser's figure gradually faded and soon disappeared from the spot, and no one knew where he went.

After that, Reid immediately arranged accommodation for Thoreaus and Alvin.

Solaus also studied and researched this information tirelessly.

In Iser's research institute, there is enough water of life of all levels.

Almost all the staff consume the water of life as a meal to extend their working hours.

Only when the soul is obviously exhausted will it take a rest.

Many people are unable to adapt to the research pace of the institute and eventually have to leave on their own initiative. This is also one of the reasons.

But for Solaus, this was exactly what he wanted.

As Solaus acquired more and more knowledge, his mind had long since reached a very active state.

Even when sleeping, various thoughts will arise unconsciously, which will also cause severe pain.

If Thoraus hadn't already gotten used to this kind of pain, it would definitely drive him crazy.

Even so, sleeping was not a relaxing and comfortable experience for him.

In this situation, being able to rely on the water of life to have more time to study and research is an opportunity that Solaus had been longing for.

Compared to when we were in the library, we could only understand the knowledge and corresponding data in the materials through various graphic presentations.

In the research institute, with the support of Iser, Solaus can ask the staff to arrange corresponding experiments for him at any time.

Through these specific experiments, he can also understand the various knowledge in the materials more quickly.

This kind of sleepless study and experimentation lasted for a total of one week.

It wasn't until Thoraus felt a distinct fatigue coming from deep within his soul that he finally stopped.

If this continues, even with the water of life, it will cause various adverse effects on his soul.

As a person without light, his soul is fragile, and he can't joke with his soul anymore.

After a short rest, I calmed down the tired soul.

Under the guidance of the staff, Solaus found Iser and prepared to report the results of his seven days of study and research.

"How's the mastery going?"

Seeing Thoraus coming to report to him, a smile appeared on Isser's face.

"We have formed a general understanding. If we talk about percentages, we have reached about 70% of the progress."

"The remaining knowledge is quite profound and cannot be fully mastered in a short period of time."

"To fully acquire that knowledge, it will take longer and more careful research."

"Or I can study the contents of other materials first. Once my knowledge base has increased, it will be easier for me to understand these advanced knowledge that I originally found obscure and difficult to understand."

There was still no expression on Thoraus's face.

While studying, Thoraus was able to demonstrate a powerful talent that was among the best in the entire Alliance of All Spirits, and he did not look like a person without light at all.

But in normal times, there is not much difference between him and ordinary people without light.

He has no interest in anything and rarely shows any extra emotions.

Even though Iser has become his teacher now and their relationship is quite close, Solaus does not show any obvious emotions.

Isher didn't care about Solaus's attitude and just nodded casually.

"I have arranged the relevant tests for you. After you pass the tests, we will start formal learning."

The content of the test is very simple, mainly various tests and assessments derived from the content of this document.

Solaus did not disappoint Iser, and the final result was no lower than the 70% standard he himself set.

After receiving Solaus's test results, a slight smile appeared on Isser's face again.

"You have a good talent. If it weren't for the limitation of the soul defect of the people without light, you could definitely reach a height that ordinary people can hardly imagine."

Because of his innate soul defect, Thoraus's talent was suppressed to a great extent.

Even so, after overcoming the adverse effects of the soul-tearing pain, he still possesses a talent that is considered top-notch in the entire Ten Thousand Spirits Alliance.

It is conceivable that if there were no such obstacle, his talent would have reached an extraordinary height.

Thinking of this, even Iser, an elf who had lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Over the long years, he has witnessed the rise and fall of countless geniuses, including many legendary masters who have established their own schools.

Among these countless geniuses, if Thoraus' soul was intact, his talent would definitely be ranked among the best.

Faced with Iser's regret, Thoraus didn't care.

"Everyone is born with talent, but no Grandmaster or Grandmaster has ever reached such a high level simply by relying on talent."

"Each of them has a unique experience that has shaped their lives into a life full of brilliance."

"I was born a member of the Dark People. I must shoulder the shackles that every Dark People are born with, and endure endless pain and torture."

“That’s the source of my pain, but it’s also what keeps me going.”

"Sooner or later, I will create a completely different future for all the people without light."

Hearing this, Isser's eyes changed slightly. He looked at Thoraus as if he was re-examining this student whom he had just accepted.

"The problem of the ambitious, lightless people is a difficult problem that scholars from the entire All-Spirit Alliance have spent decades trying to solve."

"But as a person without light, you possess this unique identity. If you can grow in yourself, perhaps you can actually become the key to solving this problem."

"Whether as a teacher or a scholar in the realm of the soul, I will fully support you."

Thoraus nodded and bowed deeply to Isser: "Thank you, teacher."

……

In the following time, under Iser's dedicated training, Solaus enriched his knowledge reserves and practical operation level in all aspects.

In his second year at the institute, he had learned all the knowledge that a second-level scholar in the soul field needed to master.

And passed the library's third-level assessment and obtained the library's third-level authority.

This growth rate is even faster than when he taught himself a lot of basic knowledge before.

Even after becoming Iser's student, the library's authority was still very important to Solaus.

Libraries can store massive amounts of data and replicate the originals of those materials by simulating extraordinary factors, achieving effects close to the originals.

There are not many manuscripts in Iser's research institute, and most of them are knowledge within the Yggdrasil Federation.

If you want to learn about the knowledge of other civilizations, you still have to rely on the library.

Even as a grandmaster in the realm of soul, the knowledge Iser possessed was certainly not as comprehensive as that in the library.

Relying solely on the knowledge within the Yggdrasil Federation cannot guarantee that Solaus can achieve the most comprehensive development.

As an infrastructure spread throughout the entire world of all spirits, libraries play a very critical role in the dissemination of knowledge.

For this reason, the rankings among scholars are based on the authority of the library.

After obtaining the third-level authority of the library, Solaus continued to grow rapidly.

In his tenth year at the institute, Solaus passed the library's level 4 assessment.

Such an achievement has completely reached the standard of Iser's direct disciple.

At this point, Thoraus can read all the knowledge under the legend of the soul realm at will in the library.

However, at this point, Solaus gradually fell into a bottleneck.

In the decades since he became a Level 4 scholar, Solaus has never been confident of passing the Level 5 assessment.

Just like the extraordinary people need to go through a transition period like the legendary road, there is also an unimaginable gap between the fourth-level scholars and the fifth-level scholars.

Level 4 scholars can be called masters and are the best in their respective fields. They are considered well-known senior scholars in the entire Wanling Alliance.

Level five scholars are called masters. They are able to establish their own schools and are truly top scholars who lead the progress of the entire field.

Just by studying in the library and Iser's training, Thoraus would never be able to become a level five scholar in his lifetime.

It’s like a legendary extraordinary person has created a path that is unique to him.

Level five scholars also need to develop a sufficiently independent academic system before they are qualified to be called masters.

Furthermore, to obtain Level 5 access to the library, one must possess not only profound knowledge but also significant contributions to the development of the field. For this reason, after Thoraus reached a bottleneck in his studies and research, Isser no longer allowed him to stay at the institute.

Instead, he took him directly away from the World Tree and started communicating with other civilizations of the All Spirits Alliance.

This helped Solaus broaden his horizons and break through his bottleneck.

At the same time, you can also accumulate contributions to prepare for your future upgrade to a level five scholar.

Since accepting Thoraus as his disciple, Iser has not conducted any research or experiments that require a lot of time.

For Iser, Solaus is now his most important experimental project.

As the highest-level scholar in the soul field, he is a legendary transcendent and a high-ranking official of the Yggdrasil Federation.

Isher leaving the World Tree and communicating with other civilizations is no small matter from all aspects.

In the entire Alliance of All Spirits, not every civilization has legendary transcendents.

If there were no higher-level gods, Isher alone would be able to sweep away most of the civilizations in the Alliance of All Spirits.

For the arrival of Iser and others, every civilization prepared a high-standard welcome ceremony.

The people who came to greet him basically included the top-ranking senior executives within the company, because only they were qualified to communicate with Iser on an equal footing.

"Welcome, Your Excellency Isser. I hope both sides can gain sufficient benefits from this exchange."

Of course, Thoraus was not the only one who traveled with Iser to other civilizations to communicate.

It also included a large number of staff members and Iser's other disciples, even Alvin was among them.

Although he had left Iser's research institute before, it was on his own initiative.

I wasn't kicked out, so there's no problem if I want to go back.

After sending Solaus to Iser's research institute, Alvin stayed in the institute and did not leave for decades.

For elves, a few decades is not a long time.

It just so happened that he had rested long enough, so he took this opportunity to reintegrate into the research rhythm of the institute.

Behind Ise, Alvin took the initiative to explain to Solaus.

"This is the Kingdom of Kuer. This civilization excels at healing all visible and even invisible injuries. They even have comprehensive healing methods for injuries to the soul."

"In the entire Alliance of All Souls, the Kingdom of Kuer is also well-known for its achievements in this area."

"Although there are no Level 5 scholars in the spiritual field, there are several Level 5 scholars in the medical field."

"The Kingdom of Kuer also made a huge contribution to the initial research on the Lightless People."

"Those Level 5 scholars are the main force in developing the soothing potion."

Hearing this, Solaus's eyes changed.

If this is the case, then the Kingdom of Kuer can definitely be called a great benefactor to these people of darkness.

Although he no longer needs the soothing potion, for other people without light, the soothing potion is still an important resource to ensure their survival.

Decades have passed, and Thoraus heard that the soul-soothing potion has undergone several rounds of upgrades and its effect has been greatly improved.

A few decades ago, the average life expectancy of the people of the Darkness was only around thirty years old.

As they get older and their drug resistance gradually increases, the soothing potion completely loses its effect, and the people of the Darkness will basically choose to end their lives immediately.

By now, the soul-soothing potion has undergone comprehensive upgrades, allowing the average life expectancy of the people of the Darkness to officially exceed 40 years.

Not only is he working hard for the future of the People of No Light, but the entire Alliance of All Spirits has invested a lot of resources in this.

The high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Kuer also noticed Thoraus at this time and spoke to Isser with a smile on their faces.

"This must be the disciple you accepted before. It is said that ten years after he became your disciple, he became a fourth-level scholar."

"You are worthy of being a top educator renowned throughout the alliance. You are always able to cultivate such outstanding disciples."

"And your disciple is equally remarkable. For someone without light to achieve such an accomplishment is truly an unimaginable miracle."

Isser smiled and didn't take the other party's flattery to heart.

However, the other party's evaluation of Solaus was exactly what he wanted.

"I chose your place as my first stop this time, mainly for the sake of my disciple."

"You have extensive research in the medical field. I would also like to ask those scholars if they can solve the problem of my disciple's damaged soul."

Hearing this, the high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Kule showed some embarrassment on their faces.

"I'm afraid this is not an easy thing to do."

"You know, the essence of healing is actually to restore something to its original state."

"In the beginning, the people without light suffered the backlash of the rules, which led to the damage of their souls."

"From this perspective, the soul damage of the first generation of the Lightless People is an acquired injury that can be repaired."

"But this is, after all, the backlash of the rules. It is extremely difficult to cure, even for the extraordinary people of our Kuer Kingdom."

"Only a being at the level of a legendary transcendent has the ability to heal the soul damage caused by the backlash of the rules."

"The first generation of the Lightless People has reached trillions of people. This is simply not a problem that a few legendary extraordinary people can solve."

"Now, the soul damage of the people without light has become an innate problem, which is even more unsolvable."

"It's like some creatures are born without legs or wings. This isn't an acquired injury."

"It's a congenital defect that can't be considered an injury in any sense, and naturally, it can't be repaired by any healing methods."

Speaking of this, the top leaders of the Kingdom of Kuer also looked helpless.

Isher didn't care about what the other party said and just nodded casually.

"This is just an attempt. I also know that the current people without light are born with soul defects, which are almost impossible to cure."

"But this disciple of mine is not an ordinary Lightless Person after all. He is able to endure immense pain and continuously absorb all knowledge from the outside world."

"Until now, I have achieved achievements far beyond those of many geniuses."

"If we can repair the soul, we will definitely be able to achieve greater success, and there is a greater hope of completely solving the problem of the soul damage of the people without light."

The leaders of the Kuer Kingdom also nodded: "If it can be cured, that would naturally be the best."

The crowd did not continue chatting, but attended a simple welcome ceremony and banquet.

Iser and his group came to the research institute that the Kingdom of Kuer had prepared for them long ago.

This institute was a facility built by the Kingdom of Kull specifically for scholars like Iser to use as a foreign exchange facility.

Although it is not as good as the research institute inside the World Tree, the various equipment inside is still quite complete.

At least for scholars of Solaus's level, it is completely sufficient to support their various experiments.

The exchanges between scholars of various civilizations are naturally not as simple as discussing with each other, but a long-lasting process.

It could be as short as a few months or as long as several years or even longer.

During this period, exchanges between scholars will generate a large amount of experimental data, and various precious and extraordinary knowledge will be born from this, which will also have a certain promoting effect on the development of civilization.

Because of this, major civilizations basically do not refuse to communicate with other civilizations.

Especially a level six scholar like Iser, there are no scholars of this level in most civilizations of the All Spirits Alliance.

Although the soul field is unpopular, it is not because the soul is not important.

However, in the material world, all kinds of research on the soul require huge costs.

Under such circumstances, civilizations that do not have so many conditions will naturally not invest too many resources in research in the soul field.

But this still cannot change the fact that the soul realm is an important area within all major civilizations.

As a sixth-level scholar in the soul field, Iser can promote the development of the other party's soul field to a certain extent every time he communicates with other civilizations.

It's not just because of his strength and status, but the knowledge he possesses is what other civilizations value most.

After all, it is impossible for a war to break out within the Alliance of All Spirits.

In this case, the strength of a country can only earn it the respect of other civilizations.

If you want to be treated more warmly, it depends on what benefits you can bring to those civilizations.

Therefore, within the Alliance of All Spirits, the status of scholars is generally even higher than that of extraordinary people.

With the official start of exchanges between the two sides, senior scholars and extraordinary people in the medical field also conducted research on Solaus's condition.

Want to solve the problem of Solaus's innate soul defect.

But unfortunately, all the research has yielded no results. Solaus's soul was born defective and cannot be cured at all.

Even if the fifth-level scholar of the Kuro Kingdom or even the only legendary-level extraordinary person took action personally, they still could not solve the problem of Solaus's congenital soul defect.

This communication lasted for more than half a year. After confirming that Thoraus's soul defect could not be cured, Ise took them away from the Kingdom of Kuro.

Afterwards, the group traveled to many civilizations to communicate, and several decades passed in the meantime.

The last stop of this exchange is the absolute center of the entire Ten Thousand Spirits Alliance, the Dawn Empire.

(End of this chapter)