Chapter 1640: Civilization Possession: A New Theory of Bloodlines

For every bit I grow stronger, you grow weaker; for every bit you grow weaker, I grow that much stronger.

Xia Duo could foresee that, barring any special circumstances, it would be very difficult for him to persuade other lords of Netheril to join him in reform.

Even if he could persuade them, the effectiveness of execution and who would take the lead would always be a major problem.

In Xia Duo's hometown, there was once a period led by the "Communist International"; it is undeniable that they truly wanted to spread communism to every corner of the world, but even within the same ideology, there were disputes over the path!

Xia Duo firmly believed his own path was the correct one, yet he could also critically accept the viewpoints of others; after overcoming selfish desires, he was certain he could achieve this.

But what about the others?

Perhaps in the short term, they might be attracted by the dividends of reform and choose to believe in him and follow him, but once they encounter greater interests or slight setbacks, will they still unwaveringly choose to believe in him and follow him?

If one's faith is not firm, one cannot even speak of an ideology, let alone a dispute over the path.

Xia Duo placed his hope in the Progress Society; only this group of progressive youth, whom he had personally laid the foundation for, would be the firm supporters of his future cause.

Of course, this cause was by no means his alone, but the common cause of all progressive individuals with shared ideals and shared faith, and even the vast masses of people they represented.

As for Netheril, Xia Duo mostly wanted to treat it as a petri dish; when the nascent civilization could not survive independently, it needed to absorb nutrients from within it.

Once the nascent civilization grew to a certain extent, this petri dish would also be absorbed and assimilated.

……

Next, the exchange meeting continued.

Another Advanced Rank Mage took the stage to speak; with the precedent of Wozi just now, this Mage from Jilan Tower named "Aoerdelin" was even more open.

He directly made his ongoing Bloodline Inheritance research project public. After he finished speaking, many people on the stage raised their hands. Aoerdelin pointed to one at random and said:

"Do you have any differing opinions, or do you wish to ask me something?"

"Uh, I don't have any differing opinions, I just have some questions I would like to ask."

"Please feel free to ask, I will tell you everything I know!"

"You just mentioned that ordinary people also possess bloodlines, but why do ordinary people not have Bloodline Spell?"

This questioner was an Intermediate Rank Mage, and this question of his was one that many Intermediate and Low Rank Mages were very interested in; after all, a shortcut like Bloodline Spell that allows one to level up while lying down is something everyone wants to possess.

As for the Advanced Rank Mages, the vast majority of those who could appear here were ambitious; they knew deeply that bloodlines only represented the lower limit, not the upper limit, and that wanting to become a Great Arcanist or Legendary Mage could not be achieved by bloodline alone.

At the same time, they also believed more in their own abilities, rather than pinning their hopes on an illusory bloodline.

Although Aoerdelin came from Jilan Tower, he was also deeply influenced by the mainstream concepts of Netheril; he studied bloodlines, but did not rely on them.

Jilan Tower, although it gathered a large number of Bloodline Sorcerers and also delved into Bloodline Spell, was actually still dominated by the mainstream Arcane Magic System.

This can be seen just from the publicly disclosed identity of the Controller of Jilan Tower, Huo En, which is "Great Arcanist," rather than some title biased toward bloodlines like "Elemental Envoy" or "Bloodline Monarch."

Of course, since Jilan Tower gathered a large number of Bloodline Sorcerers who were born with the ability of Spellcasting on the grounds of bloodlines, it certainly cared very much about this "selling point" of bloodlines.

Most of Jilan Tower's research was focused on bloodlines; besides further developing the upper limit of Bloodline Ability, they also focused their gaze on creating new bloodlines.

Aoerdelin's research was basically a continuation of the same line in Jilan Tower; the so-called "Bloodline Inheritance" could be understood as a branch project of the major project of creating new bloodlines.

Regarding whether ordinary people possess bloodlines, Aoerdelin still had a great deal of authority to speak.

"After several adjustments to the definition of bloodline at Jilan Tower, it is no longer limited to whether one can perform Spellcasting, but is treated as the most basic characteristic of a living being."

Speaking of the field he excelled in, Aoerdelin spoke eloquently, "I believe many people have heard this saying—unless disguised, no two fingerprints are exactly the same."

"This saying can also be applied to the Bloodline Domain; no two people's bloodlines are exactly the same, or rather, fingerprints are a manifestation of bloodline."

"And correspondingly, whether one can perform Spellcasting and what kind of Spell one can cast are also manifestations of bloodline!"

"At Jilan Tower, we call the smallest unit of bloodline 【Sequence】; the reason ordinary people do not have Bloodline Spell is for no other reason than that their bloodline sequences do not contain the corresponding Spellcasting patterns."

As soon as the words fell, the Intermediate Rank Mage who had just asked inquired again: "Then is there any way to change the bloodline sequence of ordinary people so that they can also possess Bloodline Spell?"

After he finished speaking, not only the questioner, but many people in the venue looked at Aoerdelin with anticipation.

Although everyone present was already a Spellcaster, their family members and offspring might not be; although Magic Training is not difficult and theoretically everyone can become a Mage, that is only in theory.

There are always some people who cannot even cross the threshold of Spellcasting, or the training time is too long, so even with the highest Wisdom, it is of no use.

If one could undergo bloodline modification to possess Bloodline Spell, it would be equivalent to being born with the ability to perform Spellcasting; for these Bloodline Sorcerers, the threshold for Spellcasting would directly vanish.

Even if one didn't need to cross the threshold of Spellcasting by this means, saving a little training time would be good too; sometimes it might just come down to that little bit of time!

For example, the threshold for Life Extension Spell is Archmage; although I don't know what the future holds, at least that is how it is now.

If one cannot become an Archmage before the end of one's life and learn Life Extension Spell, then even possessing Life Extension Spell is useless; if one can save a little time in the early stages, it is best not to drag it out to the end.

……

At the same time, Xia Duo in the Xiu Xi Shi also revealed a look of anticipation; he did not expect that Jilan Tower's research on bloodlines was already close to the genetic theory on Earth before he transmigrated.

This was somewhat different from the bloodline research path of the southern great power, Calimshan, that he had learned about.

In the southern Calimshan, the whole country shares similar bloodlines, so the research direction is placed more on this bloodline itself, developing its upper limit, lower limit, height, and width, nearly becoming another Magic system.

Xia Duo could not say which of these two directions was superior or inferior; he believed that whether it was Jilan Tower or Calimshan, making such a choice must have been carefully considered and was the most suitable for their own circumstances.

However, relatively speaking, Xia Duo was still more inclined toward Jilan Tower; after all, from his heart, he also identified more with thoroughly analyzing bloodlines in a way similar to genes.

It was just that how to comment on the other party next was a bit of a problem.

Before Xia Duo transmigrated, he knew more about physics and chemistry; in terms of biology, he only took biology classes in Middle School, and later he had almost no contact with knowledge in this area.

"Forget it, I'll just muddle through with a few words; there's no rule that says one must know everything!"