Chapter 3084: Seeing Kalishi Again, Explanations

In the past, Xia Duo did not know much about Psionic Magic or Zhamu Dasi, and seeing Kalishi in this state might have left him puzzled or even dissatisfied, but after "devouring" a Psionic Master, he was no longer a stranger to this situation.

He speculated that Kalishi had followed the Anti School of Zhamu Dasi in the past; this school of Psionic Magic, together with another school known as "Zeqi," jointly ruled Zhamu Dasi.

The difference between the two lay in their interpretation of the philosophy of the First Generation Psionic Mentor of Zhamu Dasi, one of the core viewpoints being—since one has chosen psionics, one must possess the temperament to dominate everything.

The Zeqi School's understanding of this viewpoint can be simply summarized in one sentence—use psionics to dominate everything in the mundane world!

The Anti School, however, believed that this statement by the First Generation Psionic Mentor was a reminder to future Psionic Mages to definitely control their own minds, which can also be simply understood as—meticulously crafting one's own Mental Image World, making it constantly approach perfection.

But because reality is a world that can be called perfect at the level of its rules, the Anti School, as it has developed to the present, has actually already been absorbing and drawing upon the theoretical framework of Arcane Magic schools, and does not reject other non-psionic magic systems.

As for the Zeqi School, it has always insisted that the mind is greater than everything and can dominate everything, and it looks down upon non-psionic magic systems entirely.

If Kalishi's understanding of psionics followed the viewpoint of the Zeqi School, then he would likely not have chosen to backstab Zhamu Dasi, because in the eyes of the Zeqi School, Zhamu Dasi is the only psionic destiny in the entire Universe.

Psionic Mages of the Zeqi School also do not delve deeply into the Mental Image World; after all, in our view, the "everything" dominated by psionics includes both the mundane world and the Mental Image World.

It is just that the Mental Image World was originally already under control (it is only after it goes out of control that it is emphasized), and by comparison, the mundane world can more easily incite the desire to dominate and the desire to conquer.

"You feel that kind of thinking is very dangerous, so even without this recent incident, you would have found a way to draw a line between yourself and the Anti School."

From the moment the Northland Alliance Public Computing Pool was announced until it was actually built, it was only a matter of a few months, but to build an Artifact, perhaps just determining that plan alone would take several years.

Unexpectedly, he heard such radical theories about the Anti School from Kalishi; if one does not have the ability to reform it immediately, one must first destroy it and then rebuild it? What kind of logic is that?

"This crazy world, how can there be so many delusional people!"

"Can you tell me what kind of disagreements caused you to drift apart and eventually break away?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

This was both a question and a reminder, a reminder to the other party not to talk nonsense to fool him; he was an expert.

Afterwards, he continued: "The other aspect of the disagreement lies in a dangerous ideology that has long existed within the Anti School. They believe that the current Zhamu Dasi has been corrupted and has deviated from the original intention of the First Generation Psionic Mentor. They want to completely destroy Zhamu Dasi and then rebuild a brand new, pure psionic nation on the ruins."

And what is even more ridiculous is that the faction itself, unable to destroy Zhamu Dasi, wants to introduce external enemies and borrow the power of external enemies to destroy their own country.

"The disagreement mainly arises in two aspects. First, while the Anti School does accept the existence of Arcane Magic, it believes that Arcane Magic is merely a common manifestation of psionics and advocates using psionics to explain Arcane Magic. I, however, believe that Arcane Magic and Psionic Magic both have connections and are independent of each other; they are different facets of truth. Forcibly using psionics to explain Arcane Magic cannot reach the essence of Arcane Magic, and in terms of pursuing truth, it is heading down a wrong path."

It was not until Xia Duo destroyed Tuokesen City that these ideas expanded rapidly, with them believing that it was the corruption of the Zeqi School that led to the current unfavorable situation for Zhamu Dasi.

Although Xia Duo knew very well that idealism is not equivalent to denying rationality, he still really wanted to make a snide remark: as expected of the idealistic madmen capable of Awakening Psionics!

At this moment, the look in Xia Duo's eyes when he looked at Kalishi had already changed somewhat. The fact that the other party could find the right time to withdraw, whether based on utilitarian reasons or because the disagreements were truly irreconcilable, showed that he possessed great Wisdom.

"It is true that Zhamu Dasi wants to use the Computing Power Pool to build an Artifact, but the Anti School does not have the intention of using this matter to attract the hatred of the Northland Alliance; otherwise, it would have been impossible to reach a consensus on this matter within Zhamu Dasi so quickly."

But generally speaking, Psionic Mages of the Zeqi School are far more fervent and extroverted than those of the Anti School.

Kalishi had realized the existence of extreme ideologies within the Anti School very early on, but in the past, those ideas did not occupy the mainstream; they were just slowly brewing and fermenting along with Zhamu Dasi's unfavorable external wars.

And for such major actions involving other countries, the Anti School in the past basically did not support them. Now that they suddenly expressed support and reached a consensus with the Zeqi School in such a short time, it was clearly caused by the extreme ideologies within the school developing to a certain degree.

"Then what is going on with Zhamu Dasi wanting to use the Computing Power Pool to build an Artifact? Is it an illusion deliberately created by the Anti School to attract the hatred of the Northland Alliance, or does someone really intend to do so?"

Sure enough, after hearing Xia Duo ask this, Kalishi showed an expression of surprise on his face for the first time, but it only lasted for an instant before it quickly disappeared. He told Xia Duo:

In the impression of the First Generation Psionic Mentor, the Anti School was completely a picture of weakness and compromise. Although Xia Duo did not fully believe the memory of the First Generation Psionic Mentor, combined with the past of the Anti School in those memories, he could roughly conclude that the Anti School focused more on managing the inner world and more on academic research.

Of this, realistic factors only accounted for a very small part; most of the time was wasted on communication and exchange.

"However, the power of the Anti School alone is not enough to destroy Zhamu Dasi. Even if a full-scale civil war were to occur, the country of Zhamu Dasi itself would be very difficult to destroy completely. Therefore, they came up with an even more extreme idea: to trigger a war between Zhamu Dasi and other countries of the Main Plane and use the power of outsiders to completely destroy Zhamu Dasi."

Speaking of this, Kalishi even added an aside, directed at Laruian—"If Evereska could practice both Arcane and Psionic arts, it would be closer to the truth than any other country in the Northland."

This kind of thinking is simply unthinkable.

Mere speculation could not determine Kalishi's ideological leanings, so Xia Duo took the initiative to ask: "Did Master Kalishi study the path of psionics from the Anti School in the past?"

"In the past, what I inherited was indeed the path of psionics from the Anti School, but in recent years, the differences between me and them have grown larger and larger, until the recent idea of Zhamu Dasi regarding the Computing Power Pool, which finally prompted me to break with them completely."

Kalishi watched all these changes with cold eyes and made his own choice.

Regarding such core questions involving Psionic Mages, Kalishi did not show any resistance and quickly gave his answer:

After hearing Kalishi's account, Xia Duo was undoubtedly very shocked. The Psionic Master he had "devoured" earlier, Furuisi, belonged to the Zeqi School—a typical warmonger who wanted to conquer everything.