Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 274 Material prosperity and technological power reached their peak, but the spiritual world fell into poverty.

He Xi nodded and began to speak:
"After overthrowing Hua Ye's Heavenly Palace order, the Angel Civilization, led by the Three Kings, was initially formed. At that time, everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt, but the development speed was quite fast."

A hint of nostalgia flashed in her eyes.

"I had a lot of inspiration back then, and the Super God Academy would occasionally give me new inspiration as well."

"However, for the Angel Civilization, the real turning point was the war of physical forms."

"In that war, the Divine River Entity completely established its status as the dominant biological civilization, the Triangular Entity was suppressed, and we also truly became a god-creating civilization at that time, and our technology experienced an explosive development."

At this point, He Xi paused, her expression becoming complicated.

"But that was only temporary. Soon, technological development stagnated, and the utilization of resources reached a bottleneck."

"Actually, there are no problems in any aspect, but it is precisely because there are no problems in any aspect that the biggest problem is."

"The angels' lives are too good, which has caused many of them to feel lost about the future."

He Xi sighed softly.

"Everything that could be achieved has been achieved; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment has fallen behind the development of civilization."

"The concept of justice and order that you are familiar with was also proposed at that time."

"Although we initially led the female angels to resist Hua Ye in the name of justice, to be honest, the vast majority of angels didn't care about the name of justice at all; all they cared about was Keisha's orders."

“We had no other choice at the time. Angels have no faith, so we could only create a faith for them.”

"Justice and order are this belief."

Ye Xuan nodded thoughtfully.

He fully understood the dilemma faced by the Angel Civilization: when material prosperity and technological power reach their peak, the spiritual world may fall into unprecedented poverty.

This "paradox of development" has been repeatedly played out throughout history, and similar phenomena can be seen even on modern Earth.

However, Earth has not yet reached the level of the angel civilization in this respect.

"It elevates technological development from a 'tool for satisfying desires' to a 'mission to uphold universal justice,' redefining the meaning of existence for the entire civilization."

"The key point is that angels do indeed have the belief in dying for justice and order."

"It is indeed a very ingenious approach."

Ye Xuan nodded in agreement.

If one only pays lip service to their beliefs but their actions contradict "justice," it simply cannot be sustained.

"However, while you have weathered the most difficult period by relying on the ideals of justice and order, you have also fallen into a new predicament as a result, haven't you?"

Ye Xuan said with almost certainty.

While a single faith may provide spiritual fulfillment for an entire civilization, it is highly likely to lead to stagnation in technological advancements.

A hint of surprise flashed in He Xi's eyes, then a smile appeared:

"You see things very clearly."

"A just and orderly system is like a powerful medicine that cured the symptoms at the time, but it also brought new side effects."

"The most obvious one is..."

She stopped there and turned her gaze to Keisha.

After noticing He Xi's gaze, Keisha shook her head slightly and said with a hint of helplessness:
"We were too successful."

"The angels who shaped the order of justice regarded this set of ideas as their guiding principles, but gradually lost the ability to think independently."

"That's it."

He Xi took over the conversation and looked at Ye Xuan.

"In the beginning, most angels simply obeyed Keisha's orders, but after 30,000 years, they have come to regard this order as the truth of the universe and no longer have the courage to question it."

"But this is just a minor issue."

"The important point is that a single belief has suppressed the development of technology."

"If Liang Bing hadn't defected and instigated several wars between angels and demons, our technological level might have already been surpassed by the Lieyang and Styx civilizations."

"Yes, even now, Styx's research on the void far surpasses ours."

Ironically, war, though cruel, has always propelled civilization forward.

This is true for all civilizations, including the Earth civilization.

Although Earth has experienced more than one world war, resulting in enormous casualties, it has also spurred the birth of countless technologies.

Even now, many technologies still use the original concepts.

After He Xi said so much, Ye Xuan understood what she meant.

While this Celestial King appeared to be discussing the development of the angelic civilization, his actual focus was on the civilization's survival.

Whether it's He Xi or Keisha, once their true forms descend into the real world, their first priority will inevitably be ensuring the establishment and development of the angel civilization in this new world.

The Angel civilization is indeed powerful in the known universe, but in the real world, their power is only considerable at this point in time.

Once you understand how absurdly powerful beings in human fantasy works are, you'll realize just how fragile and vulnerable the angelic civilization's power truly is in the face of such formidable opponents.

Currently, the Angelic Civilization is quite powerful, but as more and more powerful dimensional beings descend, those who can tear stars apart with their bare hands and annihilate galaxies with a single thought will eventually arrive, and the Angelic Civilization will be as fragile as paper in their presence.

Technological development takes time. Even a "technological explosion" resulting from war still requires time to transform inspiration into technology, and then technology into finished products.

However, the arrival of dimensional beings only requires a trigger.

So, under these circumstances, what is the best option for the angelic civilization?
—And the human civilization alliance on Blue Star, which is the most important and crucial civilization in this world.

Ideally, they would find an ally who could provide security for the Angelic Civilization regardless of changing times or the power of emerging dimensional beings. This should have been an impossible task, because humanity's adversary was the dimensional beings they themselves had created, the embodiment of their countless fantasies. But fate is a strange thing.

The power of the Rat Talisman allowed them to find the best option from the very beginning.

This might not be true for Holy Keisha, but in the eyes of Heavenly King He Xi, Angel Yan didn't need to do anything extra. In places she didn't even notice, they had already found the future of angelic civilization.

All she had to do was maintain her existing relationship with Ye Xuan, and that would be enough.

As for deeper matters, those are beyond the current capabilities of Angel Yan and Zhi Xin; they lack the qualifications for them.

"Sometimes, choosing a reliable ally is more important than blindly developing."

He Xi said meaningfully.

Angel Yan frowned in confusion: "What are you talking about?"

Weren't we just talking about civilization and history? How come they've suddenly become allies?

Blind development?

I don't see anything wrong with it.

And were they talking about angels or humans? I couldn't tell at all.

"I mean, once Keisha herself descends, let her arrange an angel wife for Ye Xuan, so we can legitimately latch onto his coattails!"

He Xi sighed when she heard Angel Yan's words. She had been so straightforward, yet she still didn't understand?
Doesn't that mean we can only be more direct?
"what?!"

"You went through all that trouble just to say this?!"

Angel Yan opened her eyes wide. "You've been babbling on and on for so long, talking about the history of angelic civilization that they don't know, and all you're doing is trying to curry favor with them?"

He Xi shrugged:

"Otherwise what? I just analyzed so many drawbacks of the just order and the dilemmas of technological development, wasn't I telling you that relying on our own slow development is too slow?"

Angel Yan's lips twitched slightly:
"Why don't you just say 'If we can't beat them, we'll join them'? Why do you have to bring up the history of civilization development!"

He Xi pouted.

"That's so tasteless!"

"We are the most powerful civilization in the known universe, we need to find a respectable reason, right?"

Ye Xuan was speechless upon hearing He Xi's words.

Although I had already guessed what He Xi meant, I have to admit that the long history of the development of the angel civilization was really quite impressive.

In the past, he might not have been able to understand what He Xi meant.

"In short, we'll discuss the marriage alliance in detail once Keisha herself arrives."

"Don't worry, our angels have a very generous dowry. How about a combat celestial body? Like the Skyblade VII?"

"Speaking of which, a perfectly good combat celestial body was just given away like that. It's like selling one's father's land without a care in the world."

"So many high-ranking angels were also sacrificed."

Angel Yan gritted her teeth. Why bring up something she did in the original future?
and also!

"You, who are already thinking about using celestial bodies as a dowry, have no right to talk to me like that!"

He Xi shrugged dismissively.

"Can Ye Xuan and Ge Xiaolun be the same person?"

“I’m even planning to add another space-based unit.”

As the seventh combat celestial body in the Skyblade series, Skyblade VII represents Angel Yan's identity as the seventh left-wing guardian.

Correspondingly, there is also He Xi's Tianji series.

However, the Skyblade series focuses more on combat, while the Skybase series focuses more on support.

Both are equipped with the most advanced technology of the Angel Civilization and have virtually no flaws; they simply have different focuses.

These combat celestial bodies are equipped with advanced energy conversion engines, enabling them to launch intergalactic-level strikes; at the same time, they can obtain computing power amplification by connecting to celestial computers, greatly enhancing their individual combat capabilities.

In terms of defense, it is equipped with a spacetime shield, which will absorb all attack energy unless the enemy has stronger computing power and cracks the algorithm.

Even without shields, the ship's hull, constructed from celestial-grade materials, is extremely difficult to destroy.

In addition to the ability to move quickly across star systems and the built-in knowledge base of the Angel Civilization, such a dowry is quite generous, even for the Angel Civilization itself.

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Damn it, I can't argue with that!

Angel Yan clenched her fist.

"So, Ye Xuan? Are you tempted?"

He Xi smiled and looked at Ye Xuan.

"I can't afford the bride price."

Ye Xuan rolled his eyes when he heard He Xi's words.

He knew the value of astronomical computers, but they were really useless to him.

Even if you gave it to him, he wouldn't know what he could do with it.

Space travel? He has no plans to leave Earth and travel through galaxies.

Moreover, routine maintenance is also a troublesome matter.

(End of this chapter)