Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 365 Civilization Discussion
Su Ming picked up the water glass from the bedside table and took a sip.

“So, what happened?” he asked.

Violet did not answer.

Su Ming looked at the girl again. Her long hair was unkempt and casually loose, but she wore a crystal-blue necklace around her neck. With her breath, the pendant emitted faint, dust-like fluorescence in the dim light. On her slender wrist, she also wore a bracelet of the same color—this was the first time Su Ming had seen her wear this set of jewelry, which looked particularly mysterious in the dim light.

After a while, Violet's voice broke the silence.

"A bridge between dimensions." She seemed to finally focus her thoughts, her tone becoming serious. "If it could really be achieved... have you thought about the consequences?"

Within just two days, this was the second person to discuss this issue with Su Ming. Considering the matter of the ruins, it made sense.

Since the Rift Clan can link to "Eden," there is indeed a realistic possibility that they could achieve a stable connection with Earth if they continue to explore along the relevant technological paths.

The process will inevitably be fraught with difficulties and hardships, but the possibility itself is already like a glimmer of solid dawn. From a purely scientific perspective, this is undoubtedly a research direction that is bound to bring about change.

Su Ming had assumed that the girl's late-night intrusion would be about something else entirely. He sighed, shook his head, and tried to shake off his weariness.

“Once the interdimensional bridge is built, it will become an unprecedented channel of communication.” Su Ming’s thinking became clearer. “The torrent of interconnected technology and resources will completely overturn the original structure of our two worlds, bringing unpredictable upheavals and chaos. In fact, the channel itself is the most dazzling powder keg hanging overhead—to put it more bluntly, war between the two completely different worlds will be almost inevitable, it’s just a matter of sooner or later!”

“That’s right, war and conflict will be the main theme.” The scholar’s ​​eyes narrowed. “You don’t naively think… you have the ability to control all of this, do you?”

Su Ming had once described to Zi Jin the idea of ​​establishing a fixed dimensional portal. It seems that the progress made in the ruins has stirred up her concerns.

“How could that be?” Su Ming denied. “History has proven countless times that the torrent of objective laws will not be deviated from by individual will.”

"Should we continue like this?" Violet pressed, her voice tense. "The technological path left behind by the Rift Clan has a potential far exceeding our previous expectations!"

In fact, Su Ming had never truly considered building an interdimensional bridge, just as he had stated in his response to Jin Rongjia. His words to Zi Jin at that time were merely a fleeting thought.

However, when facing the scholar, he suddenly felt that he might be able to share some of his views for discussion.

Jin Rongjia is definitely not an option. Su Ming has serious doubts about his true stance.
"The evolution of civilization is inherently intertwined with conflict and iteration." Su Ming propped up his pillow, finding a more comfortable angle to lean back, his gaze seemingly piercing through the cabin ceiling, looking towards the vast starry sky. "Didn't your Taiya plane also develop to where it is today by treading on the embers of war and strife?"

Whether it's technology, ethnicity, social structure, or ideology, the replacement of the old with the new is never a gentle process. In the dim light, a glint of moisture seemed to flash in the girl's eyes. "You...are you serious?"

"Peace is an ideal, but not a cage that binds our minds," Su Ming said firmly. "For any civilization, stagnation is the greatest original sin!"

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Zi Jin sat up abruptly, her chest heaving slightly. "The power of technology can be used without hindrance in the Teya plane! On the contrary, the magic power on your Earth is so thin that it is almost exhausted—aren't you worried that once communication begins, it will lead to Earth losing in this potential conflict?"

Back when the Galio Plane Portal opened at the Azure Cliffs, Violet observed that the elemental concentration on Earth's side was at least two orders of magnitude lower. This concentration prevented humans from awakening their magical talents, which is the main reason why, despite sharing a common origin, the two races followed drastically different paths of development.

"If the Taiya plane can absorb and digest technological power, it will be a leap forward," Su Ming calmly replied. "But at the same time, the technological side will also be pushed to a higher peak in this collision and challenge. If it really comes to that, Earth will definitely not be the loser!"

This confidence did not stem from a blind sense of technological superiority, but was rooted in the drastically different social structures of the two worlds. The high-level transcendent beings of Teya were like precious stars, few in number, and easily depleted in the ongoing and brutal conflict.

The Earth's vast industrial production system and widespread education base together forge its unparalleled war potential. In particular, when a breakthrough is achieved in a key technology, it can be rapidly deployed and replicated on a large scale.

In another world, the Holy Sword can only be used by the most elite superhumans. But on Earth, an ordinary hand can pull the trigger.

This absolute advantage in concept, efficiency, and scale is enough to make the magic side, which relies on individual strength, pale in comparison.

Therefore, even though Teya possesses hundreds of thousands of extraordinary individuals, they are ultimately no match for the truly operational, terrifying industrial war machine, which is like a steel Cthulhu.

Su Ming described this chilling scene to the scholars. In terms of understanding the powers and systems of this other world, he was no longer the clueless newcomer who was at a loss even when faced with a lich in the process of transformation.

“Moreover,” Su Ming’s tone even carried a hint of coldness, “from a strategic point of view, Earth’s low magic environment is actually an excellent advantage!”

He smiled slightly. "Weapons from the technological side can be used without restraint in Teya. But on the Teya plane, until a solution is found for the critical problem of replenishing supernatural power in a low-magic environment, they are simply unable to penetrate deep into Earth's interior. This means... we will have a rather long, one-way window of opportunity for attack!"

The scholar remained silent, offering no rebuttal. This period of interaction had given her a profound understanding of the logical framework of a technologically advanced civilization.

"I don't understand, Su Ming." The confusion in Zi Jin's voice was almost tangible. "You are clearly... someone who can't even bring yourself to kill mercenaries. Why, when it comes to two worlds and the fate of countless lives, do you... hold this view?"

“That is the kindness I hold in my heart as an individual.” Su Ming’s voice lowered, carrying a clear sense of separation. “But the only measure of ‘justice’ in civilization is existence itself and its ceaseless development. The former is the bottom line, the latter is the mission.”

(End of this chapter)