Above The Sky

Chapter 2127 - 56: The True Meaning of [Guidance]

The Galewind Dragon King hesitated to speak, but Ian smiled and said, "Don’t worry, I know that there is a technology tree in this world that doesn’t require Aether. This is the problem I need to solve."

"As long as Aether technology is sufficiently advanced, creating technology without Aether is not difficult. Ultimately, the most important thing... is actually to go out first."

With that said, Ian and the Galewind Dragon King entered a state of curvature and began returning to Terra.

Ian sat on the left wing shoulder of the Dragon King: "The materials for creating the Cradle are located on New Moon— I cannot get close to New Moon."

[Why?] The Galewind Dragon King asked, and Ian replied lightly, "Because I cheated using the Aether left by the Heavenly Father— I cannot approach anything related to the Heavenly Father’s Aether. Whether it’s the Light Element Furnace or the legacy on New Moon, getting close might cause that Aether to lose its activity or even lose the possibility for others to advance to the Sixth Echelon."

"I can’t be too selfish, can I? So, if we are to gather pure Aether from New Moon, it can’t be done by me, and it’s best not to be done by a strong individual."

"It should be the hands of us humans of Terra, building a Skyward Tower straight towards the moons."

The Galewind Dragon King thoughtfully nodded, remembering that at the southern end of the South Ridge Duchy, within the jurisdiction of Harrison Port, there are two relics of pre-era civilization.

Since Ian and Marquis Grant engaged in comprehensive cooperation, both sides have carried out an all-round refurbishment of the Redwood Base. The facilities used to build the Terra Orbital Ring Base are now probably more than half finished.

[Can the strong guide us a bit?]

The Galewind Dragon King raised his eyes and said: [Even if you have the corresponding orbital technology, enabling you to build a space base on Terra’s orbit, and use the low gravity of a space base to construct various space vessels to exploit Aether resources on New Moon... Third and Fourth Level powerhouses can still greatly accelerate this process]

[We True Dragons can help you. Dragon Island is the largest space base on Terra’s orbit, and we are well-prepared with abundant technical reserves and data]

"Thank you. Don’t help too much on-site."

Ian smiled slightly, he was waiting for this sentence from the Galewind Dragon King, but when the promise finally came, he felt rather emotional: "While it is indeed possible for the strong to lead the masses top-down to achieve great feats, what I actually believe is that these things can be done without their intervention."

"Galewind Dragon King, do you know what humans lack the most?"

[What they lack the most... Power?]

The Galewind Dragon King speculated, following Ian’s thought, but Ian shook his head: "Power is certainly important, but if one has boundless power without desire, what use is that power?"

[Then is it desire?]

"Desire is the driving force for human action, but fundamentally, desire is also ’what to do’, and it disappears once fulfilled. Such a thing can only be ’momentarily important’, but cannot be called the most important."

[Then what is it?]

"It’s the road. Dragon King, it’s the road."

Ian looked at the Galewind Dragon King, even with a trace of envy in his expression: "True Dragons are created, born with a path in life."

"Dragon King, I ask you, have you ever been lost?"

The Galewind Dragon King thought for a moment, and then smiled: [Indeed not, all my life has been dedicated to the beings of Terra, always watching over the seal, guarding the Cradle]

"Yes. But humans are different, they are born without a road, and the paths imposed by parents or others only cause pain and confusion. Humans are lifeforms that need to find their own path."

Ian nodded slightly and said softly: "If one can give a person a road that they believe is infinitely noble, infinitely great, can lead to the future, to goodness, to everything they want— if they know there is such a road."

"A road where if they walk down it, they can have everything they desire."

"A road they firmly believe is ’the right’ road."

"Then humans are a perfect race, capable of achieving all miracles, surpassing all hardships, defeating all strong enemies, creating everything."

"Dragon King."

Ian slowly stood up, his voice unprecedentedly calm, yet so profoundly heavy that each word struck the strings of Aether, causing the universe to resonate with sacred music: "I want [Guidance]."

[Guide what?] The Dragon King asked softly, truly feeling the aura of ’The Creator’ emanating from Ian.

A feeling both dignified and tender, both arrogant and filled with compassion.

"Guide life towards the [correct] path," Ian smiled warmly: "What I want to do is guide the humans of Terra to achieve a certain task."

"This matter concerns all humans, so all humans should contribute to it."

"A peaceful life has never been a given, this is the spoils of war I fought for Silverpeak Domain, and now my people have received these spoils, they should bear the responsibility."

"Most of the world’s suffering originates from those who are powerful, wealthy, and have rights not willing to take responsibility —the weak don’t even have the eligibility to take responsibility."

"And I will give them both responsibility and power."

"And then, I’ll make a road for them."

"The first task is to build the ’material lifeline’ from Terra to New Moon and establish a massive ’Cradle Production Site’ on New Moon."