Zhou Yi looked outside through the floor-to-ceiling window.

Every resident downstairs was emitting ripples, but very faint ones, like water vapor, dispersing quickly after leaving the body surface.

The ripples from enhancers and the Guangna Species extended much farther and lasted longer.

Mechanical lifeforms did not emit ripples at all.

As Cang Hai Jun said, their consciousness is fragmented, having inherent massive deficiencies in the consciousness domain, and can only exchange information using less efficient, imprecise electrical signals.

In general, the higher the life strength, the stronger the ripple.

Zhou Yi noticed.

Yuan Xiao, who brought over the cut fruit, emitted ripples that filled the entire room.

When she met Zhou Yi's gaze, Yuan Xiao looked a bit puzzled: "Chairman, is there something on my face?"

Zhou Yi discovered upon reading.

There were other words emitted in her ripples.

[Chairman, you no longer like eating watermelon?]

[Or is there something wrong with my makeup today? Chairman doesn't like my side ponytail?]

[Why do I have a bad feeling...]

Zhou Yi consumed a consciousness nerve to make a slight alteration.

Then Yuan Xiao suddenly said: "Chairman, would you like to hear me sing?"

Zhou Yi smiled and said: "Oh? I'm quite interested. Let's hear one, let's hear one."

He applauded immediately.

The next second, Yuan Xiao was dumbfounded.

She showed a nervous and scared expression, covering her mouth with her hand: "I... why did I say such a thing... Chairman, I can't sing..."

"What happened... I don't know why I just said that."

Zhou Yi stated: "Perhaps deep down, you actually like singing. The Cat God and mic master are one; you can practice singing with it sometime."

"Oh, is that so... okay."

Yuan Xiao nodded in a muddled and confused manner.

Of course, this was not her spontaneous action, but Zhou Yi had changed her last ripple, making her altered consciousness say those things.

Ripples are the visualization of consciousness movement.

Every modification requires consuming a consciousness nerve, akin to ink writing words in another consciousness.

This ability is easy for any consciousness below the Light Core Body.

However, the effects against a Light Core Body of the same rank diminish significantly.

Zhou Yi experimented with consciousness writing on Jade City.

"Commissioner, I want to dance."

"Actually, I've always wanted to be a dancer."

After saying this, Jade City remained silent for a long time.

"..."

"Commissioner, can you forget what I just said?"

"That wasn't my intention."

"I suspect I was subjected to a consciousness attack. But I can't find the source. Commissioner, beware of such attacks, there are hidden enemies here!"

Indeed, it is a Light Core Body.

It quickly discovered the issue.

Against a Light Core Body of the same rank, this ability can only be a surprise preemptive strike, but repeated moves have significantly reduced effects.

Zhou Yi explored and used it for a while, letting Jade City practice with him.

But the results were not very good.

As the ability to rewrite ripples was used continuously, Jade City's resistance also steadily increased.

Later each rewrite became very challenging, requiring a massive consumption of consciousness nerves, and the duration was short, as the ripples would quickly revert to normal state.

Zhou Yi felt a bit frustrated inside.

When facing opponents of the same level, this ability was truly a bit lame.

He consulted with Xiao Fu, asking if it knew about effective applications of similar abilities.

"Da Zhou, this is consciousness shaping."

Reverse Flow said: "Although this series of abilities extend into different specific effects, the core mechanism is the same: to alter consciousness, endowing it with specific movements to form particular consciousness. [Forgotten]also belongs to this series, though its development direction is more extreme, directly deleting the existence of self."

"It can change an enemy's thoughts, thereby creating an opportunity for decisive victory. This is also a common method."

"This is rarely directly applied on the battlefield but is used for consciousness reconstruction at the rear, belonging to a strategic-level capability, rather than combat or tactical level."

"Reverse Flow rarely participates in conflicts, always avoiding wars and clashes, but has witnessed many collapsed civilizations and knows that war is the ultimate irreconcilable result of contradictions. The ultimate victory in war often depends on rear preparation and logistical capabilities. It compares the comprehensive hard strength of both sides."

"I once visited a destroyed world of a medium-level civilization, where consciousness shaping was their core technology tree. Every member of the civilization is baptized by consciousness shaping from birth to ensure sufficient loyalty and steadfast maintenance of the civilization's stance."

"Through consciousness shaping, they united all their people, even destroying two civilizations of the same level. They transformed the remnants of those civilizations into their own people through consciousness shaping."

"Consciousness shaping is of great significance in maintaining the stability and unity of one's camp."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, "So how did they get destroyed?"

"It was also due to consciousness shaping."

Xiao Fu said, "But don't misunderstand, it wasn't because people opposed this system. Instead, different branches emerged based on consciousness shaping."

"Some demanded deep brainwashing of all members, making everyone dedicate everything to the civilization, similar to a beehive."

"Others insisted on the principle of greater power requiring greater responsibility; the higher one's position in civilization, the deeper the consciousness shaping, while ordinary citizens should have the freest lives."

"There were also those who believed in applying consciousness shaping to the Great Holy Spirit, achieving global coverage, and ensuring civilizational Iron Wall through the indiscriminate, continuous baptism of each individual by the Great Holy Spirit. From there, they sought to influence other worlds' Great Holy Spirits for assimilation and conquest on this level."

"They accused each other of being heretics, a fierce civil war broke out, and eventually the Great Holy Spirit faction won. However, the foundation of the civilization was completely destroyed, leaving only one frenzied Great Holy Spirit rampaging like a world-level virus."

Zhou Yi felt his face twitch.

Indeed, large powers are always prone to internal incidents leading to their demise.

"Speaking of which, Da Zhou, your capability can be advanced in this direction. At least for the Fire Seed Civilization, universal brainwashing could ensure absolute loyalty, preventing a repeat of my past incidents."

This statement reminded Zhou Yi.

Previously, Xiao Fu said that the Fire Seed Civilization he nurtured betrayed him. After much reflection, Xiao Fu chose the exceptionally stable White King to serve as the new guardian of the Molding Fire Platform.

Zhou Yi asked, "What exactly happened with the Fire Seed Civilization's betrayal?"

The Reverse Flow was silent for a moment.

"The Fire Seed Civilization I cultivated is different from yours; it is a pure conceptual entity constructed entirely from a single species. The advantage is that they naturally fit together, but the downside is the lack of change, making them completely defenseless against targeted forces."

"It was a Fire Seed Civilization built on the foundation of [Gold Scale]."

"These life cores composed of gold also contain iron, magnesium, platinum, and other metal elements, classifying them as a type of metallic life."

"In their civilization, different metal contents formed different individuals. But since the core is gold, they belong to the same species, considered a branch of Golden Creatures."

Zhou Yi said, "So they are relatives of the Golden Elephant?"

"Considered subspecies, but there are quite significant differences."

Xiao Fu explained, "The Gold Scale has geometric structures on its surface resembling golden scales, which is why they named themselves this way. Their overall forms are varied, some resembling kites with many metallic tendrils, others are spherical or misshapen metal blocks."

"Their specialty is parsing gold."

"Gold is also a very rare material in the universe, a luxury item for various civilizations with very stringent production conditions. It can be imagined as the remains of a neutron star."

"A neutron star is a product of a Light Creation Star—like the Sun, a kind of star after its destruction."

Zhou Yi was taken aback, "Gold is the remnants of the Sun? So Shattered Star is a form of gold?"

"That's something I don't know. Because I only learned about the existence of Shattered Star through you, perhaps the Reverse Flow itself is more of a civilization scavenger, without access to such core resources."

Xiao Fu said, "Gold is valuable because it originates from individual suns, and its worth lies in this. If enough massive quantities of gold were gathered, say as much as a Moon or an Earth, theoretically, one could recreate a neutron star or even a Sun."

Zhou Yi was puzzled, "Expending so many resources, what's the point of recreating a Sun?"

"Even the smallest Sun is worth a fortune."

"First of all, it is the best factory of elements."

The Reverse Flow patiently explained, "All material in the universe can be manufactured and produced through the Sun. It can almost be described as the Origin of everything; just this is enough for all high-level civilizations to strive for."

"Moreover, it possesses a deeper cosmic consciousness beyond the Great Holy Spirit."

"The history of stars is the universe transforming itself into consciousness."

"Each Sun is a vast, exploitable consciousness prototype. To this day, life and consciousness must be born under solar radiation, still an iron law. It can be said that the source of all consciousness in the world originates from individual suns."

Zhou Yi suddenly understood.

No wonder the Seeder needed the Golden Elephant to harvest gold.

This material is the raw material for reconstructing a Sun, indeed a hard currency.

"Back then, I found the remaining Gold Scale in the world where their civilization was destroyed and transformed them into Fire Seed Life. They are metallic life with strong vitality, able to wake up with energy and material replenishment."

Xiao Fu reminisced, "The reason the Gold Scale was destroyed was due to an invasion by a high-level civilization. The invaders instantly destroyed this civilization, altering the elements inside them, causing them to enter a false death state and gradually naturally split."

"The quality Gold Scale were all captured, and those left were mostly the old, weak, sick, and disabled."

"I should have thought of it; due to being destroyed by outsiders, this group was filled with hostility and vigilance towards outsiders... Alas, I still harbored a lucky mindset."

"Later, I awakened them, transforming them into Fire Seed Life, and then cultivated them into the Fire Seed Civilization conceptual entity [Golden Pan]."

"It behaved very obediently, executing the orders I gave perfectly, never making mistakes or slacking off."

"Once, in a new world, I built a suitable Molding Fire Platform in a hidden location for that world, letting Golden Pan guard it."

"Meanwhile, I went to search for existing local life."

"When I returned, I found the Molding Fire Platform completely collapsed, Golden Pan had used the platform to accumulate power and escaped to other worlds through a Space Hole. I chased it through several worlds but couldn't find its trace."

Xiao Fu said sullenly, "The older generation of Reverse Flow is right; Fire Seed Life should not be left outside for too long."

"So Da Zhou, you should be careful too."

Zhou Yi expressed sympathy for the Reverse Flow's ordeal.

But his mindset was different.

For Zhou Yi, he didn't need slaves to watch over constantly, but employees with independent ideas. If the electric cats one day wanted to leave for a better place, he wouldn't stop them either.

What's meant to be his will be his; what's not, holding onto it forcibly won't keep it anyway.

If someone like Shari Qing leaves, it only shows they were not on the same path, and parting ways sooner is a good thing.

"You certainly have a good mindset."

Xiao Fu sighed, "Maybe that's the difference between us..."

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