Chapter 1552
Chapter 1552 - 1548: Reconstructing Life
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What is the oldest profession? Lu Ping’an couldn’t say for sure.
But according to his understanding, the "gathering" profession was definitely one of them, whether it was gathering fruits and wild herbs, or collecting animal meat and fur as materials, these were essential for ancient people’s survival.
"After all, even in the first edition of the Age of Empire, in primitive societies, you could still order a few people to gather fruits, catch fish, and hunt..."
In Lu Ping’an’s philosophy, "desire" was never purely a bad thing, especially the "desire to survive."
Without the desire to survive, primitive people would not need to gather food, make tools/weapons, or find adequate shelter for themselves.
And due to innate differences in abilities, women excelled in gathering, while men mostly hunted and performed physical labor, which further led to the division of labor.
Professions such as Hunters, Fishermen, and Farmers (Gardeners) and so on were born one after another, as a product of social division of labor, where the whole society faced survival pressures, allowing each to master their own "position" to enhance productivity.
"In the end, all Evolution and societal construction has survival at their Core..."
This was also the most frustrating thing about the locals.
They had no concept of life and death, nor the desire to live better; they were like machines that operated automatically in imitation of others, not knowing why they fought nor why it was worth dying.
They lived in a Chaos, then faded away in Chaos, and even after hundreds or thousands of years, there was no difference.
Higher organic Life forms were no fundamentally different, simply having a higher concentration and intensity of "particles."
"How do I awaken their desires..."
Lu Ping’an shook his head; he found it simply couldn’t be done.
The Life forms of this world had one thing in common... they did not have normal sexual reproduction; they themselves were aggregates of basic particles, and to produce offspring, they only needed some "ashes" to complete Evolution with the help of the world.
Their basic particles were no different from the world itself; in some sense, as "Iron Puppets," they were like Mechanical Men being manipulated.
"You have to start with the root, with the basic particles..."
Lu Ping’an’s research area began to accumulate more and more Goods and manpower; with an agreement reached with the local Auto-men, there was no shortage of hands here.
Watching them embrace "radios" and "music boxes" aimlessly, Lu Ping’an also observed the changes in their Vibration.
"They are very empty..."
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
At this moment, Lu Ping’an couldn’t help but think of the shock that Old Mr. Liu had given him initially.
The entire island was originally inanimate, but when the Soul of the Quasi-God Gardener possessed it, the whole island came to life.
Then, could these "Life forms" be regarded as "islands," and the "music" they absorbed be a type of mimicry of (Elder Liu’s) Soul?
"Indeed, the more powerful the monsters of this world, the more simplistic they are."
An army lined up together needs a Conductor; the stronger the will and emotions, the more easily it becomes that link.
Instead of ordinary organic Life forms with a Soul on top of their physical bodies, they seemed more like an exterior driven by an "Artificial Soul."
"This is not a good thing..."
From the standpoint of the Evolution and survival of organisms, being powerful is the primary concern, but to Lu Ping’an, that also meant they were powerful machines, merely alive.
Complex emotions, a variety of feelings, and more so-called impurities created conflicting yet fascinating human nature.
"Indeed, we need to create humans."
Lu Ping’an tried to make those Life forms make a Wish; indeed, the wish was realized, and they had "Professions," but that was all.
Only very specific wishes were acted upon; these Life forms lacking motivation had no desire for proactive change.
"The seven emotions and six desires, the seven deadly sins..."
The original sin of Life was divided emotions, which, at the same time, was the nutrition coveted by the Auto-men.
Perhaps it was the most appropriate way to simulate [this], Lu Ping’an began to experiment.
"First, ’Gluttony’..."
The local Life could really survive by simply "eating soil."
But if they were given the factors of "Gluttony," "Eternal Hunger," what would they do?
Um, they would self-destruct.
Looking at the huge ball the size of a two-story building, which was originally a low-level humanoid, Lu Ping’an sighed, watching it disintegrate on its own and return to the cycle of Reincarnation.
Excessive expansion from feeding, a mere accumulation of matter, when the "emotional factor" binding the body was not sufficient, it would naturally start to accumulate ineffectively, and then disintegrate.
"I need a nervous system, to make them understand what ’delicious’ means, an ’internal reward and punishment system’ to encourage creatures to feed..."
"I need an energy conversion system, to turn their excess feeding into Power, even if it’s just the heat emitted...",
Lu Ping’an continued to experiment, and those Life forms continued to self-destruct.
Interfering with the Evolution of Life forms would naturally yield dire results; Lu Ping’an didn’t have the capability to create them wholly, he could only try bit by bit.
But throughout this process, his "Knowledge level" also grew steadily.
Especially with one category being distinguished...
[Phoenix City. Biology Knowledge (Level 4)]
Lu Ping’an’s Knowledge of this world was listed separately, but from the current point of view, success was still far off, whether it was his research progress or himself, he needed more accumulation.
"Let’s analyze that ’tail fur’..."
Lu Ping’an put down his scarf, which was also Little Flame’s token of "filial piety," but until recently, this fur was still on a Quasi-God level super Demon.
"So, it came to hand easily, it was very tame; we lay on its tail, and it continued to sleep..."
So, you took advantage of it to pluck all its tail fur and then let it go crazy on the higher levels?
Lu Ping’an seldom encountered Materials of Upper Gold rank; holders of such things were often too troublesome, but this time, it seemed to come easily.
[Giron Solda’s tail tip (Unranked Material): This was once the tail of a Quasi-divine Beast...]
Lu Ping’an was astonished to find that it was not Contaminated material but "ordinary Material."
It was an astonishing aggregation of particles, all particles arranged and Vibrated stably, forming a net-like "battleground."
"The High-Tier Creatures of this world might not be powerful, but they are definitely tough..."
Lu Ping’an arrived at a subtle conclusion, but it seemed of no use to the creatures at hand.
"’Grant it Life,’ and then give it a name to see..." and at this time, Big Cat was always able to give out strange suggestions.
Not to mention, most of the time it was quite effective.
— End of Chapter 1552 —