Chapter 16: The problem of many psychic ascendant world has, but this world take it two steps ahead.
This past month, he truly had no free time. His schedule was so packed that he didn't even have time to go to school. Elysium went to school after completing the prototype Exosuit design and requested a full vacation until graduation.
Teacher Lin Ximeng naturally didn't approve, and the dean didn't either, but when they saw Elysium's soul ring, they couldn't even speak when this genius appeared in their school.
After some deception and a few words, Elysium obtained a promise from Teacher Lin Ximeng and the dean not to participate in school activities and could come whenever he wanted. Furthermore, after graduation, Elysium could freely choose where he wanted to go next.
After all this was done, he returned to his work and watched the recordings Elysium had obtained of Na'er and Tang Wulin's behavior.
There wasn't much to observe, but they seemed very satisfied with the gift I gave them.
Their relationship also grew closer, with Na'er constantly trying to get closer to Wulin. Even the love in her eyes could no longer be hidden, and this was good progress in their research.
Tang Wulin still didn't show much of a response beyond familial affection. He still saw Na'er as his sister, rather than as a woman.
But this was acceptable. There was plenty of time for the two of them to develop feelings. If they were stuck, he could help them and create a suitable atmosphere. If that didn't help, then he would force them to come together with a little external help.
Back in the present, Elysium looked at Mu Xi, whose gaze was intense, as if he wanted to devour her.
"Is something wrong? If not, could you please step aside? I'm very busy today," Elysium said, trying to speak gently.
Mu Xi's Uncle wanted to stop this young lady, but it's too late.
"Hmph, I want to see if you really are a genius like Uncle said," Mu Xi said as she raised her hand and released her martial soul. "You, fight me!"
A blazing sun that resembled a fireball spun in her hand. She also drew her hammer in her dominant hand. Two yellow soul rings emerged from beneath her feet, perfectly matching her yellow-gold hair.
"Oh, what an interesting martial spirit. Can I know what your martial spirit is?" Elysium immediately put aside what he wanted to do and focused on the martial spirit in Mu Xi's hand.
"This is my martial spirit, a blazing sun. A variant of the sun martial spirit, similar to the martial spirits of royal families in the past," Mu Xi said with a smug look on her face. Her arrogance faded slightly as she awaited praise from Elysium, who had taken her father's time to teach her a thousand forging.
"Sun? So your martial spirit is a star? But why a blazing sun? Are there other variants of martial souls, such as white dwarfs, pulsars, or even neutron stars? Does your martial soul emit cosmic radiation and possess its own gravity? What is its composition? Does it still have the fusion reaction?"
"Eh? No, my martial spirit is a variant form of the sun martial spirit, not a star! And what the hell is that strange name you mentioned?" Mu Xi replied spontaneously.
"Eh… Aren't stars and the sun the same thing? Why do you say it as if they're different things?"
"Of course they're different! A star is a star, and the sun is the sun. They're clearly different!"
Elysium, who heard this, was stunned for a moment before showing a "Is this woman an idiot?" expression. How can one not know that the sun is also a star in the galaxy? A star is simply the center around which celestial bodies orbit, relying on its own gravity.
"Wait, you don't really think the sun and stars are really different, do you?"
Mu Xi gritted her teeth as Elysium stared at her like an idiot. "Of course they're different! Weren't you ever taught this in cultural studies?!"
"…" Elysium was silent for over five minutes before sitting down on one of the boxes containing spiritual forging metal.
Is she serious? Do all Soul Masters in this world have some mental problem?
What next? Are you saying they lack basic knowledge like mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology?
"No! I have to check this immediately!" Elysium shouted subconsciously and opened his Temp-pad. His originally gloomy eyes became even gloomier. The sound of grinding teeth was even more audible.
"FUCK!"
Mu Xi was startled when she saw Elysium shouting loudly in a language she didn't know. Her will to fight was extinguished when she saw Elysium's dangerous, utterly enraged eyes.
"You fucking kidding me! They don't even have complete mathematics and physics?! What? Do you want me to invent it for them?" Elysium slammed his tem-pad to the ground, utterly furious.
He ignored the level of knowledge in this world filled with soul masters. He initially thought that with a civilization that had somehow stagnated at its last step, they only needed a little push and some technology to get them out of this state.
I mean, a civilization that had already built numerous tall buildings in the sky would at least have a complete level of physics and mathematics knowledge. Even if there were slight differences and planetary factors that affected their calculations, they would still have the knowledge.
But to think it became so much worse…
"This shitty world, no wonder they've become stagnant and haven't developed any further after mecha and battle armor. They don't even have a complete source of knowledge."
As for the blacksmiths, he could understand it, as there might be a slight misconception and they were already comfortable with their status quo. This is why he didn't need to worry too much about spreading the three-step refiner he created.
But to think that the entire world is experiencing the same problem...
Then these things need to be fixed as soon as possible. There is a lot of missing knowledge in basic fields like mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.
Just look at biology; they know the concept of mutation but don't know what causes it, never research why it happens, and never think about how to fix it. They don't realize there are ways to control the direction of mutations and the vectors within mutations.
In the diversity of flora and fauna, they only know about soul beasts, soul beasts, soul beasts, and sea soul beasts. Oh, poison and medicine are certainly quite developed, but it's not that impressive.
And I don't want to talk about evolution, genes, microorganisms, and even touching viruses.
This fucking brainless soul master probably thinks that a healing soul master can do everything. In a world that doesn't even know what a microscope is, it's truly a miracle that they've survived for 30,000 years.
"Haahh… you cultivators really need to stop cultivating all the time," Elysium said in Douluo Continent language.
Mu Xi frowned, sensing Elysium was mocking her.
"Please go away. I'm really not in the mood to entertain you anymore." Elysium immediately kicked the two out of his yard and brought all the parts he had ordered into his house.
He felt a tingle all over his body, thinking that he had been interacting with idiots who only knew how to meditate and cultivate their entire lives.
"Even the cultivation civilizations we've discovered aren't much different from urban cities. They still develop the theory of many fields while incorporating factors like cultivation into their lives."
This is the case with most psychic ascendant civilizations. They will cultivate and develop their powers, but at least they are not as ignorant of the knowledge.
But this world is really too much.
Really, really too much.