"But isn't this putting the cart before the horse? The potion hasn't been digested yet, so what good is modifying oneself..." Lynn shook his head. He was too lazy to even criticize Artisan for wasting such resources. If only a more knowledgeable transmigrator had become a Paragon, just these few skills over a thousand years could have advanced the technology tree to modern levels!
"Alright, I have to consider external factors. After all, this is a world with Gods. Even if you want to focus on developing agriculture and technology, the other True Gods wouldn't just let you slowly build up. After all, Sequences 0 aren't fools. Thinking this way, it's understandable why Artisan has done so little..." Lynn muttered. However, he was extremely satisfied with the uniqueness of the Paragon he had obtained.
Although this artifact didn't enhance his offensive capabilities, Lynn didn't need that. What he needed was something that could develop civilization, advance the technology tree, and ensure logistics.
"Why couldn't Roselle be in the Fourth Epoch?" Lynn suddenly felt a pang of frustration. He was eager to use the Emperor's knowledge reserve to gamble for blueprints. Even if the chances of success were low, over time, he might be able to push the technology tree to modern levels.
"Wait, I can directly ask Roselle of the Fifth Epoch! Even though I have to go through a few hands, knowledge can be passed down several times without much loss. Besides, Roselle is idle now anyway, so why not help me push the technology tree..."
Lynn's eyes lit up. He couldn't wait to transfer his main consciousness back to his larger body in the Fifth Epoch and immediately called Roselle. However, after the call connected, Lynn was disappointed by the news he received from Roselle.
"So, even though you've regained consciousness and suppressed the corrupted persona, the damage to your soul and mind from the corruption hasn't healed, causing you to lose part of your memory, including this knowledge?" Lynn's expression could be described as gnashing his teeth as he spoke.
"Ahem, there's nothing I can do about that. In fact, not only have I lost these memories, but I've also lost a lot of others. Only the most important ones are still intact..." Roselle coughed lightly, sounding a bit guilty.
"Then what good are you to me?" Lynn puffed up his cheeks in anger. Without Roselle's knowledge pack, did he have to rely on the few scraps of knowledge he knew to gamble for blueprints? How long would that take?
"You could start by advancing steam and machinery. You can directly acquire this knowledge in this era..." Roselle suggested gently. Though he wasn't sure what Lynn was planning, he could guess that Lynn wanted to push for a technological revolution in some era.
"I guess that's all I can do... I thought I could push the technology tree to modern levels in one go..." Lynn sighed wistfully.
"Actually... if you could descend in the era when I first transmigrated, you might be able to get a lot of knowledge from me back then. I used to love studying these things." Roselle suggested after some thought, his expression also tinged with nostalgia.
"Even though I don't remember the specific knowledge now, I dare say that if the industrial base of this era wasn't so poor, I might have developed something like a mobile phone back then. Even if it couldn't be mass-produced, it might have been possible to create a few rare items with limited functionality, combining the extraordinary abilities of this world..."
This wasn't entirely boasting. Roselle had indeed considered creating mobile phones before, but the gap between steam technology and information technology was too great. The difficulty was almost equivalent to crafting a nuclear bomb by hand, so he had to give up in the end.
"But that would require me to be able to descend in the first place. I haven't fully mastered this ability yet..." Lynn muttered to himself. Normally, he wouldn't be so eager to push the technology tree to modern levels. After all, Lynn understood that progress had to be made step by step.
However, Lynn had just acquired the Paragon's Uniqueness, this great toy, and was in high spirits. Naturally, he was feeling a bit impatient.
"Actually, I'm looking forward to seeing you push the technology tree to modern levels..." Roselle's expression showed a hint of longing and nostalgia, likely recalling his life before his "transmigration." "Life with air conditioning, computers, and video sites is true happiness!"
"Do you want a soda with that?"
Lynn glanced at him and asked.
"That would be perfect." Roselle answered seriously.
"Alright, who am I if not a kind boss..." Lynn said, using the historical projection skill he had analyzed from Antigonus. He had just pulled out two sodas from the gaps of history when he suddenly froze.
"What's wrong?" Roselle asked, puzzled.
Lynn handed one of the sodas to him, took a sip of his own, and then, while stroking his chin, said, "Do you think it's possible to dismantle a historical projection?"
Roselle was momentarily stunned, then his eyes widened. He could guess what Lynn wanted to do—summon things like computers and mobile phones from history and then take them apart for research.
This was something Roselle had never considered before. Even when he imagined how he might use historical projections as a Seer, he only thought about summoning a computer to play games. He never thought of dismantling and studying it. But he had to admit, this idea sounded feasible.
"Why don't we give it a try?" Roselle suggested, his expression also filled with anticipation.
He was curious to see if historical projections could be dismantled.
So the two began their experiment. Half an hour later, they had both good news and bad news.
The good news was that historical projections could indeed be dismantled, and it seemed there wasn't much difference between dismantling them and dismantling real objects.
The bad news was that although the Paragon's Uniqueness provided some information from analyzing the historical projection, it wasn't enough. If they wanted to create the corresponding items, they'd need a solid foundation of related knowledge in addition to analyzing the historical projections.
"So, I'll still need your knowledge pack to fill in the missing information if I want to push the technology tree forward..." Lynn concluded, stroking his chin while giving Roselle a resentful look.
"Ahem, well, you'll have to work hard for that..." Roselle looked away guiltily.
"Sigh..." Lynn sighed, chatted with Roselle for a bit longer, and then hung up the "call." He stretched, about to contact Ouroboros to check on the preparations when he suddenly glanced at the door thoughtfully.
Lynn sensed two presences—one belonging to Klein, and the other to Azik.
(End of Chapter)