Chapter 896 494: The Price of the Magic Ring System (2)

Xue Dili flicked their foreheads. The two kids got married about half a year ago. If nothing unexpected happened, their wives should be pregnant too. Why are they still so reckless? Not at all like a father-to-be.

However, as soon as Xue Dili finished speaking, the two children fell silent instantly, and their mood turned gloomy.

"What's wrong?" Xue Dili suddenly felt that something might be wrong.

"Sorry, teacher, we might not have children in this lifetime..." Ronald said, showing a bitter face and roughly ruffling his hair.

Xue Dili: "?"

No, huh? Is the problem of your wife's frail health still not solved?

Xue Dili was very puzzled, but soon, Cloud Star explained: "It's like this, teacher. Practicing the Magic Ring, and having reached the stage where you can transform into a Giant Beast, essentially, there's been reproductive isolation from other people..."

Cloud Star sighed: "In essence, rather than being human, we're actually closer to Giant Beasts. Only those who also have Magic Rings can jointly conceive offspring..."

"So just now we were arguing about whether we should continue to promote Magic Ring technology. I am willing to continue its promotion because once everyone has a Magic Ring, this issue will be solved, but Ronald disagrees..."

"Because absorbing a Magic Ring still carries a certain degree of risk..."

The two suddenly fell silent, and the scene that had been a heated argument before now resembled two defeated roosters, both with their heads drooping.

Xue Dili: "?"

Ah, does the Magic Ring really have such a side effect?

Although Xue Dili developed this thing, he really didn't expect it to have this side effect.

The Magic Ring was created simply to deal with the Giant Beast disaster, a magic system developed quickly to address the crisis, essentially swallowing the Spiritual Particle of Giant Beasts and augmenting one's self.

At its core, you could see those with Magic Rings as a Magic Side Transformed Druid, but this Druid can only transform into a fixed Giant Beast state.

And this Magic Ring System is equivalent to digging up the roots of the Giant Beast. As long as the Magic Ring System exists, Giant Beasts will never rise again.

Of course, this was created for the situation at that time. Humanity was on the brink of extinction by the Super Beasts, and this system was the best choice under those circumstances.

But now it's different...

Now on Giant Beast Star, humans and Giant Beasts have come to a semi-peaceful coexistence. As long as humans don't actively attack, Giant Beasts won't attack and will even keep their distance.

Additionally, Giant Beasts are no longer those biochemical monsters affected by the Super Iron Curtain, but have truly become natural species under the World's Consciousness.

In this era, the Magic Ring System is no longer very applicable...

Furthermore, the Magic Ring has many issues; its advantage is its rapid learning. Once a person absorbs a Magic Ring, they can possess Legendary Level strength within days, and by mastering the transformation ability, they can instantly reach Mythic Level, or even Quasi-Tier Five power.

This rapid growth ability is unmatched by any other system.

But, rapid growth always comes at a cost, and the safety of the Magic Ring is not very high. Not only is there some risk when absorbing a Magic Ring, but every transformation into a Giant Beast also carries certain dangers.

Also, Quasi-Tier Five is the limit of the Magic Ring, an eternal limit that cannot be broken.

However, this last point isn't particularly serious. Generally speaking, without accessing authority, Quasi-Tier Five is the limit for normal creatures. No matter how talented one is, reaching actual Tier Five is impossible unless you grasp authority and become an existence like the World Guardian, essentially aligning with the World's Consciousness.

Or, grasp other authorities and become an Apostle...

Thus, in other civilizations, they don't differentiate between Legend and Myth. There's only a clear demarcation between God and human at Tier Five, with Quasi-Tier Five being Demigod...

Of course, on a planetary scale, Tier Five is indeed godlike. Zeus and low-sequence ordinary Apostles are just at this level.

But on a cosmic scale, perhaps only those conceptual Evil Gods at the end of Subspace can be called "God" by Xue Dili.

After all, those beings have entirely become products of concepts, devoid of any humanity or rationality, existing solely for their concepts.

The topic has drifted a bit. Now Xue Dili has learned another cost of the Magic Ring System, having not tested if this thing might affect fertility...

Indeed, this is the cost of rapid growth...

Looking at it this way, Ronald and Cloud Star may not be able to have children with ordinary humans, only with people who have Magic Rings or with Giant Beasts.

Right, they could likely reproduce with Giant Beasts, but not with ordinary humans...

Upon examination, it indeed was no mistake. Upon reaching the end of the Magic Ring System, although your mind and consciousness remain human, you essentially become a humanoid Giant Beast, with no reproductive isolation from other Giant Beasts.

Xue Dili: "..."

If this is true, Xue Dili has indeed dug a big hole in this world. There's no way there could be humanoid "Dragon Maidens" among the Giant Beasts, right?

He scratched his head in embarrassment, after all, this system was created by him, and he hadn't considered so many things then.

After all, humans were on the brink of extinction, and no one could refuse a rapid power gain with some cost.

Xue Dili thought, maybe even knowing this cost back then, countless people would have still flocked to join the Magic Ring System, because in that high-pressure environment, power was everything. Having offspring wasn't something to consider at the time.

But now it's different...

Xue Dili is not a god. It's normal for a system he thought of hastily to have various problems, considering there's so much he couldn't foresee.

Their argument was about whether the Magic Ring should continue to be promoted...

Cloud Star is the radical, always advocating that the power in one's hands is true power. The Magic Ring must exist, and everyone should have it so humans can continue to propagate.

But Ronald disagrees. The potential deaths caused by universal Magic Rings are enough for him to disagree. Furthermore, if everyone indeed had Magic Rings, wouldn't humans be essentially extinct?

Just like his frail wife, she is one person who mustn't absorb the Magic Ring; problems would absolutely arise for her.

Moreover, the societal impact and disasters resulting from universal Magic Rings are unpredictable. They could plunge the world into a primitive era.

So, Ronald hopes for the Magic Ring System to end with their generation, and maybe they could research another way to control or tame Giant Beasts.

That's why they were arguing intensely.

Xue Dili: "..."

Indeed, one generation can only solve the problems of that generation. When Xue Dili created the Magic Ring, he never imagined these issues could arise.

Their thoughts represent the differences between conservative and radical approaches. Xue Dili doesn't know who's right or wrong. Perhaps both sides have it right and also wrong.

Cloud Star's viewpoint is radical, but he actually considers more problems. Magic Ring holders can't have offspring, but they possess incredible strength, becoming volatile factors.

It might even lead to unending conflict between Magic Ring holders and ordinary people.

Ronald's viewpoint is conservative, but more humane.

Simply put, one considers things rationally, and the other emotionally.

But now, perhaps it's no longer an issue for him.

Eventually, he has to fill in the holes he dug when he was younger...

Xue Dili smiled, interrupting the children's argument, and said, "Alright, since the teacher knows about this issue, I'll help you solve it."

"Actually, you should have contacted me about this problem earlier. It might be unsolvable for you, but for the teacher..." Xue Dili smiled, pointing at himself, "It's simple! Have a bit more faith in the teacher, rest assured, your teacher is omnipotent."