I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1266 Melting Away the Tears
Martin stared in shock at the changes below, while Lu You exclaimed in surprise, "What's happening to this world?"

Heart Gold is rapidly taking over the entire world, and humanity still hasn't been able to control this fire from the gods, allowing the flames to burn them.

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The emergence of HeartGold has exhausted all of humanity's technological potential. Materials that were previously impossible to produce can now be made simply and conveniently with HeartGold, so no one bothers to research those strange and unusual materials anymore.

Much of the progress in human technology stems from wild imagination and chance.

Who would have thought that graphene could be glued out with tape?

Who would have thought that X-rays would appear on a fluorescent screen just one meter away from a cathode ray tube?
Who would have thought that Staphylococcus aureus culture dishes could be inhibited by Penicillium contamination?

The reason why human technology has flourished is because everyone has different thoughts and ideas when encountering problems.

If everyone only thought of the same method when faced with a problem, humanity wouldn't have come up with so many strange and wonderful inventions.

Before the advent of HeartGold, humans were highly creative, but after its emergence, human creativity was confined to a framework.

People's thinking has shifted from "how to solve this problem" to "how to solve this problem with Xinjin".

The fire from the gods was so dazzling that people, who were originally discussing which part of the prey was the most delicious, started discussing cooking methods after obtaining the fire.

The discovery of fire pointed humanity in the right direction, but also caused them to overlook other directions.

Such is the nature of humanity in this world; the Heart Gold has given them so many surprises that other scientific discoveries pale in comparison.

The things made of HeartGold began to take over every corner of human society, climbing skyscrapers, onto every everyday item, and onto every person...

Humans have discovered that the heart-gold can not only change shape, but also change material and color, as long as the "will" is strong enough and the thought is focused enough.

This discovery ignited humanity's creative passion. People around the world used the newly acquired "clay" to mold various shapes and create whatever they wanted, just like children who had received a new toy.

Something that transcends its time can fill everyone with unrealistic fantasies, making them forget what they already possess.

While humans are using their thoughts to change the Heart Gold, the Heart Gold is also changing human thoughts...

Humans are still too naive when faced with new toys; they don't know what it will mean to favor a particular toy.

His other toys will gradually be replaced by new toys.

The toy car became a clay car, the robot became a clay model, and all the building blocks were made of clay. Everything he came into contact with turned into clay.

The naive child put the clay to his mouth, and without any adult supervision, he took a bite...

"Heart Gold can be used as food!"

An astonishing discovery shocked all of humanity.

After the body's matter is completely replaced by the heart metal, humans can even control their bodies to change shape.

This is evolution!
After eating the clay, the naive child decided to turn himself into clay.

In this way, he can change his appearance at will. He wants to become a tall robot, he wants to become a monster, and he wants to become a superhuman with superpowers!
Some people resist this temptation; they are called "pure-bloods." But as times have progressed, these pure-bloods have been labeled as extreme conservatives, just like the geocentric theory defenders, and are despised and loathed by the world.

Human brains have been modified by Heart Gold, no longer needing rest and always maintaining a perfect state. Everyone's intelligence has surpassed the limits of pure-blooded humans, and it continues to improve with the progress of Heart Gold research. Humanity is evolving towards a higher level of form, moving towards an unknown realm.

The boundary between the physical body and the heart metal has long been blurred. This world is now only about the heart metal and "outside of the heart metal," and most humans have already sided with the heart metal and become one of the metals.

Copper Valley became a pilgrimage site for all humanity. The World Government built a magnificent Sky City above Mine No. 1. This Sky City, made of HeartGold, could float in the air, and every human who dedicated themselves to HeartGold could integrate into it, becoming a part of the "city" and living happily within it. Strangely enough, the pit's depth exceeded the Earth's diameter, yet they could still continue digging downwards, continuously producing HeartGold. The new humans used state-of-the-art equipment to transport it to the surface, transforming it into various products to continue "covering" the world.

The "city" expanded to encompass the No. 1 mine, Tonggu, and the Eurasian continent, until it reached the other side of the earth, completely enveloping the entire planet.

On this day, the new humans in the "city" spread the news, their consciousness echoing in the shared golden brain, emitting excited noises between every piece of metal.

The Pureblood faction is now just dust in the past, like the geocentric diehards recorded in textbooks. When they are mentioned, the consciousness that echoes in the "city" can only utter knowing laughter.

"Haha, how could anyone think that Earth is the center of the universe?"

"Haha, how could anyone think that humans must be 'human'?"

Just like "gender," the definition of "human" is gradually becoming broader, and people living in the tide of the times have to accept this noisy definition, adding all sorts of supplementary terms to what was originally a pure understanding.

The pit was dug deeper and deeper, exceeding the diameter of several Earths. People began to wonder where the pit led, but they dared not stop. Their need for Heart Gold was too great. The "city" still needed to extend beyond Earth, and their journey to the stars and the sea required a large amount of Heart Gold.

As the pit deepened, some strange environments appeared inside.

There are forests, deserts, and oceans...

They are like illusions that appear out of thin air. When they reach a certain depth, the surrounding environment changes instantly, and the scorching sunlight shines down, seemingly taking them back to the Earth they once were.

These were all environments that would have existed on Earth in the past, but now that "cities" have enveloped the Earth, these environments have become history.
History has stumbled into a pit?

The HeartGold Brain calls upon all of humanity to contemplate this strange phenomenon together.

But humans can't understand it, just as they can't understand where the Heart Gold came from.

They ignored history, ignored everything that humanity once possessed, and continued digging deeper.

As humans "transformed" into heart metal, their thoughts shifted from the subtlety of being in the flesh to the directness of being fused into the metal.

High-speed neural currents travel through the superconducting circuit. When thought reaches its peak, it is accompanied by extreme excitement, and a blind "optimism" fills all consciousness.

These "past" events mean nothing to them anymore! All they want is heart gold!
With Heart Gold, you have everything!
They dug through the sea of ​​clouds, through the darkness, through the collapsed ruins...

Then, they discovered—

The heart gold is gone.

No matter how hard you dig, there's nothing left.

At this moment, all human thoughts echoing in the "city" came to a standstill.

What about HeartGold? What about Evolution? What about the stars and the sea?
What followed was a violent upheaval of thought.

A profound despair surged from the bottom of the pit, spreading into every consciousness within the "city"...

They considered that the gold might be exhausted like the others, but their fervor led them to accelerate along the only path of development, even ignoring the enormous risks involved.

As they manipulated the Heart Gold, their will became even more frenzied and daring, fueled by the metal's vibrations.

When despair arrives, their aspirations seem to become a phantom history, bursting like bubbles.

On that day, all of humanity shed tears that could no longer be shed.

(End of this chapter)