Technocrats

## Incursion

The Incursion on New Earth was just one of many insignificant Technocrat companies contracted by the Firmament's Edge to scan newly integrated planets. They were all given scanning equipment before being transported, and they were simply supposed to immediately report back if the equipment found whatever the Firmament's Edge were looking for. The rumor their leadership heard was that a top person in Firmament’s Edge stole something extremely valuable and fled to unintegrated territory. But small people like them had no way of finding out the details. **Chapter 342**

### Firmament's Edge

Firmament's Edge which was behind the Technocrat Invasion on New Earth are equivalent if not more powerful than a B grade faction under the System (according to the author in the Heaven's Chosen Discord channel on 13 Sep 2020).

## Origin

### Selvari

The faction you know as the Technocrats today was originally founded by an empire called the Selvari. They weren't anything special, just a slightly powerful force in that ancient epoch when the Dao still was rough and tumble. The Selvari controlled the better part of a galaxy before dimensional travel was commonplace. One day, a huge energy field appeared, consuming almost a fifth of the galaxy. It was a disastrous loss for the Selvari, but they forgot about all that when they found the Technocrat Codex.

### Technocrat Codex

The Technocrat Codex was a bit different from a normal Eternal Heritage. Someone somehow threw a bunch of ideas into the future, avoiding the collapse of the Dao. They sent ideas. Theories, inventions, schools of thought. They suddenly popped up in the minds of the Selvari across the galaxy. The impartment also expanded the minds of these lucky few, letting them stand far above the rest. Using the gift, they became the leaders of the Selvari and founded the Technocracy.

The Technocrats became a ruling caste far above the rest, especially after it became clear even their descendants enjoyed the cerebral enhancement from the Technocrat Codex. However, while the Technocrats quickly usurped the old structures and took full control, they also elevated the Selvari to new heights.

### Expansion and Downfall

Soon, they built wondrous machines that allowed them to visit other galaxies. Other dimensions. They saw themselves as the masters of the universe, delving into its secrets with wild abandon. But then, a small empire rose in a neighbouring galaxy. An empire which would come to change everything.

The Selvari originally considered the region that later became the Limitless Empire an unofficial colony filled with technologically inferior citizens. The first true war of the Limitless Empire was not only one of expansion but one of liberation. **Chapter 1,064**

The Selvari were originally humans. However, their empire had grown diverse after eons of expansion through their galaxy. **Ch 1,064**

## Sanctuary

* The Kayar-Elu were were a major player in setting up Sanctuary, the Holy Land in the depths of the Eternal Storm. **Ch 1,064**
* the Holy land of the Technocracy. **Ch 1,065**

## The 3 Paths

A true integration of technology and cultivation is impossible since the Dao of Technology is not accepted. The Technocrats always has to work around this inviolable fact, and the way they do this differ. It’s generally known in the multiverse that there are essentially three main paths of the Technocrats. **Chapter 352**

### Machine God

They go all-in on technology, avoiding the System as much as possible. Some of them might be level 1 but still possess the capability to kill B-Grade hegemons. You can’t consider them mortals though, as their lifespans have been prolonged through technology rather than Race upgrades. **Chapter 352**

#### Classifications

We refuse to use the classifications of the Cursed Heavens. **Chapter 453**

Class 1 - F grade

Class 2 - E grade

Class 3 - D grade

 - based on info from **Chapter 452**
#### Technology

Old technology? All technology is old. **Chapter 454**

We’re in the 43rd age right now. Each age represents the pinnacle of technology taking a step forward, which usually resulted in a trickle-down effect that empowered the whole Technocrat faction. But almost all of these ages took place in the early stages of the System Era, before it was as powerful as today. The current has lasted for over 70 million years. **Chapter 455**

#### Upgrading and Soul Cultivation

Well, first of all, I don't have the money for such an upgrade. But secondly, my soul isn't strong enough. I would need to drastically strengthen it to be able to support that level of power. **Chapter 455**

Our 'cultivation' is essentially slowly upgrading our body parts one by one. For example. My eyes have been improved, along with most of my organs. I no longer require food, but I rather run on energy cells ...

As we upgrade our bodies our components become increasingly complex while the materials become more and more exotic. But more importantly, the components are infused with the deeper truths of the universe, what you call the Dao. The soul is the core of a being, and it is connected to every component. The stronger a module is, the larger the demands are on your soul. If your mind is not strong enough you won't be able to control it. Worst case the components will put such a strain on your mind that your soul breaks.  **Chapter 455**

"Where do you get the components then? Just buy them at a market, or do you make them yourself?" Zac asked.

"You need to contract a manufacturer or work for a company that has manufacturing lines. It's another thing that separates good from bad corporations," Jaol said. "Almost all my components are acquired at a discount through my employer."

"So companies are essentially like sects?" Zac asked. "They both provide body upgrades and Soul Strengthening Manuals?"

"I guess you could say that," Jaol slowly nodded. "Corporations have a database of components that provide high synergy with each other. So the best is to move up the ranks within the company to get access to matching parts of the same series. There's a high risk of compatibility issues arising if you mix and match at random." **Chapter 455**

It turned out that all the Technocrats were connected to a virtual universe through their implants. But it wasn't actually virtual, as one's soul entered the network as an avatar. It was perhaps more apt to call it a synthetic spiritual world, where distances were irrelevant as it existed in another plane of reality.

Inside this world were Training Facilities where one could slowly strengthen their souls with the help of some sort of advanced algorithms. There were both public facilities where one could train in return for an hourly fee, but the results in such places were pretty average. Most corporations had their own Soul Strengthening Algorithms, and getting access to those kinds of facilities were one of the means to attract talents to their force.

Even more conveniently, it turned out that Technocrats could access the network while sleeping, so they could work on their Souls at night without disturbing their daily routines. Stronger people could even allocate a part of their minds to constantly train inside the network while going about their days. **Chapter 455**

### Technomancers

They use a mix of both systems. They might get a ranger class but use technological guns, like the rifles we took during the Auction. It's a slightly annoying path since they still would have to exert twice the effort to improve. Their kills with their technological weapons would give no energy or merits, but they usually have destructive capabilities that are far stronger than normal cultivators. **Chapter 352**

### Transcenders

They use technology to augment themselves, but they fully utilize the class- and cultivation systems of the Ruthless Heavens. But they might swap out their body parts with those of a dragon, or forcibly instill themselves with rare and powerful bloodlines. They are mad scientists using their own bodies as laboratories.

From what I hear that such modifications are in defiance of the Heavens, and it enacts a terrible price that most would say supersedes the gains. I don’t know the details, but such modifications are banned in most Empires. **Chapter 352**

## Technocrat Goals

The purists want to destroy the Ruthless Heavens altogether by pushing the Dao of Technology to the point that they create something even greater than the so-called System; **The Machine God**.

The Technomancer and Transcenders on the other hand partly work somewhat within the rules of heaven, and their goal is to change it rather than destroy it. They want to force the Ruthless Heavens to accept the Dao of Technology through raising an Apostate or forcing the creation of technology-based races **Chapter 352**

## Notable Technocrats

* Leandra Kayar-Elu
* Jaol

### Factions

* Kayar-Elu
	+ The Kayar-Elu was one of the founding Clans of the Technocracy, direct inheritors of the Technocrat Codex. **Chapter 1,064**
* Sindris
	+ The Kayar-Elu is a prime lineage of the Selvari, as were the Sindris Clan. **Ch 1,164**