CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 185: COMPLACENCY BROUGHT BY VICTORY

He turned his palm over, and a small verdant tree appeared in front of him.

Iwen took a slight breath the moment she saw it.

"This is..." She seemed even more excited than Shen Shi.

"You recognize it?" Shen Shi raised an eyebrow.

"No." Iwen shook her head, looking at Shen Shi with a face full of admiration, "But this kind of Primordial Energy Manifestation technology must at least reach the true B-level, and it’s very precious, even more so than the B-level Primordial Energy Weapon the captain gave to me! The captain is truly amazing! To be able to acquire such a device."

"Personal equipment, more precious than weapons?" Shen Shi frowned slightly, clearly surprised.

Based on his current understanding, the value of personal equipment at the same technological level should be far less than that of large-scale destructive weapons.

"Because this kind of equipment allows an individual to unleash great destructive power, it is inherently the best weapon equipment." Iwen explained, "A person cannot carry a warship with them, but they can carry this kind of equipment and achieve effects comparable to using a warship’s weapons."

With this explanation, Shen Shi understood.

This Primordial Energy Weapon is quite like some treasures in myth and legend, stored in the body and taken out when needed to unleash immense power.

The power of Primordial Energy still needs equipment to be truly exerted.

With this said, Shen Shi had even greater expectations for this equipment.

"Well, let’s give it a try." He closed his eyes slightly, and the moment he connected with the small sapling before him with his consciousness, the sapling disappeared as if it had never existed.

However, Shen Shi clearly felt it appear in his consciousness.

This was an extremely marvelous feeling, as if something had directly entered a dream or his cognition. This feeling was somewhat similar to a personal terminal but, unlike a personal terminal without a specific form, it had an unmistakably clear presence.

If I really had to say...

It is quite similar to the deepened connection with the Time Crystal!

Shen Shi suddenly realized that, perhaps, the Time Crystal was also a kind of Primordial Energy Equipment manifested like this?

The possibility was very high.

However, after carefully comparing, having not felt any particular differences, Shen Shi no longer dwelled on it. Instead, he closed his eyes and completely immersed himself into his own self.

First, a void.

As if falling into slumber, all perception of the outside world grew increasingly blurred, yet his mental consciousness became ever-clearer, akin to a lucid dream, but infinitely clearer than such a feeling.

Until a moment when, in the void, a green sapling suddenly appeared.

Shen Shi understood that he had entered his Consciousness World.

Nothing was here yet.

And there was no need for him to do much.

Where there is a sapling, there will be soil; where there is soil, there will be grass, microorganisms, various butterflies, even air, water, and sunlight.

Thus, right in front of Shen Shi, a real world continued to evolve with the sapling at its center.

Every part came from his consciousness but was genuinely manifested, a truly existing power.

Although Shen Shi had already become quite strong in Primordial Energy mastery, he could not help but marvel at the wonder of consciousness.

A mere thought.

And another Shen Shi appeared before him.

Like the self in a dream, everything was clear, and it was easy to understand that this Shen Shi was himself.

"Consciousness Residue... that’s it." Shen Shi within such a Consciousness World closed his eyes once more.

This time, he could clearly feel the presence of Primordial Energy.

It wasn’t the vague feeling of the past, but rather a palpable sense of power.

But here is his Consciousness World; everything appearing here could theoretically just be his perception, his imagination.

In the end, it’s still impossible to prove the material existence of Primordial Energy.

Therefore, at the beginning of Primordial Energy Technology, there’s always this basic premise——assuming there is a force named Primordial Energy existing in the consciousness of intelligent life.

Yes, the entire Primordial Energy Domain is still based on assumptions.

This is what differentiates this technology from others.

As Shen Shi looked at the rapidly growing "World Tree" in such a short time, he further understood its functions—defense, training.

"Its offensive capacity isn’t strong..." Shen Shi was somewhat disappointed but not in a hurry.

What he currently needed were these two powers of defense and accelerated training.

After taking one last look at the world that was still forming, Shen Shi’s consciousness began to slowly surface.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw Iwen’s face full of anticipation.

"Not bad, it’s defensive in nature and can assist in training." Shen Shi smiled.

"In that case, Captain, your strength will soon surpass mine." Iwen was full of joy.

"Indeed."

Shen Shi assessed that he originally needed about a century to become a Master of Primordial Energy.

But now, it would probably only take twenty to thirty years.

This is a tremendous help on a personal level.

However, as for the future impact, it should not be significant—at most, allowing the future line of himself to live a few decades longer.

Shen Shi had figured out that the key to changing the future this time was not in enhancing his personal strength or acquiring some good spaceships. The Future World of Human Civilization had already been limited to a certain level. To break through and enable Human Civilization in the Future World to reach the B-level standard, the most important thing was development.