CHAPTER 290: CHAPTER 185: COMPLACENCY BROUGHT BY VICTORY_2

We still need to elevate the overall strength of human civilization.

Let’s take it step by step.

Currently, the large number of Primordial Energy Training Devices promised by Zhou Sisi have yet to arrive, and Shen Shi can’t rush her.

He contacted the fleet again, which was still busy tallying the spoils and tidying up the remnants.

After thinking it over, he realized letting them return slowly on their own was too time-consuming.

"Perhaps we need a mothership equipped with a Jump Engine," Shen Shi thought.

He returned to the trading market and found the military weapons shop.

Throughout the market, shops selling weapons and equipment constitute the majority, as in a world where human civilization continuously expands outward, encounters with other civilizations are inevitable.

Especially as some individuals’ exploration already encroaches on the territory of other C-level civilizations.

Hence, the weapons industry is the most prosperous sector in the Future World, even surpassing the antique industry.

Shen Shi found a store affiliated with the Dongfeng Corps.

However, he did not see Gong Chu.

Dongfeng Corps owns over thirty shops in the market, forming a massive collective interest. Gong Chu, the current corps leader, is one of the thirteen administrators of the market, with a status even higher than the Collector, making him not easily accessible.

Moreover, on this future line, Gong Chu is not in urgent need of cultural heritage.

Fortunately, Shen Shi had no specific desire to meet Gong Chu.

He simply chose one such shop and purchased a C4-level main battle mothership for fifty-seven million Gold Coins.

The Jump Engine achieves a range of fifty-six light years, and its size is slightly larger than the Moon, capable of accommodating ten thousand sub-level ships, making it a standard warship for long-distance fleet expeditions.

With this, the warriors outside, including prisoners and spoils, can be swiftly brought back.

When Shen Shi brought this main battleship back to the present world, he discovered that the future hadn’t changed much.

The public face of human strength had improved, and the number of the Daike People’s first invading fleet had also increased accordingly.

It seems that without raising the level of the entire human civilization, without truly harnessing the Primordial Energy advantage as the "defensive side," this future won’t see much change.

But Shen Shi wasn’t in a hurry.

Development can’t be rushed in a moment.

At present, the most important thing is—the fleet can finally triumphantly return.

Just as Shen Shi deployed the main battleship and sent additional personnel to assist in battlefield cleanup, the Human Federation began laying groundwork.

They didn’t directly declare the war victory.

Instead, they continuously laid out the course of the war.

"Victory report! Our side set traps and destroyed seven hundred and twenty-five enemy warships in one fell swoop! Captured one thousand four hundred and twelve enemy warships."

"Victory report! In the second battle, we achieved another great victory!"

"Victory report! The Worren Main Fleet has been dispersed! Retreating in panic, our side is pursuing!"

"..."

In the following days, human civilization received updates on new victories almost daily. Many experts even gave special explanations on the course of the war.

Paired with the Star Map, the image of Interstellar War gradually took shape in people’s minds.

Despite this, the entire human civilization was engulfed in the joy of victory.

Seeing their corps open with a great victory and displaying a crushing force, calculating every move to include the enemy, there were reports of sacrifices, but the joy of victory overshadowed this sorrow. Even on the streets, people were often seen joyfully analyzing and looking forward to the ultimate victory.

Recalling over two years ago, when they first learned about the Alien invasion, their hearts were filled mostly with fear.

Yet, in just two short years, they suddenly found that the enemy which once brought fear was about to be defeated!

This stark contrast even made some people doubtful.

But the images from the battlefield, those captured enemy ships, the prisoners of war, were not fake.

Thus, people gradually embraced the joy of victory and began looking forward to a better life ahead.

This sentiment could not only be perceived from the internet, but it was even clearer in reality.

Even Shen Shi could feel it from those around him.

"My parents were ecstatic to hear we’ve returned." Ai Xin’Er said after hanging up the phone and sitting beside Shen Shi, "They kept saying on the phone that everything was over, the danger was gone, and even asked when we plan to have kids."

"What a coincidence," Shen Shi laughed, "My mom said the same thing."

"I read on some reports that the construction of Space City has also slowed down. Although work hasn’t stopped, the efficiency of construction has greatly decreased." Ai Xin’Er said worriedly, "There are also many people online saying they want to resign immediately, take a vacation, and enjoy themselves for a few years."

"Indeed, the calls for virtual games, and various high-tech entertainment industries are growing louder." Shen Shi nodded and said, "Without the imminent threat of war, people wanting to enjoy high-tech entertainment is quite normal."

"But our crisis is still there, right? Once the Daike Civilization discovers we’ve attacked their node base, they definitely won’t let us off." Ai Xin’Er, who was quite knowledgeable and concerned about these matters, joined Shen Shi in the discussion.

Shen Shi often talks with her about this.

So her bringing up the topic didn’t surprise him.

At this moment, Shen Shi extended his arm, pulled his wife close into his embrace, thought for a moment, then said:

"Development will become the focus for the upcoming period, but clearly we can’t stimulate people like before using war crises or wartime states. Even if we publicly acknowledge the existence of the Daike Civilization and the crisis it brings, its effect will be limited. The feeling between several centuries and just three years is completely different; this needs to be approached from multiple aspects and angles to build a core for rapid development and culture. I do have some ideas and might draft a report later."

"When did you become so knowledgeable in these?" Ai Xin’Er curiously looked at him.

"Not exactly knowledgeable," Shen Shi shook his head and smiled, "But don’t forget, we’re no longer blindly feeling our way across the river. In the Interstellar Society, we’re just an ordinary and weak little civilization, naturally needing to learn from more developed strong civilizations. As for incompatibility issues, that depends on our human wisdom, and in this, I have confidence."

"Can I read such a report?" Ai Xin’Er seemed very curious.

"You seem to be increasingly interested in this?" Shen Shi looked down at her.

"Two reasons." Ai Xin’Er didn’t deny it, and simply held up two slender fingers in front of Shen Shi, softly chuckling, "First, I don’t want to lose topics of discussion with my husband; you’re so capable, I can’t be completely ignorant, otherwise we’ll drift apart – we are meant to be partners for countless years. Second, I want to broaden my own horizons; parents’ viewpoints directly subtly influence the next generation, and since you certainly won’t have time to teach children in the future, I don’t want our child to ’be born in the depths of the palace, raised by women’s hands, without ever knowing sorrow, fear, hardship, danger.’"

Shen Shi widened his eyes slightly.

He naturally understood Xin’Er’s words; the term "women" here didn’t refer to women literally but instead a narrow viewpoint and unrestrained pampering.