CHAPTER 392: CHAPTER 236: FORMING AN ALLIANCE TO NEGOTIATE_2

This statement received approval from many people and can be regarded as quite heartfelt.

Indeed, their opposition isn’t due to any personal grievance against Yulan or the new generation.

Yet deep down, they all have a clear label for the new generation represented by Yulan.

And that is confidence.

Actually, this trait is demonstrated not only by the new generation born from the Gus Land project but also noticeably by the new generation on Blue Star, though more profoundly in Gus Land.

The reason is simple.

People like Yulan come out of an environment where Human Civilization is absolutely powerful. From the very beginning, their worldview and ultimate goals are centered on Human Civilization. Even after learning the truth about the cosmos, that his perceived world was just a B-level spaceship, or even knowing the greatness of Gus Land, the confidence engraved in his bones about Human Civilization remains unchanged.

Otherwise, such a proposal would never have been made.

Even now, faced with all the doubts and opposition from others, Yulan’s expression hasn’t changed much. Instead, he raises his head and gazes at the shadow sitting high upon the throne.

Early on, upon knowing the history and origins of Human Civilization, he understood that the Celestial Emperor, though not the sovereign and emperor of all Human Civilization, is nonetheless the Savior of all Human Civilization.

Perhaps these surrounding participants have not deeply realized the might of the Celestial Emperor, but as an observer of history, he sees it very clearly.

Gus Land is indeed powerful, but so what?

Not to mention the Daike Civilization, even the Worren Civilization was undefeatable when compared to the earliest Human Civilization.

Some might think the strength when weak is different from the strength when strong.

But in Yulan’s eyes, the miracles created by the Celestial Emperor, or Councillor Shen Shi, are unquestionable miracles even placed in Gus Land or the entire Mude System!

This is the source of the information for Yulan’s courage to propose this suggestion.

And this piece of information has been sensed by Shen Shi.

Shen Shi knows what this feeling is, it’s like even in the face of adversity, he firmly believes that the level he possesses with Time Crystal surpasses all, this understanding, this confidence, is engraved in his bones.

"Silence." His consciousness instantly overwhelmed everyone’s consciousness.

All exchanges within the Celestial Court meeting hall ceased immediately.

Shen Shi sensed Yulan’s consciousness and said, "Tell us your thoughts."

Just this one sentence slightly shifted many people’s emotions, not due to doubt, but rather bringing their full attention to Yulan’s words.

Perhaps they do not possess Yulan’s confidence in Shen Shi and humanity, but their obedience to Shen Shi’s orders is absolute.

This is based on the fact that none of Shen Shi’s decisions have been major failures so far.

No matter how much opposition they have in their hearts, once Shen Shi makes a decision, they will dedicate themselves fully.

This understanding, or persistence, will continue until Shen Shi fails once.

If Sage Saint Shen Shi on the Number Two Future Line still holds this status, he wouldn’t need Gong Chu to meticulously investigate councillors with potential ties to the Es Civilization. He could simply summon those councillors for questioning, even order the expulsion of the Es Civilization’s envoys, with the entire Human Civilization, including the upper echelons, responding.

This is the charm of being "unbeaten."

So, at this moment, as they vaguely perceived Shen Shi’s attitude, all oppositional voices vanished almost instantly.

And Yulan’s emotions did not change at all, for he understood from the beginning that the only person he needed to persuade was the Celestial Emperor!

"The plan I propose is actually extremely simple, something even a six-year-old would understand. When engaging in multilateral trade, adopting a multi-directional alliance has the potential to yield greater benefits. The reason no force has proposed such an alliance in the past is mainly because in these transactions, the core of Gus Land occupies an absolutely dominant position, effortlessly foiling any alliance whether by bluntly refusing transactions, enforcing secret rules to punish leaders, or simply leveraging interest distribution strategies to divide alliances."

Indeed, it’s so. Every so often there is a transaction between the core area of Gus Civilization and its periphery, this is not the first time it’s happened.

But in the past, the peripheral forces have never thought about uniting to negotiate with the core area to increase benefits.

The reason naturally being that no one dared.

To accomplish such a thing, someone must lead, but this damages the interests of Gus Civilization. Even if they don’t target the entire periphery, targeting one civilization is effortless.

Besides, is the periphery really important?

Perhaps individuals in common Level 1 or Level 2 markets perceive Gus Land as deriving profits from outsiders who came there with fortune, but at the Level 5 market tier of Human Civilization, it’s clear that the true core interest for Gus Land has never been the periphery, but direct trade within the core area with those B-level Civilizations!

As for the periphery?

It’s just a channel for spreading reputation, refining the star map, and searching for those powerful civilizations with trading value.

Once the channel is established, it has little use.

Of course, one important factor for Gus Land trading with powerful civilizations is their emphasis on rules, so the periphery still has its necessity, and when Shen Shi captures evidence of the Gus People breaching rules, the Gus Civilization audit department will stick to the rules.

Even so, no one dares to bet on forcing Gus Civilization through alliances.

If they win the gamble, they might only exchange Relics for a bit more benefit at best.

Lose the gamble, and it’s game over.

"Since you know the risks, why do you propose this plan?" Shen Shi asked again.

"Because I believe His Majesty can lower the risks, enough to let the benefits outweigh the risks," Yulan said unhesitatingly.

This sentence left everyone stunned.

At first, they thought Yulan had some brilliant plan, even Councillor Shen was willing to listen, but they didn’t expect the reason for proposing this risky plan was merely confidence in Councillor Shen.

Yet, just this reason could have been enough. It’s completely normal for these new generation humans to worship Councillor Shen, but what’s truly bizarre is that Councillor Shen also seems confident?

"You’re right." Shen Shi directly admitted, "I do have some assurance, but since you brought it up, the detailed planning will be left to you to manage. This will become a primary task in the next twenty years, and resources and personnel below this level will prioritize your work."

"Yes!" Yulan immediately responded.

At this moment, all the others understood.

Councillor Shen had already planned it.

The reason for holding this meeting is not to let them decide, but to have them discuss an elaborate plan!

Only such tasks that require concentrated planning are distributed downwards.

Having followed Councillor Shen for all these years, they hadn’t even considered this habit and were outthought by the only member of the new human generation!

"Youth is truly formidable," Tao De sighed.

He hadn’t imagined he would be issuing such sentiments, but he realized if Yulan completes this task, he could indeed advance further to become one of Shen Shi’s valued subordinates.