To be honest, even now, Shen Shi has no absolute evidence to prove that the Es Civilization really has ulterior motives, but as time passes, this feeling becomes more and more intense.
Moreover, as a century gradually passed, the situation of the other B-level civilizations within the Mude System, initially sent to investigate, is about to have accurate information returned.
Even with the strength Shen Shi possesses today, long-distance interstellar travel among star systems remains extremely time-consuming.
A hundred years, with both the No. 1 and No. 2 future lines working together, was only enough to investigate four or five B-level civilizations.
After another three years, finally, all the investigation results were gathered in Shen Shi’s hands.
Seeing the information on this, even Shen Shi couldn’t help but remain silent.
Just because, indeed, it’s not just the Es Civilization that provides technical support and assistance to civilizations that have broken through C9-level technology!
At least the civilizations investigated thus far are all doing so!
"Trouble." Shen Shi softly sighed; even though he had been expecting it, he couldn’t help but sigh when the results truly appeared in front of him.
Because this means that on the development path of human civilization, it is about to face a disaster.
Yes, Shen Shi no longer harbors any illusions.
"Unlike the previous Worren war, the issue this time is key to halting the development path," Shen Shi murmured to himself.
He doesn’t know when the situation will become critical, but from the current situation, as human civilization’s technological level improves with the help of the Es Civilization, danger is bound to appear.
Yet without development, without becoming stronger, it is difficult to resist the crisis.
This cannot be easily resolved just by crossing worlds.
Shen Shi pondered continuously.
Finally, he decided that right now, more information is needed.
"Some issues emerging during the development of the modern world cannot be delayed any longer. Delaying will not be beneficial for the development of civilization, but at the same time, more vigilance is also needed." Shen Shi decided to make two preparations.
The first step is to start gradually transferring some core forces from the No. 2 future line.
With his current identity as Sage Saint Shen Shi, he has already transcended beyond initial antique trading and can easily gather powerful forces.
In addition, the personal space attached to the trading terminal is almost endless, and this can be fully utilized. As long as this portion of force is kept within the personal terminal without being brought into the real world, it will not affect the world line changes.
Shen Shi even pondered whether to reserve some talents, some strong persons.
If the No. 2 future line indeed encounters an irresistible great crisis leading to destruction, the force stored in Shen Shi’s personal terminal will be the last force for changing the fate of human civilization in the real world. Just equipment is obviously not enough, and to reserve it in the personal terminal, anyway, they will fall asleep, just like a Primordial Energy Battery. Therefore, if everything is peaceful and proceeds safely, these people won’t be needed to exert effort.
But if it indeed reaches the worst stage, with human survival at stake, secrecy regarding Time Crystal cannot be prioritized.
It can only be said that once the secret is first released, the second time will not have such severe concerns.
This plan Shen Shi wished to implement immediately, expecting to complete it in one to two hundred years, subsequently updating and renewing according to the actual situation while maintaining total quantity.
As for the second plan, naturally, it is about preparing for confrontation.
"Information is the most important thing; there is a place that very likely holds detailed information regarding the Mude System, about these B-level civilizations." Shen Shi murmured softly.
Yes, he was referring to the Gus Land!
This civilization, which very likely has become an A-level civilization, is clearly outside the Mude System, yet still maintains contact with the Mude System, and its position is not only on the fringes of the Mude System but is also replete with merchandise from various B-level civilizations internally. No one would believe there’s no cooperative relationship here.
More importantly, its strength is evident in this.
Shen Shi deeply understands that some secrets that are incomparably vast, terrifying, and frightening to weaker civilizations are just that from the perspective of higher civilizations.
For example, the matters like "Worren Fleet Invasion" and "Worren Civilization destroyed overnight" that initially terrified Tao De and other people, even the entire human civilization, now seem so mediocre and simple in the eyes of current human civilization that even a six-year-old child would not be surprised.
Therefore, the breakthrough point in information, even in overcoming the crisis, must be found in the Gus Land.
The subsequent issue is how to obtain this breakthrough point within Gus Land.
Although the Collector of the No. 2 future line holds a certain position in the Gus Land, it’s clearly not enough.
Shen Shi deeply understands that the open trump cards he holds are hardly likely to make any impact within the Gus Land.
Antiques? They are not part of human civilization, so how could they possibly care about antiques?
Master of Primordial Energy?
In such a civilization, Masters of Primordial Energy are probably everywhere, and Shen Shi’s strength absolutely cannot be considered a trump card.
Technology? This needs no mention, there’s no possibility at all.