Shen Shi’s tone from beginning to end remained calm, without any fluctuations.
Even when he spoke the final sentence, there was no trace of sarcasm in his voice.
But it was precisely this tone that made people feel he was simply stating a fact.
As Shen Shi spoke, his gaze swept over each of the people present, causing many who met his eyes to involuntarily look away.
Curtis originally wanted to stand tall, display the smile deemed "most charming in the Nia Empire" by the media, which he had practiced countless times in front of the mirror, and show this ticket-holder that he wasn’t the kind of person they thought he was.
But... that gaze was simply too penetrating.
It was an indescribable, almost magical feeling, as if in that instant of eye contact, everything about him was laid bare, leaving him unable to hide anything.
In fact... Curtis’s feeling wasn’t wrong.
Shen Shi, at this moment, had an external device.
Yes, it’s that sphere behind him.
This was a new facility sent by Gong Chu, filled with many untranslatable terms in its full name, but Shen Shi could simply refer to it as the "Primordial Energy Interstellar Detector."
Like the Primordial Energy Room on the spaceship, it also encapsulated several "Primordial Energy Batteries."
Although its design functionality wasn’t meant as an external device, the characteristic of Primordial Energy is precisely that any Primordial Energy Battery can be used to influence life will.
At this moment, it was just a preliminary display.
"I’m not blaming anyone." Shen Shi’s form slowly floated closer, "Survival is the instinct of life. As those in power, possessing resources and strength far surpassing ordinary people, having this thought is nothing less than normal."
Clearly in space, with almost no gravity or directional difference.
Yet Shen Shi maintained a posture that made it seem as if the direction he was stepping on was the ground.
Some people even instinctively tried to adjust their direction to align with Shen Shi’s, to avoid discomfort.
Of course, more people focused on what Shen Shi was saying.
They had realized that Shen Shi seemed to want to tell them something.
"Yet I still must call you naive, because your understanding of interstellar travel is far too limited, too shallow." He had already arrived among them, "Therefore, before engaging in the main topic, I must first give you a lesson to understand the true nature of interstellar travel."
"Please, sir, instruct us," Tao De said seriously, giving sufficient respect.
"Indeed, our understanding of the cosmos is truly lacking."
"Please proceed, sir."
"In this regard, only you can enlighten us."
The others expressed similar sentiments, eventually easing the atmosphere considerably.
Moreover, they weren’t wrong in what they said.
If the knowledge of the cosmos and the interstellar were an academic discipline, then Shen Shi would be the undisputed authority in this subject. At this moment, Shen Shi willing to share more information about the cosmos was a boon they eagerly anticipated.
After all, regardless of whether humanity wins the war, the coming era will inevitably be that of the cosmos.
"There are two significant insights concerning the cosmos and life’s relationship," Shen Shi didn’t mince words, "The first, dangers within the cosmos are omnipresent."
Just that one sentence stiffened many expressions.
It reminded them of the feelings they had along the way.
Occasionally seeing hot points of light streak by, or larger objects cutting long heat waves through the thin air, combined with some unseen but existent micro debris.
Isn’t it just the presence of danger everywhere?
But Shen Shi continued without pause: "The second, life planets are the best cradles for nurturing and developing civilization."
These two points seemed simple at a glance.
Some people appeared to be deep in thought.
These insights were clearly not made up by Shen Shi on a whim.
Even though he was the only one among all humans who understood true interstellar travel, and the only absolute authority in this field, Shen Shi wouldn’t make up fabrications based on this.
Except for the company-based Interstellar Society, which was a lie to hide the existence of the Time Crystal, everything he said was the truth.
After all, as long as humanity isn’t extinct, they will inevitably come into contact with the interstellar and become aware of these truths.
"These two points both seem to emphasize the importance of life planets?" Wen Hezhi voiced.
He too was contemplating.
"It’s not ’seems to be’. It is indeed emphasizing the significance of life planets to life," Shen Shi affirmed Wen Hezhi’s statement, "The first point, literally understandable, but clearly, most of you don’t have a profound understanding of it. Much like you all perceive venturing into the cosmos as a novel experience... you seem to have forgotten that ever since humanity first stepped into space, danger has always been a companion."
Many people felt ashamed because they indeed forgot this point.
Every time they sent someone into space, they had to ensure utmost precision to minimize this danger.
Yet it was still a perilous adventure.
Human history isn’t without severe space disasters.
In the end, the Space Elevator and Space Suit Shen Shi introduced were so miraculous that they gave people immense confidence, as if with these, venturing into the cosmos was trivial.