The Flame Elf King smiled and shook his head, saying, "Although this is a secret, it's not that I can't tell you."

But I need your guarantee that you will not reveal this matter to anyone before our Holy Elf Empire publicly announces this secret.

Zhao Chen nodded solemnly and made his promise.

The Flame Elf Queen looked somewhat melancholy, as if she were recalling something. Then she slowly said, "You have a very accurate intuition."

"I'm sure you sensed something was amiss with our Holy Elf Empire before this."

Zhao Chen nodded. During his time in the Holy Elf Empire, he had felt something was off. After learning more about the Holy Elf Empire, he felt even more confused.

"Tell me your guess. I want to see if your intuition is particularly accurate this time." At this moment, the Flame Elf King still looked at Zhao Chen with a teasing expression.

Zhao Chen thought for a moment, then said, "Is it related to the World Tree, Order, and technological development?"

Based on my research of relevant information about the Holy Elf Empire.

The Holy Elf Empire has been at the T6 technology level for thousands of years.

However, it seems that there has been no breakthrough in research on T7 technological civilization for quite some time.

The technological development of the entire civilization seems to have stagnated at some point, without us even realizing it.

The Flame Elf King paused for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Indeed, your intuition is very accurate."

Even if I don't tell you now, with your abilities, you'll probably find out the truth soon enough.

Perhaps because of this, the light in the Flame Elf King's eyes faded slightly.

Since Zhao Chen will find out about this sooner or later, telling him now isn't really a loss.

"What you just said is all correct. Those three elements are all related to the great secret hidden by the Holy Elf Empire."

The Flame Elf King recalled, "In the very beginning, Order also launched an attack on our Holy Elf Empire."

Basically, all the methods used in your Dragon Empire universe have been used in our Holy Elf Empire.

In the beginning, we fought to the death to protect our homeland.

However, such resistance will inevitably cause enormous losses.

Almost every year we lose millions of interstellar ships in war, and tens of billions of people lose their lives in war.

At the same time, because a large amount of resources, manpower, and financial resources were used for the war, our Holy Elf Empire's development among the people stagnated, and even showed signs of regression.

At that time, within the upper echelons of the Holy Elf Empire, two voices gradually began to emerge.

One voice naturally calls for continuous self-strengthening, breaking through to T7 technology, truly defeating the Order, protecting the existence of the Holy Elf Empire, and at the same time protecting the peace of many universes.

Initially, this was the most common sound.

However, with the ongoing war, too many scenes of bloodshed and loss of life were witnessed, and the interests of more and more family forces were affected by the protracted war.

After all, such wars are of no benefit to these families. No new territories emerge, no war reparations are paid, and the enemies are neither alive nor dead, appearing in an endless stream.

Gradually, fear began to spread throughout the Holy Elf Empire.

It's not just at the bottom, but also at the top.

A fear of order began to permeate the air.

When faced with fear, one either chooses to overcome it or succumbs to it.

At that time, hedonism began to emerge, and some people began to think that since the war against order was likely to be lost, they might as well enjoy themselves while they could.

Otherwise, if I die then, wouldn't that be a loss?

At this point, the Flame Elf King revealed a mocking expression, ridiculing the thoughts and decisions of his ancestors.

Zhao Chen didn't see anything wrong with this; it was a thought and consciousness that would arise when a civilization faced certain special circumstances.

Just like a person, he can be brave, but at the same time he can also be afraid.

This is human nature, but whether you overcome your fear or succumb to it depends on each person's own choice.

"And then a second voice appeared."

That is, to find a way to avoid getting caught up in war with the established order, thereby ensuring the long-term existence of the Holy Elf Empire.

Upon hearing the Flame Elf King's words, Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes, sensing that the key point was about to be revealed.

"This faction was mainly composed of some high-level scientists from the Holy Elf Empire at that time."

They began to conduct continuous research.

Soon enough, they actually figured out a solution.

In their view, this was a way to protect the Holy Elf Empire.

But... protection...

Isn't it a kind of shackle? The Flame Elf Queen's gaze was complicated. She sighed and said, "Zhao Chen."

I want to ask you a question.

"you say."

"If you are in a situation, such as living in a house, and there are wild animals outside the house."

At this point, you are presented with two choices.

One option is to go out and, under the threat of wild beasts, find weapons, allies, and ways to defeat them, ultimately triumphing over them.

Or are they keeping their doors locked, enjoying a comfortable life inside their rooms?

Upon hearing the Flame Elf King's question...

Zhao Chen fell silent for a moment, then said, "I think the vast majority of people would choose the latter."

"And what about you?" The Flame Elf King stared at Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen chuckled and said, "I might be a little different."

I don't want a pair of eyes constantly watching me from outside, and I don't know if this house can protect me forever. If one day the door is opened and the wall collapses, I'll be nothing more than a helpless meal for wild beasts.

"really.

You will make this choice.

Unfortunately, the Holy Elf Empire made a different choice back then. "The Flame Elf King said with resentment, "A group of scientists from the Holy Elf Empire at that time..."

While conducting research in conjunction with some of the mysterious technologies of the World Tree.

They discovered a factor, a very small universe, which scientists call the protective ring.

Because of its shape, it is said to resemble a star ring structure.

However, they are very small and can only be collected using some very powerful scientific instruments.

This kind of factor can only be cultivated by the World Tree.

Scientists have discovered that if this factor can be structurally injected into the universe of the Holy Elf Empire in a certain way, it could potentially lead to a breakthrough.

That would allow the Holy Elf Empire universe to vanish right under the nose of order.

disappear?

Zhao Chen was greatly surprised.

I couldn't immediately understand what this 'disappearance' meant.

"This disappearance is not just a literal meaning."

We all know that the existence of order itself is very special; it is a kind of spiritual entity.

The protective aura we create, once injected into the universe of the Holy Elf Empire, will render our universe virtually lifeless in the face of order.

Those dark legion fleets and the Order could no longer pinpoint our location.

In this way, our war with order can be ended.

While we cannot defeat order, order is also no longer able to attack us.

Zhao Chen was very surprised. Based on the current description, this could definitely be described as a kind of amazing technology.

But what made the Flame Elf King frown with resentment at this moment was...

That means there must be a big problem with this technology.

"But this technology is a double-edged sword."

It was discovered later in experiments.

"You probably wouldn't believe it," the Flame Elf King said, looking at Zhao Chen. "Do you think the development of an interstellar civilization can be artificially blocked?"

"Huh?" Zhao Chen paused, the topic suddenly becoming mysterious again.

The Flame Elf Queen noticed Zhao Chen's confusion and explained in detail: "It means preventing an interstellar civilization from ever reaching a higher level of technological civilization."

Technological blockade?

Zhao Chen thought for a moment and said, "This is achievable to some extent, but it can only delay the process."

For example, if I discover another low-level technological civilization and I don't want its technology to develop further, I can use various methods to block its technological development.

They either use force like the Order, or they hunt down any T6 technological civilization that becomes one of them.

Alternatively, they could use certain methods, such as prohibiting all advanced technologies from entering the universe.

However, these methods always have loopholes.

Just like us, aren't we just fish that slipped through the net of the established order?

The Flame Elf King nodded in agreement and said, "You're right."

We have discovered a way to almost completely block the development of a technological civilization.

And we've applied this technology to ourselves.

Zhao Chen suddenly realized something and said in surprise, "Could it be that protective halo?"

The Flame Elf King nodded: "That's right, scientists still can't explain that principle."

But the facts are there.

During one of the experiments conducted at the time, scientists discovered...

Once this protective aura covers a certain area, all experiments related to T7 technology within that area will encounter inexplicable problems, meaning they will be unable to successfully break through to T7 technology!

You should know that at that time, in order to fight against the Order, we had a lot of T7 technology under development.

And if we apply this protective aura to the entire Holy Elf Empire universe...

That's how it will end up.

Although order can no longer harm us.

However, at the same time, our Holy Elf Empire can no longer be a T7 technological civilization!

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