Chapter 1715: Chapter 673: Yisula Star

"During the years of technological stagnation in the Mechanical Empire, it seems they only focused on one thing: figuring out how to live better. I have to say, they succeeded. This scene is indeed the pinnacle that the current technological level of the Mechanical Empire can achieve."

Ren Zhong sighed.

Here, he saw both prosperity and decay.

He couldn’t help but wonder, if the humans of Earth had not been captured by Jerlor, if there really were only humans in the Milky Way, if humans in the 24th century had finally broken through the boundaries of the Solar System with fusion power technology, rising from a surface civilization to a cross-star civilization, and then, over millions or even tens of millions of years, they slowly expanded to every inch of land in the Milky Way with their powerful reproductive abilities.

Then, if humans did encounter the so-called Great Filter, reaching the bottleneck of intelligence and ultimately failing to master faster-than-light travel, or if the concept of faster-than-light travel simply did not exist within the confines of human thought.

If humans ultimately failed to obtain a power system sufficient for sustainable, stable operation for tens of millions of years, were just locked within the Milky Way after reaching a technological bottleneck, and technology stagnated for tens of millions or even a billion years, would the ultimate form of humanity be like this?

No pursuit, no hope, nothing to do, a life both dark and prosperous.

A more complex social division of labor also made it difficult for even ordinary people to find a job.

Knowing only the results without understanding the reasons behind, anyone with curiosity would ultimately just sense their own ignorance.

From birth, the second significant event in a person’s life is reproduction, and the third is only death.

Perhaps by then, the ultimate form of human in the Milky Way could really only be like this.

Materially abundant but spiritually empty.

"So, with such a stance, ruling over the Milky Way but remaining eternally unknown in the entire universe, does this group count as still existing? An existence not known to others, does it count as existence? Does the so-called continuation of a group unable to move forward still hold any meaning?"

"I do not deny my own potential, nor do I deny the extraordinary intellectual potential of native humans, even Jerlor does not deny this. But life always holds infinite possibilities, possibilities that can be both good and bad. If not for Jerlor’s enslavement and capture allowing humans to skip the foundational stage of science, falling into the scenario of the Great Filter might actually have been possible. Because breaking through significant scientific barriers originally requires some luck. What if humans didn’t have luck?"

Ren Zhong sighed inwardly.

He even found it somewhat amusing.

It seems in a certain sense, Jerlor’s capture and enslavement, instead, helped humans unlock their shackles.

At least what can be ascertained now is that the Red Blade Army has gone further than the Mechanical Empire and even the other three races.

His foresight increasingly and clearly saw the future.

He already had the confidence of inevitable victory in his heart.

If he eventually wins, truly freeing humans from Jerlor’s enslavement, and even completing the metaphorical snake swallowing the elephant.

Then looking back, it’s hard to say whether this sixth contact, which brought billions of years of hardship to humanity, was actually an opportunity for humans or for Jerlor.

Perhaps it could be said that Jerlor to humanity is like the so-called disasters in ancient times that almost led to humans’ extinction, but eventually left the legends of Noah’s Ark and Yu the Great taming the flood.

When thousands of years have passed, Ren Zhong, living in the 21st century reflecting on these historical legends, cannot easily feel the catastrophe that nearly destroyed humanity, only being able to coldly look back from a bystander’s angle.

Of course, all of Ren Zhong’s assumptions are based on the premise that he and humanity can win.

Only the victors are qualified to review history, and analyze gains and losses.

...

Ivan Romanov at this moment did not feel satisfied.

Although he had become the officially endorsed Chosen One of the Empire and gained almost unlimited power, he found that he still couldn’t do as he pleased.

The Emperor and the Regent King established a vast research institution according to his requirements. The technological achievements he brought out are being revered and sought after by countless people, hailed as classics.

The Duke Wenle Mansion has finally left behind the relatively awkward position of the previously named Duke, transforming into a prestigious Direct Duke, and relocated to the Core Star Domain.

This is just the beginning. Next, as the impact of the technological advancements he ushered in continues to ferment, the benefits the Imperial Family will offer him will continue to escalate. According to precedents, he will certainly become a new foreign Prince.

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