Trading Cosmic Battleship From The Start
Chapter 146 - 113: A Stronger Future World_2

Chapter 146: Chapter 113: A Stronger Future World_2

"Don’t worry." Shen Shi’s smile widened a bit, "You’re not just a pretty face."

The mother who raised a human hero, who dares to say she’s merely a pretty face?

It’s just that... compared to the Ai Xin’Er in this history, Shen Shi prefers to see her as she is now.

What was that saying again?

May you live your life innocent and unblemished, untroubled by the years.

"Honestly." Ai Xin’Er probably guessed that Shen Shi didn’t want to say it, pouting like a wronged wife.

"Don’t rush, I still need to gather some intelligence." Shen Shi squinted his eyes, "I’ll talk to you about it later."

"Alright, then you go ahead and get busy." Ai Xin’Er nodded obediently, glancing again at the enormous, silently docked object before her, eyes filled only with confidence in Shen Shi.

She believes there is nothing that can truly trouble her husband.

And Shen Shi sat alone in the captain’s seat, closing his eyes.

Once again, he entered into the updated information database.

But this time, it’s not about investigating the circumstances recorded in future history, but rather the state of the Future World.

Yes, although the end of this history seems to have brought everything back to its original state, it is clear that its impact has already extended to a future three thousand years from now!

This is not like last time, going completely back to the beginning!

Humanity obtained victory two hundred years earlier, let’s not mention that, but over these three hundred years, a portion of humanity has always been growing and developing.

They were even able to establish numerous space bases during the war.

Latterly, they were also able to repair warships, mechanical bodies, and even invade and modify captured Worren warships and weapons for use.

This exhibits a considerable level of technical proficiency.

Moreover, according to this history, it is evident that he was prepared before his sacrifice.

Would he have left a copy of the technical knowledge in the information database under Gong Chu’s authority?

That is not just the foundational information in the initial database but includes many invaluable technical insights from the Future World!

As long as these aren’t damaged during the war, how much help would they bring to humanity?

Shen Shi directly opened both the previous and current information databases.

He conducted a comparative search using the black market terminal.

The answer quickly surfaced.

The human civilization of the Future World is stronger!

Besides the overall advance in technological prowess.

The most evident manifestation is the Star System Fortress!

In the past futures, though human civilization had grand construction plans for star system fortresses spanning the entire Solar System, the actual construction was far from complete.

But now, completion is near!

According to the information database, within only a hundred to two hundred more years, the Solar System’s Planet Fortress project will be initially completed, which has increasingly threatened the Daike Civilization.

For an interstellar civilization, one to two hundred years is already relatively short.

Once completed, humanity might even apply to become a C-level civilization within the Mude System.

If successful.

Then human civilization will no longer be under the surveillance of the Daike Civilization but instead monitored by another B-level civilization from further away, and they’ll no longer face strict control over cultural heritage, able to openly search for their own civilization’s cultural and historical remnants, and even, over time, create new culture and history; eventually, human civilization will surely witness the emergence of a true Master of Primordial Energy!

By then, human civilization will gradually catch up with the Daike Civilization, whose development has stalled over these years.

And the gap between them will become the Daike Civilization’s greatest concern.

Seeing such a situation, Shen Shi couldn’t help but feel delighted.

These changes cannot be explained clearly in mere words.

They are comprehensive and have profound impacts.

For example, when people discuss the Daike Civilization in the information database, while still filled with worries and pessimism, there’s not that unspeakable despair Shen Shi saw in the information database in his previous two accesses.

Yes, the Daike Civilization remains much stronger than humanity.

But humans are gradually closing in.

Their technological level is about to reach the lowest tier of a C-level civilization.

This is the result of humanity’s continuous development and pursuit over the twenty-six hundred years following the war with the Worren!

Of course—

The Daike Civilization naturally doesn’t want to see this; in recent centuries, its targeting of human civilization has become increasingly intense.

They not only inveigle but also secretly support some D-level civilizations that oppose humans and have comprehensively intensified their surveillance and investigation of humans, attempting to find reasons to proactively attack humanity.

And they are about to find those reasons!

Some high-level, extremely concealed materials indicate the Daike Civilization is likely to have discovered traces of humanity’s "black market" activities; the next "tribute" might trigger a full-scale investigation of humanity.

Once confirmed, according to the rules of the Mude System, the Daike Civilization could directly wage war on humanity!

"From just recently finding some traces to discovering evidence a long time ago but only breaking out at the recent investigation point?" Shen Shi’s mouth twitched a bit, "Going round in circles, it turns out I’ve returned here again; even though it’s much better than before, the future world’s humanity still faces a major crisis, no wonder I remain the corps commander of the Dongfeng Corps... wait! Given the changes in the future world, there’s no reason my interactions with the Collector and Gong Chu should remain completely unchanged!"

To be honest, Shen Shi was already prepared for the world line resetting completely with changes in the Future World.

But now it seems, that’s not the case?

At least it hasn’t been reset yet.

But in a Future World that has already changed, how could his previous interactions remain completely unchanged? Even if Gong Chu, the Collector, and others haven’t vanished due to fate’s ties from the future, they shouldn’t recognize him anymore.

Shen Shi racked his brain, but couldn’t come up with a solution.

He decided to go to the black market once more.

Maybe chatting with Gong Chu could provide some insights.

The Time Crystal in his hand slowly reappeared, but when he once again entered the black market, he was completely stunned.

The surrounding environment seemed unchanged, yet he vaguely felt.

In the personal terminal of the black market, there exists another "self."

His future self?

No, that’s not the feeling.

It’s as if that is a part of himself, his thoughts, his embodiment.

Wait—

Could this be the Consciousness Residue?

Realizing this possibility, Shen Shi couldn’t help but take a deep breath within.

He had no idea what it felt like to use the Primordial Energy skill he named Consciousness Residue, after all, his Primordial Energy Mastery was far from this level; his understanding came entirely from Gong Chu and the explanation provided in the information database given by Gong Chu.

Yet, this feeling indeed closely resembled the description of the Consciousness Residue.

Proving it would be very easy.

If it truly was the Consciousness Residue, it would mean it’s a part of himself, a divergent thought that he could reclaim at any time if he so wished.

So, with a swift motion.

Shen Shi felt his mind become clearer and cooler, as though his thoughts sharpened instantly, and the connection between the Time Crystal on his hand and himself seemed to grow stronger too.

But those things seemed unimportant.

The truly important part was the information now flooding Shen Shi’s mind!

It’s the memories of another "him" making transactions within this black market!

Though these transactions appeared not much different from his own, a few details were enough to move Shen Shi greatly.