CHAPTER 383: CHAPTER 232: HOSTING AN OPENING TRADE FAIR

Since they’ve reached this point, the elders of the Tolan Civilization couldn’t be concerned with anything else. They no longer concealed their power and almost instantly swept across the entire Grotto Heaven, while Shen Shi offered no resistance, even going as far as to open up the defenses of Grotto Heaven and display everything directly.

This is a standard B-level immigration spaceship, moreover, a standard Divine Dao Civilization immigration spaceship, so standard that not even the slightest additional device exists.

But is this possible?

To say nothing of else, the elders of the Tolan Civilization couldn’t even find the relic acquired from the Anan Civilization.

"We can’t continue, withdraw," said one of Tolan Civilization’s high-ranking elders.

"If we withdraw now, our losses might become unbearable!" Others still felt they should continue searching.

"Can’t you see? The other side doesn’t care about our probing, nor can they detect it. Such reckless behavior means every moment costs us dearly!"

"..."

The probing quickly ended, which, in a sense, also signified that the Tolan Civilization had completely surrendered.

Indeed, there existed hidden rules in Gus Land, but this didn’t mean overt rules could be easily violated. In fact, rules here are absolute, even surpassing the status of ordinary Gus People, second only to the ruling structures within Gus Civilization.

Precisely because of this.

Once the actions of the Tolan Civilization were exposed, their continued probing amounted to a gross invasion.

This flagrantly violated the status of Gus Land.

Even if their power appeared greater than that of Human Civilization, it was the same.

If powerful civilizations and entities could openly attack weaker civilizations without restraint, then Gus Land wouldn’t hold such immense allure for numerous civilizations and individuals.

Know that in Gus Land, the number of outsiders and their contribution to the overall Gus Civilization actually exceeds that of the Gus People!

Therefore, Shen Shi’s act of relinquishing defenses wasn’t seen as powerless, but rather as a symbol of strength and confidence. Human Civilization was confident that Tolan Civilization would glean no useful information, and they brutally utilized rules to seize vast resources from Tolan Civilization.

"Apply for arbitration." After the Tolan Civilization backed off, Shen Shi, without hesitation or offering Tolan Civilization a chance for a private resolution, directly utilized his Level 5 Authority to apply for arbitration with the rules arbitration organization within Gus Land.

Time, place, event, evidence...

Everything was crystal clear.

Tolan Civilization could certainly counterargue, but faced with such reality, their rebuttal would only exacerbate their losses.

Ultimately, in an extraordinarily short time, Tolan Civilization surrendered.

A massive amount of resources were penalized and transferred to Human Civilization.

Once everything settled at lightning speed, the high ranks of Human Civilization couldn’t help but celebrate.

"We gained more from this wave than from starting a war."

"We even worried about how to conduct transactions once the market was established, but unexpectedly we already cut out a third of Tolan Civilization’s transaction portion, enough to support our market’s prosperity in the short term."

"This solidly establishes our foothold."

"If we can bring all these resources back, even the Daike Civilization is nothing but a trivial challenge."

"..."

As some people said, this harvest indeed surpassed the gains from capturing pillagers and Anan Civilization through simple warfare.

Just what is openly acknowledged, equates to nearly thousands of B-level warships, almost capable of forming a small-scale fleet sent by a B-level Civilization.

Don’t underestimate such might.

The levels within the Mude System are quite stringent, with massive differences between them, as some have said, if they can safely bring all current resources back to humanity, destroying a Daike Civilization of three thousand years past would be easy, even the Daike Civilization of three thousand years future at C-level peak could be directly annihilated.

However, contrary to others’ excitement, although Shen Shi was quite pleased with the harvest, his feelings were subdued.

Because he knew the shackles of the world’s closure hadn’t been broken.

Just one failure in the future, and all this would be lost.

This is akin to a gamble.

Before truly leaving the casino, all winnings and losses carry limited significance.

In short, Shen Shi was ready to face the next challenge.

But before that, this victory had gained them some time.

At least some forces of similar level to Tolan Civilization are unlikely to act too impulsively.

Another three years passed.

The transformation of the current trading planet, under high-intensity investment, finally approached its completion.

Now, the whole planet is strikingly different.

Viewed from outer space, it’s a lush green. Ten artificial micro-stars orbit the entire planet nonstop, bathing every area they traverse in sky-blue atmosphere, lacking seas yet featuring abundant rivers and lakes, and unlike a typical living planet, even the shattered areas have been completely covered by greenery. Every fragment has become a lush floating island, with thick tree roots connecting these floating islands tightly, creating a unique environment.