CHAPTER 399: CHAPTER 240: SHOW SOME REAL CAPABILITY

In reality, Shen Shi had already discovered that as the power of civilization grew stronger, the growth and advantages brought by a mere three thousand years diminished.

For some B-level civilizations, three thousand years might be hard to bring any progress.

After all, the development of civilization isn’t like the ascension in fantasy novels where a breakthrough leads to a world of difference.

For civilization, all growth is slow. Even if some key technological breakthroughs can bring huge changes to the entire civilization, such changes are often not achieved overnight.

Nothing else to say.

If the Gus Civilization could truly be evaluated as A-level after three thousand years, then at this moment three thousand years ago, the Gus Civilization must have already had the power to threaten an A-level civilization.

However, Shen Shi had no solution for this situation.

He could vaguely feel that the boundaries for Time Crystal traveling through time were definitely more than three thousand years. After all, according to the time counseling given to him by the Time Crystal, if the three thousand years could be crossed, five thousand years wouldn’t be that hard. Unfortunately, until now, Shen Shi still couldn’t completely control the Time Crystal.

It wasn’t due to lack of authority but due to lack of power.

Even when using Time Crystal to slightly alter the surrounding time, Shen Shi’s Primordial Energy would be completely exhausted easily, let alone extending the travel time.

So, Shen Shi could only accept the fact that help from the Future World was diminishing.

"The core purpose of coming to Gus Land has been basically achieved. Although staying here could accelerate the development of civilization, it also poses more risks..." Shen Shi began pondering the road ahead.

Undoubtedly, continuing to stay in Gus Land was not an option, not even leaving too many people behind. If too many people stayed, no matter how restrained, the Human Civilization would increasingly be influenced by the Gus Civilization. Ultimately, it might not be annexed by the Es Civilization but by the Gus Civilization instead.

But completely abandoning the benefits here was also unlikely.

It would be great if the Human Civilization had a trading market at this time, ignoring space for instant communication and transportation. If this power were in hand just a year earlier, humanity could have gained considerable benefits.

Shen Shi decided to still try finding the Relic when he returned.

"Prepare for evacuation. The Grotto Heaven stays here; we will buy another large warship to take all humans away." Shen Shi began to issue orders.

With the current power of Human Civilization in Gus Land, evacuation was no longer something that could be done easily.

Once humans showed such signs, the most sensitive response came from the core area of Gus Land.

Quan San, the external representative of Gus Land, was the first to approach.

"Celestial Emperor!" He didn’t hide his dissatisfaction, "We’ve fulfilled all your requirements, and you’ve also made a great profit this time. Why leave? Do you really think us Gus People can be toyed with at will?"

Though Human Civilization wanted to leave, the Gus People couldn’t openly stop them.

But as expressed by Quan San’s attitude, if they really wanted to do something to the Human Civilization, they could do so effortlessly.

The key factor was that Human Civilization’s departure affected Gus Land’s interests.

Shen Shi watched intently at this Gus leader’s emotions.

In the past, he might not have noticed anything, but with some guesses in his mind, he did discern something.

Indeed.

The Gus’s anger wasn’t simply because Human Civilization wanted to leave; perhaps part of the reason was that the Gus wanted to gradually annex the Human Civilization.

No wonder they were so nice to the Human Civilization, so indifferent to the strong exploratory relic it might possess. In the Gus’s eyes, perhaps thousands of years later, humans would become Gus People, Human Civilization would become part of Gus Civilization.

But it was precisely because of this that humans must leave!

Many thoughts flashed through Shen Shi’s mind, but eventually, he still planned to take one last risk.

"We are not abandoning Gus Land; a part of humanity will be left here to manage the trading market, and we will continue coming over to maintain contact." Shen Shi said, "But, unfortunately, most humans must leave, and this isn’t decided by me; our people have issued a warning."

While Shen Shi explained this, his expression was calm, but there wasn’t a hint of regret in his emotions.

This made Quan San in front tighten his heart.

His thoughts raced, and he slowly retracted his intentionally spread out channels, "Aren’t you the Celestial Emperor of Human Civilization?"

"If you mean the entire Human Civilization, then I naturally am not." Shen Shi said frankly.

With this sentence, he openly expressed his emotions, allowing Quan San to clearly feel the truth in his words.

And it was indeed the truth.

In fact, at this moment, Shen Shi was somewhat glad he didn’t choose the path of the king. The path of the king wasn’t suitable in the current scenario because it was too easy to be seen through.

But because Shen Shi wasn’t a real king, seeing through him didn’t have much significance.