Blue Star's technological and biological development had now reached a stage of accumulation, poised on the brink of an explosion.
From Long Aoshuang and the others' perspective, the progress had already been immense.
But for someone at Shen Yi's level, it was still far from enough.
Shen Yi stood atop Tianjing's tallest building, looking down at the city below as it gradually regained its vitality.
Lights spread through the night like scattered stars, while the outlines of newly built fortifications flickered in and out of sight under the moonlight.
The report Long Aoshuang had submitted not long ago still lay on the table beside him. It detailed the recent technological breakthroughs and population growth figures of Xia Country and shelters around the world.
The progress had indeed been tremendous.
The development of new energy matrices had freed some cities from their reliance on traditional energy sources. Meanwhile, medical technology improved using Psionic Energy theories brought back from the Shadow World had significantly reduced newborn mortality. The genetic enhancement project had also made breakthrough progress in sixth-generation recipients such as Lin Jiayin.
Yet Shen Yi looked beyond those figures and saw something deeper.
Blue Star's technological and biological development had now reached a stage of accumulation, poised on the brink of an explosion.
From Long Aoshuang and the others' perspective, this was already extraordinary progress. But to Shen Yi, who had experienced the struggle for authority in the Shadow World, witnessed Lilith revive by using all of the Twilight Abyss as nourishment, and watched the Wen Ke'er World become completely consumed by the Black Fog, such progress was still far from enough.
Extraterrestrial Creatures, the source of the Black Fog, and unknown threats all hung overhead like swords.
Blue Star needed to grow faster. It needed the strength to protect itself—and