"Is there really nothing we can do about Energy Stones?"
Lin Qi toyed with an Energy Stone in his hand. It was not particularly eye-catching. Aside from the occasional halo of light shining through from within, it looked almost completely ordinary.
Yet a single Energy Stone like this could provide scientists with unimaginable energy inside a reactor.
As long as it was large enough, the energy it produced could even raise the temperature of Earth Star! "Commander, we don't know much about how Energy Stones are produced, but we do know that the Octopus Empire conducts mining operations on certain planets."
"The things they mine are Energy Stones. After being refined and processed, they become Energy Blocks, a form of hard currency accepted by almost all Cosmic civilizations."
"Like oil used to be."
If the universe had not changed, perhaps the countries of the world would now be fighting viciously over oil.
The development of human society and the advancement of technology were, in truth, built upon energy systems.
When humans first learned to use Natural Energy, one of the signs that humanity had entered civilization from the wilderness was the use of fire.
Heating food and driving away beasts with flames—these developments and advances in civilization were essentially humanity's initial awakening to the use of energy.
When humans learned to use energy on a more advanced level, raising the temperature of flames and beginning to mine and smelt ore, society evolved from the Stone Age into the Metal Age.
Every great leap forward in civilization was accompanied by an improvement in humanity's use of Natural Energy. At this crucial point in time, if none of this had happened, oil would have become the next force driving civilization forward—and the fuse that ignited conflicts and disputes.
Unfortunately, before it had