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Year 750 of the Imperial Era.

The Star Ancient Empire had frantically developed its infrastructure throughout these long years, eliminating everything that could no longer keep up with the times.

On the streets beginning from the imperial capital, even streetlamps—lighting tools eliminated by the times—could no longer be seen.

The entire surface of the street glowed with a faint, deep-blue radiance.

Even on very long roads, when you looked toward the street ahead, you would not find the light glaring or dazzling. It was only slightly brighter than a bright full moon—at the very least, bright enough to see the pores on someone's face.

At the same time, directional arrows appeared on the ground, indicating whether you should continue straight, make a U-turn, turn left, turn right, and so on.

Traffic lights had all been eliminated.

That was because prompts would appear on the ground and be transmitted to your vehicle immediately.

Cars had been replaced by electric vehicles.

Through the efforts of the empire's scientists, those compact, high-density graphene batteries had already been developed many years ago.

Nuclear Fusion Technology had also been mastered, so there was no need to worry about insufficient energy at all.

All the power lines had already been moved underground.

The surrounding high-rises were even more dazzling and colorful.

Even magnetic-levitation skateboards were forbidden from flying more than thirty centimeters above the ground. Exceeding thirty centimeters would result in the company that developed the magnetic-levitation skateboard being held responsible.

The entire empire was flourishing.

Star Plucking Tower remained the empire's tallest and most magnificent building.

Yang Yu stood at the top of the two-thousand-meter-high building, looking down over the mountains, rivers, and land below. Satisfaction filled his eyes as he said, "This is the future world I seek."

Neon lights flickered in a riot of colors.

He was confident that the civilization he had built over nearly a thousand years was enough to single-handedly surpass the civilizations of later generations.

If they could cross through time and space, descend into that era, and participate in the S3 Season, then the Star Ancient Empire could challenge the civilization of the entire planet by itself.

They had already mastered Hydrogen Bomb technology.

The empire had likewise mastered Cobalt Bomb technology.

Space-Based Weapons hung high in the heavens.

Yang Yu looked down at the distant deep-blue avenue. The roar of engines came from it. Those were cars from the old era, and they belonged to the supercar series.

"Your Majesty, that is the Imperial Unrestricted Speed Highway."

"The highest ground speed currently detected has reached 670 km/h."

The Secretary-General noticed the emperor's gaze and hurriedly said, "Vehicles traveling below 200 km/h are not allowed to enter the unrestricted-speed highway. When choosing to use it, all imperial citizens sign an unrestricted-speed highway agreement. The Imperial Unrestricted Speed Highway Police are all excellent drivers from the empire's mobile forces. Judging from the current situation, it should be the spoiled young masters of the imperial capital borrowing the unrestricted-speed highway to race."

"Under normal circumstances, they do not choose to race using electric vehicles. They only use the old fuel-powered cars to seek the thrill of racing."

"Seek the thrill?"

Upon hearing this, the smile on Yang Yu's face gradually turned cold. He said, "Does seeking the thrill allow them to disregard the lives of the empire's people? If they want to die, I cannot control them. But they are courting death on the unrestricted-speed highway while dragging the empire's citizens into it as well. Isn't that a provocation of Imperial Law?"

"No."

The Secretary-General shook her head slightly and explained, "Given the current state of the empire's citizens, as long as they see hazard lights behind them, they will immediately change lanes and make way for them once they confirm that it is safe to do so."

"Moreover, the Imperial Unrestricted Speed Highway has five lanes. The first speed range is 200–250 km/h, which is the slow lane."

"The second speed range is 250–300 km/h."

"The third speed range starts at 300 km/h with no upper limit. There are two overtaking lanes in total."

"Ordinary citizens' vehicles can only reach around 250 km/h at most. They cannot reach around 300 km/h, so they can only use the two lanes on the far right."

"Since the Imperial Unrestricted Speed Highway opened, there have been fewer than ten accidents."

"It has greatly reduced the accident rate on ordinary highways."

The Secretary-General had indeed seen all this for herself.

After all.

Every year when she took leave to return home, she used the unrestricted-speed highway.

"Alas..."

Hearing this, Yang Yu let out a soft sigh.

His garage also contained many vehicles, from the first car manufactured by the empire to the supercars that could now reach speeds of seven or eight hundred kilometers per hour.

But he was the emperor of the Star Ancient Empire.

He was the leader of the entire civilization.

It was impossible for him to release his passion in such unnecessary places like those young men did.

After all, life only came once.

Lin Er.

Do you see this?

This is the world I built.

I said that I would lead the tribespeople toward a brilliant tomorrow.

I really miss you, Lin Er. I want you to see this vast and prosperous age.

Do you see this, all the outstanding heroes who gave everything for the empire?

The empire can now cross in a short time distances that you could not cross in your entire lives.

The empire now possesses divine might capable of destroying heaven and earth, annihilating cities, and eradicating nations.

In the night sky.

A flying object with an indistinct outline resembling a crescent moon hovered far, far away on the horizon.

That was the Space Station the empire had placed in the atmosphere. Its appearance looked like a spectacular wonder.

"Let's go!"

Yang Yu clasped his hands behind his back, turned around, and walked toward the exit of Star Plucking Tower.

"Your Majesty, shall we return to the palace?"

The Secretary-General asked tentatively.

"No."

"Go to the Imperial Academy of Engineering."

"I have not visited the Engineering Academy in a long time."

Yang Yu spoke softly.

"Should I notify the Imperial Academy of Engineering?"

"No need."

"Yes."

The Secretary-General had not expected that His Majesty would actually want to launch a surprise visit to the Imperial Academy of Engineering at this hour.

At this hour, many academicians of the Imperial Academy of Engineering had already left work and gone to rest.

After all, they were human, not gods.

The Imperial Academy of Engineering was located outside the imperial capital.

Because of the incident that had occurred at the Biological Gene Research Institute a century ago.

The Imperial Academy of Engineering had been moved out of the imperial capital.

No one knew.

What kind of trouble the Imperial Academy of Engineering might create for you.

Upon arriving at the Imperial Academy of Engineering.

Many laboratories had already turned off their lights, but a few were still brightly lit.

Yang Yu had Guardian Dragon and the others stop, then entered the Imperial Academy of Engineering's laboratory building with the Secretary-General. He stood outside the windows and watched those brightly lit laboratories.

Because the laboratories' glass had excellent soundproofing.

Not a sound of what the people inside said or did escaped.

They were using 3D holographic technology to simulate an aircraft carrier.

"Your Majesty, they are saying that they want the Ocean Overlord Aircraft Carrier to become a true aircraft carrier—to make the Aircraft Carrier fly into the sky. Only then would it live up to the name 'aircraft carrier.'"

The Secretary-General watched the researchers' lip movements inside the laboratory and hurriedly translated for the emperor.

"Give the Ocean Overlord wings and make it the overlord of the sky?"

"An interesting idea."

A smile touched the corners of Yang Yu's mouth. It was an idea—a very good one indeed.

Fighter jets themselves had been modeled after birds flying through the sky. If an Aircraft Carrier took to the heavens, why couldn't it become the king of the birds in the sky?

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