"This was a sacrifice every civilization had to endure when it sought to cross a field of thorns.
In the myths of our homeworld, the phoenix was reborn in flames.
But when a civilization sought to rise anew, it often had to complete that process amid blood and fire!
Our presence had, in a sense, already helped shore up the War Hammer Federation's bottom line.
As for everything else, the War Hammer Federation still had to accomplish it on its own.
The Lingfeng Empire had certainly been a calamity for the War Hammer Federation, forcing it to spend thousands of years locked in conflict.
But look at it from another angle.
The Lingfeng Empire might well have been an opportunity for the War Hammer Federation!
It was precisely the Lingfeng Empire's existence that had kept the War Hammer Federation united and vigilant, constantly pushing it to advance and develop.
It had even led the Federation to master a series of cutting-edge technologies, including advanced energy shields, deeper exploitation of stellar energy, and the construction of temporary stargates.
Most Level 9 Civilizations weren't necessarily capable of mastering these technologies!"
Wang Dong said with heartfelt emotion.
His words left everyone deep in thought.
Li Zongxu, in particular, felt that he had gained a great deal.
In a daze, he suddenly felt his gaze pass through time and space, allowing him to glimpse the War Hammer Federation's future, years from now.
After defeating the Lingfeng Empire and seizing the opportunity to undergo a rebirth, the War Hammer Federation would emerge transformed.
Drawing on the profound foundation it had built over thousands of years of attritional warfare against the Lingfeng Empire,
the War Hammer Federation would remain on the fast track of development for a long time afterward.
It would soon become one of