A Great Harvest, Embarrassment, and Time Running Ahead

Chapter 51: A Great Harvest, Embarrassment, and an Earlier Timeline

"...Mecha optimization... weapons updates... foundational technology improvements..."

"Low- and mid-tier spacefaring technology is no longer the problem. What we lack now is enough labor and resources to turn that technology into reality."

"...With the Divine River Civilization's legacy, all we need now is enough time to build warships capable of defending themselves. But it takes time, and a single planet simply can't meet the construction demands."

"As for the Super Soldier technology, I've conducted a simple analysis. Forgive my bluntness, but we're completely incapable in this area. The resource gap is simply too large."

Hexi explained the results and their current predicament to Han Fei.

"Resources. Labor."

Population.

Han Fei immediately thought of Earth.

But unfortunately,

he couldn't do that.

Doing so would most likely trigger a civil war.

As a human, he understood the human race far too well.

Before they truly felt threatened and suffered trauma that bred hatred, they would choose to turn on each other first, swallowing their opponents and claiming the benefits before worrying about anything else.

As for binding them together with benefits and the like—

that wouldn't be reliable enough.

They would probably still end up fighting.

After the fighting came hatred, followed by internal strife.

Unite as one.

He could forget about it.

"I give up."

Han Fei rubbed his temples irritably.

"Build the semi-automated robots and use them as laborers. Gather a large amount of resources in a short time, build spaceships, and go to other planets to collect resources."

Hexi nodded.

That was the best option available at present.

"Understood. We'll put the robot project on the agenda next."

"By the way, what month and day is it now?"

Han Fei had been busy here for so long that he had already forgotten Earth's date.

"Earth time: April 2013."

"What's the situation on Earth?"

"A large number of troops are being mobilized, and various self-rescue measures are being publicized. Many secret air-raid shelters and refuges are also being constructed. Their technology has undergone a revolution as well, and the technology exchanged with the other side back then has already begun to be applied in practice."

"As for the other major powers, they're taking action too, but nothing worth mentioning."

This was exactly what Han Fei had expected.

But what Han Fei most wanted to know about was Dukao.

"What about Dukao?"

"The building called Super Seminary has been completed. The plan is expected to officially begin within this month."

Han Fei frowned, then relaxed.

This was different from the original.

But that was normal.

Everything had changed.

Still, the genes needed energy to activate them. In the original, they were activated when the Sun Goddess descended. What about now?

Perhaps Super Seminary had its own method?

Otherwise, relying on Earth alone, even activating them would probably be difficult.

However.

Galaxy Power, God Slayer Hunter, Nuo Star Dagger, Space-Time Rose, Heart of the Earth, Light of the Sun...

The first generation of Xiong Bing Lian.

He was really looking forward to it.

"Next, continue absorbing people, then gradually use the gentle version of the educational machine to educate them for three days."

"Focus on developing Tianxuan Star and continue accelerating the development rate. First, build up the number of Extreme Warriors to one hundred thousand! We also need a hundred mechas! And we need to get several combat warships out!"

"Understood."

"One: remove NZT's side effects. Two: manufacture robots. Three: build spaceships and acquire resources. Four: accelerate development."

Great Wall's top-secret base.

"Report. We've made contact with Dileina. She'll be descending to Earth soon."

"Hmm."

"She said that when she descends, she'll directly activate the genes, saving us time."

Dukao frowned. "All right."

"Arrange for people to receive her. Also, check the targets' current conditions."

"Make the preparations. Have Qiangwei and A Jie serve as the recruiters and bring them in."

"Yes!"

April 28, 2013. (Six months earlier.)

Juxia City.

Juxia University.

On Internet Café Street, inside Haoran Internet Café.

Rat-a-tat-tat...

The sound of keyboards being struck resembled a group of furious pianists. Accompanied by the occasional affectionate greeting in the style of Zu'an, it formed the Internet café's unique atmosphere.

"Damn it! Do you even know how to play?! You freaking—"

"...You orphan! You freaking orphan!"

"Fall back! Fall back!"

"Defend the tower! Defend the tower, ahhh!"

"What? Let her go? I can't let her go~"

"Ahhhhh, I'm gonna freaking kill you!"

"..."

&!"

"Ah~" 2

The two of them fell back into their chairs in perfect synchronization.

"One more round!"

They continued until evening.

Only then did the two of them leave the Internet café, still unsatisfied.

"Hey, brother, what's your name? I'm Zhao Xin."

"Heh heh, I'm Ge Xiaolun, a college student."

"Come on, let's exchange QQ numbers. We can play together in the future."

"No problem, haha."

"Come on, it's getting late. Want to grab something to eat?"

"Sure. I know a barbecue place that's really good. Want to try it?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go, let's go. I'm starving."

The two of them excitedly headed toward a barbecue stall.

As they passed an intersection,

they suddenly heard a burst of noisy voices.

"Hey, beauty, come play with your big brothers?"