October's weather was like flowing fire. A huge sun hung in the sky, spilling boundless golden radiance.
Yet within the supercity ecosystem, the temperature remained perfectly comfortable, like warm spring. A fresh breeze carrying the scent of leaves rushed toward him, warm yet tinged with a touch of coolness.
The Cosmic Federation's supercity ecosystems were being built quickly—or rather, faster and faster.
Zhao Dong rode a magnetic levitation skateboard through the high-rises after activating auto-cruise. As he took in the sights before him, all manner of thoughts welled up in his heart.
Using machines to replicate machines, with the resources of an entire planet available for unrestricted use—the advantages of industry were displayed in full and vivid measure.
As for the concern that resources were finite and might eventually be exhausted, with the Cosmic Federation's current technology, obtaining resources from other planets was no longer mere fantasy.
Not long ago, a Type Seven Basic Engineering Mother Machine had been transported to the moon. The plan was to construct the first lunar ecological city there, intended for sightseeing and tourism.
And that was only the beginning. Even more distant planets were included in the Cosmic Federation's development budget.
The entire undertaking—every resource project—was now open and transparent. Real-time livestreams of the relevant projects were even posted on official websites around the clock.
As for the purpose of those livestreams, Zhao Dong had not understood it before. But after reading through much history during this period, he had vaguely come to understand something.
Of course, he had never particularly enjoyed studying history before. It had seemed like such a dull thing. Yet after the tempering he had undergone in the Primordial Chaos Game and those cycles of civilization, his mind had grown ever stronger, and he himself had begun to settle. He