"The fluctuations were this frequent?"
"Could they really be about to start fighting?" Lu Xingshi discovered that ever since the other side had stopped harassing him, they had begun making large-scale deployments.
The principle behind it remained unclear, and the deployment locations were unknown as well.
But one thing was certain: the Empire had begun increasing its troops.
And the arms race among all the powers was growing ever more severe.
Not long ago, the Aolei Empire had produced its first Sixth-Order Steam Soldier.
One had to know that Fifth-Order ones had only just appeared, while Fourth-Order ones had yet to become widespread, yet progress had already advanced this quickly.
There was a distinct air of urgency about it.
For the Empire, this was good news, but Lu Xingshi was not so sure.
"It isn't just the world that's getting desperate. The Interstellar Remnants must be getting desperate too."
"But... what are they desperate about?" Lu Xingshi could not understand this at all.
Logically speaking, the Interstellar Remnants possessed Black Hole Space. They should have been as secure as could be.
"This means there are enormous problems within the Interstellar Remnants as well. They desperately need a war, or to leave Black Hole Space."
"So what is threatening them?" Lu Xingshi felt that matters were becoming increasingly shrouded in fog.
Those who should have been stable had failed to remain so. Instead, every one of them was afraid.
"For example... evil gods?" The origin of the Steam Engine that Gatu had once mentioned suddenly surfaced in Lu Xingshi's mind.
"There really is that possibility. What if the Interstellar Civilization did not come to invade this world back then, but had come here fleeing for their lives?"
"Once you change your perspective like that, the whole chain of cause and effect