Since October, Flying Cars had been launched, "Firmament" had burst onto the scene, the Corgi Empire had invaded Earth, and the Earth Federation had been established. Each of these major events alone would have taken a person a long time to digest.
Then humanity had begun mining Jupiter's resources and settling on the moon, opening everyone's eyes even wider.
In the eyes of every Earthling, this was humanity's most glorious, most dazzling moment.
As Intelligent Robots came into widespread use, healthcare, education, and other services became free for everyone, while basic necessities were distributed according to need. Even people in what had once been the poorest regions now enjoyed the most comfortable lives—all they did each day was play games or travel and take in the sights.
Everyone marveled that perhaps this was what life was truly meant to be!
But only after the recent announcement about the Azure Empire did people realize that their supposedly peaceful lives were possible because others were shouldering the burden.
Without the Earth Expeditionary Force fighting the Azureans on Coral Star, and without Phantom Immortal Technology resisting the Azure Empire Army's invasion on the moon, Earth might already have become an Azurean colony. All that glory would have amounted to nothing.
For that reason, even after the Federal Government announced the Federal Army's exceptionally generous benefits, no one expressed the slightest dissatisfaction.
At the same time, people's gratitude toward Phantom Immortal Technology and Shen Bing grew ever stronger.
Ultimately, whether it was their comfortable lives or the successful defense against alien invasions, Phantom Immortal Technology had been the backbone of it all.
In many places, employees of Phantom Immortal Technology even received extraordinary courtesy simply because of where they worked.
This was an honor, but it was also a responsibility.
Consequently, the Illusion Immortal