Qian Zhenhua shook his head.
"Previously, that was only a preliminary estimate based on the catalog. And the gap we estimated was only the time needed to precisely develop individual technologies, which was why we said around a hundred years. That was assuming we took no wrong turns during development."
"But the detailed, overall gap could be more than a thousand years. In other words, Great Xia would need that much time to reach the Kona Civilization's peak."
"With the complete technology tree, we would only need to apply it. What would take a thousand years could take us just a hundred, and we would catch up to the Kona Civilization."
"Then, once we acquire strong artificial intelligence technology, Great Xia's subsequent technological development will accelerate exponentially."
"For example, if we had this technology now, we could become a level-two civilization in three hundred years instead of a thousand."
"And that's not all. Strong artificial intelligence technology is the key to becoming a truly long-lived civilization and transcending the limits of the flesh. It's also one of the foundations for becoming a level-three civilization!"
"It's the reason a single AI could sustain the entire Kona Civilization and fight the Demon Clan for two hundred years!"
He gazed into Han Niba's eyes and said:
"So there are too many benefits. We have no choice but to swallow this bait!"
"Besides, doing this would bring us another enormous benefit!"
Han Niba lived up to his rank as a general. After a moment's thought, he said:
"You mean moving the battlefield, right?"
Qian Zhenhua nodded and said excitedly:
"Exactly!"
"Rather than let the Demon Clan fight on our Blue Star and Terra, we should battle it out on someone else's territory. Keep the Demon Clan tied down on the Kona battlefield and reduce