The extent of Wen Jing Jing's true strength is not something everyone is qualified to know; these two are the only ones who know.
For most people, all they know is that she defeated two level-three civilizations and numerous S-class assassins, but they don't fully understand what kind of strength was required to do all that.
Of course, this achievement is enough to awe all of humanity.
Dean Bai shook his head again. "No, the important thing is that Wen Jing has absolutely no interest in becoming the Federation Governor or the Imperial Emperor."
Xie Ming was taken aback, his expression turned serious, and then he nodded thoughtfully. "Is this also your intuition?"
"That's how I know her!" Dean Bai was speechless.
It has been more than two years since she was resurrected and returned.
During this period, Dean Bai was mainly responsible for handling major decisions concerning human civilization, while Xie Ming was mainly focused on Digestion the general situation of the universe and various knowledge systems, providing intelligence support.
Wen Jing himself was not involved.
In fact, Dean Bai could tell from the past that his students' ambitions lay elsewhere.
After everything was settled, Wen Jing left only two requirements: First, the population factory must be under the management of the government and not be allowed to be owned by any group, and no form of life loan was allowed; second, there must be seats representing the interests of the non- Awakened group at both the empire and the Federation political levels.
Apart from that, other matters that determine the future of the Federation are left to the two of them to handle, with her providing military deterrence and technological and material support.
As long as you ask, there's nothing Wen Jing can't do; he's practically a wish-granting fairy.
Even on the Empire's side, although the throne truly fell to Weiluo, knowing that Dean Bai was Wen Jing's teacher, the Empire would still consult Willow's opinion on diplomacy and other major matters concerning all of humanity.
The Reformist Faction ' ideas were implemented at lightning speed, and lower-level Awakened and ordinary people were able to give full play to their strengths in different fields.
Human society was thriving, experiencing a technological and cultural explosion after the great war.
However, even though Wen Jing possessed a Level 3 civilization's 'helicopter package,' it was not entirely handed over to humanity.
Civilization develops gradually by pooling the wisdom of a group of people; you can't get fat in one bite.
She set up stages, providing Level 1 alien technology as a reference when human civilization reached Level 1, and only unlocking Level 2 technology when it reached Level 2 civilization.
If we simply feed the technology of the Mastermind and the Alaya Civilization directly to them, we are merely replicating the Echo of other civilizations, and humanity will never be able to forge its own path.
Dean Bai and Xie Ming naturally supported this.
The existence of Awakened and Ancient Wilderness signifies that human civilization possesses this potential.
Now, after two years of rest and recuperation, the time is ripe, and the Federation and the Empire are ready to witness the true starry sky and explore the vast universe.
To do this, we must first remove the ' Tide of Ignorance ' that has existed for tens of thousands of years.
This cognitive barrier has not only hindered extraterrestrial civilizations from exploring the outside world, but also prevented humankind throughout history from seeking to explore the cosmos.
Given the current state of human society, some vested interests, such as tycoons and aristocrats, would be unwilling to open up so quickly. It would normally take at least five to ten years, or even longer, to complete the process.
However, Dean Bai could "reach the ears of the emperor," so whether the barrier was opened or closed was not something the opponents could decide.
Rather than being passively attacked later, it's better to prepare in advance. So, after confirming that the situation was beyond repair, human civilization truly embarked on the era of cosmic exploration beyond the Ancient Wilderness.
Wen Jing eliminated the genetic locks of all humanity, so that all those with potential would naturally awaken after the age of 18. At the same time, he improved the ' Universal Cosmic Algorithm ' learned from the Light Language Civilization, making it usable by any Awakened.
In this way, combined with the unique characteristics of the Awakened, even if human civilization's pure technological strength barely reaches level one, it would be enough to begin exploring the real universe laterally.
The reason Bai and Xie came in person this time is to represent humanity in its first landmark attempt.
Cognitive barriers are not created by a single device, but rather by a cosmic-scale 'environmental transformation'. Therefore, clearing them cannot be done simply by pressing a switch on any device; it requires a reverse technology to gradually clear them away.
Dean Bai became curious about the cognitive barrier, so after confirming with Wen Jing there were no problems, he decided to go in and explore it first.
She wanted to try her luck and see if she could get through the barrier, since waiting for it to disappear would take time anyway.
At this moment, Xie Ming laughed and said, "It's only been three days, so it's normal that we can't get out. In the records of the Alaya Civilization, there was indeed a civilization's probe that accidentally wandered in, but there has only been one such case in hundreds of thousands of years."
"Sigh, looks like my luck isn't that good after all." Dean Bai shrugged and pressed the pre-installed special signal transmitter.
Almost immediately, another figure appeared inside the spaceship.
"Teacher, mentor."
The visitor was naturally there to Wen Jing.
Her appearance had not changed from the past, but even though the last time he saw her was three days ago when they set off, Dean Bai was still slightly lost in thought, feeling that her strength had increased again. No, it wouldn't be appropriate to say strength; it would be more accurate to say that her realm had become stronger.
Each time they met, she felt that Wen Jing had become even more unfathomable.
Dean Bai is based on intuition, while Xie Ming's approach is based on science.
While it is possible to traverse within the cognitive barrier, the accuracy of the landing point is Ancient Wilderness low. Even the spacetime coordinates of the two human star systems inside this 'shell' are affected, which is why various algorithms are needed.
Wen Jing's ability to appear precisely inside the spaceship is not only reflected in his extraordinary power, but also in his technological prowess.
Dean Bai snapped out of his daze and smiled sheepishly at her, " Wen Jing, please see us out. It seems my luck still isn't good enough."
Wen Jing's expression turned somewhat strange. "No, actually, if you just hold on for another six minutes and thirty seconds, you really will be able to travel through time."
"This works?" Even though he was used to Dean Bai's luck, Xie Ming was still dumbfounded.
Dean Bai was taken aback at first, then put his hands on his hips triumphantly. "Ha! Then let's just go out naturally!"
"It's not going to work now." Wen Jing shook his head. "My appearance disturbed the causal particles... In fact, it should be said that from the moment you decided to launch the signal, things wouldn't have developed in that direction."
Xie Ming couldn't help but ask, "What are causal particles?"
"This involves four-dimensional spacetime..." Wen Jing explained to him while controlling the spaceship to move forward, and the cognitive barriers around them were constantly dissolving.
Thirty minutes later, as Xie Ming frowned in deep thought and Dean Bai's eyes shone like mosquito coils, the spaceship trembled slightly.
"... We're out."
Wen Jing stopped explaining, and with a thought, the entire spaceship became completely transparent. The three of them seemed to be standing in space, and continued to move forward at their original constant speed.
This wasn't a function of the Federation spaceship; rather, she simply temporarily shut down the light reflection information of all the materials that make up the entire spaceship.
Dean Bai and Xie Ming's expressions changed instantly, their attention drawn to the scene before them.
For over 100,000 years, humanity has truly emerged from the false world of captivity.
Both remained silent, gazing at the real universe, instinctively receiving information from various celestial bodies and galaxies. It took them quite a while to fully come back to their senses.
" Wen Jing, where is the nearest civilization to us?" Dean Bai asked.
Wen Jing pointed in a direction. "That's the Boundary-Breaking Empire, a level two civilization that directly controls a star field spanning two thousand light-years."
"That's the Boundary-Breaking Empire..."
Both of them suddenly realized that, knowing Wen Jing's experience of being exiled in space, they naturally knew about this civilization.
Xie Ming hesitated for a moment. "If they discover our exploration team, will they secretly monitor humans?"
"Don't worry, they wouldn't dare. Humanity is currently under my 'order' as well," Wen Jing explained with a smile.
The two recalled Wen Jing's story about posing as a Level 3 civilization individual to deceive an alien civilization, and exchanged a glance, unable to suppress a laugh.
However, from any perspective, she is now a genuine Level 3 civilization.
After defeating the Mastermind, Wen Jing also took some time to deal with various civilizations in the universe.
The year or so it took her to infiltrate the Empire and defeat the Mastermind is hardly a long time on a civilized scale.
Of course, she wouldn't tell them the truth about the cognitive barrier. She only said that the Tide of Ignorance was a regional outpost left behind by a fallen Level 3 civilization, which she had now removed, and had also taken over a Level 1 civilization on the other side.
Apart from Dean Bai and Xie Ming, no one knew that Wen Jing and the Lord of Eighty Thousand Light-Years ' were the same person.
Wen Jing could not possibly act as a nanny, providing meticulous protection and ensuring that human civilization was not exposed to any cosmic storms.
Internally, revealing the truth about the three-tiered civilization's captivity, and externally placing human civilization under the command of the Lord of Eighty Thousand Light-Years,' is enough to guarantee positive development.
Therefore, in the eyes of other high-ranking officials of the Federation and the Empire, she led human civilization to join the ' Public Order of Cosmic Civilizations' —each civilization can develop freely, cooperate or wage war, but is not allowed to commit extermination or enslavement.
Of course, extraterrestrial civilizations will inevitably discover humanity's uniqueness in the future, but with Wen Jing's presence as a deterrent, they will only dare to use normal inducements or cooperation, and there is even a high probability that they will suspect that she is secretly studying humanity, making them even less likely to act rashly.
Other challenges are inevitable for humanity in the competition among cosmic civilizations, unless Wen Jing first wipes out all other cosmic civilizations.
While she could certainly do it... it was clearly not what she wanted.
Whether driven by willpower or the need to continue growing stronger, she requires a constant Fire of Civilization to shine in the universe.