Chapter 433: Chapter 257: Hunter and Prey Switch Places
It can be said, the more powerful one becomes, the more understanding one has of the civilization ecology among the interstellar, and Shen Shi is increasingly amazed by the mighty power possessed by the trading market.
This mighty power is different from that of the Time Crystal.
Time is ultimately a profound domain, even strong civilizations find it hard to touch the layer of time, so this is nothing but a completely unfamiliar new field, just like facing Primordial Energy in the past, it is a new world. Once stepped into it, everything becomes distinctly different, no matter how mysterious, how powerful it is, one can only imagine.
However, the trading market involves space.
This is a domain that powerful civilizations have already begun to explore.
Regarding curvature, regarding dimensions, regarding phases...
The technological domain of cosmic space has now become increasingly mature.
But precisely because of this, the trading market seems even more terrifying!
Because no matter what, it’s impossible to imagine what kind of technology can silently and effortlessly conduct transportation that completely ignores distance, what its transportation limits are, and where those seemingly infinite areas in everyone’s personal space actually are.
A half-understanding is always more frightening than complete ignorance.
But now, this issue is no longer just for Shen Shi to contemplate; it now has more people in awe.
"You are right, it’s the distance, but now, we already possess the power to overcome it." Shen Shi said no more, for he had nothing more to say, and at this moment, simply raised his hand, and in the minds of the more than twenty selected representatives, the interface of the personal terminal emerged.
Consciousness device?
The first reaction of every individual was such.
Actually, by now, everyone has a personal terminal installed in the Consciousness Domain, more concealed, more efficient, and endowed with all sorts of miraculous powers, making it the best choice for a personal terminal.
So the first reaction wasn’t overly surprising.
Until they began to understand the information about this device and even personally went to the still blank trading market.
"What kind of relic is this!"
"An infinitely large personal space! How is this possible!"
"Hiss—I haven’t taken a sharp breath in years!"
"With such a treasure, how can our human beings not be invincible!"
"..."
Human civilization has been advancing rapidly for over a thousand years, utterly different from the completely ignorant Earth Star Period, but at this moment, these strong-hearted Masters of Primordial Energy, seemed to feel like humans from the Earth Star Period facing the Cosmic Battleship!
Because they’re not much different now!
This thing has indeed surpassed imagination!
With the development of technology to such an extent, one can say, there are few fantasies that human civilization cannot realize, but even now, the trading market still gives them the feeling as if facing a myth, facing a legend, facing a fantasy coming true!
This emotion, in the consciousness link, was infinitely magnified, clearly perceived by Shen Shi.
But Shen Shi did not feel that the highest levels of human civilization’s reaction was over the top, because his feelings were about the same.
Especially when recalling that Bronze Altar.
To speak from the heart.
The Bronze Altar did not feel like a sci-fi product at all to him, it rather seemed full of mysticism.
And it’s not like the Grotto Heaven, putting up a mysterious facade under powerful technology, but another kind, genuinely surpassing the understanding of technology’s mysterious force!
Especially, as Shen Shi gradually feels, after the enhancement by the altar, at this moment, his entire self has changed already.
It’s not merely the strength being stronger, the speed faster, and the Primordial Energy being stronger kind of change.
But a kind of indescribable metamorphosis.
And definitely not his own illusion.
The best evidence for this is his greatly enhanced control over time.
At this moment, Shen Shi can truly manipulate time within a certain range, enough to envelop a small spaceship, and can even easily create massive destruction.
Of course, once away from the Time Crystal, it seems to be vastly weakened, but still very strong.
In some ways, this is also one of the reasons why human civilization has changed so much in the future line—the existence of a powerful Sage Saint, strong even without the Time Crystal, enough to bring enormous benefits to the entire human civilization.
It can be said, mastering time, and mastering the trading market now gives Shen Shi the real capital to challenge the Pasture Master, not just the empty self-consolation confidence of "I will surely be very strong in the future".
"Alright." Shen Shi interrupted others’ research on the trading market, "The trading market will be opened according to my decision on who it will be available to, but the quota is limited, and each quota is crucial to civilization. With a trading market terminal, one must undertake great responsibilities, so now, who is willing to head to Gus Land? And who is willing to become a pirate..."
Controlling the trading market, likewise, holds considerable significance for the benefit of human civilization.
Not to mention, just being able to let Shen Shi freely choose who to give the personal terminal to is much better than before.
In the past, that randomness, though it increased fairness, also wasted tons of resources because some didn’t actually possess the capital for a large amount of trading, and their own weakness caused them to focus more on self-interest, as status shapes vision, and environment shapes mentality.