Trading Cosmic Battleship From The Start-Chapter 141 - 111: The Future Changed Again

Energy is nearly unlimited, resources are inexhaustible, and the combination of intelligent AI and automated machinery makes monotonous labor extremely cheap.

Therefore, as long as the technology is achieved, the cost of most warships is actually just a matter of time and production efficiency.

Thus, the main value of a warship still lies in the technology.

Although Shen Shi’s Wogte is a small warship, even without considering the preciousness of its migration attributes, solely as a warship, its value is comparable to the main battleship of a D-level civilization and even surpasses the sum of Gong Chu’s first batch of old warships.

Just a single jump engine capable of exceeding ten light-years is invaluable.

Warships like these secondary ones are not equipped with jump engines. Even in D-level civilizations, only the main battleships are equipped with jump engines.

During long-distance voyages, it is common practice for the main battleship to accommodate secondary warships, execute collective jumps, and then disperse for escort.

Along with various advanced devices and the precious migration attributes.

The fact that the Collector sold him this Wogte for the equivalent value of four movies was indeed a loss.

Because this warship among the human civilization is categorized as a valuable warship that cannot be mass-produced.

However, in bartering, it’s about whose needs are greater.

Like Gong Chu, at the critical moment of life and death, as long as there is a hint of hope, the entire Dongfeng Corps, including himself, would surrender.

Who can clearly say whether it is a loss or a gain?

Reflecting on the disparity in productivity between interstellar civilization and modern society, Shen Shi refocused on the task at hand.

"Send me the detailed specs of these warships."

"Of course, you, Commander, have the highest authority over all warships. The indigenous civilization cannot possibly rebel against you using these warships; however, when the communication distance is overly vast, control may be ultimately difficult to maintain," Gong Chu reminded. "I recommend consciousness control over important figures of the indigenous civilization, ideally imprinting the Primordial Energy Steel Seal, for among different races in the interstellar, there is only interest."

"I am aware," Shen Shi said.

During this period, he has requested a lot from Gong Chu, mostly under the guise of supporting indigenous civilization development.

In Gong Chu’s view, he might be treating that indigenous civilization too well.

But in reality, that is not the case.

Between different races, there is only interest, but within the same race, there are factors beyond interests. The development of Primordial Energy Technology has emphasized the importance of culture and heritage. Interstellar dangers have similarly heightened the internal unity within each race, with every individual’s interests and future tightly linked to their race.

Even Gong Chu himself chose to give up escaping and intends to fully help his own species.

"You must be in retreat now," thinking of this, Shen Shi couldn’t help but look at Gong Chu, "Is this a consciousness residue?"

"Yes, Commander," Gong Chu responded.

The so-called consciousness residue is actually a term set by Shen Shi.

Shen Shi is gradually assigning Eastern Country names to some exclusive terms only found in the Future World and Interstellar Society.

And inputting them into the terminal.

To avoid the constant appearance of asterisks.

This includes terms like main warships, secondary warships, and others.

Consciousness residue refers to a type of Primordial Energy Technology where a powerful Primordial Energy Controller can use part of their primordial energy to create an information projection, aided by AI technology, yielding a clone with a certain level of autonomous judgment ability but lacking self-awareness, existing in a concept between life and artificial life, and upon its master’s recall, acquires the information received during its existence.

Within its effective range, this is the fastest known communication technology, theoretically, with a vast amount of high-quality Primordial Energy Batteries, one could utilize this technology direction for establishing a long-distance interstellar communication channel.

However, such a cost is immensely high.

Even the Daike Civilization may not have such primordial energy resources; perhaps only a B-level civilization or A-level civilization could regulate such a communication means.

Besides, it has many applications in daily use.

For instance, at this moment, if this technology didn’t exist, during Gong Chu’s retreat, Shen Shi could only conduct transactions through others in the black market since personal terminals there could only be operated by the owner.

But now what concerns Shen Shi more is another very important matter.

—Once this batch of warships is moved from the Trading Space to modern society, it will inevitably cause significant changes to historical development, and he’s unsure whether this change will further affect the moment three thousand years hence.

If it does affect, would Gong Chu still be the same Gong Chu?

Would his Primordial Energy Steel Seal still exist?

Even Gong Chu’s prowess in primordial energy... would it alter the process of becoming a Master of Primordial Energy at this moment?

Even... potentially triggering a future world crisis, causing humanity not to have a future three thousand years later?

Shen Shi wants to proceed step by step, but considering the existence of a complete Planet Fortress from history, this type of transaction may be viewed as a whole by history and subsequently altered.

Meaning once a warship is taken out, in altered history, there will be an entire fleet.