Chapter 530 - 506: Extra - Endless Star Sea (Final - )
"Hehe, you’ve really got some guts to dream that big. The universe is vast beyond measure—do you know exactly how big? Even the high-level civilizations don’t dare to make such boasts. With so much space and so many planets, I doubt other civilizations would even bother if there weren’t profitable resource planets involved. There’s simply no need to fight over it."
But there’s always the unexpected, right? What if there’s something that we don’t value but is considered a treasure in the eyes of others? Not to mention the adventurers and space pirates lurking around, eyeing us hungrily. Even a mosquito is meat, as they say ’only a fool would pass up a good deal’. Our little fortune might not be so insignificant to others..."
Shitou considered this thoughtfully before adding, "So what you’re saying makes sense; weakness invites aggression. We want peace and civilized resolutions, but we can’t help it if others don’t share our ideals. If someone harbors ill intentions, we can’t just be sitting ducks with no means to fight back, right?"
"That’s exactly my point," Lu Yun agreed, nodding vigorously. "We don’t bully others, but we can’t just let others walk all over us without having any way to retaliate."
After returning, although they didn’t mention anything to Pei Sen and Lu Chentao, they still sorted through some of the valuables they had gotten from Rus and packed them into large Space Buttons to give to the two men.
They knew how to take a hint, not asking too many questions about the unusually large Space Buttons and their contents, quietly accepting them. They understood the principle that silence is golden when it comes to wealth.
Despite their reluctance to see Shitou and Lu Yun return to Earth, they eventually had to bid them farewell with tearful eyes as they boarded the spacecraft.
"Keep pressing those beneath you to train, and don’t slack off yourselves. It might not be long before another challenging mission falls to you," Shitou said suggestively, patting Pei Sen and Lu Chentao on the shoulders before boarding the ship.
Pei Sen’s eyes widened as he watched his father and mother being escorted onto the spacecraft, which then slowly ascended.