Chapter 5948 The Power of Gates

Chapter 5948 The Power of Gates

Before Ves could make a selection, he first needed to define his goal. Only then would he be able to create a list of priorities that would help him rank the available options.

What was his goal?

Right now, his greatest shortcoming was lack of time. He could accomplish a lot more if he had more time to study cutting-edge science, design more mechs, raise his children, lead his clan and engage in diplomacy.

Alas, the System upgrade this time centered around space rather than time, so he could forget about any easy solutions.

What else did he require?

"I'm already doing pretty well." He concluded. "If I set aside my lack of time, I am not short on anything. My clan is growing, my subordinates are growing stronger, my mech company is selling more products than ever and I have become one of the most influential leaders of the younger generation. I'm also making good progress on advancing my design philosophy with the help of all of the insights I have harvested as of late."

There were still a few issues that bothered him a lot. The shortcomings of human civilization in the Red Ocean constrained him increasingly further.

Original humanity was extremely powerful due to having access to all of the population and resources of a large galaxy.

As much as humans liked to regard themselves as superior and better than all of the other sapient races, the cold hard truth was that if the Seven Apex Races hadn't been so complacent and afflicted by inertia, they could have easily crushed human civilization in its inception!

Red humanity was in a much worse position because the native aliens of the Red Ocean fully understood the threat posed by the extragalactic invaders.

The fact that the Red Cabal quickly triggered their most dire emergency plan and transport their entire dwarf galaxy over 50 million light-years away was an overwhelming indication that they were frightened by the threat posed by humans!

It made a lot of sense for the native aliens to unite their forces and go all-out in destroying every human trace in their own home galaxy.

Ves mentally scowled.

"I'm doing pretty well on a personal basis, but the human society that shelters me is in dire need of help."

In the short to medium term, the native aliens were about to launch major offensives.

By transferring and concentrating many of the existing warships that were previously dispersed throughout the Red Ocean, the Red Cabal was in an excellent position to win a grueling war of attrition!

In the long term, the arrival of the Subjugation King and his powerful armada threatened to topple everyone, regardless of whether they were human or alien!

Ves felt burdened by all of these expectations. He needed to tailor his choice to satisfy both short term and long term needs.

Neglecting any of these priorities might cause red humanity to suffer devastating losses that it could not recover from! Without the protection of a powerful enough civilization, Ves would lose the shelter that it offered!

"That is unless I go for the Violet Refuge."

Out of all of the upgrade tracks, the first one clearly required the least amount of investment. So long as the shielded pocket space was large enough to accommodate all of the members of the Larkinson Clan along with a lot of friends and allies, it should be safe enough to serve as one of the few effective boltholes for the human race in the Red Ocean.

However, Ves did not like this solution at all. It was way too cowardly and reactive for his liking.

It also became impossible to gain access to resources needed to sustain and progress a remnant society.

Unless he gained the ability to open portals to distant destinations, there was practically no way for humans to leave the Violet Refuge and regain their old splendor! VIsit n0(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

Ves couldn't help but compare the Violet Refuge to the pocket space that was previously hidden on Davute.

The pescans that previously lived and thrived on Davute VII got wiped out by the humans who came and swept away the weak and underdeveloped alien residents.

Yet what the human colonizers failed to discover for years was that a small group of pescan refugees successfully managed to enter the secret phase whale enclave and escape the attention of the human invaders!

"That sounds nice and all, but there are more straightforward ways to uplift human civilization."

Ves deeply understood that he could not save red humanity alone. He needed the help of other humans just as they needed his revolutionary innovations.

There were numerous clever Star Designers and powerful god pilots out there that could exploit the benefits obtained by Ves far better than himself!

He was not opposed to sharing his bounty so long as he received fair remuneration for his assistance.

The Universal Gate Network provided a huge benefit to society, though the associated risks and dangers were too high for his liking. The gates were just too obvious to everyone. Anyone could launch an attack on them, and the loss would be great if any of them got destroyed.

However, the Universal Gate Network also promised the most direct and straightforward way to reopen the only transportation channel between the Red Ocean and the Milky Way.

"Wait a minute."

A very powerful idea came to mind!

"What if... the two branches of humanity united once again?"

Ves believed that mankind's full potential would be unleashed once red humanity and original humanity reunited once again!

The Great Severing had led to earthshaking changes to human civilization in the Red Ocean, but only little over 2 full years had passed since the separation!

That meant that there was still a chance for the two groups of humans to reconcile and make up with each other again!

There was no need for red humanity to flee from the new frontier anymore.

Instead, Ves believed that original humanity would never be able to resist the immense benefits brought by exotic radiation in the new galactic neighborhood.

Every god pilot and Star Designer had been looking for ways to achieve their breakthroughs and reach the fourth major cultivation rank.

The Milky Way may be big, but it was incredibly barren in terms of energy level.

Only the Red Ocean and possibly Messier 87 granted them hope of reaching the next rank!

There were so many powerful True Gods and brilliant talents that remained stuck in the Milky Way. Each of them could easily bloom and tap their remaining potential so long as they transferred to the Red Ocean and reinforced the outnumbered and beleaguered humans who were already holding the line!

The Common Fleet Alliance also had plenty of reasons to increase their investment in the Red Ocean. The benefits of hyper technology and phasewater technology were too great for them to ignore.

The first god ship in the form of the Dominion of Man was an irresistible allure to every warship supremacist who had long grown tired of the same old technologies in the Milky Way!

Ves grinned. So long as humanity was able to fight the Red War and repel the extragalactic invaders from Messier 87 as a united race, the odds of winning were much greater than before!

Humans would stop cowering like rats and fully recover the pride and confidence they held before!

The best part about this was that not even the Subjugation King could steamroll his way through the Red Ocean anymore!

If 8 god pilots weren't enough to defeat the alien God King, then what about 20 god pilots?

If 20 god pilots weren't enough to defeat the Subjugation King, then what about 100 god pilots?

Even if the strength gap was too great for quantity to defeat this alien tyrant, then surely there must be a few very old and powerful god pilots who might be able to use the resources in the Red Ocean to advance to the mythical rank of god king pilot!

"This is probably the best way to beat that slaving bastard and prevent him from hunting me down!"