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General Li dared not delay and quickly hid the branch in the pocket over his chest.

The Parasol Tree Dream had been in existence for a long time, so this branch could also exist there for a long period.

Additionally, Lu Yuan had taken an extra precaution, he had instructed the Parasol Tree to secretly follow his younger sister's commands.

Lu Qingqing was the first priority, and the branch was the second...

That way, even if something unexpected happened, the problem would not be significant.

Another researcher then asked, "Mr. Lu, do you think it's better to invest now or to invest in the future?"

Lu Yuan laughed heartily, "Of course, investing in the future is better, ten million people's Dream Energy is quite substantial, and that Parasol Tree can currently utilize at most a tenth of it."

"Once it grows, it will be able to fully utilize the Dream Energy."

"You guys aren't in much of a hurry, are you?"

"Just look at this big tree here, it's what I invested in. Although it can't compare to the Opium poppy, it's still a significant help."

Of course, this was Lu Yuan being modest... The Tree of Life produced 40 Pomegranate Fruits and 20 Soul Baby Fruits every year.

Every year without fail!

The value of that was already no less than "Green Grass Paradise."

Lu Yuan's proudest investment was in the Tree of Life, for which he had initially spent a great deal of money.

He patted the robust tree, "In the outside world, it isn't this big, it's just bigger in the Dream... in the future, I still intend to continue investing."

"No, no, no, Instructor Lu, our time is really pressing!" General Li whispered, "The demons are growing in the outside world, if we don't act swiftly to subdue them, we will be trapped to death in the Safe Zone."

"Without the present, there is no future."

"Our time is only a few years. Investing in ourselves, at the very least, might afford us a few more engraving employees, a bit more capacity."

Lu Yuan was silent for a while.

This question was indeed difficult to answer.

If the 18th human civilization encountered that sky-obscuring Frost Mist Demon, it might not necessarily win.

The surrounding soldiers also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear how he would respond.

Lu Yuan let out a sigh, "Conch, help me monitor the potential of the Parasol Tree, after obtaining the relevant data, I'll consult with you guys."

"Sure!," the secretary with the 'Mind Control' ability, practically capable of anything, responded.

Lu Yuan had originally wanted to take them to visit the more powerful Green Grass Paradise, but upon further consideration, he realized it wasn't feasible.

Their spirit forms were too fragile; another transfer could easily lead to injuries.

A visit to "Meida Paradise" was quite good indeed.

This could be considered the first formal meeting between the 18th human civilization and the first branch of human civilization from Yunhai City, although there were no diplomats present; among the party of 20 people, 12 were soldiers while the rest were researchers, definitely a formal occasion.

Lu Yuan then brought Sha Mo and Lu Tiantian, the two Super-thinkers, online to welcome friends from the mother civilization.

These two were naturally extremely excited.

That was the mother civilization, the one they longed for!

Returning to the mother civilization was their primary goal!

Lu Yuan briefly introduced them to each other.

"We're just a makeshift group, a bunch of people huddling together, struggling to survive on the Pangu Continent. These two are also central pillars."

"You can ask them anything directly... especially concerning the Ideal Technology direction."

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"Ah, actually we... were already annihilated... If it weren't for Commander Lu, we would have turned into mere skeletons. The Pangu Continent is really tough to survive on."

Everyone began to warmly interact.

The first branch of human civilization in Yunhai City had advantages in population, industrial capacity, and a complete Physical Technology tree.

The 18th human civilization's advantage lay in Ideal Technology, which had substantial potential——of course, it was just potential, not yet fully converted into power.

"This is my younger sister, my real younger sister."

"Hello." Lu Qingqing smiled at them.

"So you're the young maid! You're also an elder of the entire civilization," Lu Tiantian said excitedly.

Lu Qingqing was utterly confused, even thinking she had heard wrong.

She dared not ask randomly, so she swallowed her questions.

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Under Lu Yuan's reform, the cultures of both sides were similar, both primarily humble.

If it were the culture of the third brother, they might have started boasting about each other's businesses right away.

Lu Yuan did not want to watch them continue to bicker, so he directly asked, "How is Yunhai City's industrial capacity? How much do you know about that anomaly [Demon]?"

Upon hearing about Yunhai City's efforts to subdue a [Demon], Sha Mo and Lu Tiantian immediately sat up straight.

"Yes, this is our most pressing matter," General Li burst out with a series of data, "Time is not on our side..."

"That [Demon] has always been near the Safe Zone in Lingbo City."

"Our current industrial capacity is... steel, plastic, rubber, these resources are not plentiful..."

"We've almost put all our materials into weapon production."

"The enriched uranium project was started half a year ago, and we expect that in another year's time, we could produce small yield nuclear bombs."

"But the raw materials all come from nuclear power plants, and there are only a few bombs."

As Sha Mo and Lu Tiantian listened to the string of data, they were utterly dumbfounded. What kind of industrial Cathulhu was this? Creating nuclear bombs as if it were nothing, and even complaining it wasn't enough!

Although in terms of Extraordinary Powers, the 18th human civilization was still slightly superior——but it should be noted, all these Ideal Technologies were picked up through various adventures and scavenging, not independently developed by them.