Chapter 485: Chapter 283: The Pasture Master Takes Strong Action
As spectators, Human Civilization couldn’t help but hesitate in the face of such a situation.
"If the Pasture Master doesn’t appear in the end, we might miss the last opportunity for plundering." A human councillor expressed this concern.
Indeed, to take advantage of such a battlefield, the necessary condition is that both warring parties are too preoccupied to deal with them.
Right now, it indeed seems like a good opportunity.
However, due to fears that the appearance of the Pasture Master might cause unpredictable changes on the battlefield, Shen Shi has not ordered any action.
And now, it seems this war is about to end.
When even the appearance of the Pasture Master could not alter the outcome, the Mude System would retreat with full force, and the Thousand Alliance would secure victory, even having a chance to spare efforts to secure their spoils.
At that point, Human Civilization would truly have no chance for gain.
In future battlefields, whether it’s the Thousand Alliance or Mude, would inevitably pay close attention to this little third party, never giving such a good opportunity to cash in at the last minute again.
To exaggerate, this round of profit might even determine whether the Fourth Future Line can manifest.
"Mr. Shen, I think we should act now."
"Indeed, Councillor Shen, it’s a simple calculation, the Pasture Master has missed the best timing to act, making the possibility of action very low. If we side with the Thousand Alliance against the Mude System, they will completely collapse, focusing on retreat and being even less likely to act."
"By calculating the profits, it indeed seems so."
"Councillor Shen..."
Individual human councillors presented their opinions to Shen Shi.
Although Shen Shi holds great prestige and power in Human Civilization, to the extent that he could have the final say, it doesn’t mean other humans are unqualified to offer their opinions.
In fact, Shen Shi has always actively encouraged the initiative of other human leaders.
So now, more and more councillors were voicing their opinions.
That is to take action.
They agreed naturally, because the situation on the battlefield is very clear, if action is taken now, humans still have a chance to make a significant profit, and on the contrary, the risk is minimal. Even in the worst-case scenario, relying on the Holy Land, humans have the ability to minimize losses.
Even Shen Shi himself, when rationally analyzing, actually felt they should take action.
However, Shen Shi always had an inexplicable concern.
He always felt that this war should not be heading in this direction.
If they truly missed the opportunity, or feared the trump card of the Thousand Alliance and didn’t dare to act, then why would the Pasture Master come here? At the very least, basic probing is necessary, isn’t it?
"Quiet." Shen Shi spoke, and suddenly, the meeting fell silent.
At this moment, Shen Shi closed his eyes.
He needed to glimpse the future.
At least the most probable future.
With this glimpse, Shen Shi took a sharp breath in his heart.
The reason was simple; he saw a trap, a trap aimed at Human Civilization!
Yes, in one possible future, humans acted, but at the moment of action, the Thousand Alliance and the Mude System unexpectedly ceased attacking each other and turned to strike at them, catching them off guard. Countless human warships couldn’t escape through limited Holy Land personal terminals, causing devastating losses!
"Wow, this possibility is actually the greatest," Shen Shi murmured.
Given the powerful computational abilities of Interstellar Society, they naturally could not overlook such a possibility, but in their calculations, the probability was extremely low.
Because even if they did this, it would at most just teach this third party a lesson, but both fighting parties wouldn’t gain any substantial benefits, especially for the Thousand Alliance, temporarily halting the attack on the Mude System would be tantamount to giving the Mude System a chance to retreat or even turn the tide!
This undoubtedly does not align with their interests.
But regardless, through a short-term glimpse into the future, Shen Shi saw this considerable result.
This implies that the Thousand Alliance and the Mude System must have reached some agreement targeting them!
"There must be reasons that I am not aware of," Shen Shi murmured to himself.
He was well aware that in such systems, it would be impossible to coordinate against a third party merely to assert dominance or make an example out of spectators, which means there are interests Shen Shi is not aware of involved.
In other words, both sides believe that temporarily uniting against Human Civilization is more beneficial.
However, no matter what the possible reasons might be, since the outcome is known, this presents an opportunity!
"We will not take action," Shen Shi suddenly commanded.
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.
Although Shen Shi didn’t even provide a reason, once he spoke and made the decision, no one dared to voice any objections.
Such is Shen Shi’s current prestige.
If it were the Second Future Line, it wouldn’t be this simple, but in the Third Future Line, breaking Shen Shi’s prestige would need several major missteps, before which, no matter how unreasonable Shen Shi’s orders might seem, the entire High Council, including all of Human Civilization, would obey the orders and follow Shen Shi’s central ideas unconditionally.