Chapter 426

Chapter 426: Ten Years, Three Wars, Resource Depletion

Theoretically, the development speed of Tomorrow Nation should far exceed that of the two major powers, quickly widening the gap.

However, in reality, it is far from this ideal.

After the second war, half a century passed, and the time has come for the 150th anniversary of Tomorrow Society.

In fifty years, the changes in Tomorrow Nation are closely related to the rapid development across various industries; people’s livelihoods have improved immensely, but the growth of hard power remains unideal.

The only reason is that there are too many people, and resources are no longer sufficient to distribute.

The damaged super spirit veins, even with the cultivation of numerous top-tier Spiritual Herbs, can only support about two hundred Mystic Realm practitioners.

If it were the law realms, the number could expand to around one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand.

As high-level practitioners continue to emerge, resources are being completely divided, which has indeed led to internal problems in Tomorrow Nation, and these issues are difficult to resolve.

High-level practitioners possess lifespans of several hundred years; what they gain is not just resources but also time—a long time to control resources.

This has led to an increasing number of people becoming complacent, making it hard to regain the passion from the founding of the nation, which has slowed down various research efforts.

In these fifty years, the development of Tomorrow Nation has not been ideal.

Yun Ye knows that the third war should begin soon.

Unlike the previous two, this war is demanded by the people, as only through conflict can Tomorrow Nation innovate, redistributing resources and stimulating the development of various technologies.

“After class stratification, do ordinary people think the only way to gain opportunities is through war?”

“Fine, let’s use the third war to clear out some pests.”

Yun Ye signs the document.

The war is officially declared!

The entire nation mobilizes, and the conscription order falls upon all high-level practitioners.

In fact, many scholars are also drafted; anyone who meets the requirements must participate in the war.

With enthusiastic participation from civilians, Tomorrow Nation quickly gathers a large army, led by Mystic Realm practitioners, with law realms serving as the main force and spiritual realms focusing on logistics. A total of one hundred thousand troops set off for the Pure World Holy Land to confront it head-on.

Following the spiritual realm’s production of Spirit Stones, the law realms use these stones to set up formations, while the Mystic Realm unifies all strength and tactics to confront the real person. Tomorrow Nation pushes forward relentlessly, undeterred even when facing real beings; it can forcefully collide.

“——!”

Spirit Dew Real Person continuously unleashes true laws to combat the Pure Black power before him, which cannot be perceived by sound; only the booming sounds are felt.

Those are the sounds of space trembling and shattering, beyond the understanding of normal senses.

Yet, even as space is pierced and the power is fierce enough to change the world, Spirit Dew Real Person cannot break through the darkness created by this Pure Black power.

He sighs and has no choice but to retreat.

The army carries the Transforming Dark Eternal Silence Unique Armament, as the third phase of the Transforming Dark Eternal Silence Unique Armament; even if wielded by spiritual realm practitioners, it can destroy Mystic Realm ones, not to mention the tens of thousands supporting the Transforming Dark Eternal Silence in battle.

Under such power, the abilities of real beings are not invincible; they can be contended with.

Opponents at the level of the Holy Son of Pure Water and Holy Lord cannot break through in a short time; they would expend a large amount of energy and need to retreat for replenishment.

Of course, even with Transforming Dark Eternal Silence, there are still casualties in every clash; it just isn’t the massacre it used to be.

For a true head-to-head confrontation, it still requires Yun Ye to take action, wielding the Ming Rihui Sword against them, but he is only one person, and in the end, neither side gains significant advantages.

This great war lasted for ten years. Tomorrow Nation suffered countless casualties in the law realms, while the number of casualties in the spiritual realm was even larger.

The Pure World Holy Land also endured much hardship; all Spirit Towns, except for the holy land itself, were destroyed, leaving only the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh unharmed.

This limited the development of the Pure World Holy Land, but not significantly.

Most of Shuizhou’s resources were originally located in the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh. Even if there were resources elsewhere, they were too dispersed. Normally, small forces would serve, reaping resources effortlessly.

Now that the New Dao has severed this route for obtaining resources, they might as well forgo it entirely; they’ll simply need to plan meticulously moving forward, and they can still manage.

What truly pained the Pure World Holy Land was the necessity to consume large amounts of spirit energy to resist the New Dao’s attacks, with their spirit energy reserves rapidly depleting.

However, they were on the defensive side, benefiting from shorter supply lines, so it was actually Tomorrow Nation that would struggle first. Thus, after ten years of war, the Third War came to an end.

The Holy Lineage also engaged in multiple skirmishes with the border forces of Tomorrow Nation, with both sides suffering losses and holding back a significant amount of Tomorrow Nation’s strength; otherwise, the Pure World Holy Land would have been hit harder.

…

Year 182 of Tomorrow Society.

“Is there a shortage of Spirit Mine resources?”

Yun Ye looked at the report in his hand and sighed.

After so many years of war, all three forces engaged in extensive violent mining.

The resources of the three provinces are now close to depletion.

Of course, the resources mentioned here refer to spiritual mineral deposits and only pertain to regular areas outside the super spirit veins.

But this is an extremely unfortunate omen; repeated wars not only consumed the population and redistributed resources but also hinted at the need to acquire new resources.

Now that external areas have no resources left, the war is purely a battle of attrition between both sides. Especially for Tomorrow Nation, the resources consumed by ordinary citizens are far too excessive. Originally, practitioners lacked resources, and now with over a hundred million practitioners suddenly appearing, they are truly overloaded.

Once upon a time, Baishi Town could only support a few dozen spiritual realm practitioners due to the local spirit energy, with the chances of giving birth to law realm practitioners being extremely low.

It was only due to the Crescent Moon Secret Realm that Baishi Town produced several law realm practitioners.

Although the other Spirit Towns lacked secret realms, they each had their own advantages: excellent spirit veins, stable environments, or rich Spirit Mine resources. Only with these advantages could noble families establish Spirit Towns and quietly develop, accumulating strength.

In other words, over one hundred Spirit Towns represent less than a thousand law realm practitioners.

In terms of overall spirit energy, the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh is actually not as abundant as the outside world; it is merely more concentrated and can be effectively utilized.

It could be said that supporting one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand law realm practitioners is the absolute limit for the entire Huangzhou.

The immense population of Tomorrow Nation directly led to the depletion of resources across the three provinces.

Otherwise, following the previous development model, various spiritual mineral deposits would still last for another few thousand years; by the time the Celestial Empire arrives and new secret realms are opened, this land could become prosperous again, rather than experiencing a halt.

“Cut expenses, increase efficiency, and try to search for undiscovered resource points.”

Yun Ye shook his head, having no good solutions. He aimed to slow down the resource depletion at the cost of delaying the development of Tomorrow Nation.

If the situation continues to worsen, he might have to rely on the First Day Intent to extract spirit energy continuously. This would not only occupy his time but also require numerous practitioners to control the formation together, equating to an invisible weakening of Tomorrow Nation’s strength by countless layers.

“Alas, in the late moments of reincarnation, with resources depleted and spirit energy diminishing, Tomorrow Nation is indeed facing unfavorable fortunes…”