Even so, this cost, after being diminished countless times, would still profoundly impact the entire Torch Civilization if it eventually comes to this outcome.
Because hundreds of billions of Torch citizens would experience significant turmoil as a result.
...
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, decades have passed since the post-war partitioning conference concluded.
In the territory of the Torch Civilization, at the border area between the Torch Humanity Galaxy Cluster and the Eight-Armed Snake Demon Galaxy Cluster.
In the vast blackness of space, thousands of large standard "Kunpeng Class" starships are shuttling through the space corridor.
Starship communication channel:
"Old He, what do you think, are you planning to continue after this round ends?"