Knock! Knock! Knock! “Come in.” Rubes looked up and smiled at Elkart, who walked in.
“Done? Did you discover any problems?”
Elkart looked exhausted and shook his head gently.
“Director Lyons and his subordinates did well. At the very least, I didn’t discover any problems.”
“Oh? Then this isn’t a problem?” Rubes pointed at the virtual screen in front of him. On it, the data that Elkart had specially extracted contained 17 human data analysis reports.
“You should know very well that this is not their problem, but the problem of the individual called Chu Nan who is involved in these 17 reports.”
Elkart sat down opposite Rubes. After a pause, he asked, “What conclusions have you reached after studying these data for so long?”
“Conclusion?” Rubes smiled bitterly, “If I had not confirmed to Director Lyons repeatedly that there was no problem with the mainframe A.I. of the West Cloud Academy’s logistics rehabilitation center on Earth, I would not have believed that these data were true. How do you want me to come to a conclusion?”
“Why don’t you believe that these data are true?” Elkart asked.
“Nonsense.” Rubes sneered, “How can I believe that a person can increase the strength of his body from the initial-stage Overlord Body realm to the third-stage Overlord Body realm in an hour? This is completely against the common sense of martial arts and even the basic knowledge of the human body!”
“Common sense?” Elkart looked at Rubes deeply and slowly shook his head, “You’ve already interacted with those barbarians of the Declan Empire so many times. Do you still think this so-called common sense is meaningful?”
“How can that be the same?” Rubes frowned, “If such a data analysis report appeared on those guys from the Declan Empire, I wouldn’t be surprised at all, but it appeared in the Earth Federation. Do you think… a guy from a remote small country like the Earth Federation can be compared to those guys from the Declan Empire?”
Elkart smiled and closed his eyes in silence for a moment. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and asked Rubes, “What do you know about the Earth Federation?”
Rubes was stunned, “About that… I can only say that I’ve heard of this small country. It can be said that I don’t know much about it. Why?”
“Contrary to you, I know a little about the Earth Federation.”
“Oh?” Rubes looked at Elkart in surprise.
Elkart was a specially hired data analyst of the Noctem Chamber of Commerce. Not only was he one of the top talents in the Noctem Chamber of Commerce, he could be considered a popular figure in the entire Milky Way.
A person like him would be extremely popular in any country in the Milky Way. Why would he pay attention to a remote small place like the Earth Federation?
“This is because after some data analysis, I discovered something special about the effect of the Earth Federation, which is why I’m interested in this small country.”
Elkart explained, which only made Rubes even more puzzled.
“What’s so special about the Earth Federation that it’s enough to attract your attention?”
“Did you know that the Earth Federation was only discovered by the civilian exploration fleet of the Declan Empire 730 years ago? Before that, they had always been in the star system called the Solar System,” Elkart asked.
“This is not strange. Many small countries in the Milky Way are trapped in the galaxy because of their backward civilization. After they are discovered by other large countries, they officially enter the ranks of the Star System Civilizations. The Earth Federation is naturally no exception.”
“However, such a backward civilization that could not even leave the star system before it was discovered developed into a border country that spanned hundreds of light-years in a short 730 years and even had a certain amount of influence outside the Orion Arm. Don’t you think it’s very admirable?”
“Hmm, this is surprising. However, what does this have to do with the topic we just talked about?”
“Of course there is,” Elkart replied with certainty. “The reason why the Earth Federation can develop to this point in a few hundred years is largely related to the fortitude of the Earthlings. Putting other aspects aside, from the martial arts perspective that you’re concerned about, there’s very obvious data showing this.”
“What is it?”
“You should know very well that a Star-Grade Martial Artist represents the highest combat strength in the Milky Way. A Star-Grade Martial Artist can even cross the Milky Way with his physical body and perform a super spatial jump. His individual combat strength is comparable to the top-notch enterprise-level battleship of our Chamber of Commerce. It simply perfectly reflects the limits of humanity.”
“Yes…” Rubes nodded silently.
He was already 46 years old this year and had cultivated martial arts since young, but up until now, he was only a fourth-stage Void Break Martial Artist.
Becoming a Star-Grade Martial Artist was his dream since he was young, but it was probably something that he would never be able to achieve in his life.
“Therefore, I was very interested in Star-Grade Martial Artists for a period of time and did some statistical research. Among these statistics, a piece of data attracted my attention.”
“Is it related to the Earth Federation?”
“Yes.” Elkart nodded. “If we only count the number of Star-Grade Martial Artists in each country in the Milky Way, it’s undoubtedly the Declan Empire that ranks first. However, I like to pay attention to the trend of the data, so I pay more attention to the trend of the proportion of Star-Grade Martial Artists in a country.”
“The Earth Federation performed well on this data?”
“No, it’s not very good. It’s very terrifying!” Elkart’s serious expression shocked Rubes, “The Earth Federation was only discovered by the Declan Empire 730 years ago, and from then on, they entered the ranks of the Star System Civilizations. They began to come into contact with the modern martial arts system 683 years ago and began to popularize the cultivation of martial arts.”
“Hmm… After all, it’s a country in the Orion Arm. It will definitely be affected by the Declan Empire. If it’s in the Sagittarius Arm controlled by our Noctem Chamber of Commerce, it will definitely be affected and follow the high-technology development.”
“At least from the looks of it, there’s no difference between the good and the bad. After all, the inheritance of the Declan Empire has still stood strong until now, and our Noctem Chamber of Commerce is not bad at all.” Elkart paused for a moment and continued, “Anyway, regarding the Earth Federation, they began to popularize martial arts cultivation. It was not until 163 years later that the first Star-Grade Martial Artist appeared.”
“Is this considered fast or slow?” asked Rubes curiously, having not studied this data.
“Putting aside those countries with such a long history that we can’t know the exact situation, among all the countries I know, from the beginning of the popularization of martial arts to the appearance of the first Star-Grade Martial Artist, the fastest only took 163 years. The second place after them was more than twice as long. It took 377 years.”
“Did the Declan Empire or other countries secretly help the Earth Federation?”
As soon as Rubes spoke, he shook his head with a bitter smile.
Small countries like the Earth Federation, which had a certain degree of civilization and a large number of people, would usually be reduced to plundered targets by other countries in the Milky Way once they were discovered.
It was already not bad that the other countries did not secretly tamper with the Earth Federation. Why would they give so much help?
“It has nothing to do with them. After the first Star-Grade Martial Artist appeared, only 17 years later, a second Star-Grade Martial Artist appeared in the Earth Federation. This gap is still ranked first in all the countries. The gap is several times greater than the gap of 63 years for the second place.”
Elkart continued to talk about his research data. Every data report shocked Rubes.
“Up until now, it has been 683 years since the Earth Federation began to promote martial arts universally. The current Earth Federation already has 76 Star-Grade Martial Artists in history. On average, one will appear in less than ten years. In the recent hundred years, the Earth Federation has produced 19 Star-Grade Martial Artists in a row, with 11 remaining now.”
“This number is naturally nothing in the eyes of the Declan Empire. It can’t even be ranked at the top among the several countries outside the Orion Arm. However, according to the results of my data analysis, if this trend continues, in less than 300 years, the Star-Grade Martial Artists owned by the Earth Federation will definitely surpass all the other countries outside the Orion Arm.”
Rubes thought for a moment and blinked.
“In that case, this Earth Federation can’t be underestimated. However, in the end… Elkart, what does this have to do with the topic we just spoke about?”
“I’ve told you so much because I want you to understand that although the Earth Federation is an inconspicuous small country, the people in this small country can’t be underestimated.”
“So you’re saying that you want to tell me that there’s actually no problem with these data that don’t match common sense? Is there really a martial artist from the Earth Federation who broke through to the third-stage Overlord Body realm from the initial-stage Overlord Body realm in an hour? This is too ridiculous! Even among the descendants of the royal family of the Declan Empire, not many can do this!”
“Who knows?” Elkart shrugged. “After all, there’s no more detailed data to test. I can’t give you a definite answer.”
Rubes was immediately stumped.
After thinking for a moment, he said fiercely, “In any case, I’ve already ordered Director Lyons to investigate this matter thoroughly. If there’s really no other way, I’ll personally make a trip to the Earth Federation!”
Elkart smiled. “You’re the team leader. You have the final say.”