Chen Ming understood what benefits the first expansion era would bring to the Empire, but the initiation of the expansion era...
"It's not that easy, is it?"
Bai Quan naturally said, "Of course it's not that easy. The Empire's expansion didn't stop because of the enemy; it stopped because of the Empire itself."
"Because the Empire's scale at the technological level of that era was too large, making effective control impossible."
"The vastness of continued expansion yielded more challenges than direct benefits."
"Furthermore, after a period of rampant growth, the Empire needed a time of careful cultivation and recuperation."
"Besides, with the Mechanical Race and Dusk blocking the way, the benefits of victory were minimal."
"Thus, the expansion era came to a halt."
Bai Quan suddenly offered an example, "If someone runs a long-distance race and stops halfway, it's very hard to start again."
"The difficulty for the Empire to return to the expansion era is self-evident."
