It was unclear whether it was a natural talent or the influence of the Mysterious Compass, but the appetite of the Seed of Life within Hudson's body was much larger than that of an average person.
Every day, he continued to absorb energy, and the total amount absorbed over the years was almost catching up to Belsden.
After arranging affairs at the mansion, Hudson also entered into a state of retreat; his intuition told him that the day of the Seed of Life reaching perfection was not far away.
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With Alpha the First in retreat and Hudson in seclusion, the once raging case of Duke Touss's death gradually faded from discussion, replaced by continuous military victories on the frontlines.
A loser remains a loser. Even after tens of thousands of years of development, constrained by the resources of the Earth Core World, the speed of civilization development remained lagging.
