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Of course, military affairs are a matter of great importance to the state, the ground of death and life, the path of survival and extinction, and must not be ignored.
Civilizations with similar strengths would not recklessly wage war.
When the sides meet, they send their strongest warriors for small-scale battles; as long as the situation is not one-sided, war would not break out.
And for the winning side, some wagers would serve as compensation.
It's similar to how in human civilization, the cost of war is simply too great, and countries can hardly afford it, hence, sports meetings have evolved into wars without gunpowder.
However, the Shu Mi Dam Civilization is already a thing of the past, they do not count as a true civilization anymore.
Or rather, they have been eradicated at the root...
When the Epoch Catastrophe occurred, only a small fraction of elites, roughly over two thousand, survived till now by erasing most of their memories and fusing with anomalies.