The old forces, represented by local conservative bureaucrats and vested interests, are afraid that the changes brought about by Chang Wei will shake the foundation of their power. They continue to obstruct her infrastructure plans, steal her technological achievements, and try to slander her as a "witch" or "heretic."
Every attempt of Chang Wei's technology promotion and construction is directly related to the life and death of hundreds of people (such as famine, plague, war preparation). Failure not only means the shattering of personal ideals, but may also lead to the collective she protects falling into dire straits, and even affect the direction of the country at key historical junctures. Chang Wei must repeatedly weigh between "quickly using space resources to solve the immediate crisis" and "slowly but sustainably guiding the development of the local technology tree." Over-reliance on space may expose secrets and trigger uncontrollable covetousness; relying solely on localization may not save enough lives within a tight time window.
