Guide to Galactic Dominance

Such a diplomatic event has naturally attracted the attention of all parties. Some media on the planet have made special reports, and some current affairs programs have even been broadcast live.

SSR TV station, a subsidiary of Flashpoint Company in Southern Malaysia, launched a special news program, with a host and two guests in the studio, such a boring and standard conversation format.

SSR TV station follows a decentralized and people-friendly route, so the news programs are not so focused on opinions. One of the two guests is a professor of international relations in the UK. Apparently, after the interstellar era, he has focused his research on cosmic civilization. In terms of relationship, the other person is a self-media celebrity.

The host first introduced: "...This diplomatic conference is already at a relatively high level, and all parties are sending ambassador-level diplomats. This is also the first time that the Star Alliance has held such a diplomatic event on a formal occasion, so It has received a lot of attention. We would like to ask Professor Stacey, what is the main content of this diplomatic conference?"

The professor spoke eloquently: "Friends who care about the development of the Star Alliance should know that not long ago, the Star Alliance government promoted large-scale exploration operations in the local Bu star area and Xun Yi star area to understand the cosmic environment we live in. , looking for more resources and favorable conditions. Especially now that we are facing the invasion of three major enslaver civilizations at any time, it is even more necessary to have an accurate understanding of the surrounding situation.

In the process, we also discovered a large number of unowned planets with great potential for development. For example, the Jade Star where this meeting was held is a livable planet with an environment similar to that of the Earth. At this stage, Earth's civilization far exceeds the more than ten civilizations in the Hyades Cluster in terms of civilization level and technological capabilities. We have all the second-stage warp technology of advanced civilizations, we have antimatter energy that can provide a large amount of energy, and we also have almost The atomic construction technology that makes everything, these things give earth civilization a huge advantage in foreign colonization and expansion.

The Star Alliance government has formulated a foreign colonization plan that has not yet been made public. What we can know now is that the Star Alliance has planted flags and established strongholds on more than 40 habitable planets, and has established more than 20 planets containing important resources. Establish a base on an uninhabitable planet. The Star Alliance claims sovereignty over all of the above planets.

According to the generally accepted rules in the galaxy, our actions are technically and legally sound. Since no one is occupying these planets, and no one claims ownership of them, we are on a first-come, first-served basis, which makes sense. However, the situation in the Hyades is slightly different. There are already many civilizations in this star field. They are limited by their own abilities and strength and do not occupy all the planets. After the Star Alliance infiltrates its sphere of influence into this star field, they will It’s natural to feel stress and fear.

Obviously the Star Alliance is not someone they can compete with through force, so the twelve Hyades cluster civilizations jointly sent us a request for talks. The main content of the talks was to discuss the status of our Star Alliance within the Hyades Star Cluster. "

"So, this meeting is mainly discussing the issue of the Star Alliance's sovereignty over several planets in the Hyades Cluster?" the host asked another guest.

"I don't think this is that appropriate. Professor Stacy has just mentioned that the sovereign territory approach in the universe is similar to our previous approach on earth. There are several basic principles. First discover and occupy first, then the An unowned planet has sovereignty. If it is first discovered but not effectively occupied, then this planet does not belong to you. Now our Star Alliance has effectively occupied all the habitable planets in the Hyades. Considering that the Star Alliance With the current military strength, even if the twelve Hyades civilizations unite to fight against us, they will not be able to take advantage. Therefore, what the Star Alliance swallows will never be spit out. The Jade Star and the other two It is impossible for the Star Alliance to discuss the issue of planetary sovereignty with the other party."

"So what do you think the topic of discussion will be?"

"First, the Star Alliance hopes to establish friendly relations with the civilizations in the Hyades Cluster. The Star Alliance is peace-loving, and the Star Alliance does not want to start any war without legitimate reasons and meaning. The civilizations in the Hyades Cluster are our neighbors. We naturally want to be good neighbors.

Second, the Star Alliance will require the civilizations within the Hyades Cluster to recognize the Star Alliance’s possession of places such as the Jade Level Star and its existence within the Hyades Star Cluster. To expand a bit, it is possible that the Star Alliance will implicitly make the other party recognize the Star Alliance's sphere of influence in the local star region.

Third, based on the principle of harmony and friendship, the Star Alliance should discuss the division of power within the Hyades cluster with the civilizations of the Hyades. More than one-third of the planets in the Hyades Cluster are unowned, and the Star Alliance does not intend to occupy them all. Therefore, it is necessary to determine a universally recognized boundary of the star map by clarifying which civilization the planet belongs to. "

The host asked the professor again: "Professor Stacey, do you think the Star Alliance will achieve its diplomatic goals?"

The professor smiled and said: "This is almost certain. After all, the Milky Way does not have a truly superior arbiter, and the Galaxy High Governance Council, the rule maker, does not have the ability to fully apply the rules to all civilizations. So many times, among civilizations, The handling of the relationship between them is still relatively limited by the gap in strength. The reality is that the Star Alliance is very powerful, so the real key to the problem is whether the Star Alliance intends to be more domineering or to be more gentle and give up more planets to several civilizations in the Hyades Cluster. "

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Bai Zhongqi looked at the comments on the news program and smiled knowingly.

This meeting was not suitable for him due to his status, but his girlfriend Han Jiaxue also attended the meeting as an officer of the Star Alliance Commerce Department.

What is said in the news comments is basically correct. Bai Zhongqi planned to discuss with the civilizations in the Hyades how to divide the territory of the Hyades. In the past, the Hyades cluster was large enough, and there was space in the surrounding star fields, so everyone blurred this boundary, and whoever occupied it occupied it.

Now that the Star Alliance, who is obviously too big, has come in, as long as the Star Alliance is willing, it can quickly occupy all the planets, and other civilizations cannot yet defeat it. Therefore, other civilizations hope to identify the planets they can develop towards in a fixed way. At least within the Hyades, all civilizations would recognize this.

But Bai Zhongqi knew that after the Hyades were divided up like this, the growth limit of more than a dozen civilizations would basically be capped. Limited resources and lack of space allow them to continue rising indefinitely. And even if anyone wants to leave the Hyades and develop elsewhere, and both star regions are within the Star Alliance's sphere of influence, they still won't make any move.

This is also the main reason why small civilizations within the sphere of influence of higher civilizations generally cannot develop and their levels are not high.