The Merrick Civilization
As they emerged from the testing room, the expressions on the faces of the people outside varied.
Wang Yue's face still showed confusion. She didn't really understand the evaluation of strength, including terms like "Overlord Tier," and now her confusion only deepened.
Martin and the mage Moore stood there dumbfounded, somewhat unable to believe the test results in the testing room.
After a long while, the wizard Moore began to mutter to himself.
"How many years... It seems like it's been 140 years since we last saw Overlord Tier talent?"
As he spoke, he hurriedly raised his staff and activated the data recording in the detection room behind him.
Lister scanned the information recorded above; a total of three S-class life forms had been detected in the testing room.
The first one meets the standards for a Level 0 advanced life form, the second one is Level 2, and the third one is him, who meets the Level 1 standards.
The time span is indeed quite long; the last recorded date is 142 years ago.
I have some questions about the evaluation criteria for this level and the second level.
However, at the moment, Lister wanted to get down to business as quickly as possible.
"Can I register now?"
The calm sound abruptly broke the eerie atmosphere in the room.
The three of them looked at him at the same time, and even the mage Martin came to his senses, his gaze now burning with fervor.
"Yes... it is possible..."
"But... why don't you want to reconsider?"
"No need to think about it anymore. Since I meet the criteria, just register me."
Upon hearing this, the Mage of Moore looked at him as if he were a fool.
"Aren't you really going to consider it? Forget about becoming Galactic Noble, the Lone Star Civilization, a level three civilization next door, has been recruiting for decades. With your Overlord Tier..."
"Moore!"
Before the wizard Moore could finish speaking, Martin hurriedly interrupted him.
How could you pass on a talent like Lister to someone else?
Having said that, he extended an invitation to Lister with a serious expression.
"Lister, although our Arcane Civilization is not accepting new citizens for the time being, we still have special quotas for Overlord Tier like you."
"If you're willing, I can apply to the Grand Master right now and give you a spot."
Martin finally realized what was happening and realized that a friend of the Galactic Nobles couldn't possibly be a simple unregistered person.
It turns out it's Overlord Tier life form. Even if its level is still lacking, all civilizations are willing to embrace Overlord Tier. No wonder Hoffman was willing to become its friend.
He was confident that the Lister would Arcane Civilization, and that he himself would even gain credit for the matter.
Unfortunately, to his surprise, Lister shook his head as always.
"Martin for your kindness, Master Martin. I just want to register my own civilization."
"Lister, you'd better think this through."
"With your current strength, registering this civilization would only place you at level one, compared to the resources possessed by our level three civilization..."
After another round of earnest attempts to win him over, Martin had previously been quite wary of Lister, was now back.
At this moment, they completely let down their guard and were extremely enthusiastic about pulling Lister toward the Arcane Civilization.
Unfortunately, despite his best efforts to persuade him, Lister still shook his head in response.
On the contrary, the mage Moore, after his initial persuasion, remained silent, as if he had already anticipated Lister's choice.
"Martin, forget it!"
"With this Lister's talent, he has a good chance of becoming Galactic Noble. If he really wanted to join our Level 3 civilization, he would have done so already."
Having said that, he raised his staff and waved it again.
A three-dimensional map of the Milky Way instantly appeared in front of them.
"In what general direction is your civilization located on this planet?"
"Near the Yalan Civilization."
Lister was familiar with the map of this galactic region, but he was unaware of the original planet's galactic coordinates.
However, I still had a general idea of where I was looking, since the map used by players in the previous life was the same one, although the overall area wasn't that large.
They quickly navigated to the planet in Lucian's world, designated CX7372.
"Just wait, the Galactic Federation will send data from their observers."
After speaking, Master Moore waited quietly to the side.
Seeing the atmosphere fall silent again, Lister refrained from asking the question to the mage Moore.
"May I ask what exactly you mean by 'Galactic Noble'?"
"As Lord Hoffman's friend, don't you know about the Galactic Nobles?"
Martin was the first to voice his doubts.
Seeing Lister shake his head in a blank expression, he and the mage Moore looked at each other in bewilderment.
After exchanging glances, it was finally the old mage Moore who explained it to Lister.
"The so-called Galactic Noble is not a true 'aristocrat' as defined by the Federation, but rather a term of respect used by us, lower-level civilizations, to refer to a Level 4 civilization."
"As long as you can be accepted by one of the three major Level 4 civilizations and become a member of them, you will be Galactic Noble."
"So, the Galactic Nobles are open to all life forms of the three major Level 4 civilizations?"
Seeing that the mage Moore nodded, Lister finally paid attention.
I never imagined that the Galactic Federation had such a severe class division, and that the so-called nobles were actually distinguished based on the entire civilization.
Any citizen of a Level 4 civilization is a natural Galactic Noble!
"Since it's an honorific title, are the privileges associated with it also a tacitly agreed-upon rule?"
Master Moore realized that Lister truly had no understanding of the ecology of the Galactic Federation.
Since no information from the Federation had arrived yet, I decided to continue explaining to him.
"It's not a default rule. Although 'Galactic Noble' is just an honorific title, the powers of a Level 4 civilization are stipulated in the Federation Constitution."
"Simply put, in terms of criminal punishment, each level of civilization can only judge and punish criminals of the same or lower level of civilization."
"Unless the criminal's classification is rated above S, they will be subject to punishment by all civilizations in the galaxy."
Listening to the simple rules explained by the Mage Moore, Lister instantly felt the class differences corresponding to the levels of civilization.
Lower-level civilizations don't even have the power to deal with criminals from higher-level civilizations; this alone demonstrates the disparity between classes.
Not to mention the citizens of a Level 4 civilization, who have long since reached the pinnacle of the Galactic Federation.
It's no wonder that citizens of the three major Level 4 civilizations can be called Galactic Noble, a naturally privileged class.
As for S-class criminals like Hoffman, they are unlikely to be truly harmed by lower-level civilizations.
After all, which of those who are specifically wanted by a Level 4 civilization like Leviathan would be simple?
Even a Level 4 civilization can't handle these S-rank wanted criminals, so how could Arcane Civilization be confident?
Looking back now, it's no wonder that Martin was extremely conservative in his approach to Hoffman.
Even if you don't know the other party's strength, just being able to become an S-class wanted criminal is already the best demonstration of their strength.
Just as Hoffman said, even the archmages of the Arcane Civilization didn't come, which made their attitude very clear.
With this group of people, it's highly likely they're just going through the motions, so they can have an explanation if the Leviathan Civilization asks.
Moore wizard's staff flashed for a moment, then he pointed it in the air, and the report appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Planet CX7372, originally applied for by the Alchemy Civilization, has been destroyed for violating the Federation Constitution."
"According to observations, a new civilization has emerged on this planet and is permitted to register and join the Galactic Federation. However, this new civilization must pay a penalty of 1.13 million credit points, payable within one hundred years of registration. (Note: The penalty is 1 million credit points, with a late payment fee of 130,000 credit points.)"
"You see it yourself, right? The fines for registering a new civilization are no small amount."
"I'm confirming one last time, are you sure you want to register for the new civilization?"
"Sure."
Hearing the unwavering voice, Moore finally nodded, a hint of admiration appearing on his face.
"The name of the new civilization?"
"Merrick Civilization."