Akzi Star

The task was clearer than I had imagined.

Lister let out a soft sigh of relief in the meditation room.

He was fortunate about the warship; the Arcane Civilization Army gifted him a large ship, which unexpectedly proved to be a great help in his Fourth Advancement quest.

Otherwise, even with just one large ship, whether purchased through other means or built domestically, it would take at least ten years to achieve.

Large warships represent the pinnacle of combat capability for a level three civilization.

Only established Tier 3 civilizations possess a complete industrial system and forging personnel.

Alternatively, you can only purchase directly from the Federation Military District, which would cost you both military merits and credit points, and can only be bought at an exorbitant price.

Now, the difficulty of the first stage, involving medium and small ships, has suddenly decreased dramatically.

This is something Lister could resolve in a short time by saving face and spending money.

As for the training of officers in the Merrick Civilization Army, that is also quite troublesome.

Whether you're a player or a former member of the Merrick Army, the initial rank cap for anyone graduating from recruit training is captain.

To become a colonel, one must first accumulate 100,000 military merit points.

Either Lister leads them out to accept the Federation's conscription, or if they want to take a shortcut, they can poach people from other civilizations!

In comparison, given his current influence and appeal within the Galactic Federation, poaching talent is indeed more efficient, even if it requires paying military merits and credit points, Lister can afford.

For him right now, the most troublesome thing is still the rank of major general.

According to general standards, the rank of general can only be awarded after the fourth evolution.

Lister's job transfer task included a military rank requirement, so he needed to complete the rank promotion first.

This means we have to resort to other special methods, and luckily his identity has always been with the Civilization Army, so he should have this opportunity.

Thinking that his other mission also required the rank of major general, Lister dialed Roland's number after leaving the meditation room.

"Lister? Has something happened to Lord Hoffman and the others again?"

Roland's first thought upon receiving the communication was Hoffman.

The mentor-student and friend-like friendship between the two, and Roland's centuries-old reverence for Hoffman, truly demonstrated his loyalty!

This is also why Lister sought out Roland first, rather than Major General York of the Arcane Civilization Army.

"It's good that you're alright."

Military rank? Major General

In the projection, Roland's brows were slightly furrowed, as if he were pondering and recalling something.

"If you're in the Central Army, forget about it. Not only does the rank of general require an actual post, but there are also additional requirements for internal promotion."

"However, I recall there being precedent for this in the Civilization Army."

"Oh! By the way! It seems that the Silver Moon Civilization's Civilization Army are directly promoted to Major General at level 18."

"If you're not in a hurry, I'll go ask around for you?"

"Thanks a lot."

The Merrick Civilization Army's current development focus is on the recruit camps.

In contrast, the Merrick Government has finally seen new developments.

AS-03 Star, Akzi Planet, the second administrative planet of the Leviathan Civilization.

Although a Level 4 civilization is only one level higher than a Level 3 civilization, the area of the star system it directly governs far exceeds that of a typical Level 3 civilization.

Through the direct subordinate third-level civilizations layer by layer downwards, the actual territory ruled by each fourth-level civilization covers a small portion of the Milky Way Galaxy.

This also makes political talent quite scarce and their status extremely important in the fourth level of civilization.

In addition to the ruling planet at the core of a civilization, there are also additional administrative planets that are not found in Tier 3 civilizations, used to govern other Tier 3 civilizations under their jurisdiction.

Akzi Planet is famous not only because it is the second administrative planet of Leviathan, but more importantly, it is also the Third Governing Star of the Galactic Federation Government.

The core of the Galactic Federation Government consists of three major Level 4 civilizations.

The ruling planet has a stronghold in each of the three major civilizations, taking turns to be stationed there for work and meetings.

This is the first time Quint has entered the territory of a Level 4 civilization.

I was shocked by the scene before me as soon as I stepped off the teleportation array.

The entire surface of the planet is covered by a three-dimensional city constructed of nano-alloys, with the buildings exhibiting fluid geometric shapes.

Furthermore, some urban areas can be reorganized in real time right before his eyes, and roads can be reshaped and changed at any time, offering excellent flexibility.

Not far away stands the "Lighthouse of Civilization," which reaches near-Earth orbit, and the quantum beacon launched from its top can provide navigation for the entire star system.

Even the surface of the lighthouse is covered with dark gold energy patterns that symbolize the level of civilization—an exclusive emblem granted by the Federal Parliament.

As for the city cluster beneath the lighthouse, it is clearly the administrative district of the Third Governing Star of the Galactic Federation.

"Speaker Quint?"

A clear, bright voice instantly brought Quint back to his senses.

Looking at the woman in front of him, who was about 1.7 meters tall and dressed in the uniform of Federation Government congressman, he immediately knew that she was no ordinary person.

After scanning the other party's information with the chip, his pupils contracted slightly, and his voice became tense.

There's no other reason than that this woman belongs to the Leviathan Civilization; she's not only a true Galactic Noble, but also a member of the Federal House of Representatives.

"Congressman Berry? You know me?"

Despite being addressed as Speaker, Quint is actually just the Speaker of the Merrick Civilization.

Despite the current prominence of the Merrick Civilization in the galaxy, its status remains vastly different from that of a Type IV civilization.

Not to mention that the other party is a member of the House of Representatives.

"Um."

"Didn't you come here to see me today?"

Seeing Quint's confused look, Berry immediately explained.

You can call me Berry, or you can call me 'Wang Yue'.

As soon as he finished speaking, Quint's mind went even further into disarray.

He has come to Akzi Planet today with a mission, of course.

Lister arranged for him to run in the next round of elections for a seat in the House of Representatives.

Given the current strength of the Merrick Civilization, it was already determined that it would strive to secure two seats in the House of Representatives.

One of them was himself, as the Speaker of the Senate of the Merrick Civilization, a position that had been established several years earlier.

As for the other Quint, he didn't know much about him, only that half a month ago, Lister asked him to nominate a citizen named "Wang Yue" to be the vice president of the Senate.

In fact, the Merrick Civilization did not have a person named "Wang Yue".

The entire persona of "Wang Yue," from his identity, age, strength, and background, was fabricated by him.

Meanwhile, Quint also secretly checked the information.

The last person in the Merrick Civilization named "Wang Yue" who was active in the Galactic Federation was indeed a contemporary of Lister and could be considered a pioneer of the Merrick Civilization, but he died in the Arcane Recruit Camp.

I couldn't connect the two, anyway, there are countless people with the same name in various civilizations.

Today, he arrived at Akzi Planet a few days early, as arranged by Lister, to meet this mysterious "Wang Yue".

Who knew... this person was actually... actually Councilor Berry from a Level 4 civilization? For a moment, Quint's mind went blank.

"Hurry up and catch up, don't waste time."

"Oh... okay... okay."

Looking at the strange street that had appeared before him, and the "spatial corridor" formed by the folds in space.

Compared to the city-building and transportation infrastructure of a Level 4 civilization, the Merrick Civilization seems to be still in the ancient past.

Quint didn't dare to delay any longer and hurriedly followed "Wang Yue" inside.

As for the Merrick general-purpose chip on his body, it already had a brand new notification.

Notification: You have been granted access to the 'Space Corridor' on Akzi Planet, with 300 days remaining.

"Notification: Your access level on Akzi Planet has been upgraded. You can now visit 80% of the area. The remaining specially marked areas on the map require application."

Without authorization, visitors to Akzi Planet can only tour and engage in activities within 10% of the planet's area.

And yet, countless civilized life forms are still happy to do so.

Whether it's the title of "Level 4 Civilization" or the name of "Governing Star of the Federation Government," both are things that many wealthy families in lower-level civilizations in the Galactic Federation aspire to!

After a few steps through the corridor, Quint appeared outside a luxurious manor.

Another series of permissions were added, and I carefully followed "Wang Yue" into the room.

Quint had many questions he wanted to ask, but seeing Wang Yue's cold and silent face, he ultimately chose to remain silent, and the two walked past the manor in silence.

Only after entering a side hall inside the manor and after Wang Yue performed a series of privilege operations did his expression finally soften somewhat.

"Don't speak carelessly on this planet."

"Akz is a notorious political planet; even a tourist's identity and speech will be flagged by the authorities at any time."

"So what we just did...?"

"Don't worry about that, I have special signal jamming privileges, but the outside isn't the place to talk."

After saying that, Wang Yue first picked up the tea that the robot had brought and began to savor it.

"Congressman Berry, you're referring to... Wang Yue?"

Even now, Quint still has doubts about this matter.

After all, it's hard not to be suspicious when Galactic Noble councilor suddenly claims to be from their level three civilization.

Even Quint wondered if Lister might have been misled.

"Try using the chip again."

Upon hearing this, Quint didn't hesitate and immediately began scanning.

[Target: Wang Yue (Vice Speaker of the Senate of the Merrick Civilization Government, affiliated with the Merrick Civilization)]

"What... what's going on?"

It's important to understand that although the Merrick Chip he possesses is only a standard chip from a Level 3 civilization, its identity information is held by the entire Galactic Federation's database.

To date, no civilization has ever been known to have been able to circumvent this database information.

Even the internal identities of a Level 4 civilization are no exception.

This was the first time he had ever witnessed such a bizarre situation.

While lost in thought, I suddenly remembered the pioneer "Wang Yue"... Could it be...?

"You wouldn't happen to be that guy from the Arcane Recruit Camp...?"

"Yes, you know that yourself."

He interrupted Quint and immediately responded to his guess.

Given her current strength and status, she can now gradually reveal some confidential information internally, especially to people like Quint, whose chances of betraying the Merrick Civilization are almost zero.

Not to mention that many of the powerful families she has now impersonated are already indispensable to her.

The strength of a high-level Quasi-Hegemon and the seat in the House of Representatives are both considered as the sole heir of the family.

Once she completes her fourth evolution and the power shift, even if the rest of the family discovers something amiss, they'll likely have no choice but to "make the best of a bad situation."

Where are we now?

"Didn't you say you were going to run for councilor?"

"This is one of the Porzingis Family's residences, and Senator Teya Miland is currently staying here."

"She is one of Lord Boren Leviathan's confidants and also the head of a subordinate civilization of the Leviathan Civilization."

"We need her approval for this House of Representatives of Representatives election."

So... we're going to visit her?

"Didn't they say that our Merrick Civilization is powerful enough among level three civilizations? Why do we still need her to help us get seats in the council?"

Quint's information to the Federation Government consisted only of publicly available information online and what Lister had informed him of.

Knowing that their own Merrick Civilization, ranks among the top of the more than 7,000 level-three civilizations due to the existence of Lister, they shouldn't be worried about the council election.

He has never truly entered into federal politics and only has a superficial understanding of it.

"A powerful civilization is only one ticket to becoming a member of the House of Representatives; another crucial condition is choosing sides!"

Otherwise... you'll never get a seat in the council.

Seeing that Quint was indeed completely unfamiliar with the federal political system, Wang Yue didn't rush to take him to visit him, but instead gave him a brief introduction.

Within the Galactic Federation, Level 4 civilizations occupy the top position, and naturally, they have a large number of subordinate Level 3 civilizations.

However, not all Level III civilizations have a directly subordinate Level IV civilization; most Level III civilizations with no potential are nominally affiliated with the Galactic Federation Government.

In fact, even being a "junior" of a fourth-level civilization requires competition.

They either willingly allow themselves to be left to their own devices within the Galactic Federation, where they are subjected to intense exploitation.

Alternatively, they could proactively align themselves with a Level 4 civilization and reduce their exploitation efforts.

Ultimately, the members of the House of Representatives represent the alignment of a dominant civilization among the third-level civilizations with a fourth-level civilization; this is also known as taking sides.

Only those accepted by one of the Level 4 civilizations will have a seat in the House of Representatives.

At the same time, the superior civilization will be directly transferred from the Galactic Federation Government to the fourth-level civilization it has aligned itself with.

The Merrick Civilization, in its quest for seats in the Federal House of Representatives, naturally had to choose sides.

After discussing it with Wang Yue, Lister's first choice was the Leviathan Civilization.

Whether it was Hoffman or in the Arcane Recruit Camp, he had long been influenced and aided by the Leviathan Civilization.

Wang Yue's best current identity is that of Berry Porzingis is also one of the major families of the Leviathan Civilization.

Since we have to choose sides at this point, we should naturally choose the civilization that is more familiar and convenient.

Only after everything was explained clearly and thoroughly did Quint follow Wang Yue to the main rest area of the manor.

After a series of checks by the guards, they finally found Senate Teya, who had just finished making love in the room.

Her "young boyfriend" still put on his clothes and left in front of the two of them.

This councilor Teya, made no attempt to hide it by dressing naked in front of the two men before finally having tea served by the waiter.

"Impressive strength; the Porzingis Family has a promising future!"

The silk robe had just been hung on her body when dark green inscriptions appeared on its exterior.

Representative Teya is over a thousand years old, but she still looks as young as she did in her youth.

Her style of dress also exudes a deep sense of maturity, and Berry is the first person we should mention here.