Only five thousand years remained.
Humanity had to accomplish many things during this time. Besides matters concerning exploration of the Great Universe, Human Civilization also had to complete certain internal reforms.
First was the Star Alliance. Because of the Divine Matrix Civilization, only Level Six Civilizations were permitted to undertake the Great Voyage, so the Star Alliance Member Civilizations definitely could not be taken along. The organizations under the Daya Civilization were the same.
Back then, the Silver Heart Alliance had had some unpleasantness with the Divine Matrix Civilization over this matter. But the Divine Matrix Civilization's position had been clear: those Affiliated Races had to remain in the Milky Way Galaxy. They were not yet qualified.
Humanity supported this.
After all, humanity had never intended to deprive other races of their potential for development. The Star Alliance had only been established due to circumstances at the time. Besides, these Star Alliance Member Civilizations did not truly possess much Racial Talent. There was not much to exploit from them anyway, so whether they joined the Great Voyage Road did not matter.
On the contrary, leaving them in the Milky Way Galaxy would provide the galaxy with some reserve strength and let them watch over matters humanity cared about.
For example, humanity thought the Nair Civilization was quite good. Leaving this branch of the Nair Civilization behind might be the best arrangement for them.
The Dog-Headed People were the same. Humanity had originally brought them into space only to turn them into its soldiers, but after encountering the Crimson Flame Civilization, the Crimson Flame People had ended up serving as cannon fodder instead.
Speaking of which, among the Star Alliance Member Civilizations, humanity had actually treated the Celestial Dog Civilization rather well, and they were deeply loyal to humanity.
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