Merchant Alliance
Merchant Alliance, as the name suggests, are alliances among merchants, allowing upstream and downstream businesses to form allies and jointly face market challenges.
There were many such alliances in the Earth Era.
However, if we place this term in the context of the universe, then the individuals who wield it would have to change from merchants to individual civilizations.
The term "Merchant Alliance" was derived from the welcoming message received by the Dog-Headed People Fleet after they arrived at their target Star System.
After receiving the information from the Interstellar Transaction Market, the fleet began its deceleration process. This process was similar to what humanity had encountered with other civilizations when it was still Level 2 Civilization, and the communication between the fleet and the Interstellar Transaction Market also suffered from severe delays.
Therefore, at this time, the communication between the Dog-Headed People Fleet and the Interstellar Transaction Market was conducted like letters.
Communication was very inconvenient, but the Interstellar Transaction Market seemed to have a plan in place. After discovering that the Dog-Headed People Fleet had entered their Star System, they sent a message to guide them.
It was at this time that the information overview of the Interstellar Transaction Market was transformed into a visual star map and displayed on the fleet flagship.
This is a very common Yellow Dwarf Star in the universe. It has eighteen planets, twelve of which are Rocky Planet with relatively stable orbits, and the other six are Gaseous Planet similar to Jupiter.
Rocky Planet paired with other planets—this type of Star System structure is common in the universe and is, of course, a result of natural evolution.
This Yellow Dwarf Star is in its prime; it can continue to emit light and heat stably for six billion years. It's understandable that the Interstellar Transaction Market chose this Star System as its base. Yes, it's as a base, not necessarily permanently located here—this is humanity's assessment of this so-called Interstellar Transaction Market.
On the other hand, the Dog-Headed People, who had already awakened from hibernation, also came to the flagship Command Center and began to concentrate on the tasks assigned to them by the humans.
Without a doubt, these Dog-Headed People are loyal to humans.
They were branded with Mind Imprint, and it was humanity that gradually elevated them from the knowledge level of a Primitive Civilization to the level where they could pilot Level 2 Civilization warships to carry out missions.
They might not be able to build warships, but they certainly have no problem operating them and carrying out missions with clear objectives.
With the Thought Imprint Technology matured, the worry about betrayal was eliminated, so humans put a lot of effort into cultivating Dog-Headed People.
The way humans control the Dog-Headed People is simply by Mind Imprint with their minds, rather than by brainwashing them with religion, since there is no religious foundation in human society today.
In fact, training the Kuntai People was much simpler than training the Dog-Headed People. After all, when the Kuntai People encountered humans, they were already a Tier 1 Civilization, and their scientific literacy was incomparable.
However, the Kuntai People Fleet will not arrive for some time.
This was, of course, part of humanity's exploration plan, with the aim of creating the impression that two civilizations had arrived at the Interstellar Transaction Market one after the other.
At the same time, in order to better understand the true situation of the interstellar Interstellar Transaction Market by distinguishing the various terms used by the two civilizations.
"Merchant Alliance? Are you Interstellar Transaction Market under the Crimson Flame Civilization?" An inquiry message was sent out from the Dog-Headed People Fleet.
The information traveled back and forth at the speed of light, becoming the answer from the Interstellar Transaction Market.
"That's right. Our Interstellar Transaction Market belongs to the great, peace-loving Crimson Flame Civilization, and is also a member of the Merchant Alliance. The so-called Merchant Alliance is composed of Interstellar Transaction Market like ours, and is made up of several advanced civilizations that do not like fighting."
The civilizations within the Merchant Alliance all value inter-civilizational exchange. Every advanced civilization registered with the Merchant Alliance must have its history reviewed by the Alliance Council. Any civilization that has engaged in bullying the weak will not pass the Alliance Council's review.
"Friends who have come from afar, you must have found your way here after receiving our interstellar broadcast message. In fact, before you, two civilizations have already come here for friendly exchanges, sold some of their Characteristic Technology, and purchased some things they needed. So you can rest assured and trade with us."
"By the way, this is an overview star map of our Interstellar Transaction Market. We send a copy of this star map to every arriving civilization so they can gain a deeper understanding of our Interstellar Transaction Market. Alright, now, friends from afar, please follow our instructions and proceed to the Reception Area to dock your fleet!"
During this time, if you have any further questions or concerns, you can communicate with us in this way. However, we suggest you get closer before asking, because this damn universe is just too vast, making communication incredibly difficult.
The so-called Reception Area is the outermost planet of this star system. It is a Gaseous Planet similar to Jupiter, and the star map sent from the Interstellar Transaction Market shows that it has an irregular moon.
In addition, the star map clearly marks which planets are Tier 1 Civilization Trading Zone, which are Level 2 Civilization Trading Zone, Level 3 Civilization Trading Zone, and Level 4 Civilization Artifact Trading Zone.
The note also stated that guests should wait in the Reception Area according to their respective civilization levels, and then send a representative to the corresponding trading area to conduct transactions.
In the accompanying information of this Star System's star map, the Interstellar Transaction Market thoughtfully marked the technologies that mark Level 1 to Level 4 Civilization, so that visiting civilizations can determine which level they belong to.
Without a doubt, according to the standards, the Dog-Headed People Fleet belongs to Level 2 Civilization.
So far, the Dog-Headed People have learned from their initial contact with the Merchant Alliance, the Advanced Civilization Trade Alliance, and other information such as previous trade between other civilizations.
However, when the Commander of the Dog-Headed People Fleet inquired about the characteristics of other civilizations, he was refused an answer, with the Interstellar Transaction Market citing the need to protect the privacy of its clients.
When it comes to protecting customer privacy, the Interstellar Transaction Market emphasizes its respect for customer privacy, allowing Dog-Headed People to trade with confidence.
After the Dog-Headed People Fleet arrived at the Reception Area, the Interstellar Transaction Market sent another message, asking the Dog-Headed People what type of trade they wanted, so that they could better guide them in the trade.
Of course, the Interstellar Transaction Market had already explained its trading rules beforehand.
The Interstellar Transaction Market provides different equivalents based on the civilization level. For Tier 1 Civilization, it is 'units of protium, Level 2 Civilization Protium Deuterium Tritium, helium-3, Helium-4 '. For a Level 2 civilization, it is 'units of Cold Nuclear Fusion fuel'. As for Level 3 Civilization, it is not listed because the Dog-Headed People Fleet is clearly Level 2 Civilization fleet.
The setting of the equivalent is the same as when humans traded with the Nair People, which is consistent with the situation of Aerospace Civilization.
However, the Interstellar Transaction Market also has its own unique currency, which is the Transaction Points.
If you are trading items from a civilization of the same level, you only need to use the corresponding 'Energy Units'. However, if you are Tier 1 Civilization but want to buy items from Level 2 Civilization, you must convert the 'Energy Units' you can provide into Transaction Points on the Interstellar Transaction Market.
After all, as a Tier 1 Civilization, it does not have the capability to produce Cold Nuclear Fusion fuel.
Of course, you can also earn Transaction Points by selling some valuable items you own. As for how to earn points, that depends on what you have to offer.
"We want to buy a lot of things, but before buying anything else, we'd like to buy some informational items first. Could your trading market provide us with a list?" After reviewing the trading rules, another message was sent out from the Dog-Headed People Fleet.