Did Carlotell not know that this suggestion was what was best for the empire?
No, he knew.
But what was best for the empire did not necessarily mean it was best for him.
Thus, skilled at reading Sharet's mind, he directly put forward a thoroughly foolish suggestion—one that nevertheless struck straight at Sharet's heart. Before long, he became Sharet's most trusted subordinate.
However, having gained great power, Carlotell had become somewhat carried away.
"Your Majesty, I believe we can also use this opportunity to plunder technology from the other God-tier Civilizations!"
"Oh? How so?"
A few days later, when Carlotell said this, Sharet was immediately intrigued.
"Your Majesty, look—the four great empires each have their own strengths. For example, the Tailo Empire leads the other three empires in Black Hole Engine research, the Teli Empire excels in weaponry, while the Hiltek Empire specializes in defense."
"And it is not just the four great empires. Even ordinary God-tier Civilizations have their own strengths. In certain fields, they may even be more advanced than our empire."
Hearing this, Sharet could not help nodding.
That was true. After all, every civilization focused its technological development differently. No civilization could be the most advanced in every field.
"Your Majesty, what do we have now?"
"A safe environment!"
"And what do those civilizations need under the threat of the Azure Dragon Alliance?"
"Naturally, a safe environment as well!"
"Although our territory is limited now, and it is impossible for us to take in an entire civilization—let alone more than twenty civilizations."
"However, we can take in a small portion of each civilization. This would be equivalent to the Kindling Plan, preserving the seeds of their civilizations!"
"Of course, there are conditions. The condition is that they must fully open their civilizations' technological databases to us!"