Mutual support?
What was their leader talking about?
They were clearly discussing the Moy Union's problem, so how had the topic suddenly changed? He was completely bewildered.
A general from the military looked around with a baffled expression.
Well, he was not the only one confused. Everyone was confused.
Hmm, that made him feel a little more balanced.
To hell with feeling balanced—what exactly was going on?
"Gentlemen, have you ever considered why, when we went to war with the Aurora Civilization, the other three Super Civilizations and the Alphart Civilization did not intervene, only stepping in after we defeated the Aurora Civilization to stop us from destroying it completely?"
"Well..."
The sudden question left everyone stunned.
Indeed, that was rather abnormal.
"That is because among the Four Great Super Civilizations and the Transcendent Civilizations, there is an ironclad rule. That is—"
"They are not permitted to take the initiative to attack ordinary civilizations, much less interfere with their natural development. Otherwise, they will be jointly attacked by the other four civilizations!"
"At the same time, in order to preserve the caliber of Super Civilizations, when an ordinary civilization attempts to challenge the status of a Super Civilization, the other civilizations are likewise forbidden from interfering. If the challenge succeeds, that ordinary civilization will replace it and become a new Super Civilization. And in order to prevent this universe's overall combat power from being diminished, the other civilizations will step in to stop the challenger from completely destroying the original Super Civilization, preserving it as a pseudo-Super Civilization!"
"Do you understand now? Taking action against humanity is fundamentally impossible, unless we are prepared to lose the Super Civilization status we have only just obtained!"
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this. After all, Nevitt had never mentioned this matter in the