New Core Species
"If we can thrive on this planet, it would be an excellent choice for my people, Governor." High Priest Shadi Li looked over the pleasant, sunny scenery and nodded in satisfaction.
The Vasari spoke in voices that were exceptionally deep, harsh, unpleasant, and heavily nasal. Even when speaking normally, they sounded as though they were roaring.
"To this Milky Way Galaxy, we are all outsiders, High Priest Shadi Li. Everything we possess must be earned with steel and blood." Tang Xiao stood with his hands behind his back. "Therefore, our only choices are to occupy countless planets or be left with none at all. There is no middle ground."
"Only conquest can bring true belonging! Hoping for peace to bestow charity upon us is meaningless!" Shadi Li sneered.
"Oh? Are you saying this is charity from me to you?" Tang Xiao asked sideways.
"That depends on how you view us," Shadi Li replied.
"I will give you the opportunity to become a core species of the Fourth Civilization, Vasari. As you said, all of this must be fought for." Tang Xiao said, "Before that, I will do everything I can to help your people reproduce and flourish."
"How much time do I have?!" Shadi Li asked.
"About thirty years," Tang Xiao answered.
"We have five million Cryo-embryos! Thirty years is only enough for one generation! It is not enough! We need servants!" Shadi Li said.
Tang Xiao shook his head. "Too many species would disrupt the Fourth Civilization's current social structure. I give careful consideration to every species I awaken. For now, there are plenty of B-1 droids—take as many as you need. Then there are the Kig-Yar, the servant species of the Salarians, whom we can assign to you. Besides that, immigrants will continue arriving from