1980, The True Legendary Race
"High Templar... Akilae Tribe..." Tang Xiao's expression turned serious.
In fact, the Protoss had developed quite independently by now. Their relationship with the Fourth Civilization was far more distant than that of the other member species.
But at the very least, they knew the Galactic Empire on the other side was no good either. It was likewise ruled by dark and evil Sith Lords, while Tang Xiao had at least done some decent things on a national level. Besides, they also knew their species had a small population and slow growth. If they truly wanted to rebuild, they could not do without the Duchy of Dawn's support.
So although the Protoss' attitude was not exactly warm, they remained firmly on the Duchy of Dawn's side. They would generally meet whatever needs arose here, more or less answering the call without submitting to orders.
At present, the Protoss population had surpassed 30,000, most of them accelerated from embryos. But even with the perfect embryos produced by the mothership's unknown technology, the fastest Protoss growth cycle still took over twenty years. Population had always been their greatest problem.
The Protoss' main settlement was no longer the desolate Drai II. They had found another moon roughly eight seconds from the Draay System. Though it was not large, it was habitable, so they began rebuilding their home there.
Interestingly, they had also named that moon Dawn. No one knew whether they intended to compete with the Duchy of Dawn or invoke the word "dawn" to symbolize their species' rebirth after its former twilight era.
To distinguish it from Dawn Star Planet, the Duchy of Dawn had no choice but to officially call the Protoss world Dawn Satellite.
And the Protoss were no longer limited to the Shelak Tribe and