The so-called active absorption of foreign cultures referred to how the Shi'ar Empire brought one less-developed planetary civilization after another into its own civilization and territory, making them part of itself, turning the Shi'ar Empire into an aggregate of countless alien races, cultures, and worlds.
But even though the Shi'ar Empire was now filled with countless races and civilizations, and even though each of those countless races had its own leaders, the Shi'ar themselves still controlled and managed the entire empire.
And entering such a complex Shi'ar Empire was not actually difficult, to say nothing of the fact that Silver Surfer had personally driven his Surfboard to the Shi'ar Empire now.
Even though they had already penetrated deep into the heartland of the Shi'ar Empire, no one had yet discovered Silver Surfer's Surfboard or the enormous sealed chamber on it.
Of course, perhaps that was also because the Shi'ar Empire had gone too long without encountering any danger or special situation.
After all, although the Shi'ar Empire was the youngest cosmic empire, it was the fastest-growing and also the most powerful cosmic empire.
Although a so-called cosmic empire was not necessarily the strongest civilization in the universe, an empire was only one category of civilization, and there were other civilizations on the same level as the Shi'ar Empire. But those civilizations would not easily come into conflict with one another either.
Under such circumstances, it could be said that the Shi'ar Empire had not experienced war for a very long time. As for the way it absorbed other civilizations, it was actually a slow-boil method of political marriage.
However, this was not something the Shi'ar Empire alone wanted. The many civilizations absorbed by the Shi'ar Empire were willing as well.
Because after joining the Shi'ar Empire, even if they could