Angel Civilization's Response

Slap!

Keisha slammed her hand on the armrest of her throne, her delicate face filled with fury.

The angels below remained silent, their gazes fixed on the queen on the throne, their eyes also burning with indignation.

"This is utterly outrageous!"

Keisha was furious, her brows sharp with anger. "This Human Federation dares to show such contempt for angels and the Order of Justice!"

Her phoenix eyes widened, and her pale hand clenched tightly into a fist.

Just moments ago, the Human Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had sent a diplomatic note to the Angel Nebula.

Angel Yan, Angel Zhui, Angel Leng... a total of nine senior angel guards had been sentenced to permanent imprisonment by their civilization.

The laws and regulations of the Human Federation they had violated were listed one by one.

To that end, the other party had conveniently included a diplomatic condemnation—

The Human Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that the Angel Civilization, using the Solar Calendar as a time standard, compensate the Human Federation with 5,000 units of dark matter annually for a period of twenty years regarding this diplomatic incident.

Otherwise, the Human Federation reserved the right to issue a final diplomatic ultimatum to the Angel Civilization.

According to the standards set by the Human Federation, one unit of dark matter could upgrade at least 10,000 first-generation angels to second-generation.

Fifty units of dark matter would be enough for the angels to build a new Celestial-level Dark Matter Computing Cloud.

Five thousand units of dark matter—such resources—the total amount the Angel Civilization had mined over ten thousand years couldn't even reach a fraction of this number, and they were required to pay this amount for a full twenty years!

If this wasn't bullying, what was?

And this was only the compensation for the diplomatic incident they demanded.

If the Angel Civilization wanted to redeem the nine angels, including Angel Yan, who had been permanently imprisoned by the Human Federation, they would need to pay an additional fee.

One Left Wing Guard: 250 × 2 units of dark matter.

One Senior Guard: 250 units of dark matter.

Total: 2,500 units of dark matter!

Faced with such extortion, Keisha could no longer tolerate it.

Because even if they sold the entire Angel Civilization and all the angels became slaves for the other side, they probably couldn't scrape together this fee.

Being threatened so blatantly—as the King of Gods, an angel, this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

"My Queen, launch a Judgment of Justice against this Human Federation!"

Angel Moi stepped forward, indignantly saying, "The Order of Justice does not permit such an extreme civilization to exist!"

"Their actions in the Milky Way Galaxy are worse than those of demons!"

"Not only do they cruelly exterminate civilizations and slaughter weaker races beneath them, but they also defile angels like this, treating Sister Yan and the others as commodities for trade!"

"I recommend defining the Human Federation as an extreme evil, initiating a Nebula-level War, and imposing the harshest sanctions on them!"

A Nebula-level War!

The angel warriors present were momentarily dazed. The last time they fought a Nebula-level War was over a thousand years ago, against the Demon Legion under Morgana's command.

In that battle, the angels annihilated Morgana's entire legion, and she herself was subjected to judgment.

Every time a Nebula-level War was waged, the Angel Nebula expended vast resources and sacrificed thousands of warriors.

But every Nebula-level War was a defense of the Order of Justice. Every angel warrior who held justice in their hearts was willing to lay down their lives to uphold it.

Launch a Nebula-level War against the Human Federation?

The angel warriors below had fervent looks in their eyes, eager to grasp their Flame Swords and fly before the Human Federation's warships to cleave them in two.

All they had to do was charge into battle, dedicating their passion to justice.

But Keisha had far more to consider.

Though she too was angered by the Human Federation's aggressiveness, she also understood that even launching a Nebula-level War might not be enough to sanction their entire civilization.

Based on the current known situation, the primary intention of this Human Federation was to conquer the entire Milky Way Galaxy.

The entire Milky Way Galaxy had about 400 billion star systems—such a vast territory. If the Angel Civilization tried to conquer it themselves, occupying such an immense domain would be nearly impossible.

There were three reasons.

First, they didn't have enough population. The total number of angel warriors in the entire Merlot Heavenly Court of the Angel Nebula barely exceeded one million!

Even if every angel warrior occupied one star system, they could only occupy a million star systems.

Compared to the entire Milky Way Galaxy, occupying a mere million star systems and claiming to be conquering the galaxy was almost like telling a joke.

After that, maintaining rule would require all kinds of effort and costs—too great a price, not worth it for the angels.

Second, angels lacked such unrealistic ambitions.

The Known Universe was vast, and the Angel Nebula where the angels lived was merely a small celestial body about fifty light-years in diameter.

The resources of the Angel Nebula were essentially enough for the Angel Civilization to use for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. There was no need for them to blindly expand outward.

When they need rare resources not found in the Angel Nebula, they simply dispatch an Angel Warrior to mine them from other star systems.

The third reason is a matter of ideology.

The Order of Justice spans the Known Universe. Aside from those God-level Civilizations, the civilizations of the universe are merely weak Spaceflight-level Civilizations or Pre-nuclear Civilizations.

Ever since Keisha took power, the Angels have never bullied the weak from a position of strength; instead, they go out of their way to help those weaker civilizations that are being oppressed.

For these three reasons, the Angels have never been fond of expansion or invasion.

At the same time, for them, conquering a vast galaxy like the Milky Way is nearly an impossible feat.

They know their own strengths and weaknesses. Keisha is fully aware of what the Angel Civilization excels at and where it falls short.

And what about the Human Federation?

Data from the Sacred Knowledge Treasury shows that in the past month alone, nearly ten thousand star systems within the Milky Way Galaxy have slipped out of its monitoring!

An unknown algorithm that cannot be deciphered has erected an information barrier, blocking the Sacred Knowledge Treasury from probing and surveilling these star systems.

Clearly, all these star systems have already been occupied by that Human Federation!

Occupying ten thousand star systems in a month, and this expansion is increasing at a geometric rate!

The entire Angel Nebula contains only about three hundred star systems.

In other words, over the past month or so, the Human Federation has expanded by roughly thirty times the territory of the Angel Nebula!

If this continues, this Human Federation might very well conquer the entire Milky Way Galaxy!

At that point, a massive galactic-level civilization will stand tall in the Known Universe.

In the face of such a civilization, all God-level Civilizations, including the Angels, will appear pale and pitiful.

That this Human Federation has the ambition and boldness to execute such a grand conquest plan is simply unbelievable.

This indirectly demonstrates the strength of their civilization.

Can the Angel Civilization really sanction a civilization like this?

Keisha's anger gradually faded, and something she had never shown before involuntarily crept into her eyes.

Fear, panic!

A bone-chilling coldness washed over her.

Because she realized that this Human Federation, which had suddenly appeared in the Milky Way, was like an abyss, capable of swallowing the entire Angel Civilization without a trace.

Now, the Angel Civilization finds itself in a dilemma.

Either declare war on the Human Federation, or accept their civilization's unreasonable diplomatic demands.

But as the decision-maker, Keisha doesn't want to choose either option.

If they fight, she's not confident of victory.

The Angel Civilization's strength is only intimidating on the surface.

As the King of Gods of the Known Universe, the Angel Civilization not only possesses a massive fleet of Heavenly Blade Battleships but also commands a considerable number of Spaceflight-level vassal civilizations.

Once war breaks out, the Angel Civilization can quickly rally the fleets of its vassal civilizations and field a massive army.

But how would such an army compare to the fleet of that Human Federation?