Signing the Alliance Agreement

In another universe, besides dealing with various alien species.

The Federation also had considerable contact with many Gestalt mechanical intelligences.

These machines, supported by vast databases and capable of various emotional imitations, were essentially another form of "human" life.

A "synthetic human" that replaced "flesh and blood" with "eternal metal," "nerve transmission" with "energy circuits," and "hormone secretion" with "electronic collisions"!

But the Human Federation, led by Chen Yu, always divided people into two categories—

Ourselves and aliens!

These mechanical beings, unable to integrate into the Federation, were naturally classified as the latter by the majority.

Those not of our kind are bound to have different hearts.

Hearts that are different are bound to cause chaos.

Of course, Gray Wind and Xidra were exceptions.

Their loyalty was guaranteed one hundred percent, and in such cases, the Federation would consider them as one of their own.

But other mechanical beings did not enjoy this privilege.

Not long ago, the "Final Defense Protocol" encountered by the Federation in the Angel Nebula met a standard fate.

All who stood against the Federation, whether alien species or mechanical intelligences, met only death.

"Greetings, mechanical being."

Chen Yu looked at the virtual avatar of "Cyberlex" displayed on the projection device and said calmly:

"I am the Grand Marshal of the Human Federation, the sole leader of human civilization."

"'Human Federation'?" Cyberlex clearly paused, perhaps searching its database for information about the Federation.

The other party quickly responded with a voice synthesized in human language:

"We know of you... In another universe, we observed you for a long time."

"In that universe, you destroyed countless organic races. In our civilization's assessment... your sins are equally grave."

"According to some of our secret protocols, your civilization has been listed as an extremely threatening civilization!"

"We advise your civilization—"

"Organic beings, it is not too late to turn back now."

"Sins?"

Chen Yu almost laughed.

What "Cyberlex" had done and what the Federation had done to alien species, setting aside the motivations, were essentially no different in nature.

It was just that "Cyberlex" had repented, while the Federation had only gone further down that path.

This sounded fantastical, but it was very real.

Flesh and blood perish and are reborn in cycles, while mechanical creations seek salvation light-years away.

Ultimately, will the two converge?

Absolutely not.

The universe is vast, the world is small, and we will eventually fight.

Unless forced by circumstances, the Federation and those alien species who will inevitably harbor hostility have no possibility of coexistence.

In the eyes of the Federation, any act of killing alien species in any form has never been considered a sin!

Turn back? Impossible!

They were not machines that could collectively turn around with a single command.

To truly turn back would be equivalent to their entire civilization admitting to those vague, so-called sins.

The civilized will of the Human Federation would not allow such an event to occur!

Therefore, Chen Yu completely ignored the advice given by "Cyberlex."

However, the other party had only offered advice and had not taken any substantial threatening action, which was much better than the "Final Defense Protocol" encountered previously.

"Currently, the Human Federation rules the Milky Way Galaxy. Given that in this universe's galaxy, within the 'Local Group,' there were no civilizations capable of resisting us..."

"Therefore, according to Federation law, our civilization claims sovereignty over the entire Local Group."

Chen Yu pondered for a moment before stating simply:

"And the war you are currently engaged in with the 'Purification Protocol' in the Andromeda Galaxy has caught our attention."

"On behalf of the Federation I represent, I need to confirm whether this war will ultimately spread to the Milky Way Galaxy and endanger our civilization."

"..."

"Cyberlex" analyzed the meaning of Chen Yu's words from multiple angles and finally replied:

"Apologies, organic being, we have no intention of infringing upon the 'sovereignty' you speak of, but the threat posed by the corrupted bodies of the 'Purification Protocol' is directed at all civilizations."

"They will indiscriminately annihilate all known civilizations, including us, and even more so you."

"To curb their threat, for the sake of justice and the survival of all civilizations, we are compelled to wage war against them. Once the war order is issued, it can never be recalled."

"We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this war..."

"If the Andromeda Galaxy is destroyed, the subsequent war could very likely spread to the Milky Way Galaxy where you are located. All of this could very well become a reality!"

"If you understand this predicament, and your civilization also does not wish to be ultimately annihilated by the 'Purification Protocol,' you should actively participate in this war..."

"We can temporarily consider you as allies. Below is a 'Pact of Alliance.' If your Federation is willing, you can sign it directly..."

##DONE##

A large chunk of data was transmitted.

Gray Wind immediately assisted with the translation on the side, then transmitted all the data content to Chen Yu in real-time via Psionics.

"..."

Chen Yu rubbed his forehead, digested the relevant content, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The content of this data pact was extremely vast.

If the contents of the pact were printed on paper, the amount of paper needed to print its clauses would likely be enough to fill an entire United Star.

What surprised Chen Yu was not how vast and complex the pact's content was.

It was that after his brain took two to three seconds to receive, process, and digest the pact, he was astonished to find that every single clause in the pact was meticulously detailed and logical.

There were no loopholes, nor any hidden dangers left behind. It was a pact purely compiled for mutual benefit and cooperation.

It was so comprehensive, ranging from deploying various strategies with star cluster groups as the basic unit, down to the docking of warship-class units, and even the interconnection of other information...

Even when "Cyberlex" mechanical beings and Human Federation personnel came into contact during subsequent cooperation, if an explosion occurred due to an unpredictable malfunction in the energy circuits of a mechanical individual, causing casualties among Federation personnel...

Or if Federation personnel experienced psionic, gene, or prosthetic malfunctions during cooperation...

These extremely unlikely extreme situations, if they became reality, whether they would affect subsequent cooperation, "Cyberlex" had considered and stipulated them as explicit clauses in the pact.

It was so outrageous that it even included explicit clauses on how the Human Federation, led by his successor, should handle this pact if Chen Yu, the Grand Marshal of the Federation, accidentally slept himself to death while sleeping...

It could be described as thorough and flawless.

The ultimate goal of the pact's content was to ensure only one thing: that this pact would continue until the "Purification Protocol" was completely eliminated.

Before that, no other threats would be able to affect the alliance between the two parties of the pact.

Chen Yu quickly made a judgment.

Receiving such a pact could only indicate a few things.

In the war between "Purification Protocol" and "Cyberlex," the latter was at a disadvantage and urgently needed outsiders to enter the fray for support.

Secondly, the threat of "Purification Protocol" had reached an extremely serious level, forcing the usually mysterious "Cyberlex" to present such a pact to deal with it.

It was the only way they could respond.

After all, the only civilization capable of stepping forward to support "Cyberlex" in this entire star cluster, and even this entire known universe, was likely their Human Federation.