"Gasp!"
At Lü Yongchang's murderous words, Hong Qiming sharply sucked in a breath.
"Is there no room for compromise?"
Lü Yongchang shook his head firmly. "Virtually none."
"As for why..."
"First, a civilization's primary need is survival. You agree with that, right?"
Hong Qiming nodded gravely.
Not only was that true, it was absolutely correct.
The Human Federation was currently struggling to survive.
"Second, as a civilization develops, it needs more and more resources."
"At least until multiverse theory is proven, the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant."
Hong Qiming abruptly held his breath. A bad feeling had already crept into his heart. "So..."
A faint, cold smile touched Lü Yongchang's lips. "Now combine that with what I told you earlier. Until a civilization hits a technological bottleneck, its development accelerates faster and faster. That's what's known as a technological explosion."
"Then let's introduce a chain of suspicion."
"A chain of suspicion?" Hong Qiming's brow furrowed deeply.
"Simply put, communication barriers prevent us from determining whether the other side has good or bad intentions. The same goes for them."
"Taking all of that into account, what do you think will happen when two civilizations encounter each other?"
The cold smile on Lü Yongchang's lips grew more pronounced.
Hong Qiming sharply drew in a breath and muttered, "War..."
"That's fucking dark..."
Their conversation abruptly ground to a halt.
Several minutes later, Hong Qiming came back to his senses and slowly exhaled.
"All right, I understand the situation," he said gravely. "I'll report this to the Head Councillor."
A month later.
"Human Federation News brings you the latest updates."
"The Human Federation First Laboratory recently announced major breakthroughs in kilometer-scale carbon nanotube production and space elevator cable-weaving production line technology!"
"Construction of the Space Elevator, the Tower of