"So we elected our respective leaders and then went our separate ways to search for planets in the nearby planetary systems to settle on. We used our warships as bases and started from scratch, bit by bit. General, esteemed human beings, you cannot imagine the difficulties we faced at that time. We had to re-derive even the most basic physical and chemical formulas, and we didn't even know how to grow plants. Living in civilization, these things might not seem like much, but after leaving civilization, we discovered that even these most basic things were incredibly difficult for us."
"Moreover, and more importantly, we only have tens of thousands of people. Before we can terraform a planet, we dare not expand our population. Our small fleet base simply cannot support more people, and we are not suited for scientific research. In order to continue our civilization and to survive, we gritted our teeth and proceeded, deriving the technology bit by bit. We don't know how many tens of thousands of years it took before we finally completed the main technology tree for Planet-Level."
Hu Yu nodded to everyone. Indeed, asking tens of thousands of people with no prior scientific research background to rebuild a technological tree was practically impossible. To give a simple example, Goldbach's Conjecture alone stumped countless mathematicians for centuries, only being proven when the fleet reached the Nebula Region. Everyone knew how many problems of similar difficulty a civilization's technological tree contained.
"By this time, we had accumulated some knowledge about planet terraforming, so we spent tens of thousands of years slowly transforming a planet into our own habitable planet. The population could finally grow gradually, and when it reached tens of millions, society finally slowly returned to normal."
"We regained our professional scientists and all the other necessary structures, but the number of scientists was still very small. Until 30,000 years ago, we finally broke through to the Stellar-Level Civilization, and 10,000 years ago, we broke through to the Star System-Level Civilization. Now we are already a Intermediate Star System-Level civilization."
"The situation of the other civilizations is even worse than ours. At least we still have 50,000 people, while the Quaking Star Civilization only has a few thousand left. The populations of the other civilizations are also small, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands. They all only entered the Star-Level within the last ten thousand years, but they are progressing very quickly and have now reached the mid-to-late stage of the Star-Level. Originally, I wanted to share my technology with them, but they all refused and insisted on going their own way. So, right now, only our Brilliant Star Civilization is at the Star System Level."
"I admire your courage and perseverance."
"General, we were forced into this situation. If I could do it all over again, I really wouldn't want to do scientific research. I was originally just an ordinary officer in charge of a planetary development fleet. I had no choice but to do it to survive."
Hu Yu glanced at Academician Xiao, Academician Xiao nodded. The brainwave analysis feedback had come out, confirming that what the leader of Canxing said was true. The results of the micro spaceship's infiltration into these civilizations for investigation were also consistent with what the leader of Canxing had said.
"So what is your purpose in forming an alliance?"
"It's very simple. We want our civilization to continue. We don't want our efforts of the past two million years to be in vain. General, please don't laugh at us. Although we are still very weak now and may need to rely on humanity, one day we will reach the same level as you, or even surpass you. At that time, our seven civilizations will advance and retreat together, and our chances of survival will be even greater. I know that something big is about to happen in this Milky Way. Only by uniting can we overcome this crisis."
"Oh, how did you know something big was about to happen?"
"It's obvious, General. The Insect Race have never been eradicated. The Great Star Region Civilization is merely on the defensive. What if one day the Great Star Region Civilization abandons its defenses? Wouldn't we be powerless to resist? That's why for the past two million years, we've lived in constant fear, studying relentlessly, just to avoid that day from coming."
"President of Canxing, what you say makes a lot of sense. Indeed, we share this concern, so I agree with your suggestion to establish an alliance."
"Real?"
"Of course, I'm not joking."
"Thank you, General." The leaders were so happy they almost jumped for joy.
"Everyone, please don't rush. Since it's an alliance, it should behave like an alliance and have its terms and conditions."
"Yes, yes, yes, General, please speak."
"Let's come up with a name for the alliance first. What was your original alliance called?"
"Call it the Insect Extermination Alliance."
" The Insect Extermination Alliance?" Hu Yu and everyone else laughed. "It's clear you have a deep-seated hatred for the Insect Race. Actually, we humans feel the same way. But 'Insect Extermination Alliance' is a bit too cliché. We'll be absorbing other civilizations in the future, so this name isn't good. I think we should name it after the place here. This place belongs to the Monoceros Ring, so we'll call it the Star Ring Alliance."
" Star Ring Alliance, not bad, a good name!"
"Yeah, it definitely sounds much better than 'Insect Extermination Alliance '."
"Who came up with the Insect Extermination Alliance' back then? It does seem a bit tacky now."
Everyone chatted and laughed as they discussed the topic.
"Next, I'll discuss the specifics of the alliance," Academician Zeng continued. "First, after the alliance, we'll be a unified entity. For easier defense, please move all your planets to JD6. Right now, you're still very weak; any advanced civilization could easily wipe you out in a short time. On JD6, we can guarantee your safety, allowing you to focus on developing your technology."
"Secondly, after moving to JD6, your fleet and other unrelated work can be stopped, and we humans can complete them for you. At this stage, you only need to focus on increasing your population, developing technology, and making breakthroughs as soon as possible, especially the five Stellar-Level Civilization. You need to develop to the Star System-Level Civilization stage as soon as possible."
"Third, we will provide you with some biotechnology to improve your genes and bring your race to its healthiest state. We will also provide you with travel technology that allows you to travel at a thousand times the speed of light, so that you don't waste time on your journey."
"Fourth, the alliance will not have a leader. The six of you will form the alliance's leadership to decide on the alliance's development direction and other specific matters. Since you are still very weak, your affairs will not yet intersect with those of us humans, so you can make your own decisions. If you need our participation in the decision-making process, we would be very happy to do so."
"Fifth, once you've moved here and settled in, we'll also develop a series of reward and punishment measures to ensure the alliance's healthy and rapid development and increase its cohesion."
"Finally, anyone who wants to leave the alliance is welcome, but if anyone betrays the alliance, our human fleet isn't going to stand idly by."
"Agree."
"Agree."
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"I object to the third point!" The leader of the Zhalong Star Civilization stood up and said, "We can accept biotechnology, but we don't want light-speed technology. We believe we can achieve it ourselves, and we hope the general will understand."
"What about the others?" Hu Yu asked with a smile.
"General, I know they don't want it," the leader of Canxing said. "Our Brilliant Star Civilization wanted to share our light-speed technology with them a long time ago, but they refused. We've been through thick and thin together. Although we're different civilizations, we've built absolute trust in each other. They don't even want our technology that's 300 times the speed of light, let alone 1000 times the speed of light."