Faced with Hu Yu's impolite commands and insults, these Fish Horse Star People dared not retaliate in the slightest. It's no wonder Hu Yu was furious; after all, these Fish Horse Star People were enemies of humanity. Although the Fish Horse Star People were carrying out orders from the Great Star Region Civilization and had not violated any rules, Hu Yu still couldn't control his emotions upon seeing these alien creatures.
"Humans, don't be so arrogant. You cannot withstand the wrath of a Small Star Sector Civilization."
"I know, so I'm not being unreasonable. I'm just asking you to stop hunting down humans, destroy the Wind Star Civilization's warships, and then leave. I don't think your main civilization would risk being punished by the Great Star Region Civilization for such a trivial matter."
"Fine, you're ruthless. Just wait, I need to contact the main civilization."
"I'll wait for good news." Hu Yu calmed down and resumed his nonchalant demeanor.
"Lord Fish Horse Star." The new leader of Wind Star was already pale. Humanity's actions had practically nailed him to the chopping block. He began to regret it. If he hadn't let the Fish Horse Star fleet intervene, he could have definitely won by fighting head-on. He only blamed himself for being terrified by neutron degenerate matter.
Hu Yu hadn't expected things to develop this way. He had only intended to use neutron degenerate matter to threaten the new leader and force him to hand over his technology. He hadn't anticipated that the Wind Star Territory would hide warships from Small Star Sector Civilization. Hu Yu hadn't initially planned for this, but as Hu Yunhang prepared to return, Hu Yu felt uneasy. The war was raging too much, and he feared other advanced civilizations might intervene. Moreover, the Wind Star Territory's giant ships hadn't appeared yet, which was why he decided to send 5,000 Wind Master to the galactic center. He hadn't expected that Small Star Sector Civilization would actually intervene in this war, and that it would be an ally of the Wind Star Civilization.
"Shut up, you bunch of idiots. Your strength is dozens of times that of Human Civilization, yet you've fallen to such a state and dragged us all down with you."
Faced with the furious curses of the Fish Horse Star People, the new leader of the Wind Star and his ministers were completely paralyzed. They knew that the human card had been played too viciously, directly threatening the Fish Horse Star Civilization. Judging from the current situation, the Fish Horse Star People would definitely sacrifice the Wind Star Civilization in order to keep humanity in check.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, the Fish Horse Star People projected themselves onto the Head of State Star again.
"Humans, you have won. I can abandon my pursuit of you and even help you annihilate the Wind Star Civilization. However, you need to hand over half of your population as collateral. Rest assured, we will provide your people with the best living conditions and meet all their needs. If you keep your promise, then we will surely live in peace."
"That's impossible. Not even half the population, not even one. There's no room for negotiation on this. You can change your terms." Hu Yu said firmly. It's normal for the Fish Horse Star People to have such demands. If humans go back on their word or continue to use this to blackmail the Fish Horse Star Civilization civilization, it will definitely cause the civilization to collapse.
"Humans, this is merely a symbolic demand. It's only fair if both sides hold leverage over each other, and only then can we maintain peace. In reality, population is nothing to you. Even if you abandon these people, you can recover to your original numbers in a few hundred years. It won't hinder the development of your civilization. In the interstellar age, civilized beings are nothing more than tools and a bunch of numbers."
"It's true for you, but not for our Human Civilization. I can't abandon any of my people; each one is my family. So I can't accept your conditions. However, our Human Civilization is a trustworthy one, and we wouldn't be foolish enough to use these things to blackmail you forever. We only want to ensure our own safety with your Fish Horse Star Civilization. If you help me this time, we'll go our separate ways. You can continue feeding the Insect Race here. We won't completely annihilate the Wind Star Civilization either. Eliminating them wouldn't benefit our Human Civilization. They can rebuild their fleet later. All we need from the Wind Star Civilization is their technology."
"Alright, I believe you. But don't push your luck. If you do, we'll eliminate you first, even at the risk of being destroyed by the Great Star Region Civilization."
"Don't worry, human Human Civilization is not foolish."
" Fish Horse Star, humans cannot be trusted. The Wind Star Civilization is the most loyal to you. We have done so much for you over the years, and you are just going to abandon us like this?"
"Insolence! I now order you to immediately self-destruct all your warships. This way, you can at least preserve your crew. If you insist on having me intervene, the crew will be wiped out. Also, immediately open the access points to your tech tree so that people can read them."
"Sir, this is impossible, our technology..."
"Noisy." The shortest-reigning leader in the history of the Wind Star Civilization was born, lasting only a week.
This time, Hu Yu witnessed another kind of technology from the Small Star Sector Civilization. The one who killed the leader of the Wind Star was actually this projection in front of him. This projection looked no different from a human holographic projection, but the projection of the Fish Horse Star People already had offensive capabilities. With a wave of its hand, the leader of the Wind Star was pierced through and slowly collapsed.
"You can elect a new leader, and I'll give you one more chance: self-destruct all your warships."
"Lord Fish Horse Star, I am the Minister of Technology of the Wind Star Civilization. I am currently Wind Star Civilization. Please give me some time, and I will immediately do as you request. Humans, thank you for your kindness. Originally, you could have asked Lord Fish Horse Star to destroy the Wind Star Civilization, but now I have received system authorization and am preparing to open the technology tree channel. You can come and copy the technology tree of the Wind Star Civilization at any time."
"You're quite sensible. Fine, I'll give you some time. Humans, you won't have any objections, will you?"
"Of course not, Fish Horse Star Civilization. I have a suggestion, you can listen or not. I hope you will let go of these creatures raised by the Wind Star Civilization and let them return to their natural state of development. If you do this, you will cause big problems sooner or later."
" Fish Horse Star, feeding the Insect Race was an agreement between the previous leader and you. Now that I am the leader, I no longer wish to feed the Insect Race. We have done too much of this, and it has already hindered the progress of our civilization. I want to lead my people away from here and choose a new planetary system to settle in. For the past ten thousand years, we have been terrified by horror. Although these civilized beings are not our people, they are still living, intelligent beings."
"Hmph, you have no choice. If you don't abide by the agreement, your Wind Star Civilization will be wiped off the Milky Way."
"Sigh." The new leader of Wind Star shook his head helplessly.