Chapter 235: The Galactic Alliance’s Brutality
Mai Er looked at the Fox, his eyes filled with intense curiosity.
Seeing this, Fan Ren couldn’t help but smile slightly. He nodded and said, “You’re right, continue.”
Hearing this, Mai Er turned his head, a fawning smile once again appearing on his face.
“Our Hans Civilization registered and established in the Galactic Alliance 200 years ago. At that time, the Alliance rated us as a standard Second Level Civilization.”
“How is it rated? What are the rating standards?” Fan Ren interrupted quickly upon hearing this.
Mai Er paused, some doubts arising in his mind again, but after seeing the armed personnel nearby pointing an Electromagnetic Rifle at him, he clearly became timid.
“It is rated by the Alliance Committee jointly organized by the Five Great Super Civilizations. Their standard is that civilizations with intra-planetary navigation technology are Tier 1 Civilizations.
And when they reach the stage of Interstellar Navigation, they will be rated as Tier 2 Civilizations.
Third Level Civilizations are rated differently. According to their standards, only civilizations with a Super Flagship under their command can be selected as Third Level Civilizations.
As for Fourth Level Civilizations further up, only civilizations with breakthroughs in Space Technology can be rated as Fourth Level Civilizations.
Oh right, according to the Galactic Alliance’s standards, the Five Great Super Civilizations in the Galactic Core are currently Fifth Level Civilizations.”
After he finished speaking, Fan Ren nodded inwardly. It basically matched what the Fox had said, with the only difference being that he knew more.
This was perhaps because the other party was a high-level figure in the Hans Civilization, and since the Hans Civilization was currently active, they naturally had a clearer understanding of the Galactic Alliance rules.
He was indeed a good target for intelligence gathering.
“Continue!”
Hearing this, Mai Er glanced at Fan Ren’s expression. Seeing his satisfied look, a hint of joy immediately appeared on his face.
“As a Tier 2 Civilization, our Hans Civilization currently has a population of 15 billion.
Of which, 12 billion are engaged in Mining Operations, 500 million in the army, and the rest are infants and toddlers without operational capability.
Currently, our civilization possesses subordinate territories including the Tian Cang 5 and 6 Star Systems.
In these two Star Systems, there are 7 Rocky Planets and 12 Gas Giant Planets.
However, up to the departure of our expedition fleet, 2 of the 7 Earth-like Planets under our civilization have been completely Collected.
The Reserves of Silver-like Super Metal on the remaining 4 planets are also beginning to run out.
Based on our civilization’s Mining Output in recent years, within 100 years, the Silver-like Super Metal on these Earth-like Planets will likely be completely mined out.
Oh, to be precise, there should be about 75 years left now.
Moreover, with population growth, more people will engage in Mining Operations, so I think this time will probably shorten to 50 years.
In other words, 50 years from now, if our civilization does not discover new Rocky Planets under its command, then only one final path awaits us.”
“What path?”
Interrupted by Fan Ren, Mai Er’s eyes showed a trace of gloom, then he continued, “Join the Sirius Civilization, become a Subordinate Civilization under them, accept their protection, and work for them, that is, mining.”
Hearing this, Fan Ren asked puzzledly, “What about developing Technology to improve productivity in other areas? Why rush to submit to the Sirius Civilization?”
Mai Er shook his head and said, “No chance, you understand? The R&D investment Fee for a single Technology far exceeds the Selling Price of mature Products on the Starfield Market. And you must clearly know one thing: the Technologies on the Starfield Market include Space Technology possessed only by Fourth Level Civilizations.
This kind of Technology cannot be solved simply by time. If it were that simple, there would be many very ancient Third Level Civilizations in the Galactic Alliance, yet they still cannot find the key to Space Technology even now.
Not to mention us Low-level Civilizations that have just entered the Galactic Alliance with only a few hundred years of Development Time.
In this situation, investing massive manpower and resources in R&D for New Technology offers no advantage against the more mature and advanced Products on the Starfield Market. We simply do not have a benign Development Environment.
Therefore, in the Galactic Alliance, civilizations that lose their basic Ore sources are equally deprived of the Qualification for survival.
As you know, in this case, even without the Sirius Civilization taking action, surrounding civilizations can use their remaining Resources to wear down our Hans Civilization’s Fleet.
And then swallow our civilization.
In comparison, although the Sirius Civilization treats their Subordinate Civilizations very harshly, at least there are no genocidal events.
Even some civilizations with rapid population growth have very good status within the Sirius Civilization.”
Hearing this, Fan Ren couldn’t help but nod inwardly. In a sense, population was the calling card for these Low-level Civilizations.
The Sirius Civilization holds a large number of Star Systems, but the number of Mining Workers is extremely limited.
As an emerging Third Level Civilization with numerous Fleets in hand, it is the best time to expand territory, and they naturally covet the large populations of these Low-level Civilizations.
This is indeed a way out.
There was also another very good piece of information in this statement.
That is, in the short term, Human Civilization will not face a threat from the Sirius Civilization.
But at the same time, there is another Crisis.
That is, these Low-level Civilizations around the Alpha Centauri Star System; as their Resources dwindle, they pose a great threat to Human Civilization.
He could even imagine that once they discover the Solar System is a Star System basically in an undeveloped state.
These civilizations will immediately spend huge sums to Declare War on Human Civilization in the Solar System.
With increasing understanding of the Galactic Alliance, Fan Ren gradually realized clearly the importance of Resources.
But there was still one problem.
“You just said that the Resources under your Hans Civilization are not abundant, so what benefit is there in Declaring War on you? Clearly, Resources within Ten Light Years are not abundant.
What use do they have for so much population?”
Faced with this question, Mai Er smiled bitterly.
“Sell Star Coins. Unfortunately, our civilization has excellent reproductive ability. In the Galactic Alliance, civilizations like ours with excellent reproductive ability can fetch a good price on the Starfield Market.”
Fan Ren instantly understood the other’s meaning.
Clearly, reproductive abilities vary among civilizations in the Galactic Alliance.
For example, with Humanity, a female can give birth at an average rate of one child per year.
If fully unleashed, plus some mandatory measures, Humanity’s breeding speed can increase rapidly in a short time.
This means that in a sense, Humanity is quite similar to the Hans Civilization.
They too can fetch a good price on the Starfield Market.
And Star Coins can then be used to purchase Weapons and Equipment.
Fan Ren couldn’t help but rub his forehead.
The Development of this Galactic Alliance is not only extremely cruel but also highly illogical.
