Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 611 - 607: Big Clearance Sale

Zhang Yuan and Lin Xuanyuan exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of surprise.

What era was it already, yet there still existed the phenomenon of a "contempt chain".

In the end, Zhang Yuan sighed deeply, "So that’s how it is, such conspiracies artificially create divisions... they can effectively undermine the potential of a civilization."

"If a civilization is not united, outsiders will find an opportunity to exploit."

It was a spiritual exchange once again, as internal contradictions and opposition appeared within a civilization, progress naturally came to a halt; such contradictions are internal and once they arise, they are difficult to heal.

The populace, in turn, would develop a sense of worship towards higher-order civilizations.

Generally, Fourth-level Civilizations cannot provide Virtual World Technology, but they can offer other types of entertainment technology, such as the indulgent tech of Brains in a Vat, which slowly corrodes the intellect of Third-level Civilizations.

The entire slow step of assimilation could last tens of thousands of years.

Thus, the Third-level Civilization would gradually lose its fighting spirit and come under the indirect control of the more powerful Fourth-level Civilization.

Whether it’s in science, military or even education, everything is led by others. Especially in education, once it is controlled, it is impossible to break free. The new generation is naturally drawn to alien civilizations, how could there be a possibility to remain independent and autonomous?

"What’s the benefit of controlling a Third-level Civilization? Having more outstanding scientists, the excellent individuals can be selected, while the mediocre ones are left to decline... Regardless, a Third-level Civilization still has its depth."

"Every civilization certainly has its elites. During the negotiation process, some individuals of the Atush Civilization have sought our help covertly."

"Unfortunately, it’s difficult for us to truly do anything."

Zhang Yuan furrowed his brows, thinking if the outside world were all like this...

Then the entire situation was indeed a bit terrifying!

Even if there was a heap of controlled Third-level Civilizations, they still had combat power. And these guys were expendable. He hits you with one punch; can you really strike back with full force?!

Starting a war near the Dyson Sphere was not possible without restraint; there had to be some apprehension.

"Even Fourth-level Civilizations may be controlled, it’s just more complicated. So, the strategy we’ve adopted is more conservative, to avoid contact as much as possible if we can."

After a long silence, Zhang Yuan asked again, "Are there no forces that normally develop peacefully and engage in mutual exchanges?"

"There should be many, but they are hard to identify. We need to have an in-depth understanding of a civilization’s specific history and culture to distinguish their ideologies. How can we identify them with just a few sentences in negotiations on the table?"

"Those willing to trade War Stars should be neutral parties... however, neutral parties are like a loose group of sand. Once the Amoeba Faction’s interstellar trading market pulls out, they will leave as well."

Zhang Yuan remained silent, sighing after a few seconds.

A few seconds later, a scientist asked, "What about those Level 5 Civilizations, are they indifferent to this Dyson Sphere?"

Mr. Yang said, "I don’t know. The thoughts of Level 5 Civilizations are different from those of Level 4. Besides the robotic Ji Haman Civilization, we’ve never had contact with a proper Level 5 Civilization."

"The Ji Haman Civilization... to us, they still seem very odd. They might truly not care at all."

Mr. Yang looked around cautiously and lowered his voice, "They really do seem like robots. After fulfilling the contract, they actually left... they don’t care about this Dyson Sphere, no greedy desires at all!"

"They are just that strange!"

"I think the members of the Amoeba Faction are advancing along this line, all the paths are already designed, all the way up to a Sixth Level Civilization, and then they become official members of the Amoeba Civilization!"

"This is actually much like religious civilizations, except the Amoeba doesn’t forcibly assimilate other civilizations, they go their own way."

"This is the only Level 5 Civilization we’ve encountered, and through this, we can glimpse into their way of thinking, which is extremely refined. The terms set forth hundreds of thousands of years ago were fulfilled, even though the Tabi Civilization has left."

"Other Level 5 Civilizations may be very easy to get along with, or they may be the opposite..."

The banquet fell into silence, with everyone a bit lost about the future situation. It wouldn’t be impossible to simply give up on the Dyson Sphere and flee to ensure their safety...

But there was a feeling of reluctance.

Humans were at least a Fourth-level Civilization, and of the civilizations remaining here, 90% were Third-level Civilizations, and the other 10% were Fourth-level.

Based on this situation, why run away?

To continue staying here would definitely require a significant amount of effort devoted to political strife. Newly-arrived humans, no matter which side they joined, wouldn’t please anyone, and it wouldn’t be possible to gain the trust of other civilizations directly.

With more than a hundred Fourth-level Civilizations, one more made no difference, one less made no difference; no civilization was willing to trust humans.

So, for now, people could only choose some civilizations that tended towards neutrality to negotiate some simple cooperation matters.

"We just wanted to do some trade, but we ran into this mess. It’s really troublesome."

In the end, it was Zhang Yuan who voiced, "Several points are most important for us, first, to try to buy a Planet Fortress at a low price. We don’t have enough AmiBa Points, it’s also possible to exchange some technology for it... ah, try to boost our own strength as much as possible!"

"Something like a War Star will have to be developed sooner or later; better sooner than later."

"Second, research Curvature Technology that can move a Planet Fortress as soon as possible, whether it’s buying or developing on our own, it must be fast, which should be a prerequisite for buying a War Star..."

Among them, an expert specializing in Warp Speed furrowed his brows.

Clearly, he felt tremendous pressure. This technology was not something that could be developed just by wishing.

Humans were short on funds, and this kind of technology would probably have to be self-developed, and quickly.

"Lastly, it would be best to obtain some technology that extends life... sigh, without this market, we wouldn’t know where else to trade."

As for lifespan extension technology, diplomats were also making efforts to seek it out, among so many civilizations, there should be one or two willing to do business with humans.

"There is one more thing worth noting..." Mr. Yang suddenly said, "We received a notice from the trading market, in 11 years, a main fleet of the Amoeba Faction will come here to celebrate the completion of the Dyson Sphere!"

"At that time, the trading market will have a big clearance sale, and then it will formally disband. This time, we should finally be able to catch up."