章 205: Chapter 205: Providing Weapons to Xingcheng
The war with the Silk Civilization entered a more relaxed phase after this.
The Silk Civilization's warships did not appear at the federal border for 100 years.
Yan Xia speculated that the Silk Civilization had obtained enough combat information and felt no need to waste more of their forces.
This also gave Yan Xia some breathing room to focus on the information of another civilization.
It had been almost 30,000 years since the conflict with the Olive Branch Civilization, and 15,000 years since leaving Xingcheng. Chu had regained control of Xingcheng 7,000 years ago, reuniting the divided city once more.
And it was at this juncture that Ella transferred the Wind to the Cosmic Silk Road and invited Chu.
After seeing the Wind, Chu realized that the idea of relying on super-distance gravity weapons to attack the Federation was completely crushed. He understood that the Federation had risen to prominence during this period.
A 2.3-level civilization, though still dozens of times smaller than the Silk Civilization, was no longer a situation of overwhelming dominance.
To put it more clearly, the Federation at this time was already capable of contending with Xingcheng.
If Xingcheng were to be compared to the Five Permanent Members of the United Nations during the Earth era, the Federation would now be at least a mid-sized country ranked around 15th in the world. In the event of a full-scale war, they would undoubtedly be defeated, but it wouldn't be a complete loss.
This became the basis for the current negotiations between the Federation and Chu.
Chu turned his attention inward because the affairs of Xingcheng had gradually been taken over by the other star cities, which was against the Gauss Glory and could not be forgiven, and it made the Olive Branch Civilization fearful.
They feared the outbreak of another civil war, or to put it another way, Xingcheng had already experienced one civil war.
Fortunately, Chu regained control of Xingcheng, covering up some of the events.
If the other star cities had known about the previous civil war, they would have intervened because the leaders of the five star cities were still following the Gauss Glory, and the end of this struggle was still fusion, not destruction.
But what did Chu do?
He destroyed everything in Xingcheng related to Gauss Glory.
Now Chu pushed all the changes onto the rebels, absolving himself, and claimed that he had continued to uphold the Gauss Glory to cover up his actions.
But he was also clear that this stance couldn't last long.
"So, the Federation is willing to help me?" Chu asked the Federation's envoy.
The envoy he was dealing with this time was no longer Yan Xia but another genuine envoy, a diplomat handling the Federation's foreign affairs.
"Of course, Mr. Chu."
"Wasn't our initial goal to cooperate?"
"It's just that some unpleasant things happened in the middle."
Chu was tired of hearing such rhetoric; what he really wanted to know was the Federation's true intention.
The Federation wanted to get more for less, that was for sure.
But he didn't know what the Federation would do specifically, or what the significance was of some of the things the Federation was already doing.
"You know, you're inciting me to betray my civilization and plunge it into civil war," Chu said coldly.
He really didn't understand why the Federation was doing this.
Provide them with weapons?
The Olive Branch Civilization could exchange energy for a sufficient quantity of weapons. Even if Xingcheng were to produce these weapons, the production cost would still be 10% higher than the Federation's selling price.
Don't underestimate this 10%. If it's a large quantity, this 10% is quite significant.
In other words, for Xingcheng, this is a risk-free, profitable deal.
The only thing to be mindful of is the Federation's energy currency!
Weapon transactions must be conducted using the Federation's energy currency. To purchase weapons, they must first exchange their energy for the Federation's energy currency and then use the energy currency to make the purchase.
This tactic doesn't require any deep thought; Chu knows what the Federation is up to.
Invade Xingcheng through economic means.
In his eyes, this was laughable because there is no peace between civilizations, so economic exchanges can be cut off at any time. Weapons are energy, and he is exchanging less energy for more weapons, which is a risk-free, profitable deal.
Moreover, these weapons can even be used directly against the Federation on the battlefield.
At this moment, Chu also understood why the Federation was doing this at this time.
Because their target had shifted to the internal affairs of the Olive Branch Civilization.
"Don't joke with me, Mr. Chu."
"Your actions are not inciting an internal conflict but saving the entire civilization."
"The Olive Branch Civilization is becoming rigid and ossified, which you must be well aware of. It's necessary to use advanced forms of civilization to change the Olive Branch Civilization, even if your civilization eventually comes to an end."
"Imagine if the Silver Heart Civilization were to grow to the point where, a million years later, your civilization is still stuck at the 2.4-level. Wouldn't that be a tragedy?"
"What's even more tragic is that no one has noticed this, and no one has taken this matter seriously."
"The correction of the Shared Consciousness Cluster has caused all the citizens of your civilization to ignore some things."
"Look, in just 30,000 years, my civilization has developed from the 2.0-level to the 2.3-level, while yours is still at the 2.4-level..."
"Enough!"
Chu interrupted the Federation diplomat's conversation.
These words were like a sharp knife to his ears, a mockery, yes, a mockery.
Chu could hear it, and he even wanted to strangle the man in front of him, but he knew that even if he did, it wouldn't help. The man in front of him was even expecting him to strangle him.
Because then he could become a hero of the Federation, leaving a colorful mark in the Federation's history books.
He was really fed up with this honor-seeking behavior.
Once you're dead, nothing exists, don't these fools understand this?
"You don't have to be so eager to die. I won't kill you because it's not easy to get to know a life."
"Xingcheng does need to become stronger. I agree with your proposal, but the prerequisite is that you must build the factory within Xingcheng."
"Don't treat me like a fool. Computing power is not lacking in advanced civilizations. With enough calculations, I can figure out what you're trying to do."
"Do you think it's possible to stimulate your industry's progress through the economy of my civilization?"
The Federation diplomat showed no pleasure. He said, "Then let's cooperate, Mr. Chu. I've prepared a contract here. You can take a look and then leave a bit of your information factor on it."
Chu fell into deep thought.
He felt that the Federation had other purposes, but he couldn't figure out more of them.
Or to put it another way, he couldn't figure them out, and the Federation had too many possible goals it wanted to achieve. He simply couldn't analyze which one it was.
The Federation's current eagerness made him hesitate.
He didn't hesitate to use computing power for analysis, but the results were all in his favor.
Chu didn't know that this was, of course, because the Federation's current plan was to work together with him for mutual benefit, without any intention of fraud.
Because the Federation's enemy had long since shifted from the entire Olive Branch Civilization to a part of the Olive Branch Civilization, excluding Chu.
Ella and Yan Xia's goals were even more terrifying than Chu had imagined.
"Okay!"
Chu finally made a decision.
This decision would make him sigh with both pain and joy in the days to come.
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