Galaxy Domination Guide

Xiang Fei also agreed with what Academician Ding said. Iridium Star had almost instantly opened a huge door for country C, and the treasures inside were so abundant that it made choosing difficult. Some things, if picked up by country C now, could immediately be useful, but others would not be so apparent.

Things like Star Warriors, even the people of Iridium Star didn't fully understand, so it didn't make much sense for the people of country C to start researching them now.

"By the way, Academician Ding, it's been confirmed that the day after tomorrow, we will invite Bai Zhongqi, the Imperial Chancellor of the United Empire of Iridium Star, to visit China. The invitation has already been sent through the device you brought back, and they have confirmed it," Xiang Fei said.

The intelligent device that Academician Ding brought back was not in his hands for long before he handed it over. He was not in a work state these days, so he let other scientists analyze it.

Country C gathered experts from over ten disciplines, including computer science, materials science, physics, and electrical engineering, but they still couldn't make a preliminary analysis of this intelligent device. However, this device was used by several scientists who were originally sent to work on its analysis, and they conveniently solved some of the problems in their scientific research.

Academician Ding's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Has the country already decided to join the Star Alliance?"

Xiang Fei said, "In principle, it is so, but there are still many specific details that we need to negotiate with Iridium Star."

Academician Ding nodded slightly and said, "That is as it should be. However, I don't think this negotiation will be of much use, as the initiative lies with the people of Iridium Star. If they don't want to give something, we can't take it."

Xiang Fei also sighed deeply and said, "Since the new century, our country has never encountered such a situation in foreign negotiations before. It's really too passive."

Academician Ding also said, "The current situation is actually fortunate. We're fortunate that the people of Iridium Star are not using their power to coerce us into doing anything humiliating. Objectively speaking, the establishment of the Star Alliance is more beneficial for our country than it is for Iridium Star, so it's an opportunity we absolutely must not miss."

Xiang Fei said, "Our diplomatic team is competent. Let's negotiate as much as possible. The worst case scenario is that we'll just have to accept the terms offered by the people of Iridium Star, even though some of them are quite harsh. But it's still better than being completely excluded or having a confrontational conflict."

——Divider——

When Bai Zhongqi received the message, he was in the Ruyi City Species Center, admiring animals from various Administrative Stars of Iridium Star. Iridium Star had more than two hundred Administrative Stars and also controlled numerous uninhabited habitable planets, so the ecological species repository they had established was extraordinarily large.

The small animal Bai Zhongqi was currently looking at came from a remote but biologically rich giant habitable planet. Iridium Star had only numbered this planet but had not named it. The planet was twelve times the size of Earth and had particularly strong gravity. If a person from Earth went directly to this planet, their internal organs might not withstand it, and they could die quickly.

The Iridium Star people had captured the small animal Bai Zhongqi was now watching, called the cat-eared fox. It wasn't actually from the cat or dog families but had similar characteristics. Its fur was wine-red, it was small in size, and its ears perked up, making it particularly cute.

What was rare was that this small animal was incredibly intelligent and easily domesticated, so over the next hundred years, the cat-eared fox became as common a pet among the Iridium Star people as cats and dogs.

Most cat-eared foxes did not grow very large, only about the size of a medium-sized dog on Earth. However, it seemed there was some instability in the cat-eared fox's genes, and very rarely, some of them would grow drastically in size and change dramatically in appearance after reaching adulthood, becoming akin to a large dog on Earth.

These mutated cat-eared foxes would tend to become extremely fierce and have significantly increased strength and speed, making them as dangerous as wild beasts.

However, because the number of mutated cat-eared foxes was very low, these large mutated cat-eared foxes also became very valuable pets, sought after for their handsome and impressive appearance by many who liked to show off among the people of Iridium Star.

Bai Zhongqi was walking down the street yesterday when he saw an Iridium Star native walking this exotic creature. He found the small animal incredibly cute and thought about getting one for Han Jiaxue. By the time he visited the species center, he saw a group of cat-eared foxes, one of which had a tuft of mixed fur on its forehead and tea-colored eyes.

It nuzzled against his feet, and when Bai Zhongqi reached out to it, it affectionately licked him with its little tongue.

Even as a big guy, Bai Zhongqi was completely charmed by this little creature. He picked it up, thinking maybe he should keep it for himself.

Visitors Xu Lanzhou and Du Peng arrived to see Chancellor Bai cuddling a cat-eared fox, creating quite a tender scene.

After saluting, Xu Lanzhou couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, are you planning to keep a cat-eared fox? They might look cute, but they can be quite mischievous. If you ignore them, they will wreak havoc at home."

Du Peng also interjected, "Yes, the claws of a cat-eared fox are very sharp. Normally hidden in their paw pads, they spring out when confronted with an enemy. They can even leave marks on some exceptionally sturdy materials."

Bai Zhongqi didn't really mind and laughed, scratching the little cat-eared fox under its chin. Much like cats and dogs, the little fox had a blissful expression on its face, looking even cuter.

"No worries, I'll just let it play in the yard. There's plenty of space for it to entertain itself."

Bai Zhongqi then straightened up a bit and put the fox down on the ground. However, the little creature seemed reluctant to leave his embrace and kept climbing up his chancellor uniform's trouser leg. Bai ignored it and said to his subordinates, "I've already seen the state visit invitation from Country C. There's nothing special to instruct, just proceed as we previously arranged."

Taking Bai Zhongqi's overseas visit very seriously, Xu Lanzhou said, "Country C has booked the Imperial Capital International Club Hotel exclusively for Your Majesty. Regarding security, they claim they'll deploy triple the usual forces for strict control. Though there are no significant threats on Earth, your security is our utmost concern.

Especially since you haven't established an Imperial Guard Bureau yet, we should at least select the most capable personnel from the military to be responsible for your protection."

Bai Zhongqi wasn't particularly concerned. He stretched his legs, causing the relentlessly climbing cat-eared fox pup to slide down a bit, and said, "Just pull together a team from the Orbital Paratroopers. I've just created a batch of bionic human guards these days; they could be useful."

Xu Lanzhou said, "Your Majesty, should we deploy a regimented military force to be stationed directly in the Imperial Capital and have an aerial fleet on standby...?"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Bai Zhongqi waved his hand and responded, "There's no need for a large military presence in the Imperial Capital; that would be like slapping the host in the face. Keeping the aerial fleet on routine patrol could work. Just make sure they remain concealed and are ready to provide immediate support if any situation arises."