Chapter 455 - Mobilising The Sages (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
They could not go back.
At least not for now.
Because Mu Yunhua had raised the suggestion to Jin. She wanted to go back to Haierfa for a look, and asked if she could borrow a “Silver Gun Lord” so that she could go home at a faster speed.
She wanted to see if there were any remaining survivors.
To see if the planet had recovered.
It would take at least a few decades for a round trip using a traditional spacecraft that was not equipped with a non-warp engine. The only way for them to arrive quickly was to take the superluminal spacecraft which could cut down the travel time by more than 90%.
But all the A and S-class warships belonged to Jin and they could only borrow.
No matter what purpose or use, one must go through the application process and get the Jin’s consent.
But this time.
No, you can’t go back to Haierfa for the time being.”
Unexpectedly, Jin had refused without hesitation.
“W… Why?”
Mu Yunhua was stunned. This was a small matter. It was as simple as lifting a finger. Why did Jin disagree?
“Because… I can’t tell you anything yet, but you can’t go back to Haierfa, no one can.” Chen Jin lived in Haierfa, it was his private territory. Of course, he did not want Mu Yunhua and those human survivors who left Haierfa to return home.
He did not want to share his territory with others.
Moreover, he had adapted very well to his current lifestyle, and he did not want any significant changes to occur.
“I beg you to help me? Satisfy this little wish of mine. After all, it is my hometown. I want to see what it is like now. I want to see if anyone else exists.”
“Unfortunately, the humans of Haierfa is extinct. The civilization in lays in its apocalyptic ruins and has not been reborn. However, the environment has changed a lot. It could be said that it has been restored to its original beautiful ecology, but all humans are dead, there is no point reminiscing about the planet. In fact, you would only feel a greater sadness. There is no need to return.”
“So, do you know the situation of the planet Haier?”
Mu Yunhua was very surprised. As she listened to the tone of Jin, it seemed that her hometown of Haierfa was in his control. He was very familiar with the past and present situation. She could not help but say, “Jin, can tell me some details about my hometown? Why wouldn’t you want me to go back and see?”
She asked a lot of questions, and she had a lot of complicated thoughts in her mind. Her brain churned like crazy and she thought about Jin’s purpose and intentions.
If not for the overwhelming amount of assistance that Jin had provided her with over the years, and deep friendship between them, she would have come up with a lot of conspiracy theories in her mind.
“Stop asking so much.”
Chen Jin was a little impatient: “Now is not the right time. Why would you want to go back to Haierfa?”
“And we made a promise a few years ago. That is, I will provide you with assistance and in exchange, you have to agree on one condition.”
“Now, I will state that condition. Before your All Stars Federation controls more than one million star systems, no one can return to Haierfa, including you.”
“Work hard and do your work well. Make greater contributions, and no matter what dreams you have, they will naturally come true.”
“In addition, I don’t want to keep this from you anymore. Haierfa is now my private galaxy. It has changed a lot since the past, and it has great value….. Think of ways to fulfill my request. Your journey is far from over.”
A millions star systems.
Mu Yunhua took a deep breath.
This was 1,000 times the current territory of the All Stars Federation.
Assuming that they fully occupied and developed 10,000 stars every year, Jin’s request could only be achieved in 100 years.
It was a heavy burden and the road was long.
Going home became a distant dream.
But Mu Yunhua could only accept this.
After all, the Federation was not very strong yet.
She owed Jin too many favors, so she could only agree to his request.
Now, she could tactfully refuse the pleading of the old men in the Federation.
“Now is not yet the right time to return home, the higher civilization backing me has given me a more difficult task. Only after meeting his request can we hope to return to our hometown… We have to push forward with all our strength. There’s no time to look back.”
Mu Yunhua said with a stern face as she poured the metaphorical bucket of cold water.
The old men below the stage lowered their heads as they saw there was no other way. They could only go back in disappointment.
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Haierfa.
“Ah, although I have been trying to delay this moment, what will come will always come. After the threats have been eliminated and life becomes stable, there must be a considerable portion of survivors who want to return to Haierfa to search for their roots and their forefathers or those who wish to return home to live out their old age in their hometown,” Chen Jin sighed. This day had arrived earlier than expected.
“Master, there are not that many people who want to come back. Those who are homesick are mostly survivors who were on board the ‘Blue Space’; there are less than 100,000 of them.”
Alice analyzed, “With several wars against the Selains, suicides and mental breakdowns, there might be less than 30,000 final survivors. The remaining billions of humans regard the Walf galaxy as their homeland all their lives.”
“Assuming that about half of the remaining 30,000 people want to return to their hometown, they would only make up the carrying capacity of a medium-sized passenger spacecraft. After returning to Haierfa, we could build them some facilities and settle them down, they will not disturb our control of the planet.”
Thus, they more than 10,000 native humans from Haierfa would be added to the planet’s inhabitants.
Chen Jin shook his head, “No, this is my territory. I don’t like so many people here. If there are only one or two people, I can still accommodate them. Too many and it will be really difficult to manage.”
He actually did not have much experience as a ruler and could not do a good job of many things which required him to make connections and interact with people.
Many of his interests laid at home.
“Master, we could just receive the Queen alone, it will be a more lively here,” Nuwa suddenly made a suggestion.
Hearing this.
Chen Jin was slightly stunned. Some images appeared in his mind, some were healthy and some were not. There were also many fantasies that made him smile.
Unconsciously, the expression became very expectant.
But as he saw Guo Yan, who was sitting on the sofa not too far away, drinking tea and watching TV, Chen Jin could not help but shake his head, flinging those absurd ideas aside.
“Friends, we’re just ordinary friends, and I can’t be a scum anymore in this universe.”
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Earth.
Protoss society.
The situation had become more complicated in recent years and circumstances grew increasingly chaotic.
Large-scale conflicts that resulted in more than 100,000 deaths and injuries had occurred more than 10 times in the past two years.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the social structure of the Protoss was undergoing intense turmoil and changes.
There was a phrase that could be used to most precisely describe this extremely chaotic situation – the rise of political parties.
Every Protoss party with their extraordinary organizational capabilities were rapidly advancing as they rose to power. They were shaking up the old ruling classes of the Protoss that were teetering in the balance.
What was the original ruling structure of the Protoss?
There were sociologists who had analyzed this and came up with this conclusion. Strong family clans + lower class slaves = Protoss system.
Each clan and sect which had continued for thousands and tens of thousands of years made up the ruling class at the top of their society.
The authority of rulership was based on violence.
There are very few middle classes.
Most of the Protoss that belonged in the lower class were severely oppressed by slavery.
There was no well-developed legal system that worked according to standards. There were only individual clan laws and regulations….. That were usually harsh. The execution of a punishment could be quite arbitrary. One could even be trampled and ignored….. Everything was mainly dependant on the individuals.
In short, it was the rule of man.