62 The Various Reactions (2/2)
”Can someone get some scientists or something in here to educate these idiots?” One politician shouted at several secretaries as the room divulged into chaos.
Despite half the people shouting about their own opinions, the others had already gathered into small groups contemplating joint actions and how they would benefit them. The was however a small number of individuals who sat away from everyone else with a sense of dread toward these Celestials, even more so the more they read their intelligence reports on them.
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[As you can see, the Andromeda Parliament has issued a united condemnation to the group known as Celestials and vows to exhaust all of its resources to bring these people to justice.]
Ivan watched the press conference being spread over the galactic web by the media and snorted in disdain.
”Ridiculous, they care more about beating the corporations in terraforming and rebranding the planet, making money off the now vacant and unowned land.”
”What will they do next?” Iris asked curiously as she watched the same press conference video.
”Hard to say, I'm not a mind reader nor do I know what the future entails. I can say that they will send a probe though. I just don't know how they will do so.”
”So what is our next plan?”
”Bide our time, increase our forces and business scale. Stay alert and wait to see what they do next. I also want to try scout some medical talents from the Galaxy.”
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At the same time as Ivan and the others were returning to CTHQ in the Kraken, a secretive meeting which would change the entire Vulpes history and was completely unprecedented was taking place.
”King Lair, King Astotle, Queen Ethrein, you understand that by making the journey here, I shouldn't let you return, right?” King Margold looked at the two kings and one queen sitting across the table from him.
The three leaders of Empires were downcast and had a diminished presence, while King Margold sat at the head of the table like an indominable existence. The transformation into becoming a Celestial had greatly intimidated these foreign rulers into a passive attitude.
When the plan for the Folkien Empire to become the new Celestials was put into action, the empire ceased its efforts into invading their countries and only a few fell during the initial period. Even though they stopped pressing outwards, the countries currently surrounding the Folkien Empire were incredibly nervous, treated the Folkien Vulpes as a knife behind their backs that could fall upon them at any moment.
”Sigh, King Margod, we came here today, because we want to discuss our terms of surrender. Our countries can't take anymore pressure and it is about to collapse. The kingdoms on our other borders have taken advantage of our predicament and we've already lost thirty percent of out land.”
”King Margold,” Queen Ethrein lowered hersend to her knees before knowtowing to King Margold, ”please accept our surrender. We need your protection; those countries would never dare attack us if we are under your umbrella.”
King Margold had a pondering expression, but Queen Sherell appeared and whispered a few words into his ear that his children were throwing a tantrum in the streets, causing him to have a dark expression which frightened the other representative.
”Very well,” King Margold stood up and emitted a presence that caused the other representative to feel faint. ”I will accept your surrender! The terms are the complete stripping of power from your royal and noble households, along with a full migration. You will integrate into our kingdom and become a part of it, including changing your identities into that of Folkien citizens.”
The defeated representatives could only nod their heads like chickens feeding.
”As long as we can have our freedom.”
King Margold sighed and said, ”You know how this world works. It will take time, perhaps even a decade or longer.”
It wasn't just the Folkien empire that experienced the change in the two century old war. Countries all over the Vulpes home world were pulling back armies and forming alliances. It was completely unheard of between countries who would tear each other's throats out at the first opportunity they got.
What wasn't noticed however were discreet infiltrations by spies in these countries from outside of the Galaxy. The Celestial subspace ships protecting the Vulpes home world had to periodically fight off pirates seeking riches and slaves, but what wasn't noticed was the various orbital drops covered in an optical illusion to make them nearly invisible, each carrying spies or equipment down to the surface of the Vulpes home world.