The Acadian War continued, just not as brutally as the Chalunt War, mainly because the Acadians were very different from the Chalentes.

By the time Chu Tianjiang and Ali returned to their second home, the human legion had already captured seventeen star systems.

These star systems were all captured by the Acadians from other intelligent civilizations through expansion wars, and the Arcadians had not yet had time to establish a colony. In addition, after learning that their home system had been attacked, all of the Arcadian legions withdrew to their native star system, essentially abandoning their care of the colonies, leaving only a small amount of military power and colonists in the colonies. It is in this way that the legions of human civilization can conquer these star systems at a relatively small cost, and the Arcadians did not fight to the death.

The war continues in other star systems, but the resistance of the Acadians is getting weaker.

According to Zhang Xiaogang's estimate, it will take a year at most to capture all the star systems controlled by the Arcadia civilization, and it is guaranteed that most of the star systems can be obtained. The point is, in the previous battles, the Arcadians did not resist the invasion by self-destructing. In the battle to capture those seventeen star systems, after the military strength was destroyed, the remaining Acadians all chose to surrender. Although for them, surrender also meant death, as the human warriors would not spare a qualitative Acadian, these Arcadians faced death with ease, as if they were not willing to destroy the planet they were living on.

Of course, there are still a lot of Acadians alive.

According to Zhang Xiaogang's estimates, there are about 150 trillion Acadians in the other 40 star systems, and all of them have achieved qualitative energy.

In fact, only after qualitative energy can the Arcadians leave their home planet.

So far, the war has resulted in the death of one and a half trillion Acadians.

It's just that Chu Tianjiang and Ali came back in a very timely manner.

When Ali went to build those two-way space bridges to the star system where the alliance's intelligent civilization was located, Chu Tianjiang went to find Zhang Xiaogang.

"What, what's wrong?"

Chu Tianjiang looked at Zhang Xiaogang and did not hurry to speak.

"If you have something, just say it, if you don't have anything to do, I'm going to get busy." Zhang Xiaogang smiled reluctantly and said, "Old Chu, the alliance is about to be established, and I still have a lot of things to deal with." ”

"There's not much time to lose."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Chu Tianjiang let out a long sigh and said, "Are you planning to kidnap human civilization?" ”

Zhang Xiaogang was stunned and looked at Chu Tianjiang in surprise.

"Don't pretend, I know what you're doing, what you want to do, and why you're doing this. Answer me, isn't it? ”

Zhang Xiaogang gritted his teeth and said, "Since you know all the Dao, why do you have to ask me." ”

"Because of Ali?"

"Lao Chu, I know that you absolutely trust Ali, and I have never doubted her, but you have to understand that we can't pin the future of the entire human civilization on one person, and this person is not our compatriot, even if she is my creator."

"What are you worried about?"

"Perhaps, Ali is not as simple as you think."

Chu Tianjiang smiled, Ali had already mentioned this.

"Of course, I may have guessed wrong. The problem is that even if Ali doesn't have a problem, our special relationship with her is very dangerous. Zhang Xiaogang paused slightly, and then said, "If she is controlled, it will be a disaster for you, for me, and for the entire human civilization." ”

"That's all?"

"Whether I think too much or not, everything I do is for the sake of human civilization. Of course, until now, Arley has not posed a threat to us. ”

"Nothing else?"

"What more do you want me to say?"

"If it's really as you guessed, then I'm the first to be threatened. Obviously, if your purpose is to protect human civilization, you should not kidnap the entire human civilization. To put it more bluntly, if Ali is controlled, then the powerful being who controls her and allows her to deal with us obviously doesn't care about the survival of human civilization, and your methods will not work. ”

Zhang Xiaogang was stunned for a moment, and then sighed.

"Obviously, you're not doing this for the sake of human civilization."

"Lao Chu, you're thinking too much."

"Not too much, but too little."

Zhang Xiaogang sighed and said, "You're right, if that's the case, we're killing ourselves." It's just that have you ever thought that if that powerful being intends to deal with human civilization through Ali, it will get rid of you first. As long as you stand in the way, human civilization will not be threatened. Obviously, when that moment comes, Ali is the biggest threat, and there is only one way to deal with her. There is no contradiction between saying that I am for human civilization and that I am for you. In a sense, you, like Ali, are in a symbiotic relationship with human civilization. Even if I do what you said, I do all this for you, in fact, it is also for the sake of human civilization. As long as you are okay, human civilization will be fine, and to keep you is to keep human civilization. ”

Chu Tianjiang was silent, and Zhang Xiaogang was not wrong in saying this.

"You're coming to me just to tell me these things?"

Chu Tianjiang let out a long sigh and said, "This is only the first thing. ”

"What's the second thing?"

"Spare the remaining Arcadians and let them serve us."

"Impossible!" Zhang Xiaogang's voice raised several degrees, and he looked extremely shocked.

"Your goal is to kidnap human civilization, right?" Chu Tianjiang paused for a moment and said, "Obviously, you have been controlling the scale of human civilization and limiting the number of people, because if there is too much population, you will not be able to kidnap human civilization, or even control human civilization. If I'm not mistaken, after getting enough star systems, you'll star-nucleate the entire human civilization and let everyone get the star core. Only in this way can you use the entire human civilization to blackmail or deal with Ali, so that Ali will not dare to act rashly. In this case, you should know that the current scale of human civilization is simply impossible to defeat a more powerful intelligent civilization than Arcadia. ”

Zhang Xiaogang frowned, his expression was very solemn.

"Actually, you have three goals for attacking the Arcadian civilization. The first is to promote alliances, the second is to obtain star cores, and the third is to establish a new order. Obviously, you have achieved the first two goals, the alliance will be established soon, and we have obtained more than a dozen star cores. The third purpose is related to the status of human civilization in the alliance and the future of other intelligent civilizations in the alliance. If I'm not mistaken, you won't completely imprison these intelligent civilizations, but will use them when necessary, such as helping humans to develop colonies, such as doing some very dangerous work. To put it more bluntly, in the civilization order you designed, human civilization is the sheepdog that protects the herd, and those intelligent civilizations that join the alliance are the sheep that are protected. Of course, I could have said a little more in the long term. After this relationship is formed, and the size of the alliance is expanded, you think that human civilization can replace the creator as the ruler of the three-dimensional universe, as the only advanced civilization. ”

"I didn't think that long-term."

"However, you did think about taking advantage of other intelligent civilizations in the Alliance, and you do intend to do so."

Zhang Xiaogang sighed and said, "You're right, this is indeed my plan. The population of human civilization must not be too large, otherwise we will become a plate of scattered sand, and we will not be able to confront Ali at all. The problem is that we need enough intelligent life to open up other star systems and exploit the resources in other star systems, and the most worthwhile use is the intelligent civilization that joins the Alliance. ”

"The problem is that in the negotiations, we didn't bring it up."

"If it is brought up in the middle of the negotiations, it will only increase the appetite of other intelligent civilizations, and may even lead to stillbirth in the alliance."

Chu Tianjiang smiled, he didn't refute this, because he also understood this truth.

"There must be contradictions in the alliance, and the way to eliminate the contradictions is to give up some of the benefits and let other intelligent civilizations that join the alliance taste the sweetness. Of course, this can also make the alliance very attractive, allowing more intelligent civilizations to join and make the alliance stronger. While relinquishing benefits, human civilization will grow and develop. By the time this relationship was formed, human civilization had become so powerful that other intelligent civilizations could not reach it. At that time, even if the human civilization is not very large, it will be an absolute ruler. ”

"You're thinking very long-term, and it's working."

"So, there's no problem between us?"

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "In that case, why should you go far for the sake of Lu? There are one and a half trillion Acadians, and as you already know, the Acadians don't like war, and they'd rather give up science and technology to preserve their way of life. Don't you think that the Acadians are the best mate of humanity? The Acadians don't like war, so let them develop the star systems we conquer, and we only act as protectors. If you are not at ease, you can put restrictions on the Acadians, such as degrading them to their natural evolutionary state, depriving them of the ability to survive in harsh environments, and making them never a threat to human civilization. Of course, we can control the most core resources, so that the Arcadians cannot obtain the Star Core, or even know that the Star Core exists. There are many ways to address your concerns, why do you want to wipe out the Arcadians? ”

Zhang Xiaogang was silent, or he was seriously considering what Chu Tianjiang said.