After getting Shepard's report, the Divine Castle was naturally confused, they didn't suspect that Shepard was lying, after all, this kind of thing can be concluded as long as it is investigated. And Shepard, as a ghost, couldn't help but believe the Citadel when he said this, so in desperation, the Citadel had to send a diplomatic team to the wandering galaxy again, and Fang Zheng communicated.

However, the process of communication did not go smoothly.

At first, the Citadel Council wanted to invite the Heavenly Dao Palace to join the Citadel Council just like absorbing other races, but this was flatly rejected by Fang Zheng. Just kidding, joining the Divine Citadel meant abiding by the laws and rules of the Divine Citadel, but Fang Zheng obviously would not allow the Heavenly Dao Palace to follow the rules of the foreign forces.

This also made the delegation of the Divine Citadel look confused, after all, according to their experience, the average civilized race would choose to join after learning about the Divine Citadel, but this Heavenly Dao Palace .........

Not sensible!

"We hope you understand that the Citadel's Treaty is meant to bind the development of civilizations within the galaxy in order to avoid unnecessary dangers........."

"But why is it up to you to decide?"

Looking at the Asari envoy in front of him, Fang Zheng, who was in the form of the Time Dragon, disdained this.

"Your rules and laws are just your rules and laws, not the truth of this universe, and the Heavenly Dao Palace doesn't ask for the Divine Castle, nor does it want to join the Divine Castle, so why should we abide by your rules?"

"You ..............."

Listening to the words of the two sides, Shepard next to her was secretly a little envious of the Heavenly Dao Palace, after all, as a human being, she also knew very well what kind of suffering human beings had experienced in the Divine Castle. Although it is true that humans have broadened their horizons by joining the Citadel and have some contact with other alien races, in the final analysis, it is because humans are too weak.

You must know that the reason why humans joined the Divine Citadel was mainly because of the threat of war with the Turui Empire, although the Asari who was in charge of mediation at that time did not say it directly, but human beings are not stupid, and naturally understood that the other party's hidden meaning was that only if they joined the Divine Citadel, the mediation would take effect. If they refuse to join, then a full-scale war between humanity and the Turkian Empire is inevitable.

At that time, the human race had only just stepped out of the solar system, and their strength in this regard was not stronger than that of Turui, so they finally had to choose to accept the proposal of the Citadel Council and join the Citadel.

After joining the Citadel, the development of human science and technology has also been restricted to a certain extent, such as the Citadel's regulations prohibiting the creation of artificial intelligence AI, which has made all the research of human beings in artificial intelligence for hundreds of years almost all sealed and abandoned. Even in terms of the creation and development of warships, there were considerable restrictions. And the human race also took a lot of effort and sacrificed too many resources before finally reluctantly occupying a place in the Divine Citadel.

Had Shepard not single-handedly defeated the defector Saren and the Overlord, humanity would have known how many years it would have taken to qualify for the Citadel Council.

In Shepard's opinion, the experience of the Heavenly Dao Palace is actually very similar to that of humans, they first had an armed conflict with Turui, and almost reached the point of meeting each other, and then the Citadel Council sent people to negotiate peace, and tried to absorb this new strength into the Citadel Alliance.

However.........

"Heavenly Dao Palace adheres to the strategy of non-alignment, we will not ally with any force, organization, civilization, or race, nor will we be enemies of any force, organization, civilization, or race for no reason. Therefore, we will not join the Citadel, let alone abide by the laws and rules of the Citadel. We have our own laws and rules, and we will only follow our own laws and rules. ”

In the face of Fang Zheng's answer, the envoys of the Divine Citadel were dumbfounded and completely speechless.

But what can they do?

The threat of force is useless, in the days when they came to the Heavenly Dao Palace, the envoys also investigated the civilization and technology of the Heavenly Dao Palace, and came to the same conclusion as Shepard, it is obvious that this is a force that has or even exceeds the technological power of all existing civilizations and races, although the number of this force does not seem to be large, but their strong strength is obviously not afraid of any enemy.

If there is a real conflict between the two sides......... The consequences are clearly dire.

In the end, the Citadel had to choose a compromise.

The envoys from the Divine Citadel signed with the Heavenly Dao Palace did not sign the alliance agreement they hoped for, but the "Non-Aggression Pact", and the two sides only agreed not to invade each other's territory, and in the exploration of the unexplored galaxy, whoever occupied the galaxy first obtained the right to develop the galaxy.

You are not allowed to enter the other party's galaxy without permission, and if you encounter an ineffective warning, you will be expelled or even attacked.

This was clearly not what they expected to see for the Citadel. But for Shepard, it was quite refreshing to see this scene.

If the human race had the strength of the Heavenly Dao Palace, I am afraid that there would be no need to compromise in the Divine Castle.

It's a pity that the skills are not as good as others, and you can't do it if you don't want to bow your head.

It stands to reason that after the treaty is signed, Shepard and the others will be able to go home, but .........

"Observation Mission?"

Standing in the communication room, looking at Anderson in front of him, Shepard looked confused. Senator Anderson, however, nodded.

"That's right, the Heavenly Dao Palace will send an observation team into our galaxy to observe and communicate, and at my suggestion, we finally chose you and the Normandy as the leaders of this observation group."

"Wait, why me? You should know that there is something more important than being a tour guide! ”

Hearing Anderson's answer, Shepard suddenly jumped up, what are you kidding, the Reaper will come to harvest the entire galaxy in a short time, and there are more things to investigate on his side than the mountains, where is the free time to be a guide for the people of the Heavenly Dao Palace?

However, Anderson's expression was more serious than Shepard had imagined.

"Because of this, we need more support, and if what you say is true, it is clear that our strength alone will not be enough to resist the Reaper. Although the other party has not joined the Citadel, they are also a member of the galaxy........."

At this, Anderson lowered his voice.

"This is not only my opinion, but also the opinion of Starlink."

Hearing this, Shepard suddenly understood.

Obviously, the human race has also taken a fancy to the super technology of the Heavenly Dao Palace, and is trying to trade with it to improve the technology on their side. It seems that this negotiation has also stimulated the mood of the human side.

After all, in this universe, it's still the big fist that is the truth.

"What am I going to do?"

"As you continue your mission to investigate intelligence about the Reapers and Collectors, this Observatory will operate with you, and I hope you will make them understand that the Reapers are not just enemies of the Covenant, the Citadel, but of all life in the galaxy. If, as you say, the Reapers, will attack and harvest the galaxy in the near future, we need a stronger and more powerful ally. ”

Saying this, Anderson's voice also became serious.

"This is the order I gave you, understand? Commander Shepard? ”

"Understood!"

Hearing this, Shepard immediately straightened up and saluted.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"