"So, you high-ranking members of the Empire, what do you think of this agreement with our amoeba? If you are not satisfied, we are very open-minded and will not force you to make a choice. ”

Amoeba's emissary stationed in Seline came to visit the Empire's upper echelons with a protocol, not out of individual action, but on behalf of Amoeba to meet with the Empire.

The atmosphere in the whole conference room was solemn and heavy, and this was a political activity between civilizations, and there was a fundamental difference in meaning.

Now this time should be said to be a turning point in the history of the empire, in the past thousand years, it was still an era of many countries, the empire unified Selene, established global hegemony, all the Serens integrated into one, so that the history of the entire civilization entered a new stage, and now, the Seren people once again stand at the crossroads of fate.

"I can't understand what you amoebas think."

Nafrosen, the newly promoted general, was the first to break the silence in the conference room, and he put the finished protocol back on the table.

"Our ideas are just as stated in the agreement, written in black and white."

The gatherer calmly replied that it did have such confidence, because this was the exclusive privilege of the victor against the loser, and the race had already won after the colonization of a stable star system within a radius of more than twenty light years, but the empire at that time did not know it.

Let the leaping creatures play with the stellar orbit of the Imperial fleet, and show the Serenes that Amoeba has the ability to travel interstellar and the reserves of antimatter, all in order to make the Serenes realize that they have lost this race between civilizations, and for the sake of this moment, put this agreement in front of the Empire and let them sign it.

The collector clicked on a projection device, which was a Selene electronic product, but the internal program was written by the collector from the underlying code.

A three-dimensional projection was presented in the conference room, and the imperial high-level did not understand what was in the projection at first glance, like sand floating in a weightless environment, but soon the military high-level who was familiar with the astronomical coordinates recognized that this was a star map, drawn by amoeba, through communication with various colonies, combined with time and the speed of light, you can get extremely accurate stellar operation parameters, field surveys are naturally much more accurate than observation data and mathematical calculations alone, after all, it is a distance of light years.

"This is us"

The Collector said this, clicking on a grain of sand in these projections with his tentacles, and the projection zoomed in, revealing the star system in which the Empire was located.

"Where have you expanded?"

The Führer suddenly asked, and he noticed a detail, that is, the star system on the star map is far more than the number of stars more than 20 light years, which means that the territory of the amoeba today is far more than 20 light years.

"Time is a precious thing, and the Race has been using it efficiently and carefully, sending organisms from other star systems to transport millions of tons of antimatter back to this star system, and the Race is also expanding into outerer star systems, which currently dominate the range of thirty to fifty light-years."

As soon as these words came out, some of the more psychologically fragile people in the upper echelons of the empire couldn't help but gasp, on this scale, the supernova explosion is meaningless, because the distance is too far, and the amoeba will no longer perish because of the supernova explosion of the empire, but will only lose a part.

This result was not very surprising to the Führer and the top brass of the military, which was deduced after they learned about Amoeba's existing technology, and they would have done the same.

"We still have concerns about some of the terms of the agreement, can you answer our concerns?" An official questioned the collectors.

The Gatherer nodded.

"No problem."

"Why does Amoeba want the empire to become a vassal civilization under it? You don't have the concept of vassalization, it doesn't make sense to you, if you want to unite the two civilizations, there is no need to take the form of vassalization, you can form a unified government, or carry out a collective overhaul, so that the Serens can be integrated into the amoeba. ”

The Empire's higher-ups couldn't understand it, and the gatherers replied.

"We've thought about it, but that outcome isn't what the race wants, so what's the difference between assimilating you and killing you? Matter affects thinking, do you think the Serens at that time were still the Serenes? After assimilation, your civilization will be wiped out, and what the race needs is a living civilization rather than a pile of organic matter, and we don't think the organic matter we get from demolishing a planet is more than your total population combined? ”

"As for uniting as one, we are now carrying out this plan, and according to the conclusions we have come to after studying your culture, thinking, and history, such a master-servant symbiotic relationship is the most stable and unshakable relationship for you, far more stable than an equal union."

"And our mindset is not suitable for dealing with the internal problems of the Serenes, so it is necessary for your regime to exist."

Then another question was asked.

"Since it is a vassal relationship, then why do you have basically no needs and restrictions in your terms, except for the right to command the imperial ** force in wartime."

The gatherer shook his head and replied.

"Demand? Limit? Amoeba doesn't need any resources from you, the universe is huge, and it is more efficient to mine them directly than the resources you pay us tribute to. ”

"As for the restrictions, it has been made clear in the military clause that we have the right to order your military forces to participate in the war if necessary, and if you are too weak, this clause will be useless."

In fact, even if there is combat power, it is useless, if Amoeba has a war with other civilizations in the future, the Serenes will enter quasi-combat readiness even if they do not participate in the war, and there is a high probability that they will help Amoeba, after all, who can guarantee that the civilization that eliminated Amoeba will turn around and destroy the Serenes?

A question has just been answered, and a question has been asked, this time by the Führer.

"If one day, your mindset shortcomings are solved, what are you going to do with us Serenes?"

"Assimilation, if it can be achieved to that extent, there is no need for differences between civilizations to exist."

The collector gave the answer bluntly, answering whatever he asked, and as long as it did not involve the internal secrets of the amoeba, it would tell the truth to the Seren people present.

"Moreover, if we reach that level, it means that we already have your mode of thinking, and you will understand us, and you will gladly accept assimilation, because this is the ultimate society of equality, justice, and solidarity that you aspire to in your literature, where the advantages of the individual are preserved, the shortcomings of the individual are abandoned, and the estrangement between the group and the individual no longer exists."

"Looks like you already have an idea of this, can you tell us about it?"

The Führer looked directly at the amoeba envoy opposite, and followed the other party's words to inquire further.

"This is not possible for the time being, this is a secret of the race." The collector refused to answer the question.