Age of Cosmic Exploration Chapter 357

"Military exercise? That's not a bad idea; I have not come across such a lively space civilization before."

Blue 6 sat leisurely in his own "mansion". Even though it was no comparison to his mansion back in the Blue Race, according to his understanding, this was one of the rarest large residences on the Hope. It had complete amenities, including his personal team training center, and he was very satisfied.

He was enjoying a glass of red wine when his adjutant told him about the Hope's military exercise… It was worth noting that he had fallen in love with red wine, as it was tastier than the blood that he used to enjoy. Because he was still in the Hope, the wine was also full of "soul" and it soothed his body. Most importantly, it was not expensive, so he could enjoy it daily with his high income.

After Blue 6's earlier lamentation, he added, "Have you seen such a lively space civilization before? Their goals and plans are measured in days or months. Any goals that pass the measurement of years are rare. It is impossible for this kind of space civilization not to grow."

The other members from Blue Race nodded in agreement. In fact, this was the biggest difference between human beings and most space civilizations.

Humanity left Earth in the 21st century when all work was calculated in terms of hours and only big projects used months or years. Think about it, in that era, electronics like computers were updated every few months or years and the technology updated every year. It was hard to not be fast-living in that era.

But what about space civilizations? Following the advent of scientific bottlenecks, the time it took to finish researching every technology would be longer and longer, going from several decades to several millennia. The introduction of genetic mesomeric technology also extended the lifespan of space civilizations. Lastly, any travel from one location to another would take decades to millennia, one space war could also last that long, and societal restructuring would probably take thousands of years to complete.

For space civilizations,

years was a small measurement of time because they could not be faster even if they wanted to. Following the start of race deterioration, this would become even more obvious.

Almost all level 1 space civilizations that progressed to level 2 space civilization had this concept of time. There was no level 2 space civilization that maintained the concept of time that was common thousands of years ago during the scientific renaissance. For them, time was mostly spent wasted during space travel. To use several years to finish reading a book was something common for them. Military exercises would only occur when there was a new generation of weapons, or every several hundred years…

But humanity was completely different!

Humanity did not enter space with that concept of time in mind. Furthermore, they entered the cosmos without aid. They were alone, had no base, no support, and no mother race. From the very beginning, there were only several ten thousand human beings. There was no technology, no energy, no supply, they had practically nothing when they left Earth.

Under these circumstances, humanity could only allay their anxiety through hard work. Combined with the concept of time they had inherited, it was only 16 years from when they left Earth. In the eyes of other space civilizations, this level 2 space civilization was crazily hardworking. The workload of one human being was equal to the workload of one month or more for other civilizations. It was as Blue 6 claimed, it was hard for such a space civilization not to progress and improve.

Blue 6 finished the rest of his wine in one gulp. He stood up and smiled. "Military exercise, you say? Wonderful idea. By the way, when was the Blue Race's last military exercise?"

The adjutant replied respectfully, "Your Highness, it was about 246 years ago. If we were still with Blue Race, the next military exercise would probably happen in another 50 years."

Blue 6 snapped his fingers and said excitedly, "Yes, military exercise, it is going to be marvellous… Perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to gain the military designation for our

our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I shall go meet with the Chancellor to ask for a mission for this ministry."

Just like that, about half an hour later, Blue 6, his adjutants, and two Black Star Troopers arrived at Yao Yuan's office. Yao Yuan was incredibly busy for the past two days because military exercise was not as simple as it seemed. There were goals to set, new strategies, weapons, combinations to test, the supply to exhaust, and to familiarize with the actions of the alien vassals. These were heavy workloads. There were the Barracks and the Hall of Innovation and Communications to him, but Yao Yuan still needed to get personally involved in many things.

"Ol' Wong, hear me out. Do we really need to send out so many troops? This is around 95 percent of our total military force," Yao Yuan told Guang Zhen, who was sipping tea before him as he read through the document.

Guang Zhen was about to take another sip when he smiled and said, "We are in the warp drive, so it is the perfect opportunity to train the soldiers. Furthermore, this is perfect for the military from the Noah One to get used to the Hope's military system… Don't tell me, we don't have enough supplies?"

Yao Yuan laughed bitterly and massaged his temples. "That is true, but not yet to the level that will hinder the military exercise. I'm just thinking about whether it's worth it or not… So be it, we can lose some supplies. After all, if the situation demands it, we can get more from the alien vassals. In any case, we will follow your suggestion, Ol' Wong. The military prowess of the Hope does need improvement."

Then Barbie came into the room to tell Yao Yuan that Blue 6 was outside waiting to have an audience with him.

When they heard the term "have an audience," Yao Yuan and Guang Zhen shook their heads. Looks like Blue 6 had really taken Yao Yuan as the emperor. Then again, this might not be a bad thing. For someone from a feudal society, the

society, the emperor was the highest existence, and this meant that Blue 6 had deep respect towards Yao Yuan.

Half an hour later, when Blue 6 left with deep satisfaction, Guang Zhen and Yao Yuan were still in the office. As Blue 6 closed the door behind him, Guang Zhen could not help but ask, "Ol' Yao, you really plan to let him and those who are tasked to watch over him join the military exercise?"

"Why not?" Yao Yuan smiled as he looked at Guang Zhen. He stood up to pour himself another cup of tea and said, "I don't need to tell you about humanity's current situation… We are very weak, and since we managed to kind of join the ranks of space civilizations, then we have to make use of this opportunity. Be a little kinder. We Chinese have a brilliant saying: the sea can hold the water from thousands of rivers, it's big because of its capacity. A person is great when he can be tolerant and forgiving to many other people. It is because we are weak now that we have to be tolerant and forgiving. As long as it does not harm us humans, then we should give more chances to these alien vassals. There is nothing wrong about that, it proves that they are fighting for us humans.

"Furthermore, Blue 6's unit is our human unit. If he really has some sinister plan, they will not allow him to do anything to harm us…"

Blue 6 was excited on his way back because he finally managed to earn a military designation for his own unit. Even though it was still part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the unit was called emissaries of peace. As Blue 6 said, we come in peace, but if you do not accept this peace, then we will return with an army and cannons!

An adjutant beside him was confused, so he asked, "Your Highness, why are you so excited over an army designation? Yes, our ministry's military system has many cosmic adapters, but our assigned battle fleet was still too small, there too small, there is barely any… Gaining the designation doesn't mean that we can branch off on our own."

Blue 6 shook his head. "The education you have received is lacking, so you might not understand this. This is something taught to the Blue Race's royalty only, it is the power of official titles… If we do not have a designation, then our unit will always be the ministry's private army and none of our actions can be considered as official. We might even be abandoned by humanity when the situation calls for it. Do you all understand it now? The Blue Race at many times will also do something like this…

"But it is different with an official designation. This means that it is part of humanity's official army, so it will be protected under the human law and the Emperor will not be able to abandon it as he wishes. Then, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' actions will be given an official weight, like the power to initiate war…"

Here, Blue 6 looked around and continued, "Furthermore, this is a wonderful method to help us assimilate into human society. In fact, if we manage to successfully escape this solar system, I plan to marry a lady from a great house. Her father is a member of the House of Representatives. By the way, I have handed our DNA over to the cosmic adapter to be tested and it shows that we can indeed have a future progeny with human beings. These are all great ways for us to assimilate into human society…

"I'm not sure whether you noticed this or not, but the human civilization is still guarded against us. For example, until now we have not been invited to visit their history archives. That is the most basic gesture to signify their acceptance of us, but until now, that has not been done. Therefore, we have to try harder to assimilate into human society…"

Blue 6 paused as a severe expression fell over his face and he swore, "This civilization that I have fallen in love with… I will definitely assimilate into it!"

Chapter end