Chapter 1841: Response
It was essentially an interview.
I interviewed nearly three hundred people.
The interview process was handled by Lilith's secretary. During the interview, in addition to asking the applicant about their thoughts on the operation, they also asked what they would do if they went to the Ash Lord's Kingdom.
And everyone will be asked the same question at the end.
That is, if five people are to be sent to the Ash Venerable civilization to be in charge of the investigation, in addition to themselves, there are four other positions for the person in charge. What kind of experts do they hope will be in charge?
Ultimately, these five people were born.
"Your Majesty Emperor Xiaolong, this is what we should do."
These dangers were entirely foreseeable.
Compared to analyzing data from the rear, conducting on-site investigations is actually the best approach for our work.
We can obtain more accurate and reliable intelligence from this!
"And although there are dangers, we are still very safe with the protection of the escort fleet."
None of them seemed to care about the dangers they had faced before, and they all spoke of them casually.
Emperor Zhao Chen continued, "You've come back exhausted from your journey, so you should have been allowed to rest properly."
However, it is rather inconvenient for me to ask you to come see me immediately.
However, for the past month, I have been waiting for your investigation results.
Although the secretariat will analyze the intelligence information you provide.
However, you are experts who have conducted firsthand investigations, so I would like to ask for your opinion.
Regarding whether our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire should advance and participate in this Venerable Civilization universe.
Please each share your thoughts.
Don't feel pressured; just do what you think is right.
Emperor Zhao Chen looked at the five people.
The five people looked at each other, but no one was the first to speak.
Zhao Chen pointed to one of the experts who was mainly responsible for space resources.
"You go first."
The expert was called on and he stood up.
"You don't need to stand up, you can just sit down and talk."
"OK."
The expert thought for a moment, organized his thoughts, and then began to explain his ideas.
"When we arrived in the Venerable Civilization Universe, we didn't just stay in the Ash Venerable Kingdom; we also took the time to visit several other Venerable Civilization Kingdoms."
Based on what we have learned.
The Venerable Civilization universe cluster is truly vast, containing abundant resources.
Far beyond our universe.
Therefore, if we can establish a cooperative relationship with this universe group, we will receive tremendous help.
If we can directly control this universe cluster, then our Dragon Star Empire will have an even brighter future.
With the resources of this universe cluster, the development speed of our Dragon Star Empire, which had begun to slow down, will rapidly increase in a short period of time.
The resources controlled by our Dragon Star Empire will be available in the future.
Keep doubling!
Ten years from now, the annual output value of our Dragon Star Empire will be at least ten times, perhaps even twenty times, greater than it is now!
Hearing these words, Zhao Chen was somewhat tempted.
It's important to understand that the current Dragon Star Empire is already a behemoth, for such a large economic entity.
It is no longer possible to increase at a high rate every month as before.
The annual growth rate is now only as high as that of a single month before, but the actual growth is still substantial.
However, the idea of doubling growth is now a thing of the past.
It would be very difficult for this universe group to create such a growth miracle on its own.
The only way to achieve such rapid growth is through external stimulation.
The Venerable Civilization Universe Cluster is, in fact, the oasis in the desert that can quench the thirst of the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire.
"So, from your perspective."
"Our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire must find a way to control this Venerable Civilization universe cluster," Emperor Zhao Chen of Xiaolong asked directly.
The expert glanced at the others, scratched his head, smiled, and said, "I'm just thinking about this from the single perspective of resources."
Of course, everyone wants to own such a gold mine.
However, I am also aware of other concerns, such as the cosmic environment, war factors, national factors, and so on.
Therefore, I cannot make a definitive statement.
Emperor Zhao Chen nodded, then looked at another expert.
This expert is responsible for studying national diplomacy and civilizational systems.
"Tell us your thoughts."
He was singled out by Emperor Xiaolong.
The expert was also mentally prepared. He nodded slightly and bowed, then said, "I'll also talk about the area I'm responsible for."
Upon arriving in the Kingdom of Ash Lord, my first task was to learn about the Kingdom of Ash Lord.
The intelligence you provided largely matches the intelligence I received.
The Ashbringer Kingdom now resembles a civilization that has entered its late stages.
The kingdom is already facing numerous internal problems, including corruption, factionalism, and conflicts of interest among various lords and nobles.
Military technology development has stagnated.
We even discovered that many noble lords had already colluded with outsiders.
There were instances of collusion not only with other Venerable civilizations, but also with the Invader civilization, which was an invader.
Among the accurate information we collected, we even found a large family preparing a letter of allegiance to the conqueror civilization.
The letter expressed the family's desire to join the Conqueror Civilization, and stated that the family would provide internal support when the Conqueror Civilization's fleet needed them.
And this is just the situation we've discovered.
Inside this decaying tree, we found a small rotten spot, which actually indicated that there were already significant problems inside.
Furthermore, we have discovered that it's not just the princess you've been in contact with who has the idea of overthrowing the current supreme imperial power; various forces, large and small, also share this idea.
Even during the month we were there.
A remote nobleman on the frontier of the Ashbringer civilization declared a rebellion in his own universe.
Unfortunately, they possessed too few legion fleets, meaning that their own cosmic defenses were sufficient to withstand the current regular army of the Ash Lord Kingdom.
However, the fleet that quelled the rebellion suffered heavy losses in the very first battle upon its arrival. Those who had supported the noble family's rebellion immediately defected when they saw the situation was dire.
The rebellion lasted less than twenty days.
Although the Ash Lord Kingdom is now corrupt and decaying, its existing military strength is still considerable.
The gap between regular and private armies remains.
Unless it's a large-scale rebellion or uprising that affects multiple universes, these initial small-scale skirmishes will have no effect whatsoever.
The Venerable One's attitude was also very clear: the front lines against the conqueror civilization could be a protracted war.
However, any rebellion that occurs within their controlled universe must be dealt with swiftly, without any delays.
This shows that the rulers of the Ash Venerable civilization are well aware that the Ash Venerable Kingdom is currently facing internal and external troubles, but under no circumstances can internal problems arise, at least not overt ones.
Because if the Ashes Lord Kingdom, this great tree, were to have any problems in the open, it would be vulnerable.
It really can't withstand a strong wind.
I've calculated it.
If a rebellion occurs within the Ashbringer's Kingdom, involving more than 10% of the universe and more than ten million interstellar warships.
And if the rebellion lasts for more than three months.
If these things cannot be controlled in time, or if the momentum cannot be clearly contained.
Within three months at most, the Ashes Lord Kingdom will completely collapse, with no chance of ever rising again.
This is what we know about the Kingdom of Ash Venerables.
Afterwards, we also learned about other Venerable civilizations.
There are twelve lower-level civilizations and four higher-level civilizations.
In the current war against the conqueror civilization, the entire territories of two lower-level civilizations have already fallen.
These Venerable civilizations also have different political systems. It can be said that the political systems that exist in our universe group are more or less similar to those in theirs.
There is no problem with that.
They are in an alliance, namely the Venerable Civilization Alliance.
However, in reality, any alliance will inevitably have some friction between its members.
True unity is impossible.
Therefore, based on our observations...
Within the entire Venerable Civilization universe, there are actually three factions.
These three factions are each led by one of the four supreme civilizations.
Of these three factions, one stands out as having the highest success rate.
As luck would have it, the Ashbringer Kingdom is part of this faction.
This faction is led by an Upper Venerable civilization, with three Lower Venerable civilizations as its support, one of which is the Ash Venerable Kingdom.
The situation of the Ash Venerable Civilization actually occurred within these three Venerable Civilizations as well.
After all, the situation of the Ash Venerable civilization is essentially an infectious disease.
They are like a forest.
The Ashbringer civilization is like a diseased tree, existing in this forest without any treatment for a long time.
Over time, the disease will spread throughout the entire forest.
Therefore, this faction is considered the weakest of the three.
As luck would have it, one of the two Venerable civilization kingdoms that were first conquered was from their faction.
The Lower Venerable Civilization Kingdom requested their assistance several times, with over a thousand requests for help sent to the Ash Venerable Kingdom alone.
However, the Ash Venerable civilization used the tactic of stalling from the very beginning.
There was absolutely no intention to provide support.
It wasn't until later, when things really escalated and the flames of war actually reached the Ash Lord Kingdom, that the Ash Lord Kingdom began to dispatch its legion fleet.
But by this point, it was completely useless.
This also led to the subsequent fall of this Venerable civilization.
There were already rifts between the members of this Venerable Civilization Alliance.
The emergence of the Conqueror Civilization has shown no inclination to unite them. On the contrary, the three factions' fleet groups appear to be cooperating to defend against the enemy, but in reality, they are fighting independently.
The war against the conqueror civilization invaders was divided into three different battlefields.
This gave the conquering civilizations a better opportunity to launch their attacks from the most advantageous battlefields.
This results in less pressure on the other two battlefields, while the battlefield that was singled out will be brutally attacked by the conqueror civilization.
Meanwhile, the other two legion fleets simply stood by and watched, showing no intention of providing any support.
Their plan was to wait until these former allies and conqueror civilizations were both weakened before ending the war.
By then, I can become the ultimate victor.
Not only could they drive out the conquering civilization, but they could also expand their own territory once again.
"Greed," Grand Marshal Charlotte uttered a word, expressing her disgust.
For a soldier, this is the kind of situation he hates the most.
Soldiers are fighting on the front lines, but the country's top brass is still thinking about their own interests, completely disregarding how many interstellar warships and soldiers will be needlessly sacrificed on the front lines due to this internal strife.
How many cosmic territories could this lead to fall?
"If our Dragonflight Interstellar Empire were to enter the Venerable Civilization Universe Cluster, the diplomatic and political environment there would actually be very suitable."
"The resistance we face when entering it will be very small," the expert said, expressing his opinion.
Emperor Zhao Chen looked at the only person among the five who was wearing a military uniform.
He is also the only active-duty marshal and commander on this "business trip".
Chu Xuan.
Because of what happened to the Chu family before, Chu Xuan was in a bad mood and was very depressed.
So Zhao Chen simply handed this mission over to her. She led the team to the Ash Venerable Kingdom, partly to be responsible for the safety of the entire fleet.
On the other hand, it is about looking at the situation on the other side from a military perspective.
"Chu Xuan, tell me your thoughts on this trip," asked Emperor Zhao Chen.
After returning from this business trip, Marshal Chu Xuan was in much better condition than before.
It seems to be having some effect.
It's possible that because I've been busy, I haven't been worrying about those things anymore.
Upon hearing Emperor Xiaolong call his name, Marshal Chu Xuan first stood up and gave a military salute, then directly used his device to open a star map.
This star map shows the entire Venerable Civilization universe.
This star map was previously provided by Princess Moqi.
It's just not as detailed as Marshal Chu Xuan's account.
You can see the locations of many military units on it, along with various detailed information.