After receiving Shepard's report, the people from the Divine Citadel were naturally dumbfounded. They did not suspect that Shepard was lying. After all, this kind of thing could be concluded with a simple investigation. Since Shepard was a ghost, the Divine Citadel had no choice but to believe her. Therefore, the Divine Citadel had no choice but to send another diplomatic team to the Wandering Galaxy to communicate with Fangzheng.
However, the process of the communication did not go smoothly.
At first, the Divine Citadel Council wanted to invite the Tendo Temple to join the Divine Citadel Council like they did with other races, but Fangzheng flatly refused. Joining the Divine Citadel meant that they had to abide by the laws and rules of the Divine Citadel. However, Fangzheng obviously would not allow the Tendo Temple to abide by the rules of an external force.
This made the representatives from the Divine Citadel dumbfounded. After all, according to their experience, most civilizations would choose to join the Divine Citadel after learning about it. But this Tendo Temple …
How ignorant!
"We hope you can understand that the treaty of the Divine Citadel is to restrict the development of civilizations in the Milky Way to avoid unnecessary danger …."
"But why is it up to you to decide?"
Fangzheng, in his Time Dragon form, looked at the Ashali emissary in front of him with disdain.
"Your rules and laws are only your rules and laws, not the truth of this universe. The Tendo Temple doesn't need anything from the Divine Citadel, nor does it want to join the Divine Citadel. So, why should we abide by your rules?"
"You …."
Shepard was secretly envious of the Tendo Temple as she listened to the battle of words between the two sides. After all, as a human, she knew very well what kind of suffering humans had experienced in the Divine Citadel. Although the humans joining the Divine Citadel had indeed broadened their horizons and allowed them to interact with other alien races, it was ultimately because humans were too weak.
It must be known that the main reason humans joined the Divine Citadel was because of the threat of war with the Tului Empire. Although Ashali, who was in charge of the mediation at that time, did not say it directly, humans were not fools. They naturally understood what Ashali was implying. The mediation would only take effect if they joined the Divine Citadel. If they refused to join, then an all-out war between the humans and the Tului Empire would be inevitable.
At that time, humans had just stepped out of the solar system and were not as strong as Tului in this aspect. Therefore, they had no choice but to swallow their pride and accept the Divine Castle Council's suggestion and join the Divine Castle.
After joining the Divine Castle, the development of human technology was restricted to a certain extent. For example, the Divine Castle prohibited the creation of artificial intelligence. This caused all the research on artificial intelligence to be sealed and abandoned. Even the manufacturing and development of battleships were limited. Humans had spent a lot of effort and sacrificed a lot of resources to finally occupy a place in the Divine Castle.
If it wasn't for Shepard defeating the defected agent Salen and the Overlord by himself, who knew how many years it would take for humans to be qualified to join the Divine Castle Parliament.
From Sherpard's point of view, the experience of the Tendo Temple was very similar to that of the humans. They first had an armed conflict with the Tului, and it almost reached the point of war. Then, the Divine Castle Council sent someone to negotiate for peace and tried to absorb this new force into the Divine Castle Alliance.
But …
"The Tendo Temple adheres to the policy of non-alliance. We will not form an alliance with any force, organization, civilization, or race, nor will we become enemies with any force, organization, civilization, or race for no reason. Therefore, we will not join the Divine Castle, nor will we abide by the laws and rules of the Divine Castle. We have our own laws and rules, and we will only abide by our own laws and rules. "
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the emissaries of the Divine Castle were dumbfounded. They were completely speechless.
But what else could they do?
Threats of force were useless. During the days they had been in the Tendo Temple, the emissaries had investigated the civilization and technology of the Tendo Temple, and the conclusion they came to was no different from Sherpard's. The Tendo Temple was obviously a force with technological power that surpassed even all the existing civilizations and races. Although this force did not seem to have a large number of people, they were so powerful that they were not afraid of any enemies.
If a conflict really broke out between the two sides … the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the end, the Divine Castle had no choice but to compromise.
What the emissaries from the Divine Castle and the Tendo Temple signed was not the alliance agreement they had hoped for, but a "Non-Aggression Treaty". The two sides only agreed not to invade the other's territory. In the exploration of undeveloped galaxies, whoever occupied the galaxy first would obtain the right to develop the galaxy.
Without permission, the other party was not allowed to enter the other's galaxy. If the warning was ineffective, the other party would be expelled or even attacked.
This was obviously not what the Divine Castle wanted to see. But for Sheppard, this scene made him feel refreshed.
If humans had the strength of the Tendo Temple back then, they probably wouldn't need to compromise in the Divine Castle.
Unfortunately, they were not as skilled as the Tendo Temple, so they had no choice but to lower their heads.
Logically speaking, after the treaty was signed, Sherpard and the emissaries should be able to return home. But …
"An observer?"
Standing in the communication room, Sherpard was dumbfounded as he looked at Anderson in front of him. On the other hand, Councilman Anderson nodded.
"That's right. The Tendo Temple will send an observer team into our galaxy to observe and communicate. At my suggestion, we finally chose you and the Normandy as the leader of this observer team."
"Wait a minute, why me? You should know that there are more important things than being a tour guide right now, right? "
Sherpard jumped to his feet when he heard Anderson's answer. What a joke! The Reapers would soon come to harvest the entire Milky Way. He had more things to investigate than a mountain, so where would he find the time to be a tour guide for the people of the Tendo Temple?
However, Anderson's expression was more serious than Sherpard had imagined.
"Because of this, we need more powerful support. If what you said is true, our strength alone is obviously not enough to resist the Reapers. Although the other party did not join the Divine Castle, they are still a member of the Milky Way … "
Anderson lowered his voice.
"This is not only my opinion, but also the opinion of Star Alliance."
Sherpard instantly understood.
Obviously, the humans were also interested in the advanced technology of the Tendo Temple and were trying to trade with them to improve their own technology. It seemed that the negotiation this time had stimulated the mood of the humans.
After all, in this universe, the stronger one's fist was the truth.
"What should I do?"
"Continue to carry out your mission. Investigate information about the Reapers and the collectors. This observer team will act with you. I hope you can make them understand that the Reapers are not only the enemy of the GAL and the Divine Castle, but also the enemy of all life in the Milky Way. If what you said is true, that the Reapers will attack and harvest the Milky Way in the near future, we need a more powerful ally. "
At this point, Anderson's voice turned solemn.
"This is an order from me. Do you understand? Do you understand, Commander Sherpard? "
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Sherpard straightened his body and bowed.
"I will complete the mission!"
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