"Our Star Traveler Society's greatest discovery this year is the discovery of four new dimensions. The most valuable of them all is the dimension XT _ 556. It's outside the Aishi's dimensional wall, but it's right next to the Ansorenne. Considering that our brothers are still competing with Rock and Wood, I think that we should have the first right to develop this dimension …"
The red-haired old mage Carl spoke with confidence on the stage, and his speech caused quite a commotion among the audience.
However, nobody dared to make any noise or make any noise. After all, this was the Mage Country's highest academic hall, and the old mage on the stage was an important person who was almost like a god.
This simple yet dignified hall was the last meeting of the annual council, and also the most important one.
"… The masters of that dimension are a bunch of filthy insects. According to the latest intelligence testing protocol, they only have level three intelligence, and they don't have a complete social system. They can't reach level four with human rights. Although they might have a chance if we give them another thousand years, I don't think that we'll give them that chance …"
The hall was filled with people. Not only were there Truth Parliament members and SemiGod archmages on the stage, those who were able to get a seat below were either the leaders of their own factions or powerful archmages.
Back then, Rorschach was the one who was the most surprised when he received an invitation.
But now, Rorschach was sitting in the last row. The light green and black six-star emblem on his chest was his proof of identity.
He was a dual archmage of nature and undead, and a young archmage who wasn't even thirty years old. This was enough for him to participate in this most important ceremony … although he was still sitting in the last row.
Most of the people here were young. It seemed that this was a special treatment.
Being able to participate in this most important meeting was both an honor and a recognition. It recognized that you were a member of the mage society, and a member who was doing quite well.
Rorschach originally only wanted to go through the procedure and listen to the proceedings, but after listening for a while, he really felt that it was quite interesting.
"… We, the Star Exploration Group, along with the participation of the Jadeite Forest, the Society Livestock Gathering, and the Death and Burial Society, will be developing the 556 planes. The initial decision is to get rid of those bugs … Councilor Angola, do you have any questions?"
The SemiGod archmage was halfway through his speech when the purple light on the rostrum lit up. The number '16' below was a question from the Truth Archmage who had the authority to ask questions.
"Sir Carl, I'm sorry to interrupt your speech, but I'm personally interested in those insects. The natural ecology of a small world of mine has lost its balance, and I personally need some insect-type creatures to adjust the balance of that world. If possible, I hope to be able to participate in the reclamation of this plane, and purchase some in my name …"
The interaction between the big shots was an eye-opener for Rorschach.
He finally understood why Rosa would say that staring at the ground in front of him was a foolish thing to do, and why she would say that his vision was too narrow.
While he was still keeping an eye on his own small business, and Lori was still busy with Ansorenne's shops and territories, the real big shots were already busy developing one plane after another. Their vision was no longer limited to the world of Aishi.
The Star Exploration Group was a group of archmages who had ambitions in the sea of stars. Many of them were big shots in the fields of space, divination, and astrology, and had a fanatical and persistent passion for developing planes.
Their power and manpower were also limited. Sometimes, when they met a big fish that they couldn't take down, they would naturally share some of the soup with their colleagues.
And now, the plane that they were going to develop …
"How scary. It's no smaller than Earth. There are high-purity energy crystals, a sea of magic crystals, and crystal creatures? "
Rorschach finally understood why this invitation was so valuable.
This information was given to all the participants, as well as the lectures given by the big shots. It involved research results and knowledge in various fields. Currently, on the first page, there was a clear indication of the 556 plane's native insect body samples and basic information, as well as various resources and materials from that plane, including minerals, plants, and native species.
The analysis of the body samples was so detailed that Rorschach even suspected that they had been dissected before. These strange plants were also an eye-opener for Rorschach. This was a completely different path of biological evolution, and as a naturalist, he had gained a lot.
He was even somewhat impatient to buy some plant samples from the Star Exploration Group, so that he could bring them back for further research.
For spellcasters who pursued the truth, knowledge was power. This simple invitation represented the newest knowledge and results of the entire Aishi plane. Being able to participate in such a grand event was doubtlessly a chance to share in the newest results of the era. What the media would be able to broadcast after the event was a simplified version or a modified version that didn't have much meaning.
But the most important thing was the opportunity that the conference had given them.
"Developing an entire plane. It seems that they intend to turn it into a resource planet … which means that they want to turn an entire world into their own mining area. These people are going overboard."
The information detailed this native species called "Insect X". They were a type of ugly mining insect species. Their bodies were similar to a combination of crystal and metal ores, and they ate minerals for a long time.
And in this information, it also detailed the possibility of this species stepping out of their own territory … They would become a swarm of space locusts that would devour the earth and mountains.
Of course, nobody here was an idiot. Only newbies would believe whatever the information said.
Rorschach could tell that this information was likely to exaggerate just how dangerous these insects were. The information contained many archmages' signatures and annotations, making it seem as if these insects could charge out of their own world at any moment and come to Aishi for a massacre.
"… They only said that there's a possibility of evolution. Not mentioning the time required for evolution, it would take at least several thousand or even tens of thousands of years for them to evolve from mining insects into space locusts. And that's assuming that there are no accidents along the way. These people, what they're truly afraid of is that these insects will eat the magical ores of that world. "
The information repeatedly emphasized that these insects had low intelligence and didn't have a proper social structure. They didn't apply various conventions and rules for intelligent life, and they didn't have insect rights … Rorschach really felt that it was very contradictory to emphasize that these insects had low intelligence and wouldn't be able to evolve in a short period of time while emphasizing that their unique body structure could evolve to the point that they would be a threat to other civilizations. In that case, they probably didn't intend to give them a chance to evolve.
The Star Exploration Group and their group had their eyes on the resources of that world, and the archmage who proposed to purchase the native inhabitants of that world probably had his eyes on the possibility of evolution of this species.
"Probably, from species to resources, everything will be plundered. How terrifying …"
This was the first time that Rorschach came into contact with the cruelty of the world. It was an unchanging truth that those who fell behind would be beaten up. In the competition between interstellar civilizations, those who fell behind wouldn't even have a chance to develop.
Rorschach shook his head and had nothing to say. The competition between civilizations was cruel and realistic. As an Aishi People, he had no reason to speak up for another civilization, especially when that civilization was just a bunch of ugly insects.
In this information, Rorschach also saw a familiar name.
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