The Shattered Star Ring Civilization Conference was a civilization alliance led by the seven Star Cluster civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring. It was set up to facilitate the management of the Star Field. The three Universal Civilizations usually would not interfere with the daily affairs of the other Star Fields. Most of the time, the Star Cluster or Supercluster civilizations in the Star Field were the executive directors.
The executive directors of the Shattered Star Ring were the seven Star Cluster civilizations, and they were in charge of mediating the conflicts between the members of the various Star System civilizations. Although the goal was for everyone to resolve their conflicts, most of the time, the Civilization Conference was just a large scale quarrel. They could fight over any trivial matter, and there were not many times when they could actually resolve problems.
In the secret war not long ago, even Purple Crystal and Klent, who were the referees, had personally gone down to tear each other's faces. The Civilization Conference in the Shattered Star Ring was obvious.
After all, the Shattered Star Ring was one of the chaotic borders of the explored universe, and the way they did things was much more brutal than the other Star Fields. A long time ago, the various civilizations would send their ambassadors to attend the conference personally. There was one time when the seven Star Cluster civilizations could not stand the brawls and decided to participate in the conference through remote projections.
Everyone was just a projection, and no one could hit anyone. If they had the ability, they could come and hit them through the network cable … Er, such examples did exist.
In any case, the Civilization Conference would be held regularly to resolve the backlog of events. The most recent conference would be held a few days later, and this would be the first time the Blue Star Civilization had participated in it.
Normally, only civilizations that had reached the Star System level would be able to enter the conference. However, Han Xiao had made a deal with the various Star Cluster civilizations and allowed the Blue Star Civilization to enter the conference. They were the only surface civilization in the Shattered Star Ring to participate in the conference, and the representative was Han Xiao himself.
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A few days later, the conference was held as scheduled. Han Xiao received a notification from the Amethyst Civilization and connected to the conference hall through the internal channel. He logged into his remote projection account.
Buzz buzz!
A buzzing sound could be heard, and a light flashed before Han Xiao's eyes. The next moment, he shared the vision of the conference hall with the remote projection.
In front of him was a ring-shaped venue, a little like the structure of a colosseum. The black tables and chairs on each floor were seamlessly connected rings. The center was the lowest, and gradually rose from the inside to the outside. The rings were stacked layer by layer, forming a staircase. There was no blind spot at any seat, and everything could be seen at a glance.
The dome of the venue was surrounded by a starry sky, which should be an indoor simulation. The scene was a thumbnail of the Shattered Star Ring, which looked rather grand.
Han Xiao lowered his head and found that his remote projection was already sitting in his seat. Beside him was Bennett's projection. On the table in front of them was the metal nameplate of "Blue Star". The two of them were seated at a higher level. Looking around the venue, the remote projections of the various representatives of the various civilizations were coming online one after another, appearing in the empty seats. The seats of the representatives of the different civilizations were some distance apart, not sitting close to each other.
"This is the venue of the Shattered Star Ring Civilization Conference …" Bennett was amazed. He then turned to look at Han Xiao, nodded, and greeted him. "Black Star, you're finally online."
"It hasn't started yet. I'm early."
Han Xiao looked down and glanced at the center of the venue. The projections of the representatives of the seven Star Cluster civilizations were already online, waiting for all the members to arrive.
Han Xiao retracted his gaze, turned around, and asked, "How long have you been here?"
"I'm one of the earliest people to arrive." Bennett's tone was filled with emotion. "This is my first time attending a conference of this level, so I'm a little nervous."
Of course, he would not be nervous because of such a big occasion. Instead, he felt heavy-hearted when he thought about the responsibility of the Blue Star Civilization.
This is also my first time personally attending a Civilization Conference … Han Xiao smiled.
All the famous civilizations of a Star Field were gathered in one place. Such a scene with extremely high participation requirements was something that most players in his previous life had never experienced, and he was no exception.
"Black Star, thank you." Bennett's tone suddenly became solemn. "If not for you, Blue Star would have to spend hundreds or even thousands of years to sit in this position."
"You're welcome. We're just taking what we need." Han Xiao was not pretentious and made it clear that he was doing this for his own benefit. He subconsciously wanted to pat Bennett's shoulder, but his hand passed through the other party's body. For a moment, he almost forgot that the two of them were projections.
Bennett nodded and did not say anything. He would not be less grateful to Han Xiao because of what he said. He had a rich experience and had long understood that a person's motive was not important. What was important was what they actually did.
While the two of them were chatting, many representatives of the other civilizations also noticed Han Xiao and looked at him with complicated emotions.
In the venue, the Blue Star Civilization was an out-and-out anomaly. Han Xiao had a cooperative relationship with many of the civilizations present, and all the civilizations present knew that Han Xiao had helped Blue Star join the association. They could not help but envy Blue Star's unique advantage.
They had a Beyond Grade A like Black Star as their guardian, and now they had become the headquarters of Floating Dragon. Why was this lousy planet so lucky? Was it really a place blessed by heroes?
Jealousy was jealousy, but since they were able to sit here, it meant that they had the ability. The representatives of the civilizations present would not look down on Blue Star.
Who asked them to have a Beyond Grade A? When a person reached the top, even his chickens and dogs would follow suit. They had no choice but to accept it.
Not long after, everyone finally arrived. The chatter gradually became softer and softer until it disappeared. The entire venue was silent.
At this moment, a Star Cluster Director stood up and slowly spoke. His voice was spread throughout the venue through the nano-sized sound amplification device.
"I'm very happy to see all my familiar friends again. Hmm, compared to the previous meeting, the number of people this time has not decreased. It seems like the security of the Shattered Star Ring has improved …"
Everyone had a cold expression and cursed in their hearts. There were too many things to complain about. This joke was not funny at all.
"Perhaps everyone has noticed that we have a new member." This Director looked in the direction of Han Xiao and the others and gave a simple introduction. "Blue Star Civilization, Aquamarine Federation, Civilization Representative … Your Excellency Black Star."
Everyone's gazes were cast over, and they all nodded in greeting.
Han Xiao waved his hands and looked around. His gaze landed on Sisko, who was sitting in the Star Pupil God Race seat. He smiled in his heart and raised his hand to greet him.
Psyker's face was expressionless. He didn't move at all, as if he hadn't seen anything.
"Your Excellency Black Star is an acquaintance of everyone, so I won't introduce you further." The Director paused and said, "Since everyone is here, according to the rules, the meeting shall begin. The first topic …"
Next, the representatives of the various civilizations took turns to perform, raising proposals that they had prepared long ago. Most of them were about trade conflicts, border conflicts, planet ownership, diplomatic condemnation, and so on.
The representatives of the civilizations present were all experts at talking. They argued for half a day for every topic, and in the end, most of them could only temporarily shelve the dispute.
The process was long and tedious, but Bennett sat up straight and observed every segment seriously, learning from his experience.
Han Xiao was already in a daze, thinking about the true meaning of the universe and what to eat for dinner.
After half a day, the people in front of them had finished speaking, and it was finally their turn.
The Director of the Amethyst Civilization smiled and reminded, "Proposal CL7984D66, submitted by the Blue Star Civilization, representative, please make a brief statement …"
Bennett slowly stood up, took out the materials that he had prepared long ago, and started reading. He briefly explained the actions of the Avitan Souls extremists, and his voice echoed in the hall.
Then, he looked at Sisko and said with a heavy tone.
"We found an advanced psionic bomb in the spaceship of this group of extremists. Its power is enough to destroy the entire Blue Star. For such an advanced military weapon to appear in the hands of a group of extremists, we have reason to believe that these weapons came from the Star Pupil Protoss. Their actions were secretly instructed by the Star Pupil Protoss. We believe that you want to violate the 'Universal Treaty of Contact (Seventh Revision)' and destroy a civilization that is protected by the treaty …"
The sponsor of the Avitan Souls was the opponent of the Star Pupil Protoss, a Star Cluster civilization called Talos. However, Bennett insisted that the weapons were sponsored by the Star Pupil Protoss, and his goal was to make Sisko take the blame.
Everyone present had a strange expression. They were all knowledgeable and knew that Sisko would not do such a thing.
A surface civilization that had made an exception to join the association actually dared to slander another Beyond Grade A in their first meeting? Their guts were too big. It was good to have a Beyond Grade A at home. They could do whatever they wanted.
The seven Star Cluster directors exchanged glances, and six of them glanced at the seventh person. This seventh person was the director of the Talos Civilization.
The director of the Talos Civilization looked at Sisko and said with a smile that was not a smile, "Representative of the Star Pupil Protoss, what do you have to say?"
"This is slander." Sisko's face was calm. "I will not violate the treaty, and I have no reason to attack Blue Star. These extremists were not ordered by me."
"Then, how do you explain this?"
"According to my speculation, this is what happened … Not long ago, Planet Avitan was attacked, and the Evolution Cube was stolen. In the end, it was snatched away by Black Star …"
As he spoke, Sisko coldly glared at Han Xiao and said, "Due to the attack, a portion of the survivors of Avitan became extremists. In the eyes of the Star Pupil Protoss, the Evolution Cube is our national treasure. Black Star snatched away our national treasure, causing the extremists to transfer their hatred to him. Therefore, this matter is a private matter and has nothing to do with the Star Pupil Protoss. If Blue Star insists that I did it, please provide evidence."
Han Xiao chuckled and finally said, "The dead tell no tales. Do you want to clear your name with just a few words?"
"Hehe, the same goes for you. Since the dead tell no tales, you also want to slander me with a few unreasonable speculations," Sisko said coldly.
The Talos director laughed and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Regardless of whether it was incited by the Star Pupil Protoss or not, these attackers are indeed your people, right, Sisko?"
Sisko took a deep breath, nodded slowly, and said, "Although they are of the same race, but …"
"You don't have to say anymore. The nature of the Star Pupil Holy Race is different from other civilizations. Your race should be highly united, but under your rule, an extreme hatred organization has appeared. This is the result of poor management." The Talos representative interrupted him.
"… This is our internal matter. I will start to clean up the Avitan souls and dismantle this extremist group as soon as possible. You have no right to interfere with other matters." Sisko's tone was stiff.
"If you need, as a friendly neighbor, we can also send troops to help you eliminate the extremist group."
"… No need." Sisko was shocked. Who doesn't know what you are trying to do? There are so many people watching, and you actually dare to say it out loud. You are too shameless.
The Talos director laughed and did not mind. He returned to the main topic. "We will talk about your remedies later. Now, we are talking about your responsibility. These extremists are of your race, and when they were about to attack, they still had the citizenship of the Star Pupil Protoss. According to my opinion, the Star Pupil Protoss is responsible for this matter."
In reality, be it being of the same race or citizenship, these factors were not important in the galaxy where people moved frequently. However, the Talos director was purposely trying to make things difficult for the Star Pupil Protoss.
He was not the only director who did so.
"I think so too." The Amethyst director smiled and said.
"Seconded." The other Star Cluster directors nodded.
The Amethyst Civilization spoke up for Blue Star because of Han Xiao, while the other Star Cluster civilizations purely wanted to attack the Star Pupil Protoss.
The Star Pupil Protoss had the support of the Arcane Church and was developing rapidly. They had the chance to become the eighth Star Cluster civilization in the Shattered Star Ring, so the others were not willing to share their benefits.
Therefore, at this moment, they stood on the same side and used this as a pretext to make a fuss.
The other representatives present were silent. Everyone knew that this was the seven directors slandering one another. This situation was too rare, and no one was willing to interfere. At the end of the day, it was the Star Pupil Protoss' fault for wanting to blow up other people's planets. Of course, they would be targeted.
Honestly speaking, if it were any of the civilizations present, if someone wanted to blow up their mother planet, they would also vent their anger on the other party for not keeping their mad dog on a leash.
All of a sudden, Sisko seemed to have become the target of everyone's criticism. Bennett was shocked. He thought that he would at most argue with Sisko, but he did not expect so many people to speak up for them. He could not help but look at Han Xiao.
He had expected this. He knew that exposing this matter would give the other Star Cluster Civilizations an opportunity to make a fuss. Furthermore, the Shattered Star Ring had long been divided up by the seven Star Cluster Civilizations, and they would definitely not be willing to share it with the newcomers. Therefore, even if he did not have any evidence, these directors would still speak up for him. These judges were not without a stand.
Sisko's expression was ugly. It was not that he did not understand this logic, but he did not have the confidence to do so. After all, the other party was the victim, and he was indeed in the wrong.
He could not help but hate the Avitan Souls organization. These b * stards did not care about causing trouble for the civilization at all and even made him their scapegoat. It was really better to let a piece of barbecued pork evolve than to let them evolve.
"Then, how do you guys plan to settle this?" Sisko asked.
"I think that you need to publicly apologize to Blue Star and give Blue Star some mental compensation," the Talos director said slowly.
"Compensation and apology are impossible," Sisko said with a deep voice. "At most, I'll donate."
Donations were also considered compensation, but the name was different, so the meaning was different.
As the leader of the civilization, he was the image of the Star Pupil Protoss. He had to consider many aspects and could not publicly apologize for the private actions of an extremist organization, just like how Godora would not apologize for the actions of Dark-star. Furthermore, Sisko was a Beyond Grade A, and doing so would cause him to lose a lot of prestige. Thus, he would not lower his head because of this.
Bennett regained his senses. Under Han Xiao's signal, he braced himself and said, "We strongly condemn the actions of the Star Pupil Protoss and will not accept such an insincere outcome."
"Then, there's no need to talk about it."
Sisko's eyes were cold. He looked at Han Xiao deeply before suddenly going offline and leaving the venue.
The Star Pupil Protoss had the support of the Arcane Church, and his status was high. The Civilization Conference had limited restrictions on him and could not force him to lower his head. However, Sisko could not do whatever he wanted, and it was not without losses.
After this incident, it would be much more difficult for the Star Pupil Protoss to seek cooperation in the future. He had lost the Evolution Cube, and the support of the Arcane Church had also weakened. Thus, this incident was very disadvantageous for the development of the Star Pupil Protoss.
Not to mention, the Talos Civilization would definitely publicize this incident and attack the reputation of the Star Pupil Protoss, as well as weaken his reputation as a Beyond Grade A.
In Sisko's eyes, the culprit of all this was Han Xiao. If not for this guy's determination to frame him, he would not have encountered such a situation.
At this moment, Sisko's hostility toward Han Xiao increased by another level.
Han Xiao's interface also had a notification that the Favorability of the Star Pupil Protoss had decreased from -800 to -1,250. Their relationship had changed from [Hostile] to [Enemy].
Sure enough, Sisko was furious … Han Xiao shook his head. Blue Star was his' mother planet ', and he could not swallow this insult. Anyway, Sisko and the Arcane Church would not give up on the Evolution Cube, so they were destined to be enemies. There was no harm in having a deeper hatred.
If Blue Star was really bombed, Sisko would not apologize or compensate. He might even gloat. However, the battle of positions had nothing to do with right or wrong. Han Xiao did not feel that Sisko was in the wrong, and he did not care what methods he used.
"I wonder what kind of counterattack he will make …" Han Xiao pondered.
Blue Star was protected by the peace treaty, so Sisko would not attack anyone else. If he wanted to counterattack, he would only target himself.
Aesop had said that the Arcane Church would send people to deal with him, and since Sisko could locate him, he would definitely be one of them.
Han Xiao made up his mind. He had the people in his base keep an eye on Sisko's whereabouts, which was equivalent to indirectly monitoring the movements of the Arcane Church.
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At the same time, on the mother planet of the Star Pupil Protoss, Sisko disconnected the connection to the meeting with an ugly expression.
After a moment of silence, Sisko sent a message to the Arcane Church.
"That matter … I agree."
The Arcane Church had recently prepared to give him a mission. Sisko had originally been considering it, but now, he had made a decision.
Sisko's cold expression was reflected on the communicator screen.
"Black Star, you should stay in the Flickering World and never come back."
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