Hao Ren returned to the VIP lounge with the MDT in his hand. Lily and Vivian were resting on the bench in the living room, while Y 'zaks was still spacing out in front of the window. The commotion of Hao Ren's return had attracted the attention of the three of them. He put the MDT on the table and said, "This place is really uninhabitable."
Lily was lying on the sofa, her tongue hanging out as she pretended to be dead. She looked up and asked, "Are we changing rooms? This place is pretty good … "
"I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the floating islands that these elves are living on." Hao Ren sat down on the bench. "Look at the situation. Who knows when one of them will collapse. Millions of lives are tied to these seriously expired old machines. At best, they may be able to hold on for another three to five hundred years. But if they're unlucky, it's not impossible for them to die in three to five days. This place is uninhabitable … Say, what's wrong with you?"
Hao Ren saw Lily lying on the bench listlessly. Even her tail was limp and crooked. It was a spectacle for the husky, who was almost insane. "Did you eat something bad?"
"Helping with the disaster relief … I'm so tired." Lily arched her body on the bench and stretched her limbs forward. "I'm as tired as a dog …"
It seemed that the girl was indeed very tired and seemed to be a little delirious.
Vivian also looked tired. She had just come back from the city to help with the disaster relief. But she looked much better than the husky and could still discuss business with Hao Ren. "So, you've decided how to help these elves?"
"I can't just leave them be." Hao Ren nodded and poured out everything that he had been thinking about since last night. "At first, I wanted to give them some technological blueprints. Advanced technological blueprints are contraband, but hyperdrive engines are everywhere in the Macro World. But now, it seems that they won't be able to build a spaceship in time. Later, I thought of collecting some resources for them, but it's not practical. We're not helping a few villages in the mountains. The elves have a population of one billion. How am I going to collect so many resources … "
"And even if you have these supplies, it's not enough," the MDT said on the table. "How much do you give them? A hundred years or a thousand years? If you want to send them into space to help the poor, you'll have to drag at least one more planet over. "
"That's why I think it's better for them to move." Hao Ren clapped his hands. "It took me a long time to figure it out. I've been limited by my own vision. Moving an entire race sounds scary, but it's not a big deal in the big picture of the Macro World."
Vivian opened her mouth. This matter was a little beyond her worldview, so the vampire maiden decided not to say anything. She would just listen obediently.
"At the end of the day, no matter how much resources and technology we give the elves, it won't solve the problem. Their current predicament is because of the environment of this godforsaken place. If only there was a place rich in resources for them to move. And they can continue to develop their civilization in their new home. They don't have to study the high-tech technology that others give them. It's good for them in the long run … "
The MDT could not help but twinkle in approval. "Well, very good. You can already think from a long-term perspective. The core of maintaining the diversity of civilizations is to let civilizations with potential maintain their own development trajectory. Giving them an undeveloped new home is much better than giving them a bunch of faster-than-light technology. Now, there's only one question: where do you want them to move to? "
Hao Ren scratched his head. "The universe is so big … there should be a suitable place, right?"
"Take your time scanning." The MDT did a somersault in the air. It was used to doing all kinds of somersaults in the air to express its mockery. "First of all, it has to have the right temperature and gravity. Second, it can't stay in the middle of nowhere like this wandering star. Third, it's best if it's born with a carbon-based ecosystem because the Aerymian elves don't have the capital to build an ecosystem on a barren planet. With their technology, it'll take at least a few hundred years. Finally, and most importantly, this ecological planet can't have a native civilization. Even if there's only a group of monkeys who can write, you can't colonize it. The Petrachelys does have a scanning probe, but it's hard to say if there's a suitable place in the universe for you to scan. "
Hao Ren tugged at his hair as he listened. "I know what you're saying. I have a plan first, and then I'll think about the details …"
"Then hurry up and think about it. I've just scanned this island chain. There are at least three floating islands with hidden dangers in their energy operations. It's all up to fate when they explode. These elves seem to know that those three floating islands have the least population."
Hao Ren hugged his head and curled up in the chair, thinking hard. Just when he was about to have a stroke, a planet with oceans and dense jungles, a pleasant environment and no native civilization suddenly came to his mind.
"Peatopia!"
Vivian and Lily were stunned at the same time. "What's Peatopia?"
Hao Ren coughed twice. "Ahem, I mean the planet where I picked up Lil Pea. There seems to be no one there, and it's very suitable for the elves to live … Well, the atmosphere may be different from the dome, but it shouldn't be difficult for them to adapt. MDT, do you think this is okay? "
The MDT was silent for a moment before it reminded him. "You know, the Space Administration is very strict about this. Unless a civilization has developed its own cross-world navigation technology and migrated to other worlds, or non-colonial 'travel', it is generally forbidden for a race to migrate to another universe with a civilized civilization. Especially when you, as an inspector, have to pack up a race from another universe and place them in your own universe, and this race does not have any cross-world navigation ability. This matter is very sensitive … very sensitive. "
Hao Ren was dumbfounded.
The MDT continued. "Of course, I'm just saying that this matter is strictly reviewed, sensitive, and generally restricted. I'm not saying that such incidents have never happened before. After all, the Aerymian elves are on the verge of extinction, and they deserve to be rescued. Many restrictive laws would lower the requirements for them under such circumstances. Moreover, even if there are requirements in the law, it can still be flexible. After the emergency expansion ten thousand years ago, the Macro World needed more flexible management in order to operate. Therefore, many of the rules were lowered, so you can consider being flexible. Do you know what the core of these rules is? "
Hao Ren thought for a moment. "Not to harm other civilizations? You can't help another civilization at the expense of another. I remember that. "
"That's right. Under this premise, as long as you have a reasonable explanation and procedures, no one will hold you accountable. If you do it well, it may even be rated as a merit. "
"Just say it, I can't stand the suspense anymore."
The MDT knocked on Hao Ren's head. "What do you do?"
Hao Ren was stunned. "Me? An inspector? "
"This is your side job. What is your main job?"
Hao Ren was stunned for a long time before he realized it. "… Mr. Landlord?"
"Then do you understand?"
Hao Ren thought for a moment and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. "Wait a minute, is this okay? That planet isn't mine … "
"Why can't it be yours? After Madam Raven created the planet, she threw it into the natural universe. Since then, no intelligent beings have ever visited the planet. The only ones who passed by the planet were a bunch of goblins delivering packages. They never even landed on the planet. And you, you are the first intelligent being to land on the surface of the planet and conduct a survey. Your survey has been recorded in the database. Legally speaking, the planet is not your personal property. But until another intelligent race claims that they have occupied the planet earlier and produces evidence, you are the first priority observer of the planet. As an observer, you have the authority to build an outpost, set up your own base, mine resources and so on. Of course, you can't manage such a big mess by yourself, so — "
Hao Ren was enlightened. "So I need a billion Aerymian tenants to look after the house —"
"You're worth teaching."
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