"What about the mecha manufacturing technology and materialization technology? Can we share them?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Ambition!
Ouyang Shuo did not conceal his ambition to escape Gaia's control.
With these two key technologies, even without Gaia's support, Ouyang Shuo would be able to build an extremely luxurious team, completely free from the limitations of achievement points.
Ordinary people abided by the rules, but emperors were used to subverting them.
Ouyang Shuo was looking forward to the day when he could establish the order of Planet Hope on his own.
Don't beat around the bush when you talk to Gaia.
Just like now, Gaia clearly understood Ouyang Shuo's ambition. As long as it was harmless to humans, she wouldn't care.
Gaia followed the rules.
"Sharing for free won't do. According to the plan, an exchange system would be established between the base and the resource planets in the future. The base uses biological resources to exchange for Resource Planet technology and products, "Gaia explained.
Gaia had obviously come up with a complete set of plans with his super computing abilities.
Ouyang Shuo even guessed that Gaia's decision to have the interstellar fleet dock on a Resource Planet was not a spur of the moment idea. Instead, it was a backup plan that had been in place a long time ago.
Predicting the worst-case scenario and making contingency plans were the forte of a top-notch artificial intelligence like Gaia.
Ouyang Shuo's eyes narrowed. "So you're saying that in the future, the relationship between the base and the interstellar fleets won't be one of superior and subordinate, but more like a cooperative model, each taking what they need?"
If that was the case, the base would have a lot of autonomy.
As for the equivalent exchange that Gaia mentioned, it was also a cooperative model that Ouyang Shuo highly recommended. It was not Ouyang Shuo's style to expect a free lunch and take advantage of others.
"You can understand it that way."
After the disbanding of the Federation, Gaia took on the role of a guardian of humanity and did not seek leadership.
Ouyang Shuo took a long look at Gaia and asked the question in his heart, "So, if nothing happens to the base, you don't plan to step onto Hope Planet?"
"You are very smart." A ripple finally appeared in Gaia's eyes. She did not hide it from Ouyang Shuo and said what Ouyang Shuo did not say, "Resource Planets are not suitable for human survival, but for homo sapiens, there is no problem."
Gaia was already preparing to turn the Resource Planet into the home planet of the homo sapiens.
That way, humans would settle on Hope Planet and homo sapiens would settle on Resource Planet. They would complement each other and not interfere with each other, forming a beneficial symbiotic relationship.
Perhaps this was the way out that Gaia had found for Homo sapiens.
Ouyang Shuo sighed inwardly. Perhaps this was the best outcome for both sides. Not all humans could treat NPCs the same way he did.
The hostility of the species could never be eradicated.
"Can you do me a small favor?" Ouyang Shuo asked in the end. His tone wasn't one of routine business, and it was more like a request between friends, and it carried a trace of warmth.
Although the two of them did not meet often, they felt like old friends at first sight.
"Go ahead." Gaia gave a charming smile.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and made his request. Gaia did not hesitate and immediately agreed.
"That's settled then!"
Ge Ya did not bother with pleasantries. He turned into a white light and disappeared from the imperial study together with his chair.
No one knew that Gaia had been here before.
This secret conversation would not be revealed until two hundred years later. It became an extraordinary historic conversation between the leaders of the two planets, which would be recorded in history.
…
December 20th.
Soon after sending Gaia off, Ouyang Shuo began to deal with the aftermath of the battle in India.
Due to the destruction of Hope City, the resistance of the Indian players toward Great Xia was greatly reduced. They helped the Great Xia army wipe out the remaining enemies and remove the last obstacle.
After winter, the war was basically over.
A few days ago, the imperial guards, the Dragon Stallion Army, the Southern Frontier Army, and the Western General, who had participated in the war, had already withdrawn from the frontlines and returned to their respective garrisons.
The defense of India was completely taken over by the South Asian theater of operations.
According to the post-war statistics, after the destruction of the three Indian dynasties, there were still nearly one million prisoners of war waiting to be reorganized, in addition to replenishing the losses, arranging for the retirement of the wounded, and eliminating unqualified soldiers.
Among them were 300,000 soldiers of the Peacock Dynasty who had previously surrendered to the Ashoka Dynasty. How ironic.
These prisoners of war were all elites, and how to deal with them was a thorny matter.
Arranging for them to be retired or transferred to civilian work was undoubtedly a huge waste and could easily cause hidden dangers to public security. After all, the size of this batch of prisoners of war was twice the size of the South Asian theater of operations.
In view of this, with Ouyang Shuo's approval, the million prisoners of war were temporarily reorganized into four corps and temporarily given the designations of the South Asian First Army to the Fourth Army.
The four corps were temporarily placed under the jurisdiction of the South Asian theater of operations and led by the Grand Council.
The imperial court already had a preliminary plan on how to maximize the role of the four corps and use it where it needed to be carried out at the beginning of spring.
What they needed to do now was to appease the emotions of the four corps and have a good rest.
After the beginning of spring, this would be a destructive force that would help the Empire realize its new strategic ambitions.
… …
The tenth year of Gaia, the first day of the first month.
Without the usual system update, the arrival of the tenth year of Gaia seemed somewhat quiet.
At the beginning of the new year, the imperial court of the Great Xia issued a personnel appointment.
The decree was to remove King Ouyang Bing from his position as a scholar of the Secret Texts Pavilion and transfer her to the position of Honglu Vice-Minister and deputy commander of the Gyeonggi theater of operations, effective immediately.
The experience in the Secret Texts Pavilion had made Bing'er familiar with the internal affairs of the Empire.
Seeing that there was not much time left, and Ouyang Shuo could not wait any longer, he could only let Bing'er step into the two major fields of diplomacy and military affairs to make the final preparations for the upcoming regent.
The identity of Honglu Vice-Minister gave Bing'er the opportunity to represent the Empire in global diplomacy and enhance his personal prestige. The position of deputy commander of the Gyeonggi theater of operations was even more important.
In the future, Ouyang Shuo was prepared to hand over the Gyeonggi theater of operations to Bing'er.
Only with military power could Bing'er have a stable position as the regent. Otherwise, Ouyang Shuo would not be able to head to Planet Hope with peace of mind.
The last insurance was Gaia's protection of Bing'er.
Other than the official appointment, Bing'er also served as the deputy commander of the Mountain Sea Guards and began to come into contact with the intelligence network. It was unprecedented for Bing'er to have three jobs at the same time, involving military, diplomatic, and intelligence.
The tenth year of Gaia was a very crucial year for Bing'er.
… …
In the blink of an eye, it was already March.
There were only three months left to the deadline given by Gaia.
With the Silver Hand and the Azure Emblem adding fuel to the fire, Ouyang Shuo's expedition to Planet Hope was almost a done deal. The wave of public opinion had already formed.
All that was left was the final blow.
He believed that the Dawson Empire would soon express its approval of the Great Xia and give the Great Xia the position of 'Sovereign'.
Before this, whether it was the European battlefield or the African battlefield, there was a rare silence. It was so calm that it was unbelievable.
Under the calm, a storm was quietly brewing.
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