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Chapter 330 321 Trust Chain
While the Chancellor and the Star Warrior Master were discussing the beauty and figures of the women from Lingge Star, the atmosphere on Lingge Star itself was anything but relaxed.
Teizene had established an interstellar forward base on Lingge Star of not a large scale, and after the Sixteenth Prince Su Beisi's visit, only a small garrison was left behind, not even a single warship. Only with the support of fleets and transport convoys that arrived later, the Teizene base on Lingge Star slowly expanded in size. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire
Even so, there were no more than three thousand Teizene staying on this planet, and they had seized nearly millions of square kilometers of land, driving out or even slaughtering the Lingge people there, simply to place combat supplies.
The base's commander was called Helos, a Lizard Person with dark red scales. Although all Teizene had a lizard-like appearance, like humans on Earth, they were differentiated by some local physical traits into detailed ethnic groups.
As a Red Scale Teizene, Helos was somewhat thinner than the ordinary Teizene, but this did not mean they were weak. Red Scale Teizene excelled at burrowing and swimming; they were the only Teizene who could survive in the underwater rivers of Teizene Star. They were also the Teizene group with more urgent needs for water sources; ordinary Teizene could do without water for half a month without affecting their survival, but Red Scale Teizene needed water to moisten their scales regularly, or they would quickly become powerless and die of dehydration within a few days.
This also meant that Red Scale Teizene were in fact better adapted to life on planets like Earth, which was extremely rich in water resources. At the same time, Red Scale Teizene were quite skilled at power and strategy, so many of the Teizene officials dispatched to manage vassal civilizations or to rule other planets were Red Scale Teizene.
Helos stood on the top viewing platform of the Mother of Stars Palace, a landmark building on Lingge Star, looking down at the city below. It was a moment that should have filled him with overwhelming pride, but Helos felt no such positive emotion.
This is, in fact, a common phenomenon in the universe: two civilizations can maintain a relatively friendly relationship before contact, but once a serious war starts, the basic trust vanishes. Both sides will be constantly wary of the other obtaining the power to break the balance of power and erase their own civilization from the universe. Therefore, both will desperately enhance their military strength until they have completely defeated the opponent, to feel secure.
In the sociology of the universe, this is called the 'civilization trust chain.' When communication between two civilizations is not sufficient, once the trust chain is broken, it is very difficult to mend. Both are likely to move inevitably into a state of full confrontation, evolving into a war—a fight to the death.
Most civilizations strive to maintain this trust chain, but civilizations like Teizene break the chain on a whim without saying a word, and besides two main allies, Teizene seldom maintains normal diplomatic relations with any other civilization.
During this period, the people of Iridium Star and Earth felt that Teizene had initiated an invasion against them. They believed Teizene might invade again. Without completely defeating Teizene, Earth would remain under a latent threat; For the Teizene, having failed to conquer Earth and instead losing a large number of warships, they had confirmed the astonishing growth of Earth's civilization. If they could not quickly crush the civilization of Earth, given time, it would surely grow into a force that threatened the existence of Teizene civilization.
The conclusion was that both sides must destroy the other.
The Great Emperor continued instructing Helos, "Although the military of the Great Empire believes Earthlings will not actively attack across vast distances, I believe precautions must be taken early. The base on Lingge Star is a frontline outpost for the Great Empire and may be exposed to the Earthlings' blade at any moment. However, I do not think Earthlings will send a significantly large fleet to Lingge Star. Therefore, I have already dispatched the Eleventh Prince with a fleet to Lingge Star; if a small fleet from Earth appears there, the Great Empire will directly annihilate it."
However, neither the Great Emperor of Teizene nor Helos knew that Bai Zhongqi had obtained the loyalty of the Silver Feather Army, tripling his force. Moreover, normally after a battle, inventory and recuperation are to be expected. The Great Emperor of Teizene aimed to use this time to launch another surprise attack on Earth, aiming for the element of surprise.
But this time, they knew far less than before.