Humanity’s Bottom Line

  A young man seemed to have thought of something and asked angrily: "If the other party is only a third-level civilization, do we still have to show weakness? After showing weakness, will the other party go further? Will there be more civilizations because we Are you too weak to oppress us?"

  Faced with the other party's questioning, Zhang Yuan sighed and explained: "Everyone, let's first clarify an important goal! What we need is to spend these twenty years safely. As long as the bottom line is not touched, everyone should be patient. "

  "All our actions should be directed towards this goal. Any measure that goes against this goal is a major strategic mistake! Face is not important. Can we eat face?"

  "No matter what, we are all level four civilizations, and other civilizations know this! They also know that we are developing battle stars here... such a large project can be observed."

  "They just don't know whether we will leave after developing this battle star."

  "It would actually be good if we could express our wishes in this way... Although it sounds aggrieved, right? We may be bullied by Level 3 civilizations and may have the Dyson Sphere's embassy occupied, but everyone needs to know , there is a big force behind them."

  "A level three civilization is nothing more than a chess piece. Under normal circumstances, would a level three civilization dare to bully a level four civilization? Impossible!"

  "Should we directly send the fleet to destroy that third-level civilization? It's impossible! This place itself is a powder keg. If it is too strong, it will be eliminated first."

  "We can't lose our strategic focus because of a chess piece!"

  "To surrender to the other side in vain? Don't think those aliens are fools! How did the Soviet Union collapse? They wanted to surrender to the West, knelt down and then collapsed. But after the collapse, Westerners Did you let them go? No! So why are you so conciliatory? You must at least think of a feasible response plan, right?"

  Opponents fell silent.

  So what is the bottom line for humanity?

  That is to say, the planned air defense identification zone is probably 2 astronomical units around the battle star. This is a general rule.

  A half-finished battle star is still a battle star after all. It can be used after simple development. In such a complex environment and chaotic situation, it is inevitable that some civilizations will have some small thoughts.

  Fortunately, people bought some arms in advance and armed the battle star a little.

  Otherwise, it would be too late to temporarily produce weapons.

  A general waved his hand fiercely, "That's it. If there is a civilization that really wants to test this bottom line, then we will not exclude the use of force!"

  "Warn them with action!"

  "This bottom line is untouchable, and the rest is up to them."

  "What do you think?"

  "I agree with Mr. Zhang's point of view." Captain Feng nodded: "The current situation is very troublesome. It cannot be too soft or too hard. Giving up the territory of the Dyson Sphere should be regarded as a political signal we release to the outside world. "

  After this internal debate, people basically established the second policy line, which is to maintain a neutral attitude.

  It doesn't matter if you suffer a small loss in face. It's a big deal to seize the time to develop your own battle star.

  …

  Just like that, three years passed quickly, and the Dyson ball enclosure movement was almost over. During this period, some minor conflicts broke out, which was quite a sign before the storm was coming.

  Some civilizations that were unwilling to participate in the struggle all left this starry sky, and no one could do anything to anyone for the remaining time and a half.

  There are so many civilizations that ultimately need a place for political consultation, rather than always fighting.

  Here, there are three big "chess players" and six medium-sized "chess players", all of whom are eyeing each other. In addition, there are some small players who are taking advantage of each other and acting as fence-sitters. In this case, going to war directly will only cause your own strength to be lost and you will be eliminated first.

  Therefore, in the A-301 area of ​​the Dyson Sphere, there is a "Dyson Sphere Joint Maintenance Association", which on the surface means "everyone divides the work to maintain the Dyson Sphere". In fact, it is a place where various civilizations quarrel, somewhat similar to the United Nations in the Earth era.

  Many times, as long as you have enough hard power, you can win without a fight, which is the so-called "winner takes all" outcome.

  "It turns out that aliens are also afraid of death... Only fear of death will lead to the current scene."

  "Of course, unless it is a species similar to the Zerg, it is not afraid of death. However, it is difficult for the Zerg to develop into an interstellar civilization. It is too difficult to rely solely on biological evolution."

  The new human civilization is also a part of the joint conference, but it does not have any power or a large sense of presence. It keeps a low profile and hides its capabilities and bides its time.

  In the Dyson sphere, bordering the human embassy is a third-level civilization called "Rehemia". As expected, this civilization coveted the territory of the new human civilization. After confirming that there was no one inside, it tested it several times.

  On this day, the "Rehemian" civilization shamelessly occupied part of the territory of the New Human Civilization Embassy with an excavator!

  This is just a big chess player in the back fidgeting with a chess piece in his hand.

  Although it was expected, when it actually happened, it still aroused deep anger in people's hearts.

  Regarding this matter, the new human government can only endure it, complain a few internally, and even dare not report it to the public, because from a national perspective, it is a bit difficult to exchange the territory on the Dyson Sphere for time to develop silently. Accepted.

  The new human civilization also contributed to the construction of the Dyson Sphere. Why was the territory above it taken away by other civilizations?

  Or a third-level civilization? !

  So the people don't know about it at all, because even if the common people know it, it will have no effect except being filled with righteous indignation. It will also interfere with the decision-making of the new human government through public opinion.

  The government's decision cannot be guided by public opinion and it will really go to war with the other party, otherwise it will be asking for death.

  "The batch of construction equipment you bought back is very good. The probability of failure is very low... The work efficiency is very high!" Even engineers like Ye Kaifu, who is mainly responsible for the development of Battle Stars, don't know this.

  They are just developing it with full enthusiasm. Only occasionally when friends get together, their eyes show their expectations for the future.

  "Haha, you guys have worked harder these years and finish it quickly."

  "Three shifts have been fighting for 24 hours a day, and I can't get up! Why do I feel that the atmosphere is weird recently? The situation seems a bit tense. The superiors have also issued a militia manual."

  "Be prepared!" Zhang Yuan said.

  fair enough!

  The hidden war between civilizations has begun, and its ultimate goal is to implicitly exclude these little chess players from the game.

  Whether it is provocation or other methods, the correct solution is to eliminate these thorns first.

  The other side is doing the same.

  If the new human civilization attacks the "Rayhemian" civilization because of this, it will only be the first to be wiped out in this starry sky.