Chapter 298 Mysterious Force
Max couldn’t figure out the intentions of human civilization, so he turned to McDowell below and asked, “Where is the royal family? What actions have they taken recently?”

“Uncle, since taking over the Intelligence Department, Luo Er has focused most of his energy on the Sirius civilization. A large number of intelligence personnel are now collecting information that is unfavorable to us at all costs within the Sirius civilization.”

Before he finished speaking, Max in front of him smiled and said, “They are doing this in vain. What about His Majesty?”

Hearing this, Mai Dao shook his head and replied softly: “There is no movement in the palace.”

After that, the room fell silent. Max, who was sitting at the main seat, did not continue to ask questions, but frowned and fell into thought.

It is impossible for the young emperor to give up on his military actions and then give up on them. This can be seen from a series of recent troop transfers issued to the Ministry of War.

Hans Ming is constantly filling various military garrisons with relevant talents that have been trained within the royal family for many years.

The Ministry of War did not directly reject these personnel appointments and dismissals, but instead strictly implemented and reviewed the various rules for recruiting soldiers.

Max knew that with this set of procedures, it wouldn’t be a problem to delay it for three to five years if someone was willing.

Now it depends on how Hans Ming responds.

But until now, it has been almost a year since the military parade, and the situation inside Hans has become extremely serious during this period.

Today, except for sporadic output on a few planets, most of the empire’s minerals have been completely exhausted.

If there had not been the various cooperation agreements previously signed with human civilization, perhaps Hans civilization would have already entered the “referendum” process he envisioned.

But not yet.

Hans rubbed his tired eyes and couldn’t help but regret the series of cooperation agreements he had signed with human civilization under certain circumstances.

If he had known that Hans Min would suddenly attack, he would never have allowed the establishment of diplomatic relations with human civilization.

In the current Hans civilization, a considerable number of mining workers are continuously heading to the solar system where human civilization is located to carry out “work” activities.

Under such circumstances, although the internal employment situation remains severe, it will not be a problem to hold on for four to five years.

Unless the remaining few mines are completely exhausted, by which time nearly 10 billion miners will be unemployed, and the empire will be unable to provide unemployment benefits at that time, it is conceivable that in that case, the empire will inevitably fall into chaos.

He could also naturally bypass the royal family and submit a request for a “referendum” to the Galactic Alliance Office.

But now, although everything seemed to be developing only four or five years late, he suddenly felt that the situation was becoming confusing.

Hans Ming was in a depressed state, not knowing what to do next.

There is also the human civilization that knows that the Hans civilization is about to declare war on it, but still does not take any action.

As well as other secondary civilizations in the entire Alpha Centauri star field that suddenly became quiet.

There is even the Sirius civilization that is waiting and willing to surrender.

All these factors combined had made the prime minister, who had been in charge of the empire’s affairs for 300 years, sweat profusely without him noticing.

“Uncle, there is something strange. Do you want to hear it?”

“Talk about it.”

Max smiled and sighed, just treating it as a spice for his brainstorming.

McDougall in front of him looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Then he took out a box, opened it, and handed it to Max, saying, “Uncle, do you recognize this?”

“Myer’s family crest!”

When old Max saw the metal badge in the box, which only the direct descendants of the family had, a gleam of light flashed in his cloudy eyes.

At this moment, the expression on Max’s old and wrinkled face changed in an instant, and then some beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead.

“Uncle, when I received this badge, it had a recording of McDonnell Douglas electromagnetically recorded on it, but now the electromagnetic waves of the recording have naturally disappeared.”

McDonnell slowly explained that the electromagnetic wave recording he mentioned is a commonly used method of recording original information in intelligence work.

This kind of recording can be preserved forever in a specific device, but once the external facility for preservation is opened, the electromagnetic waves will dissipate in a very short time.

This time is used for recording and is also a means to avoid leaving any evidence.

“What did it say?” Max asked in a deep voice.

“If what this electromagnetic wave records is true, then Meier is still alive.”

Mai Dao spoke with a serious expression, and then he saw that the old man in front of him looked a little anxious, and he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

Maier’s identity is Max’s only son. No wonder this cold-blooded old man was so moved.

“This content was dictated by Mail himself. According to Mail, he is currently in the hands of a mysterious force, which is the force behind the attack on our expeditionary force.

The other party sent this message with the intention of cooperating with us.”

“Cooperation?” Max’s eyes lit up slightly.

Although he now seems to be the most powerful person in the Hans Empire, the plans he originally constructed in his mind have changed due to the emergence of human civilization.

It was for this reason that Hans Ming was determined to fight to the death.

He was not afraid that Hans Ming would fight him openly. He was worried that once a civil war broke out, the Hans civilization would fall apart, causing the deaths of a large number of civilians.

However, a Hans civilization that was falling apart and had a sharply declining population obviously could not be “sold” at a price that satisfied him.

His corresponding plan now is to smoothly delay until a few years later, when several mines are completely exhausted, and then use the “National Referendum” to smoothly join the Sirius civilization in a state with basically no population reduction.

But now it seems that because of Hans Ming’s sudden attack, everything is not going so smoothly.

At this time, there was another strange and mysterious person, and from the various details of the previous blocking battle, it could be felt that the other party’s impressive force suddenly appeared again.

He had to be cautious.

Maile nodded. As Max’s true confidant, he knew the seriousness of the matter. Upon hearing this, he said solemnly:
“According to Maile’s introduction, the other side is a force with extremely high military literacy, and has the strength to completely swallow up our Hans civilization.

Moreover, in that message, in order to prove this matter, Mailer implicitly revealed that the other party should have a super flagship in his hands, which I personally agree with.

You know, in interstellar space, the sudden appearance of 5000 battleships can only be achieved by utilizing the strategic delivery capabilities of the super flagship.

At the same time, Maier also said that after the other party has completed the predetermined strategic goal, he will continue to let you serve as the prime minister of Hans Civilization. “

“They want to eat up Hans civilization?”

“Yes, for this reason, they can satisfy your wish after the matter is accomplished, and on this basis, continue to let you serve as prime minister and be responsible for managing Hans civilization.”

When Maddow finished speaking, Max was so shocked by his last sentence that he stood up.

Mai Dao nodded and stopped. He could vaguely guess what his uncle, who had single-handedly developed the Mai family to its current status, was thinking.

That is longevity.

But obviously, at present, only the Sirius civilization can meet his requirement.

After all, you can’t expect a mysterious force to suddenly appear and spend 1000 billion for this.

After listening to this, Max sat down heavily on the chair at the back. His mind was instantly confused. Until now, he had never told anyone about his idea of ​​”selling” Hans civilization to Sirius civilization in exchange for life-extending drugs.

Maybe someone will guess, but it’s just a guess after all.

No matter what, on the surface he was trying to keep the ordinary people of the Hans civilization alive.

Among these, the most important point, and the one that makes him feel uneasy now, is that the Sirius civilization has not given him a clear answer.

1000 billion is not a lot for the Sirius civilization, but it is definitely not too little either.

What is the concept of 1000 billion star coins?
The price of an empty Titan-class battleship in the star market is one trillion star coins.

As for the Titan-class battleships, the Sirius civilization currently has 10 of them.

These are the assets accumulated by the other party over many years of development.

In other words, the Sirius civilization can definitely come up with the money, but the question is whether they are willing to exchange 200 billion for the smooth transition of their 1000 billion people.

Although Max was confident about this, he still felt unsure until there was a clear answer.

“But the other party has a condition.”

“Say!”

Hearing McDonnell’s voice, Max growled with a somewhat crazy look on his face.

Faced with this mysterious force, Max’s mind was completely lost at this moment.

“This condition can only be fulfilled within 50 to 100 years. The other party is not wealthy. It takes a certain amount of time to prepare this money, and you must rely on the hibernation capsule to survive during this period.”

As McDonnell Douglas finished his words, the room fell into silence again. The only sound was Max’s heavy breathing from time to time in his hoarse voice.

What is the origin of this mysterious force?
Why does the other party need a Hans civilization that has no other value except its population?

You should know that the Alpha Centauri star field is the star field at the very end of a one-way channel.

This is the very end of the Orion Arm, and there are only two ways to leave here.

One is to follow the star gate all the way forward, through the star gate at Sirius Prime to the vaster world ahead, where there are countless galaxies that have not been explored or developed.

The other way is not very realistic, which is to go in other directions, into interstellar space, and embark on an interstellar voyage of tens of thousands of light years to reach the location of the other cantilever.

Apart from this, the civilizations here have no other way out.

And now, in the direction ahead, there is a third-level civilization famous for its war civilization. The opponent’s strength is absolutely overwhelming for all the civilizations here.

If it were not for the regulations of the Galactic Alliance, an advanced civilization declaring war on a lower civilization would have to pay ten times the cost of declaring war on a civilization of the same level.

That is, the cost of declaring war on a level-two civilization is 1000 billion, so if a level-three civilization declares war on it, it must pay this number multiplied by 10.

One trillion is already the price of the hull of a Titan-class battleship. It is obvious that the Sirius civilization is not willing to spend such a huge amount of money.

They would rather take advantage of the depletion of resources and slowly force these secondary civilizations in the rear to actively join the group.

For this reason, they would never allow a large population to pass through the star gate at Sirius Prime to the central area of ​​the Orion Arm.

And now, this strange force has actually set its sights on the Hans civilization.

So what is the other party’s purpose?

What will they do with the Hans civilization after they take it down?

population?

In this star region, the population is already redundant.

Because there are no resource planets for them to exploit, in a sense, these people have become negative assets.

And if you sell it directly to the star domain market, it would be a good choice.

But obviously, the price won’t be too high.

If not for this, Max would have taken this path long ago.

So what is the purpose of this mysterious force?

In the room, Mailer looked at the old man in front of him with a ferocious expression and inexplicable confusion. In fact, his inner thoughts were similar to his.

“Uncle, how do we respond to each other?”

His words broke the silence.

Hearing this, Max raised his bloodshot eyes and stared at his nephew in front of him. There was another period of silence.

He was in a dilemma at this moment.

On one side is the Sirius civilization, which does not have a clear answer but is definitely capable of delivering on its promise.

And privately, he had contact with some officials of the Sirius civilization.

In this respect alone, he knows more about the Sirius civilization.

On the other side, the mysterious force directly put forward the request he had always dreamed of.

But first of all, this report cannot be fulfilled immediately. He needs to hibernate for a certain period of time before it can be fulfilled.

And the most crucial point is that at this moment he knows nothing about this mysterious force.

Moreover, in his thrust, this mysterious force had no reason to occupy a secondary civilization that, in his opinion, was worthless except for its population.

Are you hedging your bets?
Hans shook his head.

He knew his own limitations. He had not received a real response from the Sirius civilization, and there was also a mysterious force that seemed to be as powerful as his.

If he dared to do so, the outcome would be that he would be crushed to pieces by two opponents with the strength of level three civilization.

He has a clear understanding of this.

After all, the only thing in his hands that is worthy of the other party’s attention at the moment is the direct line of power that he has built up in the past 300 years in charge of the empire’s general affairs and placed in the Ministry of War, as well as the Ministry of Revenue, which is extremely closely connected with the Ministry of War.

As long as he has these two departments in his hands, he can make the world go round at will in this empire.

Today, the situation within the empire is confusing and based on his recent understanding of Hans Ming, the young emperor will definitely not remain silent.

Now he must be preparing some means to change the situation.

On the other hand, he was also deeply uneasy about the human civilization that had not responded at all.

These questions hung over his head, causing the old man to fall into great entanglement.

(End of this chapter)