Chapter 1663: Protection Fee
Marshal Medusa looked at Marshal Shen Bing, who seemed a little nervous, and asked curiously, "But I heard that you graduated from the Northern Starship Military Academy with His Majesty the Emperor."
"As a top student in this college, shouldn't he have accumulated experience in this area?"
Upon hearing Marshal Medusa mention the Northern Starship Military Academy, memories of that academy involuntarily surfaced in Shen Bing's mind.
That was almost ten years ago.
She probably never imagined that ten years later she would be in this position and have this status.
Marshal Shen Bing said helplessly, "Our academy doesn't have a course on public speaking; it's all about combat command skills."
"Okay, stop teasing Shen Bing."
Everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at.
However, if you want to grow, you need to be brave enough to do things you're not good at. Marshal Zhao Ruyue patted Marshal Shen Bing on the shoulder, encouraging her.
Marshal Medusa and Marshal Zhao Ruyue exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.
The reason for arranging for these three people to attend the first meeting of the Space Military Alliance this time is...
Medusa and Zhao Ruyue both knew the reason behind it.
The absence of Emperor Dragon and Grand Marshal Charlotte does not mean they do not value this cosmic military alliance.
Rather, they didn't want to overshadow the main event at this stage, since this matter was initiated by the Holy Elf Empire and is now under their responsibility.
The fact that this meeting was held on the territory of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire already demonstrates respect for the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
To avoid suspicion, neither Emperor Xiaolong nor Marshal Charlotte chose to participate, but they fully cooperated and sent three Imperial Marshals.
The hidden meaning is that we also value and support this matter, but we will not take the lead in its development and operation at present; everything will proceed according to the arrangements of the Holy Elf Empire.
As for why it was Medusa, Zhao Ruyue, and Shen Bing.
In fact, if you look closely, you'll find that the arrangement of these three people is quite ingenious.
Shen Bing is a true academic, having graduated from the Northern Starship Military Academy and joined the Xiaolong Legion fleet, where she has risen to her current position.
Medusa, on the other hand, was a latecomer to the profession. She established her own territory and became a queen before choosing to join the Dragon Emperor and has come this far.
These two are completely different on this path.
As for Zhao Ruyue, she is somewhat like Shen Bing in terms of academic style, but at the same time, she understands more about how to interact and communicate with people than Shen Bing and Medusa.
After all, before Zhao Ruyue returned to the Xiaolong Interstellar Legion fleet, she was by the side of the Star Glory Empire's princess, so she naturally needed to attend many official occasions, whether it was noble etiquette or dealing with various matters.
Zhao Ruyue's experience can be described as quite extensive.
This team of three can be said to encompass the styles of all the invited representatives of interstellar civilizations.
In this way, the three of them can be prepared and respond when they meet and interact with these representatives.
In addition, these three individuals currently hold significant positions within the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Shen Bing and Medusa need no introduction; both were veterans who joined the Xiaolong Legion fleet very early on.
Zhao Ruyue is Emperor Xiaolong's own sister, making her a member of the royal family.
This is enough to represent the Emperor of the Dragon.
At that moment, the sound of bells, with an ancient feel, came from around the conference room.
Hearing this bell gives everyone the feeling that they are truly in an ancient arena.
At that moment, the doors around the conference room slowly closed.
These gates are all similar in appearance to ancient stone gates, but they are probably not completely original, because they close slowly and automatically.
But the accompanying low, resonant sound of the door closing adds to the feeling of an ancient whisper, creating a somber atmosphere.
At the same time, the lights in the conference room dimmed.
Only a dim, yellowish light remained, illuminating the central platform.
And standing in that position was none other than Saloman, the Flame Elf King of the Holy Elf Empire, who was the leader of the first meeting of the Cosmic Military Alliance.
Although the Flame Elf King Salamander is also a 'warrior', he is, after all, an Elf King, a position that grants him absolute power within his own race.
They are not only responsible for military affairs, but also for managing their own ethnic groups and territories, so venues for speeches and presentations are naturally indispensable.
Therefore, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Flame Elf King Salamander was very composed and showed no sign of fear.
She glanced around, her eyes filled with coldness and a chilling intent that seemed to be suppressed and hidden.
"You all know why you've come here."
Considering the current state of development of known civilizations in the universe, there have been significant breakthroughs in mutual contact and economic and trade exchanges.
Our Holy Elf Empire, considering the peace and stable sustainable development of known civilizations in the universe, and in order to prevent unnecessary internal strife in the future.
Our Holy Elf Empire advocates for the establishment of a cosmic military alliance, both to curb internal conflicts and to prepare for potential future external enemies.
The Flame Elf King Salamander paused for a moment, then continued, "The principles and core content of our cosmic military alliance have been sent to everyone present."
As you all know.
However, I still need to repeat and explain it here.
The three most important points are: first, ensuring the security of the territories of our member states; this is the most crucial point.
The meaning is simply that, whether internally or externally, the interstellar territories of our alliance member states are protected.
Even if our Holy Elf Empire were to launch an invasion against some interstellar civilization in the future, you can use this agreement to form an alliance and jointly punish us!
Hearing the words of the Flame Elf King Salam.
Some people secretly criticize you, saying that what you're saying sounds nice.
But for giants like you, if you really want to annex the cosmic territory of an interstellar civilization, why go through all this trouble? There are countless other ways to make the other party obediently hand over these interstellar territories to you.
Even if it really comes to the point of tearing each other apart.
Would anyone really go to war with a powerful giant over a mere agreement within this alliance?
The answer is perfectly clear to everyone.
They were well aware of this, and that it wasn't these giants that were being contained, but rather small and medium-sized interstellar civilizations like theirs.
Protect small interstellar civilizations from invasion by some mid-to-high-level interstellar civilizations.
As for containing entities like the Holy Elf Empire and the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire, they wouldn't even dare to dream of it.
"Regarding this, I also collected some points of concern before the meeting."
One of the most important points is the distinction between some disputed territories.
For example, even now, there are still several battlefields that have not yet been demarcated between different interstellar civilizations or forces.
Or there are some places that, although no war has broken out, are considered by both or even multiple parties to belong to them.
Regarding the above situations.
We decided to prioritize them.
Some of these interstellar territories, which we consider worthless, are disputed but serve no purpose other than having ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) a few planets.
Our advice in this situation is to maintain the status quo, with neither side allowed to station troops or establish command structures in the area, and to maintain the status quo as it is.
Conversely, if the galaxy is valuable and has development potential, then it is a valuable galaxy.
Then we would present two solutions.
One option is for both sides to negotiate and determine the division of these star systems themselves, with our alliance merely acting as a referee.
The second option involves the involvement and guidance of the alliance court established within our alliance. After intervention, a military court will determine how to allocate the benefits in this regard.
This coalition court will consist of eleven members, including seven first-level member states and four member state representatives elected by the members.
We will try our best to ensure fairness in this process, but it is impossible to satisfy both parties. The final solution will become the final arrangement.
Regardless of whether the parties involved in the incident are satisfied with this arrangement.
In his final words, the Flame Elf King Salamander's tone carried a hint of threat.
The meaning couldn't be clearer.
You'd better reach an agreement yourselves; otherwise, once it comes to the Alliance Court, the final arrangements won't be up to you to decide.
Even if some people disagree with this somewhat domineering rule, there's nothing they can do.
After all, they stated frankly that the seven strongest interstellar civilizations are all in this Alliance Court, and any one of them alone is beyond their ability to deal with.
Moreover, this was a decision they made together.
There was no room for them to agree or disagree.
"This is the explanation for the first point for now. If any special circumstances arise, we will add more information later."
The Flame Elf King Salam continued, "The second principle is the principle of negotiation, which is actually similar to the previous one. My explanation just now can also be applied to this one."
Here I would like to add something to the first point.
Within our alliance, we will formulate a general direction for development that aligns with the interests of the vast majority of our member states, and everyone is required to comply unconditionally.
When conflicts arise, the minority yields to the majority.
And it's not just about interstellar territories; in any other area where conflicts or disputes arise, the Alliance Court must first be involved in mediating them.
Next, we'll discuss the third point.
This is also a very important point, because the purpose of our universal military alliance is to protect all member states.
It is not only to curb wars and conflicts between member states within our alliance, but also to deal with any external invaders who threaten the territorial security of member states.
All member states of the alliance are required to provide unconditional military support.
In addition, all member states within the alliance must possess a certain level of military force and cannot choose to completely abandon their own armed forces simply because they have the protection of the alliance.
And in building up their own military armed forces.
We will present a standard during this meeting.
If we assume that the overall military strength is between 0 and 100.
Depending on the strength of each interstellar civilization, the responsibilities they bear will also vary in magnitude.
For example, our Holy Elf Empire and the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire will bear more responsibilities, and naturally, their requirements will be the highest.
However, some smaller interstellar civilizations and interstellar forces do not have the same requirements.
We will break down the specific requirements later.
For example, the military strength requirement for the Holy Elf Empire and the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire is 100, while the military strength requirement for the Flower Fairy Federation Tribe is 70.
This means that, according to our assessment criteria, all parties must meet this most basic standard.
In addition, each year, a certain percentage of military expenditure must be included in the budget, such as about 1% to 5% of the total budget.
As for exceeding it, it doesn't matter.
This clause sets the minimum requirements, prohibiting any lazy interstellar civilizations from existing.
They believe that with the protection of a strong power, there is no need to develop their own military strength, which is pure opportunism.
"And considering the situation of some interstellar civilizations, it is indeed not suitable to develop related military forces."
We have put forward two opinions and solutions.
First, if you don't have the technology to build the relevant starships and weapons, you can purchase them from within the alliance.
In the future, several interstellar civilizations will introduce interstellar warships that can be purchased within the alliance. These warships will be supplied to interstellar forces within the alliance in need at relatively favorable prices.
To help these interstellar civilizations establish military forces that meet the standards.
For some tribes, such as the Fairy Flower Federation, building an excessively heavy military fleet would actually add unnecessary burdens to their lives.
Then you can choose to compensate in other ways.
For example, their interstellar transport fleet is included in this assessment. In the event of war, the interstellar transport fleet of the Fairy Federation tribe will enter a wartime state to assist in the transportation of logistical supplies.
Similarly, other interstellar civilizations could also use military-related constructions to meet their own standards, simply by signing an agreement to unconditionally deploy these facilities in the event of war.
In addition to the above, if the needs still cannot be met, the simplest solution is to directly pay a sum of money or provide goods that can be converted into money.
"To be added to the Space Military Alliance's inventory, for military development or future warfare."
Finally, the Flame Elf King's description of this point is actually rather subtle; to put it more directly...
This is actually paying protection money.