Chapter 995

"Grandpa, it's too easy to be the Star River emperor? Get rid of the shopkeeper!" Liang Zi glanced jealously, "just eat, drink and pose everywhere. I can be the shopkeeper if I change!"

She still calls Hao Zhi "Grandpa" according to her childhood habits, but it is more appropriate than that in the past. In the battle of doomsday, when Hao Zhi first met Liangzi, she was 14 years old. Hao Zhi was in his early thirties, and the surface difference is not very big.

Now Liangzi seems to be close to middle age, but Hao Zhi is already 60 or 70 years old, as if he has really become a "Grandpa" worthy of the name.

"Who says not? I'm just a political symbol of the" supreme God ". This huge community of upward spiral arms is called the Galactic Alliance, also known as the" star Empire ".

The Xinghe empire was divided into two organizations: the Galactic Interstellar Alliance and the Galactic interstellar Federation.

These two organizations are naturally divided into two factions. There are two camps: red and blue. Blue symbolizes moderation, while red represents violence.

Among the seven aristocratic families that have reached near divine civilization, there are three "star alliances" belonging to the blue camp and four "federations" belonging to the red camp. Each civilization rules its own lower civilizations in varying numbers. This is the division of great forces.

"How many civilizations like... Our Jiaxing?" Liangzi asked curiously.

Hao Zhi leaned back in the soft seat, glanced at the expected eyes of the people of Jiaxing, and said with a helpless smile: "there are 18352 similar to Jiaxing with a navigation speed of more than 100 million kilometers per hour, which is the number registered by the Presbyterian Church."

"Ah? So many..." Liangzi is as talkative as her grandmother, so she has become a "reporter" instead of everyone's questions. Hao Zhi seems to be the object of interview. After all, everyone has just come into contact with this huge galaxy organization and is very curious about everything.

Hao Zhi shrugged and smiled: "yes, when we were on the earth, we often looked up to the stars and lamented why the universe is far-reaching but there is no other civilization. How lonely the earth is, but in fact, it may also be because we are not developed enough and are not qualified to contact a higher civilization."

"Then, how many lower civilizations like the original earth?"

"How low is that... From having basic language and intelligence characteristics to being able to enter the near earth space of his own planet? If calculated according to this standard... It's like an ox's hair," Hao Zhi deliberately stopped and said with a bitter smile, "It is impossible to make statistics at all, and many are still in the periphery of the Milky Way galaxy, far from the core civilization belt of the upward spiral arm. Although some civilizations have reached the speed in science and technology, they are not under our management for many reasons, and we call them nomadic civilizations.

These idle free civilizations live on the edge of the star river where star resources are relatively scarce. In order to obtain resources, many have formed interstellar pirates to rob the merchant ships of higher civilizations on the edge of the livable zone of civilization.

The civilizations in the Star Alliance are seriously harassed. Because the three aristocratic families of the Star Alliance are close to the periphery of the upward spiral arm, they are also managed by some new civilizations that have entered the higher civilization relatively late. Most of the federations close to the silver heart have ancient history and culture, which are relatively stubborn and conservative and have stronger strength.

The seven aristocratic families accept the rule of the Xinghe Empire, but they are highly autonomous. Each has its own territory and military jurisdiction. They apply the legal provisions established by themselves. Within the autonomous region, they only abide by the basic principles stipulated in the Xinghe code.

They each sent galactic directors to form a joint meeting of consuls of Xinghe Empire, with thousands of members. The joint meeting organized the discussion and resolution of daily galactic affairs, and then submitted it to Xinghe court for ruling.

In order to prevent the intensification of the conflict of views, the Xinghe court has no veto power over the matters that have been decided by the joint meeting of consuls, but has the right to reject them three times. If the joint meeting submits a bill three times in a row, it must be passed for deliberation.

If the Xinghe court also agrees with the bill, it will be handed over to the Xinghe Emperor... That is, Grandpa me. After my approval, it will have the final legal effect.

To be honest, everything that can be passed to me through layers of review is already a certainty. In theory, Xinghe emperor has the power of one vote veto, but he rarely uses this power, because I can't let the power in my hand stand against the joint meeting of Xinghe court and consul. The infighting among the three institutions will only make the situation more complicated, so we are still different from each other Compromise a little.

As for the autonomy of the seven aristocratic families, it's not my concern! "Hao Zhi smiled.

"So... In fact, you only control the political power, not the military power?" Wang Yanke frowned when he heard this.

Hao Zhile smiled happily: "how could that be possible? Without an army in the hands of the Xinghe emperor, he would become a bareheaded commander. Administrative power must be guaranteed by military power. If his fist is not hard enough, ghosts will listen to you.

However, the situation here is more complex. The military power in the hands of Xinghe emperor is too heavy, and the seven aristocratic families will feel threatened. The military strength is too weak to support the rule.

Therefore, after emperor Xinghe unified the galaxy, he implemented a method: that is, he forced the seven aristocratic families to draw one seventh of their troops from their own troops to form a new army. After mixing with the pro guards under Emperor Xinghe, they were divided into seven troops and stationed on the satellite near the parent star of the seven aristocratic families.

These seven troops can be regarded as the reserve troops in my hands, directly accept my dispatch, and can't be called by anyone else.

However, the daily expenses and military pay are provided by the parent stars of the seven aristocratic families stationed in the garrison. It is regarded as the military tax paid to the Xinghe emperor. As a form of showing loyalty, it is also subject to the supervision of the Xinghe Empire to avoid their plot.

This is equivalent to that the number of troops in the hands of the seven aristocratic families is 6 / 7, while the number of troops in the hands of Xinghe emperor is 1 / 7, which is greater than any single aristocratic family. If there is a rebellion in a certain aristocratic family, the army in the hands of Xinghe emperor alone can basically eliminate it, not to mention the alliance of the other six aristocratic families, the rebels have no resistance at all.

Under normal circumstances, because the strength of my seven guards is only one seventh of the strength of the seven aristocratic families, they don't feel threatened.

However, I will be the first to receive the notice if there is an accident anywhere in the upward spiral arm. The photon target can establish a space channel anywhere within 50000 light-years of the upward spiral arm at any time. It only takes a short time to assemble the seven armies. "

"Oh... It's a smart way!" Wang Yanke couldn't help admiring Hao Zhi's wisdom. "Under the seemingly calm surface, the dark tide is surging, which not only maintains the rule, but also ensures harmony."

"Hehe, don't worry, they don't dare to touch me for the time being." Hao Zhi saw the worry of Wang Yanke and others. After all, he wants to manage such a big stall and is also an orphan of foreign civilization

"Oh?"

Hao Zhi smiled confidently: "when I am alive, they will look more in stages, because I have what they want here. Otherwise, how do you think I have been sitting in the position of Xinghe emperor for decades?"

Everyone didn't understand. Only Wang Yanke nodded as if he suddenly realized, "you mean you have something they want but haven't got yet?"

"Yes!" Hao Zhi laughed magnanimously. "Otherwise, why can I be the Star River emperor?"

"Your unique ability..." Wang Yanke's eyes brightened. "It's a space transition! But... I don't understand. They also arrive in an instant 35 light-years from Duxing to Jiaxing, indicating that even intermediate civilizations like Duxing have mastered the secret of the transition. Why are you so interested in your ability?"

Li Weigong sneered: "you can see from Hao Zhi's complacency that the leap in the use of near divine civilization can only be realized by what he called the 'photon target'?"

Speaking of this, Hao Zhizhi seemed even more proud: "indeed, the scale of the universe is too large and the difficulty of interstellar navigation. As we all know, it takes a long time for conventional flight to reach any nearby planet, which no one can cross.

For example, even if you start flying at the speed of light, the time in your voyage stops and flies to a target two thousand light-years away. When you reach the target, the external time has passed two thousand years. If the higher civilization invades the lower civilization, by the time you get there, the other party's development in two thousand years may have far surpassed you. Moreover, No Whatever you want to do, it's been 2000 years. No matter how fast you fly, it's almost meaningless to real things. "

"Then... How do all stars people achieve instant arrival at star a?" Wang Yanke said he didn't quite understand.

Hao Zhi nodded: "this is the photon target technology I mentioned earlier. The universe does not allow any macro object to easily cross distance and time, but it leaves a back door. Do you all know quantum entanglement?

That is, two microscopic particles can be entangled synchronously without space-time constraints. The civilization that first discovered this secret made use of this principle. They created two photons that can be entangled with each other, and then emitted one of the "target photons" into cosmic space, moving at the speed of light in any direction.

Then, they bombard the left photon with ultra-high energy to produce quantum entanglement with the emitted target photon. By opening the quantum channel between them, they can bridge through this space and reach the position of the target photon, that is, how far the target photon flies, they can appear.

The only limitation of this technology is that you can't go where there is no target, and the biggest advantage is that the cost is very low. "

Li Weigong snapped his fingers: "so those civilizations made a large number of target photons and continuously emitted them at any point on the cosmic sphere, forming their own targets at any position, which realized an instantaneous transition."

"Well, that's probably what it means, but the civilization that first mastered this technology also launched the first target photon 50000 years ago. Therefore, the farthest they can go, that is, 50000 light-years. No matter how far, it will not be under the control of Xinghe empire."

Wang Yanke suddenly brightened up: "no wonder, Hao Zhi's transition mode is arbitrary except that he is limited by the available energy level. He does not need to preset any conditions. As long as his consciousness and physical strength allow, he can jump to any point in the space.

This is the technology that top civilizations dream of. With this transition ability and stellar energy utilization technology, they can really reach the divine civilization. They can really cross the universe and have an almost unlimited sphere of influence beyond their own galaxy group! "

"Hehe, so be safe. When I live, they dare not rebel easily. After all, unrestricted transition technology is the label of the real divine civilization and a piece of fat they want to fight for in their dreams. They can't share this with other civilizations at all. Because of this, they can't unite, don't unite, just rely on any one of the seven aristocratic families Strength can't do Lao Tzu's mixed seven armies. "

"There is a delicate balance in the situation!" Wang Yanke commented thoughtfully, but there is still a faint worry in his eyes.

At this time, Lele, leaning against the door, suddenly complained: "you have such a powerful Starfleet, you should help us recapture the earth!"

"This..." Hao Zhi choked and paused awkwardly, then sighed again. "Do you think I don't want to? I've been thinking about it every day for 50 years, but the actual situation doesn't allow it. Do you know how far we are from the earth?

The diameter of the Milky way is 200000 light-years. It is estimated that we are at least 100000 light-years away from the solar system with the descending spiral arm.

As I said just now, the photon target technology has only appeared here for 50000 years, that is to say, our farthest sailing distance is only 50000 light-years, only half of this distance. For the remaining half, we have to rely on the speed of 300 million kilometers per hour for routine navigation. It may take 150000 years to reach the earth... "

"Hehe, when you reach the solar system, it's the same thing whether the earth is still there or not!" Li Weigong said coldly.

"So unless we find the channel we jumped over at the beginning, returning to the earth can only be a dream... What's more, the seven aristocratic families are ready to move, and the upward spiral arm political pattern is quite unstable. As soon as I go, there will be chaos here..." Hao Zhi sighed helplessly, "I'm also old. It's one thing if I take off my shoes today and can wear them back tomorrow, so I can only think about going home."

Wang Yanke thought for a moment and immediately shook his head: "indeed, the upward rotating arm is a pot of boiling soup. It seems calm. In fact, it's very unstable at the bottom. It's better to have your pot cover pressed. Once the position of Xinghe emperor is vacant, you can imagine the struggle for the throne alone... You'd better be your Xinghe emperor here. Don't think so much!"

Hao Zhigang looked helpless. When he heard Wang Yanke say this, he suddenly smiled furtively: "Ha, do you think I'm an honest man? It's my brother's style to do things that can't be done. I've sent someone to look for the natural tunnel we came from within 50000 light-years. I'm busy at ordinary times, but I haven't been urging. Now that you're here, of course I can get out and do it specially, as long as I find the space-time gap and attack the earth It's not impossible! "

"Hmm? You said you could do it separately when we came?" Wang Yanke asked puzzled.

"Because someone can replace me..." Hao Zhi pretended to stretch easily. "It's really boring to be the damn Xinghe emperor for me. I've wasted 50 years of my youth, and now I can't continue to delay!"

"Replace you? Who?" everyone looked at each other.

Hao Zhi smiled unkindly: "of course, he is as strong as me and has a desire for power."

Li Weigong, who was drinking tea with a cup, stopped at the moment, looked up with a confused face and looked at everyone's eyes on him, as if he was quite innocent