Bai Zhongqi arrived at the Frost River Galaxy, naturally not in the capacity of the Chancellor. After entering the Frost River Galaxy, he deliberately slowed down the speed of his spaceship, showing respect to the hosts. The Lvzhao Civilization also dispatched a guide spacecraft, leading the Star Alliance warships to the place where they were to be received.
Upon receiving the communication from the other party, Zero turned to Bai Zhongqi and said, "The coordinates provided by them aren't those of their home planet, Lvzhao star, but those of their colonial planet—a carbon planet with nothing other than a few scattered ecological sphere bases."
Bai Zhongqi's expression remained unchanged as he simply said, "It seems we need to re-evaluate the Lvzhao people's sincerity."
Zero straightforwardly expressed his opinion, "Expecting the Lvzhao Civilization to stand with us against Teizene will be very difficult. Plus, their forces are weak and won't be of any real use."
The reason Zero said this was because without upgrading the Lvzhao Civilization to level 15 or higher, they truly lacked the capability to even withstand the first wave of Teizene invasion fleets. The few hundred warships of the Lvzhao Civilization would easily be destroyed by the Teizene Civilization.
Bai Zhongqi was not unaware of these matters. He said, "If the Lvzhao people are truly willing to cooperate with us, sharing the technology of the energy shield with them wouldn't be a problem."
However, Bai Zhongqi wouldn't give the Lvzhao people too much. After all, the Lvzhao Civilization is not the Earth Civilization, and he felt no sense of belonging to them, even seeing a certain level of competition. Bai Zhongqi might support the Lvzhao people under the necessity of war, but he definitely would not give them too much all at once—doing so would not only be ineffective, but also risky.
The Lvzhao Civilization not allowing the Star Alliance Fleet to visit their mother planet was something Bai Zhongqi could understand. After all, if it were another civilization visiting the Star Alliance, Bai Zhongqi also wouldn't want a fleet containing warships to come near Earth. Naturally, if it were the Sacred Falcon, this distance would actually be pointless, as the Sacred Falcon's longest-range planetary bombardment weapon could fire from beyond three astronomical units.
The Lvzhao Civilization guided Bai Zhongqi's fleet to their colonial planet, Ounian Star—a type of planet, a carbon planet, that did not exist within the Danlu Interstellar Cloud. As the name implies, the primary element composing this planet is carbon; its core is even a diamond the size of a small asteroid. The planet's surface is largely composed of silicon carbide and titanium carbide, and a wide array of carbon allotropes, including naturally occurring graphene. Purely in terms of mining value, Ounian Star is extremely valuable.
The Star Alliance Fleet docked at the spaceport on Ounian Star, and Bai Zhongqi, accompanied by Zero, descended the gangway, receiving a welcome from the Lvzhao Civilization.
Although both belonging to the Primate Clan, the Lvzhao people still looked quite different from Earthlings. Their skin color was very light, mainly to reflect stellar radiation and avoid sunburn. They had very little body hair, which was mainly beneficial for sweating and cooling. Most unsettling to Bai Zhongqi were their eyes. The eyes of the Lvzhao people were a bit larger than Earthlings', but their pupils were very small, which made them appear somewhat eerie.
The welcoming Lvzhao official, smiling in a manner that felt like a breath of spring, greeted Bai Zhongqi, "Welcome to the Lvzhao Civilization from a new civilization within the Danlu Interstellar Cloud. We look forward to establishing good relations with your party."
The ceremony was very orderly; the Lvzhao people wore loose, hemp robes, and each Lvzhao individual wore sandals. On both sides, bands were playing welcoming music, quite exotic in style. What was new to Bai Zhongqi was that in the Lvzhao people's welcoming ceremony, there were also children responsible for dancing.
The Lvzhao official stepped forward to introduce himself, "Sir, I am Bangyan, an official from the Lvzhao Foreign Affairs Department. I am very honored to receive you. Would you prefer to go to the hotel we have arranged for you now, or start business talks with our country immediately?"
Bai Zhongqi modestly replied, "I am not tired, starting the meeting now would be fine."
Indeed, he was not tired. Since the Genetic Advantage Liberation, Bai Zhongqi's energy was generally in surplus. He worked a lot every day, but also ensured that he got six hours of sleep, four of which were spent in deep learning sleep. With the increasing urgency of the Teizene invasion and the Lvzhao civilization on the outskirts of the Danlu Interstellar Cloud, Bai Zhongqi was rather anxious and hoped to finalize cooperation with the Lvzhao people as soon as possible.
However, in the eyes of the Lvzhao named Bangyan, Bai Zhongqi seemed to be puffing himself up. Although Bai appeared calm, there was a subtle eagerness. Bangyan couldn't help but think, "The Danlu Interstellar Cloud has been sealed for who knows how long, and only now has an interstellar civilization emerged. Although the spacecraft they build are quite large, I guess it's just them liking to boast. Stuck in one place for so long, and in a resource-scarce region, they must have developed with great difficulty. These guys, who call themselves Earthlings, brought so much cargo on their first visit, probably because they are short of supplies and hope to get benefits from our Lvzhao civilization to revive themselves."
Bai Zhongqi did not know that Bangyan had already imagined so much; he just felt that the Lvzhao people seemed more pleasing than some of the alien civilizations he had encountered on Bupinga Star.
Upon arriving at the capital of Ounian City on Ounian Star via a small spacecraft, a space station actually only 200 square kilometers in size, there was none of the high-simulation ecological urban environment like on Iridium Star, but more science-fictional metallic and composite material walls and ceilings everywhere.
After entering Ounian City, Bai Zhongqi was quite fascinated by the city, while in Bangyan's eyes, Bai's curiosity was entirely an expression of him being a country bumpkin.
Bangyan explained, "Ounian City is one of the largest colonial cities of the Lvzhao civilization. Nearly three hundred thousand permanent residents live here, and it is also one of our material production bases. After a thousand years, we have successfully developed gravity adjustment technology, making it very easy to adapt to this planet with stronger gravity."
Bai Zhongqi listened cooperatively and nodded, "It truly is a great city."
Upon hearing Bai Zhongqi's praise, Bangyan became even more proud, "Exactly, every Lvzhao citizen is proud of the brilliant achievements we have made. It is precisely because of the outstanding achievements in technology and civilization by the Lvzhao people that we were listed as a member by the Galactic High Governance Council, belonging to the noble Galaxy family."
Bai Zhongqi did not reveal that he already knew about the Galactic High Governance Council, but asked curiously, "How did your civilization join?"
Bangyan's very pale face flushed with pride, and his laughter carried a clear sense of superiority, "Naturally, our achievements were recognized by the High Council, so they specifically sent an envoy to our homeworld to grant us this honorable status."