Galaxy Domination Guide

Bai Zhongqi was researching information on the Box Star Territory, when Han Jiaxue suddenly came up to him with a light computer in her arms, and said somewhat excitedly, yet with a hint of panic, "The trading platform has updated with a batch of trades, and transactions related to the Teizene civilization have appeared."

Bai Zhongqi immediately sat up from the bench, "Does this mean the Teizene have also come here?"

This was actually quite expected. Bupinga Star was very close to the Box Star Territory and was the only commercial planet established by a consortium in the nearby star regions, where many civilizations conducted trade. Obviously, the reputation of the Teizene civilization was so poor that no civilization dared to visit them for business, and the Teizene wouldn't send their own trade fleets into other civilizations' star systems. Therefore, a trade star like Bupinga was the only option for the Teizene to conduct their trade.

Bai Zhongqi immediately retrieved the content automatically filmed by the Sacred Falcon. The Sacred Falcon was now floating in the outer orbit of Bupinga Star, where numerous spaceships from other civilizations were also docked. If the Teizene civilization had truly arrived, there would certainly be traces of their presence.

Indeed, Bai Zhongqi soon found the Teizene escort ships among a bunch of spaceships that were also stationary in the orbit of Bupinga.

The Teizene civilization's warships were distinctive. Teizene warships tended to have a broad, flat hull with a protruding bow, resembling the head of a lizard, and four external thrusters that looked like the limbs of a lizard. In addition, the hull armor of the Teizene civilization also somewhat resembled the fine scales of reptiles, making even the Teizene warships look very lizard-like.

"A total of four escort ships for protection?" Bai Zhongqi pondered as he looked at the footage.

The volume of the Teizene escort ships was smaller than that of Iridium Star's escort ships, but they were wider. These warships were typically only about two hundred meters in length and, although not very fast in interstellar travel, were extremely agile in small-scale tactical maneuvers thanks to Teizene's unique technologies. These escort ships could even compete with some large fighter craft in terms of agility, with their four massive thrusters constantly changing positions and continuously transforming potential and kinetic energy. The Teizene warships leveraged every factor at their disposal to make themselves difficult to hit by enemies and to launch surprise attacks.

"The Teizene have brought as many as twenty merchant ships this time. As soon as they arrived at Bupinga, they released a large amount of trading information. Most of what they offered were technological products, especially small, light weapons. In addition, the Teizene also brought along two ships of slaves," Han Jiaxue helped Bai Zhongqi find a lot of information.

Bai Zhongqi already knew that the Trade Services Federation of Bupinga appeared to have very strict regulations and took matters seriously. However, the place actually had many aspects that challenged his bottom lines as an Earthling. Slave trading on Bupinga Star, or trading under another name, was very common. Although the people of Bupinga prohibited the sale of individuals from higher civilizations, as they didn't want to stir up trouble, those without any powerful backing or simply from more primitive planets had no such luck.

Sapient beings could be sold for various purposes, including for display, research, labor, and sex. Many species with unique appearances were considered curiosities and thrown into zones similar to zoological gardens. Indeed, people from Earth had also engaged in such practices in the past, with European and American countries in the 20th century capturing indigenous people from Asian and African nations as playthings and even feeding them. The classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" was based on a Spaniard with hypertrichosis, who became a plaything for the King of France; even his children, who inherited his genetic defect, were not spared the fate of being gifted to other European nobles.

Most interstellar civilizations had very clear racial divisions. Very few civilizations shared universal values, which meant that other species from other civilizations were not deemed worthy of pity by them, which in turn gave rise to such alien zoos.

Research of different life forms is inherently a valuable endeavor, so that goes without saying.
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Labor needs little explanation: even civilizations equipped with advanced robotics and AI technology inevitably employ humans in certain areas. If the people of their own civilization won't do it, they have to turn to other civilizations.

The part about sex mainly involved the Primate Clan and a few other species. Primate genes are similar, and they possess sexual urges regardless of their evolutionary status. Consequently, civilizations from the Primate Clan often buy individuals from lower Primate civilizations as slaves dedicated to fulfilling sexual desires.

"It's surprising that the Teizene civilization, being a Cannibalistic Civilization, not only uses these conquered individuals as their food but even sells them as slaves to other civilizations," Bai Zhongqi did not lament the fate of these slaves, feeling only a faint sympathy. Technological advancement and civilizational progress had not made the universe a more harmonious or friendly place.

Zero also spoke up, "Should we try doing some business with those lizards from Teizene to understand them more directly?"

Bai Zhongqi smiled and said, "Hmm, that is indeed a good idea."

Haras, who traveled from Earth, had not included much information about Iridium Star in the message he sent to Teizene, and even the appearance of the Sacred Falcon and the image of Bai Zhongqi had not been discovered. This arrogant old lizard person spent more time describing his own experiences and the importance of the Danlu Interstellar Cloud.

Once Bai Zhongqi made up his mind, he immediately contacted He Qiu, the temporary agent for the Eagle Shield Civilization, and expressed his interest in several deals posted by Teizene, wishing to make contact with the Teizene side.

Thinking a major deal was imminent, He Qiu became invigorated and started to move vigorously.

It didn't take long for He Qiu to make a video call to Bai Zhongqi.

"Boss, I've used my connections to dig up some secret news. The Teizene are brewing some major move lately, dispatching a fleet of up to two thousand warships that have already warped out. To raise the military funds for the fleet or to prepare for something bigger, the Teizene are even planning to sell a total of fifteen planets they control on the outskirts of the Joudou Galaxy and the Box Star Territory. These planets are mainly territories they've conquered. The populations have been snatched or eaten, and not much is left. Out of these, two planets are suitable for Primate Clan habitation, and the rest are ice planets, volcanic planets, and metal planets. They all basically have ecological bases that can support life. I'm not sure if you're interested, boss, but maybe we can get one or two such planets at a low price."