Chapter 1 A New Battlefield

The Colton Star Cluster contains many galaxies. Godora civilization is entrenched in the Garton Star System. From a planar star chart, Garton is located in the southwest of the Colton Star Cluster, bordering three star systems: the Faiwen Star System controlled by Sacred Stone and Black Raven, the Skywalker Star System controlled by the Hutt civilization, and the Heidegger Star System, which is not occupied by a strong civilization.

Among them, the Heidegger Star System is a disputed area. No advanced local civilization has ever appeared, and the degree of development is far lower than that of areas controlled by star system-level civilizations. It contains abundant resources, whether mineral planets or energy planets, enough to be mined for thousands of years.

Heidegger's geographical location is quite special, bordering the territories of six advanced civilizations. In the eyes of these advanced civilizations, Heidegger is undoubtedly a piece of fat. Whether for resources or for strategic significance, this area is a must-compete place. The six advanced civilizations have expanded successively, each occupying a part of the Heidegger area.

Heidegger is not under the jurisdiction of any civilization. The six star system-level civilizations separately regard the occupied areas as "new territories" and divide Heidegger. However, due to disputes over territory rights, it is difficult to define. In addition, the six star system-level civilizations covet each other, resulting in constant friction throughout the year. The "Heidegger problem" has always been the focus of diplomacy for these six civilizations, and no one is willing to give in.

Among the six star system-level civilizations that divided Heidegger, there are Godora and the Hutt civilization. Since the territories of the two are adjacent to each other, the friction is more intense.

Just when the alienation disaster in the Garton Star System was in full swing, the Skywalker Star System of the Hutt civilization welcomed a special visitor.

On a remote and barren uninhabited planet, a small spaceship stopped on a black plain. The hatch was wide open, and the leader of DarkStar squatted on the ground, casually drawing on the ground with his fingers, waiting for the person he had contacted.

Whoosh—

Before long, a sharp whistle sounded in the sky, and a spaceship with the Hutt emblem landed, slowly landing not far away. A Hutt wearing an advanced life-support suit walked down the ramp, followed by dozens of guards, seemingly with a distinguished status.

The leader of DarkStar looked up. Dozens of bright spots floated in the dark sky, all of them being the visitor's escort fleet, waiting in outer space. The Hutt in front of him was a high-ranking official, the very envoy who had been sent to communicate with him. The leader of DarkStar had secretly contacted the Hutt civilization, facilitating this meeting.

The Hutt official waved his hand, ordering the guards to retreat, and walked forward alone, sizing up the leader of DarkStar. "You're very bold, daring to set foot in the Skywalker Star System, and only bringing a few people. Aren't you afraid we'll capture you and send you to Godora?"

The leader of DarkStar was unafraid. "I came alone to show my sincerity. Moreover, you won't deal with me. The existence of DarkStar can restrain Godora. The enemy of my enemy is my friend… Well, I know DarkStar has a bad reputation. Your Hutts don't want to be associated with us, but no one will turn a blind eye to profit."

"Heh, confident people always die from their own confidence," the Hutt official said expressionlessly.

"Since you are willing to see me, it means you are interested in what I have to say, so I will make a long story short. The turmoil caused by my side has involved Godora's energy. Now is a good opportunity to nibble away at Godora's territory in Heidegger. As long as it doesn't evolve into a full-scale war between the two civilizations, the *Peace Treaty* can go to hell…"

"Want to use our hands to put external pressure on Godora, thereby indirectly helping you? Hmph, you overestimate the conditions you have proposed. The risk of going to war with Godora for that bit of territory is too great. The Star Cluster-level civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring will not tolerate us breaking the rules. If we attract the attention of the three major civilizations, it will be even worse… The era of war is long gone. It's not so easy now," the Hutt official said coldly.

"A civilization that does not maintain ambition has no future." The leader of DarkStar said lightly, "The structure of the Star Sea has long been set. If you don't find a way to move up, you will always be a plaything on a higher level of the food chain. Everyone has hidden their fangs, but no civilization truly accepts its fate. The road ahead will become more and more crowded, and competition is absolutely unavoidable. It's just that the current order guarantees that the loser will not lose everything.

Every minute, hundreds of thousands of places in the entire universe break out in war. You know better than I do that a certain degree of war is tacitly allowed. Only fools think that a piece of *Peace Treaty* can erase all disputes. Everyone chooses to abide by this rule. The reason, in addition to surrendering to the force of the three major civilizations, is also because this rule is a safety guarantee for the losers. As long as the civilization's strength reaches the standard for entering the game, it will not be completely wiped out, which is beneficial to everyone."

The Hutt official did not speak. This was indeed a potential consensus. As long as intelligent species are not extinct, fighting will never disappear. What changes is only the way of fighting. Life and thought have infinite possibilities. Since it is "infinite," it means that the complete peace of mutual understanding among all species will never arrive.

The *Peace Treaty* formulated by the three major civilizations, although literally covers all civilizations, will naturally be given more potential rules when it is truly implemented. Civilizations that reach the star system level can obtain this "immunity card." The universe is vast, and many species die and are born every minute. Civilizations with a certain strength or status are qualified to be valued—the star system level is the prerequisite for entering the game.

The Hutts and Godorans are both at this level, constantly clashing, but tacitly controlling the disputes to a certain scale, knowing very well that they cannot do anything to each other, so they value the competition for interests even more. It's like knowing that there is a competitor, and you can't kill him, so you can only snatch the benefits… The Hutt official was actually interested in the proposal of the leader of DarkStar from the beginning.

After a moment of silence, the Hutt official slowly opened his mouth and asked a question that made the leader of DarkStar's eyes change slightly.

"The purpose of your DarkStar is to overthrow the rule of the purebloods and establish a new Godora. However, your destruction of Godora has exceeded the bottom line and has been defined as a terrorist organization. Do you think there is any chance of becoming the ruler? Your only way is a coup d'état. However, not to mention the slim chance of success, as soon as your DarkStar takes power, the punishment from the Star Cluster-level civilizations will immediately arrive. Do you really think that ruling Godora will whitewash your previous crimes? No, unless you can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Star Cluster-level civilizations overnight, there will be a reckoning one day!

I'm really curious, what exactly is your DarkStar thinking?"

"…" The leader of DarkStar lowered his eyes and said in an inexplicable tone, "This is none of your business."

…

Based on the prosperity of the planets, the planets controlled by Godora can be divided into different levels. The homeworld and a few planets belong to the ultra-first tier, followed by the first tier. Golden Gate Star, which is close to the Jubely Hub, is an example, and the slightly worse second tier, and the third tier represented by Fatty Joy Star, Gaoting.

Garton Star System, a certain second-tier colony star of Godora.

A spaceship with an old appearance landed, appearing very inconspicuous in the bustling dock.

Ashes, wearing a disguise, walked off the spaceship, looking around at the crowded crowd and the guards not far away. The crowd was surging, showing a scene of prosperity.

The corners of his mouth outlined a cold arc, and his palm slowly raised to the height of his eyes, snapping his fingers unhurriedly.

"Turn to dust."

His voice was transmitted through a miniature communicator to the fleet waiting in the distance of the colony star, with a full three DarkStar motherships, eager to move.

The scale is completely different from the troops that attacked the disaster planet!