Chapter 458: Greedy upstart? No, this is strategic cover!

At the same time, the Universal Alliance branch.

Regarding the arbitration result of the Star Radiance Sea, it indeed caused an uproar in the council.

Hundreds of complaint letters from seven-level civilizations flew like snowflakes to the council, demanding severe punishment for the Yanhuang Civilization's banditry.

However, surprisingly, the reaction of the five major council civilizations was unusually cold.

Not only was there no punishment, but they rejected all complaints on the grounds of special handling for special times,

and even hypocritically praised the Yanhuang Civilization's spirit of daring to take risks.

This maneuver left the lower civilizations bewildered.

"These old foxes."

Ge Ge looked at the commendation order issued by the Alliance, casually tossed it aside, and said coldly:

"They're treating us like a trash can. The Star Radiance Sea was originally an unstable bomb; someone willing to take it over, they'd be happy and couldn't be quicker."

"Moreover, they also want to see just how much we can swallow."

Qin Zheng added, "Just now, the Nüwa Civilization sent a secret letter asking if we need technical assistance to help us digest the star marrow; I think they want to seize the opportunity to plant probes."

"Reply to them, just say the Yanhuang appetite is good, no need to worry."

Qin Zheng picked up the communicator, his tone shifted, becoming unreasonable and overbearing.

"Tell them, if they really want to help, just draw two more resource points over here; this bit of bait isn't enough to fill a tooth gap."

……

Nüwa Civilization's microcosmos.

Wo Xi Ling looked at the Yanhuang Civilization's reply message, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.

"Really... insatiably greedy."

Beside, the commander of the Thunder God's Hammer spoke in a muffled voice:

"Chairman, these newcomers are too arrogant. According to monitoring, the energy of the Star Radiance Sea has almost been drained by them! This kind of exhaust-the-pond-to-fish approach is simply barbaric!"

"Barbaric is good."

Wo Xi Ling, however, smiled, a smile with deep meaning: "I'm just afraid they won't be barbaric, afraid they're too rational, too perfect."

"A greedy civilization has weaknesses. A civilization that only knows how to pursue evolution is also easy to control."

In the eyes of the Alliance high-ups, the image of the Yanhuang Civilization at this moment has successfully been shaped into a thug wielding a weapon but with short-sighted vision.

This is exactly what Qin Hao wanted.

A few days later, Qin Hao issued a new task to his eldest son, Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng looked at the latest order sent by his old man, and the corner of his mouth involuntarily curled up slightly.

"Interesting."

He muttered softly, then immediately shared the order's contents with those beside him, Zhou Yunhai and Ge Ge.

Zhou Yunhai frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled: "What the Chief Commander means is… let us stay in the Star Radiance Sea, and moreover make the commotion bigger?"

This conflicts with his usual military mindset.

In his view, since we've already gained sufficient benefits, we should withdraw quickly,

consolidate our gains, rather than continue to linger in the eye of the storm inviting trouble.

"Hey, Yunhai, you still don't get it?"

Ge Ge, however, saw through Qin Hao's intention at a glance.

He patted Zhou Yunhai's shoulder, "What image do we have in the Alliance's eyes? We're just country bumpkins who just entered the city, or upstarts who got lucky like stepping in dog shit.

"What do upstarts like to do? Of course, show off, be insatiably greedy!"

He paused, lowered his voice:

"If we now quietly suck dry the high-dimensional energy ore of the Star Radiance Sea and leave, those old foxes would instead suspect.

"They'd wonder, how could these Yanhuang people be so rational? So knowing when to stop? Could there be some bigger plot?

"But if we do the opposite, staying here and not leaving, constantly shouting 'mine, mine, all mine,'

"they'd instead think, oh, they're just a bunch of ignorant fools, not worth worrying about."

Zhou Yunhai suddenly understood.

"The dark under the lamp…… the Chief Commander is using greed as a disguise to conceal our true strategic purpose."

"Exactly so."

Qin Zheng nodded, his eyes filled with admiration for his father,

"Father's order is not just to act, but to act the whole routine. We must firmly stick the label 'greedy Yanhuang Civilization' on ourselves, making it visible to the whole universe."

"I understand!"

Zhou Yunhai immediately stood at attention, his eyes becoming sharp, "I guarantee to complete the mission!"

Soon, under Ge Ge's personal direction, a series of extremely arrogant announcements were broadcast across the entire Universal Alliance G-37 branch.

Yanhuang Civilization's periodic report on the governance work of the Star Radiance Sea:

【After our preliminary survey, the internal structure of the Star Radiance Sea is extremely unstable, governance difficulty far exceeds expectations, required cost enormous.

To ensure the safety of surrounding star fields, Yanhuang Civilization decides to take over the Star Radiance Sea indefinitely, until all safety hazards are completely eliminated.】

Supplementary clause:

【During the takeover period, the Star Radiance Sea will be listed as a temporary restricted zone. Any ship or person approaching the area without Yanhuang Civilization's authorization will be regarded as a serious provocation against our sovereignty; we have the right to take all necessary measures, consequences at their own risk.】

These two announcements, between the lines, convey a sense of "This place belongs to me,

you all get lost far away, arrogant."

As soon as the announcements came out, the Alliance branch erupted in an uproar!

The representatives of the Blue Crystal Civilization and the Rift Void Civilization nearly exploded with anger on the spot.

The place they had been fighting over for several thousand years was taken by the Yanhuang Civilization under the pretense of arbitration.

And now they even want to take it over indefinitely?

What's the difference between this and directly announcing permanent occupation?

"Robbers! Shameless robbers!"

"This is an outright trampling of the alliance's rules! We demand the council intervene immediately and sanction the Yanhuang Civilization!"

Countless protest letters flew to the desks of the five great council civilizations.

However, these protests all sank like stones into the sea, causing not a ripple.

Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Palace Microcosm.

Qin Hao was leisurely looking at the star map.

On the system interface before him, the progress bar representing the energy of the Starlight Sea was descending in an irregular, sometimes fast, sometimes slow rhythm.

This was done deliberately by him.

By finely adjusting the system's energy absorption efficiency, from an external observation,

the Starlight Sea's energy loss would appear extremely uneven, with no discernible pattern.

This perfectly matches the behavior of a technologically crude, chaotically managed "nouveau riche" civilization when it overexploits its resources.

"Acting, you have to go all the way."

Qin Hao muttered to himself, the corner of his mouth curling into an arc.

……

Cosmic Alliance, G-37 Branch, Council Chamber.

Xixi Ling was quietly listening to her subordinate's report.

"According to the latest monitoring report, the energy of the Starlight Sea is declining in a very…… chaotic manner."

"Our analysis model shows this is not like efficient, orderly mining; it's more like barbaric plundering and consumption."

"Furthermore, the protests of the Blue Crystal Civilization and the Void-Splitting Civilization have reached their peak; they have united over a hundred level-7 civilizations, demanding we adjudicate the Yanhuang Civilization's actions."

After listening, Xixi Ling's face nevertheless revealed a meaningful smile.

"Barbaric? Chaotic? Isn't this exactly what we wanted to see?"

She waved her hand, signaling her subordinate to retreat.

In her view, a greedy, short-sighted, arrogantly acting civilization,

is far easier to deal with than a calm, rational, unfathomable civilization.

The more the Yanhuang Civilization behaves like a nouveau riche, the more reassured she feels.

"However, we also can't let them be too idle."

Xixi Ling's finger lightly traced the star map, finally coming to rest on an area marked dark red.

"Mist Corridor..."