Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones.

Chapter 348 Why you of all people?

Time continued to flow quietly, and several decades passed in the blink of an eye. Just as Li Qingsong had predicted, the Purple Moon Civilization once again launched an offensive, but it was once again neutralized by the unified force field.

Upon realizing that Li Qingsong possessed some kind of strategic weapon unknown to them, the Purple Moon Civilization dared not stop its mobilization efforts.

The reason is simple: at this stage, we still have the offensive of mobilizing our own civilization to counter that kind of strategic weapon.

If we don't mobilize our forces, those strategic weapons will likely be used on our conventional fleet! We won't be able to withstand that!
This is an unprecedented arms race. Once drawn onto this track, neither side dares to stop first.

Whoever stops first will die.

Since no one dares to stop, the stalemate continues.

Time continued to pass slowly. On the battlefield of Planet One, both sides, like gamblers who had lost their minds, kept pouring their fortunes into the game.

At this moment, even Li Qingsong began to admire the Purple Moon Civilization.

The war between the two sides has lasted for so long, and it's understandable that they remain united internally, since all the clones are under their control and cannot possibly rebel.

But how could the Purple Moon Civilization have persisted for so long? It's been over a hundred years, and the Purple Moon Civilization has always been in a state of mobilization, yet there's still no sign of decline.
Is this peak-level nuclear civilization really that powerful?
Li Qingsong had no choice but to persevere.

Under these circumstances, one day, Li Qingsong suddenly saw a dim star appear at the edge of a distant galaxy.

Another civilization has arrived in this galaxy!

what's the situation!
Is this galaxy so lively? Or is there some treasure in this galaxy? How come the Purple Moon Civilization arrived here, and then a third civilization came here too!
Upon realizing the arrival of a new civilization, both sides almost instinctively reduced their involvement in the battlefield on Planet One.

The newly assembled offensive was not deployed to the battlefield by the Purple Moon Civilization, but was instead temporarily stored up.

The newly assembled unified force field component by Li Qingsong has also been temporarily shelved.

Countless giant telescopes belonging to both sides simultaneously adjusted their orientation, aiming at that dim point of light in deep space.

Upon closer inspection, Li Qingsong immediately noticed something unusual.

"This mobility is incredible? And this scale..."

Li Qingsong vaguely understood, and a sense of anticipation and excitement arose within him.

Time flew by, and the dim point of light rapidly increased in brightness. Finally, when it was still trillions of kilometers away from the star, an electromagnetic broadcast message reached the entire galaxy and was received by both sides in the conflict.

"Respected Purple Moon Civilization and Bluetuk Civilization, we are members of the Crimson Star Alliance, Yunluo Civilization."

It really is the fleet of the Yunluo Civilization!

But why is the Yunluo civilization's fleet here? This place is hundreds of light-years away from where the two sides parted ways...

Even though the Yunluo civilization could travel faster than the speed of light, crossing this distance of hundreds of light-years would still require a great deal of resources and effort.

But whatever their reason for being here, it's a good thing for me.

Information about the Yunluo civilization continues to arrive.

"We have always advocated peaceful coexistence among orthodox and wise civilizations, opposed all wars, and supported any attempt to resolve conflicts through peaceful negotiations and other means."

Based on these positions, we suggest that Ziyue and Lantuk sit down and resolve their dispute through negotiations. We can provide a suitable environment for negotiations and offer guarantees.

It is the wish of the Crimson Star Alliance and the Yunluo Civilization that all orthodox intelligent civilizations can coexist peacefully and work together to combat the various dangers in this vast galaxy. We sincerely wish for lasting peace and an end to all conflict in this galaxy.

Li Qingsong immediately replied: "Our position is consistent with that of the Crimson Star Alliance and the Yunluo Civilization. We earnestly hope to resolve the dispute between us and the Purple Moon Civilization through negotiations."

We warmly welcome your arrival and guarantee our cooperation.

The Purple Moon Civilization responded quickly.

They also used electromagnetic wave broadcasting, which allowed Li Qingsong to easily receive the message.

"The Crimson Star Alliance? We've heard that the Crimson Star Alliance has strict rules governing its members, prohibiting them from interfering in conflicts between external civilizations. Would your civilization's intervention in our dispute violate the Alliance's rules?"

"There's such a regulation? It seems the Yunluo civilization faces many restrictions in intervening in external disputes. So, at this moment..."

Li Qingsong felt a vague sense of unease.

After some time, the Yunluo civilization responded.

"We express our gratitude for the welcome and cooperation from the Lantuk civilization."

In response to the Purple Moon Civilization's questions, our side replied that it was precisely because of the internal regulations of the alliance that we did not resort to direct military intervention to end your conflict.

Furthermore, the rule strictly prohibiting intervention in conflicts between external civilizations only applies to civilizations acting in good faith. If a civilization commits serious crimes, our alliance encourages its members to step forward and stop it.

Now, is the Purple Moon Civilization willing to accept our mediation and resolve this dispute through peaceful negotiations?

At this moment, Li Qingsong almost couldn't help but laugh.

The alliance rules stipulate that we cannot arbitrarily intervene in conflicts between external civilizations, but at this moment we are only stepping in to mediate for the sake of peace.

Now, the Lantuk civilization has expressed its willingness to engage in peaceful negotiations. If your Purple Moon civilization is unwilling to resolve the issue through negotiations, are you a benevolent or malevolent civilization?
Don't forget, once a civilization is identified as a malicious one, we can intervene militarily without being restricted by the alliance's rules!

The authority to determine whether a civilization is malicious rests with us. Now, you either become a malicious civilization in our eyes and face our military intervention, or you choose to engage in peaceful negotiations.

It's blatant intimidation!

This is the style that a gravity-based civilization should have!

Inside the Great Moon spaceship, the leader of the Purple Moon civilization slammed the documents in his hand onto the table, his face turning almost black.

At this moment, what other choices do we have?

"Your Majesty, a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. We cannot give the Yunluo Civilization a pretext to intervene now!"
The most important thing is to resolve this dispute as soon as possible and set sail quickly! Any later, and we might miss our chance!

The leader, panting heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "Reply to the Yunluo Civilization that we are willing to negotiate!"

Soon, news from the Yunluo civilization arrived again.

"We appreciate the willingness of both sides in the conflict to make efforts for peace."

Now, please connect to the following long-distance communication network. We will arrange a virtual video meeting between the two parties. Any problems can be addressed during the negotiations.

We will uphold a fair and impartial stance and do our utmost to create a harmonious and favorable negotiating environment for both sides.

With the strong intervention of the Yunluo civilization, the battlefields of Planet One and the Stellar Battlefield have entered into a ceasefire, but neither side has withdrawn and they remain in a stalemate.

At the scene of the electric disaster, although they were extremely angry and saddened by the fact that their ancestors had been subjected to some kind of modification by the Purple Moon Civilization, losing their own will and becoming puppets completely controlled by the Purple Moon Civilization, they were temporarily calmed down because of Li Qingsong's orders.

Negotiations were about to begin, and Yunluo Civilization was clearly on his side, but Li Qingsong still had some worries.

The reason is simple: while the Yunluo civilization might favor their side, they seem to be constrained by alliance rules and cannot go too far. As for the war with the Ziyue civilization, aside from the unspoken behind-the-scenes issues concerning human prisoners, on the surface, they are actually the ones in the wrong.

From the perspective of other civilizations, human civilization is an extinct civilization. The Purple Moon Civilization acquired some human prisoners due to some accidental factors. How they treat these prisoners within their civilization is entirely their own business.

These human captives were originally their property.

However, he unreasonably tracked them all the way to the Purple Moon Civilization's settlement, forcibly demanding their property. When the Purple Moon Civilization refused, he, without any justification, launched a war, causing enormous losses to the Purple Moon Civilization.

Of course, if Li Qingsong could reveal his identity and demand the human prisoners as a representative of human civilization, then everything would be perfectly reasonable, and no civilization could argue against it.

But he couldn't reveal his identity, so he ended up being completely in the wrong.

With the Yunluo civilization under restrictions, will this negotiation... be able to achieve the desired outcome?

With some apprehension, Li Qingsong controlled the "Bluetuk Civilization Leader" to enter the virtual conference room, where he met with Wei Luo, the long-unseen commander of a fleet from the Yunluo Civilization, as well as the leader of the Ziyue Civilization and other high-ranking officials.

Willow nodded to Li Qingsong, who returned the gesture with a smile.

Negotiations began quickly.

"Let me first state our position. All we have ever asked for is those human prisoners. If you are willing to hand over all the human prisoners to us, we guarantee to withdraw from the star system immediately and never bother you again."

Willow, who was chairing the meeting, nodded slightly and looked at the Purple Moon Civilization delegation: "What is your opinion on this?"

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization slammed his fist on the table, filled with rage: "Your side is completely unreasonable and has completely violated the proposal advocated by the Crimson Star Alliance regarding peaceful coexistence among orthodox intelligent civilizations!"

Regardless of what these human prisoners mean to you, or what value they have to us—even if they are just trash, they are still our property!
Your forces demanded our property, which we refused. In response, you launched a war. How is this any different from robbery?
Since the start of the war, your side has caused us enormous losses.

Your Excellency Wei Luo of the Yunluo Civilization, I believe that as a member of the Crimson Star Alliance, you are capable of distinguishing right from wrong, supporting justice, and punishing evil.

We demand that the Bluetuk civilization compensate us for the losses we have suffered over the years!

Li Qingsong was prepared for these words.

It's nothing but sophistry and unreasonable arguments.

"Is treating a survivor of an intelligent civilization like a pet or an animal the way to peace? This is an insult to all intelligent civilizations!"

We are committed to the peace proposal advocated by the Red Star Alliance. We cannot stand by and watch your actions, so we have taken the initiative to demand that you hand over the human prisoners!

Not only did your side fail to repent, but you also resisted with force, which triggered a series of subsequent events and caused you losses.

This is entirely their own fault!

The group from Ziyue Civilization were so angry their eyes were practically spitting fire, and they began to refute Li Qingsong's remarks once again.

The two sides went back and forth, and the atmosphere in the conference room was tense.

Only then did Willow gently tap the table.

Li Qingsong and Ziyue Civilization immediately fell silent.

Willow looked at the group from the Purple Moon Civilization and said slowly, "Your side has always insisted that the Blue Turk side made unreasonable demands first and launched the first attack on your side, using this as the basis for demanding compensation from your side, is that right?" The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization said in a deep voice, "Yes."

"Then... why doesn't the Lantuk make unreasonable demands on other civilizations, but only on you? Why doesn't they attack other civilizations, but only yours?"

Li Qingsong was stunned.

The leaders of the Purple Moon Civilization and other high-ranking officials were also stunned.

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became strange.

Willow continued slowly and deliberately, "May I ask, Your Excellency, Head of the Purple Moon Civilization, have you considered this issue?"

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization, his face turning almost black from holding back his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Because the Bluetuk Civilization is a bunch of robbers!"

Willow said, "Whether you're a bandit or not, even if you are, then... why would bandits specifically target you?"

Even if the robbers are 99% wrong, doesn't your Purple Moon Civilization have 1% fault?
If your Purple Moon civilization is truly perfect and flawless, then the Bluetuk civilization wouldn't have any reason to attack you, would it?

Li Qingsong manipulated the "Head of the Lantuk Civilization" to stand up, his tone impassioned: "Yes! It was clearly you who abused human prisoners who are also intelligent beings first. We followed the Red Star Alliance's peace initiative and demanded that you hand over the human prisoners to us!"

Your refusal led to the subsequent war!
The entire responsibility lies with you!

"Our side, our side..."

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization murmured, then suddenly roared with grief and indignation: "Is there really no justice in this galaxy and universe?"
Is it really that dark?!

Willow immediately roared, "Purple Moon Civilization! How dare you disregard our mediation? How dare you disregard this negotiation? How dare you disregard the Crimson Star Alliance that we represent?!"

Are you trying to provoke a war between your Purple Moon Civilization and our Crimson Star Alliance?! Answer me!

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization was startled and immediately sat down properly in his seat, lowering his head slightly: "No, we did not mean that."

Willow snorted: "That's good. Now, answer the question from Lantuk's side: Why are you abusing human prisoners who are also intelligent civilizations?"
Why did you ignore Lantuk's demands to stop the abuse, leading to a series of subsequent events that caused Lantuk significant losses?

"I, I...we were wrong. We promise that we will treat human prisoners well from now on and will never mistreat them again."

Li Qingsong shouted, "Your previous actions have fully proven that your civilization is a cruel, tyrannical, untrustworthy, and merciless civilization. Those human prisoners will inevitably suffer further abuse in your hands."

To truly ensure their safety and well-being, they must be handed over to our management!

Willow said, "I agree with this proposal. As for the losses caused to Lantuk by the Purple Moon Civilization, what is your opinion, Your Excellency Lantuk?"

Upon hearing these words, the entire delegation from the Purple Moon Civilization instantly looked up, their blood-red eyes wide open, and the red muscles on their faces twitching incessantly, clearly indicating that they were extremely enraged.

Li Qingsong sighed inwardly.

I had originally planned to take this opportunity to extort some technological data from the Purple Moon Civilization. But now it seems I should pass.

If the Purple Moon Civilization is truly pushed to the brink, even with the presence of the Cloud Luo Civilization, it will be difficult to prevent the Cloud Luo Civilization from violating its internal regulations and suffering some losses.

Furthermore, those human prisoners are still in the hands of the Purple Moon Civilization, and we must prevent them from being destroyed together.

In short, let's get those human prisoners first. As for the technological data...

I'll just wait until I defeat and destroy the Purple Moon civilization before taking it myself.

"We are a peace-loving civilization, full of tolerance and benevolence. Just hand over those human prisoners to us; as for the losses, forget about them."

"Good, the Lantuk civilization truly lives up to its reputation as an outstanding civilization that puts the Red Star Alliance's peace initiative into practice. I hope that one day, your side can also obtain the qualification to join the alliance and truly become our ally."

After praising the proposal, Willow looked at the Purple Moon Civilization group and asked, "What is your opinion?"

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization gritted his teeth: "We agree."

"it is good!"

Willow clapped lightly: "A war has been averted, and both sides have avoided many additional losses."

Peace is the most precious thing in this universe.

In that case..."

"slow!"

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization suddenly spoke up: "It is acceptable to hand over the human prisoners to the Lantuk Civilization, but we need sufficient security guarantees to ensure that we can leave this star system safely and smoothly after the transfer of prisoners."

Willow frowned slightly: "Does your side not believe our promises and guarantees?"

"Do not."

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization immediately denied it, clearly not daring to question Willo, but still insisted: "When it comes to the security of our civilization, we dare not be negligent."

The smile on Li Qingsong's lips gradually faded and disappeared.

His plan was indeed to deceive the humans into surrendering and then continue the war against the Purple Moon Civilization.

As for the Yunluo civilization, they certainly won't interfere with us.

But if the Purple Moon civilization wants to guarantee its safety...

What kind of guarantee do you want?

Willow said slowly, "If you don't trust us, then no amount of assurance seems to make any sense."

The most crucial issue is that once the Purple Moon Civilization hands over the human prisoners and loses this "hostage," the Yunluo Civilization and the Lantuk Civilization will have no more scruples and will no longer incur the cost of breaking their promises.

Clearly, sufficient cost is the only way to ensure that promises are kept.

But right now, there doesn't seem to be a suitable way to make the Yunluo civilization pay a price.

The leader of the Purple Moon Civilization gritted his teeth and said, "At present, there are approximately 200 million human prisoners within our civilization."

We will dispatch a residential spaceship to transfer all these human prisoners there.

Afterward, the habitation ship will fly in one direction, constantly accelerating. Our main fleet will then fly in the opposite direction, also beginning to accelerate.

During this process, the fleets of both the Yunluo and Lantuk civilizations must remain within the star system, and cannot pursue our forces or chase the inhabitant spaceship.

Otherwise, we cannot guarantee the safety of the human prisoners living in that habitation spaceship.

"Within a three-light-year limit, once our main fleet and the habitation ship have each left the star system by three light-years, your forces may dispatch troops to retrieve the habitation ship."

Li Qingsong knew that this was the leader of the Purple Moon Civilization trying to buy time for his side.

In this way, by the time they acquire the habitation ship, their main fleet will have already sailed far away, thus increasing their safety.

However... the Yunluo fleet can travel faster than light, so there is still a possibility that they can catch up with and destroy them.

Willow said calmly, "Is this the security guarantee you need? It doesn't seem very reliable."

The Purple Moon leader gritted her teeth and said, "There is no completely reliable security guarantee. As long as we can increase the cost for you to break your promise, that will suffice. After all, although you can travel faster than light and may still catch up with us, leaving the star system requires conventional travel and takes a lot of time."

Therefore, if your fleet chooses to pursue us, it will also need to expend a great deal of time and resources.

At the same time, this will also impose restrictions on us, ensuring that we do not kill those human prisoners before handing them over to the Lantuk civilization.

Willow didn't speak, but looked at Li Qingsong.

Li Qingsong sighed softly to himself.

This is indeed a relatively feasible and safe solution.

However, this would make it much more difficult for him to track the Purple Moon Civilization fleet in the future.

But at this moment, the situation seems to be the best possible outcome considering all the factors combined.

In any case, let's get those human prisoners under our control first.

Li Qingsong nodded slowly: "Our side also agrees to this plan."

"In that case, let's begin. Our fleet will remain stationed in the star system to monitor both sides in fulfilling their agreed-upon commitments."

This meeting has now concluded.

The warships on Planet One and the star began to retreat, clearly indicating that the Purple Moon Civilization was about to conduct a large-scale resource gathering mission in preparation for its departure.

Li Qingsong also quickly contacted Wei Luo.

"Since our last parting, we have always been concerned about your safety."

That was, after all, a truly powerful and advanced civilization, whose technological and industrial strength should have surpassed yours.

Therefore, we secretly arranged for a probe to follow your fleet. After discovering that your fleet was in danger despite having combat power beyond our imagination, we dispatched this fleet over.

"I apologize, Your Excellency, but we secretly tracked your fleet without your permission. Please assure you, we harbored no ill intentions."

Li Qingsong gave a solemn reply.

"Thank you for your help."

If it weren't for your timely arrival, we would probably still be embroiled in a bitter battle and would never have achieved the results we have today.

Thank you.

The Yunluo civilization is a true friend of our Lantuk civilization. Lord Weiluo, you are also a true friend of mine.

(End of this chapter)