the days before i bought the galaxy

自由商会联盟的总部位于贝瑟尔中心主商业区的东南角。这幢天蓝色尖塔形的建筑由地上21层和地下7层构成。大楼的1到12层分布着联盟的主要常驻机构，12到15层为会议中心,15到19层是联盟五大机构的办事处,而最高的两层则直属于联盟首领沃伦.斯利姆。

Four of the seven underground floors of this building belong to scientific research and logistics institutions, and the three floors at the bottom of the building are used to house the galaxy-level mastermind "Stardust".The computing power of this mastermind ranks third among all masterminds known to be built by humans. Its cost exceeds 7 million deep-space crystals, and it was jointly funded and built by all members of the alliance.Her astonishing computing power provided a huge boost to the alliance, and it was not until nearly 1 years later that she was replaced by another more powerful cosmic mastermind "Eros".

The 21st floor of the alliance headquarters, the central conference room——

All the core members of the Slim family attended the meeting.They will discuss the future development direction of the alliance through three meetings, and the results of the discussion will be submitted to the alliance committee for ruling, and finally formulate the development policy of the alliance in the next five years.Therefore, this meeting is not only very important to the Slim family, but also related to whether the alliance can successfully take the first step of development and growth!

Today, the alliance has started much better than Warren expected. Not only has it won the support of the administrator, but the total assets have far exceeded expectations.Therefore, he is determined to accelerate the second phase of the plan and concentrate on forming an interstellar expedition to develop a solid rear for the alliance!

Warren: "Okay, let's get started! Let's start with the resource integration work."

How to effectively integrate the assets of the alliance members and give full play to their advantages is the most important thing in all the work of the alliance since its establishment.Fortunately, with the help of "Stardust", Staff Officer Charlie was able to sort out the clues in a short time.

Charlie cleared his throat: "'Stardust' has calculated two sets of optimization plans, one takes six months, and the other takes more than three years to complete. My personal opinion is that the first one should be implemented first. Set up a plan, let all members get used to the distribution method of the alliance as soon as possible."

Warren: "What's the difference between the two scenarios?"

Charlie: "The latter is more thorough than the former. However, after all, it is human beings, not machines, who implement the plan. Errors are likely to occur in many subtle places, and excessive innovation is likely to cause dissatisfaction among members. The calculation results of 'Stardust' It does not rule out the possibility that it took three years to implement the first set of plans. We must make people feel the changes as soon as possible, but not too much. I don’t think it will take a lot of money to integrate resources in the first step. Too long would be a good choice. Although it may take longer to improve later, we have already obtained the benefits of the first set of solutions.”

Warren: "What about other people's opinions?"

Odin: "I second."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

"Then let's adopt the first plan!" Warren nodded and shifted his gaze to Bogo. "How is the plan for forming an interstellar expedition going?"

Bogo: "Report, Your Excellency! I have already established a basic model for the Star Expedition. This will be an all-round development team with a high degree of self-sufficiency. In a short period of time, an area will enter a prosperous state. I refer to the configuration of the super-large chamber of commerce, and formulate a team composition that is more suitable for exploration in unknown areas. I think that at least in the next 20 years, the interstellar expedition team established according to this model will be used in various fields. We have unparalleled advantages in all aspects. Such an expedition will surely be able to successfully establish a powerful rear base for the Alliance in the uninhabited land around Bethel, giving us the ability to infiltrate into the center of the Earth’s human activities.”

Warren: "Great! How much money and time do you estimate it will take to build an expedition?"

Bogo: "Report to Your Excellency, Chief! Based on the current assumptions, we need to mobilize equipment and materials worth about 3 million deep space crystals, and equip various personnel. We can draw spaceships from the escort teams of major chambers of commerce The garrison of the expedition, the guards of the Slim family will become the core of the garrison. I estimate that including personnel training, it will take at least seven months to complete the initial formation of the expedition."

Warren nodded: "In other words, everyone here will be very busy in the next six months. But such busyness is worth it. Whether the alliance can lay a stable foundation depends on everyone's efforts in the next six months! About the expedition team The first goal, Lan, is there any result?"

"Bethel's business circle has the possibility of expanding outward in three directions. For now, 'Stardust' and I mainly focus on three places. The first is the Hainier area, this area The largest number of explored planets, and since many star seekers leave through the Hainier region, the route there is also clearer. This is a conservative choice. The amount of resources in the Hainier region is only one-third of Bethel , even if it is well developed, the future prosperity cannot be compared with that of Bethel."

"The second target is the Mimit area. This area is only 15% proven. It is known that there are more than seven kinds of alien life living in this area. As far as the current proven situation is concerned, the resources of Mimit are very large. There are many planets suitable for human survival. However, entering this area may cause disputes with alien life, and we must handle this issue carefully.”

"The third target that I wanted to choose at the same time was the Freya area. This area is close to the Red Capital, and it was originally an excellent development direction. Unfortunately, the calculations of the 'Stars' show that after the expedition team goes to this area There is an active black hole belt on the only way in the area, about [-] black holes are produced there every hour, and the same number of black holes are annihilated. The reason for the formation of the active black hole belt is not yet known, but it may be difficult for the expedition team to pass There. The resource situation in the Freya area is basically unknown, but there are many unconfirmed news on the Light Years Internet that it is a paradise for human activities. I tend to think that these news are some flukes that entered Freya through the black hole active belt And brought back by the developer who successfully returned."

"You can see the specific conditions of these three regions on the screen in front of you. For the final choice, 'Stardust' tends to be in the Mimit region, but if we choose Mimit, we may need to use a lot of interstellar diplomat."

"Even if we go to Freya, we still need interstellar diplomats." Warren asked after a moment of pondering, "What do you think, Lan?"

Lan: "I tend to choose Freya. The black hole active zone is not completely impenetrable, and I need more information to analyze it. But I have a feeling that someone definitely knows the way to get in and out there!"

Warren couldn't help but smile.His robots are gradually gaining the ability to blur emotional thinking, suggesting that the next breakthrough should not be far away. "Everyone go back and think about this issue first, and give me your conclusions before the next meeting. If there is any new information, Lan, you are responsible for informing everyone here. Is there anything else that needs to be discussed?"

"At present, we still need officers urgently." Odin said, "All the officers of the local security forces have been transferred back. If there are not enough officers, the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary garrison will be greatly reduced. I suggest sending personnel into Bethel military academy."

Warren nodded: "This is a good suggestion, and I will consult with the administrator."

"Not only that, I also suggest that Ferret join the dispatchers." Seeing the surprised expressions on many people's faces, Odin couldn't help laughing, "The growth rate of half-humans is much faster than that of natural humans. In the early days, it was very cost-effective for us to train a group of half-person officers. As long as we set a precedent for half-person officers to study in the military academy, we can quickly harvest a large number of cheap command personnel."

"No, it's not a matter of cost." Warren said seriously, "It's related to the purpose of the alliance. Treating all intelligent life equally is not a matter of lip service, which of course also includes life created by humans. Since All members have signed this agreement, we should let them realize the importance of this matter. This is an excellent opportunity, I will try my best to convince the administrator, if not successful, even if it is to re-establish a military academy I Let everyone experience this change in perception!"

Odin looked away from Warren's face. He didn't expect Warren to make such a decision so quickly that it didn't benefit the current alliance.His original idea was to gradually improve the status of half-humans so that the alliance would have more talents.After all, not any natural person can understand and treat half-humans equally, and Warren's top-down high-pressure policy will damage his image.

but……

As long as this guy is determined to accomplish anything, there is nothing he cannot accomplish, right?

The meeting ended after discussing a few more issues, and Warren announced a second meeting in three days.After that, he went to the administrator's mansion non-stop, informed the administrator himself of the content of the meeting, and made a request to send half of the military personnel to study at the Bethel Military Academy.

In the next few days, Odin personally visited nearly a hundred local security army officers who had participated in the anti-piracy operation, trying to persuade them to contribute to the matter of letting half of them enter the military academy.Finally, under the affirmation of Sieghui, the principal of Bethel Military Academy, the administrator Henry Wickham finally let go and agreed to send a study group with a scale of more than 3000 people to study at the Military Academy. Odin's adopted son Feret Is the only half person on the roster.

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"Do you know who you represent?" Odin asked, staring at his adopted son who had just turned two years old.Feret has reached half-human adult age, his current height is over 170, and he looks similar to a human boy of sixteen or seventeen.

"I represent all demihumans!" Feret clenched his fists and said.

"No, you are not that great yet, you represent only a capable half-human, so you must also show your true ability, not as my adopted son, but your own ability!"

"Yes!" The boy with cute round ears replied loudly.

"Remember, this is your own choice! Before I asked you what you thought about the future, you told me that you wanted to be an officer, not a musician."

"Yes, I want to be useful to Dad and Uncle Warren!" Ferret said firmly.

"Very good." Odin reached out and touched Ferret's ear. "There is no need to worry too much. I have persuaded Menggalt, who is on vacation at home, to serve as an instructor of the military academy temporarily. He will try his best to take care of you."

"Really, really?" Ferret's tail stood up all of a sudden, if it wasn't because he was still talking to Odin, he would almost be running around excitedly.

"Behave well and don't let me down." Odin couldn't help but smile.