The Seventh Base

All present were princes, princesses, and nobles, so they found it easy to grasp what Xu Mo was saying. The upper echelons vie for power and profit with fierce struggles; take Elizabeth, for example, who wants to fight for the right of succession, or Yekaterina, who nearly became a pawn in a dynastic marriage.

Had it not been for the Blue Star Energy Technology Group, Yekaterina might have already returned home for an arranged marriage.

The underlying message of Xu Mo's words was undoubtedly to tell them that in the future, the Blue Star Energy Technology Group would support them as individuals, standing behind them, rather than the family forces behind them.

If indeed there comes a day, as Xu Mo said, when the Blue Star Energy Technology Group becomes a Technology Empire with its influence spreading to every corner of the Star System Alliance, then its strength would rival that of planets and could become a formidable backing force for them.

Should they ever face any vicissitudes, they would all have a powerful supportive force of their own.

Nan Xiangyi, with her beautiful eyes, watched Xu Mo. He had painted a blueprint for everyone: a Technology Empire, their own power. Tsk, what a large pie he had sketched. Looking at everyone's expressions, it seemed they had all bought into it.

Nan Xiangyi believed what Xu Mo said. He must have acquired Alien civilization technologies, and if things kept progressing smoothly, as long as they could keep up technologically, indeed they had a chance to become a Technology Empire.

But they faced a huge dilemma. When the Blue Star Energy Technology Group's technology advanced to a certain level, would the giants of the Star System Alliance allow it to expand without limit?

If so, the Blue Star Energy Technology Group would become another superpower within the Star System Alliance, breaking the current balance. Although the Star System Alliance was established to maintain peace, peace is based on the even distribution of interests.

Perhaps this was why Xu Mo was courting the Royal Family members of the major standing council stars to join the Blue Star Energy Technology Group. Xu Mo had considered the future and sought self-protection through such a strategy.

If the Blue Star Energy Technology Group belonged solely to Lucas Star, what would happen when the Lucas Star Federation Government decreed they surrender the Group?

"How can we help the Group?" asked Sal.

Sal was the heir to the Sasi Kingdom and thus had the highest status on his planet among those present. He did not have many concerns; the kingdom would be his in the future, and the growth of the Blue Star Energy Technology Group, in which he was a shareholder, did not harm his interests.

"As I said before, the Blue Star Energy Technology Group is researching High-level Civilization technologies, so first and foremost, we need massive financial support. Research is very costly. We must continuously expand our markets; thus, we need the cooperation of the policies of various planets," Xu Mo replied. He left unsaid another factor: although Blue Star Energy Technology was already very wealthy, it was not enough because they needed to build an interstellar fleet in the future.

Top-tier weapons cost a fortune, especially a giant Starship, which would cost an astronomical figure and require all sorts of top-notch materials, talents, and technical support. Furthermore, to build a fleet, only planets and nations possess such capacity. Blue Star Energy Technology Group aspires to achieve this.

Therefore, they needed to lay the groundwork step by step, starting with expanding production capacities. The company's various bases had already cultivated a batch of excellent employees, and with step-by-step advancement to higher levels, once the technology matured, they could set about building Starships at any time.

This would be their foundation in the interstellar realm. To realize the blueprint he had depicted, intrinsic strength is essential; always relying on others leads to constraints.

"Secondly, we need talent. Blue Star Energy Technology has its independent research institution. If leading talents from various planets could be referred to join the Group, they could enter our bases and participate in research and development," Xu Mo continued, causing a slight stir among the audience.

Was Xu Mo not worried that these talents would act on behalf of their own planets?

What Xu Mo meant was that he didn't mind sharing; they could research together.

Indeed, he didn't mind. Each planet, like Lucas Star and other standing council stars, also had their own technologies, and at present, the research of Blue Star Energy Technology Group had not yet reached planetary standards.

If they were to eventually surpass that level, Blue Star Energy Technology Group would by then have grown enormously, and as long as they kept hold of the core technology, they could compete with the Star System Alliance's top planets.

Cooperation was for mutual benefit.

If any planets had ulterior motives against them, they would simply cut them off.

Currently, he needed to leverage resources from all sides.

"Lastly, if the planets could deeply cooperate with the Group and provide some advanced equipment for our research, that would of course be even better," Xu Mo continued.

"Understood," nodded Sal. It seemed Xu Mo was indeed set on achieving great things, as he eventually had to make his way back to Anos Star; developing military strength was unlikely without it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's create history together," Xu Mo said, his voice captivating.

The shareholders' meeting at the Lucas University Library ended, and people dispersed. Many in the Library were discussing in low voices—it seemed Xu Mo had become a key strategist for the Blue Star Energy Technology Group. A genius librarian, could this be considered an inspirational story?

In terms of intelligence, they felt inferior to Xu Mo.