Lu Xiao originally just wanted to go straight to the finish line in this strange world and ignore the distractions during the journey.
But Consus' words reminded him that excessive impatience would not help solve the problem, and it was better to move forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner.
Lu Xiao doesn't know the specific situation of the Earth Federation, but since it has developed to colonize the universe, it is assumed that their intelligence network should be very developed.
Aletheia only has a few hundred probes, which are just a drop in the ocean in the vast universe.
Instead of waiting for a probe to find a needle in a haystack, it is better to reach cooperation with the Earth Federation and entrust them to help find the exit from this world.
Of course, communicating with the Earth Federation's top brass requires some skills, at least not blatantly telling them the true purpose.
When the Earth Federation was unaware of the crisis, Lu Xiao came to help and assisted the Federation's unified fleet in winning the Battle of Galanta. This was the best certificate he submitted to the Earth Federation.
After being away for a few days, Lu Xiao returned to the battleship Glory again.
The Glory is one of the Earth Federation's largest Ark-class battleships. It belongs to the North Atlantic Combined Fleet. The fleet admiral is Harman Lee, Aznar's immediate boss.
Harman's Lee surname is not an Asian surname, but the original English name Lee (lēah), which is a traditional surname widely spread in the UK.
Previously, Lu Xiao asked Aznar about the political system of the Earth Federation.
After entering the age of interstellar navigation, the original countries on the earth went through a series of splits and combinations.
Nominally, all countries belong to the Earth Federation, which represents the interests of the earth. However, in fact, there are still large and small countries inside the earth, and there are also many internal conflicts between them.
The North Atlantic Alliance takes the United Kingdom as its prototype and main body, and unites with small Nordic countries such as Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Sweden for warmth, and faces the competitive pressure of its neighbor, the European Union.
The Continental Alliance, with Germany and France as the main body, is actually the final form of the EU in Lu Xiao's impression. It was just that the United Kingdom pulled some Nordic countries to form the North Atlantic Alliance.
In addition to these two countries entrenched in Western and Northern Europe, there is also the Slavic National Federation in Eastern Europe, with Russia as the main body.
China, which Lu Xiao is most concerned about, has also integrated its surrounding countries and established the East Asian Republic with China as the main body.
Competing with the East Asian republics is the Alliance of Pacific Island Countries, with Japan and Australia as the main body, and of course the United States of North America and the Republic of South America on the other side of the Pacific.
There is also the African Community in southern Europe, and the Arab Emirates Alliance in the Middle East...not the UAE, but mainly composed of reconciled Iran, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
As for poor Israel, it perished in the long river of history under the attack of the communist countries headed by the three countries long before the establishment of the Earth Federation.
The Battle of Galanta brought together almost all the available mobile forces of the Earth Federation, and all the major countries under the federal system contributed. After all, this war was a major event related to the overall interests of the people on Earth.
Returning to the Glory this time, Lu Xiao had a face-to-face call via remote communication with Admiral Halman who was stationed on the Ark Royal, the flagship of the North Atlantic Combined Fleet.
After Admiral Harman saw the images provided by Lu Xiao, his brows never relaxed.
"Basically, the warships I have never seen are not produced by the Helang people. That is to say..."
Harman rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "There are other cosmic civilizations that plan to secretly assist the Helang people and give us a surprise blow after the decisive battle begins."
Lu Xiao did not see any other alien race besides the Helang people in that secret base.
Preliminary speculation is that the supporters whose identity is unknown so far should only sell their weapons to the Helang people and have no intention of directly showing up to antagonize the Earth Federation.
No matter who wins the war in the end, the alien civilization that is hiding behind the scenes and watching the fight between tigers and tigers can use diplomatic means to whitewash peace afterwards.
It would be best for the Helang people to win. Even if the Earth Federation still managed to defeat the Helang people under a sneak attack, they could still lie and claim that they were only selling weapons and did not take a stand in the disputes between other countries.
"Ha~"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Halman's mouth: "It's very much like an ancient template I read in a textbook."
Captain Aznar also nodded and said: "During World War II, the United States of America provided assistance to the Allied Powers on the surface, but secretly made huge profits by selling materials and arms to both sides."
"They were 'forced' to join the battlefield only when the war entered the middle stage. With the strong capital accumulated in the early stage, they led the Allies to victory in World War II as leaders and captured the most war dividends."
“After the war, the United States maintained a period of strength that lasted for nearly a hundred years, but it declined rapidly because of the civil war triggered by intensifying racial conflicts.”
'Civil war...?'
Lu Xiao's expression was a little subtle. The direction of the United States in this world seemed to be similar to that in the main world.
The racial conflict was eventually completely detonated, triggering a large-scale civil war that swept across the entire North American continent, involving Canada, the backyard of the United States, and innocent Mexico.
After a civil war, the United States suffered a drastic decline as expected.
The only superpower fell, and the earth entered into a more peaceful multilateral win-win cooperation model where all heroes came together, gradually forming the prototype of the Earth Federation.
Among the countries of the Earth Federation today, the North American Federation, which took many years to stop its decline, can only be regarded as a second-tier country. The biggest competition comes from the Slavic National Federation and the East Asian Republic.
"Dong~dong~"
Halman tapped his fingers on the table subconsciously, and pondered for a while before continuing: "Anyway, I will tell the top management of the Earth Federation about this news first."
A cold light flashed in Harman's eyes: "How can it be so easy to hide in the dark and reap the benefits of both sides?"
"No matter which civilization secretly sells weapons to the Helang people, one day they will show their fox tail."
"Then don't blame the people on Earth for being unkind."
Judging from the scale, as long as they are prepared in advance and are not counterattacked by a wave of sneak attacks, the alien warships in the secret base cannot reach the level of magnitude that can completely turn the tide of the war.
"Next..."
"Huh~"
Halman took a sip from the filter of his pipe and exhaled the smoke column in a relaxed manner: "Mr. Lu Xiao, on behalf of the Earth Federation, I would like to thank you for the important information you provided."
"But the top leaders of the Earth Federation, including me, have a question."
Harman looked at Lu Xiao seriously, with vigilance and curiosity in his eyes: "Why do you want to help us?"
"According to the information provided by Gottlieb, you claim to be...god, and you also have powerful strength to match."
"I don't think there will be help for no reason in the world. Is there anything in the Earth Federation that makes 'gods' like it?"
"Or...are you just for self-satisfaction?"
Lu Xiao laughed and shook his head: "Of course not, I'm not that boring."
"You are right, I hope this help can reap some rewards."
"take it easy."
Seeing the sudden tense attitude of Harman and Aznar, Lu Xiao said with a smile: "I don't want any substantive items. What I want is just information."
"I hope that the Earth Federation will share all the information related to abnormal space fluctuations with me. In return, I am willing to provide you with some help so that you will not be in a hurry when you encounter mysterious civilizations in the future."