Lin Fan's answer was somewhat beyond Bert's expectations, but it was also reasonable.
And this also answered Belt's question from the side.
Yes, everything is true, and I am one of the twelve borough governors!
"Then what is the fleet that the Human Federation is supporting this time?"
"Well, although other administrative regions have also sent some fleets, most of them are from the Greater Magellan Administrative Region. As for the Orion Arm where the main body of the federation is located, no fleets have been sent to participate!"
Sure enough!
Bert sighed secretly. Originally, he thought that although humans were powerful, they still had shortcomings, that is, there were not enough humans, and the number of fleets was extremely small!
But judging from the current situation, mankind should have at least tens of billions of warships. It may still be a little small, but it is definitely more than ten times what he originally estimated.
However, what Belt didn't know was that Lin Fan was indeed not lying, but among the twelve administrative regions, the only one with the largest number of battleships was the Greater Magellanic Sector!
Even if all the fleets of the entire human federation were added together, they would not exceed the tens of billions of warships.
Moreover, without Lin Fan's bionic soldiers, mankind may not even be able to collect 3 billion warships at present!
"Lin Fan, I want to know how humans are going to arrange the Vera Federation?"
After Bert pondered for a while, he raised his head and looked at Lin Fan, and asked extremely seriously.
This is a problem he can't escape.
Today's Milky Way is already a situation where one superpower and one superpower are the only ones left. As long as humans want to, they can remove this superpower at any time, leaving only one superpower.
We have already solved the top three, will there be any problems if we solve the remaining top one?
The answer must be no!
Although the Human Federation and the Vera Federation are now in a honeymoon period, Belt knows very well that this so-called honeymoon period has no meaning.
It has become inevitable for mankind to unify the galaxy, and he is the last stumbling block on the road to unification!
It is not difficult for Bert to imagine how humans will deal with stumbling blocks!
Therefore, he must confirm what humans want to do in order to formulate a way to continue civilization.
"Bert, since you asked, I will tell you directly!"
"The proud head of a lower-level fifth-level civilization, let's become a subordinate civilization of the federation!"
"Think about it, do you want to stay in the galaxy and continue to be a fifth-level giant civilization, or do you want to follow humans to a higher-level civilization, and even compete for hegemony in the entire universe?"
"In addition, what you are worried about will not happen, even if the Vera Federation really wants to continue to be a fifth-level giant civilization!"
Bert's eyes widened. The first half of Lin Fan's answer was expected, but the second half was really unexpected.
"Even if the Vera Federation does not become a subsidiary civilization of the Human Federation, you will not take action against us?"
It's not that Belt was tempted by this option.
Rather, he is really curious, can human beings really be so generous?
"Well, actually, this question is very simple!"
"If there was only one galaxy, we would indeed not allow the Vera Federation to continue to exist!"
"But, what if in addition to the Milky Way, there are countless galaxies in the hands of the Federation?"
"So, we don't mind giving a galaxy to our former allies, and we can ensure that this galaxy will not be smaller than the Milky Way!"
"Of course, if this path is chosen, then the Vera Federation must move out of the Milky Way and go to the galaxy we arranged. At the same time, there will be no possibility of leaving that galaxy in the future!"
It seems very tempting. You can get a galaxy no smaller than the Milky Way and have it all to yourself!
However, from another perspective, just as Lin Fan said, if this path is chosen, then the Vera Federation will always be just a level five civilization!
After all, if you want to truly become a level-6 civilization, you must master inter-galaxy-level space transmission technology and become a civilization with multiple galaxies (small satellite galaxies are not counted).
However, this is a galaxy that the Federation took out from its own territory. Even if the Vera Federation masters the space teleportation technology, are there still other galaxies around it that it can occupy?
It is completely conceivable that all the surrounding galaxies belong to the Human Federation. No matter which one you try to occupy, you are seeking death.
And the final result, just like Lin Fan said, will always be a level 5 civilization giant in the galaxy!
Even so, Bert didn't have any complaints against Lin Fan. After all, no matter which path he took, it was much better than he expected.
However, this choice is really difficult.
After all, the fifth-level civilization has been synonymous with hegemony in the galaxy for tens of thousands of years. Now, it is obviously not a good idea to ask people who are accustomed to this status to lower their arrogant heads and agree to become a subsidiary civilization of mankind.
Simple things.
Should he lower his head and follow mankind to a higher level of civilization, or should he stay in a galaxy and continue to live the life of a earthly emperor?
Even Bert cannot decide this issue easily!
"Can you give me some time?"
"After all, this is related to the future of our entire civilization. I must discuss it with others before I can make a decision!"
Shaking his head, Bert still couldn't make a choice immediately.
"Of course you can, but no more than one year!"
"Okay, thank you!"
Bert showed a grateful expression.
Although the final decision has not been made yet, from the current point of view, no matter which choice is made, civilization can continue.
This also made Bert feel greatly relieved. The boulder that had been weighing on him these days finally fell to the ground.
As for which path to take, Belt has already thought about it, so let all federal citizens choose together!
After all, this is a matter for the entire civilization and should be decided jointly by everyone in the civilization.
That night, Belt had summoned all senior officials and senior generals in the military to hold a meeting at the Leader's Mansion. Even those who were too far away to come in person participated in the meeting through a virtual meeting.
Come in.
In short, this is the first meeting with such a full range of officials since Bert became leader.
And some keen people already felt something when they saw this scene.
What will be discussed in today's meeting must be very important, and may even determine the survival of the Federation!
Moreover, there is a great possibility that these are all related to the Human Federation!