Galaxy Domination Guide

Lina straightened her hat, feeling the oddly unfamiliar sunshine, so different from the mother planet where she was born and raised. Even here was not the original universe, star region, not to mention that another sun illuminated the mother planet now.

With Lina, the cat-girl Xiaomi smiled with her eyes narrowing into crescents, happily saying, "It's great, on Feiju Star hardly anyone recognizes us, and everyone has cat ears and tails just like us, so no one chases us for autographs or photos."

Lina smiled gently at Xiaomi, "Because this is our homeland."

Xiaomi looked at the rows of low-rise, pastoral-style houses nearby, marveling, "But it's so different from the old Feiju Star, everyone seems to be leading a happy life."

Lina was reluctant to recall those tragic memories, the Teizene Lizard People had treated the young men and women of Feiju Star as commodities, training them to be slaves, and countless people had become food for the Teizene people. Lina was always grateful to Bai Zhongqi for rescuing Feiju Star from the cannibalistic devils, though now that Feiju had become an administrative star under the Iridium Star United Empire, it could no longer develop any independent civilization.

But at the very least, the people of Feiju Star had entered a fairy-tale world, where hunger, poverty, and suffering were far away, and those born in the Star Alliance Era grew up seeing a society of material abundance and personal freedom.

As a guide, the Earth-born female civil servant Zhao Meishi told the two cat-girls, "The people of Feiju Star value gratitude more than Earthlings. Indeed, since Xiao Yu usurped power, many from Feiju have been grateful to the Chancellor and reserved towards Xiao Yu. After Feiju Star came back under the rule of the Chancellor, many were very happy."

Lina nodded and said, "Yes, it was Chancellor Bai Zhongqi who saved Feiju from the nightmare, and the people of Feiju will always remember that."

The two songstresses, well-known across the galaxy, walking around Feiju Star was more like tourism, despite the local populace sharing the same features as them. There were also a minority of people from other planets who had moved here; the feline traits of the Feiju people were a very weak recessive gene, which completely disappears when mixed with other Primate clan blood, so many second-generation Feiju people who mated with Earthlings did not have tails or cat ears.

Unlike many of the Iridium Star's current administrative stars, Feiju Star had a very unique style. The Feiju people disliked tall buildings, preferring to live in wooden structures no taller than three stories. They had their own aesthetic preferences, and the architectural style of the houses they built was completely different from that of Iridium Star.

Lina watched the shops along the streets of the small town, the residents appearing quite contented. The simple customs of the people of Feiju Star did not change despite entering a high-level civilization.

Xiaomi's eyes nearly popped out when she saw a Feiju Star exclusive pastry being sold on the roadside.

Zhao Meishi laughed and said, "The people of Feiju Star are much more industrious than us Earthlings, although the government has a complete welfare system, Feiju people still prefer to make some things by hand, like these snacks. Since being stationed on Feiju, I've fallen in love with this planet, its people, and its culture."

Xiaomi ran over excitedly and asked the auntie who was selling pastries for a few pieces; a middle-aged woman with a kind and gentle appearance wrapped the pastries in paper and handed them over to her, their tantalizing aroma causing one's mouth to water.

Xiaomi swiped her newly acquired bracelet over the payment device at the counter. After the Iridium Star United Empire brought various administrative stars under its control, it abolished the unconditional rationing system. Unless for a special reason, one must work to earn their rations. For consumables like snacks, the money that the store owner actually earned was less than the self-employment subsidy issued by the government.

The people from Feiju Star were peaceful in nature, lacking great ambitions and desires, and preferred a calm and simple way of life. Most of them were in various service industries and were very committed to manual involvement, considering it a symbol of heart, making the economic shape of Feiju Star seem even more primitive compared to places like Earth.

Xiaomi, meanwhile, munched happily on the pastries and said to Lina with deep emotion, "Sister Lina, everyone in Feiju Star lives such a stable and harmonious life. It's wonderful."

Lina sighed lightly, "Yes, better than we thought. However, if the Fallen Empire really does invade the Orion Arm, I wonder if everyone can maintain their lives."

Xiaomi asked worriedly, "Doesn't the Chancellor have a way to win? I feel that in the entire Galaxy, he is the most powerful."

Lina didn't know much about these matters. She tried to ask Emerald Sea, who seemed to know almost everything, but Emerald Sea did not respond, which made her very uneasy.

Lina exposed Xiaomi's slender shoulders, encouraging her, "Don't worry, we are no longer the helpless girls we once were. The Galaxy battle songstresses are born to protect, so let's protect everyone in Feiju Star."

Xiaomi nodded vigorously, her eyes showing a serious expression, "Yes, Xiaomi will not admit defeat. Sister Lina, you should also keep fighting."

Zhao Meishi, watching the sisters encourage each other, felt infected by their spirit. Yet she couldn't help but question herself: in her hometown, Earth, how many people would really fight to the death to preserve their current way of life? A better life seems to have already eroded people's will. When Bai Zhongqi took back Earth, the Earthlings had no objections or oppositions, and if someone else took Earth from Bai Zhongqi's hands, as long as they let the Earthlings continue living as they were, they would likely raise no objections either.

Zhao Meishi knew that Earthlings were too "clever." They now scoffed at the Iridium Star people's blind loyalty to Chancellor Bai Zhongqi and proudly claimed a special status in the United Empire. Earthlings enjoyed the most favorable lives but took them for granted.

"Twenty years have passed, and although Earth has been part of the interstellar civilization for some time, it differs from planets like Iridium Star that actually fought and strived to earn their current status and prosperity. Earth has gained too much too easily without really adapting to the Intergalactic Era, and it hasn't formed its own soul as an interstellar civilization. Without Iridium Star, without the Chancellor, perhaps Earth might have had the chance to have its own interstellar civilization, to possess such a spirit. But after being grafted by another civilization, Earth had no more opportunities and remained content with dying in peace. Facing a war that might decide the fate of the United Empire, what should the Earthlings do?"