Galaxy Domination Guide

"First, let me introduce myself. I am the Imperial Chancellor of the Iridium Star United Empire, an interstellar civilization from beyond Earth, and also the owner of that fleet orbiting Earth recently. This fleet was here to welcome me back to Earth.

It seems that during this process, some misunderstandings with the countries of Earth have arisen, causing conflicts, for which I express my deep regret," Bai Zhongqi said straightforwardly.

At this point, the representative from the United States rudely interrupted him and loudly said, "Mr. Bai Zhongqi, you are clearly an Earthling, so why have you become this so-called 'imperial chancellor' of aliens? Additionally, regarding the aggressive actions against the United States of America, we hereby lodge a serious protest!"

The US representative directly called out Bai Zhongqi's name, leading other nations to suddenly understand—indeed, the Americans had more intelligence. The statement from the US that this alien was actually an Earthling sparked deep curiosity among the delegates and the reporters present, making it feel like an incredibly gripping drama was unfolding.

Bai Zhongqi's mouth curled up slightly, but his eyes conveyed a look of disdain. He now had the power to look down on anyone and any force on Earth, such was the power he wielded.

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"To the first question, which I also intend to explain to the delegates here, let me just go with the flow and say it. Yes, I am indeed an Earth-native, but I am also an Iridian. I possess a long life and can continue it through reincarnation. Now I am born on Earth, so I am both Earthling and Iridian."

Zhong Zhiyan asked, "Is it similar to the reincarnated lamas in Tibetan Buddhism from my country?"

Bai Zhongqi laughed and said, "Exactly, only I retain the memories of my past and hold the authority to command the Iridian military forces."

He continued to address the US delegate, "As for the minor conflict with your country, the United States, it might have initially been described as a misunderstanding, but the events that followed were entirely provoked by your side.

The US disgracefully conducted torture on my friend, completely devoid of human rights and morality, and inflicted severe psychological trauma on her, which enraged me deeply. Furthermore, the CIA carried out reprehensible sabotage on my residence on Earth, destroying a large amount of my personal belongings. All of these acts were provocations against the United Empire.

The United Empire, with a benevolent intention, administered only the lightest punishment. Your country should be grateful, rather than distorting facts and slandering Iridium Star."

At this point, even the German delegate stepped forward to backstab the US, asserting, "Imperial Chancellor, we deeply sympathize with and regret the ordeal you and your friend have endured. However, we also hope you are aware that the majority of Earth's nations wish to engage in friendly and beneficial interactions with technologically advanced, prosperous extraterrestrial civilizations.

I believe most nations do not wish for a few discordant voices to spoil relations with Iridium Star."

Zhong Zhiyan also immediately said, "Mr. Bai, Chancellor, as both the chancellor of the Iridium Star United Empire and a citizen of Earth, you are in a unique position to understand Earthlings' earnest desire for peace and friendship. We sincerely hope you can set aside differences and conflicts and turn weapons into gifts of peace. Please do not generalize against all Earth nations.

We also warmly welcome Your Excellency to return to your second homeland and develop relations with our country."

By now, many people had realized that this individual, who was both an Earthling and an alien emperor, probably didn't intend to trouble different nations of Earth unnecessarily. Otherwise, he could have just deployed his forces to annihilate Earth outright, instead of joining this bustling scene and appearing at the globally broadcast UN General Assembly meeting.

As the United States was known as the most powerful military nation among humans, it has now officially become history. The Iridium Star United Empire from the universe eradicated half of the American nuclear arsenal with little effort, and that too without deploying their fleet. Facing Iridium Star, Earth's nations had no capacity to retaliate.

Therefore, the attitude of the Americans was being disregarded by many countries, as appeasing this new military superpower was crucial to avoid serious troubles in the future.

Bai Zhongqi smiled slightly and stopped the Earth nations' representatives, eager to express their friendship with the Iridium Star United Empire, before speaking again, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted that you all have a friendly and tolerant attitude and hope to establish friendly relations with our United Empire.

As a person from Iridium Star who grew up on Earth, I am also pleased to see this. To show our sincerity, the Iridium Star United Empire will invite a delegation composed of thirty diplomats and scientists from various countries of Earth to visit our space city, Ruyi City. The specific quota will be discussed by the nations themselves at the UN General Assembly.

Iridium Star will dispatch a spacecraft to pick up the delegation members outside the United Nations headquarters at two o'clock in the afternoon, Eastern Time, tomorrow. Upon returning, the delegation may also bring back the astronauts we previously hosted at the International Space Station."

"However," Bai Zhongqi paused meaningfully, "we do not welcome diplomats and scientists from the United States, which is still in a state of conflict with the United Empire. Unless the American side is willing to review their poor behavior and apologize and compensate my country and my friends, we are also willing to make an exception, allowing American representatives to join the delegation."

The American representative, infuriated, slammed the table and shouted, "That's extortion!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Zhong Zhiyan retorted, "If you don't want to participate, nobody is begging you."

This statement struck a sensitive spot for the American representative. Despite the conflict between Iridium Star and the United States, the Americans were reluctant to miss such an excellent opportunity to directly observe Iridium Star technology and people.

With her vigor diminished, the American representative reluctantly asked, "May I inquire, Your Majesty the Chancellor, what exactly are the terms of the ceasefire agreement?"

Bai Zhongqi directly stated the conditions, "The United States must first express repentance and apologize for their acts of war, and this declaration of repentance and apology needs to be formally made and listed as the first item of the agreement; the American side must seriously handle personnel involved in illegal interrogation and detention; the American side must provide reasonable compensation to myself and my friends, totaling 12,653,037 US Dollars; furthermore, for the 2,280 American Navy personnel captured during the conflict, all expenses incurred during their captivity must be paid by the United States to the United Empire, calculated at 100 US Dollars per person per day.

All related payments must be made directly in US cash. Once preparations are complete, our representatives will sign the ceasefire agreement and accept the payment."

The American representative remained highly dissatisfied: "The United States will not pay compensation to anyone."

Bai Zhongqi laughed and said, "That's up to you, but it's not like you haven't done it before. After the Bay of Pigs incident, the United States paid Cuba in food and medicine to redeem their prisoners of war. You may choose not to make payments or apologies, then the Empire will assume the war with the United States is still ongoing, and we do not rule out taking further military action."

Upon hearing this, the American representative turned pale. They couldn't defeat the Iridium Star people, who, positioned in outer space, were defensively unassailable. Mere skirmishes could cause economic damages far exceeding the compensatory sum.

Plus, the United States being capital-controlled, being in a constant state of vulnerability was dire news for Wall Street financiers, with financial markets continually declining over the past few days, from the US Dollar to oil to securities—all were falling. Not signing the peace treaty or refusing to pay compensation could lead to even greater losses.

Purely from an economic standpoint, if they apologized and paid compensation, capital might anticipate a surge based on the series of positives in future Earth-alien interactions. Naturally, this was their wishful thinking; Bai Zhongqi's actual plans were unknown even to the Iridium Star people at this point.

However, financial markets thrive on expectations, and good expectations lead to favorable market trends.

It didn't take long for a small note to be passed to the American representative, clearly showing that the superiors had rapidly decided to compromise. The Americans could only swallow their pride.

In truth, Bai Zhongqi himself didn't think his demands were excessive; the so-called compensation he demanded was just a fraction of the cost of the military equipment lost by the US in the Monument incident. Of course, his demand for compensation was not aimless; although the amount wasn't significant, it was still useful.

Asking for more money from the United States was feasible, but Bai Zhongqi didn't want to make a bad impression on Earth right away. Moreover, with the advanced technology of Iridium Star, earthly money wasn't significantly meaningful to him; he would reshape the Earth's economic landscape sooner or later.