“Up until now, we’ve mostly discussed technology and civilian matters. I believe the Federation’s arbitration system should also be changed.”

Jiu Luo finally found the right time to interject.

Feide Huayin looked at him with some confusion.

“The Federation’s laws have been calculated by the Host and refined over generations, reaching their most perfect state. What is there to change?”

“I’m talking about the arbitration system, not the laws!”

It’s true that the most important part of the arbitration system is the law, but that doesn’t mean other aspects are unimportant.

However, due to the unique nature of the arbitration system, it’s difficult to know its problems unless one is directly involved.

“Because the arbitration system wields too much power, there is serious internal corruption. This isn't a problem of individuals, but of the system itself. The system provides too many loopholes to exploit, and these loopholes severely test human nature.”

When put that way, it makes sense.

Jiu Luo actually spoke quite diplomatically.

Because the Machine God is involved in the lower-level arbitration system, the corruption situation is somewhat better.

The upper-level arbitration system is the epicenter of corruption, and much of this corruption is related to the government itself.

In other words, the corruption is a continuation of political struggles within the bureaucracy.

Yan Xia actually knew what Jiu Luo wanted as soon as he heard him speak.

“The arbitration system has always been subordinate to the government, giving the government too much power to interfere with it. This is indeed not good.”

“The arbitration system needs independence! I agree with this. I wonder about the others.”

Yan Xia fully supported this reform.

In fact, this system was originally designed for convenience.

If the arbitration system were independent, its internal structure would be too simple, and many things could not be implemented.

A system without external pressure is likely to become stable, even exclusive. If it weren't integrated with the bureaucracy, the arbitration system would never have accepted the creation of many laws.

But now that these laws are perfected, there’s no longer any need for that integration.

Feide Huayin, however, was the first to object.

He launched into a long speech, saying “I believe, I believe.”

It's no wonder, Feide Huayin had enjoyed too many benefits from this system before. Suddenly leaving this system would naturally be somewhat unaccustomed.

However, Yan Xia silenced him with a single sentence.

“Please note, Councilor Feide Huayin, you are no longer the Federation General Director!”

Feide Huayin suddenly had an epiphany.

The original Federation system was separate. After the establishment of the Supreme Council, his administrative boundaries became blurred, meaning he could actually manage across systems.

This thing seemed not to restrict him.

He immediately agreed!

This was actually a benefit of the newly established Council, capable of solving many long-standing problems.

However, Yan Xia knew that after the Council had existed for a long time, various problems would also arise.

These are all inevitable.

Just as the universe cannot avoid entropy increase.

“An arbitration system detached from the bureaucracy is the most just, but it lacks an internal self-inspection capability. I think we can add a supervisory department specifically for the arbitration system.”

Andrea finally spoke.

The arbitration system's authority is very broad, and the military is also managed.

Military courts are not courts within the military, but a branch of the arbitration department.

“Didn’t we have a supervisory department before?” Feide Huayin asked.

This part was actually managed by Lan Duo'ou.

Lan Duo'ou said, “Of course we did. Previously, we were responsible for this. Now that Andrea has brought it up, she must want to establish an independent supervisory department.”

“And not just to supervise the arbitration system.”

Andrea nodded in agreement.

“The Supreme Council currently lacks a sharp sword; a Supreme Council without a sharp sword is difficult to command respect.”

Yan Xia showed no reaction, merely stating, “Let’s vote!”

Naturally, it passed unanimously.

Everyone knew that their interests were now unified, so the proposals put forward were inherently beneficial to everyone, and thus were consistently approved.

The next topic was proposed by Yan Xia.

“The most serious problem facing the Federation right now is not internal, but external.”

“Extraterrestrial Civilization and the Dimension War are approaching step by step, and now there’s an unknown Green Hell.”

“The Federation needs certain means of self-preservation.”

“The civilization's home universe project is underway, but it’s not enough. The Federation needs to build more defensive facilities to block the upcoming attacks.”

“The Star Silk is a proposal from those below. I’d like to hear your thoughts.”

He showed little enthusiasm for the internal problems of the Civilization Federation, because everyone present was actually aware of these things.

And what they didn't know was supplemented by Yan Xia.

That is the huge crisis currently facing the Federation.

The data for the Star Silk had already been given to everyone.

This was an idea from a scholar named Torokin, which Ella found among countless papers.

The content of the Star Silk is not complicated; it mainly involves connecting all the Stars within the Federation, much like the Silk Civilization's warships.

However, it's not about transferring energy to each other.

Instead, it transforms the entire Stellar System of the Civilization Federation into a massive energy grid structure, making energy distribution more uniform and allowing for quick resupply to equipment in Deep Space.

“Good idea!”

Ya'erfeiniede was engrossed. The idea itself was secondary; this scholar had also provided some technologically feasible conjectures, even simulating a portion of it in a virtual world.

“It is indeed a good idea, and it can even accelerate the construction of the civilization's home universe.”

“However, will such a large-scale energy system cause signal interference in the area?”

Many of the Federation’s communications do not use Quanta Communication for transmission.

If Deep Space is also filled with energy, these energies might have some leakage issues, thereby affecting conventional information transmission.

“The benefits outweigh the drawbacks, so there’s no need to worry about this,” Lan Duo'ou said.

Everything requires trade-offs; you gain only by giving something up.

The advantages of establishing the Star Silk are too numerous, and the impact seems to be only on civilian information transmission, which sounds like a very cost-effective trade-off.

In fact, if Lan Duo'ou had been in his previous role as secretary, he would definitely have vetoed this technology.

It was precisely because of the bureaucracy's veto that this document was thrown into the trash.

“The Star Silk’s function should not be limited to this; you must have subsequent ideas!”

Andrea’s deep eyes wanted to see through Yan Xia, but he was disappointed to find that Yan Xia showed no ripple of emotion.

“Indeed, I do.”

“After the Star Silk is implemented, Deep Space will have some energy, and with the civilization's home universe making Deep Space no longer a vacuum, another plan can actually be implemented.”

“The Cosmic Forest project.”

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts; just hearing the name gave them a sense of awe-inspiring mystery.

And that was indeed the case.

The Cosmic Forest project is not about planting trees in the vacuum of space.

Instead, it is about ushering in an era of large-scale interstellar organisms.

Biotechnology is already very powerful, having given rise to a series of powerful organisms such as the Supreme Sequence, Demon Gods, Consciousness Warrior, and War Goddess.

The essence of the Cosmic Forest project is to deploy powerful biological weapons in Deep Space.

Why deploy biological weapons and not fortresses or warships?

It’s actually because the Federation is too vast, and deploying all these things comprehensively would be too expensive.

Biological weapons also require a large initial investment, but their advantage is very clear: they don't require maintenance.

The Cosmic Forest project fills Deep Space with various biological weapons. If enemies enter the Civilization Federation’s Stellar System, they will inevitably find it extremely difficult to advance.

“Has it finally begun?”

Andrea was not surprised after her initial shock.

In her mind, it was strange that the Federation’s biotechnology was already so powerful yet had not been widely applied.

It turned out they were waiting for this moment.

After all, organisms also consume energy. If they stay within a Stellar System like warships, then their ecological niche would be the same as warships.

Whether the manufacturing cost of biological weapons is cheaper than warships actually depends on the strength of the biological weapon.

For example, biological weapons of the Supreme Sequence, Demon God, or War Goddess level would certainly have manufacturing costs tens of thousands of times higher than a small warship.

The main reason for this is actually the power supply issue.

The massive Supreme Sequence, Demon God, and War Goddess, being subject to the conservation of energy, naturally require enormous amounts of energy to move.

This accounts for over 70% of the biological weapon's cost.

The Star Silk and the civilization's home universe have very effectively solved this problem. With the help of the Star Silk and the civilization's home universe, biological weapons do not need huge energy storage, but only rapid charging, or even simply directly leveraging existing external energy for attack.

This is too important.

It can directly reduce the cost of biological weapons by over 50%, reaching a point where they can be mass-produced on a large scale and still have a certain effect.

In fact, in this matter, the role of the Star Silk is probably even greater.

After all, the civilization's home universe, as a diffuse substance, is passive and not sustainable.

If there were only the civilization's home universe, the likely scenario would be that after a round of absorption by biological weapons, a large surrounding area would instantly become a vacuum.

The Star Silk, on the other hand, is an energy conduit connecting Stars, which can be said to be continuous, like a flowing river.

This plan was so grand that the five individuals were instantly lost in imagination, unable to react for a long time.

After a long while, they finally began to vote and it passed smoothly.

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