A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 573

Chapter 573: Chapter 422 Mental Breakdown_1 Chapter 573: Chapter 422 Mental Breakdown_1 It must be said that at this moment, the two Sheppards were completely baffled by Duanmu Huai's actions.

Although we're on the right subject, isn't this a bit too decisive…
Compared to them, Duanmu Huai appeared very calm. He had already made up his mind about this. After all, the main reason the Star Union and Tribunal had their sights on the Boundary God Star System was its mineral resources, and the minerals couldn't be destroyed. So, he could just declare an extinction order, purifying all the planets in the Boundary God Star System, and leaving just a few suitable for Star Union colonization.

In the eyes of the Tribunal, all Aliens deserved death.

But for the military-born Sheppard siblings, this was… a different matter altogether.

“Uh… Are we really going to do this, Your Honor, the Judge? To wage an extinction order and purge on an entire planet… there are innocent civilians up there…”

Younger Brother Sheppard proposed his uncertainty somewhat apprehensively, to which Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow.

“You should be well aware of the mission of the Tribunal. Our targets are Demons, Aliens, and Heretics. For us, anything belonging to these three categories is to be purged outright, with no other choices. Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the consideration of mining, I would have wiped out the whole Boundary God Star System. It's much simpler and doesn't waste time.”

“Uh…”

Actually, Duanmu Huai could exclude all their choices. Just purify every single planet, then let Dardaniel send over some people to build atmospheric modification devices. Once everything is formatted and reset, wouldn't that be even more convenient?

“But won't this give other races a negative impression of humans…”

“Rabbits are tame because they're powerless and can only act cute. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and if humans wish to secure their footing in the universe, we must be ruthless. Sentimentality won't get you anywhere.”

Duanmu Huai cut him off. He had observed them and realized that among the Sheppard siblings, Sister Sheppard seemed more tough-minded, while Younger Brother Sheppard seemed more law-abiding… Hmm, neither of them were bad traits.

Actually, Duanmu Huai did understand Younger Brother Sheppard's sentiment – he believed that such a move would alienate other races from humans. It was quite clear that Younger Brother Sheppard was more hopeful of seeing all the cosmic species unite.

But Duanmu Huai knew that history and experience revealed a harsh truth; those who are not of our kind harbour ill-intent. This was a painful lesson learned by the players in the game. Any race other than humans wouldn't obediently listen to human commands. The Prophet and the Prolo Deity were textbook examples.

In the end, humans were annihilated by the Forerunners while the Prophets survived by becoming lapdogs to the Forerunners.

The Prolo Deity was no different. Once a vassal race to the empire, it rose to supremacy the moment the empire fell.

Anything that involved a race's survival would unequivocally favor their own.

Those like the cunning Doctor from Pandora were the minority.

So, Duanmu Huai had never contemplated uniting other races – ideological and factional disputes amongst humans might be reconcilable, but the gap between races could never be bridged.

You couldn't convince a tiger to go vegetarian nor a rabbit to eat meat. Objective reality couldn't be changed by subjective will, and the failure of the empire proved that.

So, Duanmu Huai had no intention of maintaining good relations with other alien races. After all, he knew that in a few years' time, the Reapers would return to reap the harvest and all other alien civilizations would perish. If only humans were well-protected, other Alien Species would be eliminated without the Tribunal's intervention. Subsequently, the Tribunal would just have to destroy the Reapers, and everything would be fine.

Not only would humans be protected and Alien Species and Heretics annihilated, but it would also establish the Star Union's domination over this sector.

Three birds with one stone.

“…”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's words, both Sheppard siblings obediently stood in front of him, not daring to breathe heavily. Meanwhile, Duanmu Huai sat there with a faint glint of murderous intent in his eyes.

He understood that many times, people believed in harmony and thought that as long as the two parties maintained good relations, there wouldn't be any issues. They could work together like brothers in arms, just like what most movies showed. Albeit different in race, culture, and customs, everyone could fight side by side, and reconciliation could be achieved with laughter… huh, but that's just in the movies!

Movies may be fictional, but history is real!

History is a mirror to the past and the present!

How many instances of intermarriage with foreign or barbaric tribes occurred throughout history?

But can intermarriage solve problems?

Of course not! When you are weakened, others will still attack you. Marriage? Friendship? All bullcrap!

Only when a country is strong, and its people wealthy, will every nation come to pay tribute!

Once a country is weak and its people are poor, there will only be chaos!

This applies to a nation as well as a race!

Only when humans become powerful will other races kneel and be friendly to us.

And once humans become weak, all sentiments will be proven false, and the Aliens will wreak havoc on the humans!

So, for Duanmu Huai, he doesn't care at all that what he is doing might upset or frighten the other races.

Chapter end

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