NOVPUBChapter 773: 759 Top-Level Design of Pan-Galaxy (Part 2)
From the “Galactic Express Spaceship,” Kelidarl looked around at the city with great curiosity, feeling the powerful technology and the multicultural atmosphere created by the gathering of people from different civilizations. Although she was a scholar from the Taroffi Civilization, it was a fact that there were many civilizations on this planet higher in rank than her own, and there was still much for the Taroffi to learn.
Even the Galactic Express Spaceship that had brought her to the First Galactic Star far exceeded her understanding. It took several months for the Taroffi Civilization to travel from one Administrative Star to another, but by using the Galactic Express provided by the Iridium Star to the Taroffi, it took merely the blink of an eye to arrive from a place twenty thousand light-years away to the First Galactic Star.
Her colleague Lansendal, who was standing next to her, expressed some envy, “High Level Civilizations are indeed formidable. I heard that it only took the Iridium Star people a few weeks to construct the First Galactic Star, including the process of restoring the ecology of this once barren planet. The Iridium Star people let every civilization use the Galactic Express without hindering us from researching it, although this is just a small ship a hundred meters in length, but it’s equipped with a Jump Drive.”
With a sense of indescribable awe, Kelidarl said, “That’s because the Iridium Star people are not worried about us cracking their Jump Drive, they believe we do not have the capability.”
Dissatisfied, Lansendal argued, “Our Taroffi is a Lower Civilization and may not be able to, but are you saying that even a former powerhouse like Borke can’t manage it?”
“That seems to be the case.”
The Taroffi Civilization is a level 12 Lower Civilization, located on the remote fringes with little influence from external forces, and thus it is generally peaceful and quiet. Taroffs are beings with strong feminine characteristics, with bluish-grey skin, no hair, and intricate patterns on their heads, but actually, they are a species with unstable genders, and the differences between genders are not significant, so they essentially can be considered genderless. This group has a certain fascination with foreign cultures, with an inclination towards the arts as opposed to the hard sciences.
Kelidarl and Lansendal were representatives sent to the First Galactic Star by the Taroffi Civilization, while member civilizations of the United Empire would regularly send their officials to the government of the United Empire to enhance their presence and also to vie for more benefits for their own civilizations.
In the selection of personnel for the government bodies of the United Empire, Bai Zhongqi truly achieved fairness. Civilizations were not judged by their levels or strength when ordering their seniority, even a Lower Civilization like the Taroffi could have opportunities equal to Mid-level and High Level Civilizations. Although for important positions such as head, deputy head, and director, the Personnel Department conducted very strict assessments exploring candidates’ experience, knowledge structure, and also organizing complex written and interview processes to solemnly appoint them. In this process, candidates from Lower Civilizations clearly did not have much advantage, yet they still had opportunities.
Among the newly appointed leaders and deputies, the heads of departments such as the Joint Defense Department, Finance Department, Central Bank, Imperial Prosecution Service, Imperial Court, Construction Engineering Department, Resource Supply Department, Transportation Department, Technology Industry Department, Ministry of Industry, Galactic Security Department, Welfare Department, Personnel Department, and others were all from Iridium Star, while deputies and directors included some from other civilizations. Yet, the heads of the Cultural Exchange Department, Communications Department, and Trade Department were from other civilizations.
These departments were essentially part of the administrative agencies of the Iridium Star United Empire. Bai Zhongqi also established a Civilizations Representatives Assembly separately, although this assembly had no substantive power, but it was meant to voice the demands of various civilizations and participate in the core politics of the United Empire to a limited extent. The administrative agencies of the United Empire government were required to provide necessary responses to the queries of the Representatives Assembly.
Kelidarl was the representative of the Taroffi Civilization, who also had more than a dozen officials in the government of the United Empire. Their positions were not high, but the Taroffi were relatively satisfied with this situation.
No matter what the efficiency of the current government of the United Empire was, at least the team of civil servants of the United Empire government had already become enormous, totaling over two million officials from different civilizations serving the government. These civil servants were all on a contractual basis, often following their positions. After the end of their term, their appointment would end, and at that time the Personnel Department of the United Empire would decide whether to retain this civil servant in another position or promote them. If there was no continuation of appointment, then the civil servant would return to their own civilization.
Bai Zhongqi had already foreseen that many officials and representatives who had served in the government of the United Empire would have better opportunities for development after returning to their own civilizations, and might even become leaders of their civilizations.
Kelidarl did not have a meeting to attend at the moment, so on the First Galactic Star, she had no particular duties and mostly toured the area with a tourist’s perspective.
“An entire planet functioning as administrative offices, truly impressive. A single department’s various agencies constitute an entire city, where all the officials’ families also live. They have schools, hospitals, and various entertainment venues. It’s hard to imagine,” Kelidarl exclaimed with admiration.
Bai Zhongqi had allowed a portion of the population of member civilizations, apart from representatives and public officials, a quota to immigrate to the First Galactic Star, so within just a month or two, tens of millions had already settled on the First Galactic Star. These new residents, although each had their own way of living, were gradually adopting the Iridium Star people’s lifestyle since they were living on the First Galactic Star, yet many also preserved their own distinct characteristics.
An enthusiast of witnessing different civilizations’ cultures, Kelidarl was profoundly impressed by such a planet, “Indeed, a world where various civilizations coexist harmoniously does exist. It’s a truly wonderful thing for everyone to live together on the First Galactic Star.”
However, the reality was not exactly as Kelidarl imagined, as each civilization possessed its own characteristics. Many civilizations were rather exclusive, so even though they came to the First Galactic Star, they were unwilling to interact much with other civilizations. Some civilizations were tyrannical, joining the Iridium Star United Empire only because they could not deal with the Swarm. Regarding the First Galactic Star, some people, similar to Kelidarl, were deeply interested and enchanted by it, but others deeply detested it, and still more might not have felt much at all.
No one could fully understand what Bai Zhongqi, the Iridium Star Chancellor, had truly created.
On the First Galactic Star, incidents of violence and maltreatment between different species occurred, and of course, immediately upon such incidents, the local security agencies would take measures, so overall, the First Galactic Star was still relatively stable and quiet.
