Emerald Moon Star Domain, 'Cuiyu Crown' Residential Star.

In the white palace on the water, maids shuttle back and forth, standing quietly on both sides of the hall. Their hands are folded, and their eyes are veiled in light white silk, wearing snow-white dresses with delicate vine patterns at the edges, like budding white roses.

Soon, a woman with long golden hair, like a faint aura surrounding her, walked in slowly. She sat at the central seat, resembling the legendary Female Pope, dignified and beautiful.

'Bai Mei Vertical Harp' Evelyn, the Songstress closest to the Sunlit Level within the Federation, is now also the most powerful and influential Songstress in the Central Star Domain.

Soon, various people dressed differently entered the hall. Many of them are members of the Federal Central Council, and there are also many representatives from various enterprises and forces.

After entering the hall, they sat down following the fan-shaped seats, and then the discussion meeting began.

The primary purpose of this meeting is to resolve the Central Star Domain's development strategies for the next decade, harmonize interests from various parties, and delineate the boundaries of the different factions.

The rise of the 'Jade Dragon' organization has threatened many traditional forces in the Central Star Domain. Throughout the year, many have become concerned about the future of the Central Star Region, eventually leading to this discussion meeting.

Unlike the kind of meetings publicized externally, this meeting is more private because some matters cannot be openly discussed.

After the meeting began, a light veil like a mist rose, isolating the entire venue from the outside world. A faint white mist enveloped the meeting hall, disrupting photography and voice recording devices. The transmission of speech within the hall would be handled by the Song Festival members present, who have studied specialized professional Sequences, allowing them to transmit voices directly into the consciousness of everyone, similar to a Songstress. The meeting is led by Evelyn, who is also an important witness to maintain the fair execution of future interest distribution.

Songstresses are crucial ballast for the Federation because among the top power groups, they are difficult to constrain with traditional laws and morals. Even if agreements and contracts are signed, without someone to ensure fair execution, they are just scraps of paper. The difficulty in building trust may lead to significant conflicts and prevent many collaborations from being achieved.

If a Songstress above Sunlit Level holds the Federal Center, her deterrent power and influence on everyone's spiritual beliefs will bring great stability to the Federation, which is also the foundation for many consensuses and collaborations to be realized.

"Since everyone seems a bit restrained, let me start." A man in a gray suit stood up, and subsequently, his voice resonated in everyone's mind.

"I am the representative of the 'Ring Branch Tree Group', primarily expressing our ideas this time."

"It is foreseeable that if we allow the 'Jade Dragon' to develop unchecked, they will leverage the construction of the Dragon Vein project to gradually become a massive organization spanning dozens of Star Domains, easily uniting the entire Southern Star Region."

"This will result in two major consequences: First, the Federal Center's control over the Southern Star Region will significantly decline. Our past investments and projects in the Southern Star Region will surely be gradually excluded by local group forces. Second, if the entire Southern Star Region unites, and the construction of the Dragon Vein System leads to economic takeoff, it will become an aspirational place for many Federation residents. The economic status will spill over into the cultural field, and then the Southern Star Region's aesthetics, luxury goods, preferences, human scenery, etc., will gradually become the Federation's benchmark and trendsetter, significantly undermining our original core position."

"These two major consequences will greatly impact our interests, and economic divergences may also lead to a factual split within the Federation. No matter the standpoint, we must strive to prevent it."

"Currently, our 'Ring Branch Tree Group' suggests that irrespective of the means, we first acquire technology from the 'Jade Dragon'. Remember, by any means necessary. After obtaining it, we should proceed to copy and research it as quickly as possible, and then construct our own 'Dragon Vein' System, which we could, of course, rename the 'World Tree' System."

"As for being discovered or facing protests from the 'Jade Dragon', it doesn't matter. Legally in court, we occupy the Central Star Domain, having means to delay and hinder within the judicial field. Protests can be ignored since the 'Jade Dragon' has been around for less than a year, still far from capable of contending with us head-on."

"Forget about morality; as long as we also become strong in fact, any protests and condemnations can be thrown down the drain."

His words were logically clear and goal-oriented, quickly gaining the approval of many representatives. Although Evelyn, seated at the top, rejected this rhetoric, she wasn't entirely naive, just incapable of engaging in many actions due to her personality.

After speaking, the man sat down, and the venue fell temporarily silent. At this time, many remained silent, pondering the previous remarks.

A minute later, another woman stood up.

"Hello, everyone. I'm the representative of 'Winter Dusk Moon'; our group mainly produces military-related equipment." She introduced simply.

"Since the end of the internal conflict five years ago, the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet suffered massive damage, requiring a large number of new Starships for replenishment. In the past, companies producing various parts for Starships were distributed across multiple Star Regions, with slightly more enterprises in the Southern and Eastern Star Regions."