Evolution's Essence by Jr H. Lee Morgan Page B

always prefer.” The
Emperor and his wife chuckled softly. “Should Oliver Void formalize this agreement, your people must
sever all talks with the Empire.” The humor
was murdered at the seriousness of the massive former warrior
turned Archiver and ambassador. “It is
clear to us you wish to preserve the city of Fire’s technology
Oliver Void has irreparably destroyed in the past four castles so
your people may enter and learn from and preserve for history. That
much we have not agreed on.
    “ Logically one day in the
future you will be forced to form an alliance or a faction of
humanity will seek to steal forbidden technology from Oliver. We
hold no cause to promote Renee and Oliver to the pinnacle of a
society and each have proven countless times they are of honor. The
exception lays with humans leaking information to your society.
Hunters are proven to keep to themselves, but they are not like
scientists.” Tammat’s bright white misting
eyes turned to those at the table in lab coats. “Scientists and researchers often share exploits and make sure
all groundbreaking inventions are publically available. Any who
join under Oliver’s rule cannot share because it’ll devastate your society. Yours
will be left behind and everyone will want an alliance. You’ll be
replaced for someone who will do it by any means, even kidnap one
of Oliver’s children through blackmail. And they will follow
another Emperor’s orders regardless of words earlier spoken of the
damage Oliver will unleash. They will not care to sacrifice a few
planets if humanity gets forbidden technology. So to negate it, if
you proceed with this course you will never again see your people
if they join him as a king.”
    “ Will you stop us?” The
Emperor’s serious side was frightening, on par with any
Hunter.
    “ For the safety of your
society overall, we will send their kingdom to a distant galaxy
you’ve yet to ever see up in the sky. So far away that there will
be no communication. We will go that far and further to ensure technological
evolution doesn’t turn to corruption. Consider my words carefully
for they are backed by the entirety of my people. We are united to
see you succeed and join us in filling the galaxies, not die off
because of impatience.”
    “ Then there is no need to
worry, I decline becoming king.” Oliver said instantly, “But I have
a counter of you both will listen?”
    “ Oh, I just love how your
mind works.” Renee giggled, following along at the extreme solution
he created.
    “ I’m available for options.”
The Emperor relaxed without a serious ultimatum.
    “ So are we.” Archiver Tammat inclined his head and narrow,
mouthless chin.
    “ Rather than separate, we
change the entire Empire’s laws and abolish them. Since Solarian
deal in simplicity and humans eagerly try to adopt from us, we
scrap all the damn confusing laws they make and enforce just the
three hundred. Hunters already live faithfully by Terra’s. The
Marines can just be a sub-warrior class that protect the four
others of Wind, Fire, Water and Ice. Civilians go to Water.
Scientists join Fire and so on. To negate the unnatural advancement
you fear, Tammat, make Renee the queen and rather than presidents
of worlds who are nearly all women anyway, make them an elected
queen just as Solarian law number one eighty six promotes. With
Renee as queen of the city of Fire, any human born with the
Solarian therapy gets an exemption from other scientists if they
figure out how to reverse engineer the technology and let them
figure out what we’ve already discovered, Tammat.
    “ Have a human or many elite
humans get full access to both of our types of technology and
mathematics. If a human the Empire trusts implicitly comes to
rationalize our worst fears and tells them the danger of misuse so
early in their overall role in this universe… then they will back
off some because it is one of their own and not an outsider like
us. Medical advances are a