The room was abnormally silent.
A more advanced civilization suddenly became a possibility.
The members of parliament stared at each other with astonishing looks in their eyes.
This was a tricky situation because this had never happened before in the history of the Empire. The only intelligent alien creatures they found was a group of lizards using simple tools, who couldn't even create fires.
The Calan Empire had no interest in establishing diplomatic relationships with alien species; they were not interested in communicating with alien species at all. They could easily produce enough goods to satisfy their population. Establishing a diplomatic relationship with an extraterrestrial species meant they would have to reinstate their aerospace military forces and invest in military technology.
One thing for certain was that the less-advanced civilization was at a disadvantage.
