Vishnu has some ideas on how to swim in this upcoming turbulent sea. With some knowledge of the universe, he knows how the inner workings in these factions work. Even though Arthur hasn't been around for hundreds of thousands of years it is still not a big problem. Even if the new civilization has changed its approach from aggressive to diplomatic there are still some things you can not change. WAR, Even if the Sun Alliance is preaching about peace here Arthur knows that the Universe is constantly at war with each other. It doesn't have to be a full-blown one but the fight for resources never ceased.
The Civilizations haven't fully mapped out the universe. Hell, they have not even probably mapped out 10%. No one knows. There are some places in the Universe where no one could even step foot inside. These are called forbidden zones but these forbidden zones houses some treasure that everyone would kill for.
