Warhammer 40k Origins Stellaris Civilization Simulator

After the last of the Greenskin Technica factories was destroyed, Tau military officials fell silent. They had hoped to use this opportunity to test the Federation's military capabilities and formulate possible future countermeasures, but they were told that the Federation's war machine was far larger and more efficient than they had imagined, and that their fleets far outnumbered the present one.

They have the next one, and countless more!

A direct conflict with the Federation would be enough to cause the Tau Empire significant losses, losses that it might not be able to sustain.

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After their military attempts failed, the Tau Empire turned to economic means to gain an advantage. They flooded the Federation market with Tau-made goods, including energy equipment, small arms, tactical shields, food supplies, and some high-end consumer goods.

These goods have always been quite competitive in the galactic market and have dominated the economies of many of the Tau's allies.

The Tau Empire hopes to use its market penetration to gradually control the economic hubs of the Federation, thereby establishing a trade dependency and ultimately forcing the Federation to follow the economic rules set by the Tau Empire.

This was a tried-and-true tactic they employed against powers like the Imperium of Man. In the past, many Imperial worlds had temporarily lost their loyalty and accepted the Tau Empire's merchandise, only to find their own industries severely impacted and ultimately forced to accept Tau control over trade policy and, ultimately, political decision-making.

This is not only an economic war, but also a cultural war. Once a country's market relies on the Tau Empire, their ideological system will gradually be influenced by the "Greater Good".

However, this strategy fell on deaf ears in the face of the Federation.

The Federation's economic system has demonstrated remarkable resilience to external shocks. They easily absorbed dozens of times more goods than a comparably sized Imperial sector, without even a single drop!

What was even more unexpected for the Tau Empire was that the Federation launched a reverse dumping operation in a short period of time. They used their own powerful industrial production capacity to produce similar products that were cheaper and of higher quality than those of the Tau Empire, and then flooded into the Tau Empire's market. Some Tau citizens even became highly dependent on the Federation's products.

Moreover, these products are also affecting the ideological form of the Titanium people themselves. A unique body repair fluid can easily bridge the physical differences between different castes, which makes the caste divisions that the Titanium people have always thought to be natural seem meaningless.

Going further, is there any way for the Federation to make everyone become Ether?

"The Tau are trying to defeat us through economic warfare?"

the Economic Commissioner sneered in a private meeting.

"They look like they've lost themselves in a low-level game against space barbarians like the Empire."

As an interstellar power with an extremely advanced industrial system, the Federation's weapons in economic warfare are far more deadly than the Tau Empire imagined.

Not only do they have a larger industrial output than the Tau Empire, but they can also use genetic engineering, psychic technology and artificial intelligence to optimize production processes, further reducing manufacturing costs.

Within just a few months of the outbreak of the trade share struggle, the Tau Empire suffered enormous losses. Members of the Earth and Water Castes of the Tau Empire reported to the Ethereal Mentor in a secret report: "Our goods have almost no influence in their market. Their economic system is not as fragile as that of other empires, and is even more resilient. Worse still, their reverse dumping is impacting our own economy. If we don't take swift action, we may face even greater trade losses."

The Tau Empire's decision-makers quickly realized that the Federation's existence was far more difficult than they had initially imagined. Whether in military or economic terms, the Federation demonstrated an overwhelming advantage.

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After their attempts in the military and economic fields all ended in failure, the Ether Mentors of the Tau Empire realized that the Federation was not an opponent that could be easily suppressed by conventional means.

They are not as feudal and backward as the Empire, nor as crazy and disorderly as the Orcs, nor as resistant to change and behaving inexplicably as the Eldar.

On the contrary, the Federation demonstrated an ability to constantly adapt and expand. Their social system was resilient, their ideology was attractive, their economic system was strong enough to absorb external shocks and assimilate their opponents, and their military was strong enough to defend all their achievements.

So they changed their strategy.

The Ether Mentors decided to influence from within, using subtle and long-term means to gradually make the Federation accept the values of the Tau Empire, or at least prevent them from completely standing in opposition to the Tau Empire in diplomacy.

To this end, they sent a large number of Water Caste diplomats and Ether Mentors to infiltrate all levels of society in the Federation with an attitude of peace, wisdom and understanding, collecting possible contradictions, looking for exploitable cracks, and trying to subtly shape the Federation people's positive perception of the Tau Empire.

They hope that through these gentle diplomatic means, the Federation will gradually accept the ideas of the Tau Empire, or at least accept the "Ether-dominated" governance model, so that in the future the Tau Empire will be able to have more diplomatic initiative when facing the Federation.

However, this secret operation soon encountered serious problems.

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The Water Caste have always been an important faction of the Tau Empire. They were trained as a subrace proficient in communication and adept at building diplomatic relations. They have long remained loyal to the rule of the Ethereal Caste.

However, when they entered the federal social system and truly came into contact with this multi-racial republic, their ideas began to waver.

In the Tau Empire's caste system, they were educated as "auxiliaries" and, although they worked hard for the prosperity of the Tau Empire, their status was always lower than that of the Ethereals.

Their thoughts must serve the "Greater Good" and cannot develop freely. However, on the land of the Federation, they saw a completely different world.

They witnessed the equal coexistence of various races within the Federation, they saw that citizens from different backgrounds had the same rights, and they discovered that even ordinary humans without any psychic talents or mechanical modifications could, through their own efforts, gain high positions in government, scientific research, and the military, and even work side by side with powerful species such as dragons and beetle people.

The Federation has even begun to promote the complete transcendence of racial differences and the achievement of absolute equality. Through advanced biological transformation technology, a human can also choose to transform into a dragon. The human named Sarkhan did just that.

During a public debate on the political system, a young Water Caste diplomat could not suppress his doubts. After listening to a Federation scholar's speech on freedom and equality, he asked a question that shocked everyone present: "If the Greater Good is truly perfect, then why are we confined to the position of auxiliary? Why can't we decide our own future?"

These words were like the beginning of a storm. In the following months, more and more people began to question their caste system, and some even defected and joined the Federation directly.

Under the protection of the Federation, these diplomats declared their independence from the Tau Empire and provided the federal government with a large amount of confidential information about the internal politics of the Tau Empire.

Among them, the most eye-catching is the detailed intelligence about Commander Farsight.

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Commander Shasio-Shawa, the "Visionary", was once one of the most outstanding military leaders of the Tau Empire. However, after experiencing the baptism of the Galactic War and a series of accidents, he began to question the rule of the Ether, and eventually led his troops to break away from the Tau Empire and establish an independent Tau force in the northeast of the Federation.

His ideal is a Greater Good power without the domination of the Ethereal Clan, a nation where all races (although the Tau still have the upper hand in operations) truly participate equally.

When the federal government learned of this, it quickly launched a large-scale political propaganda and economic aid campaign.

They publicized Farsight's deeds, describing how he led his people to build a freer Tau society, and pointed out the fact that there was no special caste system for kings, princes, generals, and ministers.

In addition, the federal government secretly provided Vision with many assistance projects, allowing the residents of this war-torn area to experience a consumption upgrade.

This action caused a stir within the Tau Empire, proving that the Ether was not indispensable. As a result, tens of thousands of Tau Empire residents began to secretly cross the border in various ways, trying to join Farsight's camp or even flee directly to the Federation.

They hope to live in a society without a caste system, without absolute authority of the ether, a society where everyone is the master.

They believe that the ideals of Commander Farsight and the Federation people who stand with him are the true future of the Tau Empire.

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Faced with this unprecedented political crisis, the ruling class of the Ether Clan finally could no longer sit still.

The Tau Empire's smuggling wave may not be large in scale, but it has seriously affected the Ether's authority over the Tau Empire. This is an event that "shakes the foundation of the country."

Finally, the Ether Master sent a senior diplomat to the Federation to negotiate with Governor Dolores Muwanga in person. The Ether Master wore a red robe and showed deep respect on his face, although he may not have been so reluctant in his heart.

In the Federation's meeting hall, he saluted Dolores, his tone respectful and solemn:

"Consul of the Federation, we acknowledge that some of the Tau Empire's policies may have caused some misunderstandings in the short term. We do not wish to create unnecessary friction with the Federation, so we hope that you will cease your support for Commander Farsight."

Dolores didn't answer directly, but tapped the conference table lightly. "I'm sorry, but we're not interested in your country's help. We think your way of life is better, but we don't think so. We can still be friends, but we hope to be treated with full respect."

Her tone was gentle, but her eyes were sharp as a knife.

The Tau Empire diplomat lowered his head and after a moment of silence, he slowly said:

"We are willing to offer more trade concessions and some technological cooperation in exchange for the Federation's restraint on the issue of the Foresight Enclave."

Dolores pondered for a moment and finally nodded.

"Very well, we can temporarily stop aiding Farsight, but I hope you remember that we are not the Empire. We are heading towards a better direction, not falling into ridiculous beliefs. So showing off your perceived superiority will have no effect on us, because we can do the same."

"In fact, we have high hopes for other civilizations, including you. We hope that from now on, you too will strive to become stronger and overcome your weaknesses. Then, even if you proudly declare yourselves superior to us, we will acknowledge you with a smile."

At this point, the Federation achieved a decisive victory in the diplomatic game against the Tau Empire.

Not only did the Tau Empire fail to influence the Federation ideologically, but it also lost the initiative in a storm of reverse infiltration.

The Federation, on the other hand, has established absolute superiority over the Tau Empire in politics, economy, and diplomacy.

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Ultimately, on a diplomatic level, the Tau Empire was forced to adjust its strategy and no longer try to gain the upper hand through direct confrontation.

Instead, try more cautious diplomatic interactions to avoid irreversible conflict with the Federation.

Even show weakness at appropriate times in exchange for federal support.

In a highly confidential internal report, a high-ranking advisor to the Tau Empire advised the Supreme Aether: "We should re-evaluate our attitude towards the Federation. They are not as foolish as the Human Empire, nor as violent as the Orks. They are a true, rational, civilized interstellar power, calm and efficient, possessing terrifying industrial capabilities, and not easily influenced by external forces."

This would be a greater blow to the Tau's belief in their own Manifest Destiny than an attack from the Empire or any other force, for the Empire, the Orks, and the Eldar were all on the decline.

Regardless of victory or defeat in the struggle against them, the faith of the inhabitants of Tau will not be shaken, for they are unwilling to return to the past and fall into barbarism.

But now, another civilization has emerged, one that may represent the future better than the Tau. It is so powerful and so righteous, proving that the Tau Empire is not the only answer to the future and the good.

The struggle for ecological niches can threaten the survival of a species more than the predator-prey relationship. We don’t need to be afraid of the stronger, but we should be afraid of the better.

The Tau do not need to fear those rotting behemoths, but they must be wary of those who advance even healthier than the Tau.

In any case, regardless of what the Tau people are thinking, the Federation’s current situation can be described as one where all the barbarians are submissive and its power is felt across the country.

108

Chapter 108: Extremely Effective Government.

"Why so fast? Because I'm masturbating."

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After solving various difficult problems, the Federation once again entered a period of stable development and began to achieve breakthroughs in social thought and various scientific fields.

The first is to further optimize the administrative system. As long as the center of information transmission at the border is not achieved in just a moment, the federation will have to continue optimizing it.

According to legend, the Empire once had a great administrator named Malcador. He was a close comrade of the Emperor and the most powerful psychic under him. He controlled the Empire's mysterious and complex systems to support the Emperor's cause of regaining the galaxy, and before his ultimate sacrifice, he left behind a sophisticated system to protect the Empire.

In other words, only a superhuman with Alpha-level psychic powers could rule the empire, and the empire then spent ten thousand years using his legacy. This political construction was simply a dead end.

The human empire is now a bloating and decaying cosmic corpse.

The Empire's loyal sons and daughters might harp on about the supposed luxury of benevolence in the universe, and even more so about the appropriateness of the exercise of power. The High Lords' sudden death rate proves their diligence. The Empire's way of life is natural, and change is a puzzling fantasy.

But looking at performance, this sudden death could be seen as a process of removing blood stasis. After all, death from overwork doesn't prevent the Empire's high lords from making ill-advised decisions or becoming personally corrupted. Is working hard and getting a zero on a test also worthy of praise? When sacrifice becomes an excuse for inefficiency, this human empire is beyond redemption.

We will never become like the Empire. The Federation has already started a new administrative ascension project.

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Through the upgrade of new technological sequences, the application of administratively specialized genetic modification templates to relevant personnel, and the coordination of various other governance structure optimization measures, now, under the sky of Helka, the core operations of the Interstellar Federation have never been more efficient.

The Federation was once severely affected by the size of the empire, so it was restricted in its expansion. It had artifacts but could not use them. It was worried about being dragged down by the swamp sludge in other galaxies, which seriously slowed down the progress of traditional popularization, scientific and technological research and development, and ascension projects.

However, now, with the implementation of extremely effective government plans, this huge country that once made the consuls feel difficult to coordinate has turned into an extremely sophisticated machine. The scale of the empire has been fully compressed, and governing this huge country has become easy.

Moreover, how can we be satisfied with what we have now? We can still swallow more! This is also important for our future expansion.

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In this action, the federal consul team implemented the efficient administration and extremely effective government ascension projects, as well as the national concept of efficient governance, to ensure that its administrative system would be upgraded to perfection.

Our social governance will be renowned for its efficiency. Not only will our interstellar spacecraft be on time, but the vast bureaucratic machinery required to run an interstellar nation will also operate with the precision of an assembly line.

The core concept of the Extremely Efficient Government Ascension Project is to completely reshape the administrative structure and optimize the traditional bureaucratic hierarchy into a highly efficient, direct, and real-time responsive governance system.

From the Helka central government to the most remote colonies, information lags are no longer a problem. All policies can be communicated and implemented across the entire region in a remarkably short timeframe, using quantum communication systems, space bridge acceleration, and the assistance of local infrastructure.

The Federation's administrative efficiency has even surpassed that of all other galactic countries, including its neighboring Tau people.

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Helka, the planet that is like the heart of the Federation, is showing unprecedented vitality.

It is not only the core of administration, but also the most efficient dispatching center in the entire galaxy. From here, every decision is quickly entered into the computing system, broken down, analyzed, and categorized, ultimately transforming into specific, actionable plans for each region.

Under the highly efficient government model, the federal executive has unprecedented executive power. In the past, while the federal system emphasized democracy and consultation, it often meant that the speed of policy implementation was constrained by layers of review.

Now, the central government's decision-making power has been greatly enhanced, and governors can quickly dispatch resources and implement any necessary policies without being hindered by cumbersome procedures.

This does not mean dictatorship or autocracy, but rather the ultimate optimization of power. In this system, the decision-making process is not streamlined, but rather highly intelligent and data-driven.

The Federation's administrative center gathers real-time data from every star region and processes it instantly using supercomputing clusters and psychic senators.

Any new policy proposal will undergo model analysis and risk assessment within a few hours and quickly enter the implementation stage.

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A core breakthrough of highly efficient government is the ultra-fast transmission and execution of administrative information.

In the past, even superluminal communication technology could not completely solve the problem of information lag in intergalactic governance, and to a large extent, local governments had to "act on their own terms."

However, with the promotion of an extremely effective government, this problem has been completely solved. We can give border star regions full autonomy while preventing them from becoming unbridled wild horses.

The Federation has established a real-time administrative network. This system utilizes multiple channels controlled by the Federation to transmit information through psychic energy, quantum states, and physical objects, achieving real-time communication across the Federation's star regions at speeds exceeding a hundred times the speed of light.

This ensures that every order from Helka can reach the entire federation in a very short time.

Policy implementation is no longer a linear process, but rather a "parallel distributed execution" mechanism. Once a central government decision is issued, multiple implementing agencies receive the instructions simultaneously and take autonomous action without having to wait for approval from higher levels.

This model ensures administrative continuity while avoiding redundant intermediaries, allowing policy implementation to reach unprecedented speeds. This mechanism also enables the entire federation to maintain a high level of response speed even in the face of emergencies.

Ultimately, the Federation Central established the "Three-Month Rule," which ensured that any major policy of the Federation, even in the most remote star regions, would be fully accepted and implemented within three months.

From the parliament hall in Helka to the most remote pioneer colonies, the communication of policies is no longer restricted by distance, and the entire federation is truly connected as one.

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