Peace

Since the treaty with the Faran Empire, Earthlings had now had a hundred years to develop, which gave them peace and time to be able to evolved technologically.

Year 520 of the Earthling calendar

The three star systems given by the empire were now solely controlled by Earthlings, and all planets there had been transformed for humans to be able to live there. Three new armies were also created for each star system, with a new General and a Director for each army.

Jeanne, Leo, and Arthur were appointed to the 8th army, which was located at the furthest star system from Earth. Since it will be the most dangerous, it will also be the one where they would gain the most experiences.

Year 540 of the Earthling calendar

Jeanne developed a new technology, a laser weapon as big as a spaceship that could destroy a continent of a planet with one shot. This is now known as the battlecruiser ship, and it is the most powerful weapon of the Earthlings.

Year 545 of the Earthling calendar

The war between Faran and Shima was going to end with the victory of the Faran Empire. But unexpectedly, they gained a level 2 civilization technology thanks to another civilization who had taken them under their wing. The new technology is known as a spaceship shield, which could envelop the whole spaceship with an energy barrier.

With the contact of the laser beam, it could deflect the energy, and you would need a special type of weapon to be able to penetrate their shield, otherwise, they would be invincible. The Shima civilization has only a few of these shields, so they could not annihilate the Faran Empire, but they were in a situation of a balance of forces.

Year 560 of the Earthling calendar

Humanity could move at 50% of the speed of light. With the intelligence of Jeanne, the leadership of Arthur, and Leo's progress in the scientific field, they all advanced in the ranking of their own field. Arthur and Leo both advanced two ranks:

Arthur became a Colonel, and Leo a Principal Researcher. As for Jane, she only moved up one rank, from a Principal Researcher to a Senior Principal Researcher. After advancing to rank 6 of the military or science field, to be able to move up the rank will be extremely more difficult than before, since it will mean something special.

Year 580 of the Earthling calendar: Always with her sleep, Jeanne found an answer that all of humanity was wanting to find. For 20 years, Earthlings had attained the level of a peak level 1 civilization and needed a breakthrough in their technology to become a level 2 civilization.

With the help of Leo, Jeanne discovered the technology to make spaceship shields. At this time, Jeanne began to worry about herself. She wondered if she was really herself, since she had the impression that all her innovations were marked by another personality of herself in her sleep.

She had passed many nights without sleeping and was beginning to become mad. Fortunately, her two best friends, Arthur and Leo, were there for her and comforted her while resting with her for many nights near her bed, so she could sleep. While doing that, they all got closer, and one time, Jeanne slept with them.

They made love all night long. At that time, Jeanne understood new feelings and fell in love with both of them, but couldn't choose between them. She continued to live freely with both of them; she couldn't decide.

Year 590 of the Earthling calendar: Humans developed a new type of weapon, a laser beam that could twist space very slightly. This is the weapon that could destroy spaceship shields with a few shots. Jeanne also developed the second version of the lifespan serum which could allow humans to live until 3000 years old.

Year 600 of the Earthling calendar

It had been 80 years since the treaty with the Faran Empire was signed, and only 20 years remained until the "no war" condition would end. On this day, a trio of friends was with Leos' and Arthur's fathers, discussing the approaching war.

"It seems the war with the Shima civilization is continuing," said George. "Both sides are having heavy losses, and the conflict is entering its final phase. As a level 2 civilization, we could wipe them out, but we don't want to reveal our true strength to other civilizations. The Shima civilization has a level 2 civilization backing them, which could pose a danger to us."

"Right," replied Dante. "We've detected battleships from the Faran Empire less than 5 light years away from us. They can't wait until the 100-year mark to attack; they want to finish us off quickly to use us in their war."

"But they don't know our level," smiled Jeanne. She appeared to be a girl in her mid-20s, but was in fact over 100 years old. "I hope we can surprise them."

Leo added, "We can now move at 99% of the speed of light without the need for the void path, giving us a tremendous advantage. Our weapons can destroy all their battleships with one shot. The war won't be hard, but the level 2 civilization behind the Shima civilization may pose a problem."

Arthur's father interrupted them. "For now, we'll focus on the Faran Empire. With their actions, I doubt they'll wait more than 5 years to attack us. We'll attack them first and no longer be the ones who suffer."

Leo and Arthur's father joked with Jeanne about her not choosing between them for marriage. She couldn't decide, since she was equally in love with both of them. "Why not choose both?" they suggested, to which Jeanne replied shyly, "I'll tell you my decision after the war is over."

They went to meet the president, who was Jeanne's adoptive mother. She hugged Jeanne and asked how she was doing. Fifty years ago, Jeanne had discovered that her mother, who died with her parents during a previous battle against the Faran Empire, was the president's little sister. After that, she wanted to be part of her family, since they were her only remaining family.

The president led them to a meeting where they planned their war strategy against the Faran Empire. Meanwhile, in the Empire capital, on the throne, the 24th Emperor was discussing the war with his ministers.

After losing his battle with Earthlings, he had no chance of becoming emperor. However, after the second prince assassinated the first prince, who wanted to become the ruler of their civilization after the death of the 23rd emperor, the second prince was executed since the empire did not tolerate murderers.

By luck, Leyko Faran became the 24th emperor, and his biggest dream was to enslave all Earthlings, since only then would he feel vindicated.

"How is our war with the Shima Federation going?" he asked.

"We are at a stalemate, your majesty. We'll win within the next 20 years, since they only have a few fleets with spaceship shield technology. But by then, we'll have suffered colossal damage in our armies," replied his 1st minister.

"I see. Well, it's time to attack the Earthlings. In three years, we will attack them with the 10th army. We will use them as soldier slaves in our war," he said.

Suddenly, one of his subjects entered the throne room and kneeled beside the king. Leykos frowned.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Your Majesty, the Earthlings have started attacking us," he replied.

"What?" the emperor exclaimed, making a bewildered face.

"How could they have started attacking us? We were supposed to attack them in three years," Leykos exclaimed, clearly surprised by this unexpected turn of events.

The subject who had just entered the throne room quickly explained the situation to the emperor. Apparently, a group of Earthlings had launched a surprise attack on one of the Faran colonies on the outskirts of their territory. The attack had caught the Faran forces off guard, and they were struggling to hold their ground against the more technologically advanced Earthlings.

Leykos listened to the report with a growing sense of anger and frustration. He had been planning his invasion of Earth for years, and now the Earthlings had thrown a wrench in his plans. He knew that he had to act quickly to turn the tide of the conflict.

"Prepare my ship, we'll go to the front lines and assess the situation ourselves," he ordered, standing up from his throne.

The subject bowed and hurried out of the room to carry out his orders. Leykos turned to his advisors, a fierce determination in his eyes.

"We will not let these Earthlings defeat us. We will show them the might of the Faran empire and crush them under our heel," he declared.

With that, he strode out of the throne room, ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead. The fate of his empire was at stake, and he would do whatever it took to emerge victorious.