The Arakans' wanderings over the past thousand years have also brought about some changes in their thinking. Although they emphasize the independence of the spirit, they also admit that the spirit cannot replace matter, and it is difficult for the weak to guarantee spiritual independence.
To put it simply, they realize that they are too weak. If they were strong enough, they would not lose their homes and wander around.
In this dark galaxy, it is not easy to become stronger. Although their civilization has made quite good achievements after more than four thousand years of development, it has also lost its foundation after losing its foundation. ability to continue to develop.
If you want to survive and develop, the only way is to use your strength to find shelter when you are weak.
With the attitude of giving it a try, they cautiously sent signals to the Tears of Heaven fleet and were ready to run away at any time.
Giulio, who received the message from the Arrakans, didn't take it seriously at first. There were so many races in the galaxy, and he didn't know a few. He didn't know whether the signal was true or false, so he didn't plan to respond. The deputy commander reminded him that the royal court had regulations on contact with strange races, and at least the identity of the other party needed to be confirmed.
So a brief contact began. The two parties agreed to meet on the surface of a nearby desolate planet. The Arrakhan tribe sent their representatives, and Ada also sent several representatives.
After meeting, the Adas were also shocked. Originally they thought it was a humanoid race, but they found out that it was actually an insect-shaped race.
The Arakans are a hermaphroditic race. Their females are like some kind of giant spiders, with bloated lower bodies and huge abdomens, six slender legs, but very slender upper bodies. Slender, with four arms, the whole body is covered with bright and colorful carapace, the head has a unique vocal organ and six symmetrically arranged eyes, as well as two jointed tentacles bent backwards, while the male Arakans are completely different. They are very tall overall, nearly three meters tall. They are covered with a shiny black carapace. They have two very strong legs and four arms. They have folded hind wings on their backs, which can help them fly short distances. They are as strong as springs. Their large thigh muscles can allow them to jump to a height of nearly thirty meters, and what's even more amazing is that their calves are as long and narrow as razors, and even their shoes are more like "scabbards", and their heads are as sharp as a razor. Women are different, with only a pair of compound eyes and bifurcated horns made of horn raised upward.
Rao is an Ada representative who has done some research on the classification of galactic creatures. He can't help but be surprised by the huge differences between male and female individuals.
After a brief exchange, Representative Ada had a preliminary understanding of the situation of this race, and also understood the purpose of the other party's contact - he wanted to hug him.
In fact, this move is extremely risky for the Arrakans, because the other party is fully capable of annihilating them, but the Holy Trinity Council believes that the other party will not get anything from them, and both parties have something in common. Enemies are completely negotiable.
Out of conservatism, Ada did not agree. After careful consideration, Giulio decided to let Soshiyan make the decision himself. As for bringing the Arakan fleet directly, on the one hand, he considered that he had just destroyed the main fleet of the Tau, and there was no guarantee that the opponent's small fleet would not come to clean up the battlefield. These fleets were not worth mentioning in his eyes, but if the Arakan team was to destroy the Arakan fleet, It was definitely more than enough. On the other hand, he was also keenly aware that this race that hated the Tau might be of great use in the future. It would be a pity to miss it.
The Arrakans were very direct, and the whole clan just followed.
Knowing the cause and effect of the matter, Soshyan praised Jiulio's command and decision-making, as well as his decision to bring the Arakans, because this race is indeed of great use, and there is no need to wait until the future.
Right now, they can be useful.
Soshyan did not delay and immediately went to Tal Anlek to meet with the leadership of the Arrakhan tribe.
The social structure of the Arakans is very unique. As a life with insect characteristics, they are not the kind of gestalt or pyramid-shaped society that is taken for granted. Instead, they go against common sense and place great emphasis on individual independence. Sexual, so their basic social unit is an organization called a "cooperative", which is composed of multiple female Arakans and 1-2 male Arakans. However, it is not a "family" as humans understand it, but a This is a basic social unit that integrates production, breeding and management. Members are relatives, friends, and colleagues. The property in the cooperative is completely shared, so it cannot be simply summarized as a polygamy system, because the Arakans do not have any In the concept of marriage, the main role of the male is to assist the female in reproduction, to engage in ceremonial duels when there are differences of interest between the two cooperatives or in certain festivals and ceremonies, and to protect the entire race in the event of war. .
The reason why there is such a form of society that is close to matriarchy is because the female Arakans have extremely developed brains and sensitive nervous systems, while the males emphasize the reactivity of ganglia and their thinking ability. Far inferior to females in physical appearance, so female Arakans assume key social functions such as managers, producers, and scholars of the group. Their number of natural reproduction is several times that of males, and they also have the ability to share emotions, which is similar to Ada The sharing of minds is different. They do not share each other's thoughts, but emotions. They can keenly perceive each other's subtle emotional changes and resolve possible conflicts as soon as possible.
This basic structure determines that the Arakan people's political power is relatively fragmented, including their top leaders who are also "elected". Each cooperative will select a representative, and then the representatives will gather to form a temporary parliament. Known as the Holy Trinity Parliament, the members declare their ideas to each other through a special method of pheromone communication to convince the majority, and in the final vote become the Speaker of the Holy Trinity Parliament, also known as " The "Brood Mother" will select the two most powerful and tactically minded males to become the "respected fathers" to form a highest-level "cooperative", and this position will be held for life until this day. A new foster mother will be elected after the death of the first foster mother.
So what Soshyan wants to meet is Alaken’s foster mother and respected father.
As the huge arch slowly opened, there was a sound of soft footsteps. Soshyan, who was sitting on the throne, looked into the distance and saw a huge spider-like creature slowly walking towards him.
Her appearance is indeed the same as that of the Arrakan female, with a huge abdomen and lower body, and slender six-segmented long legs, but it is covered with a metallic gauze with a very exquisite Patterned, and her upper body is very slender and looks similar to Ada. She is wearing a patterned robe with the same metallic texture. Her four arms hang slightly by her side. Her head is shiny and round, with eyes but no mouth, and two long The tentacles are raised at the back of the head - but this is not actually her real body. The body of the Arakan female is actually in the lower part, and their "upper body" is the result of the "evolution" of the huge claws of their primitive ancestors. , that body is actually their hand, giving them the ability to handle more complex tasks.