Indeed, civilizations couldn't be babied if they wanted to grow up and grow stronger. The more they depended on him, the less pressure there would be to actually grow stronger independently.
"Expansion. Recommended. Multi-Planetary Civilization. Recommended. Multi-Stellar Civilization. Recommended," the laminar integument. "Reduces. Risk. Of. Extinction. One. Thousand. Percent."
Rui nodded seriously. "We have been preparing for that for the past six years. We have the tools. We have the technology and the power to traverse the vast expanses of interstellar space in a short amount of time."
He turned towards the laminar integument with a knowing expression. "Is your civilization willing to trade higher technology?"
The laminar integument considered the question before replying. "Your. Civilization. Have. Nothing. Of. Equal. Value. Aside. From. Paths. Pathwalkers. You."
