"Uniting all the First Region star systems connected to the Second Region to deal with us... what a fanciful idea!" Belinda scoffed. "If they were asking for four-stars, other systems might be skeptical but still agree. But they're asking for five-stars! Who would be willing? Weaker star systems couldn't afford to send one, and if only the stronger star systems contributed, they'd feel it was unfair. After all, *we're* supposedly their common enemy."
Jiang Yun laughed and said, "Indeed. There is an old saying in China: 'It is not scarcity that is to be feared, but unfairness.' This is highly pertinent. If we suddenly received such information, how should we react?"
