ajteitel

ajteitel t1_j4wd56o wrote

It is a common trend that the more advanced a society becomes, the lower their birth rate. Even extending that to multiple planets, centuries of genetic engineering and cultural progress and found virtually all advanced space-faring civilizations with nearly stagnate population. So when the Faqquan, who had been in rebellion against Galatic Order found Earth and the humans, they saw the potential immediately. A still primitive, but not ignorant species billions strong that had not reached the point where they controlled their population to any significant degree. So they brought the humans on board, gave them technology and information. Transported populations, especially those of the relatively poorer countries, to new unoccupied worlds. It took a few decades to fully establish, but when the Faqquan counterattacked one of their main rivals, they took humans in tow as ground soldiers. Technology can only do so much against overwhelming numbers short of blowing up the entire planet. The tides had turned in the war, but even the Faqquan leadership was worried about the humans eventually turning on them. Plans would have to be made...

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