"Greetings, captain. The pleasure is mutual." Matt leans his head on one hand, already bored of such pleasantries. He was not a politician, at heart, and never had been. The one thing that had caught his eye, however, was the technology utilized on the Archimedes. He had picked up the usage of Mana on the ship, a source of magic utilized by wizards. The manipulation of mana was usually performed by an individual, using the mind to form this energy into whatever spell needed to be cast. However, this new civilisation seemed to have created technology capable of manipulating mana without the presence of an individual mind, in fact it appeared to be their main power source. If he were able to adapt this technology, he might be able to develop a more efficient method of facing magic users. It might also assist him in fusing his technological advance with the arcane capabilities of some of the races he had conquered.

"Tell me, Captain, are you entitled to act as ambassador for your people?" Matt carefully used the term people, unsure whether whatever group this individual associated herself with solely consisted of a single species, and whether it identified itself as an empire, a republic, or what have you. Whilst it seemed a minor point, wars had started over stupider issues. "I am currently documenting the worlds in this universe, as well as establishing mining facilities for the ore in this solar system. If you have claim to these worlds, or any adjacent systems, then it is best that we resolve the issue with words rather than with weapons. If you do not, then I would like to form a mutually beneficial relationship."