Slowburn
Stories from planet Bumi
In another universe, don't know which universe, an old planet called Bumi, this planet has various forms of life, but there is one being that dominates all creatures on this planet, namely Manus, they proliferate to fill all corners of this planet and of course exploit this planet.
Thousands of years have passed, until one day Manus managed to communicate with other intelligent beings from the galaxy that they did not know about and they called them Aliens or mysterious extraterrestrials. It didn't take long for these two creatures to get to know each other, until at a meeting the Alien urged Manus to give them a plant called Kanabi which thrives on planet Bumi, if this request is not fulfilled the Aliens will threaten to scorch planet Bumi until it is flat and not round anymore.
Previously before coming into contact with Aliens, the Kanabi plant had long been a controversy on planet Bumi, some Manus considered cursed this plant and had to be burned completely and nothing left on planet Bumi, in some areas it was forbidden to cultivated. There is resistance from various parties who are pro for this plant, but still the Higher-Ups of Manus do not approve of this plant to cultivate on planet Bumi. Finally the rebellion erupted until there was a big war called Kanabi War 1 and 2.
After the big war happened, actually the winners were is the Higher-Ups who cursed Kanabi, so that the resistance was suppressed in small groups so that it was easy to deal with. So that the Higher-Ups created a Kanabi Eradication Program (KEP) led by the heavily armed military and often carried out operations in various areas, until in the end, Aliens visited Bumi and collaborated with the Manus Higher-Ups, they exchanged Kanabi with Alien technology.
Capture Operation
After agreeing to the agreement and cooperating with the Aliens, Higher-Ups Manus creates a special troop assigned to hunt down the pro-Kanabi Manus, this troops has the latest technology which of course is provided by the Aliens to make it easier to find Kanabi. Manus who is caught will be given punishment according to the laws that apply in each region, and Kanabi who becomes evidence will be confiscated by the authorities.
FYI, communication with aliens is only known by Higher-Ups, so the majority of Manus don't know about it, even aliens are only considered a myth by most of Manus, and of course they don't know the purpose of the Capture Operation is to offer to the aliens who actually colonized planet Bumi and tricking Manus into always granting the Alien's will to harvest Kanabi and take to their home Planet.
The Dangerous Plant
Kanabi is captured and imprisoned as a symbol of how dangerous this plant for Manus' life. This strategy succeeded in building Manus public opinion to hate Kanabi.
Finally, the secrecy of information about Aliens could no longer be covered up, so many sightings of flying saucer pacing in the skies of planet Bumi, lots of demonstrations everywhere because the Higher-Ups had been covering up the existence of Aliens, and finally a press conference was held to explain, that's the Aliens openly wanted Kanabi to be take to their planet, threatening every life on planet Bumi if they don't comply.
The people of Manus, who already hate Kanabi, are finally willing to let the Aliens harvest the plant. After all, according to them, Kanabi has no benefit for Manus and would be very happy if the plant were not on planet Bumi. The Aliens are also very happy with the understanding of the Manus, so they don't have to war and spending large capital for the battle to take Kanabi, just by asking and giving a bit of their low-level technology to the Manus. This is a very cheap price and of course profitable, considering that the distance between Bumi and their home planet is so far away, that consumes a lot of their spacecraft's fuel. According to Alien, the Manus are beings who have low intelligence but have the potential to become a Dominators in their Galaxy in the next few hundred years if the Manus are able to create their own interests and respect each other's differences. Actually, the aliens laugh with the situation on planet Bumi which they think is sad and they want to help, but for them it's a very long work.
the Protectorate
The Aliens has declare themselves to be the Protectors of Planet Bumi from other alien beings, as long as their request in the form of the Kanabi is fulfilled and is able to supply advanced technology for the Manus people.
Hauling Kanabi
They are willing to come from very far places for the Kanabi. How could it not be, Kanabi for Aliens is not just an ordinary plant, but a science that can be studied and utilized and preserved. Given that Kanabi has many uses for both medical, food and recreational etc. That's makes the Aliens very interested in Kanabi and have a desire to study and cultivate.
Aliens are thirsty for their curiosity about the universe, they spread out in all directions in search of knowledge and anomalies in the universe and then bring that knowledge to build their home planet so that it becomes a safe place for them and their future generations. Their culture of curiosity is very high, they even make many magnificent and sophisticated labs on various planets and information is always connected to their home planet so that they can be directly utilized.
Research Lab
Kanabi was then studied more intensely to find its maximum potential, the seeds were developed so that could survive in all types of habitats and temperatures. The stems and roots are used for various products. They also opened a special galactic market for products from various processed of Kanabi, and of course always show off their intelligence.
All illustrations done digitally collage of my hand drawn works.