@WrongEndoftheRainbow The thing is, if you have infinite energy, infinite energy is effectively equal to infinite mass. E equals MC squared after all, and such a culture that can build infinite energy devices, probably knows how to turn energy directly into mass. If they can improve tech, they can obviously think up new concepts, so the reason that 'they're looking for more knowledge to steal' doesn't make sense.
I think the UniUnion would've stopped being a culture that thought of 'material needs' long, long ago. The only problems they could have that I can even comprehend, being a member of a filthy single planet species, is 'hey, let's stop heat death' 'hey, let's make more of ourselves and screw around in mock wars. I'm really bored' 'hey, let's play gods for shits and giggles. I'm really bored', or 'hey, let's make a new universe in our image!' and things such as that.
I think the UniUnion would've stopped being a culture that thought of 'material needs' long, long ago. The only problems they could have that I can even comprehend, being a member of a filthy single planet species, is 'hey, let's stop heat death' 'hey, let's make more of ourselves and screw around in mock wars. I'm really bored' 'hey, let's play gods for shits and giggles. I'm really bored', or 'hey, let's make a new universe in our image!' and things such as that.