「恕我直言,這個宇宙里還有比克里珀更開明的董事長嗎?祂默許我們的一切經營決策,從不質疑,從不過問——這是偌大的榮幸,偌大的信任!」
——奧斯瓦爾多•施耐德,星際和平公司•市場開拓部主管,P47級
就對外宣傳而言,公司是一家倡導自由貿易的巨型企業財團;從運作方式上來看,公司是發行貨幣並壟斷資源的商界獨裁;擇創業初心而論,公司則是為「存護」的星神奉獻一切的無私後援。
大多數星際公民談到公司時,總會言及無所不在的商品與醒目標識:仿佛「只要存在交易之處,就存在星際和平公司」。事實上,銀河中幾乎所有的商業行為確是建立在公司的「信用點」體系之上。若將星際貿易比作運動比賽,那麼公司既是頂尖的運動員,又是各種運動項目,既是比賽場地,同時還是規則本身。
對財富絕對的統治力,以及從未停止過的擴張行為,讓星際和平公司產生了一種陰謀獨裁者的大眾印象。但是公司對於「隻手遮天」之流的低等願景毫不在意,因為企業精神自誕生之初就未曾變動:
將一切奉獻給「琥珀王」——克里珀。
Interastral Peace Corporation — Preservation
"With all due respect, is there anyone in the universe more enlightened than our chairman, Qlipoth? Qlipoth acquiesces in all our business decisions, never asking or questioning why. How great a privilege! How great a trust!"
— Oswaldo Schneider, Head of Interastral Peace Corporation Marketing Development Department, Level P47
To outsiders, the IPC is an enormous consortium advocating free trade. From a business perspective, the IPC is a business that issues money and monopolizes resources. From a startup perspective, the IPC is a selfless backing, dedicated to the Aeon of Preservation.
When many astral citizens talk about the IPC, they talk about its ubiquitous merchandise and logo. It's as if "The IPC exists whenever there is a transaction." In fact, almost all business transactions in the cosmos are based on the credit system created by the IPC. If one were to compare interastral trade to a sports competition, the IPC would be the top athletes as well as the sports, the venue, and the rules themselves.
Its absolute dominance over wealth and relentless expansion has given the IPC the image of a business dictatorship. But the IPC pays little attention to lowly ambitious such as dictatorship, because its spirit hasn't wavered since its creation:
Give everything to the Amber Lord, Qlipoth.