The Alatlam. Chamber of the Central Committee.

The leaders of the three races were once again together, only this time, except for them, everyone on the starship who had a half-official position came. Things have fermented to the point of instability, and in this crisis situation, if you don't get it right, it will be a group annihilation, and everyone feels the huge pressure brought by the military rank on their bodies.

It's better to be a civilian...... At this time, all they have to do is panic, and the soldiers on the ship have to think about it.

"I think you all know what this conference is for." Onrito Mori, the leader of the Starship Civilization, said in a mournful tone, "These are extraordinary times, and I have no intention of challenging everyone's patience...... But I can only admit that I am helpless in the face of this situation. ”

"Just now, on the fourth day of the failure of the landing navigation system...... We've finally finished troubleshooting and are ready to land on Earth as originally planned to start a battle against Godzilla. "However, when we revisited the surrounding space environment after four days, we discovered something unusual. Twenty kilometers directly in front of the Aratlam, a space fleet blocked our path in the shape of crab pincers. One of the main starships is four thousand meters long, nearly three times our size, and the rest is surrounded by a large number of black aircraft in the middle. According to Gamatron's mathematical calculations, the black fleet is all equipped with extremely high space firepower, and is powered by a technological product that 'we' have never seen before, which is very flexible. ”

"To sum it up, it's ......," said Hareru Dordo (Patriarch of Birusarudo), "their ships are strong, and our weapons are basically used for post-landing operations, and they are useless in space. Once the war starts, they will tear our side apart without much effort. ”

"Numerology has come to the same conclusion." Adolf said.

“……”

For a while, everyone who was already restless began to discuss it, and almost everyone had a frightened look on their faces. They have been away from their homeland for many years, and no one has ever thought that it will be such an ending - even if they can't return to Earth, they will be stopped by others at the door of their homes. However, they still have an absolute advantage in force, and any counterattack is unrealistic, and the current Aratram does not have that ability at all.

Maury let them quarrel for a while, but seeing that these people had no tendency to stop at all, he had to slap the table hard and shouted, "Silence! Quiet! I'm not inviting you here for a pointless quarrel! As direct members of the Central Committee, we are the most unflustered part of the people, and we are responsible for all the members of the starship! ”

At the critical moment, this old man in his fifties finally showed a little bit of leadership majesty. So the crowd really stopped arguing, and the crowd was silent for a while, and then a commander who was acceptable spoke up, "General, I think...... It is imperative now that nothing is done that would anger the army. Since they will stop in front of them, it means that they are dissatisfied with our entry into the earth and want to expel us. We should immediately turn around and move away from here, lest the Aratram be destroyed. ”

His words undoubtedly represented the opinion of the majority, so there was silence in the room for another twenty seconds after he finished speaking.

No one spoke, but everyone stared at Maury's fingers tapping lightly on the table, anticipating his decision.

At this moment, a young, angry voice broke the stiff atmosphere.

"Are you going to run away like this?!" Sakaki Haruo, the author of the radical essay himself, raised his hands at the end of the crowd and rebuked, "We have come here after all the hardships, just to end this undignified life of wandering and to reclaim our homeland from Godzilla...... Now we finally arrived, and when we arrived at the door, we were met with an uninvited guest. Do you want to run away like this? Don't even want to do it on one last try? ”

"Figure out where you stand, Captain Sakaki! The 'attempt' in your mouth is likely to be wiped out! The commander didn't hesitate to go back, "Lieutenant General Andorf also said that if a head-on conflict breaks out, our chances of victory are zero!" Do you want everyone to be buried for your hometown plot?! ”

"It's not 'my' hometown plot, there is not a single person on the spaceship who does not desire to breathe the air of freedom and set foot on the real land!" Sakaki Haruo also belongs to the type of person who yells after being hot-blooded, and he can't hold back at the moment, "Did I say I want to fight head-on?" Of course I know that...... But what about negotiations? What about negotiations? Their position is completely unclear, it may not mean that they are hostile to us, there should always be a chance to communicate, right? ”

He asked aggressively, "Commander...... How long do you think we will have enough resources on the ship to consume? If we retreat here and don't get enough fuel, we'll be few steps away from death! That's when the real annihilation of the army! ”

"That's better than dying in battle!"

The two quarreled, but each had their own reasons, and it was difficult for anyone to say which side was wrong.

It was at this point that another person joined the debate.

"The two...... Calm down. Being overly anxious can cause you to lose your way. Metophis's voice seemed to have some kind of magic, and as soon as he spoke, the two guys who had just been on the verge of fighting also calmed down.

But the commander snorted unhappily, as if to spill all the anger on his head, and sarcastically said lukewarmly, "It's you, Metophis...... You and Captain Sakaki have always had a good personal relationship, and now I am afraid that I will say what I will say next...... It's towards him, too, right? ”

"A private relationship is a private relationship, and a business is a business." Metofis smiled, "Actually, I just want to tell you something...... While you were in session, I was in charge of maintaining order on board the ship as a 'priest', and then received an electronic message written in Earth script. Since there is no need to decipher it, I can now inform you of the contents of the message. ”

"In fifteen minutes, a small airship will fly towards the Alatram, with an ambassador 'over there' on board. He will be in charge of explaining everything to us and negotiating with us, and all of this negotiation will be watched in real time by the leader of the 'over side', the 'Forever Tumbler Warrior', and his ambassador will be able to represent his opinion 100%. ”

"Metophis, you keep saying 'over there,' the ...... of 'over there,'" Sakaki Haruo muttered with some dissatisfaction, "who are they?" ”

"I'm sorry, Haruo, I don't know." On this ship, Metofis seemed to have this ethereal tenderness in his voice only when he called him, "but at least one thing for sure...... They are not hostile to us. Otherwise, we would already be dead souls under the guns. ”

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Fifteen minutes later, Itu Dhamosir arrived on the Alatlam.

His height was almost comparable to that of Metophis, and his face had the unique fortitude and toughness of a middle-aged man, with no expression that made it impossible to see what he was thinking. The black Prime Minister's robes were emblazoned with a golden "Sun and Starship" motif, and the robe made to look like a Gandalf casting spells as the ship handed over. Most of the hair is black, with a slight curl at the tip, mixed with a few bright blonde hairs. But in fact, the most attractive thing is his eyes, which are too deep and calm, and Andorf has confirmed it at a glance...... This is a wise man without faith.

Because I know too many things, I don't believe in God.

Dan Mosser's expression was cold, as if he was not diverted by any external force, and faithfully reflected everything that happened in the real universe.

"Welcome to the Aratram." Murray obviously didn't deal with the reception of aliens, but after all, he had learned from the past, so he smiled awkwardly as if he had seen Mrs. Axie, "As you can see, this is a starship civilization with limited resources in all aspects...... It's all simple, and I hope you don't mind. ”

“…… Nothing to mind. The visitor is a guest, and the guest is at the mercy of the host. In order to talk to them, Dan Moshar deliberately chose two old proverbs from the earth to answer, so as not to make the other party feel uncomfortable, "Before I begin, let me ask a question...... Who is your representative of civilization? ”

"This ......" Morry hesitated for a moment, but still chose a compromise statement, "The scale of the society faced by the starship civilization is very small, but the external danger is very large. In such a situation, it is obviously anachronistic to entrust all affairs to a single delegate, so we have formed a Central Committee, and you can assume that we are all representatives of civilization. ”

"Okay. In that case, it is not impossible to communicate directly with you. In the face of so many people, Dan Mospur did not have stage fright, but said straight to the point and straight to the point, "As far as I know, your ship is marching towards Earth, and this act violates our lord's 'inherent territory'. I want you to turn around and get out of here immediately. ”

……

He stared at the bewildered councillors, and despite the obvious anger on their faces, Dammoshar was not very afraid.

He had a large army behind him, and it was this that gave him the strength to be extremely tough.

"I'm sorry, but ...... Inherent territory? Maury said with some uncertainty, "This can't be called your territory, can it?" ”

"Why not? Our lords have already set up outposts on Earth's moons, and as far as I know, no race has done so before...... He was intrigued by the monster on Earth and wanted to collect its biological fragments for study. Halfway through the plan, an alarm was raised at the outpost base, reporting an uninvited guest—your arrival. ”

After a pause, he continued, "Therefore, he has sent me to ask you to leave here peacefully and politely. That's also in line with the conventions of the universe, isn't it? ”