Chapter 17: The Storm Ends
"Could it be the probe that transports the data?" Dart said with a skeptical tone. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"How is that possible?" Spred immediately retorted, "Isn't it just a detector that transports data?" How could it be possible to cause such a violent reaction from the other party. ”
"But we haven't done anything strange before that." At this time, Dart had calmed down, "Moreover, it was after the discovery of the probe transporting the data that the other party launched an attack on us, doesn't this mean something?" ”
"But-" Just as Spred wanted to continue to refute, Zhou Xin already understood what Spred meant, and he said with a wry smile: "In other words, the other party regarded the probe transporting the data as an attack launched by us." So they destroyed the probe and also attacked us. ”
"Isn't that just an ordinary detector? How could the other party's reaction be so violent? Spred still found it difficult to understand Zhou's explanation.
"For us, it's really just an ordinary detector to transport data, but the other side doesn't know it." Dart speculated, "Maybe they used the box hanging under the probe as some kind of weapon." Did you notice the look on the faces of those people when they first saw the probe, and how they could have looked so frightened if they hadn't mistaken the contents of the box for dangerous goods? ”
"Okay." Spred said helplessly, "Who would have thought that they would be able to see hostility in such a simple action, it is really difficult to communicate." ”
"Now is not the time to sigh about that." Dart forcibly stopped the next conversation, pointing to the battle robot on the screen that had already crossed the middle line between the two sides and said, "Since all this may be just a misunderstanding, let's stop the battle robot attack first." It doesn't matter if we lose some robots, if we really kill the living beings of the other civilization, then it will be difficult to clean up. ”
Although the above judgment is just speculation, and the cause of the conflict may not be on the probe transporting the data, Dart's last sentence still made Zhou Xin deeply convinced, and he did not hesitate to stop the probe's charge. Then, the other party was surprised to see the scene of the sudden retreat of the combat robot. But fortunately, regardless of whether the previous speculation was correct or not, Zhou Xin's decision was still correct, and soon after the battle robot retreated, the other party also stopped attacking accordingly. What everyone in the command module didn't notice was that just after the other party's attack stopped, the man who had rushed into the hovercar at the beginning walked out of the car with a look of regret.
"It seems that it is at least certain that it was a misunderstanding." When he first gave the retreat order, Zhou Xin actually had some worries in his heart. It wasn't until he saw the other party's truce that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the previous calm between the two sides was restored. After a while, Atlas spoke: "Brother Captain, the other party has sent a contact signal again. ”
"Let's continue to send them back contact signals." Zhou Xin casually commanded, and then he asked, "What should we do next?" ”
"Why don't you send another probe over and try it?" Spred suggested, "This time they shouldn't see this as our attack again." ”
"My advice is not to do this yet, it's better to observe for a while." Dart shook his head and said cautiously, "Now we don't know what the other side thinks. What if they think that the probe that transports the data is an attack that we launched by mistake? If that's the case, then the appearance of a second similar probe will certainly not be seen as a misunderstanding, but as a provocation by us. In this case, the next situation will not be as easy to clean up as it was just now. ”
Although many people don't believe that this is possible, no one can be sure that the other person really doesn't think so. Spred sighed and said, "This kind of communication that doesn't know what the other party means is really troublesome. Just like just now, no one knows whether their actions will cause misunderstanding on the part of the other. After saying this, he couldn't help but sigh again, "Could it be that the only choice we have now is to do nothing?" Then he said in a self-deprecating tone, "No, at least we can still send and receive signals of communication that we can't understand each other." ”
The atmosphere in the command cabin suddenly fell into silence, and everyone, including Zhou Xin, showed a helpless look on their faces. Not only in the command module, but also around the Voyager at this time, there was calm. The hovercar had returned to its initial alert state, and it was even possible to see a number of weapon-like devices on the vehicle put away, no longer pointing in the direction of the Voyager. As for the sky, the reactivated aircraft have once again returned to hovering, and some have even landed on the ground. Obviously, the other party seems to be expressing their kindness to Zhou Xin.
But even if we understand each other's kindness, that's the end of it. With the lessons of the past, the two sides were completely quiet in the ensuing moment, and neither of them dared to take the lead in making any abnormal moves, for fear of causing misunderstanding among the other party. Only the invisible communication signals in the air still prove that the two sides still maintain the most basic contact.
This strange atmosphere lasted for about half a day, and in the evening, Spred finally couldn't help but say, "No, something has to be done." If this stalemate continues, it will not solve the problem at all. ”
"But what can be done?" Zhou Xin smiled bitterly, "You must know that in the case of not being able to anticipate the other party's reaction, any move we make may lead to serious consequences." ”
"But you can't just do nothing."
"Let's do it today, it's already so late." Zhou Xin soothed, "If you want to do anything, you can wait until tomorrow, and you can just take advantage of this time in the evening to let both parties think about it." ”
"Okay." Spred was persuaded by Zhou Xin's words, and he said in a helpless tone, "Then I hope that tomorrow can really make progress." ”
To everyone's surprise, Spred's words were exactly right. After a night, there was a noticeable turnaround in the exchanges......