Chapter 18: Breakthrough
Early the next morning:
Just when Zhou Xin and the others had not yet arrived at the command module, no one noticed that several special flying machines flew from afar. The Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info flew straight to and landed next to the signal transmitter that had been built a few days ago. Soon, a group of people were driven out of the new flying machine, and they were busy around the signal transmitter with a large number of tools and equipment. In less than half an hour, there was a strange-looking machine next to the signal transmitter. Not long after the machine was installed, Zhou Xin, Dart, and Spred walked into the command cabin together.
"Huh? Have you noticed any changes that seem to have happened to each other's transmitters? There was a picture on the screen that was specially used to show the direction of the signal transmitter, and Zhou Xin looked there at first glance, and then he asked in a puzzled tone.
"Brother Captain, you read that right, just now a group of people from the other side came to modify the signal transmitter." Atlas replied, and she marked the device in the frame.
"Oh? Looks like they're still a little capable. Zhou Xin was a little surprised, "I actually thought of a way earlier than us." He had no doubt that the new device had anything to do with the ensuing exchange. At breakfast before, Zhou Xin and the three of them had already had a discussion on how to communicate with the civilization on the planet, but in the end, no one came up with any immediate results. I didn't expect that the other party would take the lead in taking action before them.
"In that case, let's see what the other party will do next." Spred said.
At this time, everyone saw that many people who had been crowded next to the signal transmitter were now all gathered around the new device, and it seemed that it was being put to the final stage. After a few minutes, it seemed that the commissioning had been completed, and most of the people had taken a few steps back and stood near the device, leaving only two or three people still working on the device. After a few more minutes, something unexpected happened, and a voice came from the new device.
At first, the voice was faint and incoherent, but everyone quieted down and listened carefully at Atlas's reminder. After a while, the sound began to get louder, but the staccato situation did not improve very well.
When he first heard the sound from the device, Zhou Xin didn't realize the true intention of the other party's move at the first time, and thought that it was just another form of communication signal. Just as he was about to have Atlas analyze it, Spred said in an uncertain tone, "How do I think - this could be the language of the local civilization?" This sentence pulled everyone's thoughts out of the dead end.
Of course, this sentence initially attracted many people's surprise. "Language?! They actually use language?! Dart's words were filled with unconcealable surprise.
"It's really possible that it's language." Zhou Xin followed Spred's words and thought about it, "Otherwise, what would they do if they deliberately installed a machine that can make sounds." Then he instructed, "Atlas, prioritize the analysis of these sounds in the same way that language is analyzed, and if that fails, then use other methods." β
"Got it." The little girl replied excitedly, the analysis that had not progressed in the previous two days had also made her a little depressed, and now that the matter had suddenly taken a turn for the better, it was no wonder that she was so excited.
"Since the other person is trying to communicate with us in their own language, should we reply in our own language as well?" Then, Spred asked.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Xin replied, "Actually, it shouldn't be necessary, since they know to use language to communicate with us, it means that they have learned about our communication methods from other channels, and now they should just speak so that we can analyze their language, it doesn't matter if we open our mouths." Then he slowly added, "But in order for them to understand that we already know this, it is not impossible to make some responses." Soon, shouting rang out from the Voyager.
Looking at the picture of the two sides shouting in the air on the screen, Zhou Xin suddenly patted his head, "Yes, why didn't we think of such a simple and primitive way of communication as shouting before." Instead, they always want to use complex methods to communicate with each other. β
"That's because we thought for the first time that this civilization couldn't speak." Spred said quietly, "So I subconsciously thought that the other party should not be able to hear us." β
"If they can speak, why don't they use language in ordinary communication." Dart asked curiously.
"Maybe the other party has a more convenient way to communicate than verbal communication." Zhou Xin guessed thoughtfully, "Just ask them when the time comes." Now that the other party has spoken, it should not be far from the day when we can truly communicate. β
Sure enough, just a few hours later, Atlas had already analyzed some simple words in the language of the local civilization, and successfully used them to communicate with the other party in a very brief manner. Although a total of five words were used in the exchange, this is already a big breakthrough. After this brief exchange, the other party's shouting became more frequent, and even three callers were changed in a row within an hour. By the way, the only role of the new device is to amplify the sound, and all the shouting of the other party is carried out manually, so it needs to be replaced every once in a while to rest.
In addition, in the process of the other party's shouting, Atlas also discovered a very strange phenomenon.
"Brother Captain." Towards the end of the day, Atlas reported to Zhou Xin, "The civilization on this planet uses a relatively simple phonetic language. After nearly ten hours of analysis, people already have a certain understanding. Although it is not enough to communicate with the other person normally, there is nothing wrong with a simple greeting. Give them a little more time and we'll be able to communicate with each other smoothly. β
"Very well done."
"Besidesβ" said the little girl with a hint of hesitation, "in the process of analyzing the other party's language, a strange problem was discovered......