An engineering drone flies a few hundred meters from the top of the mothership, and one robotic arm pushes a glowing gel ball towards the mothership, and the other lifts up a display board that reads "Use this conversation" in the language of the Qimu people. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

A small ripple rippled on the mothership's gravitational barrier, and a beam of light stretched out of the ripple, enveloping the glowing gel ball entirely, as if to do something checking, and a moment later, the beam dragged the gel ball into the barrier.

During the whole process, the mothership did not make any other moves, which made Xia Ming more sure that the other party really wanted to talk about something.

Wu Kang commanded the Star Alliance battleship, towing the Scarlet Battleship that had lost power, away from the mothership, scattering and maneuvering, and avoiding being affected by the mothership's gravitational beam to many battleships. According to the calculated track, when necessary, it can gather around the reconnaissance ship where Xia Ming is located in the shortest possible time, and jump with Xia Ming.

"I'm the transcendent wizard Harappa of the Mayuwe family, who are you?"

The intercom in Xia Ming's hand rang, this is the simplest intercom, it was originally a backup means of communication, connected by a communication channel independent of the Star Network. Choose this way to talk to the other party,You can avoid the other party touching the star network,Although the Qimu people don't have a computer,But just like Xia Ming's intercom doesn't have a video function,Contact with another civilization,The less you expose your information, the safer。

"We're from Scarlet, you should know that, what to say."

Xia Ming adjusted his vocal cords to make sure that his pronunciation characteristics were the same as those of the Scarlet Star, and he used the language of the Qimu people.

"You're not a scarlet ......"

Harappa's tone was flat, without Chirid's genetic disdain for "inferior races."

The Star Alliance's warships have already appeared, and the electromagnetic railguns, laser cannons, and heavy ion cannons have also smashed the Star Ring, even the Qimu infantry with low intelligence can see this.

Xia Ming continued to say in a scarlet tone: "Figuring out who we are is the reason why you want to talk?" ”

Although the three views of Qimu people are very different from those of human beings, there is no difference in the logic of high-level thinking, otherwise they would not be intelligent beings that have existed for tens of millions of years. Just like a multidimensional world built on a bubble universe model, the underlying laws can still be expressed mathematically.

"I have come into contact with many different life races, and some of them can also go deep into the spirit world, but it is the first time I have encountered someone like you who can do precision operations in the spirit world."

"I'm a transcendent wizard, my thirst for knowledge is more important than life, and I want us to communicate more fully, face to face," Harappa said. ”

This statement is in line with Killid's description of high-level wizards, but Xia Ming did not let his guard down: "But we don't have to, besides, we are still hostile......"

He tentatively said, "If you can give up the scarlet stars, I'm talking about including galaxies and scarlet people, and clearing the ...... the scarlet people Soul control, this is the premise of continuing to communicate. ”

"This can't be", Harappa refused very simply: "Scarlet stars and scarlet people are family inheritance, I have no right to make a decision, and the soul control of scarlet people is related to strange stones, and it is impossible to get rid of them." ”

Could it be that the thinking logic of the Qimu people is that I make a request, and you only have the right to accept or not to accept?

Xia Ming let out a hissing and mocking sound that only Scarlet Stars have, and he suddenly felt that this kind of laughter was quite interesting: "Then what else can we talk about?" ”

Harappa was not impatient either, and continued to say in a calm tone: "You are technologically advanced in the minutiae, and your abilities in the spirit world are amazing, but your understanding and control of gravity is not yet beginning. I see that your warships are still using ancient jet propulsion technology, which means that you entered the spirit world through some kind of adventure and then walked out of the galaxy......"

"The combination of soul and gravity is the foundation for intelligent life to enter the endless sea of stars, and it is also the basis for the development and growth of our Qi Empire in the River of Light. The only option you have if you want to continue is to be loyal to us and acquire our technology, or else even the slightest disturbance in the spirit world will destroy you. ”

Yo, I'm here to persuade you to surrender......

I have to admit that the so-called Transcendence Wizard has a very good overall understanding of technology, and he can see the flaws of Star Alliance at a glance.

Whether it is metamaterials, heavy ion engines or controlled nuclear fusion technology, they all rely on intelligence and the development of human original technologies. Compared with the Qimu people's attainments in gravitational technology, it is indeed too bad.

The reason why Starlink has been able to come to this point is more dependent on high-dimensional knowledge from hundreds of billions, that is, the understanding of the movement of thinking strings. And this ability is bound to people and superintelligence itself, and has not yet been widely transformed into various fields.

Xia Ming made no secret of his disdain: "You said the 'soul world', from this understanding, you know that your technical system is also incomplete, but you rely on strange stones to achieve control of gravity. In our eyes, you are the same. ”

This is what he is saying, and what Harappa said is a perfect portrayal of their Qimu people themselves. Because of the existence of strange stones, the strange wood people have jumping technology, have similar curvature navigation technology, gravitational barriers, traction beams and gravity cannons, as well as the ability to control consciousness with the help of gravity, and even gene editing.

But they have no understanding of the movement of the mental strings, no understanding of the connection between neural quantum effects and autonomous consciousness, all of which boils down to the "soul" of magical colors. Therefore, they don't even have computers, and all their abilities are completed by individuals, which is even more extreme than Starlink.

"It seems that your grasp of the spirit world is based on a low level of mechanical reason, like that of certain races...... Artificial brains, like amazing. ”

Harappa's tone fluctuated slightly, and he paused before continuing, "Then I retract my words about despising you, and don't you think it's all the more necessary for us to have a deep exchange?" ”

This step of temptation really got more information.

Xia Ming pointed out a different understanding of the "soul world" and revealed very key information to the other party, which he did on purpose.

The so-called "soul world" of the other party is actually a crude and perceptual magical model of the movement of the mental strings and the multi-dimensional world structure associated with it. He wanted to see if the other party regarded his understanding as the universal law of the universe, and then confirmed whether it was necessary to continue communication based on this attitude.

Harappa's response proves that, at least personally, he does not regard this understanding as a "universal law", and that he is eager to continue to explore the mysteries of the unknown from different sides.

Xia Ming asked, "When you say 'you', do you mean personally, or family, or empire?" ”

Harappa was silent for a moment and replied, "It seems that we have a tacit understanding on some things, can we talk face to face?" I mean, in the spirit world, it's like ...... At that time, you should understand, only me. ”

Xia Ming was stunned, this attitude was really beyond his expectations, if he understood correctly, Harappa meant that when he pulled the power of the strange stone to control the consciousness of the scarlet star, he and Qianyan cut off the connection with the power of the strange stone, and at that time it was indeed only his consciousness.

The gravitational barrier on the mothership disappeared, and the glowing gel ball that had been used to send the intercom floated out, and something hung from under the gel ball. If you look closely, it's a water ball, the shell is transparent, and a strange creature is floating inside. If it were to be described as an approximate creature that humans could best understand, it would seem to be a starfish that had only expanded several times over.

Xia Ming stared at the starfish and sensed a somewhat familiar wave of consciousness, yes, Harappa was controlling the consciousness of this creature.

Is this a big choice, accept or reject?

There are three possibilities, one is that the dimensional operation between him and Qianyan just now is regarded as a major threat by Harappa, and he needs to experience it again in order to do more analysis and research out countermeasures, which is the most likely.

The other possibility is a trap, where Harappa has countermeasures and wants to "capture" him and Chiyan through this contact, which, of course, is pure fantasy.

There is also the possibility that what Harappa said and displayed is true. He wanted to avoid the power of the strange stone and communicate with Xia Ming alone, but this was purely Harappa's personal will, and it would harm the interests of the Qi Empire.

Xia Ming groaned, and now both sides were in a state of information fog. In terms of urgency, his side has a higher thirst for information, after all, destroying this star ring will only postpone the war for a few years. If it can't make a breakthrough in gravitational technology, then more than ten years later, the Star Alliance will still be the weak side. What's even more troublesome is that all the scarlet people are unreliable, and how to deal with them has become a huge problem.

Qianyan sent a message: "It's worth the risk, his personal thirst for information is far greater than that of the Qi Empire......"

The strange stone is the foundation of the "soul power" of the Qimu people, and on his own side, even the source of the power beyond the wizard can be cut off, and if you think about it, Harappa's thirst for information is indeed very urgent. And his attitude of seeing the power of strange stones as surveillance and restraint also illustrates some problems.

After weighing it, Xia Ming made a choice.

"Time is limited, we each have ten questions ready, communication is limited to these questions, and the time is only 1/100,000 of 1 star."

"Sure enough, it is an intelligent life with mechanical rationality, and the grasp of time can be so accurate, no problem, I have this ability."

The two sides agreed on the conditions and time, and the main units of time of the Qimu people were Glory and Star Shine, which was about 20 years of human beings, and Star Shine was about 7.2 days.

Considering Qianyan's load, as well as the possibility of temptations and traps, Xia Ming only gave Harappa 6 seconds.

Answering ten questions in 6 seconds is as easy for Xia Ming as spending 3 months to make a high exam paper, and for Harappa, it may only take 3 hours, which is a little nervous, but it is still within the scope of ability, after all, the time granularity of Qimu people is too rough.

After a while, Xia Ming retracted his consciousness that was entangled with Qianyan, the brilliance in his eyes kept changing, and his expression gradually changed from indifferent to awe-inspiring.

"Firedemon...... Ancestral Tree ...... Soul Freedom ......"

He whispered to himself, the corners of his mouth slowly curled: "I see......"

For Wu Kang and Han, the confrontation with the Qimu mothership seemed quite strange, and when the mothership removed the gravitational barrier, it was no different from waving a white flag.

"The leader should be communicating with the other party", Wu Kang replied Han, he didn't really know what was going on.

"The Qimu people want to retreat, don't interfere with them", when Xia Ming sent such a message, although Wu Kang still had many questions, a big stone fell in his heart, it was finally over, and the victory was completely in hand.

The Maywe family's battle mothership jumped away, leaving behind a tattered ring, on which there should have been many Qimu people surviving, but they were abandoned.

Originally, everyone thought that Xia Ming would jump back immediately with the fleet, but they didn't expect Xia Ming to order the capture of the Star Ring, capture the Qimu people who were still alive, and dismantle the central strange stone of the Star Ring, apparently preparing to bring the Star Ring back as a trophy.

On the spirit network, Xia Ming held an emergency meeting with the core layer.

Liluo was skeptical about what Xia Ming said: "This ...... It's incredible, are you sure it's true? ”

Xia Ming said: "I can't be sure, but what Harappa wants personally is not consistent with the overall interests of the Qi Empire, this can be determined."

Dongfang Sheng coerced as always: "Isn't it too risky?" We have now entered a new stage in the research of the EMdrive of the non-working fluid engine, and we have established a preliminary gravitational field interference model, perhaps in just two or three years, we will be able to make a reactor that can accurately analyze the gravitational field effect, and analyze the gravitational technology of the Qimu people from a scientific point of view......"

Lou Xinghai also echoed: "Our engineering academy dares to issue a military order, at most five years, we can come up with a gravitational engine close to the tear crystal reactor!" And then there's gravitational protection and weapons! In less than ten years, our gravitational technology will be able to match the Qimu people! Even if at that time, we can't compare with the Qimu people in terms of scale, but we also have the ability to compete with them, so there is no need to gamble. ”

"Qimu people have more than just gravitational technology", Xiaotang retorted: "Their technology at the thinking level, it is estimated that there are still a lot of things at the bottom of the box that have not been taken out." What's more, their ability to surpass wizards is very strong, if hundreds or thousands of them are piled up at once, all of us above lv5 will not be able to withstand it. ”

She said to Xia Ming again: "However, I don't approve of taking risks either, at least not if you go." ”

"If I enter a star field with a branch of the World Tree, I should be suppressed or even restrained at the level of the thinking strings, and it is also dangerous for me to go without Qianyan Ontology to follow. It is impossible for Qianyan's body to go to that kind of dangerous place, and she must not have an accident. ”

Xia Ming nodded to Xiaotang and signaled her to be reassured: "So I won't go, but this pit is worth jumping, and it is necessary to send some suitable people to go." ”

"In terms of technology, of course, we can't relax, and in the next time, I and Qianyan's focus will also be on this. In order to prove his sincerity, Harappa also gave clear enough answers to some of the key questions I mentioned, and I believe that it will only take two years at most for us to make a major breakthrough in space technology. ”

Xia Ming glanced at everyone and said solemnly, "The reason why I chose to believe in Harappa is because he has proved the existence of another threat, not the Fire Demon, but the Qimu people themselves. This threat is even more terrifying than the current Qi Empire, and in this perspective, Harappa is our comrade-in-arms. ”

Vasily nodded: "If what Harappa said is true, such a scene is completely unimaginable." Can we cope with waaaah, with endless life and mastery of consciousness control and gravitational technology? ”

After the discussion, everyone agreed with Xia Ming's decision, and Xiaotang asked, "So do you have a candidate?" ”

"You need a person with a high enough lv and all-round ability, and he should have a super-intelligent partner. Another stargazer is needed, of course not Xiao Huan. Then there is a navigator, two assaulters, a traditional talker who needs to change the mind to fit the object, and then a defender with outstanding thinking barrier ability......"

Xia Ming said as he searched for a suitable candidate on the spirit network: "The captain is none other than him, and the others can take a look at it, you can set up a targeted training camp and select the right candidate from it, of course, it mainly depends on his intentions, after all, he is the one who leads the team." ”

When Wu Kang was called to the core light brain of the Golden Crow, he was already mentally prepared, but he was still dumbfounded when he learned the specific task.

"To the Strange Empire?"

Wu Kang screamed in disbelief, and he was going to pretend to be Harappa's "slave"!? (To be continued.) )