Enlightenment.

Grena slowly wakes up from her slumber.

The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was to rip off the nutrition needle on her wrist before she began to perform a recovery test according to the system's prompts - it is said that in the early stages of evolution, the ancestors were able to self-sleep in cold weather without any devices, thus resisting the long cold season and burning excess body fat. But now...... One only needs to take a look at the fat guys at Executive Base 31 to know that sometimes evolution isn't necessarily a good thing.

But Grena is different, she still maintains the orthodox ancestral genes, can use nutrient solutions as a supplement during dormancy, and relies well on the adjustment of her own functions to balance her fat state - this is the fundamental reason why she maintains a slim figure. You don't have to rely on dieting and exercising, as some people do.

"Senior sister is awake?"

Just as she sat up, a gentle voice came from her ear, and a cup of hot stirring cream was handed to her.

Grena flexed her legs and took the churn after completing the final set of movements, smiling back at her friendly companion, "Well, when did you wake up?" ”

"An hour ago." Kreuz took a sip of the cream and frowned slightly: "This thing really doesn't have any taste except for filling the stomach...... I have to report back, and the recipe needs to be upgraded. ”

Grena smiled.

As the name suggests, it is essentially a semi-fluid cup of medicine and nutrients mixed with water - the biggest use is to wake up the sleeping gastrointestinal tract and restore it.

Sitting on the sleeping bed, Grena drank the unpalatable churning ointment, while tilting her head to fix her hair, while looking at the hatch in front of her: "How long can I get through the stargate?" ”

"It's over, it's navigating towards the hollow." Kroze put the finished cup aside, pursed the corners of his mouth, and glanced out the door: "Just now I checked the reconnaissance reports of the last few galaxies, and I didn't find any problems. ”

"If I find a problem, I won't wake up naturally." Grena jumped out of bed, quickly put on her shoes, and strode to the door.

- Although there are only two of them, although Kroze's status is the deputy head of the investigation team, which is higher than hers. But on this ship, she is the current supreme commander of this ship......

After all, the ship was owned by the Enlightenment Society, and she was a full member of the Enlightenment Society, and Kreuz, a "quasi-executive" of her own age, was only responsible for assisting her.

The empire was large and complex. Just as the Enlightenment Association wants to restrain the Executor Legion, the Executor Legion also wants to restrain the Enlightenment Association, otherwise there would not be two people traveling together to carry out the mission this time.

But as the old saying goes: what is collective belongs to the collective, and what is individual belongs to the individual.

In the interaction and communication of individuals, even if their beliefs are different or even contrary, it will not affect the feelings between individuals - for example, Grena and Kreuz get along very well.

Well...... The premise is that the two don't talk about their respective philosophies.

Of course, this mission has nothing to do with ideas, just to seek the truth.

Reaching out and pressing the identification, the hatch opened smoothly.

At this moment, a pheromone spread throughout the ship, and immediately after, the voice of the central computer rose.

"Received a handshake message, do you accept it?"

Grena was slightly stunned, and she subconsciously looked at Kroze: "You contacted the Legion?" ”

Kreuz was also stunned for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders and shook his head: "I'm on a mission with you this time, why do you contact the legion?" ”

"How do you shake hands?" Grena frowned slightly, and strode over to the command module.

Due to the highly unmanned design, there are many work and control units in the command cabin of Tus, and there is no living person, only three robot mechanical control stations are conscientiously guarded.

Along the way, the voice of the central computer also sounded all the way, Grena's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and her steps became faster and faster, she held the handheld communicator, and finally resisted the idea of dialing the association, strode up to the captain's seat, and then looked closely at the large screen in front of her.

On the big screen, a sign with the blue planet as the core is constantly sending handshake messages.

Grena subconsciously looked at Kreez, who was standing beside her, and when she looked at each other, a trace of confusion rose in the eyes of both of them at the same time.

From which side is this handshake message coming from?

But then, Kreez's pupils shrank instantly!

He strode forward and said in a deep voice, "Miss Grena, if I remember correctly...... The human handshake message received by Base 31 is this icon. ”

Grena immediately inhaled and sat up! A trace of confusion after hibernation vanished in an instant.

She remembered that the end of the trip was a hidden base in the 32911 galaxy!

And human beings ...... Shaking hands when she reached the finish line?

The faces of the two people instantly became ugly at this moment.

"Let's see what's going on in the outside world first." Seeing that Grena's face was constantly changing, Kretz knew that this senior sister was probably a little confused, and immediately prompted: "According to the itinerary, we should be in the underground base. ”

"Hmm!" Grena inhaled again, held her breath, and quickly pulled over the console next to her.

After a while, the large screen in front of him began to flicker, and after a burst of white noise, the interior of the base slowly revealed.

What catches your eye is a huge open space, with lights constantly falling on the surrounding walls in a space of several hundred meters, illuminating the entire visual surface and converging on a square metal device in front of it.

Other than that, there were only a few controls against the wall, and the whole hall seemed extremely empty, and there was nothing else.

Seeing this scene, Kreez also frowned, with a puzzled expression.

He vaguely knew that the end of this mission was ...... There should be more than just one base.

But now, it seems, there is nothing but a base.

At this thought, he turned to look at Grena, and then saw that Grena's face turned pale at this moment.

"The Tula is gone!"

"What's missing?"

"Tula!"

Grena clenched her fists instantly, and immediately raised her hand-held communicator to report to the association. However, at this moment, a loud sound passed through the solid hull of the ship, and then through the air to her ears.

"Intruding spacecraft, please receive a handshake message, or the atomic weapon is about to activate - this is the last warning."

With the sound, in the void in front of the spaceship, lasers fell from the sky, projecting a series of images.

In the picture, a boxy box with a black and yellow clover fan logo is the center, surrounded by several space battleships that look like the main flagship. At this time, the countdown ended, and the box suddenly erupted with a brilliant ball of light......

The light dissipated, and all the battleships were wiped out, leaving only a huge mushroom cloud to rise.

Grena's pupils shrink to the extreme in an instant!

As a member of the Enlightenment Society, she certainly knew...... What kind of technology is this - this is the use of the energetic reaction of elementary particles, which at one time was one of the most powerful weapons of destruction of the Empire during the long era of imperial civilization. It was not until later in the space age that it was gradually replaced by faster-than-light weapons.

It was replaced, not because it was not powerful enough, but because it was difficult to deliver.

Needless to say, it remains one of the most powerful destructive bio-destroying weapons in conventional ground combat.

The shipboard system dutifully reports the handshake information.

"Accept!"

"Communication has been established."

As the sound of Grena gritting her teeth fell, the image flashed again, and an image of a human appeared on the screen.

"Hello, this is the Human Space Defense Treaty Organization. On behalf of humanity and the Consortium of Systems, I hereby formally announce to you that you have been captured. ”

"At the end of my call, I'll give you sixty seconds to consider whether or not to accept our terms."

"First, you relinquish control of the ship and let humans take over."

"Second, you put on protective clothing, and our fighters are responsible for your safety."

"Third, don't try to start the ship escape, because the atomic weapons in front can be activated instantaneously - trust me, it can destroy everything at this base. And on this base, our fleet has also been assembled. ”

"Fourth, don't try to activate the self-destruct device either, because we have captured the Tula."

"Fifth, we promise to fully guarantee your safety."

"Finally, we love peace and look forward to a face-to-face dialogue with you."

"Now, the countdown begins."

As the human voice fell, the nuclear bomb box in front of it suddenly lit up, and the 60-second countdown began.

Grena's eyes widened in an instant, and she looked at Kreez, only to see a look of anger and despair rise in the other person's eyes.

……

……

On the question star, Li Dongsheng clenched his fists, held his breath, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead.

This plan was formulated by Ye Ming, and of course he agreed unconditionally.

But even if he is bold, he knows it...... This plan is not used to scare, but to be real...... It must be carried out, and the so-called divine civilization must know the determination of mankind!

In other words, if the other side does not agree and does not accept, then the nuclear bomb is really going to explode!

And the fundamental reason for all this is that Ye Ming is gambling...... Bet on a highly developed civilization, the value of life itself will surpass everything - to put it bluntly, the more developed and civilized it is, the longer you live, the more afraid of death.

And Li Dongsheng also knew that when the plan was proposed, in addition to the strong support of the military, there were actually many people who raised objections - because this would mean that they might have to completely offend the potential "usable group" Sumaya in the Holy Empire - there is no doubt that the prophet named Liana, although she did not take humans seriously, she did show the attitude that a high civilization should have towards another intelligent race.

Therefore, after the last handshake message, the final decision of humanity is to wait until the next handshake message arrives, and then have a good chat.

Can ...... now I didn't wait for the handshake message, but I waited for someone to come in person! You know, that's the "enlightener" that the Kodo people will never forget, and they regard it as a god!

As a result, human beings came up with the threat of nuclear bombs to make people surrender......

You say, isn't this sinning people to death or what?

But Li Dongsheng also knows that compared to these...... The value of the information obtained to be able to capture the "people", or "enlighteners", of the two Holy Empires...... It will be unparalleled.

The only variable is that these two people, what if they don't surrender?

"Team Lee."

Ye Ming's voice sounded in Li Dongsheng's ears without a trace of emotion.

"I'm here!" Li Dongsheng immediately said nervously: "There are still 45 seconds!" How so? Do you really want to blow up? ”

"Well, it's going to blow up."

“……”

"Don't worry, it won't blow up, this side has already entered their command channel - you can now prepare to go down to the ground to receive them."

Li Dongsheng took a breath and instantly sucked into his heel: "What you said is true or false?" ”

"When did I lie to you?" Ye Ming finally smiled: "Prepare quickly, do a good job of protection and isolation, don't cause trouble with the alien virus when the time comes." ”

Ye Ming's voice fell, and Li Dongsheng also saw the tablet, and in the last ten seconds, the other party came with a reply accepting the request of the human being.

He let out a long breath and strode out of the cabin.

……

Enlightenment.

Grena clenched her hands and trembled.

She saw a bright light rise from the edge of the darkness before, and then a car appeared, and several robots strode towards the spaceship with equipment that looked like weapons.

"Senpai." Kreez calmed down at this moment, and he calmly reminded Grena: "At the request of the humans, we need to open the hatch and let them take over. ”

"And then? What will they do to us? ”

"I don't know, but as a smart civilization, keeping promises is one of the bottom lines. Our lives are guaranteed – but only if we don't get into a situation because of environmental exposure. Kreze walked to the storage layer on the side, took out two fully enclosed protective suits and handed them to Grena: "We have to think of it this way, this is a civilization that can stand up to the Legion of Executors, and their technological and development achievements are enough to satisfy our curiosity. ”

"And then?"

“…… And then there is, wait. Kretz stood still and glanced back: "I think you should report to the Enlightenment Society what happened here at this time." ”

Greena woke up from a dream, took a deep breath, and immediately raised the communicator and began to dial her teacher's number.

"What about you? Do you want to report it? ”

"I don't need to." Kreze looked at the nuclear bomb that was frozen in time, and exhaled slowly: "At this time, the Legion is our strongest backing. ”

Grena was silent, just waiting for the dial, unaware that the hatch had opened.

Those human robot warriors are methodically boarding the spaceship.

(End of chapter)