The sudden scene switch in the VIP room made Li Wenyuan instantly alert, and gradually realized.

The alien named Bryning in front of him probably regarded the synths under his control as messengers from the intelligent civilization.

The intelligent machine civilization is a civilization composed of intelligent machines, they are generally Gestalt consciousness, and the entire civilization is a derivative of a huge consciousness, and only a small number of special individuals have semi-independent consciousness.

After all, in the interstellar era, the bionic skin of the synthetic human surface did not have much of a blocking effect, and it was easy to find that it was actually a robot.

After careful consideration, Li Wenyuan decided to continue according to their ideas.

If they could be made to think that the person sitting across from them represents a "civilization" rather than an "individual", then his living environment should be much safer.

He has always been afraid to speculate on the interstellar society with the worst malice.

“…… The process is scheduled. Li Wenyuan imitated the program sound he often heard in the virtual world, and also saw Bryning on the other side with a relieved expression.

Immediately afterward, he asked his first question in a deep voice: "So, may we ask first, how much living metal do you have that you can sell?" ”

As one of the most scarce rare metals in the interstellar world, living metals have always been priceless, almost monopolized in the hands of a few larger global enterprises, and only scattered output comes from interstellar adventurers.

Although Crebo is strong, it has not been able to get a piece of the pie because it started too late.

Therefore, when the news of the outflow of live metal from the thirteenth enclave of this border galaxy came, the top management of Crebo immediately paid attention to it.

And when they found out that it was not an adventurer who took out the live metal, but a smart machine from the intelligent machine civilization, they immediately felt that they had found a treasure.

Except for those mysterious ancient civilizations in the interstellar world, no civilization will let go of the living metal in their hands.

Not only because of its rarity, but also because of a certain technology related to the upgrading of civilization...... There must be a sufficient stock of living metals.

Li Wenyuan, who was thinking about it, decided to use some methods that might only be used by the intelligent machine civilization to show the living metal he brought.

I saw that the light of the synthetic man's prosthetic eye moved slightly, and he actually shot out a projection beam, projecting a boxy piece of silver metal to the center of the conference room, and at the same time marking a large amount of data next to the projection, regardless of whether the aliens understood it or not.

saw Blening's pupils shrink, and said with a face full of disbelief: "So a big piece? This amount of words...... It's almost close to the output of the entire galaxy in a year......"

Li Wenyuan naturally heard this surprised voice, and immediately became full of curiosity about this metal.

After all, on a cosmic scale, this cubic meter of living metal can't even compare to sand, so why can it attract competition between interstellar civilizations?

Curious, the synths under his control were still expressionless, and not even the signal had changed.

The vague projections of those Crebo executives also shook, as if whispering.

After a while, Brenin seemed to have received an order from above, and took the initiative to propose:

"We are happy to trade with you and are willing to buy live metals at a premium of 50% for unlimited quantities, and if you are willing to entrust us with Crebo Trading as the exclusive seller, the price can be increased to 200%. What do you think? ”

"200% premium?" Li Wenyuan in the virtual world was stunned for a while, lamenting that living metal was really a profiteering commodity, and at the same time, he rejected Blening's proposal.

He himself doesn't even know how this thing will be produced for the time being, what if he wants to use it in the future?

And he understands the truth that wealth is not exposed, in case this interstellar enterprise confirms that it is indeed capable of supplying live metals in batches, it may be able to do it to him in the next second.

Li Wenyuan's answer seemed to have been expected by them, and Bryning continued as if nothing had happened:

"We are sorry that we were not able to reach this agreement with you, but we will always be your best trading partner. So will the energy coins that purchased this batch of living metal be transferred to your civilization's credit account through the interstellar bank, or will you transport them yourself? ”

Account? Shipped away?

Li Wenyuan, who controlled the synthetic, was stunned, and after thinking twice, he decided to answer like this:

“…… Energy Coins are not accepted at this time. Target Requirements: Kelis Standard Reinforced Alloys; Level 3 Energy Core; Zelo. ”

He didn't know the process of these transactions right now, but he knew that the less information he exposed, the more other civilizations would see him speculatively, rather than just coming up and doing it.

He is going to pull the resources back to the home planet directly, and then not go out for at least 50 years, and then go to the interstellar space to have a look.

After he said the raw materials for repairing the "fourth-level singularity" of the energy facility on the home planet, the entire conference room fell into a strange atmosphere under his words.

Not only did Bryning look at the synths in amazement, but even the projection of CreBo's top management shook, as if there was an argument about his needs.

But seeing Brenin, he couldn't help but confirm again: "You mean, you need the Kelis standard reinforced alloy, as well as ...... Zelo? ”

The strange situation of ......these people made Li Wenyuan in the virtual world nervous, and nodded subconsciously.

This time, the entire conference room looked at each other, and Bryning said in a very regretful tone:

"The Kelis system was destroyed 5 million years ago, and it no longer produces reinforced alloys, but the small number of Suref reinforced alloys used in today's society can meet the same requirements, and we can provide this."

"As for ...... Zelo," Bryning looked the synth up and down with a strange look in his eyes.

"As for Zelo's hallucinogenic gas, you'll have to ask those stupid idealistic civilizations...... As a word of caution, those idealistic walds don't talk as well to intelligence machines as we do. ”

His words made Li Wenyuan a little confused, but having said that, the transaction still went on with a bump.

After the deal was concluded, when Li Wenyuan was about to leave, Blenin suddenly walked up cordially, and naturally stretched out a hand, as if he wanted to shake hands.

Because his posture was too natural, Li Wenyuan didn't even think much about it, and just shook it up.

And this moment, Bryning seemed to be stunned by something, and his eyes were hollow for a moment.

It wasn't until after the synth left that he gradually returned to his normal state, and then the whole person went limp to the ground, his eyes were bloodshot, and he gasped for breath.

Immediately afterwards, he didn't care about his physical weakness and dialed the communication with his boss.

“…… How is it? ”

"It failed, and the hacker in my body was like throwing a black hole into it, and nothing happened. Not only that, but I also have a premonition that I have been counter-invaded, if I hadn't interrupted all the prosthetic links in time, the existence behind him would probably have been connected to the network here. ”

“…… Is it really a terrifying civilization that even the curator's hacking skills are ineffective? No wonder they can take out so much live metal at will, it seems that it is impossible to find their source by the vine...... You also hurry up to replace your prosthetic leg in case they may leave behind the back door. ”

"I'm already doing this......" Bryning expertly dismantled the mechanical prosthetic on his body as he arranged for his men to bring new parts.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked with some confusion, "...... At your command, I tested him with a 'handshake' and he didn't show anything abnormal, is there anything wrong with that? ”

The boss on the other side of the communication equipment was silent for a while before he slowly spoke: "...... There is no anomaly, but it is the biggest anomaly......"

“…… 5 million years ago...... Kelis ...... Zelo ...... muttering these words, and suddenly as if he had a guess, he asked in a deep voice:

“…… What do you say he calls himself? ”

The sudden solemn tone of his boss made Bryning stunned, and he quickly replied: "He said that he was a 'guardian'. ”

The boss on the other end of the "Guardian ......" device suddenly showed a sudden expression, and then asked Blenin as if he was taking a teaching:

"The Watcher, the Watchman, the Wanderer, and the Silent...... You should know something about these four names, right? ”

And Bryning also hurriedly replied:

"Of course, these are the four most mysterious civilizations in the galaxy, no one knows when they existed, only that they are at the level of gods in terms of economic strength, technological strength and military strength, and ordinary interstellar civilizations are even inferior to an ant in their eyes."

“…… That's right, most of the living metals on the market come from them, and the hope of upgrading civilization will not be cut off......"

Bryning understood every word his boss said, but he didn't seem to understand it at all, wondering why he said it.

Immediately afterwards, the boss said in a relaxed tone like a storyteller: "When I was young, I followed my grandfather on interstellar adventures, explored many galaxies, and saw many interesting things......

"One of the things that impressed me the most was a mural with a history of 10,000 years, which told the story of a great civilization and the fight against the threat of the universe."

"The end of this story is that this civilization has mysteriously disappeared from the universe, and no one knows where they went."

"And the 'handshake ceremony' is what I learned on this mural, which is a gesture of 'cordial'. It seems that there is no other civilization in the entire galaxy that uses this ritual except us. ”

The words of the boss made Bryning gradually have a photographable conjecture in his heart, and his expression was also wonderful at this time: "Could it be ......?"

“…… It's just a conjecture, but don't you think—" At this point, the boss paused for a moment before he said with a smile:

"—Is the name 'Guardian' very similar to those mysterious civilizations?"

Bryning was suddenly shocked, and then immediately wondered: "But why does a civilization that has reached such a level need to trade resources from us?" Shouldn't they lack nothing? ”

The boss on the other end of the communication device let out a chuckle and explained, "The way of thinking of intelligent machine civilization is different from ours, and it is difficult for organic beings to understand what they are thinking. ”

"And did you forget? It is we who 'invite' them to make a deal, not them who ask us for a deal. ”

"Their so-called 'needs' may even be a little bit of a collecting fetish."

"After all, you need Zelo's intelligent machine...... Sounds outrageous, doesn't it? ”

Blenin also suddenly realized, and said approvingly: "You are right, this product of idealist civilization is indeed too outrageous for the materialistic worldview, and it is an existence that every materialist scoffs at. ”

“…… In short, the Guardian is a mystical civilization similar to the Observer, adding them to our friendly—nay, VIP list. ”

"If you see their intelligence again, you must spare no effort to give them preferential treatment and strive to leave a good impression on them."

"If only they could endorse us...... Even a small gift is enough for us to make a name for ourselves in this galaxy. ”

"As for the guys who stepped on our heads...... the boss sneered before he said slowly:

"Sooner or later, we have to make them understand who is the biggest trader in this interstellar world!"

The boss's cold words made Bryning's head shrink slightly, but soon he smiled again, because he had already seen the beautiful picture of this "guardian" civilization licking, ahhhh

And he will also become the man of the year at Crebo, rising higher and higher, until he once dared to imagine a position.