“…… I need to talk to my boss about this, so please wait a minute......"

After saying this, Bryning hurriedly left the conference room, leaving the furry bear and the synth staring at each other.

And Li Wenyuan didn't understand why Blanein's reaction was so big.

“…… Doesn't this kind of behavior quite meet the standards of a lost civilization? ”

His first thought was like this, but when he thought about it, he felt that something was wrong.

"No, he acted more like he was scared...... What are the serious consequences of asking for a star map? ”

"Or ...... Is this some kind of signal of a 'lost civilization'? ”

He was still speculating, but he didn't expect that Bryning was already sweating at this time, and the prosthetic organs in his body were frantically synthesizing sedatives.

But probably because he had used too much before, he had already developed antibodies, and the sedative did not have much effect on him at this time.

After bypassing the passage, Bryning came to a closed room and dialed the communication with his boss:

“…… Feed? Aren't you negotiating with the 'guardians'? Why did you call so quickly? Is it already negotiated? Or did you them off......"

Seeing that the tone of his boss was becoming more and more dangerous, Bryning hurriedly replied:

"No, no, no, boss, listen to me, everything is fine in the negotiations, but something happened ......"

"This contingency is important and I must inform you. If you can, I'd love to bring a few of the board members to ......."

The boss on the other end of the communication equipment frowned when he heard this request, and said very unhappily:

"What is it that makes you so frightened that you can even say, 'Bring those guys'? Tell me what's going on, and if it's just a trivial matter, you can replace the rest of your biological organs. ”

This cold tone sent a chill down the sleeve at Bryning, but he quickly regained his spirits and informed his superiors.

"The 'Guardian' has not accepted our gifts, he has only made one request at the moment, he needs the star map."

"Star map? This kind of free stuff to give—" The boss's impatient voice stopped abruptly, and it was clear that he was aware of the possible consequences of this small request.

There was a sudden screeching noise over the communicator, which sounded like the sound of getting up and getting dressed in a hurry.

I see, it's really important, we have to take it seriously, so I'm going to go to the board. You go back first to appease the 'guardians', and then I will pass on the company's decision to your chip." ”

"Good job this time, when this matter is dealt with, you can almost return to the headquarters."

In the past, Bryning would have seemed very happy to be back at headquarters, but now, he had nothing to think about but fear.

"Come on, Brianing, you have to be calm, just like you have climbed from the bottom step by step to now, nothing can affect your emotions."

He tried to reassure himself, but he couldn't calm down.

Because he always felt that a big event was about to happen that swept the galaxy.

The screen pans to Crebo's headquarters.

It is a giant space station floating above the planet, and only the high-ranking people of the enterprise can live here.

The planet below is the "lower world" of workers, where only corporate workers who have signed a lifetime contract with the company and cannot get rid of it until they die.

Brenin's boss hurried to the most luxurious mansion of the giant space station, and summoned everyone through the board's exclusive contact information.

"Listen, there's news coming from Enclave Thirteen, I know many of you just woke up, but you have to all pick yourself up now."

"According to the news, that 'guardian' civilization needs a star map."

The sleepy-eyed crowd on the board didn't react much at first, but they soon realized the meaning behind the action.

One of them said directly: "He is going to ...... Expanding again? ”

The biggest effect of asking for a star map is to allow your own spacecraft to find the nearest route.

In the interstellar world, exchanging star maps with each other is already commonplace, and unless it is an old enemy civilization that has a deep blood feud and never gets along, no civilization will refuse to exchange star maps.

But for the "lost civilization", this is a different situation.

“…… Is it already fully certain that the 'Guardians' belong to the category of 'Lost Civilizations'? Is it possible that an ordinary civilization that has inherited a lost legacy is bluffing? ”

Attempts were made to raise objections, but even his own voice seemed a little lacking.

"According to the records of curators who only know how to collect and delve into knowledge, the last known 'lost civilization' was made about 20,000 years ago."

"The fleet they dispatched that time was also of this size, with a Titan flagship, dozens of battle cruisers, and hundreds of frigates."

"That time, they dispatched to exterminate a 'Star Eater', and the result was very neat, so that many cosmic creatures that were powerless in the third-level civilization and even the fourth-level civilization were easily wiped out."

"And most importantly, no one has discovered how the fleets of the 'Lost Civilization' appeared, as if they were completely different from our technology and could travel faster than light without the help of hyperspace."

"And in solving the crisis of this bee colony, all the evidence we found shows that this 'guardian' is the same as those 'lost civilizations'. And not the lucky ones who inherited the inheritance. ”

A barrage of evidence left the directors in the chamber speechless.

After a long time, one continued:

"Then judging from the behavior of the 'guardian' asking for the star map, he, the 'lost civilization', is ready to announce his existence to the stars again."

"No, no, no, we can no longer call him a 'lost civilization' at this time. After reconnecting with the interstellar society, he will return to his former territory. ”

"Whether he is a monarchy or not, we need to call him a 'lost empire' at this time."

"Let's hurry up and curry favor with the 'Guardian', this is the 'Lost Civilization' closest to us, and by the way, try to find out what the attitude of several other 'Lost Civilizations' is towards the 'Guardian'."

“…… Did the giant step into a children's amusement park? The interstellar situation will change dramatically again......"

"This is a good thing, the more chaos there is, the more chances, as long as we seize the opportunity to enter the market, sooner or later we can pull down those few companies that are riding on our heads......"

……

The directors discussed it in a big way, but in the end, they all made the same choice:

Give the star map and do everything in your power to befriend the 'guardian' civilization.

Bryning, who was still trying to tell a joke with a synth, finally received a message from headquarters.

With a dry mouth, he couldn't wait to open the newsletter, and got the results he expected.

He was much more relaxed, and said to the synth with great humility:

"The headquarters has agreed to your request and has promoted your status to a 'permanent trading partner', if you have any other needs, please be sure to let us know, we will do our best to accommodate you."

This submissive gesture made Li Wenyuan in the virtual world slightly stunned, but he also didn't let the synthesizer react in any way.

Judging by the current effect, he should have succeeded in camouflaging the "Lost Civilization".

“…… Did you guess my intentions? Although I am indeed preparing to expand outward, the deterrent effect of the 'Lost Civilization' is really great enough, and I have to hurry up and develop it in the future, so as not to be exposed......"

"Well, the first goal of this negotiation has been achieved, and now it is time to start trying to accomplish the second goal."

His gaze flickered slightly, and the synth moved.

A projection beam shone on the conference room, and between the text arrangement, it seemed to be a kind of rudimentary form of technology.

“…… I'm now in the posture of completing the research of most of the level 5 technology, in this case, how many levels of civilization am I equivalent to this galaxy? ”

Li Wenyuan, who was thinking, didn't notice that Blening, who knew a little about science and technology, had gradually widened his eyes.