(Eh, I didn't notice that it's almost the end of the month, so I strongly ask for a monthly pass, and I feel that this month's monthly pass is very bleak...... Comrades who still have tickets should not cover it, there are still six or seven days before the bail will be passed. ）

I really can't see that the white-bearded old man who is floating in outer space is still an old man full of romantic science fiction cells, after a messy conversation and the other party's unilateral self-feeling "diplomatic rhetoric on behalf of mankind", we know that this amazing old man has written a set of instruction manuals suitable for the first face-to-face communication with aliens, including how to let the two sides understand each other's kindness as quickly as possible. How to identify whether aliens are malicious in the shortest possible time, how to avoid Star Wars due to misunderstandings, how to make sure that aliens and humans (of course, in the eyes of the old man) have the same thought flow and understanding of the world, and how to ......

“！ #￥%￥#%￥#%…… ¥¥%##" The old man said to us in a frustrated voice.

Me: "......"

He also researched a set of alien languages on his own based on revelations that God knows where they came from......

And all of the above things were studied (tossed) in the context of the fact that he had never seen an alien in his life, and if we hadn't been involved in a traffic accident, he would not have seen an alien in his next life (the scanner showed that the closest galaxy with a reaction to this planet was six light-years away).

"This old man is really fine, right?" I couldn't help but glance at Sandora, "Didn't I talk to him just now?" Why is he still here studying alone, how can he communicate with us? ”

As a result, I didn't expect the communicator in front of me to turn off. The phrase was transcoded and sent to the contact channel of the exploration team, and I saw very obvious embarrassment on the faces of everyone on the other side - except for the white-bearded man. When the old man heard my evaluation, he blew his beard very proudly, and looked like an expert and scholar: "Academic rigor!" The researcher should be skeptical, so I think there must be some form of 'comprehension barrier' between you and me, so it is likely that what I say will have a different meaning in your ears, and the same language will probably come out of your mouth with another purpose. For example, when I was welcoming you to the Blue Star, it would probably sound like 'Have you eaten?' Then you replied, 'Eaten,' but those two words are likely to be interpreted in our human language as 'We are very pleased with the scenery of this planet,' my long-term research on the project 'Some Ideological Differences between Extraterrestrial Civilizations and Humans'. Two intelligent beings who have walked through a completely different evolutionary tree will definitely have a worldly difference in the world, and considering that the universe is extremely vast, this difference ......"

One of the explorers finally couldn't take it anymore. Interrupting their leader, he said, "Master! Please be serious in formal settings! ”

The old man in a state of dancing eyebrows blew his beard and glared at the team member who was more than 100 meters away from him: "I'm quite serious now!" It's academic, not a joke – I'm sure aliens with advanced astronautics would agree with me......"

"That...... I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that while your research does have some merit, ...... I didn't need it," Sandora and I looked at each other, almost not knowing how to deal with the unexpected situation and the unexpected old man now, this lord is really funny, "I can be sure that there is no 'misunderstanding' in the communication between you and me. ”

"Jun, to be honest. It's the first time I've seen such a ...... in so many years Lovely native," Sandora looked at me with a weeping smile, remembering to turn off the communicator for the time being to avoid embarrassment as she spoke. "Their curiosity and optimism are truly breathtaking......"

"I agree, this is according to the large area of the United States, the other party should send a warship and a bunch of big-headed soldiers up at this time, or simply hide in the surface bunker and use the radio tower to shout to us for three days and three nights, how to come up will be a ......"

In the second half of the sentence, in the spirit of respecting the old and loving the young, I really can't say it: how did it come up to be a second-class old man......

"What do you think the reaction of their surface government would be now? Could it be that the army is being organized or something? ”

Because I felt that I couldn't communicate with the old man outside, I chose to chat with Sandora, who thought about it very seriously and shook his head decisively: "Judging by the general situation." The indigenous civilizations below have some space knowledge, can confirm the current situation of the Fifth Fleet, and partially understand key techniques such as anti-gravity, so they can clearly judge the huge gap between the Fifth Fleet and their own strength, so I don't think the local natives will have the courage to actively express hostility towards us, but they will certainly be on high alert, and if I guessed correctly, the surface has already begun to evacuate the population...... Alas, I knew that Lin Xue should have been brought with her before she came, and she would definitely be able to remind us to open the fleet's stealth device before jumping, which would save us a lot of trouble, and we wouldn't have to be trapped here and be watched......"

"Actually, I think we're watching others," I said, looking at the azure planet below, imagining the local residents up there in chaos due to the "Space Visitor" incident, "Don't forget, the size of the Fifth Fleet, the entire fleet is fully expanded, and it is not smaller than their star system." ”

"Actually, it should have been bigger," Cocokina's voice suddenly interjected, "We had more immigrant ships, the size of the Haydn III, and several planet fortresses, but the ships suffered heavy losses during the raid, and the planet fortresses had to be abandoned during exile due to the power furnace running out of limits for a long time...... It is also for this reason that today's Fifth Fleet is quite tight in terms of per capita resources. ”

We don't need to say this to Coco Keina, we can see it, after all, when Sandora and I first saw the Fourth Fleet in the void, we were amazed by the scale of the latter. The Fourth Fleet is huge, and the starships are mostly intact – even if they are old. The Toberu fleet still has a fairly large number of troops, and the Fourth Fleet also has super-large immigrant ships the size of the Star Fortress. When they first went into exile, the five fleets were the same size, and the Fifth Fleet we saw was ......

You also know what the Tao is like.

While we were chatting, the exploration team patrolling around the fleet was not idle, and they didn't know why the "alien visitor" suddenly fell silent, and they didn't dare to approach the fleet at will. So they were putting together a pile of hasty talks, and after a while, it seemed that they were intent on breaking the dull state between the two sides. They still took the initiative to contact us, and it was the white-bearded old man with a strange personality who spoke: "Ahem, I was a little busy just now - please understand." It was the most shocking moment of my life, and some gaffes were inevitable. Let me introduce myself, I'm the chief expert and president of the Blue Star's Deep Space Life Form Exploration Research Committee, and you can just call me by my name: Joe. Our committee is a ......"

As soon as he was halfway through speaking, a member of the exploration team immediately interrupted: "The master is the senior advisor of the Blue Star Space Exploration Bureau, just keep this identity in mind." ”

"The 'Deep Space Life Form Research Committee' is my most important job!" The old man blew his beard and glared at his teammates, and then continued to try to communicate with the "aliens", "I will once again emphasize our expectation of peaceful and friendly exchanges, the blue star is a peaceful and peaceful world, and we have received the grace of God. Be happy to share these graces with any stranger who has the same kindness. Well, you mentioned earlier that you were forced to dock next to our planet because of a traffic accident......"

"Yes, that's it, so you don't have to worry about it at all. We have good intentions - in fact, you can also see that if you come with malicious intentions, such a large fleet will not need to fire cannons at all, and just scratching two dandruffs by one person will be enough to turn you into an underground civilization...... Well, I'm just giving you an analogy. Don't mind, I often talk off. ”

Sandora continued to lay on the console and sobbed, unable to bear to read her boyfriend's mouth.

The white-bearded old man made a move that made me feel very amazing when I think about it in the future: he took out a small notebook and confirmed very seriously: "You aliens really lose dandruff too?" Then he turned his head and yelled at his teammates, "You bastards know what you know now!" The old man's research on 'whether aliens also lose dandruff' is correct and has academic value! Those old men who learned to withhold the old man's research funds will be punished by the god of war! ”

So I got two pieces of information in an instant: first, this wonderful old man is really a scientist, the best kind of scientist. Second, this indigenous civilization with space technology still maintains an absolute theocratic faith, and they believe in at least one god of war among the gods, and ...... Even this old man who can go to space on a flying machine believes in God!

What kind of strange world are we here!?

Well, there is no contradiction between believing in the gods and having astronautics, let's skip this question.

Because the fleet is trapped in this world for the time being anyway, and I have nothing to do, so I have time to chat with this seemingly interesting old man, and during the conversation, I learned that their planet has indeed been developing mystical techniques since civilization - this world has a highly active arcane energy environment that the earth does not have, so they have relied on totems and spiritual fanaticism to transform or adapt to the environment since the primitive times, and have walked out of a completely different civilization path from the earth. However, Sandora also told me that sometimes the distinction between occult and technological techniques is not so rigid in different worlds, and in many cases, the same thing is only interpreted differently because two civilizations have different ideologies, so they are classified into different technical systems. It was as if the old man had accidentally mentioned that there was something called "natural conductive force construction mechanism" on the blue star during the conversation, and I asked for a long time to understand that what he was talking about was actually a wind/water hybrid machine, but in this world, because conventional technology has not formed a mainstream technology tree, this kind of mechanical equipment that does not rely on magic is regarded as a relatively special "construction technique".

The old man also found out that we were very interested in the local techniques of their planet, and he enthusiastically introduced some related things, as if he was trying to promote the blue star to the whole universe, but he still avoided many topics that should not be revealed, intentionally or unintentionally. For example, their military, the power of the planet, and so on. It seems that this eccentric alien lover is not one to make a mistake in this regard - no matter how well-intentioned we may seem, he remains vigilant, and this vigilance has nothing to do with whether the Fifth Fleet can resist or not, but is an essential responsibility.

And just after I had a brief understanding of the planet's civilization, the early warning system finally sent out a warning and detected a large number of fast-moving targets from the planet below.

It seems that the authorities of the "Blue Star" have finally completed their urgent investigation. And sent regular manpower - it can be seen that the exploration team led by Old Man Qiao set off in a hurry, and may not even be the official representative sent by the authorities to communicate with the "aliens". They are more like an accident investigation team that came for research purposes, so there is a second-hand old man who is not suitable for diplomacy in the middle.

The second batch of flying machines departing from the Azure Star was not a miniaturized one-man "flying saucer" like the exploration team, but a narrow one. The ellipsoidal-shaped spacecraft, like an elongated rugby, measures 230 meters on its long axis – suitable for cruising around its home planet for a limited amount of time, but obviously not capable of long-term deep space voyages. I don't see how this silvery-white metal "rugby" is driven, it looks smooth, with only two golden rings inlaid at the ends of the end, I don't think it's a shaped ring......

There are three ellipsoidal spacecraft, which is probably the most advanced space equipment in the Blue Star, and we are still listening to each other's communications unscrupulously, and we can hear the exploration team reporting their situation to the people in the "large" spacecraft, as well as the information of the "uninvited guests from outer space". Old Man Qiao looked very excited. The excitement comes from two aspects, on the one hand, he thinks that his life is finally complete - he has studied aliens for half a lifetime under pressure from many parties, and finally saw the living one in this life, although he has not met yet, but he already has no regrets in this life; On the other hand, he knew that he had just received a grant from his superiors. He can move on to his next topic: do aliens pick their feet when they're bored......

From a botanical point of view, I don't understand what kind of mentality the planet's "General Space Exploration Bureau" has in order to allow this old man to continue to stay in the team.

Then the shuttle detected that one of the three silver-white ships was trying to send various communication signals, as if hoping to talk to us, and Sandora simply cut into the internal channel: "Say." ”

Then she regretted it: because the other side heard her "say", and immediately unceremoniously and in a low tone read a full twenty minutes of diplomatic rhetoric. The two of us were dizzy and annoyed, and finally the other side finally shut up, and I pressed the communicator and gritted my teeth to confirm: "You have four core questions: where did we come from, where are we going, what are we doing here, and are we going to fight, right?" ”

The other side was silent for a while: "...... To sum it up, that's it. ”

What kind of trouble are you making with the four questions of Nima to the height of cosmic peace!?

The other party already knew the reason why the Fifth Fleet was here, and knew that we were not here to destroy the peace of the world, but if you think about it with your back molars, you know how stressful it is for such a huge starship formation that can even be smashed by the sun to hang above your head - so the other party hopes that we can move the fleet to another place somewhat. Of course, this is no problem, after all, the Fifth Fleet has violated other people's airspace, whether intentionally or not, and although for obvious reasons, the envoys of the Blue Star have not condemned it in a righteous and strict manner, but I think it is better to be kind. So the order was given to move the Fifth Fleet to the gravitational boundary of this star system. However, due to the intractable entanglement of the Fifth Fleet, there were still many ships that partially fused during the jump, and it may take some time for them to complete this operation.

Even so, after the outermost ship of the fleet began to move into the depths of space, we reached a tentative trust with the local natives of the Blue Star, and at this time, Sandora proposed to go to their world as a representative.

As we expected, they readily agreed—in fact, they were here for one thing: to invite "visitors from outer space" to the planet's surface for face-to-face friendly exchanges if possible. When we offered to visit their planet, they naturally couldn't get it.

It's just that when Sandora and I appeared directly inside their spaceship through spatial teleportation, it caused quite a bit of ...... Confusion.

Obviously, the other party had no idea that we could directly enter the interior of their ship without positioning, and this hand caused a huge panic in the other party. The second point that overwhelmed the other party was that Sandora and I looked almost the same as the local aborigines.

We were in each other's control room, which was the densest place for the entire ship, so it was only natural that Sandora and I received tons of curious glances, and the commotion was not forcibly contained until a minute later by the director-like man here. And the strange old man from before is now in the big spaceship sent by the surface of the Azure Star, he finally saw with his own eyes what the so-called "aliens" look like, with an incredible face, pointing at us and saying, "You guys...... What about your tentacles? ”

Me: "......"

So I'll always insist that this is a strange old man.

"Do you think aliens must grow crooked melons and cracked dates?" I bared my teeth and looked around curiously, now this is the interior of one kind of "rugby ship", which is a bit crowded and cramped compared to the Imperial Starship, and you can see the weird ...... in operation Equipment, I don't know if those things can be called equipment, they look like totems, cylinders of different sizes, with constantly refreshing runes floating on the surface, and the staff in short robes use the arcane energy balls in their hands to rearrange these runes to control the operation of the ship. Scans showed that the totem poles had a complex energy environment inside, but they didn't find any regular electrical parts - the magic powered spaceship was so unique to control.

And while Sandora and I were studying the control equipment without any scruples, a large circle of curious locals around us were stunned - they probably didn't expect the aliens to talk like this...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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