Chapter 647: Chapter 468 Your Highness, the Snake-man Palace is very Deceitful!_2

“That’s Ideal Technology of the space type…”

“As you know, the pure physics approach is leagues away from space technology, while Idealism becomes much simpler. We absolutely can’t miss this opportunity!”

Jin Bote nodded his head.

As a Quasi-interstellar Civilization, they could only navigate within their planet system and were unable to traverse between constant stars.

The so-called curvature navigation, wormholes, as a kind of space technology, but it’s extremely difficult, so difficult that even the theories are not yet mature, and it might never be figured out, even until the heat death of the universe.

And yet a native Snake-man Hall just happened to have space technology, he truly felt as if his eyes were opened to a new world–this feeling was like a native village sharing controlled nuclear fusion technology, it was inexplicably astounding and made one deeply sigh at how insane this world really was.

White Eagle continued: “Additionally, there’s another possibility, if this hall is a tool for containing so-called ‘Anomalies’, and should it be destroyed, that thing could escape…”

“Ahem, it’s not that we couldn’t handle it, our hydrogen bombs can absolutely destroy everything, but triggering civilian casualties is always not good.”

“So, we absolutely cannot rashly destroy it!”

Jin Bote nodded earnestly: “Your advice is solid. Then, let’s select some death row inmates and drop them onto the Snake-man Palace.”

“Tell them, those who obtain information will have their death penalty waived, this is their great opportunity to atone for their crimes!”

“Your Highness is merciful!”

These subordinates hastened away, leaving Jin Bote alone in his office, pondering over something.

He always had an inexplicable unease.

This crisis stemmed from all directions, and also from some unnoticed corner nearby, that venomous gaze was like that of a poisonous snake watching him… but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t ascertain the source of his unease.

So he could only conclude it was some kind of assassination attempt by radicals…

Right at that moment, the video phone in the room suddenly rang. Jin Bote turned to look; it was a call from a military officer.

“Hua Jiu, what’s the matter?”

The officer sent several photos: “Your Highness, we’ve discovered a fortress made of stone, slowly floating in the sky, and it seems to be heading towards us.”

Jin Bote instinctively froze for a moment. The Snake-man Palace issue hadn’t yet been resolved, and now there was another?

“How was it not discovered before?”

The General had a grave expression: “There is a high probability that it’s a Wisdom Species that has just accidentally entered our space!”

“Half an hour ago, they sent out an electromagnetic wave, but the text was too brief to decode for the time being, perhaps it was to demonstrate that they are a technological civilization and to convey friendliness towards each other?”

“So my understanding is, they are a down-on-their-luck civilization that has just accidentally entered and got trapped here. After discovering us, they are seeking cooperation.”

“There is actually such an event…”

Jin Bote stared at the photo of the stone spaceship, thinking deeply for a while, a mix of indescribable emotions surfacing in his heart.

This was the first instance in the history of the Lanpeng Civilization of external contact, the kind that is face to face, occurring on this unremarkable day!

In the previous era of planets, even with several neighbors, there had never been a meeting, and it would take one or two decades for a single message to be exchanged.

But this time was truly different, there could be contact, imagination, conversation, and even the Generals and soldiers were all filled with anticipation, looking forward to meeting the aliens!

Jin Bote immediately realized this was a historical turning point, the kind that could be written about in textbooks.

Maybe it was a surge of desire for power, or perhaps due to some innate factors, he was only the Fourth Prince of the Lanpeng Civilization, not the Eldest Prince, and thus, merely a Feudal Lord.

Even today, those around him still addressed him as “Fourth Prince,” a title he couldn’t discard.

But now, the opportunity has arisen… He had ample ambition to realize even higher dreams!

And who doesn’t like the feeling of all nations coming to pay respect?

Jin Bote suppressed his own ambitions and said calmly, “Don’t be nervous, it’s just a technological civilization… What’s their technological strength like?”

“It’s unclear. Their flying craft is also made of stone, shaped somewhat like a slightly larger flying saucer. We’ve observed cannons and missiles on them; the exact combat capability is hard to say, but they should possess Information Age technology.”

“They’re probably here to negotiate how to leave this godforsaken place… Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent an electromagnetic wave as a friendly gesture first.”

“What about their city?”

“Might be hiding inside a cloud… There are only a few clouds over this grassland. Shall we search and find them out?”

“No, just knowing their rough location is enough; don’t act rashly.” Jin Bote said, “Is our high-spec spaceship ready yet?”

The industrial department official quickly lamented: “Your Highness, that thing requires 19 national defense industrial departments, 800 related specialties, and 9000 supporting factories. We can only manufacture an empty shell that can levitate right now. Should we move it out for use?”

Everyone fell silent; the elders had no reason to laugh at the young, a stone flying saucer wasn’t actually that laughable.

Interstellar age warships of the quasi-interstellar era are all constructed from titanium alloy and aluminum alloy, costing a fortune, and have to be paired with high-power nuclear fusion engines.

As a result, in the present era, everyone can only play with stone, the reason being that the anti-gravity function of Pandora Crystal Stones only works on silicon dioxide. Moreover, this spaceship can’t break through the atmosphere; bluntly, it’s like a hot-air balloon that relies on air buoyancy.

Nuclear fusion engines are not needed at all, just rigging up some propellers would do; the spaceship’s speed is also snail-like. Because even though its weight is gone, the mass is still there, the laws of inertia still apply, and you can’t expect a bulky piece of stone to break the sound barrier in the atmosphere.

Jin Bote thought carefully: “Then let’s use our cement mobile platform.”

“Gentlemen, cooperating with an Alien Civilization to escape this place is a wonderful choice, but we must maintain control over every action!”

“Because cooperation also involves the ownership of this ‘Different Space’… We must take down that Snake-man Palace, everything else is negotiable.”

“Your Highness is wise!” The Birdmen shouted out one after another.

The Lanpeng Civilization has rich experience in civilization exchange.

Because in the 7 constant stars near their home planet system, there are technological civilizations!

It’s a bustling universe; even if they are 5-10 light-years away from each other, they can still use electromagnetic waves to communicate remotely.

This kind of interstellar communication accelerates social progress and promotes the development of technology, a positive effect…

In a nutshell, they have already encountered aliens–of course, in the form of remote communication.

Meeting aliens on the Pangu Continent is nothing unusual, they have even found five ancient civilization relics, and there is one civilization within the Safe Zone.

The Lanpeng Civilization doesn’t really revere the Alien Race; they’re just a bit excited.

Several nobles even start discussing “Vassal Civilization” issues with great interest. Their current population is too small, eight million people are not nearly enough to fill the talent needs of the Material Domain.

The technology tree is slowly withering.

And the birth rate is dreadfully low, they’ve tried many ways but have not managed to increase it…

Under such circumstances, it’s indeed necessary to introduce some external competition.

“As for vassal civilizations, they could engage in lower-level industrial chains, and also bring a bit of survival pressure to the local residents. If it could make them feel a sense of crisis and have more children, that would be perfect!”

“One of my Lanpeng Civilization’s past neighbors did just that, their home planet had multiple Wisdom Species, thus giving rise to a multi-Wisdom Species cooperative civilization.”

“It’s time for us to consider establishing an alliance if the other party is qualified… Of course, if they’re not, then forget it, we prefer scarcity over mediocrity.”