Chapter 649: Chapter 470: Seems to Have Extensive Experience in Foreign Exchanges?

The Human side’s Source Fire Mecha also came out from the gate.

Each Mecha weighs two tons and is equipped with the heavy fire power called “Source Fire Cannon” whose barrels were slightly heated, also aiming at the opposing spacecraft.

The glow of the Source Fire Engraving faintly blossomed.

The fleets of both sides were separated by a distance of over five hundred meters and ended up in a standoff; since mechanical units were involved, they couldn’t even discern what the other looked like.

This tense situation…indeed, it was the first encounter, and neither the Human nor the Lanpeng Civilization knew how to initiate communication. Everyone was extremely nervous.

“Your Highness, the strength of the opponent seems not weak! These Mobile Armors clearly belong to the kind that can actually move…”

This Birdman Professor’s remark made many Nobles somewhat disdainful. The most important thing in Lanpeng Civilization was precise and efficient speech; what did “can actually move” even mean?

“I mean, for such large machinery, being able to move smoothly is an important indicator, a significant step from nonexistence to existence. Subsequent improvements are relatively simple, so these machines aren’t just for show.”

“And these Engravings…might be of a type that we don’t understand…”

Alright, the five relics they dug up were all pretty disappointing; the Engravings were just bits and pieces, lacking a systematic organization. Plus, with a past too glorious, there was always societal inertia; it was very difficult for new productivity forces to replace the old ones all at once.

“Alright, gentlemen. None of this is key. Put away your weapons,” Jin Bote said, “We came here seeking cooperation. The stronger our potential partner, the greater our chances of escape.”

“As for the Engravings, there’s nothing surprising. Other civilizations also have opportunities, it’s not astonishing for them to be ahead of us in certain domains.”

“Now, what we need to do is strive for the leading role in cooperation! Convince the other party that our civilization is one of elegance and generosity! Show them your confidence and pride!”

One had to admit, the speech of His Royal Highness, Fourth Prince was very elegant and quite credible.

The soldiers then put down their weapons one after another.

An Ability User with the “Translation” ability shouted out through the loudspeaker: “Greetings to the unknown civilization! We are from the Blue Tai 114 Planet System’s Lanpeng Civilization, Quincy City!”

“Under the leadership of the Fourth Prince, our City, representing a population of 9.6 billion, has come to Pangu Continent to participate in the Civilization Trial. Our Civilization is a Quasi-interstellar Civilization, equipped with strong industrial capacity and advanced AI systems, robust talent teams, and developed military systems.”

“Our City has been stranded here for four full years and possesses a wealth of intelligence and information. If your civilization has the intent to cooperate, please lower your weapons and show us your true selves so that we can talk sincerely.”

Meanwhile, this translation expert pressed a button to reveal his true appearance from within the Power Armor.

After hesitating for a moment, the Humans also declared their origins and similarly arranged for a Divine Skill User skilled in “Translation” to start speaking: “We are the Human 18th Civilization, Green Grass City, braving challenges in Pangu Continent for years, and achieving remarkable progress in the idealist field. Let us join hands and advance together to escape the disaster.”

“May the world last forever, and civilization be Immortal.”

A name was just that; there was really nothing worth concealing.

Even in this day and age, where abilities like curses might exist, it was not possible to curse someone through their name alone.

But…the invisible competition had already begun!

From the comparison of the Translation Divine Skill and Power Armor, one could see that when two unfamiliar civilizations make contact, even without the rules of a Gambling fight, if they want to cooperate further, they always need to establish a pecking order.

Without further understanding, cooperation can’t be discussed.

And keeping things hidden has no benefits for oneself; after all, the subsequent exploration of the bizarre Snake-man Palace – how much effort is exerted, how the spoils of war are divided, all rely on strength for determination. Whatever can’t be obtained by strength can’t be negotiated either.

The Birdman translator continued to shout: “Friends of Human 18th Civilization, according to interstellar contact standards and etiquette, please let us exchange each other’s cultural books and electronic products!”

The Human side was completely confused by this request, even Old Cat’s whiskers trembled, what did this mean? Could this be the etiquette of the interstellar era?

In comparison to Pangu Continent, it indeed seemed as mild as a kindergarten… They were all a bit incredulous.

Yet the Humans really had not prepared for this, and after much discussion, they eventually found a book titled “Three-Body” and some Eternal Donkey novels in a soldier’s room and handed them over.

The Lanpeng Civilization was also having an intense discussion.

“They don’t even know this rule! It seems that they are far from an interstellar civilization. Their Materialism technology must not be as advanced as ours.”

The self-designation of “Human 18th Civilization” also sparked a debate within Lanpeng Civilization.

“18 civilizations… could it be they have not yet unified?”

“The opponent didn’t even report their total population and was vague; they’re probably an unconfident minor race.”

Therefore, the Birdman translator cleared his throat and directly inquired: “Respected friends of Human Civilization, have you not yet completed internal unification?”

“The resources of your home planet are truly exceptional. According to our developmental experience, without the integration of global resources, entering the true interstellar era is exceedingly difficult.”

“Of course, there are some extremely rich planets that can support multiple civilizations entering the interstellar era.”

His implication was simple: we are much stronger than you, better recognize that fact… and from a certain angle, it was quite tactful.

Meanwhile, the Human side was directly stumped by the question, utterly failing to grasp the hidden meaning.

Humans were indeed not as advanced as the Lanpeng Civilization; thinking about uniting the world might take a thousand or even ten thousand years.

But that’s the story on Earth, what does it have to do with Green Grass City? Green Grass City only had one Earth Person, Lu Yuan, and also included Green Grass People, Undying Giant Turtle, and Insect Clan Army, a mix of various elements, not exactly a pure Earth Civilization.

Moreover, everyone had been traveling across Pangu Continent for two hundred years; what does the story of the mother civilization matter?

Could these guys still be immersed in their past glory?

Suddenly, Old Cat raised a question: “What’s going on, could it be that the opponent’s civilization has only transmitted a single City? Do they really lack other civilization branches?”

“Theoretically, it’s indeed possible…”

That was something unexpected for the Humans; they had never encountered this type of civilization before.

And it seemed the opponent possessed rich experience in external exchanges? But this experience seemed inapplicable on Pangu Continent?

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