Enlightenment.
Grena slowly woke up from hibernation.
The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was to pull off the nutritional needle on her wrist, and then she began to follow the system prompts to perform a functional recovery test - it is said that in the early stages of evolution, her ancestors could weather the weather without any equipment. It hibernates itself when it's cold, thereby resisting the long cold season and consuming excess body fat. But now... just take a look at the fat guys at Executive Base No. 31 to know that sometimes evolution may not be a good thing.
But Grena is different. She still maintains the orthodox ancestral genes. She can use nutrient solution as a supplement during the dormant process and rely on the adjustment of her own functions to balance her fat status - this is how she maintains her slim figure. root cause. There is no need to rely on diet and exercise like some people do.
"Sister, are you awake?"
Just when she sat up, a gentle voice came from her ears, and a cup of hot paste was handed to her.
Grena bent her legs, took the ointment after completing the last set of movements, and smiled back at her friendly companion: "Well, when did you wake up?"
"An hour ago." Crozier took a sip of the paste and frowned slightly: "Apart from filling the stomach, this thing really has no taste at all... I need to report it, and the formula needs to be upgraded. "
Grena smiled brightly.
"Stirring cream" is a "standard meal" after waking up from sleep. As the name suggests, it is essentially a mixture of some medicines and nutritious ingredients mixed with water into a cup and a half of liquid - the biggest use is to wake up the sleeping gastrointestinal tract. Let them function again.
Sitting on the sleep bed, Grena drank the unpalatable ointment, arranging her hair while tilting her head, while looking at the hatch ahead: "How long until we can pass the star gate?"
"It's already passed, and we are heading towards the hole according to the navigation." Crozier put the finished cup aside, pursed his lips and looked outside the door: "I just checked the reconnaissance reports of the recent galaxies. No problem was found.”
"If I find a problem, I won't wake up naturally." Grena jumped out of bed, quickly put on her shoes, and strode towards the door.
——Although there are only two of them, even though Crozier is the deputy leader of the investigation team and has a higher status than her. But on this ship, she is the current supreme commander of the ship...
After all, this spaceship is owned by the Enlightenment Association, and she is a formal member of the Enlightenment Association. Crozier, a "quasi-executive officer" of similar age to herself, is only responsible for assisting her.
The empire was large and complex. Just as the Enlightenment Association wants to restrain the Enforcer Corps, the Enforcer Corps also wants to restrain the Enlightenment Association. Otherwise, there would not be two people walking together to perform the task this time.
But as the old saying goes: What belongs to the collective belongs to the collective, and what belongs to the individual belongs to the individual.
In individual interactions and exchanges, even if their beliefs are different or even contradictory, it will not affect the relationship between individuals - for example, Grena and Crozier get along very well.
Well... The premise is that the two of them don't talk about their own ideas.
Of course, this mission has nothing to do with philosophy, it is just to seek the truth.
Reach out and press the identification button, and the hatch opens smoothly.
At this moment, a pheromone spread throughout the ship, and then the voice of the central computer rose.
"Received handshake message, do you accept it?"
Grena was slightly startled, and she looked at Crozier subconsciously: "Have you contacted the Legion?"
Crozier was also startled for a moment, then shrugged and shook his head: "I am on a mission with you this time, why should I contact the Legion?"
"Then why are you shaking hands?" Grena frowned slightly, then strode towards the command cabin.
Due to the highly unmanned design, the command module of the Enlightenment has many working and control units in the hollow space. There is no living person, only three robot mechanical control positions working diligently to guard it.
Along the way, the voice of the central computer also sounded all the time. Grena's brows frowned deeper and deeper, and her steps became faster and faster. She held the handheld communicator, and finally resisted the idea of dialing the association and strode away. Get into the captain's seat, and then look closely at the big screen in front of you.
On the big screen, a logo with a blue planet as its core is constantly sending handshake messages.
Grena subconsciously looked at Krez who was standing beside her. As they looked at each other, a trace of confusion appeared in their eyes.
Which handshake message is this from?
But then, Krez's pupils shrank instantly!
He strode forward and said in a deep voice: "Miss Grena, if I remember correctly... the human handshake message received by Base 31 is this icon."
Grena immediately inhaled and sat up! The confusion after sleeping disappeared in an instant.
She remembered that the end of the trip was a hidden base in the 32911 galaxy!
And humans...actually came to shake hands when she reached the finish line?
The faces of the two people instantly became ugly at this moment.
"Let's see what's going on outside first." Seeing Grena's changing expression, Kreiz knew that this senior sister might be a little confused, and immediately reminded: "According to the itinerary, we should be in an underground base."
"Yeah!" Grena inhaled again, held her breath, and quickly pulled the console next to her to operate it.
After a while, the large screen in front began to flash. After a burst of white noise, the internal situation of the base slowly appeared.
What comes into view is a huge open space. In the space of hundreds of meters, lights are constantly coming down on the surrounding walls, illuminating the entire sight area with bright light. At the same time, they also converge on a square square in front. on the metal device.
Other than that, there were only some control devices placed against the wall, and the entire hall seemed extremely empty with nothing else.
Seeing this scene, Kreiz also frowned, with a look of confusion on his face.
He vaguely knew that the end point of this mission...should be more than just a base.
But now, it seems that there is nothing but a base.
After thinking this, he turned to look at Grena, and then he saw that Grena's face turned pale at this moment.
"The Tula is missing!"
"What's missing?"
"Tula!"
Grena instantly clenched her fists and immediately raised her handheld communicator to prepare a report to the association. However, at this moment, a loud sound passed through the solid body of the ship and then reached her ears through the air.
"Invading spacecraft, please accept the handshake message, otherwise the atomic weapons will be activated - this is the final warning."
Following the sound, lasers fell from the sky in the void in front of the spacecraft, projecting images.
In the picture, there is a square box with a black and yellow three-blade fan logo as the center, surrounded by several space battleships that look like the main flagship. At this time, the countdown ended, and a dazzling ball of light suddenly burst out from the box...
The light dissipated, and all the battleships were wiped out, leaving only a huge mushroom cloud rising slowly.
Grena's pupils shrank to the extreme in an instant!
As a member of the Enlightenment Association, she certainly knows... what technology this is - it is the use of energy reactions of elementary particles. During the long era of imperial civilization, it was once one of the most powerful destructive weapons in the empire. It was not until the space age later that it was gradually replaced by faster-than-light weapons.
It was replaced not because of lack of power, but because of its difficulty in launching.
There is no doubt that in conventional ground combat, it is still one of the most powerful destructive biological destruction weapons.
The shipboard system dutifully reported the handshake information.
"accept!"
"Communication established."
As Grena's voice gnashed her teeth, the screen flashed again, and a human image appeared on the screen.
"Hello, this is the Human Space Defense Convention Organization. I hereby officially announce to you on behalf of humanity and the Alliance of Local Galaxy Groups that you have been captured."
"At the end of my call, I will give you sixty seconds to consider whether to accept our terms."
"First, you give up control of the spacecraft and let humans take over."
"Second, you put on protective clothing and our combat personnel are responsible for your safety."
"Third, don't try to activate the spacecraft to escape, because the atomic energy weapon in front can be activated instantly - please believe me, it can destroy everything in the base. And above the base, our fleet has also been assembled."
"Fourth, don't try to activate the self-destruct device, because we have captured the Tula."
"Fifth, we promise to fully ensure your safety."
"Finally, we love peace and look forward to having face-to-face dialogue with you."
"Now, the countdown begins."
As the human voice fell, at the same time, the nuclear bomb box in front suddenly lit up and started a 60-second countdown.
Grena's eyes widened to the extreme in an instant. She looked at Krez and saw a hint of angry despair rising in the other person's eyes.
…
…
On the Questioning Star, Li Dongsheng clenched his fists, held his breath, and began to sweat on his forehead.
This plan was formulated by Ye Ming, and of course he agreed unconditionally.
But even he, who is so bold, knows that... this plan is not to scare people, but is really... to be carried out, the so-called sacred civilization must know the determination of mankind!
In other words, if the other party does not agree or accept, then the nuclear bomb is really going to explode!
The fundamental reason for all this is that Ye Ming is betting... betting that in a highly developed civilization, the value of life itself will surpass everything - to put it bluntly, the more developed and civilized the longer you live. The more afraid of death.
And Li Dongsheng also knew that when the plan was proposed, in addition to the strong support of the military, there were actually many people who raised objections - because this would mean that they might completely offend the potential "exploitable group" in the Holy Empire. "Sumaya - There is no doubt that the prophet named Liana, although she does not take human beings seriously, she does show the attitude that an advanced civilization should have towards another intelligent race.
Therefore, after the last handshake message, the final decision of human beings is to have a good chat when the next handshake message comes.
But now... Although I haven't waited for the handshake message, I have waited for them to come in person! You know, that is the "enlightener" that the Kodo people never forget and regard as a god!
As a result, humans threatened people with nuclear bombs to make them surrender...
You said, isn't this offending people to death or what?
But Li Dongsheng also knew that compared to these... being able to capture the "people", or "enlighteners" of the two Holy Empires, the value of the information obtained... would be unparalleled.
The only variable is that these two people, what if they don't surrender?
"Team Li."
Ye Ming's voice sounded in Li Dongsheng's ears without any emotion.
"I'm here!" Li Dongsheng immediately said nervously: "There are still 45 seconds! What should I say? Are you really going to explode?"
"Well, it's really going to explode."
"..."
"Don't worry, it won't explode. Their command channel has been entered here - you can now prepare to go to the ground to accept them."
Li Dongsheng took a breath and instantly reached his heels: "Are you telling the truth?"
"When did I lie to you?" Ye Ming finally smiled: "Hurry up and prepare, protect and isolate yourself, don't get into trouble when the alien virus comes to you."
After Ye Ming's words fell, Li Dongsheng also saw that on the tablet, in the last ten seconds, the other party sent a reply accepting the human request.
He took a long, slow breath and strode outside the cabin.
…
Enlightenment.
Grena clenched her hands and her whole body was shaking.
She saw a bright light suddenly rise from the edge of the darkness before, and then a car appeared. Several robots strode towards the spacecraft holding equipment that looked like weapons.
"Senior." Krez calmed down at this moment. He calmly reminded Grena: "According to human requirements, we need to open the hatch and let them take over."
"Then what? What will they do to us?"
"I don't know, but as an intelligent civilization, keeping promises is one of the bottom lines. Our lives will definitely be protected - but only if we don't cause problems due to environmental exposure." Krez walked to the storage layer aside. He took out two fully enclosed protective suits and handed them to Greina: "We have to think about it this way. This is a civilization that can fight against the Enforcer Corps. Their technology and development achievements are enough to satisfy our curiosity."
"Then what?"
"...Then, wait." Krez stood still and looked back: "I think you should report what happened here to the Enlightenment Association at this time."
Grena woke up from a dream, took a deep breath, immediately raised her handheld communicator, and began to dial her teacher's number.
"What about you? Do you want to report?"
"I don't need it." Krez looked at the nuclear bomb with a countdown and slowly exhaled: "At this time, the Legion is our most powerful backing."
Grena remained silent. Even as she was dialing and waiting, she didn't realize that the hatch had been opened.
Those human robot warriors are boarding the spacecraft in an orderly manner.
(End of chapter)
