Chapter 2774 - 1880: Category 3 Contact (One More - Left)_2

Chapter 2774: Chapter 1880: Category 3 Contact (One More Chapter Left)_2

"That being said..."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought, while Xiao Wang shut his mouth, not uttering a word and barely daring to breathe. At the same time, he silently complained to himself, indeed, there’s logic in those words, but what if they really have an extinction order? That’s far more lethal than a nuclear bomb; surely, no one really wants to seek their own doom?

"Regardless, communication is necessary."

Finally, the elder sitting in the main seat set the tone decisively. The other elder beside him also nodded.

"Exactly, now almost all major astronomical observatories globally have captured the images of those warships. Next, it all depends on who among us can make contact first; that’s how we gain the advantage."

"So what should we do?"

"I believe face-to-face conversation is more effective than communication via radio and such."

After pondering for a moment, the elder spoke up.

"Coincidentally, I remember the supply mission to the Moon Base is about to start in these days; let’s just take the spacecraft directly to their warship and indicate our intent to negotiate! Currently, only we can venture into space; we must act before others to seize the initiative."

"But won’t doing this be... somewhat disregarding international reputation?"

Another diplomatic official said softly.

"This is a concern that affects all humanity, and if we make decisions alone and something goes wrong, we will be labeled as the criminals of humanity."

After all, sharing the blame makes it easier to bear, doesn’t it? Carrying it alone would crush someone.

At this moment, the internal phone suddenly rang. The leading elder picked up the phone, listened for a moment, then his face sank.

"Turn on the TV."

"???"

Although unsure of why the elder made such a request, the guard promptly turned on the TV. On the screen, someone with orange hair exuberantly raised both hands, playing an air accordion with exaggerated movements.

"Our citizens, this is our moment to witness the future! As the strongest and greatest nation on this planet, naturally, we are qualified to represent all of humanity in negotiations with them. In fact, I’ve already issued orders; right now, the space agency is ready to launch! We will head into space to exchange with them and send them my personally written letter, demonstrating our sincerity to alien civilizations. Let’s become great again!"

As he spoke, the man raised his hands high, and the crowd below excitedly cheered.

".............."

Seeing this scene, the people in the meeting room looked at each other, thinking—well, you worried about international influence, but they obviously couldn’t care less...

The diplomatic official who proposed the idea earlier felt a sting on their face.

"Um... we should immediately summon the ambassador and protest such reckless actions that endanger all humanity..."

"Is this the time to talk about this?!"

"We must immediately counteract... we should also contact them at the fastest speed!"

"We can’t really let those loose-tongued people meet the Tribunal... Xiao Wang, what do you think? How will the Tribunal treat them?"

"Uh..."

Faced with the boss’s inquiry, Xiao Wang shrunk his neck; he now regretted attending this meeting.

"It’s hard to say, after all... the Tribunal is always self-willed, and of course, each Judge has a different style; some are willing to interact with local civilizations, while others are kill-or-be-killed... but they won’t be persuaded unless they achieve their goals, they generally won’t stop."

"...Then, it seems we need to quicken our pace."

The elder made a decisive decision.

"Contact the space agency immediately, let them prepare for launch. Even if we can’t depart simultaneously with them, we must move shortly after! We cannot entrust Earth’s fate to them under any circumstances!"

Fortunately, after years of technological development, our country’s capabilities in space are far superior to theirs. After all, they’re still using rockets while we’ve moved on to spacecraft. Thus, following a series of urgent adjustments, just after the opposing side’s rocket launch, our spacecraft also took to the skies, and the nation communicated through media, informing various countries about our actions.

To this, Duanmu Huai expressed...

"Well, this has blown up."

Watching the spokesperson on TV speak righteously and the opposing side sling foolish insults, Duanmu Huai scratched his head. But he merely sighed; after all, the initiative is still in the Tribunal’s grasp, and it’s about time to prepare for action.

"Alright, Ann, Mary, Chi Yin, let’s get ready and return to the flagship. It’s time for negotiations."

For Duanmu Huai, returning to the flagship was a matter of instantaneous transmission, but for the astronauts on both sides, it was a different story. Both sides rushed into the atmosphere at top speed and headed toward the Tribunal Fleet.

And Xiao Wang, being the most familiar with the Tribunal and its "game setting," also took on an essential role among them.

"Oh my..."

Gazing out of the porthole at the gigantic warship, Xiao Wang’s eyes nearly popped out.

"Although I’ve seen it in the game, witnessing it in reality... it’s truly astounding..."

"Prepare, we are about to reach the predetermined coordinates."

The astronaut operating the spacecraft was noticeably more nervous.

"The opposing rocket launch module has also arrived... wow, these folks are really fearless; if the other side ignores them, are they going to stay here forever?"

"I guess they won’t... Be careful, there’s movement from the other side!"

During their conversation, everyone watched as the warship’s hatch outside slowly opened, and then two beams shot out, hitting the spacecraft and launch module. In the next moment, both lost control, and obediently were pulled back into the cabin.

The crew had no other options; they could only wait there obediently until the spacecraft was docked, whereupon they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, what should we do next?"

"Do what we have to do, there’s no turning back now."

The leading man forced a smile, then glanced at the equipment.

"Air, gravity, everything normal... Wow, truly worthy of cosmic civilization; this is impressive. If we could build such warships, who knows what we’d become."

"Um... ..."

Upon hearing the leading man’s sentiment, Xiao Wang wore a complicated expression.

After all, living conditions aboard Imperial Battleships... well, players know.

Although technically, that’s the Empire’s burden.

"Everyone take position, prepare to disembark."

Opening the hatch, the leading man reminded, then turned and stepped down, while the rest followed off the spacecraft—then they stood stunned on the spot.

What happened?

As a researcher, Xiao Wang, fumbling in his spacesuit, squeezed out awkwardly from the spacecraft. He looked forward, then his eyes widened in surprise—before him stood several towering warriors clad in heavy armor, gripping chainsaw guns, coldly watching them.

Damn, Star Warriors?!

Seeing this, Xiao Wang was utterly shocked.

I must be dreaming!