What should one civilization do when it encounters another in space?

This problem is also a problem for Founder.

According to the Zerg's report, an unknown warship is flying along the asteroid belt towards the Zerg's gathering place, and its purpose is unclear.

So, what should we do next?

Fang Zheng first observed the spaceship through the Zerg's mental network, but the result of the observation surprised Fang Zheng.

This warship is quite unfamiliar to Fang Zheng. It is not a Terran or Protoss warship in StarCraft, nor is it related to Sargeras' Burning Legion, and it is not a product of Star Wars. The overall shape of this warship is rectangular, and the rear wings are spread out diagonally downward. It can be clearly confirmed that this is a mechanical civilization, but that's all.

As for what to do next...

"Vampire, go make contact with the enemy. The swarm stay where they are and do not act rashly without my order."

Fang Zheng gave the order, and the vampire responded, then quickly sailed towards the battleship.

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.

The battleship suddenly stopped near the asteroid belt, and then a blue light flashed in front of it. The next moment, the place where the swarm of insects was hiding in the asteroid belt suddenly exploded!

The other party took action first!

Seeing this, Fang Zheng was also stunned, and then he quickly gave an order.

"The swarm strikes back! Bring this guy back to me!"

Following Fang Zheng's order, the swarm of insects hidden in the asteroid belt suddenly rushed out like wasps whose nests were poked, and rushed towards the battleship. At this moment, the battleship obviously also realized that something was wrong, and while speeding up to retreat, it opened fire at full power, trying to destroy the swarm of insects in front of it.

However, the Zerg air force consisting of dragons, explosive mosquitoes and corruptors was not so easy to be dealt with by a mere battleship. Soon the Zerg swarm approached the battleship and surrounded it. The explosive mosquitoes rushed towards the battleship, causing balls of fire on the surface of the battleship.

Before long, the battleship's shield had been mostly consumed. However, just as Fang Zheng was commanding the Zerg to capture it, something unexpected happened. Through the Zerg's mental network, Fang Zheng saw a dazzling light suddenly emerge from the battleship's interior. The next moment, his eyes were suddenly enveloped by white light.

When Fang Zheng switched to the Zerg unit perspective again and looked at the battlefield, he was shocked. He saw that the place where the Zerg had just fought was now empty, with nothing left except some charred debris.

Oh my god, if you can’t win, just self-destruct, are you that tough?

“Trouble!”

Looking at the scene in front of him, Fang Zheng gritted his teeth and spat.

"Everyone, get ready for battle immediately! Get ready to meet the enemy!"

"Hey? Mr. Fang Zheng, why is this?"

At this moment, Asuna and others also saw the scene through the screen. They were confused by this unexpected development, and Asuna even asked directly.

"Can't we just talk to each other?"

"It would have been fine if we hadn't fought just now, but it's not possible now."

Fang Zheng shook his head and gave an answer.

"You have to remember, Asuna, this is the first contact between our two civilizations. It would be fine if the two sides met peacefully, but once a conflict occurs, then the real deal will come down to it. Indeed, if the other side comes again, we can choose to make peace. But if we do that, we will lose our momentum! The other side might think we are bullies who only dare to bully their small warships and surrender when they see more people! This is not a good first impression!"

Having said that, Fang Zheng suddenly clenched his fist and swung it vigorously.

"The one with the bigger fist is right. What we need to do next is to defeat the other side and beat them until they come to us to ask for peace. Only when we take the initiative will there be a possibility of communication."

"But……"

Hearing this, Asuna was also stunned.

"What if the other party doesn't want to make peace?"

"Then we'll fight until they're willing to make peace."

Having said that, Fang Zheng suddenly waved his hand and issued an order.

"The Zerg's growth rate limit is completely lifted, and full-scale expansion begins! I demand that you completely occupy every planet in this galaxy in the shortest possible time! Iona, the Blue Fleet is ready for battle at any time, get everyone ready, and Elizabeth's flagship is ready immediately!"

What is being used right now is the standard "Zerg external communication mode". The expanded Zerg is basically not inferior to anyone. In terms of numbers, there is no one more terrifying than the Zerg in the entire space.

If there was still a chance for a peaceful resolution just now, then now Fang Zheng has completely given up all hope and started preparing for a fight.

This is just like two people fighting on the street. If you don't fight, it's fine to argue as much as you want. But once one of them starts fighting, the other can only fight back. Of course, you can wait for the police to come and mediate on the street, but the police are useful because they have enough force and power to suppress both sides.

However, in this vast universe, where can you find the police?

Even if there are police, will they help you?

Now that the conflict has occurred, what Fang Zheng needs to do next is to prove his strength to the other side!

Since Eriri's father is a diplomat, she can understand Fang Zheng's idea, but for Asuna and Kuroneko, this is a little too much for them to accept.

After all, no one expected that the originally exciting first meeting would turn into such a situation.

"Is there really no way to have a good talk?"

"Once one of the parties chooses to back off, we should be able to have a good talk."

Compared to Asuna's inability to accept, Eriri seemed very calm.

"This is normal, Asuna. Do you know what happens to animals that show weakness in the animal world? They will be attacked and eaten. What we are doing now is actually no different from other creatures in nature..."

"That's what I said, but... I always feel like... I'm dreaming."

Looking through the porthole at the vast sea of ​​stars outside, Asuna couldn't help but mutter to herself, and the black cat finally calmed down at this time.

"That's right, Asuna. Just like Mr. Fang Zheng said, no one knows what kind of civilization the other side is, nor do we know what their traditions are. What if they take all the captives as slaves? Are we really going to surrender?"

"It's not that scary..."

"All in all, it's always better to be cautious."

At this time Fang Zheng also came over and said something to the three of them.

"So far, no traces of civilization, life, or any mechanical devices have been found in this galaxy, which shows that this galaxy is a deserted place far away from interstellar civilization. The other party actually dared to attack directly over a disagreement, which in itself is very telling."

"But...why did they want to self-destruct?"

"They are probably afraid that we might be able to extract coordinates and traces of their civilization from the wreckage. This is a fairly basic operation."

Having spent a lot of time in the worlds of Iron Blood and Halo, Fang Zheng has also learned some "rules" about the communication between interstellar civilizations. That is, when encountering an attack from an unknown force, once it is discovered that it can no longer support itself, it must immediately destroy all information about its own civilization to prevent the mother civilization from being captured by the other side.

So from this point of view, humans on Earth are really stupid and naive. They are afraid that aliens don't know where they are... so they send out satellites at every turn...

From a certain perspective, if you throw more bait, you will naturally be able to catch fish.

But who knows if what you are hanging might be a great white shark?

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng looked towards Nymph who was sitting at the control console not far away.

"Nymph, based on the level of the halo, what level of civilization was it that attacked us just now?"

"From what we can see now, it should be between Level 2 and Level 3 civilization, Master."

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Nymph quickly tapped on the keyboard and gave an answer.

"That's OK."

After getting Nymph's answer, Fang Zheng was relieved. After absorbing the technology of the forerunners, the current level of civilization of the Tiandao Palace was basically at level 1.5. Although it had not yet reached the level of the forerunners, it was already very good for now.

Since the opponent is not at the forerunner level, Fang Zheng is not weak either.

Next, we just have to wait for the other party to come again.