"zero!"
"Increase the laser power!"
Looking at the intact black box in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang's expression changed drastically, and he shouted urgently.
Upon receiving the order, the power of the cutting laser inside the Xuan Nu II instantly increased significantly.
The surface of the black box gradually showed signs of melting.
As the power of the cutting laser continued to increase, the outer shell of the black box was successfully cut open.
It is completely different from the rough workmanship of the square detector.
The equipment inside the black box is extremely exquisite; at first glance, it even looks like a work of art.
Lu Yongchang's heart sank.
Regardless of the function of the internal equipment, the exquisite craftsmanship alone is enough to raise alarm bells in everyone's hearts!
This means that this probe from a Type I civilization has been modified by an advanced civilization!
Without thinking, he reached out and dragged the holographic image next to him, taking control of a robot.
Under Lü Yongchang's control, the robot inside the Xuan Nu II quickly extended its finger into the black box.
As the robot extends its finger, the fingertip subtly opens, revealing a high-precision camera inside.
Under the scrutiny of a high-precision camera, intricate circuitry, as fine as a hair, was clearly revealed to everyone.
"This is……"
"Single-photon excitation and control device?"
Looking at the somewhat familiar structure of the device in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang's heart skipped a beat, and he muttered to himself.
This is really bad.
There are many applications of single-photon excitation and control devices.
However, the internal equipment architecture of the black box dictates that it has only one function.
Long-range communication device!
Human-made shielding devices can only block electromagnetic wave communications emitted by detectors.
And long-distance communication devices that rely on quantum action at a distance... there is currently no way for humans to block them.
At that moment, Lü Yongchang felt a chill rise from his back!
Damn it!
We've run into Lao Liu!
What kind of civilization could possibly have such a perverse sense of humor?!
Put a Level 1 civilization detector shell over a long-range communication device?!
Has this guy gone completely insane?!
At that moment, Lü Yongchang even cursed in his mind!
Inside the Earth's command center, all was deathly silent.
The relaxed atmosphere was completely gone.
Each researcher stared blankly at the dimensional data marked on the holographic projection.
Lü Yongchang was no exception.
He swallowed hard, his pupils trembling slightly.
Their technology is definitely more advanced than that of humans!
At the very least, human long-range communication devices are much larger than this black box in front of us!
The thought that all of humanity's actions were clearly presented under the nose of that unknown advanced civilization made Lü Yongchang feel an even deeper chill!
"Zero, the fleet is entering Level One combat readiness!"
Lu Yongchang shouted loudly, "Start the wake-up program immediately!"
"Professor, please define the scope of personnel to be awakened."
"Wake up all military personnel!" A fierce glint flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "What follows may be a tough battle!"
...
One light-year away.
A fleet sailed silently through the dark, cold expanse of space.
Unlike the harmonious feel of human fleets, this fleet has a somewhat strange quality.
As the camera zooms in, the eeriness intensifies.
The dilapidated hull of the starship speaks volumes about the fleet's rich history.
What's surprising is that almost every starship in this fleet is a unique "model"!
It looks like a big hodgepodge!
Inside the flagship located in the center of the fleet, short, humanoid creatures moved about.
Under the dim red light, the environment inside the starship appeared particularly gloomy.
The humanoid creature has gray skin, and its extremely smooth skin surface is completely hairless.
Perhaps due to living in a zero-gravity environment for a long time, these "little gray people" have exceptionally weak limbs.
Their heads appeared exceptionally large compared to their slender bodies.
This extremely discordant scene added an eerie touch to the already gloomy atmosphere.
But these little greys seemed quite used to this living environment; they talked to each other, worked...
It was a scene of bustling activity and fulfillment.
suddenly.
A piercing alarm sounded from inside the flagship!
The sudden alarm did not frighten or terrify the "little greys"; instead, it excited them!
Guided by the broadcast, these "little greys" quickly made their way to the command center through the passageways inside the starship.
The weak and uncoordinated limbs swung rapidly, adding a touch of eerie humor to the scene.
The scene changes.
Inside the flagship command center of the "Greyman".
A "movie" is playing on a huge monitor.
In the film, several muscular, silver-white robots are controlling laser beams to cut objects below the camera.
The "object" was cut open.
The robot then stopped moving.
After pausing for a few seconds, perhaps noticing the camera, the robot quickly raised its hand and adjusted the position of the laser beam.
A blinding light came from directly in front of the camera.
The "film" has ended.
A strange and obscure sound came from the surrounding speakers.
"Everyone, just now..."
"Our imposter successfully encountered a technological civilization and was captured by them."
"According to the data transmitted back by the imposters, the enemy fleet is traveling at 25% of the speed of light and is propelled by Hall thrusters."
"You saw the footage just now; the other side has mastered high-power laser weapons."
"After multiple assessments, the opponent's strength should be between a level two and a level three civilization."
"What this means, I believe you understand better than anyone else!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cheer erupted in the command center!
The strange and obscure tone gradually coalesced into a simple vocabulary.
"plunder!"
"plunder!!"
"plunder!!!"
Seemingly satisfied with the reactions of the "little greys," the tone of voice from the loudspeaker gradually rose!
"Adjust course!"
Full speed ahead!
"Activate the shield defense system!"
"Prepare for attack!!!"
The massive and chaotic fleet slowly turned around.
Facing the human fleet, all the starships in the fleet began to accelerate!
Because of the uneven quality of the starships, the originally well-organized fleet quickly became fragmented.
The starship, with its powerful acceleration, charged ahead, heading straight for the human fleet a light-year away.
Smaller starships with inferior performance were grouped together to form a secondary fleet and headed towards their destination.
Surprisingly, the flagship, which was the largest and most gleaming, was left at the very back by the rest of the starships.
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