"drop."
A crisp notification sound rang out, and a high-priority message appeared on the holographic projection in front of Lü Yongchang.
The moment Lü Yongchang saw the contents clearly, he was instantly invigorated!
Sender: Meng Lu, Academician of the First Class!
The information is very simple.
The language system deciphering department is fully prepared and can make tentative contact.
Scientific research is generally similar; theoretical research requires experimental verification, and deciphering a language system also requires a large number of control samples.
How are control samples obtained?
It's very simple; a large number of control samples can be generated through contact and exchange between the two civilizations.
Knowing this perfectly well, Lü Yongchang gave the order without hesitation: "Landing ship, move out!"
"Ready to begin the first contact!"
At the suggestion of Lin Zile and the other academicians of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Lü Yongchang cancelled the initial plan for contact with the probe ship.
In order to better integrate the shadow of human civilization into the jellyfish's religious system, the first contact will be made using a humanoid robot—a robot that has been specially modified to remove all features that would identify it as a robot.
It may sound a bit convoluted, but it's actually quite easy to understand.
To prevent the uncanny valley effect, humanoid and humanoid robots are deliberately designed to look less like humans.
But the situation is clearly different now; this is the first contact between human civilization and jellyfish civilization.
The first impression is always the deepest.
It is clear that the religious system of these jellyfish already bears the imprint of human civilization's starships.
If this "correction" is not carried out soon, the gods in the myths of the jellyfish civilization in the future may all look like starships!
Lü Yongchang certainly didn't want to see such a scene.
...
Titan.
Under the watchful eyes of the jellyfish, the probe ship that had been hovering above the swarm quietly departed.
The departure of the "divine mount" undoubtedly caused considerable chaos.
But before long, the sudden disturbance was quelled—a shuttle swept across the horizon and swiftly landed directly in front of the group.
Looking at the strangely shaped "mount of the gods," the jellyfish were filled with confusion, curiosity, and fear.
They had no idea what a streamlined hull was, let alone the advanced technology contained within these starships.
All they knew was that this was the first time "the gods" had descended to earth, and the first time "the gods" had responded to their prayers and requests.
The shuttle's hatch slowly opened.
A humanoid robot dressed in formal attire slowly stepped out of the hatch and onto the wild land of Titan.
At this moment, only the howling of the wind and the rushing sound of methane rain could be heard in this world.
The jellyfish huddled together as much as possible to make room for the shuttle and the robot.
Until the robot emitted a series of familiar sounds—the jellyfish's prayers.
It's obvious.
After the recorded prayer was released, the jellyfish seemed to be in much better spirits.
Amid a slight commotion, a slightly larger jellyfish emerged from the swarm.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
It vibrated its vocal organs and asked the robot a question.
The robot did not speak.
Under Zero's control, it turned around and retrieved various items that had been prepared beforehand from the shuttle.
Stones, gravel, seawater...
...
Humanity unites into a microcosm, [Earth].
Lu Yongchang kept his composure and quietly watched the nonsensical scene in the holographic projection.
The progress of cracking the language system is slowly advancing, but perhaps because the other party is only saying repetitive prayers, the cracking work is not progressing smoothly.
But it's not a big problem.
As the Human Union has developed to this point, it has come into contact with at least a thousand different civilizations, and its language system deciphering department has accumulated a wealth of experience.
finally.
When the decoding progress was more than halfway complete, some preliminarily translated text gradually appeared in the holographic projection.
[…God, esteemed,…thank you…]
There are only a few keywords, but their specific meanings are still easy to guess.
It's simply an expression of gratitude for human civilization.
But what followed quickly became obscure.
[Forgive...Extinction...]
[Civilization (correction, ethnic group)...extinction...request...thank you...]
The atmosphere in the command center gradually became heavy.
Perhaps because enough sample data has been collected, the progress of cracking the language system has visibly accelerated.
The text in the giant holographic projection also quickly became complete.
But the atmosphere inside the command center did not improve at all; in fact, it became even more somber.
...
Lu Yongchang silently stood up from his seat and let out a long sigh.
The several-hour-long exchange came to an end, and he had gained a general understanding of the history of Titan's jellyfish civilization.
Logically speaking, this should be a happy thing.
but……
After learning the timing of the two world-ending punishments, the entire command center fell silent.
The first cataclysmic punishment was the extinction-style fishing before human civilization left the solar system.
At the time, everyone believed that jellyfish were almost devoid of intelligence and were merely lowly life forms that acted on instinct.
But in retrospect, this was clearly a serious misjudgment.
The jellyfish at that time had already evolved into individuals with a relatively high level of intelligence.
It was precisely because they witnessed this scene that the jellyfish developed this distorted belief out of fear.
As for the second cataclysmic punishment, judging from the timing and characteristics, it should have been caused by the local war between the Cleaners and the Pastoral Faction.
The so-called "great ablation" is when gamma rays destroy their genetic material.
Perhaps because they were tough, or perhaps because of Saturn's shielding effect, they were lucky enough to survive.
This even more bizarre and world-ending punishment, ironically, further strengthened the jellyfish's distorted faith.
"Move Titan into a miniature universe."
"The Department of Megastructure Engineering took the lead in customizing a planetary climate macro-control canopy device for it."
"The sociology division should develop the best development plan for it, and help it get out of the era of ignorance as soon as possible while ensuring its development potential."
"The Academy of Sciences will bear the cost of all resources consumed before civilization enters the interstellar age."
"Once the jellyfish enter the interstellar age... tell them the whole truth, and if they agree, incorporate them into a Level I subordinate civilization."
As the number of subordinate civilizations increased, the sociology division also made corresponding hierarchical classifications of subordinate civilizations.
Prior to this, there was only one Level I subordinate civilization of the Human Alliance—the Nus Civilization.
Even the Talodan Civilization and the Eugene Civilization could only be classified as Level II subordinate civilizations.
As for those subordinate civilizations that were "abandoned"...
Sorry, they are a Level III subordinate civilization.
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