Chapter 360 [Gambling! ]
When Lu Yuan figured this out, his pupils dilated and he was sweating profusely from shock.
In this damn world, the more you know, the greater the risk - what's the difference with the Dark Forest? Two civilizations that know nothing can get together and live in peace with each other, and even "call each other brothers" and "reach an offensive and defensive alliance"! Just like the friendship between humans and the Rize civilization, it is indeed precious at the beginning.
When an informed person and an ignorant person come together, they may cooperate with each other or go to war, depending on what the informed person thinks.
But when two insiders get together, they are really cautious... No one knows whether the other party has the intention to kill!
One wrong move and the whole game is lost! There is no other way, now we can only use the rules of the Eighth Era to eliminate the risk of war.
This person with the ability to translate shouted through a large speaker: [Bet Fight!]
The sound traveled far away.
In fact, everyone in the conference room was a little nervous, and they began to discuss the theoretical combat capabilities of this group of fishmen.
"There shouldn't be many civilizations that have a large number of nuclear bombs..."
"Because the cities chosen by the 'gods' are usually typical cities of their own civilization, with large populations. Conventional civilizations are unlikely to be so crazy as to deploy a large number of nuclear weapons in their cities."
"In addition, with a population of a million, it is already difficult to maintain dozens of nuclear bombs. The industry cannot afford to maintain thousands of nuclear bombs."
Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "So what you mean is... even if this civilization has nuclear bombs, they only have dozens of them, so it is impossible to blow up the Sky City?"
"Yes, and you may have overestimated the attack power of nuclear bombs. A nuclear weapon with a yield of 100,000 tons can be easily resisted by 3 meters of concrete, plus the solid carvings. So it is very difficult to destroy the Sky City."
This news was like a shot in the arm, hitting everyone's heart - the solid carvings of the Sky City were naturally densely packed, and there were some on every wall!
Some officers were discussing whether to let the Sky City take off and evacuate urgently. But Lu Yuan still shook his head and suppressed these opinions, because the speed of the city's escape was very slow, and it was just a large target.
Once you run away, not only will you appear guilty, but you will also more easily trigger the other party's greed.
“You have to show your strong side.”
"And civilized exchange is not necessarily a bad thing."
The humans made such a straightforward invitation to a "fight" that it might have shocked the other party.
For a long time, no new news came.
Instead, the reconnaissance brigade sent new information: "Report to the headquarters! We have observed a large group of aliens working on the seabed. They may be civilians of the other side..."
"There are many fish-man-like creatures working in the deep sea. They seem to be nurturing life in the coral reefs."
"These intelligent creatures can swim at speeds comparable to fish...about 40 kilometers per hour."
“Even at a depth of 6,000 meters, you can dive calmly.”
"(Noise*) Report, the other side has dispatched a fleet!!"
"There are 13 ships in total. The largest one is as big as an aircraft carrier and is similar in size to our hoverfortress."
"We have observed technological creations in the form of missiles appearing on the surface of the coral reef. There may be more than 20 missile launchers and hundreds of heavy tanks in total. It is estimated that there are also some underground missile silos, pointing in the direction of our Sky City."
This news actually made everyone relax a little, because even if these mid-level missiles were all hydrogen bombs, the Sky City could withstand them.
The human source fire cannon can also hit the other side's coral reefs. The Sky City has also deployed all its weapons, including the most powerful "Spiritual Word Rune Cannonball", which has been loaded. This has formed a reciprocal deterrence.
Another marine survey team also reported: "This large coral reef may be 2.3 kilometers thick, and most of it is hidden underwater."
"We observed a number of unmanned submarines and suspicious mechanical fish. [Photo] [Photo]"
The information was sent to the fleet's computers like snowflakes.
This computer is not ordinary semiconductor technology, but the "Black Yao Computer" of the Source Fire Civilization. It is combined with certain idealistic technologies, and the probability of being conquered by computer viruses is lower.
But humans still cannot rule out the possibility of being eavesdropped and monitored.
There is no way. There are really too few talents related to semiconductors... Many of them are copied from the motherland civilization of mankind and are in a state of half-knowledge.
Lu Yuan was actually under a lot of pressure, so he notified the rear to be ready for evacuation at all times.
Especially the extraordinary creatures in the Green Mountain must be dealt with properly.
In addition, a total of one hundred puppet war mechas were activated. These things were equipped with rune bullets and "source fire cannons" and had extraordinary combat power.
From this perspective, humans are indeed countless times stronger than they were decades ago when they had to purchase even weapons from the Rize civilization.
"It's a pity that we haven't developed high-energy lasers yet. Otherwise, even if there are nuclear bombs, they can be intercepted directly."
Lu Yuan was mentally exhausted for a while, and at this time the news from the other party finally came.
"We are the Nanyu Civilization, and we accept the bet!"
His heart beat heavily. The other party really knew the rules of the gambling fight.
Then he sent the translation expert to imitate the Shumiba civilization and yell a few words: [We are a human civilization, passing by here, making friends with martial arts.]
[Three battles, best of three, life or death! ]
[The loser pays 100 Lingyun! ]
"Do we have to copy this too?" The ratman craftsman, Shu Gongye, was actually joining in the fun.
He could only accept it and just watch silently without giving any opinions.
Of course, if a war really breaks out, they will definitely not go to the battlefield.
Until the third hour, as the enemy fleet gradually approached, people once again received strange electromagnetic waves: "Three battles: cold weapons, bare-handed combat, and ocean combat."
Finally, there was discussion in the meeting room.
"The other party really knows a lot of information... Is it the second-generation civilization, or the alien civilization?"
The purpose of gambling is to observe the opponent's war potential and reduce strategic misjudgments, not just to earn the one hundred spiritual charms.
There’s nothing wrong with using cold weapons or fighting with bare hands.
But fighting in the ocean is a bit difficult. There are not many people who are proficient in underwater fighting. Once you fall into the water, you can only use one tenth of your skills.
However, as the ocean is the current home environment, this requirement is not excessive.
"If we use the beads that allow us to breathe underwater, we can still fight." Senior Colonel Jin Dongliang said, "But humans are far less mobile than these species that are born in the water. If all else fails, why not send in Grand Turtle? He's pretty good at fighting in the water."
Lu Yuan shook his head: "No, the situation now with the Shumiba Civilization is a little different... At that time, we were just newborn calves who were not afraid of tigers. The moment we sent in Grandpa Turtle, we were exposed as noobs."
"Now it's a clash between two civilizations that know the relevant intelligence... We really can't afford to be stage-frightened easily."
"How about this, I'll fight in the underwater battle, and you can just pick two people on land."
Lu Yuan has the ability of "space teleportation", so he doesn't have to worry about his maneuverability in water.
After hearing what he said, the others nodded in agreement.
After some discussion, it was decided that Colonel Guo Dafeng, level six, would play the first game, and Colonel Jin Dongliang, level seven, would play the second game.
If he lost or won both games, Lu Yuan wouldn't have to fight.
While they were discussing this, everyone had already heard the roar of propellers. The enemy's thirteen warships had finally arrived!
The displacement of these steel behemoths is generally between 2,000 and 10,000 tons. Perhaps due to the insufficient productivity caused by the sharp decline in population, many warships appear to be rusty, and some are simply cargo ships, which seem to be used for show, with tanks placed on them.
This is normal. All armies need maintenance. Generally, ships need routine maintenance every 3-6 months, which consumes manpower and material resources. Insufficient productivity naturally leads to the current situation.
The armies of the 18 human civilizations are actually within the range permitted by fiscal expenditures.
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes and confirmed that there were no particularly complicated carvings on the opponent's main ship, which meant that this was a technological product created with purely materialistic methods.
He felt a little relieved: "The other party doesn't have a large number of Glyph Engineers, so theoretically they won't be too powerful."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Then, the motherships of both sides approached each other, and more than 500 fish-like creatures of various shapes walked out from the decks. They were wearing light blue scale armor.
There seems to be great individual differences among this race. The tallest merman is 6 meters tall. He stands there like a little giant, with well-developed muscles and black scales all over his body.
The smallest merman is about 1 meter long.
Some mermen have heads similar to those of humans, but with more scales and fins on their bodies, which are more in line with human aesthetics.
But some of the fish-men actually had a fish head, or a seahorse head, or even a head like an octopus or lantern fish.
This was really eye-opening. Lu Yuan didn't know how this species mated. Could octopus-type and seahorse-type breed? Could it be like the old cat civilization, with more than a hundred sexes?
Of course, these were just random thoughts in his mind at the moment when the soldiers of both sides lined up and confronted each other.
The human translation expert shouted through the loudspeaker: [In the vast continent, countless civilizations compete for survival. In the vast space and time, trillions of creatures compete for dominance.]
【The strong prey on the weak, and the fittest survive. This is the rule. 】
【The weak pay the strong a certain amount of wealth in exchange for peace. 】
[Our human civilization is not a warlike one, and we fight only for peace.
[We hope that both sides will do their best, but we will stop at a certain point. After this, both sides will communicate peacefully and exchange technology and extraordinary materials. ]
Having said that, the fully armed Colonel Guo Dafeng stepped forward, with a powerful red light bursting out from his whole body.
"Human civilization, Guo Dafeng! Please teach me the method of cold weapon combat!"
This is actually the unspoken rule of the Eighth Era. You don't have to send your strongest warriors to the first battle, so you can keep a few tricks up your sleeve.
After so many years, humans' equipment has indeed improved. Guo Dafeng is wearing all the excellent equipment and holding a sword and shield.
Unfortunately, he didn't have control of the situation.
On the one hand, there are currently very few craftsmen who can tailor-make "fields", and customization requires a burst of inspiration, which in turn requires a very high degree of civilizational contribution.
On the other hand, Guo Dafeng has mastered a divine skill called "Ice Control", which is somewhat similar to the skill of Mirage Dragon. Once it is related to the divine skill, it involves the soul, which is something that humans have not yet understood, and the difficulty of customizing the field has increased significantly.
Of course, because of his magical skills, Guo Dafeng’s combat effectiveness is actually not low.
Apparently there were some connoisseurs among the fishmen. When they saw that the humans had actually sent out level six warriors, they all looked at something.
There was a gleam of light in the eyes of some of the fishmen.
The invisible contest has begun!
"It shouldn't be possible to identify its attributes..." Lu Yuan thought to himself.
The soldier in front straightened his chest, his expression cold, like a sculpture.
Not long after, the other side sent a three-meter-tall seahorse merman, wearing a blue-glowing armor and holding a trident, to fight.
"Wow, that's enough... Brother Toad..." the seahorse fishman shouted.
"He said: He is a high-ranking warrior of the Nanyu civilization, King Ma Hai, please teach me."
Lu Yuan looked carefully.
[Unknown life form, suspected to be an intelligent race. ]
[Suspected to be level 4. 】
【Attributes and abilities unknown.】
His expression suddenly changed slightly. The other party actually had a way to conceal his personal attributes.
Several other ability appraisers were also surprised and puzzled: "Captain Lu, why can't we see the other party's attributes? Is the other party's idealism technology so strong?"
Lu Yuan remained calm and looked at the other mermaid soldiers. Surprisingly, not a single one of them could be detected!
This made everyone gasp and wonder.
What’s going on? There are clearly no carvings on the ship, but the equipment is so luxurious?
Could they have been dug out from some deep-sea ruins?
A subtle sense of weirdness came over me...
It’s not that he is arrogant, it is indeed impossible for humans to be the best in the world, but this strange feeling, how should I put it, brings him a subtle feeling that is beyond his expectations... as if the other party is hiding some important secret.
But there was no time to think about it, the battle began in the blink of an eye!
Guo Dafeng and this "Ma Hai Wang" first saluted each other.
The battlefield of the first game is located on the deck of the human floating fortress.
"Ma Haiwang" jumped up suddenly, and the trident shone a red-orange light, rushing towards Guo Dafeng's face like lightning! Although it was a point-to-point fight, there was no possibility of letting up in the fight, and they used all their strength as soon as they met.
After all, Lao Guo was a veteran level six warrior, more than three hundred years old, in his prime, with eyes shining. He took a deep breath, raised his left arm, and used his shield to block the swung trident.
There was a "bang" on the battlefield, and the red-orange light of the fire brushed past Guo Dafeng's scalp, burst onto the deck, and left a burn mark from the fire.
(End of this chapter)