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Chapter 174: Chapter 171 Sincerity
Gu Jinlai paid close attention to the information regarding Blue Star.
For this reason, he had intentionally left a Thousand-mile Light and Shadow Mirror at Qiushan Mountain.
When a message came in from Blue Star, he received it at once.
Just that...
"Data?"
Images of data on the Skylark platform Qingluan and the Cheng Ying Combat Mecha from the other side flashed through his mind, leaving him puzzled.
Perhaps in their eyes, as a Qian Star person, producing similar combat equipment would be as easy as pressing a button for automatic production, but the reality was...
Only his own people knew his affairs.
Not to mention the Qingluan battle platform and Cheng Ying combat mecha, he hadn’t even successfully co-spirited a Xuan Nu fighting machine.
In such a situation, how could he dare to send any data.
Just that...
Not replying for a long time wasn’t a solution either.
"I’ll have to find a way to stall," he thought.
Gu Jinlai pondered.
At this moment, it was as if he had thought of something.
"Wait! The Qingluan platform uses nuclear fusion engines, this is something I can not only achieve but seems there might even be a better replacement strategy for in the future."
Floating Island!
To be exact, it was the unique trait contained in the materials used for the Floating Island.
The "Thousand Catties" trait contained within his Cheng Ying Sword was much the same.
If he could decipher this trait, or say, the materials containing this trait...
This was entirely anti-gravity engineering.
Standard for cosmic battleships.
Besides, didn’t he also have a concept in mind for Cheng Ying mecha?
The Immortal Golden Body of cultivators!
The Undying Demon Body of devils!
Compared to the Undying Demon Body, the Immortal Golden Body fit better with the concept of combat mechas.
Because the method of cultivating the Immortal Golden Body was Devas borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth, using the Heaven and Earth as a furnace to refine some special Heavenly and Earthly spiritual materials into the cultivator’s body, and integrate them with the cultivator’s Primordial Spirit and True Yuan.
The relationship between the two was like how air would turn into hail when encountering extreme cold.
The power of the Immortal Golden Body, refined by the Sages using the Heaven and Earth Furnace, was like the air current, while the cultivator’s Primordial Spirit and True Yuan were like the cold temperature. Combining the two could then materialize into hail that falls to the Earth.
It was like the non-existent Immortal Power and the almost non-existent Primordial Spirit and True Yuan could combine to form the Immortal Golden Body.
At this thought, Gu Jinlai immediately instructed Gu Junxiu through the Thousand-mile Light and Shadow Mirror, "I will tell you how to operate, you respond according to the instructions."
"Yes,"
Gu Junxiu complied.
Although he didn’t know exactly what the Patriarch was having him send, he believed the Patriarch had his reasons for not explaining, and his duty was to follow orders.
Soon, through Gu Junxiu, Gu Jinlai had completed his reply.
"Nuclear fusion engines are a rather primitive device of inferior performance. I don’t have a thorough understanding of them. I am currently considering how to convert nuclear energy to the energy type we use to initiate the anti-gravity engines of spaceships. Once the conversion is finished, I will send back the data to you."
The anti-gravity engine was the bait he had thrown out.
With this bait, it should bolster his credibility, hence making it harder for them to easily dismiss his demands.
As for his specific demand...
"Since I’ve largely forgotten the nuclear fusion knowledge I studied in my youth, please send me more detailed data on nuclear fusion engines so I can complete the energy conversion as soon as possible."
Gu Jinlai instructed Gu Junxiu to proceed through translated orders.
Waiting for Blue Star’s response.
...
Blue Star.
Inside the observatory.
Everyone looked at the message replied by this "Qian Star person" and quickly began analyzing it word by word.
"I told you, this alien, he’s speaking Chinese,"
Xie Yusheng muttered under his breath as he watched the experts huddled together.
"You also said that the other party has exceptional detection equipment, and they might have accessed our internet by now. So, it’s not strange for them to have learned our language,"
Du Dongyuan, who was sitting nearby, seemed to have heard him and cheerfully responded.
"What’s next?"
Xie Yusheng glanced at the signal synthesizer, "He wants nuclear fusion engine technology? So, what do we do next?"
"We want nuclear fusion engines, too,"
Du Dongyuan shook his head, "That’s an impossible task, been discussed to death."
"Hehe, not necessarily impossible,"
Qiu Yuyu smiled, "It’s not the request I’m afraid of, what scares me is if he suddenly stops replying. As long as he keeps responding, we have ways to clarify his identity and origins."
As he spoke, he glanced towards the outside.
There, a technician walked in, "According to our tracking of the signal... It is indeed a local signal, but... it’s strange..."
"Strange? How so?"
"The signal... it doesn’t come from the ground, but from the sky... According to the technician’s analysis, it’s like the background noise of our own Blue Star being interpreted..."
As the technician spoke, his expression appeared rather peculiar.
"Background noise from Blue Star itself?"
Qiu Yuyu’s expression became serious.
"Yes."
The technician nodded and then added, "It could be because there is only one source of information that we can’t track it accurately. Please continue the communication with him, and the moment there’s any new discovery, I will report to you immediately."
Qiu Yuyu’s demeanor grew slightly more solemn.
He didn’t know if the person on the other end was an alien.
But the fact that the other party could communicate with him while leaving no trace, judging solely from this ability...
The organization behind this "Qian Star person" couldn’t be small in scale.
"We’ve already discussed fourteen assumptions, of which the most likely are three. Let’s not talk about the first and second; they’re suspected to be mysterious local organizations from Blue Star, differing only in nature and purpose. The third remaining possibility..."
"Aliens?"
Xie Yusheng tentatively asked.
Qiu Yuyu nodded.
"If he really is an alien, judging from his response, it seems like he wants to strike a deal with us. The aim of this deal is the Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engine, but... does our country not possess such technology?"
As Xie Yusheng spoke, it was as if he thought of something, his eyes widening, "Could it be that..."
"Don’t jump to conclusions. Currently, no country in the world has mastered a mature technology for controlled nuclear fusion that can operate stably over a long period."
Qiu Yuyu said, "However, according to our analysis, if the third possibility is true, we can give him a direction that will lead to no results."
"A direction that leads to no results... You mean a hypothesis that has not yet been tried out in practice?"
"Not a hypothesis, but a theory. A theory that lacks practical conditions."
Qiu Yuyu said, "In fact, controlled nuclear fusion technology in many aspects is already quite mature. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it’s one step from the threshold. Let’s assume, if the Qian Star person has better Materials Science Technology than Blue Star... No! They have already demonstrated similar technology. If their technology is stronger than what is currently on display, then they could fully realize the nuclear fusion knowledge we provide next."
"But what if the party on the other end isn’t an alien... but a hostile foreign organization? Wouldn’t our approach be tantamount to aiding the enemy?"
"Aiding the enemy..."
Qiu Yuyu laughed and shook his head, "Do you realize what it means if their materials technology is truly one generation ahead of the Black Gold they’ve shown? It means that their technology is at least a century ahead of us! Give modern-day enemy nations technology from World War I, and tell me, does that count as aiding the enemy?"
Xie Yusheng was startled.
"You have to look at the bigger picture."
Qiu Yuyu said, "Based on the attitude the other party has shown so far, and their stated intent, they bear us no ill will. Hence, of the three possibilities, one is a hostile mysterious organization... But if they truly possess technology more advanced and powerful than Black Gold, surpassing us by a century, we would have little to no room to resist. Presenting this technology would not count as aiding the enemy, but rather as... ingratiating ourselves."
The words "ingratiating ourselves" made Xie Yusheng feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"For the second possibility, if they are a benevolent organization, at the very least... they mean no harm to Central Earth. In this case, we must demonstrate sufficient sincerity to build a foundation of trust between us."
Qiu Yuyu continued, pausing for a moment, "As for the third possibility, that would be a major problem... but I won’t go into that now."
"I understand. Should I respond now?"
"Yes, and also try to ask if they need our help with materials. If they agree, it means we can make contact with them, then he must be somewhere on Blue Star. If they refuse..."
Qiu Yuyu shook his head, "It doesn’t signify anything, just an attempt."
"Okay."
Xie Yusheng acknowledged.
"We will apply for the data from above. Once the data arrives, we will start the transmission."
Qiu Yuyu instructed the technician beside him, "This data will be very comprehensive. The advantage of it being comprehensive is that it’s vast and will definitely take a long time to transmit. During this period, we’ll be establishing contact. So, if he is concealing himself somewhere on Blue Star, use this time to locate him."
"Yes."
The technician responded affirmatively.
...
As Blue Star responded, Gu Jinlai had already left Lingxiao City and arrived at Qiushan Mountain.
And he personally took charge of receiving the information.
Seeing the other party’s message expressing a willingness to help, Gu Jinlai directly turned it down.
He would’ve liked to accept, but even if he did, it would require people from Blue Star to come over.
Separated by two worlds...
If they truly intended material exchange, he feared it would have to wait until the day he received the full inheritance of the Holy Land and possessed the technology to build the Star Gate.
"I, too, wish to visit Blue Star again."
Gu Jinlai sighed.
He wasn’t some orphan without a father or a mother.
On Blue Star, he had parents, family, and friends...
Now, he had disappeared for two to three years, and heaven only knows how his family would be grieving.
As for sending a message through the people on the other end to inform his parents he was all right...
He had thought about it, but quickly dismissed the idea.
He didn’t know if he would ever be able to return to Blue Star in his lifetime. If his parents knew he wasn’t dead, yet were unable to meet again, that would be the true pain.
