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Chapter 243: Chapter 240: Bait
Less than half an hour had passed, and most of the team members had already arrived.
The reason it was only most of them...
was mainly because Gu Jinlai had not responded for such a long time, leading to all sorts of speculation running rampant.
Moreover, due to people like Qiu Yuyu and Wang Chixi, who held important positions and could not always stay here waiting for someone who did not reply, the interim head of this observatory had already become Fu Yunshan.
Even Xie Yusheng, the first alien contactee, had officially entered the national system and secured a position.
At the very heart of it was the Defense Bureau.
Although he was at Level 10 among 12 levels, he was no longer at the clerk level but could barely be considered an envoy.
Delegated to the local area, he could even serve as a vice-town mayor.
...
At this moment, Xie Yusheng was on the phone.
Qiu Yuyu’s voice kept coming over the phone, "Believe him! He said he dismantled the signal receiver and borrowed some of the parts, which caused the loss of contact, so it was he who dismantled the signal receiver! We believe whatever he says, next, try using your way of communication and, under the pretext of asking if he needs help, inquire about what communication technology he is using..."
As he spoke, he added another sentence, "Half an hour, I will be there in half an hour."
"Understood."
Xie Yusheng nodded and quickly made the relevant reply.
...
"What communication technology? Digital communication, program-controlled switching, fiber optic communication, mobile communication, digital microwave, satellite communication?"
Gu Jinlai stared at this message, stunned.
The communication technology here...
Perhaps, maybe, it was by yelling?
Or, maybe, by homing pigeons, expedited over eight hundred miles?
"No wait, there’s stuff like the Mother-child Stone, Thousand-mile Light and Shadow Mirror."
Gu Jinlai pondered.
However, he soon realized that even the Thousand-mile Light and Shadow Mirror technology was nothing to scoff at on Blue Star.
People there had been able to video communicate decades ago.
So...
"As a ’Qian Star man,’ I must say, I don’t understand any of this. We use Divine Thought for spirit communication."
Gu Jinlai muttered to himself, feeling that he shouldn’t delve into areas he didn’t understand.
Come!
Straight to the point.
He quickly edited a message: "I’ve switched to a new signal receiver, but due to my limited energy reserves, I can’t keep it on at all times, so replies might be delayed... By the way, friend, did you say before that the fighter was ready and you wanted to check if it was correct?"
While speaking, he had packaged the translated data from Fighting Machine Xuan Nu and sent it.
"The data you sent on Fighting Machine Xuan Nu is incomplete; there are some systems we do not master. However, I happened to have flipped through a preschool intelligence manual, which included a manufacturing process for nuclear fusion engines, and with the data you provided, I have improved the power engine, sending you the data now."
After sending, he added, "The prototype is a bit rough, please help refine it, and also, my available materials are limited, so don’t make the refinements too detailed."
He sent this data merely as bait.
What remained...
"I’ve also looked at Cheng Ying Mecha and Qingluan Mother Ship you mentioned, and with the data you provided, I really can’t produce them, but by using anti-gravity technology and spiritual power technology, I can barely meet your standards. As for the weapon systems..."
The bait was out; now it was time to tackle the biggest problem they currently faced on Blue Star.
Bullet velocity.
And when it came to velocity, the best option would be laser cannons.
The next option would be electromagnetic cannons.
And these were precisely the reasons he prominently mentioned Cheng Ying Mecha and Qingluan Mother Ship.
"Electromagnetic cannons and laser cannons, that’s old technology, now we mainly use spiritual power technology. Still, I’ve seen those weapons before, probably when I was a few years old, really nostalgic. Send over the relevant data, on one hand, that would perfect the weapon system, and, on the other, I’m tired from repairing spacecraft. I can relax a bit by reading such materials and reminisce about my childhood memories."
Click send.
File sent.
Although due to non-professional reasons, the file for the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine wasn’t very large, it was like ancient prose, a lot of content condensed between the lines.
But Gu Jinlai reckoned it would still take several days to transmit.
"Blue Star already has decent laser cannon technology and electromagnetic cannon technology, now we just wait for their response."
Gu Jinlai didn’t rush them: "Take your time to look, ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand, I’m going back to fixing my ship."
...
Unlike large files, sending ordinary messages didn’t take much time.
One by one, the messages were received by this observatory and translated.
Seeing Gu Jinlai use the "insufficient energy storage" excuse, Fu Yunshan standing behind Xie Yusheng couldn’t help but feel that the other party was at his wit’s end.
Energy storage insufficient?
How much energy could communication take?
For a moment, their confidence in this "alien’s" identity waned.
And once it was confirmed that this "alien" was fake...
Their ranks might be downgraded soon.
But when the following words were translated, Fu Yunshan froze on the spot: "Fighting Machine Xuan Nu! Nuclear Fusion Engine!"
The next moment, his pupils shrank dramatically, "He has created a nuclear fusion engine!?"
In response, he received a bulk data transmission.
Looking at the data that had come through, Fu Yunshan instantly gasped in shock.
"Fighting Machine Xuan Nu! Fighting Machine Xuan Nu! He actually managed to create the Fighting Machine Xuan Nu? But... but the data I gave him was just from the game ’South Heavenly Gate Chronicles’! This Qian Star person managed to create a physical object from game data!?"
Xie Yusheng’s expression mixed excitement with a hint of anticipation.
Fighting Machine Xuan Nu!
Was there anything more exhilarating than seeing your favorite anime come to life right before your eyes?
Fu Yunshan glanced at Xie Yusheng.
They were hesitant to ask this "Qian Star person" for technological help, fearing it might offend him, but unexpectedly...
Xie Yusheng had already completed this task for them.
Moreover, that friendly "Qian Star person" took it seriously.
Here it was, the data for the Fighting Machine Xuan Nu had been sent.
"Not just the Fighting Machine Xuan Nu, but the Cheng Ying Mecha and Qingluan Mother Ship he has also finished building, and even utilized anti-gravity technology? Holy moly, anti-gravity technology, this... this exceeds the standards I imagined for the Qingluan Mother Ship."
Xie Yusheng, watching the data packet still in transmission, was as anxious as finding a seed for a movie starring his goddess, wishing the download progress would instantly jump to one hundred percent so he could appreciate the goddess’s graceful figure at the earliest possible moment.
"Anti-gravity technology..."
Fu Yunshan, looking at the information that followed, suddenly turned pale.
He immediately whispered to the guard at the door, "Lock down the observatory, no one goes in or out, also, activate the jammer, no messages are to be sent out, and moreover, cut off the internet..."
Command after command was rapidly relayed by him.
...
Soon, Qiu Yuyu arrived at the observatory.
Shortly after his arrival, Wang Chixi from the Defense Bureau also rushed over.
He was looking at the data that was still in transmission and refreshing the game ’South Heavenly Gate Chronicles’ on his computer, revising related data of Fighting Machine Xuan Nu, Cheng Ying Mecha, and Qingluan Mother Ship.
"Is this the data you sent him?"
After a while, Wang Chixi finally spoke.
"Yes..."
Xie Yusheng meekly responded, "Didn’t you ask this a few months ago?"
A few months ago...
Wang Chixi was somewhat speechless.
A few months ago, nobody imagined that the "Qian Star person" could actually make the Fighting Machine Xuan Nu based on some rough data that even weapon enthusiasts couldn’t be fooled with.
"You say..."
Wang Chixi glanced at the "Qian Star person’s" data involving anti-gravity technology and spiritual power technology of Qingluan Mother Ship and Cheng Ying Mecha, couldn’t help but swallow hard, and turned to Qiu Yuyu, "Is what he said true?"
"True or false, we probably won’t be sure until the data for Fighting Machine Xuan Nu comes through... If it’s true..."
Qiu Yuyu looked at Xie Yusheng, smiling, "You might have made a great contribution."
He had seen the data for the Fighting Machine Xuan Nu, Cheng Ying Mecha, and Qingluan Mother Ship.
Even if the "Qian Star person" provided some trick data, and the final test data was only half of the game data, it would still allow a qualitative leap in the domestic relevant technologies.
Even, merely a nuclear fusion engine would be akin to saving decades of meticulous research, an invaluable achievement.
And Xie Yusheng, who had requested this technology from the Qian Star person, would undoubtedly deserve some credit.
"Contributing to the country is my honor."
Xie Yusheng quickly said.
In recent months, the observatory hadn’t achieved much, and Qiao Siyu was urging them again.
However, now that the observatory was classified as a confidential unit, once he stayed here, not to mention Qiao Siyu, even his parents couldn’t bother him.
If he could make a career for himself in this unit, he didn’t believe the Xie family and the Qiao family could still force him to do something he didn’t want to do.
"Okay, even though the data hasn’t come through yet, but... if this data is real... the nuclear fusion engine that hasn’t yet appeared on our Blue Star has already been made by them, then whether or not the other party is from ’Qian Star’ doesn’t matter anymore, let alone the fact that they are suspected of mastering anti-gravity technology and a kind of spiritual power technology we have never heard of."
Wang Chixi took a deep breath, "I will report this immediately, and then request verification by relevant experts and also apply for the preparation of electromagnetic cannon and laser cannon-related technical data." 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Xie Yusheng glanced at him.
Spiritual power.
He wanted to say that he knew this technology.
Wasn’t this the capability of the Divine Race?
However, he didn’t speak out.
"Report it now?"
Qiu Yuyu looked at Wang Chixi, "Isn’t it too early, what if it’s a blunder..."
"It’s just preparing in advance."
Wang Chixi said, "Also, until the data has been transmitted, I am going to block all contacts between the observatory and the outside world, I hope everyone understands."
Qiu Yuyu, Fu Yunshan, and others nodded in understanding.
