Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 235: Examining Humans

As time drifted by day by day, they boasted and wandered, inspecting everything around them...

Even the Gliese diplomat interfacing with the humans was constantly rotated; two days ago it was this one, and in a few days, it would be another because the one from two days ago had gone into hibernation and needed to sleep for about a dozen days...

Even though everyone already knew about this bizarre physiological phenomenon, it still subjected the team of Human diplomats to endless complaints. The lifestyle and daily rhythm of this civilization were excruciously slow; or rather, perhaps it was the human pace that was a bit too quick.

However, through indirect questioning and direct observation, it was clear that the technological strength of this civilization was actually much stronger than anticipated!

No one knew why, but although the public seemed to work very little, they had an endless supply of life necessities... It seemed as if they didn’t need to work much at all to produce a substantial output. This meant that their capacity for automated production exceeded expectations.

Wang Junpeng soon discovered some highly secure industrial factories, hidden deep within the Underground City, the true core of this city.

A massive amount of life essentials were produced in these factories. Yet, being unable to directly access these sites made them itch with curiosity.

Two months flew by quickly, and several people were now gathered in a small room, collating the information they had gathered, and discussing vociferously.

"After all, it’s the essence of 200,000 years, this Underground City, including the industrial bases, is much more powerful than we imagined. Even if the majority of areas are desolate, they still retain a formidable industry... But it’s unclear where these materials are produced."

"Has the investigation into the so-called Universal Factory been completed?"

"Not yet, it’s completely inaccessible."

Wang Junpeng shook his head, "Having been aided by two interstellar civilizations, having an industrial strength beyond our expectations is not too exaggerated..."

"Could it be the so-called alien technology?"

Another professor exclaimed, "I think it’s possible! I even suspect that it’s because they’ve had contact with relatively friendly Alien Civilizations that they so readily accepted us..."

After spending a few days collating all the information, these Human diplomats sent the report to the Earth Era Mother Ship in encrypted form.

Even if the Glizerians intercepted and decoded the report, it wouldn’t matter as it contained only some factual statements.

But this report was hugely significant for human civilization!

It directly influenced whether humanity should continue to fervently produce nuclear bombs and various weapons, a crucial decision!

Engaging extensively in armament, other than to secure the "survival" as a basic requirement, truly offers no other benefits. It not only drastically reduced the quality of life but also heavily burdened other projects, such as artificial baby hatching programs and livestock breeding, creating a collective misery among the populace.

It was enough to tighten the belt and produce some nuclear bombs; there was no need to keep producing them indefinitely.

After about fifteen minutes, the report was received, and a meeting to interpret the report was immediately convened.

Captain Zhao and Zhang Yuan were chatting outside the meeting room, "The newly appointed diplomats are pretty competent. A report over a hundred pages done in two months."

"Have you seen it?"

Zhang Yuan nodded, "I skimmed through a few pages, haven’t fully read it yet, but it seems clear that they have no intention of declaring an all-out war. Instead, it seems like they want to establish a series of trades with us... Well, it should be trades."

"But how did this civilization come to be this way?"

"It’s strange indeed."

Zhang Yuan looked around, noticing many others in the room also passionately discussing. The meeting room bustled with noise reminiscent of a lively marketplace.

Li Zhendong hurried over, fervently saying, "I am actually more interested in the trade proposals they’ve put forward! If the situation in the report is accurate, it is indeed hugely beneficial for us!"

"We help them out of their mediocrity... and in return, they would gift us high-tech from Alien Civilizations, as well as numerous idle industrial machines, exactly what we lack!"

"Alright, alright, lower your voice; everyone is looking over here."

If peace could be achieved through diplomatic means, or some trade exchanges were to take place, it would indeed be a significant victory.

One could even say that it marked the beginning of a whole new milestone!

He greeted a few colleagues and returned to his seat.

Once everyone had entered, the noisy discussions gradually subsided. Captain Zhao cleared his throat, calming the excited crowd.

He solemnly said, "Ladies and gentlemen, you must have read this report already. The main topic of this meeting is about the interpretation of this diplomatic report, whether we need to adjust our current production direction, whether to accept their trade proposal..."

"Additionally, we will discuss key topics in New Civilization History: civilization, development, ideology, history, and..."

...

When humans were scrutinizing the Gleize Civilization from all angles, were the Glizerians not also cautiously scrutinizing humans?

Even a civilization as ideologically peaceful and content could not possibly entrust its fate into the hands of another civilization...

In a small room of the Underground City, with dim lighting, several high-ranking officials of the Gleize Civilization look distressed, unable to make a decision.

Regarding human civilization, there were many disagreements: the Hawkish faction, the Dove Faction, the Surrender faction, all arguing noisily.

Finally, one of the leaders, also a contemporary sage, sighed.

His tone then grew firmer, "Everyone is aware of the situation of our civilization... The rest of the cities are beyond hope; the only ones we can save are ourselves, a small part of our population."

"But to change our civilization through interstellar war is too risky. The construction of that Super Rocket has already triggered a massive amount of public opposition, and it hasn’t even damaged the enemy’s industrial strength..."

"So, if a real war were to break out, a prolonged conflict, we would likely be defeated..."

"To be defeated would mean complete annihilation, complete extinction, with no other possibilities."

All the Glizerians fell silent.

That was the truth.

"The most crucial point is, even if we were to defeat the opposition, we couldn’t truly alter the essence of our entire civilization."

That too was the truth; the motivation from war was only temporary and could not sustain indefinitely.

"But every one of us knows that we cannot continue like this, so..."

The leader forcefully tapped on the table, as though making a resolute decision, "...we must find another way, leverage this human civilization... to let our civilization undergo a transformation!"

Such a groundbreaking transformation was extremely tough and weighty for any civilization.

Moreover... it was hard to find a way forward.

"Ganyador, Your Excellency, what do you plan to do?"

After a moment of silence, he said, "Let’s have a portion of our population leave this planet. Let’s embark on an interstellar journey, imitating this civilization called humans, and use survival pressure to create unity!"

"As for those who truly cannot be saved, the fools... just abandon them!"

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