Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 498: Inspection Team
In fact, regarding the point that ‘advanced technology must not be leaked,’ Luka Two was completely talking nonsense. Even if Xiao Yu fully and completely told the Purple Civilization the technology of a Level 5 Civilization, what civilization would be so idle as to interfere with Xiao Yu and say: ‘Leaking advanced technology to a Level 4 Civilization violates the rules, so you must be punished.’
Yet in the code of conduct of Xiao Yu and Luka Two, this point had been unconsciously implemented, whether in technological exchanges or in situations like this incident.
Xiao Yu only used certain unique technologies within the scope of a Level 4 Civilization to exchange for the Purple Civilization’s unique technologies. Not a single bit of Level 5 Civilization technology was leaked.
There was naturally a reason for doing this. Xiao Yu’s goal was to incorporate the Purple Civilization into the Divine Ark Civilization. In this process, the technology of a higher civilization was an incomparably powerful lure. As a scientist, Xiao Yu knew all too well how frenzied scientists’ desire for knowledge could be. Xiao Yu could hardly imagine how passionately these scientists, with their crazed thirst for knowledge, would push for the Purple Civilization to integrate into the Divine Ark Civilization once he leaked the information that the Divine Ark Civilization actually welcomed other civilizations to join, and that by joining the Divine Ark Civilization they would gain access to shared technology.
This was Xiao Yu’s purpose. Proposing that the Purple Civilization’s scientists go on-site to inspect the Divine Ark Civilization was also a strategy that Xiao Yu and Luka Two had agreed upon from the very beginning. In fact, later on, whether scientists or civilians, all would be free to visit the Divine Ark Civilization. Xiao Yu intended to use the superior environment within the Divine Ark Civilization to dispel the Purple Civilization’s concerns about integrating into it.
After Luka Two said “I cannot tell you the answer to this question,” Mr. Dorun and all the scientists who had arrived turned ashen. But after hearing Luka Two say “I can give you a chance to visit the Divine Ark Civilization,” they came alive once more.
Watching the departing Luka Two and his party, Mr. Dorun gave instructions in a slightly trembling voice, “Quick, quickly, immediately draw up the personnel list for this visit. Not only in physics. The most top-tier scientists in all other fields such as biology, computing, life sciences, and materials science must also go. This is the best opportunity to drive the technological progress of our civilization.”
Mr. Dorun’s reaction was entirely within Luka Two’s expectations. After strolling for a while longer, Luka Two had originally intended to conclude this inspection, but unexpectedly received an invitation from the Purple Civilization’s leader. In the invitation, the Purple Civilization’s leader, in a very humble and respectful tone, invited Luka Two to attend a celebration banquet for the victory in the war.
Luka Two thought for a moment and accepted. Thus, under the aim of countless imaging devices, Luka Two and his party appeared here.
At the banquet, the Purple Civilization spared no effort and arranged a grand celebration according to the preferences of Luka Two and the others. They also prepared special rooms suitable for the survival of the Luka species and scientists of all other races according to the physiological characteristics of Luka Two and the others, and served an abundance of delicacies to the utmost. Heaven knows how much effort the Purple Civilization expended for this feast.
When Luka Two appeared to have had his thoughts muddled by a beverage with some anesthetic effect, the meeting with the highest leader began. During the talks, the Purple Civilization’s leader greeted Luka Two with considerable deference, and the two sides conversed pleasantly. After a period of exchange, the Purple Civilization’s leader produced a contract. On this Divine Ark and Purple Civilization friendship contract, the very first clause prominently stated, ‘Both civilizations will allow the other to conduct no fewer than ten inspections per year within their own civilization.’
Luka Two skimmed the contract and, with a bold flourish, signed his name. The Purple Civilization’s leader smiled so broadly his nose could no longer be seen, while Luka Two, upon leaving, immediately regained his composure, showing not the least sign of having overindulged.
“We are not afraid of your Purple Civilization wanting to learn about our Divine Ark Civilization, only of your rejecting us.” Luka Two sneered. “Why does the contract stipulate only ten times a year? For such inspection programs, one hundred times a year, a thousand times, even no limit would be best. The more you learn about our Divine Ark Civilization, the more your civilization’s intelligent beings will yearn for us. It will then be easier, later on, to promote your Purple Civilization’s accession to our Divine Ark Civilization.”
It was obvious that in the realm of intrigue and stratagem, the Purple Civilization’s leader was far inferior to Luka Two.
After Luka Two returned to the habitation ship, the Purple Civilization’s first large-scale scientific expedition set out. Led by Mr. Dorun, it included the most outstanding scientists in every field, with nearly three hundred members in total. They rode their own civilization’s passenger ship and, with Xiao Yu’s consent, arrived near the Divine Ark Civilization’s fleet encampment.
This time, Xiao Yu arranged for their inspection target to be the Number One Continent-Class habitation ship. At this time, the Home One ship had roughly fifteen billion intelligent beings and more than two thousand cities.
After Mr. Dorun and his party arrived at the Home One ship, Luka Two personally welcomed these scientists at the port and led them aboard the specialized internal flying transport vehicle of the ship. Luka Two would serve as tour guide for this Purple Civilization inspection team, explaining the ship’s internal conditions to them.
Luka Two was quite surprised to discover that the always disheveled and slovenly Mr. Dorun was now impeccably dressed, and, complemented by the personal life-support gear specially made by Xiao Yu for Purple Civilization intelligent beings, he seemed refined and distinguished.
“Welcome, welcome, welcome to our Divine Ark Civilization’s habitation ship for your inspection.” Luka Two said with a broad smile, touching palms with the team leader, Mr. Dorun.
“Th-this…” Mr. Dorun was anything but calm at this moment. He even stuttered as he spoke, “This is your residential ship? My god, it is so large, so large it utterly exceeds our imagination… even our Purple Civilization’s interstellar fortress is not as big as one of your residential ships.”
Clearly, the immense size of the Continent-Class habitation ship had shaken this scientist to his core.
“There is no helping it. Our Divine Ark Civilization has more than one hundred subordinate species, and our total population has now reached one hundred thirty billion. If we do not build the ships this large, it will not do.” Luka Two said with a smile, deftly revealing a piece of information.
“Oh? The Divine Ark Civilization has more than one hundred subordinate species?” Mr. Dorun asked in surprise.
“Yes. In the long course of development, our Divine Ark Civilization has continually integrated different intelligent beings. A Social Committee composed of distinguished figures from each different species leads the entire civilization.” Luka Two said. At this time, he naturally had no need to reveal the information that Xiao Yu was the civilization’s guiding force, so he only touched on this aspect briefly. But even this brief mention sent ripples through the hearts of Mr. Dorun and the other scientists.
Luka Two paid no mind to what Mr. Dorun and the others were thinking, and instructed the pilot to fly the transport vehicle to another place. During this process, many members of Mr. Dorun’s inspection team had already shown strong interest in the operating principles, material composition, and cabin structure of this vehicle. However, because Xiao Yu did not permit them to bring scientific instruments, at this stage they could only analyze the vehicle by eye and by hand.
Ignoring the inspection team members’ eager, knowledge-hungry gazes, Luka Two pointed outside and said, “Look, that is a simulated ocean. Is it not indistinguishable from a real ocean? It has waves, storms, and gales with torrential rain. Within it, we have stocked at least ten million different aquatic animal species collected from various planets and at least thirty million aquatic plant species. These animals and plants together form a complete ecological cycle in the ocean. Based on our study of your Purple Civilization people’s physiological characteristics, I believe there is a certain type of fish that will be very suitable to your taste.”
“There are three such oceans on this habitation ship. Each ocean has a different landscape.”
As Luka Two spoke, the scientists of the inspection team quickly had their attention drawn over. They gazed, filled with shock, at the boundless sea before them, their voices starting to stutter, “Th-this… one can have such a vast ocean inside a ship? I, I once went to see our civilization’s flagship, the Star of Light ship, and the interior was simply uninhabitable. The air was foul, the crowds were packed, and the rooms were cramped. Living there for a period would take ten years off one’s life. I truly never expected that the environment inside a ship could be arranged so beautifully…”
“Of course.” Luka Two said with a smile. “Our Divine Ark Civilization is actually more akin to a wandering civilization. We take ships as our home and live upon them. So naturally we make the ecological environment more comfortable. Look, that is a famous tourist island within the Home One ship. Let us go take a look there.” 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Luka Two pointed to a small island in the distant ocean and instructed the pilot to fly the vehicle over and land.
