After discovering that the new human civilization may have allies, the skins of more than 20 giant squids all turned black. The squid that vowed at the beginning and believed that the new human civilization was a bluff also made no sound at all.
It was obvious that they were in a very bad mood, very bad. This color seems to be able to pollute the entire pool water.
However, spitting ink into the pool is an extremely impolite behavior, just like spitting in front of someone else's cup in human civilization. No squid has done this yet.
"Why did they show this trump card?"
"Maybe... I don't want to start a war."
"Check who their allies are?"
"It's very difficult! This starry sky is too complicated... There are many, many fictitious civilizations."
Of course, the Apollo civilization can continue to increase its military strength and continue its strategic blackmail plan. They also have another battle star, but this other battle star is not directly controlled by their political force. If you ask for help, it will be very costly.
They can even ask for help from the big forces behind them... It only takes a matter of minutes to crush the new human civilization.
But if there are too many legions gathered in this starry sky and a decisive battle is fought in advance, it will completely give other big forces an advantage...
There are so many civilizations that are eyeing it, and they are eager for the big forces behind the Apollo civilization to get involved. !
"The master civilization will not agree."
"But if we evacuate directly, our political career will be over... We will be called weaklings."
In this type of civilization, the divisions between classes are very strict. It is easy to fall down but difficult to climb up. And once you fall from this position, it is likely to involve a series of subordinates behind you, and maybe someone will lose their life.
They are still unwilling to fail directly.
One of the giant squids suddenly had an idea, "Actually, we don't necessarily have to bear the reputation. We have now won a big victory... Ahem, at least the people have begun to believe in this victory. As long as we win more For military merit, even if you don't win the battle star, you won't be burdened with infamy."
"Even if we withdraw our troops, we should blackmail them hard before leaving! The other side has revealed its trump card and shows that it is unwilling to go to war directly. As long as there are enough spoils, our position can still be maintained."
This is true!
As long as they don't return empty-handed, have enough records, and have a reasonable excuse, withdrawing the troops is actually not a big problem.
"Then...send a signal to them for political consultation!"
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In the past few days, Zhang Yuan spent almost all of his time in nightmares. He had no intention of working during the day and wandered around the room restlessly all day long, in a state of trance. I would have nightmares every time I slept. After waking up suddenly, I found that I was still alive, and I patted my chest with palpitations.
The other party did not reply, as if he fell into silence, not knowing what happened.
Sometimes, in order to sleep better, he would choose to take some sedative drugs to force sleep.
This is also a last resort, because the human nervous system has its limits, and you must take a good rest when it's time to rest, otherwise the brain's work efficiency will drop significantly. If you are drowsy at a critical moment, it will be really troublesome...
The soldiers at the front have always been on emergency alert, closely monitoring the reaction of the enemy spacecraft to prevent an all-out war that may occur at any time.
For now, there is no special news.
Seeing his restless look, Lin Xuanxuan sighed: "Another day has passed... The planetary curvature engine has been completed a little more."
Zhang Yuan also sighed: "Yeah, I don't know how many more days I have to suffer. I really hope these four years can pass quickly."
"...Do you think it can be successful?"
"have no idea."
This time Zhang Yuan really didn't know and it was difficult to judge.
As for the statement of condemnation after the ultimatum, it was a method that the top human beings racked their brains to come up with, deliberately exaggerating one's own battle losses to test the other side's reaction...
For now, it seems to be good news that the enemy did not attack immediately? Are you following the steps deliberately fabricated by humans?
He looked up and looked in the direction where the Titan-class spacecraft "Departure" was leaving. Li Zhendong and other scientists had been away for many years.
As expected, the departure ship had arrived at its destination a year or two ago.
The originally agreed-upon meeting place was about 20 light years away from here. I don't know what their situation is like. They must be concerned about the front line and cannot develop with peace of mind.
At this time, Zhang Yuan received a text message from the captain's office: "The other party has responded with an ultimatum and requires political negotiations!"
When he saw this line of text, Zhang Yuan immediately let go of his worries, waved his arms fiercely, and even couldn't help but turn up the corners of his mouth!
Since political negotiations are required, it means that the other party's response is in line with expectations!
All in all, the probability of peaceful negotiations is greater.
"What's wrong?" Lin Xuanxuan asked quickly.
"Haha! Good news! Good news, I'll go out first!" Zhang Yuan picked her up and spun her around the room. Then he got dressed again and ran out in a hurry.
At this moment, the captain's room was crowded with people, and the captain's lady's face looked slightly better than before. This captain used the latest life extension technology, so his term was appropriately extended. The Science Council is considering extending the term again to adapt to the interstellar era represented by Level 4 civilization.
Seeing that all the senior officials had arrived, the captain announced the short message sent to humans by the Apollo civilization.
"..."
Zhang Yuan frowned and read a series of words on the screen.
As expected, the Apollo civilization will definitely not withdraw its troops directly. How can there be such a good thing in the world!
In its announcement, as before, it strongly condemned the new human civilization's false thesis of selling "extra color perception" and demanded compensation for a certain amount of amoeba points. Apollo civilization requires the new human civilization to carry out the original interstellar court trial and compensate for losses before withdrawing its troops.
Of course, this is just an excuse for negotiations between the two parties.
Although it's still the same excuse, it's been the same for a long time.
There are more than 4,000 amoeba points. Human beings don't have that much and it is impossible to compensate.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Hey, I talk about fake papers and fake papers here every day. In fact, not a word of it is fake! I'm so good at getting a bargain! If I had known, I wouldn't have sold this knowledge to this damn Apollo civilization. ."
Diplomat Lao Yang shook his head: "If you don't sell to this civilization, who will you sell to? We can't predict the future. Maybe if we sell to another civilization, the same thing will happen. Alas, it's always good to negotiate first. s Choice."
The captain said: "Then let them show their sincerity first, evacuate the troops farther away, and then negotiate at the border. We will discuss the specific conditions at that time!"
"This time because of the ultimatum issued, we must seize the initiative!"
"That's the truth."