When a civilization meets another civilization in space, what should it do?
This question was also a problem for Fangzheng.
According to the report of the Zergs, an unknown warship was flying along the asteroid belt toward the gathering place of the Zergs. Its intentions were unknown.
So, what should he do next?
Fangzheng first observed the spaceship through the mental network of the Zergs, but the results of the observation surprised Fangzheng.
This warship was quite unfamiliar to Fangzheng. It was not a Terran or Protoss warship in StarCraft, nor had it anything to do with Sargeras's Burning Legion. It was definitely not a product of StarCraft. The whole body of the warship was rectangular, and the rear wings were slanted downward. It was clear that this was a mechanical civilization, but that was all.
As for what to do next ….
"Vampires, go and make contact with the other party. The Zergs are on standby. Don't act rashly without my order."
Fangzheng gave the order, and Vampires responded and quickly headed in the direction of the warship.
But at this moment, a scene beyond Fangzheng's expectations happened.
The warship suddenly stopped near the asteroid belt, and then a blue light flashed in front of it. The next moment, the place where the Zergs were hiding in the asteroid belt suddenly exploded!
The other party made the first move!
Seeing this, Fangzheng was also taken aback, but he quickly issued an order.
"Zergs fight back! Catch this guy for me! "
With Fangzheng's order, the Zergs hiding in the asteroid belt suddenly rushed out like hornets whose nest was poked, rushing toward the warship. At this moment, the warship obviously noticed that something was wrong. It accelerated and retreated while firing at full power, trying to eliminate the Zergs in front of it.
However, how could a Zerg air force composed of Wyverns, Scourge Mosquitoes, and Festered be so easily dealt with by a mere warship? Soon, the Zergs approached the warship and surrounded it. The exploding mosquitoes rushed towards the warship, igniting a ball of fire on the surface of the warship.
It did not take long for the battleship's shield to be depleted by more than half. However, just as Fangzheng was commanding the bugs to try to capture it, something unexpected happened to Fangzheng. Through the bugs' mental network, Fangzheng saw a dazzling light suddenly appear from the inside of the warship. In the next second, his eyes were instantly shrouded in white light.
When Fangzheng switched the view of the swarm units and looked at the battlefield, he was shocked. The place where the swarm of insects fought was now empty. Apart from some charred remains, there was nothing left.
Damn it, if you can't win, you self-destruct. Are you so tough?
"This is troublesome!"
Seeing this scene, Fangzheng gritted his teeth and spat.
"Everyone, prepare for battle immediately! Prepare to meet the enemy! "
"Eh? Mr. Fangzheng, why …? "
At this moment, Asuna and the others also saw this scene through the screen. Seeing this unexpected development, they were also dumbfounded. Asuna asked directly.
"Can't we have a good talk with the other party?"
"It would be fine if we didn't fight just now, but now we can't."
Fangzheng shook his head and gave an answer.
"You have to remember, Asuna, this is the first contact between our two civilizations. It's fine if the two sides meet peacefully, but if there's a conflict, then we'll have to fight. Indeed, if the other party comes again, we can choose to make peace. But if we do that, we'll lose our momentum! The other party might think of us as gangsters who only dare to bully their small warships and surrender when they have more people! That's not a good first impression! "
Having said that, Fangzheng clenched his fist and waved it hard.
"Only those with bigger fists are right. What we have to do next is to defeat the other party until they come to us for peace. Only when we have the initiative can there be a possibility of communication."
"But …"
Asuna was also dumbfounded when she heard this.
"What if the other party doesn't want to make peace?"
"Then we'll fight until they're willing to make peace."
Having said that, Fangzheng suddenly waved his hand and gave an order.
"Release the speed limit of the Zerg swarm. Begin full-scale expansion! I want you to completely occupy every planet in this galaxy in the shortest time possible! Iona, get the Blue Fleet ready for battle. Tell everyone to get ready. Elizabeth's flagship, get into position immediately! "
Right now, Fangzheng was using the standard "Zerg external communication mode". The expanded Zerg basically had no weakness. In terms of numbers, no one was more terrifying than the Zerg swarm in the entire space.
If there was still a chance of a peaceful settlement just now, now, Fangzheng had completely given up and was ready for battle.
It was like a fight between two people on the street. If one did not fight, it would be fine no matter what. But once one party made the first move, the other party could only fight back. Of course, on the street, one could wait for the police to come and mediate, but the police were useful because they were strong enough to suppress both parties with force and power.
But in this vast space world, where could one find the police?
Even if there was a police, would they help one?
Since the conflict had already happened, what Fangzheng had to do next was to prove his strength to the other party!
Ying Lili's father was a diplomat, so she could understand Fangzheng's thinking, but for Asuna and Black Cat, it was a little too unacceptable.
After all, no one expected that the originally exciting first meeting would develop into such a situation.
"Is there really no way to talk it out?"
"When one of them chooses to back down, we should be able to talk it out."
In contrast to Asuna's inability to accept it, Ying Lili appeared very calm.
"That's normal, Asuna. Do you know what happens to animals that show weakness in the animal world? They'll be attacked and eaten. What we're doing now is no different from other creatures in nature …. "
"That's true, but … I feel like … I'm dreaming," Asuna muttered to herself as she looked at the vast sea of stars outside through the porthole.
Through the porthole, Asuna looked at the vast sea of stars outside and murmured to herself. Black Cat finally calmed down at this time.
"That's right, Asuna. Just like Mr. Fangzheng said, no one knows what kind of civilization they are, nor do we know what kind of traditions they have. What if they take all the captives as slaves? Are we really going to just let ourselves be? "
"It can't be that scary …."
"All in all, there's nothing wrong with being cautious."
At this time, Fangzheng also came over and reminded the three of them.
"So far, we haven't found any traces of civilization in this star system, nor have we found any creatures or mechanical devices. This means that this star system itself is a deserted place far away from interstellar civilization. The fact that the other side dared to attack us without saying a word is already telling. "
"But … why would they self-destruct?"
"They're probably afraid that we'll extract coordinates and traces of the other side's civilization from the wreckage. That's pretty basic."
After spending a lot of time in the Predator, Halo, and other worlds, Fangzheng had more or less learned about the "rules" of interstellar civilization communication. That was, if you were attacked by an unknown force, you should immediately destroy all information about your own civilization to prevent your civilization from being captured by the other party.
From this point of view, humans on Earth were really stupid and naive. They were so afraid that the aliens didn't know where they were that they would release a satellite for no reason ….
From a certain point of view, if you throw enough bait, you'll naturally catch some fish.
But who knows if it's a great white shark you're hanging from?
With this thought in mind, Fangzheng looked at Nimf, who was sitting on the control panel not far away.
"Nimf, according to the Halo's level classification, what level is the civilization that attacked us just now?"
"For now, it should be between level 2 and level 3, Master."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Nimf quickly typed on the keyboard and gave an answer.
"That's good."
After getting Nimf's answer, Fangzheng breathed a sigh of relief. The current civilization level of the Tendo Temple, after absorbing the technology of the Forerunners, was basically at level 1.5. Although it had not completely reached the level of a Forerunner, it was already very good for the time being.
Since the other side was not at the level of a Forerunner, Fangzheng was not afraid.
Next, he just had to wait for the other side to come to him again.
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