"This is the Supreme Commander of the Xiling Empire. Where do you come from?"
"This is the Supreme Commander of the Fairy Empire. Where are we now?"
Two voices sounded in the communicator almost at the same time. I heard a young woman's voice on the other end. I did not expect the leader of this group of Lost Voyagers to be a woman, and a woman who claimed to be the Supreme Commander of the Empire. Fairy Empire?
I turned the name back and forth in my mind several times, but I was sure I had never heard of it. Obviously, the Macro World had never come into contact with such a civilization, and there was no information about this civilization reported to me.
I cleared my throat and adjusted myself to a serious state according to the standard of contacting the leader of a new civilization. "You first."
"You first." The woman's voice came from the communicator almost at the same time.
"… Okay, I'll go first …"
At the same time, another voice came from the other end of the communicator. "Okay, I'll go first …"
The corner of my eyes twitched twice. I saw that the bastards around me were all lying on the ground trying to hold back their laughter. Icetis was the most exaggerated. She was lying on the ground with one of her wings pointing straight at the ceiling. She was trembling as if she was having a cramp. I could not help but grab the edge of her wing and pinch it. She suddenly let out a whimper. The world was finally quiet.
"Ahem, this is just a small problem. Don't worry about it." I pressed the communicator panel and tried to keep my tone calm. "I noticed that your spaceship is damaged. What's the situation now? If you need help, we have a towing ship with high power. "
The three red-painted spaceships were not intact. They all had some light or heavy scars on their bodies. They were probably grazed by the enemy's cannons while escaping from the pursuit of the Fallen Apostle. Two of the spaceships had parts of the rear structure missing, and the other spaceship, which was slightly larger, had a crack on the central axis that almost blew off the upper armor. According to the description in the distress message, they had lost the ability to return. The return here should be the ability to cross the void and return to their own universe. But since they could transfer to this place after sending out the distress message, it meant that their basic power should not be a problem. Actually, I was just asking out of politeness …
As soon as I thought of this, I heard an overjoyed voice from the other end of the communicator. "Oh, that's great. Our conventional engine has just been shut down. If you are willing to help, it will really solve the urgent problem."
"… Dad, I think we have encountered a group of very troublesome people." Xiaoxue glanced at me and could not help but mutter, "Can we pretend not to see them?"
I thought for a moment and felt that I had encountered enough troublesome people in my life. So, I gave my daughter a slap on the head. So, I gave her a slap on the head. So, I gave her a slap on the head. "Stop.
The three barges that they brought with them when they set off were now put to use (Xiaoxue had a good prophecy). Soon, a "wrecked ship" from the Fairy Void Empire was towed by a traction field behind each barge. The small fleet composed of rescue teams and distress ships left the scorching heavens after ten minutes. We did not return to the dark nebula to rendezvous with the Sixth Fleet. Instead, we temporarily stayed at the gravitational boundary of the Dark Star. We needed to get in touch with the people in the three spaceships and get a general idea of what they were doing. Then, we could decide what to do next. The woman, who claimed to be the Queen of the Fairy Empire, expressed her understanding and hoped to come to the "big spaceship" as a guest.
I gladly agreed. This was the first step of friendly communication. It seems that these strangers already have a preliminary trust in us. At the very least, they are certain that we are not in cahoots with the Fallen Apostles. This is something that anyone can see. The Fallen Apostles' way of doing things is really too distinctive. Probably few races in their right mind would mingle with them.
The front of the largest spaceship cracked open. Then, a group of four small aircraft, probably shuttles, rushed out of the gate and quickly approached the Civilization Community's aircraft carrier. A few minutes later, the aircraft carrier's mainframe reported that the visitors from the Fairy Empire had boarded the ship and were transferred to the upper ecological area of the aircraft carrier. There were a total of 12 people. The ship's mainframe also emphasized that the visitors were Standard Type I humanoid creatures, which meant that they had the standard human appearance and physiological structure. This step was very important because the members of the Civilization Community were diverse, from mollusks to arthropods. Their spaceships were equipped with the most complex material supply and life-support systems. Now, the first necessary function of the artificial intelligence they created was to determine the life type of the target to prevent danger. For example, providing strong acid drinks to humanoid carbon-based creatures. This almost happened in the past.
When I led a group of noisy "followers" to the reception room of the ecological area, half of the 12 guests were busy studying the strange facilities in the room. The messy interior decoration of the Civilization Community had always been a very eye-catching feature. The other half was quickly discussing something. It seemed that there was a small disagreement.
When everyone pushed open the door and entered, I heard a sentence. "Your Majesty, this is indeed very risky. We should send a representative and not let you board the ship personally. In the rules of contact between civilizations from another world, this is the most …"
Before the person could finish his sentence, he noticed that the owner of the place had entered the room. Following the direction of this sentence, my eyes naturally fell on the person in the middle who was surrounded and protected by the rest of the 12 people.
The person who spoke was a short woman next to her, perhaps her adjutant or confidant. The person in the middle, who was called "Your Majesty", was naturally the person we were going to meet.
"Hello, I'm the supreme commander here, the leader of the Empire. You can call me Chen Jun." I reached out my hand in a friendly manner. The other party was stunned for a moment before she responded. It seemed that there was a similar handshake etiquette in her world. Fortunately, the two of them did not have the awkwardness of the first interaction between different races.
"Thank you for your selfless help. I'm the Queen of the Fairy Empire, Aphrodite. Well, you can call me Aphrodite. That's my abbreviation," the other party said with a smile. "We come from a very far away place, and we're in big trouble this time."
To my surprise, the woman who called herself the Queen was younger than I thought.
She looked about the same age as my sister, tall and slender, probably half a head taller than Shallow shallow. She was wearing a black dress with a solemn style. It should have been modified from some kind of uniform, and it looked like a military uniform or official uniform. But it had been tailored according to the wearer's preference to look more like a skirt. The young woman in front of me had waist-length black hair, delicate facial features, and slender eyes that were slightly upturned. It gave her an air of superiority, which I had seen in Sandora. Of course, considering that she claimed to be the Queen of a certain civilization, this kind of air was easy to explain.
So, this was the leader of the other party. The first impression she gave me was that she was a young ruler with a temperament that matched her identity. It was just that I was not sure if this new race had a similar lifespan as humans. After all, Sandora looked very young, but in fact, that girl had already evolved from a macromolecule to a primate several times … Umm, Sandora should not have heard it, right?
What the hell am I thinking about!!
While I was curiously observing the girl in front of me, she was also curiously observing us. Her eyes stopped on me for a while, as if she was confirming the identity of the strange man in front of her. Then, her eyes fell on the five Protoss cops behind us. Although she hid it well, I could still see the obvious look of astonishment on her face. When I followed her line of sight, I realized why she was surprised.
Icetis had retracted her wings, and the female rogue was burrowing her head under her wings and playing with her fluff …
"Now joined KFC Luxury Lunch?"
Everyone was shocked. Cold sweat trickled down my back as I looked at the Queen who suddenly said something shocking, "There's a KFC in your world too?!"
"Also?" The Queen was also very surprised. "That group has expanded their business to this world?!"
I coughed twice, indicating that this topic had gone too far. Then, I attributed everything to the influence of information disturbance …
But no matter what, the Queen's sudden shocking words made the atmosphere a lot more harmonious. Isn't there a famous saying? Humans only get closer when they lose their moral integrity. When this girl said the three words KFC, I instantly felt a sense of familiarity from her: She's so compatible with the people at home who don't have any moral integrity. After that, I asked her a few questions, mainly about where she came from and if she had a temporary residence permit. The woman who called herself Phyllis didn't try to hide much. In fact, they were also a little confused about these questions.
During the conversation, we learned that these visitors of the Fairy Empire came from a world that had not yet completed the unification of the universe. That was to say, there were still multiple civilizations with disputes in their universe, and the Fairy Empire was one of the more technologically advanced ones.
This was not common among civilizations that crossed worlds because most of the advanced civilizations would only begin to explore the realms beyond their own world after they had complete control over the entire universe and were supported by extremely powerful resources and technology, as well as a complete understanding of their own universe. A cross-world civilization should usually be the only representative of their home world. As the saying goes, only after they had completed the unification war could they start the expedition. But this group of people in front of us seems to have come from a more radical civilization. They haven't even finished exploring their own homeworld before they rushed to another universe. Of course, this civilization may have been lucky. God knows how they mastered the technology of cross-world navigation … This was not a field that a civilization that had not even completed the unification of the universe could reach.
One thing was for sure, the Fairy Empire's cross-world navigation technology had just begun, and they were still in the exploration stage. This was something that the other party had admitted.
"It's incredible. We have just mastered the technology of jumping out of the universe!" The woman named Phyllis was sitting on the sofa in the living room. As she spoke, her eyes kept drifting back and forth on Bryndis. I guessed she was curious about where the wings with a wingspan of three meters went. Bryndis felt uncomfortable under Phyllis' weird gaze because Phyllis looked at her as if she was looking at a chicken wing. So, the female gangster chose to drag Monina and the others to the side to play cards, and Phyllis finally focused on the conversation in front of her. "The world outside the universe, a completely different space and galaxy! Many things that have not been proven have now been proven! Apart from meeting a bunch of lunatics, I think our expedition is a great success! "
I nodded in understanding. A race that jumped out of the universe for the first time would face a huge upheaval in their worldview. It was rare for them to be able to remain calm in such a situation. Being willing to jump out of the universe meant that they were extremely curious and ambitious, and both of these would be released to the greatest extent when they truly saw everything outside the universe. Half of the eleven people brought by Phyllis were still looking around curiously. Almost everyone had an unconcealable curiosity and desire to explore on their faces. The short, short-haired woman who had been standing next to Phyllis could not help but cough to calm her compatriots who were ready to dismantle the furniture. "Ladies and gentlemen, please at least be decent in front of the queen."
"This is my adjutant and assistant," Phyllis said, pointing to the short, short-haired woman with a serious look on her face. She then picked up the drink on the table. "In fact, we have visited two or three places and met many races before we came here. I mean, before we met those lunatics. Some civilizations were quite vigilant, some were hostile, but still restrained themselves. There were also some civilizations that were excited and friendly to the sudden contact. Overall, the Outer World was a place full of challenges and opportunities … well, except for those lunatics. And now it seems that we have met a civilization that can talk nicely. You look very kind. We are not quite sure about the … rules of other universes, but I hope that the local friendly civilization can help us. Our spaceship needs to be repaired, and we need to replenish some supplies: if we can find them locally. Of course, we will pay you. Currency may not be very practical, but we have supplies from other worlds … Wow! "
"What's wrong?" Phyllis's sudden exclamation made me nervous. However, Phyllis just raised the glass in her hand and shook it at me. "Is it okay for me to drink this? We have not ingested materials from another world, and the scientists on the spaceship felt that it was very dangerous. They had a short meeting before they took their first breath in the other world. If not for the fact that they almost suffocated, the meeting could have been longer … "
"Uh … Don't worry." I felt that Phyllis's constant jumping between serious official and off-topic behavior was a little familiar. "We have long mastered the technology to cross worlds. The things that we supply to you are all safe materials …"
I informed the Sixth Fleet to prepare for our return through the mental link. At the same time, I finally asked the most important question at present, "Speaking of which, how did you end up fighting with the Fallen Apostles — those lunatics that you mentioned?"
Phyllis thought for a while, then said with some uncertainty, "Maybe they don't really like to pay before they deliver the goods?"
I, "?"
Phyllis spread her hands. "That's why I said they are lunatics. We did not provoke those guys at all. They attacked us without any reason. We only went to their outpost to ask if they wanted to sell the crystallized blue crystal at a discount. Then, those lunatics drove their battleship out … If it wasn't for the adjutant's quick reaction, and the layer of nothingness between the worlds was very suitable for escape … I'm afraid that we would have been killed. Their spaceship is insanely fast, and their firepower is also insane … "
I didn't know what expression to make at this moment. My intuition told me that this was probably the most mystical group of people we had ever encountered. They came to the Fallen Apostles' outpost to sell things?!
"Why did you come out here?" I asked as I wiped the cold sweat off my forehead.
Phyllis snapped her fingers and said, "Let's do business! Isn't the greatest purpose of world crossing so that we can do business?! Can you find a wider market and a further trade route than this?! "
"Then, you went to the Fallen Apostles' outpost to sell discounted ores …"
"Yes, yes." Phyllis nodded. "Those ores are special products from another universe. Based on my experience, things from another world are the best sellers …"
"You want money more than your life!"
"Why would I want my life if I don't have money?"
I thought about it and felt that with my intellect, it would be difficult to explain to the Void peddler before me what the Three Rules of Contact with Superhumans meant — in other words, not exchanging world coordinates during first contact, not exchanging foreign resources of unknown use, and not exchanging racial customs before the two languages were translated. From the peddler's point of view, those Three Rules were definitely the greatest obstacles to his path to wealth. Speaking of which, she also claimed to be the Queen of the Fairy Void Empire … Could the Queen's hobbies be any more bizarre?
Of course, when I thought about how I had a Queen who could eat up half a table of Manchu Han Imperial Feast, I suddenly felt that perhaps all Queens should be a little strange …
"Wait a minute." Xiaoxue had not spoken since the beginning. Suddenly, she seemed to have remembered something. She stared straight at Phyllis. "You said that the Fallen Apostles were first lured here by you from another place?"
Phyllis instantly realized the seriousness of the question. She replied solemnly, "I'm a little dizzy. I suddenly can't remember what I just said …"
"Dad," Xiaoxue ignored Phyllis's action of pretending to be in a coma on the table. She tugged at my sleeve. "You see, the Fallen Apostles' initial target was not the macro world. They were lured out from the outpost by this Dimensional Peddler …"
I was speechless.
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