"Take a seat, take a seat …"
I warmly greeted the ambassadors from various countries who were at a loss. The latter was even more at a loss …
Beside me, Shadora maintained a proper smile as she fiercely pinched my waist from behind, causing my facial features to change drastically. The ambassadors from the other countries immediately looked horrified. Speaking of which, these fellows who always treated us as aliens couldn't possibly think that I was about to transform, could they?
The ambassadors exchanged glances with each other with a strange expression. In the end, I gestured for them to take their seats. I had to say, even if it was a politician who had seen the world, they wouldn't be any better than Granny Liu if you threw them into a foreign base.
"First of all, don't say any nonsense like welcome to Earth."
I hurriedly said before anyone could speak, thus the leader of the diplomatic mission lowered his head.
"Then, don't say that you came with a desire for peace."
A certain Caucasian man felt awkward.
"Then, don't mention anything about cultural exchanges."
Half of the ambassadors went silent.
"Lastly, I'm not Korean."
Everyone exchanged glances.
"That's great, it seems like Korea doesn't exist in this world. I thought they were everywhere."
The ambassadors immediately listed Korea as an extremely dangerous and annoying civilization in the universe. Didn't they see that their alien friends weren't interested in the word?
"I know you have a lot of questions." Seeing a fat man who was covered in military medals raise his hand to speak, I decisively chose to interrupt him. Even though he might have been a soldier in the past, I could already smell the sour scent of a politician from his oversized body. In order to prevent myself from falling asleep from the political rhetoric, it was best not to give him a chance to speak. "But I'm not used to your nonsense. As you can see, everyone here is an elite Imperial Army. We believe in the most efficient solution and not spitting saliva at each other. Thus, I won't respond to any unnecessary diplomatic rhetoric. I hope you can understand."
Heh heh, so what if I'm high-profile? I've been watching sci-fi movies along the way. I don't believe that these fellows would dare to put on airs with me despite the dangers of interstellar war!
Well, I admit that I am just awed by the diplomatic rhetoric of the politicians …
The ambassadors looked at each other in dismay. Being at a disadvantage several times in a row made these politicians, who were used to being on home ground, very uncomfortable. However, before they set off, they had been repeatedly instructed by their superiors to avoid conflict with the "aliens" as much as possible no matter what happened. After all, humans were going crazy because of the biochemical virus, and it would be terrible to provoke a group of alien tourists.
However, when I mentioned the words' Imperial Army ', the faces of these human ambassadors tensed up. At such a tense moment, a foreign army stationed on Earth didn't sound like something worth celebrating.
After a slight hesitation, the Asian man, who was the leader, spoke. After the initial surprise, he had regained his composure. At this moment, he said in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing, "In that case, we prefer to adopt a simple and direct communication method. As … well, the first official contact between the two races, we're willing to choose an open and honest communication method. I hope you can adopt the same attitude."
With a gloomy expression, I said, "We're willing to be open and honest, but the two races … err, for the sake of a friendly atmosphere, I hope we can ignore this problem."
Actually, I wanted to say that I was also a human, but I was afraid that he wouldn't believe me.
At this moment, the slightly plump Caucasian man sitting opposite me immediately seized the opportunity to speak. He spoke in not very proficient Mandarin (Probably because we spoke Mandarin, they had already treated it as the common language of the galaxy?) "If that's the case, then the first thing we want to know is, where did you come from? Why did you come to this planet? "
These two questions could be said to be the things that these ambassadors were most concerned about. It could even be said that as long as they could get the answers to these two questions, their mission today would be completed.
After seeing the patrolling soldiers of the Empire and the fighter jets that flew past the base, they thought that they had found the answer to the second question.
You can think of us as coming from another universe. Of course, parallel space can also be explained. Although it isn't accurate, it can be used as an answer. We come from … err, Xiling Empire. That is a civilization that can't be explained by your science. My lover and I are the current rulers of the Empire. As for our purpose of coming here … "
Speaking until here, I signaled to Sandora with my eyes. She nodded and pressed a few buttons on the table. "We received the distress signal that you sent out."
Just as Sandora's voice faded, there was a burst of noise in the meeting room. "Buzz buzz … We are … The zombies have … Someone has been bitten … Infected … Buzz buzz …"
The recording stopped here and couldn't be played anymore. There was background music that I had recorded from Resident Evil.
The ambassadors looked at each other. Then, the black uncle who had taken out the lollipop stood up. "You came after receiving the distress signal from Earth?"
"That's right. According to the regulations of the Universal Civilization Protection Convention, any civilization that has the ability to travel through space has the responsibility and obligation to rescue any evolvable intelligent race that is in danger. Therefore, we came to your world."
This wasn't nonsense. This seemingly harmonious universal civilization protection convention actually existed. Until now, it was still implemented as the universally recognized law in many technological worlds. As for its original creator, other than the Shiring Apostles, who else had the ability to make laws for the entire universe?
Such a reply stunned the ambassadors. Naturally, some of them raised their doubts. However, this doubt was soon proven to be completely unfounded. As an "alien civilization" that had never communicated with Earth, there was no need for us to lie to them. Besides, telling this lie wouldn't do us any good, would it?
Humans who were in despair would view even the faintest ray of light as a great hope. Compared to interstellar bandits taking advantage of the human civilization's crisis to rob them, they would rather believe that there were really kind aliens who came to help them out of joy.
Even though these two conjectures sounded equally ridiculous.
As for the so-called distress signal, the ambassadors finally concluded that it was due to some extreme coincidence. A radio call that should have died in the atmosphere was strengthened and then spread into space. It happened to be received by aliens passing by nearby, and then we fell from the sky.
As for what the hell was going on with this extremely coincidental situation, let those scientists who were still alive have a headache over it!
There was one thing that was worth mentioning. That was, a certain country's minister of defense proposed to find the sender of the distress signal and posthumously recognize him as a human hero. This proposal was unanimously agreed upon by all the representatives …
"So, a consensus has been reached. First, we want to know, where did this virus first appear? Did a country's biochemical research go wrong? " I said as I turned on the holographic projection in the center of the circular conference table, presenting the entire planet in front of everyone. "Among the many carbon-based civilizations we have discovered, it is not uncommon for a race to go extinct because of this reason."
"At the beginning of the disaster, we did have such a conjecture, but this possibility has been ruled out. The initial location of the virus outbreak was in a desert," an ambassador said, then pointed to a location on the holographic projection. "There is no one here, and we can swear that there is no biochemical research base of any country here. In fact, we have some conjectures about the source of this virus. They … may be extraterrestrials."
"Extraterrestrials?" I raised my eyebrows and felt that things were starting to get interesting, especially when I saw the serious expressions on the ambassadors' faces. It seemed that this "extraterrestrials" theory had already become the conjecture of many governments.
"That happened about a month ago." An ambassador in a white robe stood up, took off his glasses, and wiped his forehead that did not have a drop of sweat. "A … huge object from outer space fell on that desert. It was huge, and its average length was more than 120 kilometers! Originally, such a large-scale impact would definitely lead to the extinction of the entire Earth's ecosystem, but its falling speed is far lower than the theoretical value. It's like an emergency landing under a controlled state … "
This time, even Sandora was interested. "A spaceship that made an emergency landing on Earth? This is getting interesting … "
"We're still guessing that it's a spaceship from outer space, but we can't be sure."
The other party smiled bitterly and said.
I said in astonishment, "No way, right? Didn't you go over to take a look? "
"Of course, we sent out a research team to study the object from outer space, but … no one came back alive. Then, with the desert as the center, the zombie virus began to spread. Later, we sent out a few research teams, but other than greater sacrifices, there was no harvest."
"The source of the infection came from outer space …" I muttered, "This is really a dramatic development. Sandora, do you have any clues?"
The latter shook her head. "If it's a carbon-based lifeform, it's difficult to survive in outer space. Even if it's a virus with a tenacious vitality, it can't withstand cosmic radiation for too long. Even if it's a virus that can survive in outer space, I have never heard of something that can turn a human into a half-undead. There is an isolation between lifeforms. Even if they are both carbon-based lifeforms, if they come from two different planets, their genetic coding will be very different. In other words, it's almost impossible for a virus from Planet A to infect any lifeform from Planet B. Also, didn't Bubble send over the latest research data this morning? There were no foreign genetic residues found in the zombie samples. Their genes were completely self-mutated, so the possibility of them being infected by the virus can basically be ruled out. "
"Then, the thing that infected humans didn't come from the crash?"
The Asian man who was the leader was surprised. He didn't doubt Sandora's analysis at all. Compared to the crude human technology, the "aliens" in front of us were definitely many times more advanced. Therefore, all the human ambassadors chose to believe our judgment. They had no choice but to believe it since they couldn't figure anything out anyway.
Sandora still shook her head. "I just said that the possibility of a virus has been ruled out. But if the thing itself carries some poisonous substance, or if the radiation energy causes human genetic mutation, then it is very possible."
"The possibility of that thing being the source of the infection is more than 90%," I said. "But even if you couldn't find out the secret of the crash, you should have collected some information, right? At least you should have a picture and more information so that we can come up with a response plan as soon as possible. "
"Of course," the leader immediately replied. "Although we couldn't collect any actual scientific research data, we still have a lot of satellite and drone images. I have the relevant information with me …"
The leader said as he took out a small USB flash drive from his shirt pocket. Then, he suddenly became embarrassed.
"This …" The leader hesitated as he raised the USB flash drive in his hand. "Do you use USB?"
The fifth type of contact rule: When meeting with aliens, it is best to use the most primitive and understandable method to exchange information. An old photo is better than a USB flash drive.
Obviously, this cute leader didn't think about this at all. He thought that he could find a computer with a USB port in the alien base!
"So troublesome." Sandora sighed and signaled for a Schilling soldier to take the USB flash drive and then put it into a groove on the table next to her. "More than one civilization has made such a low-level mistake."
The mechanical voice echoed in the conference room as the groove closed. "Discovered unknown data carrier … Analyzing composition … Analyzing carrier's principle, analyzing carrier's corresponding technology … Analyzing encoding method … Decoding successful. Generating corresponding interface … Interface ready."
Sandora nodded at me. "It seems that we don't have to stuff Windows XP into the little girl's head in the nest."
"…"
The advanced technology of the aliens shocked everyone once again. The binary data storage technology that humans had painstakingly researched for decades was thoroughly researched in ten seconds. Speaking of which, as a Shiring Apostles on Earth, should I cry or laugh at this moment?
The holographic projection in the center of the conference table was replaced with high-definition photos taken by humans. Just as the leader had said, there were photos from satellites, drones, and all angles. It seemed that the harm of this thing was limited to living beings. The automatic robots weren't affected by the energy radiation when they got close.
"This photo was taken through a satellite," a certain country's defense minister said as he pointed at an image. The latter immediately enlarged it to show the holographic projection. "It's shaped like an arc, with a length of about 120 kilometers and a thickness of only a few kilometers. There are many obvious fracture marks on the edge. It looks like a fragment of a plate or a ring … Uh, how do I exit the full screen?"
I slapped my forehead with my hand. "There is a small screen in front of you. Click on the cross …"
After the defense minister exited the full screen awkwardly, another young man in a suit stood up. It seemed that these photos weren't taken by the same country. Perhaps this was proof of humanity's unity?
"This photo was taken by our drone. It was very close, and we found a very complicated metal structure inside. There are also a lot of unknown isolated spaces. They might be cabins or something, but they're all empty …"
"This photo was the last image that our research team sent back before we lost contact with them. They had already reached the lower part of the foreign object and tried to enter. However, they were already affected by some kind of radiation. Professor Feng, who was the leader of the research team, pressed the shutter in a daze and sent back the photo. We saw a corridor and many messy pipes …"
Sandora and I looked at the images that flashed by with solemn expressions. The situation wasn't good. The mechanical structure … looked too familiar.
Visca, who had been sleeping soundly in my arms, had woken up. She was currently looking at the broken photos with sleepy eyes. Suddenly, she tugged on my shirt and whispered, "Brother, brother, that … looks like the star ring outside Visca's barrier planet …"
I broke out in a cold sweat on the spot. If the radiation in the ring of Veska Rampart were to be released, it would be a piece of cake to destroy an entire ecosystem.
This … It seemed that the biohazard crisis that humanity was facing now was Visca's responsibility?
Uh, I couldn't say that. After all, it wasn't Visca's intention. Or, it could be said that this crazy girl didn't even realize it. Also, no one knew why her star ring had fallen on Earth. It was unreasonable to push the responsibility to Visca, who didn't care at all from the beginning to the end.
Does this count as littering the streets and smashing the flowers and plants on the side of the road?
"Alright, we have a general understanding of the situation." I waved my hand as I looked at the photos of the star ring fragments taken from various angles. "Is there any more information?"
"If it's about the foreign object, this is all the information we have collected. The rest is our research results on the zombie virus, but those things …"
"We don't need them," I said straightforwardly.
I said straightforwardly. Hearing this, the expressions of the representatives of the various countries were very calm …
"We will need to discuss the remaining matters internally." I placed Wesker on the ground and announced the adjournment of the meeting. "All of you can take a short tour around the base under the guidance of our personnel. We will decide on the best solution after that … Mm, that's all …"
After hurriedly ending my speech, I pulled Sandora and left without saying a word. I didn't care about the expressions of the various countries' representatives behind us. Visca's matter was too vexing!
I'll just let the ambassadors think that leaving the guests hanging after the meeting was adjourned was a custom of aliens …
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