The Choice

Yue Yuan speculated that the so-called interaction using technology should be real, just like Neutrino Communication, because only real bait can lure fish to take the bait.

But what can you really do? They're all just Tier 1 Civilization; what good stuff could they possibly have?

Therefore, Yue Yuan shared his thoughts with everyone in order to fill in any gaps.

"Chief, I think the Perseus Commonwealth theory is definitely a lie. Just as we guessed, the Kun-Tai Civilization has gone through a long journey and is short of resources. What they need most right now is supplies. The Perseus Commonwealth theory is just a sham."

After speaking, one of the Think Tank members glanced at Yue Yuan's face but couldn't discern any expression. After a moment's consideration, he added, "We can first see what kind of technology they're offering in exchange, and also get a feel for their capabilities. As for their demand to give up part of the Asteroid Belt, that's definitely not something we can agree to. Let's see what they can do!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Yuan nodded, but that did not mean he agreed with the statement.

"What about you?" Yue Yuan didn't rush to comment on the Think Tank's remarks, but instead looked at the others.

"Chief, perhaps we could leave them there, and then use transport ships to deliver some supplies to them from the Asteroid Belt, thus getting them to leave Aldebaran," someone suggested.

"It is absolutely unacceptable to aid the enemy." Yue Yuan rejected this idea outright.

There are 120 Mountain-Class Warship on the other side. Humanity's current advantage is its abundant resources. If we were to send supplies and energy to the other side, wouldn't we be courting death?

Upon hearing Yue Yuan's words, the member of the Think Tank pondered for a moment and then said, "But we still need to figure out what their so-called technology is. I think we can continue to negotiate with them. Anyway, the longer it drags on, the more advantageous it will be for us. Perhaps we can even figure out what their so-called 'beacon' is."

After this member of the Think Tank finished speaking, many other experts and scholars expressed their opinions, but most of them revolved around the dialogue with the Kun-Tai Civilization.

Seeing this, Yue Yuan had no choice but to wave his hand to interrupt the discussion, then he shook his head. "You... don't seem to understand the current situation."

After a pause, once everyone had quieted down, Yue Yuan continued, "The issue now isn't about how to communicate through breathing tests. You should know that when you learn more about the other person through mutual testing, they will also learn more about us."

"What we cannot accept most right now is that they are probing our strength, because we have more than four million compatriots behind us, and the existence of our Residential Spaceship must not be exposed. So what I am worried about now is not communication, but how to cripple them in one fell swoop."

At this point, Yue Yuan instructed the communications officer to display a map of the Asteroid Belt where humanity is located and the region containing Giant Gas Planet on the large screen. He then walked to the screen, pointed to various locations on it, and said, "Look, if our Residential Spaceship is exposed, their fleet will likely not form a large formation like it is now, but will instead advance in segments from here, here, and here!" As Yue Yuan spoke, the remote sensing signal in his hand was detected by the large screen, which then marked the locations he pointed to as prominent dots.

"The enemy outnumbers us. If they really do this, it will be difficult for our ten Mountain-Class Warships to intercept and strike them from all sides. Don't forget that outer space is Three-Dimensional Space. They can attack from the left and right, as well as from above and below, and even from behind."

"You've all seen the simulated battles between the Mountain-Class Warship and the Second-class warships. Only the Mountain-Class Warship -Mountain-Class Warship can deal with them. Other smaller warships simply can't penetrate the armor of the Mountain-Class Warship; they'd just be easy prey."

"So what we need to consider now is not communication, but how to get them to attack us from the front in a large formation. Only if they launch a large-scale frontal attack can all our previous surprise attack plans, including Self-Detonating Shuttle, Self-Detonating Carrier-Based Aircraft attacks from Space Carrier, and attacks on their Residential Spaceship by Callisto-Class Warship and Escort Ship, be based on this premise."

"Only if they haven't discovered our Residential Spaceship can such a raid cause them chaos; otherwise, it's a desperate exchange of homes, resulting in mutual destruction."

From the very beginning, Yue Yuan never intended to coexist peacefully with the Kun-Tai Civilization that had come from afar. As the saying goes, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts, let alone aliens. So, half a year before the Kun-Tai Civilization arrived at Aldebaran, they ordered all human Residential Spaceship to move behind the Giant Gas Planet to perform low-orbit maneuvers and concealment.

The so-called low-orbit maneuvering stealth refers to the Residential Spaceship maintaining a certain amount of power to always keep itself on one side of the planet.

Relying on planets for covert operations, the lower the orbit, the better the concealment.

As for why the Residential Spaceship wasn't allowed to land directly on Aldebaran-Kongming Star, there's only one reason: the Residential Spaceship couldn't land.

As for the technology exchange proposed by the Kun-Tai Civilization, Yue Yuan did not dislike it, but rather wanted to acquire it by adopting the posture of a victor.

After understanding Yue Yuan's thoughts, a high-ranking Command Department shook his head and said, "Commander Yue, this is probably a bit difficult. Anyone with a little military knowledge knows that the Asteroid Belt is a good place for ambushes. The aliens aren't stupid either; how could they advance in large formations without conducting reconnaissance?"

"We don't need them to actually penetrate the Asteroid Belt. As long as they get close enough to our weapons' range, that's fine." Yue Yuan frowned. He had been thinking about this problem for a long time but hadn't come up with a good solution.

Lure the Enemy Deep the asteroid belt sounds easy, but it's actually very difficult, because as long as a probe enters the Asteroid Belt, it will definitely discover human warships hidden there.

This isn't a question of how well it's hidden, but rather a question of the nature of Electromagnetic Wave detection.

Even if warships can be optically stealthy, probes can still detect infrared heat sources. Unless there is an asteroid directly between the warship and the probe, it will definitely be detected.

"Commander Yue, I think we can try a different approach. Since the Self-Detonating Drone on the Space Carrier pose no threat to large warships, we can use them specifically to intercept their probes. We have a large number of drones, so intercepting their probes shouldn't be a problem," a member of the commander's Think Tank analyzed. "We don't need any Lure the Enemy Deep strategy; we just need to destroy all the probes they've sent to the Asteroid Belt!"

"Isn't this blatantly telling them that we have an ambush?" another member retorted.

"So what?" The Think Tank member who offered his idea smiled and then explained, "Even if they know we Asteroid Belt, they don't know how many there are. As long as they don't know our strength or weakness, everything in the Asteroid Belt will remain an inescapable War Fog for them!"

At this point, the member of the Think Tank touched his thick hair and looked at everyone. "Faced with the unfathomable War Fog, what would you do if you were in his shoes?"