Hot and Cold

Before anyone could answer, this member of the Think Tank spoke up, "If it were me, I would do everything in my power to dispel this War Fog, because I don't know what's hidden inside, and as long as the fog isn't cleared, I won't dare risk dividing my forces to attack."

"Because if I divide my forces, they might be annihilated by the enemy's superior numbers hidden in the fog. Moreover, I worry that if I divide my forces, the 293 Residential Spaceship behind me will be vulnerable to a surprise attack due to their weak defenses."

This member seemed to have a breakthrough in his thinking, and he continued his analysis, "Actually, there is an important factor here, and that is resources! Under normal circumstances, the Kun-Tai Civilization would not have to worry about the destruction of probes or raiding squads, and could even spare no effort to explore the War Fog. Unfortunately, the Kun-Tai Civilization is currently limited in resources and energy, and every ship destroyed is one less to be destroyed!"

"Faced with this situation, the Kun-Tai Civilization has no choice but to leave, dare not delay, and is hesitant to attack. Therefore, I believe that we do not need to consider how to keep the Kun-Tai Civilization in a large-scale offensive. We only need to do our best to keep the Asteroid Belt in a state of War Fog!"

"In this process, we don't even need to worry about the Kunlun-Class Warship's warships being discovered by them, because even if they do discover them, they won't be able to determine exactly how many warships we have hidden in the Asteroid Belt."

Upon hearing these words, Yue Yuan suddenly felt enlightened. Yes, as long as the War Fog is maintained, the enemy will be in the light while we remain in the dark.

The opposing side was also short of resources, and in this situation, it was the Kun-Tai Civilization that was in a hurry. In war, once things get rushed, mistakes are likely to be made, and if a mistake is made, then humanity will suffer a fatal blow.

Isn't this the situation that has been planned for so many years? Isn't this the so-called "first make yourself invincible, then Awaiting the Enemy's Defeat"? Invincibility lies in oneself, vulnerability lies in the enemy.

Yue Yuan felt that his previous thinking had been somewhat stuck in the dark. Despite making so many arrangements, he had been pondering this problem for a long time without finding a solution.

"Good!"

Thinking of this, Yue Yuan first affirmed the member of the Think Tank, and then said with bright eyes, "Then, let's convey this message to the Kunlun-Class Warship and Mount Wudang-Class Warship!"

"Chief, should we still reply to the Kun-Tai Civilization?" a scholar asked.

"Go back, why wouldn't we?! As long as the Asteroid Belt remains shrouded in mist, the longer we drag this out, the greater the consumption of the Kun-Tai Civilization will be, while we won't have to worry about energy resources. With this shift in balance, our chances of winning will only increase." Yue Yuan smiled at the scholar. "We'll just have them leave Aldebaran, then draw a Red Line for them, and leave the rest to them to decide."

"That being said, is it possible that this Kun-Tai Civilization fleet is actually an exploration fleet?" the expert next to the scholar asked worriedly.

"So what if it is? Tier 1 Civilization takes hundreds of years to travel between stars. By the time their main force arrives, we'll be long gone," Yue Yuan replied patiently, in a good mood.

Thus, following the discussion among Yue Yuan and others on the Lyra, the Mount Wudang-Class Warship sent a reply to the Kun-Tai Civilization Fleet.

3 hours and 36 minutes later.

Another anxious Ultrasound voice rang out from the Kun-Tai Civilization Flagship; it was Mo Tuotuo speaking to Pierce.

"Lord Pierce, Human Civilization has replied. They asked us to send over a list of the types of technology we want to exchange. They need to see what kind of technology it is before deciding whether to agree to our supply request. Also, they said they need to see our sincerity and asked us to withdraw those eight probes first."

"I can see it!" Pierce looked at Mo Tuotuo, who was about to undergo abnormal development, and let out a laugh unique to the Kuntai People. She seemed to be in a good mood. "It seems that this Human Civilization is not stupid. They didn't mention a word about the 'Milky Way Galaxy Civilization First Convention' that we mentioned before, as well as the 'Eighth Rule of Coexistence among Milky Way Galaxy Civilizations' and 'Star Sector Beacons' that we proposed. They should already know that we have seen through what we said and that they don't believe our rhetoric. They should have done this a long time ago! Mo Tuotuo, have the scientists make up a list and send it to them."

"Yes, Your Lord Pierce!" Mo Tuotuo replied and left.

Having learned from their first experience sending a message, Kun-Tai Civilization quickly resolved the translation issue.

Eight hours after the reply was sent, the Kun-Tai Civilization received another response from humanity.

Then, on the flagship of the Kun-Tai Civilization, Mo Tuotuo's Ultrasound voice rang out again. "Lord Pierce, the Human Civilization says that we are not sincere. They have already implemented the technology we sent, and they want us to exchange it for something of value."

"Cold Nuclear Fusion technology wasn't included?" Pierce asked in surprise.

"It's been added!" Mo Tuotuo replied.

Upon hearing this answer, Pierce fell into deep thought.

She couldn't make up her mind for a while, so she called a meeting with a group of Kuntai People. After discussing for a long time, she compiled a new list and sent it to the humans.

Ten hours later, the humans replied again, still saying that the Kun-Tai Civilization was not sincere, and they also gave a bunch of high-sounding reasons for friendly exchanges between the two sides.

The Kun-Tai Civilization then boasted about its list, claiming it contained specialized technologies and the like.

The Kun-Tai Civilization did not expect that when it came to specialized technology, Human Civilization changed its usual indifference and asked a lot of questions about specialized technology in its reply. It also said that it was very interested and that the Kun-Tai Civilization might use this technology to exchange for the right to develop Aldebaran's resources.

Seeing the results, Kun-Tai Civilization became serious and began to boast about his fabricated expertise in subsequent exchanges of information.

Humans, of course, seemed to believe it to be true and showed great interest.

After this back and forth, more than a month had passed.

During this period, the Kun-Tai Civilization discovered that Human Civilization always seemed to suddenly become interested, and then, just as they were about to reach a conclusion, they would suddenly dart around other topics such as the rules of communication Cosmic Civilizations or friendly exchanges between civilizations. After discussing these topics, they would suddenly become interested in other technologies on the list. This happened again and again, as if they were always keeping their distance from you, but when you stopped, they would suddenly flirt with you.

This made the Kun-Tai Civilization very uncomfortable.

In one reply, the Kun-Tai Civilization finally couldn't help but say, "Your Human Civilization has no sincerity."

The result was an angry response.

Mo Tuotuo roared in the bridge as usual, but this time he was even more furious. "Lord Pierce, the hateful Human Civilization says we slander them, that we don't respect their character, and then they demand that we leave Aldebaran immediately. They also said that we must withdraw those eight probes within a day, or they will open fire and destroy them. This is outrageous! How could they do this!"