Deciphering
Yue Yuan first skimmed through the information, then glanced around and noticed that everyone was still staring at the big screen. So he didn't rush to speak, but instead opened his Personal Terminal and started looking at it by himself.
After Zheng Shan uploaded the deciphered content, it was automatically synchronized to the Central Computer and the Personal Terminal of everyone present. Therefore, Yue Yuan's Personal Terminal also had the deciphered information.
However, Yue Yuan did not read the content again. Instead, he flipped through the information and, after flipping through a large section of the dictionary, found explanations from human language researchers and cryptographers regarding the content that had been deciphered or translated.
Humans have developed a habit of annotating the meaning of individual words after translating a complete sentence when deciphering alien languages or translating other languages. This deciphering and translation is no exception.
The translated content consists of sentences compiled from the overall meaning of the text after collaborative discussion among linguists, while the annotations contain their specific understanding of the extraterrestrial language and the reasons for the translation.
Because of the significant cultural differences between the two sides, the existence of annotations is crucial, as they may contain the original logic of the extraterrestrial language. These annotations involve not only linguists but also the perspectives of sociologists.
Therefore, while browsing the annotations, Yue Yuan understood why expressions like "star field range/location of power" and "navigation/movement/journey" appeared in the translated sentences.
According to sociologists, this is because of the characteristics of the Unknown Civilization. Just as humans walk on two feet, which is called walking, aliens, perhaps due to their form, should be described by terms like moving or shifting.
Of course, when translating, in order to enable most people to quickly understand the meaning contained in the information, the words used by linguists are corrected according to human cognition, so such words cannot appear in the main text.
In addition, Yue Yuan also learned that the "Nair" in the Nair Civilization mentioned in the translation was not a transliteration, since Electromagnetic Wave signals could not possibly have syllables that humans could hear. Nor was it a specific semantic translation, but rather a figurative term given by humans themselves.
Simply put, humans created a word to name this Unknown Civilization. The reason is that there is too little information; the codebreakers have no idea what this Unknown Civilization's self-designation refers to.
Oh, no, it's not that I know nothing at all.
By comparing the dictionary sent by the Unknown Civilization, human linguists discovered that "Nair" should correspond to the name of a species in the culture or ecosystem of the Unknown Civilization. However, since there is no corresponding category in human dictionaries, they forcibly created the name "Nair" for this purpose.
Judging from the annotations, it's roughly similar to "human beings," where intelligent beings within their own species name their own civilization.
This is similar to the Kun-Tai Civilization. However, compared to the significant differences in the "Kun" and "Tai" characteristics of the Nair Civilization Kun-Tai Civilization, the characteristics of the Nair civilization are unknown to humankind.
A little while later, Yue Yuan, who was looking down at the annotations, heard a rustling discussion around him, as if everyone present had almost finished reading.
"Tell me about it!" Yue Yuan raised his head, interrupting the discussion about the novel.
Sure enough, in such situations, the first person to speak is always someone who studies Cosmic Sociology.
"Commander-in-Chief, gentlemen, let me begin!" A sociology scholar tapped a few times on his Personal Terminal with one hand, then looked around at everyone and continued, "First of all, based on our previous assessment of the actions of those three spaceships, we can easily conclude that the Nair Civilization has most likely come into contact with other civilizations."
"Secondly, I dare say that there is a greater than 98% chance that the Yellow Dwarf Star ahead is an important star system within the sphere of influence of the Nair Civilization. It may not be the birthplace, but it should be a place for expansion and immigration, or an important production base for some kind of material, based on the patrol distance of their patrol teams."
Everyone nodded secretly, understanding the meaning behind those words.
The human fleet is currently one light-year away from the three Nair Civilization ships, while the Yellow Dwarf Star is approximately three light-years away. Two light-years is not a short distance for Level 2 Civilization, so it's insignificant and there's no reason for them to travel that far.
This sociologist used rather precise language; he was referring to expanding immigration, not to terms like non-colonialism or interstellar colonization.
Clearly, he believed that the starry sky territory mentioned by the Nair Civilization was not acquired through colonization, but rather through natural migration.
When it comes to interstellar expansion, many people think of interstellar colonization. However, colonization generally refers to the migration of people from a powerful nation to the regions it conquers, which implies the plunder and enslavement of the local people.
In the interstellar era, it's impossible to find life in a neighboring Star System. Therefore, the expansion of interstellar life based on Star System mostly involves exploring barren planets. Even if settlements are established there, they can only be for immigrants.
The sociologist continued, "From this perspective, the Nair Civilization should be a civilization that hasn't lost its home planet. They rely on their home star system to expand their living space outwards. A civilization existing in this way will have its occupied star systems proportional to its length of existence. If the Nair Civilization has been in space long enough, it's possible that all the star systems ahead are within their sphere of influence."
"As for the various information and statements they have asked us to provide, I think there are two possibilities: first, they have indeed encountered other civilizations and made contact with them in this way, which is a common claim; second, they are impromptu claims intended to stall our probes."
Regardless of the interpretation, the Nair Civilization conveys a very direct feeling. Of course, it's also possible they knew we couldn't provide such detailed information, and this was intentional.
After listening to the sociologist's words, everyone present felt as if they had received a profound and insightful lecture. Scholars from other fields then spoke, but because Nair Civilization's words contained little information, their remarks were largely uninformative.
However, when it came to how to respond and deal with the situation, everyone became quite lively.
Yue Yuan listened quietly to the conversation, and occasionally, after the silence, some people would speak.
A response is necessary, but the key is the attitude with which it is given, and how humanity should proceed.