Seen Through

As time went by, humanity completed its preparations for setting sail.

When the fleet's exhaust illuminated the Meteorite Belt and was observed by the Nair People, it signified that humanity had embarked on a new journey.

It was at this time that humanity sent a Nair Civilization letter to the Nair People, and at the end, informed them about the broadcast of the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance.

Because their own interests were also at stake at this time, when humans explained this matter to the Nair People, they mostly spoke ill of the Silver Heart Alliance, portraying it as a fraudulent group, a place where joining meant losing freedom and being deprived of development potential.

Perhaps because the relationship between humans and the Nair People wasn't too bad, the message had a pretty good effect after it was sent out, with most of the Nair People high-ranking officials taking it as a well-intentioned reminder.

However, some of the Nair People thought about things that humans hadn't considered.

Today is the day humans set sail to leave, and it is also the last short-delay communication between humans and the Nair People. Therefore, the Nair People had previously negotiated with humans, led by their Grand Governor, all came to the large Conference Room.

At this moment, they are all fixed in their positions, watching the engine exhaust flames that look like shining stars against the backdrop of the dark universe.

The Nair People have Compound Eyes, and their visual perception is very different from that of humans. Therefore, the structure and construction of their display screens are also very different from those of humans. If you were to look at their screens with human eyes, it would probably be very difficult to distinguish the objects on the screen.

"Your Grand Governor, do you say that this human fleet is truly a Cosmic Exploration Fleet, as they claim?"

Just as all the Nair People were watching the screen, feeling somewhat melancholic as the humans departed, a Nair People military officer suddenly spoke to their Grand Governor with these words.

"Hmm? Ulta, you mean..." The Grand Governor didn't speak; instead, a rather robust-looking Nair People next to him answered him.

The Nair People known as Ulta remained silent for a moment, then vibrated his abdominal vocal organs, first uttering a series of interjections, and then said, "Originally, I didn't feel anything was wrong, but after they sent me the message about the Silver Heart Alliance Broadcast, I felt something was off."

"Something's not right? They kindly reminded us to be careful of this force, so why is something wrong?" the burly Nair People asked, puzzled.

Ulta glanced at the Grand Governor, who then raised his claws and snapped them a few times. Urta understood that the Grand Governor was telling him to continue.

"Here's the thing, think about it. Human Civilization says that the Silver Heart Alliance's broadcast was intended to deceive Low-level Civilization, and we'll take that as true for now. But have you considered that, according to the Milky Way Galaxy Basic Common Sense Information humans have given us, the Silver Heart Alliance is at least a Level Six Civilization? What reason would such a powerful civilization have to deceive lower- Low-level Civilization and get them to join them? In other words, why would they do this?"

Upon hearing Ulta's words, all the Nair People fell into deep thought.

After a long while, a Nair People vibrated his abdominal vocal organs and said, "Ulta, I think I understand what you mean. You mean that humans know the motives, but they haven't told us."

Ulta raised his claw and snapped it three times in agreement, but then added, "That's true, but that's not the point. I think humans definitely know the reason, and they haven't told us all the information they know. And don't you think that humans buying scientists and Research Personnel from us is closely related to this hidden information?"

"Ulta, are you saying that humanity also has the same goal as the Silver Heart Alliance: to collect individuals from various civilizations in the universe to serve their own purposes?"

"Yes."

"What about those Nair People who follow them?"

"That's why I've always been against it."

Upon hearing Ulta's words, everyone fell silent. They were well aware of the potential harm, but what could they do? If they hadn't agreed to the human purchase in the name of the research team, who knows what other trouble might have arisen.

We might end up with nothing, and there's even the risk of conflict. The most crucial thing is that, judging from the warship data, it's clear we can't win.

That's why, even though they knew it was just a different way of saying "human," the high-ranking Nair People agreed to the request and wisely refrained from sending warships.

At this moment, the Grand Governor said, "Alright, Ulta, this has already happened, so let's not dwell on it anymore. Continue. From what you just said, it seems that this human fleet is not a Cosmic Exploration Fleet. Tell me what happened."

Seeing that the Grand Governor had spoken, Ulta stopped dwelling on it and turned to look at the Grand Governor, saying, "Yes, Grand Governor, gentlemen, think about it, with our navigation capabilities, are we capable of sending a fleet to explore the universe and feeding back all the information we find to the Civilization Headquarters?"

"According to Human Civilization, we belong to Level 2 Civilization, with a travel speed of only 30% of the speed of light. Crossing various Star System is not a problem, but exploring the universe is... well, Lord Ulta, are you saying that what Human Civilization says about space exploration fleets is false?" A Nair People seemed to be cracking his knuckles, looking incredulous.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, this fleet isn't some kind of Cosmic Exploration Fleet, but rather the entirety of Human Civilization. They're either Interstellar Pirate or a Wandering Civilization," Ulta said. "Only in this way can we explain why they're so eager to buy our scientists. Because a civilization of their size would be most lacking in population size. Have you noticed that?"

At this point, Ulta raised his right claw and pointed to the accelerating human fleet on the screen, saying, "Their warships are divided into two parts, one in front and one behind. The ships in the middle are obviously various types of Residential Spaceship. Those cylindrical ships can't be faked."

"That makes sense. So, does Your Excellency Ulta believe that all the information that Human Civilization has given us is false?" one of the Nils asked.

Ulta looked over and saw that the person asking the question was a biologist Er.

"No, Dr. Er, I think it should be true," Ulta explained, vibrating his abdominal vocal cords. "Because I'm more inclined to believe they are a Wandering Civilization."

"So what? They're gone now," Er said again.

"Think about it, everyone. If we tell this news to the Second Star Region, what do you think they will do?" Ulta let out the laughter unique to the Nair People.

Happy Winter Solstice, everyone! What are you eating: Dumplings, glutinous rice balls, or Ciba?