Will Not Let This Go
This news awakened a small number of humans who were in hibernation, mostly key decision-makers.
As the leader, Yue Yuan would definitely have to wake up. Even knowing that his lifespan was short, he still had to wake up to deal with the situation, because what humanity was waiting for was news of the Dog-Headed People Fleet and the Kuntai People Fleet.
Yes, news has come back from both fleets.
At the time, the Kuntai People Fleet was relatively close to the Dog-Headed People Fleet, so they received news of the Dog-Headed People Fleet's destruction earlier than the humans.
The fleet Commander decided to halt the journey to the Interstellar Transaction Market because she deduced that something was amiss with the Dog-Headed People, and ordered the fleet to turn back to the Star System from which they had departed to await further orders.
The Kuntai People are different from the Dog-Headed People. Their Tai Form is much stronger than their Kun form, both in terms of intelligence and various physical attributes. Therefore, after being selected by humans, those who can board the ship are basically all in Tai Form.
Because of their ability to reproduce, the Tai Form is defined as female in human culture.
By the time humanity received the message, the Kuntai People Fleet should have entered a long-term hibernation.
What do you think?
Once awake and back to work, Yue Yuan looked at the other people in the Conference Room and began to speak.
Yue Yuan already had some insights and general ideas in mind, as well as corresponding solutions, but he still preferred to listen to other people's opinions.
This isn't an emergency, so there's no need for unilateral decisions, and it's better to gather ideas from all sides.
"Commander Yue, there's definitely something wrong with this."
The speaker was a man in military uniform who looked to be in his forties. His physical functions had clearly entered the normal aging stage, and he was one of the standing committee members of the Command Department.
He was also one of Yue Yuan's capable subordinates in handling matters of Human Civilization.
He was one of the high-ranking officers who were awakened this time. Other high-ranking officers included Man Yuemei, Yu Nanfeng, Shi Lifen, Bu Guiyu, and Gu Younian. Some of them were scientists, while others were fleet Commander and officers.
"We know there's a problem, get to the point," said Bu Guiyu.
He's a straightforward person, not one to beat around the bush, and his style of doing things is the same. Now, seeing that the person who spoke first paused halfway through their sentence, he naturally spoke up as well.
"Hmm." The standing committee member who had spoken earlier paused briefly before continuing, "What I meant was that the problem lies with the Interstellar Transaction Market, not the pirates."
Whether out of habit or not, the standing committee member paused for a breath before explaining, "I think one of the Dog-Headed People's analyses is correct. In the vast sea of stars, it's impossible for Interstellar Pirate to encounter them by chance during their voyage. The probability is too small, making it unimaginable that they have no connection with the Interstellar Transaction Market."
Yes, although the Dog-Headed People's messages said that the Interstellar Pirate's warships looked vastly different from the Interstellar Transaction Market's warships, anyone can disguise themselves. Since the Interstellar Transaction Market wants to have their cake and eat it too, they certainly wouldn't use their own warships for such a thing.
At this moment, Gu Younian, the adjutant of the Lyra, spoke up, "So you mean that there is actually no Interstellar Transaction Market at all, and that there is only a certain civilization using the Interstellar Transaction Market as bait to fish in this star system?"
"Yes." The standing committee member slightly raised his head, nodded to Gu Younian sitting opposite him, then looked around at everyone present and gestured for another standing committee member who wanted to speak to let him finish first:
"They must have somehow learned that this star system is relatively safe. Only in this way can we explain why they dared to Electromagnetic Wave Broadcast so openly in this star system. I believe their goal must be to find the home planet of other civilizations."
The words of this standing committee member reminded Yue Yuan of the Awakeners. When the Awakeners brought humanity to this star system, did they already know that there were no advanced civilizations in this star system? If so, this star system can be considered a relatively Safe Star Region.
At this point, the Standing Committee member spoke again, saying, "As for why the Interstellar Transaction Market doesn't directly eliminate the Dog-Headed People Fleet in its Star System, it's probably just in case."
"You mean, to prevent situations like the Dog-Headed People being able to pass messages to us now?" Gu Younian asked cooperatively.
"Yes!" The Standing Committee member nodded and said, "In the information that was sent back, the Dog-Headed People mentioned that they had their fleet form a broadcast array in the Interstellar Transaction Market, but the Interstellar Transaction Market stopped them. I think that's the reason. They wanted the Interstellar Transaction Market to know that the Dog-Headed People Fleet had the ability to Electromagnetic Wave Broadcast, so they did not choose to take action in the market."
"That makes sense!" Man Yuemei had been listening for a while, frowned and analyzed along this line of thought, "If the Interstellar Transaction Market and the Interstellar Pirate are fishing activities of the same civilization, then I think their motive should be those 500,000 Dog-Headed People that were traded away."
The Dog-Headed People Commander handled the matter well, but there were still some shortcomings. If he hadn't prevented the 500,000 Dog-Headed People involved in the trade from committing suicide so quickly, perhaps...
"No, Vice Commander Man, I actually think the Dog-Headed People Commander handled it well. Putting aside the unpredictability of Interstellar Pirate, his decision to have the 500,000 Dog-Headed People he traded commit suicide was just right." It was Bu Guiyu who spoke, his gaze fixed on Man Yuemei, his lips moving as he continued:
"It was precisely because of their suicides that we were able to prevent the Interstellar Transaction Market from obtaining more information about us from them. You must understand, the Interstellar Transaction Market is also Level 3 Civilization, and they may also possess Mind Imprint technology. If they had committed suicides later, those Dog-Headed People that were traded out might not have been our Dog-Headed People."
At this moment, Shi Lifen, a scientist, spoke up, "That makes sense, so how should we choose now?"
"Simple, just wipe out that Interstellar Transaction Market." The speaker was Man Yuemei.
"But we don't have any concrete evidence. What if the Interstellar Transaction Market says it was all done by Interstellar Pirate? Wouldn't that be embarrassing for us?" Shi Lifen said blankly.
"Evidence?!" Man Yuemei was somewhat surprised, but then she put on a cold and aloof expression. "What evidence do you need? Our guess is the evidence. They are in cahoots."
Bu Guiyu said with a hint of murderous intent, "Yes, I agree with Vice Commander Man's opinion. Our subordinates were slaughtered after the transaction was completed, which is the best reason. His Interstellar Transaction Market can't even control the pirates in this star field, so what kind of trading market is it? Moreover, anyone who dares to slaughter our subordinates, whether they are Interstellar Pirate or Interstellar Transaction Market, will have to pay the price."
"But the Dog-Headed People's message says that the Interstellar Transaction Market might contain artifacts from Level 4 Civilization. Isn't this a bit hasty?" a member of the Standing Committee frowned.
"Whether the Interstellar Transaction Market even exists is debatable, let alone this claim that we've never even seen. Anyway, I don't think this matter can be left like this," Bu Guiyu replied.
After saying just one sentence, Yue Yuan, who had been listening intently, also agreed that they should charge in, because he had reason to believe that the Life Elixir were genuine. Of course, the debt of annihilating the Dog-Headed People Fleet also needed to be settled.
He surmised that the relationship between the Interstellar Transaction Market and the Interstellar Pirate might also be one of superior and subordinate, even if they were not from the same civilization.
Just like the Dog-Headed People Fleet and the Kuntai People Fleet created by humans.
Thinking this through, Yue Yuan said, "This debt must be settled!"