"Pfft—"
What the hell was an ancestor?!
Ye Shi had not expected this old man to speak the Human Alliance language. Yet the moment he opened his mouth, he completely left him at a loss.
It reminded him of when they had landed at Golden Gallon Port a long, long time ago.
The people there had also been astonished by their equipment, calling them "iron men."
At least those people had been able to communicate, and things quickly returned to normal.
"Quick, act the part!"
An urgent voice pressed him through the comm channel.
Ye Shi could tell that Jiang Xuezhou, floating in synchronous orbit and watching the show, was even more anxious than he was down here.
"I know..."
Ye Shi answered in a low voice. Then he cleared his throat, switched on his power armor's loudspeaker, and spoke to the old man prostrated before him and the group of young men behind him.
"Everyone... stand up and speak."
Most of them could not understand what he was saying, but the old man did. Muttering something under his breath, he shakily rose to his feet.
The young men prostrated behind him did the same.
The confusion once written across their faces had turned into solemnity and reverence under the old man's incessant explanation.
"What are they even saying?" Unable to understand their discussion at all, Ye Shi kept a calm expression on the surface, but he was panicking inside.
Jiang Xuezhou said, "I don't know either... but I made a language-behavior analysis model before. It might come in handy."
Ye Shi's heart leaped with joy.
"Damn, that's awesome! When did you make that?"
Jiang Xuezhou said, "A while ago... and it was because you were always saying weird things!"
Ye Shi chuckled.
Looks like talking trash when bored did