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"Now we've truly become a thorn in the side of the Meteor Guards and the Purgatory Sect."

Gu Chaoyang watched Chen Jiuwen leave, his expression grave.

"Shouldn't this be a good thing?"

Gu Jinlai, "I read a passage in a classic book: When they can beat you, they find it troublesome to even find a plausible reason; when they investigate you repeatedly, it proves that they are not entirely confident; when they attack you with public opinion, it proves that they can hardly gain an advantage over you through aggression; when they sit down at the negotiating table with you, it proves that they have to compromise with you. Perhaps some of these statements do not apply, but the principle is the same."

Gu Chaoyang seemed to understand something after listening.

"However, negotiation and compromise alone are not enough."

The Gu Jinlai, "The next step, when you can draw your sword, will be the truth in every word you utter."

Gu Chaoyang looked at his ancestor.

His expression was full of reverence.

The current situation was created entirely by the power of our ancestor.

Now that Lingxiao City and Yuanhua City are in their hands, although the potential dangers are enormous, all they need is time.

Take enough time to hone the sword, and wait for the day when it is drawn from its sheath.

The next few months were uneventful.

They enjoyed a rare period of peace, a rare Gu Jinlai.

Only...

The area around Baihe City is in turmoil, with the Meteor Guard repeatedly gathering its forces, and the two sides locked in a fierce confrontation.

No one knows when this great battle will break out.

Akiyama.

A rather large carriage, pulled by two rhinoceros-horned beasts, was slowly traveling along the newly built mountain road.

Sitting in the car were him, Gu Xiangyang, and Nian Buwang.

Outside the carriage, Gu Chifeng and more than ten men surrounded it, acting as guards.

When one goes out to Spirit Refining, one almost never goes alone.

Even Spirit Transformation cultivators are almost all like this.

Because even at their level, if they were caught in the midst of a massive army, they would still be in danger of dying.

In this situation, if there were three to five Core Forming disciples nearby to share the firepower...

Even if they don't defeat the army, they can at least calmly fight their way out from among thousands of troops.

"Ancestor, news has come from Yuanhua City that they have asked someone to buy fourteen Swift Dragons, which are on their way to Lingxiao City."

Gu Xiangyang was speaking in the carriage.

"Swift Dragon".

Gu Jinlai nodded.

This world is a desolate wilderness inhabited by all sorts of ferocious beasts.

This includes creatures like dinosaurs, which are extinct on Blue Star.

The Velociraptor is similar to the Velociraptor, but it is not as long and slender.

The Swift Dragon is taller and more robust.

Adult velociraptors are around 1.8 meters tall, 2.2 meters long, and can weigh up to 1,000 kilograms.

This is an absolute ferocious beast, a war beast!

However, Gu Jinlai's purpose in having the Gu Clan purchase the Swift Dragon was not to tame it into a battle beast, but to prepare it for Gu Chifeng and others in the future.

Although Gu Chifeng possessed the physique of High-ranking Demonic Beast, his explosive power and endurance were still somewhat lacking.

He plans to let them live with these velociraptors as pets for now, and after he completes the radar and Sky Eye projects, he will start training these velociraptors into Tyrannosaurus Rex.

At that time, riding Tyrannosaurus Rex that can run at speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour and carrying thousands of kilograms of bullets, each of them will be able to defeat a 10,000-strong army through hit-and-run tactics.

"Has the sixth batch of Yuanling Pills arrived?"

Gu Jinlai, he glanced outside.

There, a metal structure with a diameter of 500 meters stands on the open ground.

The "Sky Eye" model was finally completed after nearly half a year of work by thousands of craftsmen.

Gu Xiangyang followed the ancestor's gaze and glanced at him.

Although he didn't know what his ancestors' purpose was in creating such a huge mold, with the precedent of the "Thunder" machine gun and close-in weapon system before him, they not only did not try to dissuade him, but also did their best to complete the mission.

"We bought up all over Star Province and had people secretly infiltrate Chi Province, Jiangzhou, and Lanzhou, and finally purchased the sixth batch of ten Yuanling Pills."

Gu Xiangyang Road.

In order to purchase all these pills, the Heavenly Gang Sect has already spent more than half of the tens of millions of taels of profit it had seized.

Fortunately, the Gu Clan also seized several million taels of silver from Linfeng City, so they are not short of money in the short term.

"Send someone to Baizhou and Huangzhou as well. The more Yuanling Pills, the better."

Admonitions from Gu Jinlai.

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."

Gu Xiangyang nodded cautiously.

"Ancestor."

The carriage stopped, and Gu Junlei and a group of craftsmen were already waiting outside.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Gu Jinlai announced, "Each participant will be rewarded with ten taels of silver! The craftsmen will be rewarded with an additional thirty taels!"

"On behalf of everyone, I thank the ancestor."

Gu Junlei said with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries for a short while, Gu Jinlai instructed Gu Xiangyang to arrange for the evacuation of the craftsmen.

However, the three hundred soldiers who were originally stationed there to maintain order did not leave.

Not only did they not leave, their numbers grew to a thousand.

This thousand-strong force will be led by Gu Yunxin, who condensed the body of High-ranking Demonic Beast three days ago, and will be stationed here to guard the "Heavenly Eye" system.

"Radio telescope".

Gu Jinlai to stand before this enormous spherical mold.

The mold has been made.

He was at a loss as to how to make use of it.

Compared to radar, the FAST radio telescope is more technologically advanced; there is no relevant information about it, not even in books or online.

He had already mentally reviewed this point two months ago, when the project was nearing completion.

He lacked the relevant knowledge.

"Even though he's a college graduate, he still has so many blind spots in his knowledge."

Gu Jinlai shook his head. "I've thought about it carefully these past few days. There are two methods left for me. One is to honestly force the spiritual connection and let the 'Heavenly Eye' model grow into the shape I want, but..."

He stared at the terrifying size of the "Sky Eye"...

It's obvious how low the feasibility is without even thinking about it.

Therefore, only the second option remains.

"Anyway, radio telescopes and receiving antennas are very similar in nature, so I'll just use it as a super-large antenna for now. I know about antennas. I even tried to repair the dish antennas I used when I was a kid, well, I didn't get it right."

With this in mind, Gu Jinlai instructed Gu Chifeng to guard the surrounding area, while he leaped into the air and went directly to the center of the dish antenna.

"Let's have a True Spirit possession first, to set a direction."

Gu Jinlai, people have been distracted, glancing briefly at the spiritual world.

During this period, in order to ensure that he had complete control over Yuanhua City and Lingxiao City, he went to the county town below more than once to eliminate some malignant tumors that threatened stability, and naturally gained several clear-sighted benefits in the process.

After using some of these clear lights, six remain.

Of these six paths, four were prepared by him for the "Sky Eye" system.

"True Spirit."

Take a deep breath, Gu Jinlai.

Spirituality surges, consciousness is drawn.

A wondrous world, where all things possess a spirit, unfolded before him.

He stood in the center of the dish antenna, his senses filled with the faint fluctuations of the antenna's "life."

As his True Spirit was infused, the number of spirits began to increase, and the antenna's "life" fluctuations gradually intensified, like a colossal creature slowly awakening from its slumber.

But...

It's too big.

Gu Jinlai, its yearning for "spirituality" has been clearly felt.

This is a massive hole that even if he were to throw his entire True Spirit into it, he would never be able to complete the shared spirit.

"The requirements are too high."

Gu Jinlai took a deep breath. "In the past few months, I have been cultivating the Eternal Furnace, and I have hardly strengthened my physique. On the contrary, my spiritual awareness has increased to the peak of the Celestial Master level, not far from becoming a Grand Celestial Master."

Based on his previous speculation, the spiritual consciousness of a Grand Celestial Master was enough for him to complete the condensation of his True Spirit and cultivate an existence similar to... one that was born with congenital deficiencies.

Although it is weaker than a true True Spirit, at least there is no need to worry about spiritual depletion after each possession by True Spirit.

However, even though the spiritual awareness was more than twice as strong as when the True Spirit possessed him for the first time, the shared spiritual "third eye" was still powerless.

This feeling...

"As a second-best option, the reception effect is reduced from galaxy level to planetary level."

Gu Jinlai, a single thought can evoke a feeling.

In a short time, the complex "Sky Eye" quickly became simple.

It's like someone who originally wanted to build a military radar changing their mind to build a civilian radio; the difficulty level drops by more than a fraction.

For the rest of the time Gu Jinlai stayed by the "Heavenly Eye" and continuously took Yuanling Pills to cultivate a spiritual connection with it.

This method of exhausting one's spiritual consciousness each time and then quickly replenishing it significantly improves the efficiency of spiritual consciousness refinement, allowing his spiritual consciousness to accumulate and deepen, bringing him closer and closer to becoming a Grand Celestial Master.

Just as the Gu Jinlai continued to guide the evolution of the "Heavenly Eye" through the method of possession by the True Spirit, so that it could quickly break away from the "mold" level and have some basic electromagnetic signal receiving capabilities, a special electromagnetic wave broke into his senses.

This fluctuation struck him as somewhat unbelievable.

Because...

According to various data, the electromagnetic signal was not far from him.

The distance between them is no more than one thousand kilometers.

Yes!

One thousand kilometers!

On Blue Star, two people can easily make phone calls across thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers, but the source of this electromagnetic signal is only a thousand miles away...

"Impossible!"

Gu Jinlai have used their clairvoyant vision to "see" this electromagnetic signal. "Although I occupy Yuanhua City and Lingxiao City, I have people within a radius of three thousand miles. Great Qian is an ancient society where cultivators exist... How could it be possible to create a device that emits electromagnetic waves!?"

For a moment, he disregarded the need to conserve his True Spirit energy, using it as a supplement to maintain his connection with the "Heavenly Eye" and continue searching for the source of the signal.

Finally...

He successfully captured another electromagnetic signal.

At the same time, he also "saw" the source of the signal.

"Stellar Magnetic Field!"

The signal came from this star.

"How could this be? The signal from Blue Star comes from this star? This star is Blue Star?! Blue Star is this star?!"

It has maintained a state of possession by True Spirit Gu Jinlai.

The scene before him was too unbelievable; he couldn't accept it.

This scene was even beyond his imagination.

Since he couldn't figure out the reason...

"Buzz!"

A beam of clear light entered the consciousness of the Gu Jinlai people.

His brain immediately entered an overclocked state.

Blue Star, this world, electromagnetic waves, gravitational waves, planetary collisions, spacetime displacement...

Countless pieces of information, both existing and non-existent, emerged.

Final...

It points to a paper by scientists from Blue Star that analyzed the projection of a fantasy world over the Blue Star.

The paper states that the solar system, and even the Milky Way galaxy, are constantly moving through the universe at extremely high speeds, with both time and space scales changing at all times.

However, under certain special circumstances, the mutual distortion of time scales and spatial scales can cause that starry sky to overlap.

Just like vehicles on the same road at different times.

They all travel on the same road, in the same space, yet they will never cross paths.

However, by simply adjusting the time scale, these vehicles can overlap with each other.

The same applies to planets.

When two planets overlap, the first things to intersect are the electromagnetic waves, gravitational fields, and light and shadow effects emitted by the stars...

It's like a projection of the world covering the sky above the Blue Star.

And like...

The electromagnetic signal he is receiving at this moment.

Gu Jinlai, countless thoughts and emotions have arisen.

For the first time, he realized that Blue Star and he...

So close.

In fact, he is essentially still on Blue Star.

It's just that while traveling through this vast ocean of space, I accidentally got on the wrong train and ended up in a different time and space from Blue Star.

"Suppose I send a message using 'Sky Eye' now, and at a certain point in time the signals converge, will it also be transmitted to Blue Star and received by a person or organization on Blue Star that happens to correspond to me?"

Once the thought came to mind, I immediately became impatient.

He maintained this state of spiritual connection, doing his utmost to evolve the "Sky Eye" to have signal transmission capabilities.

At the same time, a sense of tension inexplicably arose in his heart.

He is now...

It's like being on "alien planet".

If we consider this to be half an "alien," then could this message be considered the first contact between humanity and extraterrestrial civilization?

Since it is...

At such a historically significant moment, what message should he send?

Countless thoughts surged through his mind.

Countless words of greeting swirled in his mind.

The echoes never cease.

Finally... people from Gu Jinlai gradually calmed down.

His world did not have a unified name like "Blue Star".

The people of Great Qian refer to the world as Qiantian.

So...

Perhaps this world could be called the Qian Star?

Feeling the signal transmission system being rapidly activated under the possession of the True Spirit, Gu Jinlai took a deep breath.

He carefully sent a message, aiming it at the direction from which the electromagnetic signal was coming.

"Hello, human from Blue Star, this is a friendly greeting from Ziqian Star."

Message sending.

And set it to be sent repeatedly.

Gu Jinlai, people have watched this message disappear into the magnetic field of stars, their emotions remaining unsettled for a long time.

Humanity's first contact with an extraterrestrial civilization was thus completed.

It was completed under his supervision.

It's a bit strange, but...

It's finally finished.

Unfortunately, no one but him knew about this moment that could have been recorded in the annals of human civilization.

He couldn't even share this momentous occasion with anyone else.

Even with Gu Chifeng, Gu Xiangyang, and others by his side...

Even if he were willing to explain in detail the profound significance of his actions, they probably wouldn't be able to understand.

For a moment, a sense of loneliness, of being a stranger in a foreign land, arose in people from Gu Jinlai.

"Call!"

He let out a long breath. "Next, we just have to wait for a reply from Blue Star. I wonder which lucky person will be the first to make contact with an 'alien' civilization."

Gu Jinlai, it has been assumed that a reply would take a long time.

To his surprise, he received a reply less than half an hour after sending the message.

Just the content of the reply...

"Hello, people from Qianxing, this is a friendly response from Blue Star."

Blue Star.

Only one year has passed in 2028, a year that spans both Gu Jinlai.

Although the projection belonging to the world of immortals and heroes still appears intermittently in the sky, it neither interferes with ultraviolet radiation nor affects people's observation of the sky. Over time, everyone has become accustomed to it.

Eat when you're supposed to eat, go to work when you're supposed to go to work.

The only difference is that it sparked a craze for astronomy.

People's curiosity about extraterrestrial civilizations has increased significantly.

The number of people working in related fields has also expanded.

No.

Xie Yusheng was an observatory staff member who took office three months ago.

He's a science fiction fan and owns a mid-sized game company.

He serves as both CEO and chief planner.

Over the years, their company has devoted a great deal of energy and effort to creating a realistic science fiction game – Nantianmen Chronicles.

In order to achieve realism, they even consulted experts and professors from various fields to complete the data collection.

They're just waiting for the game to be released so they can make a splash and seize the domestic market.

Then...

That was the end of it.

The appearance of the Xianxia world projection caused the overwhelming wave of Xianxia games to crush their still-unfinished science fiction game.

His parents were already unhappy with his work in the gaming industry, so they cut off his funding. After struggling for several years, his company finally couldn't hold on any longer and went bankrupt a year ago.

After a year of drifting aimlessly, Xie Yusheng was forced by his family to start working at the Deep Space Observer Observatory, which was invested in by his uncle.

Yes.

Because of the industry's popularity, a lot of private capital has been invested in it, creating a series of amateur astronomical observatories to attract attention.

The Xie Family was no exception.

As for the size of this observatory...

The total investment was less than ten million.

At this moment, Xie Yusheng was the only one in the equipment room of the observatory, which had fewer than ten employees.

As for the others...

Some are on vacation, some are playing games, some are watching movies, and some are walking their dogs.

Anyway, I'm just here to coast through my days.

Xie Yusheng stayed in the equipment room because the lighting was good, making it convenient for him to draw his "Xuan Nu" fighter jet with his drawing tablet.

As Xie Yusheng watched the graceful lines of the fighter jet unfold in his hands, he felt no joy, but rather a sense of loss.

If we could complete the modeling of this Xuan Nu fighter jet and bring it into our own game world, it would surely create a sensation in the gaming industry.

Pity...

All the money is gone.

Xie Yusheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Sizzle!"

At this moment, ripples flashed across the instrument again.

Xie Yusheng glanced at it and frowned. "That idiot again?"

Not long ago, he suddenly received a message...

It appears to have come from outside space.

However, after a closer inspection, he discovered that it was just someone's prank.

Extraterrestrial information?

Do your aliens communicate digitally?

Do your aliens use punctuation marks?

Does your alien family speak Chinese?

In addition, he realized that the source of the information was Blue Star.

Therefore, the truth is self-evident.

"Here we go again?"

Xie Yusheng decoded the frequency and quickly obtained new information.

"I bring goodwill and friendliness. Please let your manager speak with me. Thank you."

"Coincidentally, I am the person in charge."

Xie Yusheng turned his chair around, about to send a message.

After a moment, he figured he might as well play along with this idiot since he was bored anyway. He'd first lock onto his frequency, and then...

He recalled some scenes he had seen on television involving contact with aliens.

"Qianxing people, this is the Blue Star's Command Center for External Civilization Exchange. I am Xie Yusheng, the person in charge of this contact. Please tell me your purpose."

"Oh?"

Akiyama.

Gu Jinlai was somewhat surprised to see this reply.

"Blue Star has a command center for communication with foreign civilizations? Oh, I see. It must have been established urgently, and the efficiency is quite fast."

He looked at it for a moment, but didn't think much of it.

Contact with extraterrestrial civilizations.

This is the first time this has ever happened.

Although he found the message from the other party somewhat strange, however...

Perhaps it was nervousness.

When he learned that he could send the message back to Blue Star, he felt the same way.

For everyone, it was their first time getting married.

"They've made contact with the aliens; things must be in complete chaos over there right now."

A slight smile Gu Jinlai.

Scenes straight out of a movie flashed through my mind.

It's still quite exciting to think about.

"My purpose..."

Looking at the questions posed by the head of the International Civilization Exchange Command Center, Gu Jinlai couldn't help but ponder the next steps in the exchange.

What was his purpose in contacting Blue Star?

We obtained technical support from Blue Star.

Only...

In exchanges between civilizations, if one side appears too weak, it will inevitably lose all say.

However, he's prone to giving himself away when it comes to technical issues...

"Got it!"

Gu Jinlai's eyes lit up, and he quickly sent a message.

"I am an interstellar traveler from the planet Qian. My spaceship has crashed unexpectedly, and I hope to get help."

He sent the message very quickly.

"I understand! I am an alien stranded on Blue Star. If you give me a hundred dollars now and let me return to my home planet, I will send you a space fleet in the future to help you rule Blue Star."

Xie Yusheng quickly translated the message sent by Gu Jinlai.

So...

"The people of Blue Star are kind and hospitable. If our alien friends are in trouble, we will naturally do our best to help. Please send us the design drawings of your spaceship, and we will help you come up with a repair method."

"Design drawings? I don't know anything about design drawings, isn't this just making empty promises?"

However, if you don't come up with a convincing reason, they might become suspicious.

Once the threat of "aliens" is gone, they may not be so easy to talk to and will no longer be so accommodating to my every request.

After a moment's thought, a solution was found, Gu Jinlai.

"My probe is still usable. I detected a fourth-generation fighter jet on Blue Star. Some of the technology on it can help me repair my spaceship. Please send me a design blueprint. In this way, you will gain the true friendship of us Qianxing people."

It is somewhat presumptuous of me to know this news, Gu Jinlai.

But...

Aliens value efficiency and being straightforward is perfectly normal, isn't it?

He had to ensure the usability of the "aliens" pretense.

In addition, he said that the Blue Star also serves as a hidden deterrent in his exploration, and he wants to take advantage of the remaining deterrent to quickly obtain something that is urgently needed now.

His plan went smoothly.

It went smoothly, albeit somewhat unexpectedly.

The alien guise worked surprisingly well.

"Hello, to express our sincere goodwill as humans of Blue Star, we are willing to provide data on our latest concept fighter jet—the Mysterious Maiden—in the hope that it will help you repair your spaceship. May our friendship last forever."

(I forgot to set up updates since I've combined two apps into one.)