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"Extra... aliens?"

Du Dongyuan, Wang Chixi, and the others were taken aback.

They considered several possibilities, but they never expected Xie Yusheng to give such a result.

Aliens have appeared?

Is this a joke?

However, the old man Fu Yunshan seemed to realize something after hearing Xie Yusheng's words and fell into deep thought.

"Grandpa Du should have heard that my uncle has an astronomical observatory. After my business failed, my family asked me to manage the observatory. It was during my time at the observatory that I received a signal and a mysterious person who called himself a Qianxing person made contact with me."

Xie Yusheng explained.

"You received an alien signal at the astronomical observatory!?"

Du Dongyuan and several other people in the house couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Xie Yusheng seemed to know that he had misunderstood something, and quickly said, "Although the signal sender claimed to be an alien, according to my later tracking, it was actually a near-Earth signal, not from outer space. So, I always thought it was a prank."

"Near-ground signal?"

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Yes, that signal originated from our Blue Star. I've confirmed that several times."

Xie Yusheng said.

Du Dongyuan and the others exchanged glances. "How did he communicate with you back then?"

"To put it simply, I'm an alien, and I want money..."

As Xie Yusheng spoke, he seemed to realize that this somewhat playful description was completely inappropriate for the current serious scene, and quickly added, "The mysterious being who claimed to be a Qianxing person said that he was an interstellar traveler whose spaceship had crashed and he hoped to get help..."

He suddenly stopped talking at this point.

Etc.

The Qianxing person claimed that his spaceship crashed unexpectedly?

Could the place where he crashed be Blue Star?!

That's why he thought the signal he received also originated from Blue Star?

For a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Um... could there really be aliens?"

Wang Chixi did not answer, but continued, "Describe every single piece of information you exchanged with that alien without missing anything... Never mind, the Xie Family's observatory, right? Let's just go and copy the data."

"That..."

Xie Yusheng stretched out his hand. "Perhaps... you might not be able to copy the data."

"Huh? Why?"

"I... I deleted it."

Xie Yusheng gave a weak reply.

"..."

At this moment, Fu Yunshan, who had been deep in thought, raised his head and turned to Du Dongyuan and the others. "When we first came into contact with black gold, we sensed that this material was completely different from all the materials on our Blue Star... In fact, it shouldn't even belong to the creations of our Blue Star. It's just that the other party expressed it in a way that we can understand. Judging from this material... is there a possibility..."

Du Dongyuan and the others immediately realized what Fu Yunshan wanted to say.

"That Qianxing person... is he really an alien!?"

Wang Chixi gradually felt a chill run down his spine.

Matter...

It seems to have gone beyond the authority of him as the deputy director of the state-level defense agency.

"This matter needs to be reported to the General Administration."

Fu Yunshan reacted quickly, saying to Wang Chixi, and then added, "Contact the National Space Administration again, get in touch with them, and it would be best if they sent someone over directly. We'll head to the observatory now."

After saying that, he turned to Xie Yusheng: "I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you to come with us for the next period of time."

"I..."

Xie Yusheng was stunned.

Is he going to be placed under surveillance?

Reason...

He seems to have truly become the first extraterrestrial contactor!?

However, Xie Yusheng, upon realizing this, did not feel uncomfortable; on the contrary, he was excited and thrilled.

The first alien contact!

If it's true, then he will most likely witness history.

"We're coming right away."

Wang Chixi had everyone in the room sign a strict confidentiality agreement.

Then the team was streamlined. Apart from Xie Yusheng and Du Dongyuan, who were the direct contacts, and Fu Yunshan, who could serve as an expert contact, there were only him and a few public officials left.

The group quickly arrived at the observatory by car.

Throughout the journey, Wang Chixi and Fu Yunshan kept on their phones, contacting various departments.

Because it might involve aliens, the matter was reported quickly and attracted attention. When Xie Yusheng returned to the observatory where he had been working for more than a year, it was already under the control of heavily armed soldiers.

In addition, more than a dozen professionals from unknown departments arrived in advance.

Upon seeing the group, they immediately gathered around and began exchanging words.

"This..."

Xie Yusheng saw this and felt it seemed a bit exaggerated.

But then again, if the mysterious entity he was in contact with was indeed an alien from "Qianxing," then the local authorities would not be too concerned.

After all, this is the first-ever third-kind contact in history.

"You find it unbelievable?"

Fu Yunshan had somehow gotten close to Xie Yusheng.

"No, if it were true, this situation wouldn't be an exaggeration."

Xie Yusheng continued, then added, "I just feel..."

"Are you worried about making a mountain out of a molehill?"

Fu Yunshan smiled.

Xie Yusheng nodded.

"You have already signed a confidentiality agreement and made contributions to the Wujin and Tianjian missiles. Revealing some things to you will not be considered a leak."

Fu Yunshan said, "The reason why all parties reacted so quickly is because we had already made preparations to make contact with extraterrestrial civilizations long ago."

Xie Yusheng was taken aback.

Then, as if he had just thought of something, he looked up at the sky.

There...

The world's projection remains unchanged.

It seems clearer than it was two or three years ago.

People can even make out the outlines of large buildings in some of the mountains.

He then recalled that in recent years, the barriers to entry for space exploration and extraterrestrial exploration have been significantly lowered, and the government seems to be intentionally guiding private capital towards these areas, so...

They, the Middle Kingdom, and even the entire world, are preparing for contact with this world of immortals and heroes, or even extraterrestrial civilizations.

"No wonder the higher-ups reacted so quickly."

Xie Yusheng muttered to himself.

"I've heard that similar situations have occurred several times recently, but... I have a strong feeling that this time... it's for real."

Fu Yunshan's tone was calm, yet tinged with suppressed anticipation. "We may become the first group of people to make contact with extraterrestrial civilizations and witnesses to human history."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yusheng suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for that silly netizen... no, for that Qianxing friend.

If everything he said wasn't a joke, then he...

A glint of light flashed in Xie Yusheng's eyes.

This Qianxing person is clearly biased towards the technology side. Could he use his technological power to realize his "South Heaven Gate Chronicles" plan and truly create a world-shaking game to fulfill his long-held dream?

A large number of professionals flocked in and quickly began operating the instruments.

After a moment, the technical experts shook their heads. "The deletion was very thorough. The key point is that it has been more than two months, and the information has already been overwritten."

"Without exchanging information, we have no way of building a personality model for that suspected extraterrestrial being, the Qianxing human..."

The other person's face darkened.

Wang Chixi couldn't help but glance at Xie Yusheng, which made him shrink back.

When he deleted those things, he was only thinking about saying goodbye to the past, never expecting...

These are actually records of the first contact and communication Blue Star and extraterrestrials!?

If these things weren't deleted...

Several years from now, it will probably be put directly into a museum for exhibition.

This will be another great advertisement for "The Battle of Nantianmen".

"Try your best to recover."

A man who appeared to be a leader sighed.

The technicians immediately got to work.

During this period, many experts and leaders also came to join, making the team grow larger and larger.

Xie Yusheng was gradually squeezed out of the circle and became a marginal, invisible figure.

Although Xie Yusheng deleted his Nantianmen Battle Chronicles and all communication records with the mysterious being who appeared to be an alien, the communication frequency was quickly found after the technicians worked for almost a whole day.

After a series of checks and follow-ups, both parties have established the foundation for resuming communication.

At this moment, Xie Yusheng had just woken up from a nap, feeling refreshed and full of energy.

Before he could go to have breakfast, three middle-aged men walked over.

"Mr. Xie."

One of them said in a deep voice, "After discussion, we will try to communicate with the target codenamed 'Qian,' and the communication process will still be conducted by you."

"I?"

Xie Yusheng was taken aback.

He had heard Fu Yunshan introduce this middle-aged man before; he seemed to be an authority figure in interpersonal relationships, named Qiu Yuyu.

He appears to have another position and seems to wield considerable power in this "contact" operation.

Only...

"Is there anything else I need to do?"

Xie Yusheng was somewhat surprised.

"Your information... has been completely deleted."

Qiu Yuyu sighed, "Although you relayed the content of the communication with 'Qian', without firsthand experience, we cannot fully model the intelligent life on the other side. In this case, the best option is to remain unchanged and deal with all changes. Therefore... we still intend to use you as a temporary communication personnel."

He added, "Of course, during your conversations, we will provide you with some guiding tips to further verify his identity and purpose."

Xie Yusheng nodded. "I understand."

"Alright, we're about to make a communication. Please follow me."

Qiu Yuyu said.

Xie Yusheng immediately followed him.

Just then, his phone rang.

He frowned as he looked at the three words "Rain Princess" displayed on the screen.

"We don't forbid you from communicating with the outside world, and you can make calls, but you haven't received professional confidentiality training, so I still have to remind you to pay attention to confidentiality regulations and not to reveal unnecessary information during the call."

Qiu Yuyu said something.

"I see."

Xie Yusheng nodded and pressed the "Reject" button.

After pressing the button, he seemed to regain his energy and spirit, and with his head held high, he followed Qiu Yuyu into the control room.

At this time, all the rooms outside the control room had been occupied, and they were filled with a large number of instruments that he could not identify.

There are also more than a dozen people under control, each of whom seems to be a top talent in their respective industries.

Upon seeing Xie Yusheng and Qiu Yuyu enter, everyone stood up simultaneously.

"Director."

"Um."

Qiu Yuyu nodded, and at the same time took a document from someone and handed it to Xie Yusheng: "This contains our simulated communication information. You can refer to it and send it out in a way that you think is appropriate."

Xie Yusheng nodded, took the documents, and began to carefully review them.

After a while, he turned to Qiu Yuyu and said, "I'm done."

"So..."

Qiu Yuyu took a deep breath. "The first... second contact between project 'Qiankun' and the suspected extraterrestrial civilization target 'Qian' begins..."

As soon as he gave the order, a large number of instruments, both belonging to and not belonging to the control room, were activated.

Xie Yusheng, following his usual practice, sent out the first message.

"Are you there? Do you understand the data? Do you need anything additional? I have some new, detailed data here. Please reply if you need it."