Back then, that message had appeared extremely abruptly, directly within Huo Gu's mind, unrelated to any other sensation. It was as if the brain had simply received the information directly, rather than hearing it through the ears or seeing it through the eyes. It had simply appeared as a matter of course.
To be honest, Huo Gu had no clue whatsoever as to how that message had appeared. That was why it had initially assumed it was a visitor from beyond the stars.
The ability to speak directly to a brain without relying on any other senses to transmit information was technology that even human civilization had failed to master. How could one not think of an alien civilization when it appeared on a planet still in the Hadean Eon?
However, based on the other party's description and everything it had experienced before, Huo Gu now had a rough idea about this mysterious "alien technology."
No matter how miraculous a technology was, it still had to obey the fundamental laws of the universe. Information and energy could never exist independently in spacetime, detached from matter.
After that, Huo Gu had received no further messages. Yet the other party had continued sending messages, and they were now communicating normally. The answer was obvious.
To confirm its guess, Huo Gu immediately asked a question.
"Could you first explain how you send the information you want to convey to the other party?"
[Through frictional discharge in the clouds. Those things that go "Boom!" are super fast. I arrange my thoughts into electronic form and send them directly.]
Huo Gu was not surprised. This matched its own speculation. After the first time, Huo Gu had more or less given every cell-cluster individual lightning protection. When struck by lightning, they could channel the terrifying current