Han Niba paid no attention to their frenzy. He did not understand the technology.
Besides, he had not finished reading the reply.
His gaze passed over the nearly frantic scientists and settled on the last few lines of text that had just appeared on the main screen.
[The Kona Civilization has suspended the Planetary Core Chain-Detonation Protocol.] [However, if the Home Planet's main defensive line collapses, the protocol will restart.] [The Watcher is a strong artificial intelligence and cannot respond to Great Xia's goodwill with biological emotions, only rational judgment.] [However, under the Kona Civilization's Kindling Protocol, any cooperation that can increase the probability of the civilization's survival is worth pursuing.] [Please reply as soon as possible, Great Xia.] [May both sides cooperate amicably, drive out and eliminate the Demon Clan together, and create a better future.]
Han Niba gave a slight nod when he saw that the Planetary Core Chain-Detonation Protocol had been suspended.
Blue Star had told them to "hold on," and they had listened.
A strong artificial intelligence had no emotions, but it could choose to postpone self-destruction based on its projected probability of survival.
That was good. Great Xia still had time to gain more benefits from this civilization.
The scientists, however, clearly had no interest in this.
The technology catalog had already consumed all their attention. They huddled together, pointing at entries on the screen and arguing until their faces turned red.
Just then, the doors to the Command Center were pushed open.
Qian Zhenhua came in at almost a jog, his old-fashioned black-framed glasses nearly flying off.
Liu Chengen followed behind him.
The two rushed up to the screen terminals in front of everyone, one after the other, and scanned the technology catalog's major categories and branches from beginning to end.
Qian