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"Very powerful, very powerful. The technological level of the other civilization is definitely not something we can contend with!" Archon Tova said confidently. "I think we should give up the idea of war and continue negotiations to reduce the compensation to an acceptable level through consultation..."
"Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?" A disc leader asked with dissatisfaction.
If there really was such a huge gap in technological levels between the two sides, then they should have been completely defenseless in the previous galactic war.
Moreover, judging from the images sent by the warships that arrived at this star system, it does not look like a galaxy ruled by a powerful civilization at all. Instead, it is full of desolation and backwardness.
Seeing that the leaders of the Disc were deceived by these superficial appearances, Tova hurriedly told them all the information about the Magic Empire that he had learned in prison.
Using a galaxy as bait, releasing information to induce other civilizations to take the initiative to launch an attack, and then using the righteousness of anti-invasion to encircle and suppress these civilizations to meet their own moral needs. Such insidious behavior has shocked the leaders of the disk. No wonder they always feel that this civilization looks so divided...
However, compared to Tova, who had experienced it personally and believed in the words of the Light people, some of the disc leaders still had deep doubts about this and were unwilling to believe that the gap between the two sides would be so big that they could not resist.
"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" the supreme leader asked solemnly.
"I have personally witnessed the powerful technology of manipulating elementary particles. In just an atomic fraction of time, they built a huge courtroom on the surface of the satellite. Their satellite prison also proves this point..." Tova spared no effort to exaggerate the power of the Magic Empire, and even deliberately boasted, just to dispel the disc leaders' intention to fight as much as possible.
Under Tova's constant assurances and exaggeration, the leaders of the disk, who were originally excited and wanted to start a war, had to calm down again and think about the pros and cons and gains and losses of war.
It is undoubtedly foolish to start a war that has no chance of winning, and it will only drag the entire civilization into the bottomless abyss!
"Perhaps only our ultimate weapon can make the other party feel fearful." Tova said hesitantly. This is also the only bargaining chip they can bring out in the negotiation, because it can indeed repel the high-dimensional biological weapons sent by the other party to annihilate the fleet.
Moreover, judging from the intelligence sent by other fleeing main ships, the black hole still exists in that void and has not been dealt with. It is not known whether it is impossible to do so or the consumption is too great... But in any case, it is enough to serve as a powerful deterrent and bargaining chip.
When Tova mentioned the ultimate weapon, the leaders of the disks had different expressions. There was no doubt that the artificial black hole was the killer weapon of the geometric civilization, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a black technology that transcended the level of civilization.
Because in addition to particle and dimensional technology, its manufacture also requires a large amount of element VII. It was even jokingly called the eternal hundred years due to the high difficulty of research and development.
Although it has finally been developed, the only one in stock for experiments has been used up. It will take at least another ten years to create a second micro black hole!
For a galaxy-level civilization, ten years is neither long nor short. Sometimes an interstellar voyage takes more than ten years, but the other party may not be willing to give them another ten years to prepare. Traveling at 1.5 times the speed of light, five years is enough to reach the border of Geometric civilization from the Eternal Star!
This does not include wormhole jumping, a technology that can cover large distances in a short period of time.
When Tova saw that the disc leaders did not respond immediately, he knew in his heart that they might not be able to use the ultimate weapon a second time in a short period of time.
Fortunately, the enemy may not know this, and perhaps we can use intimidation to increase our deterrence.
Tova, who was unsure but shouldering a heavy responsibility, quickly returned to the negotiations with the bottom line of compensation discussed by the leaders of the disk.
After more than half a month of bluffing and compromise, this unique negotiation concerning the survival of two civilizations was finally finalized. The original five star systems were reduced to three, the one hundred active warships were reduced to twenty, and element seven was reduced from 10,000 tons to 500 tons.
Originally, Tova wanted to replace element VII with other rare mineral resources, and even maintain the compensation of five star systems on this basis. After all, element VII is so important that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the foundation of geometric civilization.
Raphael, who was in charge of the negotiations, originally wanted to agree because the compensation offered by the other party was actually far higher than their expectations. In the end, it was Lin En who insisted on asking for it, forcing the other party to back down.
Given the identity they created before, they need to maintain relative strength. The more the other party wants to give something, the more casual they should act; the less the other party wants to give something, the more they should insist on asking for it.
It was under such conflicts that the situation reached the worst point, almost reaching the brink of war. Both Raphael and Tova were frightened, but they had to bite the bullet and continue the talks.
Although no one wants war to really break out, they have to make the other side believe that they are ready for a war at any time.
So much so that when Raphael returned from the negotiations, he looked a little depressed, but on the contrary, his face was filled with an unshakable smile, because they achieved this great victory with zero sacrifices without losing a single soldier!
With three full star systems and twenty interstellar battleships capable of long-distance voyages, the Magic Kingdom... or rather, the Magic Empire is a true galaxy-level civilization from today on!
Chapter 615 Lin En: Don’t be surprised by what I’m going to do next!
When Raphael returned and announced the results of the negotiations to the public, the entire Wizarding Council was suddenly filled with great joy.
They actually succeeded in robbing a powerful interstellar civilization, and the compensation they received was beyond everyone's imagination. It was like a worker who worked hard to save money suddenly received a huge inheritance. The excitement was simply indescribable.
The happiest people are undoubtedly the legendary speakers, because in a sense, a planet represents a deity.
You should know that there are fifteen legendary wizards in the parliament now. Although the most powerful one, Vittorio, just broke through the ninth ring a few years ago and there is still a long way to go before the ascension ceremony can be held, but with the extremely abundant supplies now, this day will come sooner or later.
However, the galaxy they were in only had five planets, which was obviously not enough to be shared. Some speakers even worried that Lin En, who had ascended to the throne of god first, might be able to monopolize the resources of the entire star system.
There is no need to worry about the problem now. With a little trickery, they have gained control of three star systems. The universe is extremely vast and the resources are almost unlimited.
Just as the speakers were preparing to celebrate, Lin En asked a very important question: "When are they going to pay the compensation?"
"That's not explicitly stated..." Raphael answered hesitantly, and at the same time realized that he might have made a big mistake, that is, the concept of time of cosmic civilization might be different from theirs.
Thanks to previous negotiations and intelligence overheard in the satellite prison, they have figured out the basic time units of the Geometric civilization, which are divided into atomic seconds, atomic minutes, and atomic hours.
As the name suggests, this method of timing is based on the natural vibration frequency of atoms, which is very similar to the atomic clocks they made. The only difference is that the elements used are different. The other party uses hydrogen, which is number one on the periodic table and has the smallest mass.
In addition, the concept of year is also present in the vocabulary of the Geometry civilization. If the time is converted, one year of the Geometry people is roughly equivalent to about ten months here, and the unit standard is also one circle of the mother star around the star.
This should be the easiest and relatively applicable way of timekeeping for primitive civilizations, and it has been retained even after the geometric civilization moved towards the starry sky.
Just as Lin En guessed, although the issue of compensation had been finalized, the other party obviously had no intention of paying the bill immediately, but instead found various reasons to delay.
For example, the reserves of element VII are limited, and the Geometry Civilization does not have much stock. The mining and separation of ore both take time, so 500 tons of element VII will be divided into several batches, and are expected to be delivered within ten years.
As for the three star systems that were ceded, they were only given a star map with the locations of these star systems marked on it, without giving them specific coordinates. The twenty galaxy-class battleships were all placed within these star systems.
Raphael, who was originally full of high spirits, was suddenly dumbfounded, because according to the star map, the locations of these star systems were roughly estimated to be more than seventy light years away from them. Even with the original divine power spacecraft, it would take a full fifty years to arrive!
"Are they planning to go back on their word?" Aurora looked at the star map that was sent to her and frowned in dissatisfaction.
"No, this is probably just a test." Lin En said thoughtfully.
The sphere of influence of the Geometry civilization is very wide, and the other party did not deliberately choose star systems that are hundreds or even thousands of light years away from them, which means that they are not deliberately making things difficult for them, and it is impossible to find any mistakes in this regard.
The only problem is that the position coordinates are not given directly.
This was a test of whether they possessed the ability to carry out long-distance delivery to unknown star regions in a short period of time. It seemed that their previous deception did not completely convince the other party.
Raphael was somewhat annoyed. During the previous negotiations, he was busy discussing the gains and losses, arguing with the other party about the scope of compensation, and trying to increase his bargaining chips as much as possible. However, he ignored the equally important issue of time, giving the other party the possibility to play tricks.
Of course, the main reason is that the pressure of disguise is too great. If he is not careful, he will become the fuse that triggers another war. He has no time to care about these details.
“This is not your fault, Speaker Raphael. No one would be willing to make the other side bleed heavily after losing a small war... Even if this didn't happen, they would find another reason.” Lin En shook his head. Such small tests would probably happen more often in the future.
The Geometric Civilization will most likely continue to observe their subsequent actions. Whether it is accepting these star systems or subsequently managing these new territories incorporated into the empire, they will become indicators for the other party to measure their strength.
If they discover that their style of behavior is different from that of higher-dimensional civilizations, or that they fail to demonstrate sufficient deterrence, there is a high probability that something unexpected will happen again!
"Do we need to ask them to hand over the coordinates?" Raphael asked with a frown.
"This would be tantamount to admitting that we cannot carry out long-distance space-time delivery without coordinates," Lin En objected.
This technology is obviously very important. If they do not have this ability, it means that even if they can win in a head-on war, it will take thousands of years to completely destroy the geometric civilization. After all, the territory of a galaxy-level civilization is too large.
Lin En's words made the speakers present frown. Without the coordinates, they couldn't really fly the spaceship for fifty years, right?
"But fortunately, we have already obtained the coordinates in advance!" A smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Lin En's mouth.
Vittorio and the others paused, looking at Lin En in surprise. Harov seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up. "Could it be that?"
"Yes!" Lin En nodded. "Although the nearest coordinates are four light years away and cannot be reached directly, this may be more beneficial to us!"
Raphael was confused. When did they get the coordinates of these star systems?
Why don't you know?
Raphael was extremely confused, but seeing that the other speakers all looked as if they had suddenly come to their senses, he was too embarrassed to ask them.
"Notify those Geometry people immediately. We will send people to take over these three star systems in one day. Don't let them be too surprised!" Lin En said firmly.
Chapter 616: We have to act as arrogant as possible!
The leaders of the great universe, unknown galaxies, the second spiral arm, and geometric civilization gathered in the disc conference room through stereoscopic projection, waiting for a response from the Magic Empire.
Although the matter of war reparations had been finalized long ago, the time of delivery was not agreed upon in the contract, which undoubtedly became an opportunity to make some small moves.
As the negotiating envoy, Tova, who had witnessed the technological level of the Magic Empire, strongly opposed this and was extremely worried that such an offensive act would provoke retaliation from the other party. Unfortunately, his opinion was obviously not taken seriously.
Because this compensation is not a small amount even for a galaxy civilization!
The three star systems were not a big deal, as they were only equivalent to a few tenths of the territory. Even if they were ceded, it would not be a big deal, but it would be embarrassing. However, the other two conditions were very disturbing. Once the twenty active warships were delivered, it would be equivalent to making most of the cutting-edge technologies public.
Even though the other side may not be interested in these technologies, they can use them to analyze the warships' data and weaknesses, which will put them at a great disadvantage in the next interstellar war.
Not to mention element seven, that is definitely the thing they are most reluctant to give away!
Therefore, even if the situation is stronger than the people, many disc leaders are unwilling to hand over the things just like that. They plan to continue to test the opponent's strength and delay some time.
The final delivery date of element VII was chosen ten years later because it would take ten years to create a second micro black hole!
Although this exploratory plan was unanimously agreed upon by the vast majority of the Disc leaders and left enough room for easing the tension, facing a civilization whose technological level might far exceed theirs, no one could completely relax until they received an accurate response from the other side.
About an atomic hour later, Tova finally reconnected with the mother planet.
"What's going on? Did they raise any objections?" a disc leader quickly asked.
"That's not the case..." Tova shook his head, then hesitated and said again, "But they said they will send people to take over these three star systems tomorrow, so we shouldn't be too surprised!"
The leaders of the disk looked at each other in bewilderment; these words were obviously beyond their expectations.
Does the Magic Empire really have a way to teleport over long distances without coordinates?
You know, even if a main ship is captured by the enemy, the portable positioning coordinates have already been used in the war before, which means that the Magic Empire should not have the accurate positioning of their side now.
And it crossed a distance of seventy light years in one day!
They had long understood the so-called day, which is the time it takes for a planet in a galaxy to rotate once, and one cycle is about twenty atomic hours!
To achieve ultra-long-distance delivery in such a short time was beyond their understanding, and it could only be achieved by a technology that was still in the conceptual stage.
Since the speed of light is the upper limit of three-dimensional space, it is impossible to achieve this in low-dimensional space. The only way is to use some method to directly project the coordinates from high dimensions.
For example, the probability cloud of a free electron covers a very wide range and can appear anywhere in an instant. If a civilization can control this probability and build a high-dimensional model of the entire galaxy, it may be able to send a large number of electrons back to provide enough energy, and then establish a space-time channel through entanglement reactions between microscopic particles.
However, this technology is still in the theoretical stage so far, and no researcher dares to guarantee that it really exists.
Several leaders of the disc even suspected that the other party was exaggerating, but normally, no one would tell a lie that would be exposed in a very short time, so they must be completely sure!
The Supreme Leader felt a little uneasy. The other party might not just intend to send people to take over the three star systems. Otherwise, there would be no need to remind them not to be too surprised...
"How long is it until the day they define?" the Supreme Leader suddenly asked.
"About seven atomic hours left!" Tova replied hurriedly. According to the time of the Magic Empire, the other party only notified him in the evening. If this tomorrow is punctual enough, then there is not much time left for them!
"Pass the order down immediately, enter the first-level alert defense state, and have the three selected star systems be ready for handover at any time!" The supreme leader said solemnly.
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