Voyage of the Stars

On the other side, after the reply message was sent out by humans, it passed through several relay stations between the two, and finally reached the Great Firestar star system of the Nair civilization in the fourth year.

As the Nair civilization said, the Great Firestar star system is their administrative center, and the Nair civilization did not lie about this. But even though it wasn't a lie, it was something to hide.

Because this is not the home planet of the Nair people. The area where their home star is is actually the first star field, and this, to be precise, should be the military and political center of the second star field of the Nair civilization.

Now, after receiving the reply from humans, a group of senior Nair people have received the notice and gathered in a certain conference hall.

The hall is not on a spaceship or battleship, but on the fourth rocky planet in the main sequence of the Great Fire Star. Like most rocky planets in the universe, it is a desolate planet with no atmosphere and no environment suitable for the survival of the Nair people. environment.

However, because the gravity of this planet is almost the same as that of the Nair people's home planet, it was chosen as an important construction planet by the Nair people who came here.

So far, the Nair people have built semi-underground cities on this planet, and the cities are connected to each other. The urban structure is designed according to the habits of the Nair people. Because it is an alien base, they are all sealed towns. The parts exposed on the ground are in the shape of a semicircle, like buckles buckled on the ground.

Today, the main hall where the Nel people hold high-level meetings is located in the largest city on the planet.

When a ball of light with a spectrum similar to the stars in the Nair home system rises from the city's horizon, a new "Nair day" in this city begins.

The light ball is a technological creation, found in every city on the planet. It is a light source that the Nair people use to simulate the main sequence star of the star system where their home star is located. The light source is like a big light bulb hanging above the arc-domed city. , according to the day and night pattern of the Nair home planet, rising in the east and setting in the west.

In order to be closer to the light of real stars, the light sources created by the Nair civilization are also thermal light sources. The route that passes over the city every day and the output power at a certain place are strictly calculated. The large dome structure of the city is also designed to look like The same color as the sky of the mother planet. So much so that the Nel people living in the city would not realize that this is a fake star unless they deliberately observe it.

Perhaps due to the development model, the construction technology of the Nair people's bases on alien planets has far surpassed civilizations of the same level. At least if humans were allowed to build a city on the planet, they would not be able to do it like them.

The light source simulating stars slowly rises from the city horizon, and the entire city dome lights up under this familiar and vast light.

After a while, the light finally pushed the city into the early morning under the combination of direct, reflected, diffuse reflection and other forms.

When the early morning light penetrated the atmosphere with an oxygen content of up to 40% and fell on the meeting hall, the Nair people inside had already gathered together. Yes, the Nair people are like most earth creatures, and oxygen is also a necessary gas for their survival.

At the same time, a strange sound also sounded in the lobby: "Zizzi, chirp, quack, quack, JUJUJU, 囧噶囧zzzi, Jie~~~Jie~~da da da. Buzz, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp. Warr."

"Chu da da ta ta ta, gu ta da ta ta ta, chi ya chirp chirp chirp chirp jiojiojio, chirp chirp chirp."

The sound sounded the same as the cry of some strange insect, but it had more changes. Moreover, this strange sound seemed to have its own electronic vibration, as if it had its own reverberation, resounding in the meeting hall.

The answer to what this insect-like sound is is already obvious.

That's right, it's the Nair people who are communicating.

The translation is: "The meeting has begun. Please be quiet, everyone. The information called human civilization has been transmitted. The content file is in the first folder. Please take a look."

"It has been eight years, and their reply has finally arrived. It seems that they have really gone to the boundless star of the pot lid. It's really abominable. If it hadn't been for that guy 'Du', they probably wouldn't have turned so decisively."

Judging from the meaning of these words, the 'du' in the words should refer to an individual among the three patrol ships at that time who sent the first questioning message to mankind.

The Nel man who spoke seemed to put all the responsibility for humans' turning away on 'Du'.

Oh no, it shouldn't be "speaking", because the so-called "speaking" of the Nair people is not the sound coming from their mouthparts at all, but the sound on their abdomen, like a cicada.

Yes, the Nel people look somewhat similar to arthropods in appearance. Most of their bodies are covered with a layer of black armor made of a mixture of chitin, protein, stearic acid and other substances.

Including their hands and feet, they are all covered with a hard armor shell, which is somewhat similar to crabs, shrimps, crickets and the like, and are external-skeletal creatures.

Human beings are flesh wrapped in bones, they are flesh wrapped in bones.

The way they absorb oxygen is body wall dialysis, which is exactly the same as some insects. It is a passive dialysis oxygen cycle. The carbon dioxide produced by their life activities also diffuses out of the body through the body wall membrane.

This is very similar to crustacean insects, but they are far less small than insects on Earth. Because their living environment is rich in oxygen, they are even larger than humans, with individual bodies reaching about 3.5 meters in length.

Generally speaking, the appearance of the Nair looks like that of the opposite sex, but its front feet, which are hands, do not have fingers, but have claws like crabs.

At this time, there was a strange sizzling sound in the conference hall: "The matter has reached this point, and we can't do anything. Now let's talk about what we should do next! Everyone should know that the Pot Lid Mistless Star belongs to the first If we rashly send warships to the Star Territory’s sphere of influence, it is likely to break years of peace and trigger a new round of war.”

As soon as the words came, a Nel person vibrated the vocal structure in his abdomen: "Great Governor, I think we should abandon the past construction and send a message to the vast star of the pot lid. They are aliens. This It’s time for us Niel people to speak out unanimously.”

The Nair man, who was called the Governor, made a 'dong' sound with his abdomen, which seemed to be a unique way of expressing emotions of the Nair people. Then he vibrated his own voice machine: "Why don't I know? But the First Star Region The crazy Governor’s temperament may be different from ours, and besides, there is a third star region watching with eager eyes.”

"Grand Governor, you should think this way. Now it has become a foregone conclusion that human civilization will go to the Pot Cover Star. Even if we don't say it, they will know it sooner or later. We are now sending a friendly signal to the Governor of the First Star Territory. , maybe this is an opportunity for us to cooperate with the First Star Region." A Nair man vibrated his vocal organ.

"Gah! Cooperate with them? I might as well cooperate with the Third Star Region!" The Grand Governor seemed a little angry.

"Ah, Mr. Grand Governor, the third star region is the most powerful star region. Cooperating with them is like seeking skin from a tiger. Now our opportunity is in front of us. As long as we unite with the first star region, we can compete with the third star region. Star Territory. After defeating the Third Star Territory, we will have a showdown with the First Star Territory. By then, the Nair Civilization will be able to unify into a powerful civilization again."