Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

“Hello, Master Lu, hey Rare Guest, is your closing finally over? ”

Office of the Director-General, Bureau of Science and Industry.

Director Li, who was sitting at his desk, had been reading the documents. I had no idea that he had suddenly received a call from the Ark, but I was very happy with him.

On the one hand, because the ship suddenly ended its closure, I thought it must have made progress in research, and on the other hand, because the ship had not called him on its own initiative for a long time!

However, just as he was getting up and ready to hear what was going on with the Ark, there was something wrong with the tone on the other side of the phone.

At least, it's not what he thought.

“Let's not talk about anything else. What is this prehistoric ruin on Mars? ”

“... what, what's going on? ”

Asked by this question, Director Li's face holding the phone was a bit obnoxious, and it hadn't reacted for a moment and a half.

Aware that his account might have been misunderstood, the Ark took a deep breath and changed its tone to continue to ask.

“… well, let me ask you something else. The days I shut down, the remnants of the Mars civilization, and the news of the extraterrestrial civilization, how did it suddenly come out? ”

“Oh, you're talking about this,” said Director Li, with a sudden enlightenment on his face, leaning back on the office chair, smiling. "This is complicated to say... and didn't I tell you about it a while ago? ”

Ark: “???? ”

What the hell?

When did you say that?

There was no movement in the first half of the day, and Director Li's expression was awkward. He coughed slightly and cautioned.

“Don't you remember? About five or six days ago, I called you, hoping that you would come to Beijing for a meeting, and everyone sat together to study it, and you threw a 'whatever you want' to me on the phone, and then you hung up. I heard you were closed, so I didn't keep calling you. If you don't tell me, I almost forgot. You haven't called me back yet! ”

Don't say you don't remember...

With such a big thing, the ark is completely unimpressed.

“... and then you guys just do whatever you want? ”

Director Li was embarrassed to smile and say, "How is that possible? Whatever the case… We had three working sessions, and all the experts we could convene were invited, first to consult on a small scale and then to vote by show of hands on a limited basis. Finally, a resolution on the disclosure of Mars relics was passed by 310 votes to 270, lifting some of the strictest secrecy. ”

“Although I abstained at the time, I went back and thought about it, and the experts in international relations did make sense. In the absence of clarity of interests, it is too risky to engage with the international community alone and with civilizations outside the country. Others will suspect us, and our own people will not let go. If one step goes wrong, to say the least could ruin the diplomatic achievements that we have been operating so easily for more than a decade, and to say the greater it is a diplomatic crisis that has risen to the level of civilization. ”

“We're the only ones who can get people to Mars right now, and we've had the initiative from the start. In that case, there is absolutely no need for us to sneak around, engage directly and brightly with civilizations outside the country, and then use it as a chip to create an international 'foreign' organization capable of speaking out on behalf of all humankind, and that is the way to build a community of human destiny together! ”

Listen, Director Li on the other side of the phone said it was generous and exciting, but on the other side of the ark was holding his forehead, a big head.

Now, whether it's the manned fire office or the top of Chang 'an Street, everyone seems to believe that the voice made under the “Gate of Hell” belongs to an extraterrestrial civilization.

And according to their right “inference," the scientific and technological level of this civilization is not low.

The ability to use completely unknown technology on Earth is one, the ability to survive on Mars without cutting supplies is the second, the estimated life span of billions of years is the third, and with the proof of ABC speculation as the threshold for communication, at least they have transcended Earth's civilization in mathematics.

And mathematics is the foundation of all science, at least they have a higher imaginary space in the technology cap. This imaginary space alone is enough for people on Earth to treat it with caution.

There's nothing wrong with this analysis. If you don't know what's going on, the ark will probably do the same analysis.

The problem, however, is that he knows what's inside.

That sacred relic, it's really a "thing," it's really a relic from a civilization outside of a certain time. It is undoubtedly true whether he is an extraterrestrial civilization or not, but what this “extraterrestrial civilization” stands for is clearly somewhat different from the extraterrestrial civilization imagined by the vast majority.

At the very least, human civilization has no hope of establishing diplomatic relations with a planet several light-years away…

Of course, the ark can pretend to know nothing. After all, it is not particularly difficult to hide what others are doing in his current position.

But now that national problems have risen to international heights, some things are not as difficult as they seem to be, even if he wants to operate covertly.

Evidence of the Mars monuments, for example, now earns the Chinese State significant diplomatic capital, but at the same time places considerable international responsibility on the Chinese State. Now, not just the Chinese people, but the people of the world are ready for their first intimate contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, and even if this does not affect his "treasure hunt” plans to Mars, it will still add a number of variables to it.

The first half of the phone didn't respond, and Director Li, who had been there for half a day, couldn't help but feel a little bored. Concerned that the ship had thrown the phone aside, he had to ask in a low voice.

“... is there a problem? ”

“… no. ”

“You're not calling for this, are you?” I heard the sound of the ark and had some emotions. Director Li couldn't help but laugh. "It didn't matter what you said at the time! ”

“This is my pot… but you're right, there's also an open benefit to being public. ”

Though if it were him, I would definitely wait until I got back from Mars to play this card out. However, it was a matter of poor information, and he could not be too harsh on it, which was, after all, the most correct choice for the current Chinese State in terms of its national interests.

Sighed, the ark changed the subject to continue.

“Never mind, let's not talk about this… there's something else I need to tell you. ”

I had a feeling something big was happening, and Director Li was overwhelmed.

“Go ahead! ”

After all, however, he underestimated how astonishing the information contained in the next sentence of the Ark was.

I saw the ark pause for a moment and said.

“About that ABC guess...”

“I'm done here. ”

……

“What happened? ”

In the activity room of the LSPM Subject Group, looking at the strange expression on the face of the ark coming back from the outside, Schultz felt slightly stunned and worried about asking.

Looking at the three teammates who trusted themselves immensely, the Ark took a deep breath and said slowly.

“There's an important thing I have to confess to you. ”

Schultz, Hope Moon Shinichi and Perelman exchanged sights and read confusing emotions from each other's eyes.

There was silence in the activity room.

Just as the Ark was looking for its own way to break the silence, Schultz suddenly asked to do it for him.

“So... you're getting married soon? ”

As soon as I heard this sentence, I had been brewing a half-day mood at the door of the ark, I almost didn't get choked by my own spit, and the tears of pain were almost extruded.

“Cough... what is it? How did you get this thing up there? ”

Schultz shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly.

“Because your expression is too serious, in my impression… something that needs some psychological preparation to be said, seems to be the only thing left. ”

“I see,” he stared at the ark for half a day, looking at the moon's new expression gradually became strange and continued: “What are you trying to say... are you actually an alien? ”

“... well, let's not guess,” the ark sighed, "I'm not an alien, but... how can I say that we —— or the subject we're studying -- actually have something to do with foreign civilizations. ”

Although he knows exactly what the truth is, he should cooperate with the official announcement to perform together. If he doesn't tell the truth, it will be difficult to explain it clearly. To think of it, the Ark had weaved a set of good faith lies into his mind, but he quickly realized that before he could tell the story, the three of them had stranded there.

Obviously, they, like the Ark, have been ignorant of what has been going on internationally for some time now.

His heart sighed, and the ark went straight to the point.

“… I'll get right to the point. ”

“In short, ABC's assumption is the threshold of dialogue that extraterrestrial civilizations set for us, proving that it is a prerequisite for us to have a smooth dialogue with each other… This may sound a little crazy to me, but it is true. If you don't believe me, just watch the news for a while. ”

“So… I'm very sorry. ”

“I may have taken advantage of you. ”

Perelman: "…”

Schultz: "…? ”

Wang Yue Shinichi: “…?! ”