Chapter 551: Chapter 405: Not Good, Discovered 12 Noob Civilizations!
Underground Alliance.
Shitong Fortress, brightly lit.
Inside a large room, thousands of computers are arranged, and soldiers are busily operating drones to gather mushrooms.
This opportunity is rare and will not last more than a month before the insect race army returns.
Suddenly, a soldier shouts, “Report to the commander, our D-12213 drone has discovered a mechanical creation of an unknown civilization!”
“I asked our ally civilizations; they don’t have this model.”
“It seems like they are writing?”
Several military leaders, leaning over the screen, stared wide-eyed at each other, discussing for a long time.
“This means… there might be an unknown civilization that has left the Safe Zone and appeared underground!”
The “Underground Alliance” consists of three major races and nine minor races.
Among them, the most powerful civilization is the one that discovered “Grotto Heaven” and possesses the “Gear Inheritance” – the Dark Steel Civilization!
Their individuals look somewhat like a shorter humanoid species, male individuals are about 1.5 meters tall, 1 meter wide, weighing 150 kilograms, resembling a lump of muscles.
Meanwhile, female individuals tend to be slender and gracefully shaped, with an average height of 1.6 meters and skins that are a shade of blue, somewhat like the “Dark Elves” from fantasy novels that reside underground.
“A new underground species or a technological civilization…have they just opened the Safe Zone?”
“Alas, we missed a good opportunity for development. Now the insect race has grown stronger, and within a month, they will reproduce again. By then, they’re doomed!”
The leader of the Dark Steel Civilization frowns deeply, his first thought being: should we receive this alien civilization and develop together?
Grotto Heaven—a relic of the Gear Civilization!
The mighty Gear Civilization has buried treasures all over the Pangu Continent, and this location happens to house one of them.
This mysterious extraordinary creation has a magical feature: by investing the ethereal “Civilization Points,” the volume of the Grotto Heaven can continually expand, even to the size of a planet!
This is also why the Dark Steel Civilization is willing to absorb other races and form an alliance.
The “points” of a single civilization are simply not enough!
The second thought is, forget it.
Now that the Underground Alliance is politically matured, it’s hard to accept other species…
Every civilization has its own ideas, the so-called “Alliance” also has its internal disputes which are quite troublesome.
Moreover, those who leave the Safe Zone this late are probably timid civilizations with low civilization points.
Because the development time after leaving the Safe Zone is 100 times longer than within the Safe Zone! How many points could a civilization that just left the Safe Zone have?
If the Grotto Heaven cannot expand, then they are just a burden.
The leader shakes his head, thinking to himself, “If they’re about to be annihilated, we’ll just reluctantly provide some aid. We still urgently need craftsmen and scientists.”
“Even if they have fewer civilization points, we still need them.”
“As for the others… we don’t have much surplus to help them… after all, our own living space is also barely sufficient.”
He and several other alliance leaders discussed for a while and then decided rather pleasantly on the general contact guidelines.
When contacting an unknown civilization, they… are well-versed!
It must be admitted, as the “Alliance Hierarch,” the Dark Steel Civilization is relatively fair in handling things. With 12 civilizations crammed together, natural conflicts and contradictions arise.
For now, keeping contradictions from spreading is the result of long-term negotiations among all parties.
Mental sparks often arise from collision, and with frequent exchanges, the development pace greatly accelerates. Even the weakest feudal civilizations have slowly acquired electrified equipment over the years.
They believe their alliance is doing pretty well!
Definitely stronger than those civilizations that just left the Safe Zone.
With this mindset, the highest level of the alliance issues an order: “While the insect swarm has significantly reduced, invite them to meet… an exchange is always better than remaining ignorant.”
“We also can’t bear to see them get annihilated by the insect race…”
“Guide their drones into our carefully crafted ‘Shitong Fortress.’ Invite their diplomats to visit our place. Alas, the insect race’s combat strength is very formidable, they must be careful.”
A general in the fortress salutes the large screen: “Are there any other requests?”
The highest echelon instructs: “For civilization contact, follow the regular protocol for VIP treatment…”
“If they have enough civilization points and demonstrate their value, we might even accept them!”
“But do not mention this during the exchange… just clarify how many civilization points they roughly have. This is of utmost importance!”
“Understood.” The general nods solemnly.
Then turning around, he orders his subordinates to prepare various diplomatic ceremonies, deploying all sorts of cannons, equipment, and experts to the front line.
The process of civilization exchange is simple: show off one’s wealth on one side and military strength on the other.
Carrot and stick, a common approach among all intelligent civilizations.
It’s pointless to be secretive; weapons only demonstrate deterrent power when placed on a launcher!
It can’t exactly be said that the Underground Alliance is naive; this is actually a rather normal way of thinking.
Most civilizations, without any extra intelligence, are unaware of the perilous situation on the Pangu Continent!