When the reception team and escort squad arrived beneath the spaceship, several vine-like green cables descended from above.
Mr. Ga: "These are the safety tether lines for boarding. Each of you simply needs to grab one to board."
After speaking, it leaped with both legs, jumping directly from the ground onto the ascent-descent module several meters above alongside its two assistants.
Such astonishing jumping ability was not something ordinary humans possessed, but considering Mr. Ga claimed to be an Awakened One, its two assistants must also be powerful individuals.
Compared to humans, if a few top-tier Ascendants were selected, leaping several meters high would be no challenge for them either.
Everyone grabbed the tether lines hanging down. The lines automatically exerted force, pulling the humans upward rapidly and steadily onto the landing platform of the ascent-descent module.
Walking from the platform into the interior, the humans discovered that this small spaceship had no button panels or central control consoles they were familiar with. Only some antenna-like threads extended from the cabin walls.
Everyone was quite curious about this. Mr. Ga proactively explained: "Our Yinluo Civilization possesses unique bio-crystalline thread technology. As long as they connect into your body, you can operate the spaceship."
The reception team members all showed expressions of surprise upon hearing this.
Connecting those crystalline threads into one's body would allow operating the spaceship? That was far too convenient.
As if reading the humans' thoughts, Mr. Ga let out a laugh: "You can do similar things too, can't you? For example, implanting chips into the brain to operate electronic devices."
"That... unless due to illness or similar reasons, humans do not commonly implant electronic chips into their bodies."
On Tianshui Star, the only nation enthusiastic about doing this was Suroma, or more precisely, only Suroma under Bruce's rule.
But his purpose for doing so was not for human-machine interaction, but simply to better control other people.
Even when other nations had no choice but to implant chips into human bodies, it was mostly due to medical treatment or similar unavoidable reasons.
Mr. Ga nodded, then asked: "How do you all feel aboard our ascent-descent module?"
Only then did everyone realize that after entering this cabin, their breathing had become smoother, their minds clearer, and every aspect of their bodies seemed much more comfortable.
Zhao Ming spoke up, guessing: "This spaceship supplies the optimal oxygen range based on each of our body's different oxygen requirements?"
Mr. Ga looked at Zhao Ming: "Yes. The bio-crystalline threads will custom-fit the most suitable oxygen supply for each of you, ensuring your brains and organs remain in a comfortable range."
"What incredible technology..."
Everyone couldn't help but marvel.
This technology, which could supply different oxygen concentrations to each individual carbon-based entity within the same environment without requiring any equipment, was truly advanced.
At the joint video conference of decision-makers, after the higher-ups of various nations learned of this situation, they all felt that Mr. Ga, whether intentionally or not, had revealed a glimpse of the Yinluo Civilization's advancement.
"In the realm of trade, time is efficiency." Mr. Ga said, "Shall we begin our discussions?"
"Of course." The human reception team thought the same.
They had not come to enjoy alien black technology. Negotiating this first interstellar trade on behalf of humanity as a whole was the real business.
Mr. Ga waved its hand, and some crystalline threads in the cabin extended and stretched, converging together to form a long table with matching chairs and stools.
"As the visiting party, we will try our best to follow the traditional trade methods of Tianshui Star's civilization. Please, everyone, take your seats."
The reception team members looked at the table and chairs formed from crystalline threads, marveling inwardly, and sat down one after another, unable to resist touching them with their hands.
Those crystalline threads had a smooth, slightly cool texture, comfortable to the touch, though no one knew what material they were made of.
Both trade parties sat down respectively. On the Yinluo Civilization's Star Scar Merchant Group side, there were only Mr. Ga and its two assistants.
On the human side, there were nearly thirty people, of which over a dozen were trade negotiators and another dozen-plus were the escort squad.
Comparing the two, the human side seemed to be making a fuss over nothing, overly cautious.
But a guest follows the host's arrangements. Even if humans sent more people, there was nothing inappropriate about it.
If this trade concerned the interests of all humanity on Tianshui Star, then having only one or two people represent the negotiations would actually be unacceptable to humans.
One must remember that not long ago, humanity had held a planet-wide democratic vote on whether to access the Star Sea Court database.
How other civilizations handled things was hard to say, but at least in the short term, humanity found it very difficult to accept a decision-making model where a single individual represented all of humanity.
"So then... hmm??"
Just as the human side was about to let the trade negotiations formally begin, the people responsible for the discussions suddenly received an urgent message.
.......
At the intelligence department of the Countermeasures Research Office, some intelligence officers were idly browsing information across various platforms. They thought to themselves that everyone else could watch the alien livestream while they still had to bury themselves in work. Truly unpleasant.
But thinking that way was one thing. Actually slacking off was something they dared not do. If discovered, they would be directly fired from the base, and no one was willing to lose such a good job.
Just then, multiple computers simultaneously popped up a red alert box. The intelligence officers all widened their eyes and sat up straight.
This red alert was a special setting that only popped up when the Administrator of Ascendant Home posted. It was extremely important.
The intelligence officers immediately entered the website to check. Sure enough, the Administrator of Ascendant Home had posted a thread in The Administrator's Domain section just seconds ago.
This thread did not involve buying or selling Rules. It was a public post that everyone had permission to view.
Thread title: [Partial Content of the "Star Sea Court Civilization Convention"]
Thread body: As the title suggests, the following is partial content of the "Convention."
[Star Sea Court Civilization Convention]
[Introduction: This Convention applies to all registered civilizations within the jurisdiction of the Star Sea Court...]
A total of five articles were all publicly laid out in the thread. The intelligence officers were all stunned, even momentarily forgetting to report it immediately.
Meanwhile, the number of comments in the thread's comments section was refreshing at a rapid speed, with everyone expressing utter shock.
"Is the Administrator...???"
"The information in this 'Convention' is explosive! Where did the Administrator get this?!"
"Could the Administrator actually be an Awakened One?! That's why they know the Convention's content?"
"Look at Article Three, 'Principle of Civilization Contact.' If this is real, then why didn't Mr. Ga follow the Convention?!"
"According to Article Four, 'Civilization Promotion Mechanism,' this Yinluo Civilization can perform cross-galaxy teleportation, so they're at least a mid-level civilization! When facing our level-one low-level civilization, they must execute the notification principle!"
"Holy crap, this alien Mr. Ga's schemes run deep. Is it playing dirty with us humans?"
"It's blowing up! The officials should have seen the thread by now, right? They need to quickly tell those people negotiating the trade, don't let them get scammed!"
Inside the Wordless Book shelter, Guan Tong closed the website after posting the thread.
That's right. He had not directly contacted the officials for a one-on-one explanation. Instead, he had directly made the entire "Convention" content public.
The reason for doing so was simple. First, he felt this "common knowledge" should be known by all Tianshui Star humans. This would help deepen the entire civilization's understanding of the universe and the Star Sea Court.
Second, he still did not want to expose himself. Even if others guessed he was an Awakened One, as long as he did not respond, others could not confirm it.
On the contrary, once he admitted it himself, all kinds of matters and responsibilities would inevitably come knocking. He already had enough troubles now and did not want to get dragged into more.
Moreover, asking him to loudly declare like Han Qiu that he would not give up on a single person and lead everyone to the new world was truly something he could not do. He wanted even less to lie against his conscience to deceive people.
So he simply took this opportunity to publish the "Convention" using the identity of the Administrator of Ascendant Home.
After all, the identity of the Administrator of Ascendant Home had always been mysterious. Some connected it to Guan Tong, while others firmly believed they were not the same person.
But regardless, making it public this way had another benefit.
It eliminated the possibility of other Awakened Ones establishing a monopoly.
If another Awakened One appeared on Tianshui Star later, used Deep Dive of Consciousness to visit the Star Sea Court database, learned the "Convention's" content, and wanted to gain support by monopolizing the information, that path would be blocked by Guan Tong's public action.
The moment this thread appeared, it instantly spread across the entire internet, and the official higher-ups of various nations learned of it at the first opportunity.
The "Convention" information was urgently relayed to the people responsible for negotiating trade with Mr. Ga.
Everyone looked at each other, all seeing the shock and wariness in each other's eyes.
The higher-up from Beixing's commerce department in the team darkened his expression and directly questioned Mr. Ga in an accusatory tone.
"Mr. Ga, may I ask what level civilization the Yinluo Civilization is? Are you aware of the existence of the 'Star Sea Court Civilization Convention'?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ga made a very human-like gesture, slapping its own narrow, elongated forehead.
"Ah, I accidentally forgot. Truly sorry. I subconsciously assumed you knew the 'Convention's' content, which is why I forgot to mention it."
At these words, everyone in the trade negotiation team furrowed their brows.
A hardline private enterprise boss sneered: "Intentional or accidental?"
Mr. Ga shook its head: "Of course not intentional."
Lies.
Zhao Ming narrowed his eyes.
He had figured something out. Even before Mr. Ga and the others landed, they had been probing whether Tianshui Star's civilization was led by an Awakened One.
Because the existence and content of this "Convention" were likely known only to Awakened Ones.
So from Mr. Ga's perspective, if Tianshui Star's leader was not an Awakened One, there existed the possibility that Tianshui Star's decision-making level did not know of the Convention's existence.
Seen this way, this "enthusiastic interstellar neighbor's" deception had existed from the very beginning.