Interstellar arena
Chapter 525 The Highest Reception Standard
In the outer space of Xed Star, there is a giant fleet. This fleet stretches for hundreds of thousands of kilometers, forming a welcoming trend. It is the alliance fleet temporarily formed by the seven star regions.
This is the first alliance fleet formed after the disintegration of the Interstellar Federation. This fleet has far-reaching significance and heralds the cooperation of human beings again.
For this alliance fleet, Lan Zuo of Fal Star served as the temporary Grand Marshal, and his deputy was Xiao Ma. Of course, now Xiao Ma was no longer called Xiao Ma, but General Ma.
General Ma is very popular in Far Star, and he has made great achievements in battle.
When Liu Fei embarked on the journey to ambush the alien warship, Xiao Ma led his troops to raid the Republic of Pula, which is next to Farr Star. At that time, the Republic of Pula was holding a new government meeting. The core buildings of power such as the presidential palace and the parliament captured all the dignitaries who participated in the meeting. So far, the Pula Republic, which has been hostile to the Far Star Empire for more than a century, was forced to surrender.
Next, General Ma launched a bloody massacre. He searched for religious extremists in Pura Star. Several terrorist bases in the famous seven star regions were wiped out. General Ma was called the Butcher General of Far Star by the media. Its prestige is growing day by day.
Liu Fei didn't know that in the past six months, earth-shaking changes had taken place in the seven star fields. Not only was Li Yanhong defeated like a mountain, but the Farr Empire also got rid of its serious troubles, and General Danny also recovered his power like a broken bamboo all the way. All the planets, and occupy more than 80.00% of the planets in neighboring countries——
Now, the power structure of the seven star fields is becoming clearer day by day. In this turbulent torrent, countless families have risen, and countless families have disappeared and been smashed into the rolling wheels of history. Among them, Shu Rou's family In just five short years, the family business has spread to every corner of the seven star domains, ranking among the top three families in the seven star domains, with momentum like a rainbow, and the military industry has a faint tendency to rival the Chen Gao family.
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After Liu Fei returned to the main ship of the expeditionary force, he stayed behind closed doors and declined all reporters' interviews.
The reporters also returned to their respective news boats and began to sort out the data at hand.
It took seven months to set off from Feiyu Lager to return to Sid Starfield. Of these seven months, five months were spent on the road and waiting, and two months were spent on contact with aliens. Civilization fights above.
On the way home, Liu Fei was not idle.
In his office, there are three aliens and two artificial intelligences, and it is very lively.
"Liu Fei, you are now the hero of the Seven Star Regions. As long as you climb up and shout, hehe, the Seven Star Regions will be yours." The little monk said with a sinister smile.
"Yeah——" Xiaoqiang Guangnao echoed. In fact, he could only agree. His current status is not as important as the three aliens.
"Yes, father, as long as you are king, I will do my best!" The little tadpole was gearing up, full of enthusiasm.
"I have no objection." Liu Xiaofei hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"I don't care." The Alien King imitated Liu Xiaofei and shrugged. During this time, he was imitating human speech and actions all the time, and besides Liu Fei, his teachers were Liu Xiaofei and the little tadpole.
There was a wry smile on Liu Fei's face. Recently, these guys have been encouraging him to be the king of human beings almost all the time, as if the seven star fields are already within reach.
"Liu Fei, I know that you are worried that you don't have a single soldier right now. You don't have to worry about this. There are old men and Xiaoqiang, you can get whatever you want. Those warships can't be done in minutes. Of course, we can't use replicants anymore, that thing is like artificial intelligence, and it is also potentially dangerous. We have to recruit troops, but you don't have to worry about this. With your current reputation in the seven star fields, you can climb up and shout, It’s not that the followers gather—”
"That's right, with the support of the little monk and brother Qiang, plus our army of aliens, we will kill anyone who refuses to accept." The little tadpole was young and vigorous, full of fighting spirit.
"Hey, it's been half a year. When we return to New Kodo Space City, at least one starship battle group will be ready for battle." Xiao Qiangguang said proudly.
"Father, I and - and - Hewang can summon an army of aliens to cooperate with Brother Qiang's fleet to approach the city and exert pressure." The little tadpole glanced at the alien king, and finally recognized the kingship of the alien king.
"Yes." The colorful alien was still not good at words, and agreed to every question.
"Who is our enemy?" Liu Fei asked suddenly.
"Ah—" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Are we going to be enemies of the humans in the entire seven star fields! Even if we defeat all the humans in the seven star fields, what's the point for us?"
"—"
"Liu Xiaofei, what's your opinion?" Liu Fei noticed that Liu Xiaofei was a little out of his mind. During this time, Liu Xiaofei was not as excited as the little tadpoles. He kept silent most of the time, and occasionally nodded or shook his head to express his opinion, which seemed to be on his mind. Heavy.
"I also support it, but are our aliens going to become a tool for human dominance?" Liu Xiaofei glanced at the little tadpoles and the colorful aliens.
Suddenly, there was a great silence.
All eyes fell on Liu Xiaofei.
"I think, the little tadpoles, and the king hope to be able to integrate into the life of human society instead of being an enemy of human beings. If we become tools of human warfare, I think we will never be able to become a member of human society—" Liu Xiaofei's tone was a bit heavy.
"Damn, I actually have my own thoughts, it's incredible!" The little monk interrupted Liu Xiaofei suddenly, cursing.
"I—I'm just—just thinking—" Liu Xiaofei blushed unexpectedly, bowed his head and said weakly.
"Hmph, what a fart, you guys are just elm bumpy heads, what tricks can you come up with?" the little monk sarcastically said.
"You—" Liu Xiaofei seemed to have been greatly insulted, he suddenly raised his head, his fierce eyes fixed on the holographic image of the little monk, like an angry cheetah, his muscles tensed, full of infinite tension.
"Haha, you want to kill me? Pooh, you think I'm a little strong light brain. I can leave at any time, and even let this battleship self-destruct. Just because you are so bearish, you still want to kill me. No way—" The little monk laughed triumphantly, his appearance was hideous.
"Okay." Liu Fei said lightly, the little monk's voice stopped abruptly, a trace of fear appeared on his face, and the holographic image shook for a while, becoming a little blurred.Obviously, Liu Fei gave the little monk a warning.
"Liu Xiaofei is right. This is exactly what I have been thinking about during this time. Now, the seven star fields in which human beings live are like a huge carrier. The creatures living on this carrier, whether they are high-level or low-level Yes, they are all prosperous, and all are damaged. Even plants without the ability to think, they cannot be ignored, because a planet, a star field, every tiny life is like a wheel on a huge machine. If one of these wheels is damaged, it may not affect the operation of the entire machine temporarily, but after a long time, the sequelae will gradually become prominent. For example, some carnivorous animals play a role in regulating balance in nature. If a certain If one kind of carnivore goes extinct, another kind of animal may be flooded. Not to mention plants, the most direct impact is the deterioration of the living environment-now, we must understand that we are not trying to destroy this machine, but To be part of the machine, to make the machine better, in good condition, to run longer."
"Let us join the human society?" The king of aliens looked excited, with endless longing in his eyes.
For the aliens, the biggest goal is to integrate into human society, absorb human knowledge, master human science and technology, and use human strengths to make up for the weaknesses of the alien race.
"Yes, this is a long process. You have to slowly adapt to this process, and then let human beings slowly adapt to you. This process is not only very long, it may be very painful, and it will be accompanied by wars and wars. Massacre, however, we must set a goal and unswervingly achieve this goal. Of course, before accomplishing this goal, the premise is to reduce the harm to human beings to the lowest level in history, or reduce it to a psychological range that human beings can bear such as."
"There is a long way to go—" Liu Xiaofei sighed. He has lived among humans for a long time, and he understands humans better than tadpoles and the king of aliens. He is very aware of human beings' fear and prejudice against aliens. Alien, this is simply an impossible task.
"Yes, there is a long way to go, but we need to start not only with humans, but also with your race." Liu Fei nodded.
"How to get it?" The Alien King asked immediately as he was most interested in how to integrate into human life.
"It's very simple. Open up the wisdom of your race and formulate the rules of the game. Selfish behavior like you used to fight alone is not acceptable. If the race of aliens wants to survive in the universe, they must work together instead of throwing their own race away. Being a puppet, let alone sacrificing most of the clansmen to allow a certain high-level alien to evolve into a human form."
"I was wrong. I should have cultivated a large number of high-level aliens like tadpoles." Although the king of aliens was ruthless, he was not infected with some human habits, and immediately admitted his mistake frankly.
"Yes, if you had realized this problem earlier, you wouldn't know who would win between your race and the alien civilization. Think about it, if thousands of colorful aliens wreak havoc on the planet where the alien civilization lives, what would it be like? Sub-scenario!"
Liu Xiaofei's little tadpole and the king of aliens looked fascinated. If, as Liu Fei said, every alien has evolved to be as powerful as a king, it will not be easy for alien civilizations to occupy their homeland.
"Liu Fei, we can't blame them." The little monk interrupted suddenly.
"Ok?"
"The old man dissected the alien linear brain cells. The genes they inherited have a strong memory function. A newborn alien memory cell has memories hundreds of years ago, and combat experience is innate. And those memories have deep There is light, it will be stimulated according to different environments, and it will become more and more clear, and among them, there are memories tens of millions of years ago. In that prehistoric era, the aliens lived at the top of the food chain, without natural enemies, carefree .But they still have an enemy."
"What enemy?" Little Tadpole Liu Xiaofei and the Alien King asked in unison with surprise on their faces.
"Yourselves." The little monk paused and said: "For tens of millions of years, the biggest enemy of aliens is the same kind, because evolution is power, and everyone hopes that they can evolve faster than other aliens, so they become Selfishness, not sharing evolutionary information, this kind of selfish memory has been inherited for tens of millions of years, until now, so, you can’t blame the king of aliens for being selfish, look at Liu Xiaofei, he has never thought about sharing evolutionary information with other aliens .”
"Why does tadpole share information with his race?" Liu Fei wondered.
"This is easy to explain, thanks to you, because the little tadpole was raised by you, and he shared your information, that is to say, he gained some of the advantages of human beings, for example, learned to share, and the alien Wang and Liu Xiaofei have evolved into colorful aliens through hundreds of years of evolution, their selfish genes have been deeply ingrained, and external forces cannot change them at all."
"You mean to say that Liu Xiaofei and I will never share evolutionary information with our clansmen?" The Alien King showed frustration on his face.
"No, no! When you said this, you were already aware of the problem. This shows that your IQ is already enough to control your selfish desires. It's like human beings are evil by nature, but in order to restrain their own evil thoughts, human beings , will formulate many rules of the game to restrain themselves, such as laws and morals, etc.”
"How do we change?" the Alien King said happily.
"This is easy to say, but difficult to operate. For example, your current wisdom has realized the mistake, that is to say, the selfish gene in your genetic genes has been changing. Then, your offspring, or those shared with you The people of the tribe will slowly inherit the shared gene cells, and this sharing will gradually spread, just like human beings open up the wisdom of the people, when the most ignorant people become smart, the civilization level of the entire race will increase.”
"I understand." The Alien King nodded solemnly, while Liu Xiaofei and the little tadpole looked at each other and nodded.
"General Liu, the expeditionary force has reached the outer space of the Sid star field, and there is a fleet ahead." The voice of a soldier sounded from the communication channel.
"turn around."
"Yes, General." The soldier's voice was extremely respectful.
The holographic image turned into the meeting room.
The image on the holographic screen is processed through optical brain filtering, and it can be clearly seen that a huge fleet of tens of thousands of kilometers is quietly suspended in the vast and deep space.
"them--"
Just when Liu Fei was about to ask the little monk, the quiet fleet suddenly turned on all the lights, every porthole was lit up with dazzling lights, all the navigation lights were turned on, the fleet was like thousands of stars Arranged in two lines, forming a rushing Milky Way in the dark night sky, it is extremely magnificent.
"Hahaha—full lights, full lights, this is the highest treatment for receiving a head of state. Liu Fei, who has never been seen before or since, actually received a commoner with the highest etiquette, haha, bull, how arrogant—— "
The little monk patted his thigh and couldn't breathe out of laughter, while Liu Xiaofei and the three looked at the giant fleet with shocking expressions on their faces.
This is the first alliance fleet formed after the disintegration of the Interstellar Federation. This fleet has far-reaching significance and heralds the cooperation of human beings again.
For this alliance fleet, Lan Zuo of Fal Star served as the temporary Grand Marshal, and his deputy was Xiao Ma. Of course, now Xiao Ma was no longer called Xiao Ma, but General Ma.
General Ma is very popular in Far Star, and he has made great achievements in battle.
When Liu Fei embarked on the journey to ambush the alien warship, Xiao Ma led his troops to raid the Republic of Pula, which is next to Farr Star. At that time, the Republic of Pula was holding a new government meeting. The core buildings of power such as the presidential palace and the parliament captured all the dignitaries who participated in the meeting. So far, the Pula Republic, which has been hostile to the Far Star Empire for more than a century, was forced to surrender.
Next, General Ma launched a bloody massacre. He searched for religious extremists in Pura Star. Several terrorist bases in the famous seven star regions were wiped out. General Ma was called the Butcher General of Far Star by the media. Its prestige is growing day by day.
Liu Fei didn't know that in the past six months, earth-shaking changes had taken place in the seven star fields. Not only was Li Yanhong defeated like a mountain, but the Farr Empire also got rid of its serious troubles, and General Danny also recovered his power like a broken bamboo all the way. All the planets, and occupy more than 80.00% of the planets in neighboring countries——
Now, the power structure of the seven star fields is becoming clearer day by day. In this turbulent torrent, countless families have risen, and countless families have disappeared and been smashed into the rolling wheels of history. Among them, Shu Rou's family In just five short years, the family business has spread to every corner of the seven star domains, ranking among the top three families in the seven star domains, with momentum like a rainbow, and the military industry has a faint tendency to rival the Chen Gao family.
-
After Liu Fei returned to the main ship of the expeditionary force, he stayed behind closed doors and declined all reporters' interviews.
The reporters also returned to their respective news boats and began to sort out the data at hand.
It took seven months to set off from Feiyu Lager to return to Sid Starfield. Of these seven months, five months were spent on the road and waiting, and two months were spent on contact with aliens. Civilization fights above.
On the way home, Liu Fei was not idle.
In his office, there are three aliens and two artificial intelligences, and it is very lively.
"Liu Fei, you are now the hero of the Seven Star Regions. As long as you climb up and shout, hehe, the Seven Star Regions will be yours." The little monk said with a sinister smile.
"Yeah——" Xiaoqiang Guangnao echoed. In fact, he could only agree. His current status is not as important as the three aliens.
"Yes, father, as long as you are king, I will do my best!" The little tadpole was gearing up, full of enthusiasm.
"I have no objection." Liu Xiaofei hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"I don't care." The Alien King imitated Liu Xiaofei and shrugged. During this time, he was imitating human speech and actions all the time, and besides Liu Fei, his teachers were Liu Xiaofei and the little tadpole.
There was a wry smile on Liu Fei's face. Recently, these guys have been encouraging him to be the king of human beings almost all the time, as if the seven star fields are already within reach.
"Liu Fei, I know that you are worried that you don't have a single soldier right now. You don't have to worry about this. There are old men and Xiaoqiang, you can get whatever you want. Those warships can't be done in minutes. Of course, we can't use replicants anymore, that thing is like artificial intelligence, and it is also potentially dangerous. We have to recruit troops, but you don't have to worry about this. With your current reputation in the seven star fields, you can climb up and shout, It’s not that the followers gather—”
"That's right, with the support of the little monk and brother Qiang, plus our army of aliens, we will kill anyone who refuses to accept." The little tadpole was young and vigorous, full of fighting spirit.
"Hey, it's been half a year. When we return to New Kodo Space City, at least one starship battle group will be ready for battle." Xiao Qiangguang said proudly.
"Father, I and - and - Hewang can summon an army of aliens to cooperate with Brother Qiang's fleet to approach the city and exert pressure." The little tadpole glanced at the alien king, and finally recognized the kingship of the alien king.
"Yes." The colorful alien was still not good at words, and agreed to every question.
"Who is our enemy?" Liu Fei asked suddenly.
"Ah—" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Are we going to be enemies of the humans in the entire seven star fields! Even if we defeat all the humans in the seven star fields, what's the point for us?"
"—"
"Liu Xiaofei, what's your opinion?" Liu Fei noticed that Liu Xiaofei was a little out of his mind. During this time, Liu Xiaofei was not as excited as the little tadpoles. He kept silent most of the time, and occasionally nodded or shook his head to express his opinion, which seemed to be on his mind. Heavy.
"I also support it, but are our aliens going to become a tool for human dominance?" Liu Xiaofei glanced at the little tadpoles and the colorful aliens.
Suddenly, there was a great silence.
All eyes fell on Liu Xiaofei.
"I think, the little tadpoles, and the king hope to be able to integrate into the life of human society instead of being an enemy of human beings. If we become tools of human warfare, I think we will never be able to become a member of human society—" Liu Xiaofei's tone was a bit heavy.
"Damn, I actually have my own thoughts, it's incredible!" The little monk interrupted Liu Xiaofei suddenly, cursing.
"I—I'm just—just thinking—" Liu Xiaofei blushed unexpectedly, bowed his head and said weakly.
"Hmph, what a fart, you guys are just elm bumpy heads, what tricks can you come up with?" the little monk sarcastically said.
"You—" Liu Xiaofei seemed to have been greatly insulted, he suddenly raised his head, his fierce eyes fixed on the holographic image of the little monk, like an angry cheetah, his muscles tensed, full of infinite tension.
"Haha, you want to kill me? Pooh, you think I'm a little strong light brain. I can leave at any time, and even let this battleship self-destruct. Just because you are so bearish, you still want to kill me. No way—" The little monk laughed triumphantly, his appearance was hideous.
"Okay." Liu Fei said lightly, the little monk's voice stopped abruptly, a trace of fear appeared on his face, and the holographic image shook for a while, becoming a little blurred.Obviously, Liu Fei gave the little monk a warning.
"Liu Xiaofei is right. This is exactly what I have been thinking about during this time. Now, the seven star fields in which human beings live are like a huge carrier. The creatures living on this carrier, whether they are high-level or low-level Yes, they are all prosperous, and all are damaged. Even plants without the ability to think, they cannot be ignored, because a planet, a star field, every tiny life is like a wheel on a huge machine. If one of these wheels is damaged, it may not affect the operation of the entire machine temporarily, but after a long time, the sequelae will gradually become prominent. For example, some carnivorous animals play a role in regulating balance in nature. If a certain If one kind of carnivore goes extinct, another kind of animal may be flooded. Not to mention plants, the most direct impact is the deterioration of the living environment-now, we must understand that we are not trying to destroy this machine, but To be part of the machine, to make the machine better, in good condition, to run longer."
"Let us join the human society?" The king of aliens looked excited, with endless longing in his eyes.
For the aliens, the biggest goal is to integrate into human society, absorb human knowledge, master human science and technology, and use human strengths to make up for the weaknesses of the alien race.
"Yes, this is a long process. You have to slowly adapt to this process, and then let human beings slowly adapt to you. This process is not only very long, it may be very painful, and it will be accompanied by wars and wars. Massacre, however, we must set a goal and unswervingly achieve this goal. Of course, before accomplishing this goal, the premise is to reduce the harm to human beings to the lowest level in history, or reduce it to a psychological range that human beings can bear such as."
"There is a long way to go—" Liu Xiaofei sighed. He has lived among humans for a long time, and he understands humans better than tadpoles and the king of aliens. He is very aware of human beings' fear and prejudice against aliens. Alien, this is simply an impossible task.
"Yes, there is a long way to go, but we need to start not only with humans, but also with your race." Liu Fei nodded.
"How to get it?" The Alien King asked immediately as he was most interested in how to integrate into human life.
"It's very simple. Open up the wisdom of your race and formulate the rules of the game. Selfish behavior like you used to fight alone is not acceptable. If the race of aliens wants to survive in the universe, they must work together instead of throwing their own race away. Being a puppet, let alone sacrificing most of the clansmen to allow a certain high-level alien to evolve into a human form."
"I was wrong. I should have cultivated a large number of high-level aliens like tadpoles." Although the king of aliens was ruthless, he was not infected with some human habits, and immediately admitted his mistake frankly.
"Yes, if you had realized this problem earlier, you wouldn't know who would win between your race and the alien civilization. Think about it, if thousands of colorful aliens wreak havoc on the planet where the alien civilization lives, what would it be like? Sub-scenario!"
Liu Xiaofei's little tadpole and the king of aliens looked fascinated. If, as Liu Fei said, every alien has evolved to be as powerful as a king, it will not be easy for alien civilizations to occupy their homeland.
"Liu Fei, we can't blame them." The little monk interrupted suddenly.
"Ok?"
"The old man dissected the alien linear brain cells. The genes they inherited have a strong memory function. A newborn alien memory cell has memories hundreds of years ago, and combat experience is innate. And those memories have deep There is light, it will be stimulated according to different environments, and it will become more and more clear, and among them, there are memories tens of millions of years ago. In that prehistoric era, the aliens lived at the top of the food chain, without natural enemies, carefree .But they still have an enemy."
"What enemy?" Little Tadpole Liu Xiaofei and the Alien King asked in unison with surprise on their faces.
"Yourselves." The little monk paused and said: "For tens of millions of years, the biggest enemy of aliens is the same kind, because evolution is power, and everyone hopes that they can evolve faster than other aliens, so they become Selfishness, not sharing evolutionary information, this kind of selfish memory has been inherited for tens of millions of years, until now, so, you can’t blame the king of aliens for being selfish, look at Liu Xiaofei, he has never thought about sharing evolutionary information with other aliens .”
"Why does tadpole share information with his race?" Liu Fei wondered.
"This is easy to explain, thanks to you, because the little tadpole was raised by you, and he shared your information, that is to say, he gained some of the advantages of human beings, for example, learned to share, and the alien Wang and Liu Xiaofei have evolved into colorful aliens through hundreds of years of evolution, their selfish genes have been deeply ingrained, and external forces cannot change them at all."
"You mean to say that Liu Xiaofei and I will never share evolutionary information with our clansmen?" The Alien King showed frustration on his face.
"No, no! When you said this, you were already aware of the problem. This shows that your IQ is already enough to control your selfish desires. It's like human beings are evil by nature, but in order to restrain their own evil thoughts, human beings , will formulate many rules of the game to restrain themselves, such as laws and morals, etc.”
"How do we change?" the Alien King said happily.
"This is easy to say, but difficult to operate. For example, your current wisdom has realized the mistake, that is to say, the selfish gene in your genetic genes has been changing. Then, your offspring, or those shared with you The people of the tribe will slowly inherit the shared gene cells, and this sharing will gradually spread, just like human beings open up the wisdom of the people, when the most ignorant people become smart, the civilization level of the entire race will increase.”
"I understand." The Alien King nodded solemnly, while Liu Xiaofei and the little tadpole looked at each other and nodded.
"General Liu, the expeditionary force has reached the outer space of the Sid star field, and there is a fleet ahead." The voice of a soldier sounded from the communication channel.
"turn around."
"Yes, General." The soldier's voice was extremely respectful.
The holographic image turned into the meeting room.
The image on the holographic screen is processed through optical brain filtering, and it can be clearly seen that a huge fleet of tens of thousands of kilometers is quietly suspended in the vast and deep space.
"them--"
Just when Liu Fei was about to ask the little monk, the quiet fleet suddenly turned on all the lights, every porthole was lit up with dazzling lights, all the navigation lights were turned on, the fleet was like thousands of stars Arranged in two lines, forming a rushing Milky Way in the dark night sky, it is extremely magnificent.
"Hahaha—full lights, full lights, this is the highest treatment for receiving a head of state. Liu Fei, who has never been seen before or since, actually received a commoner with the highest etiquette, haha, bull, how arrogant—— "
The little monk patted his thigh and couldn't breathe out of laughter, while Liu Xiaofei and the three looked at the giant fleet with shocking expressions on their faces.
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