Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 370 - 369: Trading with the Riley Civilization

Chapter 370: Chapter 369: Trading with the Riley Civilization

In the midst of these observations, language experts tried importing data into computers, and given the expressions and actions of the Riley people, deciphering the language of this alien civilization didn’t seem to be too big of a problem.

After all, it wasn’t their first time, and all scientists were well versed in the procedure.

Professor Li Zhendong, who was specifically responsible for this area, even made a pledge, "The Riley people’s language is not particularly complex, after all, it is just a Primitive Civilization, without so many complex vocabularies. It’s just that the religious content is a bit more difficult, we need to collect more information to be able to translate more accurately."

After a night of hard work, the relevant scientists organized the data and then transmitted a decryption software to the transporter of Wang Junpeng and others.

"The translation software is ready this quickly? Our civilization really is full of talent and strong," Wang Junpeng said, feeling good after a night’s rest.

"This dialogue software is still not perfect, it can only realize preliminary communication functions... and more content still needs improvement," Zhang Yuan said during a video call. "It’s enough to establish preliminary trade relations, we do not expect to gain much from this civilization. You all know the mission, right?"

"Understood, having a preliminary translator is already enough," Wang Junpeng confidently replied.

Then things got even stranger...

When humans drove their car into the Riley people’s headquarters and explained their intentions on the battlefield in the natives’ language, all the Riley people were astonishingly surprised.

"Human... he said, they are hu-man? Human? What does that mean?" a noble stuttered out this somewhat strange word, "Aren’t they Divine Messengers?"

"The Divine is unfathomable... maybe this term itself means Divine Messenger."

"Yes, yes, that’s it!"

Subsequently, the humans traded a few metal knives for a vast amount of religious texts and historical books from both nations. The Riley people were so astonished at the sight of the metal knives that they were practically drooling!

Faced with the natives’ ignorance, all human diplomats maintained their composure without engaging in thoughtless ridicule or other actions.

Then the human diplomatic team, at the natives’ enthusiastic invitation, first watched an "execution ceremony" of Blasphemers, those charlatans were hanged.

The dismal, spine-chilling screams made listeners shudder.

This time, several female diplomats really couldn’t bear to watch; they all turned pale and internally criticized the barbarism and backwardness of these natives.

On the contrary, team leader Wang Junpeng did not stop the farce; after all, it was an internal affair of the other civilization, and what right did humans have to interfere?

Finally, the diplomatic team split into two groups and headed to the Royal Capitals of the two countries, experiencing a fascinating journey through an alien civilization...

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"So exquisite, too exquisite... our best metals are not even a fraction as good as theirs!"

"What kind of forging technique is this? Let our skilled craftsmen come and see, let them know what real Divine craftsmanship is!" The King of the Leon Kingdom, playing with a stainless steel knife, was overjoyed.

"Are you saying that they used a monster called a ’car’ that allowed them to return to the Royal Capital from the border in just one day?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, our general said so himself... they even have a giant bird named ’spaceship’ that can get them back to the Royal Capital from the border in just one hour. However, we don’t have a suitable place for the ’giant bird’ to land..."

"It’s truly... unimaginable!"

The King was a bit out of sorts, his excitement causing him to accidentally nick his tongue. With his intelligence and experience, he couldn’t begin to comprehend these things.

All he could understand was the exquisite dagger before him!

He gently drew the blade across, applying hardly any effort, and the tough "World Tree" leaf split into two clean halves.

"So delicate, indeed a divine gift..."

The other nobles seated below were also green-eyed with envy.

After a while, a few specialized blacksmiths rushed over, each taking the daggers with fear and awe, exclaiming, "Gods! Gods!" and sharing their astonishment.

The Riley civilization’s various nations could also produce a very limited amount of copper metals, but the smelting process was extremely cumbersome.

Due to the lower oxygen content in the atmosphere, making combustion difficult, the Riley people would grind certain special fatty plants and nitrate-containing minerals into powder, dry them, and then use convex lenses to focus sunlight to finally ignite the powders. The flames produced this way could forge a small amount of metal.

The cost of producing such flames was incredibly high, and the metals obtained from these primitive methods were pricey. Only a very select few nobles could afford to use them.

Compared to human metals... even the most common stainless steel, where would their quality stand?

After all the blacksmiths had left with subservient nods, one official prostrated on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, they denied being envoys of the god of wealth, claiming instead to be humans..."

"Ah, if it’s not then it’s not. If the Divine Messengers do not wish to reveal their identities, why should we fuss over it... What do they request? Do they require offerings?" The King secured the shiny dagger, carefully sheathing it in a scabbard.

This situation had its pros and cons.

If handled well, his rule would undoubtedly become more stable.

But he also acutely knew of the envoys’ wealth and power... and he cautiously warned himself, they must not be offended, for even as King, he could be easily overthrown.

One of the nobles suddenly said, "It seems that in our ancient times, such envoys also appeared suddenly from the sky, but they left quickly. These ’humans’ seem more amiable; they want to trade with us. After the trade, they will likely leave."

"Then, can we ask them to destroy our hostile nations? Doing so would allow us to easily gain extensive territories..."

At those words, a slight restlessness stirred among all the nobles.

The King hesitated. A larger population, more land—these were the desires of the nobles. He only thought of asking for more metal artifacts to enhance the royal family’s treasure, nothing more...

If the nobles’ power became too strong, the royal family would face great danger.

He spoke up, "They adhere to the principle of equivalent exchange. These few metal daggers have already traded for many of our cultural texts. To have the envoy destroy hostile nations, what price would we have to pay? Can we afford it? Have you thought about this?"

One noble quickly replied, "At least we need to convey our wishes to them... Besides, the envoys are likely trading with our enemies as well."

"What if our enemy proposes such a trade?"

This remark sent a wave of mild panic through all the nobles as they began to calculate anxiously within their minds.