Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 466 - 464: Huantai Civilization Trading Market

Chapter 466: Chapter 464: Huantai Civilization Trading Market

"And so, as the days passed by one by one, the diplomats’ training was being carried out in an orderly fashion. Theoretically, only a small fraction of diplomats would ever come face to face with aliens, and other scientific staff would generally hide behind the scenes to analyze. However, the interstellar etiquette that needed to be trained still had to be taught, who knew if there might be a cross-cultural scientific symposium in the future?

Three years had blinked past, and the entire fleet had successfully docked with the communication of Huantai Civilization. Having entered the gravitational range of a constant star, the fleet’s speed had long been reduced.

For safety’s sake, ’The Kunlun Mountain’ and ’Bright Galaxy’, the two mother ships, would stay in the void 60 astronomical units away from the trading market. Both mother ships had entered a state of military control and all scientific activities, especially in the field of radio, had ceased. The military strictly controlled all kinds of equipment.

Even though the scientists within the civilization were generally sensible, in a civilization of 20 million people, there were always a few whose brains weren’t quite so nimble or who were just curious kids sending out radio waves to other civilizations, causing unnecessary misunderstandings... so it was better to enforce a blanket ban on activities that should be prohibited.

The distance of 60 astronomical units was quite vast; for a beam of light to travel this distance, it would need about 8.3 hours, so various light-speed weapons would have difficulty hitting targets at such a far range. The level of safety could be assured.

In addition to the human fleet, people observed various shaped fleets in this region, with at least 13 of them. Due to the great distance, it was difficult to see clearly what was really happening.

"Gentlemen, the next mission is up to you all," the captain of the entire fleet announced at the front, surrounded by a swarm of journalists continuously taking pictures.

A large diplomatic team of 500 people would travel on a specially developed transport to the interstellar trading market for a series of investigations.

These 500 individuals were elite representatives from all walks of life, capable of giving a rough appraisal of the value of a specific technology and possessed high authority.

"Are you ready?" Leading at the front was the current Foreign Minister of the New Human Civilization, Mr. Chen Mu. His temples were graying, signaling his advanced age.

This was, after all, a critical step for humanity’s advancement into the universe, a fact that the entire civilization couldn’t ignore.

"Let’s go! Did everyone bring their computers?" Zhao Qingfeng patted Zhang Yuan’s shoulder, though he himself was brimming with excitement.

"Haha, definitely!"

All the people lined up to board the large transport. Around them, 15 small escort ships were present, which were the most advanced protective spaceships of humanity—’Lightning III’ types.

The 15 small escort ships were the defense limit allowed by the trading market.

Zhang Yuan found his room, settled his luggage, and heaved a sigh of relief. His colleagues around him were all chatting and laughing, fantasizing about the future.

The transport slowly started up.

Through the window, one could still see small unmanned drones from the Huantai Civilization fluttering near the transport, guiding human ships in their direction. The distance of 60 astronomical units was too far, and there was some cloud-like matter in between, preventing an entire detailed observation of every aspect of the interstellar trading market.

"Look over there!"

A video popped up on the screen, showing a fleet similar to ’The Kunlun Mountain’ slowly leaving the star system. Its bright ion engines at the tail resembled little suns, illuminating this part of the starry sky.

This place did not allow the use of gravitational acceleration, relying solely on the ship’s engines to push forward gradually. From a technological analysis of the spinning centrifuges, the technology on this large spaceship was similar to that of humans. At least it hadn’t developed anti-gravity capabilities...

"Quite a bustling trade center. We’ve already encountered a different civilization so quickly..."

"Yes, compared to the vastness of space, this place might be the liveliest within hundreds of light years. If the cost of communication is much less than that of destruction, then civilizations will inevitably choose to exchange. After all, in our world, there is no such thing as a ’technology explosion,’ only technology progressing at a snail’s pace, alas..." Zhang Yuan made a small joke, shaking his head.

The central star of the entire trading market is a yellow dwarf star, with a mass of 92.9% of our Sun, surrounded by no fewer than 27 terrestrial planets.

A normal planetary system generally wouldn’t have so many large terrestrial planets, so there’s only one answer: these planets were relocated from the vicinity of other stars — what is known as Planet Fortresses!

The planet-level warfare weapons humans currently dream of.

If one possessed such a massive and robust War Star, The Kunlun Mountain and Splendid Era would be thoroughly obsolete, and all populations could settle on the ground, no longer needing to be split between two spaceships.

Zhang Yuan sighed softly. As time passed, the gap between civilizations had become absurdly large.

As long as a civilization hasn’t declined or regressed, even if it takes a hundred thousand years to slowly develop a planet fortress, in a million years, there would be 10 such War Stars.

What’s a million years in the cosmic scale, after all?

[Dear Human Civilization, greetings, and welcome to the Huantai Civilization Trading Market.]

Zhang Yuan’s personal computer screen displayed a dialogue between diplomats and the other party. Since they were still far from the trading market, the communication with humans was primarily led by Artificial Intelligence.

[...Our trading market is under the Amoeba Faction, Galaxy Star Domain, Branch 19 of the Huantai Civilization, which we have operated in this star domain for 1,009,608 years. (Translated into human time.)]

[Within 802 astronomical units from the central star, please refrain from any conflicts or unauthorized experimentation with high-energy weapons, including but not limited to nuclear bomb tests, large-scale antimatter experiments... Otherwise, it will be considered an act of war provocation.]

[We maintain an absolute neutral stance, willing to shelter any fleet entering the trading market. Initially, shelter is free for 10.4 years. After that period, your fleet will need to pay a certain amount of AmiBa Points to continue receiving shelter...]

[In our interstellar trading market, you can purchase resources, information, technology, and technological services from high-level civilizations... Specific prices as follows...]

[A Gaia Faction, a friendly Level 6 Civilization, the Hicks Civilization, is visiting our trading market utilizing Superluminal Communication. You will have the opportunity to converse with them and trade your civilization’s refined arts and history.]

Below are some basic data and relevant announcements. Including several constant Alien Civilizations, mainly Third-level Civilizations; in total, there are 32 that we can communicate with.

These 32 civilizations are basically permanent residents here.

There are also 4 Level 4 Civilizations, and one... a Level 6 Civilization? The Hicks Civilization?

Zhang Yuan licked his dry lips as his heart pounded. Next, a series of following announcements regained his attention.

[Please be aware, a Supernova explosion occurred at Eta Carinae, causing damage to the relics of Gaia Civilization, the high-dimensional prison. Approximately 422 dangerous life forms escaped from the high-dimensional prison, with 116 already captured.]

[If your civilization captures any of the dangerous creatures that have fled, or if you’re incredibly lucky to collect shattered High-dimensional Fragments, please contact us to exchange for a certain amount of Amoeba Points.]

[Please note, due to some special reasons, the Amoeba Faction, Galaxy Star Domain, Branch 19, Huantai Civilization Trading Market, will completely withdraw from this area in three thousand years. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience caused by this... All Scientific experiments will no longer be scheduled beyond the next three thousand years.]

[Due to this strategic relocation, we are selling off a batch of materials from Level 3 and Level 4 Civilizations at a low price. Should you have any relevant needs, you may discuss them with our civilization.]