CHAPTER 532: CHAPTER 531 SPECIAL REPORT

"What civilization are you from?"

The Black Hole Civilization sent a straightforward message, just as a host treats a guest.

After receiving the message, the Wandering Alliance first discussed it internally, then under the guidance of Lu Chen from the Black Hole, replied: "We are the Wandering Alliance. Are you a single celestial body or a civilization group?"

"To ask such an ignorant question, it seems you are a fake level five civilization, aren’t you?"

The Black Hole Civilization replied directly: "We are named the Black Hole Civilization, naturally a civilization group. However, with your level, you might not realize that our form is the ultimate form of a life collective - your form is merely at a primitive stage."

"No need to scoff, understanding of the Universe and things progress with the development of science, and no one is a prophet who can foresee the future, there is no shame in this, we will not pity ourselves, and your little calculations are bound to fail. Moreover, in all the areas we have gone through, we have excelled in every area, so we have reasons and confidence to believe that nothing is too difficult for us. Additionally, we have to thank you, your presence has confirmed the correctness of our Life Unity Theory, which will greatly accelerate our research progress in this area, thank you!"

In this response, the Wandering Alliance explained from a factual perspective the view of scientific development and displayed their strong internal confidence, which was forged by the numerous outstanding achievements along their journey, solid and indestructible. At the end of the reply, the Wandering Alliance also specifically thanked the Black Hole Civilization, not that they really wanted to thank them, but rather used their broad mind to mock the narrowness and scoffing of the Black Hole Civilization.

This tactic was undoubtedly a more clever means, and it also helped the Wandering Alliance turn the tables on the disadvantage.

Though this situation was only an exchange of momentum during dialogue, for two level five civilizations, even a verbal contest was very important.

The Wandering Alliance’s response was beyond the expectations of the Black Hole Civilization and showed extraordinary wisdom. The Black Hole Civilization also sensed from the Wandering Alliance’s words that their confidence was truly strong from within, not merely a facade, which sparked their interest in experiencing the Wandering Alliance, especially since no level five civilizations had emerged for many years. There must be unique reasons why the Wandering Alliance could enter such a rank.

"You call yourselves the Wandering Alliance, right? Indeed, a very special civilization, no wonder you were able to become a level five civilization. However, considering your research on the Life Unity Theory, it does not seem you’ve been a level five civilization for long. Now, as the Cosmic Crisis intensifies, there isn’t much time for testing and reminiscing. Let’s cut to the chase, we, the Black Hole Civilization, are very curious about your journey. Here is an opportunity for you now, join us, and we can share technology with you, saving your development time. Moreover, we can lead you to avoid this Cosmic Crisis, a capability that, besides us the Black Hole Civilization, perhaps no other civilization has!"

The Black Hole Civilization replied with utmost confidence.

The Wandering Alliance analyzed and reanalyzed the message from the Black Hole Civilization, incredulously asking: "Do you really have a way to avoid this Cosmic Crisis?"

The Black Hole Civilization said: "There’s no need for doubt, we of the Black Hole Civilization are not boastful."

The Wandering Alliance asked: "What are the conditions for joining you? Surely there are some conditions?"

The Black Hole Civilization said: "The conditions are simple; you must acknowledge us, the Black Hole Civilization as the leader, and declare eternal loyalty to us, never to betray!"

"This issue... we need to discuss it further!"

The Wandering Alliance didn’t rashly agree, as this matter was of great importance.

While the surface conditions seemed not too demanding, joining a civilization means being loyal to that civilization, but this involved the issue of who would lead. If the Wandering Alliance lost their autonomy, many policies and systems might change, and it could not guarantee the future interests of the Wandering Alliance.

That was one aspect.

Another risk was that the Wandering Alliance was actually not familiar with the Black Hole Civilization.

To them, the Black Hole Civilization was essentially a stranger. If a stranger suddenly appeared and spoke to you like this, you certainly wouldn’t trust them easily. That was the mentality of the Wandering Alliance at the moment, so these two risks combined made very few within the Wandering Alliance agree.

What the Wandering Alliance discussed the most in this discussion was actually how to resolve this matter.

Since the Wandering Alliance was no longer a lower-level civilization, their thinking was very robust. Since they had discussed and reached the inevitable conclusion of refusing to join the Black Hole Civilization, they naturally also needed to consider the consequences of refusing the Black Hole Civilization and based on these considerations, prepare response plans in advance, rather than taking things one step at a time, as this is surely not a way to go far.

The Wandering Alliance primarily considered two consequences, one was how to respond if the Black Hole Civilization received a rejection message?

On this point, the Wandering Alliance directly made the worst-case scenario plan, that the Black Hole Civilization would go to war with them, trying to forcibly assimilate them.

For this, the Wandering Alliance was not afraid, because they had already considered this, right when they had begun to pursue the center of material flow, they had made preparations in this regard, and with the current military power of the Wandering Alliance, they were not inferior to any level five civilization.

The second consequence considered by the Wandering Alliance was the issue of survival, which was much more serious than the first, as the Black Hole Civilization explicitly stated they have a way to avoid the expansion backflow. If the Wandering Alliance refused the Black Hole Civilization, it would mean refusing to use the Black Hole Civilization’s method to avoid the Cosmic Crisis (not discussing whether this method was real); under such circumstances, did the Wandering Alliance have their ways to avoid the Cosmic Crisis?

If not, should the Wandering Alliance sacrifice some things to preserve the survival of the entire civilization?

Regarding this point, Lu Chen from the Black Hole, as the leader, did not make decisions unilaterally, but instead consulted the opinions of the most experienced and knowledgeable members of the civilization think tank.

Since this matter involved the survival of the entire civilization, every member of the civilization think tank, who were scientists, took it very seriously and produced their analysis and opinion reports in the shortest time.

Among the numerous reports, one report quickly attracted the attention of Lu Chen from the Black Hole, and not just Lu Chen, everyone at the meeting soon noticed this report and began a vigorous discussion around it as the core.