Chapter 921: 100,000 Civilizations Want to Visit Us
"What's going on, what's happening inside that battleship?"
"Yeah, I wonder how Academician Zhang is doing now."
"What's happening? Why have all the Mobile Warriors been retracted? Also, why have the weapons on those battleships stopped working?"
"Could it be that the space fleet had to accept some conditions because Academician Zhang was taken hostage?"
"Isn't that the end? If those invaders want our fleet, do we have to hand it over to them?"
"I believe that if it really comes to that, Academician Zhang would sacrifice himself for humanity!"
The audience remained intently focused on the almost still image, but everyone was worried about Zhang Menglong and Earth's future. Would everything develop in a positive direction?
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"It's back, the feed is back!"
Finally, the live broadcast returned to the interior of the battleship.
"Academician Zhang is okay!"
"Look, those invaders are all in shackles, they seem to have been subdued!"
"Academician Zhang is amazing! The Human Space Fleet is amazing!"
Applause and cheers erupted from every corner of Earth. Although no one knew what exactly happened in those few minutes, it seemed the crisis had been resolved.
The shackles and chains were specially made and were found on the battleships of the Antila Civilization.
According to the information they had obtained, Earth had a large number of Level Four Life Forms and even Level Five Life Forms. If these life forms were sold as slaves, they would be incredibly valuable. The profit from just a few thousand could well exceed the value of the entire planet Earth.
Life forms controlled by these chains would become just like ordinary people if they were below Level Five. These were specifically for controlling beings with relatively high Life Levels.
They just hadn't expected that these things would end up being used on themselves.
"Damn, who was saying on the bullet screen earlier that I should die for Earth? Come out and face me! I'm not that noble; I'm only in my twenties with a bright future ahead. Do you know how painful it is to die without spending your money? If you're going to impose moral standards, don't include me. If I have to trade my life for Earth, I'd be the first to run!"
"Hahaha! That's so typical of Academician Zhang's style."
"This guy is awesome but also such a rascal!"
"Exactly, no one could impose moral standards on this guy!"
The atmosphere relaxed, and funny comments flooded the bullet screen. Now that everything was settled, people only thought Zhang Menglong was just talking big. If he really didn't care about humanity's fate, he wouldn't have spent years creating such a powerful fleet. He remains a hero to humanity.
"Let me check the bullet screen again," Zhang Menglong began flipping through his phone, "You're asking about the results? We destroyed a total of 102 of the invaders' battleships, captured 1,898 battleships, and took nearly 500,000 prisoners!"
"How should we deal with these people? Let me think!" Zhang Menglong said, "These people are high-level laborers. Their basic physical qualities are several times that of Earthlings, and the elite warriors are extraordinary. We need to make good use of them."
"Here's an idea!" Zhang Menglong said, "I know everyone is very curious about people from other civilizations. You must be tired of seeing people from the Durando Civilization; this time, I'll make a zoo for everyone to enjoy, and then we'll properly arrange for them."
"What? How did I escape just now? You probably won't believe it when I say it. Actually, I'm a martial arts expert. I can take on a hundred of them by myself, and they didn't have a single one who could fight me! I did this and then that, and eventually, I got away."
"Why am I so handsome? There's nothing I can do; it's natural, something you can't learn, you have to be born with it!"
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"Have you heard? Recently, in our Cosmic Empire, there's a civilization called Earth. I've heard the fleet sent by the Antila Civilization was completely wiped out!"
"Are you talking about the civilization the King personally warned every major civilization never to provoke?"
"Yes, I have a friend in the Antila Civilization's army. They said a Level Two Civilization under them discovered this civilization, but when they sent a colonial spaceship, it was directly captured. Later, they sent an entire fleet over, and now there's no word from the fleet!"
"Really? Is that possible? Can there be a civilization that the King takes so seriously?"
"Haven't you heard? Not long ago, our Cosmic Empire's trading port had 100 fleets show up. Guess what level they are?"
"How could I know?"
"Level Five Peak Civilization, all Interstellar Wanderer-class battleships, supposedly bought by the leader of that Earth civilization."
"What? 100 Level Five Peak Civilization battleships? Are you joking? Our Cosmic Empire is just a Level Five Elementary Civilization. We only have a dozen fleets of Level Five Elementary Civilizations in our official army!"
"Why would I lie to you? There are photos and videos; it's no secret. Plus, not long ago, even the civilization alliance came to visit our Lord. Do you understand what a visit means? If they didn't have such a strong card up their sleeve, would they be so fearful?"
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and pay a visit to this Earth civilization. If we don't seize this thick thigh now, we might not get another chance!"
"Yes, yes, wait for me, let's go together!"
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On Earth, any small event can quickly ferment through various media. In a massive civilization, such news spreads even faster!
The news of the Twin Whales Cosmic Empire acquiring 100 fleets quickly spread, and word later emerged that the Empire's military suddenly received a tremendous amount of funding and directly purchased an additional 1,000 Level Five Peak Civilization super fleets in the name of the Cosmic Empire!
Multiple sources confirmed this information is true!
This news terrified surrounding civilizations, and hundreds of Level Five Civilizations near the Twin Whales Cosmic Empire lined up to visit Otis. His daily activities were reduced to socializing, and amidst endless flattery, he gradually lost himself in the chorus of compliments.
As for the Earth civilization, it, too, was about to welcome a group of visitors.
With 500,000 Antila Civilization prisoners working round the clock, a lot of technological construction was progressing rapidly, with spaceship ports, a cosmic quantum network, and transit passages all being built in an orderly manner.
"Today, I announce that the construction of Earth's quantum network is officially complete. Earth is now connected to the web!"
In front of billions of people worldwide, Zhang Menglong, as the chief engineer, pressed the button to activate the quantum communication network, marking Earth's seamless connection with the Cosmic Civilization!
Total Control Room.
"How's everything going? Smoothly?" asked Elder Zhou and other representatives of the Planetary Council as they entered the control room.
"Very smoothly. Our network signal has already reached the top level of Level Two Civilizations. We can reach Level Three in 2 years, Level Four in ten years, and within our century-long plan, we will... Hold on!" A strange expression appeared on the technician's face.
"What is it?" Elder Zhou hurriedly asked. "Nothing can go wrong here. We've invested so much effort, and once we connect with the Cosmic Civilization, our technology, economy, and other areas will rise to another level."
"It's not a system issue," the technician replied. "Since we hadn't formally connected to the Universal Alliance's network before, we just completed our registration and now can receive information from other civilizations through our region's exclusive Universal Alliance account."
"What? Do you mean another civilization has already started contacting us?" Elder Zhou was delighted.
"It's not just starting; we've already received more than 100,000 requests."
"Requests?" Elder Zhou was puzzled.
"Yes, the titles of these messages are all about wanting to visit our Earth civilization."
"Ten... ten thousand civilizations want to visit us?"