Chapter 232: The Star Sea Divine Church's Tricks

Tell them,

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at Qin Hao, who merely gave a barely perceptible nod; he then immediately made his decision: "The Federal needs to regroup. Talks can proceed, but the time and place will be set by us."

Zhang Xianzhong's tone was flat.

"Of course! Everything is up to you!" said Kahn Ti on the other end of the screen, with no dissatisfaction whatsoever, "We are always waiting for word from your civilization."

The communication was cut off.

Inside the Command Center, the atmosphere turned somewhat strange.

"These godmen, their attitude changes really fast."

Zhou Shaoqing curled his lip in the projection, his voice full of contempt: "Before they were ordering us around, now they're practically kneeling."

"They're afraid." Zhang Xianzhong said bluntly, "

They saw that we possess the power to annihilate them, so they act this way. This is not respect, merely fear.'

"Whatever it is, it's good for us."

Zhang Xianzhong's gaze returned to the star map: "We need time now. And this attitude of the Star Sea Divine Church happens to buy us the most precious time."

He looked at Qin Hao: "Xiao Qin, what are your plans?"

"I need to rest for a while,"

Qin Hao's reply was direct: "The Two-Dimensional Foil consumes too much energy; we need to replenish it quickly,"

and we must further study the power of rules that I have mastered.'

"Moreover, I have copied the data on the Two-Dimensional Foil, Silicon-based Union warships, and Star Sea Divine Church warships; this will be of great use to us."

Using atomic decomposition to eliminate two thousand Annihilators, and the Two-Dimensional Foil to wipe out a fleet of ten million—these, in Qin Hao's view, are all 'unconventional' methods.

What he truly wants is for the Human Federal to solve problems on its own, rather than him stepping in every time,

this would create a dependency, which would be fatal for future development.

"I understand." Zhang Xianzhong nodded, "We will take responsibility for the Federal's security—you can rest easy!"

"Moreover,"

Qin Hao added, "Don't stop contact with the Star Sea Divine Church. Let Lan Ge go talk to them, extracting as much information and technology as possible from them."

"Their current attitude will surely make them very cooperative."

"Good."

……

One week later.

On a resource star on the outskirts of the Yanhuang Star System, as designated by the Federal,

An unprecedented summit is about to take place.

The Star Sea Divine Church dispatched not the small envoy ships of before, but a massive diplomatic fleet composed of twelve Holy Hall-class capital warships.

Their flagship is even grander than the Federal's Divine Dragon.

Yet this massive fleet, upon entering the Yanhuang Star System, behaved extraordinarily 'obedient'.

They voluntarily shut down all weapon systems, and under the escort of the Federal patrol fleet, they proceeded at the lowest cruising speed toward the negotiation site.

That demeanor was not that of a fleet from a Third-level Civilization; it resembled a group of devout pilgrims coming to worship.

Inside the virtual reception hall.

Lan Ge met Kahn Ti again.

This time, Kahn Ti was not alone; behind him stood a line of high-ranking officials of the Star Sea Divine Church.

Moreover, his attitude underwent a complete reversal.

"Respected Mr. Lan Ge."

Kahn Ti rose, gave a slight bow, his face bearing a sincere and eager smile,

"Being able to meet you again is an honor for me and for the entire Star Sea Divine Church."

Lan Ge chuckled inwardly, but his outward expression remained the professional gentle smile.

"Lord Kahn Ti, you're too courteous. We are allies; no need for such formality."

"No, no, no."

Kahn Ti waved his hands repeatedly: "We previously failed to recognize the true greatness of the Human Federal; we feel deep shame for our earlier arrogance and ignorance."

His posture was extremely low.

This made Lan Ge feel somewhat unaccustomed.

Is this act perhaps overplayed?

"We have come this time with two hundred percent sincerity, hoping to establish a genuine strategic alliance with you."

Kahn Ti got straight to the point.

"Oh? How so?" Lan Ge remained expressionless.

"We will provide you, free of charge, with all technological data currently mastered by the Star Sea Divine Church Civilization, at every level."

"This includes, but is not limited to, the complete design schematics of our Holy Word-class warships, the core technology of our Faith Field Generators, and partial application theories of our spatial rules."

The first chip Kahn Ti threw onto the table left Qin Hao and the others monitoring the talk gasping.

Free provision of all technological data?

Isn't this gesture overly grand?

"We have only one request."

Kahn Ti's eyes became intensely pleading.

"We hope to gain a deeper understanding of the Human Federal."

"We want to know what kind of soil, what kind of history, what kind of civilization could nurture a greatness like yours."

His words were very obscure.

But Lei Ge understood instantly.

What they wanted to know was everything about Qin Hao.

It was everything about the two-dimensional foil.

"This…"

Lei Ge's face showed a troubled expression, "Envoy Ka En Ti, you know, this involves our Federation's highest secret..."

"We understand! We completely understand!"

Ka En Ti immediately said, "We are not trying to pry into your secrets. We are merely... merely purely curious about your civilization and... reverent."

"How about this,"

He seemed to have already prepared his words, "We don't need you to directly tell us any secrets. We only hope to obtain a copy, about your human civilization,"

"from origin to present, complete historical data."

"We believe the answer lies hidden in your vast and tumultuous river of history."

"As an exchange, besides the technology just mentioned, we are also willing to open our religion's internal archives, all historical documents and theological texts, for your perusal."

"This is the most sincere, cultural-level exchange between two great civilizations."

Ka En Ti's proposal sounds very fair, even to say that the Human Federal gained a huge advantage.

Using a historical document to exchange for all the technology and cultural classics of a third-level civilization.

This deal is profitable no matter how you calculate it.

But Old Luo and Lei Ge are not fools.

They are very clear that the other side's true purpose is not that simple.

As for those so-called high-tech technologies, if you really believe them, you'll fall into a trap.

These are merely a deeper-level open scheme.

If you refuse, it will show you are guilty, and your fragile "friendship" may break immediately.

If you agree, it's equivalent to exposing your civilization's underwear to others.

Although they might not be able to understand it, the risk still exists.

"This proposal is very attractive."

Lei Ge pondered for a moment, "However, this is of great importance; I need to report to the superiors."

"Of course, of course. We have enough patience to wait for your reply."

Ka En Ti's face always bore that eager smile.

The talks ended here.

Solar System headquarters. In the Federal strategy meeting room, a high-level meeting was convened.

"Cannot give! Absolutely cannot give!"

Zhou Shaoqing was the first to jump up, "Our history is also very valuable; giving it to them is equivalent to exposing all our weaknesses!"

"I agree with Old Zhou's view."

Zhang Xianzhong also nodded, saying, "This bunch of charlatans, their desire to destroy our Federation is not dead; they merely changed to a more covert way to infiltrate us."

However, Old Luo had a different opinion.

He looked at the always silent Minister of Intelligence, Kong Jie.

"Kong Jie, what's your opinion?"

Kong Jie calmly said, "I think we can give it."

"What?" Zhou Shaoqing and Zhang Xianzhong both looked at him in surprise.

"Our human history is actually not a secret," Kong Jie said slowly, "and it is also our best disguise."

"A civilization history that, starting from primitive society, struggled step by step through blood and fire, filled with internal strife, war, betrayal, and suffering—what could they analyze from it?"

"They would only conclude that humanity is a race full of evil nature, barbaric and unyielding."

"The deeper they study, the more confused they become. They cannot link such a civilization full of chaos and contradiction with the existence capable of wielding divine-level weapons."

"This, on the contrary, can better conceal Qin Hao's secret."

"We can give them a 'true' history, but within this history we can cleverly add some misleading information, leading them further down the wrong path."

Kong Jie's words made Old Luo's eyes light up.

"This suggestion is not bad!" He slapped the table, "Then let's test it once,"

"Using our own history to construct an information maze for them!"