hotmtlnovel Chapter 9 006 Testing
Chapter 9 006 Testing
Through humanity's public network, the people of Iridium Star had collected almost all the information they needed. More conveniently, the language of Iridium Star was almost identical to the language known as Chinese on this planet, except for some minor usage and idiomatic expressions, the rest were amazingly similar.
The phonetic and usage similarities between Iridium Star Standard Language and Mandarin Chinese were even less than the differences between dialects from two places in China. The computing core on board United Empire warships possessed an extremely potent capability for handling massive amounts of big data, and AI systems were highly effective in managing information systematically.
Thus, merely ten hours after deploying the Dragonfly drones, Xu Lanzhou and other fleet senior staff on the Sacred Falcon had essentially mastered the specifics of Earth.
"The same language and script, even similar allusions; it couldn't all be a coincidence," Nan Ma marveled, seemingly filled with interest in this journey.
The incident also alleviated some of the confusion felt by the fleet members about being suddenly lost in a parallel universe. Xu Lanzhou even became quite excited, her attractive eyebrows raised as she spoke in a tone trying to seem serious yet unable to hide her excitement, "The Chancellor must be guiding us."
Naturally, no committee member took the Fleet Commander's declaration seriously; only Nan Ma, who always seemed oblivious to his actual thoughts, chuckled along.
All the committee members of the fleet were seated in levitating chairs in front of the long conference table. These lightweight chairs had no legs and floated stably in the room, allowing users to pull them wherever they chose to sit and adjust the height by raising or lowering the chair. Iridium Star culture had a special preference for styles that were simplistic, straightforward, and functional.
Especially in exploration fleets like this, the conference table was made of molecular composite materials and included various functional modules. The levitating chairs had no cushioning either; their material adjusted moderately based on the natural pressure of the body, ensuring they were neither too soft nor too hard.
Naturally, within the constant temperature inside the vessel, all equipment was also at a suitable temperature for touch.
Du Peng, the Administrator, held an information board resembling a transparent glass (akin to a tablet computer) and, reviewing some of the data now in their possession, offered his opinion, "This civilization is still extremely limited, a planet rich in resources that hasn't been disturbed by alien civilizations, capable of developing a predominant intelligent species population of over seven billion, is something we have never seen.
However, this also presents a challenge for us; our R19 exploration fleet has limited manpower, and although we have the capability to manufacture a large number of AI robots in a short period, the Empire has no historical experience assimilating a planet with a population of over seven billion into part of the Empire with such a small force."
The mission of the R19 Exploration Fleet was to explore new Star Regions and carry out small-scale colonization; therefore, Xu Lanzhou wanted to accomplish this and unite everyone with a command.
However, unlike most Fleets, the R19 Exploration Fleet was not composed exclusively of military personnel, not everyone valued military orders. Hence, the members of the Fleet did not wish to carry out the orders they had received before the traversal, much less blindly engage in military conflicts and killing because of those orders.
Everyone was a normal person, and no one used killing to calm themselves down.
Xu Lanzhou had also calmed some of her feelings and understood this. She was not a stubborn person and was willing to listen to correct opinions, so she asked, "Then, how do we proceed specifically?"
With an unwavering face, Du Peng, who was always steady, hence trusted by people, replied, "We need to send out more reconnaissance forces and gather more intelligence. If necessary, we can dispatch personnel to land for on-site investigations.
According to our understanding, Earth's several major countries have already become aware of the presence of our main Fleet, which is unavoidable, as we do not have the capability to hide. So, before official contact, as you, Commander, have mentioned, it is necessary for us to demonstrate a bit of our power. As the Chancellor
teaches, 'The strong yet gentle have the most convincing power.' Intelligence shows that the United States of America is the foremost military power on Earth. We can slightly test them and show the hand of the United Empire."
This was an extremely clever fellow who not only steered the Fleet's policy in the direction he desired but also deliberately catered to the slightly militaristic tendencies of the young Fleet Commander. This would neither hinder the Fleet's actions nor affect the commander's perception of him, and might even increase his guard.
Sure enough, Xu Lanzhou decisively said, "An extremely pertinent suggestion. Order the Insight reconnaissance squadrons to double their efforts, and dispatch a Banshee Fighter to fly in a visible manner over the bustling areas of the United States of America for a deterrent patrol. If necessary, small-scale engagement is permitted. The intelligence obtained through reconnaissance is not intuitive.
We need to assess just what level the Earth's foremost military power truly is."
No one opposed this command; the people of Iridium Star did not like senseless slaughter, but they had no qualms about showing off their military prowess. For the people of Iridium Star, displaying their strength was a routine matter.