Chapter 543 - - First Contact with the Hill People_1

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Duge severed his contact with Nalan Li and focused all his attention on the spaceship of the Academy of Science.

He was human, not a god.

Alright!

Theoretically, he was also a god.

But even without using Divine Power, he couldn’t beat more than a thousand people…

The Sea God, the Solar God, had all been killed by Alien Warriors.

Let them fight among themselves, let a batch die first; that’s the most prudent strategy. As for the innocent civilians of Green Star, how could they see the rainbow without first experiencing pain?

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The ship that Green Star had shot down wasn’t the mothership of Hill civilization but a small warship only over fifty meters long. It looked like a fish and was made of materials completely different from those on Green Star.

When Green Star first brought down this spaceship, they lost eight hundred warships, and countless ace Mecha pilots died.

In the end, they depleted the enemy’s energy and ammunition and managed to capture it.

The shipbuilding materials, defense systems, energy systems, and weapon systems of Hill civilization’s spaceship—if any item were to be conquered, it could propel the civilization of Green Star light years ahead…

“Lin Hong, this computer contains all the spaceship data we have compiled. You are new to the Academy, so you can read through this data first and find a direction to focus on; then I will introduce you to a teacher to mentor you,” Director Zhong said.

Director Zhong thought highly of Duge. After testing his knowledge of Mecha, he was even more pleased, “I personally suggest you focus on propulsion. Faster-than-light travel is not suitable for cosmic voyages. The propulsion of Hill civilization’s ships supports their ability to perform spatial jumps. We have already cracked the Star Map of Hill civilization; once we conquer propulsion and materials, when the main forces of Hill civilization attack, we will have an additional path to survival.”

Star Maps, spatial jumps…

It’s unclear whether Pan-Universe Entertainment could track him if he used a Hill civilization’s ship to travel to another civilization. If he brought Alien Warriors to an alien civilization’s planet, would it count as manually opening a new map?

Duge was quick-witted.

With the capability to break into the universe in this Alien Battlefield, he had to try the schemes he had envisioned. At worst, his soul would be recalled to Qiyuan Star, which basically meant no loss to him.

If he could use this opportunity to escape the control of Pan-Universe Entertainment, that would be a huge win.

“This is Zheng Cheng. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask him,” Director Zhong introduced a young man in his twenties next to him to Duge, smiling, “You’re both young; it’ll be easier for you to communicate.”

“Nice to meet you, Senior Brother Zheng.” Duge greeted him proactively.

“Junior Brother Lin, welcome to the Academy of Science,” Zheng Cheng reached out his hand with a smile, “I’ve seen your improvements and ideas for Mecha; they are very impressive. I hope you can make significant contributions in deciphering the technology of Hill civilization’s spaceship as well.”

“My skills are still rudimentary; I have much to learn from Senior Brother and other teachers,” Duge said modestly.

Director Zhong chuckled, “Zheng Cheng, you don’t have to work on anything else today; just show Lin Hong around and help him acclimate.”

“Yes, Director, go ahead with your business,” said Zheng Cheng.

After sending Director Zhong off, Duge turned to Zheng Cheng and asked, “Senior Brother Zheng, were there people from Hill civilization on board the spaceship when it was captured?”

“Of course, how else would the spaceship be operated?” Zheng Cheng chuckled, “There were three Hill civilization warriors on the ship; two were dead, and one was alive. The dead were studied by geneticists, while the living one is being held in the Academy of Science. That guy is tough; hasn’t said a word to this day.”

The research facility for Hill civilization was built who knows how many meters underground. Duge couldn’t sense anything through the materials used above, but once inside the Academy of Science, his sensing was no longer limited. However, he still couldn’t sense certain areas, likely where the aliens were imprisoned or other important places.

“Senior Brother Zheng, I’ve never seen aliens before. What do they look like? What language do they speak?” Duge asked.

The Alien Battlefields he had experienced and the playback footage he had seen mostly featured intelligent beings in human form. Duge wondered whether Pan-Universe Entertainment had specifically selected this form, or if humanoid was the optimal form for many civilizations’ development.

After possession, inheriting memories would resolve the language barrier.

This was the first time Duge was encountering an external civilization like Hill civilization.

In Zheng Cheng’s eyes, seventeen-year-old Lin Hong, even if a genius, was still just a kid. It was normal for a youth to be curious.

He looked at Duge with a smile: “Let’s go. We’ll look at the data later. I’ll take you to see an alien first.”

“Okay.” Duge feigned excitement and nodded.

Zheng Cheng led the way, guiding him through corridors and into an elevator that descended further down. As they proceeded, Zheng Cheng said, “There’s not much to see about aliens; their size is similar to humans, but they have no hair. Their arms and legs are like octopus tentacles, but at their tips, they can split at will, more flexible than our fingers…”

As they talked,

they entered the next level down.

This floor was brightly lit, a place where white-coated scientists were busy with different research than on the floor above.

This area had many transparent rooms in which a variety of animals were imprisoned.

The bodies of these animals were connected to wires of different colors, leading to various instruments.

“Junior Brother Lin, this floor mainly focuses on genetic research,” Zheng Cheng explained as they walked, “The body strength of Hill civilization warriors is at least ten times that of ours. They can even survive in the universe without any protection for over ten minutes.

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