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Shen Yi stood up and stretched.

I glanced at the time and it was just past eight in the evening.

Remembering that he hadn't had dinner yet, Shen Yi got up and walked into the kitchen. He used the ingredients he had bought to stir-fry two dishes and cook a pot of rice.

After finishing his meal and washing the dishes, Shen Yi returned to his computer desk and began to withdraw the exploration fleet.

The interstellar map within the visible range of 100 billion kilometers is really vast.

Although the three fleets explored for an entire afternoon, the exploration rate was still less than 20%.

Fortunately, all three exploration teams detected planets that could be used for resource development, including a habitable planet that could be used as a settlement.

Considering that the exploration fleet is too far away from the mother planet, subsequent energy supply is difficult and there are too many uncontrollable factors.

Therefore it is best not to explore too far at once.

Choose to build planetary stations, bases, and space docks along the way to ensure that the fleet will have a place to rest when sailing in space in the future.

If you encounter an enemy that you cannot deal with, you can dispatch support at any time.

Chapter 31 Don’t answer! Don’t answer! Don’t answer!

At present, in terms of technology, Shen Yi's third-level technology has been fully developed and can proceed to the subsequent research of fourth-level technology.

There are six level 4 technologies:

[1. Advanced Power Combustion Chamber: Increases the movement speed of space fleet units and completes exploration missions faster]

[2. Nano-composite armor: Increases space fleet units' defense by 10 points and health by 20]

[3. Signal Band Decoder: When capturing an unknown signal, you can decipher its signal content. In the future, when meeting with an unknown civilization for the first time, you can choose to "negotiate"]

[4. Entropy Doctrine: Increases Grammer's Iron Cavalry HP by 20 points]

[5. Planetary Star Chain: Allows the construction of space orbits between planets, and the speed of obtaining material resources from planets is increased by 20%]

[6. Tesla Coil: Optimizes energy transmission and increases civilization productivity by 10%]

Compared with level three technology, level four technology seems to encourage targeting the universe beyond the planet, and most of the technology in it is used for outer space construction.

However, what Shen Yi cares about most is the theory of entropy and the Tesla coil.

The former is the prerequisite technology for [Entropy Recursion], and [Entropy Recursion] is the prerequisite technology for [Reverse Engine].

Because the Grammer Iron Cavalry suffers from entropy loss, many of their pilots have a very limited lifespan.

In the original novel, the entropy disorder suffered by the Grammer Iron Riders was a deliberate flaw in the Republic's compilation.

In this "game", entropy is a "characteristic inherent to special units of the Grammer Empire".

This feature allows the Grammer Iron Cavalry to have higher attack power the lower their health is during combat.

The downside is that they disappear after an indefinite number of turns.

Therefore, Shen Yi was unable to station a large number of troops.

After Liuying and the others were promoted to envoys, they received their own "blessing" and no longer had to worry about entropy loss.

But this does not mean that Shen Yi can ignore the loss of entropy.

In order to solve the problem of entropy loss in Grammer's Iron Cavalry, a reverse engine is essential.

What's more, the reverse engine is the prerequisite technology for many subsequent technologies, so its importance can be imagined.

As for the Tesla coil, anyone who has paid a little attention to physical science knows that electromagnetic weapons are developed based on the Tesla coil theory.

In many science fiction works, electromagnetic railguns are set as planetary weapons capable of destroying planets, and Shen Yi's is naturally no exception.

[Tesla Coil] is the prerequisite technology for [Planetary Railgun].

Although the planetary orbital gun has the word "planet" in its name, it does not have the ability to destroy planets.

Only its subsequent giant weapon has it.

For example, neutron annihilation, earth-shattering star, angel of peace, nano plague...

You know me, I have always been a humanitarian. The above things, including the divine judgment, are too cruel.

I recommend the intelligence-reducing beam. A beam of light falls from the sky, and then the entire planet is immersed in happiness. No one is willing to work, and there are "Aba Aba Aba" everywhere. The whole world is at peace!

The colonization speed is not as fast as the nano-plague, so I would call it inefficient.

(Please explain the functions of these weapons to the readers, so as not to waste words~)

Each level 2000 technology requires 110 technology points, and the current technology value of the Grammer Empire is .

In other words, each technology requires 19 rounds to be developed.

Although the technology value gained each round is getting higher and higher, the cost is also rising. When converted, it is almost equivalent to no development.

Hey, numerical game!

After looking around, Shen Yi decided to study the Tesla coil first.

Not to mention that this technology is a prerequisite for planetary orbital guns, the fact that it can directly increase the productivity of the entire civilization by 10% is already very attractive.

The benefits of this technology are the most immediate and the fastest.

After a period of time, the Tesla coil technology was completed and the productivity of civilization was improved again.

Its corresponding subsequent fifth-level technology, [Planetary Orbital Cannon], can also be researched.

Shen Yi moved his mouse over the technology details with great interest, intending to start studying it.

However, after he saw the technological value required to research this technology, the fire of enthusiasm in his heart was immediately extinguished like a bucket of cold water.

The technology value required for level five technology is extremely exaggerated, reaching a full 4000 points.

Originally, Shen Yi thought it was only 3000 points, but he didn't expect it to double.

If only 3000 technology points are needed, then you can give priority to research with the mentality of satisfying your wish.

But 4000 points...

With the current civilization's technology value per round, he would have to wait 37 rounds to complete the research.

This amount of money is enough to research two level four technologies.

Moreover, a planetary orbital gun needs to be equipped with a [giant weapon] to have the destructive power to destroy a planet. An orbital gun alone is actually not very cost-effective.

After a little thought, Shen Yi felt that the game was reminding him that it was time to expand more settlements and build more research centers and colleges to increase the technological value.

Oh well, anyway, the ground receiving station in the capital has been built, so I will recruit pioneers in the next round.

What's more, the exploration fleet has found a new habitable planet, which is about the same size as Terra and can accommodate three new cities.

The demand for pioneers will definitely increase in the future.

Shen Yi selected the capital with the highest productivity to recruit pioneers, while the City of Sina continued to assist the lunar fleet and send resources to the moon to facilitate the construction of more bases and space docks on the moon.

Afterwards, Shen Yi focused his energy on scientific and technological research.

He glanced at the orbital cannon with reluctance, but finally looked away.

He really wanted to study planetary orbital guns, but that thing was too expensive.

Taking all factors into consideration, let’s study the [Entropy Theory] first.

After all, its subsequent [Entropy Recursion] is a heavyweight technology...

Shen Yi sighed helplessly and clicked on the next round.

What he didn't expect was that just as the next round began, a special prompt popped up on the screen:

Achievement: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[Reward: 100 Xingqiong]

He closed the prompt bar with some confusion, and saw the camera automatically switched to one of the exploration fleets.

This exploration fleet was sent to the north by Shen Yi based on the interstellar navigation map.

At this moment, an exclamation mark is displayed above its head.

Shen Yi clicked the exclamation mark suspiciously, and a text box for a special event popped up immediately:

Our fleet received a cosmic signal from an unknown frequency band.

[We currently have no means to translate this signal, but scientists speculate that it may be a call signal.]

[Do you want to respond? (Countdown: 20 rounds)]

Seeing the prompt box asking "Do you want to respond?", Shen Yi suddenly became much more energetic as if he had taken a stimulant.

He looked at the screen and inexplicably thought of the sentence in "The Three-Body Problem" -

"Don't answer! Don't answer! Don't answer!"

It seems that I have finally encountered a new cosmic civilization.

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Chapter 32 Meeting with Civilization, Immortal Boat! (Update )

Shen Yi opened the item bar, where quietly lay a Planet Extinction Order, a Breeding Gem, and the 300 Star Qiong points he had recently accumulated.

In addition, he has three envoys under his command.

In the original work, Lingshi can basically walk sideways across half the universe.

But this is not the original work, and Shen Yi is not sure how strong his own messenger can be.

Looking at the option of "whether to respond", he couldn't help but look hesitant and fell into thought.

The universe is indeed dangerous, but just like in Civilization 6, since there are hostile forces like barbarians (insect swarms), there should also be friendly or neutral civilizations.

Indeed, from a rational point of view, it is correct to follow the law of the dark forest, remain silent and not respond.

But there is a key point here. The premise for the establishment of the Dark Forest is that information exchange is delayed, that is, there is no way for the two civilizations to communicate quickly and effectively.

In other words, as long as the two civilizations can establish timely communication links at the first opportunity, the law of the dark forest can be avoided to a large extent.

Communicate, connect...

Wait, isn’t this a project in the fourth-level technology?

Shen Yi quickly reopened the technology tree and selected that technology—

【Signal band decoder】

This technology is for use by exploration fleets. According to the description, it is a "language translator."

The universe is so vast that it is impossible for the Grammer Empire to be the only civilization. Therefore, "communication" between civilizations is definitely a technology that needs to be mastered.

If there is a signal band decoder, the fleet can decipher the message that the other party's signal wants to convey.