Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Initiative

The situation on the ground is a bit funny. The aliens stretched out all the legs of the gem insect, and the six insect legs were arranged into three superimposed shapes. The thick, black and shiny insect legs were firmly fixed in place by something like a vine. On the ground, no matter how hard the gem bug struggled, it was of no avail.

The bound shape of the jewel bug reminded Ye Han of the perverted hobbies of the Japanese people.

The short alien was squatting in front of the gem bug, and he poked the gem bug's forehead with his fingers. It seemed that he was using quite a lot of force. Every time his fingers touched the forehead, the gem bug's bright back carapace shone brightly. All will emit a dazzling flash of light.

Before, everyone thought that the flash on the ground was the reflection of sunlight from something like a mirror. It was not until they saw this scene that everyone knew where the flash came from.

Everyone has a strange feeling in their hearts - the aliens have really taken advantage of bugs to the extreme, and cannot even send a light signal without bugs.

Observation found that the gem bug was very unhappy. If the short alien poked his finger with less force, the brightness would immediately drop.

And the light seems to be a very heavy burden. There is an alien who keeps feeding food to the insect's mouth. As long as he moves a little slower, the intensity of the flash will also drop significantly.

Li Shili suddenly smiled: "The aliens have some ideas, Captain Ye, what do you think they mean?"

Ye Han shook his head: "I don't know what the alien thinks. I only know that he is one of ours."

"You mean that short man?" Li Shili thought of the top-secret information he had read when he set out, and suddenly realized, "Is he the military doctor?"

"It should be." Ye Han said, "The captives who fell into the hands of aliens have become like this."

Li Shili took a breath: "How strong a heart can bear such a change?"

"I don't know." Ye Han still answered, "I just know that if I turned into a ghost like this, I would definitely not be able to survive."

"This is really..." Li Shili was suddenly startled mid-sentence, "The alien asked him to send a signal. Does he know that we have arrived and wants to contact us?"

"I think so too." Ye Han nodded,

Seeing the scene on the screen, he understood what the alien meant. And Li Shili didn't realize that the short man was a reformed prisoner at all. It's not surprising that he didn't realize this.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Li Shili immediately became energetic and said,

"Reply a message quickly!"

Ye Han said helplessly: "I'm thinking about how to reply to the signal."

Li Shili was stunned: "Wouldn't it be over if we just return the light signal? Isn't it even necessary to think about it?"

"What should I use?" Ye Han immediately asked, "Laser cannon or flashlight?"

Li Shili looked puzzled, then suddenly realized: "I see no problem. The aliens sending signals at this time must know that we are coming. Can they see the spacecraft, but can they not see the light signal on the spacecraft?"

The location where Zeng Rui sent the signal was in the daytime of Europa Zero. The flash from outer space must reach a certain intensity before it can be seen by aliens on the ground.

The optical signals between warships are usually transmitted through lasers. There is no such thing as a strong light. You can't just shine a high-energy laser on the ground, right?

That's not signaling, that's provoking!

Ye Han sighed: "I know that aliens can see, but what aliens can see does not mean that the ground can also see. I hope to communicate directly with Zeng Rui instead of letting aliens take over the answer."

The light signals sent by Zeng Rui are very regular. Any Marine who sees this signal will understand that it is a preparation signal before formal communication. As long as they receive a response from the fleet, formal communication can begin.

"What should we do? Wait until night?"

"Either wait until night, or fly closer and airdrop a set of communication equipment." Ye Han said what he thought was the most appropriate solution.

The formation is still two days away from Europa, and the optical signal can be transmitted without any hindrance, but the communication equipment cannot be airdropped, so we can only continue to wait.

Li Shili nodded thoughtfully: "Captain Ye, when we got here, the aliens were so impatient. What do you think they want to do?"

Ye Han was stunned. He hadn't thought about this at all, and he didn't know how to answer. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Is Zeng Rui anxious to contact us?"

"I don't think so." Li Shili said, "Do you think Zeng Rui can command aliens?"

"Of course not." Ye Han shook his head.

"Isn't that enough?" Li Shili pointed at the screen, "Being polite, people must ask for something. If the aliens take the initiative to negotiate and are eager to contact us, they must have some requirements that we can't figure out... Well, since it is The aliens are begging us, we must be careful!"

Ye Han suddenly realized: "You mean to let them go for a while?"

He didn't understand negotiation skills, but he didn't understand this simple truth. In other words, the aliens were too impatient, and doing so was tantamount to directly handing over the initiative in negotiations to humans.

Ye Han thought for a moment and then said: "Captain Li, do you think Zeng Rui did this?"

Li Shili pondered for a while and nodded: "It's not impossible, but Captain Ye, I must remind you that although Zeng Rui was once your comrade-in-arms, he was captured by aliens for such a long time and became like this. , it’s hard to say whether he still cares about us... I’m not sowing discord, but people are unpredictable. You and I have heavy responsibilities and must be careful and never act emotionally. "

"Don't worry, I won't." Ye Han replied in a deep voice.

He didn't want to see his former comrades betray humanity, but he knew more clearly the serious consequences of trusting a traitor. Even without Li Shili's reminder, he would not have believed Zeng Rui without reservation - if he was really Zeng Rui.

"That's good." Li Shili showed a satisfied look, "I'm a half-baked person on military issues. I'm only responsible for negotiations, and you have the final say on other matters."

Li Shili took the initiative to clarify the authority, which immediately won Ye Han's favor. He immediately nodded to show that he understood: "I will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest."

Beidu had already clarified the responsibilities of Ye Han and Li Shili. Li Shili, the negotiating representative, was only responsible for negotiations. Ye Han would make decisions on fleets or military issues.

But that being said, in fact, Li Shili, the negotiating representative, was a level higher than Ye Han. If Li Shili made unreasonable demands, Ye Han would be in a very embarrassing situation.

Ye Han couldn't agree to Li Shili's excessive demands, but refusing would offend this Beidu senior official. As a Beidu senior official, who doesn't have a hand and eye? There must be a complicated network of relationships around him, and there are many ways to make things difficult for Ye Han. No matter how you look at it, Ye Han will be the one who suffers in the end.