The system handed me over to the state.

"Currently, we have not discovered enough information because the distance is too great for our space probes to explore."

Bronya frowned. "This is not good news..."

"Are you able to calculate the trajectory of this point?"

"Yes, the trajectory is very simple. The other party is heading straight for our Earth. Doctor... do you think it could be some kind of alien?"

Bronya shook her head, stretched out her hand, and constructed energy quickly formed in her palm, creating a metal sphere the size of a fist. She then handed the metal sphere to the captain and said, "You launch this thing toward the path that gravitational warp point must take, and notify me when you are about to get close."

"Understood, Doctor!"

After leaving the bridge, standing in the passageway, Bronya was slightly confused. How... how did she get here? She seemed to have forgotten the way she came?

.......

"Strange, why hasn't she come back yet? How much time has passed?"

Hei hope sat in the dormitory, utterly puzzled. Where was everyone? Two hours had passed already. Even if something had happened on the bridge, how could it have taken so long?

Hei hope looked at Xi'er, who was sitting on the edge of the bed using the computer, and asked, "Aren't you worried about her?"

Seele smiled and winked. "No need to worry. There's no danger on the ship. Bronya hasn't come back yet because she's been delayed by something."

"But this delay is going on for way too long... Strange... Hmm?"

Just then, Hei hope's phone rang. Because of the network connection established between the moon, Mars, and Earth, they were still able to contact each other by phone even in space.

"Hey? What's wrong with you? It's been two hours and you still haven't come back."

"Huh? Lost?"

Half an hour later...

Bronya sat on the edge of the bed, facing Hei Xi's mocking gaze and smile. Her expression was indifferent. "I never thought that the dignified Herrscher of Reason would ever get lost, not even remembering the path she herself had walked?"

"I don't!"

"Who called me saying they were lost?"

"..."

"Hehe, so it seems your life is too smooth, and you're completely unable to adapt to unfamiliar places?"

"Humph!"

Bronya turned around, took out her holographic computer, and started working. Hei hope sat down next to her. "What's wrong? Are you angry?"

"I don't want to talk to you, don't come any closer."

"Okay, but what's the matter that led you to the bridge?"

Hei hope was still very curious about what exactly happened to Bronya on the bridge. Even if she got lost, it seemed like she stayed on the bridge for quite a long time.

"It's a minor matter, and the details are still unclear. We'll have to wait for the results of the investigation."

"Let's get used to life on the spaceship these next few days. We're setting off tomorrow. We'll be the vanguard of an unknown fleet, so don't be scared when we arrive."

"You scared me? Do you think I'm that timid?"

Bronya didn't speak, but looked at Seele. Seele also looked up, and their eyes met. Finally, the two of them laughed together. Black Seele immediately said angrily, "What are you laughing at!"

"We've thought of something fun!"

Chapter 399: The Catgirl Civilization of Keponia

"5 kilometers to the warp point!"

"4 kilometers!"

"3 kilometers!"

"Warning! We have detected an unexplained gravity reading! Analysis in progress!"

Bronya frowned. "Something's not right here. This gravity reading..."

"Doctor, what have you thought of?"

"The spaceship... our engine nozzles also change gravity readings when they're operating, could it be...?"

Bronya suddenly realized a possibility! "Captain, immediately order the three ships to form a pincer movement near the engine warp point! Surround the warp point!"

"And launch missiles at the warp point as a probing attack!"

"understand!"

The three cruisers, which had been in stealth mode, suddenly accelerated toward the warp point not far away. As the metal sphere got closer to the warp point, it suddenly seemed to hit something and bounced back. Bronya was stunned for a moment. Sure enough!

"Missile loaded! Ready to launch at any time!"

"Launch! Target: Gravitational warp point!"

Three cruisers secretly launched three missiles straight at the gravitational warp point. The orange-red light at the tail of the missiles flashed. However, just before hitting the warp point, the missiles suddenly exploded, and the flames of the explosion actually extended along a layer of blue light curtain.

Immediately afterwards, a small, oval-shaped ship gradually deactivated its cloaking ability and became visible.

"Wow, it's a ship, and a really small one!"

"Everyone, activate the gravity capture device immediately and seize this spaceship!"

The captain immediately gave the order: there was no Earth Alliance organization or national flag on this spaceship, so it must be an alien ship.

These are aliens! You know, humans have always been curious about what aliens look like. The Shadow Empire from a few years ago, and that high-ranking god race, those were all aliens. I wonder what the aliens inside this spaceship look like.

The three cruisers immediately deactivated their cloaking abilities, and the next moment, the devices on the sides of the ships rapidly changed, and an invisible force, like a giant hand, firmly clamped down on the ship in the middle.

"Gravity arrest device activated successfully! We have taken control of the enemy ship!"

"Good! Disable their engines!"

"Understood! Beam weapon activated, charge rate 20%...50%...100%"

"Cut-off beam! Fire!"

In an instant, a red beam shot out from the three ships. The thin red laser, like a cutter, quickly severed the power units at the stern of the ships, leaving them powerless and completely unable to escape.

Meanwhile, inside the ship, Captain Catwoman looked flustered, and the crew members were shouting in panic all around her.

"Captain! Our ship has been captured by an unknown gravity weapon! We cannot escape!"

"The enemy used an unknown energy weapon to damage our engines, rendering the ship immobile!"

"Captain...Captain, what...what do we do?"

"What... what exactly is going on?"

The captain is numb. She has no idea what happened. She was suddenly caught by a strange gravity beam, followed by three massive ships, and now they're cutting their engines with weird lasers.

"Someone come immediately and take the princess into hiding. Under no circumstances can the princess be discovered!"

"understand!"

Five minutes later, the princess looked at the soldiers beside her, puzzled as they led her away. "What's going on? What happened? Where are you taking me?"

Completely unaware of what was happening, the princess kept asking questions, while the soldiers beside her simply shook their heads. "Your Highness, we must hide immediately. This is the captain's order. Please obey our orders!"

"Hey! What happened?! Tell me clearly!"

Completely bewildered by what had happened, the princess could only be carried quickly toward the ship's hidden warehouse.

Meanwhile, the three cruisers that had captured the ship using gravity arrest were tasked with cutting off the ship's power source. One cruiser was responsible for restraining the ship, another for collecting the severed engines, and the third cruiser was the ship Bronya was on.

Should we board the ship?

The captain looked at Bronya and asked.

"The brothers have already prepared the power armor and power hammer."

Bronya was immediately embarrassed. Power armor and power hammers were standard close-combat equipment for the Shenzhou Space Force, but... boarding such a small ship was really... not worth it.

"There's no need. It's just a small ship; it's not worth boarding it."

"Let's wait and see when these guys gather, when they contact us, and then we'll take the next step."

Bronya wore a mischievous grin. She had already made up her mind; she would wait here and see when the other party would gather and when they would take the initiative to contact them.

She could see clearly that after the metal ball was knocked away, it immediately switched modes and adhered to the surface, and had already penetrated into the interior of the ship.

Bronya has now completely infiltrated the entire ship, and she can see the situation inside clearly. The reason she said these guys would contact them is because she already knows what these aliens look like.

But this is a bit of a surprise... They're all catgirls, and all of them are female. I didn't see any men. Could it be a catgirl civilization where everyone is female?

Although she had outgrown the phase of liking anime characters like catgirls, she was still somewhat surprised.

And so, the two sides stared at each other in silence. The three cruisers made no move, neither attacking nor boarding, and simply waited. Finally, they received an unknown communication request.

"Captain, we received an unknown communication request. We have already translated the communication code and can communicate normally, however..."

"But what?"

Do we speak the same language as aliens?

The communications officer's eyes were full of curiosity, while the captain rolled his eyes. "Alright! Connect the communications!"

"Yes!"

A few seconds later, only the communication screen lit up among the holographic images and the communication screen in front of them. The people in the captain's cabin understood one thing: this alien civilization did not have the technology for holographic imaging. They had specially prepared three channels: holographic imaging, video communication, and pure audio communication. The other party chose video communication instead of the other two, which indirectly indicated the level of their technology.

After the screen flickered and displayed static for a while, a beautiful catgirl appeared in the captain's cabin, instantly eliciting a collective gasp from the bridge.

The captain's expression froze for a moment, while the cat-eared woman on the other side said with a serious expression, "This is a reconnaissance ship belonging to the Keponian civilization. I am Captain Niwen. Who are you? Why are you attacking our reconnaissance ship?"

Chapter 400: Enemy or Guest?

Bronya and the others were surprised by the language the other party used; it was Chinese, and the pronunciation was perfect, without any strange accents.

Bronya couldn't help but think of that joke that had been circulating in novels all along: the entire universe speaks Chinese, English is a minor language, and Chinese is the universal language.

Could it be... that their universe is like this too?

"Captain Niwen, your ship has entered the Earth Alliance's star system. Please state your purpose, otherwise we will treat you as intruders and deal with you accordingly!"