The system handed me over to the state.

In short, she didn't believe her best friend's words, but now, the messages and the speed of the other party's reaction seemed to confirm her own thoughts.

But another voice inside her kept telling her that she was playing with fire...

For a moment, Fu Minhui was caught in a dilemma, unsure of what to do. However, at that moment, she suddenly noticed something amiss. There seemed to be an abnormal part in the message she had just received, as if there was something... that she hadn't been able to uncover.

So she threw herself back into decrypting the abnormally occupied data, but the moment she saw the information, a cold sweat broke out on her back.

We're not joking.

Those seven simple words sent Fu Minhui into a panic...

In a daze, she suddenly felt a pair of eyes staring straight at her from the sky. What... what should she do? Could it be... could it be real? Was she mistaking a real signal from outer space for a prank?

What should I do? What's the best course of action?

However, just as Fu Minhui was panicking, there was a knock on the door of the room. Fu Minhui hurriedly swept the props on the table onto the ground and then looked at the door to the living room.

As she approached the room door and opened it, three men rushed in and, with lightning speed, pinned Fu Minhui to the ground.

Then she heard the man speaking into his earpiece.

"Command center, she's under control. We'll take her there immediately!"

“Ms. Fu Minhui, please come with us. Your actions have just seriously violated the laws of our country. Please come with us.”

As he spoke, he pulled out handcuffs and snapped them on Fu Minhui's wrists. At that moment, Fu Minhui truly realized she was doomed... she'd really messed up...

An hour later, in the cramped room, Fu Minhui sat in a chair. The man in front of her slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily, "Do you know how much trouble your actions have caused us? If you're not careful, human civilization could very well be destroyed by your own hands!"

Fu Minhui lowered her head, "I'm sorry... I thought... it was just... someone else's prank..."

The man in front of him was speechless for a moment. When he first received the news, he thought it was a prank, but after it was confirmed, he realized that it was true, that aliens really existed.

"Sigh...you should be thankful that your actions didn't lead to any too serious consequences..."

The man sighed, "But that doesn't mean you can escape the punishment that follows. However, you have one last chance."

The man walked up to Fu Minhui and said, "From now on, you're working for us. If you perform well, we'll consider reducing some of your punishment, how about that?"

Fu Minhui's lips twitched slightly. It was the same old routine of the government: first, they would present you with the serious facts, and then they would offer you a big reward to make you work hard to atone for your sins... But did she have any other choice?

Chapter 192: Formal Exchange

"Now their reply is finally a bit more normal. They stated that the previous conversation was just a misunderstanding and subtly expressed their helplessness. The entire message highlights the fragility of human civilization. Clearly, they regard us as a powerful civilization and are afraid that we will abuse them."

The staff transmitted the information to Ji Chengtian's tablet. Bronya shrugged beside him. "It seems they're moving faster than us. But I didn't expect... it would be someone from our own Shenzhou trying to frame us."

"It seems that the United States in that world doesn't have a very good relationship with China."

Hmm... what do you think?

Bronya looked at Ji Chengtian. Now that the other party's signal transmission had been taken over by the authorities, shouldn't they also make a statement and then have a proper exchange between the two sides?

"The other party's attitude is quite sincere, so it can be basically confirmed that the country called the Celestial Empire on the other side should also be a country similar to mine. Have you prepared all the historical materials you asked us to prepare in advance?"

"It's all ready, Doctor."

A few days ago, Ji Chengtian had already begun preparing various historical materials about China, trying to simplify them and list out some important events, so as to achieve the goal of mutual exchange between the two countries.

Of course, what Ji Chengtian is most worried about now is the social system of the other side's Shenzhou. If he is lucky, the social systems of the two Shenzhou are similar and they share the same core ideas, then the subsequent exchanges will naturally be very smooth.

However, if the social systems of the two countries are contradictory or even in conflict, then further exchanges will likely be difficult to continue.

I hope everything goes smoothly...

"Let's explain the situation to them first. Once we've explained it, we can begin formal communication. But before that, let's find out what they're thinking!"

Bronya blinked. "Do you want me to do it again?"

"No, little darling, I'm scared of you! You go watch from the side!"

Ji Chengtian immediately begged for mercy. If Bronya continued to communicate, who knew what bizarre scenes would occur? So, to be on the safe side, it was better to let him handle it.

Bronya happily walked over and sat down next to Lao Yu. At that moment, Hei hope also arrived at the control room, bringing with her the breakfast that Bronya had missed because she had been forcibly dragged there.

Next, Bronya happily ate breakfast while watching Ji Chengtian's next move with Hei Xi and Lao Yu. What would it be like for the two parallel worlds of Shenzhou to communicate with each other?

..........

"Mr. Chairman, we have established a sound communication mechanism to ensure that the signals we send will not be intercepted by other countries and that they will be delivered to the target area."

The current president of the Celestial Empire, Mu Yulong, stared at the large screen in front of him. "Hmm, let's wait for information... I hope the other side is not a hostile civilization."

Mu Yulong himself was also flustered. The sudden appearance of alien signals, coupled with the fact that a hacker in China was causing trouble and even making the other party believe that human civilization was a powerful cosmic civilization, made him send a message to clarify the misunderstanding, hoping that the other party could understand.

But at this moment, a researcher approached Mu Yulong and asked with some concern, "Chairman... are we just going to... reply directly like this? Wouldn't that be... inappropriate?"

"After all, they are an alien civilization, a powerful cosmic civilization capable of faster-than-light communication. Don't they... just come and wipe us out?"

"Do you have a better idea? What will the other person think if we don't respond?"

"Um...but I feel like after we responded, our..."

"Message received!"

Suddenly, shouts from the staff rang out in the huge control room. Mu Yulong looked solemn as he stared at the large screen on the wall in front of him. The message he received was quickly decrypted and displayed on the screen.

However, the information presented stunned everyone present. Mu Yulong stared at the large screen in front of him, his expression slightly puzzled, but it was clear that he breathed a sigh of relief.

[It is a great pleasure to receive formal greetings from China. Please disregard the previous message. We are from another parallel world of China. Here, we hope to establish communication channels with our compatriots in this parallel world, and in the vast ocean of quantum mechanics, we hope we can help each other.]

This is a message sent by the other party. There are several important points: first, a parallel world of China; second, establishing information channels; and third, mutual assistance.

He had heard of the concept of parallel worlds, but when it was actually presented to him, he was still a little confused. Parallel world... Shenzhou, not the Celestial Empire?

The sudden shift in information compared to before made him feel a little strange. Was it really just false information that could be ignored, as the information said, or was it a trap?

Second, establish information channels, that is, enable China and the other party to establish information communication and exchange information anytime and anywhere, but this may also have the possibility of leakage.

Mutual assistance means that the other party is in a difficult situation with nothing around to help them, so that they have to cross the aforementioned quantum sea to seek their help.

An eerie atmosphere permeated the entire place...

"Chairman, how...should we respond?"

In an instant, all eyes in the control room were on him. Mu Yulong pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Send a message to reply and probe. Do not reveal our information. Try to find out as much information as possible about the other side."

"We need to know the other party's true background before we can decide on our next course of action."

Mu Yulong's thinking was very clear. He had to find out the other party's background. Moreover, he always had a premonition that the other party was observing them from above. This feeling of being spied on made him feel very uneasy.

"The message has been sent and observations are ongoing. No anomalies have been detected in the surrounding space."

"Next... we just have to wait, everyone. Let's wait quietly for this so-called alien friend's reply."

........

"Doctor, we've received a reply!"

The message was immediately picked up by the staff here after China sent it out, but soon they also brought bad news: the communication device that China was using to cross the quantum sea was severely overloaded, and if it continued, the device might be damaged.

They can send one last message at most, and then they must shut down the device for maintenance. They have 10 minutes left to send this message.

Chapter 193: When will you change?

In the last 10 minutes, Ji Chengtian stroked his chin, pondering what kind of message he should send. The received message was quickly displayed on the big screen. Looking at the message from the other party, with its clearly probing words, Ji Chengtian realized that the other party was also testing him.

That makes sense, since they are the ones in control and can directly observe each other through the quantum sea, but they can't, so naturally they become anxious.

"This is the only way..."

"We sent the information about our prepared Quantum Ocean communication device to them, and stated that our equipment needed maintenance and that we would contact them again in three days."

"Doctor, are you sure you want to send the Quantum Sea's communication device to the other party?"

The researchers were somewhat incredulous, but Ji Chengtian nodded seriously. "Confirmed, but remember, we only send data via the communication device, not the observation device. Understand?"

"Yes... The message is being drafted and will be sent in five minutes."

Five minutes later, with the message indicating successful transmission, the communication device, which had been overloaded for a long time, quickly shut down and entered a cooling state. The technicians immediately rushed in to begin inspecting and maintaining the unit. Bronya asked doubtfully, "Won't there be any risks in sending the message directly through the communication device?"

"No, our communication devices are a system unique to China. It won't be easy for them to develop it. It will take some time. During this time, we can probe more. Our goal is simple: to understand the social structure of the other side of China, make an assessment, and finally decide whether we can communicate."

Bronya nodded. So, in the future, will there be a chance to see... an alliance across the quantum sea, composed of countless parallel worlds of China? Supporting each other, helping each other, and exploring together, because of shared national ideals, there are no opposing factors that would lead them in the same direction.

If this could actually be formed, then... what a terrifying trans-quantum sea organization it would be!

Hmm... The multi-state alliance across the quantum sea, a construction maniac organization... has planted Shenzhou's cosmic infrastructure all over the universe. When the time comes, they will see a cosmic civilization that is completely different from that in ordinary science fiction novels.

A...cosmic civilization known as the infrastructure powerhouse.

"Speaking of which, could we use this method to explore our universe and see if other civilizations exist? After our contact with Shenzhou in another world ends, shouldn't the next step be to explore our own universe?"

Ji Chengtian nodded. "Yes, according to the plan, we will first establish basic communication with the Celestial Empire of another world. Through this communication, we will exchange our technologies, social structures, ideas, and so on, and then reach a consensus."

Next, we will develop our space force. The Civilization Package clearly instructs us on how to build large spaceships, and we will move in that direction. We believe other nations share the same vision.

However, in terms of execution, perhaps only the United States can compare with us.

After all, in the United States, President Morgan has been largely sidelined and is expected to step down soon. His successor will undoubtedly be a completely new figure who can gain the trust of capital. At that time, the United States will enter a phase of rapid development and complete exclusion of China.

Next, China must be prepared to respond. The US is targeting China, but China cannot follow suit. Otherwise, it would lead to another Cold War, which is completely unnecessary.

"Alright, go do what you need to do. Just come back here to meet up in three days."

Bronya nodded, took Blackie's hand, and left the control room. On the way, Blackie asked Bronya what she planned to do next. She was going to leave temporarily to go to the city to buy some things. Bronya thought about it for a while and decided to stay at the base. She planned to properly deal with Little Rabbit's armament issue.

After parting ways with Blackie, Bronya went to her usual weapons research lab. Little Rabbit appeared in front of her, unfolding her mecha. Bronya scanned Little Rabbit's weapons. Currently, Little Rabbit has three forms: high-speed motorcycle, Viking fighter, and human form.

In terms of weaponry, there are prism cannons, construction cannons, plasma-type melee weapons, and the long-unused Golden Arrow missiles. Bronya originally planned to use the antimatter missiles that came standard with the Viking fighters, but Shenzhou currently lacks the capability to produce antimatter missiles, and she herself has no way to create them.

High-speed autocannons are great, but in individual combat, their power is far inferior to other weapons, so she didn't add them.

"What other weapons do you think you could add? The next topic is war, and facing war won't be as easy as it was before."

Bunny's answer was simple: she flashed her constructed shield. Bronya rubbed her chin. Bunny meant to increase the defense system; as long as it wasn't an interstellar war, her current armor was sufficient to handle any battle.

Therefore, it is necessary to install some defensive weapons, such as high-intensity individual weapons and large-scale group weapon shields.

Bronya inexplicably thought of Zeratul from StarCraft 2. Shadow Strike eliminates high-risk units, and Void Shield protects her allies. She can fight, protect, and her normal attack damage is also considerable.