yasinovel Chapter 188 Conversation and Acknowledgment
Chapter 188 Conversation and Acknowledgment
Chapter 188 Conversation and Acknowledgment
All eyes turned to him.
"Communication? And those inhuman things?" an officer frowned.
"Their ability to maintain a high degree of order and analytical skills indicates that they possess at least intelligence and logic," Rowling explained.
"They use techniques that are of the same origin as the observers, which suggests that they may understand or respect certain rules."
"We are not without leverage."
He retrieved some analytical data from the Civilization Stone Tablet, as well as some information about the core protocols of the Observer Network obtained from Hub-2.
"We possess some basic knowledge of the observer civilizations and partial access to the legacy network."
"If these visitors" are indeed inheritors or stakeholders of the observer civilization, they might be interested in this information.
"We could try a specific approach, such as activating a specific feature of a small observer relic, to send a message that follows observer etiquette, including a basic greeting, a statement of identity, and a concern about unauthorized in-depth exploration of them."
"Use a language and method they can understand to show our presence, our stance, and our bottom line."
"At the same time, we should demonstrate some of the leverage we possess to increase the weight of the conversation." Master Veronica understood what Rolin meant.
"This is indeed more feasible than direct conflict or being completely passive."
"But the risk is that if they are hostile to the observer's legacy or have predatory intentions, this move could expose our hand and lead to even bigger trouble."
"Therefore, the content of the information needs to be carefully designed," Rowling added.
"We only showcase basic, non-core observer knowledge fragments, emphasizing that we are discoverers and maintainers, not owners or inheritors."
"Maintain a neutral and restrained tone, but be firm."
"At the same time, the information transmission points should be located in areas far from important historical sites, and in areas that are easy for us to monitor and take action when necessary."
This proposal is bold and ingenious, and it is the best option for probing and establishing contact when the strength of the parties involved is unclear.
After intense discussions, the top management ultimately adopted this plan.
The research department was responsible for designing the information content and transmission method, while the war affairs office and the empire were responsible for selecting the transmission location and deploying peripheral security and response forces.
Over the next few days, Rowling spent almost all his time in the research department with Duden, repeatedly scrutinizing the information.
They selected several basic and uncontroversial observer energy geometric symbols and logical connectors from civilization stone tablets and heritage data, combined them into a simple "greeting, identity declaration, and concern inquiry" information flow, and encapsulated it using an encryption format commonly used in observer networks for low-privilege data exchange.
The launch point was chosen at a small, relatively independent, and functionally simple observer energy-stable node on the outskirts of the Burning Mountains.
This node itself only has the function of stabilizing the energy of a small area of the earth veins, so it is not very valuable and its location is relatively remote.
On the day of the operation, Rowling and Duden were on-site. Using the polyhedral crystal key and the previously known protocol, they carefully injected the designed information flow into the energy loop of this stable node and set it to continuous loop broadcast mode, using a common low-frequency channel within the observer network.
After the message was sent, there was a long wait.
The Holy Tower and the Empire mobilized all available remote monitoring forces to target the energy background of that area and the entire fragment world, while simultaneously strengthening protection against other known observer remnants.
One day, two days—five days passed, and the area remained unresponsive.
No reply was received, and there was no indication that the visitor had reappeared.
Just as everyone began to doubt whether the plan had failed or whether the information had not been received at all, the monitoring station detected an anomaly late at night on the seventh day!
The stable node that served as the information transmission point suddenly experienced regular fluctuations in its energy reading, which clearly exhibited a response characteristic!
The fluctuation lasted for a very short time, less than three seconds, but the symbol structure that was deciphered was exactly the same as the format of the message that Rowling and his team sent, and it also contained a shorter reply composed of basic symbols!
The returned message, after urgent decoding, roughly stated: "Statement received. The observation behavior conforms to the Sector 7 Anomaly Post-Logger Protocol."
"We have no intention of interfering with the activities of local derivative civilizations."
"The observation will end after seventy-two cycles of standard time."
"This node will be marked as a contacted area, and subsequent observations will avoid it."
When the news reached them, there was an initial silence in the high-level conference room, followed by a low murmur of discussion.
"They acknowledged our statement!"
"Sector 7 Anomaly Logout Protocol? This confirms they are related to the observer and treat our overload relief action as an anomaly requiring logging!"
"Will the observation end after seventy-two cycles?"
"One cycle is approximately 1.5 times the Material Plane Standard Day?"
"So it will end in about 108 days?"
"Marking it as a contacted area and then avoiding it—this means they at least temporarily acknowledge our jurisdiction over this area, at least outwardly showing respect."
This outcome was even better than the best-case scenario we had anticipated! Not only did we avoid conflict, but we also gained insight into some of the other party's intentions and rules of conduct.
They seem to genuinely adhere to some kind of neutral agreement based on observation and recording, and after confirming the existence of a native civilization, they adopt a relatively restrained attitude of avoidance.
Of course, we can't completely trust it.
Is it true or false that the other party said the observation has ended?
How strong is the binding force of a so-called agreement?
All of these require further verification.
But at least, a potentially huge conflict has been temporarily averted.
The Holy Tower and the Empire gained a precious respite and time to observe.
Master Veranika immediately ordered that monitoring be intensified, especially the verification of the observation deadline.
At the same time, we should accelerate the repair and research of observer legacy networks, especially the mining of similar protocol and rule information.
Being strong is the key to dealing with the unknown.
The matter of the fragments of the Scorching Hell seems to have come to a temporary end with this unexpected yet relatively peaceful contact.
With the destruction of the Ash Ring and the temporary retreat of the mysterious visitors, the fragmented world has entered a long period of recovery.
The Shadow Raven Tower and the Molten Empire have become the de facto administrators and researchers of this land. Although the future remains uncertain, at least the greatest immediate threat has been eliminated.
Rowling's contributions were once again recognized.
However, he declined more administrative positions and public honors, requesting only higher-level access to the knowledge base and support for research resources.
He urgently felt that the bottleneck in his own strength had loosened.
Having gone through so much and accumulated so much, it's time to move towards the Second Ring Road.
He returned to Blackrock Town once again.
Pushing open the door of the Black Stone Hut, a familiar sense of tranquility washes over you.
The magical plants on the windowsill were growing well. The Moon Silver Flower, in the shady corner, emitted a warm silvery halo and seemed to have grown even larger than before, with its energy fluctuations becoming more solid.