New Technology

  Soon, people came up with a good way to break the situation: since the two enemies want to get rid of each other's suspicion, then treating them differently is the best way.

  First of all, the one that is easier to deal with is the aggressive "Rambler Alliance".

  "Actually, the Ramblers Alliance is easy to deal with. If they want to save their own face, then the new human civilization can just give in."

  Yes, very simply give in.

  "The dispatch of the main force of the Ramblers Alliance has changed the rules of the game to a certain extent. In the past, proxy wars have always occurred. Even if these agents fail in the end, it actually doesn't matter. The prestige of the main civilization behind them will not be lost. What a loss."

  "Even the surrounding civilizations can't figure out who is behind the agent."

  However, once the main force of the Ramblers is dispatched, they must win, and a big victory!

  This is the most essential difference.

  If it's just a small victory or failure, then the "Rambler Alliance" will be finished!

  Why? There are so many affiliated civilizations under their control, and many of them are not willing to be directly controlled. What would they think if they saw that their main civilization's combat effectiveness was extremely weak?

  The Ramblers Alliance also has many enemies. What will the other two major forces think when they see that the Ramblers Alliance has to put in a lot of effort to deal with an ordinary fourth-level civilization?

  "As long as they don't win beautifully, they have picked sesame seeds and lost the watermelon!"

  "So from a strategic level, the Ramblers Alliance's deployment is likely to be a deterrent activity. As long as we do not expose our weaknesses and cannot allow the other party to win a big victory, the other party will not attack at will."

  "At this time, we should give in and give the other side a step down, and the other side should withdraw its troops."

  "Let's just say...the general who launched the planet nemesis has been dismissed! Or something else, it doesn't matter if the robot is out of control, any reasonable reason is enough..."

  "Whether it is true or not, it doesn't matter to either side. What they want is face and a step to withdraw their troops. This is my judgment."

  This judgment has been recognized by the majority of diplomats, even though its success rate is not necessarily 100%.

  "The main thing we need to deal with is the Apollo civilization that has moved its battle stars. We cannot be soft on the Apollo civilization, we must be tough."

  "As for the last planet nemesis, alas, there is only the last one. It would be great if there were more..."

  After hearing the expert's "soft hand and hard hand" policy, Xiao Zhao sitting next to him was simply stunned.

  "If the Ramblers Alliance and Apollo Civilization are really accomplices, and we give in, can the Ramblers withdraw their troops? This is outrageous! Shouldn't they join forces to fight us?" Xiao Zhao asked privately.

  This guy is still confused.

  Zhang Yuan smiled: "Xiao Zhao, think about it, think about it. Politics is not something you play so straightforwardly. According to your thinking, if all civilizations compare their strengths on paper, wouldn't they be able to have a happy reunion? The end? Actually, it can't be."

  "Everyone actually has a set of unspoken rules behind the scenes...one set of rules on the surface and another behind the scenes."

  In this way, after some discussion, the New Human Civilization quickly released a series of messages to the public, making a passionate statement about non-aggression and peace with the Ramblers Alliance in recent decades.

  And said: "The last military exercise did not have any targeted meaning..."

  "... Looking back on the development of our friendly relations, we highly value our friendship with the Ramblers Alliance. We agree that in the face of the profound and complex changes in the interstellar regional situation, the two sides have more common interests in development and security."

  "...Maintaining the long-term healthy and stable development of bilateral relations is in line with our common aspirations and fundamental interests, and is also conducive to peace and prosperity in the areas surrounding the Dyson Sphere."

  This series of statements made Zhang Yuan get goosebumps all over his body.

  Why is the person who wrote this draft so shameless?

  "Ahem...who wrote this manuscript?"

  "I see, it was written by the captain..."

  Zhang Yuan shrank his neck: "She has a lot of future, haha."

  At the end of this statement, a general was even dismissed from his rank as an explanation. Of course, this is just a fiction, and it is impossible for the Ramblers Alliance to check it anyway.

  Just like that, the statement was issued, and people patiently waited for the other side to play their cards.

  Sure enough, the rambler army mobilized a large number of troops, with heavy thunder and small rain. At first, they dispatched a large number of spaceships aggressively. But after the New Humanity issued a statement, they quickly retreated, leaving only a few small spacecraft observing nearby.

  Within a few hours, the Ramblers Alliance sent a series of messages, recognizing the "deep friendship" between the two parties, and even verbally warned the Apollo civilization not to damage the surrounding security situation.

  The Ramblers did not end the game in person, a move that greatly disappointed the various forces observing the situation.

  These forces are really disappointed. They want the Ramblers to have a full-scale conflict with other civilizations.

  But the new human side breathed a sigh of relief.

  Too damn dangerous!

  "Sure enough, these chess players cherish their feathers and are not willing to officially leave the game."

  Zhang Yuan wiped the sweat from his face and muttered to himself, "All the pressure should be on the chess pieces."

  "I don't know what the Apollo civilization was thinking, but it didn't withdraw its troops. Oh, what a troublesome thing!"

  …

  A few days later.

  The battle star of the Apollo civilization has officially arrived at its destination. It is moving slowly near the air defense identification zone of the new human civilization, not daring to come in immediately and unwilling to leave.

  The two sides were still blaming each other as before, going back and forth, cursing and cursing, and they were already numb...

  A large number of early warning spacecraft of the new human civilization are flying at the border, always monitoring the movements of the opponent's army.

  "It looks like it's coming in!"

  With this pair of feet, several soldiers in the guard-class spacecraft code-named "07011120" at the front raised their throats to the top of their hearts!

  The order they received was not to fire the first shot for the time being.

  But in this depressing environment, no one knows what will happen next second!

  At this moment, the planetary fortress entered the air defense identification zone designated by humans.

  "Company Commander, Company Commander, it's coming in!"

  "I know, don't panic. Use the searchlight... to shine on it!"

  A bright light shone above the planet. Because the small frigate suddenly emerged from stealth, it triggered the reaction of a large number of enemy spacecraft.

  However, these Apollo civilization spacecraft did not fire immediately. They just turned on the fire control radar, locked the guard class, and then began to search each other.

  "I even think that the Apollo civilization is holding on...if it was awesome enough, it would have fought over long ago!"

  "Don't think so much!"

  "It's okay to curse a few times."

  "￥%&&@#!"

  This group of soldiers yelled and cursed a few times, enjoying themselves in pain.

  "Company Commander, their vanguard has rushed in, what should we do?"

  The company commander frowned and pondered for a while, then issued the order: "Send a statement first, this is the territory of the new humanity!"

  "Then hit them!"

  Another large number of drones took off from the frigate, rushed forward menacingly, and directly hit the orbital gun in the mid-air of the planetary fortress, producing a burst of bright electric sparks.

  The Apollo civilization's spaceship seemed stunned for a moment, and also released a swarm of drones, trying to hit the new human civilization's spacecraft.

  The new human race's small spaceship could not withstand such a collision and quickly began to evade it.

  No one on either side fired directly, they just started a collision between "flesh". However, the spacecraft could not compare with the planet's anti-strike capability. After some back and forth, the guard-class spacecraft disappeared into the dark universe again and ran away smoothly.

  …

  Battle reports from the front were quickly sent to the rear, and small-scale frictions had already begun.

  "Well, at least the other party didn't dare to fight directly."

  It's not that everyone feels sorry for these drones, they are just some consumables anyway. But this action of the other party officially announced that the conflict between the two parties was intensifying. For a while, the Apollo civilization would not leave.

  A planet is approaching, how should humans deal with it? Use drones to collide?

  It has a bit of a deterrent effect, but not much!

  "What does the other party's actions mean?"

  "They are a little hesitant in their hearts and are not sure about eating us directly. In other words, they are calculating the benefits they can get and the losses they have to pay, so they started to make some small moves."

  Captain Feng said: "If what they gain is less than what they lose, why are they still stranded here?"

  A military expert said with a wry smile: "There are several possibilities. The first is to compare the performance of the two sides' spaceships through actual combat. Second, it may be some political reasons. There is still a slight difference between economic interests and political interests. Collective There is also a difference between interests and personal interests...Are they also looking for a step down?"

  "If we go back in despair like this, will anyone step down?"

  "...It's really possible."

  But what is troubling now is that this battle star has invaded the air defense identification zone and is slowly moving towards the human base camp. The other party is testing the bottom line of the new humanity.

  This bottom line cannot be touched, otherwise the pretense of new human civilization will be exposed by the other party.

  Captain Feng licked his dry lips and said slightly hoarsely: "Then just warn them directly that we are going to launch a military exercise in that area!"

  "Yes, that's how it should be. Our bottom line cannot be tested!"

  Zhang Yuan sighed and couldn't help but shook his head. The current situation seemed to be the only way it could be, but the "Planet Nemesis" still couldn't be thrown out directly. There is only one last piece of this thing. Humans will not be able to produce much antimatter for a while, so they must be used on the edge.

  After receiving the warning from the new humans, the battle stars of the Apollo civilization slowly moved out again.

  After it was moved out, human military exercises quickly stopped, and a few hydrogen bombs were dropped symbolically.

  Medium-sized nuclear fireballs exploded in space. These were fireworks and artillery shells used in ceremonies, as if to celebrate the other party's departure. People didn't even want to use hydrogen bombs with high yields.

  After all, the New Humanity does not want to expose the parameters of its own military spacecraft and various weapons. The few nuclear bombs thrown out are also productivity!

  As a result, a few days later, the planet moved in again.

  Then, the new human warned again, and it moved out again.

  People threw a few more fireworks and shells.

  After a few days, it came in a little bit more.

  It's out again!

  It's in again!

  At this time, people began to use small laser weapons to drive them away.

  Seeing the escalation of the conflict, it hurriedly went out and stayed calm for several months...

  But a few months later, he started to be dishonest again.

  In this way, the long-term mutual testing began...

  The new humans have never seen such a shameless civilization, and they dare not fight and waste their time here. However, after discussion, people are happy to see the passage of time. At least the Apollo civilization is here to provoke, and for a while, no other civilization will come to cause trouble. Anyway, the development of the curvature engine will not stop due to changes in the outside world.

  The two sides are like two mice in a hole. You provoke me, and I provoke you again. Seeing that the other party is really getting angry, they quickly retreat into the hole.

  …

  "Oh my god, I finally returned to the mothership. I'm so tired, so nervous... I feel like my nerves will disconnect in the next second, and I just survived the mission day by day!"

  "Okay, stop talking nonsense, lie down and install the new technology chip - produced by Unreal Labs. Once you install it, you will be awesome."

  Zhang Yuan has access to these returning soldiers every day and allows them to experience the latest technology.

  They are real heroes.

  The New Humanity's tactical system adopts guerrilla warfare with a large number of units, and the communication between them is not very smooth. During this long-term shock, the soldiers can easily become tired and mentally exhausted.

  Zhang Yuan didn't know whether the Apollo civilization did this on purpose. This kind of psychological warfare was indeed very effective. Many of the first few batches of soldiers who returned from duty had psychological problems.

  The instructors are also scolding these "flowers in the greenhouse".

  But this kind of problem cannot be solved by simply scolding.

  When performing missions for a long time, humans will unknowingly develop bad personality traits, such as low self-esteem, cowardice, sensitivity, paranoia, self-centeredness, weak will, and excessive competitiveness. These bad personalities directly affect the mental health of officers and soldiers. Some people directly suffer from claustrophobia and phobia of the dark, which makes these problems even more troublesome.

  "How long is the break? Is it a week?"

  Another younger brother in Zhang Yuan's family and friends group is named Zhao Yao. He is a company commander in charge of a guard-class spaceship. He has about 150 soldiers under his command. He is the first batch of soldiers to return from duty.

  The men all underwent psychological examinations.

  "Hey, no matter how hard you hold on, you have to persevere!" Zhao Yao pursed his lips, "Actually, no one is complaining. We are facing aliens and we cannot retreat."

  "However, some psychological problems are indeed difficult to solve. Think about it, facing the empty universe, the only reliance is a small spacecraft. This small spacecraft cannot withstand much damage, and there are not many people. Unlike It's like a mothership, with a large population and bustling life, no different from living on a planet."

  "But no matter what, you still have to persevere! Some things, you get used to them, get used to them, you really get used to them!"

  Zhao Yao said excitedly: "At least the quality of the soldiers will become higher and higher, and those with poor quality will be eliminated!"

  Zhang Yuan rubbed his temples and said: "After using the new chip, many problems should be solved. People will become more optimistic and stronger... Alas, this kind of technology is very dangerous, and it has to be used."

  War is indeed a catalyst for the progress of civilization and can release many hidden potentials.

  Just like some of the latest technologies in Unreal Labs, they can change people's optimism. In the past, there might have been a lot of policy and social resistance, but now, all of these resistances have disappeared.

  Even Zhang Yuan himself doesn't know whether it is right to use this kind of technology...

  He smiled and said: "I'm a little doubtful, why does this Apollo civilization know us so well? Is it intentional to make ink here, or is it a mistake, and it actually engages in psychological warfare?"

  "Is this..." Zhao Yaoshen nodded in agreement: "The other party didn't fire the first shot at the beginning, but now they have started to use laser weapons. It seems to be a bit similar to our unspoken rules..."

  "That is..." Zhang Yuan frowned, "Does this mean that the two parties' thinking patterns are somewhat similar?"

  "Since our soldiers have experienced a series of psychological pressure, the other party's soldiers should also be the same, right? Although they are in large spaceship mode, they are not without psychological pressure..."