Chapter 11
Now the entire universe knows that Bai Ye is either currently or has once appeared on Lan Xing. In response, Ye Bai decided to take the opposite approach and boldly admit that Bai Ye intends to settle down on Lan Xing.
If the cosmic civilizations believe that Bai Ye is merely putting on a show and has actually left Lan Xing, it wouldn’t be a loss for Ye Bai at all.
The strategy is all about being elusive.
After proposing this deal, there would only be two possible outcomes: acceptance or rejection.
If the Star Alliance agrees, then naturally no one would truly claim Lan Xing. However, when the deal is finalized, the original Lan Xing Council, the permanent residents, and the transient population would all have to relocate.
As an ancient human, Ye Bai could then hitch a ride on this wave and leave the stormy whirlpool of Lan Xing without a hitch.
On the long-haul spaceship, there’s no need to worry about purifying the environment, as it must accommodate various interstellar travelers. These facilities are as fundamental as the air conditioning on a high-speed train.
If the Star Alliance does not agree, Ye Bai would propose a second condition.
…
What Ye Bai didn’t know was that from the moment she appeared as Bai Ye and spoke her first words to the Star Alliance’s customer service AI, the think tanks of two major cosmic civilizations and four star cluster-level alliances began analyzing her.
Even though she chose an impenetrable light sphere as her avatar, once communication began, the very act of ‘exchanging information’ would reveal a wealth of details.
Even a genuine A-level psychic, without experience, would find it extremely difficult to conceal their identity at the Star Alliance’s negotiation table.
As civilizations advance, the efficiency of information exchange increases, and the amount of information conveyed during communication grows.
Differences in the level of civilization development and geographical location lead to varying amounts of information contained within exchanges. By conducting extensive comparisons and screenings of this information, one can roughly determine the background of the speaker.
For instance, when the term ‘Lan Xing’ is used, in a civilization with high communication efficiency, it might encompass coordinates, geographical distribution, atmospheric coverage, and more. In a civilization with lower efficiency, conveying this information would require much more description.
When different civilizations communicate, the information transmitted through psychic means varies in quantity, akin to data transfer speeds—one might be a 200M fiber optic connection, while another is a 1M broadband.
And Ye Bai? She’s on a 10K dial-up connection.
In the lab, when someone casually asked, “What did you have for breakfast?” and Ye Bai replied, “I had a pancake,” the information received by the other party was a vague category of “a type of food.” In contrast, when the other party responded in their own language, “I had a pancake,” Ye Bai could glean detailed information about the specific food shop, production date, aroma, color, and so on.
Thus, to the analysts of the cosmic civilizations, the information Bai Ye conveyed during exchanges was minimal, revealing no extraneous details.
In this context, no one would think that Bai Ye could only disclose such limited information; it must be a deliberate disguise!
After analyzing Bai Ye, a delightful misunderstanding was born…
“The information organization team has not determined the civilization affiliation of Bai Ye; the other party possesses extremely strong counter-information analysis skills.”
Once this result emerged, it immediately sparked further speculation.
Such counter-information analysis skills are not something an amateur can achieve; it either requires a relevant official background or a bit of a ‘criminal record’ as an outlaw. Clearly, the Bai Ye proposing the deal for Lan Xing is likely to be the latter.
In this scenario, more conclusions were drawn.
“Bai Ye has a strong willingness to trade, and the deal can achieve their important objectives.”
“The probability of Bai Ye being an A-level psychic is 65%, while other possibilities stand at 35%. The likelihood of being an unidentified psychic is 27%, and the chance of being an unrecorded psychic is 73%…”
“According to the joint think tank analysis, there’s a 43% chance that Bai Ye is a cosmic loner, a 55% chance they belong to a hidden force in the Chaotic Star Sea, and a 2% chance of other situations… Under this premise, proposing the trade for Lan Xing carries a 5% chance of being a distraction, a 32% chance of targeting the economic value near the wormhole, and a 63% chance of having potential military motives.”
The Chaotic Star Sea is an area beyond the jurisdiction of the Star Alliance, where anyone pulled out could be a wanted space pirate, a terrorist organization member, or a rebel fugitive… it’s a veritable gathering place for interstellar rogues.
After this analysis, civilizations outside the Milky Way actually hoped the Star Alliance would agree, as the consequences wouldn’t directly affect them. However, the civilizations within the Milky Way were less inclined.
Given the potential value of decoding the universal code, it wouldn’t be unusual for the Milky Way civilizations to trade a habitable planet. The Star Alliance would compensate for the loss of planetary civilization. But the situation with Lan Xing is different; it’s a public planet next to a wormhole, expected to become the second transit hub in the Milky Way, aside from the Galactic Core.
As the analysis results indicated, the military value is paramount.
Bai Ye’s character is unclear, the level of danger is unknown, their affiliations are ambiguous, and they might even come from the Chaotic Star Sea. If they legally occupy a planet next to a wormhole, they could act independently or become a war profiteer, using Lan Xing as a cover to facilitate ultra-long-distance secret military operations through the wormhole, threatening the safety of nearby civilizations.
War is prohibited among civilizations within the Star Alliance, but this order merely maintains basic stability. As long as there’s no formal declaration of war on the surface, there are plenty of ways to circumvent the treaty.
As the direct victims of this potential loss, the new human civilization was the first to reject the proposal. The Qilong Empire and the Pan-Star Federation, which are mid-tier civilizations within the Star Alliance, also firmly cast their votes against it in the Milky Way cluster’s resolution.
Soon, other civilizations in the Milky Way cluster voted as well, and the final decision was submitted to the two cosmic civilizations through the cluster’s spokesperson.
All civilizations cast their votes, but the ultimate outcome would still be determined by the two cosmic civilizations.
After three minutes of silence in the conference hall, the spokesperson for the Rui Lan Empire responded: “We’re sorry, but we cannot agree to this condition at this time. However, we hope you can trust our sincerity and propose other trading conditions.”
The Star Alliance ultimately rejected the proposal.
This outcome brought joy to some and sorrow to others, but the atmosphere undoubtedly grew tense again, refocusing on the light sphere.
After all, the stakes are high; no one can be sure that Bai Ye won’t withdraw from the negotiations after being rejected.
…
The light sphere remained still, seemingly in contemplation.
In reality, Ye Bai wasn’t too disappointed with this outcome. As the saying goes, “If you ask for a sky-high price, you’ll get a reasonable deal.” The second condition she had prepared was, to a large extent, the trade she truly wanted to achieve.
The light sphere flickered again.
“We still have many opportunities for cooperation ahead. I believe in your sincerity… In that case, let’s change the condition. I currently reside on Lan Xing, and I find the environment lacking. If you can transform it into a level five habitable planet, I will make the decoding of the universal code public to the entire Star Alliance.”
Initially, Ye Bai had been troubled about how to address the environmental purification issue.
She couldn’t dare to solve it by spending star coins, nor could she expect the Star Alliance to gift her a property with a purified environment or a private spaceship. However, with the idea of trading Lan Xing emerging, her perspective suddenly broadened.
She could choose to transform the entire Lan Xing beneath her feet!
Cosmic civilizations also pursue a good living environment. Habitable planets are classified into standardized levels, divided into five grades, with detailed indicators for radiation, viruses, and other factors. Generally, developed civilizations have habitable planets where their core populations reside, achieving levels above three. Some newly joined civilizations, having not undergone excessive development, can naturally reach levels three or even four.
Previously, Aurora had suggested that Ye Bai sell her property and leave Lan Xing for a habitable planet, referring to this type. As long as it reached level three or above, Ye Bai would be able to adapt.
Currently, however, Lan Xing has remained at level two due to a small meteorite impact thousands of years ago, and with the majority of its population being transient travelers, there are very few permanent residents.
Transforming it to the highest level five would be akin to jumping from a low-rent apartment straight into a villa community, with amenities fully upgraded.
After all, this was a request made by ‘Bai Ye’; it couldn’t be taken lightly.
As for whether making this request would seem too accommodating and undermine her strong persona, Ye Bai had her backup plan—who said that registering a formal account automatically makes one a lord? What about the subsequent dungeon strategies?
In “Wan Jie,” the cost of character death is something interstellar players are unwilling to bear. Just as leveling up enhances psychic abilities, the penalty for death that lowers levels can also lead to real-world psychic damage.
Ye Bai would continue to guide the negotiations, demonstrating that she has even greater goals ahead.
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