bioinnovel Chapter 483 A Gift for a Long Journey!
Chapter 483 A Gift for a Long Journey!
Nie Qingcheng pushed the tablet to the center of the conference table.
The document on the screen is titled "List of Technological Exchanges between Earth Civilization and Other Countries (Draft)".
"This is a gift to mark our meeting."
She looked at Guan Xing and Qin Xiao opposite her, her tone decisive.
"Zhang Yan cannot go to Guixu empty-handed. We must demonstrate the value of Earth, but we must never reveal our trump cards."
Guan Xing opened the notebook in his hand, the pen tip hovering in mid-air.
"What exactly do you need? If it's high-dimensional technology, the only thing we can offer is a derivative application of the Heart of Heaven, but that thing is doomed to fail in the face of reality."
"We won't hand over the core technology." Nie Qingcheng spoke quickly. "First, an overview of the dimensional barrier technology."
"Guanxing, please compile the basic theory of gate networks and the known stable structure models from Guantiange."
"We don't need the core parameters, just the theoretical framework and the derivation process."
Guan Xing frowned slightly.
"This is equivalent to revealing half of our capabilities. Advanced civilizations have extremely strong analytical abilities. As long as they are given a framework, they are very likely to deduce our engineering parameters."
"It's a theoretical foundation, not an engineering foundation."
Nie Qingcheng corrected.
"Advanced civilizations do not lack technology; what they lack is inspiration from different paths."
"Our door network was left by the Mohists 30,000 years ago. After being adapted to the local environment of the earth, this theory has reference value for them, but it is not enough for them to directly replicate it."
"What we're selling is the 'idea,' not the 'blueprints.'"
She turned to Qin Xiao.
"Second, basic science and humanities."
"You coordinate with the military and the Academy of Sciences to prepare several sets of high-precision digital replicas of art treasures from different civilizations on Earth, collections of classical and modern music, and summaries of fundamental physics theories from Newton to Einstein."
Qin Xiao was taken aback.
"Sister-in-law, basic physics?"
"They can already travel between galaxies and conjure spears from the void with their bare hands. For us, studying Newton's laws is like studying elementary school math problems. Aren't we ashamed to send this out?"
Zhang Yan sat next to Nie Qingcheng.
He felt that these things might not even be worth as much as waste paper in the eyes of a civilization capable of manufacturing planetary weapons.
Will sending these things make the recipient think that Earth's civilization is low-class and has no exploitable value?
"Value lies not in complexity, but in uniqueness."
Nie Qingcheng turned to look at him, her eyes bright.
"What we want to showcase is not a mature interstellar civilization, but a new civilization with enormous potential and a unique path."
"A species that builds the edifice of classical physics based solely on pure logic and observation without any intervention from higher-dimensional energy is attractive in itself."
She paused, then tapped her fingers lightly on the table.
"This proves that we have the ability to think independently, rather than being parasites who only pick up the legacies of our predecessors."
"In the interstellar market, 'potential' and 'uniqueness' are always more valuable than 'mature but mediocre'."
Zhang Yan remained silent.
Faced with an absolute power disparity, he instinctively placed Earth in a weaker position.
But Nie Qingcheng did not.
She always knows where the chips are.
"Third." Nie Qingcheng swiped the screen and brought up an encrypted file.
"High-dimensional physics experimental data left by the one who opened the door."
"I had the technical department screen them, and they were all harmless theoretical verifications and failed experimental records."
"Adding these in proves that Earth has actively engaged with these areas and has its own trial-and-error process."
After quickly taking notes of the stars, I looked up.
"How is the level of secrecy determined? If this list is leaked, all of Earth's secrets will be revealed."
"The highest level." Nie Qingcheng's eyes turned cold.
"You personally lead the formation of a planning team."
"All participants signed the highest level of confidentiality agreement, were cut off from all external networks during the work period, and lived and ate in the underground base."
"I want to make sure this gift shows sincerity without revealing any details about the Chaos Mech or the full power data of the Heart of the Creator."
"Understood." Guan Xing closed his notebook.
Qin Xiao also stood up.
"I'll coordinate with the Academy of Sciences and get the basic data package over by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. I'll also get a copy of the military's art archives while I'm at it."
The two left.
Only Zhang Yan and Nie Qingcheng remained in the conference room.
Nie Qingcheng rubbed her temples and leaned back in her chair.
Zhang Yan reached out and massaged her shoulders with just the right amount of pressure.
"Take a break if you're tired."
"Not tired," Nie Qingcheng said with her eyes closed.
"I just feel like there's not enough time. If I had another month, I could make this list even more perfect and squeeze every last bit of value out of every single byte."
For the next two days, the villa's basement was temporarily converted into a data center.
Guan Xing and his five core researchers worked day and night without rest.
Data packets from Qin Xiao's side were also being delivered one after another.
Nie Qingcheng personally reviewed every document.
Three redundant pieces of information that could have exposed weaknesses in Earth's defenses were removed.
Two additional video clips showcasing Earth's biodiversity have been added.
She even had classical music scores translated into high-dimensional frequencies to ensure that the receivers of extraterrestrial civilizations could "understand" them.
Late at night on the third day.
The gift list has been finalized.
The data was compressed into a quantum storage crystal that was only the size of a fingernail.
Zhang Yan was organizing the warp parameters of the Chaos Mech in his study.
Nie Qingcheng pushed open the door and walked in.
She was holding a palm-sized silver metal box.
The surface has no patterns.
Only a ring of extremely tiny, pale golden fragments was inlaid around the edge.
"Scraps from the Primordial Fragment?" Zhang Yan recognized the material.
"Yes, what was left over when the main fragment was cut."
Nie Qingcheng walked up to him and handed him the metal box.
"Open it and take a look."
Zhang Yan took the box and pressed the clasp on the side.
The lid pops open.
There are no storage crystals or high-dimensional devices inside.
It consists of only one miniature holographic projection module.
He pressed play.
A pale blue light shone in the study, casting a series of images.
There's a picture of his back as he cooked for her for the first time at the Jiangda cafeteria.
There's a picture of her focused profile as she stares at the screen in the underground lab.
Two people left footprints in the snow while soaking in a hot spring in Hokkaido.
Every photo and every short video clip, only a few seconds long, is marked with a timestamp accurate to the second.
"Keep this with you at all times."
Nie Qingcheng's voice rang out in the study, her tone tense at the end.
"Inside are all the photos and videos I've compiled, from when we first met until now."
Zhang Yan watched as the holographic projection slowly dissipated.
My fingers traced the warm crumbs along the edge of the metal box.
The energy field of the primordial fragments can resist most high-dimensional mental pollution.
This is the most robust safe.
"No matter where we go, no matter what we encounter." Nie Qingcheng looked into his eyes.
"Remember, someone is waiting for you here."
"Remember to come home."
Zhang Yan didn't say those empty promises that he would definitely reply.
He closed the metal box and put it into the pocket of his inner underwear.
It's located right next to the heart.
It was placed together with the star map fragment that recorded the coordinates of the Ruins of Return.
"it is good."
Nie Qingcheng stepped forward and hugged him.
very tight.