Chapter 722: Taking Advantage of the Situation

Li Yang showed a polite smile:

"That's right, that's great."

"We will prepare a suitable reception venue for your expedition team...but before that, I have a small request."

"Please tell me." The strange creature tilted its head.

"I hope to know something about your civilization first," Li Yang said. "For example, where are you from? To what extent has your civilization developed?"

"And...how did you discover our world?"

When he said this, Li Yang's eyes instantly became quite sharp.

The strange creature was silent for a moment, as if thinking about how to answer.

Finally, it slowly opened its mouth and said:

"We come from a universe that is parallel to yours and does not interfere with each other, and our civilization has existed for millions of years."

"As for discovering your world... that's thanks to our interdimensional detection technology."

"In order to combat the [disease] that can infect us across the universe, we developed such a technology."

"We can sense energy fluctuations between different universes, and the recent energy fluctuations in your world have been very violent, which attracted our attention."

Li Yang nodded: "Oh, that's it."

"Then, how did you travel across the universe to get here?"

"Through the research on [epidemic], we have obtained technology that can travel between the universe." The strange creature explained, "But this requires a lot of energy, so we cannot use it frequently."

"That's why... we hope to obtain some rare resources from your planet in exchange."

At this moment, Bai Zhi gently pulled Li Yang's sleeve and whispered: "Li Yang, I always feel that something is wrong."

"What this thing says sounds reasonable, but it always feels... unreal."

Li Yang nodded imperceptibly, and then continued to say to the strange creature:

"Okay, we understand your needs."

"But before we can start cooperation, we still need some time to prepare..."

"Are you not in a hurry?"

The strange creature seemed hesitant, but finally agreed: "Of course, we understand."

"We will contact you again in three days and hope to get your affirmative reply by then."

After saying that, the holographic projection disappeared, and the blue sphere slowly rose into the sky, and finally disappeared into the night sky.

Li Yang turned to the people behind him: "Everyone, let's talk together."

After returning to the base, under the call of Li Yang, many representatives of China's upper echelons, everyone in Tongxuan Division, and several gods gathered.

"Okay everyone." Li Yang said, "Do you understand what happened just now?"

"Now, I want to see what you think."

Jiang Xiaoxiao spoke first and said what he had been holding back for a long time:

"On the surface, the help they offer seems attractive."

"But...we know nothing about them, so trusting them rashly is probably not the best idea."

Bai Zhi nodded in agreement: "And the [epidemic] they talked about...is not completely consistent with the situation we just experienced."

"Li Yang said that [epidemic] is essentially capable of swallowing up some matter and energy other than itself."

"Such a thing cannot be studied at all... How did this civilization rely on [epidemic] to develop technology?"

Elise smiled faintly: "I don't believe it anyway."

"As gods, we are aware of everything in the universe."

"However, we have never been aware of the existence of this so-called advanced civilization. This thing is beyond our control, so I don't want to deal with them."

Li Yang listened quietly to everyone's speech, and then said: "Well, it seems that we have the same view."

"The purpose of this group of guys is not clear yet, and rash cooperation may bring unforeseen consequences."

"But we can't break up with them directly."

"After all, there is no doubt that they have the ability to travel across the universe."

"To a certain extent, their strength may be higher than [God's Domain]."

"Even if they can't defeat us head-on, if we can't catch them all, it will definitely cause endless trouble for us."

"Then what should we do?" Jiang Xiaoxiao asked.

Li Yang showed a mysterious smile: "Use the trick."

Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Li Yang explained:

"If they want to lie to us, let's lie to them first."

"We will accept their proposal first, but we will be prepared in advance to destroy them all in secret."

"As long as they have bad intentions, how about we let them never come back?"

"How to do it specifically?" Queen Hera, who is also one of the gods, frowned slightly and asked.

Li Yang replied calmly: "Just agree to them, they will definitely send someone to collect our resources."

"Then, we only need to secretly observe their every move when their so-called expedition team arrives to understand their true purpose and capabilities."

"Finally..." A sharp light flashed in Li Yang's eyes, "If they really have malicious intentions, we can just strike first."

Everyone had no objections to this plan.

Li Yang then spoke:

"In order to deal with them, we can first collect some so-called resources as samples according to their requirements and show them."

"But at the same time, we also need to strengthen the base's defense system and prepare some hidden observation equipment."

"Bai Zhi, this part is up to you."

Bai Zhi nodded and agreed: "No problem, I will make sure every corner is under our surveillance."

Li Yang continued: "Then, we need to formulate a detailed emergency plan in case they suddenly take hostile actions."

"Representatives of the military should be able to coordinate various departments to ensure that we can respond in the shortest time."

"As for the end..." Li Yang turned his eyes to several gods, "I want you to be prepared."

"If you find any problems, don't ask, you know what to do."

Iris and other gods nodded and said they would fully cooperate.

After the meeting, everyone was busy preparing for what might happen in three days.

Time flies, and three days passed quickly.

On the evening of the third day, the blue sphere appeared above the base again.

At this time, Li Yang and others had been waiting here for a long time.

The holographic projection appeared again, and the strange creature said: "Dear allies, the agreed time has passed."

"I don't know... have you made a decision now?"

Li Yang smiled and replied: "Of course, we have made a decision."

"We agree to cooperate with you to fight against the possible threat of [epidemic] together."