Our great nation of China traverses the multiverse.

The metal samples they needed to collect were found among these rubble fragments. The researchers seized the opportunity and immediately operated the metal tube to extract the required samples.

The data collection is proceeding smoothly.

Zhang Xu also turned on the equipment and began writing the research report for this voyage.

"Adhering to the principle of exploring extraterrestrial life, the Jehol Fleet conducted a detailed exploration of nearly a thousand star systems within 600 light-years, but found no trace of life. However, our research on samples from each star system..."

"Drip-drip-"

Zhang Xu was writing a report when suddenly, his smart terminal emitted an urgent notification sound, which made him frown.

"That's a communication from the cockpit, Captain. What's going on?"

"Intelligence adjutant reports: The Tailfeather ship has intercepted a string of unfamiliar narrowband radio signals. The signal has been sent to you, and I have also sent your men back. From now on, the entire fleet shall maintain radio silence!"

The captain's voice brooked no argument.

However, the information contained within left Zhang Xu stunned.

An unfamiliar...narrowband wireless signal?!

"Quickly, get the computer to trace the signal source!"

"We're tracking it. The high-energy X-rays from the mined sample are amplifying the other party's communication wavelength. This information is very clear and regular—it's definitely true!"

Nearby, the extraterrestrial life scholar jumped up instantly, his face flushed and neck red with excitement as he observed the interception signal sent by the captain.

Such a regular narrowband wireless signal,

It can only be—

Extraterrestrial intelligent civilization!

Chapter 486 Law First, Rejecting Reckless Acts

This universe, Mars, node island.

Zhao Guangyao followed Zhu Lao briskly, walking very fast, and his expression was very tense.

"Old Zhu, the situation is urgent! Our research fleet has received a narrowband radio signal in the McCa Star Cluster!"

"McCarthage Cluster?"

Old Zhu frowned, his steps never faltering, but his voice was full of doubt.

"It is a prosperous region 100 light-years away from the solar system, where the density of star systems is much higher than ours."

Zhao Guangyao explained urgently,

The McCa Cluster, or simply a cluster, is a simple name for a densely packed region of stars in the universe.

In the universe, star systems are generally four to five light-years apart. This distance is an insurmountable barrier for civilizations that have not mastered faster-than-light technology.

But the world is so amazing. In some regions of the Milky Way, the density of star systems far exceeds that around our solar system. In the most outrageous places, the distance between two star systems is only one light-year!

At this distance, gravity can even influence each other!

These densely packed regions of stars are called star clusters!

Have the regular narrowband signals been deciphered?

Old Zhu walked to the door of the conference room, paused, and turned to ask Zhao Guangyao.

"Not yet. Unlike other parallel universes, this one might be from a civilization completely independent of humanity. The narrowband signal we discovered doesn't have its own decoding code. This should be a communication within the same group. Deciphering is... a difficult process!"

Zhao Guangyao shook his head.

"Yes, I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect it to come so suddenly."

Old Zhu sighed, reached out and opened the conference room door, and strode in with firm steps.

Narrowband wireless signals, and they are regular.

Mr. Zhu already understood what this meant.

They encountered their first genuine "extraterrestrial civilization" in the Milky Way galaxy of this universe!

Entering the conference room,

The scientists from Project 237, representatives from the military, and representatives from the scientific community were all in place. They sat solemnly in their seats, their eyes filled with tension, curiosity, excitement, shock, and a variety of emotions expressed on their faces.

Logically speaking, the people in this conference room should all be true "big shots" who don't show their emotions. What could possibly make them show such expressions?

This clearly demonstrates just how "shocking" this event was.

"Everyone is already aware of the situation. Now, we need to discuss how to handle this matter!"

The military representative was very serious and spoke in a somber tone.

"This is a situation we have never encountered before, and we must have a plan for how to handle it."

"The Rehe Fleet is standing by."

The scientist representative adjusted his glasses, his expression unusually serious.

"Keep the Rehe Fleet in a state of communications silence. The military should immediately take control of the entire fleet. There are scientists on board, so we must prevent them from taking any risks!"

Zhu Lao didn't care about all that. In front of the scientists of Project 237 and representatives of the scientific community, he said this directly.

The representatives blinked, nodded, and agreed without objection.

under these circumstances,

It's definitely better to let the military handle it than to have researchers and professors do it.

"Furthermore, immediately dispatch the main fleet of warships to protect the Jehol Fleet. Also, we must immediately formulate a charter for contact with extraterrestrial civilizations!"

Old Zhu's expression was more solemn than ever before.

This is far more serious than the search for extraterrestrial civilizations in parallel universes, as envisioned in Project 237.

On the node island, the "non-humans" who can travel through the space gate are all absolutely safe individuals who have passed thousands of quarantine tests without any abnormalities, and their numbers are not large.

But this time it's different; this universe has directly found an intelligent civilization!

Since future contact won't require node islands as filters, they need to establish contact procedures in advance to prevent reckless individuals like alien explorers from appearing in this universe.

"The meeting is now in session. The Contact with Extraterrestrial Life Act will now be formally discussed!"

"Article 1: All personnel who come into contact with individuals who have not been officially registered for epidemic prevention or whose safety level has not been determined must maintain a Level 5 chemical protection standard and undergo genetic recording!"

"..."

In the conference room on Node Island,

A stringent "contact bill," with violations potentially punishable by death, is under intense discussion and deliberation.

This universe, known for its cautious and ruthless approach to external affairs, would never tolerate a team within its ranks creating a massive "treasure" capable of destroying humanity, just like in the Alien universe.

Want to become a big brute? Ask yourself if you want to be sentenced to death before you speak!

Safety is of paramount importance.

This is the bottom line!

……

that evening,

The three planets—Earth, Mars, and Yangcheng Star—simultaneously issued documents to all residents of all development bases under their jurisdiction.

Every resident under its jurisdiction, regardless of who they are, received this message on their smart devices.

What exactly is the "Extraterrestrial Life Contact Enforcement Act"?

On Earth, in a noodle shop in a major Eastern country, the owner, who was kneading dough, turned his head to look at the message that suddenly popped up, his face full of surprise.

"Boss, you received it too? I thought it was sent by mistake. What is this?"

"Why don't you just click to take a look? Wow, this is quite a big deal. The capital, Mars Prefecture, and Yangcheng Star Prefecture have jointly issued a document. It seems to be a new law?"

"The new law, let me see... Holy crap!"

"This isn't a law about preventing third-kind encounters, what's going on, is it because we've discovered aliens?"

"Very likely, otherwise they wouldn't have suddenly issued a special law, Article 29: Unauthorized contact with extraterrestrial or intelligent life forms, resulting in human diseases, genetic defects, injuries or deaths, or other adverse effects (see Appendix 4 for details), shall be punished with imprisonment of 10 years or more or death!"

"Oh wow, the death penalty is the maximum penalty. Looks like this is for real!"

"..."

Inside the small noodle shop, customers gathered to eat handmade knife-cut noodles and immediately began a lively discussion.

Even ordinary people immediately reached a consensus.

The fact that they're in such a hurry to enact this law means they must have discovered something!

"But it's normal to have discovered aliens. After all, our technology has jumped to faster than light in just a few years. This isn't just a technological explosion, it's a technological leap! There must be something behind this!"

At this moment, the man who had been speaking gulped down a bowl of soup and shouted, "Awesome!"

"It's still more comfortable to cut it by hand with a knife. Machine-cut food is too uniform and tastes too bland."

"That guy's right, but we're also quite curious about what these aliens look like!"

"Exactly, I'm really curious, E.T."