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On the large screen of the metal communicator, a few lines of text appeared.

[Discovery of Ninth Epoch civilization signal from Rize Civilization-Seventh Branch.]

[Civilization ID: 7812***SMMK-7]

[This civilization has initiated a contact request with human civilization. Connect?]

This request was sent to the communicators in all human cities... n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Since most laboratories had dedicated personnel on duty, it quickly garnered the highest level of attention, with a flurry of phone calls and urgent contacts playing out once more.

"Rize Civilization?"

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"Could it be that Lu Yuan has found another communicator?"

"It looks like he’s not dead!"

"How did Lu Yuan escape from that monster?"

There were too many questions.

...

In Yunhai City’s Supernatural Research Institute, the atmosphere was equally heated.

The survival of Lu Yuan was a significant topic in the institute recently.

Though there had been no communication between the two for over ten days (many years), the various materials Lu Yuan left behind still impacted every aspect of the institute.

Issues such as translating papers on the Meida Civilization, researching the Extraordinary Spark, understanding what anomalies were, and determining what milestones could be achieved were all current priorities.

"Professor Zhang, we just received a message from Lu Yuan!"

"Yes, yes, if the Rize Civilization knows our human codes, it must be from Lu Yuan."

Shortly after, the head of the laboratory, Professor Zhang Hui, accompanied by a dozen or so military officers, rushed into the room.

Some government officials were in meetings elsewhere in the city, too far away to come immediately.

Of course, following international practice, a few of the more powerful human cities first made private contacts and then connected together...

What if it really was an alien?

[Connecting... Adjusting time flow rate...]

Professor Zhang Hui felt his blood pressure soaring. He took a few deep breaths. Lu Yuan was actually not dead—how exciting.

To lighten the tense atmosphere, he joked, "Lu Yuan was able to survive that monster. I said it was too early to hold a funeral."

The crowd couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Soon, some participants of the Pathfinding Project also arrived on the scene. Several ladies, hearing that the person they were looking for was not dead, were all somewhat excited.

Especially Lu Yuan’s little sister, student Lu Qingqing, who was extremely nervous. Could she finally make a call to her big brother?

It was a strange feeling.

Anxious, lost, happy, thrilled; a mix of emotions, complex and indescribable.

Her eyes were slightly red. Although her older brother often beat her up when they were young, he had been good to her as they grew older.

She had no idea what her brother was doing. The risks of the outside world were truly unimaginable to them...

[Connection established...]

The next moment, a strange being they had never seen before appeared on the screen!

Covered with brown scales, with sharp eyes and wearing silk-like clothes, its head was somewhat shaped like that of a lizard or merman.

The background behind it seemed to be a wall made of quartz, carved with the bas-relief of a mountain.

Suddenly, the lively discussion fell silent!

When this moment truly happened, the full expectations turned into an indescribable shock.

From aquatic life in the ocean to terrestrial creatures on land, through the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, the Black Iron Age, the Industrial Era, to the Information Age, humans had overcome much and become the apex of the food chain, the lords of the world.

Humans were undoubtedly arrogant, manifesting in their unique intelligence and technology weapons that could easily kill their foes.

Even after arriving at the Pangu Continent, it was clear that there were more intelligent civilizations existing.

However, to face another apex of the food chain like this.

To directly communicate and converse was truly an unprecedented first.

So much so that every person present felt an indescribable subtlety.

Professor Zhang Hui was nearly bug-eyed, frozen for a second or two, rapidly contemplating various scenarios.

"This guy really is an alien!"

Someone nearby began making phone calls frantically, "Secretary Li, the aliens have initiated contact with us... Yes, I’m sending you the video now!"

...

"Respected human civilization, greetings, I am Leon, the spokesperson for the Seventh Civilization Branch of the Rize Civilization," the leading lizard-like creature spoke, and its words reached people’s ears through the communicator’s translation mechanism.

"I apologize for intruding."

"Our communication is merely to convey a message: Your wandering warrior, Mr. Lu Yuan, is, in fact, alive."

"His exact words were: ’I send my safety assurance to you all. I have received the dream letter. No need to rush into action. Elevate your level to avoid the risks of dreams.’"

After finishing this statement, the brown-scaled alien leaned forward slightly and brought its hands to its head, making a bowing gesture.

It seemed to express the etiquette of its civilization.

Though Professor Zhang Hui was not a government official, he knew the responsibility on his shoulders was heavy, so he forced himself to go on, responding with a series of polite remarks, "Thank you, Lord Leon of the Rize Civilization."

"We have received your message and will relay it to his family in due course!"

After all, he was an "Ability user" known as Whisperer.