As the Taipu people were ensnared in their fantasies, unable to extricate themselves, the lead robot solemnly said, "Respected people of Ao Country, greetings. We come from a distant human civilization, bringing trade and friendship."
"We are travelers of the stars, originating from the far Solar System. We adhere to principles of fairness and mutual consent and hope to collect cultural and knowledge artifacts from your civilization, as well as biological samples from your planet, or even certain unique technologies, including but not limited to physics, mathematics, art, music…"
"After the transaction is completed, we will pay a certain amount of compensation, which could be technological knowledge or material resources…"
The robot listed a long string of very procedural regulations in a calm and steady tone.
These regulations had also been drafted long ago.
