The speed of the Survivor's reply was the same as last time, but they did not directly mention the Empire agreeing to the transaction, instead asking, "May I ask if the person we are communicating with is still the same one from before?"
"It's me."
"Good, there's no change on our side either, it's still me, you can call me Nano."
This "Nano" refers to a term in the Shimmering Civilization; if it were a person's name, Chen Ming would have to transcribe it phonetically.
But transcribing it phonetically is too bothersome, so to save some brainpower, Chen Ming simply used the meaning of this Shimmering Civilization term as a substitute, referring to the self-proclaimed "person" of the Survivors with certain social abilities.
After Nano provided the self-designation, Chen Ming reciprocated with his own name.
"Chen Ming."
After resolving the issue of how to address each other.
