No matter who was on the other end, using their language to greet them must mean that they had a deep understanding of human culture.
It was, so to speak, an in-your-face move.
With the situation as it was, and rather than attacking, they left a line of English text. Perhaps they had something to say?
As a result,
both the hawks and the doves unanimously decided to strongly support the revival of the lunar exploration program.
First things first, they needed to get to the Moon.
Otherwise, how would they know who this supposed extraterrestrial enemy was, or rather, where the entity they should be surrendering to was located?
After this,
the highest ranks of Lighthouse Country acted with rare decisiveness, classifying the matter as top-secret.
Support for the space agency also grew gradually under the small circle of informed high-ranking officials.
Plans for various policy support and financial subsidies were all set into motion.
Of course,