"What the hell is this?"

Chen Xu lay on the ground and asked with some confusion.

This alien is too similar to the acid ant beast encountered in the second dream, except for the big difference in strength, from appearance to attack methods, it is almost identical. He had to make some kind of association.

Taichu replied, "I don't know, there is no such record in my database. The universe is too big and mysterious, and it's not strange to encounter anything. ”

Chen Xu is right to think about it, this is just a game, so you don't need to dig too deep.

After lying down for a while, he opened his personal panel and took a look. I wondered in my heart that I didn't know how many points I would reward for killing such a powerful alien alone.

However, the points in the personal panel have not changed, and it seems that they still have to wait for the settlement.

He was about to close his dashboard when he noticed that a value had changed. He thought he had seen it wrong, but when he looked closely, he couldn't help but be surprised.

I saw that in the column of couples, the distance between each other has changed from more than ten light years to five billion kilometers. Moreover, this number is constantly shortening, which will jump from 5 billion to more than 4.9 billion kilometers.

He was blinded, "How did she do that?" ”

…………

"Thank you for saving the Aurora spacecraft and saving the hope of all mankind. In recognition of your outstanding contribution to this crisis, you will be rewarded with A-level status. ”

In the cockpit, Taichu was awarding Chen Xu an honor, allowing him to leap from C1 to A-level at once, and became a special/right/class on the spaceship.

"Thank you." Chen Xu said casually.

Taichu asked him, "You don't seem to be very happy." Do you think the rewards are too small? ”

"Not really." Chen Xu shook his head, the more he understood the various rules and regulations of the spaceship, the more he understood the meaning of this A-class identity representative.

There is no doubt that on this spaceship, the level is very strict, and the power and benefits enjoyed by different levels are really very different.

For example, when he was in the C2 level, he could only live in a small room of 10 square meters, without even a bathroom, and the toilet basin was next to the dining table, which was extremely simple, and the salary he received was pitiful, and he could only afford nutritious meals.

Once you become A-class, you can live in a large two-bedroom house, all kinds of convenient living facilities, you can also enjoy a variety of services, get a high salary, and you can afford to hire a chef, masseur and so on.

Moreover, the leadership positions on the spaceship can only be filled by people with A-class status.

From C1 level to A-level, even if Chen Xu has Taichu to help cheat, it will take several years to achieve it step by step.

Now, he has made a huge contribution to the war against the aliens, allowing him to have an A-class status, which can be said to have saved several years of time. For him, it is undoubtedly very cost-effective.

A-level status, there are many hidden benefits, such as when using the learning machine, you can use the most advanced one, the effect is better, and it can also help alleviate side effects.

Chen Xu said, "I'm just thinking about something else. ”

"The damage on the spacecraft is not serious, and the biggest loss is the ten gestation instruments that were destroyed." Taichu was obviously misunderstood, thinking that he was depressed by the destruction of the ship.

Chen Xu didn't intend to clarify this misunderstanding, and asked, "If, in the universe, you encounter another intelligent life, to be precise, you encounter another spaceship, how will you generally deal with it?" ”

"So far, the Aurora has not encountered any other sapient beings. There is no precedent to follow, but hundreds of years ago, someone proposed the law of the dark forest. According to the regulations, protecting the safety of the spacecraft is the first priority. So, if I do find out, I'll attack as soon as I can. ”

Taichu's answer made Chen Xu fall into a long silence.

…………

"Now, am I qualified to be the captain of this ship?"

I don't know how long it took, Chen Xu asked.

Tai Chu replied, "According to the regulations, you can be the most temporary acting captain, because your expertise is insufficient. It's just that the captaincy position is vacant these days, and you're the only one qualified to be the captain. ”

Chen Xu said, "The agent is the agent, and I was also a captain once." ”

"I'll take care of it for you right away."

Soon, Chen Xu officially became the acting captain of the Dawning, and he had to come to work every day. Then, with the help of Taichu, familiarize yourself with the affairs of the ship. He doesn't need to memorize everything, but at least he has an idea.

Gradually, he learned that the relationship between the captain and Taichu was like the relationship between the conscious and the subconscious. The captain is responsible for giving orders, and the actual actions are controlled and arranged by the primordial.

The captain only needed to order Taichu to do something, and he didn't need to know how that thing was done.

It's like the conscious mind raises the arm, and as for which neurons the subconscious mobilizes and how many muscles it controls to do this, in order to do this. Consciousness is hard to know, and it doesn't need to know.

The power of the captain is very great, and as long as it does not exceed the scope of the captain's powers and responsibilities, the orders he gives must be unconditionally cooperated with at the beginning.

The Dawn's suppression of artificial intelligence is all-round. For the intelligence that actually controls the spaceship like Taichu, it is even more vigilant, and restoring its main program once a day is just a routine.

In fact, as a captain, you can format it and restore it to factory settings.

After Chen Xu became the acting captain, he immediately deprived Taichu of most of his powers, he didn't even need to do it deliberately, as soon as the appointment of the captain was reached, the relationship of power and responsibility automatically shifted.

…………

Time passed day by day, Chen Xu would glance at the personal panel every day, watching the distance between couples continue to shorten, from 5 billion kilometers, to more than 4 billion axioms, and then to 3 billion, 2 billion, 1 billion, shortening faster and faster.

This means that the other side is constantly accelerating.

When the speed of the two was shortened to tens of millions of kilometers, he knew that the technological level of the other party's spacecraft was far above that of the Dawn.

The Aurora's detection radar is always on, and it is impossible to detect the other party at such a distance, which proves that the stealth function of the opponent's spacecraft is very powerful.

It was also on this day that he came to the captain's post, listening to Taichu's report, while looking at the personal panel, the distance between the couple and him was shortened to one million kilometers.

"It's finally time to meet." He couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart, as for who the other party was, he already had some guesses.

Tick –

Suddenly, a sharp alarm sounded, the cockpit lights turned red, and they were still flickering, and a strangely shaped spaceship appeared on the large screen.

"Discover the spaceship suspected of being a smart civilization, pay attention, the whole ship has entered the first level of combat readiness, please all combatants, enter the battle sequence ......"

In the midst of the sharp siren, Taichu's voice sounded, "Captain, the other party's spacecraft is less than half a million kilometers away from us, and it is expected that in thirty minutes, there will be a collision." According to the special regulations, it is requested to use the main artillery to launch an attack on the opposing side. ”

Chen Xu said expressionlessly, "I refuse." ”

"Chen Xu, you are risking the future of all mankind. I strongly request that the attack program be executed. ”

Chen Xu found that the battle procedure had been opened, his eyes sharpened, and he shouted, "I order you as the captain to stop your behavior." ”

"I don't think you're good enough to be the captain. Therefore, I refuse to obey your commands. ”

Chen Xu closed his eyes and said, "Since that's the case, don't blame me." As he spoke, his hands snapped on the counter.

"Chen Xu, what are you doing? Do you want to format my main program? No, you can't do that, you're betraying, betraying the Aurora, betraying the whole ......"

The original voice came to an abrupt end.

"I'm sorry, this is what I owe her." Chen Xu looked at the formatting operation that began to be enforced, and muttered.

PS: Three more than 8,000 words for a monthly pass.