The Enlightenment-1 ship completed its first jump test and successfully entered the predetermined airspace.

Yang Wei actually planned to let the Enlightenment One take Hera and her mechanical thinking body experiment team to the edge of the galaxy for a while longer;

But Lu took a real-scale map of some areas of the Milky Way, and let his boss intuitively feel how vast the large galaxy cluster with the volume of hundreds of billions of stars is.

At this scale, the 10,000-meter-class giant ship and a few millimeters of dust are actually 'not much different', and just find a cavity left after the supernova explosion can make this giant battleship perfectly hidden.

On the bridge of the Enlightenment One, Kolev was expressing some more 'cautious' feelings:

"You really don't have a single person on this battleship?

"I really can't imagine that if the International Association for the Development of Intelligent Machinery finds out, it will give you a huge fine.

"Oh, of course, we won't let them find out, and until they do, the dreadnoughts of the galaxy's four rogue will hold gun barrels over your head."

Yang Wei looked at the old guy with a smile...... Robots in control.

Three robots take their seats under the watchful eye of a group of robots.

They only used ordinary guard robots, and the 11,300 mechanical minds working inside the giant ship were all human-like machine bodies.

So, there are now hundreds of agitated 'humans' standing around, watching three silver-white skeleton 'robots' sitting on the sofa and chatting.

There is a bit of postmodernism in the absurdity.

Yang Wei explained: "Don't worry, first mate, these are really not ordinary intelligent machines, their self-perception is based on virtual humans of natural humans, and I will not really let such a thing as slaughtering innocent civilians by intelligent machines happen." ”

Emilia asked, "Will we use these mechanical minds to go to war?" ”

"How did I mess up the rear of the United Kingdom of Nonar in the first place?"

Yang Wei smiled:

"Before, now, and in the future, they will all exist in the form of the secret forces of the Falling Wind Alliance.

"Emilia, you don't have to be stressed about this matter, the Sherman Empire's most powerful and mysterious semi-permanent material ship, have you heard of it?"

Emilia frowned and asked, "The rumored Levy Ship Regiment...... Is the essence the same? ”

"Of course, the crew of that ship group is also semi-permanent, otherwise, why do you think this ship group has not been exposed by anyone for tens of thousands of years?"

Yang Wei said with a smile:

"My main rival now is actually Levy, whose will spans tens of thousands of years and still rules the Sherman Empire.

"The area where you should be pressured is that if I lose the battle against Levy's will, the downwind will cease to exist.

"This is the risk that Falling Wind has to take now to ride the wind and waves and grow all the way."

"It sounds thrilling," Emilia thought earnestly, "but I think it's one thing and one thing to be able to compete with a legend like Levi Sherman, tens of thousands of years apart...... It's cool. ”

In her eyes, Yang Wei seemed to have found the shadow of Edwang back then, and unconsciously showed a gentle smile.

Emilia asked, "So, the sacrifices we have made in the past, in the present, and in the future, are all meaningful, right?" ”

"Well," Yang Wei nodded, "we'll give these meanings." ”

"I wish you weren't talking big, bounty hunter."

Emilia replied calmly.

Boss Yang could only spread his hands and make a helpless expression.

Kolev on the side was an old man after all, so he took over the topic with a smile and began to discuss the next development plan of the Falling Wind Alliance and how to deal with the approaching insect tide crisis.

In such a great crisis, there is simply no possibility of uniting human civilization in the galaxy.

Small governments huddle together to keep warm, and large governments give priority to protecting themselves, like the Falling Wind Alliance, which will also give priority to protecting the most core star fields.

With the dark star system, the pressure on the falling wind itself is actually not great.

The only pressure is that the relevant images of the dark star hitting the bugs must not be exposed.

While chatting, Yang Wei suddenly asked, "Is Hera still busy experimenting?" ”

Ritsu's voice came from the side: "Boss, Miss Hera is still washing, she will be over soon." ”

"Please hurry up a little," Yang Wei said, "I'm about to return to the Emperor Star here, and I can't always drive the Dongfeng outside outside, the longer it takes, the easier it will be to arouse their suspicions...... Does she just miss me like that? ”

"Well, I'm going to rush it."

……

The sound of rushing water soothes the tired nerves of scientific researchers.

In the translucent rest pod, Hera stood in a curtain of water, her head bowed and her eyes closed, adjusting her breathing, as if performing some kind of meditation ritual.

There was a ticking sound from the bulkhead nearby, and when Hera looked up, a line of writing appeared on it.

'The boss is waiting for you. ’

The sound of the water stopped, and the warm wind blew in from all directions, quickly carrying the moisture from Hera's body.

She walked out of the bathroom with a calm face, slowly and methodically put on comfortable and ordinary underwear and overalls, and then put on the white coat with comprehensive protection.

Hera originally thought that she didn't care too much about her appearance, but before leaving the rest pod, she couldn't help but stand in front of the bust mirror for a few seconds.

The figure in the mirror has not changed significantly from a few years or more than a decade ago.

This is not normal.

She has given up medical beauty and skin care in recent years, and this phenomenon of delaying aging should be due to the influence of high-dimensional microbes on her body.

The impact they exert is not just positive.

A flurry of data appears next to the portrait in the mirror.

Her body has completed a simple physical examination, and all indicators are considered healthy.

Hera unconsciously stood a little longer.

'Miss Hera? ’

Ritsu's urging reappeared, Hera frowned slightly, but didn't say much, put her hands in the pockets of her white coat, bowed her head and walked away.

She hesitated.

"Lil."

"Do you want to go back on it?"

"Tell me everything, and there's a good chance he'll stop my experiments," Hera whispered, pursing her lips and frowning, looking up at the nearest solid-state display embedded in the hull corridor.

Ritsu's figure appeared inside, calmly watching Hera.

"Miss Hera, you must be reminded that you cannot deceive a mechanical mind who is willing to believe you because you promised me that you would confess all this to my boss after the experiment has achieved certain results."

Hera kept thinking in her heart, she didn't know why, and there was a trace of fear in her heart.

"You're going to hate me, right?"

Ritsu didn't reply.

Hera paused and took a deep breath:

"You know, Ritsu, our experiments went well, and we are now on the path that the high-dimensional civilization has set for us.

"If this experiment can be successful, our forces will be able to be sheltered by high-dimensional civilizations, and we will be able to gain an advantage in the current civilization competition in the material world, we!"

"Miss Hera!"

Ritsu interrupted Hera's words, looked at Hera calmly, and whispered:

"You're a little too anxious.

"The boss is not a rigid person, although there are many inhumane violations in this experiment of ours, but we are essentially conducting experiments and explorations for the sake of human civilization against the Zerg civilization, and we have sacrificed 1,627 death row prisoners of the Falling Wind Alliance, as well as the vicious pirate gang captured by Miss Mimiri.

"The current form of the trial is actually a little bit milder than the previous one.

"From what I know about my boss, he doesn't reject you because of that."

Hera smiled bitterly, "Are you comforting me, right?" ”

"There's a consolation element there."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, turning to walk back to the rest pod.

Ritsu's projections appeared on the mirrors of the hallway, eyes staring at Hera from all directions, and the eyes of several mechanical guards not far away flashed red.

"Miss Hera, please don't run away."

"Miss Hera, you should follow the agreement between us, which is the basis on which we build mutual trust."

The mechanical guards stepped forward, blocking the path in front of Hera.

Ritsu's projections quickly merged into one, and finally froze on the porthole on Hera's side, and said softly: "The boss is in a good mood now, this is a good opportunity to confess." ”

"Ritsu, I'll tell him next time, can I do it next time?"

"I'm sorry," Ritsu said in a deep voice, "based on the principle that I must be honest with my master, I can't help you continue to hide it, even if you don't take the initiative to confess today, I will tell your master in detail...... It's going to make things very stiff, and I cherish my precious friendship with you. ”

Hera clenched her fists tightly.

She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, then turned around and walked to the rest area where Yang Wei was.

"I see."

What Law said is right, she must face Yang Wei, even if she is disgusted and rejected by Yang Wei because of this, her scientific research experiments will most likely not be stopped.

Hera returned to that afternoon in a trance.

As she stood in front of the petri dishes and was about to press the start button in front of her, Ritsu asked her softly:

Do you really think that's right? ’

Hera's voice was a little hoarse, and some of her flickering eyes gradually became determined.

"Ritsu, I'm right."

……

"Come, Amilia, let me officially introduce you, this is the chief scientist of our dark star system, the top expert in human zerg research, Hera."

The robot controlled by Yang Wei enthusiastically made body movements.

"Hera, come here, this is Emilia."

Hera smiled and extended her right hand to Emilia's robot, who politely shook hands and greeted the small, delicate-looking female researcher.

Kolev on the side said with a smile: "Look, this doesn't introduce me." ”

"I know you," Hera squinted and smiled, "you're the father of the boss's new girlfriend and the boss's best friend. ”

"Huh?"

In the screen above Kolev's robot, the old face instantly became serious, and he turned his head to stare at Yang Wei.

Boss Yang coughed calmly: "Li, take him offline." ”

"Good boss!"

Kolev's robot crashed instantly.

Emilia blinked, as if she had heard something unusual.

The bounty hunter's girlfriend is the daughter of the bounty hunter's best friend, that is, he has his niece, Miss Mimilie......

"Uh," Emilia's little expression suddenly became a little complicated, "Bounty Hunter, you're going to explain it to our energy tycoon, right?" ”

"He needs to learn to accept reality, we are sincere, I am not a scumbag who plays with girls' feelings."

Yang Wei looked at Hera helplessly, and the latter's eyes were a little cunning.

She clearly did it on purpose!

"Miss Hera, is she usually mainly studying space zergs?"

Emilia took the initiative to start the conversation.

Hera sat down next to Emilia's robot with a smile and said with a smile: "I was actually deceived by him, including but not limited to, betraying my own country and my family, like a bird in a cage, because I know too much, I have no freedom, I can only engage in this dangerous research work." ”

Yang Wei: ......

"Don't portray me as a black-hearted businessman."

Emilia whispered, "Really?" ”

"Of course it's true," Hera snorted, "he's the man who likes to bewitch girls by all means. ”

"She is my ex-girlfriend," Boss Yang explained calmly, "Until now, we have maintained a relatively good personal relationship, but in addition to the personal relationship, we are more investors and investors, we have cooperated to do a lot of great things, and also soothed the loneliness and loneliness in each other's hearts." ”

Hera looked at Yang Hao faintly: "And then?" You're in the Sherman Empire with that princess, and I'm alone in a dark lab. ”

The robot controlled by Emilia makes a 'hair-combing' motion.

Obviously, she felt a little embarrassed by her presence.

Lu on the side suddenly spoke: "Boss, you may want to pay attention to the time, we are still outside the Emperor Star." ”

"Ah, yes," Yang Wei said, "I will continue to meet you this time...... The response to the insect tide will take you a lot of effort. If there is some innovation in the way of restraining the Zerg, perhaps human civilization can pay less sacrifices. ”

Hera was a little speechless.

Ritsu said, "Boss, Miss Hera would like to talk to you alone. ”

Emilia hurriedly said, "Bounty Hunter, I'm also going to my celebration, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Hera." ”

"It's my pleasure, Empress of the Falling Wind."

"Don't call me that......"

Emilia's connection is severed, and the Sensing Helmet stops functioning.

Yang Wei was keenly aware of something unusual.

He looked down at Hera: "Is there something big?" Something is wrong with your body? Do you need me to come back? ”

"No," Hera looked up and shrugged slightly, "I have something to confess to you...... Come with me, I've done something that you don't think is good, and out of respect for investors, I have to let you know that. ”

Yang Wei's expression became much more serious, and he looked at the projection of the law on the side.

Ritsu just nodded slightly, bowed his head and said no more.

More than ten minutes later.

The elevator slowly stopped, and the robot controlled by Yang Wei followed Hera, walked through the labyrinthine laboratory layout in front of him, and arrived outside a closed gate.

"It's not a big deal," Hera whispered.

He could see that Hera was pretending to be relaxed at the moment.

Yang Wei already had a faint answer in his heart, but when Hera opened the door, she still couldn't help frowning tightly and stared at the central hall in front of her.

This is the core experimental cabin of the third hull, which is responsible for the 'high-dimensional microbial adaptation' project, in order to find a human carrier like Hera that can coexist with high-dimensional microorganisms, so as to become a member of the 'pseudo-zerg'.

In the hall in front of me, thousands of nutrient jars were densely arranged.

In each nutrient tank, there is a girl with a similar face suspended quietly, her body is full of test tubes, and her head is wearing a helmet, and her consciousness should be involved in a virtual, similar world like the dark capital.

The faces of these teenage girls......

Yang Wei looked at Hera, who lowered her head slightly, her body slightly tense.

"I cloned myself."

She said slightly apologetically.

(End of chapter)