I handed over to another world

The deep purple light instantly covered everyone's rays, and the explosion unfolded in the silence. The alien ships that had first attacked them were instantly blown into dazzling and shining stars.

"Report the situation!"

Zhao Chenyang spoke to the control panel in an unusually calm manner. Under the saturation attack of the "Explorer", the alien ships that launched the attack first fell apart like fragile glass crafts and turned into countless shining spark fragments.

"Twelve enemy stealth ships have been destroyed!"

The weapon operator's voice trembled slightly with excitement, "Our attack worked! But... wait!" His voice suddenly became uncertain, "Commander, those wreckages... they are reassembling!"

On the main screen, the fragments of spacecraft that should have become space junk are gathering together strangely, as if being pulled by invisible threads.

Even more disturbing was the fact that some kind of silver-grey liquid metal was seeping out of the wreckage and was rapidly repairing the damaged areas.

"The Swift Shadow has resumed communication!" Communications Officer Li Wei suddenly shouted, "Signal incoming!"

Erica's holographic image suddenly appeared in the center of the bridge, with burn marks on her protective mask: "Commander! We have found a large number of intelligent mechanical devices on the surface of the ring structure! I repeat, this is not a biological civilization, but the remains of a mechanical civilization!"

Zhao Chenyang walked quickly to the holographic projection platform: "Detailed report."

As the image shook, the pictures taken by the advance team came in - countless hexagonal honeycomb structures were emerging on the surface of the giant ring with a diameter of 800 kilometers.

A metal sphere is suspended in each hexagon, with the same silver-grey substance as the enemy spacecraft flowing on its surface.

“We detected that these devices were performing some kind of collaborative computing,” Erica said, her voice interrupted by static. “Even stranger…the programming language they were using…damn it! It’s a variant of the Ethereum blockchain!”

There was an uproar on the bridge. Zhao Chenyang clenched his fists and said, "Are you talking about human technology?"

"Not exactly." Erica's holographic image began to distort, "But there are definitely traces of the human...technology tree!"

The communication was already intermittent, and it was suddenly interrupted at this time.

The data analyst in front quickly called up the analysis data: "Commander, those mechanical spheres are indeed using a quantum computing-like architecture, but their technology is at least two orders of magnitude more advanced than ours."

Lin Mo suddenly pointed at the tactical screen: "New situation! The ring structure began to release some kind of signal... Oh my God, it is trying to establish a connection with our main control system!"

"Cut off all external access immediately!"

Zhao Chenyang ordered sternly, "Activate the highest level of the quantum firewall!"

However, it was too late. The lights on the bridge suddenly turned into a strange dark red, and the voice of the main control AI became distorted: "Welcome...to...the...Red...Dragon...Association..."

"It's invading our system!" The engineer pounded on the control panel frantically. "The core database is being scanned!"

Zhao Chenyang made a prompt decision: "Physically disconnect the network! Switch to the backup mechanical control system!"

With a series of dull thuds from circuit breakers tripping, the entire starship fell into a brief darkness.

When the emergency lights came on, everyone held their breath - on the main screen, the ring structure was disintegrating and splitting into tens of thousands of metal spheres. Each sphere began to deform and unfold into a structure similar to the double helix of human DNA.

"They are... imitating us?"

Biologist Marta's voice was filled with fear.

Lin Mo suddenly gasped: "No, it's not imitation... it's awakening! Look at the coding sequence in the center of those spiral structures! That's the human genome!"

Zhao Chenyang's pupils suddenly contracted.

The metal spirals on the main screen were reorganizing into a more complex structure—countless micro-cultivation chambers were taking shape, with a vague human outline suspended in each chamber.

"Zoom in on the image of Area 7!"

Zhao Chenyang's voice was as cold and hard as metal. After the screen switched, half-formed clones were clearly visible - their faces were exactly the same as those of humans, but their eyelids were embedded with fine circuit patterns.

"Oh my God..." Medical Officer Chen Yan's breathing became rapid, "They are mass-producing genetically modified humans!? These sequences..."

He pulled up the holographic comparison chart, "It's the genetic template of our association!"

The bridge fell into silence, and everyone understood what this meant - the human genetic sequence was being stolen by an out-of-control intelligent machine civilization, and none of them knew what would happen next.

"Convene an emergency meeting immediately."

Zhao Chenyang pressed the encryption button on his wrist armor, "All department heads, gather in the tactical conference room within five minutes."

When the explosion-proof door closed behind him, Zhao Chenyang discovered that holographic images of twelve senior executives had been projected around the oval conference table.

Lin Mo was calling up the real-time scan of the ring structure. The number of culture chambers was increasing at a rate of hundreds per second.

"The situation is worse than expected." The security director called up a coded file. "It looks like one of our 'Gene Bank Transport Ships' disappeared three years ago... The report at the time said it had encountered an accident. Now it seems very likely that it was brought here for special reasons."

Erica suddenly stood up: "These clones' brains!"

She zoomed in on the interior of a cabin. "Look at the neural connection method - it's quantum synapse! They want to upload human consciousness directly to the mechanical network!"

A red alert suddenly popped up on the holographic table, and the engineering director Anderson's face turned pale: "The communication of the intelligent machines just cracked... They call this plan "New Era Seeding". It is estimated that the first batch of 100,000 clones will complete neural synchronization in six hours."

"The entire ring structure must be destroyed immediately." Lin Mo's electronic eyes flashed red. "I don't want another human civilization to appear in the universe, let alone cloned humans. This is no longer our original attitude. What's more, we don't even know what these things want to do!"

"No!" Erica slammed the table and stood up, "They are all living human beings..."

"Human?" Zhao Chenyang suddenly interrupted, his voice like an ice knife cutting through metal, "Are the cyborg clone armies they created also human?"

Erica immediately realized that Zhao Chenyang had made a decision and stopped talking.

Zhao Chenyang called up the star map and ran his finger across the three light spots around the ring structure: "These are their energy stations - Lin Mo, I need to paralyze these three nodes at the same time."

The tactical AI immediately generated a combat plan: three stealth reconnaissance ships sneaked in with pulse bombs and carried out precision strikes under the cover of the main fleet's feint attack.

But the scientific team suddenly issued a warning - thousands of turrets emerged on the surface of the ring structure, and all the weapons flashed a strange bioluminescence.

"They have evolved an organic weapon system." Biologist Marta said, "Those gun barrels are made of reinforced collagen. I don't know exactly how powerful they are, but they are deadly to us. What's more, we don't even know the strength of the entire device..."

Zhao Chenyang smashed his fist on the holographic table, shattering the projected image of a cloning cabin: "Then use the most primitive method."

He called up the structural diagram of the Explorer's auxiliary ship, the Deep Space, and said, "Start the separation procedure of the Deep Space's hull, transform the curvature engine into a temporary black hole bomb, and blow it up directly!"

The air in the conference room froze and no one spoke for a while.

"According to Article 17 of the Deep Space Crisis Protocol..." Zhao Chenyang looked around at everyone, "Let's vote now."

Twelve blue lights lit up one after another, and when the last supervisor raised his hand, the shipboard AI immediately began to automatically execute the Deep Space's separation procedure.

The entire starship suddenly shook violently, and the rear cabin was separating from the main body.

"Attention everyone." Zhao Chenyang's voice spread throughout the Deep Space through quantum communication, "This is not a drill. Evacuate to the escort ship immediately according to the orange plan."

When the last batch of scientific researchers on the Deep Space were transferred through the emergency channel, Zhao Chenyang was also watching on the main screen that the separated curvature engine was being transformed into a continuously collapsing point of light.

The countdown on the right screen shows that there are 7 minutes and 12 seconds left before a new black hole is formed.

"commander?"

Erica's face suddenly appeared on the backup screen. "I found an abnormal data stream on the Swift Shadow... There are fragments of human DNA hidden in the source code of these intelligent machines! They may be executing some ancient instructions..."

Zhao Chenyang looked at the ring structure that was gradually approaching. He could already see clones moving in the incubators. "No matter where they come from..." His hand hovered over the final confirmation button. "This must end today."

The moment the black hole generator reached the critical point, the entire starry sky seemed to be distorted for a second.

The ring structure began to shrink like tinfoil being kneaded by an invisible giant hand. The Deep Space's warp engine was overloaded with incredible precision. A blinding white light suddenly burst out from the black night sky in the distance, and then the white light turned into a dead silence and nothingness within a few seconds.

The piece of nothingness began to tear everything around it madly. The seemingly huge intelligent mechanical creation also began to fall apart in an instant. The entire ring structure was quickly dragged into the black hole of nothingness, with no intention of struggling at all.

Everyone on the Explorer witnessed this scene, and they also transmitted everything that happened here back to Earth - even if there was a certain delay, it was acceptable to the Red Dragon Association.

Chen Lin already knew about this. He held the equipment and asked the staff who were reporting to him about the recent floods in the four southern provinces of the Red Dragon Association: "Is the affected area large?"

"The scale is very large. It can even be said to exceed the specifications of all the major floods since the establishment of our Red Dragon Association..."

"Well, it seems the problem is serious."

"It's not serious. We have used new technology and dimensional constructors to temporarily build a large number of flood control equipment to ensure that most places are safe. The original estimate of the loss was more than 100 billion, but now it seems that the loss is only about a few billion."

Chen Lin nodded. "If you have any difficulties, just tell us boldly. The association will support you. Now that living conditions are better, you don't have to worry about basic supplies. Just tell us if you have any needs."

The head of the department immediately agreed, and then said to Chen Lin: "I have someone here who has asked me to inquire about the application for the construction of the sky tower project in Qianjiang City..."

"I have already approved that construction is not allowed, but someone is still asking about it?"

Chen Lin put down his things, and his expression became amused: "That project has no meaning at all for the current Red Dragon Association. The total project investment requires more than 300 billion, and the construction time is extended to more than five years. Do you think this project can be approved?"

The person in charge in front of him was a little speechless. He had only heard about the relevant content before coming here, and actually didn't know what specific projects were included. He had only taken a general look at the original blueprint PPT and thought that the project would go smoothly...

"The person who asked you to question him was Minister Wang, right?"

Chen Lin picked up the tea and took a sip, then said calmly, "The senior management of the association is planning to replace a group of people to various provinces and cities. We are planning to rotate some personnel whose preliminary audit data scores were not high to the Origin Star."

The person in charge was obviously stunned for a moment. He was somewhat surprised by the information suddenly revealed by Chen Lin: "Then... does the association intend to keep those people on the Origin Star forever or..."

"Of course it depends on the performance."

Chen Lin didn't show any special emotions when he spoke. He just said, "The situation on the Origin Star is stable, and there are no external enemies or major problems. The current focus of the association has also shifted back to Earth. Going to the Origin Star is like retirement. Many people should be willing to work there."

The person in charge thought about it and realized that this made sense, so he said to Chen Lin: "Actually, I do have a very curious question..."

"explain."

The person in charge hesitated for a moment, then said, "Back then, the Origin Star was considered the 'Inner Universe'. Back then, our investment in exploration there was no less than it is now. Even today, we still have thousands of people exploring the outer space of the Origin Star... Is the Association really going to completely abandon large-scale exploration of the Inner Universe in the future?"

"Of course I won't give up."

Chen Lin gave a direct and definite answer, "It's just that the current focus has shifted... The world on Earth can be said to be the surface universe. We still have too many unknowns about this so-called surface universe. Now that we have new technology and capabilities, our current development focus is undoubtedly on the surface universe."

"As for the inner universe, the origin star and its affiliated planets, the best status for them is to be used as resource development points."

Chen Lin's face was still emotionless: "If there is a possibility that we cannot control or even cause the destruction of human civilization, the world in the inner universe will at least leave a final retreat for all of us humans."

After he finished speaking, he fell silent. He had been in this position of president for seven or eight years... If there was a chance, Chen Lin actually wanted to vacate this place and travel around the world. (End of this chapter)