From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 593 Small gains
Regarding Amber's order to "download all the information in this research institute as quickly as possible", Saleh carried out it very thoroughly.

Since the access terminals in this research institute require authorization, Amber and Saleh naturally do not have authorization, so they can only take the "brute force cracking" route, but this conflicts with the requirement of "downloading at the fastest speed".

So Saleh finally dismantled the storage module in the core area of ​​the institute - a black cube of about 2 cubic meters.

"No, how are you going to take this thing back?"

Amber raised her eyebrows as she looked at the black cube floating in front of her in zero gravity. Although she didn't have to worry about whether she could lift it or not, it seemed like a problem to transport such a large thing and to have the battleship tow it away.
Salih shrugged helplessly and said:

"Download the data as quickly as possible, Amber. This is the only way I can think of. The security protocol of the storage module is different from the access control of the institute, so it is not that easy to crack. If you want to obtain the data completely, you can only bring this storage module back to my laboratory and then use the equipment there to crack it securely."

"Okay, what did the psychic take just now? Also, besides this storage module, are there any other valuable things here? After all, this is a place for studying 'eternal life', there should be some good things here."

Amber looked around and chattered for a rare time.

After all, I had just been through a fierce battle, and I almost died here, so if I didn’t gain anything from this trip, it would be a huge loss.

Thinking of this, Amber glanced at the "Puppet Master" floating nearby. This senior cadre of the Truth Seeking Foundation was still hanging on for the time being after being injected with a large amount of life-sustaining drugs.

As the only 'trophy' that had been obtained at the moment, Amber planned to take this guy back to see if she could pry some secrets about the foundation out of his mouth.

It doesn't matter if the other party is unwilling to speak. With Saleh as a pioneer, she can always come up with some strange ways to get what Amber wants from the other party's mind.
"Amber, I have carefully checked. What the psychic just took away should be the sealed 'Experiment No. 92' - which is also the only active experiment in this institute. From the system log, the other numbered experiments have lost their activity for various reasons over the long years. The people in this institute were really evacuated in a hurry, so after sealing the experiment, the entire institute was completely shut down.
According to my memory and experience, if this was done before the 'Time and Space Expedition', it means that there is a possibility that this institute may be reopened in the future."

Saleh's voice became a little serious. She patted the black cube beside her and continued:

"Although we were unable to obtain the experimental product, I estimate that the relevant research data is also in this storage module. If we can study it properly, we should still be able to gain a lot."

Saleh's words contained a lot of information. Amber couldn't help but widen her eyes after listening to them, and then asked the question that she cared about most.

"You mean to say that your people sealed up this research institute with the intention of returning to it in the future?!"

"It's just a possibility!" Salih immediately explained, "My people have left a large number of sealed facilities in various universes, but this does not mean that they will return to all universes. I just said this is a possibility."

Amber: "After you said that, I always feel that something is not right, as if there are flags everywhere."

Saleh: What?

"It's okay, just pretend I didn't say anything." Amber shook her head, and then continued with some doubt:

"It's really strange. Why did the Royal Silencer know where the thing he wanted was? And he just happened to take away the active 'Experiment No. 92'. Oh, so what exactly is this thing that is kept 'alive'?"

"I don't know what it is exactly, but I just saw on the terminal that only No. 92 showed 'Keep Active'. But it doesn't matter, Amber, your doubts, this storage module can probably answer all of them~"
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The 'Red Hand' strike team ultimately did not engage the Imperial Royal Navy's fleet.

Although Ramos and his captains were all eager to fight a real battle with the Imperial Royal Navy, Amber ordered the strike team to withdraw to a safe distance after reboarding the ship.

On the contrary, after receiving the surviving Foundation fleet, this fleet of the Imperial Royal Navy immediately deployed a battle formation, as if ready to silence them.

Since the Red Hand strike team first adjusted its axis and then started to accelerate again, the Imperial fleet, which had been maintaining its combat speed, was actually closing the distance between the two sides.

As the straight-line distance between the two sides got closer and closer, the atmosphere became more and more tense. Even Amber almost ordered the 'Red Hand' strike team to prepare for a counterattack, when the larger 'Strong Luck' strike team finally broke away from the jump and arrived in this area of ​​the universe.

The arrival of the 'Strong Luck' strike team narrowed the gap in power between the two sides.

Before issuing an order, the commander of the Imperial Fleet must also consider whether he can defeat the enemy whose fleet is almost the same size as his own.
Finally, thinking that his most important mission this time was to pick up the ships of the Seeking Truth Foundation - especially to ensure the safe return of the Royal Silencer to the Imperial Capital, the commander of the Imperial Fleet ordered the adjustment of course before the two sides entered the range of exchange of fire, and the entire fleet quickly entered the jump after accelerating.

As the flashing light of the Imperial Fleet's jump gradually disappeared, Saleh breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"They just left like that? From what they saw just now, I thought they were going to fight again."

“That’s what worries me.”

Amber shook her head and spoke in a serious tone:
"They were not even willing to take the risk of a fight, which means that the psychic - to be more precise, the Royal Silencer from the Star Dragon Empire, took something that was very important to them."

"The Star Dragon Empire. Is it the human country that uses the giant star dragon as its totem and symbol?"

During this period, Salih collected a huge amount of information she needed through the Atlas database, including the distribution of several major intelligent life forces in the universe, so she also had some understanding of the Star Dragon Empire.

"I saw from your information database that their emperor is critically ill, isn't he?"

"Yes, so what do you think they want to do by coming to this ruins?"

(End of this chapter)