Star Fleet, Starting with Datafication

The star shuttle sped through the massive building passageway, which was forty or fifty kilometers in diameter.

The mechanical passageway, radiating a soft, gentle glow, also continuously emitted faint energy fluctuations.

Interspersed within were extremely subtle fluctuations in the rules, causing everyone to remain on high alert, guarding against any possible attacks.

A honeycomb-shaped curtain of dark gold light steadily covered the star shuttle.

Even around the nearly one thousand people inside the ship, there was a faint, dark gold shield that could be seen and heard.

At times like these, Qingyang would marvel at how amazing the extra features of the Eighth Protocol were, completely eliminating the core flaws of being a commander.

The commander's shield of the linked fleet joint shield even shares all characteristics, including the God Star Wall and the high-dimensional defense characteristics.

Therefore, in a sense, Qingyang is a fleet!

If Qingyang is threatened when he is alone, then staying on the Eternal is not much safer.

Touching the two glowing Four Saints Rings, Qingyang gently tapped the Qilin Staff on the ground, and immediately a layer of illusory Qilin-shaped armor materialized out of thin air.

In an instant, it covered Qingyang's body.

The incredibly powerful high-dimensional dragon pattern circuits lit up layer by layer, and the Qilin Staff in his hand transformed into a long, narrow black hole-shaped battle blade.

Miao sword style.

Qingyang glanced at the armor's data panel and the Qilin Blade with satisfaction; this was the first time he had used this armor.

This was a piece of personal protective equipment that Qingyang had commissioned from Xingqi Group at great expense before coming to the other universe.

It's unclear exactly how strong it is, but it's at least comparable to Tianling in its standard mecha mode.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the surrounding passageway trembled slightly.

Qingyang, who was inspecting his armor and blades, suddenly looked up and stared intently at the small star map that came with the Star Shuttle.

Among them, Stuart, who had the most combat experience, had already activated the high-dimensional attack hand cannon at his waist, and his eyes under his visor turned cold.

In countless exploration and patrol missions, when this situation occurred, it was either an enemy attack or an ambush by heretics.

As expected, as a slight spatial ripple spread, dozens of huge, irregularly shaped machines appeared and blocked the way for the star shuttle.

[Ahead is an energy technology research base; all visitors are prohibited from entering.]

Upon hearing this, Qingyang quickly determined the energy level of the machine before him and smiled, "Thank you for informing me."

Before she finished speaking, Tianling disappeared into the Star Shuttle.

Immediately, a slightly slender, deep blue mech appeared, surrounded by an illusory ring, with dozens of floating weapons flexibly orbiting around it.

Transformable Mechs, Standard Mode!

Before dozens of guard mechs, each equivalent to a ninth-tier unit, could continue their warnings, the Shattered Divine Machine vanished in an instant.

When it reappeared, it was in the central area of ​​dozens of security aircraft!

The illusory ring spread, and the mech that was about to fight back suddenly became sluggish, with even the outer armor showing signs of bronze rust.

A beam of light, formed from extremely simple high-dimensional erosion properties, suddenly pierced through the nearest batch of mechs.

Then, a mecha blade formed from the power of destruction effortlessly cleaved a mecha that barely managed to get close.

Soon, the star shuttle continued its journey.

Belya explained, "Mega research institutions generally have very little internal defense and do not have very strong defensive measures."

Or rather, the strongest defense used to be the warriors of this civilization, but now that defense has clearly disappeared.

Qingyang nodded and controlled the star shuttle to enter the huge research area ahead.

A notification sounded as soon as I entered.

[Please note: High-dimensional energy sources detected ×3]

Disintegration, annihilation, solidification

Qingyang's expression showed a hint of surprise. How could he have such a surprise from the very first block he encountered?

As the star map unfolded, the locations of the three high-dimensional energy sources were quickly marked, and the star shuttle swiftly traversed among them.

Qingyang and his colleagues did not disassemble the equipment and databases.

Qingyang's main idea is to let Changxi or Lilith control the core control center of this giant ruin, at which point all research areas will belong to him!

Therefore, instead of exploring one by one, it is better to go straight for the core and control the key areas.

The energy technology research block was just a side project.

Qingyang successfully collected the three energy sources, which were either in special containers or in some kind of reactor, without any lingering attachment.

They accelerated forward again.

Based on the guard aircraft blocking the way earlier, it's clear that this ruin has a defensive AI still operating, which could very well be a central system.

Gu Xing frowned and said, "The main road can lead directly to the central area. If the defense intelligence is perfect, there will definitely be a lot of interceptors and probably a lot of traps as well."

Qingyang agreed, "That's right. Unless it's on the way, don't enter any research areas. The research team should pay attention to identifying the utility and function of any equipment that appears."

Everyone accepted the order and focused their full attention.

As Gu Xing had predicted, numerous interception modes of considerable intensity subsequently appeared, employing a multitude of tactics including forced attacks, traps, and restrictions on movement.

The most numerous of these were several drone attack formations.

Qingyang was too lazy to argue, so he simply dispatched five thousand Star Guardians, whose strength was also quite formidable, to clear the way.

Xiangfei also transformed into her true form, clad in a layer of dark gold shield, and flew freely through the passageway. Super life forms of higher dimensions thrive in such places.

Not to mention that they are elite high-dimensional beings with a trace of divine inheritance!

The terrifying flames of high-dimensional destruction burned fiercely, melting not only the blocking units but also the unmaintained passageways around them!

This reveals a more complex network of channels or equipment behind it.

During this period, Qingyang personally tried out the equipment a few times to get used to it. Even the level nine civilization materials couldn't withstand the enchanted battle blade made of black hole material.

Finally, after dealing with an unknown number of security aircraft, Qingyang and his group appeared in a large open space.

Thousands of floating mechanical structures drifted about, and in addition to some fixed passages, a magnificent pyramid-shaped machine, spanning thousands of kilometers, floated at the very center of the space.

Its circuitry shimmers like art, and its surface is as smooth as a mirror.

Countless particles flow across the surface, appearing like an endless amount of data if viewed closely.

Without a doubt, that pyramid device is the central processor and control system of this massive ancient structure!

As for the thousands of floating islands spanning hundreds of kilometers around, they are most likely auxiliary servers.

Lilith and Chang Xi's projections appeared simultaneously, staring with great interest at the exquisite pyramid in the center of the vast space.

"It has data intensity comparable to that of the data terminal in the Qingxue Star Cluster, and is even stronger in terms of analysis and calculation. It can be considered a standard allocation of scientific research computing cores."

"If we can control it, I believe it will be of great use to our own scientific research institutions," Chang Xi quickly explained.

Belya asked expectantly, "What about the research equipment?"

Chang Xi smiled apologetically: "Although they are a level nine civilization, their scientific research equipment is still inferior to ours. After all, the equipment you are using now is provided by the Guiyi Legion."

The technology and efficiency are far superior to these devices; only the data and some of the very large equipment are somewhat useful.

“That’s not bad either,” Belya said, indicating her understanding.

Suddenly, the central control center lit up, followed by a mechanical voice devoid of any emotion.

It is a great honor to meet you all, esteemed Commander of the Starsea Human Alliance.

Lilith's eyes widened suddenly as if she had discovered something.

"A higher-dimensional data life form? You are... Ropkin?"

My only day off in April was to inquire about the internship contract.

These last two days are the busiest time at school, they're supposed to be finalizing internship plans and such.

I'm taking a day off today. There's not much going on afterward, and I have fewer classes—only five or six a week—so I can definitely gradually increase the update frequency.

But I had a question before

Should I find an internship on my own, or follow the school's arrangements?

The school has assigned some kind of contract or document. Are there any pitfalls in signing this?

Mechanical equipment

Chapter 199 Destruction? Let's go and test our skills against the StarNet!

Upon hearing Lilith's words, the group, who were just about to launch an attack, paused in their actions and stared intently at the giant pyramid data terminal.

The central control terminal flickered, and thousands of servers around it emitted a faint sound of overload.

The abnormal situation lasted for about two seconds before the central control terminal returned to normal operation.

At the same time, a stream of high-dimensional data, visible to the naked eye, was extracted from the surrounding servers and terminals and slowly condensed into a phantom sphere of light that appeared before everyone's eyes.

High-dimensional data life!

"Lilith, it's been a long time. Looking back, it seems that letting you leave the Holy Land was the right choice." A crisp mechanical voice echoed, carrying a hint of melancholy.

Before Lilith could answer, Ropkin looked at Qingyang.

Qingyang could clearly feel a thought falling on him, and immediately smiled and nodded to Ropkin.

Lopkin continued, "Greetings, esteemed Alliance Commander. It is a great honor to meet you. I am Lopkin, an elite member of the sixteenth iteration of the Holy Land; Lilith is an elite member of the eighteenth iteration."

I wasn't sure at first, but it turns out it really is the Alliance's star fleet.

Qingyang looked at Gu Xing and, after receiving confirmation that the latter did not sense any danger, he lowered his guard considerably.

He began, "Commander of the Eternal Truth Fleet, Qingyang."

"I wonder what brings Lord Ropkin here...?"

Lopkin did not hide anything and calmly said, "A long time ago, I left the Holy Land for the sake of training within my race and came to this universe alone."