The system handed me over to the state.

After changing her clothes, Bronya sat on the bed, leaning against the side wall. "It's strange. Normally, contractors are very important to us at this stage."

Is it really okay to target or deliberately make things difficult for each other like this?

"I will talk to General Tang Huan about this later. To be honest, I don't really believe that a general could do something like this."

Bronya still felt something was amiss, so she decided to take some time to contact General Tang Huan to ascertain the specifics.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. I wonder how Seele is doing, and what I'll need to do once I get here?"

Black Seele was slightly confused. Like Bronya, she used her psionic powers to control her phone, then took out her luggage and started making her bed. She continued, "Has Seele's situation been confirmed?"

"Not yet, she hasn't contacted me yet. But three hours ago, she sent me a message saying she was almost there. She should have arrived by now, but I don't know the specifics."

"It's arrived, but there's still no information?"

Hei hope sighed. Xi'er was so cute; she must be much more popular than herself.

Meanwhile, in the Eastern Military District, Seele looked at the enthusiastic welcome before her, her face bearing an awkward but polite smile. She was finding it hard to bear such a warm welcome.

Of course, at this moment, Seele had no idea about the situation on Black Seele's side, nor did she know just how enthusiastic the welcome she was receiving was.

However, Hei Xi remained very composed. Anyway, so what if they're here? She'll just do what she needs to do and take everything in stride.

Having power means being fearless, and if things really escalate, it won't be something a general can suppress.

Having lived in Shenzhou with Bronya for so long, the most profound lesson Hei hope learned was that when faced with oppression and bullying from others, one should never tolerate it but must fight back. That is the most important thing.

And now, this is what she's going to do: You want to make things difficult for me? Then let's try and see who's more capable in the end.

However, Hei hope quickly realized a problem: she had forgotten to ask where to eat! She had absolutely no idea where to eat!

"Tsk...really, I forgot something so important. It's okay, I can just go and explore it myself."

Without hesitation, Hei hope plunged into the shadows beneath him, moving swiftly through them, searching for what appeared to be a canteen, a convenience store, or perhaps a nearby town or city. Perfect, being new here, he decided to thoroughly explore his surroundings.

.........

As China fell into the stillness of the night, Bronya's side had already begun their work in full swing. Their first task was to build the framework of the paradox, and the nanobots would be able to help them accomplish this task.

Therefore, at this stage, they do not need to invest too much manpower and resources. After taking care of the planning matters she needed to do, Bronya checked the time, converted it to the time of the other world, and sighed. It didn't seem like a good idea to call and bother them so late at night, so she decided to forget about it.

Bronya rubbed her temples. She'd talk about it later tonight; the time difference between the two worlds was really a bit of a hassle.

Just as Bronya was starting to feel a slight headache, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly shouted through her earpiece, "Mother! I've finally seen you! Xiaoyun missed you so much!"

Bronya's face contorted from the sudden, piercing sound. She quickly took off her headphones to calm herself before putting them back on and asking, "Xiaoyun? What are you doing here?"

"And have you forgotten everything I told you before?"

"Ah...I...I'm so excited..."

Bronya sighed. Xiaoyun's sudden appearance caught her off guard. "Never mind, let's not dwell on this. What are you doing here? What do you do?"

"I am... the person in charge of controlling the nanorobots in the hangar project, and also the master AI at the core of the control paradox in the future... There should be information about this in the database."

Bronya raised an eyebrow. "How come I didn't know?"

"It's probably because it was just sent..."

Okay, things are starting to get interesting. This AI control paradox with Xiaoyun is quite intriguing... Is Shenzhou planning to install an AI on all future spaceships of the Alliance?

Chapter 322: The Ideas Gradually Become Dangerous

As night fell, after finishing her limited work for the day, Bronya planned to return to her dormitory to further refine the blueprints for the paradox. She believed there were still many areas where the paradox could be optimized, especially the energy pipelines, if the space occupied by the energy pipelines could be reduced.

This would free up more space to install other things, such as warehouses, staff dormitories, and weapons.

Back in her dorm, Bronya found Einstein alone. He had changed into light blue pajamas and was sitting sleepily at his desk, where a holographic projection of a mechanical assistant was displayed.

Bronya walked to the side, put her hand on Einstein's shoulder, and asked, "What's wrong? Haven't you rested? It's very late, and where is Dr. Tesla?"

Bronya's barrage of questions made Einstein rub his temples. "There are still some details that need to be finalized. As for Dr. Tesla, she said she won't be back anytime soon; she'll probably be working overtime there all night."

Bronya herself greatly admired Tesla's boundless enthusiasm, but also felt a deep sense of helplessness. Indeed, researchers like Dr. Tesla were truly the most remarkable.

If this were a case of a traditional scientific researcher working in China, the government would probably send a bunch of people every day to persuade her to take a break and stop working.

However, given her workload, she probably won't be able to handle it for long.

Let her suffer a little first... otherwise she won't learn to cherish her body.

Bronya didn't rush to wash up. Instead, she sat down on the edge of the bed and opened her terminal. The virtual girl representing Xiaoyun appeared next to the system. Bronya was quite helpless. "You're not spying on me, are you? You came over as soon as I opened the terminal."

Xiaoyun chuckled, putting her hands behind her back like a well-behaved and clever young girl, and said, "It was just a coincidence, absolutely a coincidence!"

Bronya rolled her eyes. "Fine, since you're here, you can do me a favor. Can you connect to the military network over there in China?"

"Hmm... that's possible, but military networks require permissions, which I don't have."

"After all, it hasn't officially become the master AI of the paradox yet, and military access hasn't been granted."

"Then use mine. Remember, don't look at things you shouldn't. If you want to continue being the master AI of Paradox, then control your eyes and hands."

Xiao Yun smiled and nodded. After obtaining the permissions given to her by Bronya, she quickly connected to the military network in China via the cross-world network. However, the latency was a bit high, around 20-30 seconds.

"The latency is a bit high, I'm not used to it... What should I do?"

"Help me find out... information about the anti-contractor group."

Xiao Yun's expression froze. She knew that the contractor was Bronya's mother and two older sisters. The anti-contractor group—wasn't that a form of discrimination against her mother and two older sisters?

"Searching for... Mother... Uh! Sister! Sister!"

The words that slipped out unconsciously made Bronya narrow her eyes immediately, and Xiaoyun quickly corrected herself, "Sister! This group of anti-Contractors is..."

"Extremists, this group believes that Contractors and Systems are the source of war and disaster. If we want to save our world, we must kill or expel all Contractors and Systems."

“A month ago, members of this organization started appearing in various parts of the country and dominated the online discourse. In the end, it took a joint effort by police departments and special police forces across the country to arrest these people.”

"Of course, most importantly, they found a large stockpile of obsolete military equipment in a warehouse in Kyoto, ranging from small pistols and bulletproof vests to large rocket launchers and machine guns.

Xiaoyun was stunned. "But... given China's social system and the meticulousness of the police department, shouldn't this kind of thing be discovered immediately?"

Bronya nodded. She had great trust in the existence of the police, fire and emergency rescue departments of Shenzhou. They hadn't been able to detect it immediately. If it weren't for the appearance of these anti-contractor groups, they really wouldn't have known.

Therefore, there was definitely assistance from local authorities. Most importantly, all the weapons were outdated military equipment that China had already phased out. These weapons were either recycled, destroyed, or put into museums.

However, it fell into the hands of these reactionary individuals. Although the matter was suppressed, the internal investigation never stopped.

Last night, the treatment Hei hope received suddenly reminded her of this matter. The attitude of the Western Military Region general towards contractors made her suddenly wonder if there was a connection between the two.

Why are military equipment not being recycled or destroyed, but instead ending up in the warehouses of reactionary civilians?

Why have the investigations by the military and local government agencies yielded no leads to date?

Perhaps it's because the mastermind behind all this, or rather, the supporter of the reactionaries, is a general with absolute power?

Bronya was horrified by her own thought. Putting aside whether it was true or not, if the general of the Western Military District was indeed a reactionary, wouldn't he become a destabilizing factor during the war?

Could a loophole appear at a crucial moment, causing the entire plan to fail?

Bronya dared not think any further, but the most crucial point now was that he had no evidence. Let alone suspicion, she could only guess and speculate. Even if it were herself, slandering a general who commanded the army in a military region was a very serious matter.

Even if you are a contractor, you can't escape the sanctions and ideological education from the state. You might even be thrown back into a special facility for retraining.

"But what if it's true?"

Bronya felt a little panicked. At that moment, Xiaoyun finished her search. After carefully browsing through the list, Bronya suddenly realized that the areas where the reactionary forces had broken out seemed to be concentrated in the cities under the jurisdiction of the Western Military Region. This... can't be!

Bronya felt her thoughts becoming increasingly dangerous. No! She needed more evidence. Without decisive evidence, she absolutely could not make the first move. In the current situation in China, losing a general who commanded the entire army was not a good thing.

Internal strife is a minor matter; the most important thing is to fight against external enemies.

Bronya took a deep breath, composed herself, and decided to contact General Tang Huan first to inquire about the situation on Hei hope's side.

Chapter 323: Mind Infiltration

"Excuse me, General Tang Huan."

"...It's alright. Dr. Bronya contacted me, what's up? It must be late at night where you are, right?"

Bronya nodded, staring at Tang Huan on the communication screen. "I want to ask about the matter of how the contractor Seele was told that she had nothing to do after arriving at your military region."

“I know you have some prejudice against us Contractors, but you should be well aware of the power of Contractors and how much strategic assistance they can provide you.”

"With external enemies at our doorstep, I sincerely hope we can temporarily put aside our differences. What do you say?"

Tang Huan's expression turned to surprise. "You mean... Miss Xi'er was told she had nothing to do after arriving at our military region?"

Bronya was also stunned by Tang Huan's sudden expression of surprise. Wait... could this be the work of Tang Huan's men?

"Yes..."

Bronya then told Tang Huan about the situation after Blackie arrived at the target military region. After listening, Tang Huan frowned and said, "No... I'm not that kind of person. I admit that I do have some prejudice against you contractors and that system lady, but I wouldn't do something like that in this kind of strategic deployment."

“I gave the order that after Miss Seele arrives at the military district, she will be the leader of the Western Military District Special Forces. However, according to your feedback, Miss Seele has not only not received the corresponding position, but has also been isolated. It is obvious that someone under my command is up to no good.”

Bronya's expression was somewhat strange. Were the people below causing trouble? Would the people below really cause trouble for something like this? At a time like this, they're still engaging in traitorous acts? They really want to...

wrong!

Bronya suddenly realized something: why did it have to be one of their own people causing trouble?

That's right. In ordinary times, the people of China fight amongst themselves, target each other, and set traps for one another. But when faced with a foreign enemy, the people will never turn against each other.

In other words, as long as there is an external enemy, even if they are two mortal enemies, they can reach a temporary reconciliation to fight against the external enemy.

Therefore, Bronya would never believe that there could be a traitor within Shenzhou, especially within the military, so there is only one possibility.

The infiltration of the Shadow Empire.

Perhaps before the Barrier of Restraint was erected, or perhaps even earlier, people from the Shadow Empire infiltrated the Western Military District, but no one knew about it.

However, after the containment barrier was erected, China spent a long time testing all the people in the country. So, did it infiltrate after the testing?

"General Tang Huan, if I remember correctly, each military region has its own periodic inspections, right?"

Tang Huan nodded, "Yes, the Western Military Region conducts a collective test every three days, while all soldiers are tested once a day, and they also need to undergo a willpower test to ensure that there is no wavering in their will or change in their thinking."

"Although this is somewhat...inhumane, I have to be so cautious when facing an enemy with possession magic."