The system handed me over to the state.

“A civilization that simply pursues a high-tech route while neglecting basic science and technology will naturally start to backfire if it stirs up trouble at its grassroots level and instigates a revolution.”

“If we use violence to suppress them, it will easily breed more resistance fighters, and they will get caught up in the war on their own without us having to lift a finger.”

"And the Ignos people we captured are the best bombs. They have been exposed to our social and philosophical books for a long time, and many of them have begun to change their way of thinking and ideas."

"Especially after experiencing the convenience and comfort brought by the superiority of our system, the huge sense of loss when they return to their original environment will make them try to seize more opportunities, but the upper class continues to oppress them, which eventually turns into riots, uprisings, and finally revolutions."

Bronya shrugged. "You've said everything I wanted to say. Is there anything more I need to say?"

"It seems we're on the same page. That's good. We don't need to discuss this any further. Let's move on to the next topic."

Su Xi picked up the terminal next to her again. "We have 15 minutes left before this warp ends. After that, our spaceship and the mermaids' spaceship will enter maintenance mode together. At this time, our communication equipment will be overloaded with high power to contact the home country. There may be a delay in communication. If you are not used to it, you can leave it to me to communicate."

Bronya nodded. She didn't have any special requirements in this regard, as the delay wouldn't affect their conversation.

"15 minutes... How far are we from our second target point?"

"The journey will take half a month, and we will be traveling at full speed without stopping along the way. Therefore, we will not go back to record the corresponding star maps or explore the area. If all goes well, this mission will be completed in 6 months, and we will be able to go home."

"Of course, it's possible that some kind people will take us back directly. I hope that will happen."

"If there really is such a kind-hearted civilization, then it would be a great help to us."

Bronya found it hard to believe. How could such a kind civilization be so kind as to send them back in an instant, when they would have to travel for months?

Fifteen minutes later, with a slight sway of the ship, the Nuwa's five-day short-distance jump came to an end, followed closely by the Ningye, and then their mermaid friends' ship.

Instead of communicating, both sides tacitly began inspecting their own spacecraft to ensure their safety and to get through the upcoming warp drive safely.

A few minutes later, at Su Xi's prompting, Gong Ning and Su Xi connected the communication to an agreed-upon public channel, and then began communicating with the domestic community through the quantum equipment on the ship using the public channel.

It is not easy for a signal to travel quickly through quantum space. Although China's quantum technology can ensure that the signal will not be interfered with or leaked during the journey through quantum space, it still takes time to establish a channel.

Time ticked by, and finally, after half an hour, the communication was accepted. Then, it took another hour to establish a stable communication channel.

Hei hope is right. If it were her, she definitely wouldn't be able to wait here quietly for an hour and a half, and she didn't even know how long the subsequent communication would take.

It seems that her absence was the right choice.

Otherwise, I'd just drive myself crazy with annoyance here.

"Finally, it's working... Distance really is the biggest factor affecting communication..."

Su Xi looked at the communication screen that had finally appeared in front of her and couldn't help but sigh. Bronya, standing next to her, couldn't help but think to herself, "This is something that ordinary civilizations would never be able to do."

"It is a pleasure to receive your communication. His Majesty is on his way. Please be patient and wait a moment."

It seems that even His Majesty himself did not anticipate this communication; it was completely unexpected. Of course, since they arrived at the designated location ahead of schedule, the time for their contact was naturally earlier.

So the people on the bridge continued to wait, and finally, half an hour later, Su Mengyao walked into the room. The moment Su Mengyao appeared, everyone on the bridge stood up straight and saluted. Bronya, on the other hand, no longer had her previous lazy posture and stood upright, looking directly at her imperial best friend.

A few minutes later, Su Mengyao said from the other side: "The ceremony is over, everyone. I am very pleased to receive your communications and confirm that you are still alive and on your way to carry out the mission. Here, on behalf of Shenzhou, on behalf of the Earth United Organization, and on behalf of humanity, I thank you for your contributions."

Su Mengyao bowed deeply to the screen in front of her. Su Xi's expression was slightly moved, but she did not speak. Then, Su Mengyao continued, "As soon as I received the news, I dropped everything and rushed here. Now, I am very curious about what you have experienced recently and what you will experience in the future."

"I'm ready to hear your stories."

"Looks like it's time for storytelling next."

Su Xi sighed, signaled the other crew members to continue their work, and then began to tell Su Mengyao all their recent experiences in great detail. Su Xi especially emphasized the existence of the Mermaid Empire and the help it had given them.

Gong Ning was responsible for supplementing any information that Su Xi had missed, ensuring that no information was overlooked.

The reports passed slowly, and after about three hours, when all the reports were finished, Su Mengyao sighed, "You really know how to cause trouble, Bronya. You turned a perfectly good assessment into a dangerous ship battle, putting the lives of everyone on the ship at risk."

Bronya readily admitted defeat, lowered her head, and said, "I understand. I will be careful, and there will definitely not be a next time."

"I hope so. This is very important not only for you but for everyone. I am very pleased that you met fellow travelers on the road and that you took the initiative to help them. I am also very happy that you did not mistreat any prisoners of war and perfectly demonstrated the fine traditions of the Chinese people."

"Now, if you have any questions, please tell me and I will answer them."

Bronya and Su Xi exchanged a glance. This communication had already lasted for nearly four hours, and adding the waiting time from the initial contact, it had reached almost six hours. If it were to continue...

Bronya herself can support the pillar, but for Su Xi and the others... this time is a bit too long, and she may not be able to continue.

"How about we stop here for today and continue tomorrow?"

"No need, I can manage. If possible, could you get me a cup of coffee?"

Su Xi persisted, which Bronya respected. Bronya personally went to the ship's rest area and made Su Xi her favorite coffee. When Su Xi returned to the bridge, the communication had ended. Su Xi took the coffee from Bronya and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. How did the questioning go?"

"Everything is fine...all is well."

Su Xi held her coffee, slowly taking a sip, but Bronya noticed something different in Su Xi's eyes. "Really?"

"real!"

Why would I lie to you? There's no need, is there?

“But you did lie to me. I can tell. You don’t need to try to hide things from me unless they are irrelevant to us.”

"But is it really insignificant?"

Bronya muttered softly, and Su Xi remained silent for a long while before slowly saying, "The war has started again..."

"fight?"

"Yes, but not our world. It's the interdimensional alliance of Shenzhou, the Shenzhou from the movie Pacific Rim. Suddenly, it was invaded by a large number of alien monsters, so part of Shenzhou's fleet was dispatched to help them. But I heard that the situation there is not good, and it's even a bit... troublesome."

"trouble?"

"Yes, there are quite a lot of monsters, some huge and some very small, agile and good at urban warfare. In short, the situation is very bad."

"China can only do its best to ensure that its territory does not fall, but other countries are not so lucky."

"Because we didn't know if the monster invasion would affect us, Shenzhou asked them to try to evacuate from this planet, or this world, and go to the wasteland world that we had almost repaired to survive."

"The plan is still under discussion."

Bronya crossed her arms and leaned against the table beside her. "Things are really getting complicated... Monster invasion... Is there more?"

"Furthermore, the Earth's Honkai energy index has increased by 0.85%. If this continues within a year, the Earth's Honkai energy concentration will rise rapidly. This phenomenon started after we set off, rising from 0. According to the information provided by Destiny and the Moth of Fire, if the threshold is reached, then the Great Honkai will erupt."

"Tsk..."

Bronya clicked her tongue. This was troublesome. Before coming here, she was discussing the possibility of Earth collapsing with Seele, and now... it had already begun...

If things continue like this, a collapse of the Earth is inevitable sooner or later. If humanity could move its home off Earth to another habitable planet nearby in advance, then things would be much simpler.

"Isn't there any good news?"

"Of course."

Su Xi smiled and said, "The Mars colony has been completed, the Mars atmosphere has been terraforming, and we have begun greening and underground exploration. We have even discovered fossils of ancient creatures."

"Furthermore, we discovered a completely new star system about 5 light-years away from our solar system, where there are many habitable planets. According to the reconnaissance ship's report, there are only wild species on these habitable planets, and no civilizations or similar existences have been found."

"It is a very good new habitable location, with no signs of other civilizations nearby, making it a very good expansion location."

"Finally, there is some good news: the paradox has completed its second full-scale enhancement. If needed, the paradox can travel directly through quantum space and arrive at our location in three hours."

"The three hours here refer to our current coordinates. According to calculations, if we arrive at our destination, it will take about six hours to reach the final station."

"Although it will take a long time, if we can weather the storm, it will be a kind of protection."

Bronya nodded. Indeed, that was a kind of guarantee. However, the paradox could actually travel directly through quantum space, even faster than warp. When did this kind of advanced technology come about? Bronya herself had no recollection of it.

"The good news is really great, although there's also bad news, but the good news is even more worth celebrating."

Su Xi nodded with a smile, "Yes, there's another communication meeting tomorrow about the upgrade of our Shield Core and Iron Curtain Core. It won't be relevant to us then."

Su Xi stretched out her arms. "Ugh! Time to slack off! Finally, I can get some rest!"

Chapter 444: Encountering the Dragon Man Again

"We have arrived at the planetary rift region, Captain. This scene is truly breathtaking."

Bronya and the other two stared blankly at the scene before them. Su Xi, watching for a while, couldn't help but exclaim, "This is really... outrageous! Is this kind of place really formed naturally?"

After another long warp journey, they finally arrived at their second destination, the planetary rift.

From the moment she first heard the name, Su Xi had been imagining what kind of place a planetary rift was, a huge crack that had split open in the middle of a planet? But wait... just the name alone, no matter how she imagined it, felt a little off.

Even now, after witnessing this scene, Su Xi still couldn't understand what the phrase "planetary rift" meant.

Before them lay a massive asteroid belt, its scale enormous and containing absurdly large and varied meteorites of all sizes. Some meteorites were as small as a slightly larger rock, while the largest could even reach the size of an asteroid.

Such rocks are even found throughout meteorite belts.

However, the asteroid belt in front of them was so huge that it blocked their entire view like a massive tsunami. All they could see were the surrounding objects facing them.

"Scan it once; we need the specific information here."

Su Xi instructed the crew to begin scanning the asteroid belt. The area was simply too vast; the accumulated meteorites formed a solid wall, completely blocking their path.

"If they want to get through smoothly, they need detailed information about this area."

"So, without a guardian this time, do we have to get through this area on our own?"

Bronya stared at the sheer size of the asteroid belt before her. "How are we supposed to get through this...?"

The spaceship is so big, are they supposed to keep the iron curtain open and just crash through a path all the time?

Moreover, could there be a place like the Ignos warship that was monitoring and testing them all along?

This was Bronya's idea, but it wasn't entirely clear whether it was true or not. They needed time to figure it out, especially since the area was so chaotic that it would be quite difficult to understand it in a short period of time.

"Captain, our scanners are very inefficient. There is extremely strong signal interference within the asteroid belt, and we can confirm that this interference is man-made, with very strong artificial traces."

"We've started analyzing the signal interference. Is there anything else you need?"

Su Xi nodded. "A man-made source of signal interference..."

"Go destroy that source of interference?"

"No, I'm scared of you. If you blow up that interference source, we'll probably have to fight with some guardian here again."

"We were lucky to defeat Ignus. If we had encountered a civilization with some special or even advanced technology, do you think we would have survived?"

Su Xi sighed and said with an almost pleading look, "So, I'm begging you, please don't cause any more trouble, okay?"

Bronya nodded. "I understand... I'll try to be more restrained."