The system handed me over to the state.

Flipping through the data and information on his tablet, he thought, "I never imagined the Ignos people were so ruthless... and at the highest level of experimentation no less. How did you find this kind of thing?"

"Out of curiosity."

Bronya smiled slightly. "As soon as I entered, I felt the malicious gazes. Out of curiosity, I sent out a drone to infiltrate their database. It turned out that the space station's data core had no physical protection whatsoever, and the internal firewall and security measures were practically useless. So I quietly stole a little bit of data."

"Then these small experiments were discovered, enough to expel the Ignos civilization from the alliance."

"Tsk tsk... I don't know what to say."

Su Xi was speechless for a moment, then looked at the mermaid queen on the communication screen, whose expression was slightly unpleasant, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is your opinion on this matter?"

“This is very serious. If this information is true, I will reconsider with my council whether to join this alliance after I return. I do not want my people to be captured and used as test subjects, while I, the empress, am kept in the dark and believe that everything is fine!”

"Thank you, my friends. Your kindness has helped me save the lives of countless mermaids. From now on, you will be our best friends, and we will trust you unconditionally."

"Your Majesty, unconditional trust is unnecessary. The Earth Federation cannot afford such a promise."

"Humans are also fickle. Perhaps the humans you meet today are kind, but in the future, the humans you meet may very well be evil."

"Unconditional trust can only lead to even more tragic outcomes."

"I hope you understand this."

The Mermaid Queen's expression was complex, and she finally let out a long sigh, "My friend, you have once again redeemed me from a mistake... You are right, we cannot even unconditionally trust ourselves, let alone people from other civilizations..."

Su Xi smiled. In fact, she quite liked the Mermaid Queen. Rather than calling her a queen, she was more like a young girl who had just ascended to the throne and was still a little naive. Her words just now sounded like the excited words a young girl would utter after receiving favors and help.

Without any thought, it's like a girl being rescued by a hero and then saying she wants to marry him. How can you be sure that's what you really want to do without thinking it through?

This incident can be considered a small reminder to the young empress.

After the communication ended, Su Xi checked the personnel situation inside the ship. According to the card swipe records at the door, 90% of the personnel had returned to the ship. It seemed that they, like her, had also found this space station uninteresting.

Another 10% of the staff had just left and hadn't been gone for very long; they'll probably be back soon.

However, I keep my word. I promised to rest for a few days, and I will still have to do what I'm supposed to do.

Hmm! I should go back to my room and rest. Since it's a day off, I don't stay in the captain's cabin every day. Maybe I should go find Gong Ning to play with. That seems like a good idea.

Meanwhile, inside the space station, in the space station control room.

"Stationmaster, the mermaids have requested to dock, but no ships have entered the space station, so we have no chance to capture them."

"In addition, a large number of human crew members entered earlier, but they have all returned and are not coming out again. Should we capture the rest?"

The station commander snorted, "Those inferior bloodline creatures are not worth experimenting on. We don't need to pay attention to them. Now, find a way to send out a decoy signal to attract a few mermaids. They are a completely new race. If we can integrate their bloodline, we Ignos will be completely fearless in the deep water environment!"

"Yes, stationmaster!"

Chapter 452: Hostility

"Is this...the third level? Why does it look so familiar?"

"Don't say it looks familiar, the three of us know this place all too well... This is the entrance to a quantum space. Once we go in, we'll enter the quantum space."

Bronya pressed her hand against the ship's window, looking at the passageway that opened up before her like a giant eye—the quantum space, the quantum world. If the third level was the quantum world... wasn't this practically a freebie?

In the quantum world, Seele and Black Seele's power comes from the quantum space. After being strengthened by Tong Xi, they are able to control the environment inside the quantum space, and even directly control the quantum creatures and quantum shadows that wander in it. If the next test is to cross the quantum space, then this test will not be difficult for them at all!

"I feel like we cheated."

Hei hope couldn't help but complain. Bronya shrugged and said, "Cheating is a good thing. I guess they developed a quantum space region specifically to let the new civilization know how powerful Honkai and quantum space are, so that we can be in awe of them and realize the seriousness of the matter."

"However, it seems they haven't considered coexisting with the Honkai or taking advantage of it."

"Perhaps they have thought about it... but most people's normal reaction to disaster is how to escape or eliminate them, rather than how to coexist or take advantage of them."

"Of course, villains in games, movies, and comics like to court death like this."

"Of course, we're not the villains. Everything we do is for a better future, so... charge in?"

"Let's just charge in. I want to see what the differences are between quantum spaces in different star systems."

A hint of excitement appeared on Hei hope's face. She couldn't wait to see what this quantum space, which was hundreds of thousands of miles away from Earth, was like, and whether their abilities would have any effect on this quantum space.

And what exactly is so mysterious about Tong Xi's race and these quantum spaces?

Su Xi immediately began to order preparations to enter the quantum space. Her training made it clear that the environment inside the quantum space was completely different from the real universe. They did not know what might be inside, so they had to proceed with caution.

Therefore, she felt that all the energy of the main gun could be transferred to the shield. As long as the shield remained intact, the ship would not be in any major danger.

Of course, the energy of the other artillery groups cannot be diverted. After all, the necessary defensive capabilities still need to be prepared. We cannot charge in without any counterattack capability.

Half an hour later, the mermaids responded, saying they were ready and could enter the quantum space at any time. The communicator also said that the mermaid queen's side was unaware of the existence of the quantum space, so they sent a data packet to explain what the quantum space was like.

Therefore, the mermaids transferred most of the magic power of their spaceship to their shields.

Then, the three spaceships slowly entered the huge purple, one-eyed rift in front of them.

The moment they entered the quantum space, they watched as their bodies and the surrounding environment changed from color to black and white, and then back to color, as if they had all undergone a refresh.

Looking at her slender, white arms, Hei hope muttered, "Why do I always have this feeling that I'm not myself?"

"Huh? What do you mean I'm not me, Hei hope-neechan?"

Seele asked from behind, and Black Seele pondered for a moment, "It's like... I just had a layer of skin peeled off, and then someone put a new layer of skin on me. Can you understand?"

"That sounds kind of creepy..."

Su Xi muttered to herself, "Peeling and stuff like that sounds kind of scary."

After the previous 'refresh', they entered a long passage filled with dark purple light. After about an hour, a light appeared in the passage in front of them. As the light gradually grew, the spaceship passed through the exit in front of them.

In an instant, I arrived in a vast and magnificent world.

"It does feel a bit like quantum space. This bizarre and strange feeling, the irregular space around us, and those tiny cubes are all unique characteristics of quantum space."

"Also... I sensed the presence of quantum shadows and quantum beings. They are hidden all around us, and Seele and I can contact them at any time."

The image of this quantum space is very similar to the quantum space that Bronya and the other two often visited in their memories. The dense squares and strange cubes around it create a bizarre and colorful scene. However, the quantum space they entered before was mainly black and purple in color, while this one is mainly gold and purple.

Perhaps... different regions of quantum space also differ in hue? But what do these different hues mean?

“Let’s establish contact. That way, we can at least ensure that we won’t be attacked by the Quantum Shadows and Quantum Creatures. Also, can you discern the characteristics of this space?”

"Special characteristics? This quantum space is very stable. If I want to get out of here, it will be more difficult than usual. It seems that some force is reinforcing this quantum space, forcibly fixing this space here and strengthening it."

"Nothing else was found. Also... the quantum beings here are different from ours."

Seele reached out her hand, and instantly a humanoid quantum creature with a purple aura appeared in front of her, kneeling down on one knee and holding Seele's right hand in its outstretched hands.

Just like knights welcoming the queen's arrival.

"It seems you still have a strong grip on things here."

Hei hope looked at the scene before her with some envy. She did have the ability to control quantum beings, but she couldn't make them submit to her as naturally as hope Er did.

If I had to put it into words, she conquered quantum beings with her own strength, making them submit to her.

Seele simply standing there would naturally attract the attention of quantum beings, who would then bow down in submission, just like a charismatic queen.

After Seele maintained this posture for a while, the 'knight' in front of her stood up again, bowed respectfully to Seele, and then disappeared into the ship's interior.

Seele smiled and said, "I have already inquired. This space was fixed thousands of years ago. Some external force forcibly fixed them in this area. Then, they signed a treaty with the 'controllers' of the outside world. They test the examiners who keep entering here, while the 'controllers' of the outside world maintain the stability of this space and ensure that no quantum beings will naturally disappear over time."

"I have now gained control of all quantum beings. They call themselves the Quantum Knights, and from now on, they obey me. I have already transferred them all to my exclusive quantum space under my complete control."

Seele's move astonished everyone present. Not only did she get the quantum creatures here to come to her door with intelligence information, but she also managed to take all of them away.

"What about those quantum shadows? Do I need to intervene?"

The beings of the Quantum Shadow possess intelligence and are generally the elite of a group. These powerful beings do not easily submit to others and must be conquered through battle.

Therefore, it is impossible to subdue the enemy without fighting, but Hei hope can take action and directly conquer the opponent with force.

"Hmm... With me here, those quantum shadows won't dare to act rashly. We just need to be careful not to provoke them."

Bronya sighed. Only now did she realize that Seele's abilities had actually been underestimated all along. The Queen of the Quantum Space, tsk... what kind of being had Tong Xi molded Seele into?

"Sister Bronya, what's wrong?"

Coming to her senses, Bronya saw Seele standing in front of her, looking at her with a puzzled expression. Bronya shook her head. "It's nothing, just a little sentimental. Seele has become stronger; she's already surpassed me."

"How could that be? I'm not as strong as Bronya."

Bronya smiled. "There's no need to be modest at a time like this. Let's keep going. Once we get through this space, we'll know what we're ultimately going to do."

"Yes, I also have a map of the space here. If we wander around randomly, we will enter a maze-like loop trap. When we want to get out, we will either have to rely on luck or technological strength."

"Most of the examinees spend a lot of time here and leave by luck."

Seele smiled slightly, "It was all told to me by the Knights."

Su Xi muttered, "That's great, I want to be a queen too. Hmm, it makes me want to form a knight order too."

"I remember you had a fan knight order in college, right? They called you Queen Su. If I remember correctly, your husband was also a member of the knight order."

Without hesitation, Gong Ning began to expose her best friend's secrets on the public channel. Su Xi was furious and also began to expose Gong Ning's secrets without hesitation, but was eventually stopped by Bronya.

It's fine for good friends to expose each other's secrets, but you two should take a look at the situation! Is this the place for flirting?

In short, following the map provided by Seele, the three ships slowly traversed the quantum space. They first entered a golden-purple space, then a blue-white space, and then a crimson space. Each space had a different color scheme, and the style of the cubes they formed was also completely different.

Seeing this, Bronya had a guess: could the style of these cubes be the architectural style of a certain civilization or city at a certain time, or the natural scenery of a certain place?

Everyone remained silent, as if afraid that speaking would provoke the wrath of the Quantum Shadow and cause it to attack them.

This long journey through one space after another lasted for three whole days. They saw countless bizarre and strange spaces, and even when they finally experienced a 'refresh' and returned to the passage they had entered from, they still couldn't understand what these spaces represented.

"Finally, I'm leaving. My eyes are getting blurry from looking at things for the past few days."

Su Xi rubbed her eyes. Her eyes were already suffering from the torment of saturated colors every day. Even when she went to sleep at night, her mind was still filled with these strange color combinations, saturation, and brightness.

It's finally passed, and all of this is finally coming to an end.

"Now we can see exactly what Tong Xi wants us to do here. If it's to get us to join this organization, I think we need to think about it carefully. If it's something else... I can't think of anything important that Tong Xi would insist we come here to get."

Bronya was actually quite curious about this trip. Tong Xi rarely acted as a riddle teller, but this time she made them spend so much time and effort to get here. What was it that was worth it for her, or for the country to do?

An internal alliance? Bronya found this unreliable, even far-fetched.

Or is there something they absolutely need to get their hands on, or some kind of news? News or items that could be related to the survival of human civilization... I'm quite curious.

As they were thinking, a light appeared ahead of the passage. This time, the passage was much faster than when they came in. As the light in front of them gradually enlarged, it suddenly flashed, and Bronya and the others immediately opened their eyes wide, because what appeared before them was a massive fleet.