Great, we're doomed now!

The conversation had barely begun; Lucia had only briefly introduced the "hunting game" to everyone when the TPC elites felt a chill run down their spines.

This kind of thing is quite challenging to their moral values.

Turning the pages of history books, while there are similar brutal records, the fact that interstellar civilizations can also become prey for more advanced civilizations is truly shocking.

"The same conclusion was indeed reached from the Crow People."

Previously, TPC had captured several prisoners in the Crow Man incident, and Masaki had read the "interrogation" report and already had a general idea in his mind. Now, he felt a sense of relief—he could put aside his beautiful fantasies and prepare to enter the cold night.

"Now it's just another piece of corroborating evidence."

"Excuse me, what did I do wrong?"

The siblings Lucia and her brother sat upright opposite them. Lucia had a small device on her shoulder that translated her words into Earth languages, so there was no problem communicating between them. This was naturally Horii's little invention.

Incidentally, in terms of technical skills alone, Masaki is also top-notch, but when it comes to dealing with different situations and coming up with solutions in the shortest amount of time... neither he nor Dr. Yao have that ability. Horii and Dr. Agasa, who seem somewhat unreliable, are actually incredibly creative!

So Masaki really liked Horii and dragged him into the development of the "Super Underground Shark." Horii was naturally very happy to agree, since no man dislikes a giant robot that can transform.

"No, it's just that my companions need some time to process this information."

Ye Shou glanced at the thoughtful Sawai and the silent Kijima Megumi, and smiled.

"It should be alright now, please continue."

“Okay… Our race originally lived on an ordinary life-bearing planet in the P143 Nebula.”

Lucia's voice was filled with undisguised sorrow: "There had been no war there for a long time, and everyone was content with their peaceful lives, until those aliens with bird heads appeared."

"They are the Crow People, also known as the Lebik aliens."

Ye Shou glanced at the tablet in his hand and whispered to everyone, "The Crow People once said that there was a slave race on their planet that was similar to humans... They must have been referring to Lucia's elders."

Both races originated from the same nebula, but Lucia's people lacked the same fighting spirit and thus couldn't escape the clutches of the Arakkoa, being enslaved long ago.

"Yes."

Lucia nodded in agreement with Ye Shou's deduction.

The two had already exchanged information privately before, and today they were just repeating the information to Sawai and the others.

She paused, and even though she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, her voice still trembled slightly: "They invaded like locusts, burning, killing, and looting, kidnapping us and taking us back to our home planet to be used as slaves. Any resistance was met with cruel abuse."

...Later, our people could no longer endure it and rose in rebellion, but we were no match for them, and most of us were slaughtered by the Lebik aliens.

Zara continued, "Only a few people managed to escape in the chaos, hoping to find a new home. But three years ago, our spaceship was targeted by the Muzhen aliens. We struggled but couldn't escape and were eventually captured by them."

“They kept us confined on Jupiter, treating us like livestock.” Lucia’s eyes reddened. “Every year, they would select a portion of their people, put these bracelets on them, and send them out into space to be hunted and killed for their amusement.”

At this point, she looked at Ye Shou:

To be honest, she was a little curious about how Ye Shou killed the Muzhen alien, but she was worried that she would ask about something sensitive for Earthlings, so she kept her doubts to herself.

Yoshioka frowned, tapping his fingertips on the table: "These Mujin aliens are too cruel, disregarding the dignity of life and completely lacking in rationality."

If it's slavery, it's just as evil but still somewhat understandable. But to kill for pleasure... that's an inhuman level of evil.

It is especially bad for Earthlings—

Because Lucia and her companions look exactly like humans, and the other species enjoys hunting them, it means that humans are also on their "food menu"!

How could this not inspire a sense of shared hatred and indignation?

After listening quietly, Ye Shoujing suddenly asked, "Is Muzhen Star far from here?"

"Are you asking about the distance, or the time required to get here?" Lucia said. "In cosmic travel, distance doesn't mean much. Because generally speaking, without faster-than-light travel or spacetime technology, even reaching the nearest star system would take far longer than an individual's lifetime."

"So how did the Muzhen aliens come to Earth?"

"They developed a space engine that can use gravity to compress space, thereby warping to a predetermined distance, based on their own five-dimensional coordinate system."

As for the time frame, it involved approximately seventeen consecutive jumps, taking about seven days… Our spaceship arrived directly outside the solar system, was then placed into a capsule, and dropped onto Earth.

"Only seven days?!"

Dr. Yao couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "So fast... Even if we successfully develop the 'Type-0' plasma drive and surpass the speed of light... our efficiency might not be this high."

Of course, faster-than-light travel has its uses... but for now, if we could master warp technology and establish stable warp points on Earth and Mars... we could build the first colony on Mars within a year!

"This technology requires a lot of energy, and the Muzhen Star people can only use it freely because they constantly plunder from other planets. If it is used for immigration... I do not recommend doing so."

"Energy?" Dr. Yao flashed through his mind the culmination of his life's work, the Magus Power System.

In his vision, the perfect Magus power system should have near-infinite energy to squander...

"In short, it takes seven days one way."

After thinking for a moment, Lucia added, "To increase the fun and pursue randomness, the Muzhen aliens deliberately input vague coordinates when jumping and then repeat the operation to arrive in an unfamiliar star system... So if there were accurate coordinates, it should be possible to reduce the number of jumps and shorten the time."

"Lucia, can you understand this coordinate system? Or rather, can you operate the machines of the Wood-Dwelling Aliens?"

Upon hearing this, others might have been fine with it, but Zheng Mu subconsciously glanced at Ye Shou, a strange look flashing across his face:

They probably thought of the same thing.

Although Lucia was puzzled, she nodded honestly: "I can read the script of the Muzhen aliens."

"Do you know how to travel in space?"

“Of course my sister knows; she used to be our navigator.”

Zara nodded immediately, her tone tinged with pride: "Our race is born with an extraordinary spatial perception. Even in the depths of the universe where there are no star maps, we can accurately determine our location. The reason we were able to escape from the Raven People was entirely due to this talent that we found our way out."

Moreover, Lucia is the most outstanding in her tribe; her perception is sharper than anyone else's, and no matter how complex the interstellar route, she will never forget it once she has traveled it, even if she flies blind.

"Oh? Then you're exactly the kind of talent we need!"

After listening, Ye Shou nodded slowly and turned his gaze to Zheng Mu, who happened to be looking over as well.

The two didn't speak, but exchanged a glance. Sitting opposite them, Megumi Kijima keenly noticed this. She put down her pen, her fingertips lightly touching her chin, and looked at the two thoughtfully.

A silence fell over the lounge as everyone pondered their own thoughts, the only sound the gentle lapping of the waves outside the window.

Since Lucia and her brother were, after all, "guests," Sawai took the initiative to end the meeting after asking them if they had any needs, and had someone transcribe the conversation and send it to some important figures.

Ye Shouze sat in the coffee shop on the upper floor of TPC, waiting for someone to come over. Sure enough, only a dozen minutes later, Zhengmu came over.

"Captain... Ye Shou."

"Ah."

The use of this title implies that this is a private conversation, and the two parties are friends rather than teammates and superiors.

“I can roughly guess what you’re planning,” Masaki said with a smile as he sat down opposite him. “An attack on Muzhen Star, the liberation of slaves—something like that?”

"The idea is correct, but as you know, I always hold myself to high standards."

Ye Shou picked up his coffee, took a sip, and said calmly, "Actually, I plan to destroy the entire Muzhen Star."

"..."

Masaki was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I support you emotionally, but I still advise you not to go."

"reason?"

"There are many reasons. Danger is one aspect, time is another, but the most fundamental reason is that Earth is still in danger, and we don't have the spare capacity to save other races."

"Taking in Lucia and her companion isn't a big deal, and killing a Mujin alien wouldn't be a problem either. I believe that with the power of the Titans, we could even win an interstellar war... but that would be an unnecessary complication for the overall situation on Earth."

"Unexpected complications..." Ye Shou pondered the phrase, then suddenly laughed, "Is that what you're thinking?"

"Of course I'm furious! I wish I could go and sweep all this garbage away right now!"

Masaki said with a serious expression, "But how many Mujin aliens are there? Even if not every one of them can grow to giant size, as long as there are a lot of them, even giants will have a hard time dealing with them."

Do you think I'll lose?

"You're always like this... facing the most dangerous enemies and taking on the most difficult trials with an indifferent expression. You've done so many amazing things, yet you never take credit for them, as if saving the world is a matter of course."

However, I disagree!

Masaki stared at Ye Shou with a serious, even stern, expression: "You are not a god!"

Even Ultraman has things he can't do; you can't just take all the responsibility upon yourself!

Doing this... is just as foolish as I used to be.

But wasn't it you who woke me from the nightmare of arrogance? Why can't you see that when it's your turn?

"...What exactly do you mean?" Ye Shou raised an eyebrow, showing surprise.

"I am here to discipline you:"

This mission is merely to rescue the captive slaves, aiming for a swift victory and avoiding revealing Earth's coordinates. If things become unfeasible, we must obey orders and retreat.

Masaki and Hamori stared at each other—

"So I'll go with you!"

Chapter 376: The Maid's Clever Plan to Secure the Harem (Two Chapters Combined in 8K)

Inside the isolation room at TPC Medical Center, light streamed through cracks in the walls, illuminating the entire room with a soft, bright glow that highlighted the cold gleam of the metal instruments.

"Please do not move."

Lucia sat next to a specially made workbench, her arms firmly secured by straps, temporarily losing her freedom. But she wasn't panicked; she was just a little nervous about what was about to happen.

"Okay... I'm ready, let's begin."

Sizzle~~~

Wearing VR glasses, the staff operated a sophisticated laser emitter. The thin beam of light precisely landed on the wristband interface, emitting a slight hissing sound. As expected, the black metal interface gradually melted under the high temperature.

This process is very slow and is handled with great care.

The bracelet's material and shape have already been carefully scanned, and now the staff are working on the virtual model, delving into it bit by bit to avoid harming Lucia herself.

In fact, given TPC's technical capabilities, the simplest solution would be to cut off the hand and then reattach it!

However, the proposal was rejected from the very beginning by the person in charge of its implementation. Firstly, it was not psychologically acceptable to people, and it might also frighten Lucia and her brother, who had just gained their freedom.

Secondly...who are they looking down on with such a brutal approach?

They were fully confident that they could remove the bracelet completely without harming their alien friends in the slightest!

hum~

The mechanical arm on the other side slowly approached, firmly clamping the edge of the bracelet, lifting Lucia's hand and fixing it in the air. Then, the laser began to cut from below... As the last connection was also separated, the mechanical arm gently pulled, and the silver bracelet that had troubled the siblings for many years was split in two.