I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"Huh?" Cheng Fei looked at her and then at the screen. "So what happened? Did you AFK and attract her here, Ms. Shen?"

“It has nothing to do with me. She’s right there on the tablet.” Shen Xi frowned slightly, her expression full of confusion.

"Okay, don't be afraid, I'll talk to her." Cheng Fei patted Shen Xi's head to comfort her and sat down next to her.

“I’m not afraid,” Shen Xi said emphatically.

"Yes, yes, yes, how could someone as clever as you be afraid?" Cheng Fei replied dismissively, then picked up his tablet and waved it at the camera. "Can you hear me? What's your name?"

The young girl observed Cheng Fei for a moment, then her tone turned somewhat cold, "Hmm...you don't have the authority to question me."

Cheng Fei was surprised and turned the screen to Shen Xi beside him, "Then who has the authority, her?"

“Of course, Her Majesty the Empress possesses the highest rank and the highest authority.” The young girl nodded.

"Wait, you said she's an empress, why?" Cheng Fei asked in surprise.

"I don't have permission to answer." The young girl was very principled.

……

208. Cheng Fei orders the conquest of the world.

"Teacher Shen, what's going on?" Cheng Fei turned to look at Shen Xi.

“How would I know…” Shen Xi thought for a moment, then looked at the screen expressionlessly, “Share my permissions with this person.”

"The command cannot be executed, Your Majesty. Your authority comes from your innate Protoss identity and cannot be shared." The young girl shook her head.

"Then grant this person the highest level of authority I can." Shen Xi ordered, frowning.

"The highest rank that can be granted is Apostle Archon, which grants the cluster almost the same level of control as you. Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Shen Xi nodded without hesitation.

“Received, assign object rank: Apostle Archon, write local instructions, use hyperdimensional broadcast to synchronize instructions to the Apostle cluster…” The image of the young girl paused for a moment.

"So now I can ask questions?" Cheng Fei observed.

“Of course, I’d be happy to answer your question, Your Excellency.” The young girl’s expression turned friendly.

Cheng Fei rubbed his chin. "Alright, first tell me your name, and who or what you are?"

"My name is Isena, and I am the high-performance management apostle of the Corridor Species Repository." The young girl puffed out her small chest, looking somewhat proud.

Cheng Fei and Shen Xi exchanged a glance.

"Then who created you?" Cheng Fei asked again.

"Such high performance as me was naturally created by the great Protoss." The childlike girl who called herself Isena said with a proud look.

"The Protoss are a race?" Cheng Fei raised an eyebrow.

"of course."

"Is it impressive? Tell me about it."

"Of course they are powerful. The Protoss developed a brilliant civilization in the distant past. They can manipulate the material world at will and are intelligent life forms that have broken through the dimensional barriers and are almost immortal."

"So, according to you, she's the Queen of the Protoss?" Cheng Fei pointed at Shen Xi.

“Of course,” Isena said with certainty.

Shen Xi frowned. "Tell me the reason."

"Based on the reliable conclusions drawn from the scanned virtual energy spectrum comparison database, you are one of the Protoss Queens, sequence number 613, and also the master of the Corridor."

"I see." Cheng Fei readily accepted the premise, then looked at the girl beside him with feigned surprise. "Teacher Shen, so you're an alien after all?"

Shen Xi kicked the boy without hesitation and said to Isena with displeasure, "I have never remembered being the Celestial Queen. I think you've got it wrong."

“Your Majesty, the probability of the virtual energy spectrum repeating is almost zero. Even if it takes billions of years in billions of dimensions, the probability of two intelligent beings with the same virtual energy spectrum being born is less than one in a billion.” Isena frowned slightly, her face serious.

"Wait, didn't you detect that I have some kind of special identity, like being the Star Spirit Emperor or something?" Cheng Fei asked, looking puzzled.

Isena blinked her round eyes. "Consul, the Protoss rank is fixed as Empress, and there is no Emperor rank among the Apostles."

"You just said she was one of the queens, so the Protoss race actually has many queens?" Cheng Fei noticed the detail.

"Of course, according to the last database synchronization, the Protoss have 633 queens, each leading their own dimension and apostle cluster."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Fei gritted his teeth and said with a do-or-die attitude, "Is it possible that I could also be one of the empresses?"

Shen Xi's expression hardened, and she looked at him with a disgusted look, as if she had discovered something repulsive.

“The Protoss are only female, so the Queen can only be female as well.” Isena looked him up and down, hesitating for a moment.

"How can the Protoss have the same gender definition as Earthlings?" Cheng Fei couldn't accept it.

"Humanoid races based on binary gender exist widely in multiple dimensions. Although the Protoss have long since broken free from their primitive mode of reproduction, the definition has still been inherited."

“Scan me again more carefully, I think I must be quite special,” Cheng Fei persisted.

“The command cannot be executed. The sensors on this device are far too rudimentary,” Isena said seriously. “However, based on the virtual energy spectrum you observed when you approached the corridor, you are indeed just an ordinary individual on this planet, with nothing special about you.”

"How is this possible?" Cheng Fei grabbed his hair, his expression incredulous. "I don't believe it."

"Since the facts are right in front of you, just accept the fact that you are just my servant." Shen Xi watched him struggle for so long and sneered with schadenfreude.

“That’s right, it’s something to be proud of to become an apostle and follow your empress. Consul, don’t rebel anymore,” Isena obediently agreed.

"Let me sort this out..." Cheng Fei raised his hand to interrupt her, rubbing his forehead in thought, "So, can I understand it this way: the Protoss society is that each queen has her own so-called apostle group?"

"of course."

"The Apostle Consul is a queen's top subordinate?"

“Of course,” Isena repeated like a broken record.

Cheng Fei turned his head and asked, "Teacher Shen, don't you think this Protoss looks a lot like the Zerg?"

"What are you trying to say?" Shen Xi narrowed her eyes.

"How about you call yourself the Queen of Blades from now on?" Cheng Fei asked seriously.

"What do you mean?" Shen Xi asked, puzzled.

"The Zerg leader from StarCraft, you don't even know that?"

"I don't understand what nonsense you're thinking about at a time like this?" Shen Xi narrowed her eyes.

“This isn’t a chance to relax a little before getting down to business.” Cheng Fei said, changing his expression as he looked at Isena. “Then, as the governor, I now order you to immediately assemble the available Apostle forces in the corridor and prepare to deploy them to Earth.”

"Wait, what do you want to do?" Shen Xi stopped him.

"Of course, it's about conquering the world, Teacher Shen. Didn't you hear what she just said? The Protoss technology is so powerful, crushing Earth's humans is a piece of cake. You are the master of the Corridor, so it's perfectly reasonable for you to mobilize the Corridor's troops." Cheng Fei said seriously.

"Judging from your tone, I thought you were the owner of the corridor." Shen Xi sneered.

"What are you talking about? What's yours is mine, right?" Cheng Fei said honestly.

"Even so, I still oppose conquering the world." Shen Xi said coldly.

"Why?" Cheng Fei was stunned.

"That kind of thing is meaningless."

“My dear teacher Shen, how could it be meaningless? Just think about it, from now on, no one on this planet will dare to speak loudly to you anymore. Isn’t that a wonderful thing?”

"Ha, isn't this just the selfish desire of your pathetic inner self, which is both inferior and arrogant? Besides, even if you conquer the world, there will still be you, this filthy aquatic mammal, disgusting me. I don't think it's any better."

"Teacher Shen, I promise I will never make you unhappy again. How about we join forces to rule the earth and live a carefree life together?"

"No, I said I'm not interested in this kind of thing." The girl looked at her with disdain.

Cheng Fei was dumbfounded. "Teacher Shen, this time I really believe you are an alien. The opportunity to rule the world is right in front of you, and you say you are not interested."

“I truly believe you’re just a narrow-minded aquatic mammal. I can’t imagine what kind of dictatorial hell you would become if you ruled the world.” Shen Xi glared at him defiantly.

On the screen, a young girl named Isena looked up as she watched the two argue, her mouth slightly open, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

……

209. Do not conquer yet.

"Teacher Shen, you only like dictatorship if you want to talk about it. My plan is actually to create a beautiful new world without oppression. I want to use corridor technology to transform human civilization."

"It sounds nice, but the first thing they probably do is to collect beautiful girls from all over the world to satisfy their filthy and depraved male desires."

"Teacher Shen, why do you think of me like that? I will wholeheartedly accompany you from now on. Of course, I hope you will treat Nana well. Also, I need to settle accounts with Lin Xuanqi separately."

"These things can be done without conquering the world."

"Personal grudges are of course a minor issue; what's more important is transforming human civilization," Cheng Fei said solemnly.

“That doesn’t require violent means like conquering the world.” Shen Xi glared at him.

"Alright, Mr. Shen, you really are something else. Well, your love of peace is exactly what I like about you. Let's start by eliminating war. I propose we establish the Celestial Being organization. You give me a Gundam, and I'll violently suppress anyone who dares to start a conflict. What do you think?"

"Can violent suppression really eliminate war?" Shen Xi lowered his head, deep in thought.

"How will you know if you don't try?" Cheng Fei persuaded patiently.

Just as the two were exchanging words, Isena, speaking from the tablet in a somewhat guilty tone, said, "Your Majesty, Consul, there's something I haven't told you yet..."

The boys and girls all looked at her.

“As a repository of species, the Corridor does not have any real combat troops. Even if there were usable troops, Isena currently has no control over the Corridor. Even if she regains control, the Corridor cannot leave the observer mode and deploy troops, otherwise it will trigger the destruction of civilization on this planet.” The worry on Isena’s face seemed genuine.

As soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Fei opened his mouth, his expression like someone who had just won a hundred million only to be told that the lottery ticket was fake. "Huh?"

"First explain why you don't have control?" Shen Xi was very calm in comparison.

"The root of the problem goes back a long time..."

Isena had just opened her mouth when her voice abruptly stopped, and the tablet screen went black.

"What's going on?" Cheng Fei was stunned for a moment, and pressing the power button had no effect.

Shen Xi frowned as she took the tablet and quickly grabbed a charger to plug it in.

A lightning bolt icon indicating that the device is charging is displayed on the screen.

The boy and girl exchanged a glance.

"It's out of power? Is that even possible?" Cheng Fei opened his mouth, then paused for a moment before taking out his phone. "Never mind, I'll just order takeout first."

"Why order takeout?" Shen Xi asked, puzzled.

"Let's wait for the tablet to turn on so I can continue listening to her story. I was just thinking of eating fried chicken while listening." Cheng Fei was torn between American-style fried chicken and Korean-style fried chicken.

"Stop clicking, go to sleep." Shen Xi grabbed his phone, her face expressionless.

"Why do we need to sleep?" Cheng Fei didn't understand.

"Her battery drains faster than it can be charged. She can't talk for more than a few words if she's not fully charged, so she might as well go to sleep."

Cheng Fei paused for a second, then said, "Teacher Shen, you should get a new tablet."

"Anyway, I'll go to sleep first."

"Is it okay to stay up late occasionally?"

"No, I want to sleep," Shen Xi said unhappily.

"Teacher Shen, how can you sleep like this?" Cheng Fei was shocked again.

"Why can't I sleep?" the girl asked, frowning.

"We are communicating with the apostles of an alien civilization. Every word we say tonight may go down in history."

"It's the same if it's recorded in history tomorrow." Shen Xi's expression remained unmoved.

"Teacher Shen, don't you have many questions you want to ask her?"

"Asking again tomorrow will make no difference."