Chapter 432: then translation of chapter title

Independence Day.

Sui Bian, upon hearing Bai Hou's report that a Space Gate had appeared in Gustava, and then Shirley dispatched a reconnaissance team to pass through the Space Gate, sending back various images, videos, and scan results to the company, he guessed that the universe linked by the Space Gate might be Independence Day, or a universe similar to Independence Day.

Especially the giant plasma cannon at Lunar Base 04, which is almost identical to the giant cannon in Independence Day 2 that inflicts massive damage on friendly alien species but does nothing against the Harvesters' civilization.

Now, Bai Hou again showed him some individual footage of the Blood Ravens and the auxiliary forces, and Sui Bian could more firmly determine that Earth 04 is a world that has experienced Independence Day 1.

In his previous life, Sui Bian indeed appreciated Independence Day 1, this Hollywood film, more than others—its model effects, classic lines, vividly and completely expressing "Humanity's hymn is the hymn of courage".

Humans relied on wisdom, fearlessly sacrificing themselves for their families, and somehow used a computer virus to disable the Harvesters' warship shields, heavily striking the alien invaders daring to set foot on Earth.

However, aside from its effects and visuals, Independence Day 2 received a lukewarm response.

Sui Bian even thought that the effects of Independence Day 2 were less realistic than the old-style model effects.

More importantly, after experiencing the alien invasion, the humans in Independence Day 2, using the fruits of their victory to reverse-engineer anti-gravity, shield, and other technologies, nevertheless encountered an attack by a Harvester mother ship with a diameter of as much as 4,800 kilometers.

By the end of the plot, the "Mother" who held the highest authority over the Harvester mother ship—even though her cold fusion bomb could not dispel its personal shield, and even after enduring concentrated fire from an entire squadron, it remained unscathed, yet the protagonist's single craft managed to break its shield……

Although prior to this, all attacks had greatly depleted the Mother's shield, the feeling given to the audience while watching the film was completely opposite.

And the information about Universe 04 that Bai Hou presented to him clearly shows that humanity had already clashed with the Harvesters' vanguard fleet and won, but had not yet, or rather had not yet been visited by the mother ship overseen by the Mother.

As for the system not being able to send a holographic-screen-like alert pop-up to his eyes, this indicates that Independence Day, that is, Universe 04, is fundamentally no challenge to the main universe and holds no value whatsoever.

That said, one cannot truly say it has no value at all, after all, having more universes' resources is definitely stronger than having one less.

After a moment of silence, Sui Bian waved his hand to disperse the holographic screen before him, slightly turned his head, and looked at Bai Hou standing behind the sofa, wearing a white dress and similarly casual attire, and gave the order:

"Notify Gabriel Angelos, let him and his Blood Ravens pay attention: in Universe 04 there exists a Harvester species whose technological level is comparable to, no, should be lower than that of the Covenant Empire, and this alien species has a hive society, with each Mother being mutually hostile, and they also harbor extremely strong plundering and invasive intentions toward lower civilizations."

"Okay, Chairman." Bai Hou nodded in agreement, and added a question: "Do we need to dispatch other battalions to Gustava to support Thutmose's 45th Battalion and the attached UNSC?"

"Support?" Sui Bian chuckled, saying: "For now, no—let those kids have a blast playing, but don't forget to pass on my instructions to them: even enemies of Covenant Empire level pose a certain threat, and moreover the Harvester species are numerous, so don't be careless."

"Okay." Bai Hou nodded again.

"Ding~."

Just then, the arrival chime of one of the elevators in the lobby sounded, catching the attention of the relaxed Sui Bian, who was lying back in a seated pose.

When the gates opened to both sides, a group of children dressed in their favorite or most comfortable clothing was released.

But this group, appearing only twelve or thirteen years old, each had a height exceeding 2.3 meters, with sturdy builds far surpassing their peers.

If observed carefully, it is easy to discern from their faces and appearances that seven of these children are precisely the Original Bodies from Universe 03 who, due to the schemes and temptations of an evil god, voluntarily or involuntarily chose to betray the empire and the emperor.

As for the last two unfamiliar Original Bodies, they had long disappeared from the empire's historical records, but Sui Bian obtained all the knowledge provided by the Emperor of Universe 03, which also included the secret location where the blood, tissue samples, and other biological data of those two Original Bodies were stored.

Thus, Sui Bian, using this data and with the help of Umbrella, successfully created the bodies of those two Original Bodies, then erased the memories of their souls and placed them inside.

Among the nine Original Bodies, the one who was a few minutes older than his brothers, possessing a resolve mismatched with his youthful face and sporting neat short hair—Horus—led his brothers to the father still seated on the sofa and spoke first:

"Father, we have finished class; may I ask where you want to take us for training?"

"No need to be so formal, don't learn from your older brother Robert." Sui Bian waved his hand, then stood up, came to the center of the group of children, glanced around, and said with a smile: "What new knowledge did you all learn today from Dr. Alekxia?"

"…"

Upon hearing the name "Alekxia", all the juvenile Original Bodies' faces suddenly changed; even Horus, who appeared the most steady and mature, couldn't help but tremble all over, as if he had suffered some fright.

"Hahaha~." Seeing the sons' reaction, Sui Bian couldn't help but laugh out loud, then raised his hand and lightly patted the shoulder of the nearest Horus, saying: "What, is Dr. Alekxia abusing you, or what? Should I go confront her?"

Upon hearing this, Fogelrim, standing to Sui Bian's right, with silver-white long hair, tied in a male ponytail at the back of his head for neatness and to avoid blocking his vision, eased his frightened expression and replied:

"No need, Father; Dr. Alekxia has been very good to us and taught us many life and philosophical lessons, but today's demonstration really… really…"

Fogelrim hesitated at this point, his face showing lingering fear, but he still spoke truthfully: "Some of it was simply too shocking."

"Hmm." The Original Body brothers all nodded in agreement.

As for the so-called "demonstration", it was actually Alekxia, at the end of today's biology class, imparting to the Original Bodies the principle of "being decisive and resolute"—that is, "when it's time to act, act decisively".

And the "props" were naturally a group of D-class personnel brought in from the main universe.

At first, the Original Bodies were still enthusiastically discussing it.

But as Alekxia employed some "unconventional" physical means to conduct torture, then she self-immolated, burning her white lab coat to reveal the black nanosuit underneath, as well as her "Queen Form", and then used tentacles to suck dry the brain of a D-class personnel……

The Original Bodies were dumbfounded!

Previously gentle, kind, and elegant in demeanor, Dr. Alekxia turned out to have such a violent and terrifying side.

Although Alekxia's personal power is insignificant before the nine Original Bodies now, it still dealt a huge blow to their young minds.

In fact, seeing the children become like this, Sui Bian knew that Horus and Fogelrim had encountered a situation similar to that of Robert and John, and without much speculation, it is certain that these children will in the future be more willing to associate with Rebecca.

There's no way around it; compared to Alekxia, Rebecca seems more maternal and affectionate, whereas Alekxia tends to "train" the Original Bodies to ensure her "absolute rule" position.

Their styles are completely different.

To be honest, Sui Bian still cannot well understand how Rebecca and Alekxia, whose personalities lie at two extremes, became friends.

But he didn't dwell on it, and instead continued smiling at the sons, saying: "All right, Dr. Alekxia merely taught you how to behave; from now on, when you encounter fellow beings or races that can reason, try to negotiate with them; if that fails, and they still refuse to cooperate, even harboring hostile intent, then just go ahead and attack—preferably strike first—understood?"

"Yes, Father." All the Original Bodies nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Sui Bian turned and walked toward the street outside the lobby, and to the children following behind him, he spoke what could be considered an answer to Horus's first question:

"Today I brought you here to take you to relax and relax, to experience a different kind of life."

"A different kind of life?" Horus was somewhat puzzled.

"That's right." Sui Bian said, and their procession had already walked out of the building lobby onto the street where they could look up at the artificial star.

He stopped and, slightly turning his body, explained: "Using your favorite words to put it, it's just taking you out to play—how does that sound?"

"Play?"

The Original Bodies were somewhat surprised, but after catching their breath, they immediately beamed with excitement, and the atmosphere instantly became lively…

"Great, Father! Where are we going?!"

"Is it Shensheng Tala, or the Mars Forge World?"

"As long as we can get away from here, away from Dr. Alekxia, I'll do whatever!"

Hearing about going to play, the Original Bodies all spoke freely; it seems Sui Bian has not just once taken them for various recreational activities.

Although they usually appear mature and steady, each like a 'little adult,' but at heart they are a group of twelve-year-olds, in the prime of youth, lively and active children, naturally unable to resist the temptation to go out and play.

And it was the father who led the way to play!

"Hehe, not going to Shensheng Tala, nor to Mars."

Sui Bian didn't rush to answer; instead, seeing Constantine, who bore a Cassius gun and wore Black Gold Terminator armor, leading twenty Black Gold White Tassel Imperial Guard wielding Thunder Spears, approach not far away, he then raised his left hand and gave a light wave…

"Whoosh~!"

A spiritual energy portal six meters in diameter, its edges rippling with golden light, appeared before everyone, and beyond it lay the deep jungle of an unknown planet and world.

Gazing at the scenery beyond the portal, Fogelrim asked doubtfully, "Is this a jungle expedition, Father?"

"Not just that." Sui Bian shook his head lightly and strode straight through the portal.

The White Empress, Constantine, and the twenty Imperial Guard followed without a word, while Helusi, Fogelrim, and the other Original Bodies exchanged glances, shrugged, and then followed their father and elder brother through the portal.

Upon arriving in the hot, humid air where mosquitoes fluttered everywhere and the ground hosted large insects crawling and writhing, the portal automatically closed and dissipated according to Sui Bian's intention.

"Goo~goo~."

Hearing the calls of unknown birds, Helusi scanned the surroundings while walking to his father's side and asked, "Father, are we to hunt those rare and strange beasts in the jungle?"

"I don't have that kind of fetish like Dr. Rik." Sui Bian still shook his head in denial, then walked slowly forward, saying, "Everyone, keep up."

"Yes, Father." Helusi replied respectfully.

Immediately, the group weaved through the dense forest.

During this time, to avoid disturbance, Sui Bian also released spiritual energy to repel creatures, keeping all animals beyond a twenty-five-meter radius.

Meanwhile, his young sons following behind and to his sides, though unaware of the destination, remained enthusiastic and keenly observed the jungle, everything here quite novel to them.

Anyway, as long as they weren't stuck in the inner world of the Eternal Unfallen Ship, they'd be happy no matter what.

Not long after, just over ten minutes later, the party reached a mountain summit, finally emerging from the view‑blocking dense forest into the sunlight.

When they again came to the cliff edge of the mountain summit and looked northward into the distance, they could see a vast‑scale 'ancient' city‑state.

Inside the city‑state were numerous homes built of wood and stone, as well as 'high towers' and 'pavilions' not exceeding thirty meters, while at its edge lay pastures, villages, and farmland.

With everyone's exceptionally keen eyesight, they could easily see the people gathered inside and outside the city‑state; the vast majority wore coarse, shoddy hemp clothing, appearing malnourished, while a few minority individuals donned splendid attire, attended by servants and slaves, leisurely enjoying themselves in cool, shaded carriages.

!

Seeing the distant city‑state still seemingly in a feudal era, the faces of the youths, the Original Bodies, shifted abruptly, their gazes turning sharp.

Noticing and sensing the shift in his sons' moods—from initial play and relaxation, a 'one‑click switch' to displeasure and anger—Sui Bian likewise wore the same smile as before and explained:

"This is a colony on the edge of the Milky Way, about ninety thousand light‑years in a straight line from Shensheng Tala and the Eternal Unfallen Ship. Because it is truly too remote, the expeditionary army twelve years ago merely cleared the Chaos Forces here before rushing on to the next star system."

"When the main universe was ready to properly govern and integrate the Zero Three Universe, they found this place had regressed to the backward, ignorant state it had been before the expeditionary army arrived; fortunately, the influence of Chaos Power and other spaces had already been expelled."

"And your upcoming goal is to use whatever means you can conceive and carry out to lead the oppressed fellow humans in rebellion, overthrowing this system that ought to have vanished long ago."

(End of Chapter)