Chapter 485: Entry Standard—First, Hand‑Rub Two Warships!

Zhelegu finally managed to persuade Yuan, though I don't know what he promised; at least you thought Yuan wouldn't give in so easily, so he must have paid a considerable price.

Anyway, your teacher has loosened up; she agreed to discuss it, but as for the result, that's unknown.

Star Sea Leader, this title once again drills into your mind, making you involuntarily start thinking about the other party, such as....

What exactly did the previous Star Sea Leader do to Yuan, and why would Yuan call that person a lunatic?

'Tch, what the fuck Star Sea Leader, in crazy ability you're this damn crazy?' Nightmare constantly gripes in your head, thinking he's already made you his buddy, though this should be his own willing choice.

You've long been accustomed to Nightmare's insolence; this thing has now shaken off the so-called Nightmare will, and is becoming more and more unrestrained.

'Damn! Why are you rummaging through the trash again?' Nightmare lets out a sharp explosive sound, feeling that following you damages its dignity....

The experiment is still ongoing; now you, aside from the two major figures Yuan and Zhelegu, are the most important person.

Brother Jie! We want to learn your handcraft technique!

How do you manage to make randomly crafted parts fit perfectly with the modified ones?

Things that metal printing technology cannot do, he Zhang Jie can do; even a slightly more advanced material printer must print according to the parts he Zhang Jie rubs out to meet the improvement standard.

And the crystal matrix forming the server's main core is a more delicate material; a slight lapse means not only can't you boost computing power, you can't even use it—it's scrapped on the spot.

For Yuan and Zhelegu, these aren't unsolvable problems, but Zhang Jie's presence will save a lot of time.

Therefore, to a certain extent, Zhang Jie can also be considered an important candidate for advancing the project.

Oh, this technique—you guys probably can't learn it.

My suggestion is to start by hand‑rubbing a warship; those who are capable can casually rub out a curvature engine, while the less capable can just rub out a hull.

Well, that should satisfy the entry requirements.

Everyone:......

Fine, can't learn, can't learn—hand‑rubbing a warship, what kind of god‑like person would do that?

Huh? Zhang Jie? Get ready, the Star Sea Leader is coming.

Yuan suddenly appeared, called out to Zhang Jie, and the surrounding researchers looked at him with envy.

Being able to see such a big shot as the Star Sea Leader is truly fortunate.

This is the inner thought of most researchers; of course, Zhang Jie definitely doesn't think that way—he wants to see what this so‑called Star Sea Leader actually is.

Following Yuan as they kept moving forward, they eventually stopped at the door of a meeting room.

Don't speak when you go in; if questioned, play dumb—don't let him notice you.

Yuan instructed, then paused briefly and continued speaking.

"The previous Star Sea Leader killed my most capable assistant."

"So, you understand."

Zhang Jie nodded and followed Yuan inside.

At a glance, beside the conference table was a man dressed splendidly, with an extraordinary aura; his hands were overlapped, eyes closed—this person must be the Star Sea Leader, right?

Zhang Jie felt a sense of oppression from him, an oppression emanating from the level of life....

"Hello, I am the current Star Sea Leader, Chen."

"You must be the renowned Ms. Yuan, long admired."

Zhang Jie:?

The speaker is not the imposing man before you, but a youth who looks about the same age.

Looking at him, aside from being more spirited, there's nothing particularly special; he appears refined and cultured, yet Zhang Jie sensed a hint of familiarity from him.

Is this person really the Star Sea Leader? Is Zhang Jie's vision really that poor?

Zhang Jie racked his brains, unable to figure it out—shouldn't the one with the greatest presence be the Star Sea Leader???

Yuan frowned imperceptibly, seeming to notice some difference, yet still politely and distantly shook his hand.

"Hello."

"Well, you're a famed genius; I won't waste words—you should also know why I've come."

Yuan still showed no expression, but his eyes grew deeper when looking at the other party.

"So?"

"So, I hope you'll shut down this project."

"The future of the universe does not need anchoring."

"?"

What is happening now once again exceeds Yuan's foresight; she had originally prepared for the other party to raise various possibilities—such as taking over the project, seizing it, or cooperating.

But she never imagined that the other party would open their mouth asking her to shut down the project—why would that be?

She began to reassess the youth before her, but her brow furrowed ever deeper.

As the inventor of Ship Life, she has seen countless states of Ship Life—from the initial flesh‑warships sharing origin with the Gene Star Alliance, to mechanical‑biological integration, and finally to humanoid warships mutually influencing and compatible; she can say she is the person who understands Ship Life best in this world.

Therefore, with just a glance, she was absolutely certain that the Star Sea Leader before her.... is a Ship Life!

Moreover, this is a Ship Life transformed from pure humans—a pseudo‑Ship Life!

"Please allow me to refuse; if you cannot provide a convincing reason, then I will not stop this project."

"The anchored entropy disaster will erode regions, and promptly eliminating it is a good thing for the whole universe."

"As the Star Sea Leader, eliminating heavenly disasters is your duty; I don't think you'd refuse such a good thing."

"I've said before, the future of the universe does not need anchoring."

"Furthermore, I can't guarantee you won't use this heaven‑defying thing on the Iron Law Star Alliance to do something unpredictable."

"For example, you might have a brain‑fart, slap an AI onto this, and then it just happens to be corroded by the Intelligent Machine Heavenly Disaster, or someone among you might develop selfish motives and use it to do indescribable things."

"After all, this kind of situation isn't the first time."

Yuan fell silent, brow furrowed—this Star Sea Leader.... might be even more troublesome than she imagined.

"......"

"Those were all former organization members; I have never done anything that would betray the Iron Law Star Alliance."

"You also said it was 'former', right?"

"So, please, Ms. Yuan, don't hold such a strong prejudice against me."

"Chen smiled, but his words split toward Yuan like a thunderclap, leaving her speechless."

"Then what do you want... to do?"

"Haha, don't be so serious; I'm just suggesting to shut it down."

"I still trust Ms. Yuan, but please consider my words carefully."

"Watching Chen leave, even though the other party had already gone, Yuan still furrowed her brow, showing no sign of relaxing."

"Ah, you say, is this girl socially anxious?"

"Nonsense.... How could that be."

"The Nightmare kept nagging in Zhang Jie's mind; Zhang Jie helplessly muttered a complaint, but at this moment, Yuan also spoke."

"Zhang Jie, get ready to leave."

"I'm ready; I've given up on this project."

"Zhang Jie:????"