Chapter 726: The Alliance Will Always Be at the Front

Zhang Jie didn't notice anything amiss at all; he still didn't realize he had been targeted by some dangerous creature.

He felt the familiar power within his body, and the corners of his mouth twitched up slightly.

High-dimensional retrograde, immune to pollution, directly facing the high-dimensional meridians.

Pollution? Hehe! You Alliance big shot has arrived!

Zhang Jie forcibly suppressed the smile, turned around, and pushed open the lounge door.

"Yo, everyone's here."

The few people in the room all lifted their heads in unison; Yunxiao leaned on the sofa, Aunt Xiao stood by the porthole with arms crossed, and Weiniya sat in the corner.

Several people seemed to be chatting idly, the atmosphere light and pleasant; seeing this, Zhang Jie let out a slight sigh of relief.

"What are you chatting about?"

"Perfect, I have a few things to brief you on."

Zhang Jie walked straight to the sofa and sat down, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"Just now I received word that someone can study high-dimensional energy."

"You're not talking about yourself, are you?"

Yunxiao teased, Zhang Jie pursed his lips and glared at her.

"It's me; I can resist the erosion of high-dimensional energy."

"So, the upcoming arrangements might change a bit."

Zhang Jie looked at Weiniya, raised a finger, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"Weiniya, the task of reporting to the Star Sea Hall is yours."

"Me?"

Weiniya blinked, pointed at herself with her little finger, and asked uncertainly.

"Right, you go represent the Alliance and negotiate with the Star Sea Hall."

"And I will go study this high-dimensional energy together with Teacher Yuan."

'Aunt' opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but then closed it.

"Second."

Zhang Jie looked at Yunxiao.

"Producing troops is fine, but it's not very useful; it's better to have firepower coverage, as high-dimensional energy also has a certain corrosive effect on mechanical beings."

"Especially you, Intelligent Machine Empress."

Not far away, that gluttonous figure froze, just like Weiniya, foolishly pointing at himself with his hand.

"What does it have to do with me?"

"I said, high-dimensional energy doesn't just erode living beings; it also erodes intelligent things."

"You'd better go check whether your mechanical beings' database has been contaminated; although there's cloud storage, this kind of power is frankly a bit sinister."

"???"

"Screw you! 118! Why didn't you say earlier!"

The Intelligent Machine Empress instantly flared up, while Yunxiao beside her nodded.

"I understand."

"Then everything else can stay as is."

Alliance flagship.

Lin Ran and the others had already received Zhang Jie's message, returned early, and were waiting at the Alliance flagship.

Seeing the massive deep-space sword cross through space, Lin Ran's complexion finally improved considerably.

"This guy, he's finally back."

"Fortunately, nothing happened."

Lin Ran sighed, having thought she was strong enough to protect Zhang Jie for a lifetime.

But now it seems, someone like Zhang Jie is destined to be extraordinary no matter where he goes.

Xiao Jiu also stood nearby, looking over there with some worry.

He felt like he had healed his scar and forgotten the pain; if only he had known, he would have stayed by his side all along—what if something really happened?

"How's the pilot?"

"No problem, let's go; we'll head back and wait for him."

Meanwhile.

Star Sea Hall.

Weiniya stood before the massive star-patterned gate, taking a deep breath.

Her palms were still slightly sweaty.

She wasn't inexperienced, but representing the Alliance in negotiations was still her first time.

He stood at the port, somewhat at a loss gazing here, while the coming and going ships made the place look quite prosperous.

"Is this Miss Weiniya?"

At the port stood a mechanical being, its entire body a silver-white alloy shell, joints inlaid with pale blue light bands, its bionic face exquisite, draped in a semi-transparent star-patterned gauze that fell to the ankles.

"It's me, you are...."

"Miss Weiniya, we've been waiting for you."

The mechanical being's right hand rested on its chest as it bowed, its posture respectful to the point of flawlessness.

"We have received the Alliance's letter; please come with me."

Weiniya blinked, then nodded and followed.

On both sides of the corridor, staff occasionally passed by; seeing her, they stopped and gave a slight nod.

To be honest, Weiniya felt a bit creeped out.

She was always the one hiding in the shadows; when had she ever been treated like this?

The hatch of the reception chamber opened, and before Weiniya was a sizable conference table.

Six people, of various species, this is the treatment only granted to those certified by an advanced civilization.

"Ms. Weiniya, please have a seat."

The leader spoke gently, without any pretension.

This is the Star Sea Hall; this is not a place of hegemony, but where the order of the entire Star Sea is maintained, and at the same time, it is the most reasonable place.

"You've had a rough journey; now, could you tell us the specifics?"

Weiniya frantically pumped herself up inside.

"The situation is like this....."

"Special energy? Can it contaminate living beings?"

The leader widened his eyes slightly; the Alliance had only said there was major intelligence to discuss, but you didn't say it was this big!

Moreover, they said it couldn't be explained clearly over the comms, so they sent someone over to explain in person.

Back then we thought it was nothing major, but now we see this is indeed a big deal.

The leader immediately displayed his professional expertise.

"How fast is the contamination? Do you have a detailed report? Or you could just describe the scene."

"There's no report yet, but the spread speed is terrifying, and it also has hallucinogenic effects."

Several people exchanged glances, each seeing the solemnity on the other's face.

Just hearing those words already made them quite pessimistic.

"Moreover, it's said to be able to contaminate intelligent machines; the flesh sea I described earlier seems to be only a contamination of organic life."

Everyone fell silent; if that's true, it could almost be classified as an invisible natural disaster.

"What does the Alliance side say?"

"Teacher... no, the Alliance leader Zhang Jie said he would take the lead in handling the contamination issue."

Weiniya fell silent for a moment, inwardly repeating Zhang Jie's words.

"The coordinates have been sent to you."

"From the Alliance side, we hope the Star Sea Tower can be deployed in the surrounding star fields to prevent the disaster from spreading to other planets."

"And the Alliance will always stand at the forefront."