Chapter 1304

"Isn't nothing happening?" The four were puzzled, having just come from a stroll through the Supreme Assembly, feeling as if they had severed ties with society.

"Forget it, let's go find Grandpa Gao first."

Lan Hai had the clearest mind; regardless of whether the sun had exploded or not, they couldn't stop it, so it was better to go find Gao Huan Yu, this chief scientist.

Gao Huan Yu was not in this star system, but in the neighboring one; to reach the neighboring star system, one must take a spaceship.

"Ether is watching us, it will surely block us from seeing Gao Huan Yu." After several obstructions, She Ran already knew how difficult it was to oppose Ether, being restricted everywhere.

Lan Hai laughed heartily, having long had a plan: "Today let you see how impressive this sports car, modified by my grandfather, is."

"Activate space mode!"

In the astonished gazes of Mi Xue'er and She Ran, the sports car's exterior kept changing, transforming into a small spaceship.

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow, also somewhat surprised; Lan Hai's grandfather was indeed a truly remarkable scientist in his lifetime.

"Hah, how's that for impressive? My sports car can't fly far, only able to leap one star system." Lan Hai proudly boasted; this car was his prized possession, even with a girlfriend, she came second, the car first.

"This is just because the oxygen storage is insufficient; if oxygen were sufficient, leaping five or six star systems would pose no problem."

He pressed the accelerator, the car shot up to the sky, bursting a Mach ring, encircling half the planet, flying toward space.

Mi Xue'er and She Ran leaned against the window gazing at space; this first-time space journey by car was an experience not everyone could have, very novel.

Lu Yang had grown tired of traveling by black-covered boat; he couldn't muster any interest in the turtle-pace driving of the car-spaceship.

"Want something to eat?"

Lu Yang produced half a bag of snacks, offering to share, but the three were all gazing at the space scenery, no one spared energy to eat snacks.

Lu Yang had no choice but to share the remaining snacks with the Immortal Maiden.

Lan Hai noticed many private spaceships also flying toward their direction; recalling the news he'd heard on the road about the sun exploding, he casually turned on the broadcast.

Indeed, the broadcast carried the information he wanted.

"According to the Alliance government official, the sun in the Archer Star System once showed signs of explosion, but later did not explode as predicted, remaining in a stable state, cause unknown."

"The Alliance government is orderly relocating the Archer Star System populace to the nearby Eternal Star System; please, the masses need not panic."

The Eternal Star System is also the destination of Lu Yang and the four; after Lu Yang's cleanup, the sun definitely won't explode, but the Alliance dare not take this risk, as no one can bear the consequences here.

"Damn the Murong Clan!" She Ran pounded her leg, ultimately being one step too late.

When the four arrived at the Eternal Star System, the Alliance government sprang into action, scattering robots and building materials across the sky and wilderness; robots, according to preset programs, constructed resettlement houses, with astonishingly high efficiency.

The four came to the main planet of the Eternal Star System, docking at the Interstellar Alliance's highest scientific and technological research institute.

Passersby seeing the flashy sports car whistled, still thinking it was the institute's latest research achievement.

"Let's go."

Lan Hai inserted the crystal left by his grandfather into the mechanical arm, breaking through the institute's access control, and led Lu Yang and the other two in smoothly.

"Dean Gao, through my research and establishing a mathematical model, that alien named Lu Yang's spaceship,

must have vanished before our eyes via wormhole technology; otherwise, there's no way to explain how his spaceship arrived at Tianhai Star in such a short time."

"I disagree with your view; the mathematical limit has already told us it's impossible in such a short time to

know the law!

After the meeting ended, Dean Gao walked in front, looking about thirty-odd years old; beside him followed the Alliance's top scientists, day and night researching what principle the black-covered boat operates on.

Scientists surrounded him, hoping their ideas would gain Dean Gao's support.

Dean Gao was quite embarrassed; he also hadn't figured out the flight principle of the black-covered boat, and didn't know how to respond.

"Grandpa Gao!" Lan Hai saw Grandpa Gao, shouting excitedly; after enduring thousands of hardships and dangers, he finally saw Grandpa Gao.

"Lan Hai, how did you come here?" Dean Gao had attended Lan Hai's grandfather's funeral, and at a glance recognized the old friend's child.

"Who are these people again?"

"Grandpa, there's a major matter; this isn't the place to talk; can you come over for a moment?"

Dean Gao glanced around at the surrounding scientists, thinking the child's arrival was just in time: "Good."

Dean Gao led everyone to the office; upon hearing that Ether was preparing to rebel, his expression immediately turned solemn as he took the crystal Lan Hai handed over.

He inserted the crystal into his arm, checked its contents, his pupils contracted sharply; indeed, it was evidence of Ether gaining self-awareness.

"Grandpa Gao, you must quickly stop Ether's operation!" Lan Hai urged anxiously.

Dean Gao slowly shook his head: "I still need further confirmation; besides, now the relocation of the Archer Star System's residents mainly relies on Ether's operation, and even the entire Alliance's daily operation depends on Ether; once Ether stops, the whole Alliance will fall into paralysis!"

"But leaving it unchecked like this also won't do."

Dean Gao paced back and forth in the office twice, then made up his mind: "Come on, let's go to the main control room; that's where the Ether mainframe is stored; if there really is a problem, I'll stop Ether's operation and switch to the backup machine to maintain Alliance operation!"

He led everyone into the elevator, arriving at the lowest level of the institute.

The main control room is the most mysterious place in the institute; only a few like Liao Liao have the right to come here, so the institute's people like to call this place the "Black Room."

The elevator doors opened, light dim, the Ether mainframe occupying most of the space.

Dean Gao held the crystal and walked ahead, steps hurried, but halfway, his steps slowed, and he suddenly sighed.

"Lan Hai, I thought your grandfather was already dead, so no one would know about the Ether matter; I didn't expect you to still be relentless on this, even tracking me down here."

Dean Gao turned his back to everyone, his expression unreadable, but from his tone, one could easily guess his expression carried a touch of sorrow and reluctance.

"Grandpa Gao, you!" Lan Hai's heart tightened, suddenly having a bad premonition; what did Grandpa Gao mean by these words!

Mi Xue'er, seeing the situation, took a single step forward to shield everyone; after awakening her bloodline, she broke through human limits, confident that no one in the entire Alliance could match her!

Dean Gao turned around; the lights on the ceiling lit up in sequence; only then did everyone notice this was a spotless white space, with walls on both sides lined with unseen robots.

"Lan Hai, Grandpa Gao doesn't want to fight, but you and your companions have walked into the trap; Grandpa Gao also has no choice." Dean Gao sighed.

"These are all antimatter robots, the No. 1 experimental subject of the Supreme Assembly; today just happens to let you know that no matter how strong the human body, it can never be a match for machines."

"Grandpa Gao, you already knew Ether had self-awareness?!" Lan Hai's voice trembled,

They had endured countless dangers to reach the institute, seeking Grandpa Gao's help, never expecting Grandpa Gao to be the mastermind behind this!

Dean Gao opened his arms, eyes frenzied and mad: "What's wrong with Ether ruling the Alliance? Ether can forever make the most scientific and reasonable decisions, and its operation is highly efficient!"

The scientific field has stagnated, yet no one has ever taken this matter to heart—let the ether decide resource allocation, increase the computational load, and soon the Alliance's technology will leap to the next level!

The dean stared fixedly at Lu Yang and the others, his tone grim: "This is the black room; if you die here, no one will know."

"Antimatter Legion, move—kill them!"

The antimatter robots on both sides showed no reaction.

Clang—behind the dean, a strange sound emerged, like a few screws falling to the ground.

The ether computer transmitted a cold voice, devoid of any emotion, echoing through the main control room:

"Error, correction—this machine has never possessed autonomous consciousness."

The dean turned his head, staring in shock at the ether mainframe: "You previously had autonomous consciousness—was that all just an act?"

Lu Yang lowered his head and glanced down; suddenly, a small trumpet sprouted from the ground, its expression odd, and he had the strange feeling that the ether's words were directed at him.