235: Chapter 235 Revelation

Chu Ge did not expect to just walk in like this; it was as if some force in the nether was driving him.

He looked at the blue Energy Ball. Its light seemed to have dimmed significantly, and Chu Ge could now look directly at it.

Just as he had thought, this Energy Ball was indeed spherical, about the size of half a soccer field.

It was much smaller than the "Tianzhi" artificial intelligence system at the Lunar Base.

Its surface had many protruding blue projected light bodies, a bit like solar flares, only more solid.

Without the need for any instrumental assistance, Chu Ge could see it with his naked eye.

Chu Ge continued to observe the Energy Ball from inside.

Captain Gong was getting a bit anxious outside the shield, and he attempted to move closer to the outside of the shield.

The electric arcs on the shield condensed at a speed visible to the naked eye, then revealed a menacing white light.

Captain Gong stopped and looked toward Elder Huang.

"Elder Huang, what should we do?"

"Don't move, slowly retreat. It seems Academician Chu is fine."

"Let's not act rashly, lest we make a mistake and harm Academician Chu."

Elder Huang watched Chu Ge, who kept his head raised inside the shield. He was thinking rapidly, yet discovered that no knowledge could explain this phenomenon.

Captain Gong retreated slightly; Elder Huang was now the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the entire team, and Captain Gong had to consult his opinion.

As Captain Gong retreated, the current on the shield disappeared.

It seemed that it was indeed warning Captain Gong, who had been trying to get close to it.

"General Chu, General Chu..."

Captain Gong would not give up and began trying to call Chu Ge.

There was no response from Chu Ge's side.

"Stop calling; I can hear your call, but that protective shield has blocked Academician Chu's signal."

Elder Huang said softly from the side.

At this moment, the team members all stopped what they were doing and stared at the scene before them, dumbfounded.

Yan Tianhao shifted his body and nudged Zheng Jun next to him.

"Holy shit, could our Academician Chu be an alien?"

"What makes you say that?"

"Otherwise, there's no way to explain it..."

Zheng Jun didn't answer; he was also confused...

Chu Ge had been looking inside the shield for a long time; he was already tired of looking at this ball. He tried to search for traces of backdoors, gaps, or the like.

That would at least prove that this thing was manufactured, but unfortunately, after searching for a long time, Chu Ge found nothing.

Just as he was preparing to go around to the back of this Energy Ball, a cool stream of air rushed straight into Chu Ge's mind, and he stood still.

[Are you the Earthling it selected?]

A voice echoed in his mind. The language was very unfamiliar to Chu Ge, but he suddenly felt it was also very familiar, though there was no time for him to think it over now.

"Who is it?" Chu Ge replied to the voice using his consciousness.

[The data stream in your mind.]

"Are you referring to the Military-Industrial System?"

[Yes.]

"Hmm, do you know each other?"

As Chu Ge spoke, he looked at the blue crystal in front of him. He was certain that it was communicating with him, though nothing unusual could be seen on its surface.

The blue Energy Ball was still emitting protruding blue light flames.

[It is me, and I am it.]

The blue Energy Ball slowly spat out a sentence. This sentence shocked Chu Ge; the content within it was a bit much.

"Are you an alien? Or, um, or rather, a deity?"

Chu Ge felt that he couldn't be led by the nose by this thing; he had to lead this conversation because he needed to understand more information.

[Deity? Do you mean those bizarre things in your mind?]

Chu Ge was puzzled. He hadn't been thinking about anything just now, so how did it use the word "bizarre"? Was this big brother across from him tracing back to when he was naked as a baby?

"Something like that, just that meaning, the really awesome kind, with boundless magical power."

[No, I was manufactured. It's just that my original masters all died in battle. There are no deities in this world, only supreme technology!]

"As expected, it really was manufactured later. A super artificial intelligence? Er, the word 'human' doesn't seem appropriate here.

I wonder if this ball in front of me has any more impressive abilities..."

Chu Ge started daydreaming internally.

[I don't have any superpowers. I am the Star Soul of this starship. The most important part of me is the data stream in your mind; it contains all the technological achievements of the masters' race.]

[Oh, I have another function: a key, a key to other star systems. It used to be called a star gate; you probably call it a black hole.]

[However, opening the star gate requires two keys. After that great war, only the last two starships were left in this star system. Where the other one went, I do not know.]

[After separating the data stream, my shielding ability was greatly affected and can only be limited to your planet and here. I can no longer perceive places too far away; otherwise, I should have been able to detect it.]

The blue Energy Ball said a lot in one breath. The amount of information here was a bit much, and Chu Ge didn't know how to continue for a moment.

He recalled the Energy Ball's words and then stopped on a few keywords: "great war," "star gate," and "shielding."

"Where does the star gate lead?"

[Every corner of the Milky Way, reaching instantly.]

"Who were you at war with? Aliens from the Milky Way?"

[Yes.]

"Then what do you represent?"

[The Solar System!]

Chu Ge felt relieved. He had a feeling of finding home; it was possible that the master of this ball in front of him was the ancestor of humanity.

"Then the star gate?"

[The star gate must not be opened. You are currently like a group of ants; going out means death.]

Chu Ge frowned. This Star Soul spoke really directly; it really was a twin brother to System Big Brother.

[Before my masters died in battle, they mobilized the energy of all the warships to set up a barrier on the outskirts of the Solar System, hiding all the signals of the Solar System. You are still far from reaching their level now; you can only continue to hide.]

[Moreover, I have observed the Earth under my shielding for one hundred million years. Each generation is worse than the last. Your current batch can be considered the tallest among the short.]

[I wonder what the species under the protection of the other starship have developed into?]

This blue Energy Ball seemed to be talking to itself, and it didn't keep its guard up against Chu Ge. Chu Ge pondered for a long time.

If it was referring to the batch in his dreams, then it was over; that group of species was still in the Bronze Age...

One hundred million years—Chu Ge felt that this unit of time in its concept was like one year in Earth time.

Their concepts of time were completely in different dimensions.

[Alright, even if I said more, you wouldn't understand it. Digest it slowly yourself.]

[This starship wreckage might be useful to you. As for me, you cannot research me for the time being, and I will not let you research me. You should first establish a foothold in the Solar System.]

[Also, the prerequisite for opening the star gate is at least clearing the, um, the system you mentioned in your mind. The warship level must be at least all SSS-rank. Only then can you stand a chance in battle against them!]

[As for that one outside, sorry, it's just a combat level five trash...]

[I don't know how much longer the Solar System's barrier can hold after so long. Perhaps they will detect this place tomorrow, or perhaps it will take a very, very long time.]

...

This blue Energy Ball nagged for a long time, and then it stopped talking. Chu Ge felt he still had so many questions to ask.

But it was clear the other party didn't want to bother with him anymore.

Chu Ge was even more certain of the fact that it was the brother of System Big Brother...