237: Chapter 237 The Military-Industrial System's Rebuttal

The two of them ran forward in silence just like that.

"General Chu, there's a question that's been bottled up inside me for a long time. I don't know if I should ask it."

Captain Gong seemed to have made up his mind, and suddenly blurted out those words.

"Go ahead."

"During yesterday's competition, your speed was way too fast, but I rarely see you training."

"Oh, you're talking about that, Captain Gong. Do you know what kind of racer is the scariest?"

Chu Ge didn't answer directly, but instead asked Captain Gong a question.

"I don't know."

"The kind who doesn't fear death, the kind who hits the gas when others hit the brakes."

After Chu Ge finished speaking, he didn't say anything else. Captain Gong didn't ask again either; he felt that what Chu Ge said was a bit convoluted.

It seemed like he had answered his question, but it also seemed like he hadn't.

...

When Chu Ge and the others arrived at the rear of the spaceship, a dozen or so engineers were busy measuring relevant data.

The guards saw that the newcomers were Chu Ge and Captain Gong, and saluted one after another.

The engineers also stood up to greet them.

"Carry on. I'm just here to take a look at that thing."

Chu Ge said, pointing at the Warp Engine.

Compared to the mess at the scene yesterday, the engineers had cleared out a large open space today.

Several sets of searchlights had also been set up at the site, and Chu Ge could barely make out the objects in front of him.

At a glance, Chu Ge saw that one engine had even been completely exposed.

Without a word, he went straight up to it.

This engine was truly huge. As Chu Ge climbed onto the tail nozzle, he felt as if he had entered an incredibly vast factory building.

The data and engineering blueprints for the Military-Industrial System Warp Engine were still in his mind.

Chu Ge wanted to try his luck to see if he could detect an important device of this engine: the dark matter extraction and diversion system.

Chu Ge climbed up and down, circling it again and again, discovering many system components he was familiar with.

But he still couldn't find the key device.

"That's strange. Judging by the construction of this engine, it does have similarities to the one provided by System Big Brother; they should be from the same origin."

"But why couldn't I find that device? Could the most basic principles be different?"

Chu Ge suddenly thought of a possibility.

In that case, things would be a bit tricky. If things went south, he might really have to tear it apart and conduct an ultimate reverse engineering project.

However, Chu Ge was not ready to give up.

So, Chu Ge locked horns with this engine, using his superior physical fitness to start scaling walls and leaping across beams...

Captain Gong watched Chu Ge from below, not daring to blink.

Watching Chu Ge perform one high-difficulty climbing move after another, Captain Gong was already speechless.

"I say, General Chu, how many more tricks do you have up your sleeve? Are you trying to make life impossible for the rest of us?"

After half a day, Chu Ge had figured out the external contours of the engine almost completely.

In the end, he discovered that he had gained nothing at all; it was all in vain.

"Damn it..."

He could only greet the engine in his heart, and silently returned to Captain Gong's side.

Captain Gong and his team were actually already prepared to head back, but seeing how serious Chu Ge was, they hadn't disturbed him.

Chu Ge looked at the squad that had already formed up and signaled Captain Gong to set off.

Then, looking back every few steps, he followed the squad back, feeling unwilling to give up.

The day passed just like that, and Chu Ge felt like he had wasted his time today.

Except for that conversation with the blue Energy Ball.

Thinking of this, Chu Ge quickened his pace back to the aerospace carrier.

First, to quickly export the drone data and then create a data model of the underground cavern.

Second, to call System Big Brother and communicate about the issue of its origins.

Arriving at the bottom of the shaft, Captain Wang and his team were already waiting there. Chu Ge looked at the huge rectangular passage and couldn't help but give Captain Wang a thumbs up.

"Captain Wang, that's all for today. Everyone go back to the aerospace carrier to rest, and we'll hoist equipment down here again tomorrow."

"Yes, Academician Chu."

Following a series of operations by Captain Wang, the huge engineering suspension ladder slowly descended.

"Let's go, Academician Chu. This time we can pull everything up in one trip, but the speed will be a bit slower."

After Captain Wang finished speaking, he opened the fence, and Chu Ge lined up with the squad members behind him to enter the suspension ladder.

After everyone was on board, the suspension ladder started up and began to move upward.

The speed was indeed a bit slow, but this was a device for hauling heavy equipment, so it didn't need to be very fast.

Chu Ge boarded the vehicle and immediately opened the communication channel to connect with [Soul Blade], telling the three of them to continue standing guard.

Chu Ge emphasized the word "stand" heavily.

It was just unclear if [Soul Blade] had strong comprehension skills; Chu Ge was essentially giving it a small extracurricular quiz.

Once the convoy had just left the shielding range of the Energy Ball, Chu Ge hurriedly called out to his System Big Brother.

[I can hear you; you don't need to be so hysterical.]

"Cut the crap, System Big Brother. I've found your long-lost biological brother."

[...]

System Big Brother didn't say anything either. Chu Ge figured this guy had gone off to read its own memory, so he didn't pay it any mind.

Not long after, sure enough, System Big Brother popped up again on its own.

[Why does this system find that so hard to believe?]

"Huh? You don't have that feeling of being flesh and blood? Pfft, that doesn't seem like the right phrase, but you get the idea."

Chu Ge was a bit excited, while in contrast, System Big Brother was calm as could be, with no sign of being happy at all.

Chu Ge suddenly remembered that they were manufactured intelligent systems.

He guessed they weren't well-versed in human emotions and desires.

[According to its statement, it has been observing Earth for at least one hundred million years, but according to your data, human history is only three million years.]

[The time span here is too long. From another perspective, your three million years of history is also too short.]

[Why choose this moment to separate this system?]

"Because I'm excellent?"

Chu Ge didn't understand what System Big Brother meant by its first few sentences, so he simply answered the last question directly.

[Clearly, you are not.]

"..."

Chu Ge felt that he might have had a feud with these two brothers in his past life; otherwise, they wouldn't be roasting him so relentlessly.

"Couldn't wait?"

[It has already waited one hundred million years. Wouldn't it be easier to just wait another few hundred years after three million years?]

[Analyzing from the time data, this is very unreasonable.]

System Big Brother reached this conclusion so easily. Chu Ge didn't refute it; it was their family business, let them do whatever they wanted.

"Can we not dwell on this for now? Let's talk about the star gate, the star war, oh, and that other starship it mentioned."

[Of these three questions, only the last one is more relevant to the current trajectory of development.]

[As for the other two, I'm sorry, but this system has no data to check, and it also doesn't align with the mission and original intention of the Military-Industrial System.]

[However, I do agree with its other statement; the current combat power of your planet is indeed trash.]

Chu Ge returned to the aerospace carrier. He shook hands enthusiastically with Commander Wang, and then they walked toward the dining hall, chatting happily.

He completely ignored the conversation with System Big Brother.

Forced shutdown!!!