172: This is a real windfall!

"What is that?"

Watching Keith suddenly move into action, Xi Hai asked in confusion.

Keith pointed at the three blue humanoid puddles on the ground and said urgently:

"These are freaking mutants! Turned from humans!"

"This is freaking Blue Mist!"

Seeing Keith so panicked, Xi Hai felt a sudden sense of foreboding.

"What? What Blue Mist?"

Keith sat back onto the Hibernation Pod, his expression breaking down as he said:

"It's that targeted biochemical weapon the aliens created against human genes back in the day."

"This stuff is what the aliens used specifically to harass our rear production facilities."

"Once you get contaminated, it reacts directly with human genes, and then—you end up looking like this."

Xi Hai's expression stiffened.

"Uh... how does this thing spread?"

Keith shook his head and said:

"It spreads through any channel."

"The components of this Blue Mist are a type of microscopic robot. Once they make contact with any part of a human body, they start to infiltrate."

"The spread of this thing... is generally airborne, but in fact, they can move in a vacuum—"

"Aliens or Traitors often pack them into explosives and drop them everywhere. If a planet gets contaminated with this stuff, it'll be everywhere in less than a day."

"Even if someone has microscopic-level protective measures, it's useless, because anyone who gets contaminated by that Blue Mist will rapidly turn into a mutant."

"And mutants will launch indiscriminate attacks on surrounding life forms."

Xi Hai immediately asked with a pained expression:

"So, have we all been contaminated by this stuff now?"

Damn! He cursed inwardly.

Their clone bodies didn't matter, but this Old Ice Stick...

"No, no, no, no, not necessarily."

"Blue Mist is, at the end of the day, just an emergency weapon produced by the aliens."

"Their individual lifespan is only about half a year."

"Otherwise, would you still be able to stand here and talk to me? You'd start mutating in less than a minute."

Xi Hai: Speechless.

"Don't you have countermeasures?"

"We do, but it's impossible to guard against. You can't wear a full-body protective suit 24 hours a day. One moment of negligence and you're infiltrated."

"Then how come you didn't get contaminated by that stuff?"

Keith also said with a confused face:

"I don't know either? Logically, we all went into hibernation together, but I'm the only one who survived. That doesn't make sense, does it?"

"Speechless."

"Forget it, forget it, let it be."

After realizing they had been worried for nothing, Xi Hai waved his hand, signaling the Marine behind him to clean up the mutants on the ground.

Then, looking into Keith's eyes:

"Alright, regardless of the reason, at least you survived, didn't you?"

"I'll arrange for someone to check the Hibernation Pod area later."

"For now, we have more important things to do."

As if responding to Xi Hai, the central console behind him suddenly emitted a "beep-beep-beep" sound—

"Verification complete. Access request granted."

"Highest access authority granted."

"If full highest authority transfer is required, please have the 'Shipboard Political Commissar', 'Captain', 'First Officer', and 'Chief of Staff' perform a joint biological authentication."

Under the fierce assault of the night lamp, the megastructure shipboard ai from the late Human Federation era still held onto its last shred of dignity.

(night lamp: You say this guy making a peace sign and sticking out his tongue held on?)

(Mere biological authentication! Watch me.)

Keith was still wondering what Xi Hai's "Speechless" meant when the sudden sound of access being granted from the central console startled him.

His gaze bypassed the Marine beside him and looked toward the central console located in the back.

A green light had already lit up on it—the color symbolizing authorized access.

"How did you get the authority for the Human Federation megastructure fleet?"

He snapped his head toward Xi Hai.

"Hasn't the Human Federation already perished?"

"Are you lying to me?"

"You're lying to me! All authorization codes for Human Federation megastructures are dynamically flowing in real-time! If the Human Federation had really perished, then... then it would be impossible for you to obtain any authority..."

Xi Hai raised his hand to press down.

"Don't be so hasty. Who said you can't get authority just because the Human Federation is gone?"

"Just a bit of electronic attack technology."

"Huh? Electronic attack? Do you think I'm stupid? The Human Federation's electronic warfare technology is..."

He said excitedly, but halfway through, the central console behind him suddenly sounded again—

"Beep-beep-beep! Request successfully sent."

"Retrieving 'Major Combat Loss Emergency Regulation Ordinance'. According to Article ***, when suffering massive losses, and none of the four highest authority holders survive..."

"Executing bypass procedure, executing emergency ordinance..."

"Error code: ..."

"Error code: ..."

"Re-applying..."

"Request granted. Transferring highest authority. Target identification name: Xi Hai Chusiro."

"Please have the authority recipient enter biological information."

Xi Hai walked over and entered the information, then looked at the dumbfounded Keith and said:

"See? I told you it was black."

Keith just stared blankly.

"I... freaking believe this is the future now."

Xi Hai nodded.

"I hope you can adapt quickly. Also, I'll mention in passing: before you understand the current situation, prepare yourself mentally."

"Let someone take you for a physical examination and rehabilitation first."

Keith finally nodded silently, letting the Marines beside him carry him away along with the Hibernation Pod.

Xi Hai turned around, looked at the central console, and issued an instruction to the night lamp:

"night lamp, open the database, perform file retrieval and summarization."

"Filter the information and select high-value files."

night lamp replied quickly:

"Instruction received."

Then, the data stream began to surge, and beams of light flashed by.

A folder appeared on the screen in front of him. As soon as Xi Hai opened it and saw the series of documents above,

a surge of indescribable ecstasy rushed into Xi Hai's heart—

On that series of documents, it clearly read:

"Human Federation Constitution", "Human Federation Military Mobilization Law", "Human Federation National Defense Law", "Human Federation Armed Forces Planning General Code", "Human Federation Citizen Law"...

It was the laws of the Human Federation!

He hurriedly flipped down.

At the top was the Constitution, followed by the Military Law, then the Regime Organization Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law...

It was the Human Federation's legal system! Complete!!!!

Holy shit!!!!

The value of this thing is countless times higher than a mere megastructure!!!

We hit the jackpot!!!!